Blue Light Card. Individually great, together unstoppable The Role and the Team We're looking for a Platform Lead to join our Engineering team at Blue Light Card at a pivotal moment. This is a foundational role, with the platform function just getting started and a real opportunity to shape its direction, culture, and impact from the ground up. As Platform Lead, you'll own platform engineering end to end, setting the strategy, building the team, and ensuring product squads have the tooling, infrastructure, and paved roads they need to deliver with confidence. You'll define what "production ready" means across the organisation and work closely with Staff Engineers and Engineering Managers to make the right technical choices the easiest ones to make. This is a hands on leadership role that balances deep technical involvement with organisational impact. You'll stay close to the technology and the challenges teams face, while owning the platform roadmap, influencing technical direction, and building a platform team that product squads trust and rely on. What you'll do Lead and develop the Platform Engineering team, creating an environment where engineers and squads can thrive Own the platform roadmap, ensuring it delivers clear value to product teams and supports business growth Act as the trusted technical authority for platform and infrastructure decisions across engineering Set clear, practical production readiness standards covering reliability, observability, security, scalability, and cost Build and evolve paved road platform solutions, reference architectures, and reusable tooling Embed strong operational practices, including SLOs, alerting, and effective incident management Use operational data and insights to continuously improve platform reliability, performance, and efficiency Enable product teams to be increasingly self sufficient through great documentation, collaboration, and thoughtful use of automation and AI What you'll bring Proven experience leading a Platform, Infrastructure, or SRE function in a product led engineering organisation Deep, hands on AWS expertise across compute, networking, storage, serverless, and security Strong Terraform experience, building reusable infrastructure as code that teams actively adopt Experience defining and operating SLOs, observability standards, and incident management at scale Ability to set technical direction and communicate it clearly to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders A strong people focus, with a track record of mentoring engineers and building high performing teams Experience with CI/CD pipelines, monitoring and logging platforms, and modern platform engineering practices A commercial mindset, connecting platform investment to delivery speed, cost efficiency, and positive business outcomes 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
13/06/2026
Full time
Blue Light Card. Individually great, together unstoppable The Role and the Team We're looking for a Platform Lead to join our Engineering team at Blue Light Card at a pivotal moment. This is a foundational role, with the platform function just getting started and a real opportunity to shape its direction, culture, and impact from the ground up. As Platform Lead, you'll own platform engineering end to end, setting the strategy, building the team, and ensuring product squads have the tooling, infrastructure, and paved roads they need to deliver with confidence. You'll define what "production ready" means across the organisation and work closely with Staff Engineers and Engineering Managers to make the right technical choices the easiest ones to make. This is a hands on leadership role that balances deep technical involvement with organisational impact. You'll stay close to the technology and the challenges teams face, while owning the platform roadmap, influencing technical direction, and building a platform team that product squads trust and rely on. What you'll do Lead and develop the Platform Engineering team, creating an environment where engineers and squads can thrive Own the platform roadmap, ensuring it delivers clear value to product teams and supports business growth Act as the trusted technical authority for platform and infrastructure decisions across engineering Set clear, practical production readiness standards covering reliability, observability, security, scalability, and cost Build and evolve paved road platform solutions, reference architectures, and reusable tooling Embed strong operational practices, including SLOs, alerting, and effective incident management Use operational data and insights to continuously improve platform reliability, performance, and efficiency Enable product teams to be increasingly self sufficient through great documentation, collaboration, and thoughtful use of automation and AI What you'll bring Proven experience leading a Platform, Infrastructure, or SRE function in a product led engineering organisation Deep, hands on AWS expertise across compute, networking, storage, serverless, and security Strong Terraform experience, building reusable infrastructure as code that teams actively adopt Experience defining and operating SLOs, observability standards, and incident management at scale Ability to set technical direction and communicate it clearly to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders A strong people focus, with a track record of mentoring engineers and building high performing teams Experience with CI/CD pipelines, monitoring and logging platforms, and modern platform engineering practices A commercial mindset, connecting platform investment to delivery speed, cost efficiency, and positive business outcomes 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
Blue Light Card. Individually great, together unstoppable The Role and the Team At Blue Light Card, our members are at the centre of everything we do. The Data Scientist team builds the algorithms and models that help us understand member behaviour, anticipate their needs, and keep our members engaged with the platform. We're looking for a Data Scientist, Decision Sciences, with a focus on retention and member engagement. You'll evaluate pipelines and results of retention models and identify improvements in outputs to improve the retention strategy. You'll partner closely with stakeholders across the organisation, translating complex questions into well designed solutions, and communicating your findings in ways that land with both technical and non technical audiences alike. What You'll Do Design, develop, and iterate on machine learning models across the member lifecycle, with a particular focus on retention, churn prediction, and customer lifetime value Evaluate existing model pipelines and outputs, identifying and