Randstad Technologies Recruitment
City, Birmingham
Senior Agile Delivery Manager Location: Newcastle, Leeds, or Birmingham (Minimum 60% Office Attendance Required) Role Overview The Senior Agile Delivery Manager is a technical delivery leader responsible for the hands-on delivery of software within a modern engineering environment. This is not a purely administrative role; you will be embedded with engineering teams, navigating technical trade-offs, and driving the end-to-back software development lifecycle. Key Responsibilities 1. Hands-on Agile Delivery Team Leadership: Act as Scrum Master / Delivery Manager for software engineering teams on a day-to-day basis. Ceremony Management: Lead high-impact sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives. Flow Optimization: Actively remove blockers, manage scope, and maintain delivery momentum across sustained periods of active build. 2. Technical Engagement & Engineering Quality Direct Collaboration: Work alongside developers, testers, and DevOps engineers to manage modern software engineering lifecycles. Technical Fluency: Confidently engage in discussions regarding technical trade-offs, resilience, security, and recoverability. Modern Standards: Drive delivery within environments utilizing CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and cloud-native services. 3. Stakeholder Influence & Governance Strategic Influence: Challenge and guide senior technical and non-technical stakeholders using evidence-based reporting. Transparency: Build trust through consistent performance metrics and radical transparency regarding delivery health. Change Management: Complete delivery-related governance and change activity (e.g., ServiceNow). 4. Planning & Coordination Backlog Management: Refine prioritized backlogs in partnership with Product Managers and Technical Leads. Risk Mitigation: Proactively manage cross-team dependencies and complex risks. Tooling Mastery: Utilize Jira effectively for tracking and reporting at both the team and initiative level. Mandatory Skills & Experience Software Build Experience: Proven track record in active software product delivery (Cloud migrations or CRM implementations alone are insufficient). Engineering Environment: Recent experience working directly with teams using: Cloud platforms ( AWS or Azure ) Infrastructure as Code ( Terraform ) CI/CD tooling and Automated Testing Agile Expertise: Expert-level application of Scrum/Kanban in a "build" rather than "maintenance" context. Stakeholder Management: Experience influencing at the senior leadership level. Complex Problem Solving: Ability to navigate technical concerns like system security and service resilience. Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
01/04/2026
Contractor
Senior Agile Delivery Manager Location: Newcastle, Leeds, or Birmingham (Minimum 60% Office Attendance Required) Role Overview The Senior Agile Delivery Manager is a technical delivery leader responsible for the hands-on delivery of software within a modern engineering environment. This is not a purely administrative role; you will be embedded with engineering teams, navigating technical trade-offs, and driving the end-to-back software development lifecycle. Key Responsibilities 1. Hands-on Agile Delivery Team Leadership: Act as Scrum Master / Delivery Manager for software engineering teams on a day-to-day basis. Ceremony Management: Lead high-impact sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives. Flow Optimization: Actively remove blockers, manage scope, and maintain delivery momentum across sustained periods of active build. 2. Technical Engagement & Engineering Quality Direct Collaboration: Work alongside developers, testers, and DevOps engineers to manage modern software engineering lifecycles. Technical Fluency: Confidently engage in discussions regarding technical trade-offs, resilience, security, and recoverability. Modern Standards: Drive delivery within environments utilizing CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and cloud-native services. 3. Stakeholder Influence & Governance Strategic Influence: Challenge and guide senior technical and non-technical stakeholders using evidence-based reporting. Transparency: Build trust through consistent performance metrics and radical transparency regarding delivery health. Change Management: Complete delivery-related governance and change activity (e.g., ServiceNow). 4. Planning & Coordination Backlog Management: Refine prioritized backlogs in partnership with Product Managers and Technical Leads. Risk Mitigation: Proactively manage cross-team dependencies and complex risks. Tooling Mastery: Utilize Jira effectively for tracking and reporting at both the team and initiative level. Mandatory Skills & Experience Software Build Experience: Proven track record in active software product delivery (Cloud migrations or CRM implementations alone are insufficient). Engineering Environment: Recent experience working directly with teams using: Cloud platforms ( AWS or Azure ) Infrastructure as Code ( Terraform ) CI/CD tooling and Automated Testing Agile Expertise: Expert-level application of Scrum/Kanban in a "build" rather than "maintenance" context. Stakeholder Management: Experience influencing at the senior leadership level. Complex Problem Solving: Ability to navigate technical concerns like system security and service resilience. Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Randstad Technologies Recruitment
City, Birmingham
Senior Agile Delivery Manager Location: Newcastle, Leeds, or Birmingham (Minimum 60% Office Attendance Required) Role Overview The Senior Agile Delivery Manager is a technical delivery leader responsible for the hands-on delivery of software within a modern engineering environment. This is not a purely administrative role; you will be embedded with engineering teams, navigating technical trade-offs, and driving the end-to-back software development lifecycle. Key Responsibilities 1. Hands-on Agile Delivery Team Leadership: Act as Scrum Master / Delivery Manager for software engineering teams on a day-to-day basis. Ceremony Management: Lead high-impact sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives. Flow Optimization: Actively remove blockers, manage scope, and maintain delivery momentum across sustained periods of active build. 2. Technical Engagement & Engineering Quality Direct Collaboration: Work alongside developers, testers, and DevOps engineers to manage modern software engineering lifecycles. Technical Fluency: Confidently engage in discussions regarding technical trade-offs, resilience, security, and recoverability. Modern Standards: Drive delivery within environments utilizing CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and cloud-native services. 3. Stakeholder Influence & Governance Strategic Influence: Challenge and guide senior technical and non-technical stakeholders using evidence-based reporting. Transparency: Build trust through consistent performance metrics and radical transparency regarding delivery health. Change Management: Complete delivery-related governance and change activity (e.g., ServiceNow). 4. Planning & Coordination Backlog Management: Refine prioritized backlogs in partnership with Product Managers and Technical Leads. Risk Mitigation: Proactively manage cross-team dependencies and complex risks. Tooling Mastery: Utilize Jira effectively for tracking and reporting at both the team and initiative level. Mandatory Skills & Experience Software Build Experience: Proven track record in active software product delivery (Cloud migrations or CRM implementations alone are insufficient). Engineering Environment: Recent experience working directly with teams using: Cloud platforms ( AWS or Azure ) Infrastructure as Code ( Terraform ) CI/CD tooling and Automated Testing Agile Expertise: Expert-level application of Scrum/Kanban in a "build" rather than "maintenance" context. Stakeholder Management: Experience influencing at the senior leadership level. Complex Problem Solving: Ability to navigate technical concerns like system security and service resilience. Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
01/04/2026
Contractor
Senior Agile Delivery Manager Location: Newcastle, Leeds, or Birmingham (Minimum 60% Office Attendance Required) Role Overview The Senior Agile Delivery Manager is a technical delivery leader responsible for the hands-on delivery of software within a modern engineering environment. This is not a purely administrative role; you will be embedded with engineering teams, navigating technical trade-offs, and driving the end-to-back software development lifecycle. Key Responsibilities 1. Hands-on Agile Delivery Team Leadership: Act as Scrum Master / Delivery Manager for software engineering teams on a day-to-day basis. Ceremony Management: Lead high-impact sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives. Flow Optimization: Actively remove blockers, manage scope, and maintain delivery momentum across sustained periods of active build. 2. Technical Engagement & Engineering Quality Direct Collaboration: Work alongside developers, testers, and DevOps engineers to manage modern software engineering lifecycles. Technical Fluency: Confidently engage in discussions regarding technical trade-offs, resilience, security, and recoverability. Modern Standards: Drive delivery within environments utilizing CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and cloud-native services. 3. Stakeholder Influence & Governance Strategic Influence: Challenge and guide senior technical and non-technical stakeholders using evidence-based reporting. Transparency: Build trust through consistent performance metrics and radical transparency regarding delivery health. Change Management: Complete delivery-related governance and change activity (e.g., ServiceNow). 4. Planning & Coordination Backlog Management: Refine prioritized backlogs in partnership with Product Managers and Technical Leads. Risk Mitigation: Proactively manage cross-team dependencies and complex risks. Tooling Mastery: Utilize Jira effectively for tracking and reporting at both the team and initiative level. Mandatory Skills & Experience Software Build Experience: Proven track record in active software product delivery (Cloud migrations or CRM implementations alone are insufficient). Engineering Environment: Recent experience working directly with teams using: Cloud platforms ( AWS or Azure ) Infrastructure as Code ( Terraform ) CI/CD tooling and Automated Testing Agile Expertise: Expert-level application of Scrum/Kanban in a "build" rather than "maintenance" context. Stakeholder Management: Experience influencing at the senior leadership level. Complex Problem Solving: Ability to navigate technical concerns like system security and service resilience. Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Role : Senior Agile Delivery Manager Duration : 12 months Day rate : (Apply online only) per day ( inside IR35) Locations : Newcastle, Leeds or Birmingham On-site : Minimum 60% office attendance (Hybrid) In this role you would join a newly formed software engineering team focused on a defined backlog of 20-30 items around service security, testability, resilience and recoverability . This is very much a hands-on delivery role - not a coordination-only position. What you would be doing Acting as Scrum Master / Delivery Manager for a software engineering team day to day. Leading sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews and retrospectives. Removing blockers, managing scope, flow and prioritisation to maintain strong delivery momentum. Working closely with engineers, a Senior Technical BA and an Architect to ensure the backlog is technically ready, prioritised and executable. Managing risks, dependencies and complex backlogs, using Jira at both team and initiative level. Providing clear, evidence-based reporting and influencing senior technical and non-technical stakeholders. Technical environment (you should be comfortable operating in most of these areas): Cloud platforms such as Azure and/or AWS as part of software product delivery (not migration-only). CI/CD tooling and modern DevOps practices. Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform). Automated testing and quality practices. Secure, resilient digital services. What the client is specifically looking for Recent, hands-on agile delivery with software development teams in active build. Experience acting as a Scrum Master / Delivery Manager embedded with engineers. Practical experience with version control (e.g. Git), CI/CD and cloud-native or platform-based services. Strong stakeholder engagement and the ability to challenge and influence at senior level. High proficiency in Jira , plus familiarity with delivery governance tools (e.g. ServiceNow is a bonus). Experience focused only on cloud migrations, Dynamics CRM or purely integration/database projects will not be sufficient unless there is clear, recent evidence of end-to-end software product delivery. Why it might interest you Opportunity to lead delivery in a modern engineering setup where agile ways of working are taken seriously. Clear, technically focused backlog around security, resilience and reliability - not a vague transformation brief. Influential position engaging directly with senior stakeholders on a visible digital initiative. If you are within a realistic commute of Newcastle, Leeds or Birmingham and this aligns with your recent experience, I would be keen to share more details and understand your availability and expectations.
01/04/2026
Contractor
Role : Senior Agile Delivery Manager Duration : 12 months Day rate : (Apply online only) per day ( inside IR35) Locations : Newcastle, Leeds or Birmingham On-site : Minimum 60% office attendance (Hybrid) In this role you would join a newly formed software engineering team focused on a defined backlog of 20-30 items around service security, testability, resilience and recoverability . This is very much a hands-on delivery role - not a coordination-only position. What you would be doing Acting as Scrum Master / Delivery Manager for a software engineering team day to day. Leading sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews and retrospectives. Removing blockers, managing scope, flow and prioritisation to maintain strong delivery momentum. Working closely with engineers, a Senior Technical BA and an Architect to ensure the backlog is technically ready, prioritised and executable. Managing risks, dependencies and complex backlogs, using Jira at both team and initiative level. Providing clear, evidence-based reporting and influencing senior technical and non-technical stakeholders. Technical environment (you should be comfortable operating in most of these areas): Cloud platforms such as Azure and/or AWS as part of software product delivery (not migration-only). CI/CD tooling and modern DevOps practices. Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform). Automated testing and quality practices. Secure, resilient digital services. What the client is specifically looking for Recent, hands-on agile delivery with software development teams in active build. Experience acting as a Scrum Master / Delivery Manager embedded with engineers. Practical experience with version control (e.g. Git), CI/CD and cloud-native or platform-based services. Strong stakeholder engagement and the ability to challenge and influence at senior level. High proficiency in Jira , plus familiarity with delivery governance tools (e.g. ServiceNow is a bonus). Experience focused only on cloud migrations, Dynamics CRM or purely integration/database projects will not be sufficient unless there is clear, recent evidence of end-to-end software product delivery. Why it might interest you Opportunity to lead delivery in a modern engineering setup where agile ways of working are taken seriously. Clear, technically focused backlog around security, resilience and reliability - not a vague transformation brief. Influential position engaging directly with senior stakeholders on a visible digital initiative. If you are within a realistic commute of Newcastle, Leeds or Birmingham and this aligns with your recent experience, I would be keen to share more details and understand your availability and expectations.
