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Inspire People South Croydon, Surrey
05/12/2025
Full time
HM Land Registry (HMLR) is undertaking one of the largest transformation programmes in government, modernising the digital systems that support over £7 trillion of property ownership. As a Data Engineer, you will support the development of HMLR's data engineering capability by helping to build and maintain reliable data pipelines and products. Your work will contribute to improving data access, quality and value across the organisation, supporting programmes that influence how HMLR manages and uses its data in the future. Salary up to £44,400, 29% employer pension contribution plus full Civil Service benefits. Flexible, hybrid working from Plymouth, Croydon or Coventry. About the role This role has come to fruition as HMLR embarks on a significant modernisation of its core services and data infrastructure. With new funding secured and a dedicated Data Engineering capability being formed for the first time, there is a crucial need to build strong, reliable data systems that can support future services and national programmes. As a Data Engineer, you'll work closely with senior data engineering colleagues and multidisciplinary teams to deliver robust data systems, complex data flows and data products for analytics and business intelligence. You'll contribute to opportunity discovery, support the development of prototypes and production-ready solutions, and help address technical problems through research and experimentation. Alongside this, you'll play an active role in improving data engineering processes and maintaining resilient, high-quality solutions in production. If you would like to find out more about the role, the Data Engineering capability and what it's like to work at HMLR, a Hiring Manager Q&A session where you can virtually 'meet the team' will be held via Teams on Tuesday, 6th of January at 12:30pm. Follow APply link to register your interest. Key Responsibilities Support the design and maintenance of data flows that connect operational systems and provide data for analytics and BI. Help re-engineer manual processes into scalable, repeatable data pipelines and write optimised ETL code. Contribute to building data streaming capabilities and creating accessible data products for analysis. Improve data quality, document data mappings, and identify opportunities to optimise data engineering processes. Work collaboratively with other teams, follow industry best practice aligned to HMLR standards, and participate in the data engineering community. Develop understanding of legacy systems, learn the basics of Land Registry operations, and maintain awareness of organisational priorities. Continue personal development to build skills and knowledge relevant to the role. Essential Skills Experience of using a unified engine for large-scale data analytics (e.g. Spark/PySpark) Experience in writing, testing and implementing scripts (e.g. Python, Scala) Experience of cloud data stack use (e.g. SageMaker Notebooks, S3, Glue, Athena) Communicating technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders using appropriate language and methods. Profiling data and analysing source systems to produce clear, actionable insights. Desirable Skills Knowledge of DevOps processes: (e.g. Terraform) Knowledge of data pipeline testing (e.g. end-to-end testing, data quality testing, monitoring & alerting, unit & contract testing) Knowledge of the data lifecycle (e.g. development, analysis, modelling (e.g. IDA Infosphere Data Architect), integration, metadata management). Location Expectation is to be working from any of the advertised locations 60% of your time across the month (typically three days per week). Hours are flexible and condensed hours are an option. Locations available: Croydon, Coventry, Plymouth Salary Civil Service Grade: HEO Dependent upon assessment at interview your starting salary will be one of the following: Developing - £41,100 Proficient - £43,100 Accomplished - £44,400 Benefits Over 29% employer pension contribution Annual leave of 28.5 days per year plus 8 public holidays A clear progression pathway including personalised training and development plans Expensed accreditations with dedicated training days Flexi-time scheme (you decide what working hours work best for you) Opportunity to work condensed hours Social and sports clubs Access to an Employee Assistance Programme for counselling and support Interest-free season ticket loan Cycle to Work scheme (salary sacrifice) HMLR has a strong and positive culture, a commitment to inclusivity, a focus on continuous learning and development, and flexible ways of working. Further Information Application deadline: 11:55pm Thursday 8th of January 2026 Please apply with a CV that provides evidence against the essential skills. HMLR does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker Licence and is unable to sponsor individuals for Skilled Worker sponsorship. If you are a motivated data professional who enjoys solving complex data problems, working collaboratively in agile teams and delivering reliable, high-quality data solutions, this is your chance to make a real impact. Join HM Land Registry and play a key role in shaping the data capabilities that support property ownership and public services across England and Wales.Apply now or contact Keesha in complete confidence.
