AI Engineer Hybrid Python AWS LLMs Agentic AI We're working with a fast-growing technology business investing heavily in AI-driven product development and intelligent automation. They're looking for an experienced AI Engineer to help build scalable, production-grade AI systems that deliver real commercial impact across their platform. This is not a research role. It's a hands-on engineering position focused on designing, building and deploying AI capabilities into live products used by customers globally. You'll be working across modern AI tooling, backend engineering and cloud infrastructure to develop intelligent workflows, LLM-powered features and agentic systems that improve automation, decision-making and user experience. What you'll be doing Building and deploying production AI applications using LLMs Designing agentic workflows and multi-step AI pipelines Developing scalable backend APIs and cloud-native services Creating RAG pipelines, embeddings and AI retrieval systems Improving AI reliability through testing, evaluation and guardrails Working closely with engineering, product and business teams Contributing to architecture decisions and AI best practice Helping shape the future direction of AI capability across the business Tech environment Python, AWS, APIs, LLMs, RAG, Docker, Kubernetes, microservices, cloud-native architecture and modern AI engineering tooling. What they're looking for Strong Python backend engineering experience Experience building and deploying LLM-based applications Good understanding of APIs, distributed systems and cloud platforms Hands-on experience with RAG, embeddings and AI orchestration Experience with Docker/Kubernetes and modern engineering practices Someone comfortable operating in a fast-moving product environment Nice to have Experience with agentic AI frameworks AI evaluation and guardrail implementation Fine-tuning or hosting LLMs Reinforcement learning or planning systems MSc or PhD in a relevant discipline Why apply? Opportunity to work on genuinely cutting-edge AI products High-impact engineering role with real ownership Modern tech stack and AI-first environment Fully remote flexibility Strong growth plans and long-term AI investment If you're interested in building production AI systems rather than just experimenting with them, this is a genuinely strong opportunity to join a business putting AI at the centre of its product strategy.
Jun 13, 2026
Full time
AI Engineer Hybrid Python AWS LLMs Agentic AI We're working with a fast-growing technology business investing heavily in AI-driven product development and intelligent automation. They're looking for an experienced AI Engineer to help build scalable, production-grade AI systems that deliver real commercial impact across their platform. This is not a research role. It's a hands-on engineering position focused on designing, building and deploying AI capabilities into live products used by customers globally. You'll be working across modern AI tooling, backend engineering and cloud infrastructure to develop intelligent workflows, LLM-powered features and agentic systems that improve automation, decision-making and user experience. What you'll be doing Building and deploying production AI applications using LLMs Designing agentic workflows and multi-step AI pipelines Developing scalable backend APIs and cloud-native services Creating RAG pipelines, embeddings and AI retrieval systems Improving AI reliability through testing, evaluation and guardrails Working closely with engineering, product and business teams Contributing to architecture decisions and AI best practice Helping shape the future direction of AI capability across the business Tech environment Python, AWS, APIs, LLMs, RAG, Docker, Kubernetes, microservices, cloud-native architecture and modern AI engineering tooling. What they're looking for Strong Python backend engineering experience Experience building and deploying LLM-based applications Good understanding of APIs, distributed systems and cloud platforms Hands-on experience with RAG, embeddings and AI orchestration Experience with Docker/Kubernetes and modern engineering practices Someone comfortable operating in a fast-moving product environment Nice to have Experience with agentic AI frameworks AI evaluation and guardrail implementation Fine-tuning or hosting LLMs Reinforcement learning or planning systems MSc or PhD in a relevant discipline Why apply? Opportunity to work on genuinely cutting-edge AI products High-impact engineering role with real ownership Modern tech stack and AI-first environment Fully remote flexibility Strong growth plans and long-term AI investment If you're interested in building production AI systems rather than just experimenting with them, this is a genuinely strong opportunity to join a business putting AI at the centre of its product strategy.
An exciting opportunity for a Full Stack Solution Architect to join this global Energy company and work on a large programme upgrading IT systems and integrating them to a new ETRM platform for Energy Trading (Crude and Oil Products). There are multiple roles available and the team require someone with extensive and recent hands-on Solution Architect (not Manager) experience with strong skills in Integration, Database, Software Engineering and Azure cloud. Roles and Responsibilities: Lead architect responsible for segment of business or company-wide aspect of architecture. Team composition Mid-Senior level Solution Architects and below, or responsible for complex solution architectures. Responsible for E2E technical design (integration, hosting security etc) for a project or IT product. Diagnoses and solves significant, complex and non-routine problems; translates practices from elsewhere (other markets, countries and industry) and provides authoritative, technical recommendations which have a significant impact on business performance in short and medium term; authors company standards and procedures. Actively identifies new approaches that enhance and simplify where possible the business's complex IT Architecture. Represents the Company as the authority in the defined area and acts as a role model to develop experts within this area. Empowered to make decisions on solutions within guidelines or slightly beyond - can sign off exceptions within reason. Recognised as expert within the company, provides authoritative advice to respective Business. Adapts industry and internal practices to solve complex technical problems and drive new processes and solutions (including developing TOE standards). Influences the redesign of business processes and related business data by interfacing with Process Owners and Information & Data Definition Owners, and other relevant stakeholders. Manages the relation with a customer base on very senior levels of business leadership. Develops Mandatory skills: Strong stakeholder management, pro-active communication, engage across teams Strong communication skills (written and verbal), communicate viewpoints and decisions using content appropriate for the audience Business skills, apply industry sector knowledge, establish linkage between business With a focus within Energy Trading, Oil & Gas, Financial Markets and Commodities, we offer a transparent Recruitment Service that has proven to be reliable and effective for over 40 years. We are ISO accredited and proud of our excellent TrustPilot Reviews. Your search for a New Contract Assignment or for a New Permanent Job will be in safe hands with Eaglecliff Recruitment. Please telephone for an immediate response or email your CV for a quick response. Eaglecliff Ltd is acting in the capacity of an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for contractor resourcing.
Jun 12, 2026
Contractor
An exciting opportunity for a Full Stack Solution Architect to join this global Energy company and work on a large programme upgrading IT systems and integrating them to a new ETRM platform for Energy Trading (Crude and Oil Products). There are multiple roles available and the team require someone with extensive and recent hands-on Solution Architect (not Manager) experience with strong skills in Integration, Database, Software Engineering and Azure cloud. Roles and Responsibilities: Lead architect responsible for segment of business or company-wide aspect of architecture. Team composition Mid-Senior level Solution Architects and below, or responsible for complex solution architectures. Responsible for E2E technical design (integration, hosting security etc) for a project or IT product. Diagnoses and solves significant, complex and non-routine problems; translates practices from elsewhere (other markets, countries and industry) and provides authoritative, technical recommendations which have a significant impact on business performance in short and medium term; authors company standards and procedures. Actively identifies new approaches that enhance and simplify where possible the business's complex IT Architecture. Represents the Company as the authority in the defined area and acts as a role model to develop experts within this area. Empowered to make decisions on solutions within guidelines or slightly beyond - can sign off exceptions within reason. Recognised as expert within the company, provides authoritative advice to respective Business. Adapts industry and internal practices to solve complex technical problems and drive new processes and solutions (including developing TOE standards). Influences the redesign of business processes and related business data by interfacing with Process Owners and Information & Data Definition Owners, and other relevant stakeholders. Manages the relation with a customer base on very senior levels of business leadership. Develops Mandatory skills: Strong stakeholder management, pro-active communication, engage across teams Strong communication skills (written and verbal), communicate viewpoints and decisions using content appropriate for the audience Business skills, apply industry sector knowledge, establish linkage between business With a focus within Energy Trading, Oil & Gas, Financial Markets and Commodities, we offer a transparent Recruitment Service that has proven to be reliable and effective for over 40 years. We are ISO accredited and proud of our excellent TrustPilot Reviews. Your search for a New Contract Assignment or for a New Permanent Job will be in safe hands with Eaglecliff Recruitment. Please telephone for an immediate response or email your CV for a quick response. Eaglecliff Ltd is acting in the capacity of an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for contractor resourcing.
