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Location: Brighton (fully onsite) Duration: 6 month contract (Inside IR35) Role details: Our client, a leading defence company, are looking for an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to join their team on a contract basis in Brighton. This valuable role involves working fully onsite to support the programme by optimising the end-to-end manufacturing and logistic process. Key Responsibilities: Develop a detailed process flow diagram capturing the current manufacturing sequence for the Paveway IV programme, including all external suppliers, internal operations, sub-contract processing, inspection points and material flow. Produce a current state Value Stream Map identifying all value-added and non-value-adding activities, cycle times, lead times and inventory buffers. Analyse the impact of moving some components to IKIP on the value stream and buffer stocks on the value stream map. Develop a future state VSM that reflects the optimised manufacturing process, incorporating the IKIP changes to ensure the highest efficiency attainable. Evaluate and propose automation solutions for data capture and information recording within the process, replacing manual methods where appropriate. Ensure the future state design is lean, scalable and aligned with production and quality requirements. Provide flexibility in supporting the manufacturing function when required. Design and produce a new production cell configuration, including detailed floor plans and material flow. Document tooling and manufacturing aides - creating models and drawings using Solidworks. Job Requirements: Green belt lean practitioner with practical experience in implementing lean initiatives. Strong knowledge of manufacturing engineering from a mechanical assembly environment. Minimum of a HNC or higher in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering. Experience using Solidworks CAD software. Preferred Additional Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office - Excel, Word, PowerPoint. Experience working with ERP systems. Experience with machined components. Comfortable interpreting drawings and creating inspection processes for components. Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing experience. If you are an accomplished Manufacturing Engineer looking to apply your expertise within the Defence & Security sector, we encourage you to take this opportunity. Apply now!

Our client,is currently seeking a Principal or Associate Highway Engineer to join their Local Government team in Gloucester on a contract basis. Key Responsibilities: Leading the development of highway designs on multi-disciplinary projects through all stages of the project life cycle Ensuring projects are delivered to budget, programme, technical standards, and legal requirements Mentoring and developing junior staff to support their professional growth Providing technical support to Project Managers, including planning, programming, and cost estimation Checking, certifying, and authorising designs, documents, approvals, and reports Managing a portfolio of varied multi-disciplinary projects Coordinating engineering and technician resources to deliver work packages Collaborating with clients, key stakeholders, and internal teams to ensure successful project delivery Supporting projects with site supervision and monitoring contractor compliance on an ad hoc basis Job Requirements: Passion for design and innovative problem-solving in engineering Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent experience in highway design Chartered Engineer status preferred, or working towards IEng or CEng status Experience in highway design on multi-disciplinary projects and/or drainage systems Knowledge of design codes such as the Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Manual for Streets, and TSRGD Proficiency in relevant software such as Autodesk Civils 3D, Bentley OpenRoads Designer, InfoDrainage, and/or PDS Experience in complying with Designers Duties under CDM regulations If you are an experienced Highway Engineer looking for a new contract opportunity, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's high-performing team in Gloucester and contribute to significant highways and infrastructure projects across the county.

Software Engineer Edinburgh 12-Month Contract Paying up to 68p/h (Inside IR35) Please note - due to the nature of the work, you will need to hold or be eligible to obtain a high level of UK Security clearance - please only apply if suitable Key Responsibilities: Support the creation and delivery of software solutions within a defined work package area, ensuring that the package meets all stakeholder requirements Establish and mature stakeholder needs, associating/attributing priority, interest, influence and trading-off needs to determine optimum capability to solve stakeholders? problems Create high quality and robust code; for fully documenting and recording your work products; keeping them under configuration management and providing plans and reports on progress to your line manager Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure architecture alignment with other elements of the programme. Contribute to the resolution of emerging issues by proposing and driving through solutions, escalating more complex risks and supporting definition of opportunities and risk mitigation options Required Skillset: Experience of designing solutions using NI LabVIEW and NI Lab Windows/CVI. Developing Low-Level Drivers Developing software for test system environments Developing software within a development process framework Experience of Agile development and the Atlassian toolset Familiarity with configuration management tools, defect tracking and peer review Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.

