"At Klipboard we've introduced a flexible hybrid work policy, where employees spend three days in the office and two days working from home. This approach promotes a balanced work environment that combines office collaboration with the comfort and convenience of remote work." Klipboard provides specialist software, services and support to deliver fully integrated trading and business management solutions to companies in the distributive trade - wherever they are in the world. With a unique depth of knowledge and experience in ERP/SaaS solutions, Klipboard has a wide range of clients includes wholesalers, distributors, merchants and retailers from small traders to multinational enterprises. Klipboard has offices in the UK, Ireland, The Netherlands, South Africa, Kenya and North America. Our mission is simple: to design and deliver high performance, integrated ERP solutions that enable our distributive trade customers to source effectively, stock efficiently, sell profitably and service competitively Klipboard is a global, growing business that embraces AI and emerging technologies to enhance customer outcomes, collaboration, and continuous improvement. We're looking for people who are curious about or fluid with AI, open to change, and excited to learn how technology can improve the way we work and help our customers which is always supported by strong human insight and communication. Klipboard is the leading, specialist supplier of fully integrated technology solutions and related services to niche vertical markets in the wholesale and retail distribution, logistics, Automotive sectors. A fast-paced PE backed organisation going through a period of strong growth and operational consolidation The Finance Business Partner acts as a strategic advisor to operational and commercial teams, using financial insight to influence decision-making and improve business performance. The role goes beyond traditional finance reporting by collaborating with allocated departments to ensure financial goals align with business strategy. Part of the Klipboard Finance Business Partnering team, this role will support the UK Rental, Automotive Catalogue & Data Solutions and Transport Management business units Key Responsibilities: The Finance Business Partner acts as a strategic advisor to business units, providing financial insights and analysis to support decision-making and drive business performance. This role bridges finance and operations, ensuring financial strategies align with business objectives. Business Partnering: Collaborate with department heads and senior managers to provide financial insights that guide decision-making. Financial Analysis: Analyze revenues, costs, and profitability to identify trends, risks, and opportunities. Ongoing review and evaluation of all reported KPI's to maintain relevance. Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead budgeting and forecasting processes; provide variance analysis and insights. Performance Management: Monitor KPIs, conduct variance analysis, and recommend actions to improve performance. Strategic Support: Develop financial models for long-term planning and assess viability of new initiatives. Cost Management: Work with managers to control costs and identify savings opportunities. Stakeholder Engagement: Present financial reports and insights to senior leadership in a clear, actionable manner. Process Improvement: Recommend and implement improvements to financial processes and reporting. Project Support: Provide financial input for projects, including cost-benefit analysis and post-implementation reviews. Skills, Knowledge and Experience: Essential Education: Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business; professional accounting qualification preferred. Experience: 7+ years in finance roles, with at least 3 years in business partnering. Technical Skills: Strong financial modelling, budgeting, and forecasting skills; proficiency in Excel and financial systems. Soft Skills: Excellent communication, stakeholder management, negotiation, and presentation skills. Ability to influence and drive change Commercial acumen Analytical thinking Strategic mindset Relationship building Adaptability in a fast-changing environment Equal Opportunities As a global company, we value and respect the diversity of our workforce, aiming to empower everyone to embrace each other's differences. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where diversity, equity, and inclusion are integral to our company and culture. We recognize the benefits of a diverse workforce, where creativity and valuing differences enable us all to thrive and sparks innovation. If you require any help, adjustments and/or support during the interview and offer process then please advise our TA or HR team. Research shows that women and other underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for a role unless they meet every listed requirement. However, we recognise that skills and experience come in many forms, and we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every criterion. If you are passionate about this role and believe you have the right mindset and transferrable skills, we would love to hear from you! To all recruitment agencies: Klipboard does not accept agency speculative resumes. At present we only accept CV's from Agencies on our PSL who have been assigned specific position/s. Please do not forward resumes to our careers site or direct to Klipboard employee as this does not constitute an introduction and Klipboard retrospectively will not be liable for any candidate ownership or fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Aug 24, 2026
Full time
"At Klipboard we've introduced a flexible hybrid work policy, where employees spend three days in the office and two days working from home. This approach promotes a balanced work environment that combines office collaboration with the comfort and convenience of remote work." Klipboard provides specialist software, services and support to deliver fully integrated trading and business management solutions to companies in the distributive trade - wherever they are in the world. With a unique depth of knowledge and experience in ERP/SaaS solutions, Klipboard has a wide range of clients includes wholesalers, distributors, merchants and retailers from small traders to multinational enterprises. Klipboard has offices in the UK, Ireland, The Netherlands, South Africa, Kenya and North America. Our mission is simple: to design and deliver high performance, integrated ERP solutions that enable our distributive trade customers to source effectively, stock efficiently, sell profitably and service competitively Klipboard is a global, growing business that embraces AI and emerging technologies to enhance customer outcomes, collaboration, and continuous improvement. We're looking for people who are curious about or fluid with AI, open to change, and excited to learn how technology can improve the way we work and help our customers which is always supported by strong human insight and communication. Klipboard is the leading, specialist supplier of fully integrated technology solutions and related services to niche vertical markets in the wholesale and retail distribution, logistics, Automotive sectors. A fast-paced PE backed organisation going through a period of strong growth and operational consolidation The Finance Business Partner acts as a strategic advisor to operational and commercial teams, using financial insight to influence decision-making and improve business performance. The role goes beyond traditional finance reporting by collaborating with allocated departments to ensure financial goals align with business strategy. Part of the Klipboard Finance Business Partnering team, this role will support the UK Rental, Automotive Catalogue & Data Solutions and Transport Management business units Key Responsibilities: The Finance Business Partner acts as a strategic advisor to business units, providing financial insights and analysis to support decision-making and drive business performance. This role bridges finance and operations, ensuring financial strategies align with business objectives. Business Partnering: Collaborate with department heads and senior managers to provide financial insights that guide decision-making. Financial Analysis: Analyze revenues, costs, and profitability to identify trends, risks, and opportunities. Ongoing review and evaluation of all reported KPI's to maintain relevance. Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead budgeting and forecasting processes; provide variance analysis and insights. Performance Management: Monitor KPIs, conduct variance analysis, and recommend actions to improve performance. Strategic Support: Develop financial models for long-term planning and assess viability of new initiatives. Cost Management: Work with managers to control costs and identify savings opportunities. Stakeholder Engagement: Present financial reports and insights to senior leadership in a clear, actionable manner. Process Improvement: Recommend and implement improvements to financial processes and reporting. Project Support: Provide financial input for projects, including cost-benefit analysis and post-implementation reviews. Skills, Knowledge and Experience: Essential Education: Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business; professional accounting qualification preferred. Experience: 7+ years in finance roles, with at least 3 years in business partnering. Technical Skills: Strong financial modelling, budgeting, and forecasting skills; proficiency in Excel and financial systems. Soft Skills: Excellent communication, stakeholder management, negotiation, and presentation skills. Ability to influence and drive change Commercial acumen Analytical thinking Strategic mindset Relationship building Adaptability in a fast-changing environment Equal Opportunities As a global company, we value and respect the diversity of our workforce, aiming to empower everyone to embrace each other's differences. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where diversity, equity, and inclusion are integral to our company and culture. We recognize the benefits of a diverse workforce, where creativity and valuing differences enable us all to thrive and sparks innovation. If you require any help, adjustments and/or support during the interview and offer process then please advise our TA or HR team. Research shows that women and other underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for a role unless they meet every listed requirement. However, we recognise that skills and experience come in many forms, and we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every criterion. If you are passionate about this role and believe you have the right mindset and transferrable skills, we would love to hear from you! To all recruitment agencies: Klipboard does not accept agency speculative resumes. At present we only accept CV's from Agencies on our PSL who have been assigned specific position/s. Please do not forward resumes to our careers site or direct to Klipboard employee as this does not constitute an introduction and Klipboard retrospectively will not be liable for any candidate ownership or fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Lead AI Engineer Leeds or Edinburgh 72,000 - 108,000 Your new role The Data, Technology and Innovation (DTI) division enables the group to be a digital-first, data-led smart regulator by delivering a secure, agile, and cost-effective technology and data ecosystem that drives better decisions, transparency, and operational efficiency. Working alongside the wider AI Programme (which will continue to oversee/coordinate AI activity across the group), the department will partner with business leads to shape and deliver work in priority areas - Authorisations, SPC, EMO and Anti Money Laundering. Responsibilities Standardise and advance reusable AI solution patterns and reference architectures, improving cross-team consistency and delivery quality to enable more reliable and scalable product development Establish end-to-end technical architectures for LLM-enabled systems, covering data pipelines, retrieval/RAG, prompt orchestration and agent workflows to support robust and effective AI implementation Analyse complex constraints across product, data, security, legal and operations, translating them into clear standards and recommendations to enable delivery of highly complex AI solutions Enhance CI/CD pipelines for AI systems, introducing automation, traceability and controlled release processes to ensure safe and repeatable deployments. Define monitoring, observability and operational strategies, improving visibility across quality, performance, safety, cost and reliability to support effective issue diagnosis and resolution Set standards for prompt engineering, evaluation and testing, enhancing solution quality and behavioural consistency to support teams in resolving complex model challenges Advance digital and data-driven methods by shaping organisational practices and innovation efforts that produce measurable improvements in performance and efficiency Collaborate with senior stakeholders to deliver analytics-led solutions, addressing regulatory challenges and generating organisational impact to contribute to improved decision-making and long-term economic outcomes Experience needed Extensive backend engineering experience building production services such as APIs and microservices with solid software engineering fundamentals combined with experience developing technical architecture and designs and taking them through enterprise review processes Experience delivering cloud solutions on AWS including deploying, operating and troubleshooting services in live environments Working knowledge of modern DevOps practices such as CI/CD, containerisation and monitoring with experience collaborating with engineers to deliver iteratively Solid backend engineering experience, with experience designing, building and running reliable services in production (performance, resilience and security) Direct experience building and operating solutions on AWS, including AWS AI services and the supporting platform services required for production delivery AI engineering experience delivering LLM-enabled systems using LLM APIs/Bedrock, including RAG architectures, vector databases and orchestration frameworks DevOps skills including CI/CD pipelines, containerisation and monitoring/observability, with experience defining release and operating practices for AI services Experience Leading Engineering teams: providing technical guidance, aligning on standards/patterns, and adapting plans to resolve delivery and operational challenges Demonstrable capability in prompt design and in setting evaluation/testing approaches for LLM solutions (quality, safety/guardrails and performance), including defining measurable success criteria Benefits 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays Hybrid model where employees work a minimum of 40% in the office each month (expectation of 50% for senior leaders). Non-contributory pension (8-12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary 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 (url removed)
Aug 24, 2026
Full time
Lead AI Engineer Leeds or Edinburgh 72,000 - 108,000 Your new role The Data, Technology and Innovation (DTI) division enables the group to be a digital-first, data-led smart regulator by delivering a secure, agile, and cost-effective technology and data ecosystem that drives better decisions, transparency, and operational efficiency. Working alongside the wider AI Programme (which will continue to oversee/coordinate AI activity across the group), the department will partner with business leads to shape and deliver work in priority areas - Authorisations, SPC, EMO and Anti Money Laundering. Responsibilities Standardise and advance reusable AI solution patterns and reference architectures, improving cross-team consistency and delivery quality to enable more reliable and scalable product development Establish end-to-end technical architectures for LLM-enabled systems, covering data pipelines, retrieval/RAG, prompt orchestration and agent workflows to support robust and effective AI implementation Analyse complex constraints across product, data, security, legal and operations, translating them into clear standards and recommendations to enable delivery of highly complex AI solutions Enhance CI/CD pipelines for AI systems, introducing automation, traceability and controlled release processes to ensure safe and repeatable deployments. Define monitoring, observability and operational strategies, improving visibility across quality, performance, safety, cost and reliability to support effective issue diagnosis and resolution Set standards for prompt engineering, evaluation and testing, enhancing solution quality and behavioural consistency to support teams in resolving complex model challenges Advance digital and data-driven methods by shaping organisational practices and innovation efforts that produce measurable improvements in performance and efficiency Collaborate with senior stakeholders to deliver analytics-led solutions, addressing regulatory challenges and generating organisational impact to contribute to improved decision-making and long-term economic outcomes Experience needed Extensive backend engineering experience building production services such as APIs and microservices with solid software engineering fundamentals combined with experience developing technical architecture and designs and taking them through enterprise review processes Experience delivering cloud solutions on AWS including deploying, operating and troubleshooting services in live environments Working knowledge of modern DevOps practices such as CI/CD, containerisation and monitoring with experience collaborating with engineers to deliver iteratively Solid backend engineering experience, with experience designing, building and running reliable services in production (performance, resilience and security) Direct experience building and operating solutions on AWS, including AWS AI services and the supporting platform services required for production delivery AI engineering experience delivering LLM-enabled systems using LLM APIs/Bedrock, including RAG architectures, vector databases and orchestration frameworks DevOps skills including CI/CD pipelines, containerisation and monitoring/observability, with experience defining release and operating practices for AI services Experience Leading Engineering teams: providing technical guidance, aligning on standards/patterns, and adapting plans to resolve delivery and operational challenges Demonstrable capability in prompt design and in setting evaluation/testing approaches for LLM solutions (quality, safety/guardrails and performance), including defining measurable success criteria Benefits 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays Hybrid model where employees work a minimum of 40% in the office each month (expectation of 50% for senior leaders). Non-contributory pension (8-12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary 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 (url removed)
Server Tooling and Orchestration Specialist 4-6 months Remote 610 per day inside IR35 - Umbrella only Active SC cleared or SC eligable The Server Tooling and Orchestration Specialist is responsible for the implementation, optimisation, and ongoing support of various infrastructure tooling and orchestration platforms. These platforms are used to deliver automated request fulfilment, event management and workflow automation across customer environments. The role provides technical ownership of runbooks and integrations with ServiceNow, SCOM, Active Directory, Azure AD / Entra ID and related enterprise platforms. Operating within a highly governed, ITIL-aligned service model, the post-holder ensures automation services are available, secure, compliant and delivered in line with agreed SLAs, change controls and operational standards. Key Responsibilities Administer, support and maintain assigned infrastructure tooling environments including Microsoft System Center Orchestrator Maintain the availability, health, performance and resilience of production and non-production SCORCH environments Support, troubleshoot and optimise SCORCH runbooks and PowerShell-based automation workflows used for request fulfilment and operational automation Diagnose and resolve failed automations, integration issues and workflow errors impacting business or operational services Manage integrations between SCORCH, ServiceNow, SCOM, Active Directory, Azure AD / Entra ID, Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams and other connected platforms Plan, schedule and control lifecycle activities including patching, upgrades, capacity management, release activity and platform maintenance Produce and maintain operational documentation, runbook guidance, knowledge articles and support procedures Investigate incidents and problems relating to automation services, supporting root cause analysis and service improvement activity Ensure all changes are delivered in accordance with agreed standards, security controls, customer processes and defined change windows Support service restoration and major incident activity where automation, monitoring or integration services are impacted Skills Required Strong hands-on experience administering, supporting and troubleshooting Microsoft System Center Orchestrator, ideally SCORCH 2022 or later Experience designing, maintaining, testing and deploying Orchestrator runbooks in enterprise environments Advanced PowerShell scripting experience, including automation using Active Directory, Exchange Online, Azure AD / Entra ID Experience integrating SCORCH with ServiceNow, including ITSM workflows, automated ticket creation, request fulfilment, REST API and OAuth-based integrations Knowledge of Microsoft SCOM integration, alert processing, event management workflows and monitoring-tool integration Microsoft SQL Server administration fundamentals relevant to Orchestrator databases and platform support Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, with the ability to diagnose complex automation, runbook, database and integration issues Experience supporting lifecycle activities such as patching, upgrades, resilience testing, capacity management and platform transitions Ability to understand automation logic, workflow design, runbook content and operational dependencies across large customer environments Experience working within an ITIL-based environment (Incident, Change, Problem, Release Management) with the ability to manage support queues and workload to meet SLA targets Strong communication, documentation and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to clearly explain technical issues and recommendations Proactive and self-motivated, with the ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks and issues Ability to remain calm and effective under pressure, particularly during critical situations Flexibility to support out-of-hours activities where required Desirable Experience with Kelverion Integration Packs, including ServiceNow REST, SQL Server, data manipulation, text manipulation and runbook management Experience supporting highly available SCORCH architectures, SQL Always-On Availability Groups, Hyper-V Replica or equivalent resilience technologies Experience with VMware PowerCLI, virtualisation platforms, hybrid Data Centre environments or wider infrastructure automation tooling Customer-facing experience with a strong focus on service delivery, operational ownership and stakeholder confidence Experience working within secure, regulated or highly governed customer environments Essential Criteria Must have, or be able to obtain SC clearance Experience supporting Microsoft SCORCH runbooks and automation services Runbook development, troubleshooting, PowerShell automation and lifecycle management. If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website.
