The Mission Club JURA is Zaizi's dedicated club for Defence. We are looking for a heavyweight Head of Engineering to lead our technical mission. You will lead the technical mission, ensuring our solutions are architected with the holistic rigour of systems engineering while providing high level technical oversight for modern, cloud native software delivery. Reporting to the Club Exec, you will be the technical linchpin of Club JURA, translating high level mission objectives into rigorous engineering roadmaps, while providing the data backed assurance and performance reporting necessary to de risk our most complex sovereign programmes. Key Responsibilities System Design Authority (SDA): Act as the ultimate technical authority for Club JURA. You will own the architectural integrity of the "System of Systems," providing overwatching of design, integration, and test (I&T) technical oversight across both hardware software interfaces and pure software platforms. Standards & Compliance: Own the application of established standards from ISO 15288 to Def Stan / IEC 61508. You will provide the engineering oversight and process rigour required to enhance quality in high security and safety critical domains. Software Oversight: While focussed on the system, you will provide technical oversight for software engineering teams. You'll ensure that modern software practices (Agile, DevSecOps, CI/CD) are harmonised with the overall system V lifecycle and safety requirements. Performance & Board Reporting: Establish and track KPIs for engineering performance. You will provide the Club Exec and Zaizi Board with transparent, data driven reporting on technical risk, system maturity, and delivery health. Team Shaping & Governance: Recruit, mentor, and lead elite engineering teams. You will mentor engineers in "systems thinking" to help them influence and shape complex customer problems. You will instill the V Model lifecycle across the club while maintaining the agility of DevSecOps and cloud native delivery. Bid & Solution Strategy: Lead the technical strategy for major defence tenders. You will translate complex MoD requirements into robust, high confidence estimates and architectural blueprints that navigate the nuances of commercial frameworks (e.g., DSP). You will use your experience across multiple defence domains to ensure our bids are technically sound, commercially viable, and compliant with relevant standards. Intelligent Problem Solving: Where applicable, identify and architect AI driven solutions for complex defence challenges. You will ensure that AI and Machine Learning are integrated into systems engineering to solve specific mission problems-such as predictive maintenance or autonomous ISTAR-ensuring they are fit for purpose and operationally sound. Internal Collaboration: Work with our in house AI team and provide practical, frontline focused input to help shape internal IRAD, ensuring our research has real world utility in contested environments. Requirements Security: Active UK Security Clearance (SC and above) is mandatory. Systems Mastery: Deep expertise in the V Model and systems of systems thinking. You are well versed in the application of ISO 15288, IEC 61508, and are familiar with AI risk frameworks like ISO/IEC 23894 where applicable. Technical Breadth: A strong systems engineering core with significant hands on experience in IT, Data, and Cloud (AWS/Azure). You understand the "Silicon" as well as the "System." Commercial Intelligence: Significant experience across multiple defence domains with a thorough understanding of relevant commercial frameworks, DEFCONs, and MoD technical standards. C Suite Gravitas: The ability to navigate between technical specialists and senior stakeholders, translating complex technical and safety risks into clear strategic and commercial choices. We actively welcome applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, individuals with disabilities, neurodivergent individuals, parents, carers, and those from lower socio economic backgrounds. If you need any accommodations to support your specific situation, please feel free to let us know. For candidates who are neurodiverse or have disabilities, we are happy to make any adjustments needed throughout the interview process-just ask! Salaries - £90,000 - £115,000 SC Clearance Zaizi works with UK Central Government departments on a range of projects. To be able to work on our customer projects, employees must be Security Cleared to a standard acceptable to our Government customers. Due to this restriction we can currently only recruit candidates who have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship and who have lived in the UK for the last 5+ years continuously. Benefits Compensation Competitive Pay: Salaries reviewed annually to ensure they reflect your performance and market value. Loyalty Pension: We invest in your future. Starting at a 5% employer contribution, we increase this by 0.5% every year after your third anniversary, up to a maximum of 8%. Protection: Comprehensive Group Life Assurance for peace of mind. Purpose & Culture Real Impact: Work on mission critical projects that secure and improve the UK's digital infrastructure. Autonomy: A culture that empowers you to make decisions, prototype rapidly, and iterate towards success. Service & Community: We support those who serve. 10 paid days for Reservist Military Service. Work / Life Balance Time Off: 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays, with the flexibility to Buy/Sell additional days to suit your lifestyle. Giving back: 2 paid volunteering days per year. Development & Growth Master Your Craft: Fully funded professional certifications (AWS, GCP, Agile, etc.) supported by 5 days paid study leave. Expand Your Horizons: An additional £500 annual "Personal Choice" fund to learn whatever inspires you-work related or not. Support: Access to 1 2 1 professional coaching and team training to accelerate your career. Health & Balance Premium Health: Vitality Private Medical Insurance (includes Apple Watch, gym discounts, and rewards). Flexibility: Genuine hybrid working with a WFH equipment allowance to perfect your home setup. Wellbeing: Cycle to Work scheme and a commitment to sustainable, healthy working practices.
May 05, 2026
Full time
The Mission Club JURA is Zaizi's dedicated club for Defence. We are looking for a heavyweight Head of Engineering to lead our technical mission. You will lead the technical mission, ensuring our solutions are architected with the holistic rigour of systems engineering while providing high level technical oversight for modern, cloud native software delivery. Reporting to the Club Exec, you will be the technical linchpin of Club JURA, translating high level mission objectives into rigorous engineering roadmaps, while providing the data backed assurance and performance reporting necessary to de risk our most complex sovereign programmes. Key Responsibilities System Design Authority (SDA): Act as the ultimate technical authority for Club JURA. You will own the architectural integrity of the "System of Systems," providing overwatching of design, integration, and test (I&T) technical oversight across both hardware software interfaces and pure software platforms. Standards & Compliance: Own the application of established standards from ISO 15288 to Def Stan / IEC 61508. You will provide the engineering oversight and process rigour required to enhance quality in high security and safety critical domains. Software Oversight: While focussed on the system, you will provide technical oversight for software engineering teams. You'll ensure that modern software practices (Agile, DevSecOps, CI/CD) are harmonised with the overall system V lifecycle and safety requirements. Performance & Board Reporting: Establish and track KPIs for engineering performance. You will provide the Club Exec and Zaizi Board with transparent, data driven reporting on technical risk, system maturity, and delivery health. Team Shaping & Governance: Recruit, mentor, and lead elite engineering teams. You will mentor engineers in "systems thinking" to help them influence and shape complex customer problems. You will instill the V Model lifecycle across the club while maintaining the agility of DevSecOps and cloud native delivery. Bid & Solution Strategy: Lead the technical strategy for major defence tenders. You will translate complex MoD requirements into robust, high confidence estimates and architectural blueprints that navigate the nuances of commercial frameworks (e.g., DSP). You will use your experience across multiple defence domains to ensure our bids are technically sound, commercially viable, and compliant with relevant standards. Intelligent Problem Solving: Where applicable, identify and architect AI driven solutions for complex defence challenges. You will ensure that AI and Machine Learning are integrated into systems engineering to solve specific mission problems-such as predictive maintenance or autonomous ISTAR-ensuring they are fit for purpose and operationally sound. Internal Collaboration: Work with our in house AI team and provide practical, frontline focused input to help shape internal IRAD, ensuring our research has real world utility in contested environments. Requirements Security: Active UK Security Clearance (SC and above) is mandatory. Systems Mastery: Deep expertise in the V Model and systems of systems thinking. You are well versed in the application of ISO 15288, IEC 61508, and are familiar with AI risk frameworks like ISO/IEC 23894 where applicable. Technical Breadth: A strong systems engineering core with significant hands on experience in IT, Data, and Cloud (AWS/Azure). You understand the "Silicon" as well as the "System." Commercial Intelligence: Significant experience across multiple defence domains with a thorough understanding of relevant commercial frameworks, DEFCONs, and MoD technical standards. C Suite Gravitas: The ability to navigate between technical specialists and senior stakeholders, translating complex technical and safety risks into clear strategic and commercial choices. We actively welcome applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, individuals with disabilities, neurodivergent individuals, parents, carers, and those from lower socio economic backgrounds. If you need any accommodations to support your specific situation, please feel free to let us know. For candidates who are neurodiverse or have disabilities, we are happy to make any adjustments needed throughout the interview process-just ask! Salaries - £90,000 - £115,000 SC Clearance Zaizi works with UK Central Government departments on a range of projects. To be able to work on our customer projects, employees must be Security Cleared to a standard acceptable to our Government customers. Due to this restriction we can currently only recruit candidates who have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship and who have lived in the UK for the last 5+ years continuously. Benefits Compensation Competitive Pay: Salaries reviewed annually to ensure they reflect your performance and market value. Loyalty Pension: We invest in your future. Starting at a 5% employer contribution, we increase this by 0.5% every year after your third anniversary, up to a maximum of 8%. Protection: Comprehensive Group Life Assurance for peace of mind. Purpose & Culture Real Impact: Work on mission critical projects that secure and improve the UK's digital infrastructure. Autonomy: A culture that empowers you to make decisions, prototype rapidly, and iterate towards success. Service & Community: We support those who serve. 10 paid days for Reservist Military Service. Work / Life Balance Time Off: 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays, with the flexibility to Buy/Sell additional days to suit your lifestyle. Giving back: 2 paid volunteering days per year. Development & Growth Master Your Craft: Fully funded professional certifications (AWS, GCP, Agile, etc.) supported by 5 days paid study leave. Expand Your Horizons: An additional £500 annual "Personal Choice" fund to learn whatever inspires you-work related or not. Support: Access to 1 2 1 professional coaching and team training to accelerate your career. Health & Balance Premium Health: Vitality Private Medical Insurance (includes Apple Watch, gym discounts, and rewards). Flexibility: Genuine hybrid working with a WFH equipment allowance to perfect your home setup. Wellbeing: Cycle to Work scheme and a commitment to sustainable, healthy working practices.
Company Description At bet365, we're one of the world's leading online gambling companies, revolutionising the industry since 2000. Founded by Denise Coates CBE, we now employ over 9,000 people and serve over 100 million customers in 27 languages. Our focus on In Play betting has solidified our market leading position, offering an unmatched experience across 96 sports and 700,000 streaming events. With over 750 concurrent sporting fixtures at peak and more live sports streamed than anyone else in Europe, we handle over 6 billion HTTP requests daily and process more than 2 million bets per hour at peak. We empower our employees to push boundaries and explore new ideas, cultivating a culture that celebrates and rewards creativity. This offers employees a wealth of opportunities for growth, giving them the opportunity to make a real impact in the world of online gambling. As a forward thinking company, we're breaking new ground in software innovation too, redefining what's possible for our customers worldwide. Job Description As a Regulatory Data Developer, you will play a key role in creating, migrating, and maintaining regulatory reporting systems on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The Regulatory Data team is a crucial function of the Data Engineering department, responsible for building and maintaining near real time and batch reporting systems to fulfil regulatory requirements. The team utilises complex business logic to transform internal data models into those required by industry regulators and third parties. Using your passion for delivering innovative solutions you will support our continued migration from on premise SQL Server systems to GCP as the team creates new GCP reporting systems. You will support this migration while also developing new cloud native solutions and exploring AI driven development and automation to improve efficiency, consistency and reliability across the team's processes. Qualifications Experience with Google BigQuery. SQL development experience, with the ability to write complex queries, stored procedures, and performance tune data intensive workloads. Familiarity with GCP services such as Cloud Storage, Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub, or Cloud Composer. Experience with data pipeline development (ETL/ELT) and orchestration tooling. Exposure to Infrastructure as Code such as Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines such as Git, GitLab. Methodical, with high attention to detail and the ability to break down complex requirements into simple solutions. Interest in AI assisted development tooling, such as Claude Code. Ability to work to deadlines in a fast paced, reactive environment. SQL Server experience to support legacy systems during migration. Additional Information Developing and maintaining regulatory data submission systems, both existing on premise and new cloud based solutions in GCP/BigQuery. Building and maintaining automated data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, and loading of regulatory data. Supporting the migration of legacy SQL Server solutions to BigQuery, working closely with seniors and technical leads on architecture and data modelling. Implementing data validation, monitoring, and alerting to ensure accuracy, consistency, and reliability of regulatory submissions. Leveraging AI tooling, such as Claude Code, and contributing to the team's automation strategies to reduce manual effort and improve quality. Participating in code reviews and adhere to departmental standards and the development process. Conducting QA to ensure solutions are accurate, efficient, and performant. Creating and maintaining relevant documentation. Collaborating with other team members to deliver high quality solutions within required timeframes. Legal & Equal Opportunity By applying to us you are agreeing to share your Personal Data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice - At bet365, we're committed to creating an environment where everyone feels welcome, respected and valued. Where all individuals can grow and develop, regardless of their background. We're Never Ordinary, and we're always striving to be better. If you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please don't hesitate to reach out.
May 05, 2026
Full time
Company Description At bet365, we're one of the world's leading online gambling companies, revolutionising the industry since 2000. Founded by Denise Coates CBE, we now employ over 9,000 people and serve over 100 million customers in 27 languages. Our focus on In Play betting has solidified our market leading position, offering an unmatched experience across 96 sports and 700,000 streaming events. With over 750 concurrent sporting fixtures at peak and more live sports streamed than anyone else in Europe, we handle over 6 billion HTTP requests daily and process more than 2 million bets per hour at peak. We empower our employees to push boundaries and explore new ideas, cultivating a culture that celebrates and rewards creativity. This offers employees a wealth of opportunities for growth, giving them the opportunity to make a real impact in the world of online gambling. As a forward thinking company, we're breaking new ground in software innovation too, redefining what's possible for our customers worldwide. Job Description As a Regulatory Data Developer, you will play a key role in creating, migrating, and maintaining regulatory reporting systems on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The Regulatory Data team is a crucial function of the Data Engineering department, responsible for building and maintaining near real time and batch reporting systems to fulfil regulatory requirements. The team utilises complex business logic to transform internal data models into those required by industry regulators and third parties. Using your passion for delivering innovative solutions you will support our continued migration from on premise SQL Server systems to GCP as the team creates new GCP reporting systems. You will support this migration while also developing new cloud native solutions and exploring AI driven development and automation to improve efficiency, consistency and reliability across the team's processes. Qualifications Experience with Google BigQuery. SQL development experience, with the ability to write complex queries, stored procedures, and performance tune data intensive workloads. Familiarity with GCP services such as Cloud Storage, Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub, or Cloud Composer. Experience with data pipeline development (ETL/ELT) and orchestration tooling. Exposure to Infrastructure as Code such as Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines such as Git, GitLab. Methodical, with high attention to detail and the ability to break down complex requirements into simple solutions. Interest in AI assisted development tooling, such as Claude Code. Ability to work to deadlines in a fast paced, reactive environment. SQL Server experience to support legacy systems during migration. Additional Information Developing and maintaining regulatory data submission systems, both existing on premise and new cloud based solutions in GCP/BigQuery. Building and maintaining automated data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, and loading of regulatory data. Supporting the migration of legacy SQL Server solutions to BigQuery, working closely with seniors and technical leads on architecture and data modelling. Implementing data validation, monitoring, and alerting to ensure accuracy, consistency, and reliability of regulatory submissions. Leveraging AI tooling, such as Claude Code, and contributing to the team's automation strategies to reduce manual effort and improve quality. Participating in code reviews and adhere to departmental standards and the development process. Conducting QA to ensure solutions are accurate, efficient, and performant. Creating and maintaining relevant documentation. Collaborating with other team members to deliver high quality solutions within required timeframes. Legal & Equal Opportunity By applying to us you are agreeing to share your Personal Data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice - At bet365, we're committed to creating an environment where everyone feels welcome, respected and valued. Where all individuals can grow and develop, regardless of their background. We're Never Ordinary, and we're always striving to be better. If you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please don't hesitate to reach out.
