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Software Technical Lead Rate: 500 - 600 a day Location: Bristol hybrid one day every other week Duration : 6 months initially Clearance: SC Clearance required You will join a global IT consultancy delivering digital transformation to a public sector body. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for actively supporting and guiding the team of seven through complex technical challenges. The role involves breaking down complex tasks into manageable components, delegating effectively, and empowering team members to take ownership of their work. Key responsibilities include: Providing clear technical direction and mentorship to the team. Applying sound judgment to make technical decisions. Driving improvements in system documentation, team processes, and overall developer experience. Delivering direct, constructive feedback to foster individual and team growth. Promoting a collaborative, accountable, and high-performance team culture. Tech stack: Node.js, ReactJS, JavaScript, TypeScript, npm, AWS, Jenkins, Terraform, and PostgreSQL. The client is however open to strong candidates with adjacent skill sets. The technical stack is flexible for the right person.

I am working with a consultancy feeding into the public sector looking for multiple Java developers. Inside IR35 60% of the week travel to Newcastle (negotiable) Key Behaviours: Collaborates with others when necessary to review specifications and uses these agreed standards and tools to design, code, test, correct and document programmes or scripts of medium to high complexity, using the right standards and tools. Can prioritise and define approaches to understand the user story, guiding others in doing so. Uses a modern standards approach competently and guides others in so doing. Provide technical leadership and guidance, including coaching and mentoring team members and their professional development. Sees the bigger picture by taking groups of services and investigating how to get the best of underlying services. Essential Skills: Expert in Software Engineering best practices Docker and containerisation Expert in TDD and BDD Micro-service architecture and API principles AWS and practical experience of Infrastructure-as-Code (desirable -> Terraform) CI/CD pipelines (desirable -> GitLab CI) Java 11/17/21and Springboot framework

Software Engineer 6 Month Contract Outside IR35 £350-450 p/day We're looking for a versatile Software Engineer to join a leading Bristol-based business, delivering high-quality solutions for clients across finance, e-commerce, and technology. This is a hands-on role where you'll work across the full stack. Back-end services in C#/.NET and Python, and dynamic front-end applications using JavaScript, React, Node.js, and TypeScript. Location: Bristol (Hybrid) Contract: 6 Months (OIR35) Rate: £350-450 p/day Start date: ASAP Key Responsibilities: Build and maintain software using C#/.NET, Python, JavaScript, React, Node.js, and TypeScript Develop and optimise APIs, services, and integration layers. Deliver end-to-end features across back-end, front-end, and cloud-hosted environments. Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code following best practices. Contribute to code reviews, testing, and Agile ceremonies. Troubleshoot and resolve application-level performance and reliability issues. Key Skills: Commercial experience with C#/.NET, Python, JavaScript/React. Strong knowledge of Node.js, TypeScript, and modern full-stack development. Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, SQL Server). Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP). Solid grounding in software engineering best practices - testing, design patterns, version control (Git). Agile team experience with strong communication and collaboration skills. If this sounds like you, appy now for immediate consideration. Oscar Associates (UK) Limited is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. To understand more about what we do with your data please review our privacy policy in the privacy section of the Oscar website.

Senior SDET Must have current SC Clearance (NPPV3 is a bonus) 7 months initial contract 612.50 p/d (Inside IR35) Remote with rare travel to site in London My client, a government body are looking for a Senior SDET to join their fast-paced team with some experience in Java coding (OOP, SOLID), Building automation platforms and frameworks. This role will include but is not limited to: Working with the product team to define the acceptance criteria and testing DOD for each story Pairing with the developers to define and review the required tests that will address all features and functions of a product delivery at the unit and component layer Performing exploratory testing at all levels Working with the Product team to define tests throughout the product delivery into live Automating tests for all phases. Working collaboratively with developers to design and test stubs Ensure the team define tests to validate NFR?s at the appropriate level Ensuring traceability is maintained throughout the product delivery Ensuring the team is aware of test progress and quality metrics, and that the team delivers them in a format this is consumable by those who have asked for them. Raising the profile of quality throughout the product lifecycle Working in an Agile team, you will be responsible for inputting to the design and build of automated tests to ensure adequate and effective test coverage Provide test assurance of the user stories according to the defined acceptance test criteria; whilst working in a test-first environment. Work closely with Software Engineers to deliver the test activities to meet the requirements, whilst contributing to effective agile delivery. Able to participate in estimation activities and are encouraged to identify opportunities to maximise test benefit within the team. Provide assurance at team retrospectives and planning sessions to ensure test best practice, continual improvements and appropriate standards are adhered to Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, experience working in Agile delivery teams using TDD with Java and be able to work autonomously. Experience of PACT frameworks that enable Consumer Driven Contract testing is desirable Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and their importance in Automation Testing process Exposure to command line and scripting languages forOS Linux. Strong coding skills (OOP, SOLID, DI, Design Patterns, etc.) Must be able to unit test the framework built. Experience and Skills Strong relevant experience as a Senior SDET Experience and knowledge of API testing and the use of Postman Cypress Docker for running the Cypress container Working with Gitlab for storage of all developed test automation TDD Using Junit SonarQube Jenkins Splunk Gatling Serenity Cucumber Selenium Wiremock Hamcrest AWS Cloudwatch Jira and Confluence Nice to have Mocks and stubs Advanced Devops knowledge Deep Agile Development knowledge Ability to lead projects and design test strategy Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.