Application Support Engineer (SQL) - Edinburgh/Glasgow - 26-30K + Bonus Largely Remote/Hybrid: Central Glasgow or Central Edinburgh - Shift patterns and onsite balance below Applicants will need to demonstrate proven hands-on skills with SQL Rotational shifts: Morning: 6am to 2:30pm (working from home these weeks) Mid: 8am to 4:30pm (working in the Glasgow or Edinburgh office - whichever is best for you - Tuesdays and Thursdays, and from home the rest of the week) Late: 2:30pm to 10pm (working from home these weeks) Lorien's client, a fast-growing, global-reaching SAAS company with a great name in their domain, are currently looking to hire an Application Support Engineer based out of either their Edinburgh or Glasgow offices to join their expanding function. This would be a brilliant fit for someone with proven Application Support skills and a good grasp of databases/SQL/Azure SQL, looking to move into a growing firm with great projects in the pipeline, a range of incentives (including bonuses, flexible working, private healthcare, recognition rewards, professional development and ongoing upskilling avenues), and friendly people to work with (ask us, we've placed a number of them ourselves!). Key Responsibilities: Take the reins across Application Support Tackle support requests, prioritising, and escalating tickets to 2nd Line/above as needed Liaising with a multidisciplinary function of DevOps, Infrastructure and other teams to keep things running smoothly Creation/management of user accounts within the core application and support portal Maintaining/monitoring remote client servers to ensure stability Knowledge-sharing and working with others to resolve/prevent issues Contributing to relevant projects, supporting config/change deployments, helping to foster best practices, and working to agreed procedures to make sure everyone's on the same page/working to agreed processes Helping to improve the wider function and bringing new ideas to the table where it comes to processes/workflows/etc. What they're looking for you to bring to the table: Proven track record in the Application Support / 1st Line Support domain/s with dealings in customer-facing scenarios Strong hands-on SQL and/or Azure SQL skills to query databases, identify root causes for backend issues, and troubleshooting problems Active Directory / Entra ID ( Azure AD ) skills Ability to support users/customers remotely Ideally a good grasp of relevant methodologies/processes such as ITIL/Change Management/etc. If you're looking to join a great firm with expansion on the horizon, offering a host of benefits with staff at the centre such as flexible working, bonuses and recognition rewards, healthcare, progression and more, apply now with your latest CV and let's have a chat before this is snapped up. Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
01/04/2026
Full time
Application Support Engineer (SQL) - Edinburgh/Glasgow - 26-30K + Bonus Largely Remote/Hybrid: Central Glasgow or Central Edinburgh - Shift patterns and onsite balance below Applicants will need to demonstrate proven hands-on skills with SQL Rotational shifts: Morning: 6am to 2:30pm (working from home these weeks) Mid: 8am to 4:30pm (working in the Glasgow or Edinburgh office - whichever is best for you - Tuesdays and Thursdays, and from home the rest of the week) Late: 2:30pm to 10pm (working from home these weeks) Lorien's client, a fast-growing, global-reaching SAAS company with a great name in their domain, are currently looking to hire an Application Support Engineer based out of either their Edinburgh or Glasgow offices to join their expanding function. This would be a brilliant fit for someone with proven Application Support skills and a good grasp of databases/SQL/Azure SQL, looking to move into a growing firm with great projects in the pipeline, a range of incentives (including bonuses, flexible working, private healthcare, recognition rewards, professional development and ongoing upskilling avenues), and friendly people to work with (ask us, we've placed a number of them ourselves!). Key Responsibilities: Take the reins across Application Support Tackle support requests, prioritising, and escalating tickets to 2nd Line/above as needed Liaising with a multidisciplinary function of DevOps, Infrastructure and other teams to keep things running smoothly Creation/management of user accounts within the core application and support portal Maintaining/monitoring remote client servers to ensure stability Knowledge-sharing and working with others to resolve/prevent issues Contributing to relevant projects, supporting config/change deployments, helping to foster best practices, and working to agreed procedures to make sure everyone's on the same page/working to agreed processes Helping to improve the wider function and bringing new ideas to the table where it comes to processes/workflows/etc. What they're looking for you to bring to the table: Proven track record in the Application Support / 1st Line Support domain/s with dealings in customer-facing scenarios Strong hands-on SQL and/or Azure SQL skills to query databases, identify root causes for backend issues, and troubleshooting problems Active Directory / Entra ID ( Azure AD ) skills Ability to support users/customers remotely Ideally a good grasp of relevant methodologies/processes such as ITIL/Change Management/etc. If you're looking to join a great firm with expansion on the horizon, offering a host of benefits with staff at the centre such as flexible working, bonuses and recognition rewards, healthcare, progression and more, apply now with your latest CV and let's have a chat before this is snapped up. Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Infrastructure Engineer This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to gain exposure to major residential development schemes and further develop your technical expertise within a supportive and ambitious team. You will be joining a specialist infrastructure team delivering projects from feasibility through planning, detailed design and construction. With schemes ranging from 50-unit developments to large-scale, multi-thousand-home communities, this role offers varied project experience and clear career progression. Based in the Essex office, you will work closely with experienced engineers and industry specialists, gaining hands-on exposure to complex infrastructure challenges while continuing to build your professional skillset. Key Responsibilities: As an Infrastructure Engineer, you will: Support the design and coordination of drainage and development infrastructure projects Work closely with senior engineers to deliver accurate, high-quality outputs Develop concept and detailed drainage strategies using recognised industry software Produce levels strategies and assist with earthworks appraisals Prepare planning documentation including Flood Risk Assessments, drainage technical notes and utilities statements Undertake due diligence reviews to support land acquisition decisions Collaborate with clients and internal teams to ensure projects progress efficiently Requirements: Post-graduate (or equivalent) experience in drainage, highways or development infrastructure Experience across pre-planning, planning and detailed design stages, including familiarity with S104, S38 and S278 processes Proficiency in MicroDrainage and AutoCAD, with Civil 3D knowledge advantageous Strong technical ability, attention to detail and effective communication skills A proactive attitude with a desire to learn, develop and contribute to a growing team Salary & Benefits: You will receive a competitive salary alongside an attractive benefits package, including: Performance-related bonus (with potential tax advantages through employee ownership) Full support towards Chartership and ongoing professional development Funded training, courses and mentorship opportunities Flexible working arrangements (subject to agreement) Enhanced pension contributions Structured training programmes with university/college support Paid overtime for key project deadlines Access to employee perks platform, including discounts and cycle-to-work scheme Interest-free season ticket loan to support commuting This role is based in the Essex office, with an expectation of office presence alongside some flexibility for hybrid working. You will be part of a team that actively invests in your development, offering structured progression and exposure to major UK residential infrastructure projects. FOOTNOTE: If you feel that you are technically suited to this role, but the salary, location or seniority is not quite right, please still feel free to send us your CV. We regularly recruit for similar roles across the UK at all levels and would be happy to discuss your situation confidentially. Even if you are not actively looking, we always welcome conversations with Highways, Infrastructure & Transportation professionals looking to build relationships for the future. Carrington West's Highways, Transport & Infrastructure division is one of the fastest growing in the UK, with a specialist team offering over 100 years of combined experience. For more information, please contact Eve Armstrong at Carrington West on (phone number removed). By applying for this position, you agree to Carrington West holding and processing your personal data in accordance with our Data Protection Policy. Your data may be shared with relevant third-party clients. If you wish to withdraw your consent at any time, please contact us.
01/04/2026
Full time
Infrastructure Engineer This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to gain exposure to major residential development schemes and further develop your technical expertise within a supportive and ambitious team. You will be joining a specialist infrastructure team delivering projects from feasibility through planning, detailed design and construction. With schemes ranging from 50-unit developments to large-scale, multi-thousand-home communities, this role offers varied project experience and clear career progression. Based in the Essex office, you will work closely with experienced engineers and industry specialists, gaining hands-on exposure to complex infrastructure challenges while continuing to build your professional skillset. Key Responsibilities: As an Infrastructure Engineer, you will: Support the design and coordination of drainage and development infrastructure projects Work closely with senior engineers to deliver accurate, high-quality outputs Develop concept and detailed drainage strategies using recognised industry software Produce levels strategies and assist with earthworks appraisals Prepare planning documentation including Flood Risk Assessments, drainage technical notes and utilities statements Undertake due diligence reviews to support land acquisition decisions Collaborate with clients and internal teams to ensure projects progress efficiently Requirements: Post-graduate (or equivalent) experience in drainage, highways or development infrastructure Experience across pre-planning, planning and detailed design stages, including familiarity with S104, S38 and S278 processes Proficiency in MicroDrainage and AutoCAD, with Civil 3D knowledge advantageous Strong technical ability, attention to detail and effective communication skills A proactive attitude with a desire to learn, develop and contribute to a growing team Salary & Benefits: You will receive a competitive salary alongside an attractive benefits package, including: Performance-related bonus (with potential tax advantages through employee ownership) Full support towards Chartership and ongoing professional development Funded training, courses and mentorship opportunities Flexible working arrangements (subject to agreement) Enhanced pension contributions Structured training programmes with university/college support Paid overtime for key project deadlines Access to employee perks platform, including discounts and cycle-to-work scheme Interest-free season ticket loan to support commuting This role is based in the Essex office, with an expectation of office presence alongside some flexibility for hybrid working. You will be part of a team that actively invests in your development, offering structured progression and exposure to major UK residential infrastructure projects. FOOTNOTE: If you feel that you are technically suited to this role, but the salary, location or seniority is not quite right, please still feel free to send us your CV. We regularly recruit for similar roles across the UK at all levels and would be happy to discuss your situation confidentially. Even if you are not actively looking, we always welcome conversations with Highways, Infrastructure & Transportation professionals looking to build relationships for the future. Carrington West's Highways, Transport & Infrastructure division is one of the fastest growing in the UK, with a specialist team offering over 100 years of combined experience. For more information, please contact Eve Armstrong at Carrington West on (phone number removed). By applying for this position, you agree to Carrington West holding and processing your personal data in accordance with our Data Protection Policy. Your data may be shared with relevant third-party clients. If you wish to withdraw your consent at any time, please contact us.
Senior Civil Engineer If you are a Senior Civil Engineer looking to take ownership of projects, lead teams and play a key role in shaping major developments, this Ipswich-based opportunity offers the challenge and progression you are looking for. This role combines technical leadership, client engagement and career development within a growing infrastructure team. As a Senior Civil Engineer, you will take the lead on schemes from feasibility through to construction, influence key technical decisions and support the development of engineers around you. You will work on large, high-profile residential developments while benefiting from a collaborative office environment and flexible working arrangements. You will be joining an expanding infrastructure team delivering projects primarily for major residential developers, alongside selected industrial, commercial and energy schemes. Residential developments typically range from circa 100 units to several thousand dwellings. The team specialises in drainage, highways and development infrastructure, working closely with transport and flood risk specialists to deliver coordinated, high-quality solutions. This Senior Civil Engineer role is based in Ipswich and is primarily office-based, with the opportunity for hybrid working by agreement. Key Responsibilities: Lead the design and day-to-day management of multiple infrastructure projects across a range of clients Take ownership of programme, budget and quality, ensuring successful project delivery Mentor and support junior engineers, delegating and reviewing work to maintain high technical standards Review drawings and calculations to ensure compliance with design standards and internal QA procedures Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and key stakeholders Requirements: Consultancy experience delivering development infrastructure projects, particularly residential schemes Strong technical knowledge of Sewer Sector Guidance, Building Regulations, DMRB and CIRIA C753 Proficiency in MicroDrainage/Flow and AutoCAD, with Civil 3D and/or Site 3D advantageous Experience across pre-planning, planning and detailed design stages, including S104, S38 and S278 approvals Excellent communication skills, with confidence in leading teams and solving complex problems Key Deliverables: Concept and detailed drainage strategies Levels strategies and earthworks appraisals Planning documentation including Flood Risk Assessments, Drainage Technical Notes and Utilities Statements Due diligence reviews to support land acquisition Detailed design and construction drawings Securing technical approvals including S104, S38 and S278 agreements The salary for this Senior Civil Engineer position is dependent on experience. You will also benefit from flexible working, exposure to large and technically complex projects, and a clear pathway for long-term career progression. This Ipswich-based role offers strong progression opportunities as the team continues to grow, with increasing responsibility and the chance to further develop your leadership, commercial awareness and technical expertise. FOOTNOTE: If you feel that you are technically suited to this role, but the salary, location or seniority is not quite right, please still feel free to send us your CV. We regularly recruit for similar roles across the UK at all levels and would be happy to discuss your situation confidentially. Even if you are not actively looking, we always welcome conversations with Highways, Infrastructure & Transportation professionals looking to build relationships for the future. Carrington West's Highways, Transport & Infrastructure division is one of the fastest growing in the UK, with a specialist team offering over 100 years of combined experience. For more information, please contact Eve Armstrong at Carrington West on (phone number removed). By applying for this position, you agree to Carrington West holding and processing your personal data in accordance with our Data Protection Policy. Your data may be shared with relevant third-party clients. If you wish to withdraw consent at any time, please contact us.
01/04/2026
Full time
Senior Civil Engineer If you are a Senior Civil Engineer looking to take ownership of projects, lead teams and play a key role in shaping major developments, this Ipswich-based opportunity offers the challenge and progression you are looking for. This role combines technical leadership, client engagement and career development within a growing infrastructure team. As a Senior Civil Engineer, you will take the lead on schemes from feasibility through to construction, influence key technical decisions and support the development of engineers around you. You will work on large, high-profile residential developments while benefiting from a collaborative office environment and flexible working arrangements. You will be joining an expanding infrastructure team delivering projects primarily for major residential developers, alongside selected industrial, commercial and energy schemes. Residential developments typically range from circa 100 units to several thousand dwellings. The team specialises in drainage, highways and development infrastructure, working closely with transport and flood risk specialists to deliver coordinated, high-quality solutions. This Senior Civil Engineer role is based in Ipswich and is primarily office-based, with the opportunity for hybrid working by agreement. Key Responsibilities: Lead the design and day-to-day management of multiple infrastructure projects across a range of clients Take ownership of programme, budget and quality, ensuring successful project delivery Mentor and support junior engineers, delegating and reviewing work to maintain high technical standards Review drawings and calculations to ensure compliance with design standards and internal QA procedures Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and key stakeholders Requirements: Consultancy experience delivering development infrastructure projects, particularly residential schemes Strong technical knowledge of Sewer Sector Guidance, Building Regulations, DMRB and CIRIA C753 Proficiency in MicroDrainage/Flow and AutoCAD, with Civil 3D and/or Site 3D advantageous Experience across pre-planning, planning and detailed design stages, including S104, S38 and S278 approvals Excellent communication skills, with confidence in leading teams and solving complex problems Key Deliverables: Concept and detailed drainage strategies Levels strategies and earthworks appraisals Planning documentation including Flood Risk Assessments, Drainage Technical Notes and Utilities Statements Due diligence reviews to support land acquisition Detailed design and construction drawings Securing technical approvals including S104, S38 and S278 agreements The salary for this Senior Civil Engineer position is dependent on experience. You will also benefit from flexible working, exposure to large and technically complex projects, and a clear pathway for long-term career progression. This Ipswich-based role offers strong progression opportunities as the team continues to grow, with increasing responsibility and the chance to further develop your leadership, commercial awareness and technical expertise. FOOTNOTE: If you feel that you are technically suited to this role, but the salary, location or seniority is not quite right, please still feel free to send us your CV. We regularly recruit for similar roles across the UK at all levels and would be happy to discuss your situation confidentially. Even if you are not actively looking, we always welcome conversations with Highways, Infrastructure & Transportation professionals looking to build relationships for the future. Carrington West's Highways, Transport & Infrastructure division is one of the fastest growing in the UK, with a specialist team offering over 100 years of combined experience. For more information, please contact Eve Armstrong at Carrington West on (phone number removed). By applying for this position, you agree to Carrington West holding and processing your personal data in accordance with our Data Protection Policy. Your data may be shared with relevant third-party clients. If you wish to withdraw consent at any time, please contact us.
