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Senior Automation Engineer Location: Outskirts of Edinburgh (flexible work pattern and compressed week) Employment: Permanent: up to £60k Hours: 37 hours per week Overview We are working with a leading advanced manufacturing and defence organisation seeking a Senior Automation Engineer to deliver innovative automation solutions across complex production environments. This role offers the opportunity to lead end-to-end automation projects, driving improvements in efficiency, quality, and safety within highly regulated industries. The Role You will be responsible for the design, development, and implementation of automated manufacturing systems, supporting projects from concept through to commissioning. Key Responsibilities Design and develop automated systems including PLCs, robotics, and SCADA Lead full lifecycle automation projects to improve cycle time, cost, and safety Program and optimise PLCs (Siemens, Allen Bradley), robots (Fanuc, ABB, Kuka), and HMI/SCADA systems Commission robotic cells and assembly systems, ensuring compliance with industry standards (e.g. ISO 9001 / AS9100) Integrate shop-floor systems with MES and ERP platforms Develop automated workflows and manufacturing recipes (ISA-88 / ISA-95) Support data-driven manufacturing through KPI dashboards and reporting Conduct root cause analysis and drive continuous improvement Skills & Experience Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Controls or similar) Proven experience in industrial automation within manufacturing environments Strong knowledge of PLC programming (Siemens S7 / TIA Portal preferred) and robotics Experience integrating MES (e.g. Syncade, Opcenter) and ERP systems Familiarity with industrial communication protocols (e.g. OPC UA, Ethernet/IP) Experience working in regulated industries such as Life Sciences, Aerospace & Defence, or FMCG Desirable Programming/scripting skills (Python, Java, C++, PowerShell or Bash) Experience with SQL, XML, or database systems Exposure to Infrastructure as Code or modern automation tooling Benefits for perm employee: Condensed 4 day working week bonus, overtime pay and flexible discounts and benefits.

Head of DevOps & Platform Engineering London (Hybrid) £90,000 - £110,000 No Sponsorship Available VIQU have partnered with a leading enterprise organisation undergoing significant investment in cloud, automation and platform engineering capabilities. As they continue to modernise their technology estate, they are seeking a Head of DevOps & Platform Engineering to lead the strategy, delivery and operational management of their DevOps and tooling function. This is a senior leadership role responsible for driving DevOps best practice, platform reliability, automation and cloud optimisation across a large-scale technology environment. You'll lead geographically distributed teams, oversee critical tooling platforms, and play a key role in the successful delivery of major technology programmes. The successful candidate will define and execute the DevOps and Platform Engineering roadmap, ensuring the organisation continues to evolve its cloud, automation and CI/CD capabilities while maintaining operational excellence across critical technology platforms. Key responsibilities: Define and deliver the DevOps and Platform Engineering strategy. Lead DevOps, Platform Engineering and Automation teams across the UK and offshore locations. Drive adoption of CI/CD best practices, Infrastructure as Code and automation-first principles. Oversee the availability, performance, security and scalability of cloud and tooling platforms. Support the successful delivery of major transformation programmes and cloud initiatives. Manage technology suppliers and strategic delivery partners. Own governance, service performance, risk management and compliance across the function. Manage budgets, resource planning and cloud cost optimisation activities. Core technologies: Microsoft Azure Terraform Jenkins GitLab CI/CD Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Platform Engineering DevOps Tooling & Automation Cloud Operations Requirements: Extensive experience leading DevOps, Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering or Infrastructure teams within large enterprise environments. Deep understanding of Azure cloud technologies and cloud-native operating models. Proven experience delivering CI/CD, automation and Infrastructure as Code initiatives at scale. Experience leading geographically distributed teams and managing third-party suppliers. Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior business and technology leaders. Experience supporting large-scale cloud transformation, modernisation or platform engineering programmes. Azure, Agile or ITIL certifications would be advantageous. Apply now to speak with VIQU IT in confidence. Or contact Aaron Chiverton on (url removed) . Know someone great? Refer them and receive up to £1,000 if successful (terms apply). For more exciting roles and opportunities, follow us on IT Recruitment.

Senior Full Stack Developer 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract | Hybrid Working (2 Days per Week in London) Salary £54,000 - £61,000 pa plus generous pension and holidays A prestigious client is seeking an experienced Senior Full Stack Developer to join a high-performing technology team delivering innovative AI and automation solutions at scale. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a modern, cloud-native platform using cutting-edge technologies across Back End services, integrations, and user-facing applications. You'll play a key role in shaping engineering standards, influencing technical direction, and delivering high-quality software within a collaborative Agile environment. The Role As a Senior Full Stack Developer, you will focus primarily on Back End engineering using Go , while also contributing to modern React-based Front End applications. You'll work closely with developers, architects, and product teams to build scalable, secure, and observable solutions deployed through Kubernetes-based infrastructure. This is a hands-on senior engineering role ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, mentoring others, and driving best practice across software delivery. Key Responsibilities Design, develop and maintain scalable Back End services in Go Build modern Front End applications using React Develop APIs, integrations and event-driven services Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native deployments Review code and champion engineering best practices Improve application performance, observability and reliability Collaborate within Agile delivery teams across multiple projects Support technical decision-making and continuous improvement Skills & Experience We are looking for candidates with strong commercial experience in: Go/Golang Back End development Full stack software engineering within Agile environments REST APIs, integrations and distributed systems React and modern Front End development CI/CD, Git and cloud-based delivery practices Docker and Kubernetes Code reviews, testing and engineering governance Experience with any of the following would be highly advantageous: Microsoft Azure Python GitOps tooling (Argo CD/Flux) Observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry) AI/LLM-enabled applications Event-driven architectures and messaging platforms What's on Offer Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI and cloud-native technologies Hybrid working model with flexibility Collaborative, forward-thinking engineering environment High-profile programme of work with real organisational impact £54,000 - £61,000 salary and benefits package If you are a passionate senior engineer looking for your next challenge within a modern technology environment, we would love to hear from you. Please send your CV to Laura at (see below) Services advertised are those of an employment agency.