implementing improvements to increase accuracy and business impact Work closely with the CRM Lifecycle team to connect model outputs to retention strategies, capturing feedback and incorporating it back into model development Build forecasting models and marketing mix models to support financial planning and commercial decision making Translate ambiguous business problems into well defined data science approaches, conducting deep dive analyses across member behaviour, commercial performance, and marketing effectiveness Build and interpret A/B tests and holdout experiments to support evidence based decision making Create dashboards and visualisations that help the wider organisation understand model results and progress Act as a trusted partner to business and analytics stakeholders, understanding their goals and proactively identifying where data science can add value What You'll Bring Significant experience as a Data Scientist, with a background in marketing analytics, ecommerce, or a loyalty or membership driven environment Strong Python proficiency for data manipulation, statistical modelling, and machine learning, alongside advanced SQL skills and experience with dbt Solid grounding in statistical methods including regression, causal inference, and experimental design, with hands on experience building and interpreting A/B tests Practical experience building predictive models, particularly in retention or customer engagement contexts, with working knowledge of MLOps practices and model deployment pipelines Experience collaborating with CRM or lifecycle marketing teams, with the ability to shape model outputs into actionable recommendations The ability to communicate complex findings clearly to non technical stakeholders, and to build reusable data products that others can act on independently Familiarity with CLV modelling frameworks such as BG/NBD, Pareto/NBD, or ML based approaches would be a bonus, but is not essential 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 EV charging and free parking 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 Generous funded BUPA medical insurance covering pre existing conditions Auto enrolment pension scheme via salary sacrifice, with employer NI savings reinvested into pensions Enhanced parental leave and absence leave Healthcare cashback plan Employee assistance programme (including mental health support) and mental health first aiders 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 annual 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 and personal growth fund Blue Light Card is an equal opportunities employer. We believe that employing a diverse workforce is key to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. In the event of a high number of applications, we'll prioritise candidates who meet both the essential and desirable criteria for the role.
10/06/2026
Full time
Blue Light Card. Individually great, together unstoppable The Role and the Team At Blue Light Card, our members are at the centre of everything we do. The Data Scientist team builds the algorithms and models that help us understand member behaviour, anticipate their needs, and keep our members engaged with the platform. We're looking for a Data Scientist, Decision Sciences, with a focus on retention and member engagement. You'll evaluate pipelines and results of retention models and identify improvements in outputs to improve the retention strategy. You'll partner closely with stakeholders across the organisation, translating complex questions into well designed solutions, and communicating your findings in ways that land with both technical and non technical audiences alike. What You'll Do Design, develop, and iterate on machine learning models across the member lifecycle, with a particular focus on retention, churn prediction, and customer lifetime value Evaluate existing model pipelines and outputs, identifying and implementing improvements to increase accuracy and business impact Work closely with the CRM Lifecycle team to connect model outputs to retention strategies, capturing feedback and incorporating it back into model development Build forecasting models and marketing mix models to support financial planning and commercial decision making Translate ambiguous business problems into well defined data science approaches, conducting deep dive analyses across member behaviour, commercial performance, and marketing effectiveness Build and interpret A/B tests and holdout experiments to support evidence based decision making Create dashboards and visualisations that help the wider organisation understand model results and progress Act as a trusted partner to business and analytics stakeholders, understanding their goals and proactively identifying where data science can add value What You'll Bring Significant experience as a Data Scientist, with a background in marketing analytics, ecommerce, or a loyalty or membership driven environment Strong Python proficiency for data manipulation, statistical modelling, and machine learning, alongside advanced SQL skills and experience with dbt Solid grounding in statistical methods including regression, causal inference, and experimental design, with hands on experience building and interpreting A/B tests Practical experience building predictive models, particularly in retention or customer engagement contexts, with working knowledge of MLOps practices and model deployment pipelines Experience collaborating with CRM or lifecycle marketing teams, with the ability to shape model outputs into actionable recommendations The ability to communicate complex findings clearly to non technical stakeholders, and to build reusable data products that others can act on independently Familiarity with CLV modelling frameworks such as BG/NBD, Pareto/NBD, or ML based approaches would be a bonus, but is not essential 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 EV charging and free parking 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 Generous funded BUPA medical insurance covering pre existing conditions Auto enrolment pension scheme via salary sacrifice, with employer NI savings reinvested into pensions Enhanced parental leave and absence leave Healthcare cashback plan Employee assistance programme (including mental health support) and mental health first aiders 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 annual 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 and personal growth fund Blue Light Card is an equal opportunities employer. We believe that employing a diverse workforce is key to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. In the event of a high number of applications, we'll prioritise candidates who meet both the essential and desirable criteria for the role.
