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Business Development Director We are seeking an experienced Business Development Director to lead growth initiatives for our ground engineering operations. You will drive revenue generation, develop strategic partnerships, and expand our presence across key infrastructure, construction, and civil engineering markets. Key Responsibilities: Develop and implement the company's business development strategy to achieve revenue and margin target Identify and secure new project opportunities within ground engineering, piling, foundations, and geotechnical service Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants, contractors, and key stakeholders Lead tendering and bid strategy in collaboration with estimating and technical teams Monitor market trends, competitor activity, and emerging opportunities Represent the company at industry events, networking forums, and client meetings Provide regular pipeline forecasts and performance reports to senior leadership The role offers long term career progression, and our client sees the value in offering flexible/ hybrid working so you will be managing your own time. On offer is a market leading salary and package.

Senior Infrastructure Engineer Manchester 50k- 55k plus benefits Join a fast-growing, multidisciplinary consultancy and take the next step in your career as a Senior Infrastructure Engineer. With 6+ years' UK experience, you will play a key role leading and mentoring a team while delivering high-quality infrastructure projects from concept through to completion. You will work on a diverse range of schemes, overseeing 3D modelling, drainage design, and approvals (S278/S38) and producing Flood Risk Assessments. Strong experience with Civils 3D, AutoCAD, and drainage software such as MicroDrainage or FLOW is essential. This is a standout opportunity to step into a leadership role within a thriving consultancy that genuinely invests in its people, offers long-term progression, and supports your professional development. Send your CV to Graham Ventham at Conrad Consulting to find out more.

Infrastructure Engineer London 40k- 45k plus benefits Come be part of this new team within a thriving multidiscipline consultancy who are growing their teams across a network of offices. Their London office is seeking an infrastructure engineer who has at least 2 years' UK experience in the delivery of design and projects and is able to hit ground running. The team delivers a wide variety of consultancy services to an expansive client base, both locally and nationally. They are responsible for providing first class engineering design from concept to completion for infrastructure projects, including 3D surface modelling and hydraulic drainage design. Your experience should include S278 and S38 approvals and preparation of FRA's. Knowledge of working on Civils 3D, AutoCAD and drainage modelling software such as FLOW or MicroDrainage is preferred. If you have a degree in civil or structural engineering and want a challenging but rewarding role, please send your CV to Graham Ventham at Conrad Consulting who will reach out to discuss the role in more detail.

DWP. Digital with Purpose. Join DWP Digital as a Front End Developer and help shape modern Working Age Services by building fast, accessible interfaces used by millions. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Detailed working knowledge and extensive experience of open-source technologies including HTML, CSS, client and server-side JavaScript, TypeScriptNode.js and other modern front-end frameworks and templating languages. Demonstrable experience in building accessible and performant user interfaces across a range of devices and browsers. Proven ability in delivering thorough unit level test coverage using common testing frameworks such as Jest or Mocha. Experience integrating with a wide range of technical systems including database technologies (SQL or NoSQL), caching tools such as Redis and API Microservices, all deploying into cloud-based infrastructure. (AWS or Azure). Proven ability to work effectively as part of a team to translate concepts into production-ready, user-centred digital services. Significant demonstrable expertise in Front-end development of large scale systems dealing with high numbers of users, transactions and business processes. This role also requires SC Clearance You and your role As a Front End Developer at DWP you will help shape the digital products used every day within Working Age Services - the team behind Universal Credit and some of the most vital support services in the UK. You'll use your expertise in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript and modern frameworks to create interfaces that are clear, accessible and easy for people to use, no matter their circumstances. Collaborating closely with designers, engineers and product teams, you'll help turn complex policy and user needs into straightforward, effective digital journeys. You'll write high quality, well tested code, using approaches like TDD and tools such as Jest or Mocha to ensure services remain reliable at scale. You'll also contribute to integrating front end work with APIs, microservices and cloud platforms, helping maintain smooth and secure deployment pipelines. Details. Wages. Perks. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home (40%) and some time collaborating face to face in a hub (60%). Pay: We offer competitive pay for this role of up to £50,296. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth over £12,876 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Time off volunteering. Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more. Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket. Professional development, coaching and progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: Recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024 Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards Process: We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process is just three stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. Coding Test: details will be sent when the exercise is issued. Interview: a single stage interview. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application

