Syntax Consultancy

Lead Python Developer Leeds (Hybrid) Permanent to £80,000 (DOE) Lead Python Developer needed for a permanent career opportunity based in Leeds (Hybrid). Start ASAP during Nov/Dec 2025. Hybrid Working: 3 days/week remote (WFH), and 2 days/week working on-site in the Leeds office. A chance to work with a leading global IT transformation business specialising in large-scale Government/Public Sector projects. Key experience, responsibilities + tasks: Strong Python development expertise, and strong leadership skills, including the ability to drive development projects, and mentor junior developers. Leading the design + development of complex applications using Core Python, and web frameworks (-eg- Django, Flask, FastAPI). SQL Server database experience, including developing/optimizing SQL Server databases, data analysis, and efficient data storage/retrieval. Familiarity with AWS Cloud Services, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform. Design and implement serverless architectures, including Docker containers. Mentoring junior developers in coding standards, Github version control, and code tracking. Collaborating with Front End Developers using JavaScript, CSS and HTML to create seamless user interfaces. Overseeing integration of various software components, and debugging and trouble-shooting applications. Implementing best practice in software development, including exception handling, data structures + object-oriented programming (OOP). Technical Environment: Python, web frameworks, Front End (Vue.JS, React, CSS, HTML), Design Patterns, Object Relational Mappers (ORMs), Server Side templating languages, Unit/API testing, AWS, CI/CD, Agile. Benefits: Salary to £80k (DOE) + Hybrid + Annual Bonus + Pension + 22 days holiday plus BHs (rising to 25 days) + Death in Service + Health Care Plan + More.

IT Support Desk Engineer Derby Permanent to £30,000 (DOE) IT Support Desk Engineer needed for a permanent role in Derby. Providing IT technical support to clients across the midlands. A chance to join an established IT Managed Services business with a proven track record spanning 20+ years. Start ASAP in Nov/Dec 2025. Benefits include: Salary to £28k (DOE) + pension + healthcare + 28 days holiday (including BHs) + support to gain IT accreditations + more! Key skills, experience + tasks: Providing remote IT tech support for a range of customers to 1st/2nd line level. Ensuring all actions are logged and managed via the IT helpdesk + visiting customer sites to complete IT service requests. System monitoring, error logging, fault-tracking + IT incident management to ensure maximum service availability. IT asset tracking, service provisioning + managing IT accounts for new starters/leavers. Technical Environment: Windows Server, Active Directory (AD), DHCP, DNS, Group Policies, Office 365, RRAS + basic understanding of Networks. Soft skills: problem solving, attention to detail, logical, proactive, prioritisation + strong customer service skills. Full UK Driving Licence is essential.

Databricks Engineer (SC Cleared) London (Hybrid) 6 Month Contract £550-600/day (Inside IR35) Databricks Engineer needed with active SC Security Clearance for 6 Month Contract based in Central London (Hybrid). Developing a cutting-edge Azure Databricks platform for economic data modelling, analysis, and forecasting. Start ASAP in Nov/Dec 2025. Hybrid Working - 2 days/week remote (WFH), and 3 days/week working on-site from the Central London office. A chance to work with a leading global IT and Digital transformation business specialising in Government projects: In-depth Data Engineering + strong hands-on Azure Databricks expertise. Azure Data Services, Azure Data Factory, Azure Blob Storage + Azure SQL Database. Designing, developing, building + optimising data pipelines, implementing data transformations, ensuring data quality and reliability. Deep Data Warehousing knowledge including data modelling techniques + data integration patterns. Experience of working with complex data pipelines, large data sets, data pipeline optimization + data architecture design. Implementing complex data transformations using Spark, PySpark or Scala + working with SQL/MySQL databases. Experience with data quality, data governance processes, Git version control + Agile development environments. Azure Data Engineer certification preferred -eg- Azure Data Engineer Associate. Advantageous skills: Azure Event Hubs, Kafka, data visualisation tools, Power BI, Tableau, Azure DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins.