Aug 22, 2026
Contractor
Server Tooling and Orchestration Specialist 4-6 months Remote 610 per day inside IR35 - Umbrella only Active SC cleared or SC eligable The Server Tooling and Orchestration Specialist is responsible for the implementation, optimisation, and ongoing support of various infrastructure tooling and orchestration platforms. These platforms are used to deliver automated request fulfilment, event management and workflow automation across customer environments. The role provides technical ownership of runbooks and integrations with ServiceNow, SCOM, Active Directory, Azure AD / Entra ID and related enterprise platforms. Operating within a highly governed, ITIL-aligned service model, the post-holder ensures automation services are available, secure, compliant and delivered in line with agreed SLAs, change controls and operational standards. Key Responsibilities Administer, support and maintain assigned infrastructure tooling environments including Microsoft System Center Orchestrator Maintain the availability, health, performance and resilience of production and non-production SCORCH environments Support, troubleshoot and optimise SCORCH runbooks and PowerShell-based automation workflows used for request fulfilment and operational automation Diagnose and resolve failed automations, integration issues and workflow errors impacting business or operational services Manage integrations between SCORCH, ServiceNow, SCOM, Active Directory, Azure AD / Entra ID, Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams and other connected platforms Plan, schedule and control lifecycle activities including patching, upgrades, capacity management, release activity and platform maintenance Produce and maintain operational documentation, runbook guidance, knowledge articles and support procedures Investigate incidents and problems relating to automation services, supporting root cause analysis and service improvement activity Ensure all changes are delivered in accordance with agreed standards, security controls, customer processes and defined change windows Support service restoration and major incident activity where automation, monitoring or integration services are impacted Skills Required Strong hands-on experience administering, supporting and troubleshooting Microsoft System Center Orchestrator, ideally SCORCH 2022 or later Experience designing, maintaining, testing and deploying Orchestrator runbooks in enterprise environments Advanced PowerShell scripting experience, including automation using Active Directory, Exchange Online, Azure AD / Entra ID Experience integrating SCORCH with ServiceNow, including ITSM workflows, automated ticket creation, request fulfilment, REST API and OAuth-based integrations Knowledge of Microsoft SCOM integration, alert processing, event management workflows and monitoring-tool integration Microsoft SQL Server administration fundamentals relevant to Orchestrator databases and platform support Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, with the ability to diagnose complex automation, runbook, database and integration issues Experience supporting lifecycle activities such as patching, upgrades, resilience testing, capacity management and platform transitions Ability to understand automation logic, workflow design, runbook content and operational dependencies across large customer environments Experience working within an ITIL-based environment (Incident, Change, Problem, Release Management) with the ability to manage support queues and workload to meet SLA targets Strong communication, documentation and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to clearly explain technical issues and recommendations Proactive and self-motivated, with the ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks and issues Ability to remain calm and effective under pressure, particularly during critical situations Flexibility to support out-of-hours activities where required Desirable Experience with Kelverion Integration Packs, including ServiceNow REST, SQL Server, data manipulation, text manipulation and runbook management Experience supporting highly available SCORCH architectures, SQL Always-On Availability Groups, Hyper-V Replica or equivalent resilience technologies Experience with VMware PowerCLI, virtualisation platforms, hybrid Data Centre environments or wider infrastructure automation tooling Customer-facing experience with a strong focus on service delivery, operational ownership and stakeholder confidence Experience working within secure, regulated or highly governed customer environments Essential Criteria Must have, or be able to obtain SC clearance Experience supporting Microsoft SCORCH runbooks and automation services Runbook development, troubleshooting, PowerShell automation and lifecycle management. If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website.
Job Description:DXC Technology is committed to building diverse, inclusive teams. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly encourage interest from women, underrepresented groups, and neurodivergent candidates. We offer reasonable adjustments throughout the hiring process and are dedicated to creating a supportive, accessible environment for everyone.OSM Migration Service LeadLocation: Farnborough (onsite 5 days per week)Due to the nature of the work and the customers we support, the successful candidate must be eligible to meet UK Government and contractual personnel security requirements, including the applicable residency requirements for the role, and have the right to work in the United Kingdom. Some roles may also be subject to nationality requirements where these are necessary to meet UK Government or contractual security obligations.The OSM Migration Service Lead is a senior technical leadership position responsible for designing, planning, executing and managing large-scale operational services migrations for defence and aerospace clients. You will lead cross-functional teams through complex infrastructure and application migrations, ensuring minimal business disruption whilst maintaining the highest standards of security, compliance and service continuity. This role requires exceptional technical expertise combined with strong programme management discipline and customer leadership.Key ResponsibilitiesMigration Programme LeadershipLead end-to-end planning, execution and management of complex operational services migrations across defence and aerospace environments.Develop comprehensive migration strategies, roadmaps and execution plans aligned with customer objectives and security requirements.Manage migration timelines, budgets, resources and risks, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery.Establish and maintain governance structures, including steering committees, workstreams and escalation protocols.Conduct thorough business impact assessments and define migration success criteria aligned to customer priorities.Serve as the primary point of contact between the customer and the service provider, ensuring alignment of IT services with business objectives and contractual obligations.Technical Architecture & DesignDesign target-state operational architectures incorporating modern IT infrastructure, cloud services and integrated systems.Evaluate migration approaches (phased, big-bang, hybrid) and recommend optimal strategies based on risk, timeline and cost factors.Ensure migrated services meet security requirements including MOD Classification Guides, ITAR and defence security standards.Lead technical design reviews and validation testing to ensure data integrity, system performance and operational readiness.Document architecture decisions, migration methodologies and operational procedures for knowledge transfer and continuity.Team & Resource ManagementLead, mentor and develop technical migration teams including engineers, architects, DBAs and infrastructure specialists.Manage resource allocation, onboarding of cleared personnel and coordination across multiple work streams.Engage third-party vendors and subcontractors, managing SLAs and quality deliverables.Foster a culture of accountability, technical excellence and continuous improvement within the migration team.Customer & Stakeholder ManagementServe as primary technical authority and trusted advisor to senior customer stakeholders throughout the migration lifecycle.Provide regular executive-level reporting on migration progress, risks, issues and resolutions.Manage customer expectations, communications and change management throughout the migration journey.Lead technical workshops, design sessions and validation activities with customer technical teams.Risk & Quality ManagementIdentify, assess and actively manage migration risks, developing mitigation strategies and contingency plans.Establish quality assurance frameworks, testing protocols and validation procedures to ensure customer satisfaction.Ensure compliance with security vetting requirements, personnel security policies and defence contractor obligations.Manage incidents, issues and change requests during migration phases, ensuring rapid resolution.Conduct post-migration reviews and lessons learned sessions to drive continuous improvement.Support audit and compliance activities, maintaining accurate records and evidence of service management actions.Service Transition & HandoverPlan and execute smooth transition to operational support, ensuring customer operations teams are fully prepared.Develop comprehensive operational documentation, runbooks and knowledge transfer materials.Lead training programmes for customer personnel on new systems, processes and operational procedures.Establish service level agreements (SLAs) and operational metrics for migrated services.What You'll BringExperience in IT operations, infrastructure migration or systems implementation.Previous background in leading large-scale migration programmes or technical projects (preferably £2m+ in value).Proven experience managing defence, aerospace or government technology programmes.Strong background in enterprise infrastructure including data centres, servers, storage, networking and virtualisation.Demonstrated experience with cloud migration (AWS, Azure, or private cloud) and hybrid infrastructure models.Track record of successful delivery of complex technical projects with multiple stakeholders and tight timelines.Technical KnowledgeDeep understanding of IT infrastructure architecture, capacity planning and performance optimisation.Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or equivalent) and hybrid deployment models.Experience with configuration management, automation tools and infrastructure-as-code practices.Understanding of database migration tools, methodologies and best practices.Knowledge of IT service management frameworks (ITIL, ITSM) and operational readiness processes.Proficiency with service management tools (ServiceNow).Familiarity with MOD security requirements, classification handling and defence contractor compliance frameworks.Programme & Project ManagementProficiency in formal project management methodologies (PRINCE2, PMI or equivalent).Strong experience with risk management, issue resolution and change control.Proven ability to develop business cases, secure funding and manage large budgets.Experience with migration planning tools and project management software (MS Project, Jira, ServiceNow or similar).Personal AttributesExceptional leadership capabilities with ability to motivate and develop technical teams.Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills - able to translate complex technical concepts for executive audiences.Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities with excellent attention to detail.Ability to work effectively in high-pressure environments and manage competing priorities.Demonstrated commitment to security-conscious behaviours and information protection.Customer-focused mindset with proven ability to build and maintain long-term client relationships.At DXC Technology, we believe strong connections and community are key to our success. Our work model prioritizes in-person collaboration while offering flexibility to support wellbeing, productivity, individual work styles, and life circumstances. We're committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.Recruitment fraud is a scheme in which fictitious job opportunities are offered to job seekers typically through online services, such as false websites, or through unsolicited emails claiming to be from the company. These emails may request recipients to provide personal information or to make payments as part of their illegitimate recruiting process. DXC does not make offers of employment via social media networks and DXC never asks for any money or payments from applicants at any point in the recruitment process, nor ask a job seeker to purchase IT or other equipment on our behalf. More information on employment scams is available here.