SC Cleared Product Owner - Cloud Hosting 6 Months 88 per hour (Inside IR35) Hybrid working - 2-3 Days per week in Reading My client are looking for an experienced Product Owner with a strong background in Cloud Hosting to join a major programme within the Defence and Aerospace sector. This role requires active Security Clearance and experience working within highly regulated, secure environments. The successful candidate will be responsible for defining the vision, strategy, roadmap, and delivery of enterprise cloud hosting services, working closely with business stakeholders, architects, engineering teams, and senior leadership. Responsibilities Define and own the Cloud Hosting product vision, strategy, and roadmap. Engage with business and technical stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into product features, epics, and user stories. Manage and prioritise the product backlog based on business value, dependencies, risk, and delivery capacity. Lead delivery of secure, scalable, and resilient cloud hosting solutions. Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams. Ensure cloud platform services meet security, compliance, governance, and operational requirements. Monitor and improve product performance through appropriate KPIs and metrics. Champion customer experience, self-service capabilities, and continuous improvement. Support architects and engineering teams in shaping integrated cloud platform solutions. Manage risks, issues, and escalations relating to cloud hosting services. Align product delivery with wider technology and portfolio objectives. Stay informed of emerging cloud technologies and industry best practices, advising stakeholders accordingly. Key Objectives Establish and mature the Cloud Hosting product function, including vision, strategy, governance, and backlog management. Deliver regular product increments and measurable business value. Ensure all product activities align with organisational standards, policies, and regulatory requirements. Drive adoption of cloud hosting capabilities across the wider business. Essential Experience Significant experience delivering IT products and services from requirements through to release. Proven Product Owner experience within enterprise-scale cloud environments. Strong understanding of Agile delivery methodologies, including Scrum. Experience managing product backlogs, roadmaps, and stakeholder engagement. Knowledge of cloud hosting technologies and cloud operating models. Understanding of cloud integration concepts and enterprise architecture principles. Experience working within secure, regulated, or mission-critical environments. Strong communication skills with the ability to present complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences. Demonstrable experience working with senior business and technical stakeholders. Knowledge of cloud security, governance, compliance, and risk management. Desirable Experience Defence, aerospace, government, or other highly regulated industry experience. Experience with hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Knowledge of cloud financial management (FinOps). Understanding of service catalogues and cloud governance frameworks. Familiarity with SQL, Python, or related technologies. Previous line management or leadership experience. 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.
Jun 11, 2026
Contractor
SC Cleared Product Owner - Cloud Hosting 6 Months 88 per hour (Inside IR35) Hybrid working - 2-3 Days per week in Reading My client are looking for an experienced Product Owner with a strong background in Cloud Hosting to join a major programme within the Defence and Aerospace sector. This role requires active Security Clearance and experience working within highly regulated, secure environments. The successful candidate will be responsible for defining the vision, strategy, roadmap, and delivery of enterprise cloud hosting services, working closely with business stakeholders, architects, engineering teams, and senior leadership. Responsibilities Define and own the Cloud Hosting product vision, strategy, and roadmap. Engage with business and technical stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into product features, epics, and user stories. Manage and prioritise the product backlog based on business value, dependencies, risk, and delivery capacity. Lead delivery of secure, scalable, and resilient cloud hosting solutions. Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams. Ensure cloud platform services meet security, compliance, governance, and operational requirements. Monitor and improve product performance through appropriate KPIs and metrics. Champion customer experience, self-service capabilities, and continuous improvement. Support architects and engineering teams in shaping integrated cloud platform solutions. Manage risks, issues, and escalations relating to cloud hosting services. Align product delivery with wider technology and portfolio objectives. Stay informed of emerging cloud technologies and industry best practices, advising stakeholders accordingly. Key Objectives Establish and mature the Cloud Hosting product function, including vision, strategy, governance, and backlog management. Deliver regular product increments and measurable business value. Ensure all product activities align with organisational standards, policies, and regulatory requirements. Drive adoption of cloud hosting capabilities across the wider business. Essential Experience Significant experience delivering IT products and services from requirements through to release. Proven Product Owner experience within enterprise-scale cloud environments. Strong understanding of Agile delivery methodologies, including Scrum. Experience managing product backlogs, roadmaps, and stakeholder engagement. Knowledge of cloud hosting technologies and cloud operating models. Understanding of cloud integration concepts and enterprise architecture principles. Experience working within secure, regulated, or mission-critical environments. Strong communication skills with the ability to present complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences. Demonstrable experience working with senior business and technical stakeholders. Knowledge of cloud security, governance, compliance, and risk management. Desirable Experience Defence, aerospace, government, or other highly regulated industry experience. Experience with hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Knowledge of cloud financial management (FinOps). Understanding of service catalogues and cloud governance frameworks. Familiarity with SQL, Python, or related technologies. Previous line management or leadership experience. 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.
Location: Reading (hybrid working) Duration: 5 month initial contract Inside IR35 Active SC clearance required upon application. Role details: Our client, a leader in the Defence & Security sector, is currently seeking a Product Owner (Cloud Hosting) to join their team on a contract basis in Reading, with hybrid working arrangements. This role involves defining and managing the Cloud Hosting Product vision, strategy, and end-to-end delivery across the full product lifecycle. The Product Owner will focus on maximising the value of cloud hosting platform technologies, reporting to the Head of Secure Digital Platform. Key Responsibilities: Collaborate with key business and technical stakeholders to shape Cloud Hosting platform requirements and compile these needs into an overall Product strategy. Manage the Cloud Hosting Product team to deliver the agreed product roadmap, providing robust and secure cloud hosting solutions. Act as the key interlock to the business and wider Digital Information (DI) function, translating stakeholder needs into Product requirements. Elicit detailed Product requirements and prioritise the Cloud Hosting Product backlog based on value and dependencies. Ensure security, compliance, and risk management for the Cloud Hosting Product. Oversee Cloud Hosting Product performance, including delivery velocity and incident resolution. Provide functional and non-functional test support to the Platform Engineers. Act as the 'Voice of the Customer' to advocate for a positive user experience throughout the Product lifecycle. Serve as a key escalation point for cloud and integration platform matters within the DI function. Align Cloud Hosting Product capacity with relevant Digital Information Portfolio items. Job Requirements: Proficiency in managing IT delivery, from requirements elicitation through to release. Strong understanding of cloud hosting platform technologies for enterprise-scale organisations. Experience in integrating cloud solutions and related concepts. Ability to develop and maintain relationships with senior business and technical stakeholders. Strong analytical skills with the ability to define complex platform use cases and their associated value. Experience in leading IT delivery teams. Ability to align cloud initiatives with business goals and market trends. Ability to quickly respond to various challenges and identify appropriate solutions. High ethical standards when handling confidential information. Excellent command of the English language for setting tasks, providing feedback, creating reports, and other written materials. Desirable Skills: Experience with Agile methodologies and frameworks, such as Scrum. Understanding of Product performance metrics and the ability to improve Product performance. Knowledge of SQL, Python, and other relevant development languages. Knowledge of hybrid or multi-cloud strategies and migrations from on-premises to cloud hosting. Familiarity with cloud governance models, cloud FinOps, and service catalogues. Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field. Professional certifications such as AWS, Azure, or GCP Professional Certifications, ITIL Foundation, CISSP, and TOGAF. If you have a strong background in cloud-based Product ownership and are looking for a dynamic contract opportunity, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's team in Reading.