Inspire People South Croydon, Surrey
05/12/2025
Full time
HM Land Registry (HMLR) is undertaking one of the largest transformation programmes in government, modernising the digital systems that support over £7 trillion of property ownership. As a Senior Data Engineer, you will help establish a new data engineering capability, contributing to the development of reliable data pipelines and products that improve data access, integrity and value across the organisation. Your work will support programmes that shape how HMLR manages and uses its data for years to come. Salary up to £60,800, 29% employer pension contribution plus full Civil Service benefits. Flexible, hybrid working from Plymouth, Croydon or Coventry. About the role This role has come to fruition as HMLR embarks on a significant modernisation of its core services and data infrastructure. With new funding secured and a dedicated Data Engineering capability being formed for the first time, there is a crucial need to build strong, reliable data systems that can support future services and national programmes. As a Senior Data Engineer, you'll design and deliver robust data systems, pipelines and products that support analytics and operational decision-making. Working in agile teams, you'll provide technical leadership, guide colleagues and help shape solutions across the organisation. You'll also support opportunity discovery, develop prototypes and production-ready solutions, and continually improve data engineering practices and systems in production. If you would like to find out more about the role, the Data Engineering capability and what it's like to work at HMLR, a Hiring Manager Q&A session where you can virtually 'meet the team' will be held via Teams on Tuesday, 6th of January at 12:30pm. Follow the apply link to register your interest. Key Responsibilities Identify opportunities to reuse and optimise data flows, including building streaming systems, managing databases and improving code performance. Lead the development and maintenance of data engineering solutions, advising teams as a subject matter expert and ensuring alignment with HMLR standards and approved technologies. Collaborate with senior colleagues to understand where data engineering adds value, supporting strategic and operational decision-making. Support and guide junior team members, contribute to the data engineering community and advocate for data quality, maintainability and reusable components. Continuously improve data systems and maintain awareness of best practice and emerging approaches Essential Skills Experience with large-scale analytics engines (e.g. Spark/PySpark) and scripting languages such as Python or Scala. Hands-on use of cloud data stacks (e.g. SageMaker Notebooks, S3, Glue, Athena) and modern storage formats or frameworks (e.g. Parquet, Delta Lake, Fabric). Experience with DevOps/DataOps tooling and practices (e.g. Terraform) and testing data pipelines, including end-to-end, data quality, monitoring, unit and contract testing. Experience managing the full data lifecycle, including development, analysis, modelling, integration and metadata management. Communicating clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders, leading discussions in multidisciplinary teams and managing differing viewpointsProfiling data, analysing source systems and creating data models that suit different organisational need Desirable Skills IBM DB2/QREP BMC Control-M Experience of Talend Data Integration (e.g. ETL build and deployment using Talend Cloud. Experience of leadership Experience of metadata management Experience of testing Location Expectation is to be working from any of the advertised locations 60% of your time across the month (typically three days per week). Hours are flexible and condensed hours are an option. Locations available: Croydon, Coventry, Plymouth Salary Civil Service Grade: SEO Dependent upon assessment at interview, your starting salary will be one of the following: Developing: £49,600 Proficient: £55,200 Accomplished: £60,800 Benefits Over 29% employer pension contribution Annual leave of 28.5 days per year plus 8 public holidays A clear progression pathway including personalised training and development plans Expensed accreditations with dedicated training days Flexi-time scheme (you decide what working hours work best for you) Opportunity to work condensed hours Social and sports clubs Access to an Employee Assistance Programme for counselling and support Interest-free season ticket loan Cycle to Work scheme (salary sacrifice) HMLR has a strong and positive culture, a commitment to inclusivity, a focus on continuous learning and development, and flexible ways of working. Further Information Application deadline: 11:55pm Thursday 8th of January 2026 Please apply with a CV that provides evidence against the essential skills. HMLR does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker Licence and is unable to sponsor individuals for Skilled Worker sponsorship. If you are a motivated and experienced data professional who enjoys leading on complex data challenges, shaping technical approaches and working collaboratively in agile teams, this is your chance to make a significant impact. Join HM Land Registry and play a crucial role in developing and guiding the data capabilities that support property ownership and public services across England and Wales. Apply now or contact Keesha in complete confidence.