At Lynx Recruitment, we're working with a specialist technology consultancy within a global group, delivering AI-enabled, cloud-native platforms for clients in highly regulated sectors, including financial services and central government. They're seeking an experienced Solution Architect to lead the design and delivery of secure, scalable cloud-based solutions. The role combines hands-on architecture with client engagement and pre-sales support, with a focus on modern, event-driven and decoupled architectures. The Role Design and deliver high-quality cloud-native architectures (AWS, Azure, or GCP) Translate business and non-functional requirements into secure, scalable solutions Collaborate closely with engineering teams to ensure effective implementation Support stakeholder discussions, architecture assessments, and RFP responses Contribute to reusable patterns and reference architectures About You IT or technology-related degree with a minimum 2:1 Strong hands-on experience designing and implementing cloud solutions (AWS, Azure, or GCP) Excellent stakeholder communication skills, both technical and non-technical Comfortable operating in regulated environments and agile delivery teams If you're a Cloud Architect who combines strong technical depth with clear stakeholder communication, this is a great opportunity to make a real impact.
May 05, 2026
Full time
At Lynx Recruitment, we're working with a specialist technology consultancy within a global group, delivering AI-enabled, cloud-native platforms for clients in highly regulated sectors, including financial services and central government. They're seeking an experienced Solution Architect to lead the design and delivery of secure, scalable cloud-based solutions. The role combines hands-on architecture with client engagement and pre-sales support, with a focus on modern, event-driven and decoupled architectures. The Role Design and deliver high-quality cloud-native architectures (AWS, Azure, or GCP) Translate business and non-functional requirements into secure, scalable solutions Collaborate closely with engineering teams to ensure effective implementation Support stakeholder discussions, architecture assessments, and RFP responses Contribute to reusable patterns and reference architectures About You IT or technology-related degree with a minimum 2:1 Strong hands-on experience designing and implementing cloud solutions (AWS, Azure, or GCP) Excellent stakeholder communication skills, both technical and non-technical Comfortable operating in regulated environments and agile delivery teams If you're a Cloud Architect who combines strong technical depth with clear stakeholder communication, this is a great opportunity to make a real impact.
The Mission Club JURA is Zaizi's dedicated club for Defence. We are looking for a heavyweight Head of Engineering to lead our technical mission. You will lead the technical mission, ensuring our solutions are architected with the holistic rigour of systems engineering while providing high level technical oversight for modern, cloud native software delivery. Reporting to the Club Exec, you will be the technical linchpin of Club JURA, translating high level mission objectives into rigorous engineering roadmaps, while providing the data backed assurance and performance reporting necessary to de risk our most complex sovereign programmes. Key Responsibilities System Design Authority (SDA): Act as the ultimate technical authority for Club JURA. You will own the architectural integrity of the "System of Systems," providing overwatching of design, integration, and test (I&T) technical oversight across both hardware software interfaces and pure software platforms. Standards & Compliance: Own the application of established standards from ISO 15288 to Def Stan / IEC 61508. You will provide the engineering oversight and process rigour required to enhance quality in high security and safety critical domains. Software Oversight: While focussed on the system, you will provide technical oversight for software engineering teams. You'll ensure that modern software practices (Agile, DevSecOps, CI/CD) are harmonised with the overall system V lifecycle and safety requirements. Performance & Board Reporting: Establish and track KPIs for engineering performance. You will provide the Club Exec and Zaizi Board with transparent, data driven reporting on technical risk, system maturity, and delivery health. Team Shaping & Governance: Recruit, mentor, and lead elite engineering teams. You will mentor engineers in "systems thinking" to help them influence and shape complex customer problems. You will instill the V Model lifecycle across the club while maintaining the agility of DevSecOps and cloud native delivery. Bid & Solution Strategy: Lead the technical strategy for major defence tenders. You will translate complex MoD requirements into robust, high confidence estimates and architectural blueprints that navigate the nuances of commercial frameworks (e.g., DSP). You will use your experience across multiple defence domains to ensure our bids are technically sound, commercially viable, and compliant with relevant standards. Intelligent Problem Solving: Where applicable, identify and architect AI driven solutions for complex defence challenges. You will ensure that AI and Machine Learning are integrated into systems engineering to solve specific mission problems-such as predictive maintenance or autonomous ISTAR-ensuring they are fit for purpose and operationally sound. Internal Collaboration: Work with our in house AI team and provide practical, frontline focused input to help shape internal IRAD, ensuring our research has real world utility in contested environments. Requirements Security: Active UK Security Clearance (SC and above) is mandatory. Systems Mastery: Deep expertise in the V Model and systems of systems thinking. You are well versed in the application of ISO 15288, IEC 61508, and are familiar with AI risk frameworks like ISO/IEC 23894 where applicable. Technical Breadth: A strong systems engineering core with significant hands on experience in IT, Data, and Cloud (AWS/Azure). You understand the "Silicon" as well as the "System." Commercial Intelligence: Significant experience across multiple defence domains with a thorough understanding of relevant commercial frameworks, DEFCONs, and MoD technical standards. C Suite Gravitas: The ability to navigate between technical specialists and senior stakeholders, translating complex technical and safety risks into clear strategic and commercial choices. We actively welcome applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, individuals with disabilities, neurodivergent individuals, parents, carers, and those from lower socio economic backgrounds. If you need any accommodations to support your specific situation, please feel free to let us know. For candidates who are neurodiverse or have disabilities, we are happy to make any adjustments needed throughout the interview process-just ask! Salaries - £90,000 - £115,000 SC Clearance Zaizi works with UK Central Government departments on a range of projects. To be able to work on our customer projects, employees must be Security Cleared to a standard acceptable to our Government customers. Due to this restriction we can currently only recruit candidates who have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship and who have lived in the UK for the last 5+ years continuously. Benefits Compensation Competitive Pay: Salaries reviewed annually to ensure they reflect your performance and market value. Loyalty Pension: We invest in your future. Starting at a 5% employer contribution, we increase this by 0.5% every year after your third anniversary, up to a maximum of 8%. Protection: Comprehensive Group Life Assurance for peace of mind. Purpose & Culture Real Impact: Work on mission critical projects that secure and improve the UK's digital infrastructure. Autonomy: A culture that empowers you to make decisions, prototype rapidly, and iterate towards success. Service & Community: We support those who serve. 10 paid days for Reservist Military Service. Work / Life Balance Time Off: 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays, with the flexibility to Buy/Sell additional days to suit your lifestyle. Giving back: 2 paid volunteering days per year. Development & Growth Master Your Craft: Fully funded professional certifications (AWS, GCP, Agile, etc.) supported by 5 days paid study leave. Expand Your Horizons: An additional £500 annual "Personal Choice" fund to learn whatever inspires you-work related or not. Support: Access to 1 2 1 professional coaching and team training to accelerate your career. Health & Balance Premium Health: Vitality Private Medical Insurance (includes Apple Watch, gym discounts, and rewards). Flexibility: Genuine hybrid working with a WFH equipment allowance to perfect your home setup. Wellbeing: Cycle to Work scheme and a commitment to sustainable, healthy working practices.
May 05, 2026
Full time
The Mission Club JURA is Zaizi's dedicated club for Defence. We are looking for a heavyweight Head of Engineering to lead our technical mission. You will lead the technical mission, ensuring our solutions are architected with the holistic rigour of systems engineering while providing high level technical oversight for modern, cloud native software delivery. Reporting to the Club Exec, you will be the technical linchpin of Club JURA, translating high level mission objectives into rigorous engineering roadmaps, while providing the data backed assurance and performance reporting necessary to de risk our most complex sovereign programmes. Key Responsibilities System Design Authority (SDA): Act as the ultimate technical authority for Club JURA. You will own the architectural integrity of the "System of Systems," providing overwatching of design, integration, and test (I&T) technical oversight across both hardware software interfaces and pure software platforms. Standards & Compliance: Own the application of established standards from ISO 15288 to Def Stan / IEC 61508. You will provide the engineering oversight and process rigour required to enhance quality in high security and safety critical domains. Software Oversight: While focussed on the system, you will provide technical oversight for software engineering teams. You'll ensure that modern software practices (Agile, DevSecOps, CI/CD) are harmonised with the overall system V lifecycle and safety requirements. Performance & Board Reporting: Establish and track KPIs for engineering performance. You will provide the Club Exec and Zaizi Board with transparent, data driven reporting on technical risk, system maturity, and delivery health. Team Shaping & Governance: Recruit, mentor, and lead elite engineering teams. You will mentor engineers in "systems thinking" to help them influence and shape complex customer problems. You will instill the V Model lifecycle across the club while maintaining the agility of DevSecOps and cloud native delivery. Bid & Solution Strategy: Lead the technical strategy for major defence tenders. You will translate complex MoD requirements into robust, high confidence estimates and architectural blueprints that navigate the nuances of commercial frameworks (e.g., DSP). You will use your experience across multiple defence domains to ensure our bids are technically sound, commercially viable, and compliant with relevant standards. Intelligent Problem Solving: Where applicable, identify and architect AI driven solutions for complex defence challenges. You will ensure that AI and Machine Learning are integrated into systems engineering to solve specific mission problems-such as predictive maintenance or autonomous ISTAR-ensuring they are fit for purpose and operationally sound. Internal Collaboration: Work with our in house AI team and provide practical, frontline focused input to help shape internal IRAD, ensuring our research has real world utility in contested environments. Requirements Security: Active UK Security Clearance (SC and above) is mandatory. Systems Mastery: Deep expertise in the V Model and systems of systems thinking. You are well versed in the application of ISO 15288, IEC 61508, and are familiar with AI risk frameworks like ISO/IEC 23894 where applicable. Technical Breadth: A strong systems engineering core with significant hands on experience in IT, Data, and Cloud (AWS/Azure). You understand the "Silicon" as well as the "System." Commercial Intelligence: Significant experience across multiple defence domains with a thorough understanding of relevant commercial frameworks, DEFCONs, and MoD technical standards. C Suite Gravitas: The ability to navigate between technical specialists and senior stakeholders, translating complex technical and safety risks into clear strategic and commercial choices. We actively welcome applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, individuals with disabilities, neurodivergent individuals, parents, carers, and those from lower socio economic backgrounds. If you need any accommodations to support your specific situation, please feel free to let us know. For candidates who are neurodiverse or have disabilities, we are happy to make any adjustments needed throughout the interview process-just ask! Salaries - £90,000 - £115,000 SC Clearance Zaizi works with UK Central Government departments on a range of projects. To be able to work on our customer projects, employees must be Security Cleared to a standard acceptable to our Government customers. Due to this restriction we can currently only recruit candidates who have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship and who have lived in the UK for the last 5+ years continuously. Benefits Compensation Competitive Pay: Salaries reviewed annually to ensure they reflect your performance and market value. Loyalty Pension: We invest in your future. Starting at a 5% employer contribution, we increase this by 0.5% every year after your third anniversary, up to a maximum of 8%. Protection: Comprehensive Group Life Assurance for peace of mind. Purpose & Culture Real Impact: Work on mission critical projects that secure and improve the UK's digital infrastructure. Autonomy: A culture that empowers you to make decisions, prototype rapidly, and iterate towards success. Service & Community: We support those who serve. 10 paid days for Reservist Military Service. Work / Life Balance Time Off: 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays, with the flexibility to Buy/Sell additional days to suit your lifestyle. Giving back: 2 paid volunteering days per year. Development & Growth Master Your Craft: Fully funded professional certifications (AWS, GCP, Agile, etc.) supported by 5 days paid study leave. Expand Your Horizons: An additional £500 annual "Personal Choice" fund to learn whatever inspires you-work related or not. Support: Access to 1 2 1 professional coaching and team training to accelerate your career. Health & Balance Premium Health: Vitality Private Medical Insurance (includes Apple Watch, gym discounts, and rewards). Flexibility: Genuine hybrid working with a WFH equipment allowance to perfect your home setup. Wellbeing: Cycle to Work scheme and a commitment to sustainable, healthy working practices.
Requisition ID: FEQ427R217 Sr. Solutions Architect (Lakewatch - EMEA) The Solutions Architect (Lakewatch) team executes on Databricks' strategic Product Operating Model that provides enhanced focus on earlier stage, highly prioritized product lines in order to establish product market fit, and set the course for rapid revenue growth. They are part of a global go to market team mandate, though individually will cover a specific, local region. Clients may span across one or more business units and verticals. By working in partnership with direct account teams, they will jointly engage clients, foster the necessary relationships, position in-depth the specific product line, so as to provide compelling reasons for clients to adopt and grow the usage of the given product. They understand the appropriate approach, the guardrails, and the steps needed to successfully adopt the product line, as clients deliver on their business objectives. The Solutions Architect (Lakewatch) is paired with an Account Executive aligned to the product line with specific targets accordingly. Together, they will devise and implement a strategy across their assigned set of accounts, develop presentations, demos and other assets and deliver them such that customers make an informed decision as they decide to adopt the product line in a meaningful way. The Lakewatch product line requires the following core technical competencies: 5+ years of cybersecurity engineering, security operations (SecOps), or security architecture expertise, with a proven track record of designing and delivering customer facing security solutions (of which 3+ years are in a customer facing, pre sales or consulting role). Experience with design and implementation of data and AI applications in cybersecurity, including anomaly detection, behavioral analytics, and agentic AI workflows for triage and investigation. Deep familiarity with SIEM platforms (Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, QRadar, or similar), including deployment, tuning, detection engineering, and migration strategies. Familiarity with SOAR platforms is also desirable. Strong understanding of the security telemetry landscape: endpoint (EDR/XDR), network (firewall, DNS, proxy), identity (Okta, Entra ID), cloud (AWS CloudTrail, Azure Activity Log, GCP Audit), and SaaS application logs. Familiarity with standards such as OCSF. Experience with "detection as code" workflows, including rule authoring in SQL or YAML, CI/CD integration for detection pipelines, and MITRE ATT&CK framework mapping. Credibility in influencing security analytics products with the market insight needed to shape and prioritize roadmap capabilities. The impact you will have Provide technical leadership to guide strategic customers to successful implementations on big data projects, ranging from architectural design to data engineering to model deployment. Collaborate with GTM leadership and account teams to design and execute high impact engagement strategies across your territory, driving Lakewatch adoption from initial data offload through full SIEM augmentation or replacement. As a trusted advisor, serve as an expert Solutions Architect building technical credibility with CISOs, security architects, SOC leadership, and security analysts to drive product adoption and vision. Enable clients at scale through workshops, POC execution, and developing customer facing collateral that increases technical knowledge and demonstrates the value of an open agentic SIEM architecture. Influence product roadmap by translating field derived, data driven insights into strategic recommendations for Product and Engineering teams. Handle the most complex technical challenges in this product line by acting as the tier 3 escalation point for the field, ensuring customer success in mission critical security environments. Establish and refine the sales qualification and POC intake process, ensuring well scoped engagements that maximize customer success and minimize friction for R&D. Competencies & Responsibilities 5+ years in a customer facing, pre sales or consulting role influencing technical executives, driving high level security strategy and product adoption. Experience with design and implementation of data and AI applications in cybersecurity, including anomaly detection, behavioral analytics, and agentic AI workflows for triage and investigation. Proficient in programming, debugging, and problem solving using SQL and Python and with AI tools. Experience collaborating with Global System Integrators (GSIs) and third party consulting organizations to drive customer outcomes in cybersecurity. Hands on experience building solutions within major public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP), with an understanding of cloud native security logging and monitoring. Deep experience in security operations, with broad familiarity across one or more of the following: data engineering, data warehousing, AI/ML for security, data governance, and streaming. Undergraduate degree (or higher) in a technical field such as Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Applied Mathematics, Engineering or similar. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. Compliance If access to export controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.
