UNISON
London, UK
UNISON Centre London Starting Salary £40,730 per annum plus London Weighting allowance of £6,894 35 hours per week Temporary 12 months contract Ref: ORD/AR24
UNISON is Britain’s leading public sector trade union, with more than 1.3 million members working in the public services, private, voluntary and community sectors and in the energy services. We employ 1,200 staff, including approximately 370 at our national centre in Euston, central London and the remainder in our 12 regions across the UK, in Northern Ireland.
About this Job
UNISON carried out a comprehensive staff digital skills survey during 2025, which highlighted gaps in IT skills among staff at all levels. Our Digital Skills Officer is building a comprehensive training and support programme to ensure all staff are able to make good use of the tools available to them.
We are now seeking a Digital Skills Trainer to support this work. This will be a specialist role within the Staff Learning and Development Department, working closely with the IT department. The postholder will train and engage colleagues in using Microsoft 365 Apps and other digital platforms as required.
What you'll do:
Design, create and deliver engaging and impactful digital skills training, online and in person, for a wide range of skills levels
Create simple online guidance and resources to meet emerging needs
Keep up to date with changes to the software we use and update training and resources accordingly
Work alongside the Digital Skills Officer to create and support a culture of confidence and competence in using digital tools at UNISON
Why join us:
Make a difference to how staff experience our digital tools
Contribute to our digital skills journey and help shape how it evolves
Be part of a small supportive team
The postholder will have a proven track record in IT skills training and a creative approach to designing training and resources.
In return we offer excellent benefits including 32 days of annual leave + public holidays, final salary pension scheme, flexible working and much more.
How to Apply
To apply for this opportunity, please download and complete the General application form referring to the job description and person specification (both under “Documents”)
Please note that only the relevant application form will be accepted. CVs will not be accepted.
The completed application form along with the Recruitment and Disability Monitoring Form should be returned by e-mail to stafflearninganddevelopment@unison.co.uk quoting reference: ORD/AR24 on your application form.
Please save your documents starting with your full name in the document name.
Closing date for applications is 5pm on Friday 8th May 2026.
The interviews will be held on Friday 5th June in UNISON Centre, Euston Road London.
UNISON is a dynamic, progressive union, committed to equality. We encourage men and women of all ages, Black and minority ethnic groups, disabled people, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to work with us.
UNISON Centre London Starting Salary £40,730 per annum plus London Weighting allowance of £6,894 35 hours per week Temporary 12 months contract Ref: ORD/AR24
UNISON is Britain’s leading public sector trade union, with more than 1.3 million members working in the public services, private, voluntary and community sectors and in the energy services. We employ 1,200 staff, including approximately 370 at our national centre in Euston, central London and the remainder in our 12 regions across the UK, in Northern Ireland.
About this Job
UNISON carried out a comprehensive staff digital skills survey during 2025, which highlighted gaps in IT skills among staff at all levels. Our Digital Skills Officer is building a comprehensive training and support programme to ensure all staff are able to make good use of the tools available to them.
We are now seeking a Digital Skills Trainer to support this work. This will be a specialist role within the Staff Learning and Development Department, working closely with the IT department. The postholder will train and engage colleagues in using Microsoft 365 Apps and other digital platforms as required.
What you'll do:
Design, create and deliver engaging and impactful digital skills training, online and in person, for a wide range of skills levels
Create simple online guidance and resources to meet emerging needs
Keep up to date with changes to the software we use and update training and resources accordingly
Work alongside the Digital Skills Officer to create and support a culture of confidence and competence in using digital tools at UNISON
Why join us:
Make a difference to how staff experience our digital tools
Contribute to our digital skills journey and help shape how it evolves
Be part of a small supportive team
The postholder will have a proven track record in IT skills training and a creative approach to designing training and resources.
In return we offer excellent benefits including 32 days of annual leave + public holidays, final salary pension scheme, flexible working and much more.
How to Apply
To apply for this opportunity, please download and complete the General application form referring to the job description and person specification (both under “Documents”)
Please note that only the relevant application form will be accepted. CVs will not be accepted.