Jun 10, 2026
Contractor
Location: Reading (hybrid working) Duration: 5 month initial contract Inside IR35 Active SC clearance required upon application. Role details: Our client, a leader in the Defence & Security sector, is currently seeking a Product Owner (Cloud Hosting) to join their team on a contract basis in Reading, with hybrid working arrangements. This role involves defining and managing the Cloud Hosting Product vision, strategy, and end-to-end delivery across the full product lifecycle. The Product Owner will focus on maximising the value of cloud hosting platform technologies, reporting to the Head of Secure Digital Platform. Key Responsibilities: Collaborate with key business and technical stakeholders to shape Cloud Hosting platform requirements and compile these needs into an overall Product strategy. Manage the Cloud Hosting Product team to deliver the agreed product roadmap, providing robust and secure cloud hosting solutions. Act as the key interlock to the business and wider Digital Information (DI) function, translating stakeholder needs into Product requirements. Elicit detailed Product requirements and prioritise the Cloud Hosting Product backlog based on value and dependencies. Ensure security, compliance, and risk management for the Cloud Hosting Product. Oversee Cloud Hosting Product performance, including delivery velocity and incident resolution. Provide functional and non-functional test support to the Platform Engineers. Act as the 'Voice of the Customer' to advocate for a positive user experience throughout the Product lifecycle. Serve as a key escalation point for cloud and integration platform matters within the DI function. Align Cloud Hosting Product capacity with relevant Digital Information Portfolio items. Job Requirements: Proficiency in managing IT delivery, from requirements elicitation through to release. Strong understanding of cloud hosting platform technologies for enterprise-scale organisations. Experience in integrating cloud solutions and related concepts. Ability to develop and maintain relationships with senior business and technical stakeholders. Strong analytical skills with the ability to define complex platform use cases and their associated value. Experience in leading IT delivery teams. Ability to align cloud initiatives with business goals and market trends. Ability to quickly respond to various challenges and identify appropriate solutions. High ethical standards when handling confidential information. Excellent command of the English language for setting tasks, providing feedback, creating reports, and other written materials. Desirable Skills: Experience with Agile methodologies and frameworks, such as Scrum. Understanding of Product performance metrics and the ability to improve Product performance. Knowledge of SQL, Python, and other relevant development languages. Knowledge of hybrid or multi-cloud strategies and migrations from on-premises to cloud hosting. Familiarity with cloud governance models, cloud FinOps, and service catalogues. Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field. Professional certifications such as AWS, Azure, or GCP Professional Certifications, ITIL Foundation, CISSP, and TOGAF. If you have a strong background in cloud-based Product ownership and are looking for a dynamic contract opportunity, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's team in Reading.
Product Owner - Cloud Hosting Rate: 80- 84 per hour (Inside IR35) Contract: Initial 6 months, rolling extension Location: Reading (Hybrid - 3 days onsite per week) Security Clearance: Active MOD SC Clearance Required Overview We are seeking an experienced Product Owner with a strong background in Cloud Hosting, Defence, and secure technology environments to join a major aerospace and defence programme. This is an excellent opportunity for a Product Owner who can bridge business and technical teams, drive cloud platform strategy, and deliver secure, scalable cloud hosting solutions within highly regulated environments. Key Responsibilities Define and own the Cloud Hosting product vision, strategy, and roadmap. Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to gather and prioritise requirements. Translate business needs into Epics, Features, and User Stories. Manage and prioritise the product backlog, balancing business value, dependencies, and team capacity. Lead delivery of cloud hosting platform enhancements and new product increments. Ensure cloud solutions are secure, compliant, resilient, and aligned with organisational standards. Act as the Voice of the Customer, driving an excellent user experience and self-service capabilities. Monitor and improve product performance, delivery velocity, and operational effectiveness. Support platform engineering teams with testing, validation, and acceptance activities. Manage cloud-related risks, compliance requirements, and security considerations. Work closely with Solution Architects and delivery teams to ensure successful end-to-end solution delivery. Provide guidance on emerging cloud technologies, industry best practices, and innovation opportunities. Essential Experience Active SC Clearance (current and transferable). Proven experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or similar role within Defence, Aerospace, or secure government environments. Strong experience delivering cloud hosting platforms and cloud-based services. Demonstrable experience managing the full product lifecycle from requirements gathering through to release and continuous improvement. Strong understanding of Agile delivery methodologies, including Scrum. Experience managing and prioritising product backlogs and roadmaps. Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage senior business and technical audiences. Understanding of cloud integration, platform services, and enterprise-scale cloud environments. Experience working with security, compliance, and governance requirements within regulated environments. Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Desirable Experience Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. Knowledge of hybrid and multi-cloud strategies. Understanding of cloud governance, FinOps, and service catalogues. Familiarity with SQL, Python, or other development technologies. Experience managing medium-sized technical delivery teams. Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks and cloud transformation programmes. Desirable Certifications AWS, Azure, or GCP Professional Certifications ITIL Foundation CISSP or equivalent security certification TOGAF Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline Key Attributes Strategic thinker with strong commercial awareness. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to operate effectively in complex stakeholder environments. Passion for delivering customer-focused technology solutions. Strong leadership and influencing skills. Ability to thrive in fast-paced, mission-critical programmes. Please note: Active SC Clearance is mandatory for this position and candidates must be eligible to work onsite in Reading three days per week.
Jun 10, 2026
Contractor
Product Owner - Cloud Hosting Rate: 80- 84 per hour (Inside IR35) Contract: Initial 6 months, rolling extension Location: Reading (Hybrid - 3 days onsite per week) Security Clearance: Active MOD SC Clearance Required Overview We are seeking an experienced Product Owner with a strong background in Cloud Hosting, Defence, and secure technology environments to join a major aerospace and defence programme. This is an excellent opportunity for a Product Owner who can bridge business and technical teams, drive cloud platform strategy, and deliver secure, scalable cloud hosting solutions within highly regulated environments. Key Responsibilities Define and own the Cloud Hosting product vision, strategy, and roadmap. Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to gather and prioritise requirements. Translate business needs into Epics, Features, and User Stories. Manage and prioritise the product backlog, balancing business value, dependencies, and team capacity. Lead delivery of cloud hosting platform enhancements and new product increments. Ensure cloud solutions are secure, compliant, resilient, and aligned with organisational standards. Act as the Voice of the Customer, driving an excellent user experience and self-service capabilities. Monitor and improve product performance, delivery velocity, and operational effectiveness. Support platform engineering teams with testing, validation, and acceptance activities. Manage cloud-related risks, compliance requirements, and security considerations. Work closely with Solution Architects and delivery teams to ensure successful end-to-end solution delivery. Provide guidance on emerging cloud technologies, industry best practices, and innovation opportunities. Essential Experience Active SC Clearance (current and transferable). Proven experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or similar role within Defence, Aerospace, or secure government environments. Strong experience delivering cloud hosting platforms and cloud-based services. Demonstrable experience managing the full product lifecycle from requirements gathering through to release and continuous improvement. Strong understanding of Agile delivery methodologies, including Scrum. Experience managing and prioritising product backlogs and roadmaps. Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage senior business and technical audiences. Understanding of cloud integration, platform services, and enterprise-scale cloud environments. Experience working with security, compliance, and governance requirements within regulated environments. Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Desirable Experience Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. Knowledge of hybrid and multi-cloud strategies. Understanding of cloud governance, FinOps, and service catalogues. Familiarity with SQL, Python, or other development technologies. Experience managing medium-sized technical delivery teams. Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks and cloud transformation programmes. Desirable Certifications AWS, Azure, or GCP Professional Certifications ITIL Foundation CISSP or equivalent security certification TOGAF Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline Key Attributes Strategic thinker with strong commercial awareness. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to operate effectively in complex stakeholder environments. Passion for delivering customer-focused technology solutions. Strong leadership and influencing skills. Ability to thrive in fast-paced, mission-critical programmes. Please note: Active SC Clearance is mandatory for this position and candidates must be eligible to work onsite in Reading three days per week.
