We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team and take our technology and your career into new territories! MBDA is a great a place to learn about the company's entire product portfolio, whilst embracing the change to DevOps and other innovative technologies! Job Title: Senior Software Engineer Salary: £40,000-£75,000 depending on experience Location: Stevenage (We may be able to offer a relocation package for this role) Dynamic (hybrid) working: Typically for this role you will work 3-5 days per week on-site due to workload classification. Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team. What we can offer you: Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year) Pension: Maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14% Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments. Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more. The opportunity: We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team and take our technology and your career into new territories! Test Software UK collaborate across Electronic Engineering, our Test Centre of Excellence and Software Engineering to deliver the MBDA UK test capability. Our mission as a function is to facilitate robust and timely test of missile systems and ensure MBDA continues to provide a decisive military capability for our home nations and their allies. Spanning a diverse portfolio of work packages, Test Software UK directly influences the company's product certification, manufacturing output and support activities. Specifically, Test Software UK are responsible for developing and supporting software packages that utilise Test Equipment hardware to configure, verify and validate the conformance and quality of our MBDA UK product range from development, through production and into field test scenarios. We are a multi-disciplined, dynamic, focused and agile team specialising in all aspects of test solution design, including software, hardware, simulation and real-time systems. What we're looking for from you: A software engineer or electronics engineer with transferable talent into software development for test solutions: Strong ability to write software in one of the following languages; C, C++ or ADA and motivated to develop reliable, high performance, standardised and documented software Excellent analytical and design ability, including review and critical analysis 'Can do' and flexible approach - you'll enjoy solving technical problems that sometimes extend beyond the bounds of "software" Keen to work on novel products where the software you produce is time and mission critical Ability to communicate effectively with multiple stakeholders, including Systems Engineering, Electronics and Electrical and Test and Validation Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom. We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process. Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.
Apr 03, 2026
Full time
We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team and take our technology and your career into new territories! MBDA is a great a place to learn about the company's entire product portfolio, whilst embracing the change to DevOps and other innovative technologies! Job Title: Senior Software Engineer Salary: £40,000-£75,000 depending on experience Location: Stevenage (We may be able to offer a relocation package for this role) Dynamic (hybrid) working: Typically for this role you will work 3-5 days per week on-site due to workload classification. Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team. What we can offer you: Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year) Pension: Maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14% Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments. Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more. The opportunity: We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team and take our technology and your career into new territories! Test Software UK collaborate across Electronic Engineering, our Test Centre of Excellence and Software Engineering to deliver the MBDA UK test capability. Our mission as a function is to facilitate robust and timely test of missile systems and ensure MBDA continues to provide a decisive military capability for our home nations and their allies. Spanning a diverse portfolio of work packages, Test Software UK directly influences the company's product certification, manufacturing output and support activities. Specifically, Test Software UK are responsible for developing and supporting software packages that utilise Test Equipment hardware to configure, verify and validate the conformance and quality of our MBDA UK product range from development, through production and into field test scenarios. We are a multi-disciplined, dynamic, focused and agile team specialising in all aspects of test solution design, including software, hardware, simulation and real-time systems. What we're looking for from you: A software engineer or electronics engineer with transferable talent into software development for test solutions: Strong ability to write software in one of the following languages; C, C++ or ADA and motivated to develop reliable, high performance, standardised and documented software Excellent analytical and design ability, including review and critical analysis 'Can do' and flexible approach - you'll enjoy solving technical problems that sometimes extend beyond the bounds of "software" Keen to work on novel products where the software you produce is time and mission critical Ability to communicate effectively with multiple stakeholders, including Systems Engineering, Electronics and Electrical and Test and Validation Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom. We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process. Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.
Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) UK Remote Permanent Up to £120,000 Fully Remote (UK Only) This Is NOT a DevOps Role Real SRE Work Only Were looking for a true Senior Site Reliability Engineer with deep incident management experience, strong operational ownership, and expert Linux/AWS troubleshooting skills. This role is focused entirely on reliability, availability, incident response, click apply for full job details
Apr 03, 2026
Full time
Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) UK Remote Permanent Up to £120,000 Fully Remote (UK Only) This Is NOT a DevOps Role Real SRE Work Only Were looking for a true Senior Site Reliability Engineer with deep incident management experience, strong operational ownership, and expert Linux/AWS troubleshooting skills. This role is focused entirely on reliability, availability, incident response, click apply for full job details
Senior Azure Devops Engineer Permanent - Leicester - Hybrid £64,000-£71,000 VIQU is partnering with a leading organisation on a major cloud and DevOps transformation, moving from on-premise to a cloud-first Azure environment. This is a high-impact opportunity for a Senior Azure DevOps Engineer to work closely with development teams, shaping CI/CD pipelines, container platforms, and modern cloud se click apply for full job details
Apr 03, 2026
Full time
Senior Azure Devops Engineer Permanent - Leicester - Hybrid £64,000-£71,000 VIQU is partnering with a leading organisation on a major cloud and DevOps transformation, moving from on-premise to a cloud-first Azure environment. This is a high-impact opportunity for a Senior Azure DevOps Engineer to work closely with development teams, shaping CI/CD pipelines, container platforms, and modern cloud se click apply for full job details
Company Description Head of Test role (managing Test Managers) Senior strategic role Join us as we build our capability in readiness for large implementation project. 26 days holiday, and a day off for your birthday Free access to company holiday homes Discretionary annual bonus plus an additional Shared Reward Bonus Health cash plan plus Private medical insurance Life assurance and Critical illness cover Free local gym access This role is based 5 days at our Cheadle office in South Manchester (SK8 3GW) We re Together. For over 50 years, we ve helped thousands of people, businesses and professionals unlock their property ambitions with our common-sense approach to mortgages and secured loans. We take the time to understand our customers and our door is always open, so we can often help when other lenders can t or won t. Based in Cheadle, Cheshire, our 750 colleagues help our customers throughout the UK, backed by the power of a £7 billion loan book. Job Description As Head of Testing, you will have the opportunity to join the next phase of evolution for a long established, well respected organisation. As part of Group Technology Services, you will ensure high quality releases, adherence to internal and external standards and quality controls through manual and automated testing. You will work closely with colleagues through the business and technical teams as part of cross functional teams set up to build and deliver the essential products needed to support the Together business. You will have the opportunity to create a modern automated test strategy for the organisation and to see it through to delivering effective results. You will be a key player in the transformation of Together technical capability. This role will be the ideal challenge for an experienced test expert who is keen on driving organisational level test strategy and execution within a modern cloud enabled DevOps environment. Examples of the key accountabilities of the role Adherence to IT Change and Operational policies and standards Taking ownership of the test strategy and approach across the organisation and leading the test engineering team Define the test strategy for the organisation and oversee the test approach for the major projects and programmes in the portfolio. Lead the management and development of the test engineering capability within Together and the evolution of that capability. Work with the engineering teams to select, deploy and operationalise the right test tools to support Together s strategy Drive a continuous quality culture throughout the technology organisation and be the Qualifications A deep understanding of the strategies needed within an organisation to drive a testing approach which supports continuous integration and delivery and meets the business needs. Ability to lead a team of test engineers delivering work across a number of different delivery streams. Self starting and able to organise yourself to deliver outstanding results Experience in the generation of automated test suites to ensure that requirements are satisfied, including happy and unhappy path approaches Automated testing of complex web applications with multiple workflows and paths Experience of working as part of an agile team, and integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines (Microsoft Azure DevOps and AutoRabit for Salesforce) Familiarity with nCino, Salesforce, Azure APIs, or Thought Machine Vault would be useful Experience of testing tools and frameworks such as Postman or AccelQ would be useful Full coverage of Functional, Regression, Load, Performance, Security, and Persona-based testing. Experience of working in an enterprise environment Experience with cloud infrastructure with a specialism in Azure Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment Experience with DevOps Procedures and process and working in an Agile Environment Results oriented with the ability to consistently meet deadlines Additional Information If you feel you have some of the skills mentioned above, but not all, please do still apply and we would be happy to have a further discussion with you in regards to your suitability for the role. Together embraces diversity and inclusion, and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Not only do we welcome difference we celebrate it, support it and really value our colleagues for who they are. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don t hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process. Click here for more information on our Recruitment Process Please note that all successful applicants will undergo relevant employment reference, financial and criminal record checks. Please apply ASAP. We would like to commence interviews in early March
Apr 03, 2026
Full time
Company Description Head of Test role (managing Test Managers) Senior strategic role Join us as we build our capability in readiness for large implementation project. 26 days holiday, and a day off for your birthday Free access to company holiday homes Discretionary annual bonus plus an additional Shared Reward Bonus Health cash plan plus Private medical insurance Life assurance and Critical illness cover Free local gym access This role is based 5 days at our Cheadle office in South Manchester (SK8 3GW) We re Together. For over 50 years, we ve helped thousands of people, businesses and professionals unlock their property ambitions with our common-sense approach to mortgages and secured loans. We take the time to understand our customers and our door is always open, so we can often help when other lenders can t or won t. Based in Cheadle, Cheshire, our 750 colleagues help our customers throughout the UK, backed by the power of a £7 billion loan book. Job Description As Head of Testing, you will have the opportunity to join the next phase of evolution for a long established, well respected organisation. As part of Group Technology Services, you will ensure high quality releases, adherence to internal and external standards and quality controls through manual and automated testing. You will work closely with colleagues through the business and technical teams as part of cross functional teams set up to build and deliver the essential products needed to support the Together business. You will have the opportunity to create a modern automated test strategy for the organisation and to see it through to delivering effective results. You will be a key player in the transformation of Together technical capability. This role will be the ideal challenge for an experienced test expert who is keen on driving organisational level test strategy and execution within a modern cloud enabled DevOps environment. Examples of the key accountabilities of the role Adherence to IT Change and Operational policies and standards Taking ownership of the test strategy and approach across the organisation and leading the test engineering team Define the test strategy for the organisation and oversee the test approach for the major projects and programmes in the portfolio. Lead the management and development of the test engineering capability within Together and the evolution of that capability. Work with the engineering teams to select, deploy and operationalise the right test tools to support Together s strategy Drive a continuous quality culture throughout the technology organisation and be the Qualifications A deep understanding of the strategies needed within an organisation to drive a testing approach which supports continuous integration and delivery and meets the business needs. Ability to lead a team of test engineers delivering work across a number of different delivery streams. Self starting and able to organise yourself to deliver outstanding results Experience in the generation of automated test suites to ensure that requirements are satisfied, including happy and unhappy path approaches Automated testing of complex web applications with multiple workflows and paths Experience of working as part of an agile team, and integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines (Microsoft Azure DevOps and AutoRabit for Salesforce) Familiarity with nCino, Salesforce, Azure APIs, or Thought Machine Vault would be useful Experience of testing tools and frameworks such as Postman or AccelQ would be useful Full coverage of Functional, Regression, Load, Performance, Security, and Persona-based testing. Experience of working in an enterprise environment Experience with cloud infrastructure with a specialism in Azure Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment Experience with DevOps Procedures and process and working in an Agile Environment Results oriented with the ability to consistently meet deadlines Additional Information If you feel you have some of the skills mentioned above, but not all, please do still apply and we would be happy to have a further discussion with you in regards to your suitability for the role. Together embraces diversity and inclusion, and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Not only do we welcome difference we celebrate it, support it and really value our colleagues for who they are. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don t hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process. Click here for more information on our Recruitment Process Please note that all successful applicants will undergo relevant employment reference, financial and criminal record checks. Please apply ASAP. We would like to commence interviews in early March