Contract Full Stack Developer (AI/LLM Focus) Day Rate: 700 - 750/day (Flexible Depending on Experience) Initial Term: 6 months (Possibility of Extension) Location: Windsor, UK (Hybrid) Opportunity Overview We're seeking a full stack developer with strong frontend expertise to join an innovation-driven project team. This role will be hands-on, fast-paced, and focused on delivering cutting-edge solutions that incorporate AI and Large Language Models (LLMs). You'll be working on proof-of-concepts, rapid prototypes, and production-ready features in a collaborative, agile environment. Key Responsibilities Deliver high-quality full stack solutions with an emphasis on React and modern JavaScript/TypeScript. Contribute to AI/LLM projects including RAG, prompt engineering, and GenAI system development. Collaborate with designers and product teams to translate AI into intuitive, user-friendly experiences. Build PoCs and prototypes in short innovation cycles. Develop cloud-native applications using AWS or Azure, containerisation, and CI/CD pipelines. Apply software engineering best practices in secure, regulated, or enterprise environments. Essential Skills & Experience Strong frontend capability with React and JavaScript/TypeScript. React expertise (SvelteKit knowledge is a plus). Recent, hands-on AI/LLM development experience - ideally involving prompt engineering, RAG, or GenAI systems. Proven track record in PoC delivery, rapid prototyping, and agile sprints. Cloud-native development (AWS or Azure), containerisation, CI/CD. Experience working in regulated industries (energy, finance, healthcare, telecoms, etc.). Desirable Attributes Exposure to innovation teams, startups, or experimental product environments. Personal projects or initiatives showcasing creativity and innovation. Experience with data visualisation, semantic search, or digital twins. Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills. Why Apply? Work on high-impact AI/LLM projects in a forward-looking team. Hybrid working with flexibility. Competitive day rates ( 700- 750/day, potential for more for standout candidates). Opportunity to extend beyond the initial 6-month term. Next Steps: If this sounds like your next contract, please send across your tailored CV highlighting your frontend capability, recent AI/LLM involvement, and PoC delivery experience. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for a confidential discussion. You can also get in touch with Christian at TEC Partners for more information.

SC Cleared Salesforce Developer 6 Months Predominantly remote (Maximum of 1-2 days per month on site) Negotiable Day rate (Inside IR35) My client, a government body, are looking for an SC Cleared Salesforce Developer to join their fast-paced team on an initial 6-month contract. Please note - Due to the nature of the client, the selected candidate MUST HAVE Active SC Clearance and be a sole British National The below skills/experience are required for this role: Salesforce Service Cloud configuration and administration (inc. lightning page layouts, email/routing, custom object definition, list views, dynamic forms) Implementation of complex Salesforce Flows Knowledge of Salesforce Apex development Git software version control Familiar with Salesforce SFDX / Visual Studio Code Comfortable with agile delivery with Jira task management The below skills/experience would be highly desirable: Salesforce SOQL query language and general object model / reporting awareness Advanced Salesforce Apex development experience (inc. defining invocable Flow actions and batch Apex) Salesforce Experience Cloud site-building experience Able to develop robust and advanced Salesforce Lightning Web Components (inc. familiarity with HTML, CSS, JavaScript) DevOps pipeline implementation and troubleshooting (inc. Python, Node.JS, Bash) AWS Services - including Lambda (Java), Secrets Manager, API Gateways Salesforce email configuration, including DNS / DKIM / SPF AI prompt building experience Salesforce Maps (or similar GIS Geographical Information System awareness) Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.