I am recruiting for a Lead Cloud Engineer to work on a hybrid basis - 2 days in London, 3 days remote. The role falls inside IR35 so you will need to work through an umbrella company for the duration of the contract. You must have strong expertise of AWS. You will have AWS Solutions Architect certification, or be able to demonstrate experience at a similar level. You will also have Google Professional Cloud Architect certification, or be able to demonstrate experience at a similar level. You will have overall responsibility for the design, delivery and optimisation of self-service cloud infrastructure and tooling to ensure that our cloud applications and services are secure, high performing and sustainable, and the delivery of a high quality user experience for software engineers, suppliers and other users needing access to cloud infrastructure. You will also be responsible for continued development and maintenance of the multi-cloud platform (AWS and Google), recognised as a robust and mature cloud platform within the public sector, as well as automating processes to improve efficiency. You will work with other senior members of the team responsible for enterprise architecture to set and evolve cloud engineering target architecture and provide oversight and assurance that the current architecture is implemented as per the clients development, security and cloud standard. Please apply ASAP if your experience matches the above requirements.

Controls Engineer Gloucester Special Purpose Machinery £60k + Site Uplift (estimated £8-12k per year) + Private Healthcare + 25 Days Holiday Samuel Frank is recruiting for an experienced Controls Engineer to join a well-established special purpose machine manufacturer supplying automated machinery to customers worldwide. This Controls Engineer role would suit someone who enjoys a mixture of software development, machine support and international commissioning work. The successful Controls Engineer will join a business designing and building bespoke machinery for a global customer base. This Controls Engineer position offers varied project work, overseas travel and an excellent work-life balance with a rotating 9-day and 10-day fortnight working pattern. Applicants must be British or European nationals due to international travel requirements Key aspects of the Controls Engineer role include: Controls Engineer role focused on PLC, HMI and motion control programming for special purpose machinery Ideally suited to a Controls Engineer with Allen Bradley / Rockwell experience including Studio 5000 and Kinetix motion systems (other PLC & motion system experience will be considered) Siemens TIA Portal experience would be advantageous but is not essential Support machine builds, commissioning activities and customer installations Opportunity to work with networked control systems, vision systems and motion control applications International travel approximately 4-5 times per year with trips typically lasting 2-3 weeks. Destinations can include the USA, Turkey, North Africa and China Controls Engineer will work a rotating pattern of nine days one fortnight and ten days the next fortnight Comfortable working directly with customers and supporting equipment in the field Strong emphasis on machine safety and high engineering standards The successful Controls Engineer is likely to have previous experience within special purpose machinery, systems integration or automated manufacturing environments. Experience with Allen Bradley / Rockwell PLCs is strongly preferred. Package on offer: Basic salary of £60,000 Site uplift payments when working away (estimated to be £8-12k per year) Private healthcare 25 days holiday This Controls Engineer vacancy is ideal for someone looking for technically varied work, regular overseas exposure and the opportunity to see projects through from development to installation.

Test Lead with extensive experience designing and delivering automation test plans for highly complex, enterprise level applications is sought by an innovation house based near Birmingham. With large scale investment in technical innovation this Test Lead will take charge of a dynamic, autonomous team delivering an automated testing environment that will facilitate the organisations commitment to cutting edge automation over the coming years. This Test Lead will be joining a highly skilled team that embodies an autonomous knowledge share driven culture allowing this individual the chance to work closely with software engineers to deliver applications with national significance. This role would suit an existing Test Lead with in-depth understanding of engineering principles and best practice gained testing large scale, complex systems and who is happy to work closely with the software engineering leads to help define a new automated QA process. This Test Lead based near Birmingham should have most of the following key skills: - Extensive experience designing and delivering automation test plans for enterprise applications/ systems - Strong knowledge of engineering principles and best practice ideally gained in a regulated environment - Team leadership - Experience with cloud native architectures - Understanding of DevOps tooling - A innovation focussed mindset - Exposure to testing new features within a product led, tech driven environment - Impeccable communication skills as internal stakeholder management between technical teams will form a large part of this role - A real can-do attitude and a passion for technology in general The benefits for this role include: - Starting salary of up to £95,000 - 10% bonus scheme - Flexible, hybrid working (two days a week in the office in North Birmingham - One on one training scheme - 25 days holiday - Private healthcare - Private pension scheme - Annual pay reviews - Flexible working hours So if you are a Test Lead based near Birmingham and want to join a tech driven market leading organisation that is committed to ensuring they stay ahead of the tech curve then please apply now to be considered. Birmingham Up to £95,000 Quality Assurance, automated testing scripts, Postman, Java, cucumber, API, test plan

