About Marex Marex Group plc (NASDAQ: MRX) is a diversified global financial services platform providing essential liquidity, market access and infrastructure services to clients across energy, commodities and financial markets. The group provides comprehensive breadth and depth of coverage across four core services: clearing, agency and execution, market making, and hedging and investment solutions. It has a leading franchise in many major metals, energy and agricultural products, with access to 60 exchanges. The group provides access to the world's major commodity markets, covering a broad range of clients that include some of the largest commodity producers, consumers and traders, banks, hedge funds and asset managers. With more than 40 offices worldwide, the group has over 3,000 employees across Europe, Asia and the Americas. For more information visit Position Reference: VN2646 Department description Marex has unique access across markets with significant share globally both on and off exchange. The depth of knowledge amongst its teams and divisions provides its customers with clear advantages, and its technology led service provides access to all major exchanges, order flow management via screen, voice and DMA, plus award winning data, insights and analytics. The Enterprise Technology team sits at the centre of Marex's technology landscape, delivering a cross business platform that enables our trading and business streams to innovate and go to market at pace. We provide shared capabilities including API gateways, centralised APIs, real time data streaming, connectivity solutions and emerging AI driven services. By building scalable, resilient and reusable platform components, the team reduces duplication, accelerates product delivery and ensures consistent standards across the organisation. Engine Room is a core part of this strategy, forming the foundation upon which next generation digital services are built. Marex recognises the need to provide digital services to give client's the best possible experience. As such, the technology team at Marex is playing an increasingly important role in the evolution of the firm and enabling business growth and new products and services. Role Summary Join the Enterprise team working on Engine Room, one of Marex's most strategic technology initiatives. As a Full Stack Developer, you'll help build and evolve a modern, enterprise grade platform at the core of the business. We're growing quickly and need energetic, flexible thinkers who can respond to changing demands, work collaboratively, and bring ideas to the table. If you enjoy solving complex problems in a fast moving environment and want to help shape technology that truly matters, this is the role for you. Responsibilities Role specific: Design, develop and maintain high quality NodeJS/Typescript solutions within the Engine Room platform. Contribute to the development of shared enterprise capabilities including API gateways, centralised APIs, real time data streaming, connectivity frameworks and AI enabled services. Build scalable, resilient and high performance services that support multiple business streams across Marex. Collaborate closely with product owners, architects and other engineering teams to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions. Contribute to architectural design discussions and help shape platform standards, patterns and best practices. Ensure solutions are secure, observable and aligned with enterprise governance and regulatory requirements. Support the continuous improvement of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and DevOps practices. Participate actively in team discussions, technical brainstorming sessions and knowledge sharing. Adapt quickly to changing priorities and evolving business demands in a fast paced environment. Provide support and troubleshooting for production systems where required, ensuring high availability and reliability. Contribute to documentation and maintain clear technical artefacts to support long term platform sustainability. Promote a collaborative, inclusive and high performing team culture. All staff: Ensure compliance with the company's regulatory requirements under the FCA. Adhere to the operational risk framework for your role ensuring that all regulatory or company determined parameters are complied with. Role model for demonstrating highest level standards of integrity and conduct and reflecting Company Values. At all times comply with the FCA's Code of Conduct. Ensure that you are fully aware of and adhere to internal policies that relate to you, your role or any other activities for which you have any level of responsibility. Report any breaches of policy to Compliance and/or your supervisor as required. Escalate risk events immediately. Provide input to risk management processes, as required. Competencies, Skills, Experience & Qualifications Competencies: A collaborative team player, approachable, self efficient and influences a positive work Environment. Demonstrates curiosity. Resilient in a challenging, fast paced environment. Ability to take a high level of responsibility in a fast pace and high volume environment. Excels at building relationships, networking and influencing others. Strategic collaborator with insight and agility, able to anticipate future challenges, ensuring operational effectiveness. Skills and Experience - Essential: Strong commercial experience in NodeJS / Typescript development. Experience building RESTful APIs and microservices in enterprise environments. Good working knowledge of React and modern front end development principles. Experience working with AWS cloud services (e.g. ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, API Gateway) Experience with event driven architectures, ideally using Kafka. Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and DevOps practices. Experience with Infrastructure as Code, ideally Terraform. Strong understanding of software design principles (SOLID, clean architecture, domain driven design concepts). Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery environments. Desirable: Working knowledge of Python or C#. Experience building or contributing to enterprise platform or shared services environments. Exposure to API gateway technologies and distributed systems design. Experience implementing observability tooling (logging, monitoring, tracing). Financial services or capital markets experience (advantageous but not essential). Experience using CDM as a data model (advantageous but not essential). Conduct Rules Act with integrity Act with due skill, care and diligence Be open and cooperative with the FCA, the PRA and other regulators Pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly Observe proper standard of market conduct Act to deliver good outcomes for retail customers Company Values Acting as a role model for the values of the Company: Respect Clients are at the heart of our business, with superior execution and superb client service the foundation of the firm. We respect our clients and always treat them fairly. Integrity Doing business the right way is the only way. We hold ourselves to a high ethical standard in everything we do - our clients expect this and we demand it of ourselves. Collaborative We work in teams - open and direct communication and the willingness to work hard and collaboratively are the basis for effective teamwork. Working well with others is necessary for us to succeed at what we do. Developing our People Our people are the basis of our competitive advantage. We look to "grow our own" and make Marex the place ambitious, hardworking, talented people choose to build their careers. Adaptable and Nimble Our size and flexibility is an advantage. We are big enough to support our client's various needs, and adaptable and nimble enough to respond quickly to changing conditions or requirements. A non-bureaucratic, but well controlled environment fosters initiative as well as employee satisfaction. Marex is fully committed to being an inclusive employer and providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all. We will provide reasonable adjustments to remove any disadvantage to you being considered for this role. We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the company. We welcome applications from candidates returning to the workforce. Also, Marex is committed to avoiding circumstances in which the appearance or possibility of conflicts of interest may exist within the hiring process. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or would like us to do anything differently to help you, please include it in your application.
Apr 15, 2026
Full time
About Marex Marex Group plc (NASDAQ: MRX) is a diversified global financial services platform providing essential liquidity, market access and infrastructure services to clients across energy, commodities and financial markets. The group provides comprehensive breadth and depth of coverage across four core services: clearing, agency and execution, market making, and hedging and investment solutions. It has a leading franchise in many major metals, energy and agricultural products, with access to 60 exchanges. The group provides access to the world's major commodity markets, covering a broad range of clients that include some of the largest commodity producers, consumers and traders, banks, hedge funds and asset managers. With more than 40 offices worldwide, the group has over 3,000 employees across Europe, Asia and the Americas. For more information visit Position Reference: VN2646 Department description Marex has unique access across markets with significant share globally both on and off exchange. The depth of knowledge amongst its teams and divisions provides its customers with clear advantages, and its technology led service provides access to all major exchanges, order flow management via screen, voice and DMA, plus award winning data, insights and analytics. The Enterprise Technology team sits at the centre of Marex's technology landscape, delivering a cross business platform that enables our trading and business streams to innovate and go to market at pace. We provide shared capabilities including API gateways, centralised APIs, real time data streaming, connectivity solutions and emerging AI driven services. By building scalable, resilient and reusable platform components, the team reduces duplication, accelerates product delivery and ensures consistent standards across the organisation. Engine Room is a core part of this strategy, forming the foundation upon which next generation digital services are built. Marex recognises the need to provide digital services to give client's the best possible experience. As such, the technology team at Marex is playing an increasingly important role in the evolution of the firm and enabling business growth and new products and services. Role Summary Join the Enterprise team working on Engine Room, one of Marex's most strategic technology initiatives. As a Full Stack Developer, you'll help build and evolve a modern, enterprise grade platform at the core of the business. We're growing quickly and need energetic, flexible thinkers who can respond to changing demands, work collaboratively, and bring ideas to the table. If you enjoy solving complex problems in a fast moving environment and want to help shape technology that truly matters, this is the role for you. Responsibilities Role specific: Design, develop and maintain high quality NodeJS/Typescript solutions within the Engine Room platform. Contribute to the development of shared enterprise capabilities including API gateways, centralised APIs, real time data streaming, connectivity frameworks and AI enabled services. Build scalable, resilient and high performance services that support multiple business streams across Marex. Collaborate closely with product owners, architects and other engineering teams to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions. Contribute to architectural design discussions and help shape platform standards, patterns and best practices. Ensure solutions are secure, observable and aligned with enterprise governance and regulatory requirements. Support the continuous improvement of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and DevOps practices. Participate actively in team discussions, technical brainstorming sessions and knowledge sharing. Adapt quickly to changing priorities and evolving business demands in a fast paced environment. Provide support and troubleshooting for production systems where required, ensuring high availability and reliability. Contribute to documentation and maintain clear technical artefacts to support long term platform sustainability. Promote a collaborative, inclusive and high performing team culture. All staff: Ensure compliance with the company's regulatory requirements under the FCA. Adhere to the operational risk framework for your role ensuring that all regulatory or company determined parameters are complied with. Role model for demonstrating highest level standards of integrity and conduct and reflecting Company Values. At all times comply with the FCA's Code of Conduct. Ensure that you are fully aware of and adhere to internal policies that relate to you, your role or any other activities for which you have any level of responsibility. Report any breaches of policy to Compliance and/or your supervisor as required. Escalate risk events immediately. Provide input to risk management processes, as required. Competencies, Skills, Experience & Qualifications Competencies: A collaborative team player, approachable, self efficient and influences a positive work Environment. Demonstrates curiosity. Resilient in a challenging, fast paced environment. Ability to take a high level of responsibility in a fast pace and high volume environment. Excels at building relationships, networking and influencing others. Strategic collaborator with insight and agility, able to anticipate future challenges, ensuring operational effectiveness. Skills and Experience - Essential: Strong commercial experience in NodeJS / Typescript development. Experience building RESTful APIs and microservices in enterprise environments. Good working knowledge of React and modern front end development principles. Experience working with AWS cloud services (e.g. ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, API Gateway) Experience with event driven architectures, ideally using Kafka. Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and DevOps practices. Experience with Infrastructure as Code, ideally Terraform. Strong understanding of software design principles (SOLID, clean architecture, domain driven design concepts). Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery environments. Desirable: Working knowledge of Python or C#. Experience building or contributing to enterprise platform or shared services environments. Exposure to API gateway technologies and distributed systems design. Experience implementing observability tooling (logging, monitoring, tracing). Financial services or capital markets experience (advantageous but not essential). Experience using CDM as a data model (advantageous but not essential). Conduct Rules Act with integrity Act with due skill, care and diligence Be open and cooperative with the FCA, the PRA and other regulators Pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly Observe proper standard of market conduct Act to deliver good outcomes for retail customers Company Values Acting as a role model for the values of the Company: Respect Clients are at the heart of our business, with superior execution and superb client service the foundation of the firm. We respect our clients and always treat them fairly. Integrity Doing business the right way is the only way. We hold ourselves to a high ethical standard in everything we do - our clients expect this and we demand it of ourselves. Collaborative We work in teams - open and direct communication and the willingness to work hard and collaboratively are the basis for effective teamwork. Working well with others is necessary for us to succeed at what we do. Developing our People Our people are the basis of our competitive advantage. We look to "grow our own" and make Marex the place ambitious, hardworking, talented people choose to build their careers. Adaptable and Nimble Our size and flexibility is an advantage. We are big enough to support our client's various needs, and adaptable and nimble enough to respond quickly to changing conditions or requirements. A non-bureaucratic, but well controlled environment fosters initiative as well as employee satisfaction. Marex is fully committed to being an inclusive employer and providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all. We will provide reasonable adjustments to remove any disadvantage to you being considered for this role. We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the company. We welcome applications from candidates returning to the workforce. Also, Marex is committed to avoiding circumstances in which the appearance or possibility of conflicts of interest may exist within the hiring process. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or would like us to do anything differently to help you, please include it in your application.
About The Role A Software Engineer at Carfinance247 is a passionate full stack technologist; interested in web technologies with skills based in .NET but also encompassing JavaScript and modern SPA (Vue.Js/Typescript/CSS3). The main responsibilities will be to help design and develop new customer facing applications and components, or enhancements to existing code, based on business and project requirements using Vue.Js/Typescript/CSS3 in line with our development / quality control processes and procedure. Feature switching, A/B testing and continuous integration & delivery are at the core of our development process, so our Software Engineers will also embrace the idea of releasing little and often and iterating on success. We have a strong devops culture, embracing infrastructure as code and encouraging frequent releases into our container based cluster management system and Cloud based resources. Knowledge of SQL / T-SQL is beneficial alongside working experience of NoSQL and modern event driven and microservice architectures. Our Software Engineers don't just write code but take an active role in feature and platform development by being instrumental to and taking ownership of features from the design stage right through to its release into production. Responsibilities Planning and design: Participating in group planning sessions and helping to elaborate requirements. Contributing to the design and architecture of innovative solutions Ensure that the ability to scale the solution is considered within the design of front and back end systems Writing code: Developing new features Resolving operational issuesFixing bugs Building greenfield products Code reviews: Conducting and receiving code reviews Sharing skills and techniques with other members of the team Managing releases: Handling code changes from inception through to deployment Maintaining the CI/CD pipeline Ensuring code changes are adequately tested and working in production About You Essential: Experience of C# and .NET Core Understanding of web applications, HTTP communication and REST Experience with core frontend technologies; Vue.JS, Pinia, Typescript, CSS3, SASS. Ability to demonstrate innovative, imaginative problem solving skills with focus on delivering quality outcomes in a timely manner. Experience of writing and maintaining different testing suites Unit tests (xUnit, nUnit etc) Integration Tests Functional Tests Working knowledge of RDBMS and SQL / T-SQL Knowledge of Message brokers and event-driven architectures Experience of Version control & CI/CD (Bamboo, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) Experience of Microservice architectures Awareness of SOLID coding principles Desirable: NoSQL database technologies (MongoDB, Cosmos) Docker workflows Container management systems (Kubernetes / Docker Swarm) Knowledge of Cloud solutions (AWS / Azure / Google Cloud Platform) Knowledge of scripting languages (Bash and PowerShell) Administration of Windows and Linux servers Benefits Subsidised Onsite Parking. Free fruit, barista bar and juice bar. Onsite gym. Free transport to and from Piccadilly. Birthday off! Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave pay. Time off from day one for fertility appointments. Discount club. Healthcare Cash plan. Free Employee Assistance Programme. Excellent career progression across the business. At Car Finance 247 our determination and strong team culture have helped us become the number one online car finance broker in the UK. We are one of the UK's fastest growing privately owned businesses, having ranked in the Sunday Time Fast Track 100 for each of the last 4 years. We create personalised and high-quality customer experiences driven by outstanding tech, streamlined process and most importantly, amazing people. Over the next 12 months we have exciting upcoming projects to cement our position as market leaders in every aspect of our business and that journey starts with attracting the best talent. As an equal opportunity provider, the 247 Group is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employee's and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the 247 Group.
Apr 15, 2026
Full time
About The Role A Software Engineer at Carfinance247 is a passionate full stack technologist; interested in web technologies with skills based in .NET but also encompassing JavaScript and modern SPA (Vue.Js/Typescript/CSS3). The main responsibilities will be to help design and develop new customer facing applications and components, or enhancements to existing code, based on business and project requirements using Vue.Js/Typescript/CSS3 in line with our development / quality control processes and procedure. Feature switching, A/B testing and continuous integration & delivery are at the core of our development process, so our Software Engineers will also embrace the idea of releasing little and often and iterating on success. We have a strong devops culture, embracing infrastructure as code and encouraging frequent releases into our container based cluster management system and Cloud based resources. Knowledge of SQL / T-SQL is beneficial alongside working experience of NoSQL and modern event driven and microservice architectures. Our Software Engineers don't just write code but take an active role in feature and platform development by being instrumental to and taking ownership of features from the design stage right through to its release into production. Responsibilities Planning and design: Participating in group planning sessions and helping to elaborate requirements. Contributing to the design and architecture of innovative solutions Ensure that the ability to scale the solution is considered within the design of front and back end systems Writing code: Developing new features Resolving operational issuesFixing bugs Building greenfield products Code reviews: Conducting and receiving code reviews Sharing skills and techniques with other members of the team Managing releases: Handling code changes from inception through to deployment Maintaining the CI/CD pipeline Ensuring code changes are adequately tested and working in production About You Essential: Experience of C# and .NET Core Understanding of web applications, HTTP communication and REST Experience with core frontend technologies; Vue.JS, Pinia, Typescript, CSS3, SASS. Ability to demonstrate innovative, imaginative problem solving skills with focus on delivering quality outcomes in a timely manner. Experience of writing and maintaining different testing suites Unit tests (xUnit, nUnit etc) Integration Tests Functional Tests Working knowledge of RDBMS and SQL / T-SQL Knowledge of Message brokers and event-driven architectures Experience of Version control & CI/CD (Bamboo, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) Experience of Microservice architectures Awareness of SOLID coding principles Desirable: NoSQL database technologies (MongoDB, Cosmos) Docker workflows Container management systems (Kubernetes / Docker Swarm) Knowledge of Cloud solutions (AWS / Azure / Google Cloud Platform) Knowledge of scripting languages (Bash and PowerShell) Administration of Windows and Linux servers Benefits Subsidised Onsite Parking. Free fruit, barista bar and juice bar. Onsite gym. Free transport to and from Piccadilly. Birthday off! Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave pay. Time off from day one for fertility appointments. Discount club. Healthcare Cash plan. Free Employee Assistance Programme. Excellent career progression across the business. At Car Finance 247 our determination and strong team culture have helped us become the number one online car finance broker in the UK. We are one of the UK's fastest growing privately owned businesses, having ranked in the Sunday Time Fast Track 100 for each of the last 4 years. We create personalised and high-quality customer experiences driven by outstanding tech, streamlined process and most importantly, amazing people. Over the next 12 months we have exciting upcoming projects to cement our position as market leaders in every aspect of our business and that journey starts with attracting the best talent. As an equal opportunity provider, the 247 Group is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employee's and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the 247 Group.
A fast-growing SaaS company in Ipswich is seeking a Senior Software Developer for a 6-month contract. The ideal candidate will be hands-on, influencing architecture and engineering standards while enhancing cloud-based applications. Key skills include C#, .NET, TypeScript, and AWS experience. This hybrid role allows for technical leadership and collaboration with an agile team. A great opportunity for those looking to drive best practices and contribute to secure, scalable solutions.
Apr 15, 2026
Full time
A fast-growing SaaS company in Ipswich is seeking a Senior Software Developer for a 6-month contract. The ideal candidate will be hands-on, influencing architecture and engineering standards while enhancing cloud-based applications. Key skills include C#, .NET, TypeScript, and AWS experience. This hybrid role allows for technical leadership and collaboration with an agile team. A great opportunity for those looking to drive best practices and contribute to secure, scalable solutions.
