Company Description At The Stepstone Group, we have a simple yet very important mission: The right job for everyone. Using our data, platform, and technology, we create opportunities for jobseekers and companies around the world to find a perfect match in fair and equitable way. With over 20 brands across 30+ countries, we strive for fair and unbiased hiring. Join our team of 4,000+ employees and be part of reshaping the labour market and becoming the worlds leading job platform. Job Description Join our Platform Engineering team and play a critical role in modernizing andoptimizingour development infrastructure.You'llbe responsible formanaging artifact repositories, ensuring stability of development and pre-production environments, and implementing automation that accelerates delivery whilemaintaininghigh standardsof reliability and security. This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact on how hundreds of engineers across The Stepstone Group build and deploy software. Our Developer PlatformatStepStoneempowers teams to build secure, high-quality software through intuitive tools, automated workflows, and robust governance. By fostering creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvement, our platform removes barriers and maximises developer flow, enabling every engineer to deliver impactful solutions that reflect our commitment to excellence and innovation. Key Responsibilities Lead the consolidation of our artifact management infrastructure, supporting 3.5 million daily requests across 5,000+ packages Design and implement strategies for package distribution, versioning, and dependency management Establish governance policies and security controls for artifact repositories Ensure the stability, availability, and performance of development and pre-production environments Design and implement comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions Qualifications 5+ years of professional experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering roles AWS Certification (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, SysOps Administrator, or similar) with hands-on experience across core AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, Route53, CloudFront, and ECS/EKS Infrastructure-as-Code proficiency with Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools Linux/Unix systems administration with strong command-line skills and scripting abilities (Bash, Python, Go, or similar) Strong DNS knowledge including configuration, troubleshooting, and understanding of routing, zones, and records Additional information Were a community here that cares as much about your life outside work as how you feel when youre with us. Because your job shouldnt take over your life, it should enrich it. Here are some of the benefits we offer: 29 days holiday allowance + bank holidays Private medical and dental healthcare Matching pension contribution of 4 or 5% (after 3 years of service up to 10%) 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme Life Assurance Cover Cycle to work scheme Hybrid working model (3 days working fromthe office) Volunteering days and you can bring your dog to the office onMondays and Fridays! Our commitment Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at The Stepstone Group are critical to our success as a global company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic. As a global business we further our DEI and sustainability progress by working with national and international bodies and are proud to have been recognised for our work - both locally and internationally, including: Armed Forces Covenant: Bronze Award, Employer Recognition Scheme EcoVadis: Bronze Award Fertility Friendly Employer, accredited by Fertility Matters at Work RIDI (Recruitment Industry Disability) Awards: Inclusive Technology Award 2024 Stonewall: Gold Award Stonewall: Top 100 Workplace Equality Index (85) JBRP1_UKTJ
Dec 07, 2025
Full time
Company Description At The Stepstone Group, we have a simple yet very important mission: The right job for everyone. Using our data, platform, and technology, we create opportunities for jobseekers and companies around the world to find a perfect match in fair and equitable way. With over 20 brands across 30+ countries, we strive for fair and unbiased hiring. Join our team of 4,000+ employees and be part of reshaping the labour market and becoming the worlds leading job platform. Job Description Join our Platform Engineering team and play a critical role in modernizing andoptimizingour development infrastructure.You'llbe responsible formanaging artifact repositories, ensuring stability of development and pre-production environments, and implementing automation that accelerates delivery whilemaintaininghigh standardsof reliability and security. This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact on how hundreds of engineers across The Stepstone Group build and deploy software. Our Developer PlatformatStepStoneempowers teams to build secure, high-quality software through intuitive tools, automated workflows, and robust governance. By fostering creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvement, our platform removes barriers and maximises developer flow, enabling every engineer to deliver impactful solutions that reflect our commitment to excellence and innovation. Key Responsibilities Lead the consolidation of our artifact management infrastructure, supporting 3.5 million daily requests across 5,000+ packages Design and implement strategies for package distribution, versioning, and dependency management Establish governance policies and security controls for artifact repositories Ensure the stability, availability, and performance of development and pre-production environments Design and implement comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions Qualifications 5+ years of professional experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering roles AWS Certification (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, SysOps Administrator, or similar) with hands-on experience across core AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, Route53, CloudFront, and ECS/EKS Infrastructure-as-Code proficiency with Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools Linux/Unix systems administration with strong command-line skills and scripting abilities (Bash, Python, Go, or similar) Strong DNS knowledge including configuration, troubleshooting, and understanding of routing, zones, and records Additional information Were a community here that cares as much about your life outside work as how you feel when youre with us. Because your job shouldnt take over your life, it should enrich it. Here are some of the benefits we offer: 29 days holiday allowance + bank holidays Private medical and dental healthcare Matching pension contribution of 4 or 5% (after 3 years of service up to 10%) 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme Life Assurance Cover Cycle to work scheme Hybrid working model (3 days working fromthe office) Volunteering days and you can bring your dog to the office onMondays and Fridays! Our commitment Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at The Stepstone Group are critical to our success as a global company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic. As a global business we further our DEI and sustainability progress by working with national and international bodies and are proud to have been recognised for our work - both locally and internationally, including: Armed Forces Covenant: Bronze Award, Employer Recognition Scheme EcoVadis: Bronze Award Fertility Friendly Employer, accredited by Fertility Matters at Work RIDI (Recruitment Industry Disability) Awards: Inclusive Technology Award 2024 Stonewall: Gold Award Stonewall: Top 100 Workplace Equality Index (85) JBRP1_UKTJ
Company Description At The Stepstone Group, we have a simple yet very important mission: The right job for everyone. Using our data, platform, and technology, we create opportunities for jobseekers and companies around the world to find a perfect match in fair and equitable way. With over 20 brands across 30+ countries, we strive for fair and unbiased hiring. Join our team of 4,000+ employees and be part of reshaping the labour market and becoming the worlds leading job platform. Job Description Join our Platform Engineering team and play a critical role in modernizing andoptimizingour development infrastructure.You'llbe responsible formanaging artifact repositories, ensuring stability of development and pre-production environments, and implementing automation that accelerates delivery whilemaintaininghigh standardsof reliability and security. This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact on how hundreds of engineers across The Stepstone Group build and deploy software. Our Developer PlatformatStepStoneempowers teams to build secure, high-quality software through intuitive tools, automated workflows, and robust governance. By fostering creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvement, our platform removes barriers and maximises developer flow, enabling every engineer to deliver impactful solutions that reflect our commitment to excellence and innovation. Key Responsibilities Lead the consolidation of our artifact management infrastructure, supporting 3.5 million daily requests across 5,000+ packages Design and implement strategies for package distribution, versioning, and dependency management Establish governance policies and security controls for artifact repositories Ensure the stability, availability, and performance of development and pre-production environments Design and implement comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions Qualifications 5+ years of professional experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering roles AWS Certification (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, SysOps Administrator, or similar) with hands-on experience across core AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, Route53, CloudFront, and ECS/EKS Infrastructure-as-Code proficiency with Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools Linux/Unix systems administration with strong command-line skills and scripting abilities (Bash, Python, Go, or similar) Strong DNS knowledge including configuration, troubleshooting, and understanding of routing, zones, and records Additional information Were a community here that cares as much about your life outside work as how you feel when youre with us. Because your job shouldnt take over your life, it should enrich it. Here are some of the benefits we offer: 29 days holiday allowance + bank holidays Private medical and dental healthcare Matching pension contribution of 4 or 5% (after 3 years of service up to 10%) 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme Life Assurance Cover Cycle to work scheme Hybrid working model (3 days working fromthe office) Volunteering days and you can bring your dog to the office onMondays and Fridays! Our commitment Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at The Stepstone Group are critical to our success as a global company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic. As a global business we further our DEI and sustainability progress by working with national and international bodies and are proud to have been recognised for our work - both locally and internationally, including: Armed Forces Covenant: Bronze Award, Employer Recognition Scheme EcoVadis: Bronze Award Fertility Friendly Employer, accredited by Fertility Matters at Work RIDI (Recruitment Industry Disability) Awards: Inclusive Technology Award 2024 Stonewall: Gold Award Stonewall: Top 100 Workplace Equality Index (85) JBRP1_UKTJ
Dec 07, 2025
Full time
Company Description At The Stepstone Group, we have a simple yet very important mission: The right job for everyone. Using our data, platform, and technology, we create opportunities for jobseekers and companies around the world to find a perfect match in fair and equitable way. With over 20 brands across 30+ countries, we strive for fair and unbiased hiring. Join our team of 4,000+ employees and be part of reshaping the labour market and becoming the worlds leading job platform. Job Description Join our Platform Engineering team and play a critical role in modernizing andoptimizingour development infrastructure.You'llbe responsible formanaging artifact repositories, ensuring stability of development and pre-production environments, and implementing automation that accelerates delivery whilemaintaininghigh standardsof reliability and security. This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact on how hundreds of engineers across The Stepstone Group build and deploy software. Our Developer PlatformatStepStoneempowers teams to build secure, high-quality software through intuitive tools, automated workflows, and robust governance. By fostering creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvement, our platform removes barriers and maximises developer flow, enabling every engineer to deliver impactful solutions that reflect our commitment to excellence and innovation. Key Responsibilities Lead the consolidation of our artifact management infrastructure, supporting 3.5 million daily requests across 5,000+ packages Design and implement strategies for package distribution, versioning, and dependency management Establish governance policies and security controls for artifact repositories Ensure the stability, availability, and performance of development and pre-production environments Design and implement comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions Qualifications 5+ years of professional experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering roles AWS Certification (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, SysOps Administrator, or similar) with hands-on experience across core AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, Route53, CloudFront, and ECS/EKS Infrastructure-as-Code proficiency with Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools Linux/Unix systems administration with strong command-line skills and scripting abilities (Bash, Python, Go, or similar) Strong DNS knowledge including configuration, troubleshooting, and understanding of routing, zones, and records Additional information Were a community here that cares as much about your life outside work as how you feel when youre with us. Because your job shouldnt take over your life, it should enrich it. Here are some of the benefits we offer: 29 days holiday allowance + bank holidays Private medical and dental healthcare Matching pension contribution of 4 or 5% (after 3 years of service up to 10%) 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme Life Assurance Cover Cycle to work scheme Hybrid working model (3 days working fromthe office) Volunteering days and you can bring your dog to the office onMondays and Fridays! Our commitment Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at The Stepstone Group are critical to our success as a global company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic. As a global business we further our DEI and sustainability progress by working with national and international bodies and are proud to have been recognised for our work - both locally and internationally, including: Armed Forces Covenant: Bronze Award, Employer Recognition Scheme EcoVadis: Bronze Award Fertility Friendly Employer, accredited by Fertility Matters at Work RIDI (Recruitment Industry Disability) Awards: Inclusive Technology Award 2024 Stonewall: Gold Award Stonewall: Top 100 Workplace Equality Index (85) JBRP1_UKTJ
Job Title: AWS DevOps Engineer (python experience) Location: Leeds (one day per month on site) Rate: 500 per day Inside IR35 Contract Length: Until March 2026 Central Government OR NHS Experience Is ESSENTIAL Overview An NHS digital programme is looking for an AWS DevOps Engineer with strong serverless experience to join a long running transformation project. The role focuses on building, automating and supporting cloud platforms in AWS, with some Python work where needed. This is a hands on engineering position within a mature DevOps environment. Responsibilities Build and support AWS serverless services such as Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB and Step Functions Create and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or AWS CDK Maintain and improve CI and CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions or CodePipeline Support cloud automation, deployment processes and environment management Contribute to Python based tooling and automation tasks Ensure cloud security and compliance in line with NHS standards Work alongside architects, developers and delivery teams across the NHS programme Support monitoring, alerting and operational stability Essential Skills Strong AWS experience with a focus on serverless technologies Background in DevOps, cloud or platform engineering Solid experience with Terraform or AWS CDK Good CI and CD experience and understanding of automation practices Capable with Python for scripting or small workloads NHS or wider public sector experience Understanding of cloud security, governance and best practice Nice to Have Exposure to ECS, EKS or container workloads Experience working with event driven or data pipeline architectures Knowledge of CloudWatch, Grafana or other observability tools Apply now or email for more information.
