Tech Lead (SC Cleared) - Inside IR35 - up to £650 per day - 1 day in Leeds per week Solirius Reply, part of the Reply Group, delivers technical consultancy and application delivery to our clients in order to solve real-world problems and allow them to respond to an ever-changing technical landscape. We partner closely with our clients, embedding our consultants into their businesses to provide a bespoke service and truly understand their needs. The Role We're looking for a Technical Lead with proven industry experience in digital product delivery and architecture to join our team. You will be an expert collaborator and technical communicator with a structured, hands-on approach to breaking down complex technical architectures and data structures. In this role, you will lead the technical pathfinding for a key cross-system data initiative with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). You will excel at working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary Rainbow Team alongside Delivery Managers, Software Engineers, User Researchers, and Product Designers to build technical proofs-of-concept (PoC) and operational prototypes. Acting as the technical authority, you will work closely with government system owners and SMEs to understand integrations, map technical flows, and establish a shared data foundation that directly empowers frontline users. Skills and Experience Required Technical Design & Architecture: Proven experience creating both high-level conceptual designs and detailed, low-level technical designs for engineering teams to deliver on. Feasibility Assessment: Ability to conduct technical feasibility assessments of candidate architectural approaches, defining clear constraints and outlining recommended paths from concept to implementation. Government Standards Alignment: Understanding of how to design and build solutions that comply with government digital, data, and technology standards, security controls, and data governance. Agile Pathfinding & Prototyping: Experience working within an Agile, test-and-learn environment to rapidly validate technical assumptions, de-risk delivery, and break candidate solutions into deliverable components. Stakeholder & SME Engagement: Strong written and spoken communication skills, with the ability to confidently engage with senior leaders, system owners, and technical SMEs to resolve complex technical unknowns. Technical Experience and Tooling API & Integration Patterns: Hands-on experience working with APIs, complex data access patterns, identity resolution services, and managing integration constraints across fragmented Legacy systems. End-to-End Data Flow Mapping: Proven expertise in designing and documenting secure technical workflows, specifying exactly how data moves, where business logic sits, and how role-based access control is applied. Vetting Requirements: Candidates must hold Security Check (SC) clearance.
Jun 18, 2026
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Tech Lead (SC Cleared) - Inside IR35 - up to £650 per day - 1 day in Leeds per week Solirius Reply, part of the Reply Group, delivers technical consultancy and application delivery to our clients in order to solve real-world problems and allow them to respond to an ever-changing technical landscape. We partner closely with our clients, embedding our consultants into their businesses to provide a bespoke service and truly understand their needs. The Role We're looking for a Technical Lead with proven industry experience in digital product delivery and architecture to join our team. You will be an expert collaborator and technical communicator with a structured, hands-on approach to breaking down complex technical architectures and data structures. In this role, you will lead the technical pathfinding for a key cross-system data initiative with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). You will excel at working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary Rainbow Team alongside Delivery Managers, Software Engineers, User Researchers, and Product Designers to build technical proofs-of-concept (PoC) and operational prototypes. Acting as the technical authority, you will work closely with government system owners and SMEs to understand integrations, map technical flows, and establish a shared data foundation that directly empowers frontline users. Skills and Experience Required Technical Design & Architecture: Proven experience creating both high-level conceptual designs and detailed, low-level technical designs for engineering teams to deliver on. Feasibility Assessment: Ability to conduct technical feasibility assessments of candidate architectural approaches, defining clear constraints and outlining recommended paths from concept to implementation. Government Standards Alignment: Understanding of how to design and build solutions that comply with government digital, data, and technology standards, security controls, and data governance. Agile Pathfinding & Prototyping: Experience working within an Agile, test-and-learn environment to rapidly validate technical assumptions, de-risk delivery, and break candidate solutions into deliverable components. Stakeholder & SME Engagement: Strong written and spoken communication skills, with the ability to confidently engage with senior leaders, system owners, and technical SMEs to resolve complex technical unknowns. Technical Experience and Tooling API & Integration Patterns: Hands-on experience working with APIs, complex data access patterns, identity resolution services, and managing integration constraints across fragmented Legacy systems. End-to-End Data Flow Mapping: Proven expertise in designing and documenting secure technical workflows, specifying exactly how data moves, where business logic sits, and how role-based access control is applied. Vetting Requirements: Candidates must hold Security Check (SC) clearance.