Head of DevOps & Platform Engineering London (Hybrid) £90,000 - £110,000 No Sponsorship Available VIQU have partnered with a leading enterprise organisation undergoing significant investment in cloud, automation and platform engineering capabilities. As they continue to modernise their technology estate, they are seeking a Head of DevOps & Platform Engineering to lead the strategy, delivery and operational management of their DevOps and tooling function. This is a senior leadership role responsible for driving DevOps best practice, platform reliability, automation and cloud optimisation across a large-scale technology environment. You'll lead geographically distributed teams, oversee critical tooling platforms, and play a key role in the successful delivery of major technology programmes. The successful candidate will define and execute the DevOps and Platform Engineering roadmap, ensuring the organisation continues to evolve its cloud, automation and CI/CD capabilities while maintaining operational excellence across critical technology platforms. Key responsibilities: Define and deliver the DevOps and Platform Engineering strategy. Lead DevOps, Platform Engineering and Automation teams across the UK and offshore locations. Drive adoption of CI/CD best practices, Infrastructure as Code and automation-first principles. Oversee the availability, performance, security and scalability of cloud and tooling platforms. Support the successful delivery of major transformation programmes and cloud initiatives. Manage technology suppliers and strategic delivery partners. Own governance, service performance, risk management and compliance across the function. Manage budgets, resource planning and cloud cost optimisation activities. Core technologies: Microsoft Azure Terraform Jenkins GitLab CI/CD Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Platform Engineering DevOps Tooling & Automation Cloud Operations Requirements: Extensive experience leading DevOps, Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering or Infrastructure teams within large enterprise environments. Deep understanding of Azure cloud technologies and cloud-native operating models. Proven experience delivering CI/CD, automation and Infrastructure as Code initiatives at scale. Experience leading geographically distributed teams and managing third-party suppliers. Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior business and technology leaders. Experience supporting large-scale cloud transformation, modernisation or platform engineering programmes. Azure, Agile or ITIL certifications would be advantageous. Apply now to speak with VIQU IT in confidence. Or contact Aaron Chiverton on (see below). Know someone great? Refer them and receive up to £1,000 if successful (terms apply).

Are you ready to shape the future of water infrastructure? We are looking for a forward-thinking Site MEICA Commissioning Engineer to join our Investment Delivery Directorate. This isn't just about oversight; it's about setting the standard for engineering excellence across South East Water. In this role, you won't just follow specifications-you'll challenge, innovate, and evolve them. You will be the technical lead ensuring that every MEICA element of our capital projects is installed, tested, and commissioned to the highest industry standards. Main responsibilities: Ensure that commissioning and handover plans are complete and robust for each project. Assist in ensuring quality of deliverables meet business and regulatory requirements and that projects are carried out in line with the defined scope and commissioning plan. Help to drive technical excellence in the commissioning of plant. Undertake witness testing/commissioning responsibilities under the most appropriate Health and Safety Legislation under direction set out by the Senior Site MEICA Engineer. On-site inspections and surveys of works in accordance with standards and specifications and on-site testing and commissioning. Design review in accordance with legislation, standards and specifications. Analysis of options and selection of technical solutions as appropriate. Assist on delivery of standards and approaches to delivery. Liaise with internal stakeholders for contribution to successful project delivery. Liaise with site SEW owners to assist the Project Managers in the successful closing out of schemes. Ensure the Operations teams are fully trained and conversant with the functionality of all new equipment being put into service. You'll need: Skills / Qualifications / Experience HNC or a Degree in Engineering or equivalent training. Substantial experience with MEICA based installations, with a reputation for technical excellence. MEICA Technical Expert with the ability to exercise sound judgement and decision making in complex situations. Will have experience in Operations and Commissioning (ideally) including water utilities. Knowledge/experience of PLC, HMI and VSD equipment and their application. Experience and understanding of water utility plant and process equipment. Good organisational skills. Good technical report writing, editorial skills, and good oral communication. Good people skills, team oriented with the ability to work closely with peers, with the ability to influence outcomes and staff who are not necessarily part of direct line management. It will be a bonus if you have: Skills / Qualifications / Experience Working towards EngTech or Incorporated Engineer status. Knowledge of PLC, HMI, and VSD equipment and their applications. Basic online PLC/HMI code verification. Understanding of PLC control networks, SCADA/Telemetry solutions, and NIS Regulations related to site-based software infrastructure. Familiarity with Google Workspace (Sheets, Docs, Slides). Employees are required to be flexible and to be prepared to perform duties and other tasks within their capabilities. The nature of our business is such that the contents of any job profile are subject to change from time to time. We want to be the water company people want to be supplied by and want to work for. We know the communities we serve are diverse. We recognise creativity comes from diversity not similarity. That's why we are enthusiastic about creating inclusion across age, race, gender, ethnicity, religion and identity. You will experience our dedication to equal opportunities and fair treatment for all: through your recruitment, employment and career progression with South East Water. Benefits package: Excellent Stakeholder pension scheme, up to 10% employer contribution. 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays per annum, increasing to 6 weeks with length of service. Flexible annual leave policy to buy or sell holiday leave. Paid volunteering days. Cycle to work scheme. Health cash plan. Life assurance. Wellbeing related benefits. What can you expect from your recruitment? To apply for this position, please submit your CV on our career's website. It is necessary for you to have the legal right to work in the UK when you begin employment with South East Water. Additionally, as part of the employment offer, you will need to pass background, identity, and employment referencing checks. If this sounds like the opportunity you've been looking for, apply now! South East Water kindly asks that recruitment agencies refrain from submitting CVs to our employees or associates without explicit invitation from our HR Resourcing team. CVs sent on a speculative basis will not be acknowledged and will not assume any responsibility for fees or commissions in the event that we hire a candidate who applied directly or subsequently introduced by an instructed agency. Compensation package: Up to £51,000 p.a. dependant on experience Pay: Up to £51,000.00 per year Work Location: In person