Inspire People Plymouth, Devon
05/12/2025
Full time
Inspire People is working with HM Land Registry (HMLR) during an exciting time as HMLR continue on a major digital transformation programme. HMLR's ambition is to become the world's leading land registry for speed, simplicity and an open approach to data. We are now looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer to join HMLR's Transformation & Technology Directorate. This role is to provide technical engineering capability for the DevOps team, taking a lead on platforms, managing roadmaps, working with development teams to deliver new services and champion DevOps methodologies processes & tooling. The Lead DevOps Engineer will be embedded in the DevOps teams, providing provide technical leadership and coaching to DevOps Engineers. You will take forward technical consolidation and/or improvement activities providing guidance and leadership to technicians throughout the IT Operations Practice and wider, whilst also working across T&T to support and deliver solutions in line with the Technology and Business Strategies. You will have experience of the following: Experience of technical leadership on DevOps platforms and technologies. Proven in depth technical expertise in Kubernetes and AWS. Experience of planning and leading on the delivery of significant technical change to devops platforms. Infrastructure-as-code scripting using terraform or similar tooling. Experience of managing technical risk and leading the implementation of appropriate mitigations. Proven ability to learn and understand new technology. Effective communication skills, including the ability to interact and build working relationships with stakeholders. Essential Experience Criteria: Experience of technical leadership on DevOps platforms and technologies. Proven in depth technical expertise in Kubernetes and AWS. Experience of planning and leading on the delivery of significant technical change to devops platforms. Infrastructure-as-code scripting using terraform or similar tooling. Experience of managing technical risk and leading the implementation of appropriate mitigations. Proven ability to learn and understand new technology. Effective communication skills, including the ability to interact and build working relationships with stakeholders. In return, you can expect: Over 29% employer pension contribution Annual leave of 28.5 days' paid holiday during each holiday year plus 8 days public holidays A clear progression pathway inc. personalised training and development plans including expensed accreditations with training days set aside Flexi-time scheme (You decide what working hours work best for you) Opportunity to work condensed hours Social and sports club Access to our employee assistance programme for counselling and support on a wide range of issues Interest-free loan for season tickets Cycle to work scheme (salary sacrifice). HMLR have a strong and positive culture, a commitment to inclusivity, an emphasis on continuous learning and development and flexible ways of working. Selection process details: HMLR is working with a recruitment partner (Inspire People) for this campaign. Please submit your CV? via the Apply button on this page. Inspire People will assess your CV and compile a longlist of applications for HM Land Registry to sift. Please make sure your CV outlines how you meet the Essential Experience listed above. Apply before 11:55 pm on Wednesday 26th November 2025
Inspire People
04/12/2025
Contractor
Are you ready to lead and influence transformative change within a secure Government Dept As an Enterprise Architect, you will be at the forefront of innovation, guiding the organisation through complex landscape. 12 Month contract. Up to £700 per day Inside IR35. Hybrid working Salisbury/Fareham circa 2 days per week. You must be eligible for SC Clearance. Applications close 6pm on Tuesday 18th Nov. As an Enterprise Architect you will: - Identify and prioritise changes to enable swift and effective delivery.- Lead cross-cutting capabilities that facilitate organisational change.- Own and develop the enterprise architecture vision, strategy, and roadmaps, encompassing current, future, and transitional states.- Consult and support collaboration across various business units.- Understand and manage the organisation's ecosystem and its interdependencies.- Guide strategic decisions across all architectural domains, portfolios, and programmes.- Establish and enforce architectural principles, policies, and standards.- Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment with the enterprise architecture strategy.- Develop and nurture the architecture community.- Conduct horizon scanning to identify and assess emerging trends and their potential impact. Skills and Experience Required for the Enterprise Architect: - Architecture Communication: Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, mediate complex discussions, and gain support for high-risk initiatives.- Making Architectural Decisions: Guide high-risk, complex architectural decisions, address risks, and lead architectural governance.- Enterprise Architecture: Design architectures that align with organisational objectives, influence structures, technology, and processes.- Problem Definition and Shaping: Lead the framing of complex problems, coach others in defining problems, and identify opportunities for solutions.This role is ideal for a strategic thinker with a passion for driving change and a proven track record in enterprise architecture. If you are ready to make a significant impact and lead the organisation towards a sustainable future, this is the perfect role for you.For more information contact Andrew Medhurst at Inspire People.Inspire People is providing the service of an employment business to end users and candidates.
Inspire People
08/10/2025
Contractor
AI Engineer - Transform Government Communications with Cutting-Edge AI. Are you passionate about leveraging AI to drive impactful change? We are seeking an AI Engineer with experience in Large Language API's (from 2021), Generative AI and Python, to play a pivotal role in shaping and enhancing AI products for Government. This role is fully remote and Inside IR35. 6 Month contract. Why Apply: 1. Innovative Impact: Be part of a team that has successfully launched Assist, an award-winning service that saves users an average of three hours per week. Assist is a business-critical tool for over 6500 Civil Servants across more than 300 public sector organisations. 2. Future-Focused: Engage with an exciting roadmap that includes developing synthetic AI-driven audiences and personalisation capabilities. Your work will directly contribute to the next generation of AI solutions within the public sector. 3. Collaborative Environment: Work alongside Developers, Data Scientists, User Researchers, and a Product Manager in an agile setting. Your contributions will be integral to the iterative development of a leading AI product. Key Responsibilities: - Maintain and iterate a web API using FastAPI, hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS). - Develop improvements to Assist, focusing on data ingestion, UI updates, and agentic possibilities. - Design and deliver new capabilities, such as conversational AI-powered synthetic audiences. - Collaborate with a Product Manager and other Software Developers to organise and complete tasks. - Contribute to technical decision-making, including Generative AI solutions around Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and prompt engineering. - Document and maintain Agile project responsibilities. - Develop features around sentiment analysis, data ingestion, and synthetic audience creation. Skills and Experience: - Proven experience in building Large Language Model-based applications incorporating tool usage and information retrieval. - Proficiency in Python programming. - Experience administering Amazon Web Services accounts. - Ability to take ownership of the entire feature development life cycle, from development and testing to deployment. - Experience in agile product delivery, working within a small interdisciplinary team. Be at the forefront of transforming government communications through AI. Your expertise will help shape a product that delivers real impact for the public, making a tangible difference in the efficiency and effectiveness of government services. For further information, contact Andrew Medhurst at Inspire People. Inspire People is acting as an employment business to the end user and candidates.
