Head of AI Solutions, COO Technology - MD (C16) page is loaded Head of AI Solutions, COO Technology - MD (C16)Applylocations: London United Kingdomposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: Citi's COO Technology organization is building one of the most consequential AI platforms in global financial services - and this is the role that leads it.The Head of AI Solutions is a newly created, executive-level position with a clear mandate: architect a unified AI strategy, build a world-class engineering team, and deliver production-grade AI at scale across the operational nerve center of a global bank. This is not a coordination or advisory role. It is a builder's role - one with the budget, the mandate, and the organizational reach to make it real.You will own the AI strategy and delivery capability across a $200M+ technology portfolio spanning some of the most operationally complex domains in banking: KYC, fraud detection, wholesale lending operations, global reconciliations, cash management, payments control, non-financial regulatory reporting, payroll, and international operations . The scale is significant, the problems are highly complex at this stage, and the impact is direct - the solutions you build will influence how trillions of dollars in transactions flow daily, how regulatory risk is managed, and how Citi's operational infrastructure evolves over the next decade.Unlike a role at a pure-play technology company, you will be solving AI challenges where failure has regulatory and systemic consequence - and where success reshapes the economics and resilience of critical global operations. The ambiguity is real, the stakes are high, and the opportunity for lasting impact is unmatched.This role reports directly to the Head of COO Technology. Responsibilities: AI Strategy & Platform Architecture: Define and own the multi-year AI strategy for the COO Technology portfolio; translate business intent into a concrete, milestone-driven execution roadmap with measurable outcomes Develop architecture blueprints and end-to-end systems design for Generative AI and agentic workflows across diverse operational domains Build the shared AI platform - reusable models, tooling, guardrails, evaluation frameworks, and accelerators - that reduces duplication, lowers cost, and enables faster adoption across COO Establish and enforce engineering standards, architectural guardrails, and development patterns across all AI initiatives Define a rigorous total cost of ownership model for developing, deploying, and sustaining AI in production Identify and evaluate emerging GenAI technologies, foundation models, and agent frameworks - and make deliberate, defensible decisions on where to build, buy, or partner Production AI Delivery at Enterprise Scale Lead end-to-end delivery of AI solutions across high-complexity, regulated operational environments - from architecture through production deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement Drive the agentic product development lifecycle: runtime harness design, evaluation frameworks, human-in-the-loop workflows, feedback loops, and production readiness criteria Manage cross-functional delivery spanning engineering, product, data, architecture, cyber, risk & compliance, and operations Proactively identify and resolve dependencies, critical path risks, and systemic delivery blockers; ensure on-time, on-budget execution Ensure all AI solutions meet production-grade standards: stability, scalability, auditability, explainability, and regulatory compliance Executive Partnership & AI Governance Serve as the senior AI executive point of contact for COO function leads - partnering directly with the Heads of Core Operations Technology, Shared Services Technology, and Controls Technology Lead AI governance forums and Architecture Review Boards; establish clear decision rights and review cadences across the portfolio Translate complex technical realities into clear, compelling narratives for senior non-technical audiences - including COO, CIO, and regulatory stakeholders Develop executive-level communications - steering committee materials, portfolio dashboards, and milestone tracking - that improve decision velocity and reduce execution risk Ensure full adherence to Citi's internal policies, risk and control frameworks, model risk management (MRM) standards, and applicable regulatory requirements Building the AI Engineering Organization Build, structure, and lead a high-performing AI engineering function aligned to COO's operational priorities - including team topology, operating model, and career pathways Foster a culture of technical excellence, intellectual curiosity, and pragmatic innovation: engineers who ship production solutions, not prototypes Own and manage the AI technology portfolio budget ( $200M), driving disciplined funding allocation, financial transparency, and cost-to-serve accountability Lead productivity and efficiency programs with measurable targets across cycle time, quality, throughput, and engineering leverage Define and optimize vendor and partner strategy, including strategic AI platform partnerships (e.g., Google, Anthropic), third-party tooling, and outsourced delivery models Qualifications: 15+ years of experience in Technology - Required: Generative AI & LLM Engineering: Deep, hands-on expertise in large language models including model selection, fine-tuning, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), vector database design, and evaluation methodologies. You understand how models behave in production, not just in demos. Agentic Systems Design:Proven experience designing and deploying multi-agent architectures and orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI); tool-use patterns, human-in-the-loop workflows, and agentic safety at enterprise scale AI/ML Engineering & MLOps: Full AI/ML lifecycle ownership: training pipelines, model deployment, versioning, monitoring, drift detection, observability (e.g., Weights & Biases, Arize), and lifecycle management using platforms such as MLflow, Vertex AI, or SageMaker Cloud AI Platforms: Demonstrated deployment of AI workloads on AWS, GCP, and/or Azure including managed ML services, scalable inference infrastructure, and vector stores Programming & Frameworks: Strong Python proficiency; working knowledge of PyTorch or TensorFlow; applied experience with AI application frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, or equivalents) Enterprise AI Architecture: Designing AI systems for regulated production environments: data security, model explainability, audit logging, access controls, and integration with legacy systems Leadership & Delivery - Required: 15+ years in technology, with a proven record of leading large-scale engineering organizations through build-out and transformation 10+ years of management experience, including direct leadership of senior engineers and architects, and management of managers across global teams Demonstrated delivery of enterprise AI solutions with realized measurable business outcomes - not just successful pilots or proofs of concept Experience managing large, complex technology budgets ($50M+) with accountability for financial transparency and ROI Track record of operating effectively in matrixed, cross-functional organizations at the intersection of technology and operations Domain & Contextual Knowledge - Strongly Preferred Deep familiarity with financial services operations and the regulatory landscape - particularly KYC/AML, fraud, reconciliations, and regulatory reporting Strong understanding of model risk management (MRM) and what it takes to move AI from development to production under regulatory scrutiny Experience engaging with strategic technology partners (cloud providers, AI platform companies) at an executive level Leadership Profile You build platforms, not point solutions - you instinctively seek the reusable, the shared, the scalable You are equally credible in a deep technical architecture review and a board-level strategy discussion You attract, develop, and retain strong technical talent - engineers want to work for you because they grow You operate with clarity and urgency in ambiguous environments; complexity energizes rather than paralyzes you You communicate with precision - you can make a complex AI architecture concept land with a CRO, a COO, and a principal engineer, and you do it differently for each Education: Bachelors required; Master's in CS, AI/ML, or related field preferred What success looks like: In the first year, we expect the successful candidate to: Establish the AI engineering team and operating model - hire and structure a high-performing team with clear roles, responsibilities, and a strong culture Deliver 3+ production-grade agentic AI systems across priority COO domains, with measurable operational impact (cost, speed, quality, or risk reduction) Launch the shared AI platform - reusable RAG infrastructure, evaluation frameworks, and common tooling adopted across COO Technology Define and align the multi-year AI roadmap with COO function leads and the Head of COO Technology, with clear prioritization, milestones, and funding allocation Establish AI governance - Architecture Review Boards, model risk processes, and compliance frameworks embedded in the delivery lifecycle Why this role Scale that is rare. You will build AI capabilities across one of the world's most operationally complex banking platforms - with direct, measurable impact on how trillions of dollars in transactions are processed, controlled, and reported daily. Greenfield mandate. The team, the platform, and the strategy are yours to define. You will set the architectural direction, the engineering culture, and the standards that govern AI across the COO portfolio. Uniquely hard problems . click apply for full job details
Aug 24, 2026
Full time
Head of AI Solutions, COO Technology - MD (C16) page is loaded Head of AI Solutions, COO Technology - MD (C16)Applylocations: London United Kingdomposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: Citi's COO Technology organization is building one of the most consequential AI platforms in global financial services - and this is the role that leads it.The Head of AI Solutions is a newly created, executive-level position with a clear mandate: architect a unified AI strategy, build a world-class engineering team, and deliver production-grade AI at scale across the operational nerve center of a global bank. This is not a coordination or advisory role. It is a builder's role - one with the budget, the mandate, and the organizational reach to make it real.You will own the AI strategy and delivery capability across a $200M+ technology portfolio spanning some of the most operationally complex domains in banking: KYC, fraud detection, wholesale lending operations, global reconciliations, cash management, payments control, non-financial regulatory reporting, payroll, and international operations . The scale is significant, the problems are highly complex at this stage, and the impact is direct - the solutions you build will influence how trillions of dollars in transactions flow daily, how regulatory risk is managed, and how Citi's operational infrastructure evolves over the next decade.Unlike a role at a pure-play technology company, you will be solving AI challenges where failure has regulatory and systemic consequence - and where success reshapes the economics and resilience of critical global operations. The ambiguity is real, the stakes are high, and the opportunity for lasting impact is unmatched.This role reports directly to the Head of COO Technology. Responsibilities: AI Strategy & Platform Architecture: Define and own the multi-year AI strategy for the COO Technology portfolio; translate business intent into a concrete, milestone-driven execution roadmap with measurable outcomes Develop architecture blueprints and end-to-end systems design for Generative AI and agentic workflows across diverse operational domains Build the shared AI platform - reusable models, tooling, guardrails, evaluation frameworks, and accelerators - that reduces duplication, lowers cost, and enables faster adoption across COO Establish and enforce engineering standards, architectural guardrails, and development patterns across all AI initiatives Define a rigorous total cost of ownership model for developing, deploying, and sustaining AI in production Identify and evaluate emerging GenAI technologies, foundation models, and agent frameworks - and make deliberate, defensible decisions on where to build, buy, or partner Production AI Delivery at Enterprise Scale Lead end-to-end delivery of AI solutions across high-complexity, regulated operational environments - from architecture through production deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement Drive the agentic product development lifecycle: runtime harness design, evaluation frameworks, human-in-the-loop workflows, feedback loops, and production readiness criteria Manage cross-functional delivery spanning engineering, product, data, architecture, cyber, risk & compliance, and operations Proactively identify and resolve dependencies, critical path risks, and systemic delivery blockers; ensure on-time, on-budget execution Ensure all AI solutions meet production-grade standards: stability, scalability, auditability, explainability, and regulatory compliance Executive Partnership & AI Governance Serve as the senior AI executive point of contact for COO function leads - partnering directly with the Heads of Core Operations Technology, Shared Services Technology, and Controls Technology Lead AI governance forums and Architecture Review Boards; establish clear decision rights and review cadences across the portfolio Translate complex technical realities into clear, compelling narratives for senior non-technical audiences - including COO, CIO, and regulatory stakeholders Develop executive-level communications - steering committee materials, portfolio dashboards, and milestone tracking - that improve decision velocity and reduce execution risk Ensure full adherence to Citi's internal policies, risk and control frameworks, model risk management (MRM) standards, and applicable regulatory requirements Building the AI Engineering Organization Build, structure, and lead a high-performing AI engineering function aligned to COO's operational priorities - including team topology, operating model, and career pathways Foster a culture of technical excellence, intellectual curiosity, and pragmatic innovation: engineers who ship production solutions, not prototypes Own and manage the AI technology portfolio budget ( $200M), driving disciplined funding allocation, financial transparency, and cost-to-serve accountability Lead productivity and efficiency programs with measurable targets across cycle time, quality, throughput, and engineering leverage Define and optimize vendor and partner strategy, including strategic AI platform partnerships (e.g., Google, Anthropic), third-party tooling, and outsourced delivery models Qualifications: 15+ years of experience in Technology - Required: Generative AI & LLM Engineering: Deep, hands-on expertise in large language models including model selection, fine-tuning, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), vector database design, and evaluation methodologies. You understand how models behave in production, not just in demos. Agentic Systems Design:Proven experience designing and deploying multi-agent architectures and orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI); tool-use patterns, human-in-the-loop workflows, and agentic safety at enterprise scale AI/ML Engineering & MLOps: Full AI/ML lifecycle ownership: training pipelines, model deployment, versioning, monitoring, drift detection, observability (e.g., Weights & Biases, Arize), and lifecycle management using platforms such as MLflow, Vertex AI, or SageMaker Cloud AI Platforms: Demonstrated deployment of AI workloads on AWS, GCP, and/or Azure including managed ML services, scalable inference infrastructure, and vector stores Programming & Frameworks: Strong Python proficiency; working knowledge of PyTorch or TensorFlow; applied experience with AI application frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, or equivalents) Enterprise AI Architecture: Designing AI systems for regulated production environments: data security, model explainability, audit logging, access controls, and integration with legacy systems Leadership & Delivery - Required: 15+ years in technology, with a proven record of leading large-scale engineering organizations through build-out and transformation 10+ years of management experience, including direct leadership of senior engineers and architects, and management of managers across global teams Demonstrated delivery of enterprise AI solutions with realized measurable business outcomes - not just successful pilots or proofs of concept Experience managing large, complex technology budgets ($50M+) with accountability for financial transparency and ROI Track record of operating effectively in matrixed, cross-functional organizations at the intersection of technology and operations Domain & Contextual Knowledge - Strongly Preferred Deep familiarity with financial services operations and the regulatory landscape - particularly KYC/AML, fraud, reconciliations, and regulatory reporting Strong understanding of model risk management (MRM) and what it takes to move AI from development to production under regulatory scrutiny Experience engaging with strategic technology partners (cloud providers, AI platform companies) at an executive level Leadership Profile You build platforms, not point solutions - you instinctively seek the reusable, the shared, the scalable You are equally credible in a deep technical architecture review and a board-level strategy discussion You attract, develop, and retain strong technical talent - engineers want to work for you because they grow You operate with clarity and urgency in ambiguous environments; complexity energizes rather than paralyzes you You communicate with precision - you can make a complex AI architecture concept land with a CRO, a COO, and a principal engineer, and you do it differently for each Education: Bachelors required; Master's in CS, AI/ML, or related field preferred What success looks like: In the first year, we expect the successful candidate to: Establish the AI engineering team and operating model - hire and structure a high-performing team with clear roles, responsibilities, and a strong culture Deliver 3+ production-grade agentic AI systems across priority COO domains, with measurable operational impact (cost, speed, quality, or risk reduction) Launch the shared AI platform - reusable RAG infrastructure, evaluation frameworks, and common tooling adopted across COO Technology Define and align the multi-year AI roadmap with COO function leads and the Head of COO Technology, with clear prioritization, milestones, and funding allocation Establish AI governance - Architecture Review Boards, model risk processes, and compliance frameworks embedded in the delivery lifecycle Why this role Scale that is rare. You will build AI capabilities across one of the world's most operationally complex banking platforms - with direct, measurable impact on how trillions of dollars in transactions are processed, controlled, and reported daily. Greenfield mandate. The team, the platform, and the strategy are yours to define. You will set the architectural direction, the engineering culture, and the standards that govern AI across the COO portfolio. Uniquely hard problems . click apply for full job details
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER - US The Senior Project Manager - Capital Projectssupports schools across North America in delivering high-quality capital projects including new campuses, expansions, and major renovations. The role manages projects from initial feasibility through design, procurement, construction, and operational handover. The position ensures projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with Nord Anglia Education standards. The Senior Project Manager will lead the procurement of architects, engineers, and contractors, manage the tender process, and oversee construction delivery. A key part of the role is to ensure school facilities are operationally fit-for-purpose by integrating academic programming, operational requirements, and FF&E planning throughout the project lifecycle. Strong stakeholder engagement with school leadership, contractors, consultants, and regional teams is essential. REPORTS TO: Head of Development JOB RESPONSIBILITIES BUSINESS GROWTH & REPUTATION • Lead day-to-day management of capital projects from initial feasibility through construction completion. • Develop project briefs, feasibility studies, budgets, and delivery strategies. • Procure architects, engineers, consultants, and general contractors through structured tender processes. • Ensure operational needs (safeguarding, security, health & safety) are integrated into builds. • Evaluate bids and recommend award decisions based on cost, capability, and quality. • Measured by: Timely project delivery, adherence to budget and quality standards, and positive stakeholder feedback. PROJECT DELIVERY & CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT • Manage the design development process ensuring alignment with educational and operational requirements. • Oversee construction delivery including schedule monitoring, cost management, and quality assurance. • Review and interrogate contractor bids, construction budgets, and change orders. • Lead value engineering on any redesigns to improve deliverables. • Ensure compliance with local permitting requirements and regulatory standards. • Establishes rigorous project governance and reporting structures across projects. • Measured by: On-time project completion, effective contractor management, and successful project handover, and compliance with NAE guidelines. FF&E PLANNING AND OPERATIONAL READINESS • Coordinate with school leadership and operations teams to define FF&E requirements. • Coordinate with safeguarding, security, health & safety teams to ensure specific requirements are captured in consolidated construction and FF&E designs • Integrate school-specific FF&E vendors with the construction program to ensure coordinated delivery. • Ensure completed facilities are fully operational and aligned with academic programming. • Supporting the Principal as appropriate with early activities such as marketing and events. • Measured by: Successful operational readiness and effective integration of FF&E into project delivery. PROCESS DEVELOPMENT & CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT • Conduct post-project reviews assessing cost, quality, and schedule performance. • Develop standardized project delivery frameworks and guidelines for schools. • Implement consistent processes across the region to improve efficiency and project outcomes. • Measured by: Quality of budget reviews, cost analysis, financial tracking.post-project assessments and implementation of best practices COLLABORATION & EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS • Collaborate closely with school leadership, operations teams, and regional departments including legal, finance, and health & safety. • Build strong relationships with consultants, contractors, and vendors. • Working closely with internal Group Nord Anglia Education and marketing team and the Regional Finance & HR Teams. • Working closely with Regional IT Director to set up school IT infrastructure • Provide advisory support to schools undertaking renovation or expansion projects. • Measured by: Effective stakeholder collaboration and successful project outcomes. OTHER • Promote and model Nord Anglia Education's values and leadership capabilities. • Support schools with facility-related issues and operational challenges. • Commitment to safeguarding and child protection. • Measured by: Active contribution to regional success and alignment with Nord Anglia values. JOB REQUIREMENTS Qualifications / Training Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, or related discipline (required). Professional architectural registration or equivalent experience preferred . Experience / Knowledge / Skills Minimum 10 years of project management experience in large-scale institutional or commercial construction. Demonstrated experience managing projects from concept through completion. Strong experience procuring architects, consultants, and contractors through structured tender processes. Experience managing capital budgets, IT platforms and construction delivery. Excellent written and verbal English communication skills. Strong analytical and report-writing capabilities. Willingness to travel across North America (30-50%). Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills. Ability to manage complex projects and multiple priorities. Proactive, solutions-oriented approach. High integrity and strong professional judgment. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Team player with astute executive maturity Affinity with the education sector. Job Description Please write the Job Description. Job Responsibilities Required Skills/Abilities Please write the Required Skills/Abilities.
Aug 24, 2026
Full time
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER - US The Senior Project Manager - Capital Projectssupports schools across North America in delivering high-quality capital projects including new campuses, expansions, and major renovations. The role manages projects from initial feasibility through design, procurement, construction, and operational handover. The position ensures projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with Nord Anglia Education standards. The Senior Project Manager will lead the procurement of architects, engineers, and contractors, manage the tender process, and oversee construction delivery. A key part of the role is to ensure school facilities are operationally fit-for-purpose by integrating academic programming, operational requirements, and FF&E planning throughout the project lifecycle. Strong stakeholder engagement with school leadership, contractors, consultants, and regional teams is essential. REPORTS TO: Head of Development JOB RESPONSIBILITIES BUSINESS GROWTH & REPUTATION • Lead day-to-day management of capital projects from initial feasibility through construction completion. • Develop project briefs, feasibility studies, budgets, and delivery strategies. • Procure architects, engineers, consultants, and general contractors through structured tender processes. • Ensure operational needs (safeguarding, security, health & safety) are integrated into builds. • Evaluate bids and recommend award decisions based on cost, capability, and quality. • Measured by: Timely project delivery, adherence to budget and quality standards, and positive stakeholder feedback. PROJECT DELIVERY & CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT • Manage the design development process ensuring alignment with educational and operational requirements. • Oversee construction delivery including schedule monitoring, cost management, and quality assurance. • Review and interrogate contractor bids, construction budgets, and change orders. • Lead value engineering on any redesigns to improve deliverables. • Ensure compliance with local permitting requirements and regulatory standards. • Establishes rigorous project governance and reporting structures across projects. • Measured by: On-time project completion, effective contractor management, and successful project handover, and compliance with NAE guidelines. FF&E PLANNING AND OPERATIONAL READINESS • Coordinate with school leadership and operations teams to define FF&E requirements. • Coordinate with safeguarding, security, health & safety teams to ensure specific requirements are captured in consolidated construction and FF&E designs • Integrate school-specific FF&E vendors with the construction program to ensure coordinated delivery. • Ensure completed facilities are fully operational and aligned with academic programming. • Supporting the Principal as appropriate with early activities such as marketing and events. • Measured by: Successful operational readiness and effective integration of FF&E into project delivery. PROCESS DEVELOPMENT & CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT • Conduct post-project reviews assessing cost, quality, and schedule performance. • Develop standardized project delivery frameworks and guidelines for schools. • Implement consistent processes across the region to improve efficiency and project outcomes. • Measured by: Quality of budget reviews, cost analysis, financial tracking.post-project assessments and implementation of best practices COLLABORATION & EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS • Collaborate closely with school leadership, operations teams, and regional departments including legal, finance, and health & safety. • Build strong relationships with consultants, contractors, and vendors. • Working closely with internal Group Nord Anglia Education and marketing team and the Regional Finance & HR Teams. • Working closely with Regional IT Director to set up school IT infrastructure • Provide advisory support to schools undertaking renovation or expansion projects. • Measured by: Effective stakeholder collaboration and successful project outcomes. OTHER • Promote and model Nord Anglia Education's values and leadership capabilities. • Support schools with facility-related issues and operational challenges. • Commitment to safeguarding and child protection. • Measured by: Active contribution to regional success and alignment with Nord Anglia values. JOB REQUIREMENTS Qualifications / Training Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, or related discipline (required). Professional architectural registration or equivalent experience preferred . Experience / Knowledge / Skills Minimum 10 years of project management experience in large-scale institutional or commercial construction. Demonstrated experience managing projects from concept through completion. Strong experience procuring architects, consultants, and contractors through structured tender processes. Experience managing capital budgets, IT platforms and construction delivery. Excellent written and verbal English communication skills. Strong analytical and report-writing capabilities. Willingness to travel across North America (30-50%). Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills. Ability to manage complex projects and multiple priorities. Proactive, solutions-oriented approach. High integrity and strong professional judgment. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Team player with astute executive maturity Affinity with the education sector. Job Description Please write the Job Description. Job Responsibilities Required Skills/Abilities Please write the Required Skills/Abilities.