12-Month Contract | Inside IR35 We are looking for experienced Lead Software Engineers to play a key role in designing, developing, and improving secure, scalable digital services that support critical government functions. Location Hybrid working - 40% office-based (approximately 2 days per week) in one of the following locations: London Manchester Birmingham Cardiff Darlington Key Responsibilities Lead the design and delivery of scalable software solutions Translate user and business requirements into technical solutions Develop secure, high-quality, test-driven code Support and maintain live services, ensuring performance and reliability Collaborate closely with Business Analysts, Designers, User Researchers, and Developers Provide technical leadership across multiple workstreams Drive continuous improvement of engineering practices and processes Ensure successful integration across complex systems Technical Environment Python Django Agile delivery environment Government Digital Service (GDS) aligned development Essential Skills & Experience Strong commercial experience with Python and Django Proven system design and architecture experience Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills Experience working within Agile, multidisciplinary teams Ability to operate effectively in secure, structured environments Typically 5+ years' experience, ideally 8-10 years Team Structure You'll join a multidisciplinary team of approximately 27 people, working across four Agile squads consisting of Senior Developers, Business Analysts, and User-Centred Design specialists.

East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, Scotland, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the Humber The Role We're recruiting for Lead Architects here at Justice Digital , to be part of our warm and collaborative teams within the Legal Aid Agency . Our lead architects are responsible for assuring, designing, and delivering digital services that make a genuine difference to people's lives. A Lead Architect will work alongside a service owner, overseeing the work of up to 10 engineering teams. Together we will collaborate to develop our strategy, connect people and build trust with clear communication, and provide empathetic technical leadership across diverse teams. This role aligns against the Lead Technical Architect Role from the Government Digital and Data Framework. Our Lead Architects will work to understand our technology, our business, and our people (colleagues, stakeholders, and users of our services), and to create an ambitious and pragmatic vision for our teams, using their technical expertise to bring our challenges and opportunities into focus alongside the views of other professions in our leadership team. In LAA Digital believe that architecture is not purely a technical discipline. The systems we build are shaped by the teams that build them, the organisational structures they sit within, and the communication patterns between the people involved. Our architects think about how team structures, domain boundaries, and organisational dynamics shape systems - and how the systems we design, in turn, shape the organisation. We are looking for people who understand that designing great systems means co-designing the social and technical dimensions together, and who bring both technical depth and organisational awareness to their work. This role requires clear communication and structured thinking skills. A Lead Architect can see the big picture, understanding our complex technology landscape, and can clearly and effectively communicate with both specialist and non-specialist audiences. By building trust, developing great relationships, and empathising with others you will support the development of the architecture community and engineering leadership within your service area, providing guidance, mentorship, and technical leadership across teams. A Lead Architect will have a good understanding of a broad range of technologies, with hands on experience in both software engineering and commercial enterprise, as well as providing effective governance, both within our organisation, and across our suppliers. You'll receive a range of excellent benefits when you join our department, including: A generous employer pension contribution of 28.97% through the Civil Service Pension Scheme. 25 days of annual leave, (increasing to 30 days once you have reached 5 years of service), plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King's birthday. Flexible working arrangements including hybrid working, working part time or compressed hours. Designed to support a positive work-life balance. Employees are allocated 10% of their working time for personal and professional development. A £1k per person learning budget is in place to support all our people, with access to best-in-class conferences and seminars, accreditation with professional bodies, fully funded vocational programmes and e-learning platforms. Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too! You can find more details of the Benefits we offer here . To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital, Data and Science please take a look at our blog. Key Responsibilities Create a technical vision for Legal Aid, develop our strategy, and be accountable for our technology estate as part of our Architect Leadership Team. Communicate about our technology across teams and professions, not just within our Digital unit but across all parts of the Ministry of Justice and with our suppliers and partners; seeing the big picture and bringing it to all stakeholders. Collaborate and find agreement with senior stakeholders, providing both technical and non-technical direction and challenge, as well as pragmatic compromise to deliver value. Maintain a holistic view of the end-to-end service ecosystem within Legal Aid, identifying technical dependencies and risks, actively seeking opportunities for improvement and collaboration, and ensuring we as a profession are actively producing, maintaining, and owning the associated enterprise architecture documentation. Empower teams to make pragmatic and incremental change, through influence and inspiration, setting both a vision for the future and an empathetic path that people and teams will be able to follow. Guide and influence choices to align with strategy, and seek out opportunities for digital transformation, helping all understand the value of technical decisions. Engage with our portfolio, assurance, risk management, cyber, and information assurance leadership to ensure their priorities are represented alongside those of the business and other digital teams. Mentor, coach, line-manage, and recruit more great architects and engineering leadership, helping build a sustainable work force plan to deliver our strategy. Champion inclusive working practices and support efforts to grow diversity, inclusivity and balance across engineering roles. Run community-of-practice initiatives within the architecture and engineering functions. Promote open dialogue, collaborative problem solving, and continuous learning within our technical community. Our Tech Stack This is our tech, both strategic and legacy. You don't need to have experience with all of these, but we hope you see some familiar things. Modern languages and frameworks built in Ruby, Java, and Python Resilient infrastructure in the cloud (primarily AWS), using infrastructure as code (IaC) and platforms as a service (PaaS) Progressive software development practices such as Domain-Driven Design (DDD), test-driven development (TDD), continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) A new multi-tier architecture, creating central data and business logic platforms to accelerate our product development. Enterprise Oracle software, including Enterprise Resource Planning (E-Business Suite) Mac or Windows-based development environments and public GitHub repositories if you're interested in finding out more about the work our architects do in LAA Digital, please join us on 10th June at 12:00. In the session, we will explain a little more about the recruitment process and what it is like to work within the Civil Service. More importantly, you'll hear first-hand from our lead architects about the work they do. Please come along with you questions and learn more about the team and the role. For more information and to register, visit link If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply! Person Specification Essential A systems thinking mindset and the ability to see the big picture - how changes in one part of a sociotechnical system (people, process, technology, governance) affect others, to reason about emergent behaviours in complex environments, and to make trade-offs accordingly leading to iterative, outcome-focused, and effective change towards a strategic vision. Comfort with ambiguity and complexity is essential. Demonstrated leadership experience in a technical, solution, or infrastructure architecture role, with a background in either software engineering or enterprise architecture, acting as a recognised expert to guide, critique, and support teams. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to distil complex and nuanced information into clear, concise messaging at all levels, from specialist developers through to non-technical executive leadership, developing mutual understanding and trust to drive consensus and reach decisions. Experience assuring services in a complex technical estate through effective risk management and technical governance, both within your own teams and across commercial engagements with third parties. Practical knowledge of modern application architectures (e.g., microservices, APIs, web frameworks, data persistence technologies or event driven architecture in public cloud environments) Experience in introducing and championing best practices such as agile development, domain-driven design (DDD), test-driven development (TDD), continuous integration (CI), continuous delivery (CD), and DevOps, fostering high-quality engineering culture within teams. Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for SC clearance We welcome the unique contribution diverse applicants bring and do not discriminate based on culture, ethnicity, race, nationality or national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability status, sexual orientation, educational or social background or any other factor. Our values are Purpose, Humanity Openness and Together . click apply for full job details