Java Full Stack Developer Permanent Manchester (Hybrid) £60,000- £70,000 + Benefits Java Full Stack Developer needed who are SC eligible (Lived worked UK 5 or more years) or ideally have active SC Security Clearance . Start ideally October 2025. Working on a hybrid remote basis from either Manchester. Working 5-7 days/month on-site with the option to work remotely for rest of the time. A chance to work with a leading global IT transformation business on a large-scale IT modernisation programmes for Government clients. Java Full Stack Developer experience with Java 8, Java 11, Spring Framework, Spring Boot JavaScript, Angular and NodeJS ideally. REST APIs Handson Micro services development experience. Practical Relational Database development experience (eg PostgreSQL) DevOps and CI/CD technologies with good understanding CI and DevOps technologies (Hands-on experience on Git, Jenkins, and Ansible preferred) Practical experience on AWS (ECS, EKS, API Gateway and Server less technologies Agile development methods (Scrum, BDD, TDD, Kanban). Desirable: Active SC Clearance is required for this role. Central Government/GOV.UK sector experience ideally Benefits include - Annual Bonus (to 5-10%) + Pension + 22 days holiday (plus BHs) + Healthcare + Death in Service + More.

NOC Team Lead (Network Service Operations Centre) 3 Month Rolling Contract Worcester (hybrid) £400/day (Outside IR35) Start Date: ASAP NOC Team Lead with strong technical expertise in Broadband with FTTH, FTTX, Fixed wireless access, Routing, Switching, CCNP . Start ASAP in October/November 2025. 3-month initial contract in Worcester. Strong probability of renewals. Hybrid working - typically 4 day/week working in the office + 1 days/week working remotely (WFH). A chance to work with a global IT Consultancy for a Telecoms end client. Key skills, experience + tasks will include: Proven experience Broadband with FTTH, FTTX, Fixed wireless access, Routing, Switching, CCNP & Above certifications. Proven experience in a NOC, Service Operations, or similar network management environment. Strong technical knowledge of IP Networking, FTTP, and fixed wireless access networks. Demonstrated leadership and people management skills, ideally with experience leading distributed or offshore teams. Experience with monitoring platforms, ticketing systems and incident management tools. Certificates/Qualifications: Essential: experience working within an ISP or carrier environment NOC Desirable: C CNA or equivalent vendor certification. Responsibilities: Team Leadership & Management: Lead, coach and develop a team of 3 in-country and 4 offshore NOC engineers. Set clear objectives, performance metrics and ensure regular feedback and reviews. Incident & Problem Management: Oversee 24/7 incident detection, response and resolution across FTTP and FWA services. Operational Excellence: Maintain NOC procedures, playbooks and SLAs and ensure adherence to them.

Windows Rollout Engineer Nottingham 3 Month Contract £14.82 ph (Inside IR35) Windows Rollout Engineer needed for a 3 Month Rolling Contract. Deploying Windows 10 and supporting multiple NHS sites across several sites in Nottinghamshire. Start ASAP in November 2021. Must hold a Full UK Driving Licence + have reliable access to your own car. Key skills, experience + tasks will include: Windows 10 rollout/deployment across multiple NHS sites (moving from Windows 7 to 10). Customer site visits in Nottinghamshire primarily Hospitals, GP surgeries + clinical sites. Providing IT technical support where necessary (IT problem diagnosis, trouble-shooting and fixes). NHS industry experience strongly preferred. Business mileage will be paid for travel between NHS sites. Excellent customer-facing experience - positive, approachable + professional. IR35 Status: this assignment has been designated as Inside IR35.

Oracle APEX Developer 6 Month Contract Leeds £450-475/day (Outside IR35) Oracle APEX Developer needed for a 6 Month Rolling Contact. Outside IR35. Start ASAP in November 2021. A chance to work with a leading global IT transformation business on large-scale digital modernisation projects for Government clients. The client is based in Leeds. However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic you will be able to work remotely from home (WFH). Key skills, experience + tasks will include: Strong hands-on Oracle APEX components and ORDS technical expertise. Creating REST APIs in APEX, JSON, SOAP and AJAX. Shared components, page zero concepts, page rendering + interactive reports. Oracle PL/SQL development/programming and database features. UNIX Shell Scripting, PL/SQL and SQL. JavaScript, Jquery, CSS + HTML experience preferred. DBA activities (table space management, export/import, etc).

