Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd
Radstock, Somerset
Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS15 4JT Pay: Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Full time Disability Confident: No Closing Date: 01/02/2026 About this job Job Title: Cyber Security Officer Actual Annual Salary: £31,954 - £34,860 (CLF Grade D) Based on hours and working weeks Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Full-Time, 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, All year-round Additional role info: The primary location for this role is Digitech Studio School in Bristol, with regular travel to other academies as needed. Outside of these on-site responsibilities, the role offers flexibility to work remotely, supporting a balanced and adaptable working arrangement. Provisional Start Date: February/March 2026 Your opportunity to protect and empower digital education across our trust We are seeking a dedicated and proactive Cyber Security Officer to join our central IT team at Cabot Learning Federation. In this pivotal role, you will help safeguard the Trust's digital infrastructure and ensure a secure, resilient IT environment that supports thousands of learners and educators across our academies. This role sits within the CLF Central ICT Operations team and has a specific focus on cyber security across the entire Trust. While part of a collaborative team, the Cyber Security Officer will manage cyber security activities and safeguard our digital infrastructure, ensuring compliance with security standards and proactively mitigating risks. The ICT team supports multiple academies and central services, giving the successful candidate the opportunity to make a significant impact by strengthening resilience and protecting sensitive data across a large, diverse organisation. This is a unique role because it combines technical expertise with strategic input, working closely with senior leaders. The post holder will also contribute to trust-wide projects, security audits, and incident response, helping to shape the future of our digital security. By joining us, candidates will play a key part in protecting the integrity of systems that underpin teaching, learning, and operational excellence across the Federation. About you You will have: Strong technical knowledge of cyber security across networking, Windows domains, and cloud environments, including Active Directory, Office 365, PowerShell, SIEM platforms, and anti-malware systems. Experience supporting and maintaining security systems, conducting penetration tests, phishing simulations, and assisting with investigations. Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to advise stakeholders and provide clear guidance and training. A proactive and adaptable mindset, capable of managing conflicting priorities in a fast-paced, multi-site environment. A commitment to safeguarding, inclusion, and continuous improvement, with a focus on supporting education through secure and effective technology. Relevant qualifications, including a Level 4 Cyber Security Technical Professional qualification (or working towards), or equivalent experience. Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification prior to submitting an application. Why work in CLF's Central IT Team? responsible for delivering secure, reliable, and innovative technology solutions across the trust. You'll have the opportunity to shape cyber security practices, work with cutting-edge tools, and contribute to a mission-driven organisation that values digital safety in education. What we can offer you Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Generous annual leave. A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in role/wider trust development opportunities. Well being support through an Employee Assistance Programme. Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs. A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay. Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on site parking plus many more. Why work at CLF? We are a diverse and inclusive community of 36 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we're all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We're proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others. We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from under represented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part time and flexible working opportunities will be considered. What is a vacancy deadline? Recruitment timeline: Closing Date: 15 January .59pm Shortlisting: 16 January 2026 Interviews: 28 January 2026 For an informal discussion about the role/to find out more, please email CLFs Recruitment Team directly (details can be found on the 'Contact Us' page on CLFs main website, or in the 'Application Instructions' section when applying). As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form. Please note we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out. As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are dedicated to equity and inclusion and commit to interviewing applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. We aim to provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and support employees throughout their employment. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or require any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process please let us know how we can assist. Jobs are provided by the Find a Job Service from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS15 4JT Pay: Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Full time Disability Confident: No Closing Date: 01/02/2026 About this job Job Title: Cyber Security Officer Actual Annual Salary: £31,954 - £34,860 (CLF Grade D) Based on hours and working weeks Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Full-Time, 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, All year-round Additional role info: The primary location for this role is Digitech Studio School in Bristol, with regular travel to other academies as needed. Outside of these on-site responsibilities, the role offers flexibility to work remotely, supporting a balanced and adaptable working arrangement. Provisional Start Date: February/March 2026 Your opportunity to protect and empower digital education across our trust We are seeking a dedicated and proactive Cyber Security Officer to join our central IT team at Cabot Learning Federation. In this pivotal role, you will help safeguard the Trust's digital infrastructure and ensure a secure, resilient IT environment that supports thousands of learners and educators across our academies. This role sits within the CLF Central ICT Operations team and has a specific focus on cyber security across the entire Trust. While part of a collaborative team, the Cyber Security Officer will manage cyber security activities and safeguard our digital infrastructure, ensuring compliance with security standards and proactively mitigating risks. The ICT team supports multiple academies and central services, giving the successful candidate the opportunity to make a significant impact by strengthening resilience and protecting sensitive data across a large, diverse organisation. This is a unique role because it combines technical expertise with strategic input, working closely with senior leaders. The post holder will also contribute to trust-wide projects, security audits, and incident response, helping to shape the future of our digital security. By joining us, candidates will play a key part in protecting the integrity of systems that underpin teaching, learning, and operational excellence across the Federation. About you You will have: Strong technical knowledge of cyber security across networking, Windows domains, and cloud environments, including Active Directory, Office 365, PowerShell, SIEM platforms, and anti-malware systems. Experience supporting and maintaining security systems, conducting penetration tests, phishing simulations, and assisting with investigations. Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to advise stakeholders and provide clear guidance and training. A proactive and adaptable mindset, capable of managing conflicting priorities in a fast-paced, multi-site environment. A commitment to safeguarding, inclusion, and continuous improvement, with a focus on supporting education through secure and effective technology. Relevant qualifications, including a Level 4 Cyber Security Technical Professional qualification (or working towards), or equivalent experience. Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification prior to submitting an application. Why work in CLF's Central IT Team? responsible for delivering secure, reliable, and innovative technology solutions across the trust. You'll have the opportunity to shape cyber security practices, work with cutting-edge tools, and contribute to a mission-driven organisation that values digital safety in education. What we can offer you Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Generous annual leave. A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in role/wider trust development opportunities. Well being support through an Employee Assistance Programme. Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs. A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay. Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on site parking plus many more. Why work at CLF? We are a diverse and inclusive community of 36 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we're all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We're proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others. We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from under represented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part time and flexible working opportunities will be considered. What is a vacancy deadline? Recruitment timeline: Closing Date: 15 January .59pm Shortlisting: 16 January 2026 Interviews: 28 January 2026 For an informal discussion about the role/to find out more, please email CLFs Recruitment Team directly (details can be found on the 'Contact Us' page on CLFs main website, or in the 'Application Instructions' section when applying). As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form. Please note we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out. As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are dedicated to equity and inclusion and commit to interviewing applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. We aim to provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and support employees throughout their employment. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or require any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process please let us know how we can assist. Jobs are provided by the Find a Job Service from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
Astro Studios, Inc.
City, Bristol
The Distillery, Glassfields 1, 2 Avon Street, Bristol, BS2 0GR, United Kingdom, Bristol BS2 0GR, GB We're an innovation and transformation consultancy that believes in the power of ingenuity to build a positive-human future in a technology-driven world. Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking with breakthrough-technologies to progress further, faster. With a global network of FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 clients, we'll offer you unrivalled opportunities for growth and the freedom to excel. Combining strategies, technologies and innovation, we turn complexity to opportunity and deliver enduring results, enabling you to build a lasting career. Isn't it time you joined us? As a Principal GCP Data Engineer, you'll be a true subject matter expert in using the data processing and management capabilities of Google Cloud to develop data-driven solutions for our clients. You will typically lead a team or the solution delivery effort, demonstrating technical excellence through leading by example. You could be providing technical support, leading an engineering team or working across multiple teams as a subject matter expert who is critical to the success of a large programme of work. Your team members will look to you as a trusted expert and will expect you to define the end-to-end software development lifecycle in line with modern best practices. As part of your responsibilities, you will be expected to: Develop robust data processing jobs using tools such as Google Cloud Dataflow, Dataproc and BigQuery Design and deliver automated data pipelines that use orchestration tools such as Cloud Composer Design end-to-end solutions and contribute to architecture discussions beyond data processing Own the development process for your team, building strong principles and putting robust methods and patterns in place across architecture, scope, code quality and deployments. Shape team behaviour for writing specifications and acceptance criteria, estimating stories, sprint planning and documentation. Actively define and evolve PA's data engineering standards and practices, ensuring we maintain a shared, modern and robust approach. Lead and influence technical discussions with client stakeholders to achieve the collective buy-in required to be successful Coach and mentor team members, regardless of seniority, and work with them to build their expertise and understanding. Qualifications To be successful in this role, you will need to have: Experience delivering and deploying production-ready data processing solutions using BigQuery, Pub/Sub, Dataflow and Dataproc Experience developing end-to-end solutions using batch and streaming frameworks such as Apache Spark and Apache Beam. Expert understanding of when to use a range of data storage technologies including relational/non-relational, document, row-based/columnar data stores, data warehousing and data lakes. Expert understanding of data pipeline patterns and approaches such as event-driven architectures, ETL/ELT, stream processing and data visualisation. Experience working with business owners to translate business requirements into technical specifications and solution designs that satisfies the data requirements of the business. Experience working with metadata management products such as Cloud Data Catalog and Collibra and Data Governance tools like Dataplex Experience in developing solutions on GCP using cloud-native principles and patterns. Experience building data quality alerting and data quarantine solutions to ensure downstream datasets can be trusted. Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using techniques including as git code control/branching, automated tests and automated deployments. Comfortable working in an Agile team using Scrum or Kanban methodologies. In addition to the above, we would be thrilled if you also had: Experience of working on migrations of enterprise scale data platforms including Hadoop and traditional data warehouses An understanding of machine learning model development lifecycle, feature engineering, training and testing Good understanding or hands-on experience of Kafka Experience as a DBA or developer on RDBMS such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle or SQL Server Experience designing data applications to meet non-functional requirements such as performance and availability You are pragmatic and already understand that writing code is only part of what a data engineer does. You can clearly communicate with both clients and peers, describing technical issues and solutions in both written and meeting/workshop contexts. You are able to clearly explain technical concepts to non technical audiences at all levels of an organisation. You are able to influence and persuade senior and specialist client stakeholders, potentially across multiple organisational boundaries without direct authority. You are a confident problem solver and troubleshooter. You are confident and generous in sharing your specialist knowledge, ideas and solutions. You are constantly learning and able to make others better by consciously teaching and unconsciously inspiring. Additional information Benefits package at PA: Private medical insurance Interest free season ticket loan 25 days annual leave with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days Company pension scheme Annual performance-based bonus Life and Income protection insurance Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn, childcare benefits) Voluntary benefits (Dental, critical illness, spouse/partner life assurance) PA is committed to building an inclusive and supportive culture where diversity thrives, and all of our people can excel. We believe that greater diversity stimulates innovation, enabling us to fulfil our purpose of 'Bringing Ingenuity to Life', supporting the growth of our people, and delivering more enduring results for our clients.