Location Newport, NP10 8QQ About the job Job summary Senior Dynamics Developer The IPO is a modern organisation which depends on its IT services to operate and innovate effectively. To provide up to date services to our customers systems need to be developed, improved, and maintained. This position plays a pivotal role in ensuring the core applications are reviewed and continually improved. You will need the appetite to learn new technologies and methodologies for delivering high quality IT services. In this role you will work within a multi-disciplined squad using several technologies to build enterprise grade services. You will be expected to be proactive and take accountability for the squad assigned deliveries. The role will also require the investigation, diagnosis and fix of any system issues. A Senior Developer is expected to contribute to the technical strategy for the department. As a multi-skilled individual specialising in MS Dynamics and Power Apps, you will have the opportunities to develop and mature skills in a core role but extend this to skills typically aligned to other role types. You will have a high level of input in defining which additional skills you can develop. This is a rolling recruitment exercise. Applications will be assessed at regular intervals against the published criteria. Selection decisions will be made on merit, following fair and open competition, in line with the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. We may appoint candidates as assessment stages are completed and may close the advert early or create a reserve list where sufficient candidates are identified. Working Style This role will be carried out in-line with IPO Hybrid working arrangements where staff are currently expected to spend at least 20% of their time working onsite from one of our offices. This role is based in our Newport Office . The requirement for attendance at an office location can vary by role so we would encourage candidates to discuss working arrangements with the recruiting manager to agree a reasonable balance between working from home and the office. Job description Main duties consist of but are not limited to: Technical Be responsible for the design, coding, configuration, testing and documentation of large, complex or mission critical applications in a cloud first environment using Dynamics and Power Apps in MS Azure Configure and customise both model model-driven and canvas apps Develop Power Automate Flows via connectors to the Dataverse and other data sources Develop PowerApps integrations with other Azure components such as Logic Apps, Azure Service Bus and Azure Functions Work closely with test engineers to reach a common understanding of acceptance criteria, the code base and test coverage Work collaboratively with IT and stakeholders, share knowledge and expertise with your wider team, aspire to be a role model within the organisation, champion our culture of learning, development, cross-company collaboration and teamwork Proactively investigate problems and opportunities in existing processes, evaluating and communicating findings and recommendations to stakeholders Identify and manage defects, incidents, risks and issues in line with IPO standards Work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver highly user focused and successful digital services ensuring governance standards are adhered to Assist in implementing toolkits and APIs for purposes such as integration, performance optimisation, security and scalability Keeping an open mind and exploring innovative ways to solve problems, working in a fail-fast fashion to provide required functionality Embrace a continuous improvement ethos Responsible for ensuring that the team test and build activities follow agreed governance and processes Proactively apply HMG IA technical security controls according to ISO 27001 & the Security Policy Framework (SPF) Behavioural Understanding yourself to be a leader (and the impact of your behaviour on others in a project team focused on results) Engaging Stakeholders (for mutually beneficial collaborative relationships outside of the team) Share knowledge and expertise with your wider team, aspire to be a role model within the organisation, champion our culture of learning, development, cross-company collaboration and teamwork Work across several multi-disciplinary teams to deliver highly focused and successful digital services Provide project / delivery management support when required Effective management and delegation of tasks within the team Applies "progress over perfection" principle Takes full responsibility for decisions and delivers Inner composure, recovers quickly from setbacks and learns from the experience Highly driven & inspires others to move things along and make things happen Personal and Team Development Drive your own training and self-development, keeping skills up to date and learning new skills Promote and display the IPO and Civil Service Values Guides more junior members in their personal development Coaches and mentors' colleagues Continuously improves technical knowledge and stays abreast of latest trends Shares knowledge of tools and techniques with your wider team and the business stakeholders Person specification Essential Experience Has been a key player in delivering technical solutions as part of large projects Experienced with modern delivery models such as Scrum and other Agile methodologies Advocate of DevOps principles Experience working in a Microsoft Azure Cloud first team Experience with Azure DevOps Essential Technical Experience of MS Dynamics CRM and PowerApps platform Has a deep understanding of architectural principals such as SOA and Micro-Services Technical aptitude Proficiency in one or more of these languages: C#, Python, JavaScript, Typescript Experience writing and implementing Unit Testing