Location Newcastle-upon-Tyne About the job Job summary The Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) is a new arm's-length body set up, at unprecedented pace, to administer compensation to people whose lives have been impacted by the infected blood scandal. IBCA will ensure payment is made in recognition of the wrongs experienced by those who have been infected by HIV, Hepatitis B or C, as well as those who love and care for them. They have been frustrated and distressed by the delays in achieving proper recognition, and we must help put this right. We are committed to putting the infected and affected blood community at the centre of every decision we make and every step we take to build our organisation to deliver compensation payments. IBCA employees will be public servants. If successful in this role you will be appointed directly into IBCA, on IBCA terms and conditions as a public servant. Successful applicants will join the Civil Service Pension Scheme. Please note that the mission of IBCA means that it is likely to be operational for a period of approximately 5 to 7 years. When IBCA's work begins to wind down, IBCA employees will receive support and practical guidance to find a new role, whether in the Civil Service, another Arms Length Body (ALB), or an external employer. Job description As a Test Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the quality and reliability of digital programmes and products. The Test Engineer will focus on designing and executing comprehensive, automated, and manual test strategies within Agile environments to ensure software quality. You will work within multidisciplinary teams to design, develop, and execute comprehensive testing activities, moving away from manual processes toward automated, "shift-left" practices. You will be responsible for ensuring that software meets functional, performance, and accessibility requirements before it reaches the user. Responsibilities As a Test Engineer, you will: Analyse business requirements and technical specifications to design comprehensive test plans, scenarios, and test cases for functional and non-functional requirements (e.g., performance, security, accessibility); Conduct various testing activities, including integration, regression, performance, accessibility, and supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT); Take a hands-on approach to testing, contributing to automated test suites and helping teams deliver quality through automation and shift-left practices; Design, develop, and execute manual and automated Test cases within Xray to ensure robust requirement coverage; Proactively identify, document, and track software defects in JIRA, performing root-cause analysis and working closely with developers to ensure timely resolution; Build and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts using tools like Cypress or Playwright, REST Assured, or similar; Develop and maintain automated test scripts and support their integration into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab); Support the maintenance of test environments, test data management, and the tracking of quality metrics; Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and Developers to refine complex requirements into clear, verifiable, and testable acceptance criteria; Provide stakeholders with clear, data-driven insights into product health, test coverage, and release readiness. Person specification You will have the following skills, knowledge, and experience: Essential Criteria Testing Lifecycle Expertise: Proven experience of the full testing lifecycle as a QA or Test Engineer, ideally within complex, multi-system digital programmes; Technical Environment Proficiency: Experience conducting hands-on testing activities within diverse technical environments and digital products; Automation Frameworks: Extensive experience developing and maintaining tests within modern automation frameworks such as Cypress, Playwright, REST Assured, or similar tools; CI/CD & DevOps: Practical experience using CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub, Jenkins) to execute and manage automated test suites; Non-Functional Testing: Ability to plan and execute non-functional testing activities, including performance, load, security, and accessibility testing; Agile & BDD/TDD: Strong understanding of Agile and DevOps principles, including practical experience with TDD/BDD practices and tools like Cucumber or Gherkin; Cloud & Infrastructure: Experience testing solutions deployed in cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and knowledge of how containerisation (Docker) and infrastructure-as-code impact testing; Environment & Data Management: Ability to assist in building and maintaining test environments and implementing robust test data management approaches; Collaboration & Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical issues and collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams. Desirable Criteria Performance Testing Tools: Familiarity with performance and load testing tools such as Grafana K6, Gatling, or JMeter; Agile Delivery Contribution: Experience working within Agile Scrum teams, contributing to sprint ceremonies (stand-ups, retrospectives) and ensuring high-quality test coverage; Risk-Based Prioritisation: Understanding of risk-based testing methodologies to help prioritise testing tasks in fast-paced delivery environments; Accessibility & Security Standards: Knowledge of modern accessibility standards (WCAG 2.2) and basic security testing practices; Government Digital Standards: Familiarity with the GDS Service Standard and Technology Code of Practice for digital transformation; Data Compliance: Awareness of data protection requirements (e.g., GDPR) and compliance within highly regulated environments. Qualifications: While not mandatory, professional and industry standard certifications such as ISTQB (Foundation or Advanced level) are highly desirable.