Inspire People Antrim, County Antrim
14/08/2023
Full time
Join a team at the heart of the global economy! The Department for Business and Trade ("DBT") and Inspire People are partnering together to bring you an exciting opportunity for User Researchers to champion the needs of DBT's users and help teams to design and deliver better services quickly, with less risk, and at lower cost. Salary between £48,981 - £65,600 plus excellent Civil Service benefits. Salary is dependent on location and technical skills as assessed at interview. Flexible, hybrid working from London, Cardiff, Darlington, Belfast, Birmingham, Salford and Edinburgh. As a Lead User Researcher, reporting to the Head of User Research, you will be helping to reinvigorate the User Research function in DBT, as part of a broader mission to champion the needs of users. User Researchers are key figures in DBT's digital teams. They help teams develop a deep understanding of the people - citizens, businesses, or government - who use DBT's services. Their findings enable teams to design and deliver better services quickly, with less risk, and at lower cost. The User Researcher function is looking to increase their influence and impact by developing agile, pragmatic ways of working, that help teams meet the CDDO service standards while reflecting the delivery pace of the department; looking at how they set and assure research standards, how innovate their approaches, and support teams to understand and respond to user needs. Find out more on the DBT User Research blogs. In your day-to-day role as a Lead User Researcher you will: . Help plan research programmes, working with management teams and Delivery Managers to ensure a shared understanding of priorities, playing an active role in matching researchers to requirements . Oversee the work of user researchers to ensure work is meeting GDS/CDDO service standards and is being delivered pragmatically and to a high quality, intervening if research falls below expected standards . Take the lead on key research about complex services and strategic issues and synthesise findings to generate strategic insights and identify gaps in understanding . Be an advocate for agile, user-focused research and work with stakeholders to highlight the benefits of operating this way . Lead on staff recruitment, both permanent civil servants and contractors . Manage the professional development of current staff, and the capability assessments in the UR profession Essential Skills and Experience You should be able to demonstrate essential skills and experience of: . Working with management teams and stakeholders to understand business needs and aligning research prioritisation and delivery to these needs . Planning, designing and delivering user research projects and programmes in complex, challenging contexts . Managing, mentoring or leading a team, ensuring they are performing against delivery goals and working to develop their capability . Providing oversight and quality assurance of multiple user research projects at the same time . Effectively advocating for the user and for good user research, advising stakeholders and building their buy-in of the value of user-centred practice . Responding to delivery pressures of an agile environment, demonstrating good professional judgement, flexibility and pragmatism In return, you can expect a planned, transparent progression with learning and development tailored to your role, an environment with flexible working options and a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity, plus the following benefits: Salary of £48,981 to £65,600 (including allowances) including annual allowance depending on location and experience Flexible, hybrid working from London, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham, Salford Annual leave starting at 26 days per annum plus statutory bank holidays rising to 33 days with service An excellent Civil Service pension scheme. If you are a User Researcher looking to enhance your career and make a difference across an expanding function, then apply today or contact Alison Whitehead at Inspire People in complete confidence for further information. Further Information: This role requires SC clearance, a condition of which is to have been present in the UK for 3 out of the past 5 years.
