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Become part of a mission-driven digital organisation shaping national services used by millions across the UK. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is working with Inspire People to recruit a Lead Enterprise Architect with strong enterprise architecture expertise, strategic roadmap development, governance and large-scale digital transformation capability. 60% office-based in your designated office in either Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham, Oldham, Newcastle, Swansea or Yeading. Salary up to £82,340 (base pay of £57,515 plus an additional Digital and Data Profession allowance up to £24,915), 28.97% employer pension contribution per annum and excellent Civil Service benefits. Shape the Future of Digital Services at DVSA. As Lead Enterprise Architect you will: Work with business and DDaT stakeholders to deliver enterprise solutions across Business, Data, Application and Technology domains Support digital transformation initiatives, including shaping business cases and enterprise-level change Define and communicate high-level architecture designs aligned to current and future organisational needs Assess industry and societal trends and translate them into strategic architectural direction Communicate effectively across technical and non-technical stakeholder groups, mediating complex discussions Build support for architectural initiatives with high impact, risk and complexity Collaborate across teams and communities to drive continuous improvement and strong delivery outcomes Identify and evaluate supplier approaches, supporting commercial and procurement decisions Create and maintain enterprise architecture models, assets, roadmaps and repositories Maintain a view of current and future state architecture across defined domains (1-5 years) Assure alignment of architecture across all domains with business goals, objectives and KPIs Define, maintain and promote architectural principles, standards and patterns Provide governance and assurance across enterprise initiatives and solutions Identify and manage architectural risks across teams and domains Lead the definition and shaping of complex problems and guide solution development Contribute to organisational and cross-government strategy design and implementation Essential skills for the Lead Enterprise Architect include: Demonstrated expertise in establishing and executing enterprise architecture principles, standards, blueprints, roadmaps and patterns that drive business value Extensive experience delivering transformation initiatives involving cloud environments and integrated technology ecosystems Practical experience applying enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF, Zachman) in real-world transformation contexts Strong capability in developing strategic vision and translating complexity into clear, actionable roadmaps Experience delivering architecture governance and assurance Strong strategic thinking and planning capability Robust analytical skills to support evidence-based decision-making Strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills at senior level Desirable skills for the Lead Enterprise Architect include: Degree in a Digital Development and Technology discipline (or equivalent experience) Formal enterprise architecture certification (e.g. TOGAF, Zachman) Experience with architecture modelling approaches (e.g. Archimate, UML, BPMN) In return, you can expect a flexible working culture, including: Salary up to £82,340 (base pay of £57,515 plus an additional Digital and Data Profession allowance up to £24,915) 28.97% employer pension contribution per annum Excellent Civil Service benefits Hybrid working with flexible arrangements Access to learning, development and career progression opportunities The opportunity to shape national digital services at scale Why Join DVSA? This is a pivotal role within DVSA's Architecture Management Office where you will lead the enablement of enterprise architecture strategy, influence senior stakeholders across government, and shape digital and business capabilities at scale, driving sustainable, secure and cost-effective technology transformation across services that impact millions of UK citizens. Apply now through Inspire People to play a leading role in shaping enterprise architecture at DVSA. JBRP1_UKTJ

DVSA are looking for a Senior Data Architect to help shape how data is managed, governed and used across the agency. This is a varied role where you will support the delivery of DVSA's data strategy, working across data architecture, governance, standards, quality and maturity to help improve services and support better decision-making. Hybrid working with 60% office-based in your designated office in either Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham, Oldham, Newcastle, Swansea or Yeading. Salary up to £82,340 (base pay of £57,515 plus an additional Digital and Data Profession allowance up to £24,915), 28.97% employer pension contribution per annum and excellent Civil Service benefits. OPEN SESSION Would you like to find out more about the role, the digital team and what it's like to work at DVSA? If so, we are organising a familiarisation session where you can virtually 'meet the team' and an opportunity to ask questions on Tuesday 2nd June at 12:30PM. Please follow applicaiton link to reserve your virtual seat. Highly recommend attending! About role DVSA are looking for a Senior Data Architect to join their growing Data Management team, helping to improve how data is captured, managed, governed and used across the agency. This is a varied role where you will support the delivery of DVSA's data strategy, working across areas such as data governance, data quality, data maturity, metadata management, data standards and data modelling. You will act as a point of contact for a key service area, building strong relationships with stakeholders across the business and helping teams understand the value of good data management. The role will involve working with data owners, data stewards, technical teams and wider digital colleagues to