Dec 06, 2025
Contractor
Job Title: AWS DevOps Engineer (python experience) Location: Leeds (one day per month on site) Rate: 500 per day Inside IR35 Contract Length: Until March 2026 Central Government OR NHS Experience Is ESSENTIAL Overview An NHS digital programme is looking for an AWS DevOps Engineer with strong serverless experience to join a long running transformation project. The role focuses on building, automating and supporting cloud platforms in AWS, with some Python work where needed. This is a hands on engineering position within a mature DevOps environment. Responsibilities Build and support AWS serverless services such as Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB and Step Functions Create and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or AWS CDK Maintain and improve CI and CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions or CodePipeline Support cloud automation, deployment processes and environment management Contribute to Python based tooling and automation tasks Ensure cloud security and compliance in line with NHS standards Work alongside architects, developers and delivery teams across the NHS programme Support monitoring, alerting and operational stability Essential Skills Strong AWS experience with a focus on serverless technologies Background in DevOps, cloud or platform engineering Solid experience with Terraform or AWS CDK Good CI and CD experience and understanding of automation practices Capable with Python for scripting or small workloads NHS or wider public sector experience Understanding of cloud security, governance and best practice Nice to Have Exposure to ECS, EKS or container workloads Experience working with event driven or data pipeline architectures Knowledge of CloudWatch, Grafana or other observability tools Apply now or email for more information.
My client are seeking a talentedScala Developerto join their engineering team and contribute to the design and development ofscalable, high-performance applications. This role involves working on modern distributed systems, building APIs, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise-grade solutions. Key responsibilities: Design, develop and maintain backend services and APIs usingScalaandPlay Framework. Implement RESTful endpoints, manage request/response lifecycle, and handle authentication/authorization flows. Write well-structured, idiomatic Scala and use functional programming patterns where appropriate. Build and maintain automated tests (unit, integration), and support test automation efforts. Collaborate with product owners, UX, QA, and other engineers in an Agile environment (Scrum/Kanban). Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions and pair programming. Troubleshoot and resolve production issues; contribute to reliability and observability (logging, metrics, alerts). Help define CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes (e.g., Jenkins/GitHub Actions/Concourse). Produce concise technical documentation and handover notes. Must-have skills & experience: Strong professional experience withScala(minimum 3+ years). Hands-on experience withPlay Framework(2+ years) building controllers, routing, forms, and HTTP filters. Solid understanding of functional programming concepts and idiomatic Scala (e.g., immutability, monads, cats/Scalaz familiarity advantageous). Experience designing and consuming REST APIs, JSON validation/serialization (Play JSON, Circe). Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL) and/or NoSQL (MongoDB), including schema design and query optimisation. Proven experience writing unit and integration tests (ScalaTest, Specs2, Mockito, etc.). Familiarity with build tools (sbt) and dependency management. Experience with Git and branching strategies. Good understanding of HTTP, web security best practices, and performance considerations. Experience working in Agile teams and participating in ceremonies. JBRP1_UKTJ
Dec 06, 2025
Full time
My client are seeking a talentedScala Developerto join their engineering team and contribute to the design and development ofscalable, high-performance applications. This role involves working on modern distributed systems, building APIs, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise-grade solutions. Key responsibilities: Design, develop and maintain backend services and APIs usingScalaandPlay Framework. Implement RESTful endpoints, manage request/response lifecycle, and handle authentication/authorization flows. Write well-structured, idiomatic Scala and use functional programming patterns where appropriate. Build and maintain automated tests (unit, integration), and support test automation efforts. Collaborate with product owners, UX, QA, and other engineers in an Agile environment (Scrum/Kanban). Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions and pair programming. Troubleshoot and resolve production issues; contribute to reliability and observability (logging, metrics, alerts). Help define CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes (e.g., Jenkins/GitHub Actions/Concourse). Produce concise technical documentation and handover notes. Must-have skills & experience: Strong professional experience withScala(minimum 3+ years). Hands-on experience withPlay Framework(2+ years) building controllers, routing, forms, and HTTP filters. Solid understanding of functional programming concepts and idiomatic Scala (e.g., immutability, monads, cats/Scalaz familiarity advantageous). Experience designing and consuming REST APIs, JSON validation/serialization (Play JSON, Circe). Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL) and/or NoSQL (MongoDB), including schema design and query optimisation. Proven experience writing unit and integration tests (ScalaTest, Specs2, Mockito, etc.). Familiarity with build tools (sbt) and dependency management. Experience with Git and branching strategies. Good understanding of HTTP, web security best practices, and performance considerations. Experience working in Agile teams and participating in ceremonies. JBRP1_UKTJ
Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industry's best talent. Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients, customers, colleagues, shareholders, and society. We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service, supported by leading technology and talent. Aberdeen comprises three businesses, interactive investor (ii), Investments, and Adviser, each of which focuses on meeting and adapting to our clients' evolving needs: interactive investor, the UK's second largest direct-to-consumer investment platform, enables individuals in the UK to plan, save, and invest in the way that works for them. Our Adviser business provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers, enabling them to create value for their customers. Our Investments business is a specialist asset manager that focuses on areas where we have both strength and scale to capitalise on the key themes shaping the market, through either public markets or alternative asset classes. About the Department Our Client Technology team is at the forefront of digital transformation, delivering innovative solutions that enhance client engagement and operational efficiency. The team collaborates across the business to design and implement scalable, secure, and user-centric platforms that support our strategic goals. About the Role Join our Client Technology team as a Salesforce Engineer, where your technical expertise will help drive innovation through collaboration. You'll work closely with product owners, architects, analysts, and talented cross-functional teams to design and develop creative Salesforce solutions that enhance client engagement, sales, service, and marketing. Together, we'll build scalable, secure, and efficient capabilities that push boundaries and support our shared vision for the organisation. Key Responsibilities Design and implement robust Salesforce solutions using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Omnistudio, Flows, and integrations with external systems. Support the modernisation of Legacy Salesforce implementations, leveraging best practices and scalable architecture patterns. Write clean, testable, and maintainable code following Salesforce development standards and participate in peer reviews. Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Gearset, Copado, or Azure DevOps. Champion test automation and deployment governance. Explore and apply AI-powered development tools (eg, GitHub Copilot) to enhance engineering efficiency. Drive enhancements in tooling, development processes, and platform capabilities. Actively participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, retrospectives, and backlog refinement. Troubleshoot complex issues and propose innovative solutions across the Salesforce ecosystem. Collaborate with business stakeholders, product managers, and analysts to deliver user-centric solutions. About the Candidate The ideal candidate will possess the following: Proven experience as a Salesforce Engineer or Developer in a complex enterprise environment. Expertise in Salesforce platform development including Apex, LWC, Omnistudio, Flows, and REST/SOAP APIs. Experience with at least one of the following: Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Data Cloud, or Financial Services Cloud. Strong understanding of Salesforce security, data modelling, and governor limits. Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines (eg, Gearset, Copado, Azure DevOps). Familiarity with test automation and observability within the Salesforce ecosystem. Knowledge of AI-powered development tools and automation techniques. Experience working in Agile teams and delivering collaboratively. Excellent communication skills and ability to engage with technical and non-technical stakeholders. A client and user-focused mindset, ensuring they are at the heart of design and delivery. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire. One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process. Our Benefits There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported. When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days' annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits - including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. Our Business Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas - our vectors of growth - focused on our clients' changing needs. An inclusive way of working Whatever way you like to work, if you have the talent and commitment to join our team, we'd like to hear from you. At aberdeen we've adopted a blended working' approach. This approach combines the benefits of face-to-face collaboration, coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home. It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles, their teams, our clients and our business. An inclusive culture, where diverse perspectives drive our actions, is at the core of who we are and what we do. If you need assistance with your application, or a reasonable adjustment to your interview arrangements - for example, because you are neurodivergent, or have a physical, sensory, cognitive, mental, visible or invisible disability - please let us know and we'll be happy to help. We're committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense - this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone. If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.