AWS Principal Platform Engineer - UK Security Clearance required. Location: London, UK (Hybrid - typically 1 day per week in office/on-site) Contract: Permanent, Full-time Package: £90,000 - £120,000 + 10% Bonus + 10% Shares + Benefits (see more below) About Us At Appvia, we help organisations navigate their journey to Cloud and DevOps maturity. We are a specialist cloud and platform engineering consultancy and product house, delivering modern cloud platforms that enable teams to build, deploy, and operate software securely and efficiently. Our mission is to enable every organisation to deliver applications confidently in the cloud. We focus on building strong platform foundations, combining automation, governance, and developer enablement, so engineering teams can move faster without compromising on reliability or security. We work across public and private sector customers, supporting large scale transformation programmes and long term platform evolution. About the Role As an AWS Principal Platform Engineer, you will play a senior technical leadership role across Appvia's platform engineering engagements. You will help customers design, build, and evolve scalable, resilient, and secure cloud platforms, while guiding teams towards modern DevOps and platform engineering best practices. This is a hands on leadership role for someone who enjoys operating at the intersection of engineering, architecture, and consultancy. You will work closely with engineers, delivery leads, and solution architects, shaping technical direction, supporting early stage solution design, and mentoring teams as they deliver complex cloud platforms. You will also contribute to Appvia's wider engineering capability, influencing standards, patterns, and approaches that are reused across multiple customer engagements. Interview Process - 4 Stage Discovery conversation with Talent Acquisition Paired technical assessment with an Engineering team member Technical deep dive with Practice Leadership Competency focused final interview with Engineering Leadership Important You must either hold active SC, or be eligible for SC: British Passport or ILR To have resided in the UK for at least the last 5 years. Have no criminal records. Have no financial irregularities. About you You'll be passionate about new technology and automation, and experienced in leading an Engineering Team in Agile and DevOps best practices. You'll also be able to talk to us about your: Expert knowledge of continuous integration and deployment practices Ability to collaborate with people of all levels of technical ability Ability to lead and mentor on industry best practices Project Management experience Fantastic people skills, including the ability to motivate a team towards a common goal Bid work and Pre Sales Engineering experience Responsibilities Collaborate with prospective and existing customers to define and execute strategies for cloud and DevOps adoption. Educate customers and industry stakeholders on the benefits and best practices of cloud native technologies. Lead large, complex public cloud projects, providing strategic direction and selecting appropriate technologies. Manage teams of platform engineers and consultants, fostering a positive and collaborative team culture. Engage with enterprise clients to understand their unique challenges and deliver tailored solutions. Stay up to date with the latest trends and emerging technologies, contributing to industry knowledge sharing through blog posts and videos. Skills Platform Engineering: Mastery of designing and implementing scalable, resilient, and secure platforms. Automation: Expertise in infrastructure as code (IaC) practices, automation tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) and scripting languages (e.g. Python, Ruby). Container Orchestration: In depth knowledge and hands on experience with Kubernetes and its managed counterparts (EKS, AKS, GKE). Public Cloud Expertise: In depth knowledge of AWS, Azure, or GCP services, architecture, and best practices. DevOps Mastery: Excellent knowledge of CI/CD, containerisation, and serverless technologies. Networking: Expertise in designing and managing secure, scalable AWS network architectures (VPC, VPN, Load Balancers, Transit Gateway). Experience Leadership on Large Projects: Proven experience leading and delivering large, complex public cloud projects. Team Management and Mentorship: Extensive experience leading and managing teams, fostering a collaborative culture, and mentoring team members. Enterprise Customer Facing Experience: Significant experience engaging with enterprise clients, managing relationships, and ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction. Continuous Learning and Industry Involvement: Proven commitment to staying up to date with the latest trends and contributing to industry knowledge sharing. Qualifications Certification in relevant cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP) at an expert/professional level is highly desirable, e.g.: AWS Solutions Architect Professional AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty (highly desirable) Certification in Kubernetes administration is desirable: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKSS) Why join Appvia? We are a self funded, London based startup; providing businesses with a fast and secure way to deploy containerised applications into the cloud. We are on a mission to enable organisations to make cloud based software delivery simple and efficient, whilst having the insights into costs, security and cadence. As a company that holds customers at the heart of everything we do, we are looking for candidates that want to make a real change to how Dev and Ops is working in the industry. With our customers, such as the UK's Home Office & Bank of England, are harnessing cloud native technologies, limiting the challenges of infrastructure management and rapidly delivering digital products. What's on offer? Work life balance Flexible working with core hours of 10 4pm because we know life happens outside of work Hybrid working - only one compulsory office day per month 25 days' holiday a year, plus bank holidays An additional day off for your birthday Enhanced maternity and paternity to full pay Workplace Nursery Benefit to help working parents For your well being Full Private Healthcare cover for you with partners and children covered 50% Death in Service Cycle to Work scheme Electric Car Scheme Pension plus a salary sacrifice option for even greater savings Employee Assistance Programme Free hygiene products available in the London office Mental health support Free therapy through AXA Access to the Headspace App Trained Mental Health First Aiders Other fun perks Learning budget of £1,000 a year Your own MacBook Pro while you work at Appvia Dog friendly office Wear what makes you comfortable Free snacks in the office Pool table & ping pong table Regular team socials, board game nights, industry meetups and more! We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and actively encourage, respect, and recognise diversity of thought and background throughout the business. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity, and disability status. Note: While all roles are active and approved at the time of posting, the dynamic nature of our start up means some applications may be processed to pipeline talent for future opportunities rather than current openings. We will strive to keep you informed of any changes to the status of your application.
Aug 24, 2026
Full time
AWS Principal Platform Engineer - UK Security Clearance required. Location: London, UK (Hybrid - typically 1 day per week in office/on-site) Contract: Permanent, Full-time Package: £90,000 - £120,000 + 10% Bonus + 10% Shares + Benefits (see more below) About Us At Appvia, we help organisations navigate their journey to Cloud and DevOps maturity. We are a specialist cloud and platform engineering consultancy and product house, delivering modern cloud platforms that enable teams to build, deploy, and operate software securely and efficiently. Our mission is to enable every organisation to deliver applications confidently in the cloud. We focus on building strong platform foundations, combining automation, governance, and developer enablement, so engineering teams can move faster without compromising on reliability or security. We work across public and private sector customers, supporting large scale transformation programmes and long term platform evolution. About the Role As an AWS Principal Platform Engineer, you will play a senior technical leadership role across Appvia's platform engineering engagements. You will help customers design, build, and evolve scalable, resilient, and secure cloud platforms, while guiding teams towards modern DevOps and platform engineering best practices. This is a hands on leadership role for someone who enjoys operating at the intersection of engineering, architecture, and consultancy. You will work closely with engineers, delivery leads, and solution architects, shaping technical direction, supporting early stage solution design, and mentoring teams as they deliver complex cloud platforms. You will also contribute to Appvia's wider engineering capability, influencing standards, patterns, and approaches that are reused across multiple customer engagements. Interview Process - 4 Stage Discovery conversation with Talent Acquisition Paired technical assessment with an Engineering team member Technical deep dive with Practice Leadership Competency focused final interview with Engineering Leadership Important You must either hold active SC, or be eligible for SC: British Passport or ILR To have resided in the UK for at least the last 5 years. Have no criminal records. Have no financial irregularities. About you You'll be passionate about new technology and automation, and experienced in leading an Engineering Team in Agile and DevOps best practices. You'll also be able to talk to us about your: Expert knowledge of continuous integration and deployment practices Ability to collaborate with people of all levels of technical ability Ability to lead and mentor on industry best practices Project Management experience Fantastic people skills, including the ability to motivate a team towards a common goal Bid work and Pre Sales Engineering experience Responsibilities Collaborate with prospective and existing customers to define and execute strategies for cloud and DevOps adoption. Educate customers and industry stakeholders on the benefits and best practices of cloud native technologies. Lead large, complex public cloud projects, providing strategic direction and selecting appropriate technologies. Manage teams of platform engineers and consultants, fostering a positive and collaborative team culture. Engage with enterprise clients to understand their unique challenges and deliver tailored solutions. Stay up to date with the latest trends and emerging technologies, contributing to industry knowledge sharing through blog posts and videos. Skills Platform Engineering: Mastery of designing and implementing scalable, resilient, and secure platforms. Automation: Expertise in infrastructure as code (IaC) practices, automation tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) and scripting languages (e.g. Python, Ruby). Container Orchestration: In depth knowledge and hands on experience with Kubernetes and its managed counterparts (EKS, AKS, GKE). Public Cloud Expertise: In depth knowledge of AWS, Azure, or GCP services, architecture, and best practices. DevOps Mastery: Excellent knowledge of CI/CD, containerisation, and serverless technologies. Networking: Expertise in designing and managing secure, scalable AWS network architectures (VPC, VPN, Load Balancers, Transit Gateway). Experience Leadership on Large Projects: Proven experience leading and delivering large, complex public cloud projects. Team Management and Mentorship: Extensive experience leading and managing teams, fostering a collaborative culture, and mentoring team members. Enterprise Customer Facing Experience: Significant experience engaging with enterprise clients, managing relationships, and ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction. Continuous Learning and Industry Involvement: Proven commitment to staying up to date with the latest trends and contributing to industry knowledge sharing. Qualifications Certification in relevant cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP) at an expert/professional level is highly desirable, e.g.: AWS Solutions Architect Professional AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty (highly desirable) Certification in Kubernetes administration is desirable: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKSS) Why join Appvia? We are a self funded, London based startup; providing businesses with a fast and secure way to deploy containerised applications into the cloud. We are on a mission to enable organisations to make cloud based software delivery simple and efficient, whilst having the insights into costs, security and cadence. As a company that holds customers at the heart of everything we do, we are looking for candidates that want to make a real change to how Dev and Ops is working in the industry. With our customers, such as the UK's Home Office & Bank of England, are harnessing cloud native technologies, limiting the challenges of infrastructure management and rapidly delivering digital products. What's on offer? Work life balance Flexible working with core hours of 10 4pm because we know life happens outside of work Hybrid working - only one compulsory office day per month 25 days' holiday a year, plus bank holidays An additional day off for your birthday Enhanced maternity and paternity to full pay Workplace Nursery Benefit to help working parents For your well being Full Private Healthcare cover for you with partners and children covered 50% Death in Service Cycle to Work scheme Electric Car Scheme Pension plus a salary sacrifice option for even greater savings Employee Assistance Programme Free hygiene products available in the London office Mental health support Free therapy through AXA Access to the Headspace App Trained Mental Health First Aiders Other fun perks Learning budget of £1,000 a year Your own MacBook Pro while you work at Appvia Dog friendly office Wear what makes you comfortable Free snacks in the office Pool table & ping pong table Regular team socials, board game nights, industry meetups and more! We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and actively encourage, respect, and recognise diversity of thought and background throughout the business. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity, and disability status. Note: While all roles are active and approved at the time of posting, the dynamic nature of our start up means some applications may be processed to pipeline talent for future opportunities rather than current openings. We will strive to keep you informed of any changes to the status of your application.
Morela is proud to be supporting a private, entrepreneurial family-owned real estate group with a multi-billion-pound property portfolio and a private credit book. Long established, cash generative, and quietly one of the larger privately held property businesses in the country. Not a name you will see on job boards, because they have never needed to advertise. And, remarkably, no data platform. Property management, asset management and accounting all sit in separate systems that do not talk to each other, which means nobody in the business has a single, trusted view of what it owns. They could have bought something off the shelf. They could have handed it to a consultancy. Instead, they have decided to build it properly, in-house, and this is the person who builds it. This is a blank page. You choose the stack. You design the model. You decide what gets built and what gets bought. There is no legacy platform to inherit and no architect sitting above you telling you how it is done. Because the business is family-owned, it actually moves: no steering committee, no six-week approval cycle, no business case to defend three times before you write a line of code. You will sit alongside the principals and the operating teams, so what you build goes live and gets used that week. Get the foundation right and the question that follows is a genuinely interesting one: whether the tooling you have built internally becomes a product in its own right. YOUR ROLE Set the direction. Identify and translate the organisation's highest-value problems into a technical roadmap, balancing a robust platform architecture against rapid delivery. Build the foundation. Design the data model that operates as a single source of truth, and the pipelines that store and reconcile properties, entities, leases, tenants, projects, invoices, cash flows, valuations and documents across multiple sources. Connect the estate. Build integrations with third-party vendors across APIs, webhooks, direct database access and scheduled ingestion. Kill the manual work. Eliminate repetitive manual work across internal workflows: data collection, validation, approvals, reconciliations, reminders, document generation and reporting. Ship what people use. Deliver dashboards, reports, alerts and internal applications that principals and operating teams can trust and actually use. Put AI to work properly. Build LLM pipelines for extraction, classification, retrieval and workflow support, with evaluations, human-in-the-loop oversight and auditability, so it is explainable rather than a black box. Set the bar. Set the standards for security, testing, deployment, monitoring and documentation, manage selected vendors, build the engineering culture, and mentor the junior data engineer. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR A strong record of building and operating reliable pipelines, integrations, data models or platforms that serve real users and business-critical decisions. Strong programming fundamentals in Python, TypeScript and SQL at expert working level, covering testing, performance and maintainability, with the judgement to review others' code and hold a high-quality bar. Confidence building robust REST APIs, working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, modelling data, running ETL/ELT pipelines, and making pragmatic build-versus-buy calls. Experience deploying production systems in AWS, Azure or GCP, accounting for monitoring, secrets management, access control, backups and disaster recovery. Experience with production LLM pipelines: context engineering, evaluation, retrieval, tool use and guardrails. Experience taking a platform from prototype to production or working in an early-stage environment with a rapidly evolving product. Mature judgement handling financially sensitive, personal and commercially confidential information in a regulated industry. The ability to set direction, mentor a junior colleague and introduce engineering discipline while staying practical, fast and close to end users. Curiosity about how internal tools can be abstracted and generalised into a product. HELPFUL, BUT NOT ESSENTIAL Proptech, fintech, accounting technology, asset management, construction, private investment operations or another data-intensive regulated environment. Modern data warehouses, transformation and orchestration tooling, business intelligence platforms and internal web applications. Document processing, OCR, search and retrieval systems, workflow engines or human-in-the-loop review tools. UK data protection, information security and operational resilience principles. WHY THIS ONE IS WORTH A CONVERSATION Scope most senior engineers never get. The platform is yours to define, not someone else's to maintain. Direct access to the people who decide, without the layers that slow good engineering down. Real AI work with real constraints, where auditability and evaluation matter as much as the model. The stability of a long-established, cash-generative business, with the pace and the blank page of an early-stage one. THE PROCESS Morela is supporting this search and managing the process end to end. If the brief resonates, get in touch for a confidential conversation before you commit to anything; the client is named only once you are happy to be represented. Appointment will be subject to appropriate references, background checks and a confidentiality agreement. We welcome applicants from different backgrounds whose skills and evidence meet the requirements, and reasonable adjustments are available throughout the process. For immediate consideration email (url removed)
Aug 24, 2026
Full time
Morela is proud to be supporting a private, entrepreneurial family-owned real estate group with a multi-billion-pound property portfolio and a private credit book. Long established, cash generative, and quietly one of the larger privately held property businesses in the country. Not a name you will see on job boards, because they have never needed to advertise. And, remarkably, no data platform. Property management, asset management and accounting all sit in separate systems that do not talk to each other, which means nobody in the business has a single, trusted view of what it owns. They could have bought something off the shelf. They could have handed it to a consultancy. Instead, they have decided to build it properly, in-house, and this is the person who builds it. This is a blank page. You choose the stack. You design the model. You decide what gets built and what gets bought. There is no legacy platform to inherit and no architect sitting above you telling you how it is done. Because the business is family-owned, it actually moves: no steering committee, no six-week approval cycle, no business case to defend three times before you write a line of code. You will sit alongside the principals and the operating teams, so what you build goes live and gets used that week. Get the foundation right and the question that follows is a genuinely interesting one: whether the tooling you have built internally becomes a product in its own right. YOUR ROLE Set the direction. Identify and translate the organisation's highest-value problems into a technical roadmap, balancing a robust platform architecture against rapid delivery. Build the foundation. Design the data model that operates as a single source of truth, and the pipelines that store and reconcile properties, entities, leases, tenants, projects, invoices, cash flows, valuations and documents across multiple sources. Connect the estate. Build integrations with third-party vendors across APIs, webhooks, direct database access and scheduled ingestion. Kill the manual work. Eliminate repetitive manual work across internal workflows: data collection, validation, approvals, reconciliations, reminders, document generation and reporting. Ship what people use. Deliver dashboards, reports, alerts and internal applications that principals and operating teams can trust and actually use. Put AI to work properly. Build LLM pipelines for extraction, classification, retrieval and workflow support, with evaluations, human-in-the-loop oversight and auditability, so it is explainable rather than a black box. Set the bar. Set the standards for security, testing, deployment, monitoring and documentation, manage selected vendors, build the engineering culture, and mentor the junior data engineer. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR A strong record of building and operating reliable pipelines, integrations, data models or platforms that serve real users and business-critical decisions. Strong programming fundamentals in Python, TypeScript and SQL at expert working level, covering testing, performance and maintainability, with the judgement to review others' code and hold a high-quality bar. Confidence building robust REST APIs, working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, modelling data, running ETL/ELT pipelines, and making pragmatic build-versus-buy calls. Experience deploying production systems in AWS, Azure or GCP, accounting for monitoring, secrets management, access control, backups and disaster recovery. Experience with production LLM pipelines: context engineering, evaluation, retrieval, tool use and guardrails. Experience taking a platform from prototype to production or working in an early-stage environment with a rapidly evolving product. Mature judgement handling financially sensitive, personal and commercially confidential information in a regulated industry. The ability to set direction, mentor a junior colleague and introduce engineering discipline while staying practical, fast and close to end users. Curiosity about how internal tools can be abstracted and generalised into a product. HELPFUL, BUT NOT ESSENTIAL Proptech, fintech, accounting technology, asset management, construction, private investment operations or another data-intensive regulated environment. Modern data warehouses, transformation and orchestration tooling, business intelligence platforms and internal web applications. Document processing, OCR, search and retrieval systems, workflow engines or human-in-the-loop review tools. UK data protection, information security and operational resilience principles. WHY THIS ONE IS WORTH A CONVERSATION Scope most senior engineers never get. The platform is yours to define, not someone else's to maintain. Direct access to the people who decide, without the layers that slow good engineering down. Real AI work with real constraints, where auditability and evaluation matter as much as the model. The stability of a long-established, cash-generative business, with the pace and the blank page of an early-stage one. THE PROCESS Morela is supporting this search and managing the process end to end. If the brief resonates, get in touch for a confidential conversation before you commit to anything; the client is named only once you are happy to be represented. Appointment will be subject to appropriate references, background checks and a confidentiality agreement. We welcome applicants from different backgrounds whose skills and evidence meet the requirements, and reasonable adjustments are available throughout the process. For immediate consideration email (url removed)
Spectrum IT are working with an enterprise digital platform to recruit a Contract Principal Software Architect to support their widely used, real-world consumer technology platform. This is an O UTSIDE IR35 role, for an initial 6 months contract and will be hybrid working: 2 days onsite in Uxbridge per week. This is a brownfield architecture environment . The successful architect will not be designing a new platform from scratch. Instead, they will be working within a live production estate, balancing existing technology, legacy decisions, technical debt, team structures and commercial priorities against the need to improve scalability, resilience, maintainability and customer experience. The role therefore requires a pragmatic, delivery-focused architect who can understand where the platform is today, identify the areas that genuinely need to change, and work with engineering teams to make those improvements incrementally. The Role You will play a key role in defining and guiding the technical architecture underpinning the organisation's products and whole platform. The focus will be on creating a coherent, scalable and maintainable technology landscape, while supporting the incremental evolution of existing systems. You will work closely with Engineering, Product, Platform and Technical Operations teams to make pragmatic architectural decisions that support both immediate delivery and longer-term platform strategy. This is not a purely strategic architecture role. The successful contractor will need to be comfortable getting into the detail of system design, service boundaries, integrations, data ownership, cloud architecture and non-functional requirements, while providing technical direction across multiple engineering teams. Key Responsibilities Define and maintain architectural principles, standards and target-state designs across the technology landscape. Provide architectural leadership for complex initiatives, system changes and cross-platform integrations. Define clear service boundaries, ownership models and integration patterns . Support engineering teams in delivering scalable, maintainable and well-structured solutions. Assess existing systems and identify opportunities to simplify, consolidate and modernise platform capabilities. Support the evolution of legacy systems towards agreed target-state architectures through pragmatic, incremental change. Make and guide technical decisions around distributed systems, APIs, integrations, data and cloud architecture . Ensure security, resilience, observability, performance and scalability are incorporated into solution designs. Identify architectural risks, technical debt and platform constraints, and establish appropriate mitigation strategies. Provide technical review and architectural guidance for significant changes across multiple engineering teams. Work closely with Engineering and Product leadership on major technical decisions and platform roadmaps. Promote consistent architectural standards, engineering quality and technical decision-making. Act as a trusted technical advisor across complex, cross-functional technology initiatives. Support and mentor senior engineers and technical leads, helping embed architectural thinking within delivery teams. Required Skills & Experience Strong commercial experience working as a Software Architect / Principal Architect within complex software environments. Proven experience designing distributed systems and modern software platforms . Strong understanding of software architecture patterns, APIs, integrations and cloud-based systems. Experience operating within Microsoft Azure or another major cloud environment. Demonstrable experience defining service boundaries, ownership models and integration patterns . Strong understanding of SQL and NoSQL data technologies and the architectural considerations involved in selecting appropriate data stores. Experience working with transactional systems where data integrity, consistency, resilience and reliability are critical. Strong understanding of non-functional architecture, including security, scalability, performance, observability and resilience . Experience modernising or evolving existing platforms incrementally, including working with legacy systems and technical debt. Technical Environment .NET / C# Microsoft Azure Python Node Distributed and service-based architectures REST APIs and integrations SQL and NoSQL data technologies Cloud infrastructure and platform services Modern DevOps and CI/CD practices GitHub Jira Confluence What We're Looking For This role would suit a software focused architect who is comfortable operating between high-level architecture and hands-on technical detail. You'll be able to look at a complex existing platform, understand where the architectural problems and constraints sit, and then work with engineering teams to determine what should change, why it should change, and how to get there pragmatically. For more information and to submit your interest, please apply with an updated CV. Candidates for this role must be within a commutable distance of Uxbridge due to the hybrid working requirement. Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Aug 23, 2026
