Overview: We are an experienced Security Architect to join our clients Cyber Programme on a contract basis. These roles will support security architecture across IT and OT environments, ensuring security designs align with enterprise security standards and frameworks. The IT-focused role will concentrate on corporate IT security, while the OT-focused role will require experience in industrial control systems (ICS) and SCADA security. These roles have been introduced to alleviate pressure on the Lead Security Architect and provide security architecture expertise across various projects. Key Responsibilities: Develop and maintain security architecture designs for all ongoing IT and OT projects. Ensure security designs conform to enterprise security architecture, information security standards, and best practices. Collaborate with Project Managers, Solution Designers, and technical teams to integrate security into solution designs. Conduct security reviews and assurance activities to validate security compliance across IT and OT systems. Provide security guidance and direction to stakeholders, ensuring alignment with security frameworks and risk management practices. Participate in cyber analysis activities, assessing outputs to help shape security direction and strategy. Implement security tools and technologies, supporting their integration into existing security architecture. Engage with key stakeholders, including operational technology teams, business units, and third-party vendors, to enhance security postures. Conduct technical documentation reviews, ensuring security considerations are well-defined and implemented. Skills & Experience: Enterprise Security Architecture Expertise: Experience in security design and assurance, particularly within large-scale IT and OT environments. Security Frameworks: Strong understanding of security frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, IEC 62443 (for OT), TOGAF, or SABSA. IT & OT Security: IT Role: Expertise in securing enterprise IT environments, cloud security, and network security. OT Role: Experience working with industrial control systems (ICS), SCADA security, and operational technology security. Stakeholder Engagement: Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, providing security direction and guidance. Technical Documentation: Strong documentation skills for security designs, policies, and procedures. Cybersecurity Tooling: Familiarity with security tools and technologies, including SIEM, firewalls, endpoint protection, and industrial cybersecurity solutions. Regulatory & Compliance Awareness: Understanding of industry regulations and compliance requirements relevant to IT and OT security. Preferred Experience: Experience in the utilities sector or similar critical infrastructure environments. Strong understanding of how enterprise security architecture fits into broader business and IT strategies. Hands-on experience conducting security assessments and risk analysis within IT and OT environments.
Jun 19, 2025
Full time
Overview: We are an experienced Security Architect to join our clients Cyber Programme on a contract basis. These roles will support security architecture across IT and OT environments, ensuring security designs align with enterprise security standards and frameworks. The IT-focused role will concentrate on corporate IT security, while the OT-focused role will require experience in industrial control systems (ICS) and SCADA security. These roles have been introduced to alleviate pressure on the Lead Security Architect and provide security architecture expertise across various projects. Key Responsibilities: Develop and maintain security architecture designs for all ongoing IT and OT projects. Ensure security designs conform to enterprise security architecture, information security standards, and best practices. Collaborate with Project Managers, Solution Designers, and technical teams to integrate security into solution designs. Conduct security reviews and assurance activities to validate security compliance across IT and OT systems. Provide security guidance and direction to stakeholders, ensuring alignment with security frameworks and risk management practices. Participate in cyber analysis activities, assessing outputs to help shape security direction and strategy. Implement security tools and technologies, supporting their integration into existing security architecture. Engage with key stakeholders, including operational technology teams, business units, and third-party vendors, to enhance security postures. Conduct technical documentation reviews, ensuring security considerations are well-defined and implemented. Skills & Experience: Enterprise Security Architecture Expertise: Experience in security design and assurance, particularly within large-scale IT and OT environments. Security Frameworks: Strong understanding of security frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, IEC 62443 (for OT), TOGAF, or SABSA. IT & OT Security: IT Role: Expertise in securing enterprise IT environments, cloud security, and network security. OT Role: Experience working with industrial control systems (ICS), SCADA security, and operational technology security. Stakeholder Engagement: Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, providing security direction and guidance. Technical Documentation: Strong documentation skills for security designs, policies, and procedures. Cybersecurity Tooling: Familiarity with security tools and technologies, including SIEM, firewalls, endpoint protection, and industrial cybersecurity solutions. Regulatory & Compliance Awareness: Understanding of industry regulations and compliance requirements relevant to IT and OT security. Preferred Experience: Experience in the utilities sector or similar critical infrastructure environments. Strong understanding of how enterprise security architecture fits into broader business and IT strategies. Hands-on experience conducting security assessments and risk analysis within IT and OT environments.