The completed application form along with the Recruitment and Disability Monitoring Form should be returned by e-mail to stafflearninganddevelopment@unison.co.uk quoting reference: ORD/AR24 on your application form.
Please save your documents starting with your full name in the document name.
Closing date for applications is 5pm on Friday 8th May 2026.
The interviews will be held on Friday 5th June in UNISON Centre, Euston Road London.
UNISON is a dynamic, progressive union, committed to equality. We encourage men and women of all ages, Black and minority ethnic groups, disabled people, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to work with us.
Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Cambridge, UK
Senior Developer
Salary: £39,200 - £50,900
Location: Cambridge/UK requiring 40-60% of your time on-site in Cambridge (at least 2 days per week in the office)
Contract: Permanent and full time (35 hours per week)
Join the Exam Technology Organisation as a Senior Developer and build business‑critical applications that enable and extend our digital services. You'll work in an agile squad with end‑to‑end ownership - from solution design through delivery and support - while mentoring others and helping shape engineering best practice.
We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation, and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.
Our mission is to contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning, and research at the highest international levels of excellence. Which is why every year, we give vital support to millions of people in more than 170 countries around the world. From teachers and learners to researchers and academics, we help to build confidence, unlock potential, and enable success. We give people the opportunity to show what they've learnt, we spread knowledge, spark enquiry, and aid understanding.
When you join Cambridge, you get the best possible combination of a supportive, caring environment, balanced with work that brings out the best in you. You will have access to learning and development opportunities, and business tools essential for your role so that you can perform at your peak.
About the role
The Senior Developer helps deliver and evolve our digital products and services by designing, building and supporting complex applications within the Exam Technology Organisation. Working in an agile squad, you'll turn requirements into reliable solutions while mentoring colleagues and championing engineering standards.
Design, develop, test and maintain working software for complex enterprise applications.
Analyse requirements and produce solution designs (including documentation and delivery estimates) that meet functional and non-functional needs.
Provide technical and business support to customers, the helpdesk and colleagues to meet operational requirements and resolve issues.
Perform unit and system testing, as well as support wider testing (SIT & UAT) and training activities with relevant stakeholders.
Track and report progress against agreed timelines and budget constraints, escalating risks and blockers appropriately.
Share knowledge and mentor other developers to improve team effectiveness and promote consistent engineering standards.
About you
A successful applicant will bring strong software engineering fundamentals, a collaborative mindset and the drive to improve how we deliver and support business‑critical services.
Programming Languages and Tools: Knowledge and experience in Oracle PL/SQL, Oracle Forms and Reports is essential. Knowledge of Master Data Management and experience in the Informatica IDMC toolset - MDM SaaS, Reference 360, CDI and CAI - are highly desired.
Modern software development expertise: Confident designing, coding, testing and maintaining complex applications.
Solution design thinking: Able to translate requirements into pragmatic designs, document decisions, estimate effort and explain trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Quality and reliability mindset: Takes pride in well-engineered outcomes (clean code, reviews, automated testing where appropriate) and considers operational support from day one.
Agile collaboration: Enjoys working in a squad environment, partnering with product owners and other specialists to deliver iteratively and respond to change.
Mentoring and knowledge sharing: Motivated to coach others, share learnings and help embed chapter standards and best practices.
Analytical problem solving: Methodical approach to diagnosing issues, identifying root causes and implementing sustainable fixes.
Security-aware delivery: Understands how software development choices impact security and applies routine secure engineering practices.
Continuous learning: Curious about new technologies and motivated to improve ways of working, tools and standards.
Desirable
Knowledge of Master Data Management and experience in the Informatica IDMC
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.
We are a Disability Confident (DC) employer that is committed to equality and inclusion ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. The DC scheme's Offer of an Interview commitment applies to applicants who opt in, and disclose a disability or a long-term health condition, and who best meet the minimum criteria for the role. In instances where interviewing all qualifying candidates is not practicable and/or appropriate, we prioritise those who best meet the minimum criteria, as we would for applicants who do not have a disability or long-term health condition.