improve data processes, support better decision-making and ensure data is treated as a strategic asset. This is a good opportunity for someone who enjoys combining data expertise with stakeholder engagement. DVSA have made strong progress in building their internal data capability and there is still scope to influence how data architecture is embedded across the organisation and help shape future ways of working. Responsibilities Define DVSA's data architecture framework, including models, standards, patterns and principles. Develop and maintain a data catalogue, documenting data usage, requirements and flows across the agency. Support the DVSA data strategy and roadmap, including data governance and data management artefacts. Develop data measurement initiatives to assess data condition, identify issues and support remediation. Work closely with EA leadership, Security Architects, Dynamics Architects, Business Architects and wider colleagues to shape data architecture and embed strong governance. Essential skills Experience and expertise in data architecture concepts ( i.e data modelling, model management, metadata management, data governance, data standards or data requirements) Experience translating business and service needs into clear data requirements, data flows, processes and practical architecture outputs. Experience improving how data is managed, governed, accessed or used, including developing and embedding data systems, processes or standards. Experience contributing to data strategy, roadmaps or associated policies, with strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to influence across a complex organisation. Benefits In return, you can expect a flexible working culture, including: Salary up to £82,340 (base pay of £57,515 plus an additional Digital and Data Profession allowance up to £24,915) Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service, up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave. 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King's birthday. Access to the staff discount portal. Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc. 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff. Location 60% Office based from a choice of 7 locations: Birmingham, Swansea, Leeds, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Oldham or Yeading (West London) Why join DVSA? DVSA's work has a direct impact on road safety across Great Britain, helping to make sure drivers, vehicles and operators meet the standards needed to keep people safe. As a Senior Data Architect, you will help improve how data is managed, governed and used across the agency, supporting better decisions and more effective services for the public. You will work across important areas such as data governance, quality, maturity, standards, modelling and the responsible use of data and AI. You're joining a growing data team at an exciting stage, with the opportunity to influence how data is treated as a strategic asset across a complex, public-facing organisation. Apply now or contact Inspire People in complete confidence. JBRP1_UKTJ

Become part of a mission driven digital team helping to build secure, resilient services used by millions across the UK. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), in partnership with Inspire People, is hiring a Lead Data Engineer with strong SQL and Python expertise, experience across modern cloud data platforms including Databricks, Apache Spark and lakehouse architectures, and a proven ability to design, build and lead delivery of reliable data products. This is a permanent role based in Swansea, working in a hybrid model (minimum 60% office-based in Swansea), with a salary of £57,515 - £82,430 plus 29% employer pension contribution and excellent Civil Service benefits. Shape the Future of Digital Services at DVLA DVLA is responsible for delivering secure, reliable national motoring services at scale, supporting millions of citizens, vehicles and transactions across the UK. DVLA Digital is on a long-term transformation journey, modernising platforms and services while maintaining public safety, trust and operational resilience. As a Lead Data Engineer, you will lead the design and delivery of high-impact data products within DVLA's data platform team, working closely with product teams, analysts and data scientists to ensure data solutions are scalable, reliable and aligned to user needs. As a Lead Data Engineer you will: - Design and implement complex data flows connecting operational systems for analytics, storage and business intelligence - Build data products using modern data and streaming technologies - Lead and coordinate engineering teams, setting standards and best practice - Identify and enable reuse of data flows across services - Design and assure robust data models and integrations to improve data quality - Lead performance optimisation across data platforms, balancing cost, scalability and reliability - Apply systems integration expertise to deliver end-to-end data solutions - Champion data engineering best practice across DVLA and wider government Essential skills for the Lead Data Engineer include: - Extensive experience in data ingestion, cleansing, transformation and modelling - Strong proficiency in SQL and Python - Experience with modern cloud data platforms and lakehouse architectures - Hands-on experience with big data technologies such as Apache Spark or Databricks - Strong knowledge of data warehousing concepts - Experience with build, test and deployment automation - Proven leadership capability leading or mentoring data engineering teams - Strong problem-solving skills with a detail-oriented approach Desirable skills for the Lead Data Engineer include: - Experience working with large-scale data platforms in complex environments - Understanding of data governance, security and data quality frameworks - Experience influencing technical standards and engineering direction - Familiarity with Government Digital & Data capability frameworks In return, you can expect a flexible working culture, including: - Best in class learning and development tailored to your role - An environment with flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance - A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues - Generous employer contribution of 28.9%, depending on chosen pension scheme - Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance - Digital communities with clear career frameworks - On-site gym plus personal training available (membership applies) - On-site nursery, restaurants and coffee bar - 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), increasing by 1 each year (up to 30) & 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King's birthday - 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff - Free parking Why Join the DVLA? You will play a key leadership role in shaping how DVLA designs and delivers data products at scale. This is an opportunity to work on nationally significant services, influence engineering standards, and contribute to long-term digital transformation across government. Apply today or contact Inspire People for a confidential discussion about this opportunity JBRP1_UKTJ

Become part of a mission-driven digital organisation shaping national services used by millions across the UK. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is working with Inspire People to recruit a Lead Enterprise Architect with strong enterprise architecture expertise, strategic roadmap development, governance and large-scale digital transformation capability. 60% office-based in your designated office in either Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham, Oldham, Newcastle, Swansea or Yeading. Salary up to £82,340 (base pay of £57,515 plus an additional Digital and Data Profession allowance up to £24,915), 28.97% employer pension contribution per annum and excellent Civil Service benefits. Shape the Future of Digital Services at DVSA. As Lead Enterprise Architect you will: Work with business and DDaT stakeholders to deliver enterprise solutions across Business, Data, Application and Technology domains Support digital transformation initiatives, including shaping business cases and enterprise-level change Define and communicate high-level architecture designs aligned to current and future organisational needs Assess industry and societal trends and translate them into strategic architectural direction Communicate effectively across technical and non-technical stakeholder groups, mediating complex discussions Build support for architectural initiatives with high impact, risk and complexity Collaborate across teams and communities to drive continuous improvement and strong delivery outcomes Identify and evaluate supplier approaches, supporting commercial and procurement decisions Create and maintain enterprise architecture models, assets, roadmaps and repositories Maintain a view of current and future state architecture across defined domains (1-5 years) Assure alignment of architecture across all domains with business goals, objectives and KPIs Define, maintain and promote architectural principles, standards and patterns Provide governance and assurance across enterprise initiatives and solutions Identify and manage architectural risks across teams and domains Lead the definition and shaping of complex problems and guide solution development Contribute to organisational and cross-government strategy design and implementation Essential skills for the Lead Enterprise Architect include: Demonstrated expertise in establishing and executing enterprise architecture principles, standards, blueprints, roadmaps and patterns that drive business value Extensive experience delivering transformation initiatives involving cloud environments and integrated technology ecosystems Practical experience applying enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF, Zachman) in real-world transformation contexts Strong capability in developing strategic vision and translating complexity into clear, actionable roadmaps Experience delivering architecture governance and assurance Strong strategic thinking and planning capability Robust analytical skills to support evidence-based decision-making Strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills at senior level Desirable skills for the Lead Enterprise Architect include: Degree in a Digital Development and Technology discipline (or equivalent experience) Formal enterprise architecture certification (e.g. TOGAF, Zachman) Experience with architecture modelling approaches (e.g. Archimate, UML, BPMN) In return, you can expect a flexible working culture, including: Salary up to £82,340 (base pay of £57,515 plus an additional Digital and Data Profession allowance up to £24,915) 28.97% employer pension contribution per annum Excellent Civil Service benefits Hybrid working with flexible arrangements Access to learning, development and career progression opportunities The opportunity to shape national digital services at scale Why Join DVSA? This is a pivotal role within DVSA's Architecture Management Office where you will lead the enablement of enterprise architecture strategy, influence senior stakeholders across government, and shape digital and business capabilities at scale, driving sustainable, secure and cost-effective technology transformation across services that impact millions of UK citizens. Apply now through Inspire People to play a leading role in shaping enterprise architecture at DVSA. JBRP1_UKTJ