Job Title: Senior Delphi Developer Location: Fully Remote Salary: £55k-£60k Job Description This Senior Application Developer role sits within the Application Support function and provides operational ownership, support, and technical stewardship for a critical CRM, audit, and invoicing system supporting EMEA business operations. You will act as the technical owner and subject matter expert for a predominantly Delphi-based platform, ensuring its ongoing stability, performance, and resilience. This is a hands-on technical leadership position that combines deep Delphi and Object Pascal expertise with strong skills in SQL Server and Azure SQL, and exposure to .NET technologies. You will work closely with DevOps, infrastructure, cloud, and business stakeholders to maintain high service reliability while driving continuous improvements in maintainability, security, and long-term sustainability. Responsibilities Act as the technical owner of the KVS/KVSIFS platform within the Run organisation, taking primary responsibility for the Delphi and Object Pascal codebase. Ensure high availability, stability, and resilience of the application in a business-critical production environment. Own incident and problem management, including leading root cause analysis and implementing corrective and preventative actions. Provide 2nd and 3rd line support for complex application issues, ensuring timely resolution and clear communication with stakeholders. Drive continuous improvements in service reliability, incident resolution times, and overall platform performance. Maintain and support the existing Windows-based desktop application, including resolving defects, delivering minor enhancements, and managing technical debt. Support and maintain the codebase and associated third-party components, ensuring compatibility and stability. Manage application releases, patches, and controlled deployments, ensuring changes are implemented safely and in line with operational standards. Support and optimise the Azure SQL database, including stored procedures, data integrity, and performance tuning. Work with infrastructure and cloud teams to diagnose performance issues, resolve latency and throughput challenges, and support high-volume transactional processing. Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, and DevOps teams to improve scalability, resilience, and observability of the platform. Support the transition to more modern hosting patterns where appropriate, ensuring the application remains performant and stable during architectural or deployment model changes. Deploy and configure websites and web applications using Microsoft IIS, including managing application pools, bindings, and site configurations. Troubleshoot application and server-level issues in IIS, such as HTTP errors and application pool failures, and support secure configurations including SSL certificates and authentication methods. Support and monitor all application integrations, including REST APIs, external audit and certification platforms, and invoicing and payment systems. Troubleshoot and resolve data synchronisation issues and integration failures that impact business operations. Ensure the platform operates within defined security and network controls, validating secure data access and API-based external communications. Support the platform's technical and security posture, contributing to audit, compliance, and assurance activities. Maintain comprehensive and up-to-date documentation, including architecture diagrams, support runbooks, known errors, and recovery procedures. Reduce key-person dependency by ensuring knowledge is documented, shared, and accessible across teams. Act as a trusted technical partner to business stakeholders, IT Operations, and cloud and infrastructure teams. Provide clear communication on incidents, risks, technical limitations, and platform sustainability, translating technical concepts into clear business language. Operate effectively within a complex and Legacy environment while aligning with modern engineering and operational practices. Essential Skills Strong, hands-on experience with Delphi and Object Pascal in enterprise or business-critical applications. Proven experience supporting and maintaining Legacy or long-lived codebases, particularly VCL-based applications. Strong SQL Server and Azure SQL capability, including performance tuning, troubleshooting, and support for high-volume transactional workloads. experience supporting and developing web applications and API endpoints, including REST APIs. experience operating applications in production environments with high availability and reliability requirements. Solid understanding of incident, problem, and change management within a Run/Operate model. Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex issues across application, database, and integration layers. Self-motivated and proactive approach, with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision while driving continuous improvement. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders and explain technical concepts in clear business language. Ability to operate effectively in complex and Legacy environments, balancing stability with modernisation. Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage competing demands and deliver within deadlines. Resilient and pragmatic approach to technology challenges. 5+ years of hands-on experience with Delphi and Object Pascal. Strong experience with SQL Server and Azure SQL in production environments. Demonstrable experience as both a developer and administrator of a Delphi-based codebase environment. Proven experience supporting business-critical applications in production. experience maintaining VCL-based applications. experience delivering solutions using Agile methodologies, working alongside Product Owners and Business Analysts. experience managing application releases, user communications, and training for a commercial user base. Additional Skills & Qualifications experience keeping software versions up to date and ensuring applications remain within vendor support windows. experience with .NET technologies, including .NET Core and C# MVC, or a strong interest in developing skills in modern .NET technologies. experience working closely with DevOps and platform teams to evolve delivery and hosting practices. Hands-on experience with Microsoft IIS, including deploying and configuring websites and web applications, managing application pools and bindings, and troubleshooting application and server-level issues. Familiarity with secure configurations in IIS, including SSL certificate management and authentication methods. experience supporting integrations with external audit and certification platforms, invoicing systems, and payment systems. Familiarity with Azure-based hosting environments and modern hosting patterns. experience participating in or supporting audit, compliance, and assurance activities. Comfort working as a subject matter expert and self-starter in a role with significant autonomy and ownership. Location Birmingham, UK Rate/Salary .00 GBP Yearly Trading as TEKsystems. Allegis Group Limited, Bracknell, RG12 1RT, United Kingdom. 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Jun 10, 2026
Full time
Job Title: Senior Delphi Developer Location: Fully Remote Salary: £55k-£60k Job Description This Senior Application Developer role sits within the Application Support function and provides operational ownership, support, and technical stewardship for a critical CRM, audit, and invoicing system supporting EMEA business operations. You will act as the technical owner and subject matter expert for a predominantly Delphi-based platform, ensuring its ongoing stability, performance, and resilience. This is a hands-on technical leadership position that combines deep Delphi and Object Pascal expertise with strong skills in SQL Server and Azure SQL, and exposure to .NET technologies. You will work closely with DevOps, infrastructure, cloud, and business stakeholders to maintain high service reliability while driving continuous improvements in maintainability, security, and long-term sustainability. Responsibilities Act as the technical owner of the KVS/KVSIFS platform within the Run organisation, taking primary responsibility for the Delphi and Object Pascal codebase. Ensure high availability, stability, and resilience of the application in a business-critical production environment. Own incident and problem management, including leading root cause analysis and implementing corrective and preventative actions. Provide 2nd and 3rd line support for complex application issues, ensuring timely resolution and clear communication with stakeholders. Drive continuous improvements in service reliability, incident resolution times, and overall platform performance. Maintain and support the existing Windows-based desktop application, including resolving defects, delivering minor enhancements, and managing technical debt. Support and maintain the codebase and associated third-party components, ensuring compatibility and stability. Manage application releases, patches, and controlled deployments, ensuring changes are implemented safely and in line with operational standards. Support and optimise the Azure SQL database, including stored procedures, data integrity, and performance tuning. Work with infrastructure and cloud teams to diagnose performance issues, resolve latency and throughput challenges, and support high-volume transactional processing. Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, and DevOps teams to improve scalability, resilience, and observability of the platform. Support the transition to more modern hosting patterns where appropriate, ensuring the application remains performant and stable during architectural or deployment model changes. Deploy and configure websites and web applications using Microsoft IIS, including managing application pools, bindings, and site configurations. Troubleshoot application and server-level issues in IIS, such as HTTP errors and application pool failures, and support secure configurations including SSL certificates and authentication methods. Support and monitor all application integrations, including REST APIs, external audit and certification platforms, and invoicing and payment systems. Troubleshoot and resolve data synchronisation issues and integration failures that impact business operations. Ensure the platform operates within defined security and network controls, validating secure data access and API-based external communications. Support the platform's technical and security posture, contributing to audit, compliance, and assurance activities. Maintain comprehensive and up-to-date documentation, including architecture diagrams, support runbooks, known errors, and recovery procedures. Reduce key-person dependency by ensuring knowledge is documented, shared, and accessible across teams. Act as a trusted technical partner to business stakeholders, IT Operations, and cloud and infrastructure teams. Provide clear communication on incidents, risks, technical limitations, and platform sustainability, translating technical concepts into clear business language. Operate effectively within a complex and Legacy environment while aligning with modern engineering and operational practices. Essential Skills Strong, hands-on experience with Delphi and Object Pascal in enterprise or business-critical applications. Proven experience supporting and maintaining Legacy or long-lived codebases, particularly VCL-based applications. Strong SQL Server and Azure SQL capability, including performance tuning, troubleshooting, and support for high-volume transactional workloads. experience supporting and developing web applications and API endpoints, including REST APIs. experience operating applications in production environments with high availability and reliability requirements. Solid understanding of incident, problem, and change management within a Run/Operate model. Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex issues across application, database, and integration layers. Self-motivated and proactive approach, with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision while driving continuous improvement. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders and explain technical concepts in clear business language. Ability to operate effectively in complex and Legacy environments, balancing stability with modernisation. Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage competing demands and deliver within deadlines. Resilient and pragmatic approach to technology challenges. 5+ years of hands-on experience with Delphi and Object Pascal. Strong experience with SQL Server and Azure SQL in production environments. Demonstrable experience as both a developer and administrator of a Delphi-based codebase environment. Proven experience supporting business-critical applications in production. experience maintaining VCL-based applications. experience delivering solutions using Agile methodologies, working alongside Product Owners and Business Analysts. experience managing application releases, user communications, and training for a commercial user base. Additional Skills & Qualifications experience keeping software versions up to date and ensuring applications remain within vendor support windows. experience with .NET technologies, including .NET Core and C# MVC, or a strong interest in developing skills in modern .NET technologies. experience working closely with DevOps and platform teams to evolve delivery and hosting practices. Hands-on experience with Microsoft IIS, including deploying and configuring websites and web applications, managing application pools and bindings, and troubleshooting application and server-level issues. Familiarity with secure configurations in IIS, including SSL certificate management and authentication methods. experience supporting integrations with external audit and certification platforms, invoicing systems, and payment systems. Familiarity with Azure-based hosting environments and modern hosting patterns. experience participating in or supporting audit, compliance, and assurance activities. Comfort working as a subject matter expert and self-starter in a role with significant autonomy and ownership. Location Birmingham, UK Rate/Salary .00 GBP Yearly Trading as TEKsystems. Allegis Group Limited, Bracknell, RG12 1RT, United Kingdom. No Allegis Group Limited operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency as set out in the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. TEKsystems is a company within the Allegis Group network of companies (collectively referred to as "Allegis Group"). Aerotek, Aston Carter, EASi, Talentis Solutions, TEKsystems, Stamford Consultants and The Stamford Group are Allegis Group brands. If you apply, your personal data will be processed as described in the Allegis Group Online Privacy Notice available at our website. To access our Online Privacy Notice, which explains what information we may collect, use, share, and store about you, and describes your rights and choices about this, please go our website. We are part of a global network of companies and as a result, the personal data you provide will be shared within Allegis Group and transferred and processed outside the UK, Switzerland and European Economic Area subject to the protections described in the Allegis Group Online Privacy Notice. We store personal data in the UK, EEA, Switzerland and the USA. If you would like to exercise your privacy rights, please visit the "Contacting Us" section of our Online Privacy Notice on our website for details on how to contact us. To protect your privacy and security, we may take steps to verify your identity, such as a password and user ID if there is an account associated with your request, or identifying information such as your address or date of birth, before proceeding with your request. commitments under the UK Data Protection Act, EU-U.S. Privacy Shield or the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield.
About Scrumconnect Consulting Scrumconnect Consulting is a multi-award-winning digital consultancy, recognised for delivering impactful and innovative technology solutions across UK government departments. Our work has positively influenced the lives of over 40 million UK citizens. We are passionate about user-centred design, agile delivery, and building digital services that make a real difference. Our teams work at the forefront of innovation, helping organisations transform and deliver high-quality, scalable solutions that truly matter. ROLE PURPOSE Lead technical architecture across one or more work packages, ensuring all solutions align with client architectural principles, reference architecture, and approved integration patterns. Act as the primary technical authority between delivery teams and client Technical Design Authority (TDA). KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Define and govern solution architecture across cloud, data centre, and hybrid work packages in line with UKHO architecture principles (API-first, event-driven, secure by default, reuse). Produce and maintain architecture documentation including TDA artefacts, OpenAPI specifications, architecture decision records, and design review outputs. Align solutions to UKHO reference architectures including integration patterns, Azure cloud landing zones, and approved technology services. Support the UKHO TIME assessment (Tolerate, Invest, Migrate, Eliminate) to manage application life cycle and reduce technical debt. Contribute to DevSecOps practices including automated pipelines, infrastructure as code, observability (logging, metrics, alerting) and identity/security controls. Provide technical leadership to delivery teams and review design proposals from senior developers. Liaise with client architects, product owners, and security stakeholders at work package level. Ensure compliance with client security standards, MOD Secure by Design, NCSC principles, and CAF 4.0. Advise on AI coding tool usage ensuring adherence to client ITSO approval and dependable AI guidance. ESSENTIAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE. Strong proficiency with Microsoft Azure services (WebApps, EventHub, KeyVault, Azure SQL, Application Insights, Logic Apps). Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Bicep. Expertise in API design (RESTful and event-driven), integration patterns, and life cycle governance. Knowledge of cloud-native, hybrid, and data centre hosting architectures. Experience working to GDS service design standards and Technology Code of Practice. Excellent written communication for TDA artefacts and design documentation. DESIRABLE SKILLS & EXPERIENCE Experience within the maritime or hydrographic sector. Familiarity with geospatial data standards (GeoJSON, MBTiles, GML) Experience with NCSC Secure by Design and MOD Defence Digital standards. Diversity & Inclusion At Scrumconnect Consulting, we believe that diversity drives innovation and better outcomes. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where every individual is valued, respected, and supported. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and actively encourage individuals from underrepresented groups, including women, people with disabilities, and diverse communities, as well as those seeking flexible working arrangements. As a Disability Confident Level 1 employer, we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and during employment to ensure equal opportunities for all.