Aug 20, 2026
Full time
Job Description:DXC Technology is committed to building diverse, inclusive teams. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly encourage interest from women, underrepresented groups, and neurodivergent candidates. We offer reasonable adjustments throughout the hiring process and are dedicated to creating a supportive, accessible environment for everyone.OSM Migration Service LeadLocation: Farnborough (onsite 5 days per week)Due to the nature of the work and the customers we support, the successful candidate must be eligible to meet UK Government and contractual personnel security requirements, including the applicable residency requirements for the role, and have the right to work in the United Kingdom. Some roles may also be subject to nationality requirements where these are necessary to meet UK Government or contractual security obligations.The OSM Migration Service Lead is a senior technical leadership position responsible for designing, planning, executing and managing large-scale operational services migrations for defence and aerospace clients. You will lead cross-functional teams through complex infrastructure and application migrations, ensuring minimal business disruption whilst maintaining the highest standards of security, compliance and service continuity. This role requires exceptional technical expertise combined with strong programme management discipline and customer leadership.Key ResponsibilitiesMigration Programme LeadershipLead end-to-end planning, execution and management of complex operational services migrations across defence and aerospace environments.Develop comprehensive migration strategies, roadmaps and execution plans aligned with customer objectives and security requirements.Manage migration timelines, budgets, resources and risks, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery.Establish and maintain governance structures, including steering committees, workstreams and escalation protocols.Conduct thorough business impact assessments and define migration success criteria aligned to customer priorities.Serve as the primary point of contact between the customer and the service provider, ensuring alignment of IT services with business objectives and contractual obligations.Technical Architecture & DesignDesign target-state operational architectures incorporating modern IT infrastructure, cloud services and integrated systems.Evaluate migration approaches (phased, big-bang, hybrid) and recommend optimal strategies based on risk, timeline and cost factors.Ensure migrated services meet security requirements including MOD Classification Guides, ITAR and defence security standards.Lead technical design reviews and validation testing to ensure data integrity, system performance and operational readiness.Document architecture decisions, migration methodologies and operational procedures for knowledge transfer and continuity.Team & Resource ManagementLead, mentor and develop technical migration teams including engineers, architects, DBAs and infrastructure specialists.Manage resource allocation, onboarding of cleared personnel and coordination across multiple work streams.Engage third-party vendors and subcontractors, managing SLAs and quality deliverables.Foster a culture of accountability, technical excellence and continuous improvement within the migration team.Customer & Stakeholder ManagementServe as primary technical authority and trusted advisor to senior customer stakeholders throughout the migration lifecycle.Provide regular executive-level reporting on migration progress, risks, issues and resolutions.Manage customer expectations, communications and change management throughout the migration journey.Lead technical workshops, design sessions and validation activities with customer technical teams.Risk & Quality ManagementIdentify, assess and actively manage migration risks, developing mitigation strategies and contingency plans.Establish quality assurance frameworks, testing protocols and validation procedures to ensure customer satisfaction.Ensure compliance with security vetting requirements, personnel security policies and defence contractor obligations.Manage incidents, issues and change requests during migration phases, ensuring rapid resolution.Conduct post-migration reviews and lessons learned sessions to drive continuous improvement.Support audit and compliance activities, maintaining accurate records and evidence of service management actions.Service Transition & HandoverPlan and execute smooth transition to operational support, ensuring customer operations teams are fully prepared.Develop comprehensive operational documentation, runbooks and knowledge transfer materials.Lead training programmes for customer personnel on new systems, processes and operational procedures.Establish service level agreements (SLAs) and operational metrics for migrated services.What You'll BringExperience in IT operations, infrastructure migration or systems implementation.Previous background in leading large-scale migration programmes or technical projects (preferably £2m+ in value).Proven experience managing defence, aerospace or government technology programmes.Strong background in enterprise infrastructure including data centres, servers, storage, networking and virtualisation.Demonstrated experience with cloud migration (AWS, Azure, or private cloud) and hybrid infrastructure models.Track record of successful delivery of complex technical projects with multiple stakeholders and tight timelines.Technical KnowledgeDeep understanding of IT infrastructure architecture, capacity planning and performance optimisation.Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or equivalent) and hybrid deployment models.Experience with configuration management, automation tools and infrastructure-as-code practices.Understanding of database migration tools, methodologies and best practices.Knowledge of IT service management frameworks (ITIL, ITSM) and operational readiness processes.Proficiency with service management tools (ServiceNow).Familiarity with MOD security requirements, classification handling and defence contractor compliance frameworks.Programme & Project ManagementProficiency in formal project management methodologies (PRINCE2, PMI or equivalent).Strong experience with risk management, issue resolution and change control.Proven ability to develop business cases, secure funding and manage large budgets.Experience with migration planning tools and project management software (MS Project, Jira, ServiceNow or similar).Personal AttributesExceptional leadership capabilities with ability to motivate and develop technical teams.Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills - able to translate complex technical concepts for executive audiences.Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities with excellent attention to detail.Ability to work effectively in high-pressure environments and manage competing priorities.Demonstrated commitment to security-conscious behaviours and information protection.Customer-focused mindset with proven ability to build and maintain long-term client relationships.At DXC Technology, we believe strong connections and community are key to our success. Our work model prioritizes in-person collaboration while offering flexibility to support wellbeing, productivity, individual work styles, and life circumstances. We're committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.Recruitment fraud is a scheme in which fictitious job opportunities are offered to job seekers typically through online services, such as false websites, or through unsolicited emails claiming to be from the company. These emails may request recipients to provide personal information or to make payments as part of their illegitimate recruiting process. DXC does not make offers of employment via social media networks and DXC never asks for any money or payments from applicants at any point in the recruitment process, nor ask a job seeker to purchase IT or other equipment on our behalf. More information on employment scams is available here.
Company Description For over30years,Version 1has been aleading Oracle partner specialising in Enterprise Applications, delivering ERP, HCM and EPM solutions that enable organisations to transform and modernise their core systems. Combining deep domainexpertisewith end-to-end delivery and managed services, we support some of the UK and Ireland's largest organisations in driving business value through Oracle technology. Top-tier Oracle partner across Database, Platform, ERP, and Managed Services 37 UKOUG awardsover the last 3 years 13 awards- UK Oracle User Group (UKOUG) Community Awards 2026 (4 Gold, 5 Silver, 4 Bronze) Certified Great Place to Work Recognised as aleader in AI & digital transformation consultingwith global delivery footprint With3,800+ peopleand revenues exceeding€347m/£302m, Version 1 is a market leader in Oracle, Microsoft, and AWS consulting services - and one of the fastest-growing digital consultancies in Europe. Job Description Senior Oracle P2P Cloud Functional Consultant YOU MUST BE SC CLEARED OR ELIGIBLE FORSC CLEARANCE. TO BE ELIGIBLE YOU MUST HAVE LIVED IN THE UK FOR THE LAST5YEARS. Ready to elevate your Oracle Cloud career? Would you like the opportunity to expand your expertise in the latest Oracle Cloud technology, specifically across Procure-to-Pay (P2P)? Join Version 1, an award-winning Oracle Partner and one of Europe's fastest-growing digital consultancies. With over 700 Oracle specialists globally, we deliver end-to-end Finance, Supply Chain, and HR Cloud solutions that drive transformation for major organisations across the UK, Ireland, Europe, and beyond. This is your chance to workwith cutting-edge Oracle Cloud solutions, collaborate across multiple industries, and progress your career through our structured development and accreditation programmes. The Role As a Senior Oracle P2P Cloud Functional Consultant, you'll lead the design, configuration, and implementation of Oracle Cloud Procurement solutions for our clients. You'll play a key role in enabling digital transformation through world-class Oracle Cloud technology. What You'll Do: Lead and deliver end-to-end Oracle P2P Cloudsolutions Configure Oracle Cloud for Proof of Concept demonstrations Facilitate requirements gathering, design, and gap analysis workshops Oversee functional configuration and provide technical input on integrations and data migration Conduct solution validation and user training Provide post go-live functional support and ongoing advisory services Ensure timely and quality project delivery while managing client expectations Qualifications About You You'll be a trusted expert and proactive problem solver who thrives on collaboration and innovation. Experience & Skills: Proven track record in Oracle Cloud Procurement (SaaS), including: Self Service Procurement, Supplier Portal, Procurement Contracts, Inventory, Accounts Payable, Tax, and Subledger Accounting Proficiency with Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence (OTBI) reporting Strong understanding of Oracle OUM and/or AIM methodology Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills Highly organised, self-motivated, and able to manage multiple priorities Experience handling change requests, testing cycles, and Oracle SRs Strong awareness of Oracle quarterly updates and product roadmap Additional Information Why Join Version 1's Oracle Practice? Join a global Oracle practice of700+ specialists, supported by500+ certified professionalsacross the Oracle ecosystem. Work onlarge-scale, multi-pillar Oracle Cloud transformation programmesfor some of the UK's most recognised organisations. Collaborate with ahigh-performing, market-leading Oracle teamrenowned for delivering complex enterprise transformation projects. Be part of an organisation that providesend-to-end Oracle services, including consulting and advisory, implementation, integration, cloud infrastructure, and managed services. Leverage our deepOracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)expertiseto deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing cloud solutions for enterprise clients. Accelerate your career through ourStrength in Balanceand leadership development programmes, supported by quarterlyPathwayscareer reviews. Benefit from a substantialtraining and certification budget, helping you stay at the foreground of Oracle technologies and industry best practices. Enjoy meaningful recognition through ourAnnual Excellence Awards, Call-Out recognition platform, and quarterly profit-share scheme. Influence testing strategy, delivery quality, and business outcomes across some of the UK's most significant ERP transformation programmes. Work with prestigious clients, including organisations such as theBank of EnglandandBirmingham City Council. Take advantage of ourflexible hybrid working model, combining remote delivery with occasionalclient or hub-based collaboration. Access enhanced wellbeing and family support through ourmaternity, paternity, and Moments that Matterpolicies. Be part of a purpose-driven culture with opportunities to contribute toESG, CSR, DEI, volunteering, and community initiativesthat create a positive social impact. At Version 1,you'llcombine industry-leading Oracleexpertise, meaningful career progression, and the opportunity to deliver transformational outcomes for some of the world's most recognised organisations. Benefits include: Quarterlyperformance-related profit share Hybrid / Remoteworking flexibility Pension, private healthcare, life assurancecover CertifiedGreat Place to Workfor 10+ years running This is hybrid based with occasional travel to your nearest base office. We are an equal opportunities employer. Please refer to our Diversity & Inclusion statementlocatedat: Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Version 1 Careers
Jul 31, 2026
Full time
Company Description For over30years,Version 1has been aleading Oracle partner specialising in Enterprise Applications, delivering ERP, HCM and EPM solutions that enable organisations to transform and modernise their core systems. Combining deep domainexpertisewith end-to-end delivery and managed services, we support some of the UK and Ireland's largest organisations in driving business value through Oracle technology. Top-tier Oracle partner across Database, Platform, ERP, and Managed Services 37 UKOUG awardsover the last 3 years 13 awards- UK Oracle User Group (UKOUG) Community Awards 2026 (4 Gold, 5 Silver, 4 Bronze) Certified Great Place to Work Recognised as aleader in AI & digital transformation consultingwith global delivery footprint With3,800+ peopleand revenues exceeding€347m/£302m, Version 1 is a market leader in Oracle, Microsoft, and AWS consulting services - and one of the fastest-growing digital consultancies in Europe. Job Description Senior Oracle P2P Cloud Functional Consultant YOU MUST BE SC CLEARED OR ELIGIBLE FORSC CLEARANCE. TO BE ELIGIBLE YOU MUST HAVE LIVED IN THE UK FOR THE LAST5YEARS. Ready to elevate your Oracle Cloud career? Would you like the opportunity to expand your expertise in the latest Oracle Cloud technology, specifically across Procure-to-Pay (P2P)? Join Version 1, an award-winning Oracle Partner and one of Europe's fastest-growing digital consultancies. With over 700 Oracle specialists globally, we deliver end-to-end Finance, Supply Chain, and HR Cloud solutions that drive transformation for major organisations across the UK, Ireland, Europe, and beyond. This is your chance to workwith cutting-edge Oracle Cloud solutions, collaborate across multiple industries, and progress your career through our structured development and accreditation programmes. The Role As a Senior Oracle P2P Cloud Functional Consultant, you'll lead the design, configuration, and implementation of Oracle Cloud Procurement solutions for our clients. You'll play a key role in enabling digital transformation through world-class Oracle Cloud technology. What You'll Do: Lead and deliver end-to-end Oracle P2P Cloudsolutions Configure Oracle Cloud for Proof of Concept demonstrations Facilitate requirements gathering, design, and gap analysis workshops Oversee functional configuration and provide technical input on integrations and data migration Conduct solution validation and user training Provide post go-live functional support and ongoing advisory services Ensure timely and quality project delivery while managing client expectations Qualifications About You You'll be a trusted expert and proactive problem solver who thrives on collaboration and innovation. Experience & Skills: Proven track record in Oracle Cloud Procurement (SaaS), including: Self Service Procurement, Supplier Portal, Procurement Contracts, Inventory, Accounts Payable, Tax, and Subledger Accounting Proficiency with Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence (OTBI) reporting Strong understanding of Oracle OUM and/or AIM methodology Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills Highly organised, self-motivated, and able to manage multiple priorities Experience handling change requests, testing cycles, and Oracle SRs Strong awareness of Oracle quarterly updates and product roadmap Additional Information Why Join Version 1's Oracle Practice? Join a global Oracle practice of700+ specialists, supported by500+ certified professionalsacross the Oracle ecosystem. Work onlarge-scale, multi-pillar Oracle Cloud transformation programmesfor some of the UK's most recognised organisations. Collaborate with ahigh-performing, market-leading Oracle teamrenowned for delivering complex enterprise transformation projects. Be part of an organisation that providesend-to-end Oracle services, including consulting and advisory, implementation, integration, cloud infrastructure, and managed services. Leverage our deepOracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)expertiseto deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing cloud solutions for enterprise clients. Accelerate your career through ourStrength in Balanceand leadership development programmes, supported by quarterlyPathwayscareer reviews. Benefit from a substantialtraining and certification budget, helping you stay at the foreground of Oracle technologies and industry best practices. Enjoy meaningful recognition through ourAnnual Excellence Awards, Call-Out recognition platform, and quarterly profit-share scheme. Influence testing strategy, delivery quality, and business outcomes across some of the UK's most significant ERP transformation programmes. Work with prestigious clients, including organisations such as theBank of EnglandandBirmingham City Council. Take advantage of ourflexible hybrid working model, combining remote delivery with occasionalclient or hub-based collaboration. Access enhanced wellbeing and family support through ourmaternity, paternity, and Moments that Matterpolicies. Be part of a purpose-driven culture with opportunities to contribute toESG, CSR, DEI, volunteering, and community initiativesthat create a positive social impact. At Version 1,you'llcombine industry-leading Oracleexpertise, meaningful career progression, and the opportunity to deliver transformational outcomes for some of the world's most recognised organisations. Benefits include: Quarterlyperformance-related profit share Hybrid / Remoteworking flexibility Pension, private healthcare, life assurancecover CertifiedGreat Place to Workfor 10+ years running This is hybrid based with occasional travel to your nearest base office. We are an equal opportunities employer. Please refer to our Diversity & Inclusion statementlocatedat: Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Version 1 Careers