Contractor
Spectrum IT are working with an enterprise digital platform to recruit a Contract Principal Software Architect to support their widely used, real-world consumer technology platform. This is an O UTSIDE IR35 role, for an initial 6 months contract and will be hybrid working: 2 days onsite in Uxbridge per week. This is a brownfield architecture environment . The successful architect will not be designing a new platform from scratch. Instead, they will be working within a live production estate, balancing existing technology, legacy decisions, technical debt, team structures and commercial priorities against the need to improve scalability, resilience, maintainability and customer experience. The role therefore requires a pragmatic, delivery-focused architect who can understand where the platform is today, identify the areas that genuinely need to change, and work with engineering teams to make those improvements incrementally. The Role You will play a key role in defining and guiding the technical architecture underpinning the organisation's products and whole platform. The focus will be on creating a coherent, scalable and maintainable technology landscape, while supporting the incremental evolution of existing systems. You will work closely with Engineering, Product, Platform and Technical Operations teams to make pragmatic architectural decisions that support both immediate delivery and longer-term platform strategy. This is not a purely strategic architecture role. The successful contractor will need to be comfortable getting into the detail of system design, service boundaries, integrations, data ownership, cloud architecture and non-functional requirements, while providing technical direction across multiple engineering teams. Key Responsibilities Define and maintain architectural principles, standards and target-state designs across the technology landscape. Provide architectural leadership for complex initiatives, system changes and cross-platform integrations. Define clear service boundaries, ownership models and integration patterns . Support engineering teams in delivering scalable, maintainable and well-structured solutions. Assess existing systems and identify opportunities to simplify, consolidate and modernise platform capabilities. Support the evolution of legacy systems towards agreed target-state architectures through pragmatic, incremental change. Make and guide technical decisions around distributed systems, APIs, integrations, data and cloud architecture . Ensure security, resilience, observability, performance and scalability are incorporated into solution designs. Identify architectural risks, technical debt and platform constraints, and establish appropriate mitigation strategies. Provide technical review and architectural guidance for significant changes across multiple engineering teams. Work closely with Engineering and Product leadership on major technical decisions and platform roadmaps. Promote consistent architectural standards, engineering quality and technical decision-making. Act as a trusted technical advisor across complex, cross-functional technology initiatives. Support and mentor senior engineers and technical leads, helping embed architectural thinking within delivery teams. Required Skills & Experience Strong commercial experience working as a Software Architect / Principal Architect within complex software environments. Proven experience designing distributed systems and modern software platforms . Strong understanding of software architecture patterns, APIs, integrations and cloud-based systems. Experience operating within Microsoft Azure or another major cloud environment. Demonstrable experience defining service boundaries, ownership models and integration patterns . Strong understanding of SQL and NoSQL data technologies and the architectural considerations involved in selecting appropriate data stores. Experience working with transactional systems where data integrity, consistency, resilience and reliability are critical. Strong understanding of non-functional architecture, including security, scalability, performance, observability and resilience . Experience modernising or evolving existing platforms incrementally, including working with legacy systems and technical debt. Technical Environment .NET / C# Microsoft Azure Python Node Distributed and service-based architectures REST APIs and integrations SQL and NoSQL data technologies Cloud infrastructure and platform services Modern DevOps and CI/CD practices GitHub Jira Confluence What We're Looking For This role would suit a software focused architect who is comfortable operating between high-level architecture and hands-on technical detail. You'll be able to look at a complex existing platform, understand where the architectural problems and constraints sit, and then work with engineering teams to determine what should change, why it should change, and how to get there pragmatically. For more information and to submit your interest, please apply with an updated CV. Candidates for this role must be within a commutable distance of Uxbridge due to the hybrid working requirement. Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Role: Cyber and Information Assurance Consultant Mid, Senior & Principal Levels Location: Nottingham / Remote-first Working Arrangement: Remote-first, with travel to Nottingham and customer sites as required Salary: £65,000 £120,000 Are you a cyber security or information assurance professional who enjoys working with customers, getting into complex problems and turning security risks into practical solutions? We re looking for Cyber and Information Assurance Consultants across Mid, Senior and Principal levels to join a growing team working on complex, high-assurance environments across defence, government and critical infrastructure. This is a consultancy-focused role, so you won t be sitting in a purely internal security position. You ll work directly with customers, technical teams and senior stakeholders to assess risk, understand threats and vulnerabilities, and provide clear recommendations on how security can be improved. You ll work across areas including cyber risk assessments, information assurance, security governance and secure-by-design. Depending on your level and experience, you could be reviewing solution designs, developing security cases, supporting accreditation and assurance activity, maintaining risk registers or helping shape security requirements across major programmes. You ll also work closely with architects, engineers, project teams, suppliers and customer security teams. A big part of the role will be taking technical evidence and security requirements and explaining what they actually mean from a risk and business perspective. You ll ideally have professional experience in cyber security, information assurance, risk management, systems engineering or a related discipline, alongside experience contributing to security assessment or assurance work. You ll need to be comfortable producing clear security documentation and communicating with both technical and non-technical audiences. Knowledge of areas such as cyber risk management, security controls, threat and vulnerability assessment, security governance and risk acceptance is important. Experience with frameworks such as ISO 27001, ISO 27005, the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework, NIST or MOD security standards would be beneficial. Experience within defence, government, critical infrastructure or another high-assurance environment would be particularly relevant. Experience with cloud security assurance, security architecture reviews, accreditation or secure information exchange would also be useful. The level you join at will depend on your experience, with opportunities available from Mid-level through to Principal. There is a clear progression route into senior consultancy, security architecture, cyber risk leadership and information assurance leadership, with support towards professional qualifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC and ISO 27001. The role is remote-first, although you ll need to be comfortable travelling to the Nottingham office and customer sites when required. Regular UK travel may form part of the role, with occasional international travel possible. If you re looking for a role where you can work on genuinely complex security challenges, have direct customer exposure and continue developing your career across cyber security and assurance, please apply now or get in touch to find out more. We welcome diverse applicants and are dedicated to treating all applicants with dignity and respect, regardless of background.
Aug 23, 2026
Full time
Role: Cyber and Information Assurance Consultant Mid, Senior & Principal Levels Location: Nottingham / Remote-first Working Arrangement: Remote-first, with travel to Nottingham and customer sites as required Salary: £65,000 £120,000 Are you a cyber security or information assurance professional who enjoys working with customers, getting into complex problems and turning security risks into practical solutions? We re looking for Cyber and Information Assurance Consultants across Mid, Senior and Principal levels to join a growing team working on complex, high-assurance environments across defence, government and critical infrastructure. This is a consultancy-focused role, so you won t be sitting in a purely internal security position. You ll work directly with customers, technical teams and senior stakeholders to assess risk, understand threats and vulnerabilities, and provide clear recommendations on how security can be improved. You ll work across areas including cyber risk assessments, information assurance, security governance and secure-by-design. Depending on your level and experience, you could be reviewing solution designs, developing security cases, supporting accreditation and assurance activity, maintaining risk registers or helping shape security requirements across major programmes. You ll also work closely with architects, engineers, project teams, suppliers and customer security teams. A big part of the role will be taking technical evidence and security requirements and explaining what they actually mean from a risk and business perspective. You ll ideally have professional experience in cyber security, information assurance, risk management, systems engineering or a related discipline, alongside experience contributing to security assessment or assurance work. You ll need to be comfortable producing clear security documentation and communicating with both technical and non-technical audiences. Knowledge of areas such as cyber risk management, security controls, threat and vulnerability assessment, security governance and risk acceptance is important. Experience with frameworks such as ISO 27001, ISO 27005, the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework, NIST or MOD security standards would be beneficial. Experience within defence, government, critical infrastructure or another high-assurance environment would be particularly relevant. Experience with cloud security assurance, security architecture reviews, accreditation or secure information exchange would also be useful. The level you join at will depend on your experience, with opportunities available from Mid-level through to Principal. There is a clear progression route into senior consultancy, security architecture, cyber risk leadership and information assurance leadership, with support towards professional qualifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC and ISO 27001. The role is remote-first, although you ll need to be comfortable travelling to the Nottingham office and customer sites when required. Regular UK travel may form part of the role, with occasional international travel possible. If you re looking for a role where you can work on genuinely complex security challenges, have direct customer exposure and continue developing your career across cyber security and assurance, please apply now or get in touch to find out more. We welcome diverse applicants and are dedicated to treating all applicants with dignity and respect, regardless of background.
Gregory Martin International Limited
Winchester, Hampshire
Principal Consultant - MOD, Defence, Government, Nuclear Location - Winchester, Hampshire / Hybrid role Salary: £70,000 to £90,000 plus bonus, medical, life insurance The Opportunity Our client is looking for a positive and enthusiastic Principal Consultant with demonstrable experience in developing Cat A 5-case model Business Cases within UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) and Government (Navy, Submarine, Army). This role combines a sound knowledge of consultancy delivery with strategic business case leadership, focussing on the strategic case and economic case, optioneering, evidence and approvals. It is an excellent opportunity to become a key member of a small, agile, and growing consultancy working at the heart of Defence transformation. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills , strong stakeholder engagement skills and able to build collaborative relationships You will work in a dynamic team with consultants, analysts and senior MOD stakeholders across a range of complex transformation programmes. This role will initially support Defence clients, delivering robust, evidence-based Business Cases that secure investment and enable successful delivery. Skills & Experience required for role of Principal Consultant: We believe skills and experience of the following will enable you to excel in this role: Extensive experience developing MOD Business Cases (SOC, OBC, FBC) for complex programmes, platforms, digital, data, or capability investments. Collaborative working with MOD finance, commercial, and assurance teams. Strong knowledge of HM Treasury Green Book, JSP 655 and Defence approvals processes. Proven ability to build compelling strategic, economic, commercial, financial, and management cases supported by robust evidence and analysis. Experience eliciting requirements, defining business processes, and developing target operating models in complex Defence environments. Knowledge of data analysis, benefits realisation, and performance measurement to underpin investment decisions. Requirements management. Capability Management. Experience leading senior client interactions and establishing trusted-advisor relationships on both short- and long-term engagements. Strong delivery leadership skills, including managing multi-disciplinary teams. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to influence at all levels. A positive, flexible, and collaborative approach, with a preference for building and working as part of high-performing teams. The ability to engage and enthuse personnel, and provide effective support and challenge, across all areas and at all levels within client organisations. Recent UK Defence Security Clearance (SC or DV) would be benefical. Qualifications- Degree, MBA or equiv experience , Project Management qualifications e.g. APMP useful. The Principal Consultants role will include: Leading the development of high-value MOD Business Cases, including Strategic Outline Case (SOC), Outline Business Case (OBC), and Full Business Case (FBC), in line with HM Treasury Green Book and MOD approvals processes. Shaping investment strategies, options analysis, affordability models, investment appraisals, benefits cases, and value-for-money arguments to secure senior and investment approval. Working directly with MOD and Defence stakeholders as a lead business analyst and trusted advisor to help stakeholders agree the best option / strategy. Defining and analysing complex business problems, operating models, and capability gaps within Defence environments. Providing leadership, and leading teams across solution architecture and delivery oversight to ensure Business Cases are credible, deliverable, and benefits-led. Contributing to developing the company's business case and analysis capabilities. Developing and managing senior client relationships, including SROs, programme directors, and commercial, finance, and assurance stakeholders. Building and managing relationships with delivery partners and specialist associates. A competitive package will be offered, based on your experience. This is a hybrid role, you will be required to travel to client sites mainly across the Southeast, Southwest, London, occasional trips to other parts of the UK and Scotland.The role is a mix of client sites, office and home working. Principal Consultant - MOD, Defence, Government, Nuclear
Aug 23, 2026
Full time
Principal Consultant - MOD, Defence, Government, Nuclear Location - Winchester, Hampshire / Hybrid role Salary: £70,000 to £90,000 plus bonus, medical, life insurance The Opportunity Our client is looking for a positive and enthusiastic Principal Consultant with demonstrable experience in developing Cat A 5-case model Business Cases within UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) and Government (Navy, Submarine, Army). This role combines a sound knowledge of consultancy delivery with strategic business case leadership, focussing on the strategic case and economic case, optioneering, evidence and approvals. It is an excellent opportunity to become a key member of a small, agile, and growing consultancy working at the heart of Defence transformation. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills , strong stakeholder engagement skills and able to build collaborative relationships You will work in a dynamic team with consultants, analysts and senior MOD stakeholders across a range of complex transformation programmes. This role will initially support Defence clients, delivering robust, evidence-based Business Cases that secure investment and enable successful delivery. Skills & Experience required for role of Principal Consultant: We believe skills and experience of the following will enable you to excel in this role: Extensive experience developing MOD Business Cases (SOC, OBC, FBC) for complex programmes, platforms, digital, data, or capability investments. Collaborative working with MOD finance, commercial, and assurance teams. Strong knowledge of HM Treasury Green Book, JSP 655 and Defence approvals processes. Proven ability to build compelling strategic, economic, commercial, financial, and management cases supported by robust evidence and analysis. Experience eliciting requirements, defining business processes, and developing target operating models in complex Defence environments. Knowledge of data analysis, benefits realisation, and performance measurement to underpin investment decisions. Requirements management. Capability Management. Experience leading senior client interactions and establishing trusted-advisor relationships on both short- and long-term engagements. Strong delivery leadership skills, including managing multi-disciplinary teams. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to influence at all levels. A positive, flexible, and collaborative approach, with a preference for building and working as part of high-performing teams. The ability to engage and enthuse personnel, and provide effective support and challenge, across all areas and at all levels within client organisations. Recent UK Defence Security Clearance (SC or DV) would be benefical. Qualifications- Degree, MBA or equiv experience , Project Management qualifications e.g. APMP useful. The Principal Consultants role will include: Leading the development of high-value MOD Business Cases, including Strategic Outline Case (SOC), Outline Business Case (OBC), and Full Business Case (FBC), in line with HM Treasury Green Book and MOD approvals processes. Shaping investment strategies, options analysis, affordability models, investment appraisals, benefits cases, and value-for-money arguments to secure senior and investment approval. Working directly with MOD and Defence stakeholders as a lead business analyst and trusted advisor to help stakeholders agree the best option / strategy. Defining and analysing complex business problems, operating models, and capability gaps within Defence environments. Providing leadership, and leading teams across solution architecture and delivery oversight to ensure Business Cases are credible, deliverable, and benefits-led. Contributing to developing the company's business case and analysis capabilities. Developing and managing senior client relationships, including SROs, programme directors, and commercial, finance, and assurance stakeholders. Building and managing relationships with delivery partners and specialist associates. A competitive package will be offered, based on your experience. This is a hybrid role, you will be required to travel to client sites mainly across the Southeast, Southwest, London, occasional trips to other parts of the UK and Scotland.The role is a mix of client sites, office and home working. Principal Consultant - MOD, Defence, Government, Nuclear
Role Overview We are seeking a Principal Security Architect to lead the design, governance, and assurance of secure architectures across large-scale application transformation programmes. This role will ensure security is embedded into cloud adoption (Azure) and modernisation initiatives, aligning with enterprise standards and regulatory requirements. Day Rate : Up to £825pd via umbrella Duration : 6-Month Contract Location : London (3 days on-site) Requirements Security Architecture & Assurance - Define and review secure-by-design architectures for applications migrating to Azure; conduct reviews, identify risks, and drive remediation. Advisory & Governance - Provide expert guidance on cloud security best practices; support design authority forums and ensure compliance with security frameworks. Stakeholder Engagement - Partner with architects, engineering teams, and senior stakeholders to align on security strategy and solutions. Reporting & Improvement - Deliver clear security posture reporting, track risks, and contribute to continuous improvement of security practices. Strong experience in application transformation (re-platform, re-architect, re-factor) Deep knowledge of cloud security (Azure), security frameworks, and enterprise architecture Proven track record in security architecture reviews and risk assessments Choosing your next role takes careful consideration. I'm here to help you take your career forward, so if you'd like to know more about this role, or just want a confidential catch-up about what you're looking for, feel free to reach out in the details below. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk
Aug 23, 2026
Contractor
Role Overview We are seeking a Principal Security Architect to lead the design, governance, and assurance of secure architectures across large-scale application transformation programmes. This role will ensure security is embedded into cloud adoption (Azure) and modernisation initiatives, aligning with enterprise standards and regulatory requirements. Day Rate : Up to £825pd via umbrella Duration : 6-Month Contract Location : London (3 days on-site) Requirements Security Architecture & Assurance - Define and review secure-by-design architectures for applications migrating to Azure; conduct reviews, identify risks, and drive remediation. Advisory & Governance - Provide expert guidance on cloud security best practices; support design authority forums and ensure compliance with security frameworks. Stakeholder Engagement - Partner with architects, engineering teams, and senior stakeholders to align on security strategy and solutions. Reporting & Improvement - Deliver clear security posture reporting, track risks, and contribute to continuous improvement of security practices. Strong experience in application transformation (re-platform, re-architect, re-factor) Deep knowledge of cloud security (Azure), security frameworks, and enterprise architecture Proven track record in security architecture reviews and risk assessments Choosing your next role takes careful consideration. I'm here to help you take your career forward, so if you'd like to know more about this role, or just want a confidential catch-up about what you're looking for, feel free to reach out in the details below. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk
Role Title: Principal Consultant - Software Safety and Assurance Location: Remote Working with visits to client sites Package: 75,000 - 85,000 + Pension + Generous Holiday Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent Security Clearance: UK National (Must be eligible for SC/DV clearance) About the Role We are recruiting a Principal Consultant in Software Safety and Programmable Product Assurance on behalf of a leading engineering and safety consultancy. This high-impact role provides strategic technical leadership and authoritative consultancy across safety-critical aerospace, defence, and high-integrity programmes. You will lead the assessment and assurance of software, complex electronic hardware, and programmable products, acting as a trusted adviser to regulators, clients, Design Organisations, and prime contractors. Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership: Serve as the Subject Matter Expert for software and programmable elements assurance across civil, military, and regulated defence programmes. Assurance Strategies: Define, own, and execute proportionate assurance plans, assessment criteria, and regulatory engagement strategies. Lifecycle & Evidence Review: Lead independent assessments of software/hardware plans, architecture, design, verification, source code, and certification data. Safety Integration: Review and influence systems safety assessment reports, hazard logs, FMEA/FTA, and safety cases to confirm programmable element risks are appropriately controlled. Stakeholder Engagement: Formulate clear, defensible technical position papers and recommendations to resolve deficiencies and mitigate certification risk. Team Mentorship: Lead multidisciplinary work packages, mentor consultants, and support bid/account development. Key Requirements & Experience Essential Technical Capability Standards Expertise: In-depth knowledge of RTCA DO-178C / EUROCAE ED-12C (Software) and RTCA DO-254 / EUROCAE ED-80 (Hardware). Systems & Safety Frameworks: Solid understanding of SAE ARP4754A and SAE ARP4761, including their interfaces with programmable elements assurance. Safety & Hazard Assessment: Proven experience evaluating FHA, PSSA, SSA, FMEA, FTA, or common cause analysis. Lifecycle Assessment: Ability to evaluate requirements-based testing, structural coverage, model-based development, formal methods, tool qualification, or multicore processing. Qualifications & Experience Education: Degree (or equivalent practical experience) in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics, Systems Engineering, or Aerospace. Background: Substantial experience delivering software safety or programmable-elements assurance within aerospace, defence, or high-integrity regulated sectors. Vetting & Citizenship: Must be a UK Citizen eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC minimum, DV desirable) due to specific client-side UK Eyes Only / 5EYES security caveats. Desirable Chartered Engineer (CEng) or Chartered IT Professional (CITP) status. Knowledge of broader safety standards (e.g., DEF STAN 00-, IEC 61508, ISO 26262). Why Apply? Flexible Working: Fully supported remote working setup with client site visits as required. Competitive Package: Excellent base salary ( 75k- 85k), comprehensive pension plan, and generous holiday allowance. Services advertised by Gold Group are those of an Agency and/or an Employment Business. We will contact you within the next 14 days if you are selected for interview. For a copy of our privacy policy please visit our website.