May 02, 2026
Full time
Requisition ID: FEQ427R217 Sr. Solutions Architect (Lakewatch - EMEA) The Solutions Architect (Lakewatch) team executes on Databricks' strategic Product Operating Model that provides enhanced focus on earlier stage, highly prioritized product lines in order to establish product market fit, and set the course for rapid revenue growth. They are part of a global go to market team mandate, though individually will cover a specific, local region. Clients may span across one or more business units and verticals. By working in partnership with direct account teams, they will jointly engage clients, foster the necessary relationships, position in-depth the specific product line, so as to provide compelling reasons for clients to adopt and grow the usage of the given product. They understand the appropriate approach, the guardrails, and the steps needed to successfully adopt the product line, as clients deliver on their business objectives. The Solutions Architect (Lakewatch) is paired with an Account Executive aligned to the product line with specific targets accordingly. Together, they will devise and implement a strategy across their assigned set of accounts, develop presentations, demos and other assets and deliver them such that customers make an informed decision as they decide to adopt the product line in a meaningful way. The Lakewatch product line requires the following core technical competencies: 5+ years of cybersecurity engineering, security operations (SecOps), or security architecture expertise, with a proven track record of designing and delivering customer facing security solutions (of which 3+ years are in a customer facing, pre sales or consulting role). Experience with design and implementation of data and AI applications in cybersecurity, including anomaly detection, behavioral analytics, and agentic AI workflows for triage and investigation. Deep familiarity with SIEM platforms (Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, QRadar, or similar), including deployment, tuning, detection engineering, and migration strategies. Familiarity with SOAR platforms is also desirable. Strong understanding of the security telemetry landscape: endpoint (EDR/XDR), network (firewall, DNS, proxy), identity (Okta, Entra ID), cloud (AWS CloudTrail, Azure Activity Log, GCP Audit), and SaaS application logs. Familiarity with standards such as OCSF. Experience with "detection as code" workflows, including rule authoring in SQL or YAML, CI/CD integration for detection pipelines, and MITRE ATT&CK framework mapping. Credibility in influencing security analytics products with the market insight needed to shape and prioritize roadmap capabilities. The impact you will have Provide technical leadership to guide strategic customers to successful implementations on big data projects, ranging from architectural design to data engineering to model deployment. Collaborate with GTM leadership and account teams to design and execute high impact engagement strategies across your territory, driving Lakewatch adoption from initial data offload through full SIEM augmentation or replacement. As a trusted advisor, serve as an expert Solutions Architect building technical credibility with CISOs, security architects, SOC leadership, and security analysts to drive product adoption and vision. Enable clients at scale through workshops, POC execution, and developing customer facing collateral that increases technical knowledge and demonstrates the value of an open agentic SIEM architecture. Influence product roadmap by translating field derived, data driven insights into strategic recommendations for Product and Engineering teams. Handle the most complex technical challenges in this product line by acting as the tier 3 escalation point for the field, ensuring customer success in mission critical security environments. Establish and refine the sales qualification and POC intake process, ensuring well scoped engagements that maximize customer success and minimize friction for R&D. Competencies & Responsibilities 5+ years in a customer facing, pre sales or consulting role influencing technical executives, driving high level security strategy and product adoption. Experience with design and implementation of data and AI applications in cybersecurity, including anomaly detection, behavioral analytics, and agentic AI workflows for triage and investigation. Proficient in programming, debugging, and problem solving using SQL and Python and with AI tools. Experience collaborating with Global System Integrators (GSIs) and third party consulting organizations to drive customer outcomes in cybersecurity. Hands on experience building solutions within major public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP), with an understanding of cloud native security logging and monitoring. Deep experience in security operations, with broad familiarity across one or more of the following: data engineering, data warehousing, AI/ML for security, data governance, and streaming. Undergraduate degree (or higher) in a technical field such as Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Applied Mathematics, Engineering or similar. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. 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Salary: Competitive depending on experience Location: 2-3 days on-site at our Harwell office with travel to client site when required Contract type: Full-timepermanent - 37.5 hours A note from the Founders Oxford Dynamics is at an inflection point. We operate in some of the most complex and high stakes environments in the world - defence, national security, AI and robotics. The decisions we make now will define not just how fast we grow, but who we become. You will work closely with all the team. You will be trusted with judgment calls. You will influence the business. And you will see the impact of your work every day in the work we do. If you are excited by ownership, pace and purpose - and by building something that genuinely matters - we would love to hear from you. Who We Are Founded in 2020, Oxford Dynamics (OD) is a fast growing UK deep tech company developing AI and robotic systems designed to operate in mission critical environments. Our flagship AVIS (A Very Intelligent System) AI framework fuses multi modal data - text, imagery, telemetry and sensor feeds - enabling operators to interrogate complex information at speed and make better decisions under pressure. Our STRIDER robotic platform performs autonomous tasks in hazardous environments, protecting people while extending operational reach. Our ambition is simple but demanding: to converge AI and robotics so machines can sense, understand and act in complex, real world environments. We work with defence and security organisations internationally to help protect nations, infrastructure and lives. What you will be doing here/ why this role matters Oxford Dynamics is a small team who rely on a collaborative and positive approach and so the right attitude for this role is equally as important as experience. We are at an important stage and time in our growth, and as aSenior AI Generative Robotics Engineer you will be an essential part of our success. You'll work at thecutting edge of agentic and generative AI, building systems that move beyond lab demos and intoreal world deployment at pace. At Oxford Dynamics, you'll have the freedom to experiment in a fast moving environment, the responsibility to deliver, and the opportunity to shape howmulti agent AI systems operate in complex, constrained, and high trust environments. If you're excited byagent orchestration, VLLMs, and deploying AI where it matters, this role is built for you! Role Summary We're hiring a Test & AI Evaluation Lead to own how Oxford Dynamics validates its AI driven, mission critical systems - from multi agent orchestration and LLM outputs through to cloud infrastructure and real time user facing applications. You'll design and lead test approaches where correctness, resilience, and security matter as much as feature velocity. Working embedded with AI, Backend, Frontend, and DevOps, you'll shape how we validate agent behaviours, data pipelines, and end to end operational workflows - from research prototypes through to production deployments for Defence and Security customers. Quality is built in from day one, not inspected at the end. Key Responsibilities Define and own the end to end test strategy across AI, backend, frontend, and infrastructure layers. Establish testing standards appropriate for agentic AI systems, including non deterministic behaviour and probabilistic outputs. Ensure testing aligns with mission critical, safety conscious, and security first delivery expectations. Act as the primary quality authority across projects, advising engineering and product leadership on risk and readiness. AI & Data Focused Testing Design approaches for testing multi agent workflows, including orchestration logic, memory/state handling, and tool integrations. Define validation strategies for LLM outputs, including groundedness, hallucination detection, task success rates, and regression testing. Work with AI Engineers to embed evaluation metrics and pass/fail thresholds into pipelines. Validate data ingestion, transformation, and inference pipelines across structured and unstructured data sources. Automation & Tooling Drive a test automation first mindset, integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Argo CD). Oversee automated testing across API and service layers, UI (E2E and accessibility), and infrastructure and deployment workflows. Select, implement, and evolve testing tools and frameworks appropriate to modern cloud native and AI systems. Non Functional Testing Own performance, scalability, reliability, and resilience testing for distributed systems. Coordinate security testing activities in line with secure by design principles (e.g. IAM, secrets handling, data boundaries). Validate backup, disaster recovery, and failover scenarios alongside DevOps and Backend teams. Delivery & Collaboration Embed with delivery teams to ensure testing is planned early and executed continuously. Work closely with Product and Engineering to define clear acceptance criteria and definition of done. Provide clear, decision ready quality reporting to technical and non technical stakeholders. Support customer facing demonstrations, trials, and operational readiness assessments. Required Skills & Experience Proven experience as a Test Manager, Senior Test Lead, or equivalent on complex software systems. Strong track record of taking applications into production in regulated environments. Strong background in automated testing across APIs, services, and UIs, integrated into CI/CD pipelines. Experience testing distributed, cloud native systems (AWS, GCP, or Kubernetes), including performance, reliability, and resilience. Awareness of compliance frameworks (e.g. ISO 27001, NIST, OWASP). ISTQB Advanced / Test Manager certification or equivalent practical experience. SC Clearance or eligibility to obtain UK SC Clearance. Preferred Experience Experience in UK defence, public sector, or security environments. Experience testing AI/ML/LLM based systems, including non deterministic outputs. Exposure to agent based or workflow driven architectures. Soft Skills A pragmatic, delivery focused mindset - able to balance speed with rigour. Comfortable operating in fast moving, ambiguous, R&D heavy environments. Confidence challenging assumptions and raising quality risks early. Strong written and verbal communication, especially around complex technical risk. Why Oxford Dynamics? Join the most exciting growth area in the UK: AI and Robotics! Every member of the Oxford Dynamics team has a major impact on the products and services we provide. Regardless of job title you'll get to make a real difference and learn from colleagues about all areas of our business. Benefits Salary: negotiable based on experience and attitudes Rapid career progression with meaningful ownership of core systems Opportunity to shape the future of a fast growing, successful, early stage business Flexible working hours Hybrid working model Company pension (UK Government NEST scheme) with company contributions at 4% Private Healthcare 29 days holiday in addition to public holidays (Full Time Equivalent) Oxford Dynamics is committed to creating an inclusive team experience for all. Regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, or parental status, we believe our work is at its best when everyone feels free to be their authentic self. Why This Role? You'll play a critical shaping role in how Oxford Dynamics delivers trustworthy, production ready AI systems into some of the most demanding operational environments there are. If you enjoy working close to the technology, influencing how systems are built - not just tested - and tackling the realities of validating AI driven software, this role gives you genuine ownership and impact.
Apr 30, 2026
Full time
Salary: Competitive depending on experience Location: 2-3 days on-site at our Harwell office with travel to client site when required Contract type: Full-timepermanent - 37.5 hours A note from the Founders Oxford Dynamics is at an inflection point. We operate in some of the most complex and high stakes environments in the world - defence, national security, AI and robotics. The decisions we make now will define not just how fast we grow, but who we become. You will work closely with all the team. You will be trusted with judgment calls. You will influence the business. And you will see the impact of your work every day in the work we do. If you are excited by ownership, pace and purpose - and by building something that genuinely matters - we would love to hear from you. Who We Are Founded in 2020, Oxford Dynamics (OD) is a fast growing UK deep tech company developing AI and robotic systems designed to operate in mission critical environments. Our flagship AVIS (A Very Intelligent System) AI framework fuses multi modal data - text, imagery, telemetry and sensor feeds - enabling operators to interrogate complex information at speed and make better decisions under pressure. Our STRIDER robotic platform performs autonomous tasks in hazardous environments, protecting people while extending operational reach. Our ambition is simple but demanding: to converge AI and robotics so machines can sense, understand and act in complex, real world environments. We work with defence and security organisations internationally to help protect nations, infrastructure and lives. What you will be doing here/ why this role matters Oxford Dynamics is a small team who rely on a collaborative and positive approach and so the right attitude for this role is equally as important as experience. We are at an important stage and time in our growth, and as aSenior AI Generative Robotics Engineer you will be an essential part of our success. You'll work at thecutting edge of agentic and generative AI, building systems that move beyond lab demos and intoreal world deployment at pace. At Oxford Dynamics, you'll have the freedom to experiment in a fast moving environment, the responsibility to deliver, and the opportunity to shape howmulti agent AI systems operate in complex, constrained, and high trust environments. If you're excited byagent orchestration, VLLMs, and deploying AI where it matters, this role is built for you! Role Summary We're hiring a Test & AI Evaluation Lead to own how Oxford Dynamics validates its AI driven, mission critical systems - from multi agent orchestration and LLM outputs through to cloud infrastructure and real time user facing applications. You'll design and lead test approaches where correctness, resilience, and security matter as much as feature velocity. Working embedded with AI, Backend, Frontend, and DevOps, you'll shape how we validate agent behaviours, data pipelines, and end to end operational workflows - from research prototypes through to production deployments for Defence and Security customers. Quality is built in from day one, not inspected at the end. Key Responsibilities Define and own the end to end test strategy across AI, backend, frontend, and infrastructure layers. Establish testing standards appropriate for agentic AI systems, including non deterministic behaviour and probabilistic outputs. Ensure testing aligns with mission critical, safety conscious, and security first delivery expectations. Act as the primary quality authority across projects, advising engineering and product leadership on risk and readiness. AI & Data Focused Testing Design approaches for testing multi agent workflows, including orchestration logic, memory/state handling, and tool integrations. Define validation strategies for LLM outputs, including groundedness, hallucination detection, task success rates, and regression testing. Work with AI Engineers to embed evaluation metrics and pass/fail thresholds into pipelines. Validate data ingestion, transformation, and inference pipelines across structured and unstructured data sources. Automation & Tooling Drive a test automation first mindset, integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Argo CD). Oversee automated testing across API and service layers, UI (E2E and accessibility), and infrastructure and deployment workflows. Select, implement, and evolve testing tools and frameworks appropriate to modern cloud native and AI systems. Non Functional Testing Own performance, scalability, reliability, and resilience testing for distributed systems. Coordinate security testing activities in line with secure by design principles (e.g. IAM, secrets handling, data boundaries). Validate backup, disaster recovery, and failover scenarios alongside DevOps and Backend teams. Delivery & Collaboration Embed with delivery teams to ensure testing is planned early and executed continuously. Work closely with Product and Engineering to define clear acceptance criteria and definition of done. Provide clear, decision ready quality reporting to technical and non technical stakeholders. Support customer facing demonstrations, trials, and operational readiness assessments. Required Skills & Experience Proven experience as a Test Manager, Senior Test Lead, or equivalent on complex software systems. Strong track record of taking applications into production in regulated environments. Strong background in automated testing across APIs, services, and UIs, integrated into CI/CD pipelines. Experience testing distributed, cloud native systems (AWS, GCP, or Kubernetes), including performance, reliability, and resilience. Awareness of compliance frameworks (e.g. ISO 27001, NIST, OWASP). ISTQB Advanced / Test Manager certification or equivalent practical experience. SC Clearance or eligibility to obtain UK SC Clearance. Preferred Experience Experience in UK defence, public sector, or security environments. Experience testing AI/ML/LLM based systems, including non deterministic outputs. Exposure to agent based or workflow driven architectures. Soft Skills A pragmatic, delivery focused mindset - able to balance speed with rigour. Comfortable operating in fast moving, ambiguous, R&D heavy environments. Confidence challenging assumptions and raising quality risks early. Strong written and verbal communication, especially around complex technical risk. Why Oxford Dynamics? Join the most exciting growth area in the UK: AI and Robotics! Every member of the Oxford Dynamics team has a major impact on the products and services we provide. Regardless of job title you'll get to make a real difference and learn from colleagues about all areas of our business. Benefits Salary: negotiable based on experience and attitudes Rapid career progression with meaningful ownership of core systems Opportunity to shape the future of a fast growing, successful, early stage business Flexible working hours Hybrid working model Company pension (UK Government NEST scheme) with company contributions at 4% Private Healthcare 29 days holiday in addition to public holidays (Full Time Equivalent) Oxford Dynamics is committed to creating an inclusive team experience for all. Regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, or parental status, we believe our work is at its best when everyone feels free to be their authentic self. Why This Role? You'll play a critical shaping role in how Oxford Dynamics delivers trustworthy, production ready AI systems into some of the most demanding operational environments there are. If you enjoy working close to the technology, influencing how systems are built - not just tested - and tackling the realities of validating AI driven software, this role gives you genuine ownership and impact.