Inspire People Cardiff, South Glamorgan
14/08/2023
Full time
Join a team at the heart of the global economy! The Department for Business and Trade ("DBT") and Inspire People are partnering together to bring you an exciting opportunity for User Researchers to champion the needs of DBT's users and help teams to design and deliver better services quickly, with less risk, and at lower cost. Salary between £48,981 - £65,600 plus excellent Civil Service benefits. Salary is dependent on location and technical skills as assessed at interview. Flexible, hybrid working from London, Cardiff, Darlington, Belfast, Birmingham, Salford and Edinburgh. As a Lead User Researcher, reporting to the Head of User Research, you will be helping to reinvigorate the User Research function in DBT, as part of a broader mission to champion the needs of users. User Researchers are key figures in DBT's digital teams. They help teams develop a deep understanding of the people - citizens, businesses, or government - who use DBT's services. Their findings enable teams to design and deliver better services quickly, with less risk, and at lower cost. The User Researcher function is looking to increase their influence and impact by developing agile, pragmatic ways of working, that help teams meet the CDDO service standards while reflecting the delivery pace of the department; looking at how they set and assure research standards, how innovate their approaches, and support teams to understand and respond to user needs. Find out more on the DBT User Research blogs. In your day-to-day role as a Lead User Researcher you will: . Help plan research programmes, working with management teams and Delivery Managers to ensure a shared understanding of priorities, playing an active role in matching researchers to requirements . Oversee the work of user researchers to ensure work is meeting GDS/CDDO service standards and is being delivered pragmatically and to a high quality, intervening if research falls below expected standards . Take the lead on key research about complex services and strategic issues and synthesise findings to generate strategic insights and identify gaps in understanding . Be an advocate for agile, user-focused research and work with stakeholders to highlight the benefits of operating this way . Lead on staff recruitment, both permanent civil servants and contractors . Manage the professional development of current staff, and the capability assessments in the UR profession Essential Skills and Experience You should be able to demonstrate essential skills and experience of: . Working with management teams and stakeholders to understand business needs and aligning research prioritisation and delivery to these needs . Planning, designing and delivering user research projects and programmes in complex, challenging contexts . Managing, mentoring or leading a team, ensuring they are performing against delivery goals and working to develop their capability . Providing oversight and quality assurance of multiple user research projects at the same time . Effectively advocating for the user and for good user research, advising stakeholders and building their buy-in of the value of user-centred practice . Responding to delivery pressures of an agile environment, demonstrating good professional judgement, flexibility and pragmatism In return, you can expect a planned, transparent progression with learning and development tailored to your role, an environment with flexible working options and a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity, plus the following benefits: Salary of £48,981 to £65,600 (including allowances) including annual allowance depending on location and experience Flexible, hybrid working from London, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham, Salford Annual leave starting at 26 days per annum plus statutory bank holidays rising to 33 days with service An excellent Civil Service pension scheme. If you are a User Researcher looking to enhance your career and make a difference across an expanding function, then apply today or contact Alison Whitehead at Inspire People in complete confidence for further information. Further Information: This role requires SC clearance, a condition of which is to have been present in the UK for 3 out of the past 5 years.
Inspire People
14/08/2023
Full time
Join a team at the heart of the global economy! The Department for Business and Trade ("DBT") and Inspire People are partnering together to bring you an exciting opportunity for an experienced Python Developer to support essential tooling and systems across DBT. This role is ideal for a Back End Python developer looking for career growth and be exposed to cloud native systems with an SRE touch to join a team that ensures DBT's digital services work as users expect, working with development teams giving them the tools for their job, including application performance monitoring, exception, log and metrics aggregation, dashboards, and declarative CD/CI pipelines. £55,400 to £74,600 (including allowances) plus excellent Civil Service benefits and pension. Salary is dependent on location and technical skills as assessed at interview. Flexible, hybrid working from London, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff, Birmingham or Salford. DBTs Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) team develops and operates tools, services, and platforms that enable the UK government to provide world leading support to businesses in the UK and overseas. As a senior SRE developing Python, you will work to give development teams the tools for their job, including application performance monitoring, exception, log and metrics aggregation, dashboards, and declarative CI/CD (continuous integration/continuous delivery) pipelines. You'll evangelise product teams about service-level indicators, objectives, and error budgets, and negotiate them. You'll help build and scale our global product platform and participate in an on-call rota. The Tech Stack includes: Python and Django framework Serverless compute (Lambda) Amazon Web Services Azure Jenkins and AWS Codepipelines Terraform & CloudFormation Kubernetes Elastic Container Service (ECS) Elasticsearch PostgreSQL Sentry Redis Essential Skills and Experience You should be able to demonstrate: Experience and fluency in Python, writing clean and effective code. Cloud experience with either Amazon Web Services, Azure or Google Cloud. Ability to build code-defined, reliable, and well tested infrastructure on top of cloud computing systems (eg, Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi). Experience in designing, analysing, and troubleshooting distributed systems. Knowledge of Linux/Unix fundamentals and TCP/IP Networking. Ability to see user impact in the infrastructure changes. Desirable Skills and Experience While not essential, it would be ideal if you have demonstrable skills and experience of: Experience coding infrastructure (ie, Terraform, CloudFormation). Experience in defining and measuring Service Level Objectives. Experience in observability driven development. Experience in prototyping through reuse of existing Open Source components. In return, you can expect a planned, transparent progression with learning and development tailored to your role, an environment with flexible working options and a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity, plus the following benefits: Salary of £54,400 to £74,600 (including allowances) including annual allowance depending on location and experience Flexible, hybrid working from London, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham, Salford Annual leave starting at 26 days per annum plus statutory bank holidays rising to 33 days with service An excellent Civil Service pension scheme. If you are a Python Developer, DevOps Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer or Systems Administrator looking to enhance your career and make a difference across an expanding function, then apply today or contact Alison Whitehead at Inspire People in complete confidence for further information. Further Information: This role requires SC clearance, a condition of which is to have been present in the UK for 3 out of the past 5 years.