Hybrid Working (1-2 Days On-Site Per Week) 550 per day (Outside IR35) 6-Month Initial Contract We're working with a large, technology-driven organisation undergoing a significant data transformation programme and seeking an experienced Data Architect to play a pivotal role in shaping its enterprise data landscape. This is an exciting opportunity to help unlock the value of a complex and diverse data estate, enabling the creation of unified customer and property data views, supporting system integrations and migrations, and establishing best-in-class data architecture and governance practices. The Role As a Data Architect, you will define, evolve, and communicate enterprise-wide data architecture, ensuring data is accessible, trusted, and aligned to business objectives. A key initial focus will be mapping existing CRM data structures, developing Common Data Models (CDMs) within a Microsoft Fabric Medallion Architecture, and establishing scalable data integration patterns.Working closely with data engineering, BI, and business teams, you will help drive strategic data initiatives across both cloud and on-premise environments. Key Responsibilities Define and maintain enterprise Common Data Model (CDM) architecture across cloud and on-premises platforms. Design and implement hybrid data solutions integrating Azure services, SQL Server environments, third-party APIs, and external data feeds. Develop and govern conceptual, logical, and physical data models, ensuring consistency and quality across platforms. Support the creation of unified customer and business data views through robust data architecture. Collaborate with Data Engineering, BI, and Analytics teams to ensure efficient ingestion, transformation, and reporting solutions. Architect secure and scalable third-party data integrations. Drive data governance, metadata management, and regulatory compliance initiatives, including GDPR requirements. Support data platform governance and data cataloguing capabilities. Optimise data architecture for performance, reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency. Maintain architecture documentation and communicate technical solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Required Experience Proven experience in a Data Architect or Enterprise Data Architecture role. Strong background in data governance, data management, and enterprise data modelling. Experience designing solutions across public cloud platforms, particularly Microsoft Azure. Strong SQL Server expertise and experience working within hybrid cloud/on-premises environments. Experience developing Common Data Models (CDMs) for core business domains. Strong understanding of metadata management and data architecture frameworks. Experience integrating third-party systems, APIs, and data sources. Knowledge of data migration and modernisation strategies. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. Desirable Experien ce Microsoft Fabric experience, including Medallion Architecture. CRM migration, implementation, or integration experience. Experience with Microsoft Purview and enterprise data governance tooling. Experience implementing CI/CD approaches for data pipelines. Cloud Architecture and Data Management certifications. Experience working within data-driven operating models and OKR frameworks. What's on Offer? Initial 6-month contract with potential for extension. Opportunity to work on a large-scale enterprise data transformation programme. Exposure to modern cloud data technologies, governance frameworks, and architecture initiatives. Collaborative environment with significant strategic impact across the organisation What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. 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 (url removed)
Jul 31, 2026
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Hybrid Working (1-2 Days On-Site Per Week) 550 per day (Outside IR35) 6-Month Initial Contract We're working with a large, technology-driven organisation undergoing a significant data transformation programme and seeking an experienced Data Architect to play a pivotal role in shaping its enterprise data landscape. This is an exciting opportunity to help unlock the value of a complex and diverse data estate, enabling the creation of unified customer and property data views, supporting system integrations and migrations, and establishing best-in-class data architecture and governance practices. The Role As a Data Architect, you will define, evolve, and communicate enterprise-wide data architecture, ensuring data is accessible, trusted, and aligned to business objectives. A key initial focus will be mapping existing CRM data structures, developing Common Data Models (CDMs) within a Microsoft Fabric Medallion Architecture, and establishing scalable data integration patterns.Working closely with data engineering, BI, and business teams, you will help drive strategic data initiatives across both cloud and on-premise environments. Key Responsibilities Define and maintain enterprise Common Data Model (CDM) architecture across cloud and on-premises platforms. Design and implement hybrid data solutions integrating Azure services, SQL Server environments, third-party APIs, and external data feeds. Develop and govern conceptual, logical, and physical data models, ensuring consistency and quality across platforms. Support the creation of unified customer and business data views through robust data architecture. Collaborate with Data Engineering, BI, and Analytics teams to ensure efficient ingestion, transformation, and reporting solutions. Architect secure and scalable third-party data integrations. Drive data governance, metadata management, and regulatory compliance initiatives, including GDPR requirements. Support data platform governance and data cataloguing capabilities. Optimise data architecture for performance, reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency. Maintain architecture documentation and communicate technical solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Required Experience Proven experience in a Data Architect or Enterprise Data Architecture role. Strong background in data governance, data management, and enterprise data modelling. Experience designing solutions across public cloud platforms, particularly Microsoft Azure. Strong SQL Server expertise and experience working within hybrid cloud/on-premises environments. Experience developing Common Data Models (CDMs) for core business domains. Strong understanding of metadata management and data architecture frameworks. Experience integrating third-party systems, APIs, and data sources. Knowledge of data migration and modernisation strategies. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. Desirable Experien ce Microsoft Fabric experience, including Medallion Architecture. CRM migration, implementation, or integration experience. Experience with Microsoft Purview and enterprise data governance tooling. Experience implementing CI/CD approaches for data pipelines. Cloud Architecture and Data Management certifications. Experience working within data-driven operating models and OKR frameworks. What's on Offer? Initial 6-month contract with potential for extension. Opportunity to work on a large-scale enterprise data transformation programme. Exposure to modern cloud data technologies, governance frameworks, and architecture initiatives. Collaborative environment with significant strategic impact across the organisation What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. 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 (url removed)
Overview Group Associate Director of People Effectiveness The closing date is 12 May 2026. This role sits at the heart of a defining phase for the UHL Group, shaping how people, culture and leadership drive success now and for the future. As we deliver the University Hospitals of Liverpool 2030 strategy, establish the UHL Group model, and embed a new Group People Shared Service, we are seeking an Associate Director of People Effectiveness to help shape how a large, complex and diverse workforce experiences work, leadership and change. This role is about how we organise, lead, develop and support our people so they can deliver outstanding care now and into the future. You will lead a broad portfolio spanning organisational development, culture and engagement, leadership and skills, colleague experience, wellbeing, EDI, workforce transformation and people analytics, creating the conditions where people can thrive. Working closely with executive leaders, hospital leadership teams and system partners, you will translate strategy into lived experience-ensuring Liverpool 2030 is felt in how people are led, how change happens, and how it feels to work across the Group. Interviews will take place on 20th May and will include a presentation. Main duties of the job In this role, you will: Lead the People Effectiveness portfolio for the UHL Group, bringing together OD, culture, leadership and management development, skills and talent, EDI, Colleague Experience and wellbeing. Design and deliver large-scale organisational development and culture change that supports the Group model, strengthens collaboration across hospitals and services, and improves colleague experience. Shape a Group-wide leadership and skills offer that builds capability for today's challenges and tomorrow's system leadership - from first-line managers to Senior leaders. Champion a whole-organisation approach to colleague experience, ensuring inclusion, equity, wellbeing and psychological safety are embedded into how work is designed and led. Use people data, insight and evidence to understand organisational challenges, prioritise interventions and demonstrate impact. Act as a trusted senior advisor and thinking partner to the executive team and senior leaders on organisational effectiveness, change and systems working. Lead, develop and grow a high-performing People Effectiveness team, aligned to the new People Shared Service and capable of working at enterprise scale. Ensure strong alignment with statutory, regulatory and professional requirements, while keeping the focus on what really makes a difference to people and patients. Represent the Group across regional and national networks, influencing and learning as part of the wider NHS and public sector system. About us NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities. We are one of the largest employers in the region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services that extend to more than two million people in the North West. We operate from five hospital sites: Aintree University Hospitals - the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside, and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital - home to several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital - provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community. Liverpool Women's Hospital - specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. Royal Liverpool University Hospital - provides inpatient care with 100% single en-suite bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services. Job responsibilities For full details, please refer to the attached job description People Effectiveness Strategic Focus and Leadership Lead translation of Liverpool 2030 and Group strategy into a 35 year People Effectiveness roadmap and annual priorities with clear outcomes and measures. Provide senior advice and support to Hospital Leadership and Corporate Leadership teams on organisational readiness, leadership capability, culture and workforce risks. Governance, Assurance and Performance Management Establish governance structures for People Effectiveness programmes (e.g., programme boards, assurance reviews and executive reporting). Define and monitor KPIs and dashboards, including leading and lagging indicators (culture, leadership capability, engagement, retention, inclusion and skills). Operating Model and Partnership with Hospital People Teams Work to clear accountabilities between the People Effectiveness Centre of Expertise and Hospital People Teams, ensuring strong design authority and effective local delivery. Ensure Hospital People Teams have practical toolkits, interventions and implementation support to embed frameworks locally. Organisational Development, Culture and Behavioural Change Set Group-wide expectations for culture and leadership behaviours aligned to UHLG values and Liverpool 2030 ambitions. Sponsor and assure culture diagnostics, leadership team development and behavioural change programmes in priority areas. Leadership, Talent, Learning, Skills and Capability Provide leadership oversight of leadership development, talent management and succession planning for priority and critical roles. Ensure learning, education and skills plans are aligned to emerging service models and workforce transformation, including values-based development and leadership standards. Colleague Experience, Wellbeing, Engagement and Retention Provide senior oversight of Staff Survey governance, engagement and listening strategies; ensure intelligence drives action. Develop and ensure delivery of a comprehensive wellbeing and staff support offer in partnership with Occupational Health, trade unions and external providers, ensuring retention and wellbeing strategies are evidence-based, targeted and measured. Inclusion and Equality Provide visible leadership for equity, diversity and inclusion across all People Effectiveness programmes, ensuring EDI principles are fully embedded in policies, interventions and Group People processes. Demonstrate Leadership and support for the Head of EDI to provide and mainstream Equality and Diversity good practice into all areas of the People Effectiveness and Group People agenda and associated plans. Leadership and Line Management Line manage senior specialist Heads of Service within the People Effectiveness portfolio (e.g., Heads of Service) as delegated. Professional advice and guidance to managers and key stakeholders Deliver professional and a high-quality consultancy service that establishes and provides the link between the required strategic and operational outcomes and effective people solutions. Ensure the service responds and provides expert advice in the interpretation of the People priorities within the Liverpool 2030 Strategy and local People plans and objectives. Development and Implementation of specific Policy and Project areas. Work with the central People Operations/ People Effectiveness and Local People teams to develop integrated and accessible People policies that achieve a balance between individual aspirations, external stakeholders and organisational requirements. Prepare and present business cases and investment proposals relating to People Effectiveness, ensuring effective use of resources and alignment to strategic priorities. Person Specification Experience Experience leading cultural change and organisational development programmes at scale within a complex environment. Experience designing or overseeing performance improvement approaches within People/OD functions. Experience engaging seldom-heard staff groups and using staff insight to shape organisational priorities. Substantial broad-based senior manager experience gained within a large complex organisation Experience of managing and developing staff Experience of working with Board Level colleagues in pursuit of Organisational objectives Proven track record of implementing employment initiatives within a complex environment Demonstrable experience of managing change programmes in a complex environment Experience of managing staff and organisational performance issues Knowledge Working knowledge of current employment law and best practice Knowledge of competency-based development frameworks and how these support talent and leadership pipelines. Understanding of recognition and reward principles and how they contribute to culture and employee experience. Awareness of key NHS Strategic plan and frameworks, modernisation, planning and delivery processes Knowledge of role redesign and changing workforce processes Strategic . click apply for full job details
May 31, 2026
Full time