Job Title: User Researcher (SC Cleared) Contract Length: 4 Months (Inside IR35) Location: London Working Pattern: Hybrid - 2 Days per Week Onsite Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance Required User Researcher We are seeking an experienced User Researcher to join a high-profile government programme on an initial 4-month contract . This role will play a key part in ensuring services are designed around genuine user needs, helping teams deliver accessible, effective, and evidence-based digital products. Working within a multidisciplinary agile team, you will plan, conduct, and communicate user research that informs service design, policy decisions, and product development. Key Responsibilities Plan, design, and conduct qualitative and quantitative user research activities. Engage with a wide range of users and stakeholders to understand needs, behaviours, and pain points. Select and apply appropriate research methods, including interviews, usability testing, surveys, workshops, and contextual inquiry. Analyse and synthesise research findings into actionable insights. Present findings and recommendations clearly to stakeholders at all levels. Work closely with Product Managers, Service Designers, Business Analysts, Content Designers, and Delivery Managers. Support evidence-based decision-making throughout the service lifecycle. Ensure research activities comply with government accessibility and service standards. Contribute to the continuous improvement of user-centred design practices across the programme. Essential Skills & Experience Proven experience as a User Researcher within large-scale digital transformation or public sector environments. Strong understanding of user-centred design principles and research methodologies. Experience planning and facilitating usability testing and user interviews. Ability to analyse complex research data and communicate insights effectively. Experience working within agile multidisciplinary teams. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. Experience producing research plans, discussion guides, insight reports, and recommendations. Knowledge of Government Digital Service (GDS) standards and service assessments. Active SC Clearance (mandatory). Desirable Experience Previous experience working on UK government programmes. Familiarity with accessibility standards and inclusive research practices. Experience researching services with diverse or vulnerable user groups. Contract Details Duration: 4 Months Location: London Working Arrangement: Hybrid (2 days per week onsite) Clearance: Active SC Clearance Required
Jun 18, 2026
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Job Title: User Researcher (SC Cleared) Contract Length: 4 Months (Inside IR35) Location: London Working Pattern: Hybrid - 2 Days per Week Onsite Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance Required User Researcher We are seeking an experienced User Researcher to join a high-profile government programme on an initial 4-month contract . This role will play a key part in ensuring services are designed around genuine user needs, helping teams deliver accessible, effective, and evidence-based digital products. Working within a multidisciplinary agile team, you will plan, conduct, and communicate user research that informs service design, policy decisions, and product development. Key Responsibilities Plan, design, and conduct qualitative and quantitative user research activities. Engage with a wide range of users and stakeholders to understand needs, behaviours, and pain points. Select and apply appropriate research methods, including interviews, usability testing, surveys, workshops, and contextual inquiry. Analyse and synthesise research findings into actionable insights. Present findings and recommendations clearly to stakeholders at all levels. Work closely with Product Managers, Service Designers, Business Analysts, Content Designers, and Delivery Managers. Support evidence-based decision-making throughout the service lifecycle. Ensure research activities comply with government accessibility and service standards. Contribute to the continuous improvement of user-centred design practices across the programme. Essential Skills & Experience Proven experience as a User Researcher within large-scale digital transformation or public sector environments. Strong understanding of user-centred design principles and research methodologies. Experience planning and facilitating usability testing and user interviews. Ability to analyse complex research data and communicate insights effectively. Experience working within agile multidisciplinary teams. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. Experience producing research plans, discussion guides, insight reports, and recommendations. Knowledge of Government Digital Service (GDS) standards and service assessments. Active SC Clearance (mandatory). Desirable Experience Previous experience working on UK government programmes. Familiarity with accessibility standards and inclusive research practices. Experience researching services with diverse or vulnerable user groups. Contract Details Duration: 4 Months Location: London Working Arrangement: Hybrid (2 days per week onsite) Clearance: Active SC Clearance Required
SC Cleared User Researcher 6 months Remote with rare travel to site in London £585 per day (Inside IR35) *Please note - The selected candidate MUST HAVE ACTIVE SC CLEARANCE and be a Sole British National* Key Responsibilities: Conduct generative user research to gather insights about user needs and behaviours. Conduct evaluative user research to assess the success of design decisions Create engaging narratives and stories based on research findings to communicate insights effectively. Skills: Experience in user research Strong storytelling skills with an ability to present complex information clearly. Familiarity with creating user journey maps or E2E diagrams is a plus. Excellent communication and collaboration skills. Ability to juggle multiple competing priorities Salesforce experience is a must 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.