Dec 06, 2025
Full time
Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industry's best talent. Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients, customers, colleagues, shareholders, and society. We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service, supported by leading technology and talent. Aberdeen comprises three businesses, interactive investor (ii), Investments, and Adviser, each of which focuses on meeting and adapting to our clients' evolving needs: interactive investor, the UK's second largest direct-to-consumer investment platform, enables individuals in the UK to plan, save, and invest in the way that works for them. Our Adviser business provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers, enabling them to create value for their customers. Our Investments business is a specialist asset manager that focuses on areas where we have both strength and scale to capitalise on the key themes shaping the market, through either public markets or alternative asset classes. About the Department Our Client Technology team is at the forefront of digital transformation, delivering innovative solutions that enhance client engagement and operational efficiency. The team collaborates across the business to design and implement scalable, secure, and user-centric platforms that support our strategic goals. About the Role Join our Client Technology team as a Salesforce Engineer, where your technical expertise will help drive innovation through collaboration. You'll work closely with product owners, architects, analysts, and talented cross-functional teams to design and develop creative Salesforce solutions that enhance client engagement, sales, service, and marketing. Together, we'll build scalable, secure, and efficient capabilities that push boundaries and support our shared vision for the organisation. Key Responsibilities Design and implement robust Salesforce solutions using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Omnistudio, Flows, and integrations with external systems. Support the modernisation of Legacy Salesforce implementations, leveraging best practices and scalable architecture patterns. Write clean, testable, and maintainable code following Salesforce development standards and participate in peer reviews. Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Gearset, Copado, or Azure DevOps. Champion test automation and deployment governance. Explore and apply AI-powered development tools (eg, GitHub Copilot) to enhance engineering efficiency. Drive enhancements in tooling, development processes, and platform capabilities. Actively participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, retrospectives, and backlog refinement. Troubleshoot complex issues and propose innovative solutions across the Salesforce ecosystem. Collaborate with business stakeholders, product managers, and analysts to deliver user-centric solutions. About the Candidate The ideal candidate will possess the following: Proven experience as a Salesforce Engineer or Developer in a complex enterprise environment. Expertise in Salesforce platform development including Apex, LWC, Omnistudio, Flows, and REST/SOAP APIs. Experience with at least one of the following: Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Data Cloud, or Financial Services Cloud. Strong understanding of Salesforce security, data modelling, and governor limits. Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines (eg, Gearset, Copado, Azure DevOps). Familiarity with test automation and observability within the Salesforce ecosystem. Knowledge of AI-powered development tools and automation techniques. Experience working in Agile teams and delivering collaboratively. Excellent communication skills and ability to engage with technical and non-technical stakeholders. A client and user-focused mindset, ensuring they are at the heart of design and delivery. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire. One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process. Our Benefits There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported. When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days' annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits - including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. Our Business Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas - our vectors of growth - focused on our clients' changing needs. An inclusive way of working Whatever way you like to work, if you have the talent and commitment to join our team, we'd like to hear from you. At aberdeen we've adopted a blended working' approach. This approach combines the benefits of face-to-face collaboration, coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home. It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles, their teams, our clients and our business. An inclusive culture, where diverse perspectives drive our actions, is at the core of who we are and what we do. If you need assistance with your application, or a reasonable adjustment to your interview arrangements - for example, because you are neurodivergent, or have a physical, sensory, cognitive, mental, visible or invisible disability - please let us know and we'll be happy to help. We're committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense - this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone. If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.
A fantastic opportunity for a Head of Engineering / Software Development Manager to join a well established software organisation undergoing a major technical evolution. This is a senior strategic role leading engineering, QA and cloud operations through a significant SaaS migration and AI enablement programme. You will drive organisational development, technical excellence and delivery maturity while guiding the modernisation of a complex product suite used at scale across two main sectors. Location: Hybrid with minimum of 2 days a week in the Milton Keynes office, UK based Salary: 85,000 - 95,000 per annum with excellent benefits and performance bonus Requirements for Head of Engineering: Strong experience leading large engineering organisations delivering enterprise SaaS products, or transforming legacy on premise or hosted products into SaaS models Proven leadership background managing engineering managers and multiple cross functional teams You will have progressed through a Software Developer career path - while this isn't a hands on role, having an incredibly strong technical understanding and knowledge of a range of technologies is very important Strong ability to build, develop and scale technical organisations of 30 people or more Deep technical grounding with hands on exposure to Azure, AWS or GCP, enterprise software architecture and modern engineering practices Experience of large scale platform migrations, customer transitions and maintaining service continuity Background working with blended QA teams and embedding quality engineering practices Understanding of SRE principles, Infrastructure as Code and cloud operations in product driven environments Excellent ability to drive collaboration across engineering, product, security, professional services and customer facing teams Highly advantageous experience includes: regulated environments, multi cloud operations, AI or ML integration, multi region deployments, education sector systems, API first platforms, legacy to modern engineering uplift Responsibilities for Head of Engineering: Lead and develop engineering managers and technical leads, embedding a culture of quality, innovation and customer focus Shape talent strategy, build high performing teams and create clear progression frameworks across engineering Oversee outsourced QA partnership, define quality metrics, integrate QA within agile workflows and drive continuous improvement in automation and quality engineering Lead the evolution of cloud operations into a product aligned SRE function, embedding Infrastructure as Code, reliability principles and operational excellence Partner closely with product, CTO and wider business teams to ensure delivery aligns with strategic priorities Collaborate with sales, customer experience, professional services and implementation teams to support customer transitions Embed security by design in collaboration with information security and compliance teams Provide architectural direction for SaaS migration, cloud native evolution, microservices, API design and AI engineering methodologies Guide the introduction of AI capabilities across the product suite and ensure responsible AI practices, governance and sector aligned compliance Drive platform modernisation, customer migration tooling, integration frameworks and data integrity for large scale transitions Maintain engineering standards covering code quality, documentation, testing, CI/CD, observability and security Establish metrics driven engineering practices and lead initiatives to reduce lead time, improve deployment frequency and optimise reliability Ensure compliance with ISO27001, GDPR, PCI DSS and sector specific requirements Key focus areas for the first 18 to 24 months: Deliver the engineering enablement plan across SaaS and AI objectives Oversee the technical and operational direction of the SaaS transformation Ensure smooth, reliable customer migrations with no service disruption Strengthen organisational capability through structured hiring and development Embed AI engineering maturity, infrastructure and best practice Drive improvements in deployment cadence, reliability and operational excellence What the role offers: Leadership of a high impact engineering function during a major technology transformation The opportunity to shape the future of a complex product suite used at scale Collaborative, people focused working culture with strong professional development pathways Applications: If you would like to apply for this unique Head of Engineering position, please send your CV via the relevant links. We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments for your application or during the review process, please highlight this by separately emailing (url removed). If this email address has been removed by the job board, our full contact details are available on our website.
Dec 06, 2025
Full time
A fantastic opportunity for a Head of Engineering / Software Development Manager to join a well established software organisation undergoing a major technical evolution. This is a senior strategic role leading engineering, QA and cloud operations through a significant SaaS migration and AI enablement programme. You will drive organisational development, technical excellence and delivery maturity while guiding the modernisation of a complex product suite used at scale across two main sectors. Location: Hybrid with minimum of 2 days a week in the Milton Keynes office, UK based Salary: 85,000 - 95,000 per annum with excellent benefits and performance bonus Requirements for Head of Engineering: Strong experience leading large engineering organisations delivering enterprise SaaS products, or transforming legacy on premise or hosted products into SaaS models Proven leadership background managing engineering managers and multiple cross functional teams You will have progressed through a Software Developer career path - while this isn't a hands on role, having an incredibly strong technical understanding and knowledge of a range of technologies is very important Strong ability to build, develop and scale technical organisations of 30 people or more Deep technical grounding with hands on exposure to Azure, AWS or GCP, enterprise software architecture and modern engineering practices Experience of large scale platform migrations, customer transitions and maintaining service continuity Background working with blended QA teams and embedding quality engineering practices Understanding of SRE principles, Infrastructure as Code and cloud operations in product driven environments Excellent ability to drive collaboration across engineering, product, security, professional services and customer facing teams Highly advantageous experience includes: regulated environments, multi cloud operations, AI or ML integration, multi region deployments, education sector systems, API first platforms, legacy to modern engineering uplift Responsibilities for Head of Engineering: Lead and develop engineering managers and technical leads, embedding a culture of quality, innovation and customer focus Shape talent strategy, build high performing teams and create clear progression frameworks across engineering Oversee outsourced QA partnership, define quality metrics, integrate QA within agile workflows and drive continuous improvement in automation and quality engineering Lead the evolution of cloud operations into a product aligned SRE function, embedding Infrastructure as Code, reliability principles and operational excellence Partner closely with product, CTO and wider business teams to ensure delivery aligns with strategic priorities Collaborate with sales, customer experience, professional services and implementation teams to support customer transitions Embed security by design in collaboration with information security and compliance teams Provide architectural direction for SaaS migration, cloud native evolution, microservices, API design and AI engineering methodologies Guide the introduction of AI capabilities across the product suite and ensure responsible AI practices, governance and sector aligned compliance Drive platform modernisation, customer migration tooling, integration frameworks and data integrity for large scale transitions Maintain engineering standards covering code quality, documentation, testing, CI/CD, observability and security Establish metrics driven engineering practices and lead initiatives to reduce lead time, improve deployment frequency and optimise reliability Ensure compliance with ISO27001, GDPR, PCI DSS and sector specific requirements Key focus areas for the first 18 to 24 months: Deliver the engineering enablement plan across SaaS and AI objectives Oversee the technical and operational direction of the SaaS transformation Ensure smooth, reliable customer migrations with no service disruption Strengthen organisational capability through structured hiring and development Embed AI engineering maturity, infrastructure and best practice Drive improvements in deployment cadence, reliability and operational excellence What the role offers: Leadership of a high impact engineering function during a major technology transformation The opportunity to shape the future of a complex product suite used at scale Collaborative, people focused working culture with strong professional development pathways Applications: If you would like to apply for this unique Head of Engineering position, please send your CV via the relevant links. We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments for your application or during the review process, please highlight this by separately emailing (url removed). If this email address has been removed by the job board, our full contact details are available on our website.
At Aberdeen, our ambition is to be the UK's leading Wealth & Investments group. Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industry's best talent. Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients, customers, colleagues, shareholders, and society. We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service, supported by leading technology and talent. Aberdeen comprises three businesses, interactive investor (ii), Investments, and Adviser, each of which focuses on meeting and adapting to our clients' evolving needs: interactive investor, the UK's second largest direct-to-consumer investment platform, enables individuals in the UK to plan, save, and invest in the way that works for them. Our Adviser business provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers, enabling them to create value for their customers. Our Investments business is a specialist asset manager that focuses on areas where we have both strength and scale to capitalise on the key themes shaping the market, through either public markets or alternative asset classes. About the Department Our Client Technology team is at the forefront of delivering innovative, scalable, and secure technology solutions that support our client engagement, sales, and service operations. We are committed to modernising our platforms and driving continuous improvement through agile collaboration and cutting-edge tools. About the Role We are seeking a technically proficient and delivery-focused Senior Salesforce Engineer to join our Client Technology team. This role will be instrumental in designing, developing, and optimising Salesforce solutions that align with our strategic goals. You will collaborate with product owners, architects, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-performing capabilities across the Salesforce ecosystem. Key Responsibilities Design and implement robust Salesforce solutions using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), OmniStudio, Flows, and integrations. Lead the modernisation of Legacy Salesforce implementations using scalable architecture patterns. Write clean, testable, and maintainable code following Salesforce development standards. Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Gearset, Copado, or Azure DevOps. Explore and apply AI-powered development tools (eg, Einstein GPT, GitHub Copilot). Drive enhancements in tooling, development processes, and platform capabilities. Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning and retrospectives. Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers. Troubleshoot complex issues and propose innovative solutions. Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver user-centric solutions. About the Candidate The ideal candidate will possess the following: Proven experience as a Senior Salesforce Engineer or Developer in a complex enterprise environment. Deep expertise in Apex, LWC, Omnistudio, Flows, and REST/SOAP APIs. Experience with Financial Services Cloud. Strong understanding of Salesforce security, data modelling, and governor limits. CI/CD pipeline implementation experience (Gearset, Copado, Azure DevOps). Familiarity with test automation and observability tools. Agile delivery experience and strong communication skills. Salesforce certifications (eg, Platform Developer II, Application Architect) are preferred. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire. One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process. Our benefits There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported. When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days' annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits - including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here. Our business Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas - our vectors of growth - focused on our clients' changing needs. You can find out more about what we do here. An inclusive way of working Whatever way you like to work, if you have the talent and commitment to join our team, we'd like to hear from you. At Aberdeen we've adopted a blended working' approach. This approach combines the benefits of face-to-face collaboration, coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home. It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles, their teams, our clients and our business. An inclusive culture, where diverse perspectives drive our actions, is at the core of who we are and what we do. If you need assistance with your application, or a reasonable adjustment to your interview arrangements - for example, because you are neurodivergent, or have a physical, sensory, cognitive, mental, visible or invisible disability - please let us know and we'll be happy to help. We're committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense - this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone. If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.
