Zaizi Ltd

Zaizi Ltd is seeking an experienced Solution Architect to lead the design and delivery of digital services for the UK's Public Safety sector. You will work with cloud-native architectures, open source technologies, and DevSecOps practices to shape secure, scalable solutions across multiple programmes. As a trusted technical leader, you will mentor engineering teams, collaborate with government stakeholders, and drive architectural direction while balancing delivery, security, and operational

Zaizi is looking for an experienced Solution Architect to lead the design and delivery of mission-critical digital services that support the UK's Public Safety sector. This is an opportunity to work in one of the most exciting and meaningful areas of digital transformation, partnering closely with government operational teams to solve complex, real-world challenges that have a direct impact on frontline services and public outcomes. You'll work with modern cloud-native architectures, open source technologies, and Agile and DevSecOps practices to shape scalable, secure, and resilient solutions. As a trusted technical leader, you'll collaborate with multidisciplinary delivery teams, customers, and senior stakeholders to define architectural direction and drive successful delivery. The ideal candidate will bring a strong software engineering background, having progressed into architecture through hands on development experience. This practical foundation enables you to make pragmatic technical decisions, mentor engineering teams, and bridge the gap between strategy and implementation. Role Objectives As a Solution Architect, you will: Lead the architecture and technical design of secure, scalable, cloud-native solutions across multiple programmes. Work alongside government operational client teams to understand complex business challenges and translate them into practical, user centred technical solutions. Support Agile delivery teams by providing architectural leadership, promoting engineering best practices, and helping teams adopt emerging technologies where appropriate. Own the resolution of complex, high risk technical challenges, balancing delivery, security, operational resilience, and long term maintainability. Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to shape solution options, present recommendations, and influence architectural decisions at senior levels. Mentor and support other architects and engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and technical excellence. Work across multiple customer engagements, ensuring consistency of architectural standards while adapting solutions to individual client needs. Champion modern engineering practices, including cloud-native development, automation, DevSecOps, and continuous improvement. Build trusted relationships across Zaizi and our customers, proactively identifying opportunities to improve digital services and deliver greater value. Technical Requirements You will have significant commercial experience across many of the following areas: Solution Architecture and Technical Design Strong software engineering background with previous hands on development experience Open Source technologies and frameworks Cloud platforms, ideally AWS Cloud native architectures and distributed systems Security architecture and secure by design principles Identity and Access Management (OAuth2, OpenID Connect, IAM) Containers and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) DevOps and DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code Experience with one or more programming languages such as Golang, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Python Experience working within Agile delivery environments and cross functional engineering teams What We're Looking For We're looking for someone who combines strategic thinking with technical depth. You'll be equally comfortable discussing architecture with senior stakeholders, collaborating with customer operational teams, and working alongside engineers to guide implementation. You'll be passionate about delivering technology that makes a real difference, enjoy solving complex technical challenges, and thrive in collaborative, fast paced environments where innovation and continuous improvement are encouraged. If you don't meet all the requirements? Studies show that women and black, Asian and minority ethnic people are less likely to apply for a job unless they meet every qualification. So if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to still apply. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role here at Zaizi. We actively welcome applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ community, individuals with disabilities, neurodivergent individuals, parents, carers, and those from lower socio economic backgrounds. If you need any accommodations to support your specific situation, please feel free to let us know. For candidates who are neurodiverse or have disabilities, we are happy to make any adjustments needed throughout the interview process-just ask! Salaries - £90,000 - £115,000 SC Clearance: Zaizi works with UK Central Government departments on a range of projects. To be able to work on our customer projects, employees must be Security Cleared to a standard acceptable to our Government customers. Due to this restriction we can currently only recruit candidates who have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship and who have lived in the UK for the last 5+ years continuously. Compensation Competitive Pay: Salaries reviewed annually to ensure they reflect your performance and market value. Loyalty Pension: We invest in your future. Starting at a 5% employer contribution, we increase this by 0.5% every year after your third anniversary, up to a maximum of 8%. Protection: Comprehensive Group Life Assurance for peace of mind. Purpose & Culture Real Impact: Work on mission critical projects that secure and improve the UK's digital infrastructure. Autonomy: A culture that empowers you to make decisions, prototype rapidly, and iterate towards success. Service & Community: We support those who serve. 10 paid days for Reservist Military Service. Work / Life Balance Time Off: 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays, with the flexibility to Buy/Sell additional days to suit your lifestyle. Giving back: 2 paid volunteering days per year. Development & Growth Master Your Craft: Fully funded professional certifications (AWS, GCP, Agile, etc.) supported by 5 days paid study leave. Expand Your Horizons: An additional £500 annual "Personal Choice" fund to learn whatever inspires you-work related or not. Support: Access to 1 2 1 professional coaching and team training to accelerate your career. Health & Balance Premium Health: Vitality Private Medical Insurance (includes Apple Watch, gym discounts, and rewards). Flexibility: Genuine hybrid working with a WFH equipment allowance to perfect your home setup. Wellbeing: Cycle to Work scheme and a commitment to sustainable, healthy working practices. For further information contact: Nat Hinds: Head of Talent Kayla Kirby: Talent Acquisition Specialist

About the Role Can you motivate and lead multidisciplinary and cross functional delivery teams? Are you a champion of Agile ways of working? Do you enjoy collaborating and learning with like minded passionate, selfless and open minded people? Work on exciting public sector projects and make a positive difference in people's lives. At Zaizi, we thrive on solving complex challenges through creative thinking and the latest tools and tech. You'll play a key role in supporting, coaching and leading our teams to deliver the best for our clients and their users. Your flexible leadership style will help teams navigate blockers and find their way to the right solutions. You'll work closely with our product managers and deliver outcomes and value against the product vision. We encourage learning and sharing - you'll help coach team members in communities of practice to improve Agile maturity. Our culture is inclusive, modern, friendly and innovative. We seek bright, positive thinking individuals with a can do attitude. Our people enjoy challenging themselves to be the best at what they do - if that sounds like you, you'll fit right in! Role Objectives These are the expected objectives for this role. We are happy to discuss these during the interview process with candidates. Commercial management. You can build complex relationships with clients and contracted suppliers. You can identify appropriate contractual frameworks and get good value out of the interactions and relationships you build. Provide hands on guidance to teams on Agile methodologies such as Scrum, ensuring consistent adoption through daily ceremonies and ongoing team collaboration. Communication skills. You can mediate between people and mend relationships, communicating with stakeholders at all levels. You can manage client and stakeholder expectations and facilitate discussions about high risk and complexity even within constrained timescales. Financial management. You know how to set and monitor budgets in complex environments. You can track margins on delivery projects and make adjustments to ensure they remain on budget. You can write or input into bids and statements of work. Life cycle perspective. You can apply experience of multiple parts of the product life cycle within all phases of the GDS framework. You can recognise when it is right to move forward and when it is right to stop. You can recognise the appropriate deliverables and the right people to meet these. You are able to work with other agile delivery operations throughout the product life cycle. You can plan and engage with the appropriate stakeholders at a particular stage in the project. Maintaining delivery momentum. You know how to optimise the delivery flow of teams. You can work with delivery teams to identify, track and address the most complicated risks, issues and dependencies including where no clear ownership exists. You can identify innovative ways to unblock issues. Making a process work. You can identify and challenge organisational processes of increasing complexity and those processes that are unnecessarily complicated. You can add value and can work with the organisation to inspect and adapt processes. You know how to guide teams through the implementation of a new process. Planning. You know how to lead a continual