Aug 23, 2026
Full time
Role Title: Principal Consultant - Software Safety and Assurance Location: Remote Working with visits to client sites Package: 75,000 - 85,000 + Pension + Generous Holiday Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent Security Clearance: UK National (Must be eligible for SC/DV clearance) About the Role We are recruiting a Principal Consultant in Software Safety and Programmable Product Assurance on behalf of a leading engineering and safety consultancy. This high-impact role provides strategic technical leadership and authoritative consultancy across safety-critical aerospace, defence, and high-integrity programmes. You will lead the assessment and assurance of software, complex electronic hardware, and programmable products, acting as a trusted adviser to regulators, clients, Design Organisations, and prime contractors. Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership: Serve as the Subject Matter Expert for software and programmable elements assurance across civil, military, and regulated defence programmes. Assurance Strategies: Define, own, and execute proportionate assurance plans, assessment criteria, and regulatory engagement strategies. Lifecycle & Evidence Review: Lead independent assessments of software/hardware plans, architecture, design, verification, source code, and certification data. Safety Integration: Review and influence systems safety assessment reports, hazard logs, FMEA/FTA, and safety cases to confirm programmable element risks are appropriately controlled. Stakeholder Engagement: Formulate clear, defensible technical position papers and recommendations to resolve deficiencies and mitigate certification risk. Team Mentorship: Lead multidisciplinary work packages, mentor consultants, and support bid/account development. Key Requirements & Experience Essential Technical Capability Standards Expertise: In-depth knowledge of RTCA DO-178C / EUROCAE ED-12C (Software) and RTCA DO-254 / EUROCAE ED-80 (Hardware). Systems & Safety Frameworks: Solid understanding of SAE ARP4754A and SAE ARP4761, including their interfaces with programmable elements assurance. Safety & Hazard Assessment: Proven experience evaluating FHA, PSSA, SSA, FMEA, FTA, or common cause analysis. Lifecycle Assessment: Ability to evaluate requirements-based testing, structural coverage, model-based development, formal methods, tool qualification, or multicore processing. Qualifications & Experience Education: Degree (or equivalent practical experience) in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics, Systems Engineering, or Aerospace. Background: Substantial experience delivering software safety or programmable-elements assurance within aerospace, defence, or high-integrity regulated sectors. Vetting & Citizenship: Must be a UK Citizen eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC minimum, DV desirable) due to specific client-side UK Eyes Only / 5EYES security caveats. Desirable Chartered Engineer (CEng) or Chartered IT Professional (CITP) status. Knowledge of broader safety standards (e.g., DEF STAN 00-, IEC 61508, ISO 26262). Why Apply? Flexible Working: Fully supported remote working setup with client site visits as required. Competitive Package: Excellent base salary ( 75k- 85k), comprehensive pension plan, and generous holiday allowance. Services advertised by Gold Group are those of an Agency and/or an Employment Business. We will contact you within the next 14 days if you are selected for interview. For a copy of our privacy policy please visit our website.
About the Role: Grade Level (for internal use): 15 The Team: The Enterprise Solutions Technology division includes workflow solutions across Lending, Reg & Compliance, Global Markets and Software business. Enterprise Solutions provides industry leading set of integrated tools, solutions and data services that help our clients make efficient investment decisions, operate with greater efficiency, and provide transparency across their business and to their key stakeholders. Responsibilities and Impact: We are seeking a senior technology leader to partner closely with the Head of Technology for Enterprise Solutions in shaping the technology direction of a complex, regulated financial services estate. This is a hands on principal engineer and architect role, not a pure governance or advisory architecture function. The role exists to ensure technology strategy is grounded in engineering reality, deep domain understanding, and operational outcomes. You will work directly with the Head of Technology to shape and refine strategy, stress testing ideas against engineering, regulatory, and operational constraints. You will engage closely with senior engineering leaders, platform teams, and product partners to turn strategy into real designs that can be built and run. You will get involved early in complex or high risk initiatives and step in when it matters most, including during major incidents and recovery efforts. A key part of the role is knowing when to push forward, when to simplify, and when to slow down or stop. You will act as the engineering authority across Enterprise Solutions, leading primarily through influence rather than line management and the role carries broad responsibility for shaping architecture, design, and delivery decisions across multiple teams and domains. You will balance long term strategy with near term delivery constraints, operational resilience, and regulatory expectations, and represent the technology direction with clients and senior stakeholders, explaining design choices and trade offs clearly and credibly. Overall, this role strengthens the technology function by making strategy buildable, operable, and defensible. What We're Looking For: 25+ years of experience building and operating systems in tier 1 banks, capital markets infrastructure, or similarly regulated, high availability environments. Has owned or deeply influenced production systems under real load, is comfortable reading and writing code, and works effectively alongside senior engineers. Experienced in setting technology strategy and architecture for complex, regulated, data driven platforms, with strong experience in banking and financial services (public and private markets, syndicated lending, securities processing, counterparty and client lifecycle, regulatory reporting, or similar domains). Experienced in defining and owning multi year technology strategies and roadmaps, setting clear priorities and sequencing change based on business outcomes, regulatory needs, and engineering reality. Sets and governs reference architectures, design standards, and architectural guardrails, ensuring teams build in a consistent, scalable, and sustainable way. Strong understanding of how financial products, operational workflows, data, and controls work end to end, and uses that understanding to make sound system and platform design decisions. Has demonstrated strong judgment designing distributed, event driven, and data intensive systems, including how they scale, fail, recover, and isolate risk. Experienced with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and the trade offs around managed services, multi region and multi tenant designs, data residency, cost, performance, and resilience. Knowledge of advanced and new architectures and design paradigms (e.g. agent based systems, service abstractions, semantic data models, knowledge graphs, and where to apply or not). Experienced in ensuring AI enabled systems are explainable, auditable, and operationally safe, with clear judgment on when AI is appropriate versus deterministic or rules based approaches. Strong understanding of analytics and AI in production (e.g. data quality, anomaly detection, fraud/AML, workflow automation) and understands what it takes to run these reliably in regulated environments. Designs with security and controls built in, with a strong understanding of identity, data protection, failure containment, and regulatory risk. Acts as a coach and multiplier for senior engineers and architects, raising the bar through hands on problem solving, design reviews, and practical guidance rather than formal line management. Pragmatic, direct, and outcome focused. Leads through earned credibility and influence, is comfortable shaping decisions without authority, and communicates complex technical topics clearly to business, client, and regulatory audiences. Measures success by outcomes and evidence, not intent or presentation: technology strategy that translates into systems that work in production, reduce late stage surprises and repeat incidents, scale and recover as designed, and stand up to real operational and regulatory scrutiny. Equal Opportunity Employer S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment. If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person. US Candidates Only: Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal.
Aug 22, 2026
Full time
About the Role: Grade Level (for internal use): 15 The Team: The Enterprise Solutions Technology division includes workflow solutions across Lending, Reg & Compliance, Global Markets and Software business. Enterprise Solutions provides industry leading set of integrated tools, solutions and data services that help our clients make efficient investment decisions, operate with greater efficiency, and provide transparency across their business and to their key stakeholders. Responsibilities and Impact: We are seeking a senior technology leader to partner closely with the Head of Technology for Enterprise Solutions in shaping the technology direction of a complex, regulated financial services estate. This is a hands on principal engineer and architect role, not a pure governance or advisory architecture function. The role exists to ensure technology strategy is grounded in engineering reality, deep domain understanding, and operational outcomes. You will work directly with the Head of Technology to shape and refine strategy, stress testing ideas against engineering, regulatory, and operational constraints. You will engage closely with senior engineering leaders, platform teams, and product partners to turn strategy into real designs that can be built and run. You will get involved early in complex or high risk initiatives and step in when it matters most, including during major incidents and recovery efforts. A key part of the role is knowing when to push forward, when to simplify, and when to slow down or stop. You will act as the engineering authority across Enterprise Solutions, leading primarily through influence rather than line management and the role carries broad responsibility for shaping architecture, design, and delivery decisions across multiple teams and domains. You will balance long term strategy with near term delivery constraints, operational resilience, and regulatory expectations, and represent the technology direction with clients and senior stakeholders, explaining design choices and trade offs clearly and credibly. Overall, this role strengthens the technology function by making strategy buildable, operable, and defensible. What We're Looking For: 25+ years of experience building and operating systems in tier 1 banks, capital markets infrastructure, or similarly regulated, high availability environments. Has owned or deeply influenced production systems under real load, is comfortable reading and writing code, and works effectively alongside senior engineers. Experienced in setting technology strategy and architecture for complex, regulated, data driven platforms, with strong experience in banking and financial services (public and private markets, syndicated lending, securities processing, counterparty and client lifecycle, regulatory reporting, or similar domains). Experienced in defining and owning multi year technology strategies and roadmaps, setting clear priorities and sequencing change based on business outcomes, regulatory needs, and engineering reality. Sets and governs reference architectures, design standards, and architectural guardrails, ensuring teams build in a consistent, scalable, and sustainable way. Strong understanding of how financial products, operational workflows, data, and controls work end to end, and uses that understanding to make sound system and platform design decisions. Has demonstrated strong judgment designing distributed, event driven, and data intensive systems, including how they scale, fail, recover, and isolate risk. Experienced with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and the trade offs around managed services, multi region and multi tenant designs, data residency, cost, performance, and resilience. Knowledge of advanced and new architectures and design paradigms (e.g. agent based systems, service abstractions, semantic data models, knowledge graphs, and where to apply or not). Experienced in ensuring AI enabled systems are explainable, auditable, and operationally safe, with clear judgment on when AI is appropriate versus deterministic or rules based approaches. Strong understanding of analytics and AI in production (e.g. data quality, anomaly detection, fraud/AML, workflow automation) and understands what it takes to run these reliably in regulated environments. Designs with security and controls built in, with a strong understanding of identity, data protection, failure containment, and regulatory risk. Acts as a coach and multiplier for senior engineers and architects, raising the bar through hands on problem solving, design reviews, and practical guidance rather than formal line management. Pragmatic, direct, and outcome focused. Leads through earned credibility and influence, is comfortable shaping decisions without authority, and communicates complex technical topics clearly to business, client, and regulatory audiences. Measures success by outcomes and evidence, not intent or presentation: technology strategy that translates into systems that work in production, reduce late stage surprises and repeat incidents, scale and recover as designed, and stand up to real operational and regulatory scrutiny. Equal Opportunity Employer S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment. If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person. US Candidates Only: Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal.
Principal Contract Manager Department: Scheme Delivery Employment Type: Permanent Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom; Leeds, England, United Kingdom Reporting To: Head of Account & Program Management Description Contract type: Permanent Hours: 37.5 / week Vacancies: 3 Salary: circa £80,000 depending on experience Location: Birmingham or Leeds WFH policy: Employees are required to attend the office 2 days/week Flexible working: Variety of flexible work patterns subject to line manager discretion e.g. Compressed 9-day fortnight. Reports to: Head of Account & Contract Management Deadline Note: We reserve the right to close the advert before the advertised deadline if there are a high volume of applications. Role Summary: The Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) is a private limited company wholly owned by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (ESNZ). It plays a key role in transforming the UK's electricity system by helping to ensure future supply is secure, low carbon and affordable as the UK progresses towards Net Zero 2050. LCCC is the counterparty to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, through which low carbon generation is supported to compete with conventional fossil fuel generation. There are now over 500 CfDs in total, spanning technologies including offshore wind, onshore wind, solar and biomass conversion. LCCC also supports the Government's net zero ambitions by enabling and supporting tens of billions of pounds of investment in low carbon infrastructure. This is achieved through the development of contractual mechanisms that make First of a Kind (FOAK) projects investable. LCCC will be the counterparty to a growing range of new and bespoke schemes, including CCUS, Hydrogen, Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR), Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), Nuclear, and other government mandated programmes. It is responsible for ensuring these schemes are constructed and operated as intended, preserving value for government and maintaining investor confidence. Given that LCCC is a not for profit organisation, this is not a typical contract or commercial management role. Performance is not measured against a bottom line, but instead by two guiding principles: to maintain investors' confidence in the CfD and wider scheme portfolio, and to minimise cost to consumers whilst enabling the delivery of low carbon projects. Principal Contract Managers (PCMs) are senior specialist roles within the Scheme Delivery directorate, defined by subject matter expertise rather than line management. PCMs act as subject matter experts across project delivery, technical assessment and commercial domains, and are the go to authority for complex contractual, project development, technical and commercial matters across the portfolio. In addition to core contract management responsibilities, PCMs support the wider directorate with complex issues arising across the portfolio. They work as part of a wider PCM cohort with complementary specialisms, helping to upskill colleagues, strengthen corporate resilience, and maintain consistent professional standards. This supports two key outcomes: a professional and consistent approach to contract interpretation and delivery, and robust, defensible contractual decision making when assessing complex project risks. The scope of a PCM's work is fluid and determined by their specialism. Depending on their expertise and team needs, a PCM may focus on day to day management of a portfolio of CfDs, support the development of commercial and contractual architecture for new FOAK schemes, or undertake a combination of both. In all cases, PCMs support wider Scheme Delivery and LCCC initiatives and regularly engage with internal stakeholders such as Legal, Data & Analytics and Finance, as well as external stakeholders including DESNZ, DfT, Ofgem and EMRS. Key Responsibilities The role combines specialist leadership across Scheme Delivery with responsibility for managing an assigned contract portfolio. Serve as a subject matter expert across technical, project development, commercial and contractual matters, providing authoritative advice and supporting the resolution of complex issues across Scheme Delivery. Work with peers to maintain shared professional standards, quality assurance and consistent contract interpretation, while developing guidance, process maps, best practice and lessons learned to strengthen capability across the wider contract management cohort. Lead or support technical and project development assessments, including reviewing claims, providing challenge, and making or recommending decisions in line with the Delegated Authority Framework. Support the development of scheme design, contractual architecture and key decisions by preparing analysis and advice for government stakeholders, including DESNZ, DfT and other clients. Manage an assigned portfolio of contracts, including day to day relationship management, contract administration, communications, reporting, site visits, document management, and oversight of scheme specific workload and tasks. Own and manage technical, commercial and contractual processes and issues across the portfolio, applying judgement in line with LCCC guidance to identify risks, resolve issues, prevent disputes, and elevate concerns or improvement opportunities where appropriate. Work collaboratively with counterparties, internal teams and external advisers to support project delivery, contract compliance, and readiness for payment commencement under the relevant scheme arrangements. Monitor construction progress, compliance requirements and key portfolio risks, and provide high quality analysis, reporting and advice to government and internal stakeholders on issues affecting contracts, projects or wider Scheme Delivery activities. Skills Knowledge and Expertise Essential Technical / Engineering track: STEM related degree and professional accreditation such as Chartered Engineer (preferred), with around 6 years of relevant experience; or 10 years of demonstrable technical, engineering, project development or project management experience in technologies relevant to the portfolio. Commercial / Financial track: Professional qualification in finance, accounting or commercial law (for example ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CFA), or a degree in economics, law, finance or a related discipline, with around 6 years of relevant experience; or 10 years of demonstrable experience in a commercial or legal lead role relevant to the portfolio. Technical or commercial knowledge relevant to the specialism, for example renewable and low carbon technologies, energy infrastructure, project finance, or government supported schemes. Excellent contract management and interpretation experience, including at least two of the following: contract review and interpretation, negotiation, change management and administration, or claims and dispute management. Good understanding of relevant legal, regulatory, commercial and contract management issues, with the judgement to analyse complex issues, develop practical solutions, and maintain effective working relationships. Superb financial management capability, including cost assurance, financial reporting oversight, audit support, and working knowledge of commercial value mechanisms such as gainshare or return arrangements. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical, commercial and contractual issues clearly to different audiences. Desirable Experience in the UK energy sector, including power generation, low carbon infrastructure, energy regulation, or government sponsored scheme delivery, supported by a good understanding of the current UK energy policy and regulatory landscape. Knowledge of Contracts for Difference (CfD) and/or experience of project finance transactions or project management. Experience of designing or advising on business models, contractual mechanisms or commercial architecture for first of a kind (FOAK) or government mandated schemes. Demonstrable ability to build and manage effective stakeholder relationships across multiple parties. Employee Benefits Annual performance based bonus, up to 10% 25 days annual leave, plus eight bank holidays Up to 8% pension contribution Financial support and time off for study relevant to your role, plus a professional membership subscription Employee referral scheme (up to £1500), and colleague recognition scheme Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave and shared parental leave Free, confidential employee assistance, including financial management, family care, mental health, and on call GP service Three paid volunteering days a year Season ticket loan and cycle to work schemes Family savings on days out and English Heritage, gym discounts, cash back and discounts at selected retailers Employee resource groups
Aug 22, 2026
Full time
Principal Contract Manager Department: Scheme Delivery Employment Type: Permanent Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom; Leeds, England, United Kingdom Reporting To: Head of Account & Program Management Description Contract type: Permanent Hours: 37.5 / week Vacancies: 3 Salary: circa £80,000 depending on experience Location: Birmingham or Leeds WFH policy: Employees are required to attend the office 2 days/week Flexible working: Variety of flexible work patterns subject to line manager discretion e.g. Compressed 9-day fortnight. Reports to: Head of Account & Contract Management Deadline Note: We reserve the right to close the advert before the advertised deadline if there are a high volume of applications. Role Summary: The Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) is a private limited company wholly owned by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (ESNZ). It plays a key role in transforming the UK's electricity system by helping to ensure future supply is secure, low carbon and affordable as the UK progresses towards Net Zero 2050. LCCC is the counterparty to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, through which low carbon generation is supported to compete with conventional fossil fuel generation. There are now over 500 CfDs in total, spanning technologies including offshore wind, onshore wind, solar and biomass conversion. LCCC also supports the Government's net zero ambitions by enabling and supporting tens of billions of pounds of investment in low carbon infrastructure. This is achieved through the development of contractual mechanisms that make First of a Kind (FOAK) projects investable. LCCC will be the counterparty to a growing range of new and bespoke schemes, including CCUS, Hydrogen, Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR), Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), Nuclear, and other government mandated programmes. It is responsible for ensuring these schemes are constructed and operated as intended, preserving value for government and maintaining investor confidence. Given that LCCC is a not for profit organisation, this is not a typical contract or commercial management role. Performance is not measured against a bottom line, but instead by two guiding principles: to maintain investors' confidence in the CfD and wider scheme portfolio, and to minimise cost to consumers whilst enabling the delivery of low carbon projects. Principal Contract Managers (PCMs) are senior specialist roles within the Scheme Delivery directorate, defined by subject matter expertise rather than line management. PCMs act as subject matter experts across project delivery, technical assessment and commercial domains, and are the go to authority for complex contractual, project development, technical and commercial matters across the portfolio. In addition to core contract management responsibilities, PCMs support the wider directorate with complex issues arising across the portfolio. They work as part of a wider PCM cohort with complementary specialisms, helping to upskill colleagues, strengthen corporate resilience, and maintain consistent professional standards. This supports two key outcomes: a professional and consistent approach to contract interpretation and delivery, and robust, defensible contractual decision making when assessing complex project risks. The scope of a PCM's work is fluid and determined by their specialism. Depending on their expertise and team needs, a PCM may focus on day to day management of a portfolio of CfDs, support the development of commercial and contractual architecture for new FOAK schemes, or undertake a combination of both. In all cases, PCMs support wider Scheme Delivery and LCCC initiatives and regularly engage with internal stakeholders such as Legal, Data & Analytics and Finance, as well as external stakeholders including DESNZ, DfT, Ofgem and EMRS. Key Responsibilities The role combines specialist leadership across Scheme Delivery with responsibility for managing an assigned contract portfolio. Serve as a subject matter expert across technical, project development, commercial and contractual matters, providing authoritative advice and supporting the resolution of complex issues across Scheme Delivery. Work with peers to maintain shared professional standards, quality assurance and consistent contract interpretation, while developing guidance, process maps, best practice and lessons learned to strengthen capability across the wider contract management cohort. Lead or support technical and project development assessments, including reviewing claims, providing challenge, and making or recommending decisions in line with the Delegated Authority Framework. Support the development of scheme design, contractual architecture and key decisions by preparing analysis and advice for government stakeholders, including DESNZ, DfT and other clients. Manage an assigned portfolio of contracts, including day to day relationship management, contract administration, communications, reporting, site visits, document management, and oversight of scheme specific workload and tasks. Own and manage technical, commercial and contractual processes and issues across the portfolio, applying judgement in line with LCCC guidance to identify risks, resolve issues, prevent disputes, and elevate concerns or improvement opportunities where appropriate. Work collaboratively with counterparties, internal teams and external advisers to support project delivery, contract compliance, and readiness for payment commencement under the relevant scheme arrangements. Monitor construction progress, compliance requirements and key portfolio risks, and provide high quality analysis, reporting and advice to government and internal stakeholders on issues affecting contracts, projects or wider Scheme Delivery activities. Skills Knowledge and Expertise Essential Technical / Engineering track: STEM related degree and professional accreditation such as Chartered Engineer (preferred), with around 6 years of relevant experience; or 10 years of demonstrable technical, engineering, project development or project management experience in technologies relevant to the portfolio. Commercial / Financial track: Professional qualification in finance, accounting or commercial law (for example ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CFA), or a degree in economics, law, finance or a related discipline, with around 6 years of relevant experience; or 10 years of demonstrable experience in a commercial or legal lead role relevant to the portfolio. Technical or commercial knowledge relevant to the specialism, for example renewable and low carbon technologies, energy infrastructure, project finance, or government supported schemes. Excellent contract management and interpretation experience, including at least two of the following: contract review and interpretation, negotiation, change management and administration, or claims and dispute management. Good understanding of relevant legal, regulatory, commercial and contract management issues, with the judgement to analyse complex issues, develop practical solutions, and maintain effective working relationships. Superb financial management capability, including cost assurance, financial reporting oversight, audit support, and working knowledge of commercial value mechanisms such as gainshare or return arrangements. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical, commercial and contractual issues clearly to different audiences. Desirable Experience in the UK energy sector, including power generation, low carbon infrastructure, energy regulation, or government sponsored scheme delivery, supported by a good understanding of the current UK energy policy and regulatory landscape. Knowledge of Contracts for Difference (CfD) and/or experience of project finance transactions or project management. Experience of designing or advising on business models, contractual mechanisms or commercial architecture for first of a kind (FOAK) or government mandated schemes. Demonstrable ability to build and manage effective stakeholder relationships across multiple parties. Employee Benefits Annual performance based bonus, up to 10% 25 days annual leave, plus eight bank holidays Up to 8% pension contribution Financial support and time off for study relevant to your role, plus a professional membership subscription Employee referral scheme (up to £1500), and colleague recognition scheme Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave and shared parental leave Free, confidential employee assistance, including financial management, family care, mental health, and on call GP service Three paid volunteering days a year Season ticket loan and cycle to work schemes Family savings on days out and English Heritage, gym discounts, cash back and discounts at selected retailers Employee resource groups