Great opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer to join a mission-driven organisation building systems that process and verify complex open-source information. You'd join a small engineering department and would work in a cross functional product team responsible for building highly scalable, cloud-native, serverless systems in a collaborative DevOps environment. The teams are responsible for all aspects of the product they work on, from ideation through to supporting systems in production, so you should be confident in practices like system design, testing, deployment, observability and monitoring. This position would suit someone looking for a role with a high level of autonomy and the opportunity to work on complex technical challenges. Skills: TypeScript (Node, React) and AWS (serverless) REST APIs NoSQL database (DocumentDB, MongoDB etc.) Graph database (GraphDB, Neo4j etc.) Search technologies such (SOLR, Opensearch, ElasticSearch etc.) The money is good too - up to £80k plus benefits including up to 15% bonus, 6% pension, private medical cover and hybrid working with an office in Manchester city centre. If you're interested and would like to know more, please apply through this advert and I'll be in touch.
Apr 02, 2026
Full time
Great opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer to join a mission-driven organisation building systems that process and verify complex open-source information. You'd join a small engineering department and would work in a cross functional product team responsible for building highly scalable, cloud-native, serverless systems in a collaborative DevOps environment. The teams are responsible for all aspects of the product they work on, from ideation through to supporting systems in production, so you should be confident in practices like system design, testing, deployment, observability and monitoring. This position would suit someone looking for a role with a high level of autonomy and the opportunity to work on complex technical challenges. Skills: TypeScript (Node, React) and AWS (serverless) REST APIs NoSQL database (DocumentDB, MongoDB etc.) Graph database (GraphDB, Neo4j etc.) Search technologies such (SOLR, Opensearch, ElasticSearch etc.) The money is good too - up to £80k plus benefits including up to 15% bonus, 6% pension, private medical cover and hybrid working with an office in Manchester city centre. If you're interested and would like to know more, please apply through this advert and I'll be in touch.
Great opportunity for Senior Python Engineers to work remotely for a UK based AI scale-up. You'd join a large engineering department and would work within a cross functional product-based team responsible for building cloud-native, event-driven systems in a collaborative DevOps environment. The teams are responsible for all aspects of the product they work on, from design through to development, testing, deployment and supporting systems in production, so you should expect to apply XP techniques like TDD and SOLID and be comfortable with practices like IaC, CI/CD and Observability. Skills: Python GCP, AWS Kubernetes, Docker, ECS FastAPI, Django PostgreSQL, MongoDB Serverless, Container-based and Event Driven Architectures The money is good too - up to £100k plus benefits including nonus, share options and private healthcare. If you're interested and would like to know more, please apply through this advert and I'll be in touch.
Apr 02, 2026
Full time
Great opportunity for Senior Python Engineers to work remotely for a UK based AI scale-up. You'd join a large engineering department and would work within a cross functional product-based team responsible for building cloud-native, event-driven systems in a collaborative DevOps environment. The teams are responsible for all aspects of the product they work on, from design through to development, testing, deployment and supporting systems in production, so you should expect to apply XP techniques like TDD and SOLID and be comfortable with practices like IaC, CI/CD and Observability. Skills: Python GCP, AWS Kubernetes, Docker, ECS FastAPI, Django PostgreSQL, MongoDB Serverless, Container-based and Event Driven Architectures The money is good too - up to £100k plus benefits including nonus, share options and private healthcare. If you're interested and would like to know more, please apply through this advert and I'll be in touch.
Salesforce Architect - Financial Services Cloud - Banking Excellent opportunity for a Senior Salesforce architect to own the architecture of the end-to-end solutions and lead the development team in a rapidly growing International Bank. The successful candidate will design the new Financial Services Cloud platform and determine the strategic direction of technology in the enterprise architecture, working closely with C-suites to define the solutions. Responsibilities: Owning the end to end architecture of the Salesforce platform and connected CRM services Designing enterprise scale solutions using Salesforce Financial Services Cloud and Vlocity Leading and mentoring Salesforce developers and setting engineering standards Defining governance, quality controls, and development standards for the platform Driving DevOps practices, CI/CD, and release governance for Salesforce Designing complex integrations between Salesforce and core banking and enterprise systems Working closely with InfoSec to ensure platform security and compliance Leading LWC design and development and contributing to UX direction Producing architecture artefacts and solution design documentation to enterprise standards Partnering with senior business stakeholders to extend CRM capability and value This is a hands on architecture role. You will review code, sign off designs, and be involved in solution delivery where required. Ideal Candidate: Significant experience as a Salesforce Architect in a banking or financial services environment Deep expertise in Salesforce Financial Services Cloud Strong experience with Vlocity (Salesforce Industries) Proven experience designing enterprise scale Salesforce solutions Strong understanding of integration patterns, APIs, and enterprise application integration Experience implementing DevOps and governance models for Salesforce Hands on experience with Apex, declarative configuration, and Lightning Web Components Experience leading Salesforce development teams Strong understanding of platform security and working with InfoSec teams Excellent technical documentation and communication skills Experience working in Agile delivery environments Interested? Please Apply! Salesforce Financial Services Cloud OOP Salesforce fsc architect architecture solution enterprise LWC Design UX Design CRM technology customer relationship management development agile vlocity Apex platform enterprise application integration Salesforce Architect Salesforce Architecture Finance Financial Services Bank Banking Financial Services Cloud Cloud DevOps LWC Design UX Design Salesforce
Apr 02, 2026
Contractor
Salesforce Architect - Financial Services Cloud - Banking Excellent opportunity for a Senior Salesforce architect to own the architecture of the end-to-end solutions and lead the development team in a rapidly growing International Bank. The successful candidate will design the new Financial Services Cloud platform and determine the strategic direction of technology in the enterprise architecture, working closely with C-suites to define the solutions. Responsibilities: Owning the end to end architecture of the Salesforce platform and connected CRM services Designing enterprise scale solutions using Salesforce Financial Services Cloud and Vlocity Leading and mentoring Salesforce developers and setting engineering standards Defining governance, quality controls, and development standards for the platform Driving DevOps practices, CI/CD, and release governance for Salesforce Designing complex integrations between Salesforce and core banking and enterprise systems Working closely with InfoSec to ensure platform security and compliance Leading LWC design and development and contributing to UX direction Producing architecture artefacts and solution design documentation to enterprise standards Partnering with senior business stakeholders to extend CRM capability and value This is a hands on architecture role. You will review code, sign off designs, and be involved in solution delivery where required. Ideal Candidate: Significant experience as a Salesforce Architect in a banking or financial services environment Deep expertise in Salesforce Financial Services Cloud Strong experience with Vlocity (Salesforce Industries) Proven experience designing enterprise scale Salesforce solutions Strong understanding of integration patterns, APIs, and enterprise application integration Experience implementing DevOps and governance models for Salesforce Hands on experience with Apex, declarative configuration, and Lightning Web Components Experience leading Salesforce development teams Strong understanding of platform security and working with InfoSec teams Excellent technical documentation and communication skills Experience working in Agile delivery environments Interested? Please Apply! Salesforce Financial Services Cloud OOP Salesforce fsc architect architecture solution enterprise LWC Design UX Design CRM technology customer relationship management development agile vlocity Apex platform enterprise application integration Salesforce Architect Salesforce Architecture Finance Financial Services Bank Banking Financial Services Cloud Cloud DevOps LWC Design UX Design Salesforce
Role: Senior DevOps Engineer Location: Newport (Hybrid) Salary: Up to £53k 28.9% Pension Must be eligible for SC clearance The Opportunity Yolk Recruitment are excited to be working with an innovation-driven civil service organisation as they journey through an incredible digital transformation whilst prioritising forward thinking and excellent digital practices. Alongside this, they pride themselves on being a Stonewall Diversity Champion, which means they are part of Britain's leading best-practice employers' forum for sexual orientation and gender identity equality, diversity and inclusion. We are now looking for a DevOps Engineer to work within the Platform Engineering group, during the thier digital transformation journey. Working within an established team, this role provides an opportunity to turn innovative ideas into customer value using a range of technologies and delivery platforms. Technical Responsibilities Support the full software development lifecycle using DevOps practices. Apply best practices across infrastructure and applications (availability, security, performance, scalability). Design, implement, and manage automated CI/CD pipelines, including production deployments. Lead integration and configuration of DevOps tools across source control, build, testing, security, and monitoring. Implement monitoring, alerting, and auditing solutions. Ensure adherence to security and performance standards. Contribute to technical design, architecture, and delivery planning. Promote use of automation and infrastructure-as-code. Core Skills Strong experience with DevOps principles and CI/CD pipeline design and management. Knowledge of automated testing within pipelines. Experience in troubleshooting, incident resolution, and service support. Ability to identify and manage risks and issues. Technical Skills Scripting/development experience (e.g. Python, Bash, PowerShell). Experience with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps preferred). Experience building/deploying applications (e.g. Python, .NET, Node). Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform). Experience with containerisation (e.g. Docker, cloud container services). Familiarity with source control systems (e.g. Git). Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred). Think this one's for you If you think this Senior DevOps Engineer opportunity is for you then please apply online. Yolk Public Sector & Not-for-Profit team works with organisations across the UK to fulfil their recruitment needs and to achieve their D&I objectives. We recruit temporary, contract and permanent hires for 1 off specialist needs or for volume campaigns. We support our applicants to navigate the public sector recruitment processes and secure their dream jobs. Yolk Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our workforce. We employ the best people for the job at hand and actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, educational background, parental status, gender identity or any other protected characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity at Yolk allowing our team to bring their whole selves to work.