Location Swansea About the job Job summary Are you curious about problem solving with a good eye for detail? Are you naturally inquisitive and like finding solutions to problems? Do you have a basic understanding of how applications work (web, mobile, APIs)? If so, we'd love to hear from you! Joining our department comes with many benefits, including: Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King's birthday Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance. Read more in the Benefits section below! Find out more about what it's like working at DVLA roles: Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency - Department for Transport Careers Job description A Junior Test Engineer plays a key role in supporting the delivery of high-quality software by working closely with experienced test professionals to develop core testing skills and knowledge. In this role, you will proactively collaborate with team members and stakeholders to understand requirements and contribute to the planning, design, and execution of comprehensive testing activities. This includes both functional and non functional testing across applications and infrastructure, delivered within Agile and Waterfall environments. Through hands on involvement and continuous learning, the Junior Test Engineer helps ensure that products meet expected standards of functionality, reliability, and user experience. Your responsibilities will include, but aren't limited to: Contribute to and maintain technical test suites under supervision Follow engineering practices and standards to apply test approaches, plans and strategies under supervision Analyse artefacts such as user stories, prototypes, processes and designs with support Support the development of reports, recording of outcomes and resolution of defects Understand the technical tooling and engineering approach to design and execute tests For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process. Person specification Required experience: You will demonstrate a strong attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in all aspects of test preparation and execution. You will have the confidence to question, challenge and seek new ways of working. Naturally inquisitive and analytical, you will approach problems logically and explore issues from multiple angles to understand root causes. You will be capable of working effectively both within a team and independently, taking ownership of your tasks and proactively managing your time to meet deadlines and priorities. You will be articulate and able to communicate clearly and confidently with colleagues at all levels, ensuring that information, issues, and risks are shared in a timely and appropriate manner. At DVLA, licensing is just the start. Every project you implement, touch and deliver has a ripple effect that'll wash across the nation. Here the work you're doing has the capacity to change the way 50 million people interact with our services. As we aim to keep our roads some of the safest in the world, our innovative, transformative digital-led services help optimise a nation of individuals and business every single day. To see how our people are transforming our digital services, head over to our DVLA Digital Services Blog and, to understand more about the great opportunities and benefits of working at DVLA read our Inside DVLA blog .

Location Swansea About the job Job summary Are you passionate about technology and automation? Do you have IT experience and are ready to embrace a new challenge? If so, we'd love to hear from you! Joining our department comes with many benefits, including: Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King's birthday Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance. Read more in the Benefits section below! Find out more about what it's like working at Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency - Department for Transport Careers Job description As an M365 Engineer, you will play a vital role in supporting the DVLA's digital workplace by providing technical expertise across the full Microsoft 365 ecosystem. You will maintain, optimise, and enhance key Microsoft 365 services including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive, Defender, Purview, Power Platform, and the M365 wider suite. Your work will help ensure these services remain secure, scalable, and aligned with the needs of the organisation. A key part of the role involves using PowerShell to automate routine tasks, streamline administration, and improve the efficiency and consistency of M365 operations. The role focuses on technical support, administration, and solution enablement, empowering teams across the organisation to make effective use of Microsoft 365 tools. You will work closely with business areas, including our Strategy and Policy teams, to ensure staff have the reliable, well managed platforms needed to deliver engaging, collaborative, and efficient digital workplace experiences. Your responsibilities will include, but aren't limited to: Ensure services are delivered and used as required Work with and support colleagues to provide infrastructure services. For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process. Person specification Required experience: To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience: Deep Technical Understanding of Microsoft 365 Services Strong Troubleshooting & Analytical Skills Works confidently with other teams and builds strong rapport Comfortable with gathering accurate requirements and engaging with stakeholders At DVLA, licensing is just the start. Every project you implement, touch and deliver has a ripple effect that'll wash across the nation. Here the work you're doing has the capacity to change the way 50 million people interact with our services. As we aim to keep our roads some of the safest in the world, our innovative, transformative digital-led services help optimise a nation of individuals and business every single day. To see how our people are transforming our digital services, head over to our DVLA Digital Services Blog and, to understand more about the great opportunities and benefits of working at DVLA read our Inside DVLA blog . Additional Information Working hours, office attendance and travel requirements This role is full time only . Full time roles at DVLA consist of 37 hours per week. Applicants who wish to work an alternative pattern are welcome to apply however your preferred working pattern may not be available, and you should discuss this with the vacancy holder before applying. This role is suitable for hybrid working, which is a non-contractual arrangement where a combination of workplace and home-based working can be accommodated subject to business requirements. The expectation at present is a minimum of 60% of your working time a month will be spent at either your designated workplace (the location cited in the advert) or, when required for business reasons, in another office/work location. There may be occasions where you are required to attend above the minimum expectation. If you have a question about hybrid working, flexible working, travelling for work, or require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Vacancy Holder during the recruitment process to avoid possible disappointment later in the process should your working arrangements not be compatible with the requirements of the role. To contact the vacancy holder, please use the job contact details listed under 'Contact point for applicants'. Visa Sponsorship Please take note that DVLA does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship. Security Check Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check . To allow for meaningful checks to be carried out, candidates will be required to have at least 5 years continuous residency in the UK. All applicants for this role must ensure that they meet this minimum residency requirement - if you do not, your application will be withdrawn.