Inspire People Cardiff, South Glamorgan
06/01/2022
Full time
The Department for International Trade (DIT) and Inspire People are partnering together to bring you an amazing opportunity to join a team at the heart of the global economy and make a difference! The Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) team at DIT have a newly created opportunity for a Head of Engineering to lead and build the Software Development functions, defining the strategy and, prioritising workloads and future growth for delivering products central to promoting UK trade globally. £67,700 to £83,800 inclusive of allowance depending on location and experience, plus excellent benefits. Flexible, hybrid working from London or Cardiff. The Head of Engineering at DIT is responsible for software development, web operations and testing professions. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you help define how DIT do what they do, and make sure that systems are built to be changed rapidly. The Head of Engineering will have a background in software development, who can: ? Be responsible for a large team of Software Developers, Web Operations Engineers and Testers, setting up line management frameworks where appropriate ? Work with each profession to ensure DIT build and operate maintainable and sustainable digital products ? Stay up to date with and lead the creation of standards, principles and guidance on best practices and techniques to best enable our teams to consistently deliver at pace ? Handle allocation of staff to teams, ensuring a good balance of personalities, skills and seniority, enabling the teams to deliver great services quickly ? Mentor members of your professions, helping ensure they're building things to our standards, and identifying opportunities for collaboration ? Advocate user-centric, agile approaches which focus on rapid, effective delivery of high quality digital services ? Transform government into a modern, agile development centre by embedding practices like test driven development, continuous deployment, and devOps. Essential Skills and Experience: What are we looking for from you? Well, you should have demonstrable skills and experience of: * Leadership: A visible and effective leader for engineering professions. Defines and publishes a strategy for engineering professions. Mentors and guides leading members of engineering professions to establish a good standard of work, making improvements where necessary * Building capability: Proactively participates in recruitment efforts and external engagement to attract and retain high calibre candidates * Professional standards: Defines technical standards, principles and guidance to maintain the quality of engineering outputs. Advocates and provides support for cross-government standards related to engineering professions * Performance management : Takes full responsibility for the health, morale & practice of the engineering professions. Collaborates with peers & other leaders to improve cross-profession interactions. In return, you can expect a planned, transparent progression with learning and development tailored to your role, an environment with flexible working options and a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity, plus the following benefits: * £67,700 to £83,800 inclusive of allowance depending on location and experience * Flexible, hybrid working from London or Cardiff * Annual leave starting at 26 days per annum plus statutory bank holidays rising to 33 days with service * An excellent Civil Service pension scheme. If you are an experienced leader with a background in software development, looking to enhance your career and make a difference across a function that will make a real difference to the UK economy, then apply today or contact Andrew Medhurst at Inspire People in complete confidence for further information. Application Process: Appointments will be made to candidates in merit order based on location preferences. The Department for International Trade embraces and values diversity in all forms. We welcome and pride ourselves on the positive impact diversity has on the work we do, and we promote equality of opportunity throughout the organisation. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours and Technical Skills through relevant assessments and presentations. Inspire People will longlisting applications based on experience and essential criteria listed in the Job Description. If successful during the first interview, candidates may be invited to attend a second interview. Technical Skills: * Availability and Capacity Management * Development Process Optimisation * DDaT Standards Outside your Discipline * Information Security * Modern Standards Approach * Programming and Build (Software Engineering) * Prototyping * Service Support * Systems Design * Systems Integration * User Focus Behaviours: ? Leadership ? Communicating and influencing ? Developing self and others ? Seeing the big picture
Inspire People Manchester, Lancashire
05/11/2021
Full time
This is a great opportunity for an IT Business Analyst to join the fourth largest local authority in England, who delivering a wide range of services to 15,000 staff and 1.2 million residents, businesses and organisations, who are delivering an ambitious Digital Strategy which is making a real difference to the delivery of public services. As a Business Analyst within the Digital Services team, you will translate senior client business issues into effective solutions. Remote working (candidates must be commutable distance to Preston). Starting salary £38,890 to £40,876 depending on experience, rising to £43,857 plus benefits. The role: Working in a busy, high pressured and diverse environment you will be able to effectively understand and translate business requirements from "As Is" and "To Be" into Statements of Works. You can expect to be involved in a number of requirements across differing functions and work-streams at any time, working in collaboration with other specialist disciplines and key partners - these can vary in both scale and nature, making the workload extremely interesting. About you: . Relevant IT business analysis experience in private or public sector (local government experience desirable, not essential), ideally worked in ITIL environments. . Attention to detail with excellent written and verbal communication skills. . Logical and technically capable to translate business needs into digital requirements with sufficient ICT skills to identify and suggest where technical/automation would be beneficial. . Formal training/qualifications preferred, such as Business Analysis (BSC courses), ITIL Foundation (ITIL4), Continual Service Improvement or Lean Six Sigma. Benefits The authority values staff as individuals and aim to help them achieve their full potential, offering a work environment that encourages staff engagement, team working and problem solving, recognising the importance and benefits of a good work life balance. In return for your passion and expertise a generous benefits package is provided, including: . Flexible working hours (37 hrs per week) along with opportunities for agile working. . Extremely generous Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, death in service payments, life assurance and dependents pensions. . Great Holiday Entitlement: 25 days annual leave entitlement rising to 31, after five years' continuous service. Eight bank holidays and two further additional statutory days during the Christmas and New Year period. . Family friendly employer: Help to balance family commitments, including generous maternity leave, paternity leave and support for working carers Adoption and parental leave. Childcare voucher scheme. . Great location, just a short walk from the train station and main bus route. If you are a Business Analyst looking for an exciting role within an organisation that makes a difference and where you can impact multiple enterprise level projects, then contact Andrew Medhurst at Inspire People or apply now. Inspire People is a recruitment agency providing services to individuals and organisations.