PMO Manager - Transformation Management Office - Contract - Eastleigh (3 days onsite) - Outside IR35 - £450 - £500 per day Are you a highly organised and proactive project management professional ready to make a significant impact? We're seeking a PMO Manager to join our dynamic Transformation Management Office (TMO) and play a crucial role in delivering our ambitious portfolio of strategic projects. This is a unique opportunity to gain comprehensive experience in project management and strategic transformation, contributing to key digital, commercial, and operational outcomes. What You'll Do: As a PMO Manager, you'll provide overarching support across multiple projects, collaborating closely with the Group Programme Director, Project Managers, Leads, and Sponsors to ensure overall portfolio delivery. Your responsibilities include: PMO Management: Maintaining project governance and standards, developing PMO processes, supporting portfolio management and prioritisation, monitoring project progress, conducting health checks, ensuring compliance, and driving TMO process adoption. You'll also track and escalate portfolio risks and issues. Project Coordination & Support: Assisting with project mobilisation, monitoring, and closure, coordinating activities and resources, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery, maintaining documentation, communicating with stakeholders, facilitating meetings, and providing targeted project support when needed. You'll be a central point of contact for portfolio-level risks and issues. What You'll Bring: Demonstrable experience in PMO and Project Coordination roles Strong strategic thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving skills. Excellent leadership and team management skills, with matrix environment experience. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, able to guide diverse teams and influence stakeholders. Attention to detail, strong analytical and reporting skills. Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines. A proactive, self-motivated approach to tackling complex problems. Strong understanding of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall) and proficiency in tools like MS Project, and other MS collaboration tools. Proven track record in delivering value within a project management function. Willingness to travel nationally and internationally. PMP, PRINCE2, and Agile PM certification (desirable).
Jun 16, 2025
Full time
PMO Manager - Transformation Management Office - Contract - Eastleigh (3 days onsite) - Outside IR35 - £450 - £500 per day Are you a highly organised and proactive project management professional ready to make a significant impact? We're seeking a PMO Manager to join our dynamic Transformation Management Office (TMO) and play a crucial role in delivering our ambitious portfolio of strategic projects. This is a unique opportunity to gain comprehensive experience in project management and strategic transformation, contributing to key digital, commercial, and operational outcomes. What You'll Do: As a PMO Manager, you'll provide overarching support across multiple projects, collaborating closely with the Group Programme Director, Project Managers, Leads, and Sponsors to ensure overall portfolio delivery. Your responsibilities include: PMO Management: Maintaining project governance and standards, developing PMO processes, supporting portfolio management and prioritisation, monitoring project progress, conducting health checks, ensuring compliance, and driving TMO process adoption. You'll also track and escalate portfolio risks and issues. Project Coordination & Support: Assisting with project mobilisation, monitoring, and closure, coordinating activities and resources, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery, maintaining documentation, communicating with stakeholders, facilitating meetings, and providing targeted project support when needed. You'll be a central point of contact for portfolio-level risks and issues. What You'll Bring: Demonstrable experience in PMO and Project Coordination roles Strong strategic thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving skills. Excellent leadership and team management skills, with matrix environment experience. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, able to guide diverse teams and influence stakeholders. Attention to detail, strong analytical and reporting skills. Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines. A proactive, self-motivated approach to tackling complex problems. Strong understanding of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall) and proficiency in tools like MS Project, and other MS collaboration tools. Proven track record in delivering value within a project management function. Willingness to travel nationally and internationally. PMP, PRINCE2, and Agile PM certification (desirable).