planning process in a very complex environment. You can plan beyond product delivery. You can identify dependencies in plans across teams and programmes of work, and coordinate delivery. Requirements Your ability, experience, and qualities Excellent previous commercial experience as a Project, Programme or Delivery Manager Solid experience in financial planning for projects, including budgeting and forecasting Experience in supporting teams in goal setting and tracking of milestones Ability to manage risks & issues, with appropriate controls for mitigation Proven experience in ensuring delivery of milestones Supporting definition of team structure and skills set to meet the needs of the project Supporting awareness of strategic context & high level planning Supporting recruitment of new team members Contributing to account commercials & sales Assisting with writing Bids and Statements of Work Nice to Have Skills Public sector experience and skills in taking projects through service assessments such as GDS gates Having worked in secure environments and for high security clients You Don't Meet All the Requirements? Studies show that women and black, Asian and minority ethics people are less likely to apply for a job unless they meet every qualification. So if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to still apply. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role here at Zaizi. We actively welcome applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, individuals with disabilities, neurodivergent individuals, parents, carers, and those from lower socio economic backgrounds. If you need any accommodations to support your specific situation, please feel free to let us know. For candidates who are neurodiverse or have disabilities, we are happy to make any adjustments needed throughout the interview process-just ask! SC Clearance Zaizi works with UK Central Government departments on a range of projects. To be able to work on our customer projects, employees must be Security Cleared to a standard acceptable to our Government customers. Due to this restriction we can currently only recruit candidates who have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship and who have lived in the UK for the last 5+ years continuously. £55,000 - £70,000 Compensation Competitive Pay: Salaries reviewed annually to ensure they reflect your performance and market value. Loyalty Pension: We invest in your future. Starting at a 5% employer contribution, we increase this by 0.5% every year after your third anniversary, up to a maximum of 8%. Protection: Comprehensive Group Life Assurance for peace of mind. Purpose & Culture Real Impact: Work on mission critical projects that secure and improve the UK's digital infrastructure. Autonomy: A culture that empowers you to make decisions, prototype rapidly, and iterate towards success. Service & Community: We support those who serve. 10 paid days for Reservist Military Service. Work / Life Balance Time Off: 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays, with the flexibility to Buy/Sell additional days to suit your lifestyle. Giving back: 2 paid volunteering days per year. Development & Growth Master Your Craft: Fully funded professional certifications (AWS, GCP, Agile, etc.) supported by 5 days paid study leave. Expand Your Horizons: An additional £500 annual "Personal Choice" fund to learn whatever inspires you-work related or not. Support: Access to 1 2 1 professional coaching and team training to accelerate your career. Health & Balance Premium Health: Vitality Private Medical Insurance (includes Apple Watch, gym discounts, and rewards). Flexibility: Genuine hybrid working with a WFH equipment allowance to perfect your home setup. Wellbeing: Cycle to Work scheme and a commitment to sustainable, healthy working practices. For further information contact: Nat Hinds: Head of Talent Kayla Kirby: Talent Acquisition Specialist

Can you motivate and lead multidisciplinary and cross-functional delivery teams? Are you a champion of Agile ways of working? Do you enjoy collaborating and learning with like-minded passionate, selfless and open-minded people? Work on exciting public sector projects and make a positive difference in people's lives. At Zaizi, we thrive on solving complex challenges through creative thinking and the latest tools and tech. You'll play a key role in supporting, coaching and leading our teams to deliver the best for our clients and their users. Your flexible leadership style will help teams navigate blockers and find their way to the right solutions. You'll work closely with our product managers and deliver outcomes and value against the product vision. We encourage learning and sharing - you'll help coach team members in communities of practice to improve Agile maturity. Our culture is inclusive, modern, friendly and innovative. We seek bright, positive thinking individuals with a can-do attitude. Our people enjoy challenging themselves to be the best at what they do - if that sounds like you, you'll fit right in! Role Objectives These are the expected objectives for this role. We are happy to discuss these during the interview process with candidates. Commercial management. You can build