Syntax Consultancy Ltd

Developer-in-Test (SC Cleared) Southend / Reading (Hybrid) 3 Month Rolling Contract £450/day (Outside IR35) Developer-in-Test needed with active SC Security Clearance and Java coding skills. 3 Month Rolling Contract based in either Southend (Essex) or Reading (Hybrid). Hybrid Working - 3-4 days/week remote (WFH), and 1-2 days/week working on-site from the office. Start ASAP in March 2026. A chance to work with a leading global IT and Digital transformation business specialising in Government projects: Developer-in-Test / SDET with strong Java coding + test automation skills. Government / (url removed) projects experience strongly preferred. Test automation tools experience -eg- Selenium, Serenity or Cucumber. Continuous Integration tools -eg- Jenkins, Stash, Hudson, Github. Testing UI and Web Services systems including end-to-end and in isolation using Mocks. Experience with large datasets + appreciation of data isolation in a multi-tenanted SAAS platform environments. Writing / maintaining SQL insert, update + delete statements Using Test Management tools like Jira for planning, test execution + reporting. AWS Cloud environments + automated infrastructure. Advantageous skills: JavaScript, JMeter scripting, Performance Testing, Agile/Scrum. SC Security Clearance is essential for this position.

Data Consultant (SC Cleared) Corsham (Wiltshire) 6 Month Contract £450/day (Outside IR35) Data Consultant needed with active SC Security Clearance and strong Power BI, Tableau and AWS Cloud experience. 6 Month Rolling Contract based in Corsham (Wiltshire). Start asap in Spring 2026. Hybrid Working - 3 days/week remote (WFH) + 2 days/week working from the office in Corsham (Wiltshire). A chance to work with a leading global IT + Digital transformation business specialising in large-scale Government projects: Design, build + implementation of an AWS cloud-based Data Analytics platform to provide data workflow, data visualisation + dashboard solutions. Key Skills: Power BI and Tableau dashboard + data visualisation tools. AWS Cloud Infrastructure environments including: AWS Glue, S3 Buckets, Athena + Serverless data pipelines. Python / R-style workflow development, SQL querying + data transformation skills. Hands-on experience with secure, cloud-based Data Analytics platforms. Supporting definition of the POC scoping, success criteria + value proposition. Shaping the technical path from POC to MVP considering scalability, security, governance + reuse. Supporting build, configuration + implementation activities alongside developers + data engineers. Ability to simplify complexity + communicate technical trade-offs clearly to key stakeholders. In-depth experience in Data Engineering, Data Analytics platforms + Data Science.

Python Full Stack Developer Leeds (Hybrid) Permanent to £80,000 (DOE) Python Full Stack Developer needed for a permanent career opportunity based in Leeds (Hybrid). Start ASAP during March/April 2026. Hybrid Working: 3 days/week remote (WFH), and 2 days/week working on-site in the Leeds office. A chance to work with a leading global IT transformation business specialising in large-scale Government projects. Key experience, responsibilities + tasks: Leading the design + development of complex applications using Core Python, and web frameworks like Flask + Django. Strong Python development expertise, and strong leadership skills, including the ability to drive development projects, and mentor junior developers. Front-end development using Vue.js, JavaScript, CSS and HTML to create seamless user interfaces. SQL Server database experience, including developing / optimizing SQL Server databases, data analysis, and efficient data storage / retrieval. Familiar with AWS Cloud Services, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, serverless architectures + Docker containers. Developing applications using event-driven programming paradigms + adhering to design patterns like Model View Template (MVT) + Model View Controller (MVC). Mentoring junior developers in coding standards, GitHub version control, and code tracking. Overseeing integration of various software components, and debugging and trouble-shooting applications. Implementing best practice in software development, including exception handling, data structures + object-oriented programming (OOP). Technical Environment: Full Stack, Python, Flask, Django, Vue.js, React, CSS, HTML, Agile methods, Design Patterns, Object Relational Mappers (ORMs), server-side templating languages, Unit/API testing, AWS, CI/CD. Benefits Package: Salary to £80k (DOE) + Hybrid Working + Annual Bonus + Pension + 22 days holiday plus BHs (rising to 25 days) + Death in Service + Health Care + More.