Inspire People
05/11/2021
Full time
This is a great opportunity for a Senior Back End Developer with a broad knowledge of languages including Java, JavaScript, Node.js, Python, with hands on cloud knowledge (preferably AWS) and working within to CI/CD and principles, to produce cutting edge distributed software systems on behalf of a European Cloud based services business and AWS Advanced Consulting Partner, who are expanding their UK team to serve their high value clients. Home based. £65k upwards depending on experience. If you also have Front End development experience or are interested in gaining this experience we would love to hear from you. As the Senior Back End Developer, you will work closely with clients and development teams to deliver innovative software that provides genuine business value. You will join a skilled and motivated team, hit the ground running and think on your feet. This organisation offers flexibility and freedom in return for passion and commitment, even providing bonuses for passing accreditations! Role Guide for the Senior Back End Developer includes: * Lead the development of cutting edge distributed software systems. * Drive the uptake of new tools and technologies, introducing them to projects where appropriate. * Coach and motivate others in your team, listen and share knowledge. The Senior Back End Developer should have: * Experience as a lead software developer in an agile environment using multiple languages, including Java, JavaScript, Node.js and Python (essential), with both Front End and Back End development experience. * Knowledge and experience of cloud development, preferably AWS (desirable) * Knowledge and experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery, Test Driven Development, Behaviour Driven Development. In return, you can expect a very competitive salary of £65k upwards depending on experience, plus excellent benefits including: * 33 days annual leave (includes bank holidays) * Training incentives * Company MacBook & accessories provided * SIM-only business mobile plan * Contributory Pension * Sickness benefit in the event of long-term illness * Death in service benefit * Private medical insurance including for dependents * Travel insurance. If you are a Senior Back End Developer with a broad knowledge of languages, (including Java, JavaScript, Node.js and Python) and hands on cloud knowledge (preferably AWS) and working within a CI/CD and Agile environment, looking to work on cutting edge solutions with an organisation that offers flexibility, freedom and incentives learning, then contact Andrew Medhurst at Inspire People or apply below. Inspire People is an employment agency providing services to employers and individuals. "Back End Developer", "Full Stack Developer"; "Lead Software Engineer"; "Lead Software Developer", Java, JavaScript, Node.js, Python, AWS, Agile, CI/CD, "Full Stack"
Inspire People
04/11/2021
Full time
Do you want to join an organisation going through a substantial digital change programme that will positively impact the UK economy? This is an exciting time to join a UK Government Department that is transitioning from paper based/legacy systems to a digital-first environment. As a Test Engineer, you will be an integral part of the Digital Delivery team, providing manual and automated testing (candidate without Automated testing will be trained). Home working with flexible working (no core hours). £32,206 - £40,136 inclusive of allowances, 26% pension plus benefits. You will have the opportunities to develop and mature skills in a core role but extend this to skills typically aligned to other role types. You will have a high level of input in defining which additional skills you can develop. About the Role: * Be responsible for the design, coding, testing and documentation for robust, scalable and reusables solutions that deliver exceptional user experience using DevOps best practice * Work closely with software developers to reach a common understanding of the code base and test coverage at unit level * Work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver highly user focused and successful digital services ensuring governance standards are adhered to. * Assist in implementing toolkits and APIs for purposes such as integration, performance optimisation, security and scalability * Build automated tests to support our continuous deployment environment * Identify, incidents, risks and issues in line with ITIL standards About you: * Experience in delivering manual or automated testing. * Good understanding of a mainstream automation testing framework such as Serenity (desirable). * Experience in a mainstream development language. Desirable skills include: - Experience with API Automation tools, such as Java, Serenity, BDD-Cucumber, Spring Boot and Rest-Assured - Experience with API Performance Testing - JMeter/Java - Experience with End to End automation - Serenity, Selenium-Web driver/Java In return you can expect excellent personal development and career progression plus Civil Service benefits including: * Flexible working scheme (no core hours) * 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increases to 30 days annual leave with service) * Generous pension scheme * Bonus payments * Free on-site car parking * On site gym, restaurant If you are a Test Engineer looking for your next challenge and career/personal development, then apply today or contact Andrew Medhurst at Inspire People.