Low Carbon Contracts Company
Birmingham, Staffordshire
Principal Contract Manager Department: Scheme Delivery Employment Type: Permanent Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom; Leeds, England, United Kingdom Reporting To: Head of Account & Program Management Description Contract type: Permanent Hours: 37.5 / week Vacancies: 3 Salary: circa £80,000 depending on experience Location: Birmingham or Leeds WFH policy: Employees are required to attend the office 2 days/week Flexible working: Variety of flexible work patterns subject to line manager discretion e.g. Compressed 9-day fortnight. Reports to: Head of Account & Contract Management Deadline Note: We reserve the right to close the advert before the advertised deadline if there are a high volume of applications. Role Summary: The Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) is a private limited company wholly owned by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (ESNZ). It plays a key role in transforming the UK's electricity system by helping to ensure future supply is secure, low carbon and affordable as the UK progresses towards Net Zero 2050. LCCC is the counterparty to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, through which low carbon generation is supported to compete with conventional fossil fuel generation. There are now over 500 CfDs in total, spanning technologies including offshore wind, onshore wind, solar and biomass conversion. LCCC also supports the Government's net zero ambitions by enabling and supporting tens of billions of pounds of investment in low carbon infrastructure. This is achieved through the development of contractual mechanisms that make First of a Kind (FOAK) projects investable. LCCC will be the counterparty to a growing range of new and bespoke schemes, including CCUS, Hydrogen, Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR), Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), Nuclear, and other government mandated programmes. It is responsible for ensuring these schemes are constructed and operated as intended, preserving value for government and maintaining investor confidence. Given that LCCC is a not for profit organisation, this is not a typical contract or commercial management role. Performance is not measured against a bottom line, but instead by two guiding principles: to maintain investors' confidence in the CfD and wider scheme portfolio, and to minimise cost to consumers whilst enabling the delivery of low carbon projects. Principal Contract Managers (PCMs) are senior specialist roles within the Scheme Delivery directorate, defined by subject matter expertise rather than line management. PCMs act as subject matter experts across project delivery, technical assessment and commercial domains, and are the go to authority for complex contractual, project development, technical and commercial matters across the portfolio. In addition to core contract management responsibilities, PCMs support the wider directorate with complex issues arising across the portfolio. They work as part of a wider PCM cohort with complementary specialisms, helping to upskill colleagues, strengthen corporate resilience, and maintain consistent professional standards. This supports two key outcomes: a professional and consistent approach to contract interpretation and delivery, and robust, defensible contractual decision making when assessing complex project risks. The scope of a PCM's work is fluid and determined by their specialism. Depending on their expertise and team needs, a PCM may focus on day to day management of a portfolio of CfDs, support the development of commercial and contractual architecture for new FOAK schemes, or undertake a combination of both. In all cases, PCMs support wider Scheme Delivery and LCCC initiatives and regularly engage with internal stakeholders such as Legal, Data & Analytics and Finance, as well as external stakeholders including DESNZ, DfT, Ofgem and EMRS. Key Responsibilities The role combines specialist leadership across Scheme Delivery with responsibility for managing an assigned contract portfolio. Serve as a subject matter expert across technical, project development, commercial and contractual matters, providing authoritative advice and supporting the resolution of complex issues across Scheme Delivery. Work with peers to maintain shared professional standards, quality assurance and consistent contract interpretation, while developing guidance, process maps, best practice and lessons learned to strengthen capability across the wider contract management cohort. Lead or support technical and project development assessments, including reviewing claims, providing challenge, and making or recommending decisions in line with the Delegated Authority Framework. Support the development of scheme design, contractual architecture and key decisions by preparing analysis and advice for government stakeholders, including DESNZ, DfT and other clients. Manage an assigned portfolio of contracts, including day to day relationship management, contract administration, communications, reporting, site visits, document management, and oversight of scheme specific workload and tasks. Own and manage technical, commercial and contractual processes and issues across the portfolio, applying judgement in line with LCCC guidance to identify risks, resolve issues, prevent disputes, and elevate concerns or improvement opportunities where appropriate. Work collaboratively with counterparties, internal teams and external advisers to support project delivery, contract compliance, and readiness for payment commencement under the relevant scheme arrangements. Monitor construction progress, compliance requirements and key portfolio risks, and provide high quality analysis, reporting and advice to government and internal stakeholders on issues affecting contracts, projects or wider Scheme Delivery activities. Skills Knowledge and Expertise Essential Technical / Engineering track: STEM related degree and professional accreditation such as Chartered Engineer (preferred), with around 6 years of relevant experience; or 10 years of demonstrable technical, engineering, project development or project management experience in technologies relevant to the portfolio. Commercial / Financial track: Professional qualification in finance, accounting or commercial law (for example ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CFA), or a degree in economics, law, finance or a related discipline, with around 6 years of relevant experience; or 10 years of demonstrable experience in a commercial or legal lead role relevant to the portfolio. Technical or commercial knowledge relevant to the specialism, for example renewable and low carbon technologies, energy infrastructure, project finance, or government supported schemes. Excellent contract management and interpretation experience, including at least two of the following: contract review and interpretation, negotiation, change management and administration, or claims and dispute management. Good understanding of relevant legal, regulatory, commercial and contract management issues, with the judgement to analyse complex issues, develop practical solutions, and maintain effective working relationships. Superb financial management capability, including cost assurance, financial reporting oversight, audit support, and working knowledge of commercial value mechanisms such as gainshare or return arrangements. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical, commercial and contractual issues clearly to different audiences. Desirable Experience in the UK energy sector, including power generation, low carbon infrastructure, energy regulation, or government sponsored scheme delivery, supported by a good understanding of the current UK energy policy and regulatory landscape. Knowledge of Contracts for Difference (CfD) and/or experience of project finance transactions or project management. Experience of designing or advising on business models, contractual mechanisms or commercial architecture for first of a kind (FOAK) or government mandated schemes. Demonstrable ability to build and manage effective stakeholder relationships across multiple parties. Employee Benefits Annual performance based bonus, up to 10% 25 days annual leave, plus eight bank holidays Up to 8% pension contribution Financial support and time off for study relevant to your role, plus a professional membership subscription Employee referral scheme (up to £1500), and colleague recognition scheme Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave and shared parental leave Free, confidential employee assistance, including financial management, family care, mental health, and on call GP service Three paid volunteering days a year Season ticket loan and cycle to work schemes Family savings on days out and English Heritage, gym discounts, cash back and discounts at selected retailers Employee resource groups
Aug 22, 2026
Full time
Principal Contract Manager Department: Scheme Delivery Employment Type: Permanent Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom; Leeds, England, United Kingdom Reporting To: Head of Account & Program Management Description Contract type: Permanent Hours: 37.5 / week Vacancies: 3 Salary: circa £80,000 depending on experience Location: Birmingham or Leeds WFH policy: Employees are required to attend the office 2 days/week Flexible working: Variety of flexible work patterns subject to line manager discretion e.g. Compressed 9-day fortnight. Reports to: Head of Account & Contract Management Deadline Note: We reserve the right to close the advert before the advertised deadline if there are a high volume of applications. Role Summary: The Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) is a private limited company wholly owned by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (ESNZ). It plays a key role in transforming the UK's electricity system by helping to ensure future supply is secure, low carbon and affordable as the UK progresses towards Net Zero 2050. LCCC is the counterparty to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, through which low carbon generation is supported to compete with conventional fossil fuel generation. There are now over 500 CfDs in total, spanning technologies including offshore wind, onshore wind, solar and biomass conversion. LCCC also supports the Government's net zero ambitions by enabling and supporting tens of billions of pounds of investment in low carbon infrastructure. This is achieved through the development of contractual mechanisms that make First of a Kind (FOAK) projects investable. LCCC will be the counterparty to a growing range of new and bespoke schemes, including CCUS, Hydrogen, Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR), Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), Nuclear, and other government mandated programmes. It is responsible for ensuring these schemes are constructed and operated as intended, preserving value for government and maintaining investor confidence. Given that LCCC is a not for profit organisation, this is not a typical contract or commercial management role. Performance is not measured against a bottom line, but instead by two guiding principles: to maintain investors' confidence in the CfD and wider scheme portfolio, and to minimise cost to consumers whilst enabling the delivery of low carbon projects. Principal Contract Managers (PCMs) are senior specialist roles within the Scheme Delivery directorate, defined by subject matter expertise rather than line management. PCMs act as subject matter experts across project delivery, technical assessment and commercial domains, and are the go to authority for complex contractual, project development, technical and commercial matters across the portfolio. In addition to core contract management responsibilities, PCMs support the wider directorate with complex issues arising across the portfolio. They work as part of a wider PCM cohort with complementary specialisms, helping to upskill colleagues, strengthen corporate resilience, and maintain consistent professional standards. This supports two key outcomes: a professional and consistent approach to contract interpretation and delivery, and robust, defensible contractual decision making when assessing complex project risks. The scope of a PCM's work is fluid and determined by their specialism. Depending on their expertise and team needs, a PCM may focus on day to day management of a portfolio of CfDs, support the development of commercial and contractual architecture for new FOAK schemes, or undertake a combination of both. In all cases, PCMs support wider Scheme Delivery and LCCC initiatives and regularly engage with internal stakeholders such as Legal, Data & Analytics and Finance, as well as external stakeholders including DESNZ, DfT, Ofgem and EMRS. Key Responsibilities The role combines specialist leadership across Scheme Delivery with responsibility for managing an assigned contract portfolio. Serve as a subject matter expert across technical, project development, commercial and contractual matters, providing authoritative advice and supporting the resolution of complex issues across Scheme Delivery. Work with peers to maintain shared professional standards, quality assurance and consistent contract interpretation, while developing guidance, process maps, best practice and lessons learned to strengthen capability across the wider contract management cohort. Lead or support technical and project development assessments, including reviewing claims, providing challenge, and making or recommending decisions in line with the Delegated Authority Framework. Support the development of scheme design, contractual architecture and key decisions by preparing analysis and advice for government stakeholders, including DESNZ, DfT and other clients. Manage an assigned portfolio of contracts, including day to day relationship management, contract administration, communications, reporting, site visits, document management, and oversight of scheme specific workload and tasks. Own and manage technical, commercial and contractual processes and issues across the portfolio, applying judgement in line with LCCC guidance to identify risks, resolve issues, prevent disputes, and elevate concerns or improvement opportunities where appropriate. Work collaboratively with counterparties, internal teams and external advisers to support project delivery, contract compliance, and readiness for payment commencement under the relevant scheme arrangements. Monitor construction progress, compliance requirements and key portfolio risks, and provide high quality analysis, reporting and advice to government and internal stakeholders on issues affecting contracts, projects or wider Scheme Delivery activities. Skills Knowledge and Expertise Essential Technical / Engineering track: STEM related degree and professional accreditation such as Chartered Engineer (preferred), with around 6 years of relevant experience; or 10 years of demonstrable technical, engineering, project development or project management experience in technologies relevant to the portfolio. Commercial / Financial track: Professional qualification in finance, accounting or commercial law (for example ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CFA), or a degree in economics, law, finance or a related discipline, with around 6 years of relevant experience; or 10 years of demonstrable experience in a commercial or legal lead role relevant to the portfolio. Technical or commercial knowledge relevant to the specialism, for example renewable and low carbon technologies, energy infrastructure, project finance, or government supported schemes. Excellent contract management and interpretation experience, including at least two of the following: contract review and interpretation, negotiation, change management and administration, or claims and dispute management. Good understanding of relevant legal, regulatory, commercial and contract management issues, with the judgement to analyse complex issues, develop practical solutions, and maintain effective working relationships. Superb financial management capability, including cost assurance, financial reporting oversight, audit support, and working knowledge of commercial value mechanisms such as gainshare or return arrangements. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical, commercial and contractual issues clearly to different audiences. Desirable Experience in the UK energy sector, including power generation, low carbon infrastructure, energy regulation, or government sponsored scheme delivery, supported by a good understanding of the current UK energy policy and regulatory landscape. Knowledge of Contracts for Difference (CfD) and/or experience of project finance transactions or project management. Experience of designing or advising on business models, contractual mechanisms or commercial architecture for first of a kind (FOAK) or government mandated schemes. Demonstrable ability to build and manage effective stakeholder relationships across multiple parties. Employee Benefits Annual performance based bonus, up to 10% 25 days annual leave, plus eight bank holidays Up to 8% pension contribution Financial support and time off for study relevant to your role, plus a professional membership subscription Employee referral scheme (up to £1500), and colleague recognition scheme Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave and shared parental leave Free, confidential employee assistance, including financial management, family care, mental health, and on call GP service Three paid volunteering days a year Season ticket loan and cycle to work schemes Family savings on days out and English Heritage, gym discounts, cash back and discounts at selected retailers Employee resource groups
Senior Architect - Email & Collaboration SecurityApplylocations: Great Britain - Londontime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R6496 Senior Solutions Architect - Email & Collaboration Security - London UK Why This Role Exists The Email & Collaboration Security (ECS) product line sits at the intersection of some of the most consequential challenges in enterprise security today: AI-augmented threats, sprawling collaboration surfaces, multi-cloud delivery complexity, and the expectation that detection and response capabilities keep pace with a threat landscape that does not wait.This architecture is not greenfield. It carries two decades of accumulated product decisions, integration contracts, and operational constraints. The right candidate understands why that history matters before proposing how to move beyond it. Reasoning about legacy shape and evolutionary trajectory simultaneously is not optional; it is the job.The successful candidate will serve as connective tissue across product management, engineering, and the broader Architecture Leadership Team - turning customer and business problems into coherent, deliverable technical direction, and owning the decisions that give ECS engineering teams a stable foundation to move fast with quality. AI-First Ways of Working Mimecast is an AI-first engineering organisation. This is not a cultural aspiration - it is an operating expectation. The person in this role is expected to use AI tools as a genuine, daily part of how they work: for design exploration and iteration, documentation, analysis, prototyping, and research synthesis.This means having a real, practised opinion on where AI tooling accelerates quality decisions and where it introduces risk. It also means designing systems that incorporate AI components thoughtfully: understanding the implications of LLM integration, agent boundaries, prompt and data-contract stability, and evaluation coverage for AI-driven features.Candidates who treat AI tooling as optional or experimental are not the right fit for this role. The expectation is fluency and daily practice, not passing familiarity. The ECS Domain ECS covers the following product and capability areas: Email threat detection and prevention Email security efficacy Collaboration security DMARC analyzer Data platform and observability Analysis and Response End user application integration Internal operations enablement What You Will Do Lead from Problem Space, Not Solution Space The role engages at the problem-framing stage, not after requirements have already hardened into tickets. This means facilitating workshops with PMs, UX, and engineers to surface real customer constraints and articulate what good looks like in business and user terms before any technical shape is proposed. Own Integration Contracts as Product Artefacts The durable interfaces - APIs, event contracts, data schemas - that connect ECS capabilities to the broader Mimecast platform are first-class artefacts owned by this role. They outlast individual features, and the coordination work that makes integrations actually land across teams and time is part of the remit. Build the Architectural Context Engineering Teams Operate Inside ADRs, service interaction patterns, NFR targets, and data contracts are not documentation - they are the substrate that lets engineering teams and AI-assisted development workflows make consistent decisions at scale. The artefacts produced in this role are clear, reasoned, and durable. Govern Without Blocking Governance is a mechanism for alignment and acceleration, not gatekeeping. Structure and discipline are introduced where they reduce risk or improve quality - and removed where ceremony adds cost without value. The role engages the Chief Architect early, pushes back constructively when platform standards do not fit the ECS context, and helps teams close decisions with conviction rather than endless review. Reason About Cost and Unit Economics Infrastructure choices are sized, cost trajectories modelled for new architecture work, and unexpected spend is flagged with a proposed remediation. The frame is cost per outcome - per protected mailbox, per remediated incident - not just monthly AWS spend. Communicate at Every Altitude A one-page decision record that lands with engineers, a solution brief that holds up under senior architecture review, a strategy narrative that resonates with product and commercial leadership - this role operates across all of those registers. Whiteboard sessions produce actual decisions, not just richer ambiguity. What You Will Bring Breadth Over Depth - and Knowing the Difference 10+ years building and operating production SaaS systems, with at least 3 years in a Solutions Architect, Principal Engineer, or equivalent role carrying product-shaping responsibility A genuinely broad architectural lens - thinking about system shape, data flows, and organisational constraints rather than reaching for the nearest deep technical rabbit hole Comfort operating across cloud-native patterns (AWS, Kafka, managed services, distributed event architectures) at high throughput - able to reason about trade-offs with confidence, without needing to be the most technically specialist person in the room Product Understanding - Not Just Technical Understanding Prior close collaboration with Product Managers and UX designers, with an understanding of jobs-to-be-done framing and a real opinion on what makes a product bet good - not just a technical bet Genuine customer orientation: asking what problem the customer has before asking how to build the feature Understanding of SaaS unit economics, the commercial implications of architectural choices, and how to reason about scale from a product perspective as well as a systems one The Right Mindset for Complex, Inherited Systems An understanding of what twenty years of software history means in a production system - no assumption of greenfield, and no treatment of legacy as only debt; it is accumulated context Structure and discipline as cognitive defaults, not imposed processes - thorough, well-reasoned artefacts, and a habit of leaving things clearer than they were found An ability to connect dots across a large picture with many moving parts, make a call, and communicate it clearly - rather than waiting for certainty that will not arrive Self-Direction and Strategic Initiative A proactive self-starter who identifies the right problems to work on without being told, and drives them to resolution Comfortable acting independently within a set of principles, while keeping the right stakeholders informed and in sync - not seeking permission, but maintaining alignment Thrives with ambiguity and treats it as a problem to be structured, not a reason to pause Learning Orientation - Not Encyclopaedic Knowledge Able to reach a solution even without all the knowledge in front of them - a problem-solver who knows how to navigate to an answer, not a mnemonic database AI tooling treated as a core capability multiplier, with a real daily practice in design work, documentation, research synthesis, and prototyping Stays ahead of where the market and the technology are going, and brings that signal back into product and architecture decisions Bonus Points Background in email security, threat detection, DLP, identity, or data platforms Familiarity with agentic AI, MCP (Model Context Protocol), or LLM application architecture Experience with eval design for AI features, product discovery practices, or data contract / data mesh approaches Exposure to M365 or GWS integration patterns, SMTP relay architecture, or cloud-native security SaaS What We Offer Impact : architecture decisions that protect millions of mailboxes and shape the technical direction of one of Mimecast's core product pillars Voice : a direct working relationship with the Chief Architect and a genuine say in technology direction - not an advisory lane Senior peers : a small, high-trust Architecture Leadership Team where everyone operates at a high level Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field - or equivalent demonstrable experience 10+ years of professional software engineering and architecture experience, with at least 3 years in a senior architecture or principal engineering role A track record of product-shaping responsibility, not just technical delivery Active, daily use of AI development tools in a professional setting - not experimentation, practice Mimecast is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. The base salary range for this position is £124,000 - £186,000 base + benefits. This reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for this position. This position may also be eligible for incentive plans and other related benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. These factors and individual capabilities will also determine the individual pay offered.