Apr 02, 2026
Full time
Role: Senior DevOps Engineer Location: Newport (Hybrid) Salary: Up to £53k 28.9% Pension Must be eligible for SC clearance The Opportunity Yolk Recruitment are excited to be working with an innovation-driven civil service organisation as they journey through an incredible digital transformation whilst prioritising forward thinking and excellent digital practices. Alongside this, they pride themselves on being a Stonewall Diversity Champion, which means they are part of Britain's leading best-practice employers' forum for sexual orientation and gender identity equality, diversity and inclusion. We are now looking for a DevOps Engineer to work within the Platform Engineering group, during the thier digital transformation journey. Working within an established team, this role provides an opportunity to turn innovative ideas into customer value using a range of technologies and delivery platforms. Technical Responsibilities Support the full software development lifecycle using DevOps practices. Apply best practices across infrastructure and applications (availability, security, performance, scalability). Design, implement, and manage automated CI/CD pipelines, including production deployments. Lead integration and configuration of DevOps tools across source control, build, testing, security, and monitoring. Implement monitoring, alerting, and auditing solutions. Ensure adherence to security and performance standards. Contribute to technical design, architecture, and delivery planning. Promote use of automation and infrastructure-as-code. Core Skills Strong experience with DevOps principles and CI/CD pipeline design and management. Knowledge of automated testing within pipelines. Experience in troubleshooting, incident resolution, and service support. Ability to identify and manage risks and issues. Technical Skills Scripting/development experience (e.g. Python, Bash, PowerShell). Experience with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps preferred). Experience building/deploying applications (e.g. Python, .NET, Node). Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform). Experience with containerisation (e.g. Docker, cloud container services). Familiarity with source control systems (e.g. Git). Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred). Think this one's for you If you think this Senior DevOps Engineer opportunity is for you then please apply online. Yolk Public Sector & Not-for-Profit team works with organisations across the UK to fulfil their recruitment needs and to achieve their D&I objectives. We recruit temporary, contract and permanent hires for 1 off specialist needs or for volume campaigns. We support our applicants to navigate the public sector recruitment processes and secure their dream jobs. Yolk Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our workforce. We employ the best people for the job at hand and actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, educational background, parental status, gender identity or any other protected characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity at Yolk allowing our team to bring their whole selves to work.
Randstad Technologies Recruitment
City, Birmingham
Senior Agile Delivery Manager Location: Newcastle, Leeds, or Birmingham (Minimum 60% Office Attendance Required) Role Overview The Senior Agile Delivery Manager is a technical delivery leader responsible for the hands-on delivery of software within a modern engineering environment. This is not a purely administrative role; you will be embedded with engineering teams, navigating technical trade-offs, and driving the end-to-back software development lifecycle. Key Responsibilities 1. Hands-on Agile Delivery Team Leadership: Act as Scrum Master / Delivery Manager for software engineering teams on a day-to-day basis. Ceremony Management: Lead high-impact sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives. Flow Optimization: Actively remove blockers, manage scope, and maintain delivery momentum across sustained periods of active build. 2. Technical Engagement & Engineering Quality Direct Collaboration: Work alongside developers, testers, and DevOps engineers to manage modern software engineering lifecycles. Technical Fluency: Confidently engage in discussions regarding technical trade-offs, resilience, security, and recoverability. Modern Standards: Drive delivery within environments utilizing CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and cloud-native services. 3. Stakeholder Influence & Governance Strategic Influence: Challenge and guide senior technical and non-technical stakeholders using evidence-based reporting. Transparency: Build trust through consistent performance metrics and radical transparency regarding delivery health. Change Management: Complete delivery-related governance and change activity (e.g., ServiceNow). 4. Planning & Coordination Backlog Management: Refine prioritized backlogs in partnership with Product Managers and Technical Leads. Risk Mitigation: Proactively manage cross-team dependencies and complex risks. Tooling Mastery: Utilize Jira effectively for tracking and reporting at both the team and initiative level. Mandatory Skills & Experience Software Build Experience: Proven track record in active software product delivery (Cloud migrations or CRM implementations alone are insufficient). Engineering Environment: Recent experience working directly with teams using: Cloud platforms ( AWS or Azure ) Infrastructure as Code ( Terraform ) CI/CD tooling and Automated Testing Agile Expertise: Expert-level application of Scrum/Kanban in a "build" rather than "maintenance" context. Stakeholder Management: Experience influencing at the senior leadership level. Complex Problem Solving: Ability to navigate technical concerns like system security and service resilience. Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Apr 02, 2026
Contractor
Senior Agile Delivery Manager Location: Newcastle, Leeds, or Birmingham (Minimum 60% Office Attendance Required) Role Overview The Senior Agile Delivery Manager is a technical delivery leader responsible for the hands-on delivery of software within a modern engineering environment. This is not a purely administrative role; you will be embedded with engineering teams, navigating technical trade-offs, and driving the end-to-back software development lifecycle. Key Responsibilities 1. Hands-on Agile Delivery Team Leadership: Act as Scrum Master / Delivery Manager for software engineering teams on a day-to-day basis. Ceremony Management: Lead high-impact sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives. Flow Optimization: Actively remove blockers, manage scope, and maintain delivery momentum across sustained periods of active build. 2. Technical Engagement & Engineering Quality Direct Collaboration: Work alongside developers, testers, and DevOps engineers to manage modern software engineering lifecycles. Technical Fluency: Confidently engage in discussions regarding technical trade-offs, resilience, security, and recoverability. Modern Standards: Drive delivery within environments utilizing CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and cloud-native services. 3. Stakeholder Influence & Governance Strategic Influence: Challenge and guide senior technical and non-technical stakeholders using evidence-based reporting. Transparency: Build trust through consistent performance metrics and radical transparency regarding delivery health. Change Management: Complete delivery-related governance and change activity (e.g., ServiceNow). 4. Planning & Coordination Backlog Management: Refine prioritized backlogs in partnership with Product Managers and Technical Leads. Risk Mitigation: Proactively manage cross-team dependencies and complex risks. Tooling Mastery: Utilize Jira effectively for tracking and reporting at both the team and initiative level. Mandatory Skills & Experience Software Build Experience: Proven track record in active software product delivery (Cloud migrations or CRM implementations alone are insufficient). Engineering Environment: Recent experience working directly with teams using: Cloud platforms ( AWS or Azure ) Infrastructure as Code ( Terraform ) CI/CD tooling and Automated Testing Agile Expertise: Expert-level application of Scrum/Kanban in a "build" rather than "maintenance" context. Stakeholder Management: Experience influencing at the senior leadership level. Complex Problem Solving: Ability to navigate technical concerns like system security and service resilience. Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Role : Senior Agile Delivery Manager Duration : 12 months Day rate : (Apply online only) per day ( inside IR35) Locations : Newcastle, Leeds or Birmingham On-site : Minimum 60% office attendance (Hybrid) In this role you would join a newly formed software engineering team focused on a defined backlog of 20-30 items around service security, testability, resilience and recoverability . This is very much a hands-on delivery role - not a coordination-only position. What you would be doing Acting as Scrum Master / Delivery Manager for a software engineering team day to day. Leading sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews and retrospectives. Removing blockers, managing scope, flow and prioritisation to maintain strong delivery momentum. Working closely with engineers, a Senior Technical BA and an Architect to ensure the backlog is technically ready, prioritised and executable. Managing risks, dependencies and complex backlogs, using Jira at both team and initiative level. Providing clear, evidence-based reporting and influencing senior technical and non-technical stakeholders. Technical environment (you should be comfortable operating in most of these areas): Cloud platforms such as Azure and/or AWS as part of software product delivery (not migration-only). CI/CD tooling and modern DevOps practices. Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform). Automated testing and quality practices. Secure, resilient digital services. What the client is specifically looking for Recent, hands-on agile delivery with software development teams in active build. Experience acting as a Scrum Master / Delivery Manager embedded with engineers. Practical experience with version control (e.g. Git), CI/CD and cloud-native or platform-based services. Strong stakeholder engagement and the ability to challenge and influence at senior level. High proficiency in Jira , plus familiarity with delivery governance tools (e.g. ServiceNow is a bonus). Experience focused only on cloud migrations, Dynamics CRM or purely integration/database projects will not be sufficient unless there is clear, recent evidence of end-to-end software product delivery. Why it might interest you Opportunity to lead delivery in a modern engineering setup where agile ways of working are taken seriously. Clear, technically focused backlog around security, resilience and reliability - not a vague transformation brief. Influential position engaging directly with senior stakeholders on a visible digital initiative. If you are within a realistic commute of Newcastle, Leeds or Birmingham and this aligns with your recent experience, I would be keen to share more details and understand your availability and expectations.