Overview Group Associate Director of People Effectiveness The closing date is 12 May 2026. This role sits at the heart of a defining phase for the UHL Group, shaping how people, culture and leadership drive success now and for the future. As we deliver the University Hospitals of Liverpool 2030 strategy, establish the UHL Group model, and embed a new Group People Shared Service, we are seeking an Associate Director of People Effectiveness to help shape how a large, complex and diverse workforce experiences work, leadership and change. This role is about how we organise, lead, develop and support our people so they can deliver outstanding care now and into the future. You will lead a broad portfolio spanning organisational development, culture and engagement, leadership and skills, colleague experience, wellbeing, EDI, workforce transformation and people analytics, creating the conditions where people can thrive. Working closely with executive leaders, hospital leadership teams and system partners, you will translate strategy into lived experience-ensuring Liverpool 2030 is felt in how people are led, how change happens, and how it feels to work across the Group. Interviews will take place on 20th May and will include a presentation. Main duties of the job In this role, you will: Lead the People Effectiveness portfolio for the UHL Group, bringing together OD, culture, leadership and management development, skills and talent, EDI, Colleague Experience and wellbeing. Design and deliver large-scale organisational development and culture change that supports the Group model, strengthens collaboration across hospitals and services, and improves colleague experience. Shape a Group-wide leadership and skills offer that builds capability for today's challenges and tomorrow's system leadership - from first-line managers to Senior leaders. Champion a whole-organisation approach to colleague experience, ensuring inclusion, equity, wellbeing and psychological safety are embedded into how work is designed and led. Use people data, insight and evidence to understand organisational challenges, prioritise interventions and demonstrate impact. Act as a trusted senior advisor and thinking partner to the executive team and senior leaders on organisational effectiveness, change and systems working. Lead, develop and grow a high-performing People Effectiveness team, aligned to the new People Shared Service and capable of working at enterprise scale. Ensure strong alignment with statutory, regulatory and professional requirements, while keeping the focus on what really makes a difference to people and patients. Represent the Group across regional and national networks, influencing and learning as part of the wider NHS and public sector system. About us NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities. We are one of the largest employers in the region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services that extend to more than two million people in the North West. We operate from five hospital sites: Aintree University Hospitals - the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside, and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital - home to several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital - provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community. Liverpool Women's Hospital - specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. Royal Liverpool University Hospital - provides inpatient care with 100% single en-suite bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services. Job responsibilities For full details, please refer to the attached job description People Effectiveness Strategic Focus and Leadership Lead translation of Liverpool 2030 and Group strategy into a 35 year People Effectiveness roadmap and annual priorities with clear outcomes and measures. Provide senior advice and support to Hospital Leadership and Corporate Leadership teams on organisational readiness, leadership capability, culture and workforce risks. Governance, Assurance and Performance Management Establish governance structures for People Effectiveness programmes (e.g., programme boards, assurance reviews and executive reporting). Define and monitor KPIs and dashboards, including leading and lagging indicators (culture, leadership capability, engagement, retention, inclusion and skills). Operating Model and Partnership with Hospital People Teams Work to clear accountabilities between the People Effectiveness Centre of Expertise and Hospital People Teams, ensuring strong design authority and effective local delivery. Ensure Hospital People Teams have practical toolkits, interventions and implementation support to embed frameworks locally. Organisational Development, Culture and Behavioural Change Set Group-wide expectations for culture and leadership behaviours aligned to UHLG values and Liverpool 2030 ambitions. Sponsor and assure culture diagnostics, leadership team development and behavioural change programmes in priority areas. Leadership, Talent, Learning, Skills and Capability Provide leadership oversight of leadership development, talent management and succession planning for priority and critical roles. Ensure learning, education and skills plans are aligned to emerging service models and workforce transformation, including values-based development and leadership standards. Colleague Experience, Wellbeing, Engagement and Retention Provide senior oversight of Staff Survey governance, engagement and listening strategies; ensure intelligence drives action. Develop and ensure delivery of a comprehensive wellbeing and staff support offer in partnership with Occupational Health, trade unions and external providers, ensuring retention and wellbeing strategies are evidence-based, targeted and measured. Inclusion and Equality Provide visible leadership for equity, diversity and inclusion across all People Effectiveness programmes, ensuring EDI principles are fully embedded in policies, interventions and Group People processes. Demonstrate Leadership and support for the Head of EDI to provide and mainstream Equality and Diversity good practice into all areas of the People Effectiveness and Group People agenda and associated plans. Leadership and Line Management Line manage senior specialist Heads of Service within the People Effectiveness portfolio (e.g., Heads of Service) as delegated. Professional advice and guidance to managers and key stakeholders Deliver professional and a high-quality consultancy service that establishes and provides the link between the required strategic and operational outcomes and effective people solutions. Ensure the service responds and provides expert advice in the interpretation of the People priorities within the Liverpool 2030 Strategy and local People plans and objectives. Development and Implementation of specific Policy and Project areas. Work with the central People Operations/ People Effectiveness and Local People teams to develop integrated and accessible People policies that achieve a balance between individual aspirations, external stakeholders and organisational requirements. Prepare and present business cases and investment proposals relating to People Effectiveness, ensuring effective use of resources and alignment to strategic priorities. Person Specification Experience Experience leading cultural change and organisational development programmes at scale within a complex environment. Experience designing or overseeing performance improvement approaches within People/OD functions. Experience engaging seldom-heard staff groups and using staff insight to shape organisational priorities. Substantial broad-based senior manager experience gained within a large complex organisation Experience of managing and developing staff Experience of working with Board Level colleagues in pursuit of Organisational objectives Proven track record of implementing employment initiatives within a complex environment Demonstrable experience of managing change programmes in a complex environment Experience of managing staff and organisational performance issues Knowledge Working knowledge of current employment law and best practice Knowledge of competency-based development frameworks and how these support talent and leadership pipelines. Understanding of recognition and reward principles and how they contribute to culture and employee experience. Awareness of key NHS Strategic plan and frameworks, modernisation, planning and delivery processes Knowledge of role redesign and changing workforce processes Strategic . click apply for full job details
IAM AnalystApplylocations: Kings Cross, Londontime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 8 Days Agojob requisition id: UMG-23757Music is Universal It's the passionate and dedicated team at Universal Music who help make us the world's leading music company. From A&R to finance, legal to digital, sales to marketing, Universal Music is the place to grow and develop your career within a truly commercial and innovative business that leads in everything it does.Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, age, marital status, background, pregnancy, or caring responsibilities. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism, dyslexia, ADHD, and other forms of neurocognitive variation.We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment, workplaces, and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards, including alternatives to the online form or to disclose a neurocognitive condition, please email . Job Summary: We are UMG, the Universal Music Group. We are the world's leading music company. In everything we do, we are committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship. We own and operate a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising, and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. We identify and develop recording artists and songwriters, and we produce, distribute and promote the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music to delight and entertain fans around the world.We are currently seeking an IAM Analyst to join our Global Tech Security team. The ideal candidate will have exposure across the Identity & Access Management (IAM) stack. Primary focus will be on providing data analysis and reporting on enterprise-grade solutions across Privileged Access Management (PAM), Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Directory Services, Federation, and more. This role requires a combination of strong communication and critical thinking skills with strong attention to detail. Job Functions: Research and provide data analyst for IAM tools across the enterprise including CyberArk, Ping DaVinci, Microsoft EntraID (formerly Azure AD), HashiCorp Vault, Digicert, and Saviynt. Support the implementation and enhancement of IAM services including: - SSO/Federation (SAML, OIDC, WS-Fed) - MFA/Passwordless - Privileged Access Management (PAM) - Identity Governance (IGA) - PKI and certificate lifecycle automation - Directory services (AD, EntraID). Track automation scripts and integrations for IAM workflows using tools such as PowerShell, Python, or Terraform. Communicate design and implement access controls and policies that align with security and compliance standards (SOX, GDPR, etc.). Evaluate AI-powered tools and methodologies to improve identity lifecycle efficiency, risk detection, and operational decision-making. Participate in lifecycle management processes for accounts, credentials, roles, and policies across systems and applications. Collaborate with InfoSec, Infrastructure, and App teams to ensure secure identity architecture for on-prem and cloud environments. Maintain high-quality documentation and architectural diagrams. Monitor and report metrics on IAM system performance, adoption, and audit readiness. Job Requirements: Essential Qualifications 2+ years of experience in IAM engineering teams. Some proficiency of technical expertise in one or more of the following: CyberArk, Ping Identity, Microsoft EntraID, Saviynt, HashiCorp Vault, Digicert, Onfido. Understanding of IAM protocols and standards: SAML, OIDC, OAuth2, LDAP, Kerberos, SCIM, JIT. Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and IAM integrations. Proven ability to work independently and cross-functionally in a global team. Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills. Strong communication skills for both technical details and business acumen.Desirable Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field. Professional certifications such as: CISSP, Security+, Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator, CyberArk Defender, Ping Identity Certified Professional. Experience with AI/ML integration into IAM workflows or security analytics. Experience supporting IAM functions in media or entertainment industry environments. Experience working on a global team covering multiple time zones.Just So You Know The company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However, the business operates in an environment that demands change and the jobholder's specific responsibilities and activities will vary and develop. Therefore, the job description should be seen as indicative and not as a permanent, definitive, and exhaustive statement.
May 29, 2026
Full time
IAM AnalystApplylocations: Kings Cross, Londontime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 8 Days Agojob requisition id: UMG-23757Music is Universal It's the passionate and dedicated team at Universal Music who help make us the world's leading music company. From A&R to finance, legal to digital, sales to marketing, Universal Music is the place to grow and develop your career within a truly commercial and innovative business that leads in everything it does.Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, age, marital status, background, pregnancy, or caring responsibilities. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism, dyslexia, ADHD, and other forms of neurocognitive variation.We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment, workplaces, and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards, including alternatives to the online form or to disclose a neurocognitive condition, please email . Job Summary: We are UMG, the Universal Music Group. We are the world's leading music company. In everything we do, we are committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship. We own and operate a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising, and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. We identify and develop recording artists and songwriters, and we produce, distribute and promote the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music to delight and entertain fans around the world.We are currently seeking an IAM Analyst to join our Global Tech Security team. The ideal candidate will have exposure across the Identity & Access Management (IAM) stack. Primary focus will be on providing data analysis and reporting on enterprise-grade solutions across Privileged Access Management (PAM), Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Directory Services, Federation, and more. This role requires a combination of strong communication and critical thinking skills with strong attention to detail. Job Functions: Research and provide data analyst for IAM tools across the enterprise including CyberArk, Ping DaVinci, Microsoft EntraID (formerly Azure AD), HashiCorp Vault, Digicert, and Saviynt. Support the implementation and enhancement of IAM services including: - SSO/Federation (SAML, OIDC, WS-Fed) - MFA/Passwordless - Privileged Access Management (PAM) - Identity Governance (IGA) - PKI and certificate lifecycle automation - Directory services (AD, EntraID). Track automation scripts and integrations for IAM workflows using tools such as PowerShell, Python, or Terraform. Communicate design and implement access controls and policies that align with security and compliance standards (SOX, GDPR, etc.). Evaluate AI-powered tools and methodologies to improve identity lifecycle efficiency, risk detection, and operational decision-making. Participate in lifecycle management processes for accounts, credentials, roles, and policies across systems and applications. Collaborate with InfoSec, Infrastructure, and App teams to ensure secure identity architecture for on-prem and cloud environments. Maintain high-quality documentation and architectural diagrams. Monitor and report metrics on IAM system performance, adoption, and audit readiness. Job Requirements: Essential Qualifications 2+ years of experience in IAM engineering teams. Some proficiency of technical expertise in one or more of the following: CyberArk, Ping Identity, Microsoft EntraID, Saviynt, HashiCorp Vault, Digicert, Onfido. Understanding of IAM protocols and standards: SAML, OIDC, OAuth2, LDAP, Kerberos, SCIM, JIT. Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and IAM integrations. Proven ability to work independently and cross-functionally in a global team. Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills. Strong communication skills for both technical details and business acumen.Desirable Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field. Professional certifications such as: CISSP, Security+, Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator, CyberArk Defender, Ping Identity Certified Professional. Experience with AI/ML integration into IAM workflows or security analytics. Experience supporting IAM functions in media or entertainment industry environments. Experience working on a global team covering multiple time zones.Just So You Know The company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However, the business operates in an environment that demands change and the jobholder's specific responsibilities and activities will vary and develop. Therefore, the job description should be seen as indicative and not as a permanent, definitive, and exhaustive statement.