Summary Apple Pay, launched over 10 years ago, has evolved into the comprehensive Apple Wallet ecosystem. Serving hundreds of millions of users globally, Wallet securely stores payment cards, transit passes, car keys, corporate IDs, driving licenses, and more across Apple devices. This is just the beginning. We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Software Engineer to help lead the development of a resilient, scalable platform designed for the next decade of innovation in Wallet and Payments. Description You will join a nimble team involved in every stage of the product lifecycle, tackling the complex challenge of building and maintaining resilient, reliable distributed software systems at Apple's scale. Autonomy & Ownership: Take full ownership of your solutions, from initial design and development to operating, monitoring, and providing on call support for the services you build. Your lived experience will actively shape our platform architecture. Full Lifecycle Involvement: Design, build, test, deliver, and maintain exceptional software that directly impacts our users. Collaboration: Participate actively in technical discussions, write specifications, review code, and produce clear documentation. Innovation: You will have the flexibility to explore creative solutions, leverage diverse technologies, and contribute to our exploration of how AI can enhance software development. Success in this role requires a high degree of self motivation, crisp communication, a highly collaborative approach, and the ability to inspire others while working effectively across teams and disciplines. Minimum Qualifications Cloud & Distributed Systems Expertise: Expertise in developing, deploying, and operating high availability/high throughput Cloud based distributed systems proven in a production environment. Programming: Demonstrable expertise in the software development lifecycle, including proficiency in Java and/or Kotlin. Database Experience: Hands on experience with SQL/NoSQL databases (e.g., Aurora, DynamoDB, CockroachDB, Oracle). Communication & Collaboration: The ability to communicate thoughtfully and clearly, both verbally and in writing, and a track record of building healthy, long term relationships within and beyond your immediate team. Growth Mindset: A commitment to continuous learning, curiosity for new technologies, and a relentless pursuit of engineering excellence. Preferred Qualifications API Development: Development and operational experience with REST and/or gRPC services. Security & Privacy: Understanding of cryptography concepts and general security and privacy concerns in financial/identity platforms. DevOps: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code. Modern Infrastructure: Experience with containerisation and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes). Observability: Experience with observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Datadog). At Apple, we're not all the same. And that's our greatest strength. We draw on the differences in who we are, what we've experienced and how we think. Because to create products that serve everyone, we believe in including everyone. Therefore, we are committed to treating all applicants fairly and equally. As a registered Disability Confident employer, we will work with applicants to make any reasonable accommodations. Apple will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal backgrounds in a manner consistent with applicable law. Learn more
Apr 15, 2026
Full time
Summary Apple Pay, launched over 10 years ago, has evolved into the comprehensive Apple Wallet ecosystem. Serving hundreds of millions of users globally, Wallet securely stores payment cards, transit passes, car keys, corporate IDs, driving licenses, and more across Apple devices. This is just the beginning. We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Software Engineer to help lead the development of a resilient, scalable platform designed for the next decade of innovation in Wallet and Payments. Description You will join a nimble team involved in every stage of the product lifecycle, tackling the complex challenge of building and maintaining resilient, reliable distributed software systems at Apple's scale. Autonomy & Ownership: Take full ownership of your solutions, from initial design and development to operating, monitoring, and providing on call support for the services you build. Your lived experience will actively shape our platform architecture. Full Lifecycle Involvement: Design, build, test, deliver, and maintain exceptional software that directly impacts our users. Collaboration: Participate actively in technical discussions, write specifications, review code, and produce clear documentation. Innovation: You will have the flexibility to explore creative solutions, leverage diverse technologies, and contribute to our exploration of how AI can enhance software development. Success in this role requires a high degree of self motivation, crisp communication, a highly collaborative approach, and the ability to inspire others while working effectively across teams and disciplines. Minimum Qualifications Cloud & Distributed Systems Expertise: Expertise in developing, deploying, and operating high availability/high throughput Cloud based distributed systems proven in a production environment. Programming: Demonstrable expertise in the software development lifecycle, including proficiency in Java and/or Kotlin. Database Experience: Hands on experience with SQL/NoSQL databases (e.g., Aurora, DynamoDB, CockroachDB, Oracle). Communication & Collaboration: The ability to communicate thoughtfully and clearly, both verbally and in writing, and a track record of building healthy, long term relationships within and beyond your immediate team. Growth Mindset: A commitment to continuous learning, curiosity for new technologies, and a relentless pursuit of engineering excellence. Preferred Qualifications API Development: Development and operational experience with REST and/or gRPC services. Security & Privacy: Understanding of cryptography concepts and general security and privacy concerns in financial/identity platforms. DevOps: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code. Modern Infrastructure: Experience with containerisation and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes). Observability: Experience with observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Datadog). At Apple, we're not all the same. And that's our greatest strength. We draw on the differences in who we are, what we've experienced and how we think. Because to create products that serve everyone, we believe in including everyone. Therefore, we are committed to treating all applicants fairly and equally. As a registered Disability Confident employer, we will work with applicants to make any reasonable accommodations. Apple will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal backgrounds in a manner consistent with applicable law. Learn more
Eden Brown Synergy are working with a Central Government Department who are looking for a number of experienced Commercial/Procurement Leads with DDaT experience. The roles are for 6 months initially and paying £771.98 umbrella per day (inside IR35) PAYE options are available. The roles are hybrid (3 days a week in the office, 2 days at home) and you can be based in the London or East Kilbride Office. The role The client is seeking experienced Commercial Category Leads to support the Head of Commercial (Data, Digital & AI) and drive high impact, compliant procurement across the Information & Digital Directorate (IDD). The postholders will lead complex, strategically significant commercial activity across digital, data and AI services ensuring robust alignment to IDD's new structure, product centred operating model and transformation priorities. You will deliver commercial arrangements that comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR15) for legacy and in flight procurements, and with the Procurement Act 2023 (PR23) for new procurements, operating confidently within a dual regime environment and ensuring governance is adhered to throughout the commercial lifecycle. Key Responsibilities Category Strategy & Pipeline Development Lead the development of DDaT sub category strategies (e.g., AI solutions, Software, cloud services, data platforms, digital products), aligned with IDD strategy and business priorities. Build and maintain a forward plan of commercial activity, shaping demand with stakeholders and ensuring compliance with PR15 or PR23 as applicable. Translate IDD's product and service model into well structured commercial delivery routes, options appraisals, and risk based recommendations. Procurement Delivery (PCR15 & PR23) Lead end to end procurement activity under both PCR15 (for legacy frameworks and live procurements) and PR23 (for new procurements), ensuring fully compliant processes, transparent decision making, and audit ready documentation. Apply PR23 requirements including transparency notices, procurement objectives (value for money, public benefit, integrity, and information sharing), and new award procedures where relevant. Framework Management & Call Off Expertise Provide expert guidance on the use of Crown Commercial Service (CCS) frameworks, digital and technology frameworks (e.g., G Cloud, DSP, AI frameworks, DaaS), and bespoke sector frameworks. Lead compliant call offs under PCR15 governed frameworks and under PR23 aligned frameworks as they transition into the new regime. Advise on framework suitability, market engagement requirements, and innovation pathways including POCs, trial agreements, and emerging technology pilots. Stakeholder Influence & Governance Influence and advise senior leaders across IDD, d overseas networks on commercial strategy and risk. Engage with Cabinet Office, HMT, Ministers and cross government forums to align commercial decisions with wider government policies and controls. Present business cases (SOBC, OBC, FBC) and sourcing strategies at the appropriate governance boards. Commercial Leadership Build capability in PR23, digital category management, AI procurement considerations, and commercial assurance. Cross Government & Cross Functional Collaboration Work closely with Finance, H&S, Security, Legal, Data Governance, Architecture and Product Teams to ensure commercial solutions integrate with IDD's digital, data and AI strategies. Ensure consistency across categories and alignment with other Commercial Leads. Essential Skills & Experience Significant experience leading complex, high value procurements under PCR15 and/or PR23, ideally within digital, data, AI or technology categories. Proven ability to operate confidently in a dual regime procurement environment, including legacy frameworks and new PR23 obligations. Public sector experience, particularly within DDaT categories. Strong understanding of Government playbooks (Sourcing, Construction, Digital & Data). Expertise in CCS and other frameworks, call off procedures, mini competitions, direct awards and dynamic purchasing models. Experience procuring AI solutions, data platforms, SaaS, digital delivery services, cloud, and technology infrastructure. Strong commercial acumen, risk management skills, and experience developing sourcing strategies for complex markets. Demonstrable experience working in a matrix environment and influencing senior decision makers. Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills. Please only apply for these roles if you are an experienced Commercial/Procurement Lead with DDaT experience. Please note you will need to hold SC/DV clearance for these roles. Thank you Charlotte Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer. Eden Brown Limited is a limited company registered in England and Wales with registered number . Our registered address is 5th floor 4 Coleman Street, London, EC2R 5AR, part of nGAGE Specialist Recruitment Limited T/A nGAGE Talent. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. This message is intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to us, and immediately and permanently delete it. Do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. 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Apr 15, 2026
Seasonal
Eden Brown Synergy are working with a Central Government Department who are looking for a number of experienced Commercial/Procurement Leads with DDaT experience. The roles are for 6 months initially and paying £771.98 umbrella per day (inside IR35) PAYE options are available. The roles are hybrid (3 days a week in the office, 2 days at home) and you can be based in the London or East Kilbride Office. The role The client is seeking experienced Commercial Category Leads to support the Head of Commercial (Data, Digital & AI) and drive high impact, compliant procurement across the Information & Digital Directorate (IDD). The postholders will lead complex, strategically significant commercial activity across digital, data and AI services ensuring robust alignment to IDD's new structure, product centred operating model and transformation priorities. You will deliver commercial arrangements that comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR15) for legacy and in flight procurements, and with the Procurement Act 2023 (PR23) for new procurements, operating confidently within a dual regime environment and ensuring governance is adhered to throughout the commercial lifecycle. Key Responsibilities Category Strategy & Pipeline Development Lead the development of DDaT sub category strategies (e.g., AI solutions, Software, cloud services, data platforms, digital products), aligned with IDD strategy and business priorities. Build and maintain a forward plan of commercial activity, shaping demand with stakeholders and ensuring compliance with PR15 or PR23 as applicable. Translate IDD's product and service model into well structured commercial delivery routes, options appraisals, and risk based recommendations. Procurement Delivery (PCR15 & PR23) Lead end to end procurement activity under both PCR15 (for legacy frameworks and live procurements) and PR23 (for new procurements), ensuring fully compliant processes, transparent decision making, and audit ready documentation. Apply PR23 requirements including transparency notices, procurement objectives (value for money, public benefit, integrity, and information sharing), and new award procedures where relevant. Framework Management & Call Off Expertise Provide expert guidance on the use of Crown Commercial Service (CCS) frameworks, digital and technology frameworks (e.g., G Cloud, DSP, AI frameworks, DaaS), and bespoke sector frameworks. Lead compliant call offs under PCR15 governed frameworks and under PR23 aligned frameworks as they transition into the new regime. Advise on framework suitability, market engagement requirements, and innovation pathways including POCs, trial agreements, and emerging technology pilots. Stakeholder Influence & Governance Influence and advise senior leaders across IDD, d overseas networks on commercial strategy and risk. Engage with Cabinet Office, HMT, Ministers and cross government forums to align commercial decisions with wider government policies and controls. Present business cases (SOBC, OBC, FBC) and sourcing strategies at the appropriate governance boards. Commercial Leadership Build capability in PR23, digital category management, AI procurement considerations, and commercial assurance. Cross Government & Cross Functional Collaboration Work closely with Finance, H&S, Security, Legal, Data Governance, Architecture and Product Teams to ensure commercial solutions integrate with IDD's digital, data and AI strategies. Ensure consistency across categories and alignment with other Commercial Leads. Essential Skills & Experience Significant experience leading complex, high value procurements under PCR15 and/or PR23, ideally within digital, data, AI or technology categories. Proven ability to operate confidently in a dual regime procurement environment, including legacy frameworks and new PR23 obligations. Public sector experience, particularly within DDaT categories. Strong understanding of Government playbooks (Sourcing, Construction, Digital & Data). Expertise in CCS and other frameworks, call off procedures, mini competitions, direct awards and dynamic purchasing models. Experience procuring AI solutions, data platforms, SaaS, digital delivery services, cloud, and technology infrastructure. Strong commercial acumen, risk management skills, and experience developing sourcing strategies for complex markets. Demonstrable experience working in a matrix environment and influencing senior decision makers. Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills. 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The Deputy CISO is the CISO's principal delegate and second-in-command, accountable for day-to-day execution of the global cyber security program, team leadership and for elevating security influence across the enterprise. The role ensures cohesive strategy, robust operations, and clear business alignment in a complex logistics environment, including WMS/TMS platforms and warehouse robotics, IoT, and OT. The Deputy CISO strengthens succession planning, executive decision-making, and senior business partnering across the organisation. Operates in a global role, based at either of our UK corporate HQs (London or Northampton). Key Responsibilities: Strategy Support the CISO in translating the enterprise risk appetite into an actionable, outcome-driven security strategy; and support the multi-year roadmap and quarterly OKRs. Chair the executive security governance forums and drive enterprise security governance mechanisms. Architecture & Engineering Oversee Security Architecture and Engineering; ensure "secure-by-default" across cloud, application, data, identity, and infrastructure landscapes. Establish IDAM function with clear RACI and coherent operating model. Govern the security tooling strategy and operating model (build vs. buy vs. MSSP); maximize value from SIEM, SOAR, IAM, PAM, EDR, DLP, DSPM, and CTI platforms. Security Operations & Incident Response Accountable for SOC performance (24 7 detection, response, threat hunting), DFIR, purple-team/assurance, ransomware preparedness, and crisis playbooks. Maintain executive incident communications, regulator notifications, and post-incident improvements. Act as escalation point for any security related service failures or major incidents. Threat and Vulnerability Management Support the TVM team in continuously reducing vulnerability levels in the organisation. Recommend procedural improvements and reporting to drive constant improvement. Drive secure-by-design into applications and ensure all applications and the wider estate are sufficiently tested for signs of vulnerability. Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Ensure audit readiness, control effectiveness (key SOX/ITGC, NIST/ISO mappings), and remediation governance; lead policy lifecycle and attestations. Oversee the enterprise risk process (RCSA, KRIs), executive reporting, and board risk briefings. Improve third-party risk management (carriers, 4PL/3PL partners, SaaS/IaaS providers) and regulatory alignment Business Partnering & PMO Ensure the Business Partnering function embeds security in product/platform roadmaps and regional operations (Americas/EMEA/APAC). Oversee the InfoSec PMO: portfolio selection, prioritization, benefits tracking, and transparent delivery reporting to business and technology leaders. People, Culture & Leadership Provide day-to-day management of InfoSec senior leaders (four directors/senior directors) and their teams; build succession paths, mentorship, and leadership development. Sponsor Security Awareness & Culture programs and executive engagement; promote inclusive, high-performance behaviors. The role has enterprise-wide accountability for the execution of the global cyber security program, ensuring effective risk management, operational resilience, and alignment with business strategy. It influences executive decision-making, enterprise risk posture, and regulatory outcomes across a complex global logistics environment. You will operate in a complex and evolving threat landscape, requiring continuous improvement of security processes, tooling, and operating models. You will address ambiguous and high-impact challenges across technology, risk, and business domains with enterprise-wide implications. The role engages extensively with the CISO, regulators, and senior business and technology leaders. It is responsible for executive-level incident communications, regulatory engagement, and influencing security outcomes across regions and functions. You will provide leadership to senior InfoSec leaders and their teams, supporting performance, development, and succession planning across the global security organisation. Experience and Qualifications Required: 15+ years in information security with progressive leadership; 8+ years leading multi-disciplinary teams across SecOps/IR, GRC, Engineering/Architecture and Business Partnering. Demonstrated success interfacing with boards/executive committees; executive incident leadership and public/regulatory communications. Deep experience in either GRC or technical cyber security. Experience in managing and leading global cross-functional and cross regional tech teams. Experience in Continuous improvement, six sigma or other improvement tools to drive business performance and create value Strong understanding and maturing of IT operating models in matrixed, global environments. Demonstrated success in driving technology standardization and transformation programs. Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field; advanced degree preferred. CISSP (or CISM) Other security certifications. Travel requirement - up to 20% GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team - energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement
Apr 15, 2026
Full time
The Deputy CISO is the CISO's principal delegate and second-in-command, accountable for day-to-day execution of the global cyber security program, team leadership and for elevating security influence across the enterprise. The role ensures cohesive strategy, robust operations, and clear business alignment in a complex logistics environment, including WMS/TMS platforms and warehouse robotics, IoT, and OT. The Deputy CISO strengthens succession planning, executive decision-making, and senior business partnering across the organisation. Operates in a global role, based at either of our UK corporate HQs (London or Northampton). Key Responsibilities: Strategy Support the CISO in translating the enterprise risk appetite into an actionable, outcome-driven security strategy; and support the multi-year roadmap and quarterly OKRs. Chair the executive security governance forums and drive enterprise security governance mechanisms. Architecture & Engineering Oversee Security Architecture and Engineering; ensure "secure-by-default" across cloud, application, data, identity, and infrastructure landscapes. Establish IDAM function with clear RACI and coherent operating model. Govern the security tooling strategy and operating model (build vs. buy vs. MSSP); maximize value from SIEM, SOAR, IAM, PAM, EDR, DLP, DSPM, and CTI platforms. Security Operations & Incident Response Accountable for SOC performance (24 7 detection, response, threat hunting), DFIR, purple-team/assurance, ransomware preparedness, and crisis playbooks. Maintain executive incident communications, regulator notifications, and post-incident improvements. Act as escalation point for any security related service failures or major incidents. Threat and Vulnerability Management Support the TVM team in continuously reducing vulnerability levels in the organisation. Recommend procedural improvements and reporting to drive constant improvement. Drive secure-by-design into applications and ensure all applications and the wider estate are sufficiently tested for signs of vulnerability. Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Ensure audit readiness, control effectiveness (key SOX/ITGC, NIST/ISO mappings), and remediation governance; lead policy lifecycle and attestations. Oversee the enterprise risk process (RCSA, KRIs), executive reporting, and board risk briefings. Improve third-party risk management (carriers, 4PL/3PL partners, SaaS/IaaS providers) and regulatory alignment Business Partnering & PMO Ensure the Business Partnering function embeds security in product/platform roadmaps and regional operations (Americas/EMEA/APAC). Oversee the InfoSec PMO: portfolio selection, prioritization, benefits tracking, and transparent delivery reporting to business and technology leaders. People, Culture & Leadership Provide day-to-day management of InfoSec senior leaders (four directors/senior directors) and their teams; build succession paths, mentorship, and leadership development. Sponsor Security Awareness & Culture programs and executive engagement; promote inclusive, high-performance behaviors. The role has enterprise-wide accountability for the execution of the global cyber security program, ensuring effective risk management, operational resilience, and alignment with business strategy. It influences executive decision-making, enterprise risk posture, and regulatory outcomes across a complex global logistics environment. You will operate in a complex and evolving threat landscape, requiring continuous improvement of security processes, tooling, and operating models. You will address ambiguous and high-impact challenges across technology, risk, and business domains with enterprise-wide implications. The role engages extensively with the CISO, regulators, and senior business and technology leaders. It is responsible for executive-level incident communications, regulatory engagement, and influencing security outcomes across regions and functions. You will provide leadership to senior InfoSec leaders and their teams, supporting performance, development, and succession planning across the global security organisation. Experience and Qualifications Required: 15+ years in information security with progressive leadership; 8+ years leading multi-disciplinary teams across SecOps/IR, GRC, Engineering/Architecture and Business Partnering. Demonstrated success interfacing with boards/executive committees; executive incident leadership and public/regulatory communications. Deep experience in either GRC or technical cyber security. Experience in managing and leading global cross-functional and cross regional tech teams. Experience in Continuous improvement, six sigma or other improvement tools to drive business performance and create value Strong understanding and maturing of IT operating models in matrixed, global environments. Demonstrated success in driving technology standardization and transformation programs. Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field; advanced degree preferred. CISSP (or CISM) Other security certifications. Travel requirement - up to 20% GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team - energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement
Planet is a leading technology company transforming payments by putting customer experience first. We offer integrated solutions that include payment processing, VAT refunds, dynamic currency conversion, and management services for merchants in the Retail and Hospitality sectors worldwide.In recent years, we have experienced significant growth, expanding our services and global presence.With strong private equity investors, Advent International and Eurazeo, we have the financial capital and expertise to grow our capabilities and reach through acquisitions.Our mission is to create a world of connected commerce where payments are simple, secure, and seamless, enabling our partners to deliver exceptional experiences to their customers. Role Overview: As a Senior IT Category Manager, you will be responsible for building and transforming the IT procurement category, establishing best-in-class processes, and delivering a step-change in value and performance. You will act as a strategic partner to the CTO and IT leadership teams, including Infrastructure, ITSM, Security, Applications, and Architecture, ensuring sourcing strategies align with technology roadmaps, risk posture, and business priorities.In this role, you will lead complex commercial negotiations and manage contracts to secure competitive outcomes, mitigate risk, and ensure compliance with internal policies. A critical focus will be on optimizing relationships with major offshore service providers, addressing cost leakages, and renegotiating agreements to deliver substantial savings. You will collaborate closely with Legal, Security, and Finance to oversee the full procurement lifecycle, maintaining operational excellence and governance standards.You will also manage and develop strategic relationships with global technology vendors, ensuring delivery of high-quality solutions at optimal terms. Leveraging data-driven insights, you will identify opportunities to rationalize the IT supplier base, optimize spend, and support sustainability and innovation goals. Your ability to work cross-functionally and communicate effectively will be key to influencing stakeholders and demonstrating the strategic value of Procurement within the IT domain. What you will do: IT Savings & Commercial Excellence Drive complex negotiations and contract management to secure competitive outcomes and minimize risk across IT categories (hardware, software, cloud, and services). Rebaseline and renegotiate commercial terms with major onshore and offshore service providers, eliminating cost leakages and improving delivery value. Optimize commercial arrangements with leading technology vendors across licensing, subscriptions, cloud consumption, and support services. Partner with Legal, Security, and Finance to ensure robust risk management, compliance with governance standards, and contract lifecycle discipline (renewals, notice periods, and terminations). Identify and implement cost-saving opportunities through strategic sourcing, supplier leverage, demand management, and process optimization to support IT budget efficiency. Strategic Procurement & Supplier Rationalization Own the IT procurement strategy and execution, accountable for measurable improvements in cost, quality, and supplier performance. Develop and execute IT category strategies aligned with technology roadmaps and innovation priorities, enabling scalable, secure, and cost-effective solutions. Rationalize and optimize the IT supplier portfolio using data-driven insights to consolidate spend, reduce complexity, and improve governance and service levels. Establish a strategic supplier panel, SRM framework, and performance scorecards to drive continuous improvement and partnership value. Operational Excellence Lead the redesign and continuous improvement of IT procurement processes, leveraging best practices and automation to increase efficiency and compliance. Ensure end-to-end process discipline across requisition-to-contract-to-invoice, enforcing policy controls (e.g., No PO, No Pay) and audit-ready documentation. Monitor supplier performance, contractual obligations, SLAs, and KPIs; implement corrective actions and improvement plans where required. Support sustainability objectives by embedding responsible sourcing criteria and efficient consumption practices in IT deals. Internal Advocacy & Collaboration Work closely with the CTO and IT leadership teams (Infrastructure, ITSM, Security, Applications, Data) to align sourcing strategies with technology needs and business outcomes. Proactively engage stakeholders to understand requirements, influence decision-making, and ensure early involvement of Procurement in IT initiatives and renewals. Represent Procurement across the organization, promoting its strategic value and fostering collaborative, outcomes-focused relationships. Who You Are: Minimum 5 years in procurement or management consulting with a strong track record across hardware, software, cloud, and IT services; combines strategic insight with hands-on execution. Experienced in leading complex, high-value negotiations to secure favorable terms, deliver measurable savings, and maintain strong supplier relationships. Demonstrated success renegotiating multi-million contracts with major offshore providers (e.g., TCS, Tech Mahindra) and leading global technology vendors (e.g., Microsoft, Amazon). Highly organized; applies a structured, project-based approach to procurement initiatives and IT sourcing programs in dynamic environments. Proficient with analytics tools (e.g., Power BI) to assess IT spend, identify addressable opportunities, and generate actionable insights; quantifies impact through savings and performance improvements. Skilled in rationalizing IT supplier bases through data analysis and strategic sourcing, contributing to cost reduction, operational efficiency, and improved governance. Deep understanding of procurement policy, IT governance, and risk management; ensures consistent adherence across all IT procurement activities. Passionate about technology, AI, and process improvement; continuously seeks innovative ways to optimize IT procurement workflows and efficiency. Empathetic, cross-functional collaborator; comfortable presenting to leadership (including CTO and IT executives) and building strong relationships to align procurement with technology needs. Open to feedback and committed to professional growth; embraces change and contributes to the evolution of IT procurement practices. Understands procurement's role as a strategic enabler; approaches work with a collaborative, stakeholder-focused mindset. Why Planet : Planet is an equal opportunity employer where diversity is valued, and all employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.Come and grow your career in the most exciting, fast paced technology market, with a business that delivers feel-good connected commerce. We would love to hear from you - Apply now .At Planet, we embrace a hybrid work model, with three days a week in the office.Reasonable accommodations may be made in order to allow for an individual to perform the essential functions of this role successfully. Company Background Planet provides integrated software, payment and technology solutions for its customers in the Hospitality and Retail sectors and worldwide via a network of global Financial Services Partners.Founded over 35 years ago, we have evolved our services, delivering an innovative digital commerce platform that puts customer experience first.With headquarters in London and around 3,000 expert employees located across six continents we serve customers in over 120 markets.
Apr 15, 2026
Full time
Planet is a leading technology company transforming payments by putting customer experience first. We offer integrated solutions that include payment processing, VAT refunds, dynamic currency conversion, and management services for merchants in the Retail and Hospitality sectors worldwide.In recent years, we have experienced significant growth, expanding our services and global presence.With strong private equity investors, Advent International and Eurazeo, we have the financial capital and expertise to grow our capabilities and reach through acquisitions.Our mission is to create a world of connected commerce where payments are simple, secure, and seamless, enabling our partners to deliver exceptional experiences to their customers. Role Overview: As a Senior IT Category Manager, you will be responsible for building and transforming the IT procurement category, establishing best-in-class processes, and delivering a step-change in value and performance. You will act as a strategic partner to the CTO and IT leadership teams, including Infrastructure, ITSM, Security, Applications, and Architecture, ensuring sourcing strategies align with technology roadmaps, risk posture, and business priorities.In this role, you will lead complex commercial negotiations and manage contracts to secure competitive outcomes, mitigate risk, and ensure compliance with internal policies. A critical focus will be on optimizing relationships with major offshore service providers, addressing cost leakages, and renegotiating agreements to deliver substantial savings. You will collaborate closely with Legal, Security, and Finance to oversee the full procurement lifecycle, maintaining operational excellence and governance standards.You will also manage and develop strategic relationships with global technology vendors, ensuring delivery of high-quality solutions at optimal terms. Leveraging data-driven insights, you will identify opportunities to rationalize the IT supplier base, optimize spend, and support sustainability and innovation goals. Your ability to work cross-functionally and communicate effectively will be key to influencing stakeholders and demonstrating the strategic value of Procurement within the IT domain. What you will do: IT Savings & Commercial Excellence Drive complex negotiations and contract management to secure competitive outcomes and minimize risk across IT categories (hardware, software, cloud, and services). Rebaseline and renegotiate commercial terms with major onshore and offshore service providers, eliminating cost leakages and improving delivery value. Optimize commercial arrangements with leading technology vendors across licensing, subscriptions, cloud consumption, and support services. Partner with Legal, Security, and Finance to ensure robust risk management, compliance with governance standards, and contract lifecycle discipline (renewals, notice periods, and terminations). Identify and implement cost-saving opportunities through strategic sourcing, supplier leverage, demand management, and process optimization to support IT budget efficiency. Strategic Procurement & Supplier Rationalization Own the IT procurement strategy and execution, accountable for measurable improvements in cost, quality, and supplier performance. Develop and execute IT category strategies aligned with technology roadmaps and innovation priorities, enabling scalable, secure, and cost-effective solutions. Rationalize and optimize the IT supplier portfolio using data-driven insights to consolidate spend, reduce complexity, and improve governance and service levels. Establish a strategic supplier panel, SRM framework, and performance scorecards to drive continuous improvement and partnership value. Operational Excellence Lead the redesign and continuous improvement of IT procurement processes, leveraging best practices and automation to increase efficiency and compliance. Ensure end-to-end process discipline across requisition-to-contract-to-invoice, enforcing policy controls (e.g., No PO, No Pay) and audit-ready documentation. Monitor supplier performance, contractual obligations, SLAs, and KPIs; implement corrective actions and improvement plans where required. Support sustainability objectives by embedding responsible sourcing criteria and efficient consumption practices in IT deals. Internal Advocacy & Collaboration Work closely with the CTO and IT leadership teams (Infrastructure, ITSM, Security, Applications, Data) to align sourcing strategies with technology needs and business outcomes. Proactively engage stakeholders to understand requirements, influence decision-making, and ensure early involvement of Procurement in IT initiatives and renewals. Represent Procurement across the organization, promoting its strategic value and fostering collaborative, outcomes-focused relationships. Who You Are: Minimum 5 years in procurement or management consulting with a strong track record across hardware, software, cloud, and IT services; combines strategic insight with hands-on execution. Experienced in leading complex, high-value negotiations to secure favorable terms, deliver measurable savings, and maintain strong supplier relationships. Demonstrated success renegotiating multi-million contracts with major offshore providers (e.g., TCS, Tech Mahindra) and leading global technology vendors (e.g., Microsoft, Amazon). Highly organized; applies a structured, project-based approach to procurement initiatives and IT sourcing programs in dynamic environments. Proficient with analytics tools (e.g., Power BI) to assess IT spend, identify addressable opportunities, and generate actionable insights; quantifies impact through savings and performance improvements. Skilled in rationalizing IT supplier bases through data analysis and strategic sourcing, contributing to cost reduction, operational efficiency, and improved governance. Deep understanding of procurement policy, IT governance, and risk management; ensures consistent adherence across all IT procurement activities. Passionate about technology, AI, and process improvement; continuously seeks innovative ways to optimize IT procurement workflows and efficiency. Empathetic, cross-functional collaborator; comfortable presenting to leadership (including CTO and IT executives) and building strong relationships to align procurement with technology needs. Open to feedback and committed to professional growth; embraces change and contributes to the evolution of IT procurement practices. Understands procurement's role as a strategic enabler; approaches work with a collaborative, stakeholder-focused mindset. Why Planet : Planet is an equal opportunity employer where diversity is valued, and all employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.Come and grow your career in the most exciting, fast paced technology market, with a business that delivers feel-good connected commerce. We would love to hear from you - Apply now .At Planet, we embrace a hybrid work model, with three days a week in the office.Reasonable accommodations may be made in order to allow for an individual to perform the essential functions of this role successfully. Company Background Planet provides integrated software, payment and technology solutions for its customers in the Hospitality and Retail sectors and worldwide via a network of global Financial Services Partners.Founded over 35 years ago, we have evolved our services, delivering an innovative digital commerce platform that puts customer experience first.With headquarters in London and around 3,000 expert employees located across six continents we serve customers in over 120 markets.
Government Digital & Data
Hanslope, Buckinghamshire
Location Hanslope, South East England, MK19 7BH About the job Job summary At FCDO Services, we protect the UK's interests at home and overseas. We design and construct secure government buildings, courier diplomatic packages worldwide, safeguard government tech, and a whole lot more. Our work is as varied and vital as it gets, but we never lose sight of our people. Their skills, aspirations and growth mean as much as the global mission we're on. In our world, it all matters. Job description Our Digital and Data technology team are at the forefront of digital innovation. They provide best in-class solutions for our clients, helping to shape and support a data driven future for UK government. Whether it's creating bespoke, secure software, offering programme and application support or moving an entire embassy's servers to a Cloud platform. No matter the task, they are on hand to support. Now, you've got the opportunity to join them. Providing innovation to government partners. Delivering best-in-class solutions. Working at the cutting-edge of technology It all matters. Protect, secure and safeguard vital government services Being a Lead Security Architect within the Cyber Security department means you'll be steering architecture and security decisions during a period of significant innovation and change driven by emerging cyber threats and the rise of Cloud and AI technologies. The role will have you working across diverse departments, business processes and large programmes of work - all while you identify potential security information risks associated with the acquisition, implementation and use of technologies. Keeping your focus on monitoring and mitigating risk, you'll recommend controls, audit tests - while also providing input on the development of security policies, system development lifecycles, secure coding practices, risk assessments, governance requirements and architecture for both FCDO Services and its customers. Your leadership skills will help you thrive here. You'll be responsible for leading, coaching and developing a team of Security Information Risk Advisors - fostering a culture that supports high performance and continuous improvement. If you encounter a security breach, you will be the first to come up with solutions rooted in prevention and learning to foster a culture of continual improvement - guiding and advising management and promoting security awareness across the organisation at every step. Use your specialist skills to improve our technological resilience You'll bring extensive knowledge of technical and security tools and techniques - supported with an IS-related qualification at NVQ Level 6 or equivalent. You'll also be well-versed in everything from analysing proposals, technical documentation and designs, processes and practices to identifying security information and cyber vulnerabilities and risks - owing to the experience you've gained through previous roles. You're a born leader. Engaging, motivating and full of knowledge, you'll bring your excellent interpersonal and communication skills to every task you undertake. On a personal as well as professional level, you'll be organised, collaborative, proactive and decisive - which translates to delivering at pace and to deadline. This is an exciting and varied role where you'll play a vital part in keeping the nation safe and secure, all while continuing to grow and develop your own expertise. Discover the support you need to grow your career further Working with us, you'll help keep people, information, and assets safe around the world. It's a role you can feel proud of; and we aim to make every part of your career just as rewarding. That's why when you join us, expect to receive a competitive salary, flexible working to support work/life balance, attractive holiday entitlement and a Civil Service Pension. Along with this, you'll also have access to training and other development opportunities to help grow your career with us. Our offices have an on-site gym, nursery, café, and restaurant, and we offer interest-free loans on season tickets and bikes to help you get there. It's a great set of benefits made to support all you do, and all you need. Want to see your future team's work in action? Step into our Virtual Embassy to see how we deliver for government customers and how you could help. Explore the embassy now at virtual-embassy.fcdoservicescareers.co.uk. Every single colleague must be security cleared before joining us. If you're successful in your application, we'll ask you to undergo our vetting process to achieve Developed Vetting (DV) clearance. You can find out more about vetting at fcdoservicescareers.co.uk/how-to-apply/ To find out more about our benefits and our organisation, please visit fcdoservicescareers.co.uk It takes a diverse team to protect a diverse world. The vital work we do takes an incredible community of colleagues, with different skills, backgrounds, cultures and identities. We support every individual, so that you always know you're welcome and valued. It's what makes us a Disability Confident employer. And why we're recognised as a 'Carer Confident' workplace. And it's how you know you're joining an inspiring, inclusive organisation. Person specification We are looking for people with: IS related qualifications at NVQ Level 6 or equivalent, e.g. ISO 207001 Internal Auditor or Lead Implementer ISACA CRISC, ISC2 CISSP. Extensive knowledge of technical and security tools and techniques Experience analysing proposals, processes and practices and identifying security information risks Line management experience Strong influencing and interpersonal skills Able to produce clear technical documentation Qualifications IS related qualifications at NVQ Level 6 or equivalent, e.g. ISO 207001 Internal Auditor or Lead Implementer ISACA CRISC, ISC2 CISSP. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Seeing the Big Picture Making Effective Decisions Delivering at Pace Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: IS related qualifications at NVQ Level 6 or equivalent, e.g. ISO 207001 Internal Auditor or Lead Implementer ISACA CRISC, ISC2 CISSP. Extensive knowledge of technical and security tools and techniques Experience analysing proposals, processes and practices and identifying security information risks Line management experience Strong influencing and interpersonal skills Able to produce clear technical documentation We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form: IS related qualifications at NVQ Level 6 or equivalent, e.g. ISO 207001 Internal Auditor or Lead Implementer ISACA CRISC, ISC2 CISSP. Extensive knowledge of technical and security tools and techniques Experience analysing proposals, processes and practices and identifying security information risks Able to produce clear technical documentation
Apr 15, 2026
Full time
Location Hanslope, South East England, MK19 7BH About the job Job summary At FCDO Services, we protect the UK's interests at home and overseas. We design and construct secure government buildings, courier diplomatic packages worldwide, safeguard government tech, and a whole lot more. Our work is as varied and vital as it gets, but we never lose sight of our people. Their skills, aspirations and growth mean as much as the global mission we're on. In our world, it all matters. Job description Our Digital and Data technology team are at the forefront of digital innovation. They provide best in-class solutions for our clients, helping to shape and support a data driven future for UK government. Whether it's creating bespoke, secure software, offering programme and application support or moving an entire embassy's servers to a Cloud platform. No matter the task, they are on hand to support. Now, you've got the opportunity to join them. Providing innovation to government partners. Delivering best-in-class solutions. Working at the cutting-edge of technology It all matters. Protect, secure and safeguard vital government services Being a Lead Security Architect within the Cyber Security department means you'll be steering architecture and security decisions during a period of significant innovation and change driven by emerging cyber threats and the rise of Cloud and AI technologies. The role will have you working across diverse departments, business processes and large programmes of work - all while you identify potential security information risks associated with the acquisition, implementation and use of technologies. Keeping your focus on monitoring and mitigating risk, you'll recommend controls, audit tests - while also providing input on the development of security policies, system development lifecycles, secure coding practices, risk assessments, governance requirements and architecture for both FCDO Services and its customers. Your leadership skills will help you thrive here. You'll be responsible for leading, coaching and developing a team of Security Information Risk Advisors - fostering a culture that supports high performance and continuous improvement. If you encounter a security breach, you will be the first to come up with solutions rooted in prevention and learning to foster a culture of continual improvement - guiding and advising management and promoting security awareness across the organisation at every step. Use your specialist skills to improve our technological resilience You'll bring extensive knowledge of technical and security tools and techniques - supported with an IS-related qualification at NVQ Level 6 or equivalent. You'll also be well-versed in everything from analysing proposals, technical documentation and designs, processes and practices to identifying security information and cyber vulnerabilities and risks - owing to the experience you've gained through previous roles. You're a born leader. Engaging, motivating and full of knowledge, you'll bring your excellent interpersonal and communication skills to every task you undertake. On a personal as well as professional level, you'll be organised, collaborative, proactive and decisive - which translates to delivering at pace and to deadline. This is an exciting and varied role where you'll play a vital part in keeping the nation safe and secure, all while continuing to grow and develop your own expertise. Discover the support you need to grow your career further Working with us, you'll help keep people, information, and assets safe around the world. It's a role you can feel proud of; and we aim to make every part of your career just as rewarding. That's why when you join us, expect to receive a competitive salary, flexible working to support work/life balance, attractive holiday entitlement and a Civil Service Pension. Along with this, you'll also have access to training and other development opportunities to help grow your career with us. Our offices have an on-site gym, nursery, café, and restaurant, and we offer interest-free loans on season tickets and bikes to help you get there. It's a great set of benefits made to support all you do, and all you need. Want to see your future team's work in action? Step into our Virtual Embassy to see how we deliver for government customers and how you could help. Explore the embassy now at virtual-embassy.fcdoservicescareers.co.uk. Every single colleague must be security cleared before joining us. If you're successful in your application, we'll ask you to undergo our vetting process to achieve Developed Vetting (DV) clearance. You can find out more about vetting at fcdoservicescareers.co.uk/how-to-apply/ To find out more about our benefits and our organisation, please visit fcdoservicescareers.co.uk It takes a diverse team to protect a diverse world. The vital work we do takes an incredible community of colleagues, with different skills, backgrounds, cultures and identities. We support every individual, so that you always know you're welcome and valued. It's what makes us a Disability Confident employer. And why we're recognised as a 'Carer Confident' workplace. And it's how you know you're joining an inspiring, inclusive organisation. Person specification We are looking for people with: IS related qualifications at NVQ Level 6 or equivalent, e.g. ISO 207001 Internal Auditor or Lead Implementer ISACA CRISC, ISC2 CISSP. Extensive knowledge of technical and security tools and techniques Experience analysing proposals, processes and practices and identifying security information risks Line management experience Strong influencing and interpersonal skills Able to produce clear technical documentation Qualifications IS related qualifications at NVQ Level 6 or equivalent, e.g. ISO 207001 Internal Auditor or Lead Implementer ISACA CRISC, ISC2 CISSP. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Seeing the Big Picture Making Effective Decisions Delivering at Pace Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: IS related qualifications at NVQ Level 6 or equivalent, e.g. ISO 207001 Internal Auditor or Lead Implementer ISACA CRISC, ISC2 CISSP. Extensive knowledge of technical and security tools and techniques Experience analysing proposals, processes and practices and identifying security information risks Line management experience Strong influencing and interpersonal skills Able to produce clear technical documentation We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form: IS related qualifications at NVQ Level 6 or equivalent, e.g. ISO 207001 Internal Auditor or Lead Implementer ISACA CRISC, ISC2 CISSP. Extensive knowledge of technical and security tools and techniques Experience analysing proposals, processes and practices and identifying security information risks Able to produce clear technical documentation