Apr 02, 2026
Contractor
Role : Senior Agile Delivery Manager Duration : 12 months Day rate : (Apply online only) per day ( inside IR35) Locations : Newcastle, Leeds or Birmingham On-site : Minimum 60% office attendance (Hybrid) In this role you would join a newly formed software engineering team focused on a defined backlog of 20-30 items around service security, testability, resilience and recoverability . This is very much a hands-on delivery role - not a coordination-only position. What you would be doing Acting as Scrum Master / Delivery Manager for a software engineering team day to day. Leading sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews and retrospectives. Removing blockers, managing scope, flow and prioritisation to maintain strong delivery momentum. Working closely with engineers, a Senior Technical BA and an Architect to ensure the backlog is technically ready, prioritised and executable. Managing risks, dependencies and complex backlogs, using Jira at both team and initiative level. Providing clear, evidence-based reporting and influencing senior technical and non-technical stakeholders. Technical environment (you should be comfortable operating in most of these areas): Cloud platforms such as Azure and/or AWS as part of software product delivery (not migration-only). CI/CD tooling and modern DevOps practices. Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform). Automated testing and quality practices. Secure, resilient digital services. What the client is specifically looking for Recent, hands-on agile delivery with software development teams in active build. Experience acting as a Scrum Master / Delivery Manager embedded with engineers. Practical experience with version control (e.g. Git), CI/CD and cloud-native or platform-based services. Strong stakeholder engagement and the ability to challenge and influence at senior level. High proficiency in Jira , plus familiarity with delivery governance tools (e.g. ServiceNow is a bonus). Experience focused only on cloud migrations, Dynamics CRM or purely integration/database projects will not be sufficient unless there is clear, recent evidence of end-to-end software product delivery. Why it might interest you Opportunity to lead delivery in a modern engineering setup where agile ways of working are taken seriously. Clear, technically focused backlog around security, resilience and reliability - not a vague transformation brief. Influential position engaging directly with senior stakeholders on a visible digital initiative. If you are within a realistic commute of Newcastle, Leeds or Birmingham and this aligns with your recent experience, I would be keen to share more details and understand your availability and expectations.
Randstad Technologies Recruitment
City, Birmingham
Senior Agile Delivery Manager Location: Newcastle, Leeds, or Birmingham (Minimum 60% Office Attendance Required) Role Overview The Senior Agile Delivery Manager is a technical delivery leader responsible for the hands-on delivery of software within a modern engineering environment. This is not a purely administrative role; you will be embedded with engineering teams, navigating technical trade-offs, and driving the end-to-back software development lifecycle. Key Responsibilities 1. Hands-on Agile Delivery Team Leadership: Act as Scrum Master / Delivery Manager for software engineering teams on a day-to-day basis. Ceremony Management: Lead high-impact sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives. Flow Optimization: Actively remove blockers, manage scope, and maintain delivery momentum across sustained periods of active build. 2. Technical Engagement & Engineering Quality Direct Collaboration: Work alongside developers, testers, and DevOps engineers to manage modern software engineering lifecycles. Technical Fluency: Confidently engage in discussions regarding technical trade-offs, resilience, security, and recoverability. Modern Standards: Drive delivery within environments utilizing CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and cloud-native services. 3. Stakeholder Influence & Governance Strategic Influence: Challenge and guide senior technical and non-technical stakeholders using evidence-based reporting. Transparency: Build trust through consistent performance metrics and radical transparency regarding delivery health. Change Management: Complete delivery-related governance and change activity (e.g., ServiceNow). 4. Planning & Coordination Backlog Management: Refine prioritized backlogs in partnership with Product Managers and Technical Leads. Risk Mitigation: Proactively manage cross-team dependencies and complex risks. Tooling Mastery: Utilize Jira effectively for tracking and reporting at both the team and initiative level. Mandatory Skills & Experience Software Build Experience: Proven track record in active software product delivery (Cloud migrations or CRM implementations alone are insufficient). Engineering Environment: Recent experience working directly with teams using: Cloud platforms ( AWS or Azure ) Infrastructure as Code ( Terraform ) CI/CD tooling and Automated Testing Agile Expertise: Expert-level application of Scrum/Kanban in a "build" rather than "maintenance" context. Stakeholder Management: Experience influencing at the senior leadership level. Complex Problem Solving: Ability to navigate technical concerns like system security and service resilience. Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Apr 02, 2026
Contractor
Senior Agile Delivery Manager Location: Newcastle, Leeds, or Birmingham (Minimum 60% Office Attendance Required) Role Overview The Senior Agile Delivery Manager is a technical delivery leader responsible for the hands-on delivery of software within a modern engineering environment. This is not a purely administrative role; you will be embedded with engineering teams, navigating technical trade-offs, and driving the end-to-back software development lifecycle. Key Responsibilities 1. Hands-on Agile Delivery Team Leadership: Act as Scrum Master / Delivery Manager for software engineering teams on a day-to-day basis. Ceremony Management: Lead high-impact sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives. Flow Optimization: Actively remove blockers, manage scope, and maintain delivery momentum across sustained periods of active build. 2. Technical Engagement & Engineering Quality Direct Collaboration: Work alongside developers, testers, and DevOps engineers to manage modern software engineering lifecycles. Technical Fluency: Confidently engage in discussions regarding technical trade-offs, resilience, security, and recoverability. Modern Standards: Drive delivery within environments utilizing CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and cloud-native services. 3. Stakeholder Influence & Governance Strategic Influence: Challenge and guide senior technical and non-technical stakeholders using evidence-based reporting. Transparency: Build trust through consistent performance metrics and radical transparency regarding delivery health. Change Management: Complete delivery-related governance and change activity (e.g., ServiceNow). 4. Planning & Coordination Backlog Management: Refine prioritized backlogs in partnership with Product Managers and Technical Leads. Risk Mitigation: Proactively manage cross-team dependencies and complex risks. Tooling Mastery: Utilize Jira effectively for tracking and reporting at both the team and initiative level. Mandatory Skills & Experience Software Build Experience: Proven track record in active software product delivery (Cloud migrations or CRM implementations alone are insufficient). Engineering Environment: Recent experience working directly with teams using: Cloud platforms ( AWS or Azure ) Infrastructure as Code ( Terraform ) CI/CD tooling and Automated Testing Agile Expertise: Expert-level application of Scrum/Kanban in a "build" rather than "maintenance" context. Stakeholder Management: Experience influencing at the senior leadership level. Complex Problem Solving: Ability to navigate technical concerns like system security and service resilience. Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Senior Agile Delivery Manager (Contract - Inside IR35) Newcastle, Leeds or Birmingham (Hybrid - 60% onsite) 12-month contract We are seeking an experienced Senior Agile Delivery Manager to lead the hands-on delivery of software within a modern engineering environment. This is a delivery-focused role, requiring active day-to-day engagement with engineering teams. You will act as a Scrum Master, lead agile ceremonies, manage risks and dependencies, and ensure consistent delivery of high-quality digital products. Key Requirements: Proven experience delivering software in agile environments Hands-on Scrum Master / Delivery Manager experience Strong stakeholder management and delivery leadership Experience working with modern engineering practices (CI/CD, cloud, DevOps) Excellent Jira proficiency Role falls inside IR35, successful candidates will be required to work through an approved Umbrella company and undertake BPSS clearance
Apr 02, 2026
Contractor
Senior Agile Delivery Manager (Contract - Inside IR35) Newcastle, Leeds or Birmingham (Hybrid - 60% onsite) 12-month contract We are seeking an experienced Senior Agile Delivery Manager to lead the hands-on delivery of software within a modern engineering environment. This is a delivery-focused role, requiring active day-to-day engagement with engineering teams. You will act as a Scrum Master, lead agile ceremonies, manage risks and dependencies, and ensure consistent delivery of high-quality digital products. Key Requirements: Proven experience delivering software in agile environments Hands-on Scrum Master / Delivery Manager experience Strong stakeholder management and delivery leadership Experience working with modern engineering practices (CI/CD, cloud, DevOps) Excellent Jira proficiency Role falls inside IR35, successful candidates will be required to work through an approved Umbrella company and undertake BPSS clearance
Director of Professional Services Salary: 90,000 - 100,000 Per Annum Location: London (Hybrid) I am working with one of my longstanding clients who have a fantastic reputation as a global digital transformation partner, customer experience specialist and provider of complex unified communications and network service solutions. This is a fantastic opportunity to join the business as the Director of Professional Services and take full ownership all professional services engagements and making sure they are delivered efficiently, profitably and to the highest of standards. Working closely with Sales, Service Delivery, Engineering, Finance and Customer Success, you will ensure projects transition smoothly into managed services and long term support. You will have full responsibility for delivery performance, utilisation, customer satisfaction as well as the financial performance of Professional Services, including revenue recognition and forecasting against targets. Main Duties and Key Responsibilities Professional Services Leadership Own the Professional Services function responsible for delivering implementation, migration and transformation projects. Take full responsibility for delivery quality, timelines and commercial performance across all projects. Work with Sales and Pre-Sales on solution design, project scoping and effort estimation so projects are set up properly from the start. Ensure projects transition successfully into managed services and long term support. Act as the senior escalation point for Professional Services. Produce monthly board reports covering delivery performance, financial performance and resource planning. PMO and Project Governance Establish and lead the Project Management Office, bringing structure, governance and consistency to project delivery. Define and maintain project standards, governance, and reporting across all customer and internal projects. Provide oversight to project managers, ensuring risks, timelines and budgets are properly managed and visible. Ensure projects support wider business objectives and customer outcomes. Forecasting, Resource Planning, and Capacity Own forecasting across Professional Services including revenue, delivery demand and resource requirements. Work with Sales, Finance and Service Delivery to plan for project demand and delivery capacity. Manage utilisation and workload across engineering and project teams. Identify capacity gaps and put plans in place to address them through hiring, training or contractors. Maintain clear visibility of demand versus delivery capacity to keep workloads balanced and delivery on track. Financial and Commercial Management Own the financial performance of Professional Services. Ensure projects are scoped, priced and delivered in a commercially sound way. Monitor project profitability, margins and cost control. Support the development of Professional Services pricing and commercial models. Customer and Stakeholder Management Act as a senior escalation point for key customers