Job Title:Software Engineer( Backend Developer) Location:London Contract: 6 Months with potential extension (Inside IR35) Commute- Max 2 days in office Payrate : 63 - 84 Per Hour Inside IR35 About the Role We are seeking a Java Backend Developer for the FinTech business unit of a leading global digital travel platform. If you are a Java Backend Developer with 5 to 12 years of experience then this opportunity is for you. This role involves building innovative regulatory technology solutions to ensure compliance and manage risks. The engineer will work on a mission-critical platform that uses state-of-the-art technology for sanctions screening and other regulatory processes. The position requires developing highly scalable distributed systems and micro-services that support business objectives and enhance the experience for partners and internal stakeholders What You'll Do Design, build, and maintain scalable microservices that power our compliance platforms. Develop tools and systems for sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, and regulatory reporting. Optimize backend processes for performance, reliability, and data integrity. Enhance tooling, analytics, and reporting used by internal compliance stakeholders. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand regulatory processes and deliver technical solutions. Participate in on-call rotations, incident resolution, and continuous improvement initiatives. Contribute to hiring efforts and mentoring junior engineers. What We're Looking For 5- 12 years of experience (not more than 12 years) in software development with at least 2 server-side languages - Java being must have. Experience working in Kubernetes environment. Proven experience with microservices architecture and scalable, distributed systems. Proficient in data technologies like MySQL . Experience with batch processing , data pipelines , and data integrity practices. Familiarity with AWS services (e.g., RDS, Step Functions, EC2, Kinesis) is a plus. Solid understanding of unit , integration , and E2E testing paradigms. Prior experience in FinTech, Financial sector, Banking or Payment system. Awareness of security best practices (authentication, authorization). Experience with globally distributed teams is a plus. This is an urgent vacancy where the hiring manager is shortlisting for an interview immediately. Please apply with a copy of your CV or send it khushboo. Co. uk Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Job Introduction Corporate Digital & Applications (CDA) is a team that produces apps and webpages that are integral to BBC staff members. Almost every person in the BBC uses at least one of our systems most weeksand our audience-facing sites receive millions of views from the public every month. The services we look after are the BBC's intranet, internal web and mobile appsand external corporate sites. We currently have an opportunity for a mid-level full stack engineer to join our team and work on new and exciting projects that will both improve and build upon the service that supports teams across the BBC. What service you ask? We have a modern technology stack and use a range of AWS technologies such as Lambda, OpenSearch, S3, and Aurora. We mainly build services using JavaScript, with our front-ends typically being React and our primary API being serverless GraphQL. This role would suit you if you can hit the ground running on the frontendand as well as havinga particular interest in backend development. Our team finds the growth of each member to be important so you will be supported in your career and goals whilst working on some interesting and challenging problems and formulating solutions. You will also be offered the opportunity to grow with training, hands-on experience and regular feedback in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. This is a continuing role and can be based from any of our main UK BBC sites. Role Responsibility Main responsibilities include: Collaborate effectively to design, develop, test and release well-engineered front-end code Work closely with the product team Contribute to a culture of engineering excellence and continuous improvement Effectively participate in the team's software development methodologies, such as pairing, code reviews, agile planning and continuous delivery Write appropriate automated tests to ensure code-quality Actively help troubleshoot and resolve issues Learn new technologies and keep abreast of existing technologies Are you the right candidate? The successful candidate will have: Experience in one or more modern programming languages and/or frameworks. Ideally experience in JavaScript with React, but not necessarily if you are a fast learner. Experience using APIs to access data on a server Experience with one or more cloud service providers, such as Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud Platform. Experience of database design and use in software applications A strong commitment to your own growth and development and a willingness to share knowledge and help others Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills Package Description Band: C Contract type: continuing Location: UK flexible - can be based at any of our main UK BBC bases The successful candidate will be expected to work from their BBC base one/two days per week Any offer of employment is conditional upon you having the right to work in the UK We're happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage. Excellent career progression - the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation. Unrivalled training and development opportunities - our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification. Benefits - We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more. The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk. About the BBC We don't focus simply on what we do - we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you've read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below. Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential. We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC - whether that's to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise. To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here

Job Introduction Do you want to be part of the team that enables some of the BBC's most popular digital products? Are you looking for an opportunity to use your skills to help our engineers own and operate the platform services needed to meet the demands of scale and performance? If so, then we might have just the opportunity you're looking for. In the Digital Products Group we're building a unified platform for delivering the BBC's digital content. WebCore serves over 2 billion requests a month for sites including BBC Home, News and Sport. With more BBC products coming on board every quarter , our challenge is to provide a robust and secure platform that can operate at this increasing scale while also providing the features that enable our full-stack, audience experience teams to deliver innovative and personalised experiences to BBC users. Learn more about the Web Core mission from our Head of Architecture, Matthew Clark . You can also read about how we are stretching AWS Lambda in a two-part blog post from our Technical Architect, Johnathan Ishmael (also see part 2 ). Our Teams Core Services supports every part of the developer lifecycle - creating, building, deploying, and owning. This gives us a diverse set of problem domains to tackle while also operating the systems that serve millions of requests each week. Our Platform engineers build and operate the underlying platform and infrastructure. They typically specialise in one or more systems and components, while working across the stack to build domain solutions. Within our platform area, this can mean specialising in our traffic management layers (Belfrage & Mozart), and our data aggregation and Lamdba execution layers (Fabl & Morph). You will be working with some fantastic engineers across these systems to solve fascinating problems of scale, observability, performance, high-availability and security. Languages and technologies we use We use a range of AWS technologies including Lambda, Elasticache (Redis), S3, Aurora, EC2s and more. We own systems written in Node, Ruby, Elixir, and many more. What will you work on? As a member of one of our Platform teams, you'll be working on some of the toughest backend problems you'll encounter at the BBC with the support of colleagues with a wide range of skill sets. You'll gain insight into the challenges of running a mission-critical platform at scale and get the chance to expand your skills with training and mentoring opportunities. We want to give you the opportunity to work with fascinating tech and get your hands dirty with interesting systems. We want to support you and grow your skills as an engineer - and this Role Responsibility Main responsibilities Technical: Building well engineered, highly-available solutions to handle huge volumes of traffic. Building software that meets the requirements for a fast, reliable & always-on service. Seeking to always learn about new technologies or approaches, and championing them to ensure our products and processes are world class. People : Working with others to get things done in a pro-active and positive way. Working closely with and understanding needs of the teams building on the WebCore platform, enabling them to deliver high value to the audience. Working closely with our operations team to ensure the WebCore platform is well-supported, scalable and reliable. Contributing to an environment of engineering excellence and continuous improvement. Delivery: Delivering features using agile development practices. Seeking out new tools and methodologies to evolve our development processes. Solving operational issues, including working under a DevOps model. Assisting with recruiting, mentoring and training new team members. Inclusion & Diversity Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential. We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC - whether that's to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity. To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please visit our dedicated site here where you can discover the variety of staff networks we have, read our D&I strategy and reports, and learn about our ambitious Creative Diversity initiative which aims to transform the content the BBC creates. Are you the right candidate? Essential Demonstrable experience writing and maintaining robust production software Demonstrable experience with Elixir or a functional programming language Experience in Agile practices Experience in Cloud architecture Experience in DevOps Experience in testing and design patterns Competence in developing for operational concerns (monitoring integration, performance testing, security considerations) Desirable Takes responsibility for driving tasks to completion Understanding of designing & implementing for non-functional concerns Experience of database design and use in software applications Software Engineering or Computer Science Degree or equivalent Package Description Band: C and D Contract type: Permanent Location: Glasgow, Scotland, Cardiff,Salford or Flexible We're happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application . There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage. Excellent career progression - the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation. Unrivalled training and development opportunities - our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification. Benefits - We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more. Mae'r sefyllfa gyda'r coronafeirws yn datblygu'n gyflym, ac mae'r BBC yn awyddus i barhau i sicrhau diogelwch a lles pobl ar draws y BBC, gan barhau i warchod ein gwasanaethau hefyd. I leihau'r risg, dim ond y bobl sy'n hanfodol i'n hallbwn darlledu fydd yn cael mynediad i adeiladau'r BBC. O ddydd Mercher 18 fed Mawrth ymlaen, bydd pob asesiad a chyfweliad yn cael ei gynnal o bell, nes rhoddir gwybod yn wahanol. I gael mwy o wybodaeth, ewch i About the BBC We don't focus simply on what we do - we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you've read about our values and behaviors in the document attached below. Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential. We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC - whether that's to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, social background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

