ARM (Advanced Resource Managers)

Data Architect - Azure Contract: 6months + | Location: Remote (1-day p/w in London)| IR35: Inside IR35 The Role We are seeking an experienced Data Architect to support a strategic data initiative within a specialist insurance organisation operating in the London Market. You will lead the data and solution architecture for a BDX Management System and associated Delegated Authority capabilities, designing scalable Azure-based solutions and ensuring effective integration across the wider enterprise technology landscape. Key Responsibilities Lead data architecture and modelling, including conceptual, logical and physical data models. Define end-to-end data flows, integration patterns and solution designs across enterprise systems. Design Azure-based solutions covering data ingestion, APIs, transformation, storage, security and governance. Define data quality, lineage, metadata and master/reference data standards. Produce architecture diagrams, data models, interface specifications and design documentation. Work closely with business stakeholders, data engineers, developers and technical teams. Provide architectural guidance throughout design, development, testing and implementation. Essential Skills & Experience Proven experience as a Data Architect, Solution Architect or Data Solution Architect. Strong expertise in data modelling, data integration and enterprise data architecture. Extensive practical knowledge of Microsoft Azure architecture and cloud-based data solutions. Experience with Azure API Management, APIs and enterprise integration patterns. Understanding of ETL, event-driven, batch and API-led integration. Knowledge of data governance, quality, lineage and master data management. Experience integrating cloud platforms with Legacy enterprise applications. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. Desirable Experience: Specialty insurance, London Market, Delegated Authority and BDX/Bordereaux data. Experience with Snowflake, Talend and Salesforce. Familiarity with Eclipse Policy Administration and Unqork. Experience within insurance policy, underwriting and broker data environments. Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.

Salesforce Technical Lead - SC Cleared Contract: 5months + | Location: UK-Remote | IR35: Inside IR35 Clearance: Active UK SC clearance essential The Role We are looking for an experienced Salesforce Technical Lead to lead technical delivery across enterprise Salesforce programmes, supporting public sector clients. You will act as the key technical interface between client stakeholders and development teams, translating business requirements into scalable, secure and high-quality Salesforce solutions. You will provide technical leadership, oversee detailed solution design and ensure delivery follows platform best practices. Key Responsibilities Lead technical discussions and stakeholder engagement, acting as the focal point between clients and development teams. Own detailed technical design across Apex, LWC, Flows, OmniStudio, security and data models. Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, performant and aligned with Salesforce best practices. Lead code reviews, enforce development standards and manage technical risks. Guide integration design, DevOps and release processes, including Git and CI/CD. Mentor development teams, support delivery planning and contribute to Agile ceremonies. Support client workshops, solution shaping and pre-sales activities. Essential Skills & Experience Proven years Salesforce experience, including technical leadership on enterprise programmes. Strong expertise in Apex, LWC, Flows, OmniStudio and Salesforce integration architecture. Experience with Service Cloud, Experience Cloud and Public Sector Solutions. Knowledge of Salesforce security, data modelling, governor limits and design patterns. Familiarity with MuleSoft, Data Cloud and Agentforce. Experience with Git, CI/CD and DevOps tools such as Copado or Gearset. Strong stakeholder management, communication and team leadership skills. Public sector experience, including GDPR, FOIA and complex case management environments. Experience working across Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies. Important: Candidates must hold current, valid UK SC clearance. Please confirm your clearance status when applying. Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.

Salesforce Solution Architect - SC Cleared Location: UK - Remote | Security Clearance: Active SC clearance essential. The Role We are seeking an experienced Salesforce Solution Architect to join our Architecture and Innovation team, supporting major Public Sector client. You will act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, leading solution architecture and shaping Salesforce strategies to deliver scalable, secure and innovative solutions. You will oversee architectural direction, align technical teams and translate complex business requirements into effective end-to-end solutions. Key Responsibilities Act as a trusted technical and strategic advisor to senior Public Sector stakeholders. Define end-to-end Salesforce solution architectures aligned with business objectives and best practices. Lead architectural design, ensuring scalability, security, performance and governance. Identify and mitigate solution risks and architectural gaps. Coordinate architects and technical teams, providing leadership and guidance. Oversee project direction, architecture alignment and key deliverables. Lead client workshops and present architectural options to stakeholders. Support pre-sales activities, including proposals, integration strategies, data migration and implementation roadmaps. Essential Skills & Experience Proven years experience in consulting and architecture, with a strong background in Public Sector digital transformation. Extensive Salesforce architecture experience, particularly Service Cloud, Experience Cloud and Public Sector Solutions. Strong knowledge of Data Cloud, MuleSoft, OmniStudio and Agentforce. Experience with enterprise integrations, master data management and cloud platforms such as AWS. Proven experience delivering end-to-end Salesforce implementations and defining target architectures. Strong understanding of public sector environments, including GDPR, FOIA, Legacy systems and citizen services. Excellent stakeholder management, presentation and communication skills, including engagement at executive level. Experience leading architecture and design workshops across Agile, Scrum and Waterfall methodologies. Ability to design secure solutions within complex, high-profile public sector environments. Security Clearance: Candidates must hold full UK SC clearance. Please confirm your current or previous SC clearance status when applying. Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.