Jun 09, 2026
Full time
About Scrumconnect Consulting Scrumconnect Consulting is a multi-award-winning digital consultancy, recognised for delivering impactful and innovative technology solutions across UK government departments. Our work has positively influenced the lives of over 40 million UK citizens. We are passionate about user-centred design, agile delivery, and building digital services that make a real difference. Our teams work at the forefront of innovation, helping organisations transform and deliver high-quality, scalable solutions that truly matter. ROLE PURPOSE Lead technical architecture across one or more work packages, ensuring all solutions align with client architectural principles, reference architecture, and approved integration patterns. Act as the primary technical authority between delivery teams and client Technical Design Authority (TDA). KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Define and govern solution architecture across cloud, data centre, and hybrid work packages in line with UKHO architecture principles (API-first, event-driven, secure by default, reuse). Produce and maintain architecture documentation including TDA artefacts, OpenAPI specifications, architecture decision records, and design review outputs. Align solutions to UKHO reference architectures including integration patterns, Azure cloud landing zones, and approved technology services. Support the UKHO TIME assessment (Tolerate, Invest, Migrate, Eliminate) to manage application life cycle and reduce technical debt. Contribute to DevSecOps practices including automated pipelines, infrastructure as code, observability (logging, metrics, alerting) and identity/security controls. Provide technical leadership to delivery teams and review design proposals from senior developers. Liaise with client architects, product owners, and security stakeholders at work package level. Ensure compliance with client security standards, MOD Secure by Design, NCSC principles, and CAF 4.0. Advise on AI coding tool usage ensuring adherence to client ITSO approval and dependable AI guidance. ESSENTIAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE. Strong proficiency with Microsoft Azure services (WebApps, EventHub, KeyVault, Azure SQL, Application Insights, Logic Apps). Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Bicep. Expertise in API design (RESTful and event-driven), integration patterns, and life cycle governance. Knowledge of cloud-native, hybrid, and data centre hosting architectures. Experience working to GDS service design standards and Technology Code of Practice. Excellent written communication for TDA artefacts and design documentation. DESIRABLE SKILLS & EXPERIENCE Experience within the maritime or hydrographic sector. Familiarity with geospatial data standards (GeoJSON, MBTiles, GML) Experience with NCSC Secure by Design and MOD Defence Digital standards. Diversity & Inclusion At Scrumconnect Consulting, we believe that diversity drives innovation and better outcomes. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where every individual is valued, respected, and supported. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and actively encourage individuals from underrepresented groups, including women, people with disabilities, and diverse communities, as well as those seeking flexible working arrangements. As a Disability Confident Level 1 employer, we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and during employment to ensure equal opportunities for all.
At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life's uncertainties. And for more than 90 years our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers' evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection. Your role in the team The Architecture Compute, and Engineering organization provides a transformative platform ecosystem with a comprehensive set of capabilities that empowers end users and digital product teams to innovate seamlessly and drive growth for Allstate through the Consumer Connected Cloud mission. This ecosystem aims to provide an absolute frictionless experience for our user community. As a Lead Digital Product Manager in the ACE organization, you'll be a player/coach who drives multiple products across a platform, contributing towards defining, delivering, and managing the lifecycle of a suite of products ensuring they meet the needs of the customers and align with the company's strategic goals. You will lead and coach a team of Digital Product Managers to advance in the trade and to advance product strategy. This role requires a blend of strategic thinking, technical understanding, and business acumen. The Mainframe Lead DPM is driving several strategic initiatives aimed at modernizing and optimizing Allstate's mainframe systems. This includes enhancing cyber resiliency through safeguarded storage upgrades, immutable backups, and disaster recovery exercises, while also transitioning legacy workloads to more agile and secure platforms. The role is central to exploring next-generation capabilities such as AI, machine learning, and containerization-leveraging technologies like zCX and z/OS 3.1 to enable on-platform intelligence and scalable automation. These efforts support a broader transformation of mainframe hosting into a dynamic, data-driven ecosystem that integrates seamlessly with distributed environments and accelerates business value delivery. Key Responsibilities Product Portfolio Leadership: Manage the strategic direction of your product family (multiple products) ensuring continuous alignment to the highest priority outcomes; including vision and strategy for suite of digital products, developing & managing a strategic roadmap Market Research: Conduct market and user research to identify trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape Product Development: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and launch new digital products. Roadmap Management and Alignment: Create appropriate forum for roadmap alignment and planning in support of strategic initiatives across product portfolio and product management team Ongoing Management: Work with the Digital Product teams to optimize team ceremonies and practices to drive maturity including write & groom stories, prioritize, and manage the backlog. Performance Monitoring: Define product performance metrics & monitor product performance using analytics tools and make data-driven decisions. Stakeholder Management: Communicate product progress and updates to internal stakeholders and external partners ensuring appropriate prioritization and coordination of the work Vendor Management: Engage in strategic vendor management where necessary ensuring interactive partnership with both our external vendors and internal sourcing leaders Budget Management: Forecast ongoing total cost of ownership of your products, manage budgets including vendor contract management, hardware costs, labor costs, etc. ensuring operation effectiveness; develops strategies and adjust courses of action Customer Feedback: Gather and analyze customer feedback to continually improve the product. Impact and Influence: Drive maturity in our product management practices, influence engineering, platform consultant and architecture leadership within your product domain and across ACE Grow Talent: Grow & mature Digital Product Management practitioner skills with your team by modeling the skills & behaviors we expect within our DPM trade as well as fostering the growth of individuals on your team Essential criteria All candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK. Allstate is unable to provide sponsorship for this position. A minimum of 5 years' experience as a Digital Product Manager A minimum of 2 year's coaching and leading teams. Must have experience in one or more of the following within the last 10 years COBOL, JCL, CICS, IMS, DB2, VSAM, and z/OS fundamentals. Experience with Agile methodologies and product management tooling Experience of development processes, human centered design, UX/UI design, and digital marketing Demonstrable experience in effectively communicating complex and innovative product concepts to cross-functional development teams. Proven ability to apply data-driven decision-making to influence product direction and prioritization. Strong, proven capability in breaking down complex initiatives into incremental and iterative deliverables aligned with Agile best practices. Definite product performance metrics & monitor product performance using analytics tools and make data-driven decisions. Desirable Experience Understanding of the system behaviors, how batch and online transactions work, performance tuning, and capacity planning. Familiarity with RACF, encryption standards, and audit requirements-especially in regulated industries like Insurance or Finance Supervisory Experience: This job does have supervisory duties. Job posting end date: Friday the 3rd of October 2025 Joining our team isn't just a job - it's an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger - a winning team making a meaningful impact. Why join us? Allstate NI is proud to be Allstate's European Digital Centre of Excellence-recent winners of 'Best Use of Cloud Services' at the Belfast Telegraph IT Awards 2024, and recognised for our community and sustainability impact at the 2024 Business in the Community Awards and Gold accreditation for Environmental Responsibility. We're a product-driven, cloud-first organisation delivering real outcomes through modern technology, a digital product-centric talent model, and a culture rooted in engineering excellence. Our teams work in cross-functional structures, guided by an outcome-based delivery approach that accelerates speed, agility, and value. We offer: • A generous, flexible benefits package including annual leave, healthcare and dental cover, pension, and lifestyle discounts • Access to world-class learning platforms and award-winning L&D • Clear career paths, internal mobility, and a strong focus on growth • A people-first culture with flexible working options Be part of a high-performing, socially responsible organisation where your work has purpose, and your growth is supported every step of the way. Statement on Fair Employment and Equal Opportunities Allstate NI wishes to ensure equal opportunity is given to all job applicants. This company will not discriminate on the grounds of race, gender (including gender reassignment status), sexual orientation, religious belief, political opinion, marital status, age or disability. We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. However, as women are currently under-represented in our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from women. All appointments will be made on merit. Applicants should note Allstate NI complete AccessNI background checks on all candidates offered a position. Posting End Date: 20 August 2025
Oct 02, 2025
Full time