complex relationships with clients and contracted suppliers. You can identify appropriate contractual frameworks and get good value out of the interactions and relationships you build. Provide hands-on guidance to teams on Agile methodologies such as Scrum, ensuring consistent adoption through daily ceremonies and ongoing team collaboration. Communication skills. You can mediate between people and mend relationships, communicating with stakeholders at all levels. You can manage client and stakeholder expectations and facilitate discussions about high risk and complexity even within constrained timescales. Financial management. You know how to set and monitor budgets in complex environments. You can track margins on delivery projects and make adjustments to ensure they remain on budget. You can write or input into bids and statements of work. Life-cycle perspective. You can apply experience of multiple parts of the product life cycle within all phases of the GDS framework. You can recognise when it is right to move forward and when it is right to stop. You can recognise the appropriate deliverables and the right people to meet these. You are able to work with other agile delivery operations throughout the product life cycle. You can plan and engage with the appropriate stakeholders at a particular stage in the project. Maintaining delivery momentum. You know how to optimise the delivery flow of teams. You can work with delivery teams to identify, track and address the most complicated risks, issues and dependencies including where no clear ownership exists. You can identify innovative ways to unblock issues. Making a process work. You can identify and challenge organisational processes of increasing complexity and those processes that are unnecessarily complicated. You can add value and can work with the organisation to inspect and adapt processes. You know how to guide teams through the implementation of a new process. Planning. You know how to lead a continual planning process in a very complex environment. You can plan beyond product delivery. You can identify dependencies in plans across teams and programmes of work, and coordinate delivery. Requirements Your ability, experience, and qualities Excellent previous commercial experience as a Project, Programme or Delivery Manager Solid experience in financial planning for projects, including budgeting and forecasting Experience in supporting teams in goal setting and tracking of milestones Ability to manage risks & issues, with appropriate controls for mitigation Proven experience in ensuring delivery of milestones Supporting definition of team structure and skills-set to meet the needs of the project Supporting awareness of strategic context & high-level planning Supporting recruitment of new team members Contributing to account commercials & sales Assisting with writing Bids and Statements of Work Skills and experience that is nice to have Public sector experience and skills in taking projects through service assessments such as GDS gates Having worked in secure environments and for high security clients You don't meet all the requirements? Studies show that women and black, Asian and minority ethics people are less likely to apply for a job unless they meet every qualification. So if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to still apply. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role here at Zaizi. We actively welcome applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, individuals with disabilities, neurodivergent individuals, parents, carers, and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds. If you need any accommodations to support your specific situation, please feel free to let us know. For candidates who are neurodiverse or have disabilities, we are happy to make any adjustments needed throughout the interview process-just ask! SC Clearance: Zaizi works with UK Central Government departments on a range of projects. To be able to work on our customer projects, employees must be Security Cleared to a standard acceptable to our Government customers. Due to this restriction we can currently only recruit candidates who have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship and who have lived in the UK for the last 5+ years continuously. £55,000 - £70,000 Compensation Competitive Pay: Salaries reviewed annually to ensure they reflect your performance and market value. Loyalty Pension: We invest in your future. Starting at a 5% employer contribution, we increase this by 0.5% every year after your third anniversary, up to a maximum of 8% . Protection: Comprehensive Group Life Assurance for peace of mind. Purpose & Culture Real Impact: Work on mission-critical projects that secure and improve the UK's digital infrastructure. Autonomy: A culture that empowers you to make decisions, prototype rapidly, and iterate towards success. Service & Community: We support those who serve. 10 paid days for Reservist Military Service. Work / Life Balance Time Off: 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays, with the flexibility to Buy/Sell additional days to suit your lifestyle. Giving back: 2 paid volunteering days per year. Development & Growth Master Your Craft: Fully funded professional certifications (AWS, GCP, Agile, etc.) supported by 5 days paid study leave . Expand Your Horizons: An additional £500 annual "Personal Choice" fund to learn whatever inspires you-work-related or not. Support: Access to 1-2-1 professional coaching and team training to accelerate your career. Health & Balance Premium Health: Vitality Private Medical Insurance (includes Apple Watch, gym discounts, and rewards). Flexibility: Genuine hybrid working with a WFH equipment allowance to perfect your home setup. Wellbeing: Cycle to Work scheme and a commitment to sustainable, healthy working practices. For further information contact: Nat Hinds: Head of Talent Kayla Kirby: Talent Acquisition Specialist