Software Engineer (DV Security Clearance) Position Description Elevate your potential with CGI, a global technology service provider and premier business consultancy recognized by Forbes Magazine as a top 100 employer. Our mission is rooted in evolution, excelling in intricate challenges. Collaborating directly with our clients, we employ innovative technologies to revolutionize, empower, safeguard, and deliver critical mission systems. The Space, Defence and Intelligence business unit in CGI is a true IT Systems Integrator. We work, build and operate bespoke, technically complex, mission-critical systems which help our clients keep us all safe and secure. We bring innovation to our clients using proven and emerging technologies, agile delivery processes and our deep expertise across the breadth of space, defence, intelligence, aerospace and maritime, all underpinned by our end-to-end cyber capability. We work collaboratively with global technology companies, cutting edge SMEs and academia to deliver the optimal solution for each client. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2023 and has been named one of the 'World's Best Employers' by Forbes magazine. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a member not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. We are looking for a Software Developers to come and join our Secure Innovation & Advisory area which sits within the Space, Defence and Intelligence business unit here at CGI. The successful Senior Engineer can either be based out of either Gloucester or Manchester offices. Your future duties and responsibilities We are looking for experienced Software Engineers who are passionate about, and comfortable working with leading edge and bespoke technologies, delivering solutions to help keep our country safe. Our teams work alongside our clients to help them understand how to exploit technologies to maintain competitive advantage. Our systems are engineered for performance, security, reliability and scalability; built with modern CI and CD tooling and techniques. Required qualifications to be successful in this role As a minimum, candidates must have proven technical skills in at least one (ideally several) of the following: • Containerisation/Container Security; • Microservice Architectures; • API Development, REST, Swagger, OpenAPI, gRPC; • Cloud platforms and technologies, AWS, (e.g. Lambda, API Gateway, EKS), Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP); • Cloud native Apps, Kubernetes, OpenShift, MicroK8s; • Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation & configuration management; • Ansible (plus Puppet, Saltstack), Terraform, CloudFormation; • NodeJS, REACT/MaterialUI (plus Angular), Python, JavaScript; • Big data processing and analysis, e.g. Apache Hadoop (CDH), Apache Spark; • RedHat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Debian or Ubuntu. • Java 8, Spring framework (preferably Spring boot), AMQP - RabbitMQ, • Open source technologies; • Experience of Agile software development (SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, etc) • Experience writing technical documentation such as LLDs, user guides, release notes etc All applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) Security Check (SC) level. Any individual without security clearance is welcome to apply and will always be considered for this or wider opportunities in CGI, where appropriate. Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
01/04/2026
Full time
Software Engineer (DV Security Clearance) Position Description Elevate your potential with CGI, a global technology service provider and premier business consultancy recognized by Forbes Magazine as a top 100 employer. Our mission is rooted in evolution, excelling in intricate challenges. Collaborating directly with our clients, we employ innovative technologies to revolutionize, empower, safeguard, and deliver critical mission systems. The Space, Defence and Intelligence business unit in CGI is a true IT Systems Integrator. We work, build and operate bespoke, technically complex, mission-critical systems which help our clients keep us all safe and secure. We bring innovation to our clients using proven and emerging technologies, agile delivery processes and our deep expertise across the breadth of space, defence, intelligence, aerospace and maritime, all underpinned by our end-to-end cyber capability. We work collaboratively with global technology companies, cutting edge SMEs and academia to deliver the optimal solution for each client. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2023 and has been named one of the 'World's Best Employers' by Forbes magazine. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a member not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. We are looking for a Software Developers to come and join our Secure Innovation & Advisory area which sits within the Space, Defence and Intelligence business unit here at CGI. The successful Senior Engineer can either be based out of either Gloucester or Manchester offices. Your future duties and responsibilities We are looking for experienced Software Engineers who are passionate about, and comfortable working with leading edge and bespoke technologies, delivering solutions to help keep our country safe. Our teams work alongside our clients to help them understand how to exploit technologies to maintain competitive advantage. Our systems are engineered for performance, security, reliability and scalability; built with modern CI and CD tooling and techniques. Required qualifications to be successful in this role As a minimum, candidates must have proven technical skills in at least one (ideally several) of the following: • Containerisation/Container Security; • Microservice Architectures; • API Development, REST, Swagger, OpenAPI, gRPC; • Cloud platforms and technologies, AWS, (e.g. Lambda, API Gateway, EKS), Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP); • Cloud native Apps, Kubernetes, OpenShift, MicroK8s; • Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation & configuration management; • Ansible (plus Puppet, Saltstack), Terraform, CloudFormation; • NodeJS, REACT/MaterialUI (plus Angular), Python, JavaScript; • Big data processing and analysis, e.g. Apache Hadoop (CDH), Apache Spark; • RedHat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Debian or Ubuntu. • Java 8, Spring framework (preferably Spring boot), AMQP - RabbitMQ, • Open source technologies; • Experience of Agile software development (SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, etc) • Experience writing technical documentation such as LLDs, user guides, release notes etc All applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) Security Check (SC) level. Any individual without security clearance is welcome to apply and will always be considered for this or wider opportunities in CGI, where appropriate. Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
Automation Tester (Security Clearance) Position Description At CGI, we're redefining the standards of infrastructure reliability and performance across hybrid and cloud environments. As an Infrastructure Test Engineer, you'll play a vital role in ensuring that mission-critical platforms are resilient, secure, and production-ready. Working at the intersection of infrastructure, automation, and quality engineering, you'll help shape the foundations that keep organisations connected, scalable, and future-proof. This is your opportunity to make an impact through precision, collaboration, and innovation - delivering trusted infrastructure that drives real-world outcomes. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK 'Best Employer' by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. Please note this is a long-term role suited to Gloucester-based Partners able to commute daily to the client's office (five days per week). Your future duties and responsibilities In this role, you will take ownership of infrastructure quality across complex hybrid environments - designing, automating, and executing validation processes that ensure platform integrity and performance. You'll collaborate closely with DevOps, SRE, and network specialists to embed testing excellence into every stage of delivery. You will drive automation, integrate testing within CI/CD workflows, and use advanced monitoring insights to anticipate and resolve issues before they impact operations. Supported by a culture of collaboration and continuous learning, you'll help shape robust infrastructure that delivers dependable, secure outcomes for CGI clients. Key responsibilities: • Design & Execute: Develop and run functional, non-functional, and performance tests for servers, networks, containers, and cloud platforms. • Automate & Streamline: Build automated test scripts using Ansible, Terraform, Python, or Bash to validate infrastructure deployments. • Integrate & Enhance: Embed automated testing within CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps. • Monitor & Diagnose: Analyse logs and telemetry via Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK to detect anomalies and inform continuous improvement. • Collaborate & Document: Work with platform engineers and SREs to define coverage, maintain traceability, and capture results for release assurance. Required qualifications to be successful in this role You should bring a strong technical foundation in infrastructure testing, automation, and validation - with a proven ability to ensure quality across hybrid and cloud environments. Essential qualifications: • Proven experience testing infrastructure platforms (compute, storage, networking, or virtualisation). • Strong Linux/Unix skills and proficiency in shell scripting. • Hands-on experience with IaC and automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, or Puppet). • Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or GCP environments. • Exposure to container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes). • Understanding of network protocols, firewall configurations, and security best practices. Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
01/04/2026
Full time
Automation Tester (Security Clearance) Position Description At CGI, we're redefining the standards of infrastructure reliability and performance across hybrid and cloud environments. As an Infrastructure Test Engineer, you'll play a vital role in ensuring that mission-critical platforms are resilient, secure, and production-ready. Working at the intersection of infrastructure, automation, and quality engineering, you'll help shape the foundations that keep organisations connected, scalable, and future-proof. This is your opportunity to make an impact through precision, collaboration, and innovation - delivering trusted infrastructure that drives real-world outcomes. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK 'Best Employer' by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. Please note this is a long-term role suited to Gloucester-based Partners able to commute daily to the client's office (five days per week). Your future duties and responsibilities In this role, you will take ownership of infrastructure quality across complex hybrid environments - designing, automating, and executing validation processes that ensure platform integrity and performance. You'll collaborate closely with DevOps, SRE, and network specialists to embed testing excellence into every stage of delivery. You will drive automation, integrate testing within CI/CD workflows, and use advanced monitoring insights to anticipate and resolve issues before they impact operations. Supported by a culture of collaboration and continuous learning, you'll help shape robust infrastructure that delivers dependable, secure outcomes for CGI clients. Key responsibilities: • Design & Execute: Develop and run functional, non-functional, and performance tests for servers, networks, containers, and cloud platforms. • Automate & Streamline: Build automated test scripts using Ansible, Terraform, Python, or Bash to validate infrastructure deployments. • Integrate & Enhance: Embed automated testing within CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps. • Monitor & Diagnose: Analyse logs and telemetry via Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK to detect anomalies and inform continuous improvement. • Collaborate & Document: Work with platform engineers and SREs to define coverage, maintain traceability, and capture results for release assurance. Required qualifications to be successful in this role You should bring a strong technical foundation in infrastructure testing, automation, and validation - with a proven ability to ensure quality across hybrid and cloud environments. Essential qualifications: • Proven experience testing infrastructure platforms (compute, storage, networking, or virtualisation). • Strong Linux/Unix skills and proficiency in shell scripting. • Hands-on experience with IaC and automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, or Puppet). • Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or GCP environments. • Exposure to container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes). • Understanding of network protocols, firewall configurations, and security best practices. Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
Location Plymouth, South West England, PL6 5WS About the job Job summary This role sits within HM Land Registry's IT Operations Practice and plays a key part in keeping our network infrastructure secure, resilient and performing at its best. You'll work across data centres, local offices and cloud platforms, supporting services that millions rely on, while helping to shape improvements and share your expertise with colleagues across Technology and Transformation. Job description At HM Land Registry, our Digital, Data and Technology teams enable the services that underpin land and property across England and Wales. Within IT Operations, the Network team is at the heart of this work - supporting and evolving a complex network estate that spans local offices, data centres and cloud environments. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to meaningful, large scale services while collaborating with a wide range of technical and non technical colleagues to deliver reliable, secure and future ready solutions. You'll be joining a supportive and collaborative team where knowledge sharing, continuous improvement and personal development are actively encouraged. We offer the chance to work on varied and impactful work, influence how our network services evolve, and be part of an organisation that values inclusion, flexibility and doing the right thing for its people and customers. Main Duties Provide expert technical advice and guidance on security related topics, acting as a reference point for complex operational incidents and strategic IT development work. Work closely with IT partners, suppliers and internal subject matter experts to design, test and implement innovative infrastructure solutions that meet business needs and support expanding digital services. Develop, build and maintain network and infrastructure systems using modern development standards, industry best practice, and approved HMLR technologies, ensuring availability, integrity and performance. Create and implement robust test plans and assurance activities to maintain service quality and reliability. Build and maintain technical standards, working with technical architects to translate architectural designs into effective operational solutions. Plan, manage and support technical changes within your IT Operations specialism, identifying and scoping opportunities to improve services. Ensure technical implementations align with HMLR's Technology and Business Strategies, taking accountability for adherence and escalating risks or issues where appropriate. Provide clear communication on how team activities impact users, stakeholders and wider technical areas. Engage with customers and suppliers on infrastructure changes and problem resolution. Act as a technical and behavioural role model, promoting inclusive behaviours, managing conflict effectively, and contributing to a supportive, cohesive IT Operations community. Support wider IT Operations management through input into workforce planning, budgets, technology roadmaps, projects and tasks. Additional requirements This role is based at Seaton Court, Plymouth. Occasional travel will be required to other HM Land Registry offices, external supplier sites and wider government departments; this may include overnight stays. The post involves planned out of hours working to support IT changes and maintenance activities, and may also include participation in a permanent on call rota. The role is covered by the flexible working hours agreement, with a minimum requirement of 30 hours per week. Both full time and part time working arrangements will be considered. This post is subject to Security Clearance, including background checks. As a result, a minimum of five years' UK residency is essential. Person specification To be successful in this position you will need to demonstrate the following throughout the recruitment process. Essential Skills and Qualifications: Holds a qualification in Information Technology or a related area (Degree level or equivalent) or significant experience in an IT field. Technical information gathering, analysis and problem solving. Using formal processes to apply best practice. Well-developed interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team. Strong leadership demonstrated through coaching or mentoring. Essential Experience: Experience of technical information gathering, analysis and problem solving. Ability to manage technical risk and lead on implementing appropriate mitigations. Experience of technical leadership within an IT organisation Experience in the delivery of significant network infrastructure change, from design to delivery. Visualise, articulate and solve complex problems and make disciplined decisions based on available information. Strong communication skills, building good relationships, and explaining technical issues to non-technical stakeholders Desirable Experience: Ability to establish strong working relationships with both HMLR technical staff and suppliers/other government department's teams.
01/04/2026
Full time
Location Plymouth, South West England, PL6 5WS About the job Job summary This role sits within HM Land Registry's IT Operations Practice and plays a key part in keeping our network infrastructure secure, resilient and performing at its best. You'll work across data centres, local offices and cloud platforms, supporting services that millions rely on, while helping to shape improvements and share your expertise with colleagues across Technology and Transformation. Job description At HM Land Registry, our Digital, Data and Technology teams enable the services that underpin land and property across England and Wales. Within IT Operations, the Network team is at the heart of this work - supporting and evolving a complex network estate that spans local offices, data centres and cloud environments. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to meaningful, large scale services while collaborating with a wide range of technical and non technical colleagues to deliver reliable, secure and future ready solutions. You'll be joining a supportive and collaborative team where knowledge sharing, continuous improvement and personal development are actively encouraged. We offer the chance to work on varied and impactful work, influence how our network services evolve, and be part of an organisation that values inclusion, flexibility and doing the right thing for its people and customers. Main Duties Provide expert technical advice and guidance on security related topics, acting as a reference point for complex operational incidents and strategic IT development work. Work closely with IT partners, suppliers and internal subject matter experts to design, test and implement innovative infrastructure solutions that meet business needs and support expanding digital services. Develop, build and maintain network and infrastructure systems using modern development standards, industry best practice, and approved HMLR technologies, ensuring availability, integrity and performance. Create and implement robust test plans and assurance activities to maintain service quality and reliability. Build and maintain technical standards, working with technical architects to translate architectural designs into effective operational solutions. Plan, manage and support technical changes within your IT Operations specialism, identifying and scoping opportunities to improve services. Ensure technical implementations align with HMLR's Technology and Business Strategies, taking accountability for adherence and escalating risks or issues where appropriate. Provide clear communication on how team activities impact users, stakeholders and wider technical areas. Engage with customers and suppliers on infrastructure changes and problem resolution. Act as a technical and behavioural role model, promoting inclusive behaviours, managing conflict effectively, and contributing to a supportive, cohesive IT Operations community. Support wider IT Operations management through input into workforce planning, budgets, technology roadmaps, projects and tasks. Additional requirements This role is based at Seaton Court, Plymouth. Occasional travel will be required to other HM Land Registry offices, external supplier sites and wider government departments; this may include overnight stays. The post involves planned out of hours working to support IT changes and maintenance activities, and may also include participation in a permanent on call rota. The role is covered by the flexible working hours agreement, with a minimum requirement of 30 hours per week. Both full time and part time working arrangements will be considered. This post is subject to Security Clearance, including background checks. As a result, a minimum of five years' UK residency is essential. Person specification To be successful in this position you will need to demonstrate the following throughout the recruitment process. Essential Skills and Qualifications: Holds a qualification in Information Technology or a related area (Degree level or equivalent) or significant experience in an IT field. Technical information gathering, analysis and problem solving. Using formal processes to apply best practice. Well-developed interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team. Strong leadership demonstrated through coaching or mentoring. Essential Experience: Experience of technical information gathering, analysis and problem solving. Ability to manage technical risk and lead on implementing appropriate mitigations. Experience of technical leadership within an IT organisation Experience in the delivery of significant network infrastructure change, from design to delivery. Visualise, articulate and solve complex problems and make disciplined decisions based on available information. Strong communication skills, building good relationships, and explaining technical issues to non-technical stakeholders Desirable Experience: Ability to establish strong working relationships with both HMLR technical staff and suppliers/other government department's teams.
About the role The Site Reliability Engineer plays a critical role in ensuring that our AI-driven, cloud-native platform is reliable, observable, secure, and able to scale with the organisation's growth. As we adopt intelligent agents, autonomous workflows, and increasingly complex distributed systems, the SRE ensures that resilience, performance, and operational excellence are built into everything we deliver. By partnering closely with Engineers, Architects, and the Engineering Manager, the SRE defines the patterns, tooling, and automation that enable fast, safe, and repeatable deployments. This role safeguards our production environment, drives continuous improvement across CI/CD and observability, and establishes the reliability practices that empower autonomous squads to move quickly without compromising stability. The SRE is essential to maintaining customer trust, supporting AI-first innovation, and ensuring our platform remains robust, secure, and highly available at scale. In this position you will ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of our engineering systems. Working closely with the Engineering Manager and Head of Engineering, the SRE will identify priorities to remove friction from engineering teams, streamline processes, and enhance operational excellence. This role combines software engineering principles with systems administration to deliver robust, automated, cost-effective, and secure-by-design solutions. Key Responsibilities Reliability, Performance & Security: Design and implement strategies to improve system reliability, availability, and security. Ensure all solutions follow secure-by-design principles, incorporating cybersecurity best practices from inception through deployment. Conduct regular security reviews and collaborate with security teams to address vulnerabilities. CI/CD Management: Own and optimise Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment pipelines. Embed security checks (e.g., static analysis, dependency scanning) into CI/CD workflows. Ensure secure, efficient, and automated deployment processes across environments. Monitoring & Observability: Implement and maintain monitoring solutions for infrastructure and applications. Develop dashboards and alerting systems to ensure proactive incident and security event management. Evaluate and integrate new observability tools as needed. Automation & Tooling: Automate repetitive tasks to improve efficiency and reduce human error. Build and maintain internal tools that support engineering productivity and security compliance. Champion Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using tools like Terraform or ARM templates. Cloud Infrastructure Management: Manage and optimise services across AWS and Azure environments. Ensure scalability, resilience, and security of service-based architectures. Implement cost management strategies to optimise cloud spend without compromising performance or security. Incident Response & Root Cause Analysis: Lead incident response efforts, including security incidents, and conduct post-mortem reviews. Drive continuous improvement through lessons learned and preventive measures. Skills & experience Proven experience in AWS and Azure cloud environments. Strong background in CI/CD tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Pipelines, GitHub Actions, Jenkins). Expertise in monitoring and observability platforms (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog). Proficiency in scripting and automation (Python, Bash, PowerShell). Familiarity with containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes). Solid understanding of networking, security, and cost optimisation in cloud environments. Knowledge of cybersecurity principles, secure coding practices, and compliance frameworks. A problem-solver with a proactive mindset. Comfortable working in fast-paced, evolving environments. Strong communicator who can bridge gaps between operations, development, and security teams. Passionate about automation, scalability, cost efficiency, and security. Benefits & culture Part of the Zellis Group, Moorepay is a team of over 500 friendly professionals across four offices in Swinton (Manchester), Sheffield, Birmingham and Kochi (India). We're passionate about making Moorepay a fantastic place to work for every single one of our colleagues. The average length of service at Moorepay is 12 years, which speaks for itself. To help make Moorepay such a great place to work, we focus on three things in our company culture: mental health support, maintaining a healthy work/life balance, and equal opportunities and inclusion for all. Here's what you'll gain if you join our team: A career packed with opportunity, in a stable and growing company. A comprehensive programme of learning and development. Competitive base salary. 25 days annual leave, with the opportunity to buy more. You'll even get your birthday off as well! Private medical insurance. Life assurance 4x salary. Enhanced pension with up to 8.5% employer contributions. A huge range of additional flexible benefits across financial & personal wellbeing, lifestyle & leisure.