Dec 06, 2025
Full time
At Aberdeen, our ambition is to be the UK's leading Wealth & Investments group. Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industry's best talent. Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients, customers, colleagues, shareholders, and society. We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service, supported by leading technology and talent. Aberdeen comprises three businesses, interactive investor (ii), Investments, and Adviser, each of which focuses on meeting and adapting to our clients' evolving needs: interactive investor, the UK's second largest direct-to-consumer investment platform, enables individuals in the UK to plan, save, and invest in the way that works for them. Our Adviser business provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers, enabling them to create value for their customers. Our Investments business is a specialist asset manager that focuses on areas where we have both strength and scale to capitalise on the key themes shaping the market, through either public markets or alternative asset classes. About the Department Our Client Technology team is at the forefront of delivering innovative, scalable, and secure technology solutions that support our client engagement, sales, and service operations. We are committed to modernising our platforms and driving continuous improvement through agile collaboration and cutting-edge tools. About the Role We are seeking a technically proficient and delivery-focused Senior Salesforce Engineer to join our Client Technology team. This role will be instrumental in designing, developing, and optimising Salesforce solutions that align with our strategic goals. You will collaborate with product owners, architects, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-performing capabilities across the Salesforce ecosystem. Key Responsibilities Design and implement robust Salesforce solutions using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), OmniStudio, Flows, and integrations. Lead the modernisation of Legacy Salesforce implementations using scalable architecture patterns. Write clean, testable, and maintainable code following Salesforce development standards. Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Gearset, Copado, or Azure DevOps. Explore and apply AI-powered development tools (eg, Einstein GPT, GitHub Copilot). Drive enhancements in tooling, development processes, and platform capabilities. Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning and retrospectives. Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers. Troubleshoot complex issues and propose innovative solutions. Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver user-centric solutions. About the Candidate The ideal candidate will possess the following: Proven experience as a Senior Salesforce Engineer or Developer in a complex enterprise environment. Deep expertise in Apex, LWC, Omnistudio, Flows, and REST/SOAP APIs. Experience with Financial Services Cloud. Strong understanding of Salesforce security, data modelling, and governor limits. CI/CD pipeline implementation experience (Gearset, Copado, Azure DevOps). Familiarity with test automation and observability tools. Agile delivery experience and strong communication skills. Salesforce certifications (eg, Platform Developer II, Application Architect) are preferred. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire. One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process. Our benefits There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported. When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days' annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits - including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here. Our business Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas - our vectors of growth - focused on our clients' changing needs. You can find out more about what we do here. An inclusive way of working Whatever way you like to work, if you have the talent and commitment to join our team, we'd like to hear from you. At Aberdeen we've adopted a blended working' approach. This approach combines the benefits of face-to-face collaboration, coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home. It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles, their teams, our clients and our business. An inclusive culture, where diverse perspectives drive our actions, is at the core of who we are and what we do. If you need assistance with your application, or a reasonable adjustment to your interview arrangements - for example, because you are neurodivergent, or have a physical, sensory, cognitive, mental, visible or invisible disability - please let us know and we'll be happy to help. We're committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense - this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone. If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.
A fantastic opportunity for a Head of Engineering / Software Development Manager to join a well established software organisation undergoing a major technical evolution. This is a senior strategic role leading engineering, QA and cloud operations through a significant SaaS migration and AI enablement programme. You will drive organisational development, technical excellence and delivery maturity while guiding the modernisation of a complex product suite used at scale across two main sectors. Location: Hybrid with minimum of 2 days a week in the Milton Keynes office, UK based Salary: £85,000 - £95,000 per annum with excellent benefits and performance bonus Requirements for Head of Engineering: Strong experience leading large engineering organisations delivering enterprise SaaS products, or transforming legacy on premise or hosted products into SaaS models Proven leadership background managing engineering managers and multiple cross functional teams You will have progressed through a Software Developer career path - while this isn't a hands on role, having an incredibly strong technical understanding and knowledge of a range of technologies is very important Strong ability to build, develop and scale technical organisations of 30 people or more Deep technical grounding with hands on exposure to Azure, AWS or GCP, enterprise software architecture and modern engineering practices Experience of large scale platform migrations, customer transitions and maintaining service continuity Background working with blended QA teams and embedding quality engineering practices Understanding of SRE principles, Infrastructure as Code and cloud operations in product driven environments Excellent ability to drive collaboration across engineering, product, security, professional services and customer facing teams Highly advantageous experience includes: regulated environments, multi cloud operations, AI or ML integration, multi region deployments, education sector systems, API first platforms, legacy to modern engineering uplift Responsibilities for Head of Engineering: Lead and develop engineering managers and technical leads, embedding a culture of quality, innovation and customer focus Shape talent strategy, build high performing teams and create clear progression frameworks across engineering Oversee outsourced QA partnership, define quality metrics, integrate QA within agile workflows and drive continuous improvement in automation and quality engineering Lead the evolution of cloud operations into a product aligned SRE function, embedding Infrastructure as Code, reliability principles and operational excellence Partner closely with product, CTO and wider business teams to ensure delivery aligns with strategic priorities Collaborate with sales, customer experience, professional services and implementation teams to support customer transitions Embed security by design in collaboration with information security and compliance teams Provide architectural direction for SaaS migration, cloud native evolution, microservices, API design and AI engineering methodologies Guide the introduction of AI capabilities across the product suite and ensure responsible AI practices, governance and sector aligned compliance Drive platform modernisation, customer migration tooling, integration frameworks and data integrity for large scale transitions Maintain engineering standards covering code quality, documentation, testing, CI/CD, observability and security Establish metrics driven engineering practices and lead initiatives to reduce lead time, improve deployment frequency and optimise reliability Ensure compliance with ISO27001, GDPR, PCI DSS and sector specific requirements Key focus areas for the first 18 to 24 months: Deliver the engineering enablement plan across SaaS and AI objectives Oversee the technical and operational direction of the SaaS transformation Ensure smooth, reliable customer migrations with no service disruption Strengthen organisational capability through structured hiring and development Embed AI engineering maturity, infrastructure and best practice Drive improvements in deployment cadence, reliability and operational excellence What the role offers: Leadership of a high impact engineering function during a major technology transformation The opportunity to shape the future of a complex product suite used at scale Collaborative, people focused working culture with strong professional development pathways Applications: If you would like to apply for this unique Head of Engineering position, please send your CV via the relevant links. We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments for your application or during the review process, please highlight this by separately emailing app
Dec 05, 2025
Full time
A fantastic opportunity for a Head of Engineering / Software Development Manager to join a well established software organisation undergoing a major technical evolution. This is a senior strategic role leading engineering, QA and cloud operations through a significant SaaS migration and AI enablement programme. You will drive organisational development, technical excellence and delivery maturity while guiding the modernisation of a complex product suite used at scale across two main sectors. Location: Hybrid with minimum of 2 days a week in the Milton Keynes office, UK based Salary: £85,000 - £95,000 per annum with excellent benefits and performance bonus Requirements for Head of Engineering: Strong experience leading large engineering organisations delivering enterprise SaaS products, or transforming legacy on premise or hosted products into SaaS models Proven leadership background managing engineering managers and multiple cross functional teams You will have progressed through a Software Developer career path - while this isn't a hands on role, having an incredibly strong technical understanding and knowledge of a range of technologies is very important Strong ability to build, develop and scale technical organisations of 30 people or more Deep technical grounding with hands on exposure to Azure, AWS or GCP, enterprise software architecture and modern engineering practices Experience of large scale platform migrations, customer transitions and maintaining service continuity Background working with blended QA teams and embedding quality engineering practices Understanding of SRE principles, Infrastructure as Code and cloud operations in product driven environments Excellent ability to drive collaboration across engineering, product, security, professional services and customer facing teams Highly advantageous experience includes: regulated environments, multi cloud operations, AI or ML integration, multi region deployments, education sector systems, API first platforms, legacy to modern engineering uplift Responsibilities for Head of Engineering: Lead and develop engineering managers and technical leads, embedding a culture of quality, innovation and customer focus Shape talent strategy, build high performing teams and create clear progression frameworks across engineering Oversee outsourced QA partnership, define quality metrics, integrate QA within agile workflows and drive continuous improvement in automation and quality engineering Lead the evolution of cloud operations into a product aligned SRE function, embedding Infrastructure as Code, reliability principles and operational excellence Partner closely with product, CTO and wider business teams to ensure delivery aligns with strategic priorities Collaborate with sales, customer experience, professional services and implementation teams to support customer transitions Embed security by design in collaboration with information security and compliance teams Provide architectural direction for SaaS migration, cloud native evolution, microservices, API design and AI engineering methodologies Guide the introduction of AI capabilities across the product suite and ensure responsible AI practices, governance and sector aligned compliance Drive platform modernisation, customer migration tooling, integration frameworks and data integrity for large scale transitions Maintain engineering standards covering code quality, documentation, testing, CI/CD, observability and security Establish metrics driven engineering practices and lead initiatives to reduce lead time, improve deployment frequency and optimise reliability Ensure compliance with ISO27001, GDPR, PCI DSS and sector specific requirements Key focus areas for the first 18 to 24 months: Deliver the engineering enablement plan across SaaS and AI objectives Oversee the technical and operational direction of the SaaS transformation Ensure smooth, reliable customer migrations with no service disruption Strengthen organisational capability through structured hiring and development Embed AI engineering maturity, infrastructure and best practice Drive improvements in deployment cadence, reliability and operational excellence What the role offers: Leadership of a high impact engineering function during a major technology transformation The opportunity to shape the future of a complex product suite used at scale Collaborative, people focused working culture with strong professional development pathways Applications: If you would like to apply for this unique Head of Engineering position, please send your CV via the relevant links. We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments for your application or during the review process, please highlight this by separately emailing app