Oct 03, 2025
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SC Cleared User Researcher 6 months Remote with rare travel to site in London £585 per day (Inside IR35) *Please note - The selected candidate MUST HAVE ACTIVE SC CLEARANCE and be a Sole British National* Key Responsibilities: Conduct generative user research to gather insights about user needs and behaviours. Conduct evaluative user research to assess the success of design decisions Create engaging narratives and stories based on research findings to communicate insights effectively. Skills: Experience in user research Strong storytelling skills with an ability to present complex information clearly. Familiarity with creating user journey maps or E2E diagrams is a plus. Excellent communication and collaboration skills. Ability to juggle multiple competing priorities Salesforce experience is a must 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.
Outside IR35 - DV Cleared Strategic Service Design Lead - 3-6 months+ - Remote Please note: This role requires a current and active DV Clearance, unfortunately, applications without this cannot be considered. Looking for a Strategic Design Lead who will coordinate business requirements across all stakeholders, providing strategic direction and guidance across design functions. Key responsibilities include: Leading the overall design vision and ensuring it aligns with business goals and programme objectives. Defining the approach and strategy for eliciting, prioritising, and managing requirements. Guiding multi-disciplinary teams-including user researchers, service designers, business analysts, and solution architects-to create coherent and effective designs. Managing relationships with design components of the End-to-End Change Lifecycle (E2ECL), ensuring integration with governance and processes. Ensuring designs meet established standards and frameworks, including GDS and other relevant guidance. Providing oversight and direction on design decisions, contributing to programme-level governance and design assurance. Identifying and proposing solutions to design challenges using user-centred, co-design, and innovative approaches. Advising senior programme leadership on the prioritisation of requirements at both individual and epic levels. Supporting Discovery phases to ensure programmes are ready for mobilisation and delivery. Outside IR35 - DV Cleared Strategic Service Design Lead - 3-6 months+ - Remote Damia Group Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept our Data Protection Policy which can be found on our website. Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job. Damia Group is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy and in accordance to Conduct Regulations 2003.
Oct 01, 2025
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Outside IR35 - DV Cleared Strategic Service Design Lead - 3-6 months+ - Remote Please note: This role requires a current and active DV Clearance, unfortunately, applications without this cannot be considered. Looking for a Strategic Design Lead who will coordinate business requirements across all stakeholders, providing strategic direction and guidance across design functions. Key responsibilities include: Leading the overall design vision and ensuring it aligns with business goals and programme objectives. Defining the approach and strategy for eliciting, prioritising, and managing requirements. Guiding multi-disciplinary teams-including user researchers, service designers, business analysts, and solution architects-to create coherent and effective designs. Managing relationships with design components of the End-to-End Change Lifecycle (E2ECL), ensuring integration with governance and processes. Ensuring designs meet established standards and frameworks, including GDS and other relevant guidance. Providing oversight and direction on design decisions, contributing to programme-level governance and design assurance. Identifying and proposing solutions to design challenges using user-centred, co-design, and innovative approaches. Advising senior programme leadership on the prioritisation of requirements at both individual and epic levels. Supporting Discovery phases to ensure programmes are ready for mobilisation and delivery. Outside IR35 - DV Cleared Strategic Service Design Lead - 3-6 months+ - Remote Damia Group Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept our Data Protection Policy which can be found on our website. Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job. Damia Group is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy and in accordance to Conduct Regulations 2003.