Zaizi are looking for a Senior Business Analyst with Natsec experience to help drive, lead and make a positive contribution to our customer's digital transformation programmes. At Zaizi, we thrive on solving complex challenges through creative thinking and the latest tools and tech. Our culture is inclusive, modern, friendly and innovative. We seek bright, positive thinking individuals with a can do attitude. Our people enjoy challenging themselves to be the best at what they do - if that sounds like you, you'll fit right in! You will have in-depth knowledge of the software development life cycle and be a strong team player, who can communicate well with customers at all stages of the project life cycle and set customer expectations. These are the expected objectives for this role. We are happy to discuss this further during the interview process and jointly agree it with the successful candidate. Understand and define the problem to be solved. Understand users and their needs and translate into user stories. Help the delivery team decide the best approach, manage and visualise outcomes, prioritise work and work to the agreed minimum viable product (MVP), print and scope. Support test functionality and ensuring it meets user and business needs. Supporting the Product Owner with the creation of a backlog. Modelling business processes (As is / To be) eDV Clearance is essential for a successful candidate Competencies: You will have extensive commercial experience in the following: Stakeholder management Good understanding of Agile methodologies e.g (Scrum, Lean, Kanban) Function & non-functional requirements Acceptance criteria User stories Working with cross functional teams Continuous improvement Customer facing (build good rapport) Understanding of Government transformation strategy & service standards Desired: Data mapping Experience working with API's. You don't meet all the requirements? Studies show that women and black, Asian and minority ethnic people are less likely to apply for a job unless they meet every qualification. So if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to still apply. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role here at Zaizi. We actively welcome applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, individuals with disabilities, neurodivergent individuals, parents, carers, and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds. If you need any accommodations to support your specific situation, please feel free to let us know. For candidates who are neurodiverse or have disabilities, we are happy to make any adjustments needed throughout the interview process-just ask! Interview Process: 2nd stage: Technical interview, this stage evaluates your technical expertise and problem-solving abilities, especially if you're applying for a technical role. Final Stage: 10-15 min presentation and a panel interview where multiple people from different departments ask you questions. Compensation Competitive Pay: Salaries reviewed annually to ensure they reflect your performance and market value. Loyalty Pension: We invest in your future. Starting at a 5% employer contribution, we increase this by 0.5% every year after your third anniversary, up to a maximum of 8%. Protection: Comprehensive Group Life Assurance for peace of mind. Purpose & Culture Real Impact: Work on mission-critical projects that secure and improve the UK's digital infrastructure. Autonomy: A culture that empowers you to make decisions, prototype rapidly, and iterate towards success. Service & Community: We support those who serve. 10 paid days for Reservist Military Service. Work / Life Balance Time Off: 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays, with the flexibility to Buy/Sell additional days to suit your lifestyle. Giving back: 2 paid volunteering days per year. Development & Growth Master Your Craft: Fully funded professional certifications (AWS, GCP, Agile, etc.) supported by 5 days paid study leave. Expand Your Horizons: An additional £500 annual "Personal Choice" fund to learn whatever inspires you-work-related or not. Support: Access to 1-2-1 professional coaching and team training to accelerate your career. Health & Balance Premium Health: Vitality Private Medical Insurance (includes Apple Watch, gym discounts, and rewards). Flexibility: Genuine hybrid working with a WFH equipment allowance to perfect your home setup. Wellbeing: Cycle to Work scheme and a commitment to sustainable, healthy working practices.