01/04/2026
Full time
About the role The Site Reliability Engineer plays a critical role in ensuring that our AI-driven, cloud-native platform is reliable, observable, secure, and able to scale with the organisation's growth. As we adopt intelligent agents, autonomous workflows, and increasingly complex distributed systems, the SRE ensures that resilience, performance, and operational excellence are built into everything we deliver. By partnering closely with Engineers, Architects, and the Engineering Manager, the SRE defines the patterns, tooling, and automation that enable fast, safe, and repeatable deployments. This role safeguards our production environment, drives continuous improvement across CI/CD and observability, and establishes the reliability practices that empower autonomous squads to move quickly without compromising stability. The SRE is essential to maintaining customer trust, supporting AI-first innovation, and ensuring our platform remains robust, secure, and highly available at scale. In this position you will ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of our engineering systems. Working closely with the Engineering Manager and Head of Engineering, the SRE will identify priorities to remove friction from engineering teams, streamline processes, and enhance operational excellence. This role combines software engineering principles with systems administration to deliver robust, automated, cost-effective, and secure-by-design solutions. Key Responsibilities Reliability, Performance & Security: Design and implement strategies to improve system reliability, availability, and security. Ensure all solutions follow secure-by-design principles, incorporating cybersecurity best practices from inception through deployment. Conduct regular security reviews and collaborate with security teams to address vulnerabilities. CI/CD Management: Own and optimise Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment pipelines. Embed security checks (e.g., static analysis, dependency scanning) into CI/CD workflows. Ensure secure, efficient, and automated deployment processes across environments. Monitoring & Observability: Implement and maintain monitoring solutions for infrastructure and applications. Develop dashboards and alerting systems to ensure proactive incident and security event management. Evaluate and integrate new observability tools as needed. Automation & Tooling: Automate repetitive tasks to improve efficiency and reduce human error. Build and maintain internal tools that support engineering productivity and security compliance. Champion Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using tools like Terraform or ARM templates. Cloud Infrastructure Management: Manage and optimise services across AWS and Azure environments. Ensure scalability, resilience, and security of service-based architectures. Implement cost management strategies to optimise cloud spend without compromising performance or security. Incident Response & Root Cause Analysis: Lead incident response efforts, including security incidents, and conduct post-mortem reviews. Drive continuous improvement through lessons learned and preventive measures. Skills & experience Proven experience in AWS and Azure cloud environments. Strong background in CI/CD tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Pipelines, GitHub Actions, Jenkins). Expertise in monitoring and observability platforms (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog). Proficiency in scripting and automation (Python, Bash, PowerShell). Familiarity with containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes). Solid understanding of networking, security, and cost optimisation in cloud environments. Knowledge of cybersecurity principles, secure coding practices, and compliance frameworks. A problem-solver with a proactive mindset. Comfortable working in fast-paced, evolving environments. Strong communicator who can bridge gaps between operations, development, and security teams. Passionate about automation, scalability, cost efficiency, and security. Benefits & culture Part of the Zellis Group, Moorepay is a team of over 500 friendly professionals across four offices in Swinton (Manchester), Sheffield, Birmingham and Kochi (India). We're passionate about making Moorepay a fantastic place to work for every single one of our colleagues. The average length of service at Moorepay is 12 years, which speaks for itself. To help make Moorepay such a great place to work, we focus on three things in our company culture: mental health support, maintaining a healthy work/life balance, and equal opportunities and inclusion for all. Here's what you'll gain if you join our team: A career packed with opportunity, in a stable and growing company. A comprehensive programme of learning and development. Competitive base salary. 25 days annual leave, with the opportunity to buy more. You'll even get your birthday off as well! Private medical insurance. Life assurance 4x salary. Enhanced pension with up to 8.5% employer contributions. A huge range of additional flexible benefits across financial & personal wellbeing, lifestyle & leisure.
Infrastructure Engineer (DV Security Clearance) Position Description At CGI, you'll help shape the infrastructure that underpins mission-critical defence operations. As an Infrastructure Engineer, you'll support and enhance VMware-based environments, contribute to new platform functionality, and play a key role in delivering secure, resilient systems for our clients. Working hands-on across physical and virtual infrastructure, you'll be trusted to take ownership of your work, encouraged to find smart solutions, and supported by a collaborative team that values your ideas. This is your opportunity to make a real impact while developing your expertise in a high-performance engineering environment. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK 'Best Employer' by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance. This role is based on site at our Gloucester or Chippenham office, with occasional travel to our data centre in Farnborough. It requires five days per week on site. Your future duties and responsibilities In this role, you will support VMware operations across a major defence platform, working closely with a Technical Lead to deliver stable, secure, and scalable environments. You'll help build new capabilities, enhance system performance, and ensure consistent service availability. You will be encouraged to take ownership of tasks, apply creative thinking to engineering challenges, and collaborate with a supportive team to deliver high-quality technical outcomes. You will assist with physical deployments, from installing hardware to cabling and system configuration, while contributing to documentation and the rollout of an Active Directory Domain. Your work will directly support the design, configuration, and optimisation of VMware technologies across the platform. Key responsibilities: Support & Engineer: Deliver VMware operations and engineering activities across target environments. Deploy & Install: Assist with physical hardware installation, cabling, and platform build activities. Configure & Integrate: Support VMware applications including vCentre, Aria Ops, LifeCycle Manager, ESXi, and VCF. Monitor & Optimise: Work with Aria Ops dashboards, configure new dashboards, triage and resolve alerts. Collaborate & Document: Produce supporting documentation and assist wider team members during deployments. Manage & Maintain: Contribute to Active Directory Domain deployment and ongoing platform support. Track & Report: Action and raise tickets in Jira to ensure clear visibility of work. Required qualifications to be successful in this role To be successful, you should bring hands-on experience in VMware technologies, infrastructure implementation, and both Microsoft and Linux environments. You will need strong teamwork skills, an understanding of secure working practices, and the ability to support platform deployments confidently within a structured engineering environment. Essential qualifications: Experience delivering infrastructure solutions and hands-on implementation. Working knowledge of vCentre, Aria Ops, Lifecycle Manager, VCF, and VMware ESXi. Experience with Horizon Client, Horizon Apps, or VDI configuration. Proficiency with Microsoft and Linux technologies. Strong teamwork and secure working practices. Desired: Experience with VMware certificate management. Exposure to GitLab configuration and support. Familiarity with Confluence and Jira. Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
01/04/2026
Full time
Infrastructure Engineer (DV Security Clearance) Position Description At CGI, you'll help shape the infrastructure that underpins mission-critical defence operations. As an Infrastructure Engineer, you'll support and enhance VMware-based environments, contribute to new platform functionality, and play a key role in delivering secure, resilient systems for our clients. Working hands-on across physical and virtual infrastructure, you'll be trusted to take ownership of your work, encouraged to find smart solutions, and supported by a collaborative team that values your ideas. This is your opportunity to make a real impact while developing your expertise in a high-performance engineering environment. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK 'Best Employer' by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance. This role is based on site at our Gloucester or Chippenham office, with occasional travel to our data centre in Farnborough. It requires five days per week on site. Your future duties and responsibilities In this role, you will support VMware operations across a major defence platform, working closely with a Technical Lead to deliver stable, secure, and scalable environments. You'll help build new capabilities, enhance system performance, and ensure consistent service availability. You will be encouraged to take ownership of tasks, apply creative thinking to engineering challenges, and collaborate with a supportive team to deliver high-quality technical outcomes. You will assist with physical deployments, from installing hardware to cabling and system configuration, while contributing to documentation and the rollout of an Active Directory Domain. Your work will directly support the design, configuration, and optimisation of VMware technologies across the platform. Key responsibilities: Support & Engineer: Deliver VMware operations and engineering activities across target environments. Deploy & Install: Assist with physical hardware installation, cabling, and platform build activities. Configure & Integrate: Support VMware applications including vCentre, Aria Ops, LifeCycle Manager, ESXi, and VCF. Monitor & Optimise: Work with Aria Ops dashboards, configure new dashboards, triage and resolve alerts. Collaborate & Document: Produce supporting documentation and assist wider team members during deployments. Manage & Maintain: Contribute to Active Directory Domain deployment and ongoing platform support. Track & Report: Action and raise tickets in Jira to ensure clear visibility of work. Required qualifications to be successful in this role To be successful, you should bring hands-on experience in VMware technologies, infrastructure implementation, and both Microsoft and Linux environments. You will need strong teamwork skills, an understanding of secure working practices, and the ability to support platform deployments confidently within a structured engineering environment. Essential qualifications: Experience delivering infrastructure solutions and hands-on implementation. Working knowledge of vCentre, Aria Ops, Lifecycle Manager, VCF, and VMware ESXi. Experience with Horizon Client, Horizon Apps, or VDI configuration. Proficiency with Microsoft and Linux technologies. Strong teamwork and secure working practices. Desired: Experience with VMware certificate management. Exposure to GitLab configuration and support. Familiarity with Confluence and Jira. Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
Location Newport, NP10 8QQ About the job Job summary Senior DevOps Engineer Are you passionate about collaborative working and problem solving? Do you enjoy using your technical skills to help teams work more effectively, and get software into the hands of users with speed and stability? Are you looking for a new role in an organisation that treats you as an individual and supports you on your professional and career development journey? Then this is the role for you! We have an exciting opportunity for a DevOps Engineer, within the Platform Engineering group, during the IPO digital transformation journey. Working within an established team, this role provides an opportunity to turn innovative ideas into customer value using a range of technologies and delivery platforms. Key Tech: Azure DevOps YAML Pipelines, Azure, Terraform, scripting, deploying to Azure Machine Learning Working Style This role will be carried out in-line with IPO Hybrid working arrangements where staff are currently expected to spend at least 20% of their time working onsite from one of our offices. This role is based in our Newport Office . The requirement for attendance at an office location can vary by role so we would encourage candidates to discuss working arrangements with the recruiting manager to agree a reasonable balance between working from home and the office. Job description Main duties consist of but are not limited to: Support all aspects of the software development lifecycle, applying DevOps principles and to lead on developing, implementing, enhancing and managing DevOps practices following agreed processes and best practices. Applying industry best practices and patterns across infrastructure and application components e.g. availability, security, performance and scalability. Leading on the design, release and implementation of automated, repeatable, efficient delivery pipelines and holds responsibility for the management, delivery and improvements of the deployments onto Production. Lead delivery, integration, administration and configuration of DevOps tools, seeking continual improvement and ensuring effective transition onto operational support (where applicable). This includes tools for source control, build, CI & CD support, code reviews, security scans, test automation, monitoring and agile management etc. Implementing and configuring DevOps specific monitoring, alerting, auditing and notification strategies and be an advocate for security and performance standards in the organisation Contributing to technical decisions and directions in a collaborative team environment, including solution architecture, estimations, product planning, user stories (requirement) creation. Attending Team and Agile Scrum ceremonies. Sharing knowledge and expertise and providing mentorship and training to other members of the team, enabling them to work in an automated, repeatable fashion. Promoting and encouraging the use of test automation and infrastructure-as-code within delivery teams. Person specification Essential Strong understanding of DevOps principles and experience of working in a DevOps or iterative development culture. Excellent knowledge and proven experience implementing continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) tools, including pipeline design and administration. Experience with automated testing and embedding this in CI/CD pipelines. Demonstrable experience in service support including troubleshooting and incident resolution. Experience in identification and tracking of risks and issues. Experience of knowledge sharing and mentoring junior members of the team. Technical Essential Substantial development or scripting experience in one or more of the following: Python Bash PowerShell Substantial experience in administration and configuration of Azure DevOps Pipelines (preferred) or other CI/CD orchestration tools. Substantial experience supporting the build and deployment of, or coding in one or more of the following or equivalent: Python Net Core / C# NextJs / Node frontend Experience with Infrastructure as Code such as Terraform Experience in containerisation technologies and platforms such as Docker or Azure container services such as Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Azure Logic Apps or Azure Container Registry or equivalent. Experience in managing and supporting distributed source code repositories (Git). Experience of consuming cloud platform resources (Microsoft Azure preferred).
01/04/2026
Full time
Location Newport, NP10 8QQ About the job Job summary Senior DevOps Engineer Are you passionate about collaborative working and problem solving? Do you enjoy using your technical skills to help teams work more effectively, and get software into the hands of users with speed and stability? Are you looking for a new role in an organisation that treats you as an individual and supports you on your professional and career development journey? Then this is the role for you! We have an exciting opportunity for a DevOps Engineer, within the Platform Engineering group, during the IPO digital transformation journey. Working within an established team, this role provides an opportunity to turn innovative ideas into customer value using a range of technologies and delivery platforms. Key Tech: Azure DevOps YAML Pipelines, Azure, Terraform, scripting, deploying to Azure Machine Learning Working Style This role will be carried out in-line with IPO Hybrid working arrangements where staff are currently expected to spend at least 20% of their time working onsite from one of our offices. This role is based in our Newport Office . The requirement for attendance at an office location can vary by role so we would encourage candidates to discuss working arrangements with the recruiting manager to agree a reasonable balance between working from home and the office. Job description Main duties consist of but are not limited to: Support all aspects of the software development lifecycle, applying DevOps principles and to lead on developing, implementing, enhancing and managing DevOps practices following agreed processes and best practices. Applying industry best practices and patterns across infrastructure and application components e.g. availability, security, performance and scalability. Leading on the design, release and implementation of automated, repeatable, efficient delivery pipelines and holds responsibility for the management, delivery and improvements of the deployments onto Production. Lead delivery, integration, administration and configuration of DevOps tools, seeking continual improvement and ensuring effective transition onto operational support (where applicable). This includes tools for source control, build, CI & CD support, code reviews, security scans, test automation, monitoring and agile management etc. Implementing and configuring DevOps specific monitoring, alerting, auditing and notification strategies and be an advocate for security and performance standards in the organisation Contributing to technical decisions and directions in a collaborative team environment, including solution architecture, estimations, product planning, user stories (requirement) creation. Attending Team and Agile Scrum ceremonies. Sharing knowledge and expertise and providing mentorship and training to other members of the team, enabling them to work in an automated, repeatable fashion. Promoting and encouraging the use of test automation and infrastructure-as-code within delivery teams. Person specification Essential Strong understanding of DevOps principles and experience of working in a DevOps or iterative development culture. Excellent knowledge and proven experience implementing continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) tools, including pipeline design and administration. Experience with automated testing and embedding this in CI/CD pipelines. Demonstrable experience in service support including troubleshooting and incident resolution. Experience in identification and tracking of risks and issues. Experience of knowledge sharing and mentoring junior members of the team. Technical Essential Substantial development or scripting experience in one or more of the following: Python Bash PowerShell Substantial experience in administration and configuration of Azure DevOps Pipelines (preferred) or other CI/CD orchestration tools. Substantial experience supporting the build and deployment of, or coding in one or more of the following or equivalent: Python Net Core / C# NextJs / Node frontend Experience with Infrastructure as Code such as Terraform Experience in containerisation technologies and platforms such as Docker or Azure container services such as Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Azure Logic Apps or Azure Container Registry or equivalent. Experience in managing and supporting distributed source code repositories (Git). Experience of consuming cloud platform resources (Microsoft Azure preferred).