Senior DevOps Engineer - AWS / Azure Government Transformation Projects (AWS / Azure / DevOps Our client is a cloud-first digital consultancy, founded over 10 years ago and trusted by government, policing, and public sector organisations to deliver secure, high-impact transformation projects. They specialise in building capability and enabling independence. Embedding skilled engineers into delivery teams to modernise estates, enhance DevOps practices, and leave lasting expertise behind. The Opportunity We're hiring two DevOps Engineers to join established delivery teams on major government transformation programmes. This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role working across secure AWS & Azure environments, supporting migrations, modern platform builds, and DevOps automation. You'll work alongside senior engineers and architects to enhance, operate, and support large-scale cloud estates - helping to build modern, secure, and observable DevOps platforms. Key Responsibilities Support the design and enhancement of secure AWS landing zones for government and policing clients. Deliver infrastructure-as-code and modern automation using Terraform, GitLab, and Kubernetes. Operate and support multi-account AWS environments with strong governance and security practices. Drive CI/CD improvements and developer productivity through automation and observability. Contribute to migration and greenfield projects in complex, regulated settings. About You You'll bring a blend of infrastructure and cloud experience, with a strong grasp of AWS, DevOps tools, and secure platform delivery. You're collaborative, proactive, and comfortable working in hybrid teams delivering to public sector standards. Essential Skills 10+ years' IT experience, with 5+ years in cloud (AWS / Azure). Broad technical base: infrastructure, automation, and platform delivery. Proven experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD, HELM. Hands-on AWS experience (certified to Associate or Professional level). Knowledge of multi-account AWS environments and migration best practice. Desirable Secure build experience for government or policing (SC or eligible). Azure exposure and cross-cloud understanding. Strong monitoring and pipeline modernisation experience. If you're a Cloud Engineer with a passion for DevOps, automation, and secure cloud transformation - this is an excellent opportunity to work on high-profile government programmes within a supportive & Talented team. Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Dec 05, 2025
Full time
Senior DevOps Engineer - AWS / Azure Government Transformation Projects (AWS / Azure / DevOps Our client is a cloud-first digital consultancy, founded over 10 years ago and trusted by government, policing, and public sector organisations to deliver secure, high-impact transformation projects. They specialise in building capability and enabling independence. Embedding skilled engineers into delivery teams to modernise estates, enhance DevOps practices, and leave lasting expertise behind. The Opportunity We're hiring two DevOps Engineers to join established delivery teams on major government transformation programmes. This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role working across secure AWS & Azure environments, supporting migrations, modern platform builds, and DevOps automation. You'll work alongside senior engineers and architects to enhance, operate, and support large-scale cloud estates - helping to build modern, secure, and observable DevOps platforms. Key Responsibilities Support the design and enhancement of secure AWS landing zones for government and policing clients. Deliver infrastructure-as-code and modern automation using Terraform, GitLab, and Kubernetes. Operate and support multi-account AWS environments with strong governance and security practices. Drive CI/CD improvements and developer productivity through automation and observability. Contribute to migration and greenfield projects in complex, regulated settings. About You You'll bring a blend of infrastructure and cloud experience, with a strong grasp of AWS, DevOps tools, and secure platform delivery. You're collaborative, proactive, and comfortable working in hybrid teams delivering to public sector standards. Essential Skills 10+ years' IT experience, with 5+ years in cloud (AWS / Azure). Broad technical base: infrastructure, automation, and platform delivery. Proven experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD, HELM. Hands-on AWS experience (certified to Associate or Professional level). Knowledge of multi-account AWS environments and migration best practice. Desirable Secure build experience for government or policing (SC or eligible). Azure exposure and cross-cloud understanding. Strong monitoring and pipeline modernisation experience. If you're a Cloud Engineer with a passion for DevOps, automation, and secure cloud transformation - this is an excellent opportunity to work on high-profile government programmes within a supportive & Talented team. Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
At Aberdeen, our ambition is to be the UK's leading Wealth & Investments group. Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industry's best talent. Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients, customers, colleagues, shareholders, and society. We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service, supported by leading technology and talent. Aberdeen comprises three businesses, interactive investor (ii), Investments, and Adviser, each of which focuses on meeting and adapting to our clients' evolving needs: interactive investor, the UK's second largest direct-to-consumer investment platform, enables individuals in the UK to plan, save, and invest in the way that works for them. Our Adviser business provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers, enabling them to create value for their customers. Our Investments business is a specialist asset manager that focuses on areas where we have both strength and scale to capitalise on the key themes shaping the market, through either public markets or alternative asset classes. About the Department The Cloud Platform Engineering team is a key capability within the Cloud Capability function. The team works collaboratively across the Group COO, business stakeholders, CoEs & Product Owners connecting development, security and operations. It is responsible for creating and maintaining the platform that is driving our transition to cloud and adoption of modern development practices. About the Role As a Senior Development Enablement Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the productivity, efficiency, and satisfaction of software development teams. You will design, build, and maintain tools, systems, and processes that streamline the development life cycle, from coding and testing to deployment and monitoring, while embedding security at every stage. Your objectives are to remove friction, reduce cognitive load, and empower developers to deliver high-quality and secure software faster and more reliably. Key Responsibilities Develop and maintain internal tools, scripts, and platforms that improve developer workflows (eg, CI/CD pipelines, code quality checks, security scanning). Identify pain points in the developer journey and implement solutions to improve onboarding, documentation, and day-to-day development tasks. Work closely with product engineers, DevOps, QA, and security teams to understand needs and advocate for best practices in software development. Define and track key metrics related to developer productivity and system performance. Use data to drive continuous improvement. Support infrastructure provisioning and management using tools like Terraform. Document systems and processes clearly. Lead internal workshops, brown bags, or tech talks to share knowledge and promote adoption of tools and practices. About the Candidate The ideal candidate will possess the following: Experience with observability tools (eg, Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog). Background in DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering with a security first mindset. Strong programming skills in languages such as .Net, JavaScript, Python or similar. Experience with CI/CD tools (eg, GitHub Actions, ADO Pipelines). Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (eg, Docker, Kubernetes). Understanding of Azure. Excellent problem-solving and communication skills. Passion for improving developer workflows and internal tooling. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire. One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process. Our benefits There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported. When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days' annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits - including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. Our business Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas - our vectors of growth - focused on our clients' changing needs. An inclusive way of working Whatever way you like to work, if you have the talent and commitment to join our team, we'd like to hear from you. At Aberdeen we've adopted a blended working' approach. This approach combines the benefits of face-to-face collaboration, coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home. It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles, their teams, our clients and our business. An inclusive culture, where diverse perspectives drive our actions, is at the core of who we are and what we do. If you need assistance with your application, or a reasonable adjustment to your interview arrangements - for example, because you are neurodivergent, or have a physical, sensory, cognitive, mental, visible or invisible disability - please let us know and we'll be happy to help. We're committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense - this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone. If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.
Dec 05, 2025
Full time
At Aberdeen, our ambition is to be the UK's leading Wealth & Investments group. Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industry's best talent. Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients, customers, colleagues, shareholders, and society. We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service, supported by leading technology and talent. Aberdeen comprises three businesses, interactive investor (ii), Investments, and Adviser, each of which focuses on meeting and adapting to our clients' evolving needs: interactive investor, the UK's second largest direct-to-consumer investment platform, enables individuals in the UK to plan, save, and invest in the way that works for them. Our Adviser business provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers, enabling them to create value for their customers. Our Investments business is a specialist asset manager that focuses on areas where we have both strength and scale to capitalise on the key themes shaping the market, through either public markets or alternative asset classes. About the Department The Cloud Platform Engineering team is a key capability within the Cloud Capability function. The team works collaboratively across the Group COO, business stakeholders, CoEs & Product Owners connecting development, security and operations. It is responsible for creating and maintaining the platform that is driving our transition to cloud and adoption of modern development practices. About the Role As a Senior Development Enablement Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the productivity, efficiency, and satisfaction of software development teams. You will design, build, and maintain tools, systems, and processes that streamline the development life cycle, from coding and testing to deployment and monitoring, while embedding security at every stage. Your objectives are to remove friction, reduce cognitive load, and empower developers to deliver high-quality and secure software faster and more reliably. Key Responsibilities Develop and maintain internal tools, scripts, and platforms that improve developer workflows (eg, CI/CD pipelines, code quality checks, security scanning). Identify pain points in the developer journey and implement solutions to improve onboarding, documentation, and day-to-day development tasks. Work closely with product engineers, DevOps, QA, and security teams to understand needs and advocate for best practices in software development. Define and track key metrics related to developer productivity and system performance. Use data to drive continuous improvement. Support infrastructure provisioning and management using tools like Terraform. Document systems and processes clearly. Lead internal workshops, brown bags, or tech talks to share knowledge and promote adoption of tools and practices. About the Candidate The ideal candidate will possess the following: Experience with observability tools (eg, Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog). Background in DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering with a security first mindset. Strong programming skills in languages such as .Net, JavaScript, Python or similar. Experience with CI/CD tools (eg, GitHub Actions, ADO Pipelines). Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (eg, Docker, Kubernetes). Understanding of Azure. Excellent problem-solving and communication skills. Passion for improving developer workflows and internal tooling. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire. One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process. Our benefits There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported. When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days' annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits - including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. Our business Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas - our vectors of growth - focused on our clients' changing needs. An inclusive way of working Whatever way you like to work, if you have the talent and commitment to join our team, we'd like to hear from you. At Aberdeen we've adopted a blended working' approach. This approach combines the benefits of face-to-face collaboration, coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home. It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles, their teams, our clients and our business. 