A leading digital transformation consultancy in the UK seeks a Lead Product Manager to drive the delivery of innovative digital products and services. You will shape product strategies, manage multi-disciplinary teams, and engage with clients to ensure designs meet user needs. The ideal candidate has a strong background in agile product management and proven stakeholder engagement skills. This role offers competitive compensation and excellent career development opportunities.
03/02/2026
Full time
A leading digital transformation consultancy in the UK seeks a Lead Product Manager to drive the delivery of innovative digital products and services. You will shape product strategies, manage multi-disciplinary teams, and engage with clients to ensure designs meet user needs. The ideal candidate has a strong background in agile product management and proven stakeholder engagement skills. This role offers competitive compensation and excellent career development opportunities.
Make a difference and advance your career by helping deliversome ofthe UK's mostimportant projects, making the world a smarter, safer, greener, and healthier place. You'll join a talented team of dynamic and driven professional problem solvers; creative thinkers and solutions builders who thrive on helping clients meet the most exciting digital transformation challenges. At a certified Great Place to Work you'll experience a dynamic and nurturing environment that rewards initiative and flexibility and enjoy a career path tailored to your own aspirations. Founded in 1992, we are a successful, growing International digital transformation consultancy. We deliver multi-Queen's Award for innovation winning platforms and services that support large-scale digital transformation. Our digital, data and technology solutions are used by globally recognised public and private sector brands operating in a variety of sectors including Civil Defence, Healthcare, Sustainable Environment and Land Asset Management, and Digital Democracy. About the role As a Lead Product Manager, you will play a central role in shaping how we define, design, build, and deliver products and digital solutions across the business. You will drive the successful delivery of digital products and services for clients, ensuring they are well-designed, evidence-based, and aligned to user and business needs. You will be responsible for understanding user and client needs, translating them into clear propositions and delivery plans, and guiding multi-disciplinary teams throughout the full lifecycle, from discovery and strategy through to delivery and continuous improvement. You will bring expertise across a broad mix of user-centred design, agile product delivery, software engineering, and stakeholder management, ensuring the solutions we create are grounded in user needs, feasible to build, and aligned to client and organisational goals. At Informed Solutions, we are committed to the growth and development of our people. You'll benefit from structured career progression, accredited training, and opportunities to gain new skills and certifications, all within a supportive environment that encourages curiosity, continuous learning, and the chance to take on increasingly complex and impactful projects. Role Responsibilities Client Engagements Provide product leadership across multi-disciplinary client delivery teams, ensuring clear direction and alignment with client needs to deliver exceptional digital products Lead the shaping digital products or services, providing the clarity and direction teams need to deliver effectively Ensure that digital products or services are user centred, well architected, aligned to relevant standards (Government Digital Service (GDS) Service Standard, accessibility, security, responsible AI) and take advantage of innovative techniques and technologies Work closely with Delivery Managers and Engagement Leads to ensure delivery plans are realistic, transparent, and aligned to business/user value. Support clients in taking evidence based product roadmap and prioritisation decisions throughout delivery, balancing constraints, risk, and client outcomes. Ensure that digital products or services delivered to clients meet user needs and deliver anticipated business value. Build strong, trusted relationships with client and partner counterparts, representing product thinking and aligning delivery to client outcomes. Product and Delivery Management Discipline Drive innovation and best practice adoption across the Product Management community, motivating and empowering domain practitioners to create a positive and creative culture. Support the growth of our Product Management capability via recruitment, masterclasses, training, and curriculum development. Provide Practitioner Coaching and product management leadership to guide the development of other product managers. Essential Skills and Experience Leading product management in multi-disciplinary applying best practice agile and user centred design methods. Leading product management activities within digital product or digital service delivery environments. Shaping product/service roadmaps, backlogs, and release plans, ensuring they reflect user insight, feasibility, value, and constraints. Working with multidisciplinary teams across engineering, design, data, and delivery to shape and deliver digital solutions that meet business and user needs. Applying agile delivery methods in complex, multi stakeholder contexts, ensuring alignment between product vision, client expectations, and delivery feasibility. Engaging with senior client stakeholders, setting and managing expectations, influencing decision making, and ensuring alignment with strategic goals. Ensuring successful delivery of digital products or services, from discovery through to deployment, adoption, and ongoing optimisation. Balancing competing priorities across user value, technical feasibility, business outcomes, risk, and operability. Owning the definition and monitoring of clear and actionable requirements, key performance indicators and benefits realisation measures Translating complex needs into epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, and non functional requirements. Desirable Skills and Experience Understanding of cloud technologies, modern software engineering practices, and DevOps principles Experience working with in the GDS or similarly structured digital governance and delivery frameworks. Exposure to AI delivery engagements, responsible AI governance, or data/analytics heavy product development. Experience managing products/services with strong security, compliance, and audit requirements (e.g., data protection, system accreditation, cyber maturity) Experience mentoring product managers, product owners, or junior practitioners. Key abilities that are necessary for success Able to work effectively in environments where you can adapt to innovative practices involving uncertainty, change, and agile working. Ability to manage competing priorities and your time so you can deliver high quality work within deadlines. Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to respect and accept different perspectives and disagreement, work collaboratively in diverse teams, and maintain positive working relationships. Good judgement and decision making in complex environments where uncertainty, ambiguity, and risk must be collaboratively managed by working supportively alongside others. Good communication skills, including clear, constructive written outputs and measured, respectful verbal delivery. We work in a fast paced, ever evolving innovation and problem solving workplace environment where no two days are the same. This requires you to have the foundations of personal resilience, professional adaptability, and flexibility in working alongside others with a positive mindset. We appreciate that this workplace culture and the level of variety won't suit everyone. However, after significant consultations with colleagues at all levels, we understand that these are the fundamentals of success in undertaking the complex, innovation work which is the DNA of Informed Solutions. These shared foundations are important to team cohesion, performance, and mutual personal support. As colleagues, we thrive in successfully problem solving together to deliver real world impact; and value the variety of challenges and opportunities to learn, grow, and progress on a personal and professional level. Benefits Our benefits package compliments our highly competitive salaries and our great working environment. We believe that our people should be properly rewarded for their commitment to the continued success of our business through a comprehensive and flexible range of benefits. These can include: We offer excellent career development opportunities through our award winning personal and professional development programmes, including support with professional certifications. Industry leading health and wellbeing plan - We partner with several wellbeing support functions to cater to each individuals need, including 24/7 GP services, mental health support and physical health support. Hybrid working Private Health Care Cover Generous life assurance cover Gym Membership Monthly office lunch Onsite massage sessions 25 paid working days holiday per year plus bank holidays Sabbatical Leave Scheme Enhanced Maternity Leave and Pay Enhanced Paternity Leave and Pay Company Pension Contribution Profit Share Scheme Payment of professional subscriptions Generous referral scheme with no limits on the number of referrals Qualifying period applies Culture We are proud to nurture a workplace culture that is diverse, inclusive, rewarding, and egalitarian. We strive to live up to our values of Innovation, Excellence, and Integrity by thinking about things differently, always doing our best, and acting in good faith at all times. We're a team of passionate problem solvers. We take pride in helping our clients accelerate and de risk digital business change so that we can collaborate and codesign world class digital services that solve complex business and safety critical problems, particularly where place, location or geography are important. . click apply for full job details
03/02/2026
Full time