and strategic projects. Build strong relationships with customers during major delivery programmes. Provide clear executive-level updates on project progress, risks, and outcomes. Work closely with internal teams including Sales, Engineering, Service Delivery, Finance and Operations. Delivery Improvement and Performance Improve delivery processes so projects are more predictable, efficient and profitable. Introduce tools and reporting that improve visibility across projects, resources and financial performance. Track and report on key delivery metrics including timelines, profitability and customer satisfaction. Run post-project reviews and ensure lessons learned are implemented. Team Leadership Lead and develop the Heads of Project Management and Professional Services Team Leads. Set clear objectives and performance measures across the team. Build a culture of ownership, accountability and high standards. Support development and progression across the Professional Services organisation. Skills and Experience Required Minimum of 5+ years of management experience Significant experience in IT services, managed services, or technology consulting environments Proven experience managing project delivery teams and project managers Strong understanding of project management frameworks and PMO governance Experience delivering complex technology or digital transformation projects Expertise in capacity planning, delivery forecasting and resource management Strong financial and commercial acumen related to project delivery Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills Preferred Project management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent) Experience managing project portfolios in managed services environments Familiarity with IT Service Management frameworks such as ITIL Exposure to DevOps operating models within professional services or managed services environments, including infrastructure automation, continuous delivery practices, and integrated engineering and operations workflows. ECS Recruitment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Apr 02, 2026
Full time
Director of Professional Services Salary: 90,000 - 100,000 Per Annum Location: London (Hybrid) I am working with one of my longstanding clients who have a fantastic reputation as a global digital transformation partner, customer experience specialist and provider of complex unified communications and network service solutions. This is a fantastic opportunity to join the business as the Director of Professional Services and take full ownership all professional services engagements and making sure they are delivered efficiently, profitably and to the highest of standards. Working closely with Sales, Service Delivery, Engineering, Finance and Customer Success, you will ensure projects transition smoothly into managed services and long term support. You will have full responsibility for delivery performance, utilisation, customer satisfaction as well as the financial performance of Professional Services, including revenue recognition and forecasting against targets. Main Duties and Key Responsibilities Professional Services Leadership Own the Professional Services function responsible for delivering implementation, migration and transformation projects. Take full responsibility for delivery quality, timelines and commercial performance across all projects. Work with Sales and Pre-Sales on solution design, project scoping and effort estimation so projects are set up properly from the start. Ensure projects transition successfully into managed services and long term support. Act as the senior escalation point for Professional Services. Produce monthly board reports covering delivery performance, financial performance and resource planning. PMO and Project Governance Establish and lead the Project Management Office, bringing structure, governance and consistency to project delivery. Define and maintain project standards, governance, and reporting across all customer and internal projects. Provide oversight to project managers, ensuring risks, timelines and budgets are properly managed and visible. Ensure projects support wider business objectives and customer outcomes. Forecasting, Resource Planning, and Capacity Own forecasting across Professional Services including revenue, delivery demand and resource requirements. Work with Sales, Finance and Service Delivery to plan for project demand and delivery capacity. Manage utilisation and workload across engineering and project teams. Identify capacity gaps and put plans in place to address them through hiring, training or contractors. Maintain clear visibility of demand versus delivery capacity to keep workloads balanced and delivery on track. Financial and Commercial Management Own the financial performance of Professional Services. Ensure projects are scoped, priced and delivered in a commercially sound way. Monitor project profitability, margins and cost control. Support the development of Professional Services pricing and commercial models. Customer and Stakeholder Management Act as a senior escalation point for key customers and strategic projects. Build strong relationships with customers during major delivery programmes. Provide clear executive-level updates on project progress, risks, and outcomes. Work closely with internal teams including Sales, Engineering, Service Delivery, Finance and Operations. Delivery Improvement and Performance Improve delivery processes so projects are more predictable, efficient and profitable. Introduce tools and reporting that improve visibility across projects, resources and financial performance. Track and report on key delivery metrics including timelines, profitability and customer satisfaction. Run post-project reviews and ensure lessons learned are implemented. Team Leadership Lead and develop the Heads of Project Management and Professional Services Team Leads. Set clear objectives and performance measures across the team. Build a culture of ownership, accountability and high standards. Support development and progression across the Professional Services organisation. Skills and Experience Required Minimum of 5+ years of management experience Significant experience in IT services, managed services, or technology consulting environments Proven experience managing project delivery teams and project managers Strong understanding of project management frameworks and PMO governance Experience delivering complex technology or digital transformation projects Expertise in capacity planning, delivery forecasting and resource management Strong financial and commercial acumen related to project delivery Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills Preferred Project management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent) Experience managing project portfolios in managed services environments Familiarity with IT Service Management frameworks such as ITIL Exposure to DevOps operating models within professional services or managed services environments, including infrastructure automation, continuous delivery practices, and integrated engineering and operations workflows. ECS Recruitment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Role: Senior Technical Business Analyst (Active BPSS Security Clearance needed) Type: Contracts (12 Months) Location: Newcastle, Leeds or Birmingham Working Model: Hybrid (3 days per in office) Payrate: (Apply online only) GBP/day on Inside IR35 on Umbrella The Role: We are seeking a highly technical Business Analyst (SFIA Level 5) with recent, hands-on experience working directly with software development teams at DWP Digital. You will bring structure to ambiguity, working alongside engineers, architects, and DevOps teams to turn loosely defined technical epics into delivery-ready user stories. Key Responsibilities: Analyse complex processes across software, DevOps, security, and platform domains. Take ownership of poorly defined backlog items and refine them into ready-to-build features. Support discovery activities, shape hypotheses, and define success measures. Translate complex technical concepts to ensure a shared understanding among technical and non-technical stakeholders. Balance stakeholder needs with technical feasibility and manage frequent context switching across multiple initiatives. This is an urgent vacancy with a deadline where the hiring manager is shortlisting for an interview immediately. Please apply with a copy of your CV or send it praveen. Com Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Apr 02, 2026
Contractor
Role: Senior Technical Business Analyst (Active BPSS Security Clearance needed) Type: Contracts (12 Months) Location: Newcastle, Leeds or Birmingham Working Model: Hybrid (3 days per in office) Payrate: (Apply online only) GBP/day on Inside IR35 on Umbrella The Role: We are seeking a highly technical Business Analyst (SFIA Level 5) with recent, hands-on experience working directly with software development teams at DWP Digital. You will bring structure to ambiguity, working alongside engineers, architects, and DevOps teams to turn loosely defined technical epics into delivery-ready user stories. Key Responsibilities: Analyse complex processes across software, DevOps, security, and platform domains. Take ownership of poorly defined backlog items and refine them into ready-to-build features. Support discovery activities, shape hypotheses, and define success measures. Translate complex technical concepts to ensure a shared understanding among technical and non-technical stakeholders. Balance stakeholder needs with technical feasibility and manage frequent context switching across multiple initiatives. This is an urgent vacancy with a deadline where the hiring manager is shortlisting for an interview immediately. Please apply with a copy of your CV or send it praveen. Com Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Randstad Technologies Recruitment
City, Birmingham
Role: Senior Technical Business Analyst (Active BPSS Security Clearance needed) Type: Contracts (12 Months) Location: Newcastle, Leeds or Birmingham Working Model: Hybrid (3 days per in office) Payrate: (Apply online only) GBP/day on Inside IR35 on Umbrella The Role: We are seeking a highly technical Business Analyst (SFIA Level 5) with recent, hands-on experience working directly with software development teams at DWP Digital. You will bring structure to ambiguity, working alongside engineers, architects, and DevOps teams to turn loosely defined technical epics into delivery-ready user stories. Key Responsibilities: Analyse complex processes across software, DevOps, security, and platform domains. Take ownership of poorly defined backlog items and refine them into ready-to-build features. Support discovery activities, shape hypotheses, and define success measures. Translate complex technical concepts to ensure a shared understanding among technical and non-technical stakeholders. Balance stakeholder needs with technical feasibility and manage frequent context switching across multiple initiatives. This is an urgent vacancy with a deadline where the hiring manager is shortlisting for an interview immediately. Please apply with a copy of your CV or send it praveen. Com Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Apr 02, 2026
Contractor
Role: Senior Technical Business Analyst (Active BPSS Security Clearance needed) Type: Contracts (12 Months) Location: Newcastle, Leeds or Birmingham Working Model: Hybrid (3 days per in office) Payrate: (Apply online only) GBP/day on Inside IR35 on Umbrella The Role: We are seeking a highly technical Business Analyst (SFIA Level 5) with recent, hands-on experience working directly with software development teams at DWP Digital. You will bring structure to ambiguity, working alongside engineers, architects, and DevOps teams to turn loosely defined technical epics into delivery-ready user stories. Key Responsibilities: Analyse complex processes across software, DevOps, security, and platform domains. Take ownership of poorly defined backlog items and refine them into ready-to-build features. Support discovery activities, shape hypotheses, and define success measures. Translate complex technical concepts to ensure a shared understanding among technical and non-technical stakeholders. Balance stakeholder needs with technical feasibility and manage frequent context switching across multiple initiatives. This is an urgent vacancy with a deadline where the hiring manager is shortlisting for an interview immediately. Please apply with a copy of your CV or send it praveen. Com Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