Aug 22, 2026
Full time
Senior Architect - Email & Collaboration SecurityApplylocations: Great Britain - Londontime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R6496 Senior Solutions Architect - Email & Collaboration Security - London UK Why This Role Exists The Email & Collaboration Security (ECS) product line sits at the intersection of some of the most consequential challenges in enterprise security today: AI-augmented threats, sprawling collaboration surfaces, multi-cloud delivery complexity, and the expectation that detection and response capabilities keep pace with a threat landscape that does not wait.This architecture is not greenfield. It carries two decades of accumulated product decisions, integration contracts, and operational constraints. The right candidate understands why that history matters before proposing how to move beyond it. Reasoning about legacy shape and evolutionary trajectory simultaneously is not optional; it is the job.The successful candidate will serve as connective tissue across product management, engineering, and the broader Architecture Leadership Team - turning customer and business problems into coherent, deliverable technical direction, and owning the decisions that give ECS engineering teams a stable foundation to move fast with quality. AI-First Ways of Working Mimecast is an AI-first engineering organisation. This is not a cultural aspiration - it is an operating expectation. The person in this role is expected to use AI tools as a genuine, daily part of how they work: for design exploration and iteration, documentation, analysis, prototyping, and research synthesis.This means having a real, practised opinion on where AI tooling accelerates quality decisions and where it introduces risk. It also means designing systems that incorporate AI components thoughtfully: understanding the implications of LLM integration, agent boundaries, prompt and data-contract stability, and evaluation coverage for AI-driven features.Candidates who treat AI tooling as optional or experimental are not the right fit for this role. The expectation is fluency and daily practice, not passing familiarity. The ECS Domain ECS covers the following product and capability areas: Email threat detection and prevention Email security efficacy Collaboration security DMARC analyzer Data platform and observability Analysis and Response End user application integration Internal operations enablement What You Will Do Lead from Problem Space, Not Solution Space The role engages at the problem-framing stage, not after requirements have already hardened into tickets. This means facilitating workshops with PMs, UX, and engineers to surface real customer constraints and articulate what good looks like in business and user terms before any technical shape is proposed. Own Integration Contracts as Product Artefacts The durable interfaces - APIs, event contracts, data schemas - that connect ECS capabilities to the broader Mimecast platform are first-class artefacts owned by this role. They outlast individual features, and the coordination work that makes integrations actually land across teams and time is part of the remit. Build the Architectural Context Engineering Teams Operate Inside ADRs, service interaction patterns, NFR targets, and data contracts are not documentation - they are the substrate that lets engineering teams and AI-assisted development workflows make consistent decisions at scale. The artefacts produced in this role are clear, reasoned, and durable. Govern Without Blocking Governance is a mechanism for alignment and acceleration, not gatekeeping. Structure and discipline are introduced where they reduce risk or improve quality - and removed where ceremony adds cost without value. The role engages the Chief Architect early, pushes back constructively when platform standards do not fit the ECS context, and helps teams close decisions with conviction rather than endless review. Reason About Cost and Unit Economics Infrastructure choices are sized, cost trajectories modelled for new architecture work, and unexpected spend is flagged with a proposed remediation. The frame is cost per outcome - per protected mailbox, per remediated incident - not just monthly AWS spend. Communicate at Every Altitude A one-page decision record that lands with engineers, a solution brief that holds up under senior architecture review, a strategy narrative that resonates with product and commercial leadership - this role operates across all of those registers. Whiteboard sessions produce actual decisions, not just richer ambiguity. What You Will Bring Breadth Over Depth - and Knowing the Difference 10+ years building and operating production SaaS systems, with at least 3 years in a Solutions Architect, Principal Engineer, or equivalent role carrying product-shaping responsibility A genuinely broad architectural lens - thinking about system shape, data flows, and organisational constraints rather than reaching for the nearest deep technical rabbit hole Comfort operating across cloud-native patterns (AWS, Kafka, managed services, distributed event architectures) at high throughput - able to reason about trade-offs with confidence, without needing to be the most technically specialist person in the room Product Understanding - Not Just Technical Understanding Prior close collaboration with Product Managers and UX designers, with an understanding of jobs-to-be-done framing and a real opinion on what makes a product bet good - not just a technical bet Genuine customer orientation: asking what problem the customer has before asking how to build the feature Understanding of SaaS unit economics, the commercial implications of architectural choices, and how to reason about scale from a product perspective as well as a systems one The Right Mindset for Complex, Inherited Systems An understanding of what twenty years of software history means in a production system - no assumption of greenfield, and no treatment of legacy as only debt; it is accumulated context Structure and discipline as cognitive defaults, not imposed processes - thorough, well-reasoned artefacts, and a habit of leaving things clearer than they were found An ability to connect dots across a large picture with many moving parts, make a call, and communicate it clearly - rather than waiting for certainty that will not arrive Self-Direction and Strategic Initiative A proactive self-starter who identifies the right problems to work on without being told, and drives them to resolution Comfortable acting independently within a set of principles, while keeping the right stakeholders informed and in sync - not seeking permission, but maintaining alignment Thrives with ambiguity and treats it as a problem to be structured, not a reason to pause Learning Orientation - Not Encyclopaedic Knowledge Able to reach a solution even without all the knowledge in front of them - a problem-solver who knows how to navigate to an answer, not a mnemonic database AI tooling treated as a core capability multiplier, with a real daily practice in design work, documentation, research synthesis, and prototyping Stays ahead of where the market and the technology are going, and brings that signal back into product and architecture decisions Bonus Points Background in email security, threat detection, DLP, identity, or data platforms Familiarity with agentic AI, MCP (Model Context Protocol), or LLM application architecture Experience with eval design for AI features, product discovery practices, or data contract / data mesh approaches Exposure to M365 or GWS integration patterns, SMTP relay architecture, or cloud-native security SaaS What We Offer Impact : architecture decisions that protect millions of mailboxes and shape the technical direction of one of Mimecast's core product pillars Voice : a direct working relationship with the Chief Architect and a genuine say in technology direction - not an advisory lane Senior peers : a small, high-trust Architecture Leadership Team where everyone operates at a high level Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field - or equivalent demonstrable experience 10+ years of professional software engineering and architecture experience, with at least 3 years in a senior architecture or principal engineering role A track record of product-shaping responsibility, not just technical delivery Active, daily use of AI development tools in a professional setting - not experimentation, practice Mimecast is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. The base salary range for this position is £124,000 - £186,000 base + benefits. This reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for this position. This position may also be eligible for incentive plans and other related benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. These factors and individual capabilities will also determine the individual pay offered.
Principal Contract Manager Department: Scheme Delivery Employment Type: Permanent Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom; Leeds, England, United Kingdom Reporting To: Head of Account & Program Management Description Contract type: Permanent Hours: 37.5 / week Vacancies: 3 Salary: circa £80,000 depending on experience Location: Birmingham or Leeds WFH policy: Employees are required to attend the office 2 days/week Flexible working: Variety of flexible work patterns subject to line manager discretion e.g. Compressed 9-day fortnight. Reports to: Head of Account & Contract Management Deadline Note: We reserve the right to close the advert before the advertised deadline if there are a high volume of applications. Role Summary: The Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) is a private limited company wholly owned by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (ESNZ). It plays a key role in transforming the UK's electricity system by helping to ensure future supply is secure, low carbon and affordable as the UK progresses towards Net Zero 2050. LCCC is the counterparty to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, through which low carbon generation is supported to compete with conventional fossil fuel generation. There are now over 500 CfDs in total, spanning technologies including offshore wind, onshore wind, solar and biomass conversion. LCCC also supports the Government's net zero ambitions by enabling and supporting tens of billions of pounds of investment in low carbon infrastructure. This is achieved through the development of contractual mechanisms that make First of a Kind (FOAK) projects investable. LCCC will be the counterparty to a growing range of new and bespoke schemes, including CCUS, Hydrogen, Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR), Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), Nuclear, and other government mandated programmes. It is responsible for ensuring these schemes are constructed and operated as intended, preserving value for government and maintaining investor confidence. Given that LCCC is a not for profit organisation, this is not a typical contract or commercial management role. Performance is not measured against a bottom line, but instead by two guiding principles: to maintain investors' confidence in the CfD and wider scheme portfolio, and to minimise cost to consumers whilst enabling the delivery of low carbon projects. Principal Contract Managers (PCMs) are senior specialist roles within the Scheme Delivery directorate, defined by subject matter expertise rather than line management. PCMs act as subject matter experts across project delivery, technical assessment and commercial domains, and are the go to authority for complex contractual, project development, technical and commercial matters across the portfolio. In addition to core contract management responsibilities, PCMs support the wider directorate with complex issues arising across the portfolio. They work as part of a wider PCM cohort with complementary specialisms, helping to upskill colleagues, strengthen corporate resilience, and maintain consistent professional standards. This supports two key outcomes: a professional and consistent approach to contract interpretation and delivery, and robust, defensible contractual decision making when assessing complex project risks. The scope of a PCM's work is fluid and determined by their specialism. Depending on their expertise and team needs, a PCM may focus on day to day management of a portfolio of CfDs, support the development of commercial and contractual architecture for new FOAK schemes, or undertake a combination of both. In all cases, PCMs support wider Scheme Delivery and LCCC initiatives and regularly engage with internal stakeholders such as Legal, Data & Analytics and Finance, as well as external stakeholders including DESNZ, DfT, Ofgem and EMRS. Key Responsibilities The role combines specialist leadership across Scheme Delivery with responsibility for managing an assigned contract portfolio. Serve as a subject matter expert across technical, project development, commercial and contractual matters, providing authoritative advice and supporting the resolution of complex issues across Scheme Delivery. Work with peers to maintain shared professional standards, quality assurance and consistent contract interpretation, while developing guidance, process maps, best practice and lessons learned to strengthen capability across the wider contract management cohort. Lead or support technical and project development assessments, including reviewing claims, providing challenge, and making or recommending decisions in line with the Delegated Authority Framework. Support the development of scheme design, contractual architecture and key decisions by preparing analysis and advice for government stakeholders, including DESNZ, DfT and other clients. Manage an assigned portfolio of contracts, including day to day relationship management, contract administration, communications, reporting, site visits, document management, and oversight of scheme specific workload and tasks. Own and manage technical, commercial and contractual processes and issues across the portfolio, applying judgement in line with LCCC guidance to identify risks, resolve issues, prevent disputes, and elevate concerns or improvement opportunities where appropriate. Work collaboratively with counterparties, internal teams and external advisers to support project delivery, contract compliance, and readiness for payment commencement under the relevant scheme arrangements. Monitor construction progress, compliance requirements and key portfolio risks, and provide high quality analysis, reporting and advice to government and internal stakeholders on issues affecting contracts, projects or wider Scheme Delivery activities. Skills Knowledge and Expertise Essential Technical / Engineering track: STEM related degree and professional accreditation such as Chartered Engineer (preferred), with around 6 years of relevant experience; or 10 years of demonstrable technical, engineering, project development or project management experience in technologies relevant to the portfolio. Commercial / Financial track: Professional qualification in finance, accounting or commercial law (for example ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CFA), or a degree in economics, law, finance or a related discipline, with around 6 years of relevant experience; or 10 years of demonstrable experience in a commercial or legal lead role relevant to the portfolio. Technical or commercial knowledge relevant to the specialism, for example renewable and low carbon technologies, energy infrastructure, project finance, or government supported schemes. Excellent contract management and interpretation experience, including at least two of the following: contract review and interpretation, negotiation, change management and administration, or claims and dispute management. Good understanding of relevant legal, regulatory, commercial and contract management issues, with the judgement to analyse complex issues, develop practical solutions, and maintain effective working relationships. Superb financial management capability, including cost assurance, financial reporting oversight, audit support, and working knowledge of commercial value mechanisms such as gainshare or return arrangements. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical, commercial and contractual issues clearly to different audiences. Desirable Experience in the UK energy sector, including power generation, low carbon infrastructure, energy regulation, or government sponsored scheme delivery, supported by a good understanding of the current UK energy policy and regulatory landscape. Knowledge of Contracts for Difference (CfD) and/or experience of project finance transactions or project management. Experience of designing or advising on business models, contractual mechanisms or commercial architecture for first of a kind (FOAK) or government mandated schemes. Demonstrable ability to build and manage effective stakeholder relationships across multiple parties. Employee Benefits Annual performance based bonus, up to 10% 25 days annual leave, plus eight bank holidays Up to 8% pension contribution Financial support and time off for study relevant to your role, plus a professional membership subscription Employee referral scheme (up to £1500), and colleague recognition scheme Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave and shared parental leave Free, confidential employee assistance, including financial management, family care, mental health, and on call GP service Three paid volunteering days a year Season ticket loan and cycle to work schemes Family savings on days out and English Heritage, gym discounts, cash back and discounts at selected retailers Employee resource groups
Aug 22, 2026
Full time
Principal Contract Manager Department: Scheme Delivery Employment Type: Permanent Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom; Leeds, England, United Kingdom Reporting To: Head of Account & Program Management Description Contract type: Permanent Hours: 37.5 / week Vacancies: 3 Salary: circa £80,000 depending on experience Location: Birmingham or Leeds WFH policy: Employees are required to attend the office 2 days/week Flexible working: Variety of flexible work patterns subject to line manager discretion e.g. Compressed 9-day fortnight. Reports to: Head of Account & Contract Management Deadline Note: We reserve the right to close the advert before the advertised deadline if there are a high volume of applications. Role Summary: The Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) is a private limited company wholly owned by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (ESNZ). It plays a key role in transforming the UK's electricity system by helping to ensure future supply is secure, low carbon and affordable as the UK progresses towards Net Zero 2050. LCCC is the counterparty to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, through which low carbon generation is supported to compete with conventional fossil fuel generation. There are now over 500 CfDs in total, spanning technologies including offshore wind, onshore wind, solar and biomass conversion. LCCC also supports the Government's net zero ambitions by enabling and supporting tens of billions of pounds of investment in low carbon infrastructure. This is achieved through the development of contractual mechanisms that make First of a Kind (FOAK) projects investable. LCCC will be the counterparty to a growing range of new and bespoke schemes, including CCUS, Hydrogen, Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR), Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), Nuclear, and other government mandated programmes. It is responsible for ensuring these schemes are constructed and operated as intended, preserving value for government and maintaining investor confidence. Given that LCCC is a not for profit organisation, this is not a typical contract or commercial management role. Performance is not measured against a bottom line, but instead by two guiding principles: to maintain investors' confidence in the CfD and wider scheme portfolio, and to minimise cost to consumers whilst enabling the delivery of low carbon projects. Principal Contract Managers (PCMs) are senior specialist roles within the Scheme Delivery directorate, defined by subject matter expertise rather than line management. PCMs act as subject matter experts across project delivery, technical assessment and commercial domains, and are the go to authority for complex contractual, project development, technical and commercial matters across the portfolio. In addition to core contract management responsibilities, PCMs support the wider directorate with complex issues arising across the portfolio. They work as part of a wider PCM cohort with complementary specialisms, helping to upskill colleagues, strengthen corporate resilience, and maintain consistent professional standards. This supports two key outcomes: a professional and consistent approach to contract interpretation and delivery, and robust, defensible contractual decision making when assessing complex project risks. The scope of a PCM's work is fluid and determined by their specialism. Depending on their expertise and team needs, a PCM may focus on day to day management of a portfolio of CfDs, support the development of commercial and contractual architecture for new FOAK schemes, or undertake a combination of both. In all cases, PCMs support wider Scheme Delivery and LCCC initiatives and regularly engage with internal stakeholders such as Legal, Data & Analytics and Finance, as well as external stakeholders including DESNZ, DfT, Ofgem and EMRS. Key Responsibilities The role combines specialist leadership across Scheme Delivery with responsibility for managing an assigned contract portfolio. Serve as a subject matter expert across technical, project development, commercial and contractual matters, providing authoritative advice and supporting the resolution of complex issues across Scheme Delivery. Work with peers to maintain shared professional standards, quality assurance and consistent contract interpretation, while developing guidance, process maps, best practice and lessons learned to strengthen capability across the wider contract management cohort. Lead or support technical and project development assessments, including reviewing claims, providing challenge, and making or recommending decisions in line with the Delegated Authority Framework. Support the development of scheme design, contractual architecture and key decisions by preparing analysis and advice for government stakeholders, including DESNZ, DfT and other clients. Manage an assigned portfolio of contracts, including day to day relationship management, contract administration, communications, reporting, site visits, document management, and oversight of scheme specific workload and tasks. Own and manage technical, commercial and contractual processes and issues across the portfolio, applying judgement in line with LCCC guidance to identify risks, resolve issues, prevent disputes, and elevate concerns or improvement opportunities where appropriate. Work collaboratively with counterparties, internal teams and external advisers to support project delivery, contract compliance, and readiness for payment commencement under the relevant scheme arrangements. Monitor construction progress, compliance requirements and key portfolio risks, and provide high quality analysis, reporting and advice to government and internal stakeholders on issues affecting contracts, projects or wider Scheme Delivery activities. Skills Knowledge and Expertise Essential Technical / Engineering track: STEM related degree and professional accreditation such as Chartered Engineer (preferred), with around 6 years of relevant experience; or 10 years of demonstrable technical, engineering, project development or project management experience in technologies relevant to the portfolio. Commercial / Financial track: Professional qualification in finance, accounting or commercial law (for example ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CFA), or a degree in economics, law, finance or a related discipline, with around 6 years of relevant experience; or 10 years of demonstrable experience in a commercial or legal lead role relevant to the portfolio. Technical or commercial knowledge relevant to the specialism, for example renewable and low carbon technologies, energy infrastructure, project finance, or government supported schemes. Excellent contract management and interpretation experience, including at least two of the following: contract review and interpretation, negotiation, change management and administration, or claims and dispute management. Good understanding of relevant legal, regulatory, commercial and contract management issues, with the judgement to analyse complex issues, develop practical solutions, and maintain effective working relationships. Superb financial management capability, including cost assurance, financial reporting oversight, audit support, and working knowledge of commercial value mechanisms such as gainshare or return arrangements. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical, commercial and contractual issues clearly to different audiences. Desirable Experience in the UK energy sector, including power generation, low carbon infrastructure, energy regulation, or government sponsored scheme delivery, supported by a good understanding of the current UK energy policy and regulatory landscape. Knowledge of Contracts for Difference (CfD) and/or experience of project finance transactions or project management. Experience of designing or advising on business models, contractual mechanisms or commercial architecture for first of a kind (FOAK) or government mandated schemes. Demonstrable ability to build and manage effective stakeholder relationships across multiple parties. Employee Benefits Annual performance based bonus, up to 10% 25 days annual leave, plus eight bank holidays Up to 8% pension contribution Financial support and time off for study relevant to your role, plus a professional membership subscription Employee referral scheme (up to £1500), and colleague recognition scheme Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave and shared parental leave Free, confidential employee assistance, including financial management, family care, mental health, and on call GP service Three paid volunteering days a year Season ticket loan and cycle to work schemes Family savings on days out and English Heritage, gym discounts, cash back and discounts at selected retailers Employee resource groups
Low Carbon Contracts Company
Birmingham, Staffordshire