Please note, Cambridge University Press & Assessment is unable to sponsor this role under the Skilled Worker Visa route as it does not meet the minimum skill requirements
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 30 April 2026 , we will review applications on an ongoing basis, and shortlisted candidates can expect interviews to take place shortly after the advert closes.
As part of the application process, you can expect:
Experience level questions asked on Oracle at the point of CV and cover letter
The first stage is a virtual interview via MS Teams. You may be given a brief to complete a role-related task, which will need to be returned by email before your interview.
The final stage is an in-person interview at our offices in Cambridge, or on Teams if required.
Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.
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 em ploy people from a wide range of different communities.
Senior Developer
Salary: £39,200 - £50,900
Location: Cambridge/UK requiring 40-60% of your time on-site in Cambridge (at least 2 days per week in the office)
Contract: Permanent and full time (35 hours per week)
Join the Exam Technology Organisation as a Senior Developer and build business‑critical applications that enable and extend our digital services. You'll work in an agile squad with end‑to‑end ownership - from solution design through delivery and support - while mentoring others and helping shape engineering best practice.
We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation, and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.
Our mission is to contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning, and research at the highest international levels of excellence. Which is why every year, we give vital support to millions of people in more than 170 countries around the world. From teachers and learners to researchers and academics, we help to build confidence, unlock potential, and enable success. We give people the opportunity to show what they've learnt, we spread knowledge, spark enquiry, and aid understanding.
When you join Cambridge, you get the best possible combination of a supportive, caring environment, balanced with work that brings out the best in you. You will have access to learning and development opportunities, and business tools essential for your role so that you can perform at your peak.
About the role
The Senior Developer helps deliver and evolve our digital products and services by designing, building and supporting complex applications within the Exam Technology Organisation. Working in an agile squad, you'll turn requirements into reliable solutions while mentoring colleagues and championing engineering standards.
Design, develop, test and maintain working software for complex enterprise applications.
Analyse requirements and produce solution designs (including documentation and delivery estimates) that meet functional and non-functional needs.
Provide technical and business support to customers, the helpdesk and colleagues to meet operational requirements and resolve issues.
Perform unit and system testing, as well as support wider testing (SIT & UAT) and training activities with relevant stakeholders.
Track and report progress against agreed timelines and budget constraints, escalating risks and blockers appropriately.
Share knowledge and mentor other developers to improve team effectiveness and promote consistent engineering standards.
About you
A successful applicant will bring strong software engineering fundamentals, a collaborative mindset and the drive to improve how we deliver and support business‑critical services.
Programming Languages and Tools: Knowledge and experience in Oracle PL/SQL, Oracle Forms and Reports is essential. Knowledge of Master Data Management and experience in the Informatica IDMC toolset - MDM SaaS, Reference 360, CDI and CAI - are highly desired.
Modern software development expertise: Confident designing, coding, testing and maintaining complex applications.
Solution design thinking: Able to translate requirements into pragmatic designs, document decisions, estimate effort and explain trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Quality and reliability mindset: Takes pride in well-engineered outcomes (clean code, reviews, automated testing where appropriate) and considers operational support from day one.
Agile collaboration: Enjoys working in a squad environment, partnering with product owners and other specialists to deliver iteratively and respond to change.
Mentoring and knowledge sharing: Motivated to coach others, share learnings and help embed chapter standards and best practices.
Analytical problem solving: Methodical approach to diagnosing issues, identifying root causes and implementing sustainable fixes.
Security-aware delivery: Understands how software development choices impact security and applies routine secure engineering practices.
Continuous learning: Curious about new technologies and motivated to improve ways of working, tools and standards.
Desirable
Knowledge of Master Data Management and experience in the Informatica IDMC
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.
We are a Disability Confident (DC) employer that is committed to equality and inclusion ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. The DC scheme's Offer of an Interview commitment applies to applicants who opt in, and disclose a disability or a long-term health condition, and who best meet the minimum criteria for the role. In instances where interviewing all qualifying candidates is not practicable and/or appropriate, we prioritise those who best meet the minimum criteria, as we would for applicants who do not have a disability or long-term health condition.