Blue Light Card Ltd is seeking a Data Scientist specializing in Decision Sciences. In this role, you will build and optimize machine learning models for member retention and engagement, evaluating models to identify improvements. Collaboration with stakeholders is key, as you will translate complex questions into actionable insights for both technical and non-technical audiences. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in marketing analytics, strong proficiency in Python and SQL, and a background in building predictive models. The position offers hybrid working and numerous employee benefits.
10/06/2026
Full time
Blue Light Card Ltd is seeking a Data Scientist specializing in Decision Sciences. In this role, you will build and optimize machine learning models for member retention and engagement, evaluating models to identify improvements. Collaboration with stakeholders is key, as you will translate complex questions into actionable insights for both technical and non-technical audiences. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in marketing analytics, strong proficiency in Python and SQL, and a background in building predictive models. The position offers hybrid working and numerous employee benefits.
Blue Light Card. Individually great, together unstoppable The Role and the Team We have an exciting opportunity for a Cloud Security Engineer to join our Technology team and play a key role in how we secure and evolve our cloud estate. You'll be reporting directly to the Director of Technology & Security. This is a hands on role where you'll take the technical lead on securing our cloud and edge estate. You'll work closely with our platform and engineering squads, helping us continuously improve how we protect the infrastructure that sits behind our product. If you love solving complex security challenges and want your work to matter, this is a great time to join. What You'll Do Review and triage security findings, prioritise remediation, and work with engineering squads and third parties to continuously improve our cloud security position Own our Cloud Security Posture Management tooling day to day, tuning policies, driving remediation, and keeping our security position visible across the business Keep our AWS estate secure across IAM, network controls, encryption, logging, and workload protection, partnering with platform engineering on guardrails, Service Control Policies, and secure landing zones Manage our Cloudflare edge as a security control, tuning WAF rules, overseeing rate limiting and bot management, and responding quickly as threats evolve Lead detection and response for cloud and edge incidents, develop detections in our SIEM, and produce post incident reviews that help us learn and improve Develop and maintain our technical security standards across cloud, WAF, IAM, and logging, keeping us aligned with best practice and our regulatory obligations Support compliance across UK GDPR, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, and Cyber Essentials Plus, contributing to risk assessments and implementing technical mitigations Champion security best practice across our engineering teams, helping squads build security in from the start What You'll Bring Extensive experience as a Cloud Security Engineer, with the ability to operate independently and influence how security is done across a technology organisation Hands on experience with AWS, Cloudflare, Tenable, and SIEM, with the depth to use these tools confidently day to day Proven experience working to frameworks including NIST CSF, ISO 27001, and Cyber Essentials Plus, with a practical understanding of what good compliance really looks like Familiarity with Cloud Security Maturity Frameworks and benchmarks such as CIS, and the ability to apply them to raise security standards in practice Experience leading or contributing to incident response, particularly for cloud and edge incidents such as credential stuffing, IAM compromise, and exposed assets Strong working knowledge of Cloudflare Enterprise, including WAF rule authoring, Bot Management, and log pipelines into SIEM A clear communication style and the ability to translate technical risk into plain language for non technical stakeholders A collaborative approach, a strong track record of delivering results, and a genuine interest in how AI and automation can improve security operations We promote hybrid working and value in person collaboration, encouraging 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. Blue Light Card is an equal opportunities employer. We believe that employing a diverse workforce is key to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. In the event of a high number of applications, we'll prioritise candidates who meet both the essential and desirable criteria for the role. What We Offer Hybrid working and flexible hours EV charging and free parking 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 Generous funded BUPA medical insurance covering pre existing conditions Auto enrolment pension scheme via salary sacrifice, with employer NI savings reinvested into pensions Enhanced parental leave and absence leave Healthcare cashback plan Employee assistance programme (including mental health support) and mental health first aiders 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 annual Shine awards Relaxed dress code and modern office space (games area, chill out areas, bookclub, free drinks/snacks) Onsite gym at HQ (including access to free HIIT & stretch classes) Strong learning and development culture and personal growth fund