Blue Light Card. Individually great, together unstoppable The Role and the Team At Blue Light Card, we're opening up multiple opportunities for Full Stack Engineers to join our growing Engineering team. We're committed to building meaningful digital experiences that support millions of frontline workers across the UK. Following our recent replatforming, we've created space for new ideas, greenfield development, and opportunities for engineers who want to genuinely influence the products they build. You'll work within an agile, supportive squad where collaboration is key. Our teams partner closely with Product, Design, and Data to deliver features that enhance personalisation, engagement, and the overall member experience, while giving you room to grow, experiment, and take ownership. What You'll Do Develop high-quality applications across our modern full-stack environment Build new features using React, Next.js, TypeScript, and AWS serverless technologies Contribute to maintaining strong engineering standards, testing practices, and clean code Work collaboratively with Product & Design to refine requirements and deliver predictably Help monitor production systems, resolve issues, and contribute to continuous improvement Participate in agile ceremonies, bringing ideas and insights to help the team evolve Support inclusive decision-making, encouraging diverse perspectives and shared ownership Contribute to our Engineering community through knowledge-sharing and learning sessions What You'll Bring A proven ability to deliver production-ready full-stack applications using modern TypeScript, React, and backend/serverless API patterns Confidence designing, building, and deploying solutions on AWS, including hands-on use of Serverless and Infrastructure-as-Code tooling (e.g., CDK, CloudFormation, SST) Demonstrated autonomy across the full engineering lifecycle, from technical discovery and solution design through to testing, release, and operational support A track record of maintaining high engineering standards, including clean architecture, automated testing, observability, and performance optimisation Ability to break down complex technical challenges, evaluate trade-offs, and make robust engineering decisions - without needing close direction Experience contributing within cross-functional teams, effectively representing engineering considerations to Product, Design, and stakeholders Active engagement in learning and knowledge-sharing, such as pairing, mentoring moments, contributing to documentation, or leading discussions A collaborative, inclusive approach, helping shape team standards, supporting others, and contributing to a positive and high-performing squad culture Our Culture Our mission is simple - make heroes happy. Our members are the real-life heroes who keep us all safe, cared for, and thriving. It's what gets us up in the morning and pushes us to go further, think bigger, and create something that truly matters. By focusing on their happiness, we create amazing experiences, deliver unrivalled discounts, innovative products, and world-class service. We don't just follow the usual path - we look for smarter, bolder ways to deliver real impact. We take ownership, move fast, and work shoulder to shoulder to build something special. We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive team where everyone feels they belong. Different perspectives and experiences help us grow, innovate, and better reflect the communities we serve. We promote hybrid working, and value in-person collaboration so encourage time in our offices, where you can make the most of our fully stocked snack drawers - either the HQ in Leicestershire, or London, Holborn office. The frequency and office location will vary depending on the role and team, we aim to be flexible, but we aren't able to offer fully remote working. What We Offer Hybrid working and flexible hours 35 hour working week Free parking and EV charging onsite at HQ 25 days annual leave plus an additional day off for your birthday, and a buy and sell holiday scheme of up to 5 days A company bonus scheme Your own Blue Light Card and exclusive access to thousands of discounts Great social events e.g., festive party, summer party, team socials, sports matches Regular company-wide recognition events e.g. Monthly Light's Up and The Shine awards Relaxed dress code and modern office space (games area, chill-out areas, book club, free drinks/snacks) Onsite gym at HQ (including access to free HIIT & stretch classes) Strong learning and development culture Group auto-enrolment pension plan Enhanced parental leave and absence leave Company funded private medical insurance Healthcare cashback plan Employee assistance programme (including mental health support) and mental health first aiders
Apr 14, 2026
Full time
Blue Light Card. Individually great, together unstoppable The Role and the Team At Blue Light Card, we're opening up multiple opportunities for Full Stack Engineers to join our growing Engineering team. We're committed to building meaningful digital experiences that support millions of frontline workers across the UK. Following our recent replatforming, we've created space for new ideas, greenfield development, and opportunities for engineers who want to genuinely influence the products they build. You'll work within an agile, supportive squad where collaboration is key. Our teams partner closely with Product, Design, and Data to deliver features that enhance personalisation, engagement, and the overall member experience, while giving you room to grow, experiment, and take ownership. What You'll Do Develop high-quality applications across our modern full-stack environment Build new features using React, Next.js, TypeScript, and AWS serverless technologies Contribute to maintaining strong engineering standards, testing practices, and clean code Work collaboratively with Product & Design to refine requirements and deliver predictably Help monitor production systems, resolve issues, and contribute to continuous improvement Participate in agile ceremonies, bringing ideas and insights to help the team evolve Support inclusive decision-making, encouraging diverse perspectives and shared ownership Contribute to our Engineering community through knowledge-sharing and learning sessions What You'll Bring A proven ability to deliver production-ready full-stack applications using modern TypeScript, React, and backend/serverless API patterns Confidence designing, building, and deploying solutions on AWS, including hands-on use of Serverless and Infrastructure-as-Code tooling (e.g., CDK, CloudFormation, SST) Demonstrated autonomy across the full engineering lifecycle, from technical discovery and solution design through to testing, release, and operational support A track record of maintaining high engineering standards, including clean architecture, automated testing, observability, and performance optimisation Ability to break down complex technical challenges, evaluate trade-offs, and make robust engineering decisions - without needing close direction Experience contributing within cross-functional teams, effectively representing engineering considerations to Product, Design, and stakeholders Active engagement in learning and knowledge-sharing, such as pairing, mentoring moments, contributing to documentation, or leading discussions A collaborative, inclusive approach, helping shape team standards, supporting others, and contributing to a positive and high-performing squad culture Our Culture Our mission is simple - make heroes happy. Our members are the real-life heroes who keep us all safe, cared for, and thriving. It's what gets us up in the morning and pushes us to go further, think bigger, and create something that truly matters. By focusing on their happiness, we create amazing experiences, deliver unrivalled discounts, innovative products, and world-class service. We don't just follow the usual path - we look for smarter, bolder ways to deliver real impact. We take ownership, move fast, and work shoulder to shoulder to build something special. We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive team where everyone feels they belong. Different perspectives and experiences help us grow, innovate, and better reflect the communities we serve. We promote hybrid working, and value in-person collaboration so encourage time in our offices, where you can make the most of our fully stocked snack drawers - either the HQ in Leicestershire, or London, Holborn office. The frequency and office location will vary depending on the role and team, we aim to be flexible, but we aren't able to offer fully remote working. What We Offer Hybrid working and flexible hours 35 hour working week Free parking and EV charging onsite at HQ 25 days annual leave plus an additional day off for your birthday, and a buy and sell holiday scheme of up to 5 days A company bonus scheme Your own Blue Light Card and exclusive access to thousands of discounts Great social events e.g., festive party, summer party, team socials, sports matches Regular company-wide recognition events e.g. Monthly Light's Up and The Shine awards Relaxed dress code and modern office space (games area, chill-out areas, book club, free drinks/snacks) Onsite gym at HQ (including access to free HIIT & stretch classes) Strong learning and development culture Group auto-enrolment pension plan Enhanced parental leave and absence leave Company funded private medical insurance Healthcare cashback plan Employee assistance programme (including mental health support) and mental health first aiders
Blue Light Card. Individually great, together unstoppable The Role and the Team We have an exciting opportunity for a Platform Engineer to join our Engineering team at Blue Light Card. In this role, you'll design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure cloud infrastructure that supports our engineering teams. You'll drive the adoption of DevOps practices, automate processes, and ensure operational excellence while contributing to our Engineering Community of Practice. Working collaboratively across teams, you'll play a pivotal role in enabling the efficient delivery of high-quality software solutions. You'll also have the chance to innovate by building proof of concepts, troubleshooting complex issues, and influencing our technical direction. This role offers the opportunity to stay hands-on with cutting-edge tools and technologies while fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. What You'll Do Automate infrastructure by building and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation and developing robust CI/CD pipelines Ensure reliability by implementing monitoring, alerting and logging systems to proactively identify and resolve issues and enhance system reliability and uptime Design scalable solutions by architecting and managing cloud-based infrastructure that meets reliability, security and scalability requirements Collaborate across teams by partnering with stakeholders to align platform solutions with delivery needs and non-functional requirements Support operational excellence by developing and participating in incident response efforts and participating in an on-call rota to ensure seamless system operations Innovate and optimise by evaluating new technologies, improving system performance and implementing cost-efficient solutions to maximise value Enhance security by implementing and monitoring best practices to ensure compliance with security and regulatory standards Drive DevOps practices by advocating for continuous integration, continuous delivery and automation to streamline software delivery and system management What You'll Bring Extensive experience as a platform engineer with AWS services including EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, and Lambda, demonstrating strong cloud infrastructure knowledge Proven ability to utilise Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and configuration management tools like Ansible to manage and scale systems effectively Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions to automate build, test, and deployment processes, ensuring efficient workflows Strong expertise in monitoring and logging tools such as Grafana and Datadog to maintain system reliability and performance Familiarity with networking concepts including VPNs, firewalls, DNS, and load balancing to support resilient infrastructure solutions Proficiency in scripting languages like Bash or Python for developing automation solutions and optimising processes A dedication to fostering collaboration, driving continuous improvement, and promoting knowledge sharing across teams Significant experience in agile, fast-paced environments, delivering impactful solutions across marketplace, affiliate, and eCommerce platforms, and consistently contributing to organisational growth and success Our Culture Our members, partners and colleagues are at the heart of everything we do. Our colleagues are integral to helping create the unique experience we deliver, so we're genuinely committed to creating a place where our team love to work, and people want to join. We work as a team and try to have a bit of fun while we do it, and we recognise the importance of culture and the positive impact it can have on performance for you, the team, our organisation and our members. We believe in attracting the best talent no matter where you are, and have a hybrid working model, with colleagues based in London, the East Midlands and around the country. We're also officially recognised as a Top 100 Great Place To Work UK, one of the UK's Best Workplaces for Wellbeing, Top 100 Best Workplaces for Women and recognised as investors in wellbeing by Investors in People. What We Offer Hybrid working 25 days plus public holidays, buy and sell and an additional day off for your birthday A company bonus scheme Great social events e.g., Christmas party, family fun day, summer party, sports matches Learning and development opportunities Group auto-enrolment pension plan Enhanced maternity, paternity, sick pay Company funded private medical insurance Healthcare cashback plan Employee assistance programme (including mental health support) Modern office space with onsite gym including access to free HIIT & stretch classes, games area, chill-out areas, book club, and more, when you visit our HQ in Cossington
Apr 14, 2026
Full time
Blue Light Card. Individually great, together unstoppable The Role and the Team We have an exciting opportunity for a Platform Engineer to join our Engineering team at Blue Light Card. In this role, you'll design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure cloud infrastructure that supports our engineering teams. You'll drive the adoption of DevOps practices, automate processes, and ensure operational excellence while contributing to our Engineering Community of Practice. Working collaboratively across teams, you'll play a pivotal role in enabling the efficient delivery of high-quality software solutions. You'll also have the chance to innovate by building proof of concepts, troubleshooting complex issues, and influencing our technical direction. This role offers the opportunity to stay hands-on with cutting-edge tools and technologies while fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. What You'll Do Automate infrastructure by building and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation and developing robust CI/CD pipelines Ensure reliability by implementing monitoring, alerting and logging systems to proactively identify and resolve issues and enhance system reliability and uptime Design scalable solutions by architecting and managing cloud-based infrastructure that meets reliability, security and scalability requirements Collaborate across teams by partnering with stakeholders to align platform solutions with delivery needs and non-functional requirements Support operational excellence by developing and participating in incident response efforts and participating in an on-call rota to ensure seamless system operations Innovate and optimise by evaluating new technologies, improving system performance and implementing cost-efficient solutions to maximise value Enhance security by implementing and monitoring best practices to ensure compliance with security and regulatory standards Drive DevOps practices by advocating for continuous integration, continuous delivery and automation to streamline software delivery and system management What You'll Bring Extensive experience as a platform engineer with AWS services including EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, and Lambda, demonstrating strong cloud infrastructure knowledge Proven ability to utilise Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and configuration management tools like Ansible to manage and scale systems effectively Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions to automate build, test, and deployment processes, ensuring efficient workflows Strong expertise in monitoring and logging tools such as Grafana and Datadog to maintain system reliability and performance Familiarity with networking concepts including VPNs, firewalls, DNS, and load balancing to support resilient infrastructure solutions Proficiency in scripting languages like Bash or Python for developing automation solutions and optimising processes A dedication to fostering collaboration, driving continuous improvement, and promoting knowledge sharing across teams Significant experience in agile, fast-paced environments, delivering impactful solutions across marketplace, affiliate, and eCommerce platforms, and consistently contributing to organisational growth and success Our Culture Our members, partners and colleagues are at the heart of everything we do. Our colleagues are integral to helping create the unique experience we deliver, so we're genuinely committed to creating a place where our team love to work, and people want to join. We work as a team and try to have a bit of fun while we do it, and we recognise the importance of culture and the positive impact it can have on performance for you, the team, our organisation and our members. We believe in attracting the best talent no matter where you are, and have a hybrid working model, with colleagues based in London, the East Midlands and around the country. We're also officially recognised as a Top 100 Great Place To Work UK, one of the UK's Best Workplaces for Wellbeing, Top 100 Best Workplaces for Women and recognised as investors in wellbeing by Investors in People. What We Offer Hybrid working 25 days plus public holidays, buy and sell and an additional day off for your birthday A company bonus scheme Great social events e.g., Christmas party, family fun day, summer party, sports matches Learning and development opportunities Group auto-enrolment pension plan Enhanced maternity, paternity, sick pay Company funded private medical insurance Healthcare cashback plan Employee assistance programme (including mental health support) Modern office space with onsite gym including access to free HIIT & stretch classes, games area, chill-out areas, book club, and more, when you visit our HQ in Cossington
Location Manchester About the job Job summary The Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government. We are responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government. Our priorities are to drive a modern digital government, by: joining up public sector services harnessing the power of AI for the public good strengthening and extending our digital and data public infrastructure elevating leadership and investing in talent funding for outcomes and procuring for growth and innovation committing to transparency and driving accountability We are home to the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (I.AI), the world-leading GOV.UK and at the forefront of coordinating the UK's geospatial strategy and activity. We lead the Government Digital and Data function and champion the work of digital teams across government. We're part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and employ more than 1,000 people all over the UK, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol The Government Digital Service is where talent translates into impact. From your first day, you'll be working with some of the world's most highly-skilled digital professionals, all contributing their knowledge to make change on a national scale Join us for rewarding work that makes a difference across the UK. You'll solve some of the nation's highest-priority digital challenges, helping millions of people access services they need Data Services for Personalised GOV.UK Channels This role will be part of a new team at GDS, the focus specifically on developing the services that abstracts personalised data logistics for product teams, enabling them to deliver personalised features without worrying about underlying cross government data complexity. The work is split into four main areas, data exchange between departments, a serverless platform to power the GOV.UK personalised channels, a platform to store GOV.UK personalised channel data and providing support for a new government digital mailbox. Reporting into the Engineering Manager, you'll work within and support the wider engineering teams as well as collaborate with peers including Technical Architects to deliver a user-centric, highly scalable, resilient, and performant platform It is expected that this role will involve outreach to other government departments, so an ability to communicate to a wide set of stakeholders, along with the ability to manage many work streams concurrently is a must Job description As a GDS Senior Developer, you'll contribute to the digital transformation of government by building and supporting high-quality digital services. You will play a key role in designing and delivering robust, scalable software solutions that meet user needs while aligning with broader GDS standards and practices. You'll contribute through hands-on engineering, applying modern development practices and helping build resilient, secure and maintainable services. You'll participate in technical discussions and design decisions, helping ensure solutions are practical, well implemented and aligned with wider architectural approaches. Senior Developers work closely with other engineers, architects, product managers and multidisciplinary teams. You'll collaborate to solve complex technical problems, contribute to improving engineering practices and help maintain high standards of code quality, reliability and performance. You'll thrive using agile methods and enjoy working collaboratively across teams to deliver meaningful outcomes. Above all, you'll want to make government services better for users, contributing to the continual improvement of the way teams build, run and evolve digital services. As a Senior Developer, you'll: contribute to improving the way the team works, supporting effective engineering practices, development workflows and collaborative approaches that help the team deliver high-quality software be a strong technical contributor within the team, maintaining proficiency across the systems, platforms and tools used to build and operate services help the team understand how different parts of the system interact, supporting the investigation and resolution of complex technical issues and enabling the team to work confidently across the broader technical landscape collaborate with engineers and architects to explore appropriate technologies, patterns and approaches, contributing to decisions about when new software should be written and helping ensure solutions are pragmatic, maintainable and aligned with organisational standards contribute to technical decision-making within the team, helping maintain a high standard of engineering quality through thoughtful design and implementation support and mentor other developers, sharing knowledge and helping colleagues build confidence and capability in their technical work participate in constructive technical discussions, contributing ideas and respectfully challenging proposals to help the team reach well-reasoned decisions share knowledge through collaboration, documentation, code reviews and technical discussions, helping ensure understanding is spread across the team apply and advocate for good engineering practices such as testing, code quality, observability, security and maintainability contribute to the wider engineering community within the organisation, sharing knowledge, participating in communities of practice and collaborating with other teams Person specification We're interested in people who have: strong experience building and operating serverless services on AWS, using technologies such as Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, EventBridge and Step Functions. strong TypeScript and Node.js development skills, using modern tooling, testing frameworks and development practices. experience working with AWS services such as S3, IAM, VPC networking (ideal), SSM Parameter Store / Secrets Manager and CloudWatch. experience developing event-driven and asynchronous systems, integrating services through queues, events and APIs. experience implementing and maintaining infrastructure as code, ideally using AWS CDK. the ability to build secure, well-tested and maintainable services, following modern engineering practices including automated testing, CI/CD and observability. the ability to work across a mixture of product stages - greenfield development, evolving services into operational products, and maintaining established live services the ability to bring an operational mindset to development, considering reliability, observability and maintainability from the start the ability to work effectively as a senior engineer within a team, contributing to technical discussions and helping shape implementation approaches the ability to support and mentor more junior developers, helping to improve team capability and engineering practices experience developing and operating large-scale web services experience building microservice or serverless applications and/or running applications in the cloud the ability to rapidly research and learn new tools, techniques and paradigms to solve technical problems the ability to use testing, prototyping and discovery techniques to validate ideas and inform development decisions experience working in agile environments and iterating on both software and team processes a good understanding of security considerations in operational services from end to end experience building robust and accessible systems that work for as many users as possible the ability to be comfortable contributing to technical discussions and evaluating technology choices with their team the ability to apply and promote engineering practices such as Test Driven Development (TDD), continuous integration, continuous delivery and DevOps methodologies