KDB Specialist 12 Month contract (ideally starting in December) London (Hybrid) - 1-2 days per week on site £800-1000 per day (Inside IR35) My client in the banking industry are looking for an experienced KDB+/q Specialist to join a high-performing engineering team building and evolving critical platforms that underpin Prime Brokerage, Financing, Intraday Risk, Market Data and time-series analytics. These are business-critical systems that process high-volume, low-latency financial data and are used directly by Front Office, quantitative and risk teams. You'll play a key role in designing scalable KDB+ solutions, optimising time-series data platforms, and partnering closely with traders, quants and business stakeholders to deliver robust, high-performance applications. This is an opportunity to work on technically challenging engineering problems within a complex enterprise environment while influencing architecture and best practices across the KDB+ estate. What You'll Be Doing Design, develop and optimise high-performance KDB+/q applications and data platforms. Build scalable RDB/HDB architectures capable of supporting large-scale market data and analytics workloads. Partner with trading, quantitative, risk and business teams to understand requirements and deliver innovative technical solutions. Improve platform performance, resilience and operational stability. Troubleshoot production issues and drive continuous platform improvements. Contribute to technical design, engineering standards and mentoring within the team. We're interested in engineers who have deep expertise in KDB+/q and enjoy solving complex engineering problems in high-performance financial systems. You'll ideally bring: Strong commercial experience developing applications using KDB+/q. Deep understanding of time-series databases and distributed data architectures. Experience designing, implementing and optimising RDB/HDB environments. Experience working with Market Data, Risk, Financing, Prime Brokerage or Securities Lending platforms. Strong Linux/Unix administration and Scripting skills. Experience supporting production systems within business-critical environments. Experience with any of the following would be advantageous: Kubernetes Kafka Terraform Ansible Cloud platforms and cloud-native engineering CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.

Mainframe Performance & Scalability SME 6-Month contract - Inside IR35 - market rate London based - will consider fully remote Finance sector We are looking for a senior Mainframe Performance & Scalability SME to support a short, focused assessment for a major UK financial services client. This is not a general Mainframe systems-programming role. We need someone who can take incomplete production evidence, diagnose where scalability risk genuinely sits, and confidently lead technical conversations with experienced client architects, platform engineers and operations SMEs. The assignment The client operates a long-established pension administration platform on IBM Mainframe technology. The assessment is looking at how the platform will behave under future business growth and concentrated demand events, and what should be: tuned or optimised; archived or cleaned up; moved away from the transactional core; re-engineered; monitored differently; or addressed through additional capacity. The work includes a particular focus on Db2, CICS, Mainframe capacity, batch processing, workload attribution and observability. There is also a historic question around a data-centre/IBM Z16 migration, increased TLS processing and an associated increase in general-purpose MSU consumption, which needs to be assessed from evidence rather than assumed causation. Skills & Experience: The ideal consultant will have strong hands-on experience in the following areas. Db2 for z/OS performance and scalability Deep practical experience investigating: table and index growth; index design and access-path performance; RUNSTATS, REORG and statistics strategy; access-path regression; buffer-pool performance; GETPAGEs and I/O; locking, timeouts and deadlocks; high-cost SQL and packages; data archival/life cycle strategies; performance behaviour as database volumes grow. We particularly want someone able to look at an established Db2 estate and determine whether there is accumulated performance or data-management debt that should be remediated before simply adding infrastructure. CICS performance Strong understanding of: CICS-to-Db2 workload behaviour; transaction/program/package correlation; threadsafe execution and open TCBs; Db2 thread reuse/DB2ENTRY configuration; commit and syncpoint behaviour; transaction chattiness and excessive data retrieval; identifying where Legacy access patterns should be re-engineered rather than simply tuned. Mainframe capacity and workload management Experience with: RMF and SMF analysis; WLM service policies and service classes; MSU utilisation and workload attribution; capping and group-capacity behaviour; SCRT/sub-capacity licensing considerations; separating CPU consumption from elapsed-time constraints; critical and non-critical batch; identifying concurrent workload peaks and genuine capacity headroom. TLS/cryptography/IBM Z Useful experience investigating performance changes associated with: IBM Z hardware migrations; System SSL/AT-TLS; CPACF; Crypto Express/ICSF; TLS handshake versus encryption workload; zIIP versus general-purpose processing eligibility; validating pre/post-migration CPU or MSU changes. The consultant should be comfortable challenging assumptions such as "TLS caused an additional 50 MSU" and establishing what evidence is needed to prove the actual cause and recoverable benefit. Observability and diagnostics We need somebody who can connect: business event ? application/CICS transaction ? job or package ? Db2 object ? CPU/MSU/I/O/locking ? elapsed time Experience with tools such as the following would be valuable: OMEGAMON MainView/BMC AMI RMF/SMF Db2 performance tooling CICS monitoring Dynatrace Datadog other Mainframe APM/telemetry platforms. Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.