Location East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, Scotland, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the Humber About Us : At Justice Digital, we're dedicated to leveraging technology to drive impactful change across the justice system. As a Senior Software Developer, you'll play a pivotal role in enhancing access to justice and improving outcomes for offenders through innovative digital solutions. Responsibilities : You'll collaborate closely with fellow developers on our diverse tech stack and embrace opportunities to learn new technologies and systems. We tailor team assignments to align with your skills, interests, and career aspirations. For instance: Enhancing access to justice by developing a service to apply for legal aid in the Legal Aid Agency Supporting victims of crime to apply for compensation in a trauma-informed way by bringing more of the process online in the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority Improving outcomes for offenders by building tools to manage rehabilitation services in our Probation team Maintaining transparency of government by managing freedom of information requests and parliamentary questions in our Central team Collaboration : You'll collaborate closely with user researchers, product managers, designers, delivery managers, technical architects, and content specialists who share our vision of leveraging technology to transform government services. Our Tech Stack Technologies : We use a diverse range of technologies, and we're seeking individuals who specialise in one or more and are eager to learn new languages and frameworks. Our tech stack includes: Application Code: Java, Kotlin, Python, TypeScript CI/CD: GitHub Actions Monitoring: Sentry Containerisation: Kubernetes, Docker Cloud Infrastructure: AWS Web Interfaces: GOV.UK and MoJ Design Systems Front-End Development : We value a deep understanding of web technologies, emphasising semantic HTML, performant CSS, and JavaScript or TypeScript. Accessibility is a core consideration across all our services. Learning and Support : Once part of our team, we'll support you in mastering our tech stack, regardless of your current experience. Explore our GitHub for insights into our technologies and the services we develop and maintain. Our Community : Join over 400 experienced developers who form our vibrant engineering community across the MoJ. You'll have opportunities to mentor junior colleagues and participate in informal support networks with peers. We encourage active engagement in shaping our engineering culture and community. Career Development : We take pride in our supportive and effective line management. Your skills are highly valued, and we're committed to helping you expand them within the civil service. You'll have opportunities to move between teams or departments, explore new technologies, and take on increased responsibilities aligned with your career goals. To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital please take a look at our blog and our Digital and Technology strategy 2025 Key Responsibilities: As a Senior Software Developer, you will: Technical Securely design, build, and maintain APIs, services, and systems. Contribute to and enhance existing codebases. Improve the resilience and stability of software through best practices. Apply methodologies to facilitate continuous delivery. People Develop and mentor team members through line management responsibilities, both formally and informally. Support lead developers in cultivating high-performing teams. Foster a diverse, inclusive culture within the development community, promoting awareness and inclusivity. If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply! Person Specification Essential Demonstrate proven experience of delivering large and complex software solutions Demonstrate proven experience working in Java or Kotlin and be confident learning new languages Apply modern development and deployment techniques to your work, including continuous integration and continuous delivery Support a culture of software maintenance, clean code, coding standards and practices that make change and consistency easier Write automated tests to continuously validate your work Thrive when you work as part of a team that abides by the spirit of the manifesto of agile software development Enjoy sharing knowledge and working in a multi-disciplinary team Hold yourself and others to a high standard Solve problems in a systematic and innovative way Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for SC clearance