Role Title: Lead Software and DevOps Engineer Duration: contract to run until 23/04/2027 Location: Sheffield, Hybrid 3 days per week onsite Rate: up to 529 p/d Umbrella inside IR35 Role purpose / summary If you're looking for a career that will help you stand out, join our client, and fulfil your potential - whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, our client offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further. Our client is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions. We are seeking an accomplished Cybersecurity Lead Software and DevOps Engineer to drive the Responsible for designing and delivering enterprise security solutions, creating reusable security patterns, leading security engineering initiatives, and building new capabilities and environments. Acts as a principal-level engineer driving strategy, hands-on implementation, and cross-team adoption. In this role you will: Design and implement end-to-end security solutions across cloud and on-prem environments. Build new security environments, frameworks, and components; perform POCs and pilots for emerging solutions. Develop and maintain reusable security patterns and reference architectures to reduce developer toil and improve security controls. Manage stakeholder requirements in a fast-past changing landscape of technical and customer requirements and deliverables. Manage a small team of engineers to deliver on objectives and stakeholder requirements. Lead security initiatives across IAM, secrets management, CI/CD pipeline security, and supply chain security. Implement secure secrets management using native cloud vaults and HashiCorp Vault. Work closely with platform and engineering teams to solve security control gaps and provide technical implementation guidance. Handover new environments, solutions, and patterns to engineering teams and provide support during adoption. Lead a team of engineers: define strategy, roadmap, delivery milestones, and ensure engineering execution. Drive enterprise-wide adoption of security patterns through pilots, scaling, and stakeholder alignment. Produce high-quality technical designs, implementation documents, and knowledge transfers. Operate independently at a principal engineer level, influencing architectural decisions and engineering direction. To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements: Strong experience in security architecture, DevSecOps, IAM, secrets and key management. Hands-on expertise with CI/CD security, cloud platforms, supply chain security, and HashiCorp Vault. Strong experience building enterprise solutions in both public cloud (AWS GCP Azure) and on premise. Proven track record leading engineering teams and large-scale technical initiatives. Ability to design, build, test, handover, and scale security capabilities across an enterprise. Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills. Ability to communicate effectively, and negotiate requirements and demands, from stakeholders and customers alike. Desired qualifications and experience The candidate will have suitable qualifications in public cloud or equivalent experience (e.g. AWS professional level at either Architecture or DevOps track) All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!
Apr 30, 2026
Contractor
Role Title: Lead Software and DevOps Engineer Duration: contract to run until 23/04/2027 Location: Sheffield, Hybrid 3 days per week onsite Rate: up to 529 p/d Umbrella inside IR35 Role purpose / summary If you're looking for a career that will help you stand out, join our client, and fulfil your potential - whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, our client offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further. Our client is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions. We are seeking an accomplished Cybersecurity Lead Software and DevOps Engineer to drive the Responsible for designing and delivering enterprise security solutions, creating reusable security patterns, leading security engineering initiatives, and building new capabilities and environments. Acts as a principal-level engineer driving strategy, hands-on implementation, and cross-team adoption. In this role you will: Design and implement end-to-end security solutions across cloud and on-prem environments. Build new security environments, frameworks, and components; perform POCs and pilots for emerging solutions. Develop and maintain reusable security patterns and reference architectures to reduce developer toil and improve security controls. Manage stakeholder requirements in a fast-past changing landscape of technical and customer requirements and deliverables. Manage a small team of engineers to deliver on objectives and stakeholder requirements. Lead security initiatives across IAM, secrets management, CI/CD pipeline security, and supply chain security. Implement secure secrets management using native cloud vaults and HashiCorp Vault. Work closely with platform and engineering teams to solve security control gaps and provide technical implementation guidance. Handover new environments, solutions, and patterns to engineering teams and provide support during adoption. Lead a team of engineers: define strategy, roadmap, delivery milestones, and ensure engineering execution. Drive enterprise-wide adoption of security patterns through pilots, scaling, and stakeholder alignment. Produce high-quality technical designs, implementation documents, and knowledge transfers. Operate independently at a principal engineer level, influencing architectural decisions and engineering direction. To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements: Strong experience in security architecture, DevSecOps, IAM, secrets and key management. Hands-on expertise with CI/CD security, cloud platforms, supply chain security, and HashiCorp Vault. Strong experience building enterprise solutions in both public cloud (AWS GCP Azure) and on premise. Proven track record leading engineering teams and large-scale technical initiatives. Ability to design, build, test, handover, and scale security capabilities across an enterprise. Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills. Ability to communicate effectively, and negotiate requirements and demands, from stakeholders and customers alike. Desired qualifications and experience The candidate will have suitable qualifications in public cloud or equivalent experience (e.g. AWS professional level at either Architecture or DevOps track) All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!
Managing Consultant/ Senior Manager- IT Merges & Acquisitions At Capgemini Invent, we believe difference drives change. As inventive transformation consultants, we blend our strategic, creative and scientific capabilities, collaborating closely with clients to deliver cutting-edge solutions. Join us to drive transformation tailored to our client's challenges of today and tomorrow. Informed and validated by science and data. Superpowered by creativity and design. All underpinned by technology created with purpose. The Business Technology practice is one of the leading CIO & CTO advisory and technology innovation teams in the UK and Europe. Our consultants deliver tangible outcomes across business and IT-oriented environments, working collaboratively with major FTSE 100 and government clients to help them achieve their strategic goals and leverage technology as a key driver of sustainable growth and ambitious change. YOUR ROLE Our IT Performance (ITP) team is part of the growing Business Technology practice. We are structured across three core disciplines: (i) Technology Strategy; (ii) IT Cost & Value; and (iii) IT Mergers and Acquisitions. We are seeking an experienced and dedicated IT M&A Senior Manager to support the continued development and growth of our fast paced and forward-thinking team. The ideal candidate will have extensive expertise that includes IT due diligence, deal closure, and Day 2 transformation to ensure successful mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. You will support transactions across all industry sectors and all aspects of the Technology Strategy, Cost & Value, Digital and Transformation agenda. The responsibilities of the Senior Manager role in IT M&A typically includes the following: Developing our IT M&A offer and building capability within the ITP team, supporting market unit teams to have M&A conversations and developing winning proposals for their clients. Driving complex technology assessments of IT infrastructure, enterprise applications, cybersecurity posture, cloud environments, and digital platforms to uncover risks, quantify technical debt, and identify integration or separation challenges that could materially affect deal value. Leading and delivering post-merger integration strategies including harmonising IT operating models, consolidating ERP and core systems, planning cloud migrations, and designing digital transformation roadmaps that accelerate synergy capture and enable scalable growth. Leading tech carve-out and separation planning incl. defining Transitional Service Agreements (TSAs), orchestrating data migration strategies, and ensuring compliance with regulatory and security requirements while maintaining business continuity during divestitures. Providing leadership on emerging technologies and digital capabilities: AI, advanced analytics, cybersecurity and cloud-native architectures - evaluating scalability, interoperability, and alignment with the client's investment thesis and long term digital strategy. Advising clients on translating complex technical findings into actionable commercial insights, quantifying IT related costs and risks, and supporting negotiation strategies to maximise deal value and minimise execution risk. As part of your role, you will also have the opportunity to contribute to the business and your own personal growth, through activities that form part of the following categories: Business Development - Leading/contributing to proposals, RFPs, bids, proposition development, client pitch contribution, client hosting at events. Internal contribution - Campaign development, internal think tanks, whitepapers, practice development (operations, recruitment, team events & activities), offering development. Learning & development - Training to support your career development and the skills demand within the company, certifications etc. YOUR PROFILE We are looking for Senior Manager level candidates who can demonstrate the following: Evidence of leading delivery of IT M&A engagements, driving positive outcomes and developing opportunities to deliver follow on work. Evidence of specialism in IT M&A including IT due diligence, integration and separation planning, and technology assessments for complex, high value transactions. Evidence of deep technical and strategic expertise, including enterprise IT architecture, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), cybersecurity frameworks, ERP systems (SAP, Oracle), and emerging technologies - combined with the ability to translate technical complexity into actionable commercial insights for clients. Evidence of managing teams, including multiple workstreams in complex delivery environments and the ability to build and maintain trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders. Demonstrated ability to quantify and optimise technology related deal value, including cost modelling, synergy identification, risk mitigation, and aligning technology strategies with business priorities to maximise transaction success. Currently working in a major consulting firm, and/or in industry with a consulting background Proven ability to be successful in a matrixed organisation, and to enlist support and commitment from peers in selling and delivering consulting solutions. Experience of proposition building and delivery. Business development - utilising a combination of the organisation's broader pre existing relationships, company relationships and your own network, you'll be generating c.£1m of consulting revenues. WHAT YOU'LL LOVE ABOUT WORKING HERE? You'll be free to make your role and your career what you want it to be. Proactivity and ambition flourish at Capgemini Invent. There are countless opportunities available to propel your development forward: seek out those that suit you, and we will back you all the way. In summary, we believe the following make this a great place to work: Show how single minds make for better teams: Work alongside fierce intellects who love to collaborate. Be comfortable outside your comfort zone: Self stretchers thrive in our environment. Build momentum in your career: Make your role and your career what you want it to be. Stay true to who you are: Play to your strengths and bring your individuality. Aim for nothing less than leading edge: We thrive on the knowledge that the Digital work we do has impact. Give your curiosity freedom and focus: A place where inquisitiveness and entrepreneurial thinking are encouraged. NEED TO KNOW At Capgemini we don't just believe in inclusion, we actively go out to making it a working reality. Driven by our core values and Inclusive Futures for All campaign, we build environments where you can bring you whole self to work. We aim to build an environment where employees can enjoy a positive work life balance. We embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day to day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions. To help support wellbeing we have trained 'Mental Health Champions' across each of our business areas. We have also invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy. We are a Disability Confident Employer Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government's Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who: Declare they have a disability, and Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. Please opt in during the application process. CSR: We're also focused on using tech to have a positive social impact. So, we're working to reduce our own carbon footprint and improve everyone's access to a digital world. It's something we're really serious about. In fact, we were even named as one of the world's most ethical companies by the Ethisphere Institute for the 10th year. When you join Capgemini, you'll join a team that does the right thing. Whilst you will have London, Manchester or Glasgow as an office base location, you must be fully flexible in terms of assignment location, as these roles may involve periods of time away from home at short notice. We offer a remuneration package which includes flexible benefits options for you to choose to suit your own personal circumstances and a variable element dependent grade and on company and personal performance. ABOUT CAPGEMINI Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end to end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fuelled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.