Senior Developer Permanent (must have or be able to obtain SC Clearance) Redhill, Surrey Up to £60,000 Per Year Plus an excellent benefits package (including Pension, Bonus, Training and Development, Healthcare, etc.) Skills and Experience: Ability to work effectively as part of a team, and on your own projects Good programming experience in some or all the following programming technologies: Linux (Debian, Ubuntu), Apache, Database Administration (MySQL), Programming knowledge (Bash, Python, PHP, ReactJS and NodeJS) Experience of CI/CD pipelines, Bitbucket and JIRA environments Experience of at least one of Xray, Pytest, Jest, Cypress test frameworks Experience of SonarQube code quality tool (desirable) Programming knowledge of SOA architectures (Desirable) Working knowledge of satellite networks and infrastructure (desirable) Asterisk / VoIP platforms Degree (2:1) or HND/HNC in Computer Science/Programming/Engineering related area and/or at least 5 years equivalent experience The Opportunity: My client based are a satellite communications provider working within the MOD sector who are looking to hire a Senior Developer to lead and work as part of a team in the system design/development processes. You will be using bespoke and open-source software, primarily Linux based to bring additional value to their in-house and customer solutions. In co-ordination with the Head of Technology, you will also lead and mentor the Developer and Graduate Developer working in your immediate team. The main development software technologies include Debian, Apache, MySQL, Python, PHP, ReactJS and NodeJS. As part of this role my client expect the successful candidate to continuously improve their skillset in software versioning and task management. NB: You must be able to obtain SC Clearance this is a must for the role and as such anyone that can t obtain it will be automatically rejected. Applications: Please contact John here at ISR to understand more about our growing client and how you can become a part on their ongoing success story working as a Senior Developer?

Senior Backend Python Developer 6-Month contract - Inside IR35 - up to £450 per day Leeds based - hybrid working - 3 days onsite Responsibilities Build and maintain backend services and APIs in line with existing architectural patterns and standards. Implement business logic, data access layers, and integrations with internal and external systems. Develop and enhance RESTful APIs, following defined contracts and API standards. Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code, adhering to agreed engineering best practices. Contribute unit and integration tests to ensure functional correctness and regression safety. Support feature delivery by implementing backend components from pre-defined designs and tickets. Participate in code reviews, addressing feedback and continuously improving code quality. Troubleshoot backend issues using logs and diagnostics, escalating complex design concerns to onshore leads. Work within an Agile/Scrum team, contributing to sprint delivery and estimations for assigned work. Follow established security, performance, and reliability guidelines when implementing backend changes. Skills & Experience Core backend engineering 3-6+ years of backend development experience. Strong experience with Python or equivalent backend frameworks. Solid understanding of REST API development, request/response models, and error handling. Experience working in microservices-based architectures. Cloud & infrastructure awareness Hands-on experience deploying or running services on GCP or another hyperscaler. Familiarity with managed databases (e.g. Cloud SQL, PostgreSQL). Understanding of containerised workloads (Docker) and serverless/container platforms (e.g. Cloud Run or Kubernetes). Data & integration Strong SQL skills, including schema usage, query optimisation, and data consistency. Experience integrating with external systems via APIs or messaging. Awareness of data validation, idempotency, and failure handling patterns. Quality & delivery Experience writing unit and integration tests for backend services. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control (Git-based workflows). Comfortable working from clear requirements, tickets, and technical guidance provided by onshore leads. Ways of working Experience working as part of a distributed or offshore delivery team. Able to communicate progress, blockers, and risks clearly to onshore counterparts. Willingness to follow established standards rather than redefine architecture. Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.

The Senior AI Software Engineer is a core technical role within the AI Lab. This person helps design and build the foundation that AI solutions are built on, bringing engineering depth, an eye for systems thinking, and a commitment to quality that raises the bar for the whole team.You will make an impact by: Contributing to system design and feasibility assessments for new AI initiatives, helping evaluate technical approaches, surface risks, and shape solution direction ahead of development. Helping maintain and evolve development and coding standards across the Lab, ensuring AI work produced by the firm is consistent, clean, and built to last. Implementing enterprise integration patterns that connect AI solutions to RSM's wider technology ecosystem in a secure and scalable way. Building and maintaining automation frameworks that improve the speed and reliability of development, testing, and deployment. Applying appropriate architectural patterns and scalability models when designing solutions, with an awareness of how choices made today affect maintainability tomorrow. Participating in technical reviews, offering constructive input on designs and code produced by peers and contributing to a culture of engineering rigour. Designing and developing AI solutions end-to-end across the Lab's core platforms - Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry, Intellixcore, and more - from initial design through to production delivery. Producing clear technical documentation, architectural diagrams, and reusable assets that help the wider team build confidently and consistently. Supporting junior engineers and graduates with day-to-day technical guidance, code review, and practical problem-solving. What we are looking for:The ideal candidate is a capable, hands-on engineer with a growing interest in how AI systems are designed and structured at scale - someone who takes quality seriously and brings considered thinking to every build.Key attributes include: Solid experience designing and delivering AI or data-driven solutions in a professional context, with involvement in architectural or system-level decisions. Working knowledge of enterprise AI platforms - ideally Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry, or Intellixcore - or equivalent cloud and AI tooling, with the ability to get up to speed quickly. A good grounding in software engineering principles, including system design, API and integration patterns, and security fundamentals. Solid programming skills, with practical experience in Python and SQL used in AI and data engineering contexts; comfortable working across both code-first and low-code platforms. Comfortable working within governance or compliance-aware environments, understanding the importance of building responsibly without losing momentum. Ability to produce technical documentation and diagrams that are accessible to both engineering colleagues and non-technical audiences. Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the confidence to raise technical concerns, contribute to design discussions, and support teammates effectively. What we can offer you:We recognise that our people are our most important assets. That's why we offer a flexible reward and benefits package that will help you have a fulfilling experience, both in and out of work. Hybrid and Flexible working 26 Days Holiday (with the option of purchasing additional days) Lifestyle, Health, and Wellbeing, including financial wellbeing benefits such as financial tools, electric car scheme and access to a virtual GP Access to a suite of 300+ courses on demand developed by our inhouse Talent Development team UNFORTUNATELY THIS ROLE DOES NOT SPONSOR Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Senior Rust Engineer (Rust/C++) Core Trading Infra We are partnered exclusively with a top-tier digital asset exchange . They have a global presence, and are renowned for their security and platform performance . The team are looking to bolster their Rust Engineering team in Europe . Core Trading Infrastructure Team: The Core Systems team oversees all aspects of the trading platform's backend, including the trade execution engine , data distribution hubs, internal and external interfaces, and various supporting services. Our client is looking to hire Rust Engineers who either have Trading experience, or work in an industry where latency and performance matters. Responsibilities: Develop and maintain robust Rust-based services and frameworks Create clean, testable, and highly performant code in Rust Contribute to the design of large-scale, distributed system architectures Requirements: Expertise in crafting network services or asynchronous code using Rust . Ideally two years production Rust experience, or substantial open-source contributions. Ability to independently troubleshoot issues across the entire stack (OS, network, application) Experience developing distributed systems Package: This is a very exciting time to join the exchange. You will be working with arguably the most stable teams in crypto, and at the bleeding-edge of finance. Package incudes base salary (Up to 180,000 Euros), + RSU's + Bonus (8-15%) This opportunity is available in the below jurisdictions, the client is looking to hire people full-time (Not through B2B contract) and does not sponsor visas. United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Germany, Cyprus, United States of America (East Coast)