Job Introduction Corporate Digital & Applications (CDA) is a high-performing department that builds internal applications to help BBC Staff with their work. We look after the BBC's intranet, internal mobile applications, public-facing corporate sites, and dozens of internal bespoke web applications. Almost every person in the BBC uses at least one of our systems most weeks, and our audience-facing sites receive millions of views from the public every month. We have a modern technology stack and use a range of AWS technologies such as Lambda, OpenSearch, S3, and Aurora. We mainly build services using JavaScript/TypeScript, with our frontends typically being React and our primary API being serverlessGraphQL. We're looking for someone who has a particular interest in backend development, but there will be plenty of opportunities to contribute across the technology stack. This is a great opportunity to develop your skills whilst working on some interesting and challenging problems. We are a very supportive team and have a genuine interest in helping our engineers grow, you'll be encouraged to take personal development time every week to give you the space to learn something new and develop your skills. Role Responsibility Collaborate effectively to design, develop, test and release well engineered backend services Contribute to a culture of engineering excellence and continuous improvement Effectively participate in the team's software development methodologies, such as pairing, code reviews, agile planning and continuous delivery Write appropriate automated tests to ensure code-quality Actively help troubleshoot and resolve issues Learn new technologies and keep abreast of existing technologies Are you the right candidate? Experience in one or more modern programming languages and/or frameworks Experience with one or more cloud service provider, such as Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud Platform Experience of database design and use in software applications A growth mindset, willingness to learn and share knowledge Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills Package Description Band: c Contract type: Fixed Term Location: London We're happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application . There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage. Excellent career progression - the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation. Unrivalled training and development opportunities - our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification. Benefits - We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more. The situation regarding the coronavirus outbreak is developing quickly and the BBC is keen to continue to ensure the safety and wellbeing of people across the BBC, while continuing to protect our services. To reduce the risk access to BBC buildings is limited to those essential to our broadcast output. From Wednesday 18 th March until further notice all assessments and interviews will be conducted remotely. For more information go to Mae'r sefyllfa gyda'r coronafeirws yn datblygu'n gyflym, ac mae'r BBC yn awyddus i barhau i sicrhau diogelwch a lles pobl ar draws y BBC, gan barhau i warchod ein gwasanaethau hefyd. I leihau'r risg, dim ond y bobl sy'n hanfodol i'n hallbwn darlledu fydd yn cael mynediad i adeiladau'r BBC. O ddydd Mercher 18 fed Mawrth ymlaen, bydd pob asesiad a chyfweliad yn cael ei gynnal o bell, nes rhoddir gwybod yn wahanol. I gael mwy o wybodaeth, ewch i About the BBC We don't focus simply on what we do - we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you've read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below. Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential. We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC - whether that's to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise. To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here