Apr 29, 2026
Full time
Managing Consultant/ Senior Manager- IT Merges & Acquisitions At Capgemini Invent, we believe difference drives change. As inventive transformation consultants, we blend our strategic, creative and scientific capabilities, collaborating closely with clients to deliver cutting-edge solutions. Join us to drive transformation tailored to our client's challenges of today and tomorrow. Informed and validated by science and data. Superpowered by creativity and design. All underpinned by technology created with purpose. The Business Technology practice is one of the leading CIO & CTO advisory and technology innovation teams in the UK and Europe. Our consultants deliver tangible outcomes across business and IT-oriented environments, working collaboratively with major FTSE 100 and government clients to help them achieve their strategic goals and leverage technology as a key driver of sustainable growth and ambitious change. YOUR ROLE Our IT Performance (ITP) team is part of the growing Business Technology practice. We are structured across three core disciplines: (i) Technology Strategy; (ii) IT Cost & Value; and (iii) IT Mergers and Acquisitions. We are seeking an experienced and dedicated IT M&A Senior Manager to support the continued development and growth of our fast paced and forward-thinking team. The ideal candidate will have extensive expertise that includes IT due diligence, deal closure, and Day 2 transformation to ensure successful mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. You will support transactions across all industry sectors and all aspects of the Technology Strategy, Cost & Value, Digital and Transformation agenda. The responsibilities of the Senior Manager role in IT M&A typically includes the following: Developing our IT M&A offer and building capability within the ITP team, supporting market unit teams to have M&A conversations and developing winning proposals for their clients. Driving complex technology assessments of IT infrastructure, enterprise applications, cybersecurity posture, cloud environments, and digital platforms to uncover risks, quantify technical debt, and identify integration or separation challenges that could materially affect deal value. Leading and delivering post-merger integration strategies including harmonising IT operating models, consolidating ERP and core systems, planning cloud migrations, and designing digital transformation roadmaps that accelerate synergy capture and enable scalable growth. Leading tech carve-out and separation planning incl. defining Transitional Service Agreements (TSAs), orchestrating data migration strategies, and ensuring compliance with regulatory and security requirements while maintaining business continuity during divestitures. Providing leadership on emerging technologies and digital capabilities: AI, advanced analytics, cybersecurity and cloud-native architectures - evaluating scalability, interoperability, and alignment with the client's investment thesis and long term digital strategy. Advising clients on translating complex technical findings into actionable commercial insights, quantifying IT related costs and risks, and supporting negotiation strategies to maximise deal value and minimise execution risk. As part of your role, you will also have the opportunity to contribute to the business and your own personal growth, through activities that form part of the following categories: Business Development - Leading/contributing to proposals, RFPs, bids, proposition development, client pitch contribution, client hosting at events. Internal contribution - Campaign development, internal think tanks, whitepapers, practice development (operations, recruitment, team events & activities), offering development. Learning & development - Training to support your career development and the skills demand within the company, certifications etc. YOUR PROFILE We are looking for Senior Manager level candidates who can demonstrate the following: Evidence of leading delivery of IT M&A engagements, driving positive outcomes and developing opportunities to deliver follow on work. Evidence of specialism in IT M&A including IT due diligence, integration and separation planning, and technology assessments for complex, high value transactions. Evidence of deep technical and strategic expertise, including enterprise IT architecture, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), cybersecurity frameworks, ERP systems (SAP, Oracle), and emerging technologies - combined with the ability to translate technical complexity into actionable commercial insights for clients. Evidence of managing teams, including multiple workstreams in complex delivery environments and the ability to build and maintain trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders. Demonstrated ability to quantify and optimise technology related deal value, including cost modelling, synergy identification, risk mitigation, and aligning technology strategies with business priorities to maximise transaction success. Currently working in a major consulting firm, and/or in industry with a consulting background Proven ability to be successful in a matrixed organisation, and to enlist support and commitment from peers in selling and delivering consulting solutions. Experience of proposition building and delivery. Business development - utilising a combination of the organisation's broader pre existing relationships, company relationships and your own network, you'll be generating c.£1m of consulting revenues. WHAT YOU'LL LOVE ABOUT WORKING HERE? You'll be free to make your role and your career what you want it to be. Proactivity and ambition flourish at Capgemini Invent. There are countless opportunities available to propel your development forward: seek out those that suit you, and we will back you all the way. In summary, we believe the following make this a great place to work: Show how single minds make for better teams: Work alongside fierce intellects who love to collaborate. Be comfortable outside your comfort zone: Self stretchers thrive in our environment. Build momentum in your career: Make your role and your career what you want it to be. Stay true to who you are: Play to your strengths and bring your individuality. Aim for nothing less than leading edge: We thrive on the knowledge that the Digital work we do has impact. Give your curiosity freedom and focus: A place where inquisitiveness and entrepreneurial thinking are encouraged. NEED TO KNOW At Capgemini we don't just believe in inclusion, we actively go out to making it a working reality. Driven by our core values and Inclusive Futures for All campaign, we build environments where you can bring you whole self to work. We aim to build an environment where employees can enjoy a positive work life balance. We embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day to day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions. To help support wellbeing we have trained 'Mental Health Champions' across each of our business areas. We have also invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy. We are a Disability Confident Employer Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government's Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who: Declare they have a disability, and Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. Please opt in during the application process. CSR: We're also focused on using tech to have a positive social impact. So, we're working to reduce our own carbon footprint and improve everyone's access to a digital world. It's something we're really serious about. In fact, we were even named as one of the world's most ethical companies by the Ethisphere Institute for the 10th year. When you join Capgemini, you'll join a team that does the right thing. Whilst you will have London, Manchester or Glasgow as an office base location, you must be fully flexible in terms of assignment location, as these roles may involve periods of time away from home at short notice. We offer a remuneration package which includes flexible benefits options for you to choose to suit your own personal circumstances and a variable element dependent grade and on company and personal performance. ABOUT CAPGEMINI Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end to end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fuelled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.
Salary: Competitive depending on experience Location: 2-3 days on-site at our Harwell office with travel to client site when required Contract type: Full-timepermanent - 37.5 hours A note from the Founders Oxford Dynamics is at an inflection point. We operate in some of the most complex and high stakes environments in the world - defence, national security, AI and robotics. The decisions we make now will define not just how fast we grow, but who we become. You will work closely with all the team. You will be trusted with judgment calls. You will influence the business. And you will see the impact of your work every day in the work we do. If you are excited by ownership, pace and purpose - and by building something that genuinely matters - we would love to hear from you. Who We Are Founded in 2020, Oxford Dynamics (OD) is a fast growing UK deep tech company developing AI and robotic systems designed to operate in mission critical environments. Our flagship AVIS (A Very Intelligent System) AI framework fuses multi modal data - text, imagery, telemetry and sensor feeds - enabling operators to interrogate complex information at speed and make better decisions under pressure. Our STRIDER robotic platform performs autonomous tasks in hazardous environments, protecting people while extending operational reach. Our ambition is simple but demanding: to converge AI and robotics so machines can sense, understand and act in complex, real world environments. We work with defence and security organisations internationally to help protect nations, infrastructure and lives. What you will be doing here/ why this role matters Oxford Dynamics is a small team who rely on a collaborative and positive approach and so the right attitude for this role is equally as important as experience. We are at an important stage and time in our growth, and as aSenior AI Generative Robotics Engineer you will be an essential part of our success. You'll work at thecutting edge of agentic and generative AI, building systems that move beyond lab demos and intoreal world deployment at pace. At Oxford Dynamics, you'll have the freedom to experiment in a fast moving environment, the responsibility to deliver, and the opportunity to shape howmulti agent AI systems operate in complex, constrained, and high trust environments. If you're excited byagent orchestration, VLLMs, and deploying AI where it matters, this role is built for you! Role Summary We're hiring a Test & AI Evaluation Lead to own how Oxford Dynamics validates its AI driven, mission critical systems - from multi agent orchestration and LLM outputs through to cloud infrastructure and real time user facing applications. You'll design and lead test approaches where correctness, resilience, and security matter as much as feature velocity. Working embedded with AI, Backend, Frontend, and DevOps, you'll shape how we validate agent behaviours, data pipelines, and end to end operational workflows - from research prototypes through to production deployments for Defence and Security customers. Quality is built in from day one, not inspected at the end. Key Responsibilities Define and own the end to end test strategy across AI, backend, frontend, and infrastructure layers. Establish testing standards appropriate for agentic AI systems, including non deterministic behaviour and probabilistic outputs. Ensure testing aligns with mission critical, safety conscious, and security first delivery expectations. Act as the primary quality authority across projects, advising engineering and product leadership on risk and readiness. AI & Data Focused Testing Design approaches for testing multi agent workflows, including orchestration logic, memory/state handling, and tool integrations. Define validation strategies for LLM outputs, including groundedness, hallucination detection, task success rates, and regression testing. Work with AI Engineers to embed evaluation metrics and pass/fail thresholds into pipelines. Validate data ingestion, transformation, and inference pipelines across structured and unstructured data sources. Automation & Tooling Drive a test automation first mindset, integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Argo CD). Oversee automated testing across API and service layers, UI (E2E and accessibility), and infrastructure and deployment workflows. Select, implement, and evolve testing tools and frameworks appropriate to modern cloud native and AI systems. Non Functional Testing Own performance, scalability, reliability, and resilience testing for distributed systems. Coordinate security testing activities in line with secure by design principles (e.g. IAM, secrets handling, data boundaries). Validate backup, disaster recovery, and failover scenarios alongside DevOps and Backend teams. Delivery & Collaboration Embed with delivery teams to ensure testing is planned early and executed continuously. Work closely with Product and Engineering to define clear acceptance criteria and definition of done. Provide clear, decision ready quality reporting to technical and non technical stakeholders. Support customer facing demonstrations, trials, and operational readiness assessments. Required Skills & Experience Proven experience as a Test Manager, Senior Test Lead, or equivalent on complex software systems. Strong track record of taking applications into production in regulated environments. Strong background in automated testing across APIs, services, and UIs, integrated into CI/CD pipelines. Experience testing distributed, cloud native systems (AWS, GCP, or Kubernetes), including performance, reliability, and resilience. Awareness of compliance frameworks (e.g. ISO 27001, NIST, OWASP). ISTQB Advanced / Test Manager certification or equivalent practical experience. SC Clearance or eligibility to obtain UK SC Clearance. Preferred Experience Experience in UK defence, public sector, or security environments. Experience testing AI/ML/LLM based systems, including non deterministic outputs. Exposure to agent based or workflow driven architectures. Soft Skills A pragmatic, delivery focused mindset - able to balance speed with rigour. Comfortable operating in fast moving, ambiguous, R&D heavy environments. Confidence challenging assumptions and raising quality risks early. Strong written and verbal communication, especially around complex technical risk. Why Oxford Dynamics? Join the most exciting growth area in the UK: AI and Robotics! Every member of the Oxford Dynamics team has a major impact on the products and services we provide. Regardless of job title you'll get to make a real difference and learn from colleagues about all areas of our business. Benefits Salary: negotiable based on experience and attitudes Rapid career progression with meaningful ownership of core systems Opportunity to shape the future of a fast growing, successful, early stage business Flexible working hours Hybrid working model Company pension (UK Government NEST scheme) with company contributions at 4% Private Healthcare 29 days holiday in addition to public holidays (Full Time Equivalent) Oxford Dynamics is committed to creating an inclusive team experience for all. Regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, or parental status, we believe our work is at its best when everyone feels free to be their authentic self. Why This Role? You'll play a critical shaping role in how Oxford Dynamics delivers trustworthy, production ready AI systems into some of the most demanding operational environments there are. If you enjoy working close to the technology, influencing how systems are built - not just tested - and tackling the realities of validating AI driven software, this role gives you genuine ownership and impact.
Apr 29, 2026
Full time
Salary: Competitive depending on experience Location: 2-3 days on-site at our Harwell office with travel to client site when required Contract type: Full-timepermanent - 37.5 hours A note from the Founders Oxford Dynamics is at an inflection point. We operate in some of the most complex and high stakes environments in the world - defence, national security, AI and robotics. The decisions we make now will define not just how fast we grow, but who we become. You will work closely with all the team. You will be trusted with judgment calls. You will influence the business. And you will see the impact of your work every day in the work we do. If you are excited by ownership, pace and purpose - and by building something that genuinely matters - we would love to hear from you. Who We Are Founded in 2020, Oxford Dynamics (OD) is a fast growing UK deep tech company developing AI and robotic systems designed to operate in mission critical environments. Our flagship AVIS (A Very Intelligent System) AI framework fuses multi modal data - text, imagery, telemetry and sensor feeds - enabling operators to interrogate complex information at speed and make better decisions under pressure. Our STRIDER robotic platform performs autonomous tasks in hazardous environments, protecting people while extending operational reach. Our ambition is simple but demanding: to converge AI and robotics so machines can sense, understand and act in complex, real world environments. We work with defence and security organisations internationally to help protect nations, infrastructure and lives. What you will be doing here/ why this role matters Oxford Dynamics is a small team who rely on a collaborative and positive approach and so the right attitude for this role is equally as important as experience. We are at an important stage and time in our growth, and as aSenior AI Generative Robotics Engineer you will be an essential part of our success. You'll work at thecutting edge of agentic and generative AI, building systems that move beyond lab demos and intoreal world deployment at pace. At Oxford Dynamics, you'll have the freedom to experiment in a fast moving environment, the responsibility to deliver, and the opportunity to shape howmulti agent AI systems operate in complex, constrained, and high trust environments. If you're excited byagent orchestration, VLLMs, and deploying AI where it matters, this role is built for you! Role Summary We're hiring a Test & AI Evaluation Lead to own how Oxford Dynamics validates its AI driven, mission critical systems - from multi agent orchestration and LLM outputs through to cloud infrastructure and real time user facing applications. You'll design and lead test approaches where correctness, resilience, and security matter as much as feature velocity. Working embedded with AI, Backend, Frontend, and DevOps, you'll shape how we validate agent behaviours, data pipelines, and end to end operational workflows - from research prototypes through to production deployments for Defence and Security customers. Quality is built in from day one, not inspected at the end. Key Responsibilities Define and own the end to end test strategy across AI, backend, frontend, and infrastructure layers. Establish testing standards appropriate for agentic AI systems, including non deterministic behaviour and probabilistic outputs. Ensure testing aligns with mission critical, safety conscious, and security first delivery expectations. Act as the primary quality authority across projects, advising engineering and product leadership on risk and readiness. AI & Data Focused Testing Design approaches for testing multi agent workflows, including orchestration logic, memory/state handling, and tool integrations. Define validation strategies for LLM outputs, including groundedness, hallucination detection, task success rates, and regression testing. Work with AI Engineers to embed evaluation metrics and pass/fail thresholds into pipelines. Validate data ingestion, transformation, and inference pipelines across structured and unstructured data sources. Automation & Tooling Drive a test automation first mindset, integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Argo CD). Oversee automated testing across API and service layers, UI (E2E and accessibility), and infrastructure and deployment workflows. Select, implement, and evolve testing tools and frameworks appropriate to modern cloud native and AI systems. Non Functional Testing Own performance, scalability, reliability, and resilience testing for distributed systems. Coordinate security testing activities in line with secure by design principles (e.g. IAM, secrets handling, data boundaries). Validate backup, disaster recovery, and failover scenarios alongside DevOps and Backend teams. Delivery & Collaboration Embed with delivery teams to ensure testing is planned early and executed continuously. Work closely with Product and Engineering to define clear acceptance criteria and definition of done. Provide clear, decision ready quality reporting to technical and non technical stakeholders. Support customer facing demonstrations, trials, and operational readiness assessments. Required Skills & Experience Proven experience as a Test Manager, Senior Test Lead, or equivalent on complex software systems. Strong track record of taking applications into production in regulated environments. Strong background in automated testing across APIs, services, and UIs, integrated into CI/CD pipelines. Experience testing distributed, cloud native systems (AWS, GCP, or Kubernetes), including performance, reliability, and resilience. Awareness of compliance frameworks (e.g. ISO 27001, NIST, OWASP). ISTQB Advanced / Test Manager certification or equivalent practical experience. SC Clearance or eligibility to obtain UK SC Clearance. Preferred Experience Experience in UK defence, public sector, or security environments. Experience testing AI/ML/LLM based systems, including non deterministic outputs. Exposure to agent based or workflow driven architectures. Soft Skills A pragmatic, delivery focused mindset - able to balance speed with rigour. Comfortable operating in fast moving, ambiguous, R&D heavy environments. Confidence challenging assumptions and raising quality risks early. Strong written and verbal communication, especially around complex technical risk. Why Oxford Dynamics? Join the most exciting growth area in the UK: AI and Robotics! Every member of the Oxford Dynamics team has a major impact on the products and services we provide. Regardless of job title you'll get to make a real difference and learn from colleagues about all areas of our business. Benefits Salary: negotiable based on experience and attitudes Rapid career progression with meaningful ownership of core systems Opportunity to shape the future of a fast growing, successful, early stage business Flexible working hours Hybrid working model Company pension (UK Government NEST scheme) with company contributions at 4% Private Healthcare 29 days holiday in addition to public holidays (Full Time Equivalent) Oxford Dynamics is committed to creating an inclusive team experience for all. Regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, or parental status, we believe our work is at its best when everyone feels free to be their authentic self. Why This Role? You'll play a critical shaping role in how Oxford Dynamics delivers trustworthy, production ready AI systems into some of the most demanding operational environments there are. If you enjoy working close to the technology, influencing how systems are built - not just tested - and tackling the realities of validating AI driven software, this role gives you genuine ownership and impact.