Test Lead Permanent Location - London (Hybrid working) The Role The ideal candidate will be an ambitious and engaged functional Test Lead who has hands-on experience in all aspects of functional testing including system, system integration and user acceptance testing. They should be comfortable working with stakeholders to define quality test scenarios and should be adept in identifying and raising quality software defects. Key Skills and Experience 5+ Years functional test experience across system, system integration, end-to-end and user acceptance testing Experienced defining Functional level Test Approach Experienced in defining and maintaining quality test scenarios and scripts using various design inputs Utilising exploratory testing techniques to improve testing coverage Identification and creation of quality system defects Providing regular and accurate updates on testing progress through project trackers Identifying and escalating any project risks and issues Utilising risk based test techniques to prioritise workloads Able to provide peer review and direction to junior team members Estimating and planning of test activities Excellent communication and collaboration skills with client stakeholders and third parties Experienced in Waterfall and Agile delivery methodologies Must be eligible for Security Clearance Desirable Skills (not a must) Knowledge of automation test techniques Knowledge of non-functional testing including Performance and Operational Acceptance testing Insurance or Retail sector experience Eligible for UK Security Clearance Hands on experience in any of the following technologies or platforms; Salesforce ServiceNow Dynamics 365 Workday/Payroll SAP4HANA AWS
Dec 19, 2022
Full time
Test Lead Permanent Location - London (Hybrid working) The Role The ideal candidate will be an ambitious and engaged functional Test Lead who has hands-on experience in all aspects of functional testing including system, system integration and user acceptance testing. They should be comfortable working with stakeholders to define quality test scenarios and should be adept in identifying and raising quality software defects. Key Skills and Experience 5+ Years functional test experience across system, system integration, end-to-end and user acceptance testing Experienced defining Functional level Test Approach Experienced in defining and maintaining quality test scenarios and scripts using various design inputs Utilising exploratory testing techniques to improve testing coverage Identification and creation of quality system defects Providing regular and accurate updates on testing progress through project trackers Identifying and escalating any project risks and issues Utilising risk based test techniques to prioritise workloads Able to provide peer review and direction to junior team members Estimating and planning of test activities Excellent communication and collaboration skills with client stakeholders and third parties Experienced in Waterfall and Agile delivery methodologies Must be eligible for Security Clearance Desirable Skills (not a must) Knowledge of automation test techniques Knowledge of non-functional testing including Performance and Operational Acceptance testing Insurance or Retail sector experience Eligible for UK Security Clearance Hands on experience in any of the following technologies or platforms; Salesforce ServiceNow Dynamics 365 Workday/Payroll SAP4HANA AWS
Automation Engineer Hybrid - Portsmouth 1-2x per week Permanent £42-55K Essential Requirements: Infrastructure-as-Code and Ansible experience You must have full right to live and work in the UK indefinitely Reporting to the DevOps Lead, the Automation Engineer will deliver and support the use of automation in the AWS estate, utilising modern CICD tooling. As the Automation Engineer, you will: Bring hands-on Ansible experience to the team Have previously delivered infrastructure as code (IaC) into the Cloud, using recognised tooling eg Terraform, CloudFormation Assist in design and delivery of secure environments and release solutions, within a CICD pipeline Ensure that appropriate quality standards are in place Ensure that 3rd party design and delivery partners are adhering to company standards Assist in provision of a CICD capability, primarily with the use of Ansible for application deployment and Pulumi for IaC (training will be provided in Pulumi) Understand the use of platform, environment and release technologies within Cloud solutions Ensure the CoE adhere to all standards, methods, tools, and ways of working Assist in delivery of a CoE 'Continuous Improvement Plan' This is a permanent role with lots of training and support given to get you up to speed on all tings automation. You will come with strong ansible and infrastructure as code experience but this will be built on and therefore given further opportunities within the business. Please apply if you are interested in hearing more!
Dec 17, 2022
Full time
Automation Engineer Hybrid - Portsmouth 1-2x per week Permanent £42-55K Essential Requirements: Infrastructure-as-Code and Ansible experience You must have full right to live and work in the UK indefinitely Reporting to the DevOps Lead, the Automation Engineer will deliver and support the use of automation in the AWS estate, utilising modern CICD tooling. As the Automation Engineer, you will: Bring hands-on Ansible experience to the team Have previously delivered infrastructure as code (IaC) into the Cloud, using recognised tooling eg Terraform, CloudFormation Assist in design and delivery of secure environments and release solutions, within a CICD pipeline Ensure that appropriate quality standards are in place Ensure that 3rd party design and delivery partners are adhering to company standards Assist in provision of a CICD capability, primarily with the use of Ansible for application deployment and Pulumi for IaC (training will be provided in Pulumi) Understand the use of platform, environment and release technologies within Cloud solutions Ensure the CoE adhere to all standards, methods, tools, and ways of working Assist in delivery of a CoE 'Continuous Improvement Plan' This is a permanent role with lots of training and support given to get you up to speed on all tings automation. You will come with strong ansible and infrastructure as code experience but this will be built on and therefore given further opportunities within the business. Please apply if you are interested in hearing more!