TJX Companies At TJX Companies, every day brings new opportunities for growth, exploration, and achievement. You'll be part of our vibrant team that embraces diversity, fosters collaboration, and prioritizes your development. Whether you're working in our four global Home Offices, Distribution Centers or Retail Stores-TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Homegoods, Homesense, Sierra, Winners, and TK Maxx, you'll find abundant opportunities to learn, thrive, and make an impact. Come join our TJX family-a Fortune 100 company and the world's leading off-price retailer. Job Description: Wh o we are The Enterprise Architecture team at TJX drives technology strategy , innovation, and governance across multiple technical domains to ensure all technology decisions align with business goals and enterprise standards. We are seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect with d eep ServiceNow experience to lead the design, architecture, and governance of our enterprise ServiceNow platform. You will define the strategic direction of the platform, ensure scalable and secure implementations, and partner with business and IT stakeholders to maximize the value of ServiceNow aligning with the overall TJX IT strategy and vision. What you'll need As a Senior Architect within the Enterprise Architecture team, you will provide strategic leadership and technical expertise across the enterprise architecture landscape while serving as the primary authority for ServiceNow platform architecture. This role combines deep knowledge of enterprise architecture principles with hands-on experience in designing and governing ServiceNow solutions that align with business objectives and enterprise standards. Our team is looking for people with deep technical expertise , architectural leadership, and a passion for building solutions that enable business agility. We want creative people that bring in thought leadership and interpersonal skills to demonstrate leadership by example, not authority, and who can foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels heard What you will do Serve as the primary architect for the ServiceNow platform, while ensuring its integration and strategic positioning within the broader enterprise ecosystem Lead the architecture and design of solutions across ServiceNow modules (ITOM, ITBM/PPM, HRSD, CSM, ITAM, GRC , SecOps, Integration Services, Intelligence & AI, ITSM / DevOps etc.) Partner with enterprise and solution architects to design end-to-end solutions that span multiple platforms and domains Develop an understanding of TJX 's global business strategies and contribute to development of an application rationalization & modernization roadmap. Develop reusable frameworks, reference architectures, and design templates Supports the publication and communication of strategic technology standards, frameworks, principles and roadmaps to be used throughout the IT organization to guide technology decisions and leverage opportunities through efficient design Define and evolve the enterprise ServiceNow platform 's architecture and roadmap aligned with business needs Promote DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud-native practices across ServiceNow and other enterprise solutions Lead high-level design, integration patterns, and performance/scalability best practices Ensure adherence to platform best practices, security, data model integrity, and upgradeability Define and enforce architectural governance processes and design review boards Stay abreast of new ServiceNow product offerings, trends, and emerging technologies Successful candidate will have 8+ years of overall IT experience, including 5+ years in enterprise architecture or solution architecture, with a proven track record of designing and implementing large-scale, enterprise-level systems across multiple domains. 5+ years of ServiceNow platform architecture and solution design experience, including complex, multi-module implementations. Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles, frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman), security, and data governance. Strong understanding of cloud computing concepts and foundational cloud skills, including IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and hybrid architectures ; experience with DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines Ability to bridge business and technology, translating strategic objectives into actionable architecture roadmaps Expertise in ServiceNow core components: Service Catalog, Workflow, Flow Designer, Integration Hub, CMDB, Discovery, Performance Analytics, and Custom Apps. Strong understanding of ITSM, ITOM, CSM, GRC, or other key ServiceNow modules ServiceNow Certified Technical Architect (CTA), ServiceNow Certified System Administrator, Certified Implementation Specialist (CIS) certification Experience with integration design patterns and technologies ( Event Driven, REST, SOAP, JDBC, APIs) across heterogeneous systems. Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder influencing skills. Bachelor's and/or master's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience. Preferred Qualifications ServiceNow Certified Application Developer (CAD) certification is preferable Experience designing multi-instance or global ServiceNow deployments Exposure to SAFe Agile methodologies and DevOps practices Knowledge of complementary platforms (Workday, Azure/Cloud, etc.). Benefits include Associate discount; 401(k) match; medical/dental/vision; HSA; health care FSA; life insurance; short/long-term disability; paid holidays/vacation /sick/bereavement/parental leave; EAP; incentive programs for management; auto/home insurance discounts; tuition reimbursement; scholarship program; adoption/surrogacy assistance; smoking cessation; child care/cell phone discounts; pet/legal insurance; credit union; referral bonuses. All benefits are subject to applicable plan or program terms (including eligibility terms) and may change from time to time. Contact your TJX representative for more information. In addition to our open door policy and supportive work environment, we also strive to provide a competitive salary and benefits package. TJX considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. TJX also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law. Address: 770 Cochituate Rd Location: USA Home Office Framingham MA 770 Cochituate Rd This position has a starting salary range of $(phone number removed) to $(phone number removed) per year. Actual starting pay is determined by a number of factors, including relevant skills, qualifications, and experience. This position is eligible for an annual incentive as well as long-term incentives.
Apr 02, 2026
Full time
TJX Companies At TJX Companies, every day brings new opportunities for growth, exploration, and achievement. You'll be part of our vibrant team that embraces diversity, fosters collaboration, and prioritizes your development. Whether you're working in our four global Home Offices, Distribution Centers or Retail Stores-TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Homegoods, Homesense, Sierra, Winners, and TK Maxx, you'll find abundant opportunities to learn, thrive, and make an impact. Come join our TJX family-a Fortune 100 company and the world's leading off-price retailer. Job Description: Wh o we are The Enterprise Architecture team at TJX drives technology strategy , innovation, and governance across multiple technical domains to ensure all technology decisions align with business goals and enterprise standards. We are seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect with d eep ServiceNow experience to lead the design, architecture, and governance of our enterprise ServiceNow platform. You will define the strategic direction of the platform, ensure scalable and secure implementations, and partner with business and IT stakeholders to maximize the value of ServiceNow aligning with the overall TJX IT strategy and vision. What you'll need As a Senior Architect within the Enterprise Architecture team, you will provide strategic leadership and technical expertise across the enterprise architecture landscape while serving as the primary authority for ServiceNow platform architecture. This role combines deep knowledge of enterprise architecture principles with hands-on experience in designing and governing ServiceNow solutions that align with business objectives and enterprise standards. Our team is looking for people with deep technical expertise , architectural leadership, and a passion for building solutions that enable business agility. We want creative people that bring in thought leadership and interpersonal skills to demonstrate leadership by example, not authority, and who can foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels heard What you will do Serve as the primary architect for the ServiceNow platform, while ensuring its integration and strategic positioning within the broader enterprise ecosystem Lead the architecture and design of solutions across ServiceNow modules (ITOM, ITBM/PPM, HRSD, CSM, ITAM, GRC , SecOps, Integration Services, Intelligence & AI, ITSM / DevOps etc.) Partner with enterprise and solution architects to design end-to-end solutions that span multiple platforms and domains Develop an understanding of TJX 's global business strategies and contribute to development of an application rationalization & modernization roadmap. Develop reusable frameworks, reference architectures, and design templates Supports the publication and communication of strategic technology standards, frameworks, principles and roadmaps to be used throughout the IT organization to guide technology decisions and leverage opportunities through efficient design Define and evolve the enterprise ServiceNow platform 's architecture and roadmap aligned with business needs Promote DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud-native practices across ServiceNow and other enterprise solutions Lead high-level design, integration patterns, and performance/scalability best practices Ensure adherence to platform best practices, security, data model integrity, and upgradeability Define and enforce architectural governance processes and design review boards Stay abreast of new ServiceNow product offerings, trends, and emerging technologies Successful candidate will have 8+ years of overall IT experience, including 5+ years in enterprise architecture or solution architecture, with a proven track record of designing and implementing large-scale, enterprise-level systems across multiple domains. 5+ years of ServiceNow platform architecture and solution design experience, including complex, multi-module implementations. Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles, frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman), security, and data governance. Strong understanding of cloud computing concepts and foundational cloud skills, including IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and hybrid architectures ; experience with DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines Ability to bridge business and technology, translating strategic objectives into actionable architecture roadmaps Expertise in ServiceNow core components: Service Catalog, Workflow, Flow Designer, Integration Hub, CMDB, Discovery, Performance Analytics, and Custom Apps. Strong understanding of ITSM, ITOM, CSM, GRC, or other key ServiceNow modules ServiceNow Certified Technical Architect (CTA), ServiceNow Certified System Administrator, Certified Implementation Specialist (CIS) certification Experience with integration design patterns and technologies ( Event Driven, REST, SOAP, JDBC, APIs) across heterogeneous systems. Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder influencing skills. Bachelor's and/or master's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience. Preferred Qualifications ServiceNow Certified Application Developer (CAD) certification is preferable Experience designing multi-instance or global ServiceNow deployments Exposure to SAFe Agile methodologies and DevOps practices Knowledge of complementary platforms (Workday, Azure/Cloud, etc.). Benefits include Associate discount; 401(k) match; medical/dental/vision; HSA; health care FSA; life insurance; short/long-term disability; paid holidays/vacation /sick/bereavement/parental leave; EAP; incentive programs for management; auto/home insurance discounts; tuition reimbursement; scholarship program; adoption/surrogacy assistance; smoking cessation; child care/cell phone discounts; pet/legal insurance; credit union; referral bonuses. All benefits are subject to applicable plan or program terms (including eligibility terms) and may change from time to time. Contact your TJX representative for more information. In addition to our open door policy and supportive work environment, we also strive to provide a competitive salary and benefits package. TJX considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. TJX also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law. Address: 770 Cochituate Rd Location: USA Home Office Framingham MA 770 Cochituate Rd This position has a starting salary range of $(phone number removed) to $(phone number removed) per year. Actual starting pay is determined by a number of factors, including relevant skills, qualifications, and experience. This position is eligible for an annual incentive as well as long-term incentives.