Apr 14, 2026
Full time
Location Manchester About the job Job summary The Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government. We are responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government. Our priorities are to drive a modern digital government, by: joining up public sector services harnessing the power of AI for the public good strengthening and extending our digital and data public infrastructure elevating leadership and investing in talent funding for outcomes and procuring for growth and innovation committing to transparency and driving accountability We are home to the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (I.AI), the world-leading GOV.UK and at the forefront of coordinating the UK's geospatial strategy and activity. We lead the Government Digital and Data function and champion the work of digital teams across government. We're part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and employ more than 1,000 people all over the UK, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol The Government Digital Service is where talent translates into impact. From your first day, you'll be working with some of the world's most highly-skilled digital professionals, all contributing their knowledge to make change on a national scale Join us for rewarding work that makes a difference across the UK. You'll solve some of the nation's highest-priority digital challenges, helping millions of people access services they need Data Services for Personalised GOV.UK Channels This role will be part of a new team at GDS, the focus specifically on developing the services that abstracts personalised data logistics for product teams, enabling them to deliver personalised features without worrying about underlying cross government data complexity. The work is split into four main areas, data exchange between departments, a serverless platform to power the GOV.UK personalised channels, a platform to store GOV.UK personalised channel data and providing support for a new government digital mailbox. Reporting into the Engineering Manager, you'll work within and support the wider engineering teams as well as collaborate with peers including Technical Architects to deliver a user-centric, highly scalable, resilient, and performant platform It is expected that this role will involve outreach to other government departments, so an ability to communicate to a wide set of stakeholders, along with the ability to manage many work streams concurrently is a must Job description As a GDS Senior Developer, you'll contribute to the digital transformation of government by building and supporting high-quality digital services. You will play a key role in designing and delivering robust, scalable software solutions that meet user needs while aligning with broader GDS standards and practices. You'll contribute through hands-on engineering, applying modern development practices and helping build resilient, secure and maintainable services. You'll participate in technical discussions and design decisions, helping ensure solutions are practical, well implemented and aligned with wider architectural approaches. Senior Developers work closely with other engineers, architects, product managers and multidisciplinary teams. You'll collaborate to solve complex technical problems, contribute to improving engineering practices and help maintain high standards of code quality, reliability and performance. You'll thrive using agile methods and enjoy working collaboratively across teams to deliver meaningful outcomes. Above all, you'll want to make government services better for users, contributing to the continual improvement of the way teams build, run and evolve digital services. As a Senior Developer, you'll: contribute to improving the way the team works, supporting effective engineering practices, development workflows and collaborative approaches that help the team deliver high-quality software be a strong technical contributor within the team, maintaining proficiency across the systems, platforms and tools used to build and operate services help the team understand how different parts of the system interact, supporting the investigation and resolution of complex technical issues and enabling the team to work confidently across the broader technical landscape collaborate with engineers and architects to explore appropriate technologies, patterns and approaches, contributing to decisions about when new software should be written and helping ensure solutions are pragmatic, maintainable and aligned with organisational standards contribute to technical decision-making within the team, helping maintain a high standard of engineering quality through thoughtful design and implementation support and mentor other developers, sharing knowledge and helping colleagues build confidence and capability in their technical work participate in constructive technical discussions, contributing ideas and respectfully challenging proposals to help the team reach well-reasoned decisions share knowledge through collaboration, documentation, code reviews and technical discussions, helping ensure understanding is spread across the team apply and advocate for good engineering practices such as testing, code quality, observability, security and maintainability contribute to the wider engineering community within the organisation, sharing knowledge, participating in communities of practice and collaborating with other teams Person specification We're interested in people who have: strong experience building and operating serverless services on AWS, using technologies such as Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, EventBridge and Step Functions. strong TypeScript and Node.js development skills, using modern tooling, testing frameworks and development practices. experience working with AWS services such as S3, IAM, VPC networking (ideal), SSM Parameter Store / Secrets Manager and CloudWatch. experience developing event-driven and asynchronous systems, integrating services through queues, events and APIs. experience implementing and maintaining infrastructure as code, ideally using AWS CDK. the ability to build secure, well-tested and maintainable services, following modern engineering practices including automated testing, CI/CD and observability. the ability to work across a mixture of product stages - greenfield development, evolving services into operational products, and maintaining established live services the ability to bring an operational mindset to development, considering reliability, observability and maintainability from the start the ability to work effectively as a senior engineer within a team, contributing to technical discussions and helping shape implementation approaches the ability to support and mentor more junior developers, helping to improve team capability and engineering practices experience developing and operating large-scale web services experience building microservice or serverless applications and/or running applications in the cloud the ability to rapidly research and learn new tools, techniques and paradigms to solve technical problems the ability to use testing, prototyping and discovery techniques to validate ideas and inform development decisions experience working in agile environments and iterating on both software and team processes a good understanding of security considerations in operational services from end to end experience building robust and accessible systems that work for as many users as possible the ability to be comfortable contributing to technical discussions and evaluating technology choices with their team the ability to apply and promote engineering practices such as Test Driven Development (TDD), continuous integration, continuous delivery and DevOps methodologies
Government Digital & Data
Hanslope, Buckinghamshire
Location Hanslope, South East England, MK19 7BH About the job Job summary At FCDO Services we protect the UK's interests at home and overseas. We design and construct secure government buildings and courier diplomatic packages worldwide, safeguard government tech and a whole lot more. Our work is as varied and vital as it gets, but we never lose sight of our people. Their skills, aspirations and growth mean as much as the global mission we're on. In our world, it all matters. Job description Our Digital and Data technology team are at the forefront of digital innovation. They provide best in-class solutions for our clients, helping to shape and support a data driven future for UK government. Whether it's creating bespoke, secure software, offering programme and application support or moving an entire embassy's servers to a Cloud platform. No matter the task, they are on hand to support. Now, you've got the opportunity to join them. Providing innovation to government partners. Delivering best-in-class solutions. Working at the cutting-edge of technology It all matters. Work to maintain the security and efficiency of our global IT operation When you join us in this vital senior role, you'll focus on supporting the successful delivery of high-quality services as you work with our customers to resolve any issues and incidents that occur, assess and steer change, and coordinate and lead our delivery teams as they work on short and long-term solutions. You'll be working closely with Project Managers, Product Owners and Technical Architects, and in addition to developing a strong understanding of our customers' requirements, you'll also ensure they're within our organisation's technical capabilities and capacity. Leading investigations into problems and opportunities relating to existing processes, you'll also generate creative new approaches to improving the service we offer. You'll have several additional tasks - these include providing advice on technical, risk and mitigation matters, contributing to proposals for our customers, and ensuring that the solutions we develop are timely, commercially viable, and align with the strategic roadmap. You'll also be responsible for ensuring incident, problem, change and request processes are adhered to, working practices are in line with the relevant ISO standards, and change requests with existing customers are realised. Committed to maintaining your own and your team's knowledge and development, you should also be ready to act as an escalation point for any service failures and ensure that resolution plans are executed correctly. Use all your technical IT skills as you help to defend the nation's interests This is a fast-paced and complex role, and to be a success you'll have plenty of experience working with customers in an IT service delivery environment. So, with this in mind you should hold a BTEC or its equivalent, preferably in Information Technology, or have plenty of relevant, hands-on experience in a similar role. You'll have worked with service management tooling, such as ServiceNow, and in addition to ITIL4 Managing Professional certification, you should possess broad technical understanding and well-developed awareness of service design across the delivery lifecycle. Some experience of international service delivery, ideally within the public sector, would be desirable, as would the ability to manage internal suppliers and third parties. You'll be at an advantage if you can show technical knowledge relating to security, IT and communication technologies, and any commercial expertise would be a plus. You'll be working with a wide range of colleagues and stakeholders, so it's important that you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and a strong commitment to building long term relationships with our customers' technical specialists and our product and services teams. Discover the support you need to grow your career further But we're always looking to improve - just like you. That's why when you join us, expect to receive a competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement and a Civil Service Pension. Along with this, you'll also have access to training and other development opportunities to help grow your career with us. Our offices have an on-site gym, nursery, café, and restaurant, and we offer interest-free loans on season tickets and bikes to help you get there. It's a great set of benefits made to support all you do, and all you need. Want to see your future team's work in action? Step into our Virtual Embassy and select a guide to take you round to see how we deliver for government customers and how you could help. Explore the embassy now at virtual-embassy.fcdoservicescareers.co.uk Every single colleague must be security cleared before joining us. If you're successful in your application, we'll ask you to undergo our vetting process to achieve Developed Vetting (DV) clearance. You can find out more about vetting at fcdoservicescareers.co.uk/how-to-apply/ To find out more about our benefits and our organisation, please visit fcdoservicescareers.co.uk It takes a diverse team to protect a diverse world The vital work we do takes an incredible community of colleagues, with different skills, backgrounds, cultures and identities. We support every individual, so that you always know you're welcome and valued. It's what makes us a Disability Confident employer. And why we're recognised as a 'Carer Confident' workplace. And it's how you know you're joining an inspiring, inclusive organisation. Candidates who are judged to be close to meeting the criteria may be considered for other positions in FCDO Services which may be at a lower grade, but have a potential skills match Person specification We are looking for people with: Experience of working within IT service delivery environments BTEC or equivalent, preferably in Information Technology or relevant experience Hands-on experience of service management tooling, such as ServiceNow ITIL4 Managing Professional Understand of service deign across the service delivery lifecycle Broad technical understanding Qualifications ITIL4 Managing Professional BTEC or equivalent, preferably in Information Technology or relevant experience
Apr 14, 2026
Full time
Location Hanslope, South East England, MK19 7BH About the job Job summary At FCDO Services we protect the UK's interests at home and overseas. We design and construct secure government buildings and courier diplomatic packages worldwide, safeguard government tech and a whole lot more. Our work is as varied and vital as it gets, but we never lose sight of our people. Their skills, aspirations and growth mean as much as the global mission we're on. In our world, it all matters. Job description Our Digital and Data technology team are at the forefront of digital innovation. They provide best in-class solutions for our clients, helping to shape and support a data driven future for UK government. Whether it's creating bespoke, secure software, offering programme and application support or moving an entire embassy's servers to a Cloud platform. No matter the task, they are on hand to support. Now, you've got the opportunity to join them. Providing innovation to government partners. Delivering best-in-class solutions. Working at the cutting-edge of technology It all matters. Work to maintain the security and efficiency of our global IT operation When you join us in this vital senior role, you'll focus on supporting the successful delivery of high-quality services as you work with our customers to resolve any issues and incidents that occur, assess and steer change, and coordinate and lead our delivery teams as they work on short and long-term solutions. You'll be working closely with Project Managers, Product Owners and Technical Architects, and in addition to developing a strong understanding of our customers' requirements, you'll also ensure they're within our organisation's technical capabilities and capacity. Leading investigations into problems and opportunities relating to existing processes, you'll also generate creative new approaches to improving the service we offer. You'll have several additional tasks - these include providing advice on technical, risk and mitigation matters, contributing to proposals for our customers, and ensuring that the solutions we develop are timely, commercially viable, and align with the strategic roadmap. You'll also be responsible for ensuring incident, problem, change and request processes are adhered to, working practices are in line with the relevant ISO standards, and change requests with existing customers are realised. Committed to maintaining your own and your team's knowledge and development, you should also be ready to act as an escalation point for any service failures and ensure that resolution plans are executed correctly. Use all your technical IT skills as you help to defend the nation's interests This is a fast-paced and complex role, and to be a success you'll have plenty of experience working with customers in an IT service delivery environment. So, with this in mind you should hold a BTEC or its equivalent, preferably in Information Technology, or have plenty of relevant, hands-on experience in a similar role. You'll have worked with service management tooling, such as ServiceNow, and in addition to ITIL4 Managing Professional certification, you should possess broad technical understanding and well-developed awareness of service design across the delivery lifecycle. Some experience of international service delivery, ideally within the public sector, would be desirable, as would the ability to manage internal suppliers and third parties. You'll be at an advantage if you can show technical knowledge relating to security, IT and communication technologies, and any commercial expertise would be a plus. You'll be working with a wide range of colleagues and stakeholders, so it's important that you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and a strong commitment to building long term relationships with our customers' technical specialists and our product and services teams. Discover the support you need to grow your career further But we're always looking to improve - just like you. That's why when you join us, expect to receive a competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement and a Civil Service Pension. Along with this, you'll also have access to training and other development opportunities to help grow your career with us. Our offices have an on-site gym, nursery, café, and restaurant, and we offer interest-free loans on season tickets and bikes to help you get there. It's a great set of benefits made to support all you do, and all you need. Want to see your future team's work in action? Step into our Virtual Embassy and select a guide to take you round to see how we deliver for government customers and how you could help. Explore the embassy now at virtual-embassy.fcdoservicescareers.co.uk Every single colleague must be security cleared before joining us. If you're successful in your application, we'll ask you to undergo our vetting process to achieve Developed Vetting (DV) clearance. You can find out more about vetting at fcdoservicescareers.co.uk/how-to-apply/ To find out more about our benefits and our organisation, please visit fcdoservicescareers.co.uk It takes a diverse team to protect a diverse world The vital work we do takes an incredible community of colleagues, with different skills, backgrounds, cultures and identities. We support every individual, so that you always know you're welcome and valued. It's what makes us a Disability Confident employer. And why we're recognised as a 'Carer Confident' workplace. And it's how you know you're joining an inspiring, inclusive organisation. Candidates who are judged to be close to meeting the criteria may be considered for other positions in FCDO Services which may be at a lower grade, but have a potential skills match Person specification We are looking for people with: Experience of working within IT service delivery environments BTEC or equivalent, preferably in Information Technology or relevant experience Hands-on experience of service management tooling, such as ServiceNow ITIL4 Managing Professional Understand of service deign across the service delivery lifecycle Broad technical understanding Qualifications ITIL4 Managing Professional BTEC or equivalent, preferably in Information Technology or relevant experience
Location Bristol, East Kilbride, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Telford, Worthing About the job Job summary Discover a career in your hands at HMRC. Whether you're seeking purpose, growth, or a workplace that gives you a true sense of belonging, hear from some of our employees as they share their story about what it's really like to work at HMRC. Visit our YouTube channel to watch the full series and come and discover your potential. HMRC is transforming the UK's tax system through cutting-edge digital innovation and the Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO) Group is at the heart of that mission. We are building high-quality digital services that will enhance the customer experience, enable real-time interactions, and make tax simpler and more intuitive for everyone. By equipping our colleagues with modern tools and technologies, we are also reshaping how we work - allowing HMRC to focus its resources where they can deliver the greatest impact. Chief Engineering & Platform Office (CEPO) - supports the HMRC CDIO group delivering IT projects that enable HMRC's strategy and policies. We design, manage and maintain the IT services that support CDIO platform operations. Our team is made up of specialists in delivery, business analysis, engineering, and live service support. We work closely with stakeholders across HMRC to ensure our IT systems meet their needs. Job description Due to the expansion of the Tax, Benefits, and Enterprise Operations team, the current migration project from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA, and the desire to build S/4HANA capability, we are bringing knowledge and expertise on S/4HANA into the team. We are seeking a highly skilled and delivery-focused SAP S/4HANA Technical Expert to support the successful planning, configuration, and execution of the ETMP Regeneration Programme. This is a once-in-a-generation transformation initiative to migrate HMRC's Enterprise Tax Management Platform (ETMP) from SAP ECC6 to S/4HANA. The role is critical to ensuring the technical success of this complex and high-impact programme, which underpins HMRC's core tax accounting and payment capabilities. Person specification Key responsibilities S/4HANA Migration Execution: Lead and support the development, testing, and deployment of S/4HANA Integrations. Technical Integration: Act as a bridge between functional requirements and technical implementation, ensuring end-to-end solution integrity across SAP modules and integrations. Documentation: Oversee, Create and maintain technical specifications, configuration documents, and integration mappings. Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with business users, architects, functional experts and technical teams to translate requirements into system solutions. Cross-Team Collaboration: Work across internal HMRC teams, systems integrators (SIs), and vendors to ensure cohesive delivery and issue resolution. Testing and Validation: Support system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), and cutover planning activities. Support and Hypercare: Provide post-go-live support, troubleshoot issues, and contribute to knowledge transfer and training. Essential Criteria: S/4HANA Migration Experience: Hands-on experience configuring and supporting one or more S/4HANA migrations, including ECC6 transition planning and execution. Familiarity with SAP Activate methodology. SAP Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge of core SAP modules including S/4HANA, BTP, Integration Suite and PI/PO, Work Zone, Build Apps, Fiori, Build Process Automation, and cloud deployment models (e.g., RISE with SAP, SaaS, PaaS). Cross-Functional Exposure: Experience working with data, integration, security, and identity management in SAP landscapes. Delivery Experience: Proven ability to deliver in large-scale, multi-stakeholder transformation programmes. Communication Skills: Strong ability to communicate technical and functional concepts to diverse audiences, including senior stakeholders. Industry Specific SAP Knowledge: Relevant to tax, finance, and public sector operations - such as TRM, PSCD, FICA. SAP Business Warehousing knowledge: such as BW, BW/4HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud, Datasphere. Additional Security Information This role requires the successful candidate to hold or be willing to hold Security Check (SC) clearance.