Data Analytics Consultant (SC Cleared) Corsham (Wiltshire) 6 Month Contract £450/day (Outside IR35) Data Analytics Consultant needed with active SC Security Clearance . 6 Month Rolling Contract based in Corsham (Wiltshire). Start ASAP in March/April 2026. Hybrid Working - 3 days/week remote (WFH), and 2 days/week working from the office in Corsham (Wiltshire). A chance to work with a leading global IT and Digital transformation business specialising in large-scale Government projects: Project Objective: design, build + implementation of a cloud based Data Analytics platform to provide data workflow, data visualisation + dashboard solutions. Key Skills: Tableau, Power BI + Apache Superset dashboard + data visualisation tools. Python and R-style workflow development environments. SQL querying + data transformation skills. AWS / Cloud Native Infrastructure environments. Hands-on experience with secure, cloud-based Data Analytics platforms. Supporting definition of the POC scoping, success criteria + value proposition. Shaping the technical path from POC to MVP considering scalability, security, governance + reuse. Supporting build, configuration + implementation activities alongside developers + data engineers. Ability to simplify complexity + communicate technical trade-offs clearly to key stakeholders. In-depth experience in Data Engineering, Data Analytics platforms and Data Science. Identity Access Management (IAM/IDAM) experience would be advantageous.

IT Helpdesk Technician Derby Permanent £27,000 Base + Benefits IT Helpdesk Technician needed for an established + expanding IT solutions business based in Derby . This is a permanent, full-time position working on site from the company's head office in Derby . Start ASAP ideally in March/April 2026. Prior experience of working in an IT Support, Helpdesk, or Service Desk role including repairing / supporting IT equipment and hardware. Key skills, experience + duties will include: Providing remote IT Helpdesk Support to customers by phone, email + chat. Hardware diagnostics, repairing returned hardware, testing + configuring bespoke software solutions. Liaising with suppliers to manage stock, managing shipping, dispatch + logistics. Working knowledge of Windows + Android operating systems, MS Office + CRM systems preferred. Experience of EPOS systems + related hardware is advantageous but not essential. Soft Skills: logical, work ethic, eye for detail, organisation, prioritisation, communication, self-motivated, collaborative. Out of Hours support on a team rota basis (typically 1 week in 5). Benefits include: 25 days holiday (plus BHs) + day off on your birthday + pension + life insurance + health care + OOH bonus + More!

Service Delivery Manager (SC Cleared) ITIL V3 ITIL V4 Leeds (Hybrid) 6 Month Contract to £425-£450/day (Inside IR35) Service Delivery Manager needed with SC Security Clearance preferred , Proven experience leading an IT helpdesk or support service, driving KPI and SLA achievement. 6 Month Contract based in Central Leeds (Hybrid). Start ASAP in Feb/March 2026. Hybrid Working - 3 days/week remote (WFH), and 2 days/week working on-site from the Leeds office. Occasional travel Manchester. Day Shift with participation in an on-call rota for Major Incident Management. A chance to work with a leading global IT and Digital transformation business specialising in Government projects: Experienced Service Delivery Manager / Service Management role Service Management expert across Incident, Problem, Change, Risk, Service Performance & Reporting, Service Level Management, Service Process Improvement, Service Continuity, and Availability Management. Proven experience leading an IT helpdesk or support service, driving KPI and SLA achievement. Strong customer-service orientation with a pragmatic problem-solving approach. Proven advocate and practitioner of ITIL best-practice processes. Familiarity with Experience in ITIL or other service management frameworks. ITIL V3 required and ITIL V4 preferred. Hands-on experience with ITSM / helpdesk tooling (e.g. ServiceNow) Also provide on-call Major Incident Management cover, ensuring rapid coordination, clear communications and effective resolution. Deliver service reporting, including performance, SLA compliance, risks, issues, and improvement initiatives. Support knowledge transfer and offboarding of the core Technical Service Desk (TSD) team where required as part of insourcing. Apply ITIL best practice across helpdesk and support services, ensuring consistency, governance, and continual improvement. Ensure technical solutions continue to meet business requirements throughout the service lifecycle. Oversee the end-to-end service lifecycle, including service support, delivery, and transition activities. Desirable: Experience in Major Incident Management, Incident Management, and Service Transition Strongly desirable SC Security Clearance used on a project within the past 12 Months.

Data Platform Consultant (SC Cleared) Corsham (Wiltshire) 6 Month Contract £450/day (Outside IR35) Data Platform Consultant needed with active SC Security Clearance and strong Tableau + AWS Cloud expertise. 6 Month Rolling Contract based in Corsham (Wiltshire). Start ASAP in March/April 2026. Hybrid Working - 3 days/week remote (WFH) + 2 days/week working from the office in Corsham (Wiltshire). A chance to work with a leading global IT and Digital transformation business specialising in large-scale Government projects: Project Objective: design, build + implementation of a cloud based Data Analytics platform to provide data workflow, data visualisation + dashboard solutions. Key Skills: Tableau, Power BI + Apache Superset dashboard + data visualisation tools. AWS / Cloud Native Infrastructure environments. Python / R-style workflow development environments, SQL querying + data transformation skills. Hands-on experience with secure, cloud-based Data Analytics platforms. Supporting definition of the POC scoping, success criteria + value proposition. Shaping the technical path from POC to MVP considering scalability, security, governance + reuse. Supporting build, configuration + implementation activities alongside developers + data engineers. Ability to simplify complexity + communicate technical trade-offs clearly to key stakeholders. In-depth experience in Data Engineering, Data Analytics platforms and Data Science. Identity Access Management (IAM/IDAM) experience would be advantageous.