Make a difference and advance your career by helping deliversome ofthe UK's mostimportant projects, making the world a smarter, safer, greener, and healthier place. You'll join a talented team of dynamic and driven professional problem solvers; creative thinkers and solutions builders who thrive on helping clients meet the most exciting digital transformation challenges. At a certified Great Place to Work you'll experience a dynamic and nurturing environment that rewards initiative and flexibility and enjoy a career path tailored to your own aspirations. Founded in 1992, we are a successful, growing International digital transformation consultancy. We deliver multi-Queen's Award for innovation winning platforms and services that support large-scale digital transformation. Our digital, data and technology solutions are used by globally recognised public and private sector brands operating in a variety of sectors including Civil Defence, Healthcare, Sustainable Environment and Land Asset Management, and Digital Democracy. About the role As a Lead Product Manager, you will play a central role in shaping how we define, design, build, and deliver products and digital solutions across the business. You will drive the successful delivery of digital products and services for clients, ensuring they are well-designed, evidence-based, and aligned to user and business needs. You will be responsible for understanding user and client needs, translating them into clear propositions and delivery plans, and guiding multi-disciplinary teams throughout the full lifecycle, from discovery and strategy through to delivery and continuous improvement. You will bring expertise across a broad mix of user-centred design, agile product delivery, software engineering, and stakeholder management, ensuring the solutions we create are grounded in user needs, feasible to build, and aligned to client and organisational goals. At Informed Solutions, we are committed to the growth and development of our people. You'll benefit from structured career progression, accredited training, and opportunities to gain new skills and certifications, all within a supportive environment that encourages curiosity, continuous learning, and the chance to take on increasingly complex and impactful projects. Role Responsibilities Client Engagements Provide product leadership across multi-disciplinary client delivery teams, ensuring clear direction and alignment with client needs to deliver exceptional digital products Lead the shaping digital products or services, providing the clarity and direction teams need to deliver effectively Ensure that digital products or services are user centred, well architected, aligned to relevant standards (Government Digital Service (GDS) Service Standard, accessibility, security, responsible AI) and take advantage of innovative techniques and technologies Work closely with Delivery Managers and Engagement Leads to ensure delivery plans are realistic, transparent, and aligned to business/user value. Support clients in taking evidence based product roadmap and prioritisation decisions throughout delivery, balancing constraints, risk, and client outcomes. Ensure that digital products or services delivered to clients meet user needs and deliver anticipated business value. Build strong, trusted relationships with client and partner counterparts, representing product thinking and aligning delivery to client outcomes. Product and Delivery Management Discipline Drive innovation and best practice adoption across the Product Management community, motivating and empowering domain practitioners to create a positive and creative culture. Support the growth of our Product Management capability via recruitment, masterclasses, training, and curriculum development. Provide Practitioner Coaching and product management leadership to guide the development of other product managers. Essential Skills and Experience Leading product management in multi-disciplinary applying best practice agile and user centred design methods. Leading product management activities within digital product or digital service delivery environments. Shaping product/service roadmaps, backlogs, and release plans, ensuring they reflect user insight, feasibility, value, and constraints. Working with multidisciplinary teams across engineering, design, data, and delivery to shape and deliver digital solutions that meet business and user needs. Applying agile delivery methods in complex, multi stakeholder contexts, ensuring alignment between product vision, client expectations, and delivery feasibility. Engaging with senior client stakeholders, setting and managing expectations, influencing decision making, and ensuring alignment with strategic goals. Ensuring successful delivery of digital products or services, from discovery through to deployment, adoption, and ongoing optimisation. Balancing competing priorities across user value, technical feasibility, business outcomes, risk, and operability. Owning the definition and monitoring of clear and actionable requirements, key performance indicators and benefits realisation measures Translating complex needs into epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, and non functional requirements. Desirable Skills and Experience Understanding of cloud technologies, modern software engineering practices, and DevOps principles Experience working with in the GDS or similarly structured digital governance and delivery frameworks. Exposure to AI delivery engagements, responsible AI governance, or data/analytics heavy product development. Experience managing products/services with strong security, compliance, and audit requirements (e.g., data protection, system accreditation, cyber maturity) Experience mentoring product managers, product owners, or junior practitioners. Key abilities that are necessary for success Able to work effectively in environments where you can adapt to innovative practices involving uncertainty, change, and agile working. Ability to manage competing priorities and your time so you can deliver high quality work within deadlines. Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to respect and accept different perspectives and disagreement, work collaboratively in diverse teams, and maintain positive working relationships. Good judgement and decision making in complex environments where uncertainty, ambiguity, and risk must be collaboratively managed by working supportively alongside others. Good communication skills, including clear, constructive written outputs and measured, respectful verbal delivery. We work in a fast paced, ever evolving innovation and problem solving workplace environment where no two days are the same. This requires you to have the foundations of personal resilience, professional adaptability, and flexibility in working alongside others with a positive mindset. We appreciate that this workplace culture and the level of variety won't suit everyone. However, after significant consultations with colleagues at all levels, we understand that these are the fundamentals of success in undertaking the complex, innovation work which is the DNA of Informed Solutions. These shared foundations are important to team cohesion, performance, and mutual personal support. As colleagues, we thrive in successfully problem solving together to deliver real world impact; and value the variety of challenges and opportunities to learn, grow, and progress on a personal and professional level. Benefits Our benefits package compliments our highly competitive salaries and our great working environment. We believe that our people should be properly rewarded for their commitment to the continued success of our business through a comprehensive and flexible range of benefits. These can include: We offer excellent career development opportunities through our award winning personal and professional development programmes, including support with professional certifications. Industry leading health and wellbeing plan - We partner with several wellbeing support functions to cater to each individuals need, including 24/7 GP services, mental health support and physical health support. Hybrid working Private Health Care Cover Generous life assurance cover Gym Membership Monthly office lunch Onsite massage sessions 25 paid working days holiday per year plus bank holidays Sabbatical Leave Scheme Enhanced Maternity Leave and Pay Enhanced Paternity Leave and Pay Company Pension Contribution Profit Share Scheme Payment of professional subscriptions Generous referral scheme with no limits on the number of referrals Qualifying period applies Culture We are proud to nurture a workplace culture that is diverse, inclusive, rewarding, and egalitarian. We strive to live up to our values of Innovation, Excellence, and Integrity by thinking about things differently, always doing our best, and acting in good faith at all times. We're a team of passionate problem solvers. We take pride in helping our clients accelerate and de risk digital business change so that we can collaborate and codesign world class digital services that solve complex business and safety critical problems, particularly where place, location or geography are important. . click apply for full job details
About us: Make a difference and advance your career by helping deliver some of the UK's most important projects, making the world a smarter, safer, greener, and healthier place. You'll join a talented team of dynamic and driven professional problem solvers; creative thinkers and solutions builders who thrive on helping clients meet the most exciting digital transformation challenges. At a certifiedyou'll experience a dynamic and nurturing environment that rewards initiative and flexibility and enjoy a career path tailored to your own aspirations. Founded in 1992, we are a successful, growing International digital transformation consultancy. We deliver multi-Queen's Award for innovation winning platforms and services that support large-scale digital transformation. Our digital, data and technology solutions are used by globally recognised public and private sector brands operating in a variety of sectors including Civil Defence, Healthcare, Sustainable Environment and Land Asset Management, and Digital Democracy. The Role: As a Full Stack GIS Developer at Informed Solutions, you'll play a key role in shaping, building, and delivering innovative digital solutions that solve complex challenges in the public sector. The work you do will have a real and lasting impact on society, helping to make the UK healthier, safer, and more sustainable. You'll be part of an experienced and collaborative team, working on greenfield projects from the ground up and delivering enterprise-scale digital services for high-profile clients across multiple sectors. Collaboration is at the heart of how we work, and you'll partner closely with colleagues across Software Engineering, User-Centred Design, Delivery Management and Live Services to deliver exceptional outcomes. As a consultancy, we are proudly technology agnostic. This means our priority is designing the right solution using the most effective tools for the challenge at hand. Our teams work with a wide range of technologies including .NET, Java, Python, Node.js, AWS and Azure, giving you the opportunity to expand your skills, explore new technologies, and grow your career. Many of our projects also leverage Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and open-source geospatial tools, helping clients unlock the value of location data through innovative mapping and spatial analysis solutions. Role Responsibilities This is a varied role that calls for