DevOps Engineer needed with SC Security Clearance - SC Cleared , Amazon Web Services (AWS), Jenkins, Docker & Kubernetes for a 6 month rolling contract in Croydon or Reading. Start ASAP ideally in November2021. The customer site is based in Croydon. However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic you will be able to work 100% remotely. A chance to work with a leading global digital transformation business on large-scale Government IT modernisation projects. Key skills, experience and responsibilities will include... DevOps Engineer required to join the AWS (Amazon Web Services) migration team. Through knowledge of Jenkins and pipeline using Groovy scripts In-depth knowledge of containerisation including Docker In depth experience of Kubernetes Basic Terraform Scripting Basic Knowledge and experience of working with AWS services Ability to work closely with central dev ops, software developers, testers, and product owners Agile principles to deploy and operate application and supporting systems. Help the development team to automate and streamline operations and processes. Build and maintain tools for deployment, monitoring and operations and troubleshoot and resolve issues in our development, test and production environments. Continuous delivery Release and deployment management processes to ensure that applications can be packaged and deployed That security is integral in code Improve communication between development and ops Automate the work flows Automation of deployments AWS certification preferred (Associate level). Active SC Security Clearance is required. NEXT STEPS Please email through a copy of your CV for consideration stating your work availability, £ salary expectations and a short paragraph explaining why you believe you are a strong match for this position. If your experience matches the job description a member of the Syntax team will contact you to talk you through the full details and to answer any questions you may have. We do our very best to respond to all applications. However, due to high volumes of enquiries we regret it is not always possible to do this. ABOUT US Syntax Consultancy Ltd is a leading independent IT, Digital and Tech recruitment specialist. We offer 30+ years' experience in providing outstanding talent into clients throughout the UK & Europe, including the IT Consultancy, Government, Education, NHS, Software and Retail markets. We specialise in supplying high-end Contract/Interim and Permanent IT, Digital and Technical professionals who make an immediate, positive impact. At Syntax we pride ourselves on providing an outstanding service to candidates and clients alike. We aim to make the recruitment process as positive and hassle-free as possible, whatever the final outcome. Syntax Consultancy Ltd operates as an Employment Business and Recruitment Agency.

DevOps Engineer Birmingham 6 Month Contract 450-475 day - Outside IR35 SC cleared DevOps Engineer needed with SC Security Clearance - SC Cleared , AWS, Terraform for a 6 month rolling contract in Birmingham. Start ASAP ideally in November2021. The customer site is based in Birmingham. However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic you will be able to work 100% remotely. A chance to work with a leading global digital transformation business on large-scale Government IT modernisation projects. Key skills, experience and responsibilities will include... DevOps Engineer required with good experience of working on AWS, Terraform expertise and with SC and AWS certification. DevOps engineer to be part of the AWS migration team. The candidate should have extensive experience working on the AWS platform and supporting similar migration project . Strong experience building and maintaining production systems within the AWS ecosystem using products such as EC2, RDS, S3, ELB, AG,Route 53 etc Expertise in provisioning infrastructure using Terraform . Thorough understating of configuration management concept. Expertise using Puppet. Deep experience in administering RHEL Linux systems Strong programming and Scripting fundamentals Good understanding of networking concepts. Ideally the engineer should have an AWS associate level certification and experience of security sensitive systems would be desirable. AWS certification preferred (Associate level). Active SC Security Clearance is required. NEXT STEPS Please email through a copy of your CV for consideration stating your work availability, £ salary expectations and a short paragraph explaining why you believe you are a strong match for this position. If your experience matches the job description a member of the Syntax team will contact you to talk you through the full details and to answer any questions you may have. We do our very best to respond to all applications. However, due to high volumes of enquiries we regret it is not always possible to do this. ABOUT US Syntax Consultancy Ltd is a leading independent IT, Digital and Tech recruitment specialist. We offer 30+ years' experience in providing outstanding talent into clients throughout the UK & Europe, including the IT Consultancy, Government, Education, NHS, Software and Retail markets. We specialise in supplying high-end Contract/Interim and Permanent IT, Digital and Technical professionals who make an immediate, positive impact. At Syntax we pride ourselves on providing an outstanding service to candidates and clients alike. We aim to make the recruitment process as positive and hassle-free as possible, whatever the final outcome. Syntax Consultancy Ltd operates as an Employment Business and Recruitment Agency.