Job Introduction Do you want to be part of the team that enables some of the BBC's most popular digital products? Are you looking for an opportunity to use your skills to help our engineers own and operate the platform services needed to meet the demands of scale and performance? If so, then we might have just the opportunity you're looking for. In Navigation we're building a platform that helps to deliver the BBC's digital content. Working directly on the Orbit Platform, helping serve over 2 billion requests a month for sites including BBC News, iPlayer, Sounds and Worldwide are among the portfolio. Our challenge is to provide a robust and secure platform that can operate at this increasing scale while also providing the features that allow the end user experience to be the best possible for all users. Our Teams Navigation supports every part of the developer lifecycle - creating, building, deploying, and owning. This gives us a diverse set of problem domains to tackle while also operating the systems that serve millions of requests each week. Our Platform engineers build and operate the underlying platform and infrastructure. They typically specialise in one or more systems and components, while working across the stack to build domain solutions. Languages and technologies we use We use a range of AWS technologies including Elasticache (Redis), S3, EC2s and more. We own systems written in Node, Ruby, and many more. What will you work on? As a member of one of our Platform teams, you'll be working on some of the toughest backend problems you'll encounter at the BBC with the support of colleagues with a wide range of skill sets. You'll gain insight into the challenges of running a mission-critical platform at scale and get the chance to expand your skills with training and mentoring opportunities. We want to give you the opportunity to work with fascinating tech and get your hands dirty with interesting systems. We want to support you and grow your skills as an engineer. Role Responsibility Technical: Building well engineered, highly-available solutions to handle huge volumes of traffic. Building software that meets the requirements for a fast, reliable & always-on service. Seeking to always learn about new technologies or approaches, and championing them to ensure our products and processes are world class. People : Working with others to get things done in a pro-active and positive way. Working closely with and understanding needs of the teams, enabling them to deliver high value to the audience. Working closely with our operations team to ensure the platform is well-supported, scalable and reliable. Contributing to an environment of engineering excellence and continuous improvement. Delivery: Delivering features using agile development practices. Seeking out new tools and methodologies to evolve our development processes. Solving operational issues, including working under a DevOps model. Assisting with recruiting, mentoring and training new team members. Are you the right candidate? Essential Demonstrable experience writing and maintaining robust production software. Demonstrable experience with modern front end programming language. Experience in Agile practices. Experience in Cloud architecture. Experience in DevOps. Experience in testing and design patterns. Competence in developing for operational concerns (monitoring integration, performance testing, security considerations) . The ability to mentor junior members or new starters to a high standard. Desirable Takes responsibility for driving tasks to completion. Understanding of designing & implementing for non-functional concerns. Experience of database design and use in software applications. Software Engineering or Computer Science Degree or equivalent. Package Description Band: D Contract type: Permanent Location: Salford We're happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application . There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage. Excellent career progression - the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation. Unrivalled training and development opportunities - our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification. Benefits - We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more. About the BBC We don't focus simply on what we do - we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you've read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below. Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential. We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC - whether that's to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise. To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here

SC Cleared AWS DevOps Engineer | Fully Remote | 6-12 months | INSIDE IR35 Jefferson Frank are proud to be continuously supporting an IT Consultancy who are in pursuit of an SC Cleared AWS DevOps Engineer. The consultancy are working for a high-profile client, analysing their existing processes, identifying and implementing opportunities to optimise these processes, and developing solutions to deliver service improvements to them. In this role, you will be working on a Linux based environment, collaborating with our team to review specifications and then use these agreed specifications to create infrastructure or scripts on AWS using the right standards and tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation. You will implement and manage continuous delivery pipelines on AWS to ensure the team can deliver code frequently whilst maintaining quality. NON NEOGITABLES: Must have an active Security Clearance Key Responsibilities: * Engaging in and improve the whole life cycle of services, from inception and design, through deployment, operation, and refinement utilising platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes * Implementing systems that are highly available, scalable, and self-healing on the AWS platform * Supporting development teams with build & deployment best practices eg branching strategy, testing methodology, CI/CD and pipelines * Designing, managing and maintaining tools to automate operational processes * Implementing and automating security controls, governance processes, and compliance validation * Defining and deploying monitoring, metrics, and logging systems on AWS using AWS native services and/or the ELK stack * Supporting the automation of test cases and embedding these within delivery pipelines to ensure code remains robust. Requirements: * Proven experience of working on relevant system administration and/or DevOps projects * Hands-on experience with AWS services including VPCs, ELBs, Route 53, RDS, Cloudwatch, IAM, EC2, Lambda, etc. * Experience of working with the command line in Linux, creating Bash scripts * Experienced with configuration and management of version control software * Experienced of amending and writing Infrastructure as code templates, using Terraform or CloudFormation * Experience with containerisation and orchestration, using tools such as Docker and Kubernetes * Excellent ability to debug and optimise code and automate routine tasks * Solid Linux and/or Windows system administration experience * Networking experience, CIDR, TCP/UDP, IP, tcpdump * Software engineering skills (such as Git, Bash, Python, Go, Java, Ruby) * Experience with the ELK stack, capable of configuring a greenfield implementation for clients * Experience of working within large, complex and geographically dispersed programmes If you have the required skills and experience and would like to know further information then please apply with your CV at first instance.