Senior Cloud Engineer Azure Abingdon £62,000pa to £72,000pa plus bonus 1 day onsite per week: MARS has partnered a global consultancy to hire in a permanent Senior Cloud Engineer to join a talented IT function. This strategic delivery partners work, spans both private and public enterprises on a global basis, delivering real impactful change, improvements and transformation for their clients. With an amazing company culture and values, this business really puts its staff at the forefront of what they do. Due to growth, they now seek a Senior Cloud Engineer who lives and breathes the Azure stack. This Azure Cloud Engineer role is incredibly varied, there is the standard Azure DevOps & GitHub, working pipelines etc, but you will also use Bicep for Infrastructure-as-a-code. The Cloud Engineer will help their external consultancy teams define technical requirements with their clients. On top of that, there is a lot of standard existing Azure Cloud support for clients and acting as a technical escalation point for internal service desks. Our client is looking for an Azure Cloud Engineer with the following skills: SME-level experience working within a Microsoft Azure cloud environment. o Microsoft Azure Certifications: o Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) o Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) o Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500) or demonstrable equivalent security engineering experience with a commitment to achieve this certification. Infrastructure-as-Code: strong, hands-on proficiency in Bicep for provisioning and managing Azure resources. IaC must be the default approach, not an occasional tool. CI/CD pipeline expertise: proven experience building and maintaining pipelines in Azure DevOps and/or GitHub Actions, ensuring automated, repeatable infrastructure deployment. Scripting proficiency: PowerShell and Azure CLI used regularly for automation, operational tasks, and reducing manual intervention. Azure Integration Services: proficient in Logic Apps, Service Bus, Event Grid, and API Management for integration design and implementation. API Development: solid experience with SOAP and REST APIs, including design, development, and secure management. Experience with GitHub version control, including branching strategies and code review practices. Experienced in designing virtualised infrastructure environments including compute, virtualisation, storage, and security. Experience with security vulnerability management and remediation. Our client is offering a highly competitive salary and generous benefits package includes: Life Assurance, Income Protection, pension contributions and 27 days holiday (not including bank holidays). They also operate a profit share scheme so that our people share in the success of the business. The profit share bonus is based on company performance and typically paid out in March and September. Joining this impressive business also brings many social benefits. They have a full social calendar with Spring activity days, Christmas events, a 2-day Summer event and 4 sponsored weekends a year. If you re an Azure Cloud Engineer looking for a career defining opportunity with progression and development, then please drop Lee at MARS an application. MARS Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and positively welcomes applications from suitably qualified applicants regardless of race, colour, sex, marital status, national origin, religion, age, disability, or any other protected status. Suitable candidates for the role will be contacted within 3 working days, unfortunately if you haven t heard back in this time your application has been unsuccessful at this time. MARS Recruitment is a specialist Engineering & IT recruiter working in partnership with companies across the UK and offers services of both an Employment Business (for Temporary/Contract roles) and an Employment Agency (for Permanent roles).

Prestigious opportunity for a talented and experienced Senior Java Developer to join a fast growing technology and transformation team delivering innovative, large-scale engineering solutions.This role sits at the intersection of technology, data, and AI, working on some of the UK's most ambitious digital programmes. You'll play a key role in designing and building modern, scalable applications that help organisations make smarter, data driven decisions.Collaborating within mature, cross-functional teams, working alongside engineers, architects, and business stakeholders to create impactful, future ready solutions. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain high-quality Java based applications Contribute across the full software development lifecycle Provide technical input into architecture and system design Build secure, scalable RESTful APIs Collaborate with engineers, product teams, and stakeholders to deliver solutions Write clean, maintainable, and well documented code Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues Continuously improve system performance, reliability, and security Stay up to date with emerging technologies and best practices If you possess a combination of some of the following skills, then LET'S TALK! Strong experience in Java development (plus exposure to Kotlin or Scala) Deep understanding of OOP principles, SOLID design, and design patterns Hands on experience with Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring MVC) Experience designing and securing RESTful APIs Experience with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Bit bucket Pipelines) Strong experience with Git and version control strategies Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) Ability to monitor, diagnose, and improve application performance Strong understanding of secure coding practices Exposure to the following would be advantageous but not essential: - Messaging/streaming technologies (Kafka, SQS) Serverless technologies (e.g., AWS Lambda) Monitoring/logging tools (ELK, Splunk, Dynatrace) ORM technologies (JPA, Hibernate) API documentation tools (e.g., Swagger/OpenAPI) Test tools (Postman, Selenium, Axe) Exposure to AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) In return, you will be rewarded with a market leading benefits package and ongoing career development in a flexible, hybrid working environment. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)

