Digital Skills Ltd

Engineering Manager | SAP S/4HANA and Core Java The Rate - £700 to £750 per day IR35 Status - Outside IR35 The Location - Remote/Manchester Duration - 12 months About the Client Digital Skills are partnered with a global brand technology business undertaking a large scale migration and modernisation programme. The client is evolving their core integration platform as they transition from a Legacy SAP ECC environment to SAP S/4HANA. This is a key role within an expanding engineering function responsible for critical data and workflow systems. About the Role This position offers the opportunity to lead and shape a growing engineering team responsible for an essential integration platform. The Engineering Manager will oversee people leadership, platform stability, and delivery outcomes, guiding the technical direction while ensuring alignment with regulatory and organisational standards. Responsibilities Lead and manage a team of engineers, fostering a high performance and inclusive culture Oversee engineering delivery, quality, and best practices within the team Provide technical leadership on architectural decisions and implementation approaches Work closely with Product, Architecture, Security, and Risk teams to shape the roadmap and delivery priorities Support migration from Legacy SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA Maintain platform health, including incident escalations and technical debt reduction Embed agile ways of working and promote continuous learning Drive innovation, process improvement, and technical excellence across the team Desired Skills and Experience Experience in large scale data processing and workflow platforms Strong background in Back End engineering, ideally with Core Java Exposure to SAP S/4HANA or similar enterprise systems Proven track record modernising or migrating Legacy platforms Engineering management experience with hands on technical credibility Understanding of SOX, GDPR, PII or other regulatory frameworks Excellent communication skills and experience handling complex people matters Familiarity with AWS or cloud computing fundamentals Summary of the Best Candidate The ideal candidate is an experienced engineering leader with at least two years of formal management and extensive Back End development experience. They will have strong knowledge of Java, experience with complex data pipelines, and direct involvement in major migration or replatforming initiatives. They will be proactive, communicative, and capable of guiding teams through technical and organisational change.

Senior Specialist Legal Editor Contract - Hybrid - Remote and London Part time; 3 - 4 days per week (24 hours) Day rate of £450 - £500 per day Inside IR35 This is a 5 - 6 months contract role. My client is seeking a competition legal practitioner (eg solicitor, barrister) to join the global Practical Law Antitrust and Competition team. The role; As a Senior Specialist Legal Editor, you will use your technical expertise and substantial experience as a practising lawyer in competition law and practice in the UK and/or EU to create and maintain insightful and customer-focused content for online publication, and to support the development of my clients AI-powered legal solutions. The main focus of this role will be reviewing and maintaining content for the Competition practice area to reflect the latest legal developments and practice and our editorial guidelines. This includes practice notes, checklists, flowchart diagrams, and standard documents. You will take responsibility for certain areas of antitrust and competition law, to ensure that practice area materials are legally correct, well-written, up-to-date and reflect current market practice. You will also be required to research, draft and edit competition legal know-how resources for Practical Law's online products and services. You may also be required to undertake other tasks, including: Supporting product development, including relating to generative AI solutions. Reviewing and editing content written internally and externally. Monitoring legal practice and market developments within the EU and UK on competition law topics. Writing, editing, and publishing legal updates and other current awareness resources on competition law. About you; At least five years' post qualification experience in either a law firm or in-house with experience in UK and EU competition law. Analytical and research skills and the ability to identify key issues. A demonstrable interest and ability in writing and editing. Excellent time management and organisational skills. Good, working knowledge of French, German, or another EU language. If you think you are right for this role please apply!

Senior AWS Platform Engineer - Perm Largely remote with occasional visits onsite - London £100000 PA + Benefits Due to the nature of this role, we need candidates to be eligible or have an active SC - Security Clearance Role Overview: Digital Skills is on the hunt for a highly skilled Senior Platform Engineer who can make and lead decisions in delivering secure, scalable, and dynamic cloud platforms from scratch. You will work with skilled engineers and have opportunities to collaborate with AWS, delivering cutting-edge technology to the public sector. Key Responsibilities Guide the architecture and evolution of AWS platforms at scale, leveraging AWS Organisations , AWS Landing Zones , and multi-account best practices. Innovate with AWS Networking, KMS, IAM, and container orchestration (Kubernetes, ECS). Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform, CloudFormation, and AWS CDK. Champion security, compliance, and observability by integrating services like AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, and Inspector. Design CI/CD pipelines to enable seamless deployments and self-service models for customers. Required Skills: 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and managing AWS cloud infrastructure. Deep expertise in multi-tenanted platform architectures and multi-account AWS setups. Proficiency in Python, Go, or similar languages for automation and Scripting. Expert-level knowledge of AWS Networking, TLS, and security best practices. Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes, EKS) and observability tools (Grafana, ELK). A passion for innovation, problem-solving, and delivering high-impact solutions. Why this role: Work on AWS Landing Zone Accelerator (LZA) solutions at a massive scale and play a key role in shaping best practices, standards and the architecture. Work on large-scale, cutting-edge AWS architectures that push the limits of scalability, security, and innovation, ensuring every day presents a new technical challenge. Engage with a team of experts to tackle complex problems in highly regulated environments, where innovative solutions make a tangible impact. If this is the right role for you and you have the skills, then please apply.