Government Digital & Data
Bristol, Gloucestershire
Location Bristol About the job Job summary We're looking for a Senior Delivery Manager to lead complex digital projects that improve how people experience the planning system. You'll work with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high quality digital products and help us shape modern, user centred services across the Planning Inspectorate. The Planning Inspectorate has a long and proud history in ensuring a fair planning system for England. The work we do has a significant impact on people's lives, the communities where they live and the economy. We want our colleagues to be able to work more flexibly and more collaboratively, exploring new and innovative ways to improve the way we provide services. For further information on the Planning Inspectorate, please visit our careers page at Civil Service Careers Job description As a Senior Delivery Manager, you'll guide the delivery of digital products from initial discovery through to live service. You'll work with product owners, software engineers, testers and other specialists to understand user needs, plan delivery, and maintain momentum across multiple workstreams. You'll build strong relationships with stakeholders, support your team to remove blockers, and ensure delivery remains aligned to technical, security and organisational requirements. You'll also mentor Delivery Managers and contribute to continuous improvement across the wider Digital & Data function. Your responsibilities will include: Leading the end to end delivery of complex digital projects, ensuring progress against agreed time, cost and quality expectations. Supporting multidisciplinary teams to deliver user focused products and enhancements. Managing risks, issues, dependencies and change using appropriate digital delivery tools and processes. Facilitating agile ceremonies, tracking delivery metrics, and resolving blockers. Working with architecture, infrastructure and security teams to ensure designs meet organisational standards. Planning releases into production, including go/no go reviews and transition into live service. Monitoring and forecasting budgets, resources and delivery plans. Building effective stakeholder relationships and ensuring clear, accessible communication. Coaching and supporting Delivery Managers to develop their practice. Salary New entrants to the Civil Service are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band. Internal rules apply to existing Civil Servants, i.e. level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive 10% increase. Either case is determined by whichever is the highest This role is being advertised at SEO grade with a starting salary of £46,689 Working hours: Standard working week is 37 hours, flexible working hours policy available. Office Attendance This role is contractually based in Bristol, 10 minute walk from Temple Meads train station. We recognise and value the mutual benefits of hybrid working and have a flexible approach to in person attendance, which can vary dependent on the requirements of individual business units - the details of which can be discussed with candidates if invited to attend an interview. Person specification Essential Criteria In depth understanding of the full Software Delivery Lifecycle. Experience delivering digital products using agile and/or Waterfall approaches. Practical experience of agile delivery management (lead sift criteria) Experience managing delivery across a suite of digital products. A proven ability to clearly communicate technical and complex matters to different audiences. Experience using development methodologies such as Agile or RUP. Demonstratable awareness of digital security standards. Success Profiles - Behaviours (assessed at sift and Interview) Communicating and Influencing Delivering at Pace Managing a Quality Service Seeing the Big Picture Experience (assessed at interview) Evidence of delivering digital products across the full lifecycle. Practical experience of agile delivery management. Experience working with multidisciplinary teams to deliver technical solutions. Ability to communicate complex information clearly. Technical (assessed at interview) A Jira board activity will test your ability to interpret delivery information and discuss priorities, risks and next steps. For guidance on how to structure your application please visit: About the application process , Civil Service Careers
01/04/2026
Full time
Location Bristol About the job Job summary We're looking for a Senior Delivery Manager to lead complex digital projects that improve how people experience the planning system. You'll work with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high quality digital products and help us shape modern, user centred services across the Planning Inspectorate. The Planning Inspectorate has a long and proud history in ensuring a fair planning system for England. The work we do has a significant impact on people's lives, the communities where they live and the economy. We want our colleagues to be able to work more flexibly and more collaboratively, exploring new and innovative ways to improve the way we provide services. For further information on the Planning Inspectorate, please visit our careers page at Civil Service Careers Job description As a Senior Delivery Manager, you'll guide the delivery of digital products from initial discovery through to live service. You'll work with product owners, software engineers, testers and other specialists to understand user needs, plan delivery, and maintain momentum across multiple workstreams. You'll build strong relationships with stakeholders, support your team to remove blockers, and ensure delivery remains aligned to technical, security and organisational requirements. You'll also mentor Delivery Managers and contribute to continuous improvement across the wider Digital & Data function. Your responsibilities will include: Leading the end to end delivery of complex digital projects, ensuring progress against agreed time, cost and quality expectations. Supporting multidisciplinary teams to deliver user focused products and enhancements. Managing risks, issues, dependencies and change using appropriate digital delivery tools and processes. Facilitating agile ceremonies, tracking delivery metrics, and resolving blockers. Working with architecture, infrastructure and security teams to ensure designs meet organisational standards. Planning releases into production, including go/no go reviews and transition into live service. Monitoring and forecasting budgets, resources and delivery plans. Building effective stakeholder relationships and ensuring clear, accessible communication. Coaching and supporting Delivery Managers to develop their practice. Salary New entrants to the Civil Service are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band. Internal rules apply to existing Civil Servants, i.e. level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive 10% increase. Either case is determined by whichever is the highest This role is being advertised at SEO grade with a starting salary of £46,689 Working hours: Standard working week is 37 hours, flexible working hours policy available. Office Attendance This role is contractually based in Bristol, 10 minute walk from Temple Meads train station. We recognise and value the mutual benefits of hybrid working and have a flexible approach to in person attendance, which can vary dependent on the requirements of individual business units - the details of which can be discussed with candidates if invited to attend an interview. Person specification Essential Criteria In depth understanding of the full Software Delivery Lifecycle. Experience delivering digital products using agile and/or Waterfall approaches. Practical experience of agile delivery management (lead sift criteria) Experience managing delivery across a suite of digital products. A proven ability to clearly communicate technical and complex matters to different audiences. Experience using development methodologies such as Agile or RUP. Demonstratable awareness of digital security standards. Success Profiles - Behaviours (assessed at sift and Interview) Communicating and Influencing Delivering at Pace Managing a Quality Service Seeing the Big Picture Experience (assessed at interview) Evidence of delivering digital products across the full lifecycle. Practical experience of agile delivery management. Experience working with multidisciplinary teams to deliver technical solutions. Ability to communicate complex information clearly. Technical (assessed at interview) A Jira board activity will test your ability to interpret delivery information and discuss priorities, risks and next steps. For guidance on how to structure your application please visit: About the application process , Civil Service Careers
Location Croydon, Manchester, Sheffield, Glasgow About the job Job summary The Automation & Innovation (A&I) function is the Home Office's strategic partner for automation, AI, and innovation delivery, operating within the Chief Technology Office. Automation & Innovation delivers secure, value driven solutions that remove manual effort, improve operational efficiency, and enable smarter ways of working across the department. Our AI as a Service platform is a critical enabler for AI delivery across the department. This trailblazing multi-cloud service is creating secure, scalable and reusable AI microservices to enable teams across the Home Office to harness AI to transform public services. The successful candidate for this role will join our growing AI as a Service team. As Lead Infrastructure Engineer for AI as a Service, you will lead and direct our AI infrastructure team in building, managing, transitioning, supporting and maintaining AI solutions according to departmental policy and foster open feedback and continuous learning with service support to ensure continuous improvement. You are responsible for overall management activities such as workforce planning, budgeting, technology roadmaps, projects and tasks. You will oversee programmes and projects and work with Technical Architects to translate the architectural designs into operational systems and support technical architects. You will be responsible for coordinating with third party provision of infrastructure services and the provision of expertise to deliver architectural solutions for infrastructure services throughout the service lifecycle. Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. Where this is the case, employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in the office . Applicants can raise any queries to the email address at the bottom of the advert. Watch this short video to hear from members of Home Office Digital talking about the projects they work on and their experience of working here: Working for Home Office Digital. Job description Your main day to day responsibilities will be: Leading the AI as a Service team in the implementation, administration and support of infrastructure solutions and services. Reviewing systems designs to ensure selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources, integration of multiple systems and technology and that 'Secure by Design' principles have been followed. Managing planning of system and/or acceptance tests, coordinating both functional and non-functional specifications and provide authoritative advice and guidance on test planning. Troubleshooting and identifying problems across different technology capabilities including compute, storage, networking, physical infrastructure, software, cloud, commercial off the shelf (COTS) and ovia specification and configuration of automated monitoring, logging, and alerting systems, and manual interventions. Establishing standards and procedures across a service lifecycle including the development lifecycle and ensure that practitioners adhere to this. Manage resources to ensure that the HO teams are onboarded to AIaaS effectively and new microservices can be integrated into the AIaaS platform. After a solution has been integrated, you will evaluate the success of the project, identifying best practices and lessons learned. You will provide feedback to teams and incorporate this information into future plans. Managing, coaching and mentoring more junior engineers. Tools and Technologies we use: We are keen for Engineers to continue learning new technologies, we have a large range in the Home Office including: Backend: Java, Node.js, C#, Python, PHP, Scala, Power platform Frontend: React, JavaScript, Typescript, Angular Data: PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Mongodb, Apache Cassandra DevOps: AWS, Kubernetes, Azure, Jenkins, Docker, Ansible, Terraform AI: Azure ML Studio, Python, Github Copilot, OpenAI Person specification Working pattern This role is available on a full-time basis with the option of compressed hours working. This role is also suitable for part-time working hours, with a minimum requirement to work 3 days per week due to business requirements. Essential Skills You'll have a demonstrable passion for Infrastructure Engineering, with the following skills or strong experience in: Managing and delivering complex technologies, including design and deployment of AI solutions to cloud platforms, within time, cost and quality targets. (HSIN, ITOP)( Lead essential criteria ). Leading the technology team to adhere to good engineering principles from architecture through to deployment (DESN, TEST) Providing leadership to the teams responsible for delivery of the service through effective direction and coaching (OFCL) Different methodologies including Agile, waterfall and continuous integration principles (TEST) Building strong partnerships with diverse teams across multiple technologies and areas of the organisation (OFCL) Advising on future technology changes and innovations and defining best practice for network improvements and information security (ITOP). Providing timely incident response, triage and resolution for issues raised through infrastructure monitoring, dashboards, or user reporting (USUP).
01/04/2026
Full time
Location Croydon, Manchester, Sheffield, Glasgow About the job Job summary The Automation & Innovation (A&I) function is the Home Office's strategic partner for automation, AI, and innovation delivery, operating within the Chief Technology Office. Automation & Innovation delivers secure, value driven solutions that remove manual effort, improve operational efficiency, and enable smarter ways of working across the department. Our AI as a Service platform is a critical enabler for AI delivery across the department. This trailblazing multi-cloud service is creating secure, scalable and reusable AI microservices to enable teams across the Home Office to harness AI to transform public services. The successful candidate for this role will join our growing AI as a Service team. As Lead Infrastructure Engineer for AI as a Service, you will lead and direct our AI infrastructure team in building, managing, transitioning, supporting and maintaining AI solutions according to departmental policy and foster open feedback and continuous learning with service support to ensure continuous improvement. You are responsible for overall management activities such as workforce planning, budgeting, technology roadmaps, projects and tasks. You will oversee programmes and projects and work with Technical Architects to translate the architectural designs into operational systems and support technical architects. You will be responsible for coordinating with third party provision of infrastructure services and the provision of expertise to deliver architectural solutions for infrastructure services throughout the service lifecycle. Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. Where this is the case, employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in the office . Applicants can raise any queries to the email address at the bottom of the advert. Watch this short video to hear from members of Home Office Digital talking about the projects they work on and their experience of working here: Working for Home Office Digital. Job description Your main day to day responsibilities will be: Leading the AI as a Service team in the implementation, administration and support of infrastructure solutions and services. Reviewing systems designs to ensure selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources, integration of multiple systems and technology and that 'Secure by Design' principles have been followed. Managing planning of system and/or acceptance tests, coordinating both functional and non-functional specifications and provide authoritative advice and guidance on test planning. Troubleshooting and identifying problems across different technology capabilities including compute, storage, networking, physical infrastructure, software, cloud, commercial off the shelf (COTS) and ovia specification and configuration of automated monitoring, logging, and alerting systems, and manual interventions. Establishing standards and procedures across a service lifecycle including the development lifecycle and ensure that practitioners adhere to this. Manage resources to ensure that the HO teams are onboarded to AIaaS effectively and new microservices can be integrated into the AIaaS platform. After a solution has been integrated, you will evaluate the success of the project, identifying best practices and lessons learned. You will provide feedback to teams and incorporate this information into future plans. Managing, coaching and mentoring more junior engineers. Tools and Technologies we use: We are keen for Engineers to continue learning new technologies, we have a large range in the Home Office including: Backend: Java, Node.js, C#, Python, PHP, Scala, Power platform Frontend: React, JavaScript, Typescript, Angular Data: PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Mongodb, Apache Cassandra DevOps: AWS, Kubernetes, Azure, Jenkins, Docker, Ansible, Terraform AI: Azure ML Studio, Python, Github Copilot, OpenAI Person specification Working pattern This role is available on a full-time basis with the option of compressed hours working. This role is also suitable for part-time working hours, with a minimum requirement to work 3 days per week due to business requirements. Essential Skills You'll have a demonstrable passion for Infrastructure Engineering, with the following skills or strong experience in: Managing and delivering complex technologies, including design and deployment of AI solutions to cloud platforms, within time, cost and quality targets. (HSIN, ITOP)( Lead essential criteria ). Leading the technology team to adhere to good engineering principles from architecture through to deployment (DESN, TEST) Providing leadership to the teams responsible for delivery of the service through effective direction and coaching (OFCL) Different methodologies including Agile, waterfall and continuous integration principles (TEST) Building strong partnerships with diverse teams across multiple technologies and areas of the organisation (OFCL) Advising on future technology changes and innovations and defining best practice for network improvements and information security (ITOP). Providing timely incident response, triage and resolution for issues raised through infrastructure monitoring, dashboards, or user reporting (USUP).