Senior AI Engineer (Gen AI & RAG) Greater London, England, United Kingdom (On-site) Join an award-winning, internationally recognised B2B Consultancy as a Senior AI Engineer, where you will play a central role in delivering and evolving production-grade generative AI capabilities that power real-world business outcomes. This is a senior, hands-on engineering role focused on building the intelligence layer of next-generation AI products. You will architect and implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, agentic workflows, and rigorous evaluation frameworks that ensure AI systems are accurate, reliable, and grounded in genuine business value. Reporting to the Director of AI, you will bridge strategy and execution - translating architectural direction into high-quality, scalable implementations in close collaboration with AI Platform Engineering. What You'll Do Design, build, and deploy production-grade generative AI systems that perform reliably at scale. Implement and continuously improve RAG pipelines that effectively leverage proprietary and domain-specific content. Develop agentic and workflow-driven AI patterns with a strong emphasis on determinism, quality, and long-term maintainability. Apply model adaptation techniques - prompting, fine-tuning, distillation - to optimise for quality, latency, and cost efficiency. Drive strong experimentation and evaluation practices, measuring correctness, faithfulness, and robustness across AI outputs. Provide hands-on technical leadership, mentoring engineers and contributing meaningful code-level guidance across the team. Work closely with platform, product, and delivery teams to accelerate the path from AI experimentation to production deployment. Explore and apply advanced retrieval approaches, including Graph-RAG and structured knowledge representation, where they deliver clear value. Required Skills & Experience Strong Python proficiency for production-grade AI development, with hands-on experience across LlamaIndex, LangChain, and LangGraph. Proven track record building Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems; Graph-RAG exposure is a distinct advantage. Practical experience with model adaptation techniques including prompting, fine-tuning, instruction tuning, or knowledge distillation. Solid grounding in evaluation and experimentation methodology for generative AI, with a focus on correctness, faithfulness, and robustness. Demonstrable experience owning the technical design and delivery of complex AI, ML, or data-driven systems in live production environments. A background operating at senior engineer or technical lead level - comfortable balancing rapid experimentation with disciplined production delivery, and communicating with clarity across technical and non-technical stakeholders. This is a compelling opportunity to work at the forefront of applied Generative AI, where your contributions directly shape customer-facing products and drive measurable business impact. You will bring genuine technical ownership and autonomy, supported by a world-class leadership team with a clear and ambitious AI roadmap. INDAM The Portfolio Group are acting on behalf of our client in recruiting for this position.

My Architecture client are looking for a Senior/Technologist to join them on a hybrid basis. Key Responsibilities: Develop detailed technical drawings, specifications, and BIM models using Revit. Collaborate with architects, engineers, and consultants to deliver coordinated and compliant design solutions. Interpret and apply relevant healthcare regulations, building codes, and infection control standards (e.g., HBN, HTM in the UK, or local equivalents). Support project documentation through all RIBA stages (or equivalent design phases), from concept to construction. Participate in site visits, client meetings, and design coordination workshops. Review and implement redlines, revisions, and technical mark-ups from senior team members. Assist in clash detection and model coordination with MEP and structural teams. Maintain accurate and organized project documentation and model management protocols. Required Skills and Qualifications: Degree or diploma in Architectural Technology or related field. Minimum 3-5 years of experience Proficient in Autodesk Revit, with a portfolio demonstrating technical Revit work on healthcare or similarly complex projects. Understanding of BIM Level 2 workflows and data exchange. Excellent communication, problem-solving, and coordination skills. Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a collaborative team environment

Financial Controller Up to £75,000 plus benefits Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 5.00pm, Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm Our client is an established and growing manufacturing business that continues to invest in its people, systems and operations. As they enter an exciting period of development, they are looking to appoint an experienced Financial Controller to lead the finance function and work closely with senior leadership to support future growth. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys making a genuine impact. The successful candidate will have the freedom to make the role their own, reviewing existing processes, introducing new ways of working and implementing improvements that drive efficiency, accuracy and business performance. If you enjoy creating structure, influencing change and delivering results, this role offers the autonomy to do exactly that. The Role As Financial Controller, you will take ownership of the finance department while partnering with operational teams across the business. You will provide accurate financial information, deliver strategic insight and ensure the finance function supports both day to day operations and long term business objectives. Key responsibilities include: Leading the finance function within a busy manufacturing environment Producing monthly management accounts and ensuring timely financial reporting Managing budgeting, forecasting and cash flow planning Overseeing stock accounting, inventory valuation and cost analysis Delivering balance sheet reconciliations, accruals and prepayments Developing financial controls and strengthening internal procedures Identifying opportunities to improve systems, processes and reporting across the finance function Managing and developing the finance team, including sales ledger, purchase ledger, payroll and general ledger Producing meaningful KPI reporting and variance analysis to support operational decision making Managing taxation requirements including VAT, Corporation Tax, Research and Development claims, Customs and Excise and environmental taxes Leading the year end audit process and maintaining strong relationships with external auditors and banking partners Ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements About You We are looking for an experienced finance leader with a strong background in manufacturing who is comfortable working in a fast paced environment and confident challenging existing ways of working. You will have: ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification or equivalent At least five years of Financial Controller experience within manufacturing, production or FMCG Strong knowledge of stock management, standard costing and inventory control Experience producing management accounts, financial reporting and leading audits Advanced Excel skills and experience using ERP or finance systems Excellent analytical and commercial awareness The ability to communicate effectively with finance and non finance stakeholders A proactive approach with a passion for continuous improvement Strong leadership skills and the ability to develop and motivate a finance team Why Join? This is more than a traditional Financial Controller position. It is an opportunity to shape the finance function, introduce new processes and procedures and play a key role in the continued success of a growing manufacturing business. You will benefit from: Salary up to £75,000 plus benefits A senior leadership role with real influence across the business The opportunity to implement change and improve finance operations A collaborative management team that values new ideas A stable and expanding business with ambitious plans for the future If you are an experienced Financial Controller looking for a role where you can make a visible difference, drive improvements and leave your mark on a successful manufacturing business, we would love to hear from you. Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.