DevOps Senior Software Engineer We are looking for a Senior DevOps Software Engineer to join our client ASAP until the 30/04/2022 with possible extension. Ideally, we are looking for SC Cleared candidates with an active clearance OR candidates who are SC Clearable. ie Lived in the UK for a minimum of 5 years and has not left for longer than 6 months at a time. The right candidate must have Agile and experience of Azure. Your future duties and responsibilities include: You will be technically minded and be able to understand the technical constraints and complexities of delivering modern software - it is critical that you have a problem solving mentality and also be able to think outside the box. You will be able to converse with and understand all areas and skills within cross-functional teams and be able to add to the technical solution or design of a particular project where there is value to be unlocked. You will have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to also work with business stakeholders both internally and externally. As part of your role you may be also involved in Bid and Pre-Sales activities as part of CGI's business generation initiatives where experience of scoping and high level estimation activities would be advantageous. You will have worked with clients who may not have experienced or appreciate Agile delivery methods, and you will be able to evangelise and champion lean delivery and the benefits that it provides. In addition, you will have worked with more classical delivery methods and have demonstrable ways of overcoming the conflicts with Agile delivery. Required qualifications to be successful in this role . AWS/Azure cloud accreditation . Security based approach . Automation Scripting ie Ansible/Bash . Containerisation and orchestration management ie Docker and Kubernetes . Linux . High competency in DB management . Build automation ie Jenkins, GitCI, Concourse . Networking, routing and Firewall management . SC Clearable This will be a fully remote working position with some occassional travel when necessary to meet the business needs. DevOps Senior Software Engineer Damia Group Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept our Data Protection Policy which can be found on our website Damia Group is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

DevOps Engineer needed with SC Security Clearance - SC Cleared , Amazon Web Services (AWS), Jenkins, Docker & Kubernetes for a 6 month rolling contract in Croydon or Reading. Start ASAP ideally in November2021. The customer site is based in Croydon. However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic you will be able to work 100% remotely. A chance to work with a leading global digital transformation business on large-scale Government IT modernisation projects. Key skills, experience and responsibilities will include... DevOps Engineer required to join the AWS (Amazon Web Services) migration team. Through knowledge of Jenkins and pipeline using Groovy scripts In-depth knowledge of containerisation including Docker In depth experience of Kubernetes Basic Terraform Scripting Basic Knowledge and experience of working with AWS services Ability to work closely with central dev ops, software developers, testers, and product owners Agile principles to deploy and operate application and supporting systems. Help the development team to automate and streamline operations and processes. Build and maintain tools for deployment, monitoring and operations and troubleshoot and resolve issues in our development, test and production environments. Continuous delivery Release and deployment management processes to ensure that applications can be packaged and deployed That security is integral in code Improve communication between development and ops Automate the work flows Automation of deployments AWS certification preferred (Associate level). Active SC Security Clearance is required. NEXT STEPS Please email through a copy of your CV for consideration stating your work availability, £ salary expectations and a short paragraph explaining why you believe you are a strong match for this position. If your experience matches the job description a member of the Syntax team will contact you to talk you through the full details and to answer any questions you may have. We do our very best to respond to all applications. However, due to high volumes of enquiries we regret it is not always possible to do this. ABOUT US Syntax Consultancy Ltd is a leading independent IT, Digital and Tech recruitment specialist. We offer 30+ years' experience in providing outstanding talent into clients throughout the UK & Europe, including the IT Consultancy, Government, Education, NHS, Software and Retail markets. We specialise in supplying high-end Contract/Interim and Permanent IT, Digital and Technical professionals who make an immediate, positive impact. At Syntax we pride ourselves on providing an outstanding service to candidates and clients alike. We aim to make the recruitment process as positive and hassle-free as possible, whatever the final outcome. Syntax Consultancy Ltd operates as an Employment Business and Recruitment Agency.

DevOps Engineer Birmingham 6 Month Contract 450-475 day - Outside IR35 SC cleared DevOps Engineer needed with SC Security Clearance - SC Cleared , AWS, Terraform for a 6 month rolling contract in Birmingham. Start ASAP ideally in November2021. The customer site is based in Birmingham. However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic you will be able to work 100% remotely. A chance to work with a leading global digital transformation business on large-scale Government IT modernisation projects. Key skills, experience and responsibilities will include... DevOps Engineer required with good experience of working on AWS, Terraform expertise and with SC and AWS certification. DevOps engineer to be part of the AWS migration team. The candidate should have extensive experience working on the AWS platform and supporting similar migration project . Strong experience building and maintaining production systems within the AWS ecosystem using products such as EC2, RDS, S3, ELB, AG,Route 53 etc Expertise in provisioning infrastructure using Terraform . Thorough understating of configuration management concept. Expertise using Puppet. Deep experience in administering RHEL Linux systems Strong programming and Scripting fundamentals Good understanding of networking concepts. Ideally the engineer should have an AWS associate level certification and experience of security sensitive systems would be desirable. AWS certification preferred (Associate level). Active SC Security Clearance is required. NEXT STEPS Please email through a copy of your CV for consideration stating your work availability, £ salary expectations and a short paragraph explaining why you believe you are a strong match for this position. If your experience matches the job description a member of the Syntax team will contact you to talk you through the full details and to answer any questions you may have. We do our very best to respond to all applications. However, due to high volumes of enquiries we regret it is not always possible to do this. ABOUT US Syntax Consultancy Ltd is a leading independent IT, Digital and Tech recruitment specialist. We offer 30+ years' experience in providing outstanding talent into clients throughout the UK & Europe, including the IT Consultancy, Government, Education, NHS, Software and Retail markets. We specialise in supplying high-end Contract/Interim and Permanent IT, Digital and Technical professionals who make an immediate, positive impact. At Syntax we pride ourselves on providing an outstanding service to candidates and clients alike. We aim to make the recruitment process as positive and hassle-free as possible, whatever the final outcome. Syntax Consultancy Ltd operates as an Employment Business and Recruitment Agency.