Integration Lead - Secure Digital Platform 6-Month contract - Inside IR35 - market rate Reading based - 5 days a week onsite Defence sector - need to be eligible for SC Clearance - current and active SC Cleared already is strongly preferred Role Description The Integration Lead is responsible for leading the technical design, development, and delivery of secure, scalable, and reusable foundational technology services within the Secure Digital Platform. The Integration Lead partners with Delivery Leads, product owners and architects, to lead and manage the technical implementation of platform capabilities and enterprise services to the roadmap planned for each platform. The Integration Lead acts as a hands-on technical leader and subject matter expert, ensuring engineering excellence, operational integrity, and alignment of delivery with enterprise architectural direction and business objectives. Key Responsibilities Provide delivery leadership across the Engineering, Agile team and Test teams to build and maintain reusable and secure platform services aligned with the organisation's technology strategy. Work with the Delivery leads to understand the roadmap of work Work closely with Product Owners / Architects to implement and test the capabilities within the platforms Drive high-quality software engineering practices across the team, including code reviews, test automation, CI/CD pipelines, performance monitoring, and observability. Ensure delivered solutions align with solution designs and security guardrails. Guide teams in the selection and use of modern tools, frameworks, and platforms that optimise development efficiency and operational effectiveness for delivery. Support the development and evolution of the Secure Digital Platform roadmap by identifying technical dependencies, enablers, and delivery risks. Partner with the wider Secure Digital Platform team to establish and enforce standards for infrastructure-as-code, API development, cloud-native services, and integration. Collaborate with cybersecurity, operations, and compliance teams to ensure secure design and adherence to internal and external policies. Act as a technical escalation point for complex engineering issues and support the Engineering, Agile and Test leads to develop and row technical capability within the teams. Contribute to the preparation of delivery-related artefacts such as technical documentation, support handovers, and implementation Runbook. Foster a culture of continuous improvement, experimentation, and feedback within engineering teams. Skills and Experience Essential 5+ years of experience in technical leadership roles within software engineering, infrastructure, or platform development teams Proven experience delivering secure, scalable technology services or platforms in complex enterprise environment Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), container orchestration, and infrastructure automation (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) Strong understanding of DevSecOps principles, CI/CD pipelines, test automation, and observability tooling Familiarity with platform and product-centric delivery models and agile frameworks (e.g., Scrum, SAFe) Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical audiences Strong problem-solving skills and ability to make pragmatic decisions under ambiguity or time constraints Commitment to fostering engineering culture, mentoring others, and growing internal technical capability High ethical standards when handling confidential information Desirable Experience with platform engineering, internal developer platforms (IDPs), or technical enablement teams Experience in a highly regulated industry (e.g., Aerospace & Defence, Finance, Critical Infrastructure) Exposure to secure coding practices, threat modelling, and secure-by-design approaches Experience leading hybrid delivery teams (e.g., internal and external/partner teams) Familiarity with ITSM and incident/problem/change/ management in an enterprise context Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.
May 22, 2026
Contractor
Integration Lead - Secure Digital Platform 6-Month contract - Inside IR35 - market rate Reading based - 5 days a week onsite Defence sector - need to be eligible for SC Clearance - current and active SC Cleared already is strongly preferred Role Description The Integration Lead is responsible for leading the technical design, development, and delivery of secure, scalable, and reusable foundational technology services within the Secure Digital Platform. The Integration Lead partners with Delivery Leads, product owners and architects, to lead and manage the technical implementation of platform capabilities and enterprise services to the roadmap planned for each platform. The Integration Lead acts as a hands-on technical leader and subject matter expert, ensuring engineering excellence, operational integrity, and alignment of delivery with enterprise architectural direction and business objectives. Key Responsibilities Provide delivery leadership across the Engineering, Agile team and Test teams to build and maintain reusable and secure platform services aligned with the organisation's technology strategy. Work with the Delivery leads to understand the roadmap of work Work closely with Product Owners / Architects to implement and test the capabilities within the platforms Drive high-quality software engineering practices across the team, including code reviews, test automation, CI/CD pipelines, performance monitoring, and observability. Ensure delivered solutions align with solution designs and security guardrails. Guide teams in the selection and use of modern tools, frameworks, and platforms that optimise development efficiency and operational effectiveness for delivery. Support the development and evolution of the Secure Digital Platform roadmap by identifying technical dependencies, enablers, and delivery risks. Partner with the wider Secure Digital Platform team to establish and enforce standards for infrastructure-as-code, API development, cloud-native services, and integration. Collaborate with cybersecurity, operations, and compliance teams to ensure secure design and adherence to internal and external policies. Act as a technical escalation point for complex engineering issues and support the Engineering, Agile and Test leads to develop and row technical capability within the teams. Contribute to the preparation of delivery-related artefacts such as technical documentation, support handovers, and implementation Runbook. Foster a culture of continuous improvement, experimentation, and feedback within engineering teams. Skills and Experience Essential 5+ years of experience in technical leadership roles within software engineering, infrastructure, or platform development teams Proven experience delivering secure, scalable technology services or platforms in complex enterprise environment Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), container orchestration, and infrastructure automation (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) Strong understanding of DevSecOps principles, CI/CD pipelines, test automation, and observability tooling Familiarity with platform and product-centric delivery models and agile frameworks (e.g., Scrum, SAFe) Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical audiences Strong problem-solving skills and ability to make pragmatic decisions under ambiguity or time constraints Commitment to fostering engineering culture, mentoring others, and growing internal technical capability High ethical standards when handling confidential information Desirable Experience with platform engineering, internal developer platforms (IDPs), or technical enablement teams Experience in a highly regulated industry (e.g., Aerospace & Defence, Finance, Critical Infrastructure) Exposure to secure coding practices, threat modelling, and secure-by-design approaches Experience leading hybrid delivery teams (e.g., internal and external/partner teams) Familiarity with ITSM and incident/problem/change/ management in an enterprise context Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.
Infrastructure Engineer (Azure)A well-established organisation is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to join its technology team, supporting and developing a modern Microsoft cloud and hybrid environment. The IT function delivers secure, resilient and high-performing services that underpin core operational and user-facing systems. This is a hands-on technical role with a strong focus on Azure, Microsoft 365 and identity platforms.Your New RoleIn this role, you will be responsible for the design, implementation and ongoing support of Microsoft Azure infrastructure and related cloud services. You will contribute to the development of cloud and hybrid architecture, ensuring systems remain secure, available and scalable. Day-to-day responsibilities will include administration and optimisation of Microsoft 365 services such as Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams and Entra ID, alongside ownership of modern endpoint management through Microsoft Intune, including Autopilot, compliance policies and device configuration.You will support hybrid identity across Active Directory and Entra ID, applying Conditional Access and Zero Trust principles, and play an active role in cloud migration and service modernisation initiatives. Security will be a core focus of the role, including patching, vulnerability remediation, Microsoft Defender tooling and the investigation and resolution of cloud and identity related security incidents. You will also contribute to back up, disaster recovery and business continuity planning, monitor platform performance and resilience, manage certificates and domains, and work closely with third party suppliers where required. The role includes producing clear technical documentation, contributing to infrastructure standards and policies, and providing senior level support for complex infrastructure issues.What You'll Need to SucceedTo be successful, you will have strong hands-on experience designing and supporting Microsoft Azure infrastructure, including IaaS, networking, security and monitoring. You will have excellent knowledge of identity and access management using Active Directory and Entra ID, with experience administering Microsoft 365 and managing modern endpoints through Intune. A solid understanding of security best practice is essential, particularly around Conditional Access, Zero Trust and Microsoft Defender.You will have experience operating in hybrid environments and a good working knowledge of backup, recovery and disaster recovery processes, alongside core networking concepts such as DNS, DHCP, firewalls and secure connectivity. PowerShell or automation skills will be advantageous, as will experience supporting high availability and performance optimisation in cloud platforms. Strong communication skills and experience operating at second or third line support level within an enterprise environment are also important.Microsoft certifications such as AZ 104 or AZ 500 would be beneficial, as would exposure to cloud migration programmes, infrastructure modernisation and working with security or compliance frameworks such as Cyber Essentials.What You'll Get in ReturnStarting salary of £50,000 (possibly some flexibility in salary for the right candidate), annual leave starting at 28 days holiday, plus bank holidays (including 3 days to be taken over the Christmas period). 11% employer contribution to your pension (with 4.9% employee contribution), Employee Assistance Programme, enhanced Maternity / Paternity scheme, a cycle to work scheme, subsidised lunches, free or heavily discounted access to the organisations sports and leisure facilities and discounts at local retailers and businesses.This role offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment with a strong focus on modern technology, security and continuous improvement, providing genuine scope to develop your cloud and infrastructure expertise.What You Need to Do NowIf you're interested in this role, click apply now to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or contact us for a confidential discussion about the position. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new infrastructure or cloud role, please get in touch to discuss other opportunities. 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
May 18, 2026
Full time
Infrastructure Engineer (Azure)A well-established organisation is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to join its technology team, supporting and developing a modern Microsoft cloud and hybrid environment. The IT function delivers secure, resilient and high-performing services that underpin core operational and user-facing systems. This is a hands-on technical role with a strong focus on Azure, Microsoft 365 and identity platforms.Your New RoleIn this role, you will be responsible for the design, implementation and ongoing support of Microsoft Azure infrastructure and related cloud services. You will contribute to the development of cloud and hybrid architecture, ensuring systems remain secure, available and scalable. Day-to-day responsibilities will include administration and optimisation of Microsoft 365 services such as Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams and Entra ID, alongside ownership of modern endpoint management through Microsoft Intune, including Autopilot, compliance policies and device configuration.You will support hybrid identity across Active Directory and Entra ID, applying Conditional Access and Zero Trust principles, and play an active role in cloud migration and service modernisation initiatives. Security will be a core focus of the role, including patching, vulnerability remediation, Microsoft Defender tooling and the investigation and resolution of cloud and identity related security incidents. You will also contribute to back up, disaster recovery and business continuity planning, monitor platform performance and resilience, manage certificates and domains, and work closely with third party suppliers where required. The role includes producing clear technical documentation, contributing to infrastructure standards and policies, and providing senior level support for complex infrastructure issues.What You'll Need to SucceedTo be successful, you will have strong hands-on experience designing and supporting Microsoft Azure infrastructure, including IaaS, networking, security and monitoring. You will have excellent knowledge of identity and access management using Active Directory and Entra ID, with experience administering Microsoft 365 and managing modern endpoints through Intune. A solid understanding of security best practice is essential, particularly around Conditional Access, Zero Trust and Microsoft Defender.You will have experience operating in hybrid environments and a good working knowledge of backup, recovery and disaster recovery processes, alongside core networking concepts such as DNS, DHCP, firewalls and secure connectivity. PowerShell or automation skills will be advantageous, as will experience supporting high availability and performance optimisation in cloud platforms. Strong communication skills and experience operating at second or third line support level within an enterprise environment are also important.Microsoft certifications such as AZ 104 or AZ 500 would be beneficial, as would exposure to cloud migration programmes, infrastructure modernisation and working with security or compliance frameworks such as Cyber Essentials.What You'll Get in ReturnStarting salary of £50,000 (possibly some flexibility in salary for the right candidate), annual leave starting at 28 days holiday, plus bank holidays (including 3 days to be taken over the Christmas period). 11% employer contribution to your pension (with 4.9% employee contribution), Employee Assistance Programme, enhanced Maternity / Paternity scheme, a cycle to work scheme, subsidised lunches, free or heavily discounted access to the organisations sports and leisure facilities and discounts at local retailers and businesses.This role offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment with a strong focus on modern technology, security and continuous improvement, providing genuine scope to develop your cloud and infrastructure expertise.What You Need to Do NowIf you're interested in this role, click apply now to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or contact us for a confidential discussion about the position. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new infrastructure or cloud role, please get in touch to discuss other opportunities. 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
Identity and Access Management Senior Architect (Manager/Senior Manager) London / Manchester / Leeds / Edinburgh Hybrid - 2/3 days per week in office Permanent - £70,000 - £105,000 + benefits Hays Technology are working with a global business consultancy organisation who are looking for a variety of Identity and Access Management professionals. The team you'll be working within is responsible for providing Identity and Access Management services to a wide range of clients. You'll be working on projects to provide IAM solutions to clients, running IAM diagnostics, assisting with strategy definition and minimising IAM risk for clients. What you'll be doing: Define IAM use cases, functional and non-functional solution requirements, and technical specifications, such as those for user authentication, access control, integration, performance and scalability requirements and specifications. Design and architect IAM solutions by creating high-level and low-level designs that align with business objectives and comply with industry cybersecurity standards. Creating high-level and low-level system architecture diagrams with technical descriptions of each component. Defining the system specifications to support optimal performance. Integrating workflows with third-party systems and security tools, such as Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions, multi-factor authentication solutions, and cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Azure. Develop technical documentation for IAM implementations including process documentation to enable solution operation (e.g., defining processes for user onboarding, access requests, identity governance, approval workflows, authentication workflows, and provisioning/de-provisioning tasks). Implement IAM solutions Install solution components in on-premise environments where relevant, or configuration of cloud components (and scripting / coding of plug-ins / extensions for cloud solutions) What we're looking for: Broad enterprise identity experience across IGA, PAM, AM, AD, CIAM, with demonstrable ability to build identity strategies which integrate into client enterprise architectures and beyond. Experience of working with IGA, PAM, AM, AD, CIAM solutions such as SailPoint, Saviynt, etc. Experience working in a digital transformation environment supporting the definition of Identity architecture leveraging cloud native and/or other IAM solutions. Advanced, practical experience with cloud hosting services including, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform. Hands-on experience of Microsoft Active Directory/Azure AD Domain Services, Federation Services, Certificate Services, DNS and DHCP. Understanding of decentralised identity, verifiable credentials, microservices and Trust over IP architecture stack. Experience with waterfall and agile type methodologies, often working within client-specified frameworks. Managing teams across a mix of locations, cultures, and experience levels. Detail oriented and strong problem-solving skills. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Desirable: Understanding of malware and the modern threat landscape Relevant certifications (e.g. CIAM, CISSP, CAMS, etc.) Exposure to/Understanding of DevOps tools and repositories (e.g. Git, Azure DevOps, Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, Ansible etc.) Role-based access control (RBAC) design Practical experience with Linux operating systems Experience with Modern Authentication concepts e.g. Self-Service Identity, Bring your own Identity, SCIM, SAML, WS-Federation, OAuth, Open ID Connect What you'll get in return In addition to a salary of between £70,000 to £105,000, you'll also receive a variety of benefits, such as: Annual bonus - % dependent on role seniority Car/cash allowance - £ dependent on role seniority Progression plans and growth opportunities within National and Global teams Good holidays and pension 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