Become part of a mission-driven digital team helping to build secure, resilient services used by millions across the UK. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) are seeking a Principal Technical Architect with strong architectural governance experience, the ability to lead across complex multi-team programmes and the confidence to operate at both strategic and delivery levels. Permanent role, hybrid working from Swansea (60% office-based), salary of up to £98,061 (inc allowances, based on skills and experience) plus 29% employer pension contribution and excellent Civil Service benefits. OPEN SESSION Would you like to find out more about the role, the digital team and what it's like to work at DVLA? If so, DVLA are organising a familiarisation session where you can virtually 'meet the team' and an opportunity to ask questions on Thursday 14th May at 12pm. Please follow the apply link for instrictions to book yur virtual seat. About role DVLA delivers national-scale digital services that enable the safe and lawful use of vehicles across the UK, supporting millions of drivers and vehicles every year. With a significant increase in concurrent transformation programmes including legislative change, service improvement, and new digital initiatives - DVLA is strengthening its architecture leadership capability to ensure coherence, governance and long-term value. As a Principal Technical Architect, you will provide end-to-end architectural ownership across a major programme, ensuring that solutions delivered across multiple products and teams align to agreed principles, standards and strategic direction. You will act as the architectural authority within the programme, bridging technical architecture, delivery and programme-level decision-making. As a Principal Technical Architect, you will: Provide end-to-end architectural oversight across a large, complex programme spanning multiple delivery teams Lead and evolve architectural governance, ensuring consistency, quality and alignment with DVLA standards Own and produce technical impact assessments, translating business change into architectural implications and options Develop and maintain architectural roadmaps across short-, medium- and long-term horizons Oversee and assure architectural outputs from Lead Technical Architects, providing coaching and direction Work closely with programme and senior stakeholders, representing architecture at boards and planning forums Identify risks, dependencies and cross-domain impacts early and drive resolution Essential skills for the Principal Technical Architect include: Proven experience operating as a Technical Architect or Lead Architect across multiple teams or programmes Strong understanding of architectural governance and the ability to design and improve governance processes Excellent stakeholder management skills, including engagement with senior leadership Broad technical knowledge across systems, integrations and cloud platforms Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, business-focused language Demonstrable ownership of end-to-end architectural delivery in complex, ambiguous environments Desirable skills for the Principal Technical Architect include: Experience working in government or other regulated environments Exposure to large-scale digital transformation programmes Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure Background in software engineering or hands-on technical delivery Experience working with emerging technologies, including AI Benefits Alongside your salary of £69,501 - £98,061, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency contributes £20,134 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits: Best in class learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues Generous employer contribution of 28.9%, depending on chosen pension scheme Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance Digital communities with clear career frameworks On-site gym plus personal training available (membership applies) On-site nursery, restaurants and coffee bar 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), increasing by 1 each year (up to 30) & 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King's birthday 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff Free parking Why Join? This is a high-impact role with senior visibility, offering the opportunity to shape architecture across nationally significant digital programmes. You will influence how DVLA delivers and governs technology at scale, while developing your own career within one of the UK's largest and most complex digital organisations. JBRP1_UKTJ

DVLA are looking for Lead Technical Architects to support major digital change across a range of high-volume services used by millions of people across the UK. You will work closely with engineering and delivery teams on technical design, helping to improve existing systems, deliver new digital services and support future change across areas such as vehicles, payments, identity and customer-facing platforms. Permanent role, hybrid working from Swansea (60% office-based), salary of up to £82,430 (inc allowances, based on skills and experience) plus 29% employer pension contribution and excellent Civil Service benefits. OPEN SESSION Would you like to find out more about the role, the digital team and what it's like to work at DVLA? If so, DVLA are organising a familiarisation session where you can virtually 'meet the team' and an opportunity to ask questions on Thursday 14th May at 12pm. Follow the Apply link for instructions to reserve your virtual seat. Highly recommend attending! About role As a Lead Technical Architect, you will be responsible for the technical design of systems and services across one or more DVLA product areas. You will work closely with engineering squads, lead engineers, delivery managers, business analysts and programme architects to develop practical designs that can be understood, delivered and maintained. You will work on impactful projects such as the Electronic Vehicle Excise Duty programme, known as EVED - a major programme of work linked to upcoming legislative change. The work will include a mix of new development, changes to current national systems and integration between existing and new services. You will produce high-level designs, support solution briefs, document technical decisions and work with squads to make sure designs are clear before development begins. The role would suit someone with an engineering background who has moved into architecture, or an experienced technical architect who enjoys working closely with delivery teams. Responsibilities Lead technical design and explain design decisions clearly. Help make sure technical work is high quality and aligned with DVLA and wider government standards. Work with different teams to encourage joined-up thinking, reuse and