23/05/2026
Full time
Blue Light Card. Individually great, together unstoppable The Role and the Team We have an exciting opportunity for a Cloud Security Engineer to join our Technology team and play a key role in how we secure and evolve our cloud estate. You'll be reporting directly to the Director of Technology & Security. This is a hands on role where you'll take the technical lead on securing our cloud and edge estate. You'll work closely with our platform and engineering squads, helping us continuously improve how we protect the infrastructure that sits behind our product. If you love solving complex security challenges and want your work to matter, this is a great time to join. What You'll Do Review and triage security findings, prioritise remediation, and work with engineering squads and third parties to continuously improve our cloud security position Own our Cloud Security Posture Management tooling day to day, tuning policies, driving remediation, and keeping our security position visible across the business Keep our AWS estate secure across IAM, network controls, encryption, logging, and workload protection, partnering with platform engineering on guardrails, Service Control Policies, and secure landing zones Manage our Cloudflare edge as a security control, tuning WAF rules, overseeing rate limiting and bot management, and responding quickly as threats evolve Lead detection and response for cloud and edge incidents, develop detections in our SIEM, and produce post incident reviews that help us learn and improve Develop and maintain our technical security standards across cloud, WAF, IAM, and logging, keeping us aligned with best practice and our regulatory obligations Support compliance across UK GDPR, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, and Cyber Essentials Plus, contributing to risk assessments and implementing technical mitigations Champion security best practice across our engineering teams, helping squads build security in from the start What You'll Bring Extensive experience as a Cloud Security Engineer, with the ability to operate independently and influence how security is done across a technology organisation Hands on experience with AWS, Cloudflare, Tenable, and SIEM, with the depth to use these tools confidently day to day Proven experience working to frameworks including NIST CSF, ISO 27001, and Cyber Essentials Plus, with a practical understanding of what good compliance really looks like Familiarity with Cloud Security Maturity Frameworks and benchmarks such as CIS, and the ability to apply them to raise security standards in practice Experience leading or contributing to incident response, particularly for cloud and edge incidents such as credential stuffing, IAM compromise, and exposed assets Strong working knowledge of Cloudflare Enterprise, including WAF rule authoring, Bot Management, and log pipelines into SIEM A clear communication style and the ability to translate technical risk into plain language for non technical stakeholders A collaborative approach, a strong track record of delivering results, and a genuine interest in how AI and automation can improve security operations We promote hybrid working and value in person collaboration, encouraging 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. Blue Light Card is an equal opportunities employer. We believe that employing a diverse workforce is key to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. In the event of a high number of applications, we'll prioritise candidates who meet both the essential and desirable criteria for the role. What We Offer Hybrid working and flexible hours EV charging and free parking 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 Generous funded BUPA medical insurance covering pre existing conditions Auto enrolment pension scheme via salary sacrifice, with employer NI savings reinvested into pensions Enhanced parental leave and absence leave Healthcare cashback plan Employee assistance programme (including mental health support) and mental health first aiders 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 annual Shine awards Relaxed dress code and modern office space (games area, chill out areas, bookclub, free drinks/snacks) Onsite gym at HQ (including access to free HIIT & stretch classes) Strong learning and development culture and personal growth fund
Blue Light Card Ltd is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to join the Technology team in Greater London. This hands-on role will lead efforts in securing our cloud environment and working with engineering squads to improve security practices. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cloud security, specifically with AWS and Cloudflare, and will be capable of incident response and compliance with regulatory standards.
23/05/2026
Full time
Blue Light Card Ltd is seeking a Cloud Security Engineer to join the Technology team in Greater London. This hands-on role will lead efforts in securing our cloud environment and working with engineering squads to improve security practices. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cloud security, specifically with AWS and Cloudflare, and will be capable of incident response and compliance with regulatory standards.