Zaizi Ltd is seeking a Senior Business Analyst with Natsec experience in Greater London. The role involves driving digital transformation, defining user needs, and managing business processes. Candidates should have extensive experience in Agile methodologies and stakeholder management. Zaizi values a diverse and inclusive workplace, encouraging candidates from various backgrounds to apply. Excellent benefits include competitive pay, comprehensive health insurance, and support for professional development.

Zaizi Ltd, located in Greater London, seeks a Business Development Manager to expand relationships within the UK Central Government. The successful candidate will identify and pursue new business opportunities, develop strategic sales plans, and conduct market research. Candidates must demonstrate a strong history in selling digital services to government agencies and possess excellent communication skills. The role offers competitive pay, a pension scheme, and a commitment to work-life balance with flexible working arrangements.

Zaizi has a growing business within the UK Central Government centred around our long standing relationship with the Home Office and Border Force. We have ambitious plans to expand the help we can give these organisations to transform their use of digital and innovative technology, modernise legacy services and connect with other government organisations. The Business Development Manager will be instrumental in expanding our relationships within this area of central government, taking our strategy to the next level and accelerating our growth. New Business Development Identify and pursue new business opportunities within agreed existing and new central government clients. Develop and execute a strategic sales plan to achieve and exceed sales targets, driving revenue growth. Develop and execute pursuit plans for key prospects and opportuntiies. Conduct thorough market research to understand industry and client trends, competitor offerings and emerging opportunities. Build and maintain a robust sales pipeline, actively engaging with prospects through various channels, including networking events, cold outreach, and industry conferences. Identify and establish partnerships that will accelerate our footprint within the sector and enable a broader offering. Collaborate closely with the marketing team to create compelling sales collateral and targeted campaigns. Requirements Proven track record of selling digital services and solutions to central government entities in the UK. Strong understanding of how the public sector works, commercially and at project and programme level. Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to a non-technical audience. Demonstrated ability to build and maintain long-term client relationships, resulting in customer loyalty and repeat business. Self-motivated and able to work independently, with a results-oriented mindset. Understanding of government and industry digital standards and approaches. Desirable Direct and demonstrable experience of selling services to clients including Home Office, FCDO, Justice and DEFRA and connected organisations. Practical experience and understanding of cloud services and AI and how they can be delivered to government clients. SC Clearance Zaizi works with UK Central Government departments on a range of projects. To be able to work on our customer projects, employees must be Security Cleared to a standard acceptable to our Government customers. Due to this restriction we can currently only recruit candidates who have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship and who have lived in the UK for the last 5+ years continuously. Benefits Compensation Competitive Pay: Salaries reviewed annually to ensure they reflect your performance and market value. Loyalty Pension: We invest in your future. Starting at a 5% employer contribution, we increase this by 0.5% every year after your third anniversary, up to a maximum of 8%. Protection: Comprehensive Group Life Assurance for peace of mind. Purpose & Culture Real Impact: Work on mission-critical projects that secure and improve the UK's digital infrastructure. Autonomy: A culture that empowers you to make decisions, prototype rapidly, and iterate towards success. Service & Community: We support those who serve. 10 paid days for Reservist Military Service. Work / Life Balance Time Off: 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays, with the flexibility to Buy/Sell additional days to suit your lifestyle. Giving back: 2 paid volunteering days per year. Development & Growth Master Your Craft: Fully funded professional certifications (AWS, GCP, Agile, etc.) supported by 5 days paid study leave. Expand Your Horizons: An additional £500 annual "Personal Choice" fund to learn whatever inspires you-work-related or not. Support: Access to 1-2-1 professional coaching and team training to accelerate your career. Health & Balance Premium Health: Vitality Private Medical Insurance (includes Apple Watch, gym discounts, and rewards). Flexibility: Genuine hybrid working with a WFH equipment allowance to perfect your home setup. Wellbeing: Cycle to Work scheme and a commitment to sustainable, healthy working practices.