Please note, Cambridge University Press & Assessment is unable to sponsor this role under the Skilled Worker Visa route as it does not meet the minimum skill requirements
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 30 April 2026 , we will review applications on an ongoing basis, and shortlisted candidates can expect interviews to take place shortly after the advert closes.
As part of the application process, you can expect:
Experience level questions asked on Oracle at the point of CV and cover letter
The first stage is a virtual interview via MS Teams. You may be given a brief to complete a role-related task, which will need to be returned by email before your interview.
The final stage is an in-person interview at our offices in Cambridge, or on Teams if required.
Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.
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 em ploy people from a wide range of different communities.
Trinity College London
London, UK
Contract: Permanent, full-time Location: London (hybrid-working) Closing Date: 31 May 2026
About the role
The Lead Developer is part of a small innovation team responsible for bringing in-house a world-leading, cutting-edge AI-driven music and language teaching/analytics product. This highly skilled role focuses on reviewing, improving, and productionising our current pilot codebase while driving a roadmap of new, exciting features in partnership with our AI specialist, DevOps, and Data colleagues. The innovation team is moving to an AI-first model for development which you will initiate and lead. Reporting to the Head of Product Engineering, you will help guide and uplift our overseas development teams working on separate core products - ensuring consistent technical standards, design principles, and development processes across the wider engineering function.
About you
- Hands-on experience developing production software using AI-assisted development tools. - Expert hands-on experience with ReactJS, Next.js, and strong UI development. - Strong UI focus including Tailwind (very strong UI capability essential). - Full-stack development experience, including both NoSQL (DynamoDB) and SQL databases. - Experience designing scalable, production-grade software architectures. - Familiarity with Auth0 and Ant Design components (advantageous). - Experience of DevOps (advantageous) - Experience of data modelling and data products (advantageous) - Strong self-direction and the ability to drive enterprise-level decisions across design, development, and deployment. - Excellent communication skills, able to work effectively with local and overseas teams. - Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with deep technical challenges. - Technical leadership & influence able to guide technical direction, mentor others, and gain buy-in from local and overseas teams. - High autonomy & ownership comfortable setting direction, making decisions, and driving initiatives without needing close oversight. - Strong problem-solving mindset able to untangle complex technical issues in an evolving codebase and propose practical, scalable solutions. - Clear, confident communication able to explain design decisions, negotiate priorities, and collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Our benefits
Trinity provides a work environment that is stimulating, inspiring and fair. Our approach to reward values our employees while ensuring each person’s contribution makes us great as an organisation. As an employee, you’ll enjoy a range of benefits here at Trinity.
Our commitment
Trinity is open to all applicants from different backgrounds and we are committed to building a more diverse and inclusive workplace. All applications are dealt with in the strictest of confidence.
We actively encourages applications from candidates of all abilities. As a Disability Confident employer, we are dedicated to creating a workplace that is accessible, supportive, and welcoming for individuals with different abilities. We will make sure you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long term health condition, or are neuro-diverse.
Trinity promotes and welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records. In line with the requirements of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974), we select all candidates for interview based on their competencies, qualifications and knowledge.
To learn more about our DEI commitment as an equal opportunities employer, please visit our Equality, diversity and inclusion page.
How to Apply
To apply, please follow the Apply for This Job link on this page and you will be directed to the Trinity College London application page. We reserve the right to close the advert earlier if we receive a high volume of interest so please do not delay if interested.
Trinity College London does not hold a job visa sponsorship licence and so is not in a position to sponsor visas in the UK.
All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. Upon successful appointment into the role, you will be required to complete our vetting procedures as with all Trinity College London employees. This is carried out by a 3rd party supplier and our standard background checks consist of Right to Work in the UK, Identity Check, Employment History check, Financial Probity Check, Highest Academic Qualifications Check and a basic DBS check.
Trinity College London will collect and use your personal information for our recruitment process in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice . Trinity College London will hold candidate data on file for no more than six months from application submission. If you want your information to be removed earlier, please contact us directly. If we want to hold your information beyond the six months, we will contact you to get your consent.
Our data protection policy can be viewed in full here .
