Syntax Consultancy Ltd

DevOps Azure (SC Cleared) Taunton (Hybrid) 3 - 6 Month Contract £500/day (Outside IR35) DevOps Engineer needed with active SC Security Clearance and strong hands-on Azure Cloud experience. 3 to 6 Month Contract based in Taunton (Hybrid). Hybrid Working - primarily working remotely from home with travel to the Taunton (Somerset) office typically 3 times per month. A chance to work with a leading global IT transformation on a large-scale Government project. Paying up to £500/day (Outside IR35). Start ASAP during Summer 2026. Key skills, experience + tasks will include: DevOps Engineer to support the design, implementation + maintenance of secure, scalable + automated cloud environments within a regulated Azure ecosystem. Working closely with Lead Developers, DevOps Leads, Architects + Testers to enable efficient software delivery through automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platform management. Hands-on DevOps Engineer who can drive operational excellence, deployment reliability + continuous improvement across the development lifecycle. Must have strong Azure Cloud Services experience, including hands-on experience with Azure DevOps pipelines + release management. Strong understanding of CI/CD principles and deployment automation + Git-based version control systems. Implement + manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like: Bicep, Terraform + ARM Templates. Develop, maintain, and support CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and Git-based workflows. Key Tasks: implementing automated build, deployment, environment provisioning processes, trouble-shooting, monitoring tools within Azure environments. Configure and maintain Azure cloud resources across Development, Test, UAT, and Production environments. Assist in implementing containerized solutions using Docker + Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS). Active SC Security Clearance is essential for this contract.

Network Security Engineer (SC Cleared) UK Remote + Occasional Travel 6 Month Contract £380/day (Outside IR35) Network Security Engineer needed with active SC Security Clearance . Hands-on experience of F5, Zscaler + Palo Alto technologies preferred. 6 Month Contract. Start ASAP in July/August 2026. The vast majority of the work is expected to be remote. However, there may be occasional travel to UK customer sites including - Wokingham, Corsham, Farnborough + Warwick. Working with a global IT Consultancy supporting a leading Telecoms end client: Strong hands-on experience of: F5, Zscaler + Palo Alto IT security technologies, including Firewalls + Network Security. Technical Ownership of Customer Security infrastructure estate, processes, procedures, documentation + life cycle management. Acting as technical point of contact + escalation for Security related changes, modifications + projects for firewall rule bases. Providing technical support, Change management, for hard physical changes + soft remote changes, customer inventory management, hardware software, EOL. Technical point of contact for vendor support for security infrastructure incidents. Design of customer networks including the support of High Level design (HLD) and Low Level design (LLD). Advantageous Skills: Checkpoint, Juniper, Bluecoat, Cisco Network Solutions, Cisco IPT / QoS / 802.1x / Inflobox DNS, Switches, Wireless, VPN (ipsec, SSL VPN, DMVPN, WAN Routing Protocols. Telecoms industry experience preferred. Active SC Security Clearance is essential for this role.