Senior Cyber Security Engineer Reading/Hybrid (one day per week in the office) Salary: £65,000-£75,000 We are working with a leading UK pensions and insurance consulting and administration business. A FTSE 250 company, our client works with over 1,400 pension schemes, administers over one million member accounts, and supports insurance companies in the life and bulk annuities sector. ABOUT THE ROLE You will join an expanding cyber security team working alongside internal engineers, security operations analysts, and an external 24/7 SOC. Reporting to the Cyber Security Engineering Manager, you will carry out daily security engineering tasks and lead security hardening projects to protect our client's IT infrastructure, networks, and data. RESPONSIBILITIES Provide expert technical security guidance covering IT assets, change control, security testing, secure systems design, and security controls Own and develop the vulnerability management programme, with a focus on application security testing, web application Firewalls, and securing development pipelines Mentor and provide security direction to other team members Carry out security engineering tasks to agreed SLAs/KPIs using ITIL best practice Develop understanding of threats, risks, and evolving attack vectors facing the business Represent the security team as subject matter expert in meetings and projects Support the operations team with security incident investigation in complex cross-technology environments Assist with security training and awareness campaigns, market reviews, supplier assessments, and client security questionnaires ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS Right to work in the UK Strong experience in web application security, vulnerability management, penetration testing, and hardening IT systems Experience with cloud hosting, cloud migration, application testing, and working with developers to improve security Solid knowledge of security products including WAFs, SIEM, AV, email/web gateways, Firewalls, load balancers, ACLs, TCP/IP, routing, and switching Familiarity with OWASP, SASE, zero-trust, and risk-based vulnerability management Background in infrastructure and networks Working towards or holding CISSP, SANS GCIA, CompTIA Security+, CCNA/CCNP or equivalent Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including network diagramming Willingness to travel to other sites as required DESIRABLE Computer Science degree or equivalent experience Knowledge of ISO27001, Cyber Essentials, and AAF control frameworks BENEFITS Competitive salary, discretionary annual bonus, 25 days holiday (with buy/sell option), flexible bank holidays, matched pension contributions, healthcare cash plan, flexible benefits scheme, life assurance (4x salary), retail discounts, Employee Assistance Programme, digital GP service, paid volunteering day, and staff referral scheme. Due to the volume of applications received for positions, it will not be possible to respond to all applications and only applicants who are considered suitable for interview will be contacted. Proactive Appointments Limited operates as an employment agency and employment business and is an equal opportunities organisation We take our obligations to protect your personal data very seriously. Any information provided to us will be processed as detailed in our Privacy Notice, a copy of which can be found on our website
01/04/2026
Full time
Senior Cyber Security Engineer Reading/Hybrid (one day per week in the office) Salary: £65,000-£75,000 We are working with a leading UK pensions and insurance consulting and administration business. A FTSE 250 company, our client works with over 1,400 pension schemes, administers over one million member accounts, and supports insurance companies in the life and bulk annuities sector. ABOUT THE ROLE You will join an expanding cyber security team working alongside internal engineers, security operations analysts, and an external 24/7 SOC. Reporting to the Cyber Security Engineering Manager, you will carry out daily security engineering tasks and lead security hardening projects to protect our client's IT infrastructure, networks, and data. RESPONSIBILITIES Provide expert technical security guidance covering IT assets, change control, security testing, secure systems design, and security controls Own and develop the vulnerability management programme, with a focus on application security testing, web application Firewalls, and securing development pipelines Mentor and provide security direction to other team members Carry out security engineering tasks to agreed SLAs/KPIs using ITIL best practice Develop understanding of threats, risks, and evolving attack vectors facing the business Represent the security team as subject matter expert in meetings and projects Support the operations team with security incident investigation in complex cross-technology environments Assist with security training and awareness campaigns, market reviews, supplier assessments, and client security questionnaires ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS Right to work in the UK Strong experience in web application security, vulnerability management, penetration testing, and hardening IT systems Experience with cloud hosting, cloud migration, application testing, and working with developers to improve security Solid knowledge of security products including WAFs, SIEM, AV, email/web gateways, Firewalls, load balancers, ACLs, TCP/IP, routing, and switching Familiarity with OWASP, SASE, zero-trust, and risk-based vulnerability management Background in infrastructure and networks Working towards or holding CISSP, SANS GCIA, CompTIA Security+, CCNA/CCNP or equivalent Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including network diagramming Willingness to travel to other sites as required DESIRABLE Computer Science degree or equivalent experience Knowledge of ISO27001, Cyber Essentials, and AAF control frameworks BENEFITS Competitive salary, discretionary annual bonus, 25 days holiday (with buy/sell option), flexible bank holidays, matched pension contributions, healthcare cash plan, flexible benefits scheme, life assurance (4x salary), retail discounts, Employee Assistance Programme, digital GP service, paid volunteering day, and staff referral scheme. Due to the volume of applications received for positions, it will not be possible to respond to all applications and only applicants who are considered suitable for interview will be contacted. Proactive Appointments Limited operates as an employment agency and employment business and is an equal opportunities organisation We take our obligations to protect your personal data very seriously. Any information provided to us will be processed as detailed in our Privacy Notice, a copy of which can be found on our website
Location Canary Wharf or South Mimms, Hertfordshire About the job Job summary We are currently looking for an Infrastructure Engineer (EuC and telephony) to join our Technology & Services Operations Function within the Digital and Technology group. This is a full-time opportunity, on a permanent basis. The role will be based in 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf London, E14 4PU or South Mimms, Hertfordshire. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. Government departments and agencies are working towards implementing a minimum 60% attendance in office sites. We are currently implementing a flexible, hybrid way of working, with a minimum of 8 days per month working on site to enable the collaboration and contact with partners and stakeholders needed to deliver MHRA business. Attendance on site is driven by business needs so depending on the nature of the role, this can flex up to 12 days a month, with the remainder of time worked either remotely or in the office. Some roles will need to be on site more regularly. This role will also be required to participate in the Agency's out of hours on-call rota on a periodic basis. An on-call payment will be added to the salary depending on the frequency of participation in the rota. A Digital Allowance of up to £12,823 per annum may be available for exceptional candidates based on our assessment of your skills and experience. This allowance is non-pensionable and may change on an annual basis. Job description Who are we? The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency enhance and improve the health of millions of people every day through the effective regulation of medicines and medical devices, underpinned by science and research. The Digital and Technology Group (D&T) lies at the heart of the Agency and is responsible for delivering an optimised IT infrastructure and maximising the secure use of data to enable our scientists, inspectors, and the rest of the organisation to deliver world class services which can improve outcomes for patients and the general public. The Group was essential in the race to approve COVID-19 vaccines in 2020 and in supporting the UK to set up its own medicines and devices approvals systems following our exit from the EU. The work we do matters! We plan to be at the heart of one of the most digitally advanced medical regulators in the world and we need people who can help us deliver that ambition. D&T is a great place to build your career and we are committed to enabling our people to do the best work of their lives. The Technology & Service Operations function is responsible for managing the existing IT infrastructure including both software and hardware, databases, and other technology platforms; leading the support and maintenance of applications; development and testing of new applications and platforms; and cyber and information security for the Agency. What's the role? The Infrastructure Engineer will be responsible for assisting in the management and delivery of infrastructure projects and business-as-usual (BAU) tasks, focusing primarily on our End User Compute (EuC) and telephony infrastructure. This role is vital for maintaining the stability, performance, and security of the Infrastructure as the MHRA undertakes a significant overhaul of its IT infrastructure, including the deployment of new equipment. The successful candidate will apply their technical expertise in core Infrastructure technologies to support day-to-day operations. You will collaborate with other engineers to troubleshoot and resolve issues, contributing to continuous improvement initiatives. The role involves working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that infrastructure activities align with overall IT strategy and operational objectives. An on-call component is required, as this role involves providing support for critical issues outside regular working hours, ensuring minimal disruption to services. Person specification Key responsibilities: Leadership and Escalation: Lead and manage the successful execution of EuC and telephony projects, ensuring that tasks are completed on time and within scope while supporting the MHRA's IT strategy. Serve as the main escalation point for junior engineers, providing advanced troubleshooting and technical expertise in resolving complex EuC and telephony issues, ensuring high-quality resolutions that prevent future incidents. Mentor and support junior engineers, fostering a collaborative environment and encouraging skills development across the team. Infrastructure Stability, Security, and Performance: Take ownership of the overall stability, performance, and security of our IT Infrastructure, which includes assisting in the management of data centre services such as blade systems, virtualisation platforms, servers, Storage, Backup and power systems. Implement and maintain robust security protocols to safeguard the infrastructure, ensuring compliance with security policies and regulatory requirements. Proactively monitor and assess core network performance, identifying potential risks or weaknesses and applying pre-emptive solutions to minimize downtime and service disruptions. Play a pivotal role in the agency's ongoing IT infrastructure overhaul by recommending, testing, and integrating cutting-edge infrastructure technologies. Collaboration and Stakeholder Management: Work closely with project teams, and other IT functions to ensure alignment of strategies with the overall IT infrastructure roadmap. Build productive relationships with external vendors, supporting the assessment of their services and products to meet the agency's performance and security expectations. Communicate project progress and EuC and telephony performance with team members to ensure that business requirements are consistently met. Business-as-Usual (BAU) Operations: Have a strong understanding of ITIL, including configuration, troubleshooting, and maintenance of Infrastructure components, ensuring smooth and uninterrupted service operations On-Call and Incident Management: Participate in the on-call rota, providing support for critical issues, and ensuring prompt response times to minimize business impact. Assist in incident response during escalations, supporting timely communication with key stakeholders and contributing to quick resolution. Learn from post-incident reports to understand preventive measures and support continuous improvement in incident management processes. Who are we looking for? Our successful candidate will have: Hands-on experience with troubleshooting EuC and telephony performance issues and integrating new equipment within an existing IT architecture. Experience in supporting Infrastructure operations, particularly in EuC and telephony technologies such as Intune and Autopilot. Technical knowledge of Infrastructure technologies, including an understanding of maintain laptop builds, patching management, application deployment technologies, remote management and diagnostics as well as Microsoft teams calling Proven experience in troubleshooting and maintenance, including experience in configuring and managing EuC and telephony Infrastructure components. Understanding of industry standards and best practices related to EuC and telephony Infrastructure architecture and security, including Directory Services understanding (such as AD/EntraID, LDAP, etc). If you would like to find out more about this fantastic opportunity, please read our Job Description and Person Specification ! Please note: The job description may not open in some internet browsers. Please use Chrome or Microsoft Edge. If you have any issue viewing the job description, please contact
01/04/2026
Full time
Location Canary Wharf or South Mimms, Hertfordshire About the job Job summary We are currently looking for an Infrastructure Engineer (EuC and telephony) to join our Technology & Services Operations Function within the Digital and Technology group. This is a full-time opportunity, on a permanent basis. The role will be based in 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf London, E14 4PU or South Mimms, Hertfordshire. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. Government departments and agencies are working towards implementing a minimum 60% attendance in office sites. We are currently implementing a flexible, hybrid way of working, with a minimum of 8 days per month working on site to enable the collaboration and contact with partners and stakeholders needed to deliver MHRA business. Attendance on site is driven by business needs so depending on the nature of the role, this can flex up to 12 days a month, with the remainder of time worked either remotely or in the office. Some roles will need to be on site more regularly. This role will also be required to participate in the Agency's out of hours on-call rota on a periodic basis. An on-call payment will be added to the salary depending on the frequency of participation in the rota. A Digital Allowance of up to £12,823 per annum may be available for exceptional candidates based on our assessment of your skills and experience. This allowance is non-pensionable and may change on an annual basis. Job description Who are we? The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency enhance and improve the health of millions of people every day through the effective regulation of medicines and medical devices, underpinned by science and research. The Digital and Technology Group (D&T) lies at the heart of the Agency and is responsible for delivering an optimised IT infrastructure and maximising the secure use of data to enable our scientists, inspectors, and the rest of the organisation to deliver world class services which can improve outcomes for patients and the general public. The Group was essential in the race to approve COVID-19 vaccines in 2020 and in supporting the UK to set up its own medicines and devices approvals systems following our exit from the EU. The work we do matters! We plan to be at the heart of one of the most digitally advanced medical regulators in the world and we need people who can help us deliver that ambition. D&T is a great place to build your career and we are committed to enabling our people to do the best work of their lives. The Technology & Service Operations function is responsible for managing the existing IT infrastructure including both software and hardware, databases, and other technology platforms; leading the support and maintenance of applications; development and testing of new applications and platforms; and cyber and information security for the Agency. What's the role? The Infrastructure Engineer will be responsible for assisting in the management and delivery of infrastructure projects and business-as-usual (BAU) tasks, focusing primarily on our End User Compute (EuC) and telephony infrastructure. This role is vital for maintaining the stability, performance, and security of the Infrastructure as the MHRA undertakes a significant overhaul of its IT infrastructure, including the deployment of new equipment. The successful candidate will apply their technical expertise in core Infrastructure technologies to support day-to-day operations. You will collaborate with other engineers to troubleshoot and resolve issues, contributing to continuous improvement initiatives. The role involves working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that infrastructure activities align with overall IT strategy and operational objectives. An on-call component is required, as this role involves providing support for critical issues outside regular working hours, ensuring minimal disruption to services. Person specification Key responsibilities: Leadership and Escalation: Lead and manage the successful execution of EuC and telephony projects, ensuring that tasks are completed on time and within scope while supporting the MHRA's IT strategy. Serve as the main escalation point for junior engineers, providing advanced troubleshooting and technical expertise in resolving complex EuC and telephony issues, ensuring high-quality resolutions that prevent future incidents. Mentor and support junior engineers, fostering a collaborative environment and encouraging skills development across the team. Infrastructure Stability, Security, and Performance: Take ownership of the overall stability, performance, and security of our IT Infrastructure, which includes assisting in the management of data centre services such as blade systems, virtualisation platforms, servers, Storage, Backup and power systems. Implement and maintain robust security protocols to safeguard the infrastructure, ensuring compliance with security policies and regulatory requirements. Proactively monitor and assess core network performance, identifying potential risks or weaknesses and applying pre-emptive solutions to minimize downtime and service disruptions. Play a pivotal role in the agency's ongoing IT infrastructure overhaul by recommending, testing, and integrating cutting-edge infrastructure technologies. Collaboration and Stakeholder Management: Work closely with project teams, and other IT functions to ensure alignment of strategies with the overall IT infrastructure roadmap. Build productive relationships with external vendors, supporting the assessment of their services and products to meet the agency's performance and security expectations. Communicate project progress and EuC and telephony performance with team members to ensure that business requirements are consistently met. Business-as-Usual (BAU) Operations: Have a strong understanding of ITIL, including configuration, troubleshooting, and maintenance of Infrastructure components, ensuring smooth and uninterrupted service operations On-Call and Incident Management: Participate in the on-call rota, providing support for critical issues, and ensuring prompt response times to minimize business impact. Assist in incident response during escalations, supporting timely communication with key stakeholders and contributing to quick resolution. Learn from post-incident reports to understand preventive measures and support continuous improvement in incident management processes. Who are we looking for? Our successful candidate will have: Hands-on experience with troubleshooting EuC and telephony performance issues and integrating new equipment within an existing IT architecture. Experience in supporting Infrastructure operations, particularly in EuC and telephony technologies such as Intune and Autopilot. Technical knowledge of Infrastructure technologies, including an understanding of maintain laptop builds, patching management, application deployment technologies, remote management and diagnostics as well as Microsoft teams calling Proven experience in troubleshooting and maintenance, including experience in configuring and managing EuC and telephony Infrastructure components. Understanding of industry standards and best practices related to EuC and telephony Infrastructure architecture and security, including Directory Services understanding (such as AD/EntraID, LDAP, etc). If you would like to find out more about this fantastic opportunity, please read our Job Description and Person Specification ! Please note: The job description may not open in some internet browsers. Please use Chrome or Microsoft Edge. If you have any issue viewing the job description, please contact
Location Croydon About the job Job summary In the Central FinOps Team, you will lead delivery of data products that enable the Home Office to understand, govern and optimise public cloud spend across AWS and Azure, supporting showback/chargeback and cost optimisation outcomes. You will own the end to end approach for ingesting, normalising and enriching cloud billing and usage data, with a strong focus on CUR (including CUR2) and FOCUS datasets as foundational sources for departmental reporting. You will ensure the organisation can confidently interpret cloud billing behaviour, including the application of commitment based discounts and commercial mechanisms, and translate this into trusted, reusable data assets. You will work closely with finance and engineering stakeholders to ensure outputs meet operational needs (including exportable, finance ready reporting) and improve the quality of the standing data that underpins allocation and recharge. A key part of the role is enabling consistent access to insight through dashboards and datasets, including those built in AWS QuickSight using AWS and Azure billing data enriched with organisational context (e.g. cost centres and portfolios). You will also help set minimum standards and requirements for FinOps capability across the hub and spoke model. Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. Where this is the case, employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in the office . Applicants can raise any queries to the email address at the bottom of the advert. Watch this short video to hear from members of Home Office Digital talking about the projects they work on and their experience of working here: Working for Home Office Digital. Job description Principal Data Engineers lead multi-functional delivery teams to deliver robust data services for their department, other government departments and private sector partners. Through technical direction and leadership, you will create and nurture an environment that emphasises motivation, empowerment, teamwork, continuous improvement and a passion for providing service. You will work with other members of the data community to set the enterprise data strategy and standards and agree implementation and governance. Person specification Main Responsibilities Your main day to day responsibilities will be: Providing technical direction and leadership within the Data Platform team to maximise its effectiveness and inspire best practice for data products and services. Developing capabilities in tools and techniques to analyse large/big data-sets and from multiple/complex sources that will enable broader Data Science models and algorithms to uncover insights, trends, and patterns in the data. Leading in defining our data strategy and roadmap influenced by future technology changes and implemented through best practice and governance. Managing stakeholders at all levels, including facilitating discussions around complex topics and managing performance expectations. Initiating and facilitating partnership with other technical and non-technical departments and outside of government to champion data engineering and help them understand how data solutions can benefit them while ensuring easy and effective access to data resources. Building the data engineering capability through coaching and mentoring other Data Engineers. Working Pattern Due to the business requirements of this role, it is only available on a full-time basis. However, compressed hours are available. Essential Skills Effectively leading and managing multiple teams, helping them deliver technical products and projects in data analysis, solution design and end user reporting. Promoting and monitoring continuous professional and personal development within an organisation and team. Interpreting requirements and presenting complex ideas and recommendations that inform wider decisions in a clear way, to technical and non technical audiences and senior customers. Strong expertise in data engineering and analytical tooling used to process and analyse large scale cloud cost and usage data, including SQL (Presto/Trino via Athena), PostgreSQL, and Python. This includes hands on experience working with AWS Cost and Usage Reports (CUR v1/v2), FOCUS files, and semi structured data formats such as JSON, Parquet and Iceberg, ensuring accuracy and consistency in financial reporting and analysis. An excellent in depth understanding of cloud data platforms and billing data models, particularly across AWS and Azure, including how usage, pricing, amortisation and allocation are represented. This includes deep knowledge of cloud provider billing intricacies, commitment based discounts and incentives (e.g. Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, Azure Reservations, enterprise agreements), how they are applied in practice, and the known quirks and edge cases that affect cost transparency and optimisation. Proven ability to advise on and set best practice for data engineering, automation and reliability, including version controlled development (Git/GitLab or equivalent SVE) and automated, repeatable pipelines. This includes designing and maintaining robust processes for cost ingestion, enrichment, validation and analysis, using services such as AWS Lambda, Step Functions, DynamoDB and Glue, and ensuring FinOps data products are auditable, resilient and fit for decision making at scale.