May 14, 2026
Full time
Identity and Access Management Senior Architect (Manager/Senior Manager) London / Manchester / Leeds / Edinburgh Hybrid - 2/3 days per week in office Permanent - £70,000 - £105,000 + benefits Hays Technology are working with a global business consultancy organisation who are looking for a variety of Identity and Access Management professionals. The team you'll be working within is responsible for providing Identity and Access Management services to a wide range of clients. You'll be working on projects to provide IAM solutions to clients, running IAM diagnostics, assisting with strategy definition and minimising IAM risk for clients. What you'll be doing: Define IAM use cases, functional and non-functional solution requirements, and technical specifications, such as those for user authentication, access control, integration, performance and scalability requirements and specifications. Design and architect IAM solutions by creating high-level and low-level designs that align with business objectives and comply with industry cybersecurity standards. Creating high-level and low-level system architecture diagrams with technical descriptions of each component. Defining the system specifications to support optimal performance. Integrating workflows with third-party systems and security tools, such as Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions, multi-factor authentication solutions, and cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Azure. Develop technical documentation for IAM implementations including process documentation to enable solution operation (e.g., defining processes for user onboarding, access requests, identity governance, approval workflows, authentication workflows, and provisioning/de-provisioning tasks). Implement IAM solutions Install solution components in on-premise environments where relevant, or configuration of cloud components (and scripting / coding of plug-ins / extensions for cloud solutions) What we're looking for: Broad enterprise identity experience across IGA, PAM, AM, AD, CIAM, with demonstrable ability to build identity strategies which integrate into client enterprise architectures and beyond. Experience of working with IGA, PAM, AM, AD, CIAM solutions such as SailPoint, Saviynt, etc. Experience working in a digital transformation environment supporting the definition of Identity architecture leveraging cloud native and/or other IAM solutions. Advanced, practical experience with cloud hosting services including, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform. Hands-on experience of Microsoft Active Directory/Azure AD Domain Services, Federation Services, Certificate Services, DNS and DHCP. Understanding of decentralised identity, verifiable credentials, microservices and Trust over IP architecture stack. Experience with waterfall and agile type methodologies, often working within client-specified frameworks. Managing teams across a mix of locations, cultures, and experience levels. Detail oriented and strong problem-solving skills. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Desirable: Understanding of malware and the modern threat landscape Relevant certifications (e.g. CIAM, CISSP, CAMS, etc.) Exposure to/Understanding of DevOps tools and repositories (e.g. Git, Azure DevOps, Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, Ansible etc.) Role-based access control (RBAC) design Practical experience with Linux operating systems Experience with Modern Authentication concepts e.g. Self-Service Identity, Bring your own Identity, SCIM, SAML, WS-Federation, OAuth, Open ID Connect What you'll get in return In addition to a salary of between £70,000 to £105,000, you'll also receive a variety of benefits, such as: Annual bonus - % dependent on role seniority Car/cash allowance - £ dependent on role seniority Progression plans and growth opportunities within National and Global teams Good holidays and pension 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
HMS Project Manager Hybrid in Portsmouth - Must live within 30 Miles of Portsmouth - UK ONLY £450 p/d (Umbrella) Inside IR35Start ASAP24-Month Contract Your new company A large housing organisation is undertaking a major, organisation-wide transformation of its Housing Management services. The programme will replace a complex estate of legacy systems with a single, modern, cloud-hosted Housing Management System (HMS). This strategically important initiative will support services for over 15,000 households, improving compliance, data quality, and customer experience, while enabling staff to work more efficiently through modern digital tools. The project has strong organisational sponsorship and will have wide-ranging impact across Housing, Repairs & Maintenance, Community Safety, and Corporate IT. Your new role As HMS Project Manager, you will lead the end-to-end delivery of a large-scale Housing Management System transformation over an estimated 24-month programme, starting in Summer 2026. You will be responsible for mobilisation, procurement, implementation, testing, cutover, and post-go-live stabilisation.You will provide leadership to a multidisciplinary delivery team including project coordination, data, business analysis, testing, and specialist resources, while acting as the key interface between housing services, IT & Digital, data, procurement, finance, governance teams, and system suppliers. The role requires ownership of programme planning, governance, budget, risk management, supplier delivery, data migration, system integration, business change, training, and transition into business-as-usual support. What you'll need to succeed Proven experience delivering complex housing system implementations, including large-scale data migration from multiple legacy platforms Hands-on experience with enterprise housing systems such as NEC Housing, Microsoft Dynamics 365, or similar HMS solutions Strong understanding of end-to-end landlord services, including tenancy management, allocations, repairs and maintenance, rents, asset management, and compliance Experience working within cloud-hosted SaaS environments, including integrations, security, and vendor-managed delivery models Solid knowledge of project governance, including risk and issue management, change control, cutover planning, and quality assurance Demonstrated ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams and manage complex stakeholder environments Experience delivering organisational or digital change, including process redesign, training, engagement, and adoption support Formal project management certification such as PRINCE2 Practitioner (desirable) Strong understanding of data governance, GDPR, and supplier management (desirable) What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. 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
May 13, 2026
Contractor
HMS Project Manager Hybrid in Portsmouth - Must live within 30 Miles of Portsmouth - UK ONLY £450 p/d (Umbrella) Inside IR35Start ASAP24-Month Contract Your new company A large housing organisation is undertaking a major, organisation-wide transformation of its Housing Management services. The programme will replace a complex estate of legacy systems with a single, modern, cloud-hosted Housing Management System (HMS). This strategically important initiative will support services for over 15,000 households, improving compliance, data quality, and customer experience, while enabling staff to work more efficiently through modern digital tools. The project has strong organisational sponsorship and will have wide-ranging impact across Housing, Repairs & Maintenance, Community Safety, and Corporate IT. Your new role As HMS Project Manager, you will lead the end-to-end delivery of a large-scale Housing Management System transformation over an estimated 24-month programme, starting in Summer 2026. You will be responsible for mobilisation, procurement, implementation, testing, cutover, and post-go-live stabilisation.You will provide leadership to a multidisciplinary delivery team including project coordination, data, business analysis, testing, and specialist resources, while acting as the key interface between housing services, IT & Digital, data, procurement, finance, governance teams, and system suppliers. The role requires ownership of programme planning, governance, budget, risk management, supplier delivery, data migration, system integration, business change, training, and transition into business-as-usual support. What you'll need to succeed Proven experience delivering complex housing system implementations, including large-scale data migration from multiple legacy platforms Hands-on experience with enterprise housing systems such as NEC Housing, Microsoft Dynamics 365, or similar HMS solutions Strong understanding of end-to-end landlord services, including tenancy management, allocations, repairs and maintenance, rents, asset management, and compliance Experience working within cloud-hosted SaaS environments, including integrations, security, and vendor-managed delivery models Solid knowledge of project governance, including risk and issue management, change control, cutover planning, and quality assurance Demonstrated ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams and manage complex stakeholder environments Experience delivering organisational or digital change, including process redesign, training, engagement, and adoption support Formal project management certification such as PRINCE2 Practitioner (desirable) Strong understanding of data governance, GDPR, and supplier management (desirable) What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. 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
Senior Cyber Security Splunk SME Full Time Permanent Fully onsite - Moorgate, London EC2Y £80-92K basic + benefits (5% pension, 25 days hols, life insurance, medical cover) Are you an experienced Splunk SME looking for a new challenge? Do you have a strong background in Splunk, IAM and SOAR with a high-level understanding of wider Splunk ecosystem, along with Incident Management, Python and Powershell skills? Here at ARM, we are recruiting for a full time permanent Splunk SME for a global IT services and consultancy client of ours. Our client: They're a leading business with a global reach that empowers local teams, and they undertake hugely exciting work that is genuinely changing the world. Their advanced portfolio of consulting, applications, business process, cloud, and infrastructure services will allow you to achieve great things by working with brilliant colleagues, and clients, on exciting projects. They're a rapidly growing, people-first technology organisation and part of a $1B global service provider delivering end-to-end IT Outsourcing (ITO) and Cyber Defence services to clients across the UK and beyond. Within their Security Practice, they provide a range of services including Managed Detection and Response (MDR), Vulnerability Management, Penetration Testing, Incident Response, and consultancy led Security Advisory services. You'll be joining a team that values learning, celebrates innovation, and supports your career journey every step of the way. The Opportunity: We are looking for a skilled Splunk Specialist to deliver end-to-end Splunk engagements, helping clients build and enhance their security monitoring capabilities. You will lead the full project lifecycle, from requirements gathering and stakeholder engagement through to data onboarding, alert development, and dashboard creation, ensuring solutions are aligned to both business and security objectives. You will bring strong hands-on experience with Splunk Enterprise Security and a proven track record in delivering cybersecurity projects. This includes designing and implementing detection use cases, tuning alerts, and developing dashboards that provide clear, actionable insights for security operations teams. Experience with SOAR and UEBA technologies is advantageous but not essential. This role suits someone who enjoys working in a client-facing environment, solving complex challenges, and contributing to the ongoing evolution of modern Security Operations Centres. What You'll Be Doing: Design, build, and continuously enhance detection capabilities within Splunk across Linux and Windows environments, including log onboarding, normalisation, and enrichment Develop and maintain high-quality detection content such as correlation searches and risk-based alerting within Splunk Enterprise Security Write and optimise complex queries to support threat detection, proactive threat hunting, and anomaly identification Map detection logic to adversary behaviours using the MITRE ATT&CK Framework, ensuring effective coverage of tactics, techniques, and procedures Work with the wider Splunk ecosystem, including tools like TrackMe, and contribute to automation and orchestration initiatives (including exposure to SOAR where applicable) Leverage scripting languages such as Python and PowerShell to automate detection logic, enrich data, and integrate with security workflows Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers, particularly on Splunk backend activities such as data ingestion, parsing, indexing, and troubleshooting Collaborate closely with SOC analysts, incident responders, and global engineering teams to improve detection and response capabilities Apply strong analytical and problem-solving skills to translate threat intelligence into actionable detection use cases and continuously improve security operations What We're Looking For: Essential: Experience working on multiple projects with broad scope, ambiguity, and a high degree of difficulty Demonstrable proficiency across a wide range of IT and cybersecurity technologies Strong knowledge of key cybersecurity domains, including Identity and Access Management and Incident Management High-level analytical ability to solve unusual and complex problems Ability to maintain up-to-date working knowledge of cybersecurity principles and best practices Experience in senior stakeholder management and providing clear, relevant management reporting, professional communication - written and verbal. Eligibility to work in the UK. Desirable: Experience in technology projects such as cyber infrastructure implementation or replacement initiatives Understanding of global program structures, launch plans, timing, and ownership Ability to coach and mentor team members through knowledge transfer and constructive feedback Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.
May 04, 2026
Full time
Senior Cyber Security Splunk SME Full Time Permanent Fully onsite - Moorgate, London EC2Y £80-92K basic + benefits (5% pension, 25 days hols, life insurance, medical cover) Are you an experienced Splunk SME looking for a new challenge? Do you have a strong background in Splunk, IAM and SOAR with a high-level understanding of wider Splunk ecosystem, along with Incident Management, Python and Powershell skills? Here at ARM, we are recruiting for a full time permanent Splunk SME for a global IT services and consultancy client of ours. Our client: They're a leading business with a global reach that empowers local teams, and they undertake hugely exciting work that is genuinely changing the world. Their advanced portfolio of consulting, applications, business process, cloud, and infrastructure services will allow you to achieve great things by working with brilliant colleagues, and clients, on exciting projects. They're a rapidly growing, people-first technology organisation and part of a $1B global service provider delivering end-to-end IT Outsourcing (ITO) and Cyber Defence services to clients across the UK and beyond. Within their Security Practice, they provide a range of services including Managed Detection and Response (MDR), Vulnerability Management, Penetration Testing, Incident Response, and consultancy led Security Advisory services. You'll be joining a team that values learning, celebrates innovation, and supports your career journey every step of the way. The Opportunity: We are looking for a skilled Splunk Specialist to deliver end-to-end Splunk engagements, helping clients build and enhance their security monitoring capabilities. You will lead the full project lifecycle, from requirements gathering and stakeholder engagement through to data onboarding, alert development, and dashboard creation, ensuring solutions are aligned to both business and security objectives. You will bring strong hands-on experience with Splunk Enterprise Security and a proven track record in delivering cybersecurity projects. This includes designing and implementing detection use cases, tuning alerts, and developing dashboards that provide clear, actionable insights for security operations teams. Experience with SOAR and UEBA technologies is advantageous but not essential. This role suits someone who enjoys working in a client-facing environment, solving complex challenges, and contributing to the ongoing evolution of modern Security Operations Centres. What You'll Be Doing: Design, build, and continuously enhance detection capabilities within Splunk across Linux and Windows environments, including log onboarding, normalisation, and enrichment Develop and maintain high-quality detection content such as correlation searches and risk-based alerting within Splunk Enterprise Security Write and optimise complex queries to support threat detection, proactive threat hunting, and anomaly identification Map detection logic to adversary behaviours using the MITRE ATT&CK Framework, ensuring effective coverage of tactics, techniques, and procedures Work with the wider Splunk ecosystem, including tools like TrackMe, and contribute to automation and orchestration initiatives (including exposure to SOAR where applicable) Leverage scripting languages such as Python and PowerShell to automate detection logic, enrich data, and integrate with security workflows Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers, particularly on Splunk backend activities such as data ingestion, parsing, indexing, and troubleshooting Collaborate closely with SOC analysts, incident responders, and global engineering teams to improve detection and response capabilities Apply strong analytical and problem-solving skills to translate threat intelligence into actionable detection use cases and continuously improve security operations What We're Looking For: Essential: Experience working on multiple projects with broad scope, ambiguity, and a high degree of difficulty Demonstrable proficiency across a wide range of IT and cybersecurity technologies Strong knowledge of key cybersecurity domains, including Identity and Access Management and Incident Management High-level analytical ability to solve unusual and complex problems Ability to maintain up-to-date working knowledge of cybersecurity principles and best practices Experience in senior stakeholder management and providing clear, relevant management reporting, professional communication - written and verbal. Eligibility to work in the UK. Desirable: Experience in technology projects such as cyber infrastructure implementation or replacement initiatives Understanding of global program structures, launch plans, timing, and ownership Ability to coach and mentor team members through knowledge transfer and constructive feedback Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.