Principal Contract Manager Department: Scheme Delivery Employment Type: Permanent Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom; Leeds, England, United Kingdom Reporting To: Head of Account & Program Management Description Contract type: Permanent Hours: 37.5 / week Vacancies: 3 Salary: circa £80,000 depending on experience Location: Birmingham or Leeds WFH policy: Employees are required to attend the office 2 days/week Flexible working: Variety of flexible work patterns subject to line manager discretion e.g. Compressed 9-day fortnight. Reports to: Head of Account & Contract Management Deadline Note: We reserve the right to close the advert before the advertised deadline if there are a high volume of applications. Role Summary: The Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) is a private limited company wholly owned by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (ESNZ). It plays a key role in transforming the UK's electricity system by helping to ensure future supply is secure, low carbon and affordable as the UK progresses towards Net Zero 2050. LCCC is the counterparty to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, through which low carbon generation is supported to compete with conventional fossil fuel generation. There are now over 500 CfDs in total, spanning technologies including offshore wind, onshore wind, solar and biomass conversion. LCCC also supports the Government's net zero ambitions by enabling and supporting tens of billions of pounds of investment in low carbon infrastructure. This is achieved through the development of contractual mechanisms that make First of a Kind (FOAK) projects investable. LCCC will be the counterparty to a growing range of new and bespoke schemes, including CCUS, Hydrogen, Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR), Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), Nuclear, and other government mandated programmes. It is responsible for ensuring these schemes are constructed and operated as intended, preserving value for government and maintaining investor confidence. Given that LCCC is a not for profit organisation, this is not a typical contract or commercial management role. Performance is not measured against a bottom line, but instead by two guiding principles: to maintain investors' confidence in the CfD and wider scheme portfolio, and to minimise cost to consumers whilst enabling the delivery of low carbon projects. Principal Contract Managers (PCMs) are senior specialist roles within the Scheme Delivery directorate, defined by subject matter expertise rather than line management. PCMs act as subject matter experts across project delivery, technical assessment and commercial domains, and are the go to authority for complex contractual, project development, technical and commercial matters across the portfolio. In addition to core contract management responsibilities, PCMs support the wider directorate with complex issues arising across the portfolio. They work as part of a wider PCM cohort with complementary specialisms, helping to upskill colleagues, strengthen corporate resilience, and maintain consistent professional standards. This supports two key outcomes: a professional and consistent approach to contract interpretation and delivery, and robust, defensible contractual decision making when assessing complex project risks. The scope of a PCM's work is fluid and determined by their specialism. Depending on their expertise and team needs, a PCM may focus on day to day management of a portfolio of CfDs, support the development of commercial and contractual architecture for new FOAK schemes, or undertake a combination of both. In all cases, PCMs support wider Scheme Delivery and LCCC initiatives and regularly engage with internal stakeholders such as Legal, Data & Analytics and Finance, as well as external stakeholders including DESNZ, DfT, Ofgem and EMRS. Key Responsibilities The role combines specialist leadership across Scheme Delivery with responsibility for managing an assigned contract portfolio. Serve as a subject matter expert across technical, project development, commercial and contractual matters, providing authoritative advice and supporting the resolution of complex issues across Scheme Delivery. Work with peers to maintain shared professional standards, quality assurance and consistent contract interpretation, while developing guidance, process maps, best practice and lessons learned to strengthen capability across the wider contract management cohort. Lead or support technical and project development assessments, including reviewing claims, providing challenge, and making or recommending decisions in line with the Delegated Authority Framework. Support the development of scheme design, contractual architecture and key decisions by preparing analysis and advice for government stakeholders, including DESNZ, DfT and other clients. Manage an assigned portfolio of contracts, including day to day relationship management, contract administration, communications, reporting, site visits, document management, and oversight of scheme specific workload and tasks. Own and manage technical, commercial and contractual processes and issues across the portfolio, applying judgement in line with LCCC guidance to identify risks, resolve issues, prevent disputes, and elevate concerns or improvement opportunities where appropriate. Work collaboratively with counterparties, internal teams and external advisers to support project delivery, contract compliance, and readiness for payment commencement under the relevant scheme arrangements. Monitor construction progress, compliance requirements and key portfolio risks, and provide high quality analysis, reporting and advice to government and internal stakeholders on issues affecting contracts, projects or wider Scheme Delivery activities. Skills Knowledge and Expertise Essential Technical / Engineering track: STEM related degree and professional accreditation such as Chartered Engineer (preferred), with around 6 years of relevant experience; or 10 years of demonstrable technical, engineering, project development or project management experience in technologies relevant to the portfolio. Commercial / Financial track: Professional qualification in finance, accounting or commercial law (for example ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CFA), or a degree in economics, law, finance or a related discipline, with around 6 years of relevant experience; or 10 years of demonstrable experience in a commercial or legal lead role relevant to the portfolio. Technical or commercial knowledge relevant to the specialism, for example renewable and low carbon technologies, energy infrastructure, project finance, or government supported schemes. Excellent contract management and interpretation experience, including at least two of the following: contract review and interpretation, negotiation, change management and administration, or claims and dispute management. Good understanding of relevant legal, regulatory, commercial and contract management issues, with the judgement to analyse complex issues, develop practical solutions, and maintain effective working relationships. Superb financial management capability, including cost assurance, financial reporting oversight, audit support, and working knowledge of commercial value mechanisms such as gainshare or return arrangements. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical, commercial and contractual issues clearly to different audiences. Desirable Experience in the UK energy sector, including power generation, low carbon infrastructure, energy regulation, or government sponsored scheme delivery, supported by a good understanding of the current UK energy policy and regulatory landscape. Knowledge of Contracts for Difference (CfD) and/or experience of project finance transactions or project management. Experience of designing or advising on business models, contractual mechanisms or commercial architecture for first of a kind (FOAK) or government mandated schemes. Demonstrable ability to build and manage effective stakeholder relationships across multiple parties. Employee Benefits Annual performance based bonus, up to 10% 25 days annual leave, plus eight bank holidays Up to 8% pension contribution Financial support and time off for study relevant to your role, plus a professional membership subscription Employee referral scheme (up to £1500), and colleague recognition scheme Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave and shared parental leave Free, confidential employee assistance, including financial management, family care, mental health, and on call GP service Three paid volunteering days a year Season ticket loan and cycle to work schemes Family savings on days out and English Heritage, gym discounts, cash back and discounts at selected retailers Employee resource groups
Aug 22, 2026
Full time
Principal Contract Manager Department: Scheme Delivery Employment Type: Permanent Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom; Leeds, England, United Kingdom Reporting To: Head of Account & Program Management Description Contract type: Permanent Hours: 37.5 / week Vacancies: 3 Salary: circa £80,000 depending on experience Location: Birmingham or Leeds WFH policy: Employees are required to attend the office 2 days/week Flexible working: Variety of flexible work patterns subject to line manager discretion e.g. Compressed 9-day fortnight. Reports to: Head of Account & Contract Management Deadline Note: We reserve the right to close the advert before the advertised deadline if there are a high volume of applications. Role Summary: The Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) is a private limited company wholly owned by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (ESNZ). It plays a key role in transforming the UK's electricity system by helping to ensure future supply is secure, low carbon and affordable as the UK progresses towards Net Zero 2050. LCCC is the counterparty to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, through which low carbon generation is supported to compete with conventional fossil fuel generation. There are now over 500 CfDs in total, spanning technologies including offshore wind, onshore wind, solar and biomass conversion. LCCC also supports the Government's net zero ambitions by enabling and supporting tens of billions of pounds of investment in low carbon infrastructure. This is achieved through the development of contractual mechanisms that make First of a Kind (FOAK) projects investable. LCCC will be the counterparty to a growing range of new and bespoke schemes, including CCUS, Hydrogen, Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR), Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), Nuclear, and other government mandated programmes. It is responsible for ensuring these schemes are constructed and operated as intended, preserving value for government and maintaining investor confidence. Given that LCCC is a not for profit organisation, this is not a typical contract or commercial management role. Performance is not measured against a bottom line, but instead by two guiding principles: to maintain investors' confidence in the CfD and wider scheme portfolio, and to minimise cost to consumers whilst enabling the delivery of low carbon projects. Principal Contract Managers (PCMs) are senior specialist roles within the Scheme Delivery directorate, defined by subject matter expertise rather than line management. PCMs act as subject matter experts across project delivery, technical assessment and commercial domains, and are the go to authority for complex contractual, project development, technical and commercial matters across the portfolio. In addition to core contract management responsibilities, PCMs support the wider directorate with complex issues arising across the portfolio. They work as part of a wider PCM cohort with complementary specialisms, helping to upskill colleagues, strengthen corporate resilience, and maintain consistent professional standards. This supports two key outcomes: a professional and consistent approach to contract interpretation and delivery, and robust, defensible contractual decision making when assessing complex project risks. The scope of a PCM's work is fluid and determined by their specialism. Depending on their expertise and team needs, a PCM may focus on day to day management of a portfolio of CfDs, support the development of commercial and contractual architecture for new FOAK schemes, or undertake a combination of both. In all cases, PCMs support wider Scheme Delivery and LCCC initiatives and regularly engage with internal stakeholders such as Legal, Data & Analytics and Finance, as well as external stakeholders including DESNZ, DfT, Ofgem and EMRS. Key Responsibilities The role combines specialist leadership across Scheme Delivery with responsibility for managing an assigned contract portfolio. Serve as a subject matter expert across technical, project development, commercial and contractual matters, providing authoritative advice and supporting the resolution of complex issues across Scheme Delivery. Work with peers to maintain shared professional standards, quality assurance and consistent contract interpretation, while developing guidance, process maps, best practice and lessons learned to strengthen capability across the wider contract management cohort. Lead or support technical and project development assessments, including reviewing claims, providing challenge, and making or recommending decisions in line with the Delegated Authority Framework. Support the development of scheme design, contractual architecture and key decisions by preparing analysis and advice for government stakeholders, including DESNZ, DfT and other clients. Manage an assigned portfolio of contracts, including day to day relationship management, contract administration, communications, reporting, site visits, document management, and oversight of scheme specific workload and tasks. Own and manage technical, commercial and contractual processes and issues across the portfolio, applying judgement in line with LCCC guidance to identify risks, resolve issues, prevent disputes, and elevate concerns or improvement opportunities where appropriate. Work collaboratively with counterparties, internal teams and external advisers to support project delivery, contract compliance, and readiness for payment commencement under the relevant scheme arrangements. Monitor construction progress, compliance requirements and key portfolio risks, and provide high quality analysis, reporting and advice to government and internal stakeholders on issues affecting contracts, projects or wider Scheme Delivery activities. Skills Knowledge and Expertise Essential Technical / Engineering track: STEM related degree and professional accreditation such as Chartered Engineer (preferred), with around 6 years of relevant experience; or 10 years of demonstrable technical, engineering, project development or project management experience in technologies relevant to the portfolio. Commercial / Financial track: Professional qualification in finance, accounting or commercial law (for example ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CFA), or a degree in economics, law, finance or a related discipline, with around 6 years of relevant experience; or 10 years of demonstrable experience in a commercial or legal lead role relevant to the portfolio. Technical or commercial knowledge relevant to the specialism, for example renewable and low carbon technologies, energy infrastructure, project finance, or government supported schemes. Excellent contract management and interpretation experience, including at least two of the following: contract review and interpretation, negotiation, change management and administration, or claims and dispute management. Good understanding of relevant legal, regulatory, commercial and contract management issues, with the judgement to analyse complex issues, develop practical solutions, and maintain effective working relationships. Superb financial management capability, including cost assurance, financial reporting oversight, audit support, and working knowledge of commercial value mechanisms such as gainshare or return arrangements. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical, commercial and contractual issues clearly to different audiences. Desirable Experience in the UK energy sector, including power generation, low carbon infrastructure, energy regulation, or government sponsored scheme delivery, supported by a good understanding of the current UK energy policy and regulatory landscape. Knowledge of Contracts for Difference (CfD) and/or experience of project finance transactions or project management. Experience of designing or advising on business models, contractual mechanisms or commercial architecture for first of a kind (FOAK) or government mandated schemes. Demonstrable ability to build and manage effective stakeholder relationships across multiple parties. Employee Benefits Annual performance based bonus, up to 10% 25 days annual leave, plus eight bank holidays Up to 8% pension contribution Financial support and time off for study relevant to your role, plus a professional membership subscription Employee referral scheme (up to £1500), and colleague recognition scheme Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave and shared parental leave Free, confidential employee assistance, including financial management, family care, mental health, and on call GP service Three paid volunteering days a year Season ticket loan and cycle to work schemes Family savings on days out and English Heritage, gym discounts, cash back and discounts at selected retailers Employee resource groups
Citi's COO Technology organization is building one of the most consequential AI platforms in global financial services - and this is the role that leads it. The Head of AI Solutions is a newly created, executive-level position with a clear mandate: architect a unified AI strategy, build a world class engineering team, and deliver production grade AI at scale across the operational nerve center of a global bank. This is not a coordination or advisory role. It is a builder's role - one with the budget, the mandate, and the organizational reach to make it real. Responsibilities AI Strategy & Platform Architecture Define and own the multi year AI strategy for the COO Technology portfolio; translate business intent into a concrete, milestone driven execution roadmap with measurable outcomes Develop architecture blueprints and end to end systems design for Generative AI and agentic workflows across diverse operational domains Build the shared AI platform - reusable models, tooling, guardrails, evaluation frameworks, and accelerators - that reduces duplication, lowers cost, and enables faster adoption across COO Establish and enforce engineering standards, architectural guardrails, and development patterns across all AI initiatives Define a rigorous total cost of ownership model for developing, deploying, and sustaining AI in production Identify and evaluate emerging GenAI technologies, foundation models, and agent frameworks - and make deliberate, defensible decisions on where to build, buy, or partner Production AI Delivery at Enterprise Scale Lead end to end delivery of AI solutions across high complexity, regulated operational environments - from architecture through production deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement Drive the agentic product development lifecycle: runtime harness design, evaluation frameworks, human in the loop workflows, feedback loops, and production readiness criteria Manage cross functional delivery spanning engineering, product, data, architecture, cyber, risk & compliance, and operations Proactively identify and resolve dependencies, critical path risks, and systemic delivery blockers; ensure on time, on budget execution Ensure all AI solutions meet production grade standards: stability, scalability, auditability, explainability, and regulatory compliance Executive Partnership & AI Governance Serve as the senior AI executive point of contact for COO function leads - partnering directly with the Heads of Core Operations Technology, Shared Services Technology, and Controls Technology Lead AI governance forums and Architecture Review Boards; establish clear decision rights and review cadences across the portfolio Translate complex technical realities into clear, compelling narratives for senior non technical audiences - including COO, CIO, and regulatory stakeholders Develop executive level communications - steering committee materials, portfolio dashboards, and milestone tracking - that improve decision velocity and reduce execution risk Ensure full adherence to Citi's internal policies, risk and control frameworks, model risk management (MRM) standards, and applicable regulatory requirements Building the AI Engineering Organization Build, structure, and lead a high performing AI engineering function aligned to COO's operational priorities - including team topology, operating model, and career pathways Foster a culture of technical excellence, intellectual curiosity, and pragmatic innovation: engineers who ship production solutions, not prototypes Own and manage the AI technology portfolio budget ( $200M), driving disciplined funding allocation, financial transparency, and cost to serve accountability Lead productivity and efficiency programs with measurable targets across cycle time, quality, throughput, and engineering leverage Define and optimize vendor and partner strategy, including strategic AI platform partnerships (e.g., Google, Anthropic), third party tooling, and outsourced delivery models Qualifications 15+ years of experience in Technology - Required: Generative AI & LLM Engineering: Deep, hands on expertise in large language models including model selection, fine tuning, prompt engineering, retrieval augmented generation (RAG), vector database design, and evaluation methodologies. You understand how models behave in production, not just in demos. Agentic Systems Design: Proven experience designing and deploying multi agent architectures and orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI); tool use patterns, human in the loop workflows, and agentic safety at enterprise scale. AI/ML Engineering & MLOps: Full AI/ML lifecycle ownership-training pipelines, model deployment, versioning, monitoring, drift detection, observability (e.g., Weights & Biases, Arize), and lifecycle management using platforms such as MLflow, Vertex AI, or SageMaker. Cloud AI Platforms: Demonstrated deployment of AI workloads on AWS, GCP, and/or Azure including managed ML services, scalable inference infrastructure, and vector stores. Programming & Frameworks: Strong Python proficiency; working knowledge of PyTorch or TensorFlow; applied experience with AI application frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, or equivalents). Enterprise AI Architecture: Designing AI systems for regulated production environments: data security, model explainability, audit logging, access controls, and integration with legacy systems. Leadership & Delivery - Required: 15+ years in technology, with a proven record of leading large scale engineering organizations through build out and transformation. 10+ years of management experience, including direct leadership of senior engineers and architects, and management of managers across global teams. Demonstrated delivery of enterprise AI solutions with realized measurable business outcomes - not just successful pilots or proofs of concept. Experience managing large, complex technology budgets ($50M+) with accountability for financial transparency and ROI. Track record of operating effectively in matrixed, cross functional organizations at the intersection of technology and operations. Domain & Contextual Knowledge - Strongly Preferred Deep familiarity with financial services operations and the regulatory landscape - particularly KYC/AML, fraud, reconciliations, and regulatory reporting. Strong understanding of model risk management (MRM) and what it takes to move AI from development to production under regulatory scrutiny. Experience engaging with strategic technology partners (cloud providers, AI platform companies) at an executive level. Leadership Profile You build platforms, not point solutions - you instinctively seek the reusable, the shared, the scalable. You are equally credible in a deep technical architecture review and a board level strategy discussion. You attract, develop, and retain strong technical talent - engineers want to work for you because they grow. You operate with clarity and urgency in ambiguous environments; complexity energizes rather than paralyzes you. You communicate with precision - you can make a complex AI architecture concept land with a CRO, a COO, and a principal engineer, and you do it differently for each. Education Bachelor's degree required; Master's in CS, AI/ML, or related field preferred. What Success Looks Like Establish the AI engineering team and operating model - hire and structure a high performing team with clear roles, responsibilities, and a strong culture. Deliver 3+ production grade agentic AI systems across priority COO domains, with measurable operational impact (cost, speed, quality, or risk reduction). Launch the shared AI platform - reusable RAG infrastructure, evaluation frameworks, and common tooling adopted across COO Technology. Define and align the multi year AI roadmap with COO function leads and the Head of COO Technology, with clear prioritization, milestones, and funding allocation. Establish AI governance - Architecture Review Boards, model risk processes, and compliance frameworks embedded in the delivery lifecycle. Why This Role Scale that is rare. You will build AI capabilities across one of the world's most operationally complex banking platforms - with direct, measurable impact on how trillions of dollars in transactions are processed, controlled, and reported daily. Greenfield mandate. The team, the platform, and the strategy are yours to define. You will set the architectural direction, the engineering culture, and the standards that govern AI across the COO portfolio. Uniquely hard problems. Banking operations at this scale generate AI challenges that simply do not exist elsewhere - legacy system integration, regulatory auditability requirements, multi jurisdictional data constraints, and the need for explainability in consequential decisions. If you want to solve problems that matter and that are genuinely difficult, this is the role. Executive visibility and sponsorship. This role has CIO and COO level visibility, a clear organizational mandate, and the budget to execute without delay. Strategic partnerships. Collaborate directly with Google, Anthropic, and leading cloud AI providers to design and deploy core platform capabilities at scale. Equal Employment Opportunity Citi is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer . click apply for full job details
Aug 22, 2026
Full time