Contract: Permanent, full-time Location: London (hybrid-working) Closing Date: 31 May 2026
About the role
The Lead Developer is part of a small innovation team responsible for bringing in-house a world-leading, cutting-edge AI-driven music and language teaching/analytics product. This highly skilled role focuses on reviewing, improving, and productionising our current pilot codebase while driving a roadmap of new, exciting features in partnership with our AI specialist, DevOps, and Data colleagues. The innovation team is moving to an AI-first model for development which you will initiate and lead. Reporting to the Head of Product Engineering, you will help guide and uplift our overseas development teams working on separate core products - ensuring consistent technical standards, design principles, and development processes across the wider engineering function.
About you
- Hands-on experience developing production software using AI-assisted development tools. - Expert hands-on experience with ReactJS, Next.js, and strong UI development. - Strong UI focus including Tailwind (very strong UI capability essential). - Full-stack development experience, including both NoSQL (DynamoDB) and SQL databases. - Experience designing scalable, production-grade software architectures. - Familiarity with Auth0 and Ant Design components (advantageous). - Experience of DevOps (advantageous) - Experience of data modelling and data products (advantageous) - Strong self-direction and the ability to drive enterprise-level decisions across design, development, and deployment. - Excellent communication skills, able to work effectively with local and overseas teams. - Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with deep technical challenges. - Technical leadership & influence able to guide technical direction, mentor others, and gain buy-in from local and overseas teams. - High autonomy & ownership comfortable setting direction, making decisions, and driving initiatives without needing close oversight. - Strong problem-solving mindset able to untangle complex technical issues in an evolving codebase and propose practical, scalable solutions. - Clear, confident communication able to explain design decisions, negotiate priorities, and collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Our benefits
Trinity provides a work environment that is stimulating, inspiring and fair. Our approach to reward values our employees while ensuring each person’s contribution makes us great as an organisation. As an employee, you’ll enjoy a range of benefits here at Trinity.
Our commitment
Trinity is open to all applicants from different backgrounds and we are committed to building a more diverse and inclusive workplace. All applications are dealt with in the strictest of confidence.
We actively encourages applications from candidates of all abilities. As a Disability Confident employer, we are dedicated to creating a workplace that is accessible, supportive, and welcoming for individuals with different abilities. We will make sure you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long term health condition, or are neuro-diverse.
Trinity promotes and welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records. In line with the requirements of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974), we select all candidates for interview based on their competencies, qualifications and knowledge.
To learn more about our DEI commitment as an equal opportunities employer, please visit our Equality, diversity and inclusion page.
How to Apply
To apply, please follow the Apply for This Job link on this page and you will be directed to the Trinity College London application page. We reserve the right to close the advert earlier if we receive a high volume of interest so please do not delay if interested.
Trinity College London does not hold a job visa sponsorship licence and so is not in a position to sponsor visas in the UK.
All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. Upon successful appointment into the role, you will be required to complete our vetting procedures as with all Trinity College London employees. This is carried out by a 3rd party supplier and our standard background checks consist of Right to Work in the UK, Identity Check, Employment History check, Financial Probity Check, Highest Academic Qualifications Check and a basic DBS check.
Trinity College London will collect and use your personal information for our recruitment process in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice . Trinity College London will hold candidate data on file for no more than six months from application submission. If you want your information to be removed earlier, please contact us directly. If we want to hold your information beyond the six months, we will contact you to get your consent.
Our data protection policy can be viewed in full here .
Queen Alexandra Charity
Harborne, Birmingham, UK
We are looking for a proactive and values driven IT Systems Engineer to design, secure, and maintain business-critical systems. To work closely with QACE and QAC to support the following environments;
1. QAC – Enterprises – All Formats, which is a transcription service with a separate IT infrastructure to maintain industry standards (e.g. PCI DSS, ISO27001, Cyber Essentials).
2. Queen Alexandra Charity– the wider organisation, which includes QAC College (education environment).
While the primary focus is expected to be on QACE, there may be periods where the emphasis shifts toward QAC, working with the QAC IT team to provide technical expertise, guidance and support depending on business needs.
Salary £41885.48 - £51,717.12 p.a* (PP22 – M9) *Dependant on qualifications, knowledge & experience.