Lead Software Engineer Up to 80,000 Remote - Monthly Bristol Office Visit A growing Bristol-based SaaS organisation is looking for a Lead Software Engineer to help shape the future of a market-leading platform used by organisations across the UK. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll combine software engineering, technical direction and people management. You'll take ownership of complex technical challenges, influence architectural decisions and mentor a small team of engineers while remaining close to the code. The business operates with a remote-first culture, with a monthly visit to the Bristol office for collaboration and team planning. Responsibilities: - Lead delivery of complex, business-critical engineering work - Guide architectural decisions and system evolution - Maintain high standards of code quality, reliability and scalability - Manage technical debt and contribute to long-term platform strategy - Line manage and mentor engineers within the team - Lead agile ceremonies, sprint planning and estimations - Support hiring, onboarding and technical assessments - Collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders across the business Essential Experience: - Strong commercial experience developing software with .NET/ C# - Front-end development experience with Angular/ TypeScript/ JavaScript - Experience building scalable production systems - Strong Azure cloud experience - Experience designing and building RESTful APIs - Strong understanding of software architecture and engineering best practices - Previous mentoring or technical leadership experience - Experience working within Agile/Scrum environments - Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills Desirable Experience: - Previous line management experience - Microservices or event-driven architecture - Docker - Azure Cosmos DB - Experience supporting recruitment and interviewing - Eligibility for SC Clearance Benefits: - Flexible remote working - 25 days holiday plus bank holidays - Birthday day off - Additional leave for long service - Buy and sell holiday scheme - Enhanced pension - Private healthcare - Dental and eye care support - Life assurance - Enhanced parental leave - Cycle to work scheme - Employee wellbeing support - Regular company socials If interested, please contact Sam John at CPS Group: (url removed) By applying to this advert you are giving CPS Group (UK) Ltd authority to hold and process your data for this specific role and any other roles we may deem suitable to you over time. We will not pass your data to any third party without your verbal or written permission to do so. All incoming and outgoing calls are recorded for training and compliance purposes. CPS Group (UK) Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Our new privacy policy can be found here (url removed)

Contracts Manager Luton OR Lincoln 6-Month Contract Paying up to 60p/h (Inside IR35) Please note that due to the nature of the work you'll need to hold a high level of UK security clearance Key Responsibilities Provide strategic and tactical oversight to a number of contracts and bid activities. Drafting, negotiating and administration of complex terms and conditions of contract, working with procurement counterparts to ensure appropriate flow through with subcontractors. Produce, document, and brief obtaining any necessary approvals clear and informed commercial strategies to leverage the best possible outcomes. Produce accurate and compliant customer pricing by applying the appropriate pricing strategy and model to cost estimates. Take the lead in producing clear and concise correspondence, obtaining stakeholder input as and when required. Draft and review agreements such as Non-Disclosure Agreements, Software Licensing Agreements and Memorandums of Understanding and other T&Cs. Provide commercial leadership and administration to projects and/or contracts, including change control management, monitoring performance of its contractual obligations and management of commercial risk. Prepare proposals for submission to Customers in conjunction with the preparation of internal documentation required to obtain bid approval. Ensure adherence to commercial and business processes. Build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with colleagues and customers to deliver the value to the company. Manage own workload, highlighting areas of conflict or priority and effectively manage stakeholder and customer expectations. Required Experience Carry out complex commercial strategies, managing stakeholder and customer relationships to obtain successful outcomes. Be comfortable preparing and providing senior level briefs. Experience working with UK Government and international Contracts. Has a detailed understanding of business finance, profit and loss, margin and mark up, escalation, foreign exchange. Has a good understanding of export legislation, import taxes and duties. Has a high level of understanding of contract law and its application. Identifies and understand commercial risks and how to implement mitigation strategies. Has the ability to build effective and strong relationships with cross-functional colleagues, customers and suppliers. Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.