Cloud Architect - MOD DV - Perm Location: Corsham, 4 days on-site Clearance: Active MOD DV - Must have DV in place, no scope for sponsorship Salary : £80,000 - £95,000 + Benefits An exciting opportunity has opened up to join one of Google Cloud's primary technical partners, as they push on with a new programme of work in the UK Defence sector, utilising cutting edge Cloud technologies. The role suits a Cloud Architect with a defence background that has an interest in utilising their AWS/Azure experience and up-skilling with GCP certifications and a training programme. As well as applying any existing GCP experience. About the role As a Cloud Architect you will be responsible for designing and advising on secure cloud architectures within Google Cloud Platform (GCP), ensuring compliance with UK and international standards. You will work with clients across sectors to assess risks, implement robust security controls, and guide secure cloud adoption strategies. This role requires a strong understanding of cloud-native security, regulatory frameworks, and the ability to translate technical risks into business impact. Part of this role, you will be required to obtain GCP certification. What You'll Do: Design and implement secure architectures, incorporating identity, access management, encryption, and network security. Conduct cloud security assessments and gap analyses for UK-based organisations. Advise on compliance with UK regulations (e.g. GDPR, NCSC Cloud Security Principles, ISO 27001). Develop and enforce cloud security policies, procedures, and governance models. Lead threat modelling, risk assessments, and vulnerability management initiatives. Configure and manage security tools such as Google SecOps tooling, Security Command Center, Cloud Armour, and VPC Service Controls. Collaborate with engineering and DevOps teams to embed security into CI/CD pipelines. Support incident response planning and cloud-specific disaster recovery strategies. Stay up to date with GCP security features, UK regulatory changes, and emerging threats. Requirements What You'll Bring Essential Skills & Experience: Experience in cloud security. Strong knowledge of: Security services (IAM, Cloud KMS, VPC Service Controls, etc.) UK data protection and compliance frameworks (GDPR, ICO guidance) Identity federation, SSO, and role-based access control Network segmentation and firewall configuration in cloud environments. Logging, monitoring, and SIEM integration (e.g. Splunk, Chronicle) Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Deployment Manager). Desirable: Google Cloud Professional Cloud Security Engineer certification. Experience with UK public sector or regulated industries (e.g. finance, healthcare). Familiarity with container security (GKE, Kubernetes RBAC, image scanning). Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash) for automation and tooling. Experience with incident response in cloud-native environments. Previous consultancy experience within UK public sector organisations. If you're interested in the above, reach out to or apply Reasonable Adjustments: Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients. If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason , please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.
Oct 07, 2025
Full time
Cloud Architect - MOD DV - Perm Location: Corsham, 4 days on-site Clearance: Active MOD DV - Must have DV in place, no scope for sponsorship Salary : £80,000 - £95,000 + Benefits An exciting opportunity has opened up to join one of Google Cloud's primary technical partners, as they push on with a new programme of work in the UK Defence sector, utilising cutting edge Cloud technologies. The role suits a Cloud Architect with a defence background that has an interest in utilising their AWS/Azure experience and up-skilling with GCP certifications and a training programme. As well as applying any existing GCP experience. About the role As a Cloud Architect you will be responsible for designing and advising on secure cloud architectures within Google Cloud Platform (GCP), ensuring compliance with UK and international standards. You will work with clients across sectors to assess risks, implement robust security controls, and guide secure cloud adoption strategies. This role requires a strong understanding of cloud-native security, regulatory frameworks, and the ability to translate technical risks into business impact. Part of this role, you will be required to obtain GCP certification. What You'll Do: Design and implement secure architectures, incorporating identity, access management, encryption, and network security. Conduct cloud security assessments and gap analyses for UK-based organisations. Advise on compliance with UK regulations (e.g. GDPR, NCSC Cloud Security Principles, ISO 27001). Develop and enforce cloud security policies, procedures, and governance models. Lead threat modelling, risk assessments, and vulnerability management initiatives. Configure and manage security tools such as Google SecOps tooling, Security Command Center, Cloud Armour, and VPC Service Controls. Collaborate with engineering and DevOps teams to embed security into CI/CD pipelines. Support incident response planning and cloud-specific disaster recovery strategies. Stay up to date with GCP security features, UK regulatory changes, and emerging threats. Requirements What You'll Bring Essential Skills & Experience: Experience in cloud security. Strong knowledge of: Security services (IAM, Cloud KMS, VPC Service Controls, etc.) UK data protection and compliance frameworks (GDPR, ICO guidance) Identity federation, SSO, and role-based access control Network segmentation and firewall configuration in cloud environments. Logging, monitoring, and SIEM integration (e.g. Splunk, Chronicle) Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Deployment Manager). Desirable: Google Cloud Professional Cloud Security Engineer certification. Experience with UK public sector or regulated industries (e.g. finance, healthcare). Familiarity with container security (GKE, Kubernetes RBAC, image scanning). Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash) for automation and tooling. Experience with incident response in cloud-native environments. Previous consultancy experience within UK public sector organisations. If you're interested in the above, reach out to or apply Reasonable Adjustments: Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients. If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason , please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.
Cambridge University Press & Assessment (CUPA)
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Tech Lead Salary: 49,000 - 65,500 Location: Cambridge, Hybrid (2 days per week in the office) Contract: Permanent, Full-time (35 hours per week) The Tech Lead at Cambridge University Press and Assessment plays a pivotal role in driving technical excellence and strategic execution within a multi-stakeholder environment. By providing technical leadership across the full technology stack, the Tech Lead, in collaboration with the architecture team ensures systems are designed for maintainability, extensibility, and long-term success. We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge. About the Tech Lead Role We are seeking a Technical Lead to provide strategic technical leadership across our modernisation programme. In this role, you will design and deliver high-quality, scalable, and resilient applications that align with business goals while ensuring systems are built for long-term maintainability and adaptability. You will balance rapid delivery with architectural vision, driving innovation, automation, and performance improvements across the technology stack. As a key leader, you will shape our cloud-native architecture, guide best practices, and mentor engineering teams to raise standards of quality, security, and resilience. You'll work closely with Product Owners, Delivery Managers, and cross-functional teams to align technical decisions with business outcomes, while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning. This is a pivotal opportunity to architect solutions that support the organisation's growth and transformation. From migrating core systems to the cloud and optimising CI/CD pipelines, to embedding security and scalability into every design decision, you'll play a critical role in evolving our platforms. You'll also help modernise legacy systems, explore emerging technologies, and ensure our platforms can meet the demands of the future. If you are passionate about building resilient, future-ready systems, enjoy solving complex technical challenges, and thrive in a collaborative environment, we want to hear from you. About You You are a seasoned technical leader with the ability to balance strategic vision and hands-on expertise. You thrive in complex environments, ensuring architectural consistency, high-quality engineering, and alignment across global delivery teams. With a deep understanding of cloud-native systems, microservices, and modern delivery practices, you drive scalable solutions that meet business objectives while enabling teams to excel. You're also a strong mentor and collaborator, passionate about building high-performing teams and fostering innovation. Proven ability to define and enforce technical best practices across multi-team environments. Expertise in designing resilient, high-performance solutions and partnering with architects and Technical Leads to ensure scalability and maintainability. Strong knowledge of microservices, cloud deployments, and integration patterns to guide technology choices that support long-term objectives. Proficiency in AWS, Azure, and GCP with expertise in leveraging cloud-native services for compute, storage, and databases. Skilled at working with Delivery Leads, Product Owners, and Managers to ensure technical initiatives align with delivery milestones and business needs. Ability to refine technical requirements for clarity, efficiency, and execution. Experience supporting both onshore and offshore development teams, driving collaboration, knowledge sharing, and seamless integration. Leadership in code reviews, continuous improvement, and best practice adoption to maintain high engineering standards. Strong expertise in CI/CD pipelines, automation, and deployment strategies to optimise delivery efficiency and reliability. Knowledge of security frameworks and governance standards, ensuring robust and compliant solutions. Skilled in identifying and resolving bottlenecks, dependencies, and blockers impacting delivery timelines. Proficient in troubleshooting, debugging, and optimising performance for resilient, stable systems. Experience collaborating with Delivery Managers to proactively manage risks around scalability, security, and technical debt. Experienced in mentoring and leading teams, cultivating a culture of continuous learning and innovation. Strong stakeholder management skills, effectively bridging technical teams, delivery stakeholders, and partner organisations. Proven track record in recruitment, training, and upskilling, building high-performing teams for long-term success. Rewards and benefits We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including: 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance Discretionary annual bonus Group personal pension scheme Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary Green travel schemes We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability. If you choose to apply, please include a short cover letter with your application, making sure you specify you are applying for this vacancy. We look forward to hearing from you. Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now. We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 3rd October. Interviews are scheduled to take place on week commencing 6th October. Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry. Tech Lead
Oct 07, 2025
Full time
Tech Lead Salary: 49,000 - 65,500 Location: Cambridge, Hybrid (2 days per week in the office) Contract: Permanent, Full-time (35 hours per week) The Tech Lead at Cambridge University Press and Assessment plays a pivotal role in driving technical excellence and strategic execution within a multi-stakeholder environment. By providing technical leadership across the full technology stack, the Tech Lead, in collaboration with the architecture team ensures systems are designed for maintainability, extensibility, and long-term success. We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge. About the Tech Lead Role We are seeking a Technical Lead to provide strategic technical leadership across our modernisation programme. In this role, you will design and deliver high-quality, scalable, and resilient applications that align with business goals while ensuring systems are built for long-term maintainability and adaptability. You will balance rapid delivery with architectural vision, driving innovation, automation, and performance improvements across the technology stack. As a key leader, you will shape our cloud-native architecture, guide best practices, and mentor engineering teams to raise standards of quality, security, and resilience. You'll work closely with Product Owners, Delivery Managers, and cross-functional teams to align technical decisions with business outcomes, while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning. This is a pivotal opportunity to architect solutions that support the organisation's growth and transformation. From migrating core systems to the cloud and optimising CI/CD pipelines, to embedding security and scalability into every design decision, you'll play a critical role in evolving our platforms. You'll also help modernise legacy systems, explore emerging technologies, and ensure our platforms can meet the demands of the future. If you are passionate about building resilient, future-ready systems, enjoy solving complex technical challenges, and thrive in a collaborative environment, we want to hear from you. About You You are a seasoned technical leader with the ability to balance strategic vision and hands-on expertise. You thrive in complex environments, ensuring architectural consistency, high-quality engineering, and alignment across global delivery teams. With a deep understanding of cloud-native systems, microservices, and modern delivery practices, you drive scalable solutions that meet business objectives while enabling teams to excel. You're also a strong mentor and collaborator, passionate about building high-performing teams and fostering innovation. Proven ability to define and enforce technical best practices across multi-team environments. Expertise in designing resilient, high-performance solutions and partnering with architects and Technical Leads to ensure scalability and maintainability. Strong knowledge of microservices, cloud deployments, and integration patterns to guide technology choices that support long-term objectives. Proficiency in AWS, Azure, and GCP with expertise in leveraging cloud-native services for compute, storage, and databases. Skilled at working with Delivery Leads, Product Owners, and Managers to ensure technical initiatives align with delivery milestones and business needs. Ability to refine technical requirements for clarity, efficiency, and execution. Experience supporting both onshore and offshore development teams, driving collaboration, knowledge sharing, and seamless integration. Leadership in code reviews, continuous improvement, and best practice adoption to maintain high engineering standards. Strong expertise in CI/CD pipelines, automation, and deployment strategies to optimise delivery efficiency and reliability. Knowledge of security frameworks and governance standards, ensuring robust and compliant solutions. Skilled in identifying and resolving bottlenecks, dependencies, and blockers impacting delivery timelines. Proficient in troubleshooting, debugging, and optimising performance for resilient, stable systems. Experience collaborating with Delivery Managers to proactively manage risks around scalability, security, and technical debt. Experienced in mentoring and leading teams, cultivating a culture of continuous learning and innovation. Strong stakeholder management skills, effectively bridging technical teams, delivery stakeholders, and partner organisations. Proven track record in recruitment, training, and upskilling, building high-performing teams for long-term success. Rewards and benefits We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including: 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance Discretionary annual bonus Group personal pension scheme Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary Green travel schemes We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability. If you choose to apply, please include a short cover letter with your application, making sure you specify you are applying for this vacancy. We look forward to hearing from you. Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now. We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 3rd October. Interviews are scheduled to take place on week commencing 6th October. Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry. Tech Lead
GCP Security Engineer A Global Financial Services client requires a Contract GCP SecOps Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), incident response, and log source integration to join their Security Operations team. Day Rate: £700-£750pd IR35 Status: Outside Duration: Initial 6 months Travel: 2 days a week in Central London This GCP Security Engineer will have the previous following exp: Ingest, normalise and correlate log data from a wide range of sources, including GCP-native services (eg VPC Flow Logs, Cloud Audit Logs, Cloud DNS) and third-party systems, to support Real Time threat detection and analysis. Build and maintain detection logic by transforming raw log data into actionable insights such as indicators of compromise (IOCs), behavioural patterns, or risk-based alerts using tools such as Google Chronicle, BigQuery, or Splunk. Lead or support incident response investigations, working closely with SOC analysts, engineering teams, and stakeholders to contain and remediate threats effectively across complex cloud infrastructures. Design and implement automated response workflows, leveraging GCP-native services like Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub, and Event Threat Detection to streamline alert triage and reduce mean time to response (MTTR). Enhance visibility and detection coverage by improving log source onboarding, parsing, and enrichment pipelines ensuring critical cloud activities are captured, monitored, and aligned with compliance requirements.
Oct 06, 2025
Contractor
GCP Security Engineer A Global Financial Services client requires a Contract GCP SecOps Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), incident response, and log source integration to join their Security Operations team. Day Rate: £700-£750pd IR35 Status: Outside Duration: Initial 6 months Travel: 2 days a week in Central London This GCP Security Engineer will have the previous following exp: Ingest, normalise and correlate log data from a wide range of sources, including GCP-native services (eg VPC Flow Logs, Cloud Audit Logs, Cloud DNS) and third-party systems, to support Real Time threat detection and analysis. Build and maintain detection logic by transforming raw log data into actionable insights such as indicators of compromise (IOCs), behavioural patterns, or risk-based alerts using tools such as Google Chronicle, BigQuery, or Splunk. Lead or support incident response investigations, working closely with SOC analysts, engineering teams, and stakeholders to contain and remediate threats effectively across complex cloud infrastructures. Design and implement automated response workflows, leveraging GCP-native services like Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub, and Event Threat Detection to streamline alert triage and reduce mean time to response (MTTR). Enhance visibility and detection coverage by improving log source onboarding, parsing, and enrichment pipelines ensuring critical cloud activities are captured, monitored, and aligned with compliance requirements.