shared approaches. Support and mentor engineers and other architects. Stay close to the code and make good use of modern tools, including AI coding assistants, to support better ways of working. Essential skills Architectural or engineering background Experience designing or delivering enterprise and cloud-based software systems such as AWS. Knowledge of cloud-native design, data security and protecting sensitive information. Ability to create solution designs collaboratively and iteratively with delivery teams. Strong technical skills across end-to-end design, governance, assurance and engineering support. Strategic thinker who can balance business, product and technical priorities. Strong communicator, able to work with senior leaders, engineers, testers and non-technical stakeholders. Desirable skills Experience working in a large, complex or regulated environment. Background in government, public sector or high-volume digital services. Experience working closely with Agile software engineering squads. Exposure to architecture governance, design assurance or technical standards. Comfortable using design and technical tools such as Draw.io, C4, Mermaid, PlantUML, Git or Markdown. Benefits Alongside your salary of £57,515 - £82,430 , Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency contributes £16,662 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits: Best in class learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues Generous employer contribution of 28.9%, depending on chosen pension scheme Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance Digital communities with clear career frameworks On-site gym plus personal training available (membership applies) On-site nursery, restaurants and coffee bar 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), increasing by 1 each year (up to 30) & 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King's birthday 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff Free parking Why join? DVLA is entering a significant period of digital and legislative change, with a major new programme of work coming into play across its vehicle services. You'll be joining at an early stage, helping to support the technical design behind services that are used by millions of people across the UK. You'll join a friendly and supportive architecture team that is moving towards a more collaborative, product-led and cloud-native way of working, with opportunities to stay close to engineering, modern tooling, AI coding assistants and future digital services. Apply now or contact Zee in complete confidence JBRP1_UKTJ

DVSA are looking for a Senior Data Architect to help shape how data is managed, governed and used across the agency. This is a varied role where you will support the delivery of DVSA's data strategy, working across data architecture, governance, standards, quality and maturity to help improve services and support better decision-making. Hybrid working with 60% office-based in your designated office in either Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham, Oldham, Newcastle, Swansea or Yeading. Salary up to £82,340 (base pay of £57,515 plus an additional Digital and Data Profession allowance up to £% employer pension contribution per annum and excellent Civil Service benefits. OPEN SESSION Would you like to find out more about the role, the digital team and what it's like to work at DVSA? If so, we are organising a familiarisation session where you can virtually 'meet the team' and an opportunity to ask questions on Tuesday 2 June at 12:30PM. Please follow applicaiton link to reserve your virtual seat. Highly recommend attending! About role DVSA are looking for a Senior Data Architect to join their growing Data Management team, helping to improve how data is captured, managed, governed and used across the agency. This is a varied role where you will support the delivery of DVSA's data strategy, working across areas such as data governance, data quality, data maturity, metadata management, data standards and data modelling. You will act as a point of contact for a key service area, building strong relationships with stakeholders across the business and helping teams understand the value of good data management. The role will involve working with data owners, data stewards, technical teams and wider digital colleagues to improve data processes, support better decision-making and ensure data is treated as a strategic asset. This is a good opportunity for someone who enjoys combining data expertise with stakeholder engagement. DVSA have made strong progress in building their internal data capability and there is still scope to influence how data architecture is embedded across the organisation and help shape future ways of working. Responsibilities Define DVSA's data architecture framework, including models, standards, patterns and principles. Develop and maintain a data catalogue, documenting data usage, requirements and flows across the agency. Support the DVSA data strategy and roadmap, including data governance and data management artefacts. Develop data measurement initiatives to assess data condition, identify issues and support remediation. Work closely with EA leadership, Security Architects, Dynamics Architects, Business Architects and wider colleagues to shape data architecture and embed strong governance. Essential skills Experience and expertise in data architecture concepts ( i.e data modelling, model management, metadata management, data governance, data standards or data requirements) Experience translating business and service needs into clear data requirements, data flows, processes and practical architecture outputs. Experience improving how data is managed, governed, accessed or used, including developing and embedding data systems, processes or standards. Experience contributing to data strategy, roadmaps or associated policies, with strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to influence across a complex organisation. Benefits In return, you can expect a flexible working culture, including: Salary up to £82,340 (base pay of £57,515 plus an additional Digital and Data Profession allowance up to £24,915) Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service, up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave. 