Apr 14, 2026
Full time
Location Bristol, East Kilbride, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Telford, Worthing About the job Job summary Discover a career in your hands at HMRC. Whether you're seeking purpose, growth, or a workplace that gives you a true sense of belonging, hear from some of our employees as they share their story about what it's really like to work at HMRC. Visit our YouTube channel to watch the full series and come and discover your potential. HMRC is transforming the UK's tax system through cutting-edge digital innovation and the Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO) Group is at the heart of that mission. We are building high-quality digital services that will enhance the customer experience, enable real-time interactions, and make tax simpler and more intuitive for everyone. By equipping our colleagues with modern tools and technologies, we are also reshaping how we work - allowing HMRC to focus its resources where they can deliver the greatest impact. Chief Engineering & Platform Office (CEPO) - supports the HMRC CDIO group delivering IT projects that enable HMRC's strategy and policies. We design, manage and maintain the IT services that support CDIO platform operations. Our team is made up of specialists in delivery, business analysis, engineering, and live service support. We work closely with stakeholders across HMRC to ensure our IT systems meet their needs. Job description Due to the expansion of the Tax, Benefits, and Enterprise Operations team, the current migration project from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA, and the desire to build S/4HANA capability, we are bringing knowledge and expertise on S/4HANA into the team. We are seeking a highly skilled and delivery-focused SAP S/4HANA Technical Expert to support the successful planning, configuration, and execution of the ETMP Regeneration Programme. This is a once-in-a-generation transformation initiative to migrate HMRC's Enterprise Tax Management Platform (ETMP) from SAP ECC6 to S/4HANA. The role is critical to ensuring the technical success of this complex and high-impact programme, which underpins HMRC's core tax accounting and payment capabilities. Person specification Key responsibilities S/4HANA Migration Execution: Lead and support the development, testing, and deployment of S/4HANA Integrations. Technical Integration: Act as a bridge between functional requirements and technical implementation, ensuring end-to-end solution integrity across SAP modules and integrations. Documentation: Oversee, Create and maintain technical specifications, configuration documents, and integration mappings. Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with business users, architects, functional experts and technical teams to translate requirements into system solutions. Cross-Team Collaboration: Work across internal HMRC teams, systems integrators (SIs), and vendors to ensure cohesive delivery and issue resolution. Testing and Validation: Support system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), and cutover planning activities. Support and Hypercare: Provide post-go-live support, troubleshoot issues, and contribute to knowledge transfer and training. Essential Criteria: S/4HANA Migration Experience: Hands-on experience configuring and supporting one or more S/4HANA migrations, including ECC6 transition planning and execution. Familiarity with SAP Activate methodology. SAP Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge of core SAP modules including S/4HANA, BTP, Integration Suite and PI/PO, Work Zone, Build Apps, Fiori, Build Process Automation, and cloud deployment models (e.g., RISE with SAP, SaaS, PaaS). Cross-Functional Exposure: Experience working with data, integration, security, and identity management in SAP landscapes. Delivery Experience: Proven ability to deliver in large-scale, multi-stakeholder transformation programmes. Communication Skills: Strong ability to communicate technical and functional concepts to diverse audiences, including senior stakeholders. Industry Specific SAP Knowledge: Relevant to tax, finance, and public sector operations - such as TRM, PSCD, FICA. SAP Business Warehousing knowledge: such as BW, BW/4HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud, Datasphere. Additional Security Information This role requires the successful candidate to hold or be willing to hold Security Check (SC) clearance.
Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Job Title: Principal Developer Team Lead Salary: £51,400 - £68,800 Location: Cambridge/Hybrid Contract: Permanent This Principal Developer Team Lead position offers a pivotal opportunity to shape the technical future of a world-renowned academic organisation. You'll spearhead the migration of enterprise systems to cutting-edge cloud-native AWS architectures, while balancing hands-on technical leadership with people management responsibilities. We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge. About the role We're seeking a hands-on Principal Developer Team Lead to drive the technical transformation of our Exam Technology Organisation as we migrate legacy enterprise applications to modern, cloud-native architectures on AWS. You'll balance technical leadership with people management, leading a team of 4-8 developers while establishing the foundations for our future technology stack. Your initial focus will be on two strategic priorities: Evolving our SRE function - Building the DevOps infrastructure, automation, and tooling that enables Site Reliability Engineering practices across development and operations teams Advancing our AI development practice - Establishing standards, frameworks, and best practices for responsibly integrating AI capabilities into our education platforms. What You'll Do Technical Leadership Lead migration of legacy applications to cloud-native AWS architectures Build DevOps automation to support SRE practices Establish AI/ML development standards and frameworks Set observability, monitoring, and incident response standards Promote best practices in web, event-driven, and cloud-native technologies Provide technical expertise and oversee code reviews People Leadership Manage and mentor a team of 4-8 developers, providing coaching, development plan Identifying training needs in AI/ML and SRE. Support recruitment and foster a culture of continual improvement and wellbeing. Delivery & Collaboration Deliver software in agile squads Collaborate with architects, SREs, product owners, and infrastructure teams Liaise with stakeholders to identify education sector needs Plan and estimate migrations and feature delivery Coordinate with service management, security, and AWS experts About you Essentialexperience Degree or equivalent Proven technical team leadership Skilled in two or more modern programming languages Experience with AWS cloud and infrastructure DevOps skills: automation, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code Understanding of SRE and observability Experience in web-apps and modern frameworks Strong communicator with technical and non-technical audiences Technical Expertise CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks, and developer tooling Observability tools, monitoring, logging, and alerting systems Responsible AI practices and governance Event-driven architecture and microservices patterns Software design patterns and scalability best practices Security principles in cloud environments Leadership Qualities Ability to set technical standards and provide thought leadership Experience balancing people management with hands-on contribution Strong mentoring and coaching skills Collaborative approach that builds trust across teams Passion for continuous learning in AI/ML and DevOps Promotes inclusion and continuous improvement You'll be instrumental in our digital transformation, establishing the foundations for reliable, innovative systems that serve millions of learners, teachers, and researchers worldwide. By evolving our SRE function and advancing our AI practice, you'll empower teams to deliver high-performance solutions while responsibly harnessing cutting-edge technologies. If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site. Rewards and benefits We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package , featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including: 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance Discretionary annual bonus Group personal pension scheme Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary Green travel schemes We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability. Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now. We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 16th April 2026. As part of the application process you can expect: Two questions to select one answer from multiple options. A 15-minute screening call with the Hiring Manager. First stage interview via MS Teams or in person. You will be provided with a brief to complete a role related task which will need to be returned by email in advance of your interview. Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the gov.uk website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for. Why join us Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe - for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background. We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.
Apr 14, 2026
Full time
Job Title: Principal Developer Team Lead Salary: £51,400 - £68,800 Location: Cambridge/Hybrid Contract: Permanent This Principal Developer Team Lead position offers a pivotal opportunity to shape the technical future of a world-renowned academic organisation. You'll spearhead the migration of enterprise systems to cutting-edge cloud-native AWS architectures, while balancing hands-on technical leadership with people management responsibilities. We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge. About the role We're seeking a hands-on Principal Developer Team Lead to drive the technical transformation of our Exam Technology Organisation as we migrate legacy enterprise applications to modern, cloud-native architectures on AWS. You'll balance technical leadership with people management, leading a team of 4-8 developers while establishing the foundations for our future technology stack. Your initial focus will be on two strategic priorities: Evolving our SRE function - Building the DevOps infrastructure, automation, and tooling that enables Site Reliability Engineering practices across development and operations teams Advancing our AI development practice - Establishing standards, frameworks, and best practices for responsibly integrating AI capabilities into our education platforms. What You'll Do Technical Leadership Lead migration of legacy applications to cloud-native AWS architectures Build DevOps automation to support SRE practices Establish AI/ML development standards and frameworks Set observability, monitoring, and incident response standards Promote best practices in web, event-driven, and cloud-native technologies Provide technical expertise and oversee code reviews People Leadership Manage and mentor a team of 4-8 developers, providing coaching, development plan Identifying training needs in AI/ML and SRE. Support recruitment and foster a culture of continual improvement and wellbeing. Delivery & Collaboration Deliver software in agile squads Collaborate with architects, SREs, product owners, and infrastructure teams Liaise with stakeholders to identify education sector needs Plan and estimate migrations and feature delivery Coordinate with service management, security, and AWS experts About you Essentialexperience Degree or equivalent Proven technical team leadership Skilled in two or more modern programming languages Experience with AWS cloud and infrastructure DevOps skills: automation, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code Understanding of SRE and observability Experience in web-apps and modern frameworks Strong communicator with technical and non-technical audiences Technical Expertise CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks, and developer tooling Observability tools, monitoring, logging, and alerting systems Responsible AI practices and governance Event-driven architecture and microservices patterns Software design patterns and scalability best practices Security principles in cloud environments Leadership Qualities Ability to set technical standards and provide thought leadership Experience balancing people management with hands-on contribution Strong mentoring and coaching skills Collaborative approach that builds trust across teams Passion for continuous learning in AI/ML and DevOps Promotes inclusion and continuous improvement You'll be instrumental in our digital transformation, establishing the foundations for reliable, innovative systems that serve millions of learners, teachers, and researchers worldwide. By evolving our SRE function and advancing our AI practice, you'll empower teams to deliver high-performance solutions while responsibly harnessing cutting-edge technologies. If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site. Rewards and benefits We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package , featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including: 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance Discretionary annual bonus Group personal pension scheme Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary Green travel schemes We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability. Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now. We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 16th April 2026. As part of the application process you can expect: Two questions to select one answer from multiple options. A 15-minute screening call with the Hiring Manager. First stage interview via MS Teams or in person. You will be provided with a brief to complete a role related task which will need to be returned by email in advance of your interview. Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the gov.uk website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for. Why join us Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe - for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background. We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.
Location Croydon, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Southport, Glasgow, Cardiff. About the job Job summary We're recruiting Principal Technical Architects across four digital portfolios: Migration and Borders Digital, Police and Public Protection Technology, Data Services and Analytics and Automation and Innovation . They require strong technical leadership, the ability to work across complex technology landscapes, and the capability to drive meaningful transformation through secure, user centred and scalable solutions. Migration and Borders Digital (MBD) MBD delivers the technology, data and cyber services that protect the UK border, support legitimate travel and trade, and enable people to prove their status to live and work in the UK. They manage high volume systems that handle people, passports and passenger movements, serving hundreds of thousands of users daily. Police and Public Protection Technology Portfolio (PPPT) PPPT supports critical national policing and public safety systems, including Law Enforcement Data Service; the Police National Database; Automatic Number Plate Recognition; offender and safeguarding systems; and key homeland security and international data sharing capabilities. PPPT designs, builds and operates modern, secure digital services at national scale that underpin millions of daily operational decisions across UK policing and help protect the public and manage risk. Data Services and Analytics (DSA) DSA is one of government's leading data analytics centres, central to the Home Office's data transformation. It provides strategic value by delivering innovative data insight services that help solve real government challenges, including the design and adoption of modern data architectures and medallion patterns. Automation and Innovation This portfolio turns emerging technologies into practical, high impact solutions by prototyping and deploying automation and advanced technologies to deliver significant efficiency savings. Working with the Digital Innovation Lab, you will operate at the forefront of public sector innovation, translating complex technologies into business outcomes through strong full stack architecture knowledge and a strategic, forward thinking approach. They deliver integrated, resilient services that support national security and public service transformation. Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. Where this is the case, employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in the office . Applicants can raise any queries to the email address at the bottom of the advert. Watch this short video to hear from members of Home Office Digital talking about the projects they work on and their experience of working here: Working for Home Office Digital. Job description As a Principal Technical Architect, you will define and execute the technical strategy for your responsibility, collaborating with senior leadership and diverse teams to ensure alignment with organisational, cross-departmental, and government-wide objectives. You will proactively seek opportunities to leverage emerging technologies such as cloud, AI, and IoT. You will ensure that technical solutions are secure, user-focused, and capable of adapting to evolving business needs. You will lead the design and review processes for complex systems and infrastructure, championing architectural best practices and governance. By bridging technical and business perspectives, you will resolve high-risk issues and shape initiatives that drive transformation. Your role includes guiding and inspiring other architects, facilitating professional growth, and establishing an environment where innovative thinking thrives. Person specification Main Responsibilities Own and deliver the overarching technical strategy, guiding architectural decisions that balance risk, complexity, and delivery timelines. Lead governance and assurance processes, ensuring solutions remain secure, robust, and aligned with enterprise architecture principles. Collaborate with senior stakeholders to advocate for digital transformation initiatives, influencing decisions through clear, data-driven insights. Mentor and guide architects and engineering teams, nurturing a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous learning. Oversee integration of new systems, developing detailed plans that align with broader organisational and cross-government strategies. Assess current systems to identify areas for improvement, analyse potential risks, and promote emerging best practices in the field. Facilitate stakeholder discussions, serving as the key escalation point for complex or high-risk design challenges. Drive continuous improvement, incorporating lessons learned into future strategies and ensuring consistency in architecture across multiple domains.
Apr 14, 2026
Full time
Location Croydon, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Southport, Glasgow, Cardiff. About the job Job summary We're recruiting Principal Technical Architects across four digital portfolios: Migration and Borders Digital, Police and Public Protection Technology, Data Services and Analytics and Automation and Innovation . They require strong technical leadership, the ability to work across complex technology landscapes, and the capability to drive meaningful transformation through secure, user centred and scalable solutions. Migration and Borders Digital (MBD) MBD delivers the technology, data and cyber services that protect the UK border, support legitimate travel and trade, and enable people to prove their status to live and work in the UK. They manage high volume systems that handle people, passports and passenger movements, serving hundreds of thousands of users daily. Police and Public Protection Technology Portfolio (PPPT) PPPT supports critical national policing and public safety systems, including Law Enforcement Data Service; the Police National Database; Automatic Number Plate Recognition; offender and safeguarding systems; and key homeland security and international data sharing capabilities. PPPT designs, builds and operates modern, secure digital services at national scale that underpin millions of daily operational decisions across UK policing and help protect the public and manage risk. Data Services and Analytics (DSA) DSA is one of government's leading data analytics centres, central to the Home Office's data transformation. It provides strategic value by delivering innovative data insight services that help solve real government challenges, including the design and adoption of modern data architectures and medallion patterns. Automation and Innovation This portfolio turns emerging technologies into practical, high impact solutions by prototyping and deploying automation and advanced technologies to deliver significant efficiency savings. Working with the Digital Innovation Lab, you will operate at the forefront of public sector innovation, translating complex technologies into business outcomes through strong full stack architecture knowledge and a strategic, forward thinking approach. They deliver integrated, resilient services that support national security and public service transformation. Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. Where this is the case, employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in the office . Applicants can raise any queries to the email address at the bottom of the advert. Watch this short video to hear from members of Home Office Digital talking about the projects they work on and their experience of working here: Working for Home Office Digital. Job description As a Principal Technical Architect, you will define and execute the technical strategy for your responsibility, collaborating with senior leadership and diverse teams to ensure alignment with organisational, cross-departmental, and government-wide objectives. You will proactively seek opportunities to leverage emerging technologies such as cloud, AI, and IoT. You will ensure that technical solutions are secure, user-focused, and capable of adapting to evolving business needs. You will lead the design and review processes for complex systems and infrastructure, championing architectural best practices and governance. By bridging technical and business perspectives, you will resolve high-risk issues and shape initiatives that drive transformation. Your role includes guiding and inspiring other architects, facilitating professional growth, and establishing an environment where innovative thinking thrives. Person specification Main Responsibilities Own and deliver the overarching technical strategy, guiding architectural decisions that balance risk, complexity, and delivery timelines. Lead governance and assurance processes, ensuring solutions remain secure, robust, and aligned with enterprise architecture principles. Collaborate with senior stakeholders to advocate for digital transformation initiatives, influencing decisions through clear, data-driven insights. Mentor and guide architects and engineering teams, nurturing a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous learning. Oversee integration of new systems, developing detailed plans that align with broader organisational and cross-government strategies. Assess current systems to identify areas for improvement, analyse potential risks, and promote emerging best practices in the field. Facilitate stakeholder discussions, serving as the key escalation point for complex or high-risk design challenges. Drive continuous improvement, incorporating lessons learned into future strategies and ensuring consistency in architecture across multiple domains.