Senior DevOps engineer Yorkshire (Fully remote) Permanent £85,000 to £90,000 Senior DevOps engineer needed with Award winning leading provider of content protection Cyber solutions. Start date: Subject to your notice period. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic you will be able to work remotely from home (WFH). A chance to join a leading DevOps team offering the opportunity to work on a large-scale cloud-hosted application and services. You'll be able to architect a cloud-based environment's autoscaling and at-edge compute features and be familiar with cloud-hosted IaaS and PaaS solutions and services. Proven commercial DevOps experience, Strong Linux experience, ideally with Ubuntu, with Shell Scripting skills. In depth knowledge of cloud service management systems and APIs. In depth experience with AWS services such as EC2, ECS, S3, RDS/Aurora, Route 53 etc. Infrastructure automation experience, ideally using Terraform. Experience of Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery, ideally with GitLab. Experience with containerisation, ideally using Docker and ECS or Kubernetes. Experience with web/API server, such as Apache or NGINX. Infrastructure monitoring experience, ideally using Prometheus. Familiarity working in a development team that uses Software Configuration Management (SCM) concepts, version control (incl. Git).

1st Line Support Leicester Permanent £18,000 - £20,000 (DOE) 1st Line IT Support Analyst needed for a superb permanent career opportunity based in Leicester. A chance to join an established and expanding technology business providing specialist software. Start ASAP during November/December 2021. This employer will conduct interviews by phone/video-call. You will also be able to work from home on a flexible basis as requirements dictate. Key skills, experience + duties will include: Acting as first point of contact for customer IT support calls for incidents raised. Responsible for proactively managing customer expectations + providing an excellent end-to-end customer experience. Providing remote 1st line IT support for customers on specialist SaaS software platforms. Trouble-shooting + resolving basic IT issues + escalating more complex incidents to 2/3rd line engineers + designated third party suppliers. Key Tasks: logging IT support calls, log-in issues, software installation, incident management, call escalation, on-boarding new customers, documenting support cases + working to agreed SLAs. Personal Skills: approachable, positive, collaborative, analytical, problem-solver, attention to detail, organised, initiative + able to prioritise. Previous experience of IT support for Schools, Colleges, Academies or Educational establishments would be an advantage.

Java Technical Lead 4 Month Contract Essex (Southend) £500-525/day (Outside IR35) Java Technical Lead needed for a 4 Month Contract for a customer based in Essex (Southend). Outside IR35. Start ASAP in October 2021. Experience of team leading/mentoring high performing development teams + AWS Cloud solutions is preferred. A chance to work with a leading global IT transformation business on large-scale digital modernisation projects for Government clients. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic you will be able to work remotely with the occasional office visit: Java Technical Lead with strong hands-on Server Side, RESTful web services + microservices development experience. Proven experience of leading, mentoring + driving development teams. Essential Skills: Java 8/11, Spring Boot, XML, REST APIs + database programming skills (Oracle, MySQL, PostreSQL). Experience on AWS Cloud including: ECS, EKS, API Gateway + Serverless technologies. CI/CD + DevOps technologies including: Git, Jenkins + Ansible preferred. Large-scale Public Sector/Government integration projects involving messaging, web services + distributed systems preferred. JavaScript, Angular and/or NodeJS experience preferred. Advantageous Skills: Amazon EKS, RHEL, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Apache Camel, WSO2 Integrator, ELK Stack, OpenStack, Azure Cloud, Pega BPM. Agile development methods: Scrum, Kanban, BDD, TDD.