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Mostly Remote (Potentially once a month or less in London) Permanent Up to £60,000 + Excellent Benefits Azure DevOps Engineer | Permanent Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 + Excellent Benefits Mostly remote (Up to once a month or less in London) Job Summary: We re recruiting on behalf of an established technology organisation looking for a strong Azure DevOps Engineer for their development platform team. In this role, you'll leverage your expertise in Azure DevOps, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), CI/CD automation with GitHub and Terraform, and Linux administration to create robust deployment pipelines and cloud infrastructure that supports multiple product lines. you'll focus on observability solutions, including LogStash integration , while collaborating with cross-functional teams to streamline software delivery, enhance system reliability, and empower developers with automated, secure infrastructure solutions. Key Responsibilities: Build and optimise CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps with automated testing and deployment strategies Develop cloud infrastructure using Terraform/Bicep for AKS, container registries, application services, and networking Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability frameworks with SLOs and diagnostic tools Enforce security through access controls, secrets management, vulnerability scanning, and policy-as-code Manage environment consistency and optimise cloud costs through performance monitoring and capacity planning Create reusable automation tools, templates, and documentation for developer self-service Support incident response and collaborate with agile teams on release coordination Qualifications and Requirements: Hands-on Kubernetes and container orchestration knowledge Proficient in Infrastructure as Code with Terraform or Bicep Extensive CI/CD pipeline experience with GitHub Actions or Azure Pipelines Background in observability and telemetry solutions Understanding of cloud security, identity management, and compliance frameworks Networking fundamentals and familiarity with Azure databases and messaging services Scripting skills (Bash/PowerShell/Python) and Linux system administration Strong Azure experience: AKS, Container Registry, App Services, Virtual Networks, API Management, monitoring tools Azure certifications (AZ-104, AZ-400, CKA) advantageous To be considered, please ensure you complete your application on the Computappoint website. Services offered by Computappoint Limited are those of an Employment Business and/or Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Dec 05, 2025
Full time
Mostly Remote (Potentially once a month or less in London) Permanent Up to £60,000 + Excellent Benefits Azure DevOps Engineer | Permanent Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 + Excellent Benefits Mostly remote (Up to once a month or less in London) Job Summary: We re recruiting on behalf of an established technology organisation looking for a strong Azure DevOps Engineer for their development platform team. In this role, you'll leverage your expertise in Azure DevOps, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), CI/CD automation with GitHub and Terraform, and Linux administration to create robust deployment pipelines and cloud infrastructure that supports multiple product lines. you'll focus on observability solutions, including LogStash integration , while collaborating with cross-functional teams to streamline software delivery, enhance system reliability, and empower developers with automated, secure infrastructure solutions. Key Responsibilities: Build and optimise CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps with automated testing and deployment strategies Develop cloud infrastructure using Terraform/Bicep for AKS, container registries, application services, and networking Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability frameworks with SLOs and diagnostic tools Enforce security through access controls, secrets management, vulnerability scanning, and policy-as-code Manage environment consistency and optimise cloud costs through performance monitoring and capacity planning Create reusable automation tools, templates, and documentation for developer self-service Support incident response and collaborate with agile teams on release coordination Qualifications and Requirements: Hands-on Kubernetes and container orchestration knowledge Proficient in Infrastructure as Code with Terraform or Bicep Extensive CI/CD pipeline experience with GitHub Actions or Azure Pipelines Background in observability and telemetry solutions Understanding of cloud security, identity management, and compliance frameworks Networking fundamentals and familiarity with Azure databases and messaging services Scripting skills (Bash/PowerShell/Python) and Linux system administration Strong Azure experience: AKS, Container Registry, App Services, Virtual Networks, API Management, monitoring tools Azure certifications (AZ-104, AZ-400, CKA) advantageous To be considered, please ensure you complete your application on the Computappoint website. Services offered by Computappoint Limited are those of an Employment Business and/or Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Role: Oracle Batch Developer Location: UK Remote but occasional client site visits in either Newcastle or Manchester Duration: 6 Months Day rate: 510 Umbrella Only Candidates are required to have been a UK resident for a minimum of 5 years About the Role We are seeking an experienced Oracle Batch Developer to support a major Government department operating a highly integrated, mission-critical Oracle 19c OLTP environment . This role supports backend workloads that underpin essential business processes across multiple government departments and local authorities. You will play a key role in maintaining, optimising, and modernising the batch processing estate, ensuring the performance, reliability, and stability of a system that supports thousands of users and vital public services. Key Responsibilities Develop, maintain, and optimise Pro C , PL/SQL , and shell script -based batch processes. Support a high-volume OLTP environment across custom Oracle applications and Oracle E-Business Suite. Analyse and modernise legacy code , working within multi-disciplinary teams to understand requirements, propose technical options, and prototype solution approaches. Deliver robust, performant code and conduct performance testing in high-volume, transaction-driven environments. Contribute to the ongoing enhancement of a mission-critical platform used across numerous government functions. Essential Skills & Experience Strong hands-on experience with: Pro C PL/SQL Shell scripting (bash/ksh) Experience developing and supporting batch workloads and high-volume OLTP systems within Oracle custom or Oracle Apps/EBS environments. Proven analytical capability, including: Legacy code analysis Working with multidisciplinary teams Providing technical input into solution design Rapid prototyping of solution approaches Ability to deliver highly performant, resilient, and maintainable code. Experience with performance testing in demanding, high-transaction environments. Desirable Skills Experience with Oracle encryption , key management, and DBMS_CRYPTO . Exposure to containerising workloads and migrating services to AWS EKS . Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in GitLab. Knowledge of AWS services. Operational experience with: Autosys (job scheduling) Dynatrace (observability) Prometheus (monitoring)
Dec 04, 2025
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Role: Oracle Batch Developer Location: UK Remote but occasional client site visits in either Newcastle or Manchester Duration: 6 Months Day rate: 510 Umbrella Only Candidates are required to have been a UK resident for a minimum of 5 years About the Role We are seeking an experienced Oracle Batch Developer to support a major Government department operating a highly integrated, mission-critical Oracle 19c OLTP environment . This role supports backend workloads that underpin essential business processes across multiple government departments and local authorities. You will play a key role in maintaining, optimising, and modernising the batch processing estate, ensuring the performance, reliability, and stability of a system that supports thousands of users and vital public services. Key Responsibilities Develop, maintain, and optimise Pro C , PL/SQL , and shell script -based batch processes. Support a high-volume OLTP environment across custom Oracle applications and Oracle E-Business Suite. Analyse and modernise legacy code , working within multi-disciplinary teams to understand requirements, propose technical options, and prototype solution approaches. Deliver robust, performant code and conduct performance testing in high-volume, transaction-driven environments. Contribute to the ongoing enhancement of a mission-critical platform used across numerous government functions. Essential Skills & Experience Strong hands-on experience with: Pro C PL/SQL Shell scripting (bash/ksh) Experience developing and supporting batch workloads and high-volume OLTP systems within Oracle custom or Oracle Apps/EBS environments. Proven analytical capability, including: Legacy code analysis Working with multidisciplinary teams Providing technical input into solution design Rapid prototyping of solution approaches Ability to deliver highly performant, resilient, and maintainable code. Experience with performance testing in demanding, high-transaction environments. Desirable Skills Experience with Oracle encryption , key management, and DBMS_CRYPTO . Exposure to containerising workloads and migrating services to AWS EKS . Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in GitLab. Knowledge of AWS services. Operational experience with: Autosys (job scheduling) Dynatrace (observability) Prometheus (monitoring)
AWS Cloud Developer (Docker / Terraform / TypeScript) Remote (UK Based Only - Face to Face ID Check in Manchester) £57.14 - 71.43 per hour Full Time, Temporary Job Description: . We are recruiting an AWS Cloud Developer to support the design, development, and optimisation of cloud infrastructure for xAgent, a full-stack TypeScript solution. You will work with DevOps and engineering teams to deploy scalable environments using Docker, Terraform, and modern automation tools. This role involves building infrastructure-as-code, container orchestration, and supporting CI/CD workflows. The role involves: Developing and maintaining Terraform configurations for AWS provisioning. Building and managing Docker containers across front-end and back-end services. Implementing ECS, EKS or Fargate for container orchestration. Using AWS CLI, SAM CLI and scripting (Bash, Python or TypeScript) to automate workflows. Using the AWS console when required for inspection and troubleshooting. Managing CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions or AWS CodePipeline. Managing IAM, security groups, VPCs and networking. Implementing observability using CloudWatch and X-Ray. Working with developers on TypeScript microservice deployments. Maintaining documentation for infrastructure and deployment processes. You ll need: Strong knowledge of AWS, Docker and Terraform. Scripting skills in Bash, Python or TypeScript. Familiarity with Node.js and TypeScript environments. Strong communication and documentation skills. AWS certifications preferred. Own equipment. If this sounds like the perfect role for you then please submit your CV. This vacancy is being handled by Aspire Recruitment. Please be aware we receive a high volume of applications and regularly receive applications from candidates who exceed the job credentials. We will only contact you within the next 14 days if you are selected for interview. Should you apply for this role, we will process your data as detailed in our Privacy Policy and by applying for this opportunity I agree that Aspire Recruitment will keep me informed about potential employment opportunities regularly and that I can choose to opt out of receiving information at any time.
Dec 04, 2025
Seasonal
AWS Cloud Developer (Docker / Terraform / TypeScript) Remote (UK Based Only - Face to Face ID Check in Manchester) £57.14 - 71.43 per hour Full Time, Temporary Job Description: . We are recruiting an AWS Cloud Developer to support the design, development, and optimisation of cloud infrastructure for xAgent, a full-stack TypeScript solution. You will work with DevOps and engineering teams to deploy scalable environments using Docker, Terraform, and modern automation tools. This role involves building infrastructure-as-code, container orchestration, and supporting CI/CD workflows. The role involves: Developing and maintaining Terraform configurations for AWS provisioning. Building and managing Docker containers across front-end and back-end services. Implementing ECS, EKS or Fargate for container orchestration. Using AWS CLI, SAM CLI and scripting (Bash, Python or TypeScript) to automate workflows. Using the AWS console when required for inspection and troubleshooting. Managing CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions or AWS CodePipeline. Managing IAM, security groups, VPCs and networking. Implementing observability using CloudWatch and X-Ray. Working with developers on TypeScript microservice deployments. Maintaining documentation for infrastructure and deployment processes. You ll need: Strong knowledge of AWS, Docker and Terraform. Scripting skills in Bash, Python or TypeScript. Familiarity with Node.js and TypeScript environments. Strong communication and documentation skills. AWS certifications preferred. Own equipment. If this sounds like the perfect role for you then please submit your CV. This vacancy is being handled by Aspire Recruitment. Please be aware we receive a high volume of applications and regularly receive applications from candidates who exceed the job credentials. We will only contact you within the next 14 days if you are selected for interview. Should you apply for this role, we will process your data as detailed in our Privacy Policy and by applying for this opportunity I agree that Aspire Recruitment will keep me informed about potential employment opportunities regularly and that I can choose to opt out of receiving information at any time.