Python Full Stack Developer Azure Databricks London (Hybrid) 6 Month Contract £550/day (Inside IR35) Python Full Stack Developer needed with active SC Security Clearance Azure Cloud and Azure Databricks. . 6 Month Contract based in Central London (Hybrid). Start ASAP in March/April 2026. Hybrid Working - 2 days/week remote (WFH), and 3 days/week working on-site from the London office. A chance to work with a leading global IT and Digital transformation business specialising in Government projects: Key experience, responsibilities + tasks: Strong Python development expertise , develop and maintain Python code for data processing, API development and integration with the Azure Databricks environment. Senior experience in software development, with a focus on both front-end and back-end development. Front-end development using React, Angular, Vue.js, Front-end and back-end development of applications and APIs interacting with the Azure Databricks platform. Experience with Azure cloud platform and services. Azure Databricks. containerisation (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes). CI/CD pipelines. Technical Environment: Full Stack, Python, RESTful APIs, Git, SQL Server database experience, including working with databases (SQL and NoSQL). Demonstratable experience of reverse engineering existing codebases. Experience with testing frameworks (e.g., pytest, xUnit). Familiarity working with economic data or Financial Markets strongly desirable. Banking / Financial Services domain experience preferred. Must hold active SC Security Clearance used on a project within the past 12 Months.

Azure DevOps Engineer (SC Cleared) London (Hybrid) 6 Month Contract £(Apply online only)/day (Inside IR35) DevOps Platform Engineer needed with active SC Security Clearance and strong Azure Cloud expertise including Databricks + Data Factory. 6 Month Rolling Contract based in London. Start ASAP in March/April 2026. Hybrid Working - 2 days/week remote (WFH) + 3 days/week working from the office in London . A chance to work with a leading global IT transformation business specialising in large-scale Government projects: Azure Databricks Economic Data Platform is critical for Monetary Analysis, Forecasting + Modelling, used by data scientists, developers + economists. In-depth Azure Cloud platform engineering including: Azure Databricks, Data Factory, WebApp Service, API Management + APIOps. Building / maintaining core infrastructure + tooling, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), DevOps practices, containerisation + orchestration. Creating a self-service, scalable, and reliable platform that streamlines development workflows, simplifies infrastructure management + enhances productivity. Tools: GitHub Action (preferred), IaC, Terraform, ARM templates, Bicep, CI/CD principles, Github Action, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI. Containerisation + orchestration tools: Docker, Kubernetes, AKS. Scripting skills: PowerShell, Bash, YAML, Python. Configuration management tools: Ansible, Puppet, Chef. Azure Certifications preferred: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Solutions Architect Expert. SC Security Clearance is essential for this contract.

Data Architect London (Hybrid) 6 Month Contract £500/day (Outside IR35) Data Architect needed with Retail sector and large-scale cloud data platform experience including Databricks, Snowflake and/or BigQuery. 6 Month Rolling Contract. Hybrid Working - 2 days/week remote (WFH) + 3 days/week working from the London office. Start ASAP in March/April 2026. A chance to work with a leading global IT transformation business specialising in large-scale Government projects. Hands-on data architecture experience with 2 or more major cloud data platform implementations (Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery). Retail industry experience strongly preferred including Retail data domains: Point of Sale (POS), consumer, trade promotion, supply chain, finance. Supporting the end-to-end data architecture life-cycle including: discovery, design + implementation phases. Large-scale data platform modernisation, consolidation + migration programmes experience. In-depth experience in data platform architecture + data engineering roles. Evaluating current platforms + designing integration and migration patterns for a future data platform. Performing As-Is assessments of existing data platforms including: environments, data flows, patterns, governance, performance + cost hotspots. Designing integration patterns to enable safe + efficient cross-platform data analytics + data sharing. Defining target state technical patterns for how multiple platforms converge / coexist including: data engineering, data storage, ML/AI, BI, security + governance. Target architecture blueprint including concrete reference architectures, pattern catalogues + technical guardrails. Cross cloud integration patterns including: networking, identity, data movement, catalog/governance integration.