adaptability, ambition, and a proactive approach to working in a fast-paced, agile environment. You will: Deliver high-quality solutions: Design, build, and continually improve software, infrastructure, and deployment pipelines for public and private sector clients, ensuring robustness and scalability. Projects may also include solutions with geospatial data, GIS platforms, and open-source mapping technologies. Collaborate across disciplines: Work closely with Senior and Lead Engineers, Delivery Managers, and colleagues in User-Centred Design and Data Science to shape designs, contribute to documentation, and deliver against agreed plans. Ensure standards and best practice: Apply the Engineering Well-Assured Framework, follow established approaches, provide accurate technical estimates, and escalate risks or issues where required. Communicate and build relationships: Present prototypes, solutions, and progress updates clearly to stakeholders, while building strong, collaborative relationships with colleagues, clients, and partner organisations. Essential Skills 3+ years' proven experience in a Full Stack Engineering role, with strong skills in .NET, Java or Python, plus modern JavaScript libraries. A collaborative mindset with experience working in multi-disciplinary teams. Strong understanding of architectural and design patterns , including serverless and microservices. Hands-on experience working in Agile environments , using Scrum, Kanban and test-driven development (TDD). Experience with cloud platforms , ideally AWS or Azure, to design and deliver scalable solutions. Experience working with GIS systems or geospatial data, and familiarity with open-source mapping tools (e.g. Leaflet, OpenLayers, QGIS, GeoServer, PostGIS). Desirable skills and experience Experience working in a consultancy environment , engaging with external stakeholders and clients. Exposure to public sector projects. Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and/or Terraform. Awareness of the GOV.UK Digital Service Standard and Technology Code of Practice, and their application to geospatial systems in public sector projects. Personal Qualities You use your experience to lead, coach and mentor more junior team members. You should excel at conveying complex technical concepts in a non-technical manner and facilitate trusted working relationships with stakeholders. You should have the ability to w ork collaboratively, proactively and be flexible in responding to changing needs and priorities. Excellent work planning capabilities and time management skills. Ability to balance conflicting deadlines and priorities. A meticulous attention to detail. Punctuality, reliability, and a clear commitment to your role. What You'll Gain At Informed Solutions, you'll have the chance to make a meaningful impact while accelerating your career. You'll gain: Exposure to high-profile, enterprise-scale project s that improve public services and deliver positive societal outcomes. Opportunities to work with a wide range of modern technologies , expanding your technical expertise in areas such as cloud, serverless and microservices. A supportive, collaborative environment where knowledge sharing and continuous learning are embedded into our culture. Professional development through training, accreditations and certifications to keep your skills sharp and future-ready. The opportunity to grow your career in a consultancy setting, building strong client-facing experience alongside technical excellence. Our benefits package compliments our highly competitive salaries and our great working environment. We believe that our people should be properly rewarded for their commitment to the continued success of our business through a comprehensive and flexible range of benefits. These can include: InformedACADEMY - We offer excellent career development opportunities through our award-winning personal and professional development programmes, including support with professional certifications. Industry leading health and wellbeing plan - We partner with several wellbeing support functions to cater to each individuals need, including 24/7 GP services, mental health support and physical health support. Hybrid working Private Health Care Cover Generous life assurance cover Gym Membership Monthly office lunch Onsite massage sessions 25 paid working days holiday per year plus bank holidays Sabbatical Leave Scheme Enhanced Maternity Leave and Pay Enhanced Paternity Leave and Pay Company Pension Contribution Profit Share Scheme Payment of professional subscriptions Generous referral scheme with no limits on the number of referrals Qualifying period applies Culture We are proud to nurture a workplace culturethat is diverse, inclusive, rewarding, and egalitarian. We strive to live up to our values of Innovation, Excellence, and Integrity by thinking about things differently, always doing our best, and acting in good faith at all times. We're a team of passionate problem solvers. We take pride in helping our clients accelerate and de-risk digital business change so that we can collaborate and codesign world class digital services that solve complex business and safety critical problems, particularly where place, location or geography are important. Our workplace culture reflectshow we go about our work, the type of work that we choose to do, and our commitment and contribution to the sustainable social, environmental, and economic development aims of the communities that we are part of.
03/02/2026
Full time
About us: Make a difference and advance your career by helping deliver some of the UK's most important projects, making the world a smarter, safer, greener, and healthier place. You'll join a talented team of dynamic and driven professional problem solvers; creative thinkers and solutions builders who thrive on helping clients meet the most exciting digital transformation challenges. At a certifiedyou'll experience a dynamic and nurturing environment that rewards initiative and flexibility and enjoy a career path tailored to your own aspirations. Founded in 1992, we are a successful, growing International digital transformation consultancy. We deliver multi-Queen's Award for innovation winning platforms and services that support large-scale digital transformation. Our digital, data and technology solutions are used by globally recognised public and private sector brands operating in a variety of sectors including Civil Defence, Healthcare, Sustainable Environment and Land Asset Management, and Digital Democracy. The Role: As a Full Stack GIS Developer at Informed Solutions, you'll play a key role in shaping, building, and delivering innovative digital solutions that solve complex challenges in the public sector. The work you do will have a real and lasting impact on society, helping to make the UK healthier, safer, and more sustainable. You'll be part of an experienced and collaborative team, working on greenfield projects from the ground up and delivering enterprise-scale digital services for high-profile clients across multiple sectors. Collaboration is at the heart of how we work, and you'll partner closely with colleagues across Software Engineering, User-Centred Design, Delivery Management and Live Services to deliver exceptional outcomes. As a consultancy, we are proudly technology agnostic. This means our priority is designing the right solution using the most effective tools for the challenge at hand. Our teams work with a wide range of technologies including .NET, Java, Python, Node.js, AWS and Azure, giving you the opportunity to expand your skills, explore new technologies, and grow your career. Many of our projects also leverage Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and open-source geospatial tools, helping clients unlock the value of location data through innovative mapping and spatial analysis solutions. Role Responsibilities This is a varied role that calls for adaptability, ambition, and a proactive approach to working in a fast-paced, agile environment. You will: Deliver high-quality solutions: Design, build, and continually improve software, infrastructure, and deployment pipelines for public and private sector clients, ensuring robustness and scalability. Projects may also include solutions with geospatial data, GIS platforms, and open-source mapping technologies. Collaborate across disciplines: Work closely with Senior and Lead Engineers, Delivery Managers, and colleagues in User-Centred Design and Data Science to shape designs, contribute to documentation, and deliver against agreed plans. Ensure standards and best practice: Apply the Engineering Well-Assured Framework, follow established approaches, provide accurate technical estimates, and escalate risks or issues where required. Communicate and build relationships: Present prototypes, solutions, and progress updates clearly to stakeholders, while building strong, collaborative relationships with colleagues, clients, and partner organisations. Essential Skills 3+ years' proven experience in a Full Stack Engineering role, with strong skills in .NET, Java or Python, plus modern JavaScript libraries. A collaborative mindset with experience working in multi-disciplinary teams. Strong understanding of architectural and design patterns , including serverless and microservices. Hands-on experience working in Agile environments , using Scrum, Kanban and test-driven development (TDD). Experience with cloud platforms , ideally AWS or Azure, to design and deliver scalable solutions. Experience working with GIS systems or geospatial data, and familiarity with open-source mapping tools (e.g. Leaflet, OpenLayers, QGIS, GeoServer, PostGIS). Desirable skills and experience Experience working in a consultancy environment , engaging with external stakeholders and clients. Exposure to public sector projects. Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and/or Terraform. Awareness of the GOV.UK Digital Service Standard and Technology Code of Practice, and their application to geospatial systems in public sector projects. Personal Qualities You use your experience to lead, coach and mentor more junior team members. You should excel at conveying complex technical concepts in a non-technical manner and facilitate trusted working relationships with stakeholders. You should have the ability to w ork collaboratively, proactively and be flexible in responding to changing needs and priorities. Excellent work planning capabilities and time management skills. Ability to balance conflicting deadlines and priorities. A meticulous attention to detail. Punctuality, reliability, and a clear commitment to your role. What You'll Gain At Informed Solutions, you'll have the chance to make a meaningful impact while accelerating your career. You'll gain: Exposure to high-profile, enterprise-scale project s that improve public services and deliver positive societal outcomes. Opportunities to work with a wide range of modern technologies , expanding your technical expertise in areas such as cloud, serverless and microservices. A supportive, collaborative environment where knowledge sharing and continuous learning are embedded into our culture. Professional development through training, accreditations and certifications to keep your skills sharp and future-ready. The opportunity to grow your career in a consultancy setting, building strong client-facing experience alongside technical excellence. Our benefits package compliments our highly competitive salaries and our great working environment. We believe that our people should be properly rewarded for their commitment to the continued success of our business through a comprehensive and flexible range of benefits. These can include: InformedACADEMY - We offer excellent career development opportunities through our award-winning personal and professional development programmes, including support with professional certifications. Industry leading health and wellbeing plan - We partner with several wellbeing support functions to cater to each individuals need, including 24/7 GP services, mental health support and physical health support. Hybrid working Private Health Care Cover Generous life assurance cover Gym Membership Monthly office lunch Onsite massage sessions 25 paid working days holiday per year plus bank holidays Sabbatical Leave Scheme Enhanced Maternity Leave and Pay Enhanced Paternity Leave and Pay Company Pension Contribution Profit Share Scheme Payment of professional subscriptions Generous referral scheme with no limits on the number of referrals Qualifying period applies Culture We are proud to nurture a workplace culturethat is diverse, inclusive, rewarding, and egalitarian. We strive to live up to our values of Innovation, Excellence, and Integrity by thinking about things differently, always doing our best, and acting in good faith at all times. We're a team of passionate problem solvers. We take pride in helping our clients accelerate and de-risk digital business change so that we can collaborate and codesign world class digital services that solve complex business and safety critical problems, particularly where place, location or geography are important. Our workplace culture reflectshow we go about our work, the type of work that we choose to do, and our commitment and contribution to the sustainable social, environmental, and economic development aims of the communities that we are part of.
About us Make a difference and advance your career by helping deliver some of the UK's most important projects, making the world a smarter, safer, greener, and healthier place. You'll join a talented team of dynamic and driven professional problem solvers; creative thinkers and solutions builders who thrive on helping clients meet the most exciting digital transformation challenges. At a certifiedyou'll experience a dynamic and nurturing environment that rewards initiative and flexibility and enjoy a career path tailored to your own aspirations. Founded in 1992, we are a successful, growing International digital transformation consultancy. We deliver multi-Queen's Award for innovation winning platforms and services that support large-scale digital transformation. Our digital, data and technology solutions are used by globally recognised public and private sector brands operating in a variety of sectors including Civil Defence, Healthcare, Sustainable Environment and Land Asset Management, and Digital Democracy. About the role We are looking to expand our established Delivery Management team with an experienced and motivated Delivery Manager to help deliver complex, high-impact digital transformation programmes for public sector clients. As a Delivery Manager, you'll play a key role in ensuring our multidisciplinary teams, including User Centred Design Specialist, Technical Architects, Software Engineers and QA Automation testers - deliver innovative, user-centred digital services that make a real difference to citizens and communities. You'll foster a culture of collaboration, empowerment, and continuous improvement, ensuring delivery is assured, and of exceptional quality. You'll also work closely with clients to build trusted relationships, manage expectations, and enable long-term success. You will also play a key role in our Delivery Management Community of Practice, helping to share knowledge, drive improvement, and champion best practice across teams and projects. At Informed Solutions, we are committed to the growth and development of our people. You'll benefit from structured career progression, accredited training, and opportunities to gain new skills and certifications, all within a supportive environment that encourages curiosity, continuous learning, and the chance to take on increasingly complex and impactful projects. Role Responsibilities Lead high-performing agile teams to deliver complex digital products and services on time, within budget, and to a high standard. Build strong, trusted client relationships, ensuring excellent communication and satisfaction throughout delivery. Collaborate with clients and internal teams to design intelligent, achievable delivery plans that align with agile principles and best practice. Proactively monitor delivery progress, risks, and issues, ensuring quality and performance standards are maintained. Manage project artefacts including RAID logs, highlight reports, delivery plans, and budget/resource tracking documentation. Lead and facilitate agile ceremonies and delivery governance activities (e.g. sprint reviews, stand-ups, retrospectives, and project boards). Work collaboratively with client and partner Delivery Managers, contributing expert advice and assurance. Coach, mentor, and support colleagues, promoting continuous learning and professional development. Contribute to our delivery community by sharing insights, championing innovation, and supporting the adoption of new methods and tools. Essential Skills and Experience Proven experience leading the successful delivery of complex digital or software development projects using agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams in user-centred design and DevOps environments. Strong delivery assurance, risk management, and progress tracking capabilities. A solid technical understanding to work confidently with technical leads in identifying and managing requirements, dependencies, and issues. Demonstrable commercial awareness and experience managing budgets, contracts, and Statements of Work in a consultancy or client-facing setting. Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and interpersonal skills, with a collaborative and pragmatic approach. Ability to balance multiple priorities and work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced environment. A proactive mindset with a passion for continuous improvement and delivering measurable value. Desirable Skills and Experience Experience delivering services in line with the Government Digital Service (GDS) Service Standard. Previous experience within a digital consultancy or transformation environment, ideally working with UK public sector clients. Understanding of cloud technologies, modern software engineering practices, and DevOps principles. Familiarity with agile delivery tools such as Jira, Confluence, Miro, or Azure DevOps. Key abilities that are necessary for success Able to work effectively in environments where you can adapt to innovative practices involving uncertainty, change, and agile working. Ability to manage competing priorities and your time so you can deliver high-quality work within deadlines. Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to respect and accept different perspectives and disagreement, work collaboratively in diverse teams, and maintain positive working relationships. Good judgement and decision-making in complex environments where uncertainty, ambiguity, and risk must be collaboratively managed by working supportively alongside others. Good communication skills, including clear, constructive written outputs and measured, respectful verbal delivery. We work in a fast-paced, ever-evolving innovation and problem-solving workplace environment where no two days are the same. This requires you to have the foundations of personal resilience, professional adaptability, and flexibility in working alongside others with a positive mindset. We appreciate that this workplace culture and the level of variety won't suit everyone. However, after significant consultations with colleagues at all levels, we understand that these are the fundamentals of success in undertaking the complex, innovation work which is the DNA of Informed Solutions. These shared foundations are important to team cohesion, performance, and mutual personal support. As colleagues, we thrive in successfully problem solving together to deliver real-world impact; and value the variety of challenges and opportunities to learn, grow, and progress on a personal and professional level. Our benefits package compliments our highly competitive salaries and our great working environment. We believe that our people should be properly rewarded for their commitment to the continued success of our business through a comprehensive and flexible range of benefits. These can include: InformedACADEMY - We offer excellent career development opportunities through our award-winning personal and professional development programmes, including support with professional certifications. Industry leading health and wellbeing plan - We partner with several wellbeing support functions to cater to each individuals need, including 24/7 GP services, mental health support and physical health support. Hybrid working Private Health Care Cover Generous life assurance cover Gym Membership Monthly office lunch Onsite massage sessions 25 paid working days holiday per year plus bank holidays Sabbatical Leave Scheme Enhanced Maternity Leave and Pay Enhanced Paternity Leave and Pay Company Pension Contribution Profit Share Scheme Payment of professional subscriptions Generous referral scheme with no limits on the number of referrals Qualifying period applies Culture We are proud to nurture a workplace culturethat is diverse, inclusive, rewarding, and egalitarian. We strive to live up to our values of Innovation, Excellence, and Integrity by thinking about things differently, always doing our best, and acting in good faith at all times. We're a team of passionate problem solvers. We take pride in helping our clients accelerate and de-risk digital business change so that we can collaborate and codesign world class digital services that solve complex business and safety critical problems, particularly where place, location or geography are important. Our workplace culture reflectshow we go about our work, the type of work that we choose to do, and our commitment and contribution to the sustainable social, environmental, and economic development aims of the communities that we are part of.