01/04/2026
Full time
Location Croydon About the job Job summary In the Central FinOps Team, you will lead delivery of data products that enable the Home Office to understand, govern and optimise public cloud spend across AWS and Azure, supporting showback/chargeback and cost optimisation outcomes. You will own the end to end approach for ingesting, normalising and enriching cloud billing and usage data, with a strong focus on CUR (including CUR2) and FOCUS datasets as foundational sources for departmental reporting. You will ensure the organisation can confidently interpret cloud billing behaviour, including the application of commitment based discounts and commercial mechanisms, and translate this into trusted, reusable data assets. You will work closely with finance and engineering stakeholders to ensure outputs meet operational needs (including exportable, finance ready reporting) and improve the quality of the standing data that underpins allocation and recharge. A key part of the role is enabling consistent access to insight through dashboards and datasets, including those built in AWS QuickSight using AWS and Azure billing data enriched with organisational context (e.g. cost centres and portfolios). You will also help set minimum standards and requirements for FinOps capability across the hub and spoke model. Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. Where this is the case, employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in the office . Applicants can raise any queries to the email address at the bottom of the advert. Watch this short video to hear from members of Home Office Digital talking about the projects they work on and their experience of working here: Working for Home Office Digital. Job description Principal Data Engineers lead multi-functional delivery teams to deliver robust data services for their department, other government departments and private sector partners. Through technical direction and leadership, you will create and nurture an environment that emphasises motivation, empowerment, teamwork, continuous improvement and a passion for providing service. You will work with other members of the data community to set the enterprise data strategy and standards and agree implementation and governance. Person specification Main Responsibilities Your main day to day responsibilities will be: Providing technical direction and leadership within the Data Platform team to maximise its effectiveness and inspire best practice for data products and services. Developing capabilities in tools and techniques to analyse large/big data-sets and from multiple/complex sources that will enable broader Data Science models and algorithms to uncover insights, trends, and patterns in the data. Leading in defining our data strategy and roadmap influenced by future technology changes and implemented through best practice and governance. Managing stakeholders at all levels, including facilitating discussions around complex topics and managing performance expectations. Initiating and facilitating partnership with other technical and non-technical departments and outside of government to champion data engineering and help them understand how data solutions can benefit them while ensuring easy and effective access to data resources. Building the data engineering capability through coaching and mentoring other Data Engineers. Working Pattern Due to the business requirements of this role, it is only available on a full-time basis. However, compressed hours are available. Essential Skills Effectively leading and managing multiple teams, helping them deliver technical products and projects in data analysis, solution design and end user reporting. Promoting and monitoring continuous professional and personal development within an organisation and team. Interpreting requirements and presenting complex ideas and recommendations that inform wider decisions in a clear way, to technical and non technical audiences and senior customers. Strong expertise in data engineering and analytical tooling used to process and analyse large scale cloud cost and usage data, including SQL (Presto/Trino via Athena), PostgreSQL, and Python. This includes hands on experience working with AWS Cost and Usage Reports (CUR v1/v2), FOCUS files, and semi structured data formats such as JSON, Parquet and Iceberg, ensuring accuracy and consistency in financial reporting and analysis. An excellent in depth understanding of cloud data platforms and billing data models, particularly across AWS and Azure, including how usage, pricing, amortisation and allocation are represented. This includes deep knowledge of cloud provider billing intricacies, commitment based discounts and incentives (e.g. Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, Azure Reservations, enterprise agreements), how they are applied in practice, and the known quirks and edge cases that affect cost transparency and optimisation. Proven ability to advise on and set best practice for data engineering, automation and reliability, including version controlled development (Git/GitLab or equivalent SVE) and automated, repeatable pipelines. This includes designing and maintaining robust processes for cost ingestion, enrichment, validation and analysis, using services such as AWS Lambda, Step Functions, DynamoDB and Glue, and ensuring FinOps data products are auditable, resilient and fit for decision making at scale.
Location This post can be based in any location within England and Wales where a CPS office is located. Whilst it's an expectation of the role to travel to CPS locations as per business needs, CPS is disability confident employer and all reasonable adjustments will be considered in line with Equality Act of 2010. About the job Job summary The Lead Technical Architect operates at a strategic level within the Digital and Information Directorate (DID), reporting to the Principal Technical and Enterprise Architect. The role is pivotal in shaping the technical direction of digital services across multiple teams and projects. Its primary purpose is to ensure that systems are robust, scalable, secure, and aligned with organisational and government standards. Key responsibilities include guiding technical design, making critical architectural decisions, and assuring solution quality through reviews and adherence to architecture principles. The role promotes reuse, interoperability, and cross-organisation and cross-government collaboration, identifying opportunities for shared platforms and services to deliver better value. Beyond technical oversight, the Lead Technical Architect plays a leadership role in mentoring other architects and technical staff, fostering continuous learning and professional development. They will be a leader in the architecture community, embedding best practices and driving innovation and architectural alignment across delivery teams. Strategically, the position requires maintaining awareness of emerging technologies, government digital strategies, and socio-political trends to ensure architectural decisions remain forward-looking. The architect will engage senior stakeholders to influence strategic direction and inform planning and investment decisions. The Crown Prosecution Service is based in England and Wales. If you're applying for this role and live in Scotland or Northern Ireland, you must let us know when accepting this offer as you need permission to work from your home address if hybrid working is part of your role . There's no guarantee that we will grant this approval. You must be aged 16 before starting in this role. The start date is expected to be 8-12 weeks after the application deadline. As part of this role, you are expected to undertake direct line management responsibilities. Job description Your roles and responsibilities: You define and own technical architecture for complex digital services, ensuring alignment with organisational and government standards (e.g., GDS framework). You provide strategic technical leadership, influencing design decisions and guiding delivery teams across multiple projects. You assure solution quality through architecture reviews, governance, and adherence to enterprise principles such as scalability, security, and interoperability. You promote reuse and shared platforms, identifying opportunities for cross-government collaboration and cost-effective solutions. You mentor and develop technical staff, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth within the architecture community. You engage senior stakeholders, translating technical concepts into business value and influencing investment decisions. You stay ahead of emerging technologies and trends, ensuring architectural decisions remain innovative and future-proof. You lead on risk management and compliance, including security standards and technical assurance processes. You champion best practices, embedding agile and DevOps principles into architecture and delivery approaches. A copy of the full job description is attached. Person specification To be eligible to apply, you need to: Have substantial experience in technical architecture, including designing and assuring complex digital services that meet organisational and relevant sector standards, preferably HMG standards. Demonstrate strategic thinking, with the ability to see the bigger picture, align technical decisions to long-term organisational goals, and anticipate emerging technologies and trends. Show leadership capability, including mentoring technical staff, fostering professional development, and leading architecture communities to embed best practices. Possess strong stakeholder engagement skills, able to influence senior leaders and communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences. Be adept at promoting reuse and interoperability, identifying opportunities for shared platforms and cross-organisation and cross-government collaboration to deliver value. Have a proven ability to assure solution quality, through governance, reviews, and adherence to enterprise architecture principles such as scalability, security, and sustainability. Understand agile and DevSecOps practices, working with these principles in architecture and delivery approaches. Hold or be eligible for SC clearance, as this is mandatory for the role. You also need to demonstrate the following technical skills: Cyber Security Architecture Systems & Infrastructure Engineering Cloud Engineering Software Engineering Networking Integration & Middleware
01/04/2026
Full time
Location This post can be based in any location within England and Wales where a CPS office is located. Whilst it's an expectation of the role to travel to CPS locations as per business needs, CPS is disability confident employer and all reasonable adjustments will be considered in line with Equality Act of 2010. About the job Job summary The Lead Technical Architect operates at a strategic level within the Digital and Information Directorate (DID), reporting to the Principal Technical and Enterprise Architect. The role is pivotal in shaping the technical direction of digital services across multiple teams and projects. Its primary purpose is to ensure that systems are robust, scalable, secure, and aligned with organisational and government standards. Key responsibilities include guiding technical design, making critical architectural decisions, and assuring solution quality through reviews and adherence to architecture principles. The role promotes reuse, interoperability, and cross-organisation and cross-government collaboration, identifying opportunities for shared platforms and services to deliver better value. Beyond technical oversight, the Lead Technical Architect plays a leadership role in mentoring other architects and technical staff, fostering continuous learning and professional development. They will be a leader in the architecture community, embedding best practices and driving innovation and architectural alignment across delivery teams. Strategically, the position requires maintaining awareness of emerging technologies, government digital strategies, and socio-political trends to ensure architectural decisions remain forward-looking. The architect will engage senior stakeholders to influence strategic direction and inform planning and investment decisions. The Crown Prosecution Service is based in England and Wales. If you're applying for this role and live in Scotland or Northern Ireland, you must let us know when accepting this offer as you need permission to work from your home address if hybrid working is part of your role . There's no guarantee that we will grant this approval. You must be aged 16 before starting in this role. The start date is expected to be 8-12 weeks after the application deadline. As part of this role, you are expected to undertake direct line management responsibilities. Job description Your roles and responsibilities: You define and own technical architecture for complex digital services, ensuring alignment with organisational and government standards (e.g., GDS framework). You provide strategic technical leadership, influencing design decisions and guiding delivery teams across multiple projects. You assure solution quality through architecture reviews, governance, and adherence to enterprise principles such as scalability, security, and interoperability. You promote reuse and shared platforms, identifying opportunities for cross-government collaboration and cost-effective solutions. You mentor and develop technical staff, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth within the architecture community. You engage senior stakeholders, translating technical concepts into business value and influencing investment decisions. You stay ahead of emerging technologies and trends, ensuring architectural decisions remain innovative and future-proof. You lead on risk management and compliance, including security standards and technical assurance processes. You champion best practices, embedding agile and DevOps principles into architecture and delivery approaches. A copy of the full job description is attached. Person specification To be eligible to apply, you need to: Have substantial experience in technical architecture, including designing and assuring complex digital services that meet organisational and relevant sector standards, preferably HMG standards. Demonstrate strategic thinking, with the ability to see the bigger picture, align technical decisions to long-term organisational goals, and anticipate emerging technologies and trends. Show leadership capability, including mentoring technical staff, fostering professional development, and leading architecture communities to embed best practices. Possess strong stakeholder engagement skills, able to influence senior leaders and communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences. Be adept at promoting reuse and interoperability, identifying opportunities for shared platforms and cross-organisation and cross-government collaboration to deliver value. Have a proven ability to assure solution quality, through governance, reviews, and adherence to enterprise architecture principles such as scalability, security, and sustainability. Understand agile and DevSecOps practices, working with these principles in architecture and delivery approaches. Hold or be eligible for SC clearance, as this is mandatory for the role. You also need to demonstrate the following technical skills: Cyber Security Architecture Systems & Infrastructure Engineering Cloud Engineering Software Engineering Networking Integration & Middleware
Location This role is located at our Manchester office and requires on-site attendance 5 days a week due to the nature of the role. Office base: Heron House, 47 Lloyd Street, Manchester, M2 5LE. The induction process for the role will be conducted in person. About the job Job summary The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK's largest producer of official statistics, covering a range of key economic, social and demographic topics. These include measuring changes in the value of the UK economy, estimating the size, geographic distribution and characteristics of the population, and providing indicators of price inflation, employment, earnings, crime and migration. Do you enjoy technology? Are you looking for a role where you can make a real impact supporting delivery of Statistics for the Public Good strategy for the UK? Can you work under pressure in a fast-paced environment? Would you thrive in an exciting environment that uses modern IT technology and infrastructure? Can you provide excellent service to both our internal and external customers? Then this could be the role for you We are looking for an enthusiastic person with a real passion for user experience and IT to join our lively team of approximately twenty engineers, supporting several sites and around 5000+ users. The post is based in our Manchester office only and requires on-site attendance within Service Support Hours (8am-5.30pm) operated on a rota basis. Job description We're looking for a Corporate Technical Support Engineer with a real drive and passion for excellent user experience. The role resides within our Corporate Technical Support team who are responsible for resolving service calls relating to the use of IT devices and their applications, including mobile phones, laptops, tablets, and desktop computers. You will be interacting with users across numerous communication channels, both virtual and face-to-face i.e. Microsoft Teams/Outlook, ServiceNow or our Tech bars. Some elements of this work can be physically demanding and involve lifting and installing equipment such as Monitors/personal computers and supporting meeting room equipment. As a member of the Corporate Technical support team, you will be supporting and maintaining new and existing services, products, and platforms. The ideal candidate would have an interest in end user computing and mobile device management. Our team culture is based around agile working and providing excellent service to both our internal and external customers. Responsibilities As a Corporate Technical Support Infrastructure Engineer your responsibilities will include but are not limited to, for the services, products and platforms supported: Responding to incidents, requests and changes. Monitoring the configuration, availability, security, capacity and performance. Engaging in continuous improvement activities. Tracking the life cycle of assets from acquisition through to disposal applying quality updates to asset records. Maximising the use of tools and technologies to deliver operational excellence. Engaging in wider communities of practice, identifying good practices we can adopt and sharing our experiences. Person specification Essential Criteria: A passion for technology and a keen technical interest. Able to use own initiative. Good troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills. Capability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively to deliver quality outputs in a fast-paced environment. Ability to communicate effectively with a range of customers. Contributes to challenging existing processes to continually improve.