Role: Chief Engineer Location: St Helena Island, South Atlantic Contract: 2 years FTC available immediately Salary: £70k-75k pa, depending on experience and qualifications, plus International Supplement Enjoying unique lifestyle opportunities, St Helena Island is a self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom. Although better placed to develop economically and socially as a result of opening our international airport in 2017, we are not at the stage of self-sufficiency and therefore remain dependent on UK government aid. You will act as the lead engineer on major infrastructure projects and support all government projects. Providing wide ranging professional expertise, you will support engineers as part of a commitment to succession planning and partnership work with the private sector, leading a small technical team with a focus on training, development and mentorship. You must give technical engineering support for all construction activities from greenfield through to refurbishment projects, with engineering advice on the design and physical integrity of buildings and other large structures, plus engineering input into construction related activities. Providing structural engineering input, specifically structural designs and review of designs by others, you will take the lead on specifying the most appropriate materials and structural forms for each construction project. You will also offer civil engineering input into projects, undertaking designs, producing specifications and giving contractual advice where required. Acting as the Engineer/Client's representative on construction contracts, you will offer engineering advice to stakeholders on options to deliver projects and will carry out and /or validate topographical and geotechnical surveys to determine the suitability of ground conditions. You must ensure that projects comply with legal requirements Holding a level 6 or 7 qualification in an appropriate technical discipline you have Chartered Engineer status with ICE, IStructE or equivalent, supported by extensive civil and structural knowledge. Having already managed and supported a group of staff, your background includes Design, Design Supervision, Project/Contract Management and site supervision roles. You have extensive knowledge of structural design to British/European Standards in steel, concrete, timber and composite materials, for a range of structure types such as buildings, bridges, roads, drainage works and retaining structures With experience of working to the RIBA Plan of Works 2020, you have worked with various contracts, such as FIDIC, ICC, JCT and NEC, and analysed and interpreted information to develop solutions or solve problems. You have also managed budgets, resources and funding. In addition, you must demonstrate our core values of fairness, integrity and teamwork and use your diverse expertise and experiences to ensure your time on the Island has the broadest benefit to St Helena. As an officer funded through the Technical Co-Operation Programme you will be expected to share your knowledge and skills beyond the workplace contributing to workforce, community and capacity development in St Helena. Our Benefits Package Includes: An International Supplement (of at least £16,800 per annum), full details of which are in the Overseas Vacancy Information at sthelenapublicservicejobs.sh Relocation Allowances, full details of which are in the Overseas Vacancy Information at sthelenapublicservicejobs.sh Annual Pension Contribution of 7.5% of salary Annual Leave of 30 days per annum plus Public Holidays How to Apply: An application form is available at sthelenapublicservicejobs.sh where further information can also be found, or you may contact Kedell Worboys on or via email: . Applications must be sent to and received by 25 March 2026. Interviews will be held week commencing 5 April 2026. To be considered for this role, you must complete our application form. Failure to do so will mean that your application will not be considered. Please do not submit your CV. The Public Service positively accepts applications from all members of the community regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, and will consider all applications on the basis of merit, in accordance with the person specification. The St Helena Public Service welcomes all applications from across our whole community, including our St Helenian diaspora wishing to return to St Helena. If you are a St Helenian currently living and working overseas, please contact us at to discuss how we can support you.