Randstad Technologies Recruitment
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear
Role: Senior Technical Business Analyst (Active BPSS Security Clearance needed) Type: Contracts (12 Months) Location: Newcastle, Leeds or Birmingham Working Model: Hybrid (3 days per in office) Payrate: (Apply online only) GBP/day on Inside IR35 on Umbrella The Role: We are seeking a highly technical Business Analyst (SFIA Level 5) with recent, hands-on experience working directly with software development teams at DWP Digital. You will bring structure to ambiguity, working alongside engineers, architects, and DevOps teams to turn loosely defined technical epics into delivery-ready user stories. Key Responsibilities: Analyse complex processes across software, DevOps, security, and platform domains. Take ownership of poorly defined backlog items and refine them into ready-to-build features. Support discovery activities, shape hypotheses, and define success measures. Translate complex technical concepts to ensure a shared understanding among technical and non-technical stakeholders. Balance stakeholder needs with technical feasibility and manage frequent context switching across multiple initiatives. This is an urgent vacancy with a deadline where the hiring manager is shortlisting for an interview immediately. Please apply with a copy of your CV or send it praveen. Com Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Apr 02, 2026
Contractor
Role: Senior Technical Business Analyst (Active BPSS Security Clearance needed) Type: Contracts (12 Months) Location: Newcastle, Leeds or Birmingham Working Model: Hybrid (3 days per in office) Payrate: (Apply online only) GBP/day on Inside IR35 on Umbrella The Role: We are seeking a highly technical Business Analyst (SFIA Level 5) with recent, hands-on experience working directly with software development teams at DWP Digital. You will bring structure to ambiguity, working alongside engineers, architects, and DevOps teams to turn loosely defined technical epics into delivery-ready user stories. Key Responsibilities: Analyse complex processes across software, DevOps, security, and platform domains. Take ownership of poorly defined backlog items and refine them into ready-to-build features. Support discovery activities, shape hypotheses, and define success measures. Translate complex technical concepts to ensure a shared understanding among technical and non-technical stakeholders. Balance stakeholder needs with technical feasibility and manage frequent context switching across multiple initiatives. This is an urgent vacancy with a deadline where the hiring manager is shortlisting for an interview immediately. Please apply with a copy of your CV or send it praveen. Com Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Senior Agile Delivery Manager (Contract) Duration: 12 Months Contract Type: Inside IR35 Day Rate: Up to 600/day via Umbrella + Expenses Location: Leeds, Newcastle or Birmingham (60% Onsite Requirement) Opportunity Overview A large, complex organisation is seeking a Senior Agile Delivery Manager to support the delivery of a newly formed software engineering team. This team will focus on a defined backlog of critical improvements across service security, resilience, testability, and recoverability. This is a hands-on delivery role, not a coordination position. You will operate as an embedded Scrum Master within an active engineering team, working closely with developers, testers, and DevOps engineers to drive high-quality software delivery. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring backlogs are technically ready, prioritised, and executable, working in close partnership with architecture and business analysis functions. Key Responsibilities Agile Delivery (Hands-on) Act as Scrum Master / Delivery Manager within a live software engineering environment Lead core agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives Actively remove blockers and manage delivery flow, scope, and prioritisation Maintain consistent delivery momentum across sustained build activity Software Delivery & Technical Engagement Work closely with engineers across development, testing, and DevOps Operate effectively within modern software delivery lifecycles Engage confidently in technical discussions, trade-offs, and challenges Support delivery across complex areas such as security, resilience, and recoverability Senior Stakeholder Engagement Influence and challenge senior technical and non-technical stakeholders Provide clear, evidence-based reporting on delivery progress Build trust through transparency and consistent performance Planning, Coordination & Governance Collaborate with Product Managers and technical leads to maintain prioritised backlogs Proactively manage risks, issues, and cross-team dependencies Utilise Jira for detailed planning, tracking, and reporting Support governance and change processes where required Essential Skills and Experience Recent, hands-on experience delivering software within agile engineering teams Proven track record operating as a Scrum Master or Delivery Manager in active build environments Strong understanding of modern software engineering practices, including: Version control (e.g. Git) CI/CD pipelines Cloud-native or platform-based architectures Experience working directly with developers, testers, and DevOps engineers Ability to manage complex delivery risks, dependencies, and backlogs Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills at a senior level High proficiency in Jira for team and programme-level delivery Demonstrable experience aligned to senior capability (e.g. SFIA Level 6 equivalent) CV evidence must clearly outline delivery outcomes, technical context, and problem-solving approach Technical Environment Cloud platforms (e.g. AWS and/or Azure) within active software delivery environments Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform) CI/CD tooling and DevOps practices Automated testing and quality engineering approaches Secure and resilient digital service delivery Desirable Experience Experience working with platform or data engineering teams Exposure to large-scale, regulated or public sector environments Familiarity with service management or change tools (e.g. ServiceNow) Location & Working Pattern Primary locations: Newcastle, Leeds, or Birmingham Minimum 60% on-site presence required Candidates must live within a realistic commuting distance (approximately 90 minutes) for sustained attendance What's on Offer 12-month contract engagement Competitive day rate via umbrella Opportunity to work within a high-impact, delivery-focused engineering environment Exposure to complex, large-scale digital services Application Process For further information or to apply, please get in touch for a confidential discussion.
Apr 02, 2026
Full time
Senior Agile Delivery Manager (Contract) Duration: 12 Months Contract Type: Inside IR35 Day Rate: Up to 600/day via Umbrella + Expenses Location: Leeds, Newcastle or Birmingham (60% Onsite Requirement) Opportunity Overview A large, complex organisation is seeking a Senior Agile Delivery Manager to support the delivery of a newly formed software engineering team. This team will focus on a defined backlog of critical improvements across service security, resilience, testability, and recoverability. This is a hands-on delivery role, not a coordination position. You will operate as an embedded Scrum Master within an active engineering team, working closely with developers, testers, and DevOps engineers to drive high-quality software delivery. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring backlogs are technically ready, prioritised, and executable, working in close partnership with architecture and business analysis functions. Key Responsibilities Agile Delivery (Hands-on) Act as Scrum Master / Delivery Manager within a live software engineering environment Lead core agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives Actively remove blockers and manage delivery flow, scope, and prioritisation Maintain consistent delivery momentum across sustained build activity Software Delivery & Technical Engagement Work closely with engineers across development, testing, and DevOps Operate effectively within modern software delivery lifecycles Engage confidently in technical discussions, trade-offs, and challenges Support delivery across complex areas such as security, resilience, and recoverability Senior Stakeholder Engagement Influence and challenge senior technical and non-technical stakeholders Provide clear, evidence-based reporting on delivery progress Build trust through transparency and consistent performance Planning, Coordination & Governance Collaborate with Product Managers and technical leads to maintain prioritised backlogs Proactively manage risks, issues, and cross-team dependencies Utilise Jira for detailed planning, tracking, and reporting Support governance and change processes where required Essential Skills and Experience Recent, hands-on experience delivering software within agile engineering teams Proven track record operating as a Scrum Master or Delivery Manager in active build environments Strong understanding of modern software engineering practices, including: Version control (e.g. Git) CI/CD pipelines Cloud-native or platform-based architectures Experience working directly with developers, testers, and DevOps engineers Ability to manage complex delivery risks, dependencies, and backlogs Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills at a senior level High proficiency in Jira for team and programme-level delivery Demonstrable experience aligned to senior capability (e.g. SFIA Level 6 equivalent) CV evidence must clearly outline delivery outcomes, technical context, and problem-solving approach Technical Environment Cloud platforms (e.g. AWS and/or Azure) within active software delivery environments Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform) CI/CD tooling and DevOps practices Automated testing and quality engineering approaches Secure and resilient digital service delivery Desirable Experience Experience working with platform or data engineering teams Exposure to large-scale, regulated or public sector environments Familiarity with service management or change tools (e.g. ServiceNow) Location & Working Pattern Primary locations: Newcastle, Leeds, or Birmingham Minimum 60% on-site presence required Candidates must live within a realistic commuting distance (approximately 90 minutes) for sustained attendance What's on Offer 12-month contract engagement Competitive day rate via umbrella Opportunity to work within a high-impact, delivery-focused engineering environment Exposure to complex, large-scale digital services Application Process For further information or to apply, please get in touch for a confidential discussion.