02/02/2026
Full time
About us Make a difference and advance your career by helping deliver some of the UK's most important projects, making the world a smarter, safer, greener, and healthier place. You'll join a talented team of dynamic and driven professional problem solvers; creative thinkers and solutions builders who thrive on helping clients meet the most exciting digital transformation challenges. At a certifiedyou'll experience a dynamic and nurturing environment that rewards initiative and flexibility and enjoy a career path tailored to your own aspirations. Founded in 1992, we are a successful, growing International digital transformation consultancy. We deliver multi-Queen's Award for innovation winning platforms and services that support large-scale digital transformation. Our digital, data and technology solutions are used by globally recognised public and private sector brands operating in a variety of sectors including Civil Defence, Healthcare, Sustainable Environment and Land Asset Management, and Digital Democracy. About the role We are looking to expand our established Delivery Management team with an experienced and motivated Delivery Manager to help deliver complex, high-impact digital transformation programmes for public sector clients. As a Delivery Manager, you'll play a key role in ensuring our multidisciplinary teams, including User Centred Design Specialist, Technical Architects, Software Engineers and QA Automation testers - deliver innovative, user-centred digital services that make a real difference to citizens and communities. You'll foster a culture of collaboration, empowerment, and continuous improvement, ensuring delivery is assured, and of exceptional quality. You'll also work closely with clients to build trusted relationships, manage expectations, and enable long-term success. You will also play a key role in our Delivery Management Community of Practice, helping to share knowledge, drive improvement, and champion best practice across teams and projects. At Informed Solutions, we are committed to the growth and development of our people. You'll benefit from structured career progression, accredited training, and opportunities to gain new skills and certifications, all within a supportive environment that encourages curiosity, continuous learning, and the chance to take on increasingly complex and impactful projects. Role Responsibilities Lead high-performing agile teams to deliver complex digital products and services on time, within budget, and to a high standard. Build strong, trusted client relationships, ensuring excellent communication and satisfaction throughout delivery. Collaborate with clients and internal teams to design intelligent, achievable delivery plans that align with agile principles and best practice. Proactively monitor delivery progress, risks, and issues, ensuring quality and performance standards are maintained. Manage project artefacts including RAID logs, highlight reports, delivery plans, and budget/resource tracking documentation. Lead and facilitate agile ceremonies and delivery governance activities (e.g. sprint reviews, stand-ups, retrospectives, and project boards). Work collaboratively with client and partner Delivery Managers, contributing expert advice and assurance. Coach, mentor, and support colleagues, promoting continuous learning and professional development. Contribute to our delivery community by sharing insights, championing innovation, and supporting the adoption of new methods and tools. Essential Skills and Experience Proven experience leading the successful delivery of complex digital or software development projects using agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams in user-centred design and DevOps environments. Strong delivery assurance, risk management, and progress tracking capabilities. A solid technical understanding to work confidently with technical leads in identifying and managing requirements, dependencies, and issues. Demonstrable commercial awareness and experience managing budgets, contracts, and Statements of Work in a consultancy or client-facing setting. Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and interpersonal skills, with a collaborative and pragmatic approach. Ability to balance multiple priorities and work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced environment. A proactive mindset with a passion for continuous improvement and delivering measurable value. Desirable Skills and Experience Experience delivering services in line with the Government Digital Service (GDS) Service Standard. Previous experience within a digital consultancy or transformation environment, ideally working with UK public sector clients. Understanding of cloud technologies, modern software engineering practices, and DevOps principles. Familiarity with agile delivery tools such as Jira, Confluence, Miro, or Azure DevOps. Key abilities that are necessary for success Able to work effectively in environments where you can adapt to innovative practices involving uncertainty, change, and agile working. Ability to manage competing priorities and your time so you can deliver high-quality work within deadlines. Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to respect and accept different perspectives and disagreement, work collaboratively in diverse teams, and maintain positive working relationships. Good judgement and decision-making in complex environments where uncertainty, ambiguity, and risk must be collaboratively managed by working supportively alongside others. Good communication skills, including clear, constructive written outputs and measured, respectful verbal delivery. We work in a fast-paced, ever-evolving innovation and problem-solving workplace environment where no two days are the same. This requires you to have the foundations of personal resilience, professional adaptability, and flexibility in working alongside others with a positive mindset. We appreciate that this workplace culture and the level of variety won't suit everyone. However, after significant consultations with colleagues at all levels, we understand that these are the fundamentals of success in undertaking the complex, innovation work which is the DNA of Informed Solutions. These shared foundations are important to team cohesion, performance, and mutual personal support. As colleagues, we thrive in successfully problem solving together to deliver real-world impact; and value the variety of challenges and opportunities to learn, grow, and progress on a personal and professional level. Our benefits package compliments our highly competitive salaries and our great working environment. We believe that our people should be properly rewarded for their commitment to the continued success of our business through a comprehensive and flexible range of benefits. These can include: InformedACADEMY - We offer excellent career development opportunities through our award-winning personal and professional development programmes, including support with professional certifications. Industry leading health and wellbeing plan - We partner with several wellbeing support functions to cater to each individuals need, including 24/7 GP services, mental health support and physical health support. Hybrid working Private Health Care Cover Generous life assurance cover Gym Membership Monthly office lunch Onsite massage sessions 25 paid working days holiday per year plus bank holidays Sabbatical Leave Scheme Enhanced Maternity Leave and Pay Enhanced Paternity Leave and Pay Company Pension Contribution Profit Share Scheme Payment of professional subscriptions Generous referral scheme with no limits on the number of referrals Qualifying period applies Culture We are proud to nurture a workplace culturethat is diverse, inclusive, rewarding, and egalitarian. We strive to live up to our values of Innovation, Excellence, and Integrity by thinking about things differently, always doing our best, and acting in good faith at all times. We're a team of passionate problem solvers. We take pride in helping our clients accelerate and de-risk digital business change so that we can collaborate and codesign world class digital services that solve complex business and safety critical problems, particularly where place, location or geography are important. Our workplace culture reflectshow we go about our work, the type of work that we choose to do, and our commitment and contribution to the sustainable social, environmental, and economic development aims of the communities that we are part of.