Digital Transformation and AI Integration Engineer - KTP Associate (Fixed term for 36 months) Department Department of Computer Science Location Staffordshire Salary £38,000 to £42,000 per annum Fixed Term Post Type Full Time Release Date 01 April 2026 Closing Date 23.59 hours BST on Sunday 03 May 2026 Interview Date To be confirmed Reference ABCE26015 Birmingham City University are looking to appoint a high calibre graduate as a Digital Transformation and AI Integration Engineer (KTP Associate). This role presents an exciting opportunity to work in collaboration with leading academics at Birmingham City University, to apply knowledge and technical innovation, delivered on site at the company. This Knowledge Transfer Project (KTP) is co-funded by a grant from Innovate UK and Ecam Engineering Limited. It is therefore essential you understand the fundamentals of the KTP collaboration between a UK business and a University works to deliver benefits for each (the company, the university, and the graduate) For more information please go to Personal Training & Development Budget: The Digital Transformation and AI Integration Engineer (KTP Associate) will have access to a wider range of benefits including a personal development budget of £6,000 to upskill during the project. Location and Reporting: The successful candidate will be employed by Birmingham City University and seconded to work full-time onsite at Ecam Engineering Limited, Tower Crane Drive, Cheadle, Staffordshire, ST10 1UF. The Digital Transformation and AI Integration Engineer (KTP Associate) will deliver the 36-month KTP project in partnership Birmingham City University and Ecam Engineering Limited. Ecam Engineering provides end-to-end fabrication services (design, prototyping, machining, assembly) as a supplier of precision engineered components to a range of multiple sectors. For further information please see The successful candidate will have full access to Birmingham City University's resources such as offices, labs, and library to complete the KTP project (a project workplan written with KPIs and outcome deliverables has been written). The Digital Transformation and AI Integration Engineer (KTP Associate) will be supervised and mentored by both a lead academic and academic supervisor academics from BCU's Department of Computer Science within the School of Architecture, Built Environment, Computing and Engineering (ABCE) as well as a company supervisor located at Ecam Engineering Limited whose aim is to assist the Digital Transformation and AI Integration Engineer (KTP Associate) to deliver the knowledge into Ecam Engineering Limited and successfully deliver the 36 month KTP project on behalf of Ecam Engineering Limited and Birmingham City University. Main Duties and Responsibilities: The Digital Transformation and AI Integration Engineer KTP Associate will work on: Supporting the delivery of the digital transformation project by analysing current manufacturing and commercial processes, identifying improvement opportunities and translating operational needs into clear technical requirements. They will help design and implement the target digital architecture, including AI-enabled MES/IoT systems, cloud-based platforms, databases and system integrations, whilst ensuring that production, engineering and commercial data can be captured, structured and used effectively across the business. The role requires the successful candidate to: Lead practical deployment activities, including shop floor data capture, dashboard development, testing and user adoption, and will support the development of AI enabled quotation, document parsing, and automated BoM/costing tools. In the later stages, the role will focus on end to end integration, validation, documentation, training and handover, ensuring the new systems are robust, scalable and embedded into day to day operations. The Digital Transformation and AI Integration Engineer (KTP Associate) will be expected to interact with the senior management, suppliers and clients of the company as well as BCU academics. The Digital Transformation and AI Integration Engineer (KTP Associate) must also be adept at applying their knowledge to commercial projects, driving value and making an impact where possible, with an ability to solve problems and create innovative solutions. The Digital Transformation and AI Integration Engineer (KTP Associate) must have the following key attributes to ensure the project's successful completion. Skills and Experience: The Digital Transformation and AI Integration Engineer (KTP Associate) will hold a relevant degree. This might be a first degree (equivalent to a first class or 2:1 honours) in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation, Computer Science, Data Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, or a closely related discipline. A master's degree in a similar discipline is acceptable. A minimum 2:1 undergraduate qualification in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation, Computer Science, Data Engineering, Artificial Intelligence or a closely related discipline Practical experience of manufacturing systems, industrial processes or production environments Experience with systems integration, including some combination of MES, ERP/MRP, CRM, APIs, databases or cloud platforms Experience handling structured and unstructured data, including data cleansing, transformation and validation Ability to work across hardware, software and process domains rather than in a narrow specialist silo Strong technical documentation and reporting capability Evidence of delivering technical projects from requirements through to deployment and testing Able to rapidly learn new technologies, including programming languages and digital platforms, and adapt effectively as systems, tools and project requirements evolve Able to engage confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders Master's degree or PhD in Mechatronics, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related subject or relevant experience Experience with industrial IoT, sensor integration, edge to cloud architectures or industrial communication protocols Experience with Azure, AWS or comparable cloud environments Knowledge of manufacturing analytics and predictive maintenance Experience building dashboards, workflow automations or data pipelines Exposure to AI/ML, natural language processing, document extraction or rules based decision engines Experience with quotation systems, cost modelling, BoM structures or engineering commercial workflows Knowledge of security, compliance, backup and disaster recovery in connected production environments Experience of pilot deployments, user acceptance testing and change adoption in operational settings Experience working with academic/industry collaboration, innovation projects or grant funded delivery programmes On a personal note, the Associate should be enthusiastic, motivated, punctual, conscientious, trustworthy and work well within a team. Interviews for this role are scheduled to take place week commencing 1st June 2026. The appointed candidate will normally be employed through our subsidiary company BCU Support Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Birmingham City University. Appointees with prior LGPS membership who wish to enter the LGPS scheme will be able to do so and will be employed by Birmingham City University directly. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and to an environment that supports lawful free speech and academic freedom. We will continuously review and improve our policies, practices, and procedures to ensure that we are promoting these in all aspects of our operations. We believe that by working together, combining our many different backgrounds and life experiences, we will empower each other to reach our full potential.
Apr 14, 2026
Full time
Digital Transformation and AI Integration Engineer - KTP Associate (Fixed term for 36 months) Department Department of Computer Science Location Staffordshire Salary £38,000 to £42,000 per annum Fixed Term Post Type Full Time Release Date 01 April 2026 Closing Date 23.59 hours BST on Sunday 03 May 2026 Interview Date To be confirmed Reference ABCE26015 Birmingham City University are looking to appoint a high calibre graduate as a Digital Transformation and AI Integration Engineer (KTP Associate). This role presents an exciting opportunity to work in collaboration with leading academics at Birmingham City University, to apply knowledge and technical innovation, delivered on site at the company. This Knowledge Transfer Project (KTP) is co-funded by a grant from Innovate UK and Ecam Engineering Limited. It is therefore essential you understand the fundamentals of the KTP collaboration between a UK business and a University works to deliver benefits for each (the company, the university, and the graduate) For more information please go to Personal Training & Development Budget: The Digital Transformation and AI Integration Engineer (KTP Associate) will have access to a wider range of benefits including a personal development budget of £6,000 to upskill during the project. Location and Reporting: The successful candidate will be employed by Birmingham City University and seconded to work full-time onsite at Ecam Engineering Limited, Tower Crane Drive, Cheadle, Staffordshire, ST10 1UF. The Digital Transformation and AI Integration Engineer (KTP Associate) will deliver the 36-month KTP project in partnership Birmingham City University and Ecam Engineering Limited. Ecam Engineering provides end-to-end fabrication services (design, prototyping, machining, assembly) as a supplier of precision engineered components to a range of multiple sectors. For further information please see The successful candidate will have full access to Birmingham City University's resources such as offices, labs, and library to complete the KTP project (a project workplan written with KPIs and outcome deliverables has been written). The Digital Transformation and AI Integration Engineer (KTP Associate) will be supervised and mentored by both a lead academic and academic supervisor academics from BCU's Department of Computer Science within the School of Architecture, Built Environment, Computing and Engineering (ABCE) as well as a company supervisor located at Ecam Engineering Limited whose aim is to assist the Digital Transformation and AI Integration Engineer (KTP Associate) to deliver the knowledge into Ecam Engineering Limited and successfully deliver the 36 month KTP project on behalf of Ecam Engineering Limited and Birmingham City University. Main Duties and Responsibilities: The Digital Transformation and AI Integration Engineer KTP Associate will work on: Supporting the delivery of the digital transformation project by analysing current manufacturing and commercial processes, identifying improvement opportunities and translating operational needs into clear technical requirements. They will help design and implement the target digital architecture, including AI-enabled MES/IoT systems, cloud-based platforms, databases and system integrations, whilst ensuring that production, engineering and commercial data can be captured, structured and used effectively across the business. The role requires the successful candidate to: Lead practical deployment activities, including shop floor data capture, dashboard development, testing and user adoption, and will support the development of AI enabled quotation, document parsing, and automated BoM/costing tools. In the later stages, the role will focus on end to end integration, validation, documentation, training and handover, ensuring the new systems are robust, scalable and embedded into day to day operations. The Digital Transformation and AI Integration Engineer (KTP Associate) will be expected to interact with the senior management, suppliers and clients of the company as well as BCU academics. The Digital Transformation and AI Integration Engineer (KTP Associate) must also be adept at applying their knowledge to commercial projects, driving value and making an impact where possible, with an ability to solve problems and create innovative solutions. The Digital Transformation and AI Integration Engineer (KTP Associate) must have the following key attributes to ensure the project's successful completion. Skills and Experience: The Digital Transformation and AI Integration Engineer (KTP Associate) will hold a relevant degree. This might be a first degree (equivalent to a first class or 2:1 honours) in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation, Computer Science, Data Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, or a closely related discipline. A master's degree in a similar discipline is acceptable. A minimum 2:1 undergraduate qualification in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation, Computer Science, Data Engineering, Artificial Intelligence or a closely related discipline Practical experience of manufacturing systems, industrial processes or production environments Experience with systems integration, including some combination of MES, ERP/MRP, CRM, APIs, databases or cloud platforms Experience handling structured and unstructured data, including data cleansing, transformation and validation Ability to work across hardware, software and process domains rather than in a narrow specialist silo Strong technical documentation and reporting capability Evidence of delivering technical projects from requirements through to deployment and testing Able to rapidly learn new technologies, including programming languages and digital platforms, and adapt effectively as systems, tools and project requirements evolve Able to engage confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders Master's degree or PhD in Mechatronics, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related subject or relevant experience Experience with industrial IoT, sensor integration, edge to cloud architectures or industrial communication protocols Experience with Azure, AWS or comparable cloud environments Knowledge of manufacturing analytics and predictive maintenance Experience building dashboards, workflow automations or data pipelines Exposure to AI/ML, natural language processing, document extraction or rules based decision engines Experience with quotation systems, cost modelling, BoM structures or engineering commercial workflows Knowledge of security, compliance, backup and disaster recovery in connected production environments Experience of pilot deployments, user acceptance testing and change adoption in operational settings Experience working with academic/industry collaboration, innovation projects or grant funded delivery programmes On a personal note, the Associate should be enthusiastic, motivated, punctual, conscientious, trustworthy and work well within a team. Interviews for this role are scheduled to take place week commencing 1st June 2026. The appointed candidate will normally be employed through our subsidiary company BCU Support Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Birmingham City University. Appointees with prior LGPS membership who wish to enter the LGPS scheme will be able to do so and will be employed by Birmingham City University directly. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and to an environment that supports lawful free speech and academic freedom. We will continuously review and improve our policies, practices, and procedures to ensure that we are promoting these in all aspects of our operations. We believe that by working together, combining our many different backgrounds and life experiences, we will empower each other to reach our full potential.
Company Overview Harness is the AI Software Delivery Platform company, led by technologist and entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal (founder of AppDynamics, acquired by Cisco for $3.7B). Harness has raised approximately $570M in funding and is valued at $5.5B, backed by leading investors including Goldman Sachs, Menlo Ventures, IVP, Unusual Ventures, Citi Ventures, and more. As AI accelerates code creation, the real bottleneck has shifted to everything after the code - testing, deployments, application security, reliability, compliance, and cost optimization. Harness brings AI and automation to this "outer loop," helping teams ship software faster while maintaining security and governance throughout the entire software delivery lifecycle. Powered by Harness AI and the Software Delivery Knowledge Graph, the Harness Platform applies deep context and intelligent automation across the software delivery lifecycle with governance and policy-driven controls embedded throughout the platform. Over the past year, Harness powered over 185M deployments, 82M builds, 18T flag evaluations, 8M security scans, 9.1B optimized tests, 3T protected API calls, and helped manage $2.8B in cloud spend - enabling customers like United Airlines, Morningstar, and Choice Hotels to accelerate releases by up to 75%, reduce cloud costs by up to 60%, and achieve 10x DevOps efficiency. With a global team across 14 offices and 25 countries, Harness is shaping the future of AI software delivery - and we're looking for exceptional talent to help us move even faster. Position Summary In this role, you will be working with internal and external stakeholders to architect, design and implement DevSecOps, FinOps and Engineering Excellence solutions for enterprise customers. You will have an opportunity to work with Harness Engineering and various customer functions, such as DevOps, SRE, Cloud, Finance and Engineering Analytics teams. You will develop best practices and automations to streamline Harness platform deployments in the most efficient, scalable, repeatable and reliable manner possible. We're a high-growth company on a once-in-a-lifetime journey to revolutionize engineering deployment tools & continuous delivery. About The Role Engage with our customer's technical teams to analyze and understand current DevSecOps/CI/CD/Policy & Template Governance tools and processes Architect and implement an optimized Harness setup for integration, scale, and repeatability Interface with the Customer's Executive and Leadership teams to understand the technical goals and business objectives related to their CI/CD process, design their Harness implementation to best fit those requirements, and correlate the technical success criteria to the business requirements Provide positive anecdotes from each engagement, craft best practices around Customer implementations, convert them into automation and create reference patterns Document and implement processes and solutions that are employed for onboarding success for the purpose of internal enablement Contribute to the product design, assist in the Harness Community, and for building out of an advanced technical knowledge base Consult on DevSecOps/CI/CD best practices, processes, solutions, etc. Interact with customers on a professional, meaningful and technically deep level Work closely with Pre-sales and Post-sales teams to ensure that Harness customers are successful and experience a high level of customer satisfaction with the Harness solution. About You BA/BS degree in CS or Computer Engineering-related field with 3+ years of relevant experience 3+ Experience with DevOps and including some multiple of the following solutions preferred: Kubernetes, Jenkins, GitHub, Gitlab, Bamboo, TeamCity, TravisCI, Bitbucket, Jira, ServiceNow, Helm, Kustomize, PCF, OpenShift, AWS, GCP, Azure, Terraform, CloudFormation, Linux, Python, Bash, Powershell, AppDynamics, New Relic, Dynatrace, Instana, Prometheus, ELK, Splunk, Sumo Logic, etc. Experience delivering custom solutions to customers of all sizes, whether internal or external (external customer-facing experience a plus). You are a perpetual learner, thrive in a team setting, enjoy sharing your experience and solutions, consistently pursuing excellence and success in all your tasks, detail-oriented and analytical, with excellent written and verbal communication skills. Results-driven individual with a hunger for accomplishing in fast paced environments and a knack for optimizing processes Willingness to travel up to 25% Work Location Hybrid from our London office. Travel required up to 25%. Harness In The News Accelerating Our Mission to Bring AI to Everything After Code Goldman Sachs leads investment in software delivery startup Harness at $5.5 billion valuation How Harness runs 16 "startups within a startup" at scale Jyoti Bansal Harness Research Shows AI Visibility Crisis Fueling Security Nightmare Harness has been named to the Inc. Power Partner list for software delivery success All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Note on Fraudulent Recruiting/Offers We have become aware that there may be fraudulent recruiting attempts being made by people posing as representatives of Harness. These scams may involve fake job postings, unsolicited emails, or messages claiming to be from our recruiters or hiring managers. Please note, we do not ask for sensitive or financial information via chat, text, or social media, and any email communications will come from the Additionally, Harness will never ask for any payment, fee to be paid, or purchases to be made by a job applicant. All applicants are encouraged to apply directly to our open jobs via our website. Interviews are generally conducted via Zoom video conference unless the candidate requests other accommodations. If you believe that you have been the target of an interview/offer scam by someone posing as a representative of Harness, please do not provide any personal or financial information and contact us immediately at . You can also find additional information about this type of scam and report any fraudulent employment offers via the Federal Trade Commission's website (), or you can contact your local law enforcement agency.
Apr 14, 2026
Full time
Company Overview Harness is the AI Software Delivery Platform company, led by technologist and entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal (founder of AppDynamics, acquired by Cisco for $3.7B). Harness has raised approximately $570M in funding and is valued at $5.5B, backed by leading investors including Goldman Sachs, Menlo Ventures, IVP, Unusual Ventures, Citi Ventures, and more. As AI accelerates code creation, the real bottleneck has shifted to everything after the code - testing, deployments, application security, reliability, compliance, and cost optimization. Harness brings AI and automation to this "outer loop," helping teams ship software faster while maintaining security and governance throughout the entire software delivery lifecycle. Powered by Harness AI and the Software Delivery Knowledge Graph, the Harness Platform applies deep context and intelligent automation across the software delivery lifecycle with governance and policy-driven controls embedded throughout the platform. Over the past year, Harness powered over 185M deployments, 82M builds, 18T flag evaluations, 8M security scans, 9.1B optimized tests, 3T protected API calls, and helped manage $2.8B in cloud spend - enabling customers like United Airlines, Morningstar, and Choice Hotels to accelerate releases by up to 75%, reduce cloud costs by up to 60%, and achieve 10x DevOps efficiency. With a global team across 14 offices and 25 countries, Harness is shaping the future of AI software delivery - and we're looking for exceptional talent to help us move even faster. Position Summary In this role, you will be working with internal and external stakeholders to architect, design and implement DevSecOps, FinOps and Engineering Excellence solutions for enterprise customers. You will have an opportunity to work with Harness Engineering and various customer functions, such as DevOps, SRE, Cloud, Finance and Engineering Analytics teams. You will develop best practices and automations to streamline Harness platform deployments in the most efficient, scalable, repeatable and reliable manner possible. We're a high-growth company on a once-in-a-lifetime journey to revolutionize engineering deployment tools & continuous delivery. About The Role Engage with our customer's technical teams to analyze and understand current DevSecOps/CI/CD/Policy & Template Governance tools and processes Architect and implement an optimized Harness setup for integration, scale, and repeatability Interface with the Customer's Executive and Leadership teams to understand the technical goals and business objectives related to their CI/CD process, design their Harness implementation to best fit those requirements, and correlate the technical success criteria to the business requirements Provide positive anecdotes from each engagement, craft best practices around Customer implementations, convert them into automation and create reference patterns Document and implement processes and solutions that are employed for onboarding success for the purpose of internal enablement Contribute to the product design, assist in the Harness Community, and for building out of an advanced technical knowledge base Consult on DevSecOps/CI/CD best practices, processes, solutions, etc. Interact with customers on a professional, meaningful and technically deep level Work closely with Pre-sales and Post-sales teams to ensure that Harness customers are successful and experience a high level of customer satisfaction with the Harness solution. About You BA/BS degree in CS or Computer Engineering-related field with 3+ years of relevant experience 3+ Experience with DevOps and including some multiple of the following solutions preferred: Kubernetes, Jenkins, GitHub, Gitlab, Bamboo, TeamCity, TravisCI, Bitbucket, Jira, ServiceNow, Helm, Kustomize, PCF, OpenShift, AWS, GCP, Azure, Terraform, CloudFormation, Linux, Python, Bash, Powershell, AppDynamics, New Relic, Dynatrace, Instana, Prometheus, ELK, Splunk, Sumo Logic, etc. Experience delivering custom solutions to customers of all sizes, whether internal or external (external customer-facing experience a plus). You are a perpetual learner, thrive in a team setting, enjoy sharing your experience and solutions, consistently pursuing excellence and success in all your tasks, detail-oriented and analytical, with excellent written and verbal communication skills. Results-driven individual with a hunger for accomplishing in fast paced environments and a knack for optimizing processes Willingness to travel up to 25% Work Location Hybrid from our London office. Travel required up to 25%. Harness In The News Accelerating Our Mission to Bring AI to Everything After Code Goldman Sachs leads investment in software delivery startup Harness at $5.5 billion valuation How Harness runs 16 "startups within a startup" at scale Jyoti Bansal Harness Research Shows AI Visibility Crisis Fueling Security Nightmare Harness has been named to the Inc. Power Partner list for software delivery success All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Note on Fraudulent Recruiting/Offers We have become aware that there may be fraudulent recruiting attempts being made by people posing as representatives of Harness. These scams may involve fake job postings, unsolicited emails, or messages claiming to be from our recruiters or hiring managers. Please note, we do not ask for sensitive or financial information via chat, text, or social media, and any email communications will come from the Additionally, Harness will never ask for any payment, fee to be paid, or purchases to be made by a job applicant. All applicants are encouraged to apply directly to our open jobs via our website. Interviews are generally conducted via Zoom video conference unless the candidate requests other accommodations. If you believe that you have been the target of an interview/offer scam by someone posing as a representative of Harness, please do not provide any personal or financial information and contact us immediately at . You can also find additional information about this type of scam and report any fraudulent employment offers via the Federal Trade Commission's website (), or you can contact your local law enforcement agency.