GCP Security Operations Engineer A Global Financial Services client requires a Contract GCP SecOps Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), incident response, and log source integration to join their Security Operations team. Day Rate: £700-£750pd IR35 Status: Outside Duration: Initial 6 months Travel: 2 days a week in Central London This GCP Security Engineer will have the previous following exp: Ingest, normalise and correlate log data from a wide range of sources, including GCP-native services (eg VPC Flow Logs, Cloud Audit Logs, Cloud DNS) and third-party systems, to support Real Time threat detection and analysis. Build and maintain detection logic by transforming raw log data into actionable insights such as indicators of compromise (IOCs), behavioural patterns, or risk-based alerts using tools such as Google Chronicle, BigQuery, or Splunk. Lead or support incident response investigations, working closely with SOC analysts, engineering teams, and stakeholders to contain and remediate threats effectively across complex cloud infrastructures. Design and implement automated response workflows, leveraging GCP-native services like Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub, and Event Threat Detection to streamline alert triage and reduce mean time to response (MTTR). Enhance visibility and detection coverage by improving log source onboarding, parsing, and enrichment pipelines ensuring critical cloud activities are captured, monitored, and aligned with compliance requirements.
Oct 06, 2025
Contractor
GCP Security Operations Engineer A Global Financial Services client requires a Contract GCP SecOps Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), incident response, and log source integration to join their Security Operations team. Day Rate: £700-£750pd IR35 Status: Outside Duration: Initial 6 months Travel: 2 days a week in Central London This GCP Security Engineer will have the previous following exp: Ingest, normalise and correlate log data from a wide range of sources, including GCP-native services (eg VPC Flow Logs, Cloud Audit Logs, Cloud DNS) and third-party systems, to support Real Time threat detection and analysis. Build and maintain detection logic by transforming raw log data into actionable insights such as indicators of compromise (IOCs), behavioural patterns, or risk-based alerts using tools such as Google Chronicle, BigQuery, or Splunk. Lead or support incident response investigations, working closely with SOC analysts, engineering teams, and stakeholders to contain and remediate threats effectively across complex cloud infrastructures. Design and implement automated response workflows, leveraging GCP-native services like Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub, and Event Threat Detection to streamline alert triage and reduce mean time to response (MTTR). Enhance visibility and detection coverage by improving log source onboarding, parsing, and enrichment pipelines ensuring critical cloud activities are captured, monitored, and aligned with compliance requirements.
Security Operations Engineer (GCP) A Global Financial Services client requires a Contract GCP SecOps Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), incident response, and log source integration to join their Security Operations team. Day Rate: £700-£750pd IR35 Status: Outside Duration: Initial 6 months Travel: 2 days a week in Central London This GCP Security Engineer will have the previous following exp: Ingest, normalise and correlate log data from a wide range of sources, including GCP-native services (eg VPC Flow Logs, Cloud Audit Logs, Cloud DNS) and third-party systems, to support Real Time threat detection and analysis. Build and maintain detection logic by transforming raw log data into actionable insights such as indicators of compromise (IOCs), behavioural patterns, or risk-based alerts using tools such as Google Chronicle, BigQuery, or Splunk. Lead or support incident response investigations, working closely with SOC analysts, engineering teams, and stakeholders to contain and remediate threats effectively across complex cloud infrastructures. Design and implement automated response workflows, leveraging GCP-native services like Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub, and Event Threat Detection to streamline alert triage and reduce mean time to response (MTTR). Enhance visibility and detection coverage by improving log source onboarding, parsing, and enrichment pipelines ensuring critical cloud activities are captured, monitored, and aligned with compliance requirements.
Oct 06, 2025
Contractor
Security Operations Engineer (GCP) A Global Financial Services client requires a Contract GCP SecOps Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), incident response, and log source integration to join their Security Operations team. Day Rate: £700-£750pd IR35 Status: Outside Duration: Initial 6 months Travel: 2 days a week in Central London This GCP Security Engineer will have the previous following exp: Ingest, normalise and correlate log data from a wide range of sources, including GCP-native services (eg VPC Flow Logs, Cloud Audit Logs, Cloud DNS) and third-party systems, to support Real Time threat detection and analysis. Build and maintain detection logic by transforming raw log data into actionable insights such as indicators of compromise (IOCs), behavioural patterns, or risk-based alerts using tools such as Google Chronicle, BigQuery, or Splunk. Lead or support incident response investigations, working closely with SOC analysts, engineering teams, and stakeholders to contain and remediate threats effectively across complex cloud infrastructures. Design and implement automated response workflows, leveraging GCP-native services like Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub, and Event Threat Detection to streamline alert triage and reduce mean time to response (MTTR). Enhance visibility and detection coverage by improving log source onboarding, parsing, and enrichment pipelines ensuring critical cloud activities are captured, monitored, and aligned with compliance requirements.
Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Behavioural Modeling & Threat Detection - £150,000 - £180,000 - Fully Remote UK BASED CANDIDATES ONLY My client is looking for an experienced Machine Learning Engineer ready to play a pivotal role in shaping the technical direction of their behavioural modelling and threat detection systems. This position offers the opportunity to influence not just their engineering roadmap, but how they fundamentally approach solving complex, real-world security challenges with data. You'll work at the intersection of data science, ML infrastructure, and product innovation, leading efforts to build and evolve ML-driven capabilities, while also ensuring the reliability and scalability of their models in production environments. What You'll Do Spearhead the design and refinement of machine learning models focused on understanding behaviour patterns and identifying cybersecurity anomalies. Partner with product, engineering, and domain experts to translate strategic goals and customer needs into practical, scalable ML solutions. Drive model development end-to-end, from exploratory analysis, feature design, and prototyping to validation and deployment. Collaborate with platform and infra teams to operationalize models and ship ML-powered features into production. Continuously assess and iterate on production models, balancing long-term ML strategy with tactical improvements. Champion code quality, observability, and resilience within their ML systems through reviews and hands-on contributions. Help shape their internal ML standards and practices, ensuring they stay ahead of industry advancements. Offer technical mentorship and be a thought partner to colleagues across data, ML, and engineering disciplines. What We're Looking For Hands-on experience in developing and deploying machine learning models at scale. Deep familiarity with core ML concepts (classification, time-series, statistical modeling) and their real-world tradeoffs. Fluency in Python and commonly used ML libraries (e.g. pandas, scikit-learn; experience with PyTorch or TensorFlow is a plus). Experience with model lifecycle management (MLOps), including monitoring, retraining, and model versioning. Ability to work across data infrastructure, from SQL to large-scale distributed data tools (Spark, etc.). Strong written and verbal communication skills, especially in cross-functional contexts. Bonus Experience (Nice to Have) Exposure to large language models (LLMs) or foundational model adaptation. Previous work in cybersecurity, anomaly detection, or behavioural analytics. Familiarity with orchestration frameworks (Airflow or similar). Experience with scalable ML systems, pipelines, or real-time data processing. Advanced degree or equivalent experience in ML/AI research or applied science. Cloud platform proficiency (AWS, GCP, Azure). If this sounds like something you would be interested in, please apply with your latest CV, a number to reach you on and I will be in touch. Alternatively, you can email me at . RSG Plc is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Oct 02, 2025
Full time
Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Behavioural Modeling & Threat Detection - £150,000 - £180,000 - Fully Remote UK BASED CANDIDATES ONLY My client is looking for an experienced Machine Learning Engineer ready to play a pivotal role in shaping the technical direction of their behavioural modelling and threat detection systems. This position offers the opportunity to influence not just their engineering roadmap, but how they fundamentally approach solving complex, real-world security challenges with data. You'll work at the intersection of data science, ML infrastructure, and product innovation, leading efforts to build and evolve ML-driven capabilities, while also ensuring the reliability and scalability of their models in production environments. What You'll Do Spearhead the design and refinement of machine learning models focused on understanding behaviour patterns and identifying cybersecurity anomalies. Partner with product, engineering, and domain experts to translate strategic goals and customer needs into practical, scalable ML solutions. Drive model development end-to-end, from exploratory analysis, feature design, and prototyping to validation and deployment. Collaborate with platform and infra teams to operationalize models and ship ML-powered features into production. Continuously assess and iterate on production models, balancing long-term ML strategy with tactical improvements. Champion code quality, observability, and resilience within their ML systems through reviews and hands-on contributions. Help shape their internal ML standards and practices, ensuring they stay ahead of industry advancements. Offer technical mentorship and be a thought partner to colleagues across data, ML, and engineering disciplines. What We're Looking For Hands-on experience in developing and deploying machine learning models at scale. Deep familiarity with core ML concepts (classification, time-series, statistical modeling) and their real-world tradeoffs. Fluency in Python and commonly used ML libraries (e.g. pandas, scikit-learn; experience with PyTorch or TensorFlow is a plus). Experience with model lifecycle management (MLOps), including monitoring, retraining, and model versioning. Ability to work across data infrastructure, from SQL to large-scale distributed data tools (Spark, etc.). Strong written and verbal communication skills, especially in cross-functional contexts. Bonus Experience (Nice to Have) Exposure to large language models (LLMs) or foundational model adaptation. Previous work in cybersecurity, anomaly detection, or behavioural analytics. Familiarity with orchestration frameworks (Airflow or similar). Experience with scalable ML systems, pipelines, or real-time data processing. Advanced degree or equivalent experience in ML/AI research or applied science. Cloud platform proficiency (AWS, GCP, Azure). If this sounds like something you would be interested in, please apply with your latest CV, a number to reach you on and I will be in touch. Alternatively, you can email me at . RSG Plc is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Lead Backend Developer Location: London - 1x a month Salary: Up to £120,000 (D.O.E) + benefits Fruition Group are partnering with a high-growth Insurtech unicorn that's scaling its engineering function. This is a unique chance to work across both proven, revenue-generating products and greenfield initiatives that are reshaping the future of insurance. It's an ideal role for a driven Lead Engineer who thrives in ambitious environments and wants to make a tangible impact. As a Lead Backend Engineer, you'll take ownership of designing and scaling cloud-native Back End systems. You'll work primarily with Python (FastAPI) and play a key role in shaping the architecture of microservices that support millions of users. Beyond hands-on development, you'll provide technical leadership, mentor team members, and influence strategic engineering decisions. This is a high-impact role where your work directly drives product growth, system resilience, and platform evolution. What will I be doing: Design, develop, and optimise scalable Back End services in Python, leveraging FastAPI. Lead architectural discussions with a focus on performance, scalability, and reliability. Deliver complex features end-to-end - from design through deployment and monitoring. Provide mentorship through code reviews, technical guidance, and best practices. Collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to deliver at pace. Continuously raise the bar for engineering standards, code quality, and delivery. Shape the long-term direction of the platform's service-oriented architecture. Champion the use of AI and automation to enhance productivity across the team. What experience do I need: Strong background building and scaling Python-based systems (FastAPI, Flask, or Django REST). Proven leadership experience in a development environment Solid expertise in microservices, APIs, messaging patterns, and distributed systems. Proficient with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerisation (Docker; Kubernetes preferred). Strong engineering fundamentals - testing, clean code, performance tuning, and algorithms. Experience with relational and non-relational databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB). Comfortable working in agile, fast-moving environments with high ownership. Curious about new technology, with a growth mindset and interest in AI-driven tools. If this role sounds of interest, please apply and a member of the team will be in touch to discuss your application. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.
Oct 02, 2025
Full time
Lead Backend Developer Location: London - 1x a month Salary: Up to £120,000 (D.O.E) + benefits Fruition Group are partnering with a high-growth Insurtech unicorn that's scaling its engineering function. This is a unique chance to work across both proven, revenue-generating products and greenfield initiatives that are reshaping the future of insurance. It's an ideal role for a driven Lead Engineer who thrives in ambitious environments and wants to make a tangible impact. As a Lead Backend Engineer, you'll take ownership of designing and scaling cloud-native Back End systems. You'll work primarily with Python (FastAPI) and play a key role in shaping the architecture of microservices that support millions of users. Beyond hands-on development, you'll provide technical leadership, mentor team members, and influence strategic engineering decisions. This is a high-impact role where your work directly drives product growth, system resilience, and platform evolution. What will I be doing: Design, develop, and optimise scalable Back End services in Python, leveraging FastAPI. Lead architectural discussions with a focus on performance, scalability, and reliability. Deliver complex features end-to-end - from design through deployment and monitoring. Provide mentorship through code reviews, technical guidance, and best practices. Collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to deliver at pace. Continuously raise the bar for engineering standards, code quality, and delivery. Shape the long-term direction of the platform's service-oriented architecture. Champion the use of AI and automation to enhance productivity across the team. What experience do I need: Strong background building and scaling Python-based systems (FastAPI, Flask, or Django REST). Proven leadership experience in a development environment Solid expertise in microservices, APIs, messaging patterns, and distributed systems. Proficient with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerisation (Docker; Kubernetes preferred). Strong engineering fundamentals - testing, clean code, performance tuning, and algorithms. Experience with relational and non-relational databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB). Comfortable working in agile, fast-moving environments with high ownership. Curious about new technology, with a growth mindset and interest in AI-driven tools. If this role sounds of interest, please apply and a member of the team will be in touch to discuss your application. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.
Senior Full-Stack Engineer Location: London (Onsite, 5 days per week) Salary & Benefits: 80,000 - 120,000 + Benefits Investigo are partnered with a rapidly growing AI technology company that is reshaping the way organisations harness vedio data through advanced software solutions. They're now seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer to play a key role in building innovative products and scaling their platform as the business enters its next stage of growth. This is a unique opportunity to join at a pivotal moment. You'll work on cutting-edge projects alongside engineers and leaders from some of the most innovative global tech companies, developing solutions used by clients across healthcare, logistics, education, hospitality, and more. The Role Take ownership of developing scalable backend services and APIs to support new product features. Build and refine user-friendly interfaces using modern JavaScript frameworks. Optimise application performance and ensure high levels of reliability across distributed systems. Contribute to technical strategy a nd help shape future architecture decisions. Collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams to deliver seamless end-to-end solutions. Skills & Experience Proven experience as a Full-Stack Engineer working on large-scale applications. Solid knowledge of development ideally with Python or Go. Experience designing, maintaining, and optimising Database-Driven applications (PostgreSQL, Redi s , or equivalent) Strong background in JavaScript/TypeScript and frameworks such as React . Comfortable working with modern development tools, CI/CD pipelines, and version control. Exposure to at least one of the following would be beneficial: Cloud-based infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) Infrastructure-as-Code tools (e.g. Pulumi, Terraform, or similar) Mobile app development (React Native, Flutter, etc.) Video streaming or real-time data processing What's on Offer Equity options - opportunity to join early and share in the company's success Be part of a dynamic, collaborative engineering culture solving real-world problems using AI-powered solutions If this sounds like your next challenge, please apply online or email me directly at (url removed).