About us: Make a difference and advance your career by helping deliver some of the UK's most important projects, making the world a smarter, safer, greener, and healthier place. You'll join a talented team of dynamic and driven professional problem solvers; creative thinkers and solutions builders who thrive on helping clients meet the most exciting digital transformation challenges. At a certifiedyou'll experience a dynamic and nurturing environment that rewards initiative and flexibility and enjoy a career path tailored to your own aspirations. Founded in 1992, we are a successful, growing International digital transformation consultancy. We deliver multi-Queen's Award for innovation winning platforms and services that support large-scale digital transformation. Our digital, data and technology solutions are used by globally recognised public and private sector brands operating in a variety of sectors including Civil Defence, Healthcare, Sustainable Environment and Land Asset Management, and Digital Democracy. The Role: As a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer at Informed Solutions, you'll take a leading role in designing, building, and delivering complex digital solutions that tackle real-world challenges in the public sector. Your work will make a tangible difference, helping to create a healthier, safer, and more sustainable UK. You'll be part of a collaborative, high-performing team, taking ownership of end-to-end delivery on greenfield projects while guiding and supporting colleagues to develop their skills and contribute effectively. Working across Software Engineering, User-Centred Design, Delivery Management, and Live Services, you'll help shape enterprise-scale digital solutions for high-profile clients, influencing technical direction and driving innovation. Our consultancy is proudly technology agnostic, empowering you to architect the best solutions using the most effective tools for each challenge. With technologies ranging from .NET, Java, Python, Node.js, AWS and Azure, you'll have opportunities to deepen your expertise, explore new areas, and grow your career. Role Responsibilities This is a varied role that requires adaptability, ambition, and a proactive approach in a fast-paced, agile environment. You will: Own delivery of services : Take responsibility for the engineering and delivery of small-to-medium services (or major components of larger services) across the full lifecycle, from design and build through to deployment, operation and continual improvement. Lead on architecture and design : Take ownership of the end-to-end design of components or services, producing and maintaining high-quality documentation. Collaborate with Lead and Principal Engineers, and practitioners from disciplines such as UCD and Data Science, to review and refine designs and translate them into robust implementations. Support delivery planning: Partner with Delivery Managers to plan and structure technical activities, provide accurate and commercially sound estimates, and proactively identify and mitigate technical risks, issues and dependencies. Build stakeholder trust : Act as a trusted technical advisor to client counterparts, partner organisations and third parties, ensuring alignment between business needs and technical delivery. Mentor and develop others : Provide guidance and technical leadership to colleagues, supporting their professional growth, fostering high-quality delivery, and enabling the team to work efficiently and confidently. Essential Skills 5+ years' proven experience in a Full Stack Engineering role, with advanced skills in .NET, Java or Python, plus modern JavaScript libraries. Experience taking ownership of delivery for services or significant components across the full lifecycle from design to operation. Strong understanding of architectural and design patterns , including serverless and microservices, with the ability to lead and assure their application. Experience working in Agile environments , using Scrum, Kanban and test-driven development (TDD), and contributing to delivery planning and estimation. Experience mentoring and supporting less experienced engineers, providing guidance and enabling high-quality, efficient delivery. Proven experience engaging with clients , taking ownership of technical decisions and delivery outcomes, and building trusted relationships. Hands-on expertise with cloud platforms (AWS or Azure), delivering scalable, secure and well-architected solutions. Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and/or Terraform. Desirable Skills Experience working in a consultancy environment , engaging with external stakeholders and clients. Exposure to public sector projects and delivering solutions in complex organisational landscapes. What You'll Gain At Informed Solutions, you'll have the opportunity to make a tangible impact while advancing your career. You'll gain: Ownership and influence: Lead the delivery of services, shape technical direction, and influence project outcomes at a senior level. Professional growth: Develop your leadership and mentoring skills, guiding colleagues and helping them thrive. Exposure to high-profile projects: Work on enterprise-scale digital solutions that improve public services and have societal impact. Technical development: Expand your expertise across a wide range of modern technologies, including cloud, microservices and serverless architectures. Collaborative, supportive environment: Join a team that values learning, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement. Career progression: Opportunities to grow within a consultancy setting, broadening your client-facing experience and technical leadership. Our benefits package compliments our highly competitive salaries and our great working environment. We believe that our people should be properly rewarded for their commitment to the continued success of our business through a comprehensive and flexible range of benefits. These can include: InformedACADEMY - We offer excellent career development opportunities through our award-winning personal and professional development programmes, including support with professional certifications. Industry leading health and wellbeing plan - We partner with several wellbeing support functions to cater to each individuals need, including 24/7 GP services, mental health support and physical health support. Hybrid working Private Health Care Cover Generous life assurance cover Gym Membership Monthly office lunch Onsite massage sessions 25 paid working days holiday per year plus bank holidays Sabbatical Leave Scheme Enhanced Maternity Leave and Pay Enhanced Paternity Leave and Pay Company Pension Contribution Profit Share Scheme Payment of professional subscriptions Generous referral scheme with no limits on the number of referrals Qualifying period applies Culture We are proud to nurture a workplace culturethat is diverse, inclusive, rewarding, and egalitarian. We strive to live up to our values of Innovation, Excellence, and Integrity by thinking about things differently, always doing our best, and acting in good faith at all times. We're a team of passionate problem solvers. We take pride in helping our clients accelerate and de-risk digital business change so that we can collaborate and codesign world class digital services that solve complex business and safety critical problems, particularly where place, location or geography are important. Our workplace culture reflectshow we go about our work, the type of work that we choose to do, and our commitment and contribution to the sustainable social, environmental, and economic development aims of the communities that we are part of. We focus both on technical skills and equally importantly, on the cultural fit of prospective new colleagues. Our success relies on fostering an environment where creativity and collaboration produces great outcomes for our people, our clients, and our partners.