Join a team at the heart of the global economy! The Department for Business and Trade ("DBT") bring an exciting opportunity for Senior Platform Engineers to work on critical platforms that support how digital services are built and operated across the organisation. You will contribute to scaling a major AWS global product platform and provide development teams with the tools they need to build, deploy and operate services effectively. £63,824 - £83,778 (dependant on location) plus 29% pension contribution and other excellent Civil Service benefits. Flexible, hybrid working from 7 UK locations. About DBT The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is the department for economic growth. The Government Digital and Data (GDaD) directorate develops and operates tools and services to support businesses to invest, grow and export, creating jobs and opportunities across the country. Aout role DBT have now successfully completed the migration of DBT services from GOV.UK PaaS to a new developer platform in AWS. Now, they're entering the next phase: evolving this platform into a full Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offering. Are you ready to help shape the future of digital delivery at DBT? We're looking for Platform Engineers to help DBT build the most performant, secure and feature-rich hosting environment possible, one that puts developer experience front and centre. This is your chance to be part of something transformative, where your work will directly impact how digital services are built and run across government. If you would like to find out more about the role, the Platform Engineering team and what it's like to work at DBT, we are holding a Hiring Manager Q&A session for this role where you can virtually 'meet the team' on Tuesday 17th February at 12:30pm. Follow application page for instructions to book your virtual seat. Responsibilities As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will work to give development teams the tools for their job, including application performance monitoring, exception, log and metrics aggregation, dashboards, and declarative CI/CD (continuous integration/continuous delivery) pipelines. You'll evangelise product teams about service-level indicators, objectives, and error budgets, and negotiate them. You'll help build and scale our global product platform and participate in an on-call rota for which you will receive an additional allowance. Specific projects the team are working on include rolling out an observability tool to enhance system monitoring and incident response, streamlining deployment processes to reduce downtime and speed up feature delivery, and developing a CLI tool to automate tasks and boost developer productivity. Tech stack includes: Amazon Web Services Azure AWS CodePipelines and AWS CodeBuild Terraform & AWS Copilot (CloudFormation) Elastic Container Service (ECS) and Elastic Container Registry (ECR) ElasticSearch/OpenSearch Python and Django framework PostgreSQL as a service (Amazon RDS) Sentry Redis/Elasticache Essential experience Cloud experience with either Amazon Web Services, Azure or Google Cloud Ability to build code-defined, reliable and well tested infrastructure on top of cloud computing systems - IaC (e.g. Terraform, AWS Copilot, CloudFormation, Pulumi) Experience and fluency in one or more programming languages to write clean and effective code (e.g. Python/Django/Java) Knowledge of Linux/Unix fundamentals and TCP/IP networking Ability to see user impact in the infrastructure and platform changes, including a drive to improve the Developer Experience at every turn Exposure to code testing / knowledge of TDD Experience working in an Agile environment and designing solutions to complex technical problems independently Desirable experience Experience in designing and implementing Docker images through containerisation Experience in prototyping through reuse of existing Open-Source components Benefits In return, you can expect a planned, transparent progression with learning and development tailored to your role, an environment with flexible working options and a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity, plus the following benefits: An excellent Civil Service pension scheme starting at 28.97% employer contribution Flexible, hybrid working from London, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham & Salford including options for condensed hours. Minimum 40% office based. Best-in-class training and development tailored to your role with study days and certifications expensed Annual leave starting at 26 days per annum plus statutory bank holidays rising to 33 days with service Salary Salary is dependent on location and technical skills as assessed at interview. London based range: £67,575 to £83,778 National range: £63,824 to £80,158 Further information: Apply at your earliest convenience, no later than 12pm (noon) 23rd February. This role requires you to undergo SC clearance where the requirement is to have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years. DBT does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship. If you are an experienced Platform or a DevOps Engineer with the ability to build reliable and well tested infrastructure on top of cloud computing systems and looking to impact a function that will make a real difference to the UK economy, then apply today or contact Zymante Gintalaite (Zee) at Inspire People in complete confidence for further information.

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has a clear mission - to grow the UK economy. The Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) directorate develops and operates tools and services to support us in this mission and is seeking a Platform Test Lead experienced in test automation (PaaS/SaaS), coding (Python or Java), test frameworks & BDD (e.g. Gherkin/Cucumber), CI/CD pipelines, containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes), cloud platforms (AWS preferred), and infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform). London £65,826 to £81,674, National £62,103 to £78,054 plus £17,991 annual pension contribution. 40% to 60% hybrid working. As Platform Test Lead, you will play a critical role in ensuring the DBT Platform is robust, secure, and scalable by embedding quality assurance into its design and delivery. You'll lead the development of platform-wide test strategies, support automated testing across infrastructure and services, and collaborate with technical leaders to drive continuous improvement. This role supports DBT's digital transformation goals and contributes to the strategic evolution of the platform. Role Overview of the Platform Test Lead: This is a technical and strategically critical role within our Technology portfolio at DBT, overseeing a platform that supports internal and external services. You will lead the evolution of the DBT Platform's testing strategy, ensuring it is robust, secure, scalable and efficient. You will work closely with platform engineers, technical architects, cyber security and service teams to embed quality assurance into the platform's design and delivery. You will play a key role in shaping how we test and assure platform capabilities, bringing your experience of test automation, infrastructure testing and DevOps practices. You'll work across DDaT to understand future