Solutions Architect Permanent Remote £90,000 - £100,000 per annum Digital Skills are working with a growing tech company that builds and provide tools and services to a range of end clients. The company specializes in designing, building and continuously improving data enabling products. We are currently recruiting for a Solutions Architect who has a hands-on background and can lead the development teams in the delivery of digital (cloud) and data products. You will be working at the centre of a fast-paced project environment, working with senior stakeholders and critical technology infrastructure. You should have experience in similar environments and the ability to work at pace. Responsible for leveraging principles, practices and tools in DevOps and AWS, Azure or GCP. Solid development background and have progressed to be a Cloud expert. Your role will focus on designing, delivering platforms and manage services at scale, specifically bespoke software solutions, particularly in streaming and cloud-native solution. Have experience in secure development especially in large, complex system environments. Experience with Business Intelligence (BI) and Data-Driven products Responsible for leveraging principles, practices and tools in DevOps and AWS, Azure or GCP to improve the reliability, integrity of applications. A public sector and/or finance background is preferred. Working within technical environments with a high level of data privacy and security considerations. Previous experience working in a sensitive data environment and ideally have experience facing off to cybersecurity specialists Hold current SC Clearance or be eligible to get Security Clearance. If this role seems like the right one for you, please don't hesitate to apply.

Incident Manager - Permanent Digital Skills have a client who is in need of a skilled and experienced Incident Manager. The client is a growing tech company who builds and provides tools and services to a range of end clients. They are looking for an experienced Incident Manager to work for an important client. Experience working in a similar role, at an enterprise scale and having practical experience of ITIL processes and agile delivery within a product-centric organisation will be ideal. You will need to be eligible for SC Clearance as the end client is a Government Department. Required skills and experience Experienced in asset and configuration management, including cloud-based products and services. Incident management: you can diagnose and prioritize incidents, investigating their causes and through to resolution, experience in multi-product environments is desirable Significant experience in availability and capacity management for highly transaction data services and applications. Have practical experience in Change & Problem management processes and how these are implemented in an operational live environment. Continual service improvement: you are experienced in supporting specific activities to improve development processes and ensure that BAU services move forward, both from a technology and processes perspective Experienced in Continuity management and how to ensure disaster recovery plans are created and managed through a services Lifecycle The role will be working remotely from within the UK. The end client is London-based and if there ever is a need for a face-to-face meeting that is where it will be. They are offering a salary range of between £70000 - £80000 PA dependent on experience. The client will put the successful candidate through SC Clearance. If this sounds like the right role for you and you are eligible then please do apply.

Solutions Architect (Cloud, Data, Delivery & Security) Permanent Remote £80,000 - £100,000 per annum + Excellent Benefits Digital Skills are working with a niche consultancy that specialises in designing, building and continuously improving data enabling products. We are currently recruiting for a Solutions Architect who will need to have a good blend of LLD and HLD design experience around Cloud, Data, Security, Service and Solution. You will be seeing designs from E2E incorporating everything from technology to solution, Governance, assurance and security You will be working at the centre of a fast-paced project environment, working with senior stakeholders and critical technology infrastructure. You should have experience in similar environments and the ability to work at pace. Responsible for leveraging principles, practices and tools in DevOps and AWS. Solid development background and have progressed to be a Cloud expert. Your role will focus on designing, delivering platforms and manage services at scale, specifically bespoke software solutions, particularly in streaming and cloud-native solution. Skilled in designing distributed, event driven systems Have experience in secure development especially in large, complex system environments. Platform and application development experience. Experience with Business Intelligence (BI) and Data-Driven products Responsible for leveraging principles, practices and tools in DevOps and AWS to improve the reliability, integrity of applications. A public sector and/or finance background is preferred. Working within technical environments with a high level of data privacy and security considerations. Previous experience working in a sensitive data environment and ideally have experience facing off to cybersecurity specialists Hold current SC Clearance or be eligible to get Security Clearance. If this role seems like the right one for you, please don't hesitate to apply.