A leading IT Consultancy is seeking a Full Stack Engineer Developer on a contract basis to work on a project with a Government department. You must hold an active SC Clearance The Full Stack Engineer Developer will be required to Design, build, test and operate secure, scalable, and accessible full-stack services. You will deliver high-quality, well-tested code across Front End and Back End, APIs and integrations, following modern development standards and DDaT guidance. Essential skills Front End & language: JavaScript, HTML; responsive UI patterns and web standards. Back End: Node.js and Spring Boot microservices; RESTful API design and API management (policies, rate limiting, security), EKS (Kubernetes), Containerisation (Docker). Integration: data-layer integration; event-driven design with Kafka; NoSQL (MongoDB/DocumentDB). Security: IDAM/IdP, SSO, RBAC, SSL/TLS, KMS (key management and envelope encryption patterns), Graph API. Cloud operability: telemetry and logging on AWS; performance and availability monitoring. Tooling & delivery: Jira, Confluence, GitHub, CI/CD pipelines; automated testing and code reviews. Experience profile Demonstrable delivery of citizen- or staff-facing services at scale using JavaScript/HTML, Node.js, Spring Boot, REST APIs and event-driven integrations on AWS. Should be proficient in Kubernetes & Containerisation of Applications (primarily using Docker). Track record of embedding security, observability and automation (tests, builds, deployments) into the development life cycle; strong CI/CD discipline and Git best practices. Experience collaborating in multi-disciplinary teams to meet security, accessibility, performance and reliability standards expected in digital services. Key outcomes & responsibilities End-to-end engineering: implement standards-compliant JavaScript/HTML front-ends and Back End services in Node.js and Spring Boot; design and expose RESTful APIs with policy-compliant API management; build microservices with robust integration to data, messaging and UI layers. Integration & events: integrate with relational/NoSQL stores (MongoDB/DocumentDB) and event streams (Kafka); ensure idempotency and reliable messaging. Security by design: implement IDAM/IdP, SSO, RBAC, SSL/TLS, and KMS usage within apps and pipelines; handle secrets safely and follow least-privilege patterns. Operability & telemetry: build observable services with AWS telemetry (metrics, logs, traces), well-defined SLOs, and automated alerts; maintain high availability and performance. Modern delivery: manage work in Jira/Confluence; use GitHub with trunk/GitFlow practices; implement CI/CD with quality gates, automated tests and security scans; contribute to documentation and runbooks. Quality & accessibility: ensure services meet DWP expectations for security, performance,
Dec 03, 2025
Contractor
A leading IT Consultancy is seeking a Full Stack Engineer Developer on a contract basis to work on a project with a Government department. You must hold an active SC Clearance The Full Stack Engineer Developer will be required to Design, build, test and operate secure, scalable, and accessible full-stack services. You will deliver high-quality, well-tested code across Front End and Back End, APIs and integrations, following modern development standards and DDaT guidance. Essential skills Front End & language: JavaScript, HTML; responsive UI patterns and web standards. Back End: Node.js and Spring Boot microservices; RESTful API design and API management (policies, rate limiting, security), EKS (Kubernetes), Containerisation (Docker). Integration: data-layer integration; event-driven design with Kafka; NoSQL (MongoDB/DocumentDB). Security: IDAM/IdP, SSO, RBAC, SSL/TLS, KMS (key management and envelope encryption patterns), Graph API. Cloud operability: telemetry and logging on AWS; performance and availability monitoring. Tooling & delivery: Jira, Confluence, GitHub, CI/CD pipelines; automated testing and code reviews. Experience profile Demonstrable delivery of citizen- or staff-facing services at scale using JavaScript/HTML, Node.js, Spring Boot, REST APIs and event-driven integrations on AWS. Should be proficient in Kubernetes & Containerisation of Applications (primarily using Docker). Track record of embedding security, observability and automation (tests, builds, deployments) into the development life cycle; strong CI/CD discipline and Git best practices. Experience collaborating in multi-disciplinary teams to meet security, accessibility, performance and reliability standards expected in digital services. Key outcomes & responsibilities End-to-end engineering: implement standards-compliant JavaScript/HTML front-ends and Back End services in Node.js and Spring Boot; design and expose RESTful APIs with policy-compliant API management; build microservices with robust integration to data, messaging and UI layers. Integration & events: integrate with relational/NoSQL stores (MongoDB/DocumentDB) and event streams (Kafka); ensure idempotency and reliable messaging. Security by design: implement IDAM/IdP, SSO, RBAC, SSL/TLS, and KMS usage within apps and pipelines; handle secrets safely and follow least-privilege patterns. Operability & telemetry: build observable services with AWS telemetry (metrics, logs, traces), well-defined SLOs, and automated alerts; maintain high availability and performance. Modern delivery: manage work in Jira/Confluence; use GitHub with trunk/GitFlow practices; implement CI/CD with quality gates, automated tests and security scans; contribute to documentation and runbooks. Quality & accessibility: ensure services meet DWP expectations for security, performance,
(unit and integration) and support test automation initiatives. Collaborate with product owners, UX designers, QA, and other engineers in an Agile environment (Scrum/Kanban). Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and pair programming sessions. Troubleshoot and resolve production issues; contribute to reliability and observability (logging, metrics, alerts). Assist in defining CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes (eg, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Concourse). Produce concise technical documentation and handover notes. Must-Have Skills & Experience 3+ years professional experience with Scala . 2+ years hands-on experience with Play Framework (controllers, routing, forms, HTTP filters). Strong understanding of functional programming concepts and idiomatic Scala (immutability, monads; familiarity with Cats or Scalaz is a plus). Experience designing and consuming REST APIs, including JSON validation/serialization (Play JSON, Circe). Proficiency with relational databases (PostgreSQL) and/or NoSQL (MongoDB), including schema design and query optimization. Proven experience writing unit and integration tests (ScalaTest, Specs2, Mockito, etc.). Familiarity with sbt and dependency management. Experience with Git and branching strategies. Good understanding of HTTP, web security best practices, and performance considerations. Experience working in Agile teams and participating in ceremonies.
Dec 03, 2025
Contractor
(unit and integration) and support test automation initiatives. Collaborate with product owners, UX designers, QA, and other engineers in an Agile environment (Scrum/Kanban). Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and pair programming sessions. Troubleshoot and resolve production issues; contribute to reliability and observability (logging, metrics, alerts). Assist in defining CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes (eg, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Concourse). Produce concise technical documentation and handover notes. Must-Have Skills & Experience 3+ years professional experience with Scala . 2+ years hands-on experience with Play Framework (controllers, routing, forms, HTTP filters). Strong understanding of functional programming concepts and idiomatic Scala (immutability, monads; familiarity with Cats or Scalaz is a plus). Experience designing and consuming REST APIs, including JSON validation/serialization (Play JSON, Circe). Proficiency with relational databases (PostgreSQL) and/or NoSQL (MongoDB), including schema design and query optimization. Proven experience writing unit and integration tests (ScalaTest, Specs2, Mockito, etc.). Familiarity with sbt and dependency management. Experience with Git and branching strategies. Good understanding of HTTP, web security best practices, and performance considerations. Experience working in Agile teams and participating in ceremonies.
Senior API Technical Consultant (GraphQL Specialist) Design and build next generation of high-scale SaaS platforms. We're looking for a senior/lead engineering consultant with deep expertise in GraphQL to take a leading role in developing our robust TypeScript/Node.js Back End. You will be instrumental in shaping our technical direction, driving the evolution of our APIs, ensuring our services are resilient, scalable and secure within a cutting-edge, cloud-native environment (Helm, Kubernetes). The Deliverables Design and build sophisticated, scalable GraphQL APIs and Back End services using TypeScript and Node.js. Lead the design and evolution of our API schemas, ensuring they meet the complex demands of a rapidly growing platform. Champion best practice in code quality, automated testing (Vitest, Playwright) and observability to deliver resilient, maintainable, and production-ready business logic. Drive DevOps excellence by collaborating on CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Concourse), containerisation (Docker) and Kubernetes deployments. Mentor and empower fellow engineers through thoughtful code reviews, technical guidance and fostering a culture of collaborative problem-solving. Influence technical strategy by working within a cross-functional Agile team to guide process improvements and make key architectural decisions. Experience Extensive production experience architecting and delivering complex applications with TypeScript and Node.js Expert level GraphQL , including advanced API design, schema evolution, performance optimisation. Strong automated testing frameworks like Vitest and Playwright . Proficiency with modern DevOps tooling and cloud-native architecture, including Docker , Helm , Kubernetes Proven ability to lead technical discussions, influence architectural decisions, drive improvements across a codebase. A passion for mentoring and coaching other developers to elevate the team's capabilities. Beneficial: Large-scale SaaS, streaming services, advanced Helm chart authoring. Please send your CV, day rate and availability for consideration, alternatively should you know of a suitable other, please forward for review. If you're interested in this opportunity, please email your latest CV with reate and availability. Staffworx Limited are a UK based recruitment consultancy supporting the global digital, E-commerce, software & business consulting sectors
Dec 02, 2025
Contractor
Senior API Technical Consultant (GraphQL Specialist) Design and build next generation of high-scale SaaS platforms. We're looking for a senior/lead engineering consultant with deep expertise in GraphQL to take a leading role in developing our robust TypeScript/Node.js Back End. You will be instrumental in shaping our technical direction, driving the evolution of our APIs, ensuring our services are resilient, scalable and secure within a cutting-edge, cloud-native environment (Helm, Kubernetes). The Deliverables Design and build sophisticated, scalable GraphQL APIs and Back End services using TypeScript and Node.js. Lead the design and evolution of our API schemas, ensuring they meet the complex demands of a rapidly growing platform. Champion best practice in code quality, automated testing (Vitest, Playwright) and observability to deliver resilient, maintainable, and production-ready business logic. Drive DevOps excellence by collaborating on CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Concourse), containerisation (Docker) and Kubernetes deployments. Mentor and empower fellow engineers through thoughtful code reviews, technical guidance and fostering a culture of collaborative problem-solving. Influence technical strategy by working within a cross-functional Agile team to guide process improvements and make key architectural decisions. Experience Extensive production experience architecting and delivering complex applications with TypeScript and Node.js Expert level GraphQL , including advanced API design, schema evolution, performance optimisation. Strong automated testing frameworks like Vitest and Playwright . Proficiency with modern DevOps tooling and cloud-native architecture, including Docker , Helm , Kubernetes Proven ability to lead technical discussions, influence architectural decisions, drive improvements across a codebase. A passion for mentoring and coaching other developers to elevate the team's capabilities. Beneficial: Large-scale SaaS, streaming services, advanced Helm chart authoring. Please send your CV, day rate and availability for consideration, alternatively should you know of a suitable other, please forward for review. If you're interested in this opportunity, please email your latest CV with reate and availability. Staffworx Limited are a UK based recruitment consultancy supporting the global digital, E-commerce, software & business consulting sectors
Lead Java Developer / Software Engineer London / WFH to £115k Are you a hands-on Java Developer with leadership skills? You could be progressing your career in a Lead Java Developer role at a global FinTech / CFD trading company that has been consistently voted as one of the UKs top employers. As a Lead Java Developer you'll join a fairly new team working on a new crypto offering and split your time between hands-on development with people management (70/30). You'll set the technical direction, mentor engineers and ensure code quality, observability, scalability and security are embedded into high-quality, high-impact releases. You'll be working with a modern, cloud native tech stack using Java, Spring Boot, AWS, Kafka and CI/CD to build highly scalable, distributed systems with 24/7 availability. Location / WFH: There's a hybrid model with two days a week work from home, when you are in the office you'll be based in the City with an upbeat team environment, casual dress code and a range of facilities including roof terrace, restaurant and break out areas. About you: You have strong technical and people leadership skills You have advanced experience of building cloud-native, distributed systems using Java and Spring Boot You have a strong knowledge of AWS including Amazon EKS You have experience with Kafka and event driven architectures You're collaborative and pragmatic with great communication skills, you're comfortable working with other teams and business stakeholders W hat's in it for you: As a Lead Java Developer you will earn a competitive package: Salary to £115k + Bonus Pension, Private Medical Care, Life Assurance Option to buy or sell holiday days Wellness benefits and gym subsidy Childcare vouchers Enhanced paternity leave including shared parental pay and leave Employee led LGBTQ+, Women's, Black and Parents & Carers networks with an annual budget for organising events and projects that foster an open, diverse and inclusive culture Plus a range of other perks Apply now to find out more about this Lead Java Developer / Software Engineer opportunity. At Client Server we believe in a diverse workplace that allows people to play to their strengths and continually learn. We're an equal opportunities employer whose people come from all walks of life and will never discriminate based on race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. The clients we work with share our values.