Location(s): Manchester, Cheltenham or Samlesbury Salary: £50,354 to £60,036, including a concessionary payment of £2,758. The final amount depends on your skills and experience. You ll also receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, split into two payments: £1,750 on arrival and £1,750 after successfully completing probation. In the future, there may be an opportunity to qualify for a higher skill level. Following a successful skills assessment, this could increase your salary by up to £9,766. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working may be more limited due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website . GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ, you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll bring your experience of modern software frameworks and team leadership to our passionate tech community. You ll help design new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality solutions to mission-critical problems. With your expertise, you ll operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages and frameworks such as Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, and GCP). You might be mentoring a team or leading as a technical expert. You ll be keen to develop not just your own skills, but those of others. Whether you re bringing new approaches, sharing innovative ways of working, or identifying new priorities, you ll set the standard. You ll engage with technical and non-technical customers and have a positive influence on the wider engineering community. With our encouragement to spend up to 30% of your time on development, innovation, and experimentation, you ll have the freedom to explore new possibilities for yourself and for GCHQ. You don t need to be a Software Engineer to apply; you might be working in Cloud Engineering and Security, UX, Site Reliability Engineering, Front-End Design, Agile, Solution Architecture, Data Engineering, or Machine Learning Operations. You ll also have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Upon joining, you ll have access to a wide range of learning resources from online courses conferences and opportunities to pursue formal qualifications (funded by us). We ll provide all the support you need for a rewarding career, whether that s through tailored training or flexible working options. In this role, we offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours, meaning you can enjoy a great work-life balance without compromising on what matters to you. At GCHQ, diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented in our workforce, such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website. To find out more and apply, please visit our website. To be eligible to apply, you must be a British Citizen. If you hold dual nationality, of which one component is British, you will nonetheless be considered. Candidates must normally have been resident in the UK for seven out of the last ten years. This is particularly important if you were born outside the UK. We welcome applications from candidates of all ages, and there is no upper age limit. You can apply at 17, if successful, you will not be offered a start date prior to your 18th birthday. Full eligibility details can be found on our website.
Apr 14, 2026
Full time
Location(s): Manchester, Cheltenham or Samlesbury Salary: £50,354 to £60,036, including a concessionary payment of £2,758. The final amount depends on your skills and experience. You ll also receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, split into two payments: £1,750 on arrival and £1,750 after successfully completing probation. In the future, there may be an opportunity to qualify for a higher skill level. Following a successful skills assessment, this could increase your salary by up to £9,766. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working may be more limited due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website . GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ, you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll bring your experience of modern software frameworks and team leadership to our passionate tech community. You ll help design new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality solutions to mission-critical problems. With your expertise, you ll operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages and frameworks such as Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, and GCP). You might be mentoring a team or leading as a technical expert. You ll be keen to develop not just your own skills, but those of others. Whether you re bringing new approaches, sharing innovative ways of working, or identifying new priorities, you ll set the standard. You ll engage with technical and non-technical customers and have a positive influence on the wider engineering community. With our encouragement to spend up to 30% of your time on development, innovation, and experimentation, you ll have the freedom to explore new possibilities for yourself and for GCHQ. You don t need to be a Software Engineer to apply; you might be working in Cloud Engineering and Security, UX, Site Reliability Engineering, Front-End Design, Agile, Solution Architecture, Data Engineering, or Machine Learning Operations. You ll also have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Upon joining, you ll have access to a wide range of learning resources from online courses conferences and opportunities to pursue formal qualifications (funded by us). We ll provide all the support you need for a rewarding career, whether that s through tailored training or flexible working options. In this role, we offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours, meaning you can enjoy a great work-life balance without compromising on what matters to you. At GCHQ, diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented in our workforce, such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website. To find out more and apply, please visit our website. To be eligible to apply, you must be a British Citizen. If you hold dual nationality, of which one component is British, you will nonetheless be considered. Candidates must normally have been resident in the UK for seven out of the last ten years. This is particularly important if you were born outside the UK. We welcome applications from candidates of all ages, and there is no upper age limit. You can apply at 17, if successful, you will not be offered a start date prior to your 18th birthday. Full eligibility details can be found on our website.
Blue Light Card. Individually great, together unstoppable The Role and the Team We're looking for an iOS developer passionate about creating intuitive and impactful apps to join a newly established cross functional team here at Blue Light Card. Now is a great time to join as we're entering an exciting new chapter! Our tech team is completing a replatforming project, transitioning to a modern, serverless environment. With this foundation in place, we're poised to embark on innovative greenfield projects that will redefine our app experience. This is your chance to work at the forefront of technology, contribute to fresh ideas, and play a pivotal role in crafting solutions that make a real difference to our members. If you thrive in dynamic environments and love building exceptional mobile experiences from the ground up, we'd love to hear from you! What You'll Do Build great mobile applications with highly readable code. Be a part of the mobile community of practice and champion this within the wider Blue Light Card team Collaborate on designing solutions that meet functional and non-functional requirements following Blue Light Card architectural standards Write clean, maintainable, and testable code while participating in code reviews to ensure coding standards and best practices Work with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to define and deliver features that align with the overall product vision Implement and maintain unit tests and UI tests to enhance code quality. Diagnose and fix bugs or performance bottlenecks to improve user experience Support automated build, test, and deployment processes to ensure seamless and rapid release cycles Document technical requirements, specifications, and decisions to ensure a clear knowledge base and maintainable code What You'll Bring Expertise in Swift and SwiftUI, with strong experience in UIKit, Storyboards, and Swift packages for building scalable, high-quality mobile applications Proven ability to implement robust testing using XCTest for unit tests and TestFlight for app testing, ensuring high-quality and reliable code Proficiency in using GitHub for source control and GitHub Actions for CI/CD pipelines to streamline development workflows Experience with shared business logic using Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile (KMM) to enhance cross-platform development and ensure code consistency Familiarity with key tools and services like Amplitude for analytics, Braze for push notifications and in-app messaging, Firebase for Crashlytics, and Stripe for card payments to build engaging, data-driven applications Strong experience with server-driven UI and working with cloud technologies, including deploying serverless applications on AWS and managing app distribution via XCCloud Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, mentor junior developers, and foster a culture of continuous learning and process improvement Our Culture Our members, partners and colleagues are at the heart of everything we do. Our colleagues are integral to helping create the unique experience we deliver, so we're genuinely committed to creating a place where our team love to work, and people want to join. We work as a team and try to have a bit of fun while we do it, and we recognise the importance of culture and the positive impact it can have on performance for you, the team, our organisation and our members. We believe in attracting the best talent no matter where you are, and have a hybrid working model, with colleagues based in London, the East Midlands and around the country. We're also officially recognised as a Top 100 Great Place To Work UK, one of the UK's Best Workplaces for Wellbeing, Top 100 Best Workplaces for Women and recognised as investors in wellbeing by Investors in People. What We Offer Hybrid working and flexible hours Free parking and EV charging onsite 25 days plus public holidays, buy and sell and an additional day off for your birthday A company bonus scheme Great social events e.g., Christmas party, family fun day, summer party, sports matches Relaxed dress code and modern office space (games area, chill-out areas, book club, free coffee/tea/soft drinks/snacks) Onsite gym (including access to free HIIT & stretch classes) Learning and development opportunities Group auto-enrolment pension plan Enhanced maternity, paternity, sick pay Company funded private medical insurance Healthcare cashback plan Employee assistance programme (including mental health support) 35 hour working week
Apr 14, 2026
Full time
Blue Light Card. Individually great, together unstoppable The Role and the Team We're looking for an iOS developer passionate about creating intuitive and impactful apps to join a newly established cross functional team here at Blue Light Card. Now is a great time to join as we're entering an exciting new chapter! Our tech team is completing a replatforming project, transitioning to a modern, serverless environment. With this foundation in place, we're poised to embark on innovative greenfield projects that will redefine our app experience. This is your chance to work at the forefront of technology, contribute to fresh ideas, and play a pivotal role in crafting solutions that make a real difference to our members. If you thrive in dynamic environments and love building exceptional mobile experiences from the ground up, we'd love to hear from you! What You'll Do Build great mobile applications with highly readable code. Be a part of the mobile community of practice and champion this within the wider Blue Light Card team Collaborate on designing solutions that meet functional and non-functional requirements following Blue Light Card architectural standards Write clean, maintainable, and testable code while participating in code reviews to ensure coding standards and best practices Work with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to define and deliver features that align with the overall product vision Implement and maintain unit tests and UI tests to enhance code quality. Diagnose and fix bugs or performance bottlenecks to improve user experience Support automated build, test, and deployment processes to ensure seamless and rapid release cycles Document technical requirements, specifications, and decisions to ensure a clear knowledge base and maintainable code What You'll Bring Expertise in Swift and SwiftUI, with strong experience in UIKit, Storyboards, and Swift packages for building scalable, high-quality mobile applications Proven ability to implement robust testing using XCTest for unit tests and TestFlight for app testing, ensuring high-quality and reliable code Proficiency in using GitHub for source control and GitHub Actions for CI/CD pipelines to streamline development workflows Experience with shared business logic using Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile (KMM) to enhance cross-platform development and ensure code consistency Familiarity with key tools and services like Amplitude for analytics, Braze for push notifications and in-app messaging, Firebase for Crashlytics, and Stripe for card payments to build engaging, data-driven applications Strong experience with server-driven UI and working with cloud technologies, including deploying serverless applications on AWS and managing app distribution via XCCloud Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, mentor junior developers, and foster a culture of continuous learning and process improvement Our Culture Our members, partners and colleagues are at the heart of everything we do. Our colleagues are integral to helping create the unique experience we deliver, so we're genuinely committed to creating a place where our team love to work, and people want to join. We work as a team and try to have a bit of fun while we do it, and we recognise the importance of culture and the positive impact it can have on performance for you, the team, our organisation and our members. We believe in attracting the best talent no matter where you are, and have a hybrid working model, with colleagues based in London, the East Midlands and around the country. We're also officially recognised as a Top 100 Great Place To Work UK, one of the UK's Best Workplaces for Wellbeing, Top 100 Best Workplaces for Women and recognised as investors in wellbeing by Investors in People. What We Offer Hybrid working and flexible hours Free parking and EV charging onsite 25 days plus public holidays, buy and sell and an additional day off for your birthday A company bonus scheme Great social events e.g., Christmas party, family fun day, summer party, sports matches Relaxed dress code and modern office space (games area, chill-out areas, book club, free coffee/tea/soft drinks/snacks) Onsite gym (including access to free HIIT & stretch classes) Learning and development opportunities Group auto-enrolment pension plan Enhanced maternity, paternity, sick pay Company funded private medical insurance Healthcare cashback plan Employee assistance programme (including mental health support) 35 hour working week
As our Test Lead, you'll help shape how we build and deliver technology at Riverford, making sure quality is part of the process from the start. You ll report into our Director of Enterprise Solutions. Work with us at Riverford, and join a thriving employee-owned business Be part of a supportive, down-to-earth and solutions driven tech team Beyond the Veg Box - At Riverford, our passion for organic vegetables is unmatched. We re not just about delivering veg boxes; we're dedicated to sustainable farming and community building. As a part of our team, you become a co-owner, sharing in our successes and contributing to a mission that goes beyond profit. We aim to make Riverford a fulfilling place to work, where our co-owners feel valued. Our HQ at Wash Farm in Devon is a beautiful place to work , surrounded by good people, good food, and plenty of fresh air. As a co-owner, you ll benefit from 33 days holiday (pro rata, including bank holidays), an ethical & generous company pension scheme, and an annual profit share, where 10% of all profits are split equally among co-owners. We also offer heavily discounted organic breakfasts and lunches, free organic fruit and veg to take home and free parking. Grow with Riverford - Take the next step in your personal and professional journey with training tailored to help you grow and achieve your goals. As our Test Lead, you ll help shape Riverford s future. You ll work closely with architects, engineers, analysts, partners and teams across the business to build good testing practices into everyday work not just at the end. It s about helping people feel confident in what they re delivering and making testing a natural part of how we work.We re rolling out a new ERP platform while improving our data, integrations and digital tools. You ll help make sure these changes are well tested and land smoothly for the people using them.This is a hands-on role. You ll support and guide others, while coordinating testing across different projects so everything joins up. There s no dedicated test team, but you ll work with others across the business to keep standards high and quality front and centre. Salary: Circa £55k DOE Location - We encourage flexitime and hybrid working and remote applications will be considered with a requirement to be on-site occasionally at Wash Farm, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ11 0JU. Hours - 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. What You ll Bring Proven ability to design testing and test automation approaches for complex enterprise systems (both off the shelf and built in-house). Hands-on experience of test automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines and automated quality gates, scripting, and one or more test management tools. Experience testing APIs, end-to-end system integrations, and event-driven architectures. Ability to work in agile and waterfall environments, with excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills. Any of these are a plus Experience working on ERP or large-scale enterprise transformation programmes and familiarity with at least one common business process e.g. Finance, Supply Chain, HR, Manufacturing etc. Experience of IFS (or another major ERP platform), Oracle DB, Clojure (or another functional programming language), hybrid cloud/on-prem environments. Sector experience in food and drink, retail, logistics, or e-commerce. Relevant certifications such as ISTQB, ITIL, or equivalent. What We re Looking For Attention to Detail: Balances overarching strategy with careful planning and execution. Organisation: Takes a structured approach to work. Collaboration: Willing to share knowledge and experience to help develop the testing capability for the long-term. Quality Advocacy: Champions a culture of quality across teams, able to drive up standards without direct authority by helping engineers and business stakeholders understand their role in delivering reliable systems. Relationship Building: Cultivates positive connections across diverse teams, building trust and collaboration. Resilience: Thrives in dynamic environments, adeptly overcoming challenges with a solution-focused approach. Values Alignment: Embraces Riverford s core values, demonstrating dedication to ethical practices, sustainability, and the principles of employee ownership. Application Process: We re reviewing applications on a rolling basis and may close the advert early, so we encourage you to apply soon. First stage interviews will be held on the 23rd and 24th of April. Second stage interview will be on the 7th of May.
Apr 14, 2026
Full time
As our Test Lead, you'll help shape how we build and deliver technology at Riverford, making sure quality is part of the process from the start. You ll report into our Director of Enterprise Solutions. Work with us at Riverford, and join a thriving employee-owned business Be part of a supportive, down-to-earth and solutions driven tech team Beyond the Veg Box - At Riverford, our passion for organic vegetables is unmatched. We re not just about delivering veg boxes; we're dedicated to sustainable farming and community building. As a part of our team, you become a co-owner, sharing in our successes and contributing to a mission that goes beyond profit. We aim to make Riverford a fulfilling place to work, where our co-owners feel valued. Our HQ at Wash Farm in Devon is a beautiful place to work , surrounded by good people, good food, and plenty of fresh air. As a co-owner, you ll benefit from 33 days holiday (pro rata, including bank holidays), an ethical & generous company pension scheme, and an annual profit share, where 10% of all profits are split equally among co-owners. We also offer heavily discounted organic breakfasts and lunches, free organic fruit and veg to take home and free parking. Grow with Riverford - Take the next step in your personal and professional journey with training tailored to help you grow and achieve your goals. As our Test Lead, you ll help shape Riverford s future. You ll work closely with architects, engineers, analysts, partners and teams across the business to build good testing practices into everyday work not just at the end. It s about helping people feel confident in what they re delivering and making testing a natural part of how we work.We re rolling out a new ERP platform while improving our data, integrations and digital tools. You ll help make sure these changes are well tested and land smoothly for the people using them.This is a hands-on role. You ll support and guide others, while coordinating testing across different projects so everything joins up. There s no dedicated test team, but you ll work with others across the business to keep standards high and quality front and centre. Salary: Circa £55k DOE Location - We encourage flexitime and hybrid working and remote applications will be considered with a requirement to be on-site occasionally at Wash Farm, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ11 0JU. Hours - 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. What You ll Bring Proven ability to design testing and test automation approaches for complex enterprise systems (both off the shelf and built in-house). Hands-on experience of test automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines and automated quality gates, scripting, and one or more test management tools. Experience testing APIs, end-to-end system integrations, and event-driven architectures. Ability to work in agile and waterfall environments, with excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills. Any of these are a plus Experience working on ERP or large-scale enterprise transformation programmes and familiarity with at least one common business process e.g. Finance, Supply Chain, HR, Manufacturing etc. Experience of IFS (or another major ERP platform), Oracle DB, Clojure (or another functional programming language), hybrid cloud/on-prem environments. Sector experience in food and drink, retail, logistics, or e-commerce. Relevant certifications such as ISTQB, ITIL, or equivalent. What We re Looking For Attention to Detail: Balances overarching strategy with careful planning and execution. Organisation: Takes a structured approach to work. Collaboration: Willing to share knowledge and experience to help develop the testing capability for the long-term. Quality Advocacy: Champions a culture of quality across teams, able to drive up standards without direct authority by helping engineers and business stakeholders understand their role in delivering reliable systems. Relationship Building: Cultivates positive connections across diverse teams, building trust and collaboration. Resilience: Thrives in dynamic environments, adeptly overcoming challenges with a solution-focused approach. Values Alignment: Embraces Riverford s core values, demonstrating dedication to ethical practices, sustainability, and the principles of employee ownership. Application Process: We re reviewing applications on a rolling basis and may close the advert early, so we encourage you to apply soon. First stage interviews will be held on the 23rd and 24th of April. Second stage interview will be on the 7th of May.