02/02/2026
Full time
About us: Make a difference and advance your career by helping deliver some of the UK's most important projects, making the world a smarter, safer, greener, and healthier place. You'll join a talented team of dynamic and driven professional problem solvers; creative thinkers and solutions builders who thrive on helping clients meet the most exciting digital transformation challenges. At a certifiedyou'll experience a dynamic and nurturing environment that rewards initiative and flexibility and enjoy a career path tailored to your own aspirations. Founded in 1992, we are a successful, growing International digital transformation consultancy. We deliver multi-Queen's Award for innovation winning platforms and services that support large-scale digital transformation. Our digital, data and technology solutions are used by globally recognised public and private sector brands operating in a variety of sectors including Civil Defence, Healthcare, Sustainable Environment and Land Asset Management, and Digital Democracy. The Role: As a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer at Informed Solutions, you'll take a leading role in designing, building, and delivering complex digital solutions that tackle real-world challenges in the public sector. Your work will make a tangible difference, helping to create a healthier, safer, and more sustainable UK. You'll be part of a collaborative, high-performing team, taking ownership of end-to-end delivery on greenfield projects while guiding and supporting colleagues to develop their skills and contribute effectively. Working across Software Engineering, User-Centred Design, Delivery Management, and Live Services, you'll help shape enterprise-scale digital solutions for high-profile clients, influencing technical direction and driving innovation. Our consultancy is proudly technology agnostic, empowering you to architect the best solutions using the most effective tools for each challenge. With technologies ranging from .NET, Java, Python, Node.js, AWS and Azure, you'll have opportunities to deepen your expertise, explore new areas, and grow your career. Role Responsibilities This is a varied role that requires adaptability, ambition, and a proactive approach in a fast-paced, agile environment. You will: Own delivery of services : Take responsibility for the engineering and delivery of small-to-medium services (or major components of larger services) across the full lifecycle, from design and build through to deployment, operation and continual improvement. Lead on architecture and design : Take ownership of the end-to-end design of components or services, producing and maintaining high-quality documentation. Collaborate with Lead and Principal Engineers, and practitioners from disciplines such as UCD and Data Science, to review and refine designs and translate them into robust implementations. Support delivery planning: Partner with Delivery Managers to plan and structure technical activities, provide accurate and commercially sound estimates, and proactively identify and mitigate technical risks, issues and dependencies. Build stakeholder trust : Act as a trusted technical advisor to client counterparts, partner organisations and third parties, ensuring alignment between business needs and technical delivery. Mentor and develop others : Provide guidance and technical leadership to colleagues, supporting their professional growth, fostering high-quality delivery, and enabling the team to work efficiently and confidently. Essential Skills 5+ years' proven experience in a Full Stack Engineering role, with advanced skills in .NET, Java or Python, plus modern JavaScript libraries. Experience taking ownership of delivery for services or significant components across the full lifecycle from design to operation. Strong understanding of architectural and design patterns , including serverless and microservices, with the ability to lead and assure their application. Experience working in Agile environments , using Scrum, Kanban and test-driven development (TDD), and contributing to delivery planning and estimation. Experience mentoring and supporting less experienced engineers, providing guidance and enabling high-quality, efficient delivery. Proven experience engaging with clients , taking ownership of technical decisions and delivery outcomes, and building trusted relationships. Hands-on expertise with cloud platforms (AWS or Azure), delivering scalable, secure and well-architected solutions. Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and/or Terraform. Desirable Skills Experience working in a consultancy environment , engaging with external stakeholders and clients. Exposure to public sector projects and delivering solutions in complex organisational landscapes. What You'll Gain At Informed Solutions, you'll have the opportunity to make a tangible impact while advancing your career. You'll gain: Ownership and influence: Lead the delivery of services, shape technical direction, and influence project outcomes at a senior level. Professional growth: Develop your leadership and mentoring skills, guiding colleagues and helping them thrive. Exposure to high-profile projects: Work on enterprise-scale digital solutions that improve public services and have societal impact. Technical development: Expand your expertise across a wide range of modern technologies, including cloud, microservices and serverless architectures. Collaborative, supportive environment: Join a team that values learning, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement. Career progression: Opportunities to grow within a consultancy setting, broadening your client-facing experience and technical leadership. Our benefits package compliments our highly competitive salaries and our great working environment. We believe that our people should be properly rewarded for their commitment to the continued success of our business through a comprehensive and flexible range of benefits. These can include: InformedACADEMY - We offer excellent career development opportunities through our award-winning personal and professional development programmes, including support with professional certifications. Industry leading health and wellbeing plan - We partner with several wellbeing support functions to cater to each individuals need, including 24/7 GP services, mental health support and physical health support. Hybrid working Private Health Care Cover Generous life assurance cover Gym Membership Monthly office lunch Onsite massage sessions 25 paid working days holiday per year plus bank holidays Sabbatical Leave Scheme Enhanced Maternity Leave and Pay Enhanced Paternity Leave and Pay Company Pension Contribution Profit Share Scheme Payment of professional subscriptions Generous referral scheme with no limits on the number of referrals Qualifying period applies Culture We are proud to nurture a workplace culturethat is diverse, inclusive, rewarding, and egalitarian. We strive to live up to our values of Innovation, Excellence, and Integrity by thinking about things differently, always doing our best, and acting in good faith at all times. We're a team of passionate problem solvers. We take pride in helping our clients accelerate and de-risk digital business change so that we can collaborate and codesign world class digital services that solve complex business and safety critical problems, particularly where place, location or geography are important. Our workplace culture reflectshow we go about our work, the type of work that we choose to do, and our commitment and contribution to the sustainable social, environmental, and economic development aims of the communities that we are part of. We focus both on technical skills and equally importantly, on the cultural fit of prospective new colleagues. Our success relies on fostering an environment where creativity and collaboration produces great outcomes for our people, our clients, and our partners.
About us: Make a difference and advance your career by helping deliver some of the UK's most important projects, making the world a smarter, safer, greener, and healthier place. You'll join a talented team of dynamic and driven professional problem solvers; creative thinkers and solutions builders who thrive on helping clients meet the most exciting digital transformation challenges. At a certifiedyou'll experience a dynamic and nurturing environment that rewards initiative and flexibility and enjoy a career path tailored to your own aspirations. Founded in 1992, we are a successful, growing International digital transformation consultancy. We deliver multi-Queen's Award for innovation winning platforms and services that support large-scale digital transformation. Our digital, data and technology solutions are used by globally recognised public and private sector brands operating in a variety of sectors including Civil Defence, Healthcare, Sustainable Environment and Land Asset Management, and Digital Democracy. The Role: As a Lead Full Stack Software Engineer at Informed Solutions, you'll take overall technical ownership of large, complex digital solutions for the public sector. Your expertise will guide teams, influence technical strategy, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and secure services. You'll lead end-to-end delivery of major components or entire services, overseeing architecture, design, development, and continual improvement. Working collaboratively across Software Engineering, User-Centred Design, Delivery Management, and Data Science, you'll shape enterprise-scale digital solutions, mentor colleagues, and drive innovation within the Engineering discipline. We are technology-agnostic, allowing you to select the best tools and platforms for each challenge. From .NET, Java, Python, Node.js, AWS, Azure, and more, you'll deepen your technical expertise while shaping the way our teams deliver transformative solutions. Key Responsibilities Client Engagements: Take overall technical responsibility for high-quality engineering across large, complex services, from design through operation and continual improvement. Own the end-to-end architecture and design, producing and maintaining high-quality documentation and ensuring designs are effectively implemented. Work with Delivery Managers to plan complex technical activities, provide robust estimates, and proactively mitigate technical risks and issues. Build trusted client and partner relationships, offering guidance, enabling effective decision-making, and ensuring technically and commercially sound solutions. Provide technical assurance and mentoring for teams, supporting less experienced practitioners and maximising overall delivery quality and velocity. Engineering Discipline: Drive innovation and best practice adoption across the Engineering community, motivating and empowering domain practitioners to create a positive and creative culture. Support the growth of our Engineering capability via recruitment, masterclasses, training, and curriculum development. Provide Practitioner Coaching and technical leadership to guide the development of other engineers. Essential Skills: Extensive experience leading Full Stack Engineering teams, with advanced skills in .NET or Java or Python, plus modern JavaScript libraries. Proven track record of taking technical ownership of large-scale services, including architecture, design, and delivery across the full lifecycle. Strong understanding of architectural and design patterns (serverless, microservices), with ability to lead and assure their application. Experience leading delivery in Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban, TDD), providing technical guidance and contributing to planning and estimation. Hands-on expertise the cloud, delivering scalable, secure, and well-architected solutions. Experience mentoring and coaching engineers, enabling high-quality, efficient delivery. Strong client engagement skills, able to advise on technical direction and build trusted relationships. Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and/or Terraform. Desirable Skills: Consultancy experience, engaging with external stakeholders and clients. Exposure to public sector projects and delivery in complex organisational environments. Key abilities that are necessary for success: Able to work effectively in environments where you can adapt to innovative practices involving uncertainty, change, and agile working. Ability to manage competing priorities and your time so you can deliver high-quality work within deadlines. Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to respect and accept different perspectives and disagreement, work collaboratively in diverse teams, and maintain positive working relationships. Good judgement and decision-making in complex environments where uncertainty, ambiguity, and risk must be collaboratively managed by working supportively alongside others. Good communication skills, including clear, constructive written outputs and measured, respectful verbal delivery. We work in a fast-paced, ever-evolving innovation and problem-solving workplace environment where no two days are the same. This requires you to have the foundations of personal resilience, professional adaptability, and flexibility in working alongside others with a positive mindset. We appreciate that this workplace culture and the level of variety won't suit everyone. However, after significant consultations with colleagues at all levels, we understand that these are the fundamentals of success in undertaking the complex, innovation work which is the DNA of Informed Solutions. These shared foundations are important to team cohesion, performance, and mutual personal support. As colleagues, we thrive in successfully problem solving together to deliver real-world impact; and value the variety of challenges and opportunities to learn, grow, and progress on a personal and professional level. Our benefits package compliments our highly competitive salaries and our great working environment. We believe that our people should be properly rewarded for their commitment to the continued success of our business through a comprehensive and flexible range of benefits. These can include: InformedACADEMY - We offer excellent career development opportunities through our award-winning personal and professional development programmes, including support with professional certifications. Industry leading health and wellbeing plan - We partner with several wellbeing support functions to cater to each individuals need, including 24/7 GP services, mental health support and physical health support. Hybrid working Private Health Care Cover Generous life assurance cover Gym Membership Monthly office lunch Onsite massage sessions 25 paid working days holiday per year plus bank holidays Sabbatical Leave Scheme Enhanced Maternity Leave and Pay Enhanced Paternity Leave and Pay Company Pension Contribution Profit Share Scheme Payment of professional subscriptions Generous referral scheme with no limits on the number of referrals Qualifying period applies Culture We are proud to nurture a workplace culture that is diverse, inclusive, rewarding, and egalitarian. We strive to live up to our values of Innovation, Excellence, and Integrity by thinking about things differently, always doing our best, and acting in good faith at all times. We're a team of passionate problem solvers. We take pride in helping our clients accelerate and de-risk digital business change so that we can collaborate and codesign world class digital services that solve complex business and safety critical problems, particularly where place, location or geography are important. Our workplace culture reflectshow we go about our work, the type of work that we choose to do, and our commitment and contribution to the sustainable social, environmental, and economic development aims of the communities that we are part of.