Senior Technical Business Analyst (Contract - Inside IR35) Birmingham (Hybrid - 60% onsite) 12-month contract We are looking for a Senior Technical Business Analyst to support the delivery of complex digital and technical capabilities within a modern engineering environment. This is a hands-on, highly technical BA role, working directly with engineers, architects and DevOps teams to shape, refine and deliver backlog items into high-quality software outcomes. Key Requirements: Strong recent experience working with software development teams Proven ability to write technical user stories and refine complex backlogs Good understanding of modern engineering environments (cloud, APIs, CI/CD, DevOps) Experience working in agile delivery teams (Scrum/Kanban) Confident stakeholder engagement across technical and non-technical audiences Successful candidates will be required to work through an approved umbrella company and undertake BPSS clearance.
Apr 02, 2026
Contractor
Senior Technical Business Analyst (Contract - Inside IR35) Birmingham (Hybrid - 60% onsite) 12-month contract We are looking for a Senior Technical Business Analyst to support the delivery of complex digital and technical capabilities within a modern engineering environment. This is a hands-on, highly technical BA role, working directly with engineers, architects and DevOps teams to shape, refine and deliver backlog items into high-quality software outcomes. Key Requirements: Strong recent experience working with software development teams Proven ability to write technical user stories and refine complex backlogs Good understanding of modern engineering environments (cloud, APIs, CI/CD, DevOps) Experience working in agile delivery teams (Scrum/Kanban) Confident stakeholder engagement across technical and non-technical audiences Successful candidates will be required to work through an approved umbrella company and undertake BPSS clearance.
Alexander Mann Solutions - Public Sector Resourcing
City, London
On behalf of The Home Office, we are looking for a Senior AWS Cloud Engineer (Inside IR35) for a 12 Month contract based Remotely with adhoc visits to the office in Croydon SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance The Law Enforcement Cloud Platform (LECP) is the Home Office's strategic cloud hosting solution for national law enforcement applications and products (LECP's 'tenants'). LECP provides a secure, police-assured environment based on a common infrastructure design. By enabling access to shared services and tooling, LECP offers a cost-effective cloud solution, particularly for those needing to build new services or migrate away from existing hosting arrangements which no longer fulfil their requirements or align with organisational strategy. The Senior Cloud Engineer is responsible for the reliable use of our platforms. Your role is not only to maintain our platforms, but also to design and build elements of them, working with our architects and standards. You will also consider the security of platforms and monitoring as necessary. You will support long or short-term discovery within the Identity and Trust Product team, helping them understand design constraints, and workforce/cost implications. You will advise on the CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Delivery) pipelines, ensuring those new users are able to deploy at the appropriate speed. As necessary you may be working with a team long term to ensure effective work and maintain overall workflows. As a Senior DevOps Engineer, your main responsibilities will be: . Supporting teams in mapping their stories to the available platforms, helping effectively build and deploy secure services . Undertaking skilled platform build/support activities, such as developing hardened base containers . Spotting instances where teams are not using best practice, advising around delivery risk . Supporting engineers in service topology discovery; helping to define QA and deployment pipelines . Driving adoption of new tools so teams they can improve their integration approaches, developing new or improved support processes for users . Senior DevOps will be expected to mentor and lead other engineers in technical tasks, as well as support recruitment and assessment activities. Essential: . Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Proficiency in designing, implementing, and maintaining infrastructure using Terraform, demonstrating a deep understanding of IaC principles to ensure scalability, reliability, and security. . AWS Expertise: Extensive hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), including but not limited to EC2, S3, Lambda, IAM, Redshift, and VPC configurations, along with a thorough understanding of AWS best practices. . Git/GitLab/Pipelines: Strong command of Git/GitLab for version control, including implementing CI/CD workflows using GitLab CI. . Experience with identity management systems and authentication protocols and an understanding of cybersecurity principals . DevOps Methodologies: In-depth knowledge of DevOps principles and practices, with the ability to orchestrate and automate end-to-end CI/CD pipelines for software deployment, testing, and monitoring. . Scripting and Programming: Proficient in multiple programming languages (eg, Terraform, Python, Bash, Ansible). Able to design, code, test, correct, and document programs and scripts. Experience reviewing specifications and defining test conditions and procedures. Have directed code reviews and promote refactoring techniques to enhance an enterprise level application codebase. . Containerisation and Orchestration: Working knowledge of containerisation technologies such as Docker and container orchestration tools like Kubernetes, enabling efficient deployment and scaling of containerised applications. . Security and Compliance: Strong understanding of security best practices in cloud and infrastructure management, ensuring the implementation of robust security measures and compliance standards within the environment. Desired: . Management of AWS Control Tower, Landing Zone along with the use methodologies like Account Factory for Terraform (AFT) or AWS Landing Zone Accelerator (LZA). . Management of forward and reverse Proxy solutions eg the open-source products like Suricate or Fortinet solutions, along with experience of using AWS Native gateway products like AWS Network Firewall and WAF. . Experience with Ansible, Salt, Puppet. . GitLab CI and Artifactory administration (self-hosted ideally). . AWS Data services: Glue, Athena, Lake Formation, QuickSight. . Exposure to Entra ID and Microsoft Active Directory. . GitLab Runners . AWS Grafana & Prometheus Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas. Disability Confident As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, the Home Office guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance. Armed Forces Covenant The Home Office guarantees to interview veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance. In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".
Apr 02, 2026
Contractor
On behalf of The Home Office, we are looking for a Senior AWS Cloud Engineer (Inside IR35) for a 12 Month contract based Remotely with adhoc visits to the office in Croydon SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance The Law Enforcement Cloud Platform (LECP) is the Home Office's strategic cloud hosting solution for national law enforcement applications and products (LECP's 'tenants'). LECP provides a secure, police-assured environment based on a common infrastructure design. By enabling access to shared services and tooling, LECP offers a cost-effective cloud solution, particularly for those needing to build new services or migrate away from existing hosting arrangements which no longer fulfil their requirements or align with organisational strategy. The Senior Cloud Engineer is responsible for the reliable use of our platforms. Your role is not only to maintain our platforms, but also to design and build elements of them, working with our architects and standards. You will also consider the security of platforms and monitoring as necessary. You will support long or short-term discovery within the Identity and Trust Product team, helping them understand design constraints, and workforce/cost implications. You will advise on the CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Delivery) pipelines, ensuring those new users are able to deploy at the appropriate speed. As necessary you may be working with a team long term to ensure effective work and maintain overall workflows. As a Senior DevOps Engineer, your main responsibilities will be: . Supporting teams in mapping their stories to the available platforms, helping effectively build and deploy secure services . Undertaking skilled platform build/support activities, such as developing hardened base containers . Spotting instances where teams are not using best practice, advising around delivery risk . Supporting engineers in service topology discovery; helping to define QA and deployment pipelines . Driving adoption of new tools so teams they can improve their integration approaches, developing new or improved support processes for users . Senior DevOps will be expected to mentor and lead other engineers in technical tasks, as well as support recruitment and assessment activities. Essential: . Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Proficiency in designing, implementing, and maintaining infrastructure using Terraform, demonstrating a deep understanding of IaC principles to ensure scalability, reliability, and security. . AWS Expertise: Extensive hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), including but not limited to EC2, S3, Lambda, IAM, Redshift, and VPC configurations, along with a thorough understanding of AWS best practices. . Git/GitLab/Pipelines: Strong command of Git/GitLab for version control, including implementing CI/CD workflows using GitLab CI. . Experience with identity management systems and authentication protocols and an understanding of cybersecurity principals . DevOps Methodologies: In-depth knowledge of DevOps principles and practices, with the ability to orchestrate and automate end-to-end CI/CD pipelines for software deployment, testing, and monitoring. . Scripting and Programming: Proficient in multiple programming languages (eg, Terraform, Python, Bash, Ansible). Able to design, code, test, correct, and document programs and scripts. Experience reviewing specifications and defining test conditions and procedures. Have directed code reviews and promote refactoring techniques to enhance an enterprise level application codebase. . Containerisation and Orchestration: Working knowledge of containerisation technologies such as Docker and container orchestration tools like Kubernetes, enabling efficient deployment and scaling of containerised applications. . Security and Compliance: Strong understanding of security best practices in cloud and infrastructure management, ensuring the implementation of robust security measures and compliance standards within the environment. Desired: . Management of AWS Control Tower, Landing Zone along with the use methodologies like Account Factory for Terraform (AFT) or AWS Landing Zone Accelerator (LZA). . Management of forward and reverse Proxy solutions eg the open-source products like Suricate or Fortinet solutions, along with experience of using AWS Native gateway products like AWS Network Firewall and WAF. . Experience with Ansible, Salt, Puppet. . GitLab CI and Artifactory administration (self-hosted ideally). . AWS Data services: Glue, Athena, Lake Formation, QuickSight. . Exposure to Entra ID and Microsoft Active Directory. . GitLab Runners . AWS Grafana & Prometheus Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas. Disability Confident As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, the Home Office guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance. Armed Forces Covenant The Home Office guarantees to interview veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance. In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".