Inspire People Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
10/09/2021
Full time
This is a great opportunity for a multi-skilled IT Business Analyst to join the IT Team of a public sector body who are embarking on a three-year transformation of learning and development supporting the construction engineering sector and the career paths of hundreds of thousands of people. Reporting to the CIO, you will play a central role in defining the technical, data and service platforms on which that transformation can be delivered. Remote working with occasional travel to Herts. Up to £50k basic plus £7,965 car allowance and benefits. It's an exciting opportunity to work innovatively at pace on a range of diverse challenges to design the future platform for construction engineering learning. What you will do: Analyse the current data model, and design a data platform model that supports today's operations and tomorrow's blended learning vision. Redesign one of the key online services from a user-centric perspective and work with vendors to develop a user-tested proof of concept. Gather requirements and evaluate multiple platforms to enable the selection of platforms for delivering Blended Learning and IT Operations vision. Conduct other diverse elements of discovery, to mobilise for implementation from 2022. What you will bring: Passion for doing something transformational that contributes to an important sector of the UK economy and the career paths of hundreds of thousands of people. Expert knowledge and experience of data modelling, data normalisation, metadata management, and related tools and data normalization. High level of communication, facilitation, interpersonal and influencing skills. Experience of UX definition, including persona development, journey mapping and task flows. Experience of defining product backlogs and requirements. Good understanding of Agile principles and practices. In return you can expect to receive a competitive salary in the region of £50,000 basic plus the following : Car Allowance of £7,965pa paid pro-rate monthly, taxable, non-pensionable 25 days holiday per year rising to 30 days during first 5 years' service. Contributory Defined Contribution pension scheme. Employee contributions range from 4.5% to 8.5% of salary. Company contributions are matched. Home office set up fund available in first 3 months of service - up to £250. Appraisal and development scheme. Corporate bonus and individual bonus (non-consolidated) normally available. If you are an experienced Business Analyst looking to develop your career in an interesting transformation that will have a positive effect on the careers of over 400,000 UK learners, then apply today or contact Andrew Medhurst at Inspire People for more information. Inspire People is a acting as a employment agency providing services to employers and individuals.
Inspire People
10/09/2021
Full time
This is a great opportunity for a Senior Back End Developer with a broad knowledge of languages including Java, JavaScript, Node.js, Python, with hands on cloud knowledge (preferably AWS) and working within to CI/CD and principles, to produce cutting edge distributed software systems on behalf of a European Cloud based services business and AWS Advanced Consulting Partner, who are expanding their UK team to serve their high value clients. Home based. £65k upwards depending on experience. If you also have Front-End development experience or are interested in gaining this experience we would love to hear from you. As the Senior Back End Developer, you will work closely with clients and development teams to deliver innovative software that provides genuine business value. You will join a skilled and motivated team, hit the ground running and think on your feet. This organisation offers flexibility and freedom in return for passion and commitment, even providing bonuses for passing accreditations! Role Guide for the Senior Back End Developer includes: * Lead the development of cutting edge distributed software systems. * Drive the uptake of new tools and technologies, introducing them to projects where appropriate. * Coach and motivate others in your team, listen and share knowledge. The Senior Back End Developer should have: * Experience as a lead software developer in an agile environment using multiple languages, including Java, JavaScript, Node.js and Python (essential), with both front end and back end development experience. * Knowledge and experience of cloud development, preferably AWS (desirable) * Knowledge and experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery, Test Driven Development, Behaviour Driven Development. In return, you can expect a very competitive salary of £65k upwards depending on experience, plus excellent benefits including: * 33 days annual leave (includes bank holidays) * Training incentives * Company MacBook & accessories provided * SIM-only business mobile plan * Contributory Pension * Sickness benefit in the event of long-term illness * Death in service benefit * Private medical insurance including for dependents * Travel insurance. If you are a Senior Back End Developer with a broad knowledge of languages, (including Java, JavaScript, Node.js and Python) and hands on cloud knowledge (preferably AWS) and working within a CI/CD and Agile environment, looking to work on cutting edge solutions with an organisation that offers flexibility, freedom and incentives learning, then contact Andrew Medhurst at Inspire People on or apply below. Inspire People is an employment agency providing services to employers and individuals. "Back End Developer", "Full Stack Developer"; "Lead Software Engineer"; "Lead Software Developer", Java, JavaScript, Node.js, Python, AWS, Agile, CI/CD, "Full Stack"
Inspire People
17/03/2021
Full time
This is a great opportunity for a Senior Software Developer to join a new in-house development team within a highly visible UK Government health agency that has significant positive impact on public health during the pandemic. Working on a new greenfield project, you will have solid JavaScript development skills and React, Node...... click apply for full job details