Location Norcross - Tomlinson House, FY5 3WP, Abbey Wood North, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, South West, BS34 8QW, Kentigern House, Glasgow, G2 3EX. About the job Job summary Are you a dedicated person who is passionate about making a difference? Would you like to work for the Ministry of Defence? Defence Business Services (DBS) is one of the largest shared service organisations in Europe that provides a wide range of corporate services, to over 1.2 million end users, including serving and past military and families, as well as MoD civil servants and industry. DBS delivers large scale administration and smaller specialist services to enable the wider MOD to focus on its core aims, maintaining the UK's Defence and Security. Services include Human Resources, Pay, Veterans, Finance and Procurement. Our Vision - To support UK defence customers with outstanding service every time. Our Mission - Together we will proudly support Defence, continuously improving and delivering flexible, timely, sustainable and value for money services that underpin the whole force and enhance operational capability. DBS is committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues. We are building an inclusive culture and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society. We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us through opportunities to develop your skills and experience. We also offer a range of flexible working patterns and support to make a fulfilling career accessible to you and offer a Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%. Where your role permits, we support a blended working approach alternatively known as hybrid working. Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements. DBS has recently undertaken a review of its operational locations in the North West, and have consolidated all activities in Norcross, Blackpool. A further move, to the new Government Hub at Talbot Gateway in Blackpool, is scheduled to take place in 2027. Come and join the DBS community today! Job description DBS DIT provides digital capability that supports corporate services across the Ministry of Defence, including Finance, Commercial, Payroll and Human Resources for Military Personnel, Civilian Personnel and Veterans. Our digital solutions comprise enterprise resource planning systems, performance management, analytics, automation, low code applications and public facing services through Gov.uk. As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will be at the heart of managing and optimising our development processes. Your responsibilities will include overseeing tools and testing environments, managing central code control, maintaining development standards, and writing software that automates systems. You will design secure solutions and deliver complex projects using modern development standards. Your role will also involve troubleshooting and resolving complex service faults and designing efficient systems with medium levels of risk and complexity. You will actively collaborate with user researchers to champion user-focused design, as well as with technical and solutions architects and software developers. In addition, you will underpin the development of both internal user services and public-facing services. You will deploy and manage applications on OpenShift and third-party PaaS solutions and manage CI/CD pipelines. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong leadership, effective communication, decision-making skills, and a commitment to continuous improvement and development. Responsibilities A Senior DevOps Engineer delivers and integrates software to form a complete DevOps toolchain. They are responsible for planning and designing large groups of stories. At this role level, you will: Transform technical requirements into an effective DevOps toolchain to enable product delivery Ensure that deployment strategies for products are repeatable, scalable and highly available Have deep technical knowledge, providing support to delivery teams and solving complex problems Manage service components and optimise development processes to ensure they meet business needs and performance indicators. Design secure solutions and services with controls specifically engineered to mitigate security threats. Use modern development standards to design, code, test, and document programs or scripts of medium-to-high complexity. Identify, locate, and fix complex service faults while advising others on different methodologies and types of service support. Design systems with medium levels of risk and complexity, ensuring the selection of appropriate technology and efficient resource use. Collaborate with user researchers to champion user research, prioritise and define approaches to understand the user story, and offer recommendations on the best tools and methods to use. Deploy, manage, and scale applications on OpenShift and third-party Platform as a Service (PaaS) solutions, while setting up and managing continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines. Provide coaching and mentoring to more junior colleagues Person specification You will need the following skills for this role: Availability and Capacity Management (Senior DevOps Engineer) You can manage service components to ensure they meet business needs and key performance indicators (KPIs) (Skill Level: Working) Development process optimisation (Senior DevOps Engineer). You can work under guidance to identify process optimisation opportunities and contribute to the implementation of proposed solutions. (Skill Level: Working) Information Security. You can design solutions and services with security controls included, specifically engineered to mitigate security threats. (Skill Level: Practitioner). Modern Development Standards. You can apply modern development standards and support others in applying them. (Skill Level: Practitioner) Programming and Build (Software Engineering). You can collaborate with others when necessary to review specifications. You can use the agreed specifications to design, code, test and document programs or scripts of medium-to-high complexity, using the right standards and tools (Skill Level: Practitioner) Prototyping. You can approach prototyping as a team activity, actively soliciting prototypes and testing with others. You can establish design patterns and iterate them use a variety of prototyping methods and choose the most appropriate (Skill Level: Practitioner) Service Support. You can identify, locate, and fix complex service faults, and advise others on different methodologies and types of service support.(Skill Level: Expert) Systems Design. You can design systems characterised by medium levels of risk, impact, and business or technical complexity. You can select appropriate design standards, methods, and tools, and ensure they are applied effectively. You can review the systems designs of others to ensure the selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources and integration of multiple systems and technology. (Skill Level: Practitioner) Systems Integration. You can define the integration build co-ordinate build activities across systems understand how to undertake and support integration testing activities (Skill Level: Practitioner) User focus. You can collaborate with user researchers and can represent users internally. You can explain the difference between user needs and the desires of the user. You can champion user research to focus on all users. You can prioritise and define approaches to understand the user story, and guiding others in doing so. You can offer recommendations on the best tools and methods to use. (Skill Level: Practitioner) You will hold a recognized technical certification appropriate to the role or be prepared to obtain this while in post. Desirable Experience: Experience with OpenShift: As our solutions are run on OpenShift, experience with deploying, managing, and scaling applications on this platform is highly desirable. This includes understanding of OpenShift's architecture, its project and application concepts, and its command-line client. Proficiency with Prometheus and Terraform: Experience with Prometheus for monitoring and alerting purposes is desirable. Familiarity with Terraform for infrastructure as code (IaC) to provision and manage any cloud, infrastructure, or service is also needed. Containerization and Kubernetes Experience: Hands-on experience with Docker or other containerization technologies is needed. Understanding of Kubernetes for container orchestration is also crucial, including the ability to design, deploy and manage applications within a Kubernetes environment. . click apply for full job details
Apr 20, 2026
Full time
Location Norcross - Tomlinson House, FY5 3WP, Abbey Wood North, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, South West, BS34 8QW, Kentigern House, Glasgow, G2 3EX. About the job Job summary Are you a dedicated person who is passionate about making a difference? Would you like to work for the Ministry of Defence? Defence Business Services (DBS) is one of the largest shared service organisations in Europe that provides a wide range of corporate services, to over 1.2 million end users, including serving and past military and families, as well as MoD civil servants and industry. DBS delivers large scale administration and smaller specialist services to enable the wider MOD to focus on its core aims, maintaining the UK's Defence and Security. Services include Human Resources, Pay, Veterans, Finance and Procurement. Our Vision - To support UK defence customers with outstanding service every time. Our Mission - Together we will proudly support Defence, continuously improving and delivering flexible, timely, sustainable and value for money services that underpin the whole force and enhance operational capability. DBS is committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues. We are building an inclusive culture and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society. We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us through opportunities to develop your skills and experience. We also offer a range of flexible working patterns and support to make a fulfilling career accessible to you and offer a Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%. Where your role permits, we support a blended working approach alternatively known as hybrid working. Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements. DBS has recently undertaken a review of its operational locations in the North West, and have consolidated all activities in Norcross, Blackpool. A further move, to the new Government Hub at Talbot Gateway in Blackpool, is scheduled to take place in 2027. Come and join the DBS community today! Job description DBS DIT provides digital capability that supports corporate services across the Ministry of Defence, including Finance, Commercial, Payroll and Human Resources for Military Personnel, Civilian Personnel and Veterans. Our digital solutions comprise enterprise resource planning systems, performance management, analytics, automation, low code applications and public facing services through Gov.uk. As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will be at the heart of managing and optimising our development processes. Your responsibilities will include overseeing tools and testing environments, managing central code control, maintaining development standards, and writing software that automates systems. You will design secure solutions and deliver complex projects using modern development standards. Your role will also involve troubleshooting and resolving complex service faults and designing efficient systems with medium levels of risk and complexity. You will actively collaborate with user researchers to champion user-focused design, as well as with technical and solutions architects and software developers. In addition, you will underpin the development of both internal user services and public-facing services. You will deploy and manage applications on OpenShift and third-party PaaS solutions and manage CI/CD pipelines. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong leadership, effective communication, decision-making skills, and a commitment to continuous improvement and development. Responsibilities A Senior DevOps Engineer delivers and integrates software to form a complete DevOps toolchain. They are responsible for planning and designing large groups of stories. At this role level, you will: Transform technical requirements into an effective DevOps toolchain to enable product delivery Ensure that deployment strategies for products are repeatable, scalable and highly available Have deep technical knowledge, providing support to delivery teams and solving complex problems Manage service components and optimise development processes to ensure they meet business needs and performance indicators. Design secure solutions and services with controls specifically engineered to mitigate security threats. Use modern development standards to design, code, test, and document programs or scripts of medium-to-high complexity. Identify, locate, and fix complex service faults while advising others on different methodologies and types of service support. Design systems with medium levels of risk and complexity, ensuring the selection of appropriate technology and efficient resource use. Collaborate with user researchers to champion user research, prioritise and define approaches to understand the user story, and offer recommendations on the best tools and methods to use. Deploy, manage, and scale applications on OpenShift and third-party Platform as a Service (PaaS) solutions, while setting up and managing continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines. Provide coaching and mentoring to more junior colleagues Person specification You will need the following skills for this role: Availability and Capacity Management (Senior DevOps Engineer) You can manage service components to ensure they meet business needs and key performance indicators (KPIs) (Skill Level: Working) Development process optimisation (Senior DevOps Engineer). You can work under guidance to identify process optimisation opportunities and contribute to the implementation of proposed solutions. (Skill Level: Working) Information Security. You can design solutions and services with security controls included, specifically engineered to mitigate security threats. (Skill Level: Practitioner). Modern Development Standards. You can apply modern development standards and support others in applying them. (Skill Level: Practitioner) Programming and Build (Software Engineering). You can collaborate with others when necessary to review specifications. You can use the agreed specifications to design, code, test and document programs or scripts of medium-to-high complexity, using the right standards and tools (Skill Level: Practitioner) Prototyping. You can approach prototyping as a team activity, actively soliciting prototypes and testing with others. You can establish design patterns and iterate them use a variety of prototyping methods and choose the most appropriate (Skill Level: Practitioner) Service Support. You can identify, locate, and fix complex service faults, and advise others on different methodologies and types of service support.(Skill Level: Expert) Systems Design. You can design systems characterised by medium levels of risk, impact, and business or technical complexity. You can select appropriate design standards, methods, and tools, and ensure they are applied effectively. You can review the systems designs of others to ensure the selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources and integration of multiple systems and technology. (Skill Level: Practitioner) Systems Integration. You can define the integration build co-ordinate build activities across systems understand how to undertake and support integration testing activities (Skill Level: Practitioner) User focus. You can collaborate with user researchers and can represent users internally. You can explain the difference between user needs and the desires of the user. You can champion user research to focus on all users. You can prioritise and define approaches to understand the user story, and guiding others in doing so. You can offer recommendations on the best tools and methods to use. (Skill Level: Practitioner) You will hold a recognized technical certification appropriate to the role or be prepared to obtain this while in post. Desirable Experience: Experience with OpenShift: As our solutions are run on OpenShift, experience with deploying, managing, and scaling applications on this platform is highly desirable. This includes understanding of OpenShift's architecture, its project and application concepts, and its command-line client. Proficiency with Prometheus and Terraform: Experience with Prometheus for monitoring and alerting purposes is desirable. Familiarity with Terraform for infrastructure as code (IaC) to provision and manage any cloud, infrastructure, or service is also needed. Containerization and Kubernetes Experience: Hands-on experience with Docker or other containerization technologies is needed. Understanding of Kubernetes for container orchestration is also crucial, including the ability to design, deploy and manage applications within a Kubernetes environment. . click apply for full job details