Senior .NET Developer C#, Azure 75,000, 1 day a week, Winsford Join an established software business investing heavily in its platform and engineering team. You will work as part of a collaborative backend team building and improving scalable services, APIs, and integrations used across a live production platform. The role combines greenfield development with modernisation work across existing systems. You will contribute to technical decisions, support engineering best practice, and work closely with product and leadership teams on future platform improvements. What you will do Build and improve backend services running in Azure Develop APIs, integrations, and data pipelines Work across 60 percent greenfield development and 40 percent core system improvement Contribute to architecture and technical discussions Support code reviews, testing, and engineering standards Collaborate with developers, product teams, and senior stakeholders Tech stack C# and .NET SQL Server Azure App Services, Functions, Storage, and CI pipelines Unit testing Why this role stands out Established product with a long-term roadmap Mix of greenfield engineering and platform improvement work Collaborative engineering environment with strong technical input Time allocated for refactoring and technical debt reduction Stable business with ongoing investment in technology Interview process; Two-stage interview process with fast feedback and quick decision-making This role suits senior backend developers who enjoy building reliable backend systems, working closely with a team, and contributing to the future direction of a growing platform.

As a Configuration Practitioner, you will be critical to the successful delivery of the programme, collaborating within matrix organisation, with multi-disciplinary teams within Engineering The role: This is more than a job - it's a mission . You will be part of a high-impact, collaborative environment, where we expect everyone to live the values and standards of the British Army. Every person in our team plays a critical role in delivering OMNIA's vision; designing, delivering, and transforming collective training so the British Army is ready to fight and win. You'll work in a matrix organisation and report operationally through OMNIA Training and functionally through the Configuration & Release Manager. Ultimately, you'll work for the British Army, championing innovation, and helping shape the future of military collective training. Key Responsibilities: Support the implementation and maintenance of the programme Configuration Management (CM) processes across the full engineering lifecycle. Maintain configuration control of programme artefacts including documentation, software, hardware, models, and data. Manage configuration baselines, ensuring that configuration items are accurately recorded and controlled. Maintain and administer the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) and associated configuration registers. Ensure configuration items are uniquely identified, version controlled, and traceable throughout their lifecycle. Support the configuration change management process, including raising, tracking, and implementing change requests. Prepare and maintain configuration status accounting reports to support programme governance and decision-making. Support configuration audits and reviews to verify compliance with programme configuration management plans and policies. Ensure configuration management activities align with programme standards, policies, and engineering governance processes. Work with engineering, project management, and supply chain teams to ensure accurate configuration information is maintained. Support the preparation and maintenance of the Configuration Management Plan (CMP) and related procedures. Maintain configuration records within programme tools and repositories, ensuring data integrity and accessibility. Support system integration, testing, and deployment activities by ensuring correct configuration baselines are applied. Provide configuration management guidance to project teams and ensure adherence to approved CM processes. Support in Release Management, working closely with the Release Practitioner. Assist in the preparation of configuration documentation required for programme reviews and audits. Who we are looking for: You'll have a mission focus, and the enthusiasm and drive to 'get things done'. You'll want to work in collaboration with other defence training organisations, and the British Army. You won't let bureaucracy get in the way of what needs to be done, you'll learn lessons and share these lessons across the team. You'll understand what it means to put the mission first. Essential Skills and Experience: Experience supporting configuration management activities within engineering, IT, or technical programmes including managing technical standard and policies. Strong understanding of configuration management principles including configuration identification, control, status accounting, and audit. Experience working with engineering teams to maintain accurate configuration records, baselines, and documentation within configuration management tools or databases. Experience supporting change management processes and maintaining configuration traceability. Strong attention to detail and organisational skills to manage complex configuration data sets. Experience working within defence, government, or regulated engineering programmes, working within controlled programme environments with defined governance and compliance processes. Strong communication and collaboration skills to work with multidisciplinary engineering teams. Experience using configuration management tools or repositories such as CMDB platforms, SharePoint, or engineering lifecycle management tools. Degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or related discipline (or equivalent experience). Holds or is eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC). Desirable Skills and Experience: Familiarity with defence configuration management standards and policies (e.g. Def Stan 05-57, JSP 945, CADMID or equivalent CM frameworks). Experience supporting configuration management for complex systems or system-of-systems environments. Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) environments and configuration control of system models. Experience supporting configuration activities across software, hardware, and data artefacts. Understanding of engineering lifecycle processes including design, integration, testing, and deployment. Understanding of Release Management, processes and governance. Membership of or working toward professional accreditation with a recognised engineering body. Formal offers to successful candidate will be conditional upon award What we offer: Chance to join a groundbreaking mission - to shape the future and drive innovation within a team focused on collaboration across a matrix organisation. You will join at a unique time, where you can join in shaping this team and be rewarded with ongoing development opportunities, and clear pathways to progress within a trusted defence industry partner. 37hr working week with early finish Fridays - start your weekend early! 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days and up to 5 paid days volunteering 10.5% company pension contribution with 6% employee contribution Annual company bonus scheme (discretionary) 6 times salary Life Assurance with pension Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work, amongst others Enhanced sick pay Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave

Full Stack Developer Fully Remote Up to £55,000 Looking for your next step where you can build modern systems, own your work, and actually see the impact ? We re hiring a Full Stack Developer to join a fast-moving team working on a cloud-first platform built on microservices architecture . This is an opportunity to work with modern tech, take real ownership, and help shape how applications are built and scaled. What you ll be doing Building end-to-end features across C# / .NET Core backends and modern frontends Developing in a microservices-based architecture deployed in Azure Working closely with product and engineering to deliver high-quality features Taking ownership of your work from design to release Contributing ideas to improve systems, performance, and scalability Tech stack Backend: C#, .NET Core Frontend: Blazor or Angular (both = a big plus) Cloud: Azure Architecture: Microservices What we re looking for 4-5 years experience in full stack development Strong skills in C# / .NET Core Experience with Azure and cloud-based systems Frontend experience with Blazor or Angular Someone proactive who enjoys ownership, problem-solving, and building quality software Why join? Fully remote role with flexibility Work on modern, scalable systems Real opportunity to grow and step up Up to £55,000 + benefits Perfect for a developer who wants more than just tickets someone who wants to build, improve, and make an impact in a modern engineering environment. This is a UK based role only, no sponsorship is offered with this opportunity.

1st Line Service Desk Engineer / IT Support Analyst Salary: £28k + excellent benefits package + Training and career development opportunities Hybrid working Caerphilly area. There is a requirement to work on-call as part of a rota (paid). A growing Managed Services Provider is looking for a motivated and customer-focused 1st Line Service Desk Engineer / IT Support Analyst to join its expanding support team in South Wales. This opportunity would suit candidates currently working as a Service Desk Analyst, IT Support Analyst, 1st Line Support Engineer, Helpdesk Engineer, IT Support Technician or Technical Support Analyst who are looking to further develop their technical skills within a professional and supportive managed services environment. You ll be joining a collaborative service desk team responsible for providing front-line technical support to a wide range of customers across both public and private sector organisations. The role offers excellent progression opportunities for someone looking to build a long-term career within IT support and managed services, with exposure to Microsoft technologies, customer environments and ongoing technical development. Key Responsibilities: • Provide 1st line technical support via phone, email and remote support tools • Log, manage and resolve incidents and service requests efficiently • Troubleshoot hardware, software and desktop-related issues • Support Microsoft Office, Outlook and Windows operating systems • Escalate more complex technical issues where appropriate • Maintain accurate ticket updates, documentation and customer communication • Deliver excellent customer service throughout the support process • Assist with user account administration and basic system support • Contribute to knowledge sharing and continuous improvement within the team • Work collaboratively with 2nd and 3rd line support engineers Skills & Experience Required: • Previous experience within an IT support, service desk, helpdesk or technical support environment • Strong customer service and communication skills • Good troubleshooting and problem-solving ability • Knowledge of Windows desktop operating systems • Experience supporting Microsoft Office applications and Outlook • Ability to work effectively within a fast-paced support environment • Positive attitude and willingness to learn new technologies Desirable Experience: • Active Directory user administration • Microsoft 365 support exposure • Experience using ITSM or ticketing systems • Remote support tools experience • Basic networking knowledge including DNS, DHCP and WiFi • Exposure to backup, antivirus or virtualisation technologies • MSP or managed services experience This role would suit candidates currently working as a Service Desk Analyst, Helpdesk Engineer, 1st Line Support Engineer, IT Support Technician, Technical Support Analyst or IT Support Administrator who are looking to continue developing their career within a growing and technology-focused managed services environment. Smartsearch take your privacy seriously and will only use your personal information to administer your application. To effectively process your application, we may share your details with the company for whom we are collecting job applications and Smartsearch or the company may contact you by email, telephone or SMS. A copy of our privacy policy will be emailed to you upon receipt of your application.