Oct 07, 2025
Full time
Lead Java Developer / Software Engineer London / WFH to £115k Are you a hands-on Java Developer with leadership skills? You could be progressing your career in a Lead Java Developer role at a global FinTech / CFD trading company that has been consistently voted as one of the UKs top employers. As a Lead Java Developer you'll join a fairly new team working on a new crypto offering and split your time between hands-on development with people management (70/30). You'll set the technical direction, mentor engineers and ensure code quality, observability, scalability and security are embedded into high-quality, high-impact releases. You'll be working with a modern, cloud native tech stack using Java, Spring Boot, AWS, Kafka and CI/CD to build highly scalable, distributed systems with 24/7 availability. Location / WFH: There's a hybrid model with two days a week work from home, when you are in the office you'll be based in the City with an upbeat team environment, casual dress code and a range of facilities including roof terrace, restaurant and break out areas. About you: You have strong technical and people leadership skills You have advanced experience of building cloud-native, distributed systems using Java and Spring Boot You have a strong knowledge of AWS including Amazon EKS You have experience with Kafka and event driven architectures You're collaborative and pragmatic with great communication skills, you're comfortable working with other teams and business stakeholders W hat's in it for you: As a Lead Java Developer you will earn a competitive package: Salary to £115k + Bonus Pension, Private Medical Care, Life Assurance Option to buy or sell holiday days Wellness benefits and gym subsidy Childcare vouchers Enhanced paternity leave including shared parental pay and leave Employee led LGBTQ+, Women's, Black and Parents & Carers networks with an annual budget for organising events and projects that foster an open, diverse and inclusive culture Plus a range of other perks Apply now to find out more about this Lead Java Developer / Software Engineer opportunity. At Client Server we believe in a diverse workplace that allows people to play to their strengths and continually learn. We're an equal opportunities employer whose people come from all walks of life and will never discriminate based on race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. The clients we work with share our values.
Our client, a prominent player in the insurtech sector, is seeking a passionate and skilled Java Software Engineer to join their dynamic team. This permanent role will involve working closely with engineering squads, architects, and platform teams to ensure the company's APIs are well-designed, discoverable, versioned, and aligned with modern integration patterns. The ideal candidate will also guide the adoption of API tooling and platforms such as TIBCO, Apigee, or Azure API Management, enhancing the developer experience both internally and externally. Key Responsibilities: Technical Leadership & API Strategy Define and maintain the organisation's API strategy, including standards for design, documentation, versioning, security, and lifecycle management. Establish and evolve reusable API design patterns, working closely with architects and platform teams. Guide platform adoption and integration of API gateway/orchestration tools (e.g., TIBCO, Apigee, Azure API Management). Support consistent enforcement of API governance policies, authentication mechanisms, and API analytics. Contribute to the long-term roadmap for API enablement, developer tooling, and discoverability. Design, Development & Enablement Design and build Spring Boot-based APIs that are scalable, testable, and well-structured. Lead or support squads in the delivery of high-impact integration solutions across services and platforms. Collaborate on reusable API assets such as SDKs, templates, shared schemas, and common middleware. Implement robust error handling, logging, and observability across services and endpoints. Promote automation of API tests, documentation, contract validation, and pipeline integration. Collaboration & Engineering Maturity Act as a subject matter expert for APIs across squads and tribes, supporting design reviews, peer mentoring, and training. Participate in planning, backlog refinement, and sprint activities as a senior technical voice. Collaborate with architecture, security, and governance teams to align APIs with organisational principles. Contribute to Chapter and Guild forums, raising the bar for API engineering across the organisation. Lead efforts to reduce technical debt, improve platform resilience, and accelerate onboarding for new API consumers. Job Requirements: Technical Expertise Essential: Strong commercial experience building APIs using Java and Spring Boot in a production environment. Deep knowledge of RESTful API design, including best practices for resource modelling, pagination, and error handling. Proven experience with API versioning strategies, backward compatibility, and lifecycle management. Familiarity with OpenAPI/Swagger specifications and API documentation tooling. Solid understanding of API security, including OAuth2, API keys, scopes, JWT, and rate limiting. Strong testing experience, including contract testing, unit, integration, and end-to-end tests. Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and infrastructure-as-code concepts. Desirable: Experience with API gateway/orchestration platforms, such as TIBCO, Apigee, or Azure API Management. Experience with asynchronous patterns, such as event-driven architecture or messaging queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ). Familiarity with containerisation (Docker) and deployment in Kubernetes environments. Exposure to GraphQL and other modern API approaches. Behavioural Competencies Strategic Thinking: Aligns API design and platform tooling with organisational goals and future scalability. Technical Leadership: Mentors engineers, shares best practices, and supports consistent implementation across teams. Collaboration: Works across squads, architecture, and platform areas to unify integration approaches. Communication: Explains complex API design choices clearly to technical and non-technical audiences. Accountability: Takes ownership of engineering quality, platform reliability, and strategic delivery. Continuous Improvement: Identifies opportunities to simplify, standardise, or automate aspects of API delivery. Resilience & Knowledge Sharing: Encourages documentation, reusable assets, and team resilience through shared learning. Benefits: Permanent position with opportunities for career growth Work within a leading insurtech company Access to continuous professional development and training Supportive and collaborative team environment Comprehensive employee benefits package If you are a Java Software Engineer looking for a dynamic role within the insurtech industry, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's innovative team.
Oct 03, 2025
Full time
Our client, a prominent player in the insurtech sector, is seeking a passionate and skilled Java Software Engineer to join their dynamic team. This permanent role will involve working closely with engineering squads, architects, and platform teams to ensure the company's APIs are well-designed, discoverable, versioned, and aligned with modern integration patterns. The ideal candidate will also guide the adoption of API tooling and platforms such as TIBCO, Apigee, or Azure API Management, enhancing the developer experience both internally and externally. Key Responsibilities: Technical Leadership & API Strategy Define and maintain the organisation's API strategy, including standards for design, documentation, versioning, security, and lifecycle management. Establish and evolve reusable API design patterns, working closely with architects and platform teams. Guide platform adoption and integration of API gateway/orchestration tools (e.g., TIBCO, Apigee, Azure API Management). Support consistent enforcement of API governance policies, authentication mechanisms, and API analytics. Contribute to the long-term roadmap for API enablement, developer tooling, and discoverability. Design, Development & Enablement Design and build Spring Boot-based APIs that are scalable, testable, and well-structured. Lead or support squads in the delivery of high-impact integration solutions across services and platforms. Collaborate on reusable API assets such as SDKs, templates, shared schemas, and common middleware. Implement robust error handling, logging, and observability across services and endpoints. Promote automation of API tests, documentation, contract validation, and pipeline integration. Collaboration & Engineering Maturity Act as a subject matter expert for APIs across squads and tribes, supporting design reviews, peer mentoring, and training. Participate in planning, backlog refinement, and sprint activities as a senior technical voice. Collaborate with architecture, security, and governance teams to align APIs with organisational principles. Contribute to Chapter and Guild forums, raising the bar for API engineering across the organisation. Lead efforts to reduce technical debt, improve platform resilience, and accelerate onboarding for new API consumers. Job Requirements: Technical Expertise Essential: Strong commercial experience building APIs using Java and Spring Boot in a production environment. Deep knowledge of RESTful API design, including best practices for resource modelling, pagination, and error handling. Proven experience with API versioning strategies, backward compatibility, and lifecycle management. Familiarity with OpenAPI/Swagger specifications and API documentation tooling. Solid understanding of API security, including OAuth2, API keys, scopes, JWT, and rate limiting. Strong testing experience, including contract testing, unit, integration, and end-to-end tests. Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and infrastructure-as-code concepts. Desirable: Experience with API gateway/orchestration platforms, such as TIBCO, Apigee, or Azure API Management. Experience with asynchronous patterns, such as event-driven architecture or messaging queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ). Familiarity with containerisation (Docker) and deployment in Kubernetes environments. Exposure to GraphQL and other modern API approaches. Behavioural Competencies Strategic Thinking: Aligns API design and platform tooling with organisational goals and future scalability. Technical Leadership: Mentors engineers, shares best practices, and supports consistent implementation across teams. Collaboration: Works across squads, architecture, and platform areas to unify integration approaches. Communication: Explains complex API design choices clearly to technical and non-technical audiences. Accountability: Takes ownership of engineering quality, platform reliability, and strategic delivery. Continuous Improvement: Identifies opportunities to simplify, standardise, or automate aspects of API delivery. Resilience & Knowledge Sharing: Encourages documentation, reusable assets, and team resilience through shared learning. Benefits: Permanent position with opportunities for career growth Work within a leading insurtech company Access to continuous professional development and training Supportive and collaborative team environment Comprehensive employee benefits package If you are a Java Software Engineer looking for a dynamic role within the insurtech industry, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's innovative team.