Hours 37 hours per week/52 weeks per year These hours would be actioned any time between 7.00am to 19.00pm Participation in out of hours emergency work to support critical systems (out of hours work may include, evenings and/or weekends).
Interview Date - Monday 11th May 2026
Essential Criteria
Relevant industry qualifications (e.g., MSP, Security+, CCNA, Palo Alto)
5+ years' experience building, administrating, hardening, upgrades, troubleshooting; o Backup infrastructure o Network Infrastructure (inc network segmentation) o Servers (Hyper v, Windows, Linux) o Cloud Services (e.g. Entra, MS365) o On prem Services (Active Directory, SIEM, Print, Access Control, CCTV) o Perform hardware lifecycle tasks, including OS installation and upgrades, patch management, development, security hardening and testing compatibility (Windows 11, Windows server, NAS, Network Infrastructure) o Manage software licenses
Practical experience of: o Cyber Security best practices § SIEM, Identify Access Management, TLS, certificates, HSM/key management basics, and secure cipher suites, Endpoint Protection, vulnerability assessment and Patch Management.
Demonstrable knowledge of PCI DSS and ISO 27001 concepts
Security-first mindset, with strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Ability to interpret standards and translate them into practical, automated controls
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Able to produce high quality, clear documentation and guidance
Ability to manage key stakeholder relationships across a range of functions (Operations, Security, Audit)
Action-orientated, with the ability to take ownership. Comfortable operating in high-availability environments
Strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. Identifies with and demonstrates QAC Vision and Values and FREDIE (Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement)
Ability to work flexibly, including as part of out of hours cover
Car driver, clean current driving licence and access to own vehicle
For a full account please refer to the job description found on the QAC Website
We are looking for a proactive and values driven IT Systems Engineer to design, secure, and maintain business-critical systems. To work closely with QACE and QAC to support the following environments;
1. QAC – Enterprises – All Formats, which is a transcription service with a separate IT infrastructure to maintain industry standards (e.g. PCI DSS, ISO27001, Cyber Essentials).
2. Queen Alexandra Charity– the wider organisation, which includes QAC College (education environment).
While the primary focus is expected to be on QACE, there may be periods where the emphasis shifts toward QAC, working with the QAC IT team to provide technical expertise, guidance and support depending on business needs.
Salary £41885.48 - £51,717.12 p.a* (PP22 – M9) *Dependant on qualifications, knowledge & experience.
Hours 37 hours per week/52 weeks per year These hours would be actioned any time between 7.00am to 19.00pm Participation in out of hours emergency work to support critical systems (out of hours work may include, evenings and/or weekends).
Interview Date - Monday 11th May 2026
Essential Criteria
Relevant industry qualifications (e.g., MSP, Security+, CCNA, Palo Alto)
5+ years' experience building, administrating, hardening, upgrades, troubleshooting; o Backup infrastructure o Network Infrastructure (inc network segmentation) o Servers (Hyper v, Windows, Linux) o Cloud Services (e.g. Entra, MS365) o On prem Services (Active Directory, SIEM, Print, Access Control, CCTV) o Perform hardware lifecycle tasks, including OS installation and upgrades, patch management, development, security hardening and testing compatibility (Windows 11, Windows server, NAS, Network Infrastructure) o Manage software licenses
Practical experience of: o Cyber Security best practices § SIEM, Identify Access Management, TLS, certificates, HSM/key management basics, and secure cipher suites, Endpoint Protection, vulnerability assessment and Patch Management.
Demonstrable knowledge of PCI DSS and ISO 27001 concepts
Security-first mindset, with strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Ability to interpret standards and translate them into practical, automated controls
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Able to produce high quality, clear documentation and guidance
Ability to manage key stakeholder relationships across a range of functions (Operations, Security, Audit)
Action-orientated, with the ability to take ownership. Comfortable operating in high-availability environments
Strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. Identifies with and demonstrates QAC Vision and Values and FREDIE (Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement)
Ability to work flexibly, including as part of out of hours cover
Car driver, clean current driving licence and access to own vehicle
For a full account please refer to the job description found on the QAC Website