Oct 01, 2025
Full time
Senior Full-Stack Engineer Location: London (Onsite, 5 days per week) Salary & Benefits: 80,000 - 120,000 + Benefits Investigo are partnered with a rapidly growing AI technology company that is reshaping the way organisations harness vedio data through advanced software solutions. They're now seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer to play a key role in building innovative products and scaling their platform as the business enters its next stage of growth. This is a unique opportunity to join at a pivotal moment. You'll work on cutting-edge projects alongside engineers and leaders from some of the most innovative global tech companies, developing solutions used by clients across healthcare, logistics, education, hospitality, and more. The Role Take ownership of developing scalable backend services and APIs to support new product features. Build and refine user-friendly interfaces using modern JavaScript frameworks. Optimise application performance and ensure high levels of reliability across distributed systems. Contribute to technical strategy a nd help shape future architecture decisions. Collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams to deliver seamless end-to-end solutions. Skills & Experience Proven experience as a Full-Stack Engineer working on large-scale applications. Solid knowledge of development ideally with Python or Go. Experience designing, maintaining, and optimising Database-Driven applications (PostgreSQL, Redi s , or equivalent) Strong background in JavaScript/TypeScript and frameworks such as React . Comfortable working with modern development tools, CI/CD pipelines, and version control. Exposure to at least one of the following would be beneficial: Cloud-based infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) Infrastructure-as-Code tools (e.g. Pulumi, Terraform, or similar) Mobile app development (React Native, Flutter, etc.) Video streaming or real-time data processing What's on Offer Equity options - opportunity to join early and share in the company's success Be part of a dynamic, collaborative engineering culture solving real-world problems using AI-powered solutions If this sounds like your next challenge, please apply online or email me directly at (url removed).
LA International Computer Consultants Ltd
Sheffield, Yorkshire
GCP Cloud Engineer 2 Month contract initially Based: Hybrid/Sheffield or Birmingham or Edinburgh (Max 3 days p/w onsite) Rate: £Market rates p/d (via Umbrella company) We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We a great opportunity for a GCP Cloud Engineer to join the team. We have an excellent opportunity for a seasoned GCP Cloud Engineer to aid in the development of services on Public Cloud Platforms. Utilise your Cloud Engineering expertise and DevOps skills across GCP to deploy and configure robust Back End services, automate infrastructure, and employ CSP native services. This role offers the chance to work on impactful systems within a secure, high-availability setting at a leading global financial institution. Key Responsibilities: * Deploying, configuring and securing Back End REST API services using CSP native services. * Deploying, configuring and securing containerised application runtimes using Infrastructure as Code. * Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in collaboration with DevOps and Security teams, focusing on traceability and regulatory controls. * Managing, monitoring, and optimising cloud infrastructure across GCP, ensuring performance, resilience, cost-efficiency, and data security. * Collaborating closely with infrastructure, architecture, and cybersecurity teams to meet internal risk, compliance, and governance requirements. * Supporting live systems, conducting root cause analysis, fixing bugs and implementing solutions for incidents and performance bottlenecks. Key Skills & Experience: * A background in Cloud Engineering with infrastructure experience. * Over 5 years of development experience, focusing on large-scale, distributed systems. * Hands-on experience with GCP, including CSP native services, networking, IAM, databases (PostgreSQL) and cost optimization. Experience with other cloud providers such as AWS is advantageous. * Proven experience with DevOps practices, including Infrastructure as Code (eg, Terraform), CI/CD tools (eg, Jenkins, GitLab CI), and containerization. * A strong understanding of security principles in cloud and enterprise systems. * Familiarity with audit and compliance considerations in regulated industries, particularly finance or banking. * Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information effectively to diverse audiences. * A successful track record of delivering complex projects and/or programmes, using appropriate techniques and tools to ensure and measure success. Essential Skills * Demonstrable experience of: o Public Cloud. o Infrastructure build and configurations for services including Compute, Storage, Networking. o Linux. o Relational and NoSQL databases. o Integration services such as messaging and streams. o Building RESTful API Services. o Containerisation, Kubernetes, serverless functions. o Microservices and distributed tracing. o Enterprise logging, monitoring, and alerting frameworks (eg, ELK, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana). o Automation Scripting (using languages such as Terraform, Ansible etc.). * Experience with Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD) and continuous testing tools. * Experience working within an Agile environment. * A good understanding of cryptography (authentication, data encryption). * The ability to quickly acquire new skills and tools. * Good non-functional testing experience. This is an excellent opportunity on a great project of work, If you are looking for your next exciting opportunity, apply now for your CV to reach me directly, we will respond as soon as possible. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds. Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.
Oct 01, 2025
Contractor
GCP Cloud Engineer 2 Month contract initially Based: Hybrid/Sheffield or Birmingham or Edinburgh (Max 3 days p/w onsite) Rate: £Market rates p/d (via Umbrella company) We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We a great opportunity for a GCP Cloud Engineer to join the team. We have an excellent opportunity for a seasoned GCP Cloud Engineer to aid in the development of services on Public Cloud Platforms. Utilise your Cloud Engineering expertise and DevOps skills across GCP to deploy and configure robust Back End services, automate infrastructure, and employ CSP native services. This role offers the chance to work on impactful systems within a secure, high-availability setting at a leading global financial institution. Key Responsibilities: * Deploying, configuring and securing Back End REST API services using CSP native services. * Deploying, configuring and securing containerised application runtimes using Infrastructure as Code. * Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in collaboration with DevOps and Security teams, focusing on traceability and regulatory controls. * Managing, monitoring, and optimising cloud infrastructure across GCP, ensuring performance, resilience, cost-efficiency, and data security. * Collaborating closely with infrastructure, architecture, and cybersecurity teams to meet internal risk, compliance, and governance requirements. * Supporting live systems, conducting root cause analysis, fixing bugs and implementing solutions for incidents and performance bottlenecks. Key Skills & Experience: * A background in Cloud Engineering with infrastructure experience. * Over 5 years of development experience, focusing on large-scale, distributed systems. * Hands-on experience with GCP, including CSP native services, networking, IAM, databases (PostgreSQL) and cost optimization. Experience with other cloud providers such as AWS is advantageous. * Proven experience with DevOps practices, including Infrastructure as Code (eg, Terraform), CI/CD tools (eg, Jenkins, GitLab CI), and containerization. * A strong understanding of security principles in cloud and enterprise systems. * Familiarity with audit and compliance considerations in regulated industries, particularly finance or banking. * Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information effectively to diverse audiences. * A successful track record of delivering complex projects and/or programmes, using appropriate techniques and tools to ensure and measure success. Essential Skills * Demonstrable experience of: o Public Cloud. o Infrastructure build and configurations for services including Compute, Storage, Networking. o Linux. o Relational and NoSQL databases. o Integration services such as messaging and streams. o Building RESTful API Services. o Containerisation, Kubernetes, serverless functions. o Microservices and distributed tracing. o Enterprise logging, monitoring, and alerting frameworks (eg, ELK, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana). o Automation Scripting (using languages such as Terraform, Ansible etc.). * Experience with Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD) and continuous testing tools. * Experience working within an Agile environment. * A good understanding of cryptography (authentication, data encryption). * The ability to quickly acquire new skills and tools. * Good non-functional testing experience. This is an excellent opportunity on a great project of work, If you are looking for your next exciting opportunity, apply now for your CV to reach me directly, we will respond as soon as possible. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds. Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.
*3 DAYS PER WEEK ONSITE, INSIDE IR35* Role: Senior Software Engineer Experienced Senior Software Engineer to support development of services hosted on Public Cloud platforms. You will leverage your expertise in Software Development, along with your Cloud Engineering experience across AWS/GCP, to design and implement resilient Front End client, Back End services and cloud-native solutions. This is an opportunity to work on high-impact systems within a secure, high-availability environment at one of the world's leading financial institutions. Key Accountabilities Responsibilities will include: * Design, develop and maintain highly available, secure, and performant Back End REST API services along with Front End client using Python, Golang, Docker and Cloud-Native services. * Implement and manage database schema changes using Liquibase, ensuring alignment with compliance and audit standards. * Collaborate closely with Architecture and DevOps teams to enhance, maintain and mature Product capabilities/features. * Perform root cause analysis and implement solutions for incidents and performance bottlenecks. Qualifications and experience The ideal candidate for this role will have the below experience and qualifications: * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience. * Comes from Software Engineering background with infrastructure experience. * 5+ years of development experience with a strong focus on large-scale, distributed systems. * Proficient in Python, Golang and PostgreSQL. * Experience with Liquibase or similar tools for database change management and version control. * Hands-on experience with AWS/GCP, including cloud-native services, storage, IAM, and KMS. * Familiarity with DevOps practices, including Infrastructure as Code (eg, Terraform), CI/CD tools (eg, Jenkins, GitLab CI) and containerization. * Strong understanding of security principles in cloud and enterprise systems. * Familiarity with audit and compliance considerations in regulated industries, particularly finance or banking. * Excellent written and spoken communication skills; an ability to communicate with impact, ensuring complex information is articulated in a meaningful way to wide and varied audiences. * A successful track record of delivering complex projects and/or programmes, using appropriate techniques and tools to ensure and measure success. Essential Skills * Demonstrable experience of: o Public Cloud. o Linux. o Relational and NoSQL databases. o Integration services such as messaging and streams. o Building RESTful API Services. o Containerisation, Kubernetes, serverless functions. o Microservices, and distributed tracing. o Enterprise logging, monitoring, and alerting frameworks (eg, ELK, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana). * Experience working within an Agile environment. * Programming experience in following languages: Golang & Python. * Good understanding of cryptography (authentication, data encryption). * Ability to quickly acquire new skills and tools. * Good non-functional testing experience. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds. Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.
Oct 01, 2025
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*3 DAYS PER WEEK ONSITE, INSIDE IR35* Role: Senior Software Engineer Experienced Senior Software Engineer to support development of services hosted on Public Cloud platforms. You will leverage your expertise in Software Development, along with your Cloud Engineering experience across AWS/GCP, to design and implement resilient Front End client, Back End services and cloud-native solutions. This is an opportunity to work on high-impact systems within a secure, high-availability environment at one of the world's leading financial institutions. Key Accountabilities Responsibilities will include: * Design, develop and maintain highly available, secure, and performant Back End REST API services along with Front End client using Python, Golang, Docker and Cloud-Native services. * Implement and manage database schema changes using Liquibase, ensuring alignment with compliance and audit standards. * Collaborate closely with Architecture and DevOps teams to enhance, maintain and mature Product capabilities/features. * Perform root cause analysis and implement solutions for incidents and performance bottlenecks. Qualifications and experience The ideal candidate for this role will have the below experience and qualifications: * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience. * Comes from Software Engineering background with infrastructure experience. * 5+ years of development experience with a strong focus on large-scale, distributed systems. * Proficient in Python, Golang and PostgreSQL. * Experience with Liquibase or similar tools for database change management and version control. * Hands-on experience with AWS/GCP, including cloud-native services, storage, IAM, and KMS. * Familiarity with DevOps practices, including Infrastructure as Code (eg, Terraform), CI/CD tools (eg, Jenkins, GitLab CI) and containerization. * Strong understanding of security principles in cloud and enterprise systems. * Familiarity with audit and compliance considerations in regulated industries, particularly finance or banking. * Excellent written and spoken communication skills; an ability to communicate with impact, ensuring complex information is articulated in a meaningful way to wide and varied audiences. * A successful track record of delivering complex projects and/or programmes, using appropriate techniques and tools to ensure and measure success. Essential Skills * Demonstrable experience of: o Public Cloud. o Linux. o Relational and NoSQL databases. o Integration services such as messaging and streams. o Building RESTful API Services. o Containerisation, Kubernetes, serverless functions. o Microservices, and distributed tracing. o Enterprise logging, monitoring, and alerting frameworks (eg, ELK, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana). * Experience working within an Agile environment. * Programming experience in following languages: Golang & Python. * Good understanding of cryptography (authentication, data encryption). * Ability to quickly acquire new skills and tools. * Good non-functional testing experience. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds. Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.
GCP Data Solutions Architect I am working with a global data and AI consultancy that is expanding its Data Management practice and looking to bring on a Data Solutions Architect with deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This is a strategic, client-facing role where you will partner with senior stakeholders to modernise data platforms, accelerate cloud transformation, and drive measurable business outcomes. You'll join a collaborative environment focused on delivering enterprise-scale data solutions across banking and financial services. With increasing demand for cloud-native architectures and data-driven innovation, this is a fantastic opportunity to lead high-impact engagements and shape future-state data strategies. As part of this role, you will be responsible for: Leading technical solution design and delivery for large-scale data platform projects using GCP and BigQuery Supporting pre-sales engagements by translating client requirements into technical solutions Take ownership of cloud migration and data platform modernization strategies Undertake data modelling tasks with a focus on long-term maintainability and scalability Designing robust ETL/ELT pipelines using cloud-based tooling Implementing governance frameworks and data quality controls To be successful in this role, you will have: Strong background in Data Warehousing/Data Engineering with recent demonstratable experience in solution or technical architecture positions Commercial experience delivering on cloud-based data transformation projects within the banking sector Hands-on experience with data modelling tools such as Erwin Studio Strong understanding of the GCP tech stack and architecture principles Some of the package details include: Salary up to £125,000 per year Performance-related bonus scheme Private healthcare, life assurance (4x salary), and income protection 8% company pension contribution Lifestyle benefits including cashback cards, cycle-to-work scheme, and discounted gym memberships This is just a brief overview of the role. For the full details, simply apply with your CV and I'll be in touch to discuss further.
Sep 24, 2025
Full time
GCP Data Solutions Architect I am working with a global data and AI consultancy that is expanding its Data Management practice and looking to bring on a Data Solutions Architect with deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This is a strategic, client-facing role where you will partner with senior stakeholders to modernise data platforms, accelerate cloud transformation, and drive measurable business outcomes. You'll join a collaborative environment focused on delivering enterprise-scale data solutions across banking and financial services. With increasing demand for cloud-native architectures and data-driven innovation, this is a fantastic opportunity to lead high-impact engagements and shape future-state data strategies. As part of this role, you will be responsible for: Leading technical solution design and delivery for large-scale data platform projects using GCP and BigQuery Supporting pre-sales engagements by translating client requirements into technical solutions Take ownership of cloud migration and data platform modernization strategies Undertake data modelling tasks with a focus on long-term maintainability and scalability Designing robust ETL/ELT pipelines using cloud-based tooling Implementing governance frameworks and data quality controls To be successful in this role, you will have: Strong background in Data Warehousing/Data Engineering with recent demonstratable experience in solution or technical architecture positions Commercial experience delivering on cloud-based data transformation projects within the banking sector Hands-on experience with data modelling tools such as Erwin Studio Strong understanding of the GCP tech stack and architecture principles Some of the package details include: Salary up to £125,000 per year Performance-related bonus scheme Private healthcare, life assurance (4x salary), and income protection 8% company pension contribution Lifestyle benefits including cashback cards, cycle-to-work scheme, and discounted gym memberships This is just a brief overview of the role. For the full details, simply apply with your CV and I'll be in touch to discuss further.