ServiceNow Architect Newbury (Hybrid) 12 Month Fixed-Term Contract £90k-100k (DOE) + Benefits ServiceNow Architect needed with strong Telecommunications Network Inventory (TNI) expertise. 12 Month Fixed-Term Contract based in Newbury (Hybrid). Hybrid Working - 3 days/week remote (WFH) + 2 days/week working from the office in Newbury (Berkshire). Start ASAP in March/April 2026. Working with a global IT Consultancy helping a Telecoms client modernize it's network operations, unify inventory systems + accelerate digital transformation with ServiceNow: Key skills, experience + tasks: ServiceNow Architect needed to define, design + implement a large-scale Telecommunications Network Inventory (TNI) solution on the ServiceNow platform. In-depth ServiceNow + TNI architecture expertise, including hands-on experience of Telecoms Inventory Models. Telecoms Network Inventory (TNI) expertise including: rack design, capacity, equipment modeling + fibre/circuit mapping/provisioning. Strong ServiceNow Telecom ecosystem expertise including: TNI, CMDB, Discovery, Service Operations, ITOM, CSM, FSM/FSL. Designing integrations between ServiceNow and OSS/BSS systems, data modelling for Telecoms network equipment, network topologies, logical circuits, racks, capacity + Telecoms topology. Working closely with Enterprise Architects, network engineers, business leaders + key stakeholders to build scalable, AI enabled + future ready telecom operations. Advantageous: ServiceNow AI features, Predictive Intelligence, Automation Engine, AIOps, AWS/Azure/GCP Cloud, Microservices, enterprise integration patterns, pre-sales, estimation + solution shaping for Telecom RFPs. ServiceNow Certifications preferred: Certified Technical Architect (CTA), Certified Implementation Specialist (CIS), Certified System Administrator (CSA), Certified Application Developer (CAD). Benefits: £90k-100k (DOE) + 25 days holiday (plus BHs) + Hybrid Working + Pension + Health Care + More.

ServiceNow Developer Newbury (Hybrid) 12 Month Fixed-Term Contract £90k-100k (DOE) + Benefits ServiceNow Developer needed with Telecoms domain experience including CMDB, ITOM, TSOM and TSM modules 12 Month Fixed-Term Contract based in Newbury (Hybrid). Start ASAP in March/April 2026. Hybrid Working - 3 days/week remote (WFH) + 2 days/week working from the office in Newbury (Berkshire). Working with a global IT Consultancy helping a Telecoms client modernize it's network operations, unify inventory systems + accelerate digital transformation with ServiceNow: Key skills, experience + tasks: ServiceNow Developer with deep hands-on experience on ServiceNow platform including: CMDB, ITOM, TSOM and TSM modules. Designing, developing + implementing scalable solutions on the ServiceNow platform. Strong hands-on ServiceNow development experience in scripting, integrations + platform architecture. Building / customizing ServiceNow applications including: Business Rules, Script Includes, Client Scripts, UI Policies/Actions, Flow Designer, Workflows. Technical Skills: designing CMDB data models, ITOM/TSOM implementation, Telecom Service Management (TSM), integrating OSS/BSS systems, Glide/REST/SOAP APIs, JavaScript, Mid Server, Integration Hub, Agile/Scrum. Driving ServiceNow platform development, CMDB maturity, IT Operations automation + telecom service operations transformation. Telecoms industry experience strongly preferred. Benefits: to £90k (DOE) + 25 days holiday (plus BHs) + Hybrid Working + Pension + Health Care + More.

Java Developer (SC Cleared) Reading (Hybrid) Permanent to £85,000 (DOE) Java Developer needed with active SC Security Clearance for a permanent position based in Reading (Hybrid). Start ASAP in Spring 2026. Hybrid Working primarily working from home (WFH), with travel to the office a few times a month on average. A chance to work with a leading global IT transformation business specialising in delivering large-scale Government digital modernisation projects. Key skills, experience + responsibilities: Java Developer with strong back-end Java experience to develop new features for a portfolio of Government Clients. Java 8/11/17, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, JEE standards (JPA, JMS, CDI), REST APIs, Oracle DB, PL/SQL. Microservices development on AWS/Azure Cloud platforms including Design Patterns. Java development experience for large-scale integration projects involving messaging, web services + distributed systems. Tech Environment: AWS (ECS, EKS, API Gateway, Serverless), ELK stack (Kibana), DevOps/CI, Git, Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform, RabbitMQ + IBM MQ. Agile development methods including: Scrum, TDD, BDD, Kanban. Advantageous: Government / (url removed) / Public Sector experience, Containerisation (Docker / Kubernetes), AppDynamics, Angular, React, web apps, domain driven design (DDD). Benefits: Salary to £85k (DOE) + Hybrid Work + 10% Bonus + Pension + 22 days holiday + BHs (rising to 25 days) + Death in Service + Health Care Plan + More.