At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life's uncertainties. And for more than 90 years our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers' evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection. Your role in the team The Architecture Compute, and Engineering organization provides a transformative platform ecosystem with a comprehensive set of capabilities that empowers end users and digital product teams to innovate seamlessly and drive growth for Allstate through the Consumer Connected Cloud mission. This ecosystem aims to provide an absolute frictionless experience for our user community. As a Lead Digital Product Manager in the ACE organization, you'll be a player/coach who drives multiple products across a platform, contributing towards defining, delivering, and managing the lifecycle of a suite of products ensuring they meet the needs of the customers and align with the company's strategic goals. You will lead and coach a team of Digital Product Managers to advance in the trade and to advance product strategy. This role requires a blend of strategic thinking, technical understanding, and business acumen. The Mainframe Lead DPM is driving several strategic initiatives aimed at modernizing and optimizing Allstate's mainframe systems. This includes enhancing cyber resiliency through safeguarded storage upgrades, immutable backups, and disaster recovery exercises, while also transitioning legacy workloads to more agile and secure platforms. The role is central to exploring next-generation capabilities such as AI, machine learning, and containerization-leveraging technologies like zCX and z/OS 3.1 to enable on-platform intelligence and scalable automation. These efforts support a broader transformation of mainframe hosting into a dynamic, data-driven ecosystem that integrates seamlessly with distributed environments and accelerates business value delivery. Key Responsibilities Product Portfolio Leadership: Manage the strategic direction of your product family (multiple products) ensuring continuous alignment to the highest priority outcomes; including vision and strategy for suite of digital products, developing & managing a strategic roadmap Market Research: Conduct market and user research to identify trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape Product Development: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and launch new digital products. Roadmap Management and Alignment: Create appropriate forum for roadmap alignment and planning in support of strategic initiatives across product portfolio and product management team Ongoing Management: Work with the Digital Product teams to optimize team ceremonies and practices to drive maturity including write & groom stories, prioritize, and manage the backlog. Performance Monitoring: Define product performance metrics & monitor product performance using analytics tools and make data-driven decisions. Stakeholder Management: Communicate product progress and updates to internal stakeholders and external partners ensuring appropriate prioritization and coordination of the work Vendor Management: Engage in strategic vendor management where necessary ensuring interactive partnership with both our external vendors and internal sourcing leaders Budget Management: Forecast ongoing total cost of ownership of your products, manage budgets including vendor contract management, hardware costs, labor costs, etc. ensuring operation effectiveness; develops strategies and adjust courses of action Customer Feedback: Gather and analyze customer feedback to continually improve the product. Impact and Influence: Drive maturity in our product management practices, influence engineering, platform consultant and architecture leadership within your product domain and across ACE Grow Talent: Grow & mature Digital Product Management practitioner skills with your team by modeling the skills & behaviors we expect within our DPM trade as well as fostering the growth of individuals on your team Essential criteria All candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK. Allstate is unable to provide sponsorship for this position. A minimum of 5 years' experience as a Digital Product Manager A minimum of 2 year's coaching and leading teams. Must have experience in one or more of the following within the last 10 years COBOL, JCL, CICS, IMS, DB2, VSAM, and z/OS fundamentals. Experience with Agile methodologies and product management tooling Experience of development processes, human centered design, UX/UI design, and digital marketing Demonstrable experience in effectively communicating complex and innovative product concepts to cross-functional development teams. Proven ability to apply data-driven decision-making to influence product direction and prioritization. Strong, proven capability in breaking down complex initiatives into incremental and iterative deliverables aligned with Agile best practices. Definite product performance metrics & monitor product performance using analytics tools and make data-driven decisions. Desirable Experience Understanding of the system behaviors, how batch and online transactions work, performance tuning, and capacity planning. Familiarity with RACF, encryption standards, and audit requirements-especially in regulated industries like Insurance or Finance Supervisory Experience: This job does have supervisory duties. Job posting end date: Friday the 3rd of October 2025 Joining our team isn't just a job - it's an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger - a winning team making a meaningful impact. Why join us? Allstate NI is proud to be Allstate's European Digital Centre of Excellence-recent winners of 'Best Use of Cloud Services' at the Belfast Telegraph IT Awards 2024, and recognised for our community and sustainability impact at the 2024 Business in the Community Awards and Gold accreditation for Environmental Responsibility. We're a product-driven, cloud-first organisation delivering real outcomes through modern technology, a digital product-centric talent model, and a culture rooted in engineering excellence. Our teams work in cross-functional structures, guided by an outcome-based delivery approach that accelerates speed, agility, and value. We offer: • A generous, flexible benefits package including annual leave, healthcare and dental cover, pension, and lifestyle discounts • Access to world-class learning platforms and award-winning L&D • Clear career paths, internal mobility, and a strong focus on growth • A people-first culture with flexible working options Be part of a high-performing, socially responsible organisation where your work has purpose, and your growth is supported every step of the way. Statement on Fair Employment and Equal Opportunities Allstate NI wishes to ensure equal opportunity is given to all job applicants. This company will not discriminate on the grounds of race, gender (including gender reassignment status), sexual orientation, religious belief, political opinion, marital status, age or disability. We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. However, as women are currently under-represented in our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from women. All appointments will be made on merit. Applicants should note Allstate NI complete AccessNI background checks on all candidates offered a position. Posting End Date: 20 August 2025
At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life's uncertainties. And for more than 90 years our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers' evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection. Your role in the team The Architecture Compute, and Engineering organization provides a transformative platform ecosystem with a comprehensive set of capabilities that empowers end users and digital product teams to innovate seamlessly and drive growth for Allstate through the Consumer Connected Cloud mission. This ecosystem aims to provide an absolute frictionless experience for our user community. As a Lead Digital Product Manager in the ACE organization, you'll be a player/coach who drives multiple products across a platform, contributing towards defining, delivering, and managing the lifecycle of a suite of products ensuring they meet the needs of the customers and align with the company's strategic goals. You will lead and coach a team of Digital Product Managers to advance in the trade and to advance product strategy. This role requires a blend of strategic thinking, technical understanding, and business acumen. The Mainframe Lead DPM is driving several strategic initiatives aimed at modernizing and optimizing Allstate's mainframe systems. This includes enhancing cyber resiliency through safeguarded storage upgrades, immutable backups, and disaster recovery exercises, while also transitioning legacy workloads to more agile and secure platforms. The role is central to exploring next-generation capabilities such as AI, machine learning, and containerization-leveraging technologies like zCX and z/OS 3.1 to enable on-platform intelligence and scalable automation. These efforts support a broader transformation of mainframe hosting into a dynamic, data-driven ecosystem that integrates seamlessly with distributed environments and accelerates business value delivery. Key Responsibilities Product Portfolio Leadership: Manage the strategic direction of your product family (multiple products) ensuring continuous alignment to the highest priority outcomes; including vision and strategy for suite of digital products, developing & managing a strategic roadmap Market Research: Conduct market and user research to identify trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape Product Development: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and launch new digital products. Roadmap Management and Alignment: Create appropriate forum for roadmap alignment and planning in support of strategic initiatives across product portfolio and product management team Ongoing Management: Work with the Digital Product teams to optimize team ceremonies and practices to drive maturity including write & groom stories, prioritize, and manage the backlog. Performance Monitoring: Define product performance metrics & monitor product performance using analytics tools and make data-driven decisions. Stakeholder Management: Communicate product progress and updates to internal stakeholders and external partners ensuring appropriate prioritization and coordination of the work Vendor Management: Engage in strategic vendor management where necessary ensuring interactive partnership with both our external vendors and internal sourcing leaders Budget Management: Forecast ongoing total cost of ownership of your products, manage budgets including vendor contract management, hardware costs, labor costs, etc. ensuring operation effectiveness; develops strategies and adjust courses of action Customer Feedback: Gather and analyze customer feedback to continually improve the product. Impact and Influence: Drive maturity in our product management practices, influence engineering, platform consultant and architecture leadership within your