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

Scrum Master (SC + NPPV3 Cleared) Birmingham (Hybrid) 6 Month Contract £(Apply online only)/day (Outside IR35) Technical Scrum Master needed with both active SC Security Clearance and NPPV3 Security Clearance. 6 Month Contract based in Birmingham (Hybrid). Paying up to £(Apply online only)/day (Outside IR35). Start ASAP in July 2026. Technical Scrum Master with hands-on expertise with Java + Spring Boot microservices development skills to lead Agile delivery within an AWS Cloud environment. Hybrid Working - 3 days/week remote (WFH), and 2 days/week working on-site in the Birmingham office, plus occasional travel to the Croydon office. A chance to work with a leading global IT transformation business specialising in delivering large-scale Government / Public Sector projects: Technical Scrum Master with strong hands-on Java, Spring Boot, Microservices development + AWS Cloud environments. This is not a traditional Scrum Master role. The role will combine Agile leadership with deep technical capability in Java-based microservices, allowing you to actively challenge code, influence engineering decisions, and drive DevOps best practices across AWS platforms. Act as a technical authority in the squad, working closely with the Technical Delivery Manager, Product Owners, Architects, Developers + Testers to ensure high-quality, secure delivery of application and DevOps services. Agile Delivery Leadership: lead Scrum ceremonies and ensure effective sprint planning, execution + delivery outcomes. Technical Leadership & Engineering Oversight: review / challenge Java + Spring Boot microservices code to ensure adherence to clean code, performance, scalability + best practice. Influencing Software Engineering decisions relating to Java frameworks, design patterns + implementation approaches. Driving code quality improvements through reviews, static analysis + test coverage. DevOps / Engineering Excellence: driving CI/CD pipeline optimisation for Java-based services, including build, test + deployment automation. Governance, Metrics & Continuous Improvement: track delivery using DORA metrics + software engineering KPIs, monitor pipeline performance, defect rates + service reliability. Technical Expertise: Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, RESTful APIs, AWS Cloud (EC2, Lambda, S3, IAM, CloudWatch), CI/CD for Java applications (Jenkins, GitHub), Docker, ECS, EKS. Advantageous Skills: Scrum / AWS / SAFe certifications (CSM, PSM etc). SC and NPPV3 Security Clearance are both essential for this position.

Oracle Data Warehouse Developer (SC Cleared) Andover (Hybrid) 6 Month Contract £450-£500/day (Outside IR35) Oracle Data Warehouse Developer needed with active SC Security Clearance . 6 Month Contract based in Andover (Hybrid). Start ASAP in July 2026. Hybrid Working - 3 days/week remote (WFH), and 2 days/week working on-site. Paying up to £450-£500/day (Outside IR35). A chance to work with a leading global IT transformation on a large-scale Government project: Designing, developing + implementing Oracle Data Warehouse solutions including data modelling + integration. RPD Repository design in Oracle Analytics. Designing, developing + implementing Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) mappings for ETL processes. Designing, developing + implementing Oracle Analytics Server (OAS) security including users, roles + data-level security. Developing + implementing OAS reports and dashboards to support business analytics and reporting needs. Providing Production Support for existing live Oracle OAS, ODI + data warehouse objects. Resolving data, ETL + reporting issues to ensure system stability. Performance tuning of RPD objects, ODI mappings, queries + reports. Maintained and documented standard processes, procedures, and technical documentation. Autonomous Data Warehouse (ADW) design, development + implementation experience is advantageous. Active SC Clearance is essential for this contract.

Functional Tester - SC Cleared (ETL, Data Migration, NHS) Leeds (Hybrid) Mainly remote 2-3 Month Contract rolling £400-£425/day (Inside IR35) Functional Tester needed with active SC Security Clearanc, NHS experience preferred on ETL and Data migration experience . Essential Active SC Clearance used last 12 months. Need candidates Start ASAP July 2026. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Functional Testing and ideally ETL and Data migration experience with NHS experience preferred . A chance to work with a leading global IT and Digital transformation business on the delivery of a complex cloud solution programme for a Government client. Hybrid Working: remote (WFH), and Leeds week working on-site in when required Leeds office and mainly remote. Key experience + tasks will include: Functional Tester activities ideally with strong hands-on experience in ETL testing and data migration. Work within an Agile environment and a rainbow team structure, ensuring collaboration across multiple squads. Apply estimation techniques and adhere to established quality processes throughout testing phases. Design, review, and execute test cases, ensuring complete coverage and alignment with requirements. Create and manage test data, estimate execution timelines, and proactively identify and discuss test issues. Maintain a requirements traceability matrix (RTM) to ensure end-to-end coverage. Manage defect logging, triage, and resolution, conducting regular show and tell sessions. Review and validate test artifacts for quality and compliance with the defined strategy. Establish and refine testing processes, ensuring efficient defect management and accurate progress reporting. Work to quality processes and mentor junior team members. Align testing objectives with overall project and business goals.