02/02/2026
Full time
About us: Make a difference and advance your career by helping deliver some of the UK's most important projects, making the world a smarter, safer, greener, and healthier place. You'll join a talented team of dynamic and driven professional problem solvers; creative thinkers and solutions builders who thrive on helping clients meet the most exciting digital transformation challenges. At a certifiedyou'll experience a dynamic and nurturing environment that rewards initiative and flexibility and enjoy a career path tailored to your own aspirations. Founded in 1992, we are a successful, growing International digital transformation consultancy. We deliver multi-Queen's Award for innovation winning platforms and services that support large-scale digital transformation. Our digital, data and technology solutions are used by globally recognised public and private sector brands operating in a variety of sectors including Civil Defence, Healthcare, Sustainable Environment and Land Asset Management, and Digital Democracy. The Role: As a Lead Full Stack Software Engineer at Informed Solutions, you'll take overall technical ownership of large, complex digital solutions for the public sector. Your expertise will guide teams, influence technical strategy, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and secure services. You'll lead end-to-end delivery of major components or entire services, overseeing architecture, design, development, and continual improvement. Working collaboratively across Software Engineering, User-Centred Design, Delivery Management, and Data Science, you'll shape enterprise-scale digital solutions, mentor colleagues, and drive innovation within the Engineering discipline. We are technology-agnostic, allowing you to select the best tools and platforms for each challenge. From .NET, Java, Python, Node.js, AWS, Azure, and more, you'll deepen your technical expertise while shaping the way our teams deliver transformative solutions. Key Responsibilities Client Engagements: Take overall technical responsibility for high-quality engineering across large, complex services, from design through operation and continual improvement. Own the end-to-end architecture and design, producing and maintaining high-quality documentation and ensuring designs are effectively implemented. Work with Delivery Managers to plan complex technical activities, provide robust estimates, and proactively mitigate technical risks and issues. Build trusted client and partner relationships, offering guidance, enabling effective decision-making, and ensuring technically and commercially sound solutions. Provide technical assurance and mentoring for teams, supporting less experienced practitioners and maximising overall delivery quality and velocity. Engineering Discipline: Drive innovation and best practice adoption across the Engineering community, motivating and empowering domain practitioners to create a positive and creative culture. Support the growth of our Engineering capability via recruitment, masterclasses, training, and curriculum development. Provide Practitioner Coaching and technical leadership to guide the development of other engineers. Essential Skills: Extensive experience leading Full Stack Engineering teams, with advanced skills in .NET or Java or Python, plus modern JavaScript libraries. Proven track record of taking technical ownership of large-scale services, including architecture, design, and delivery across the full lifecycle. Strong understanding of architectural and design patterns (serverless, microservices), with ability to lead and assure their application. Experience leading delivery in Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban, TDD), providing technical guidance and contributing to planning and estimation. Hands-on expertise the cloud, delivering scalable, secure, and well-architected solutions. Experience mentoring and coaching engineers, enabling high-quality, efficient delivery. Strong client engagement skills, able to advise on technical direction and build trusted relationships. Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and/or Terraform. Desirable Skills: Consultancy experience, engaging with external stakeholders and clients. Exposure to public sector projects and delivery in complex organisational environments. Key abilities that are necessary for success: Able to work effectively in environments where you can adapt to innovative practices involving uncertainty, change, and agile working. Ability to manage competing priorities and your time so you can deliver high-quality work within deadlines. Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to respect and accept different perspectives and disagreement, work collaboratively in diverse teams, and maintain positive working relationships. Good judgement and decision-making in complex environments where uncertainty, ambiguity, and risk must be collaboratively managed by working supportively alongside others. Good communication skills, including clear, constructive written outputs and measured, respectful verbal delivery. We work in a fast-paced, ever-evolving innovation and problem-solving workplace environment where no two days are the same. This requires you to have the foundations of personal resilience, professional adaptability, and flexibility in working alongside others with a positive mindset. We appreciate that this workplace culture and the level of variety won't suit everyone. However, after significant consultations with colleagues at all levels, we understand that these are the fundamentals of success in undertaking the complex, innovation work which is the DNA of Informed Solutions. These shared foundations are important to team cohesion, performance, and mutual personal support. As colleagues, we thrive in successfully problem solving together to deliver real-world impact; and value the variety of challenges and opportunities to learn, grow, and progress on a personal and professional level. Our benefits package compliments our highly competitive salaries and our great working environment. We believe that our people should be properly rewarded for their commitment to the continued success of our business through a comprehensive and flexible range of benefits. These can include: InformedACADEMY - We offer excellent career development opportunities through our award-winning personal and professional development programmes, including support with professional certifications. Industry leading health and wellbeing plan - We partner with several wellbeing support functions to cater to each individuals need, including 24/7 GP services, mental health support and physical health support. Hybrid working Private Health Care Cover Generous life assurance cover Gym Membership Monthly office lunch Onsite massage sessions 25 paid working days holiday per year plus bank holidays Sabbatical Leave Scheme Enhanced Maternity Leave and Pay Enhanced Paternity Leave and Pay Company Pension Contribution Profit Share Scheme Payment of professional subscriptions Generous referral scheme with no limits on the number of referrals Qualifying period applies Culture We are proud to nurture a workplace culture that is diverse, inclusive, rewarding, and egalitarian. We strive to live up to our values of Innovation, Excellence, and Integrity by thinking about things differently, always doing our best, and acting in good faith at all times. We're a team of passionate problem solvers. We take pride in helping our clients accelerate and de-risk digital business change so that we can collaborate and codesign world class digital services that solve complex business and safety critical problems, particularly where place, location or geography are important. Our workplace culture reflectshow we go about our work, the type of work that we choose to do, and our commitment and contribution to the sustainable social, environmental, and economic development aims of the communities that we are part of.