Senior Security Test Engineer £565 pay per day (Inside IR35) 6 month initial contract Job Description: Our client is a leader in providing cutting-edge Technology to the Telco industry and they are looking for a Security Test Engineer to join their tech team. Skills: - Have technical knowledge and hands-on experience with IT/information security/cyber security/Network Security standards and frameworks such as ISO27001, NIST CSF and GITC - Perform Impact assessment of new change requests and whether they will incur security testing to be implemented - subsequently create test scripts, mapping to requirements in ALM, test and raise defects in ALM where it necessitates and run regression test packs. This will include internal, external, and emergency CR's - Good experience in Application & Infrastructure Security Testing including Static Application Secuirty Testing, Dynamic Application Security Testing, Interactive Application Secuirty Testing, Maritime Asset Security And Training, Run Time Application Secuirty Testing and Security Compliance Activities - Good understanding of OWASP and other penetration testing methodologies. Good knowledge on analysing & reviewing the Pen Test Results - Experience of security testing toolsets eg MicroFocus Fortify SCA (Static Analysis) WebInspect (Dynamic Vulnerability), App Defender, Black Duck, Sonatype (opensource), Qualys (DAST) and TripWire (IP360) - Experience in Security QA Testing (compliance controls, Threat Management, Security Architecture Assessment, Cloud 3rd Party Risk Assessment, Vulnerability Mgt.) - Source code review experience. - Experience in using HP ALM, Jira - Needs exposure on Professional security test tools like to perform testing on systems processing personal data which are within scope of GDPR - Experience on Security Incident Event Management (ArcSight & Splunk) - Track record of developing test security scripts, detailed test planning and test delivery of complex requirements involving multiple applications and platforms - Representation of security testing to internal and external Telefónica meetings. - Alignment of the security test strategy document and keeping up to date Role: - Identify new security threats by conducting continual monitoring, vulnerability assessments and log analysis - Strong analytical skills with a proven track record of requirements mapping and traceability - Exposure to testing in rigorous security regimes/design - Create technical and managerial level reports and risk assessments for Cloud based applications and infrastructure - Interface and collaborate with multiple groups and/or managerial staff to eloquently describe and implement security solutions - Expert knowledge of Cloud infrastructure, security architectures, and standards - Able to demonstrate clear understanding of current threats to Cloud infrastructure/IT infrastructures/Network Infrastructure at technical and managerial levels - Strong technical writing and verbal communication skills required - Knowledge of web security concepts covering network through application layers - Good understanding of the protocols underpinning the web - TCP/IP, HTTP, SSL/TLS etc... - Good understanding of hardware load-balancing, Firewalls, multi-tiered architectures. - Knowledge of AWS services and security controls. - Proven industry experience in application and infrastructure security testing Responsiblities - Define the security test approach for the project in conjunction with the Project Managers, Programme Test Manager and other parties involved in testing - Derive Impact assessment - Ensure that all relevant and impacted parties have been engaged - Meet with the project/business to document which security test activities are being performed during identified SMIP test phases and which test objectives the business accepts as risks - Ensure test activities are identified to mitigate all test risks. - Act as the main point of contact regarding security test issues for the SMIP - Attend project meetings as required and regularly track the progress of all security test activities - Regularly review and update RAID (Risk, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) and the scope of security testing (test objectives) - Issue the test completion reports to timescale - Escalate project test issues to the programme test manager and project managers - Communicate and maintain relationships with the impacted business, operational and technical teams (internal and external) throughout the delivery of project test phases - Ensure deliverables are agreed with external partners and that end delivery meets specification and contractual obligations - Ensure all test results are clearly communicated to the relevant development teams - Ensure the appropriate use of tools, metrics, and processes are applied to achieve security test objectives and targets - Provide direction and support to programme/project managers on all aspects of security testing - Ensure testing issues and defects are escalated in a timely manner to the Project Managers and the SM Programme Test Manager - Log all defects raised during QA, and track them until resolution in collaboration with the Defect test manager - Encourage continuous quality improvement through Root Cause and another Metrics Analysis area - Act as a leader and industry expert in your subject area - Keep at the forefront of research on relevant areas including methodologies, specific technologies, and the digital media marketplace - Identify best practice and recommend how to implement it - Oversee the sharing and embedding of good practice - Contribute to the identification of current and target skill levels Tooling - SIEM - ArcSight, Splunk - Application Security - SAST and DAST - Vulnerability Management- Tripwire IP360 - API Testing tools - SOAP UI - Good experience in identifying the server generated values. - Operating Systems; Unix (Linux and/or Solaris), Windows - Database - Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle RDBMS Desirable: - Certifications in Offensive Security, GIAC, ISECOM, (ISC)2, EC-Council (CEH), OSCP/OSCE, CISA, CEH - Defect Management (ideally using HP ALM) - Proactive, takes action and seeks opportunities. - Excellent communication, reporting & presentation skills. - Familiar with corporate, industry and professional standards. - ISEB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing

Firewall Engineer - Leeds 6 month contract - £400.00-£450.00 per day The role is to support and deliver digital transformation and manage Checkpoint firewall from a networking perspective. The role is responsible for the support of current and future architecture, Working with the MSP’s and various strategic functions on delivering the next generation of network architecture. Skills Required: * Excellent knowledge of Cisco NX-OS and IOS, supporting Routers and Switches, knowledge of OSPF, BGP, QoS and ideally at least CCNP certified, CCIE preferred. * Checkpoint Firewall experience including HA , Virtual Systems and vSec * Provides day to day support for Checkpoint firewall in Azure, AWS and On premise engineering and operations tasks including on-call technical support and resolution of escalated issues. * Experience in tranisitoning network/firewall services from third party to inhouse * WAN connectivity including Site to Site VPNs , VPLS, MPLS and Azure Express Route * ASA firewall experience including multiple contexts and HA * Experience in Azure and AWS firewall and configuration * Proficient in Network configuration and administration * Proficient with network protocols and networking technologies and with system, security, and network monitoring tools. * Hands on experience in security systems, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, anti-virus software, authentication systems, log management, content filtering, etc * Flexible and agile attitude in respect to responsibilities and change. * Adaptable to changes that maybe in and out of their control. * Excellent written and verbal communication skills. * Uses a modern standards approach throughout automation and testing. * Proficient in building and supporting cloud environments * Working knowledge of security devices, ability to learn new technologies on the job. * Working knowledge of Iaas, PaaS, SaaS and Cloud technologies. * Is able to define, analyse, plan, measure, maintain and improve all aspects of the availability of services. * Maintains the security, confidentiality and integrity of information systems through the compliance with relevant legislation and regulations

Firewall Engineer - Leeds 6 month contract - £400.00-£450.00 per day The role is to support and deliver digital transformation and manage Checkpoint firewall from a networking perspective. The role is responsible for the support of current and future architecture, Working with the MSP’s and various strategic functions on delivering the next generation of network architecture. Skills Required: * Excellent knowledge of Cisco NX-OS and IOS, supporting Routers and Switches, knowledge of OSPF, BGP, QoS and ideally at least CCNP certified, CCIE preferred. * Checkpoint Firewall experience including HA , Virtual Systems and vSec * Provides day to day support for Checkpoint firewall in Azure, AWS and On premise engineering and operations tasks including on-call technical support and resolution of escalated issues. * Experience in tranisitoning network/firewall services from third party to inhouse * WAN connectivity including Site to Site VPNs , VPLS, MPLS and Azure Express Route * ASA firewall experience including multiple contexts and HA * Experience in Azure and AWS firewall and configuration * Proficient in Network configuration and administration * Proficient with network protocols and networking technologies and with system, security, and network monitoring tools. * Hands on experience in security systems, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, anti-virus software, authentication systems, log management, content filtering, etc * Flexible and agile attitude in respect to responsibilities and change. * Adaptable to changes that maybe in and out of their control. * Excellent written and verbal communication skills. * Uses a modern standards approach throughout automation and testing. * Proficient in building and supporting cloud environments * Working knowledge of security devices, ability to learn new technologies on the job. * Working knowledge of Iaas, PaaS, SaaS and Cloud technologies. * Is able to define, analyse, plan, measure, maintain and improve all aspects of the availability of services. * Maintains the security, confidentiality and integrity of information systems through the compliance with relevant legislation and regulations

Firewall Engineer - Leeds 6 month contract - £400.00-£450.00 per day The role is to support and deliver digital transformation and manage Checkpoint firewall from a networking perspective. The role is responsible for the support of current and future architecture, Working with the MSP’s and various strategic functions on delivering the next generation of network architecture. Skills Required: * Excellent knowledge of Cisco NX-OS and IOS, supporting Routers and Switches, knowledge of OSPF, BGP, QoS and ideally at least CCNP certified, CCIE preferred. * Checkpoint Firewall experience including HA , Virtual Systems and vSec * Provides day to day support for Checkpoint firewall in Azure, AWS and On premise engineering and operations tasks including on-call technical support and resolution of escalated issues. * Experience in tranisitoning network/firewall services from third party to inhouse * WAN connectivity including Site to Site VPNs , VPLS, MPLS and Azure Express Route * ASA firewall experience including multiple contexts and HA * Experience in Azure and AWS firewall and configuration * Proficient in Network configuration and administration * Proficient with network protocols and networking technologies and with system, security, and network monitoring tools. * Hands on experience in security systems, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, anti-virus software, authentication systems, log management, content filtering, etc * Flexible and agile attitude in respect to responsibilities and change. * Adaptable to changes that maybe in and out of their control. * Excellent written and verbal communication skills. * Uses a modern standards approach throughout automation and testing. * Proficient in building and supporting cloud environments * Working knowledge of security devices, ability to learn new technologies on the job. * Working knowledge of Iaas, PaaS, SaaS and Cloud technologies. * Is able to define, analyse, plan, measure, maintain and improve all aspects of the availability of services. * Maintains the security, confidentiality and integrity of information systems through the compliance with relevant legislation and regulations