01/04/2026
Full time
Location This role is located at our Manchester office and requires on-site attendance 5 days a week due to the nature of the role. Office base: Heron House, 47 Lloyd Street, Manchester, M2 5LE. The induction process for the role will be conducted in person. About the job Job summary The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK's largest producer of official statistics, covering a range of key economic, social and demographic topics. These include measuring changes in the value of the UK economy, estimating the size, geographic distribution and characteristics of the population, and providing indicators of price inflation, employment, earnings, crime and migration. Do you enjoy technology? Are you looking for a role where you can make a real impact supporting delivery of Statistics for the Public Good strategy for the UK? Can you work under pressure in a fast-paced environment? Would you thrive in an exciting environment that uses modern IT technology and infrastructure? Can you provide excellent service to both our internal and external customers? Then this could be the role for you We are looking for an enthusiastic person with a real passion for user experience and IT to join our lively team of approximately twenty engineers, supporting several sites and around 5000+ users. The post is based in our Manchester office only and requires on-site attendance within Service Support Hours (8am-5.30pm) operated on a rota basis. Job description We're looking for a Corporate Technical Support Engineer with a real drive and passion for excellent user experience. The role resides within our Corporate Technical Support team who are responsible for resolving service calls relating to the use of IT devices and their applications, including mobile phones, laptops, tablets, and desktop computers. You will be interacting with users across numerous communication channels, both virtual and face-to-face i.e. Microsoft Teams/Outlook, ServiceNow or our Tech bars. Some elements of this work can be physically demanding and involve lifting and installing equipment such as Monitors/personal computers and supporting meeting room equipment. As a member of the Corporate Technical support team, you will be supporting and maintaining new and existing services, products, and platforms. The ideal candidate would have an interest in end user computing and mobile device management. Our team culture is based around agile working and providing excellent service to both our internal and external customers. Responsibilities As a Corporate Technical Support Infrastructure Engineer your responsibilities will include but are not limited to, for the services, products and platforms supported: Responding to incidents, requests and changes. Monitoring the configuration, availability, security, capacity and performance. Engaging in continuous improvement activities. Tracking the life cycle of assets from acquisition through to disposal applying quality updates to asset records. Maximising the use of tools and technologies to deliver operational excellence. Engaging in wider communities of practice, identifying good practices we can adopt and sharing our experiences. Person specification Essential Criteria: A passion for technology and a keen technical interest. Able to use own initiative. Good troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills. Capability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively to deliver quality outputs in a fast-paced environment. Ability to communicate effectively with a range of customers. Contributes to challenging existing processes to continually improve.
Government Digital & Data
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Location Cardiff, Wales, CF14 3UZ About the job Job summary Launch your future in cloud engineering with an apprenticeship that gives you real experience, expert support, and a welcoming learning environment. Working alongside our skilled Infrastructure Engineering team, you'll help design, deliver and maintain our cloud platforms, troubleshoot issues, and contribute to automation that improves how we work. With a clear learning pathway and dedicated mentorship, you'll build confidence and capability in a fast moving digital profession. You'll gain real experience across several specialist areas: Database Operations - understanding performance, backups, replication, and maintenance. DevOps / DevSecOps - automation, secure pipelines, continuous delivery and operational excellence. FinOps - cost optimisation, cloud spend awareness and responsible resource usage. Linux & Storage - system administration, storage management and troubleshooting. Network Operations - cloud networking, connectivity, monitoring and resilience. Platforms - supporting and enhancing internal cloud platforms, tools and shared services You'll be part of a supportive team working in a flexible hybrid way, splitting your time between home and our Cardiff office. You'll also spend one day each week with our apprenticeship provider, ALS Training, in central Cardiff giving you dedicated time to learn, grow and develop the skills you need to thrive. Watch this video to find out more about working in Digital at Companies House Give yourself the best opportunity to apply! Join our Outreach team for an informal "find out more" session on: Tuesday 31st March 2026 between 12.00 - 13.00 No need to register - just click on the link above to join, listen, and gain tips to help you apply. Cameras and microphones will be switched off. Can't make the session, or want something to refer back to? Just email our Outreach mailbox on: and we'll share a copy of the session slides. Find out more about what a great place Companies House is to work Please note: Companies House cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign. Security Clearance is an essential requirement for this campaign. You'll need to have been in the UK for at least 3 out of the last 5 years to be eligible to apply for SC. Please review the eligibility criteria for the academic course detailed under the Person Specification section further down in the advert before applying. Job description As an Apprentice Infrastructure Engineer, you'll join a group of new apprentices working towards a Level 4 Digital Infrastructure Engineer qualification (find out more here: Level 4 Digital Infrastructure Engineer - ALS Training ). Over 24 months, you'll be supported every step of the way helping you achieve your apprenticeship while building highly sought-after technical skills. Alongside your formal learning, you'll gain hands on experience with our talented Infrastructure teams and a range of specialist technical teams who deliver cloud-based solutions across Companies House and support for the last remaining on-premise infrastructure. Through regular rotations, you'll see the full breadth of infrastructure engineering roles and work with a variety of technologies that shape how we operate. During your apprenticeship, you'll grow your capabilities across key areas such as: Information security - understanding security principles and the controls used to protect systems and services. IT infrastructure - supporting a wide range of technologies including compute, storage, networking, physical and cloud infrastructure (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), COTS, and opensource solutions. Developing modern industry standards - learning why up-to-date development and technical standards matter and how to apply them. Ownership and initiative - learning how to investigate issues, document your findings and work with your team to resolve them. Problem management - exploring how to identify and assess problems across systems, processes and services at strategic, tactical or operational levels. Systems design - contributing to the design of components within larger digital systems. Systems integration - understanding how systems connect, the challenges involved, and how to build and test effective interfaces. Troubleshooting - developing your diagnostic skills and learning how to apply basic troubleshooting techniques across a range of technologies. As you progress through the apprenticeship, you'll gain hands-on experience in: Core Cloud & Automation Skills Terraform - building, managing, and automating infrastructure as code. AWS Cloud Infrastructure - deploying, securing, scaling, and operating cloud platforms. Docker - containerising applications and managing lightweight, portable environments. CI/CD Pipelines - understanding automated build, test and deployment workflows using tools commonly used in Companies House. Version Control (Git) - managing source code, collaborating through branches and pull requests. Additional Technical Skills You might also get the opportunity to learn more about: Programming Languages - exposure to languages used at Companies House, such as Java, Node.js and Python, plus scripting basics. SQL & MongoDB - querying, modelling, and working with relational and nonrelational databases. Unix/Linux - essential command line usage, system administration and troubleshooting. Networking Fundamentals - understanding VPCs, subnets, routing, firewalls and connectivity in cloud environments. Storage Technologies - object storage (e.g., S3), block storage, file systems, encryption and backup concepts. Monitoring & Observability - logging, metrics, alerting, dashboards and incident response principles. Security Foundations (DevSecOps) - identity & access management, secrets handling, vulnerability awareness and secure-by-design thinking. You'll benefit from additional core skills development, a supportive apprentice community, onsite parking, an onsite gym, and a variety of active social groups across Companies House. You're joining us at a time of exciting transformation, and you'll play a real part in shaping how our systems evolve for the future. Person specification This is a role that provides the opportunity to participate in the support and rollout of existing and emerging technologies and the chance to gain knowledge of Companies House hardware and software systems. We are looking for someone who has: The willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies Strong communication skills, both written and verbal Good organisational skills, able to manage tasks and time effectively A genuine interest in technology and digital services The ability to work collaboratively and support colleagues Strong problem-solving abilities and creativity in finding solutions Eligibility Criteria There are some important things to be aware of when applying for this apprenticeship: There are no age restrictions for this apprenticeship - we welcome all applications. If you are shortlisted for interview, we will ask you to confirm your name and qualifications with us, so that we can share them with our apprenticeship provider - this is simply so that they can check your eligibility for apprenticeship funding. So that we can provide you with all of the support and training you need, you'll be required to attend our Cardiff office for a minimum of 3 days per week during the training period and then a minimum 2 days a week once training has been completed. Companies House cannot offer Visa sponsorship for this campaign. You must not already have a qualification at Level 4 or higher in the same or a similar subject to this apprenticeship. For more information on qualification levels, please visit: What qualification levels mean: England, Wales and Northern Ireland - GOV.UK To be eligible for this apprenticeship, you need to: Have achieved a GCSE grade C (or equivalent) in Maths and English Language (or equivalent qualifications). We'll ask for evidence of this before you can progress to interview. Live in Wales for at least three days a week at the start of the apprenticeship and throughout its duration. Not be in full-time education when you start the role. Hold a British Passport or indefinite leave to remain status in the UK.
01/04/2026
Full time
Location Cardiff, Wales, CF14 3UZ About the job Job summary Launch your future in cloud engineering with an apprenticeship that gives you real experience, expert support, and a welcoming learning environment. Working alongside our skilled Infrastructure Engineering team, you'll help design, deliver and maintain our cloud platforms, troubleshoot issues, and contribute to automation that improves how we work. With a clear learning pathway and dedicated mentorship, you'll build confidence and capability in a fast moving digital profession. You'll gain real experience across several specialist areas: Database Operations - understanding performance, backups, replication, and maintenance. DevOps / DevSecOps - automation, secure pipelines, continuous delivery and operational excellence. FinOps - cost optimisation, cloud spend awareness and responsible resource usage. Linux & Storage - system administration, storage management and troubleshooting. Network Operations - cloud networking, connectivity, monitoring and resilience. Platforms - supporting and enhancing internal cloud platforms, tools and shared services You'll be part of a supportive team working in a flexible hybrid way, splitting your time between home and our Cardiff office. You'll also spend one day each week with our apprenticeship provider, ALS Training, in central Cardiff giving you dedicated time to learn, grow and develop the skills you need to thrive. Watch this video to find out more about working in Digital at Companies House Give yourself the best opportunity to apply! Join our Outreach team for an informal "find out more" session on: Tuesday 31st March 2026 between 12.00 - 13.00 No need to register - just click on the link above to join, listen, and gain tips to help you apply. Cameras and microphones will be switched off. Can't make the session, or want something to refer back to? Just email our Outreach mailbox on: and we'll share a copy of the session slides. Find out more about what a great place Companies House is to work Please note: Companies House cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign. Security Clearance is an essential requirement for this campaign. You'll need to have been in the UK for at least 3 out of the last 5 years to be eligible to apply for SC. Please review the eligibility criteria for the academic course detailed under the Person Specification section further down in the advert before applying. Job description As an Apprentice Infrastructure Engineer, you'll join a group of new apprentices working towards a Level 4 Digital Infrastructure Engineer qualification (find out more here: Level 4 Digital Infrastructure Engineer - ALS Training ). Over 24 months, you'll be supported every step of the way helping you achieve your apprenticeship while building highly sought-after technical skills. Alongside your formal learning, you'll gain hands on experience with our talented Infrastructure teams and a range of specialist technical teams who deliver cloud-based solutions across Companies House and support for the last remaining on-premise infrastructure. Through regular rotations, you'll see the full breadth of infrastructure engineering roles and work with a variety of technologies that shape how we operate. During your apprenticeship, you'll grow your capabilities across key areas such as: Information security - understanding security principles and the controls used to protect systems and services. IT infrastructure - supporting a wide range of technologies including compute, storage, networking, physical and cloud infrastructure (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), COTS, and opensource solutions. Developing modern industry standards - learning why up-to-date development and technical standards matter and how to apply them. Ownership and initiative - learning how to investigate issues, document your findings and work with your team to resolve them. Problem management - exploring how to identify and assess problems across systems, processes and services at strategic, tactical or operational levels. Systems design - contributing to the design of components within larger digital systems. Systems integration - understanding how systems connect, the challenges involved, and how to build and test effective interfaces. Troubleshooting - developing your diagnostic skills and learning how to apply basic troubleshooting techniques across a range of technologies. As you progress through the apprenticeship, you'll gain hands-on experience in: Core Cloud & Automation Skills Terraform - building, managing, and automating infrastructure as code. AWS Cloud Infrastructure - deploying, securing, scaling, and operating cloud platforms. Docker - containerising applications and managing lightweight, portable environments. CI/CD Pipelines - understanding automated build, test and deployment workflows using tools commonly used in Companies House. Version Control (Git) - managing source code, collaborating through branches and pull requests. Additional Technical Skills You might also get the opportunity to learn more about: Programming Languages - exposure to languages used at Companies House, such as Java, Node.js and Python, plus scripting basics. SQL & MongoDB - querying, modelling, and working with relational and nonrelational databases. Unix/Linux - essential command line usage, system administration and troubleshooting. Networking Fundamentals - understanding VPCs, subnets, routing, firewalls and connectivity in cloud environments. Storage Technologies - object storage (e.g., S3), block storage, file systems, encryption and backup concepts. Monitoring & Observability - logging, metrics, alerting, dashboards and incident response principles. Security Foundations (DevSecOps) - identity & access management, secrets handling, vulnerability awareness and secure-by-design thinking. You'll benefit from additional core skills development, a supportive apprentice community, onsite parking, an onsite gym, and a variety of active social groups across Companies House. You're joining us at a time of exciting transformation, and you'll play a real part in shaping how our systems evolve for the future. Person specification This is a role that provides the opportunity to participate in the support and rollout of existing and emerging technologies and the chance to gain knowledge of Companies House hardware and software systems. We are looking for someone who has: The willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies Strong communication skills, both written and verbal Good organisational skills, able to manage tasks and time effectively A genuine interest in technology and digital services The ability to work collaboratively and support colleagues Strong problem-solving abilities and creativity in finding solutions Eligibility Criteria There are some important things to be aware of when applying for this apprenticeship: There are no age restrictions for this apprenticeship - we welcome all applications. If you are shortlisted for interview, we will ask you to confirm your name and qualifications with us, so that we can share them with our apprenticeship provider - this is simply so that they can check your eligibility for apprenticeship funding. So that we can provide you with all of the support and training you need, you'll be required to attend our Cardiff office for a minimum of 3 days per week during the training period and then a minimum 2 days a week once training has been completed. Companies House cannot offer Visa sponsorship for this campaign. You must not already have a qualification at Level 4 or higher in the same or a similar subject to this apprenticeship. For more information on qualification levels, please visit: What qualification levels mean: England, Wales and Northern Ireland - GOV.UK To be eligible for this apprenticeship, you need to: Have achieved a GCSE grade C (or equivalent) in Maths and English Language (or equivalent qualifications). We'll ask for evidence of this before you can progress to interview. Live in Wales for at least three days a week at the start of the apprenticeship and throughout its duration. Not be in full-time education when you start the role. Hold a British Passport or indefinite leave to remain status in the UK.