2nd Line IT Support Engineer / Analyst Salary: £35k + excellent benefits package + Training and career development opportunities Hybrid working Caerphilly area. There is a requirement to work on-call as part of a rota (paid). A growing and well-established Managed Services Provider is looking for a customer-focused 2nd / 3rd Line IT Support Engineer / IT Support Analyst to join its expanding technical services team in South Wales. This opportunity would suit an experienced IT Support Engineer, 2nd Line Support Engineer, Technical Support Engineer, Infrastructure Support Engineer or IT Support Analyst with experience supporting Microsoft 365 environments within an MSP, service desk or multi-user technical environment. Working within a collaborative support team, you ll provide high-quality 2nd and some 3rd line support to a range of public and private sector customers, taking ownership of incidents through to resolution whilst contributing to service improvement, customer support and operational technical delivery. The environment is Microsoft-focused and offers excellent exposure to Microsoft 365, Intune, Entra ID, Azure-based technologies, endpoint management, infrastructure support and modern workplace environments. Key Responsibilities: • Deliver high-quality 2nd line technical support across desktop, server and cloud environments • Troubleshoot and resolve hardware, software and infrastructure-related issues • Support Microsoft 365, Active Directory, Entra ID and endpoint management technologies • Assist with device management, OS deployment and enterprise MDM solutions • Support Windows desktop and server environments • Work closely with customers and internal teams to deliver excellent technical support and service outcomes • Assist with customer onboarding, technical implementations and infrastructure changes • Take ownership of technical issues and see them through to resolution • Maintain and improve technical documentation, support processes and knowledge sharing • Contribute to continuous service improvement initiatives • Participate in an on-call rota for out-of-hours support Skills & Experience Required: • Previous experience within a 2nd line IT support, infrastructure support or technical support role • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills • Experience supporting Microsoft 365 environments • Knowledge of Active Directory / Entra ID administration • Experience supporting Windows desktop and server technologies • Exposure to Intune, AutoPilot or endpoint management technologies • Understanding of networking fundamentals including LAN/WAN, DNS, DHCP and WiFi • Excellent communication and customer service skills • Experience working within an MSP, managed services or multi-customer environment would be highly beneficial Desirable Experience: • Azure or AWS exposure • VMware or Hyper-V virtualisation technologies • PowerShell scripting or automation experience • ITIL awareness or certification • Backup and recovery technologies • Experience supporting modern workplace or cloud-first environments This role would suit candidates currently working as a 2nd Line Engineer, IT Support Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, Service Desk Engineer, Technical Support Analyst or MSP Support Engineer who are looking to further develop their technical skills within a growing managed services environment. Smartsearch take your privacy seriously and will only use your personal information to administer your application. To effectively process your application, we may share your details with the company for whom we are collecting job applications and Smartsearch or the company may contact you by email, telephone or SMS. A copy of our privacy policy will be emailed to you upon receipt of your application.