The Distillery, Glassfields 1, 2 Avon Street, Bristol, BS2 0GR, United Kingdom, Bristol BS2 0GR, GB We're an innovation and transformation consultancy that believes in the power of ingenuity to build a positive-human future in a technology-driven world. Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking with breakthrough-technologies to progress further, faster. With a global network of FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 clients, we'll offer you unrivalled opportunities for growth and the freedom to excel. Combining strategies, technologies and innovation, we turn complexity to opportunity and deliver enduring results, enabling you to build a lasting career. Isn't it time you joined us? As a Principal GCP Data Engineer, you'll be a true subject matter expert in using the data processing and management capabilities of Google Cloud to develop data-driven solutions for our clients. You will typically lead a team or the solution delivery effort, demonstrating technical excellence through leading by example. You could be providing technical support, leading an engineering team or working across multiple teams as a subject matter expert who is critical to the success of a large programme of work. Your team members will look to you as a trusted expert and will expect you to define the end-to-end software development lifecycle in line with modern best practices. As part of your responsibilities, you will be expected to: Develop robust data processing jobs using tools such as Google Cloud Dataflow, Dataproc and BigQuery Design and deliver automated data pipelines that use orchestration tools such as Cloud Composer Design end-to-end solutions and contribute to architecture discussions beyond data processing Own the development process for your team, building strong principles and putting robust methods and patterns in place across architecture, scope, code quality and deployments. Shape team behaviour for writing specifications and acceptance criteria, estimating stories, sprint planning and documentation. Actively define and evolve PA's data engineering standards and practices, ensuring we maintain a shared, modern and robust approach. Lead and influence technical discussions with client stakeholders to achieve the collective buy-in required to be successful Coach and mentor team members, regardless of seniority, and work with them to build their expertise and understanding. Qualifications To be successful in this role, you will need to have: Experience delivering and deploying production-ready data processing solutions using BigQuery, Pub/Sub, Dataflow and Dataproc Experience developing end-to-end solutions using batch and streaming frameworks such as Apache Spark and Apache Beam. Expert understanding of when to use a range of data storage technologies including relational/non-relational, document, row-based/columnar data stores, data warehousing and data lakes. Expert understanding of data pipeline patterns and approaches such as event-driven architectures, ETL/ELT, stream processing and data visualisation. Experience working with business owners to translate business requirements into technical specifications and solution designs that satisfies the data requirements of the business. Experience working with metadata management products such as Cloud Data Catalog and Collibra and Data Governance tools like Dataplex Experience in developing solutions on GCP using cloud-native principles and patterns. Experience building data quality alerting and data quarantine solutions to ensure downstream datasets can be trusted. Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using techniques including as git code control/branching, automated tests and automated deployments. Comfortable working in an Agile team using Scrum or Kanban methodologies. In addition to the above, we would be thrilled if you also had: Experience of working on migrations of enterprise scale data platforms including Hadoop and traditional data warehouses An understanding of machine learning model development lifecycle, feature engineering, training and testing Good understanding or hands-on experience of Kafka Experience as a DBA or developer on RDBMS such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle or SQL Server Experience designing data applications to meet non-functional requirements such as performance and availability You are pragmatic and already understand that writing code is only part of what a data engineer does. You can clearly communicate with both clients and peers, describing technical issues and solutions in both written and meeting/workshop contexts. You are able to clearly explain technical concepts to non technical audiences at all levels of an organisation. You are able to influence and persuade senior and specialist client stakeholders, potentially across multiple organisational boundaries without direct authority. You are a confident problem solver and troubleshooter. You are confident and generous in sharing your specialist knowledge, ideas and solutions. You are constantly learning and able to make others better by consciously teaching and unconsciously inspiring. Additional information Benefits package at PA: Private medical insurance Interest free season ticket loan 25 days annual leave with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days Company pension scheme Annual performance-based bonus Life and Income protection insurance Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn, childcare benefits) Voluntary benefits (Dental, critical illness, spouse/partner life assurance) PA is committed to building an inclusive and supportive culture where diversity thrives, and all of our people can excel. We believe that greater diversity stimulates innovation, enabling us to fulfil our purpose of 'Bringing Ingenuity to Life', supporting the growth of our people, and delivering more enduring results for our clients.