ServiceNow Architect London (Hybrid) 3 Month Contract £(Apply online only)/day (Outside IR35) ServiceNow Architect needed for a 3 Month Contract based in London (Hybrid). Start ASAP in July 2026. Hybrid Working - 3 days/week remote (WFH), and 2 days/week working from the office in London . Working with a global IT Consultancy supporting a Telecoms end client with a ServiceNow solutions project: Leading ServiceNow architecture design + implementation of ServiceNow modules including: ITSM, ITOM, ITAM, HRSD, CSM, GRC, SecOps + custom applications. Strong ServiceNow ITSM, plus 2 other modules (TSOM, ITOM, ITAM, HRSD, CSM, GRC, SecOps). Proven expertise in ServiceNow integrations -eg- REST, SOAP, APIs, MID Servers. Experience with ServiceNow scripting (JavaScript, Glide, Flow Designer) and ServiceNow data model. Experience designing and implementing CMDB and Discovery. Acting as the technical authority on ServiceNow architecture, design + best practices. Defining + driving overall platform strategy, roadmap, and governance. Ensuring platform scalability, security, performance, and integrations with other enterprise systems. Providing technical leadership in solution design workshops, architecture reviews, and governance boards. Working closely with key stakeholders, business analysts, and development teams to align solutions with business objectives. ServiceNow qualifications preferred: CSA, CIS, CAD, CTA.

Data Platform Engineer London (Hybrid) 6 Month Contract £(Apply online only)/day (Inside IR35) Data Platform Engineer needed with strong AWS cloud platform migration and Terraform expertise. 6 Month Rolling Contract based in London (Hybrid), with occasional travel to the Leeds office. Hybrid Working - 3-4 days/week remote (WFH) + 1-2 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: In-depth Data Engineering experience + AWS cloud data platform migration experience. The role will focus on Data Engineering, cloud platform migration, infrastructure automation + supporting the delivery of large-scale data processing solutions. Supporting a major Data platform modernisation programme including migration of data pipelines, notebooks + data workloads from legacy Databricks environment to modern AWS cloud-based data platforms. Strong Terraform + Infrastructure as Code (IaC) skills including developing + maintaining Terraform code to support data platform deployments. Supporting deployment of data platform components, jobs, permissions + environment configurations. Analysing current Data Engineering solutions + identifying data migration requirements. Onboarding datasets, users + workloads onto target platform. Data Engineering: Python, PySpark, SQL, Data Pipeline Development, ETL/ELT Design, Data Modelling, Data Quality, Data Validation. AWS Cloud Platform, S3, IAM, CI/CD concepts, DevOps principles, Agile Delivery. Advantageous Skills: Databricks, Palantir Foundry, Foundry Pipeline Builder, Ontology concepts, Delta Lake, Secure Data Environment (SDE) experience, NHS / Healthcare data experience. Government / (url removed) / Public Sector domain experience strongly preferred. Must be active SC Cleared or fully eligible to undergo the full SC Security Clearance process.

IT Service Desk Engineer (SC Cleared) Leeds (Hybrid) 5 Month Contract £(Apply online only)/day (Inside IR35) IT Service Desk Engineer needed with active SC Security Clearance . Start ASAP in June/July 2026. 5 Month Contract based in Leeds (Hybrid). Hybrid Working - 3 days/week remote (WFH) + 2 days/week working from the office in Leeds. A chance to work with a leading global IT transformation business specialising in large-scale Government projects: Must have proven IT Application Helpdesk / Service Desk support experience. Providing Level 1 IT Support and acting as the 1st point of contact for all IT technical queries and issues. Diagnosing + resolving IT incidents within agreed SLAs + managing a range of IT incidents from members of the public, Reliant Parties + Government departments. Proven experience in an IT/Application Support helpdesk, providing direct user support. Strong fault-finding, trouble-shooting and 1st-time fix experience. Updating IT Support incident call documentation within the Service Desk management system, ensuring accurate incident details and call history. ITIL experience preferred - ITIL V4 Certification or Training advantageous. Active SC Security Clearance is essential for this role.

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.