An exciting opportunity has now arisen for a Contract Manager to join our Hard Facilities Management team. This team delivers planned, preventative and responsive building repairs for our end client, the NHS. The role is based in Sidcup and is responsible for our flagship NHS Acute Hospital contract. Rydon Maintenance is an expanding division of the Rydon Group and is successfully providing hard facilities management services to a variety of clients, predominantly within the healthcare sector. Rydon Maintenance provides hard FM (facilities management) services across England for a growing number of NHS Trusts. We look after more than 250 buildings on behalf of 20 NHS Trusts on a planned, responsive repairs and small works projects basis. We provide maintenance services to hospitals, ambulance trusts, primary care trusts as well as mental health trusts. Job Purpose The successful candidate will take responsibility for the delivery of Hard FM Services including health, safety, quality and performance across a portfolio of healthcare sites. These sites include a mixture of community health and PFI health care facility centres. You will be the senior point of contact for all operational issues to ensure the delivery of an effective hard facilities maintenance service in line with contractual obligations and budgetary constraints. Managing a skilled Engineering team delivering planned and reactive maintenance you will ensure contract compliance with all statutory regulations, current legislation and local codes of practice and policies across the sites. Some of the specific key duties include: Ensuring that we deliver an outstanding maintenance and repairs service by providing excellent team leadership, long term planning of resources and delivering continuous improvements to the services/operations we provide. Ensure contractual commitments are met in accordance with KPI s/SLA s Managing the contract on a day to day basis you will use your influence and impact to maximise financial profit levels and effectively manage risk while meeting or exceeding contractual key performance indicators. You will have responsibility for daily, weekly, monthly and annual planning and attending client contract monitoring meetings ensuring that all supporting documentation are available to demonstrate service delivery performance. You will build a balanced well performing team around you with a constant eye on succession planning. You will ensure your team understands what their job entails and that they carry out their job to a consistently high level by setting and driving stretching targets whilst ensuring our Company and Clients Policies and Procedures are adhered to. Identify and mitigate risk in all areas of contract and operational performance. Control and monitor the performance of the specialist service providers and any sub contractors through regular review meetings. What we can offer you: A competitive starting salary between £55 - 60k depending on experience. A car allowance of £5,472 per annum. 25 days holiday with the ability to increase up to 30 days. Pension Scheme: 4.5% contributory. Health Cash Plan: helping you spread the cost of essential healthcare 24/7 EAP Service: free advice, counselling and support for you and your family whenever you need it. Wellbeing and mental health champions readily available at work. Access to an employee discount scheme which includes a wide-range of special offers and discounts on insurances, lifestyle goods and services. Eyecare vouchers and free flu Vaccinations Flexible benefits for you to choose from including Private Medical, Critical Illness, DenPlan and Cycle to work schemes. Employee Referral Scheme: recommend a personal connection to us and claim a cash reward for their successful hire. Opportunities for you to progress your career across the business. This is an excellent opportunity with onward development for you and the team you lead Experience Required The preferred candidate will be an experienced Contract / Facilities Manager with experience ideally gained with a maintenance contractor providing providing services to the NHS.Experience of PFI contracts would also be an advantage. Candidates with experience of managing contracts gained within a different sector will also be considered. You will also have excellent previous experience of leading teams that manage directly employed and subcontracted trades with up to date knowledge within health and safety. You will have strong financial acumen, using your expertise to ensure that the financial interests of both Rydon and our Clients are managed throughout the life of the contract. You will also demonstrate excellent long-term planning/strategic thinking in order to recommend and implement continuous improvements to benefit our client and Rydon. If you have the above skills and experience we would strongly encourage you to apply. Additional Information As a well established, progressive company we are committed to attracting and retaining individuals by offering an excellent benefits package that includes a wide range of core and voluntary benefits. Rydon is an equal opportunities employer and promotes diversity in employment. Successful candidates will be selected solely on their ability to carry out the duties of the post. To apply online, please use the 'apply for this job link' at the top of this page.

Senior Software Engineer - Real-Time Data (Kafka/Spark) Chester Hybrid working 12-month contract Inside IR35 Global Investment Bank A leading global investment bank is looking for a hands-on Senior Engineer to build high-performance, real-time data platforms supporting regulatory compliance across global operations. This is a fully engineering-led role focused on streaming, distributed systems, and low-latency processing , ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex data challenges at scale. What You'll Do Design and build Kafka-based streaming pipelines and Spark processing jobs Develop low-latency, high throughput systems handling large-scale datasets Create data matching and reconciliation solutions across multiple sources Work on event-driven architectures with a focus on performance, accuracy, and reliability Contribute to production grade systems in a highly regulated environment What We're Looking For Strong hands-on experience with Kafka and Spark Experience building real-time or near real-time data pipelines Solid understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and data processing Background in software engineering best practices (testing, CI/CD, clean code) Nice to Have Experience in banking, compliance, or regulated environments Exposure to high-volume transactional or voice data systems