Oracle ADW Developer (SC Cleared) Andover (Hybrid) 6 Month Contract £450/day (Outside IR35) Oracle ADW Developer needed with strong Autonomous Data Warehouse (ADW) expertise and active SC Security Clearance . 6 Month Contract based in Andover (Hybrid). Hybrid Working - 3 days/week remote (WFH), and 2 days/week working on-site. A chance to work with a leading global IT transformation on a large-scale Government project. Paying up to £450/day (Outside IR35). Start ASAP in April 2026: Oracle Data Warehouse Developer with strong Autonomous Data Warehouse (ADW) design, development + implementation expertise. Designing Oracle Analytics solutions including RPD Repository design. Designing, developing + implementing Oracle Analytics Server (OAS) security including users, roles + data-level security. Designing, developing + implementing ODI (Oracle Data Integrator) mappings for ETL processes. Designing, developing + implementing Data Warehouse solutions including data modelling + integration. Developing + implementing OAS reports and dashboards to support business analytics and reporting needs. Providing Production Support for existing live Oracle OAS, ODI and data warehouse objects. Resolving data, ETL + reporting issues to ensure system stability. Performance tuning of RPD objects, ODI mappings, queries + reports. Active SC Clearance is essential for this contract.

DevOps Engineer (SC Cleared) Reading (Hybrid) Permanent to £85,000 (DOE) DevOps Engineer needed with active SC Security Clearance for a permanent position based in Reading (Hybrid). Start ASAP in Spring 2026. Hybrid Working primarily working from home (WFH), with travel to the office a few times a month on average. A chance to work with a leading global IT transformation business specialising in delivering large-scale Government digital modernisation projects. Key skills, experience + duties to include: DevOps Engineer with strong to diagnose and troubleshoot infrastructure and deployment issues. Tech Environment: Strong with experience with continuous integration, automated deployment, testing and relevant tooling (Git/GitLab, Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform, Linux, AWS EC2, S3 and EKS Strong experience with AWS Cloud Solutions and services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, EKS, API Gateway, ALB, API Gateway, Autoscaling etc Strong knowledge in Infrastructure-as-code tools (such as Ansible, Terraform, etc.) Experience in creating automation framework using Ansible Understanding in one or two Scripting and programming languages (such as Python/Perl, Groovy, Shell Scripting, etc.) Familiarity with microservices architecture and container orchestration with Kubernetes (Ideally with EKS) Experience in defining quality gates (integrating SonarQube Static Code analysis, running Regression suites, etc.) In the delivery pipeline Agile development methods including: Scrum, TDD, BDD, Kanban. Advantageous: Government / (url removed) / Public Sector experience, Containerisation (Docker / Kubernetes), AppDynamics, Angular, React, web apps, domain driven design Benefits: Salary to £85k (DOE) + Hybrid Working + 10% Bonus + Pension + 22 days holiday + BHs (rising to 25 days) + Death in Service + Health Care Plan + More.

Firewall Security Engineer 6 Month Contract Warwick (Hybrid) £380/day (Outside IR35) Firewall Security Engineer needed with active SC Security Clearance and in-depth experience of F5 firewalls. 6 Month Contract based in Warwick (Hybrid). The vast majority of work is expected to be remote, plus occasional travel to Data Centre sites in the West/South of England, on average once/twice a month. Working with a global IT Consultancy on large-scale network solutions projects for a Telecoms client. Key skills, experience + tasks will include: Must have in-depth F5 firewalls experience, plus Checkpoint or Juniper firewall security skills. Technical Ownership of a Telecoms end client's Network Security Infrastructure estate, processes, documentation + lifecycle management. Acting as the technical point of contact for all Network Security related projects, changes and modifications, including firewall rules base. Point of escalation and link to vendor support for Network Security infrastructure incidents. Design of customer networks including input into High-Level and Low-Level design (HLD/LLD). Technical support, change management (physical/remote), customer inventory management, EOL, hardware, software. Technical Environment: F5, Checkpoint, Juniper, Bluecoat, Cisco Networking, Cisco IPT / QoS / 802.1x, switches, wireless, Inflobox DNS, SSL VPN, DMVPN, IPsec, WAN, routing protocols. SC Security Clearance is essential for this contract.