Citi's COO Technology organization is building one of the most consequential AI platforms in global financial services - and this is the role that leads it. The Head of AI Solutions is a newly created, executive-level position with a clear mandate: architect a unified AI strategy, build a world class engineering team, and deliver production grade AI at scale across the operational nerve center of a global bank. This is not a coordination or advisory role. It is a builder's role - one with the budget, the mandate, and the organizational reach to make it real. Responsibilities AI Strategy & Platform Architecture Define and own the multi year AI strategy for the COO Technology portfolio; translate business intent into a concrete, milestone driven execution roadmap with measurable outcomes Develop architecture blueprints and end to end systems design for Generative AI and agentic workflows across diverse operational domains Build the shared AI platform - reusable models, tooling, guardrails, evaluation frameworks, and accelerators - that reduces duplication, lowers cost, and enables faster adoption across COO Establish and enforce engineering standards, architectural guardrails, and development patterns across all AI initiatives Define a rigorous total cost of ownership model for developing, deploying, and sustaining AI in production Identify and evaluate emerging GenAI technologies, foundation models, and agent frameworks - and make deliberate, defensible decisions on where to build, buy, or partner Production AI Delivery at Enterprise Scale Lead end to end delivery of AI solutions across high complexity, regulated operational environments - from architecture through production deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement Drive the agentic product development lifecycle: runtime harness design, evaluation frameworks, human in the loop workflows, feedback loops, and production readiness criteria Manage cross functional delivery spanning engineering, product, data, architecture, cyber, risk & compliance, and operations Proactively identify and resolve dependencies, critical path risks, and systemic delivery blockers; ensure on time, on budget execution Ensure all AI solutions meet production grade standards: stability, scalability, auditability, explainability, and regulatory compliance Executive Partnership & AI Governance Serve as the senior AI executive point of contact for COO function leads - partnering directly with the Heads of Core Operations Technology, Shared Services Technology, and Controls Technology Lead AI governance forums and Architecture Review Boards; establish clear decision rights and review cadences across the portfolio Translate complex technical realities into clear, compelling narratives for senior non technical audiences - including COO, CIO, and regulatory stakeholders Develop executive level communications - steering committee materials, portfolio dashboards, and milestone tracking - that improve decision velocity and reduce execution risk Ensure full adherence to Citi's internal policies, risk and control frameworks, model risk management (MRM) standards, and applicable regulatory requirements Building the AI Engineering Organization Build, structure, and lead a high performing AI engineering function aligned to COO's operational priorities - including team topology, operating model, and career pathways Foster a culture of technical excellence, intellectual curiosity, and pragmatic innovation: engineers who ship production solutions, not prototypes Own and manage the AI technology portfolio budget ( $200M), driving disciplined funding allocation, financial transparency, and cost to serve accountability Lead productivity and efficiency programs with measurable targets across cycle time, quality, throughput, and engineering leverage Define and optimize vendor and partner strategy, including strategic AI platform partnerships (e.g., Google, Anthropic), third party tooling, and outsourced delivery models Qualifications 15+ years of experience in Technology - Required: Generative AI & LLM Engineering: Deep, hands on expertise in large language models including model selection, fine tuning, prompt engineering, retrieval augmented generation (RAG), vector database design, and evaluation methodologies. You understand how models behave in production, not just in demos. Agentic Systems Design: Proven experience designing and deploying multi agent architectures and orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI); tool use patterns, human in the loop workflows, and agentic safety at enterprise scale. AI/ML Engineering & MLOps: Full AI/ML lifecycle ownership-training pipelines, model deployment, versioning, monitoring, drift detection, observability (e.g., Weights & Biases, Arize), and lifecycle management using platforms such as MLflow, Vertex AI, or SageMaker. Cloud AI Platforms: Demonstrated deployment of AI workloads on AWS, GCP, and/or Azure including managed ML services, scalable inference infrastructure, and vector stores. Programming & Frameworks: Strong Python proficiency; working knowledge of PyTorch or TensorFlow; applied experience with AI application frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, or equivalents). Enterprise AI Architecture: Designing AI systems for regulated production environments: data security, model explainability, audit logging, access controls, and integration with legacy systems. Leadership & Delivery - Required: 15+ years in technology, with a proven record of leading large scale engineering organizations through build out and transformation. 10+ years of management experience, including direct leadership of senior engineers and architects, and management of managers across global teams. Demonstrated delivery of enterprise AI solutions with realized measurable business outcomes - not just successful pilots or proofs of concept. Experience managing large, complex technology budgets ($50M+) with accountability for financial transparency and ROI. Track record of operating effectively in matrixed, cross functional organizations at the intersection of technology and operations. Domain & Contextual Knowledge - Strongly Preferred Deep familiarity with financial services operations and the regulatory landscape - particularly KYC/AML, fraud, reconciliations, and regulatory reporting. Strong understanding of model risk management (MRM) and what it takes to move AI from development to production under regulatory scrutiny. Experience engaging with strategic technology partners (cloud providers, AI platform companies) at an executive level. Leadership Profile You build platforms, not point solutions - you instinctively seek the reusable, the shared, the scalable. You are equally credible in a deep technical architecture review and a board level strategy discussion. You attract, develop, and retain strong technical talent - engineers want to work for you because they grow. You operate with clarity and urgency in ambiguous environments; complexity energizes rather than paralyzes you. You communicate with precision - you can make a complex AI architecture concept land with a CRO, a COO, and a principal engineer, and you do it differently for each. Education Bachelor's degree required; Master's in CS, AI/ML, or related field preferred. What Success Looks Like Establish the AI engineering team and operating model - hire and structure a high performing team with clear roles, responsibilities, and a strong culture. Deliver 3+ production grade agentic AI systems across priority COO domains, with measurable operational impact (cost, speed, quality, or risk reduction). Launch the shared AI platform - reusable RAG infrastructure, evaluation frameworks, and common tooling adopted across COO Technology. Define and align the multi year AI roadmap with COO function leads and the Head of COO Technology, with clear prioritization, milestones, and funding allocation. Establish AI governance - Architecture Review Boards, model risk processes, and compliance frameworks embedded in the delivery lifecycle. Why This Role Scale that is rare. You will build AI capabilities across one of the world's most operationally complex banking platforms - with direct, measurable impact on how trillions of dollars in transactions are processed, controlled, and reported daily. Greenfield mandate. The team, the platform, and the strategy are yours to define. You will set the architectural direction, the engineering culture, and the standards that govern AI across the COO portfolio. Uniquely hard problems. Banking operations at this scale generate AI challenges that simply do not exist elsewhere - legacy system integration, regulatory auditability requirements, multi jurisdictional data constraints, and the need for explainability in consequential decisions. If you want to solve problems that matter and that are genuinely difficult, this is the role. Executive visibility and sponsorship. This role has CIO and COO level visibility, a clear organizational mandate, and the budget to execute without delay. Strategic partnerships. Collaborate directly with Google, Anthropic, and leading cloud AI providers to design and deploy core platform capabilities at scale. Equal Employment Opportunity Citi is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer . click apply for full job details
Role Principal Consultant/SAP QM S/4 HANA Consultant Technology SAP QM, EWM S/4 HANA Location London, UK Roles and Responsibilities In the role of a Principal Consultant, you will anchor the engagement effort for assignments, all the way from business process consulting and problem definition to solution design, development and deployment. You will be pivotal to problem definition and discovery of the overall solution and guide teams on project processes, deliverables. As a thought leader in your domain, you will be the key advisor to architecture and design reviews. You will anchor business pursuit initiatives, client training, in-house capability building. You will have the opportunity to shape value-adding consulting solutions that enable our clients to meet the changing needs of the global landscape. Skills / Competencies - Essential SAP experience with strong expertise in SAP QM (S/4HANA preferred) Deep functional knowledge of inspection processing, batch management, quality notifications, and QM reporting Proven experience in end-to-end QM implementations and global rollouts Strong experience in global template governance and standardization Expertise in defining WRICEF objects and functional specifications Lead end-to-end design, configuration, and rollout of SAP S/4HANA QM processes including inspection planning, results recording, usage decision, and notifications Configure and optimize QM transactions (QA11, QA12, QA32, QA33) including selection screens, ALV layouts, and table controls Govern global QM template objects (quality score procedures, usage decision, follow-up actions, inventory postings, code groups) ensuring adherence to naming standards and rollout guidelines Design and manage batch-related quality processes including Quality Batch Status, expired batches, and alignment with stock types via enhancements and background jobs Define WRICEF requirements and provide functional specifications for QM developments (e.g., batch automation, job notifications, inspection lot controls) Drive data quality initiatives by identifying inconsistencies, defining validation logic, and enabling controlled correction/deletion mechanisms Define and validate QM reporting requirements (e.g., chain-of-custody tracking, event-based reporting with timestamps, user, and movement data) Define Fiori app requirements and ensure usability, performance, and adoption through optimized selection criteria Collaborate with security teams to ensure role-based access and resolve authorization issues Ensure compliance with global template standards (e.g., ASPIRE) and seamless integration with MM, PP, and SD Preferred Experience in Life science domain. SAP S/4 EWM technical knowhow - high level and roadmap knowledge Previous experience for working in Pharmaceutical vertical Multilingual proficiency but English is MUST Experience in regulated industries (e.g., pharma, life sciences) Exposure to LIMS or external quality systems Familiarity with SAP Fiori apps and UX design principles Knowledge of audit, compliance, and data governance frameworks Additional Skills Strong documentation skills: BBP, Functional Design Documents, SOPs, Training Material. Analytical and problem-solving mindset with structured defect and issue management. Presales and consulting mindset: Client advisory, value articulation, roadmap definition Familiarity with delivery tools such as Solution Manager, JIRA/ALM, ChaRM. Ability to operate effectively in matrixed, global delivery models. Personal High analytical skills A high degree of initiative and flexibility High customer orientation High quality awareness Excellent verbal and written communication skills Infosys is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Aug 22, 2026
Full time
Role Principal Consultant/SAP QM S/4 HANA Consultant Technology SAP QM, EWM S/4 HANA Location London, UK Roles and Responsibilities In the role of a Principal Consultant, you will anchor the engagement effort for assignments, all the way from business process consulting and problem definition to solution design, development and deployment. You will be pivotal to problem definition and discovery of the overall solution and guide teams on project processes, deliverables. As a thought leader in your domain, you will be the key advisor to architecture and design reviews. You will anchor business pursuit initiatives, client training, in-house capability building. You will have the opportunity to shape value-adding consulting solutions that enable our clients to meet the changing needs of the global landscape. Skills / Competencies - Essential SAP experience with strong expertise in SAP QM (S/4HANA preferred) Deep functional knowledge of inspection processing, batch management, quality notifications, and QM reporting Proven experience in end-to-end QM implementations and global rollouts Strong experience in global template governance and standardization Expertise in defining WRICEF objects and functional specifications Lead end-to-end design, configuration, and rollout of SAP S/4HANA QM processes including inspection planning, results recording, usage decision, and notifications Configure and optimize QM transactions (QA11, QA12, QA32, QA33) including selection screens, ALV layouts, and table controls Govern global QM template objects (quality score procedures, usage decision, follow-up actions, inventory postings, code groups) ensuring adherence to naming standards and rollout guidelines Design and manage batch-related quality processes including Quality Batch Status, expired batches, and alignment with stock types via enhancements and background jobs Define WRICEF requirements and provide functional specifications for QM developments (e.g., batch automation, job notifications, inspection lot controls) Drive data quality initiatives by identifying inconsistencies, defining validation logic, and enabling controlled correction/deletion mechanisms Define and validate QM reporting requirements (e.g., chain-of-custody tracking, event-based reporting with timestamps, user, and movement data) Define Fiori app requirements and ensure usability, performance, and adoption through optimized selection criteria Collaborate with security teams to ensure role-based access and resolve authorization issues Ensure compliance with global template standards (e.g., ASPIRE) and seamless integration with MM, PP, and SD Preferred Experience in Life science domain. SAP S/4 EWM technical knowhow - high level and roadmap knowledge Previous experience for working in Pharmaceutical vertical Multilingual proficiency but English is MUST Experience in regulated industries (e.g., pharma, life sciences) Exposure to LIMS or external quality systems Familiarity with SAP Fiori apps and UX design principles Knowledge of audit, compliance, and data governance frameworks Additional Skills Strong documentation skills: BBP, Functional Design Documents, SOPs, Training Material. Analytical and problem-solving mindset with structured defect and issue management. Presales and consulting mindset: Client advisory, value articulation, roadmap definition Familiarity with delivery tools such as Solution Manager, JIRA/ALM, ChaRM. Ability to operate effectively in matrixed, global delivery models. Personal High analytical skills A high degree of initiative and flexibility High customer orientation High quality awareness Excellent verbal and written communication skills Infosys is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Do you have experience in AI Security with hands-on experience securing AI, Generative AI, LLM or agent-based environments?If so, this could be an opportunity worth considering. This is a 6-month Inside IR35 contract role, offering a predominantly remote/hybrid working arrangement in London with a competitive day rate An opportunity has arisen for an AI Security Architect to join a well-established health research organisation and charity supporting large-scale medical research to improve disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment. You will design and implement security frameworks, controls and secure operating models that enable the safe deployment and use of AI solutions across complex business environments. This role focuses on AI security assessments, threat modelling, governance frameworks, security controls, secure integrations and identifying AI-specific security risks. Please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK, as visa sponsorship is not available. You will be responsible for Conducting security assessments of AI solutions, including threat modelling. Developing governance frameworks, security standards and best practice for AI adoption. Designing controls for identity, access management, auditability and human oversight. Supporting the implementation of security guardrails for AI, generative AI and agent-based systems. Defining secure integration patterns between AI platforms and enterprise systems. Identifying and mitigating AI-specific threats, including prompt injection, jailbreaks, data leakage, poisoning and model extraction/inversion. Collaborating with security, technology and business teams to balance innovation with security. Providing guidance and knowledge transfer on AI security principles and emerging risks. Producing clear documentation, standards and operational guidance. If you have the required experience, applications are welcomed from candidates with backgrounds including: AI Security Architect, AI Principal Security Architect, Security Architect, Lead Security Architect, Principal Security Architect, Senior Security Architect, Enterprise Security Architect, Principal Cloud Security Architect, Security Consultant What we are looking for Hands-on experience securing AI, Generative AI, LLM or agent-based environments in complex organisations. Strong understanding of AI technologies and their business application. Experience designing AI security controls, governance frameworks, secure workflows and integration patterns. Knowledge of AI threats and vulnerabilities, including prompt injection, jailbreaks, data leakage, poisoning and model extraction/inversion. Strong background in security architecture, IAM, Zero Trust, audit controls and secure integration. Experience in threat modelling and security reviews across complex environments. Practical, delivery-focused mindset with ability to enable innovation securely. Must have the right to work in the UK. Why consider this opportunity? 6-month contract Remote working with occasional London office visits Inside IR35 Opportunity to contribute to the safe adoption of AI technologies within a health research organisation. I mportant Information: We endeavour to process your personal data in a fair and transparent manner. In applying for this role, Additional Resources will be acting in your best interest and may contact you in relation to the role, either by email, phone or text message. For more information see our Privacy Policy on our website. It is important you are aware of your individual rights and the provisions the company has put in place to protect your data. If you would like further information on the policy or GDPR please contact us. Additional Resources Ltd is an Employment Business and an Employment Agency as defined within The Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.
Aug 21, 2026
Contractor
Do you have experience in AI Security with hands-on experience securing AI, Generative AI, LLM or agent-based environments?If so, this could be an opportunity worth considering. This is a 6-month Inside IR35 contract role, offering a predominantly remote/hybrid working arrangement in London with a competitive day rate An opportunity has arisen for an AI Security Architect to join a well-established health research organisation and charity supporting large-scale medical research to improve disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment. You will design and implement security frameworks, controls and secure operating models that enable the safe deployment and use of AI solutions across complex business environments. This role focuses on AI security assessments, threat modelling, governance frameworks, security controls, secure integrations and identifying AI-specific security risks. Please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK, as visa sponsorship is not available. You will be responsible for Conducting security assessments of AI solutions, including threat modelling. Developing governance frameworks, security standards and best practice for AI adoption. Designing controls for identity, access management, auditability and human oversight. Supporting the implementation of security guardrails for AI, generative AI and agent-based systems. Defining secure integration patterns between AI platforms and enterprise systems. Identifying and mitigating AI-specific threats, including prompt injection, jailbreaks, data leakage, poisoning and model extraction/inversion. Collaborating with security, technology and business teams to balance innovation with security. Providing guidance and knowledge transfer on AI security principles and emerging risks. Producing clear documentation, standards and operational guidance. If you have the required experience, applications are welcomed from candidates with backgrounds including: AI Security Architect, AI Principal Security Architect, Security Architect, Lead Security Architect, Principal Security Architect, Senior Security Architect, Enterprise Security Architect, Principal Cloud Security Architect, Security Consultant What we are looking for Hands-on experience securing AI, Generative AI, LLM or agent-based environments in complex organisations. Strong understanding of AI technologies and their business application. Experience designing AI security controls, governance frameworks, secure workflows and integration patterns. Knowledge of AI threats and vulnerabilities, including prompt injection, jailbreaks, data leakage, poisoning and model extraction/inversion. Strong background in security architecture, IAM, Zero Trust, audit controls and secure integration. Experience in threat modelling and security reviews across complex environments. Practical, delivery-focused mindset with ability to enable innovation securely. Must have the right to work in the UK. Why consider this opportunity? 6-month contract Remote working with occasional London office visits Inside IR35 Opportunity to contribute to the safe adoption of AI technologies within a health research organisation. I mportant Information: We endeavour to process your personal data in a fair and transparent manner. In applying for this role, Additional Resources will be acting in your best interest and may contact you in relation to the role, either by email, phone or text message. For more information see our Privacy Policy on our website. It is important you are aware of your individual rights and the provisions the company has put in place to protect your data. If you would like further information on the policy or GDPR please contact us. Additional Resources Ltd is an Employment Business and an Employment Agency as defined within The Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.
Principal Software Engineer Location: South Cambridgeshire Working Environment: Hybrid (3 days on-site per week) The company is a highly reputable technology firm operating at the bleeding edge of radar technology. To meet the demands of an exciting product roadmap, they are looking to bolster their software engineering team with the hire of a Principal Software Engineer. As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be working on the software that supports and controls these radars, with a focus on the design and architecture of complex data processing, distribution, and display systems. You will take ownership and steer the development of major new features and product developments, whilst leading by example and ensuring best practices are followed. Key Requirements: Experience of owning and technically leading projects delivering significant software developments. 10+ years of software development experience, primarily on Windows platforms. Excellent understanding and experience of object-oriented software design with C++. Effective at working directly with end customers & users. You should also have some of the following: Software based degree, or an engineering/science degree with software bias. Experience in the development of software for the security/defence sectors. Experience working with or knowledge of SQL databases. Knowledge and experience of effective UI design & UX best practice. Good understanding of real-time software design & development. Experience with embedded Linux and embedded software development.
Aug 21, 2026
Full time
Principal Software Engineer Location: South Cambridgeshire Working Environment: Hybrid (3 days on-site per week) The company is a highly reputable technology firm operating at the bleeding edge of radar technology. To meet the demands of an exciting product roadmap, they are looking to bolster their software engineering team with the hire of a Principal Software Engineer. As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be working on the software that supports and controls these radars, with a focus on the design and architecture of complex data processing, distribution, and display systems. You will take ownership and steer the development of major new features and product developments, whilst leading by example and ensuring best practices are followed. Key Requirements: Experience of owning and technically leading projects delivering significant software developments. 10+ years of software development experience, primarily on Windows platforms. Excellent understanding and experience of object-oriented software design with C++. Effective at working directly with end customers & users. You should also have some of the following: Software based degree, or an engineering/science degree with software bias. Experience in the development of software for the security/defence sectors. Experience working with or knowledge of SQL databases. Knowledge and experience of effective UI design & UX best practice. Good understanding of real-time software design & development. Experience with embedded Linux and embedded software development.
Zühlke, a global transformation partner, is seeking a Principal Consultant - Cloud & Engineering in Greater London to provide senior technical leadership across complex client engagements, shaping cloud adoption, optimisation and migration strategies. You will lead client sessions, guide architecture reviews, promote DevSecOps and responsible AI, mentor teams and ensure solutions meet performance, security and sustainability goals.
Aug 21, 2026
Full time
Zühlke, a global transformation partner, is seeking a Principal Consultant - Cloud & Engineering in Greater London to provide senior technical leadership across complex client engagements, shaping cloud adoption, optimisation and migration strategies. You will lead client sessions, guide architecture reviews, promote DevSecOps and responsible AI, mentor teams and ensure solutions meet performance, security and sustainability goals.