product domain and across ACE Grow Talent: Grow & mature Digital Product Management practitioner skills with your team by modeling the skills & behaviors we expect within our DPM trade as well as fostering the growth of individuals on your team Essential criteria All candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK. Allstate is unable to provide sponsorship for this position. A minimum of 5 years' experience as a Digital Product Manager A minimum of 2 year's coaching and leading teams. Must have experience in one or more of the following within the last 10 years COBOL, JCL, CICS, IMS, DB2, VSAM, and z/OS fundamentals. Experience with Agile methodologies and product management tooling Experience of development processes, human centered design, UX/UI design, and digital marketing Demonstrable experience in effectively communicating complex and innovative product concepts to cross-functional development teams. Proven ability to apply data-driven decision-making to influence product direction and prioritization. Strong, proven capability in breaking down complex initiatives into incremental and iterative deliverables aligned with Agile best practices. Definite product performance metrics & monitor product performance using analytics tools and make data-driven decisions. Desirable Experience Understanding of the system behaviors, how batch and online transactions work, performance tuning, and capacity planning. Familiarity with RACF, encryption standards, and audit requirements-especially in regulated industries like Insurance or Finance Supervisory Experience: This job does have supervisory duties. Job posting end date: Friday the 3rd of October 2025 Joining our team isn't just a job - it's an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger - a winning team making a meaningful impact. Why join us? Allstate NI is proud to be Allstate's European Digital Centre of Excellence-recent winners of 'Best Use of Cloud Services' at the Belfast Telegraph IT Awards 2024, and recognised for our community and sustainability impact at the 2024 Business in the Community Awards and Gold accreditation for Environmental Responsibility. We're a product-driven, cloud-first organisation delivering real outcomes through modern technology, a digital product-centric talent model, and a culture rooted in engineering excellence. Our teams work in cross-functional structures, guided by an outcome-based delivery approach that accelerates speed, agility, and value. We offer: • A generous, flexible benefits package including annual leave, healthcare and dental cover, pension, and lifestyle discounts • Access to world-class learning platforms and award-winning L&D • Clear career paths, internal mobility, and a strong focus on growth • A people-first culture with flexible working options Be part of a high-performing, socially responsible organisation where your work has purpose, and your growth is supported every step of the way. Statement on Fair Employment and Equal Opportunities Allstate NI wishes to ensure equal opportunity is given to all job applicants. This company will not discriminate on the grounds of race, gender (including gender reassignment status), sexual orientation, religious belief, political opinion, marital status, age or disability. We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. However, as women are currently under-represented in our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from women. All appointments will be made on merit. Applicants should note Allstate NI complete AccessNI background checks on all candidates offered a position. Posting End Date: 20 August 2025
Oct 02, 2025
Full time
At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life's uncertainties. And for more than 90 years our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers' evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection. Your role in the team The Architecture Compute, and Engineering organization provides a transformative platform ecosystem with a comprehensive set of capabilities that empowers end users and digital product teams to innovate seamlessly and drive growth for Allstate through the Consumer Connected Cloud mission. This ecosystem aims to provide an absolute frictionless experience for our user community. As a Lead Digital Product Manager in the ACE organization, you'll be a player/coach who drives multiple products across a platform, contributing towards defining, delivering, and managing the lifecycle of a suite of products ensuring they meet the needs of the customers and align with the company's strategic goals. You will lead and coach a team of Digital Product Managers to advance in the trade and to advance product strategy. This role requires a blend of strategic thinking, technical understanding, and business acumen. The Mainframe Lead DPM is driving several strategic initiatives aimed at modernizing and optimizing Allstate's mainframe systems. This includes enhancing cyber resiliency through safeguarded storage upgrades, immutable backups, and disaster recovery exercises, while also transitioning legacy workloads to more agile and secure platforms. The role is central to exploring next-generation capabilities such as AI, machine learning, and containerization-leveraging technologies like zCX and z/OS 3.1 to enable on-platform intelligence and scalable automation. These efforts support a broader transformation of mainframe hosting into a dynamic, data-driven ecosystem that integrates seamlessly with distributed environments and accelerates business value delivery. Key Responsibilities Product Portfolio Leadership: Manage the strategic direction of your product family (multiple products) ensuring continuous alignment to the highest priority outcomes; including vision and strategy for suite of digital products, developing & managing a strategic roadmap Market Research: Conduct market and user research to identify trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape Product Development: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and launch new digital products. Roadmap Management and Alignment: Create appropriate forum for roadmap alignment and planning in support of strategic initiatives across product portfolio and product management team Ongoing Management: Work with the Digital Product teams to optimize team ceremonies and practices to drive maturity including write & groom stories, prioritize, and manage the backlog. Performance Monitoring: Define product performance metrics & monitor product performance using analytics tools and make data-driven decisions. Stakeholder Management: Communicate product progress and updates to internal stakeholders and external partners ensuring appropriate prioritization and coordination of the work Vendor Management: Engage in strategic vendor management where necessary ensuring interactive partnership with both our external vendors and internal sourcing leaders Budget Management: Forecast ongoing total cost of ownership of your products, manage budgets including vendor contract management, hardware costs, labor costs, etc. ensuring operation effectiveness; develops strategies and adjust courses of action Customer Feedback: Gather and analyze customer feedback to continually improve the product. Impact and Influence: Drive maturity in our product management practices, influence engineering, platform consultant and architecture leadership within your product domain and across ACE Grow Talent: Grow & mature Digital Product Management practitioner skills with your team by modeling the skills & behaviors we expect within our DPM trade as well as fostering the growth of individuals on your team Essential criteria All candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK. Allstate is unable to provide sponsorship for this position. A minimum of 5 years' experience as a Digital Product Manager A minimum of 2 year's coaching and leading teams. Must have experience in one or more of the following within the last 10 years COBOL, JCL, CICS, IMS, DB2, VSAM, and z/OS fundamentals. Experience with Agile methodologies and product management tooling Experience of development processes, human centered design, UX/UI design, and digital marketing Demonstrable experience in effectively communicating complex and innovative product concepts to cross-functional development teams. Proven ability to apply data-driven decision-making to influence product direction and prioritization. Strong, proven capability in breaking down complex initiatives into incremental and iterative deliverables aligned with Agile best practices. Definite product performance metrics & monitor product performance using analytics tools and make data-driven decisions. Desirable Experience Understanding of the system behaviors, how batch and online transactions work, performance tuning, and capacity planning. Familiarity with RACF, encryption standards, and audit requirements-especially in regulated industries like Insurance or Finance Supervisory Experience: This job does have supervisory duties. Job posting end date: Friday the 3rd of October 2025 Joining our team isn't just a job - it's an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger - a winning team making a meaningful impact. Why join us? Allstate NI is proud to be Allstate's European Digital Centre of Excellence-recent winners of 'Best Use of Cloud Services' at the Belfast Telegraph IT Awards 2024, and recognised for our community and sustainability impact at the 2024 Business in the Community Awards and Gold accreditation for Environmental Responsibility. We're a product-driven, cloud-first organisation delivering real outcomes through modern technology, a digital product-centric talent model, and a culture rooted in engineering excellence. Our teams work in cross-functional structures, guided by an outcome-based delivery approach that accelerates speed, agility, and value. We offer: • A generous, flexible benefits package including annual leave, healthcare and dental cover, pension, and lifestyle discounts • Access to world-class learning platforms and award-winning L&D • Clear career paths, internal mobility, and a strong focus on growth • A people-first culture with flexible working options Be part of a high-performing, socially responsible organisation where your work has purpose, and your growth is supported every step of the way. Statement on Fair Employment and Equal Opportunities Allstate NI wishes to ensure equal opportunity is given to all job applicants. This company will not discriminate on the grounds of race, gender (including gender reassignment status), sexual orientation, religious belief, political opinion, marital status, age or disability. We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. However, as women are currently under-represented in our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from women. All appointments will be made on merit. Applicants should note Allstate NI complete AccessNI background checks on all candidates offered a position. Posting End Date: 20 August 2025