Our client, a prominent entity in the Defence & Security sector, is currently seeking a Human Factors Engineer to join their team on a contract basis. This position is based in Christchurch and demands on-site presence for three days a week with flexibility required. The role is integral to supporting vigilant lead HFI specialists in incorporating human factors into the TRINITY design. Key Responsibilities: Support Vigilant lead HFI specialists in conducting human factors activities and integrating HF into the TRINITY design. Collaborate with end user groups and HF stakeholders during workshops, trials, and User-Centred Design activities. Assess prototypes/mock-ups of TRINITY hardware and software solutions. Conduct analyses such as task analysis, human error analysis, usability, and workload assessments. Support Integration Testing and verification activities. Produce reports and contribute to customer deliverables. Job Requirements: Experience in the field of human factors, preferably within Defence & Security. Strong analytical skills for task analysis, human error analysis, usability, and workload assessments. Proficiency in assessing hardware and software prototypes. Ability to work collaboratively with various user groups and stakeholders. Excellent communication skills for effective reporting and integration testing support. Benefits: Opportunity to work on innovative projects within the Defence & Security sector. Professional development and training opportunities. Collaborative and dynamic work environment. If you have a background in human factors engineering and are keen to contribute to cutting-edge projects, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to become a part of our client's exceptional team in Christchurch.

Solution Architect (Insurance) 6 Months London & Brighton (2-3 days per month) (Apply online only) per day (Inside IR35) My client, a market leading provider of pensions and insurance products and services are looking for a Senior Solution Architect with who has worked in this sector and who has experience in a range of consulting roles in fast moving customer engagements. Key responsibilities and accountabilities The candidate will principally be responsible for defining solution architecture for end-to-end pensions solutions, potentially across a range of different business portfolios within a specific market area. You must have a background and deep familiarity with the Pensions industry sector (DB pensions and administration) and preferably have specific experience in the Pension Risk Transfer domain You should be confident operating in a consulting-led environment, communicating with senior business stakeholders and positioning solutions in a commercially aware manner. You must be adept at building relationships across multiple teams. You should be comfortable defining and delivering solution architecture deliverables in large complex projects working closely with both business and technology delivery teams. Technical knowledge From your core experience as a Solution Architect you should have experience with a range of different solution types and technologies including- Policy Administration Systems CRM / Customer Service (ideally dynamics) Cloud (SaaS, PaaS and IaaS) Integration and microservices Enterprise Software Process Automation Enterprise Architecture Tooling On the job details- Developing solution architecture against functional and non-functional business requirements in line with industry standards and best practices Documenting solution designs, driving through key design decisions, and solution delivery approaches and successfully guiding these through architecture assurance and approval gates Researching and elaborating technology solution options and preparing comparative analysis including costs, risks and coverage and outlining strategies including proof of concepts Working with delivery teams to ensure compliance of developed solutions to underlying solution architecture Assessing and selecting commercial off-the-shelf solutions in partnership with IT, Procurement, business leaders and existing or potential providers of IT services. Conducting due diligence on potential providers of solutions and individual solution components or services. Providing industry insight to explore the selection and potential application of emerging and disruptive technologies to entrenched business problems Critical skills and experience Strong experience in designing and proposing solutions for a given business requirement adhering to architectural principles. Strongexperience in Insurance/Pensions industry. TOGAF certified (or equivalent practitioner level certification in Solution or Enterprise Architecture) Used appropriate tools, including logical models of components and interfaces, to contribute to the development of systems architectures in specific business or functional areas. Produced detailed component specifications and translated these into detailed designs for implementation using selected products. Analytical thinking & problem solving Flexibility, energy and ability to work well with others in a virtual, geographically dispersed team environment Excellent verbal and written communication skills - working with stakeholders and product owners Excellent stakeholder management skills Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.