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King's birthday. Access to the staff discount portal. Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc. 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff. Location 60% Office based from a choice of 7 locations: Birmingham, Swansea, Leeds, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Oldham or Yeading (West London) Why join DVSA? DVSA's work has a direct impact on road safety across Great Britain, helping to make sure drivers, vehicles and operators meet the standards needed to keep people safe. As a Senior Data Architect, you will help improve how data is managed, governed and used across the agency, supporting better decisions and more effective services for the public. You will work across important areas such as data governance, quality, maturity, standards, modelling and the responsible use of data and AI. You're joining a growing data team at an exciting stage, with the opportunity to influence how data is treated as a strategic asset across a complex, public-facing organisation. Apply now or contact Inspire People in complete confidence.

DVSA are looking for a Senior Data Architect to help shape how data is managed, governed and used across the agency. This is a varied role where you will support the delivery of DVSA's data strategy, working across data architecture, governance, standards, quality and maturity to help improve services and support better decision-making. Hybrid working with 60% office-based in your designated office in either Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham, Oldham, Newcastle, Swansea or Yeading. Salary up to £82,340 (base pay of £57,515 plus an additional Digital and Data Profession allowance up to £% employer pension contribution per annum and excellent Civil Service benefits. OPEN SESSION Would you like to find out more about the role, the digital team and what it's like to work at DVSA? If so, we are organising a familiarisation session where you can virtually 'meet the team' and an opportunity to ask questions on Tuesday 2 June at 12:30PM. Please follow applicaiton link to reserve your virtual seat. Highly recommend attending! About role DVSA are looking for a Senior Data Architect to join their growing Data Management team, helping to improve how data is captured, managed, governed and used across the agency. This is a varied role where you will support the delivery of DVSA's data strategy, working across areas such as data governance, data quality, data maturity, metadata management, data standards and data modelling. You will act as a point of contact for a key service area, building strong relationships with stakeholders across the business and helping teams understand the value of good data management. The role will involve working with data owners, data stewards, technical teams and wider digital colleagues to improve data processes, support better decision-making and ensure data is treated as a strategic asset. This is a good opportunity for someone who enjoys combining data expertise with stakeholder engagement. DVSA have made strong progress in building their internal data capability and there is still scope to influence how data architecture is embedded across the organisation and help shape future ways of working. Responsibilities Define DVSA's data architecture framework, including models, standards, patterns and principles. Develop and maintain a data catalogue, documenting data usage, requirements and flows across the agency. Support the DVSA data strategy and roadmap, including data governance and data management artefacts. Develop data measurement initiatives to assess data condition, identify issues and support remediation. Work closely with EA leadership, Security Architects, Dynamics Architects, Business Architects and wider colleagues to shape data architecture and embed strong governance. Essential skills Experience and expertise in data architecture concepts ( i.e data modelling, model management, metadata management, data governance, data standards or data requirements) Experience translating business and service needs into clear data requirements, data flows, processes and practical architecture outputs. Experience improving how data is managed, governed, accessed or used, including developing and embedding data systems, processes or standards. Experience contributing to data strategy, roadmaps or associated policies, with strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to influence across a complex organisation. Benefits In return, you can expect a flexible working culture, including: Salary up to £82,340 (base pay of £57,515 plus an additional Digital and Data Profession allowance up to £24,915) Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service, up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave. 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King's birthday. Access to the staff discount portal. Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc. 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff. Location 60% Office based from a choice of 7 locations: Birmingham, Swansea, Leeds, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Oldham or Yeading (West London) Why join DVSA? DVSA's work has a direct impact on road safety across Great Britain, helping to make sure drivers, vehicles and operators meet the standards needed to keep people safe. As a Senior Data Architect, you will help improve how data is managed, governed and used across the agency, supporting better decisions and more effective services for the public. You will work across important areas such as data governance, quality, maturity, standards, modelling and the responsible use of data and AI. You're joining a growing data team at an exciting stage, with the opportunity to influence how data is treated as a strategic asset across a complex, public-facing organisation. Apply now or contact Inspire People in complete confidence.

DVSA are looking for a Senior Data Architect to help shape how data is managed, governed and used across the agency. This is a varied role where you will support the delivery of DVSA's data strategy, working across data architecture, governance, standards, quality and maturity to help improve services and support better decision-making. Hybrid working with 60% office-based in your designated office in either Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham, Oldham, Newcastle, Swansea or Yeading. Salary up to £82,340 (base pay of £57,515 plus an additional Digital and Data Profession allowance up to £% employer pension contribution per annum and excellent Civil Service benefits. OPEN SESSION Would you like to find out more about the role, the digital team and what it's like to work at DVSA? If so, we are organising a familiarisation session where you can virtually 'meet the team' and an opportunity to ask questions on Tuesday 2 June at 12:30PM. Please follow applicaiton link to reserve your virtual seat. Highly recommend attending! About role DVSA are looking for a Senior Data Architect to join their growing Data Management team, helping to improve how data is captured, managed, governed and used across the agency. This is a varied role where you will support the delivery of DVSA's data strategy, working across areas such as data governance, data quality, data maturity, metadata management, data standards and data modelling. You will act as a point of contact for a key service area, building strong relationships with stakeholders across the business and helping teams understand the value of good data management. The role will involve working with data owners, data stewards, technical teams and wider digital colleagues to improve data processes, support better decision-making and ensure data is treated as a strategic asset. This is a good opportunity for someone who enjoys combining data expertise with stakeholder engagement. DVSA have made strong progress in building their internal data capability and there is still scope to influence how data architecture is embedded across the organisation and help shape future ways of working. Responsibilities Define DVSA's data architecture framework, including models, standards, patterns and principles. Develop and maintain a data catalogue, documenting data usage, requirements and flows across the agency. Support the DVSA data strategy and roadmap, including data governance and data management artefacts. Develop data measurement initiatives to assess data condition, identify issues and support remediation. Work closely with EA leadership, Security Architects, Dynamics Architects, Business Architects and wider colleagues to shape data architecture and embed strong governance. Essential skills Experience and expertise in data architecture concepts ( i.e data modelling, model management, metadata management, data governance, data standards or data requirements) Experience translating business and service needs into clear data requirements, data flows, processes and practical architecture outputs. Experience improving how data is managed, governed, accessed or used, including developing and embedding data systems, processes or standards. Experience contributing to data strategy, roadmaps or associated policies, with strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to influence across a complex organisation. Benefits In return, you can expect a flexible working culture, including: Salary up to £82,340 (base pay of £57,515 plus an additional Digital and Data Profession allowance up to £24,915) Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service, up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave. 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King's birthday. Access to the staff discount portal. Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc. 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff. Location 60% Office based from a choice of 7 locations: Birmingham, Swansea, Leeds, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Oldham or Yeading (West London) Why join DVSA? DVSA's work has a direct impact on road safety across Great Britain, helping to make sure drivers, vehicles and operators meet the standards needed to keep people safe. As a Senior Data Architect, you will help improve how data is managed, governed and used across the agency, supporting better decisions and more effective services for the public. You will work across important areas such as data governance, quality, maturity, standards, modelling and the responsible use of data and AI. You're joining a growing data team at an exciting stage, with the opportunity to influence how data is treated as a strategic asset across a complex, public-facing organisation. Apply now or contact Inspire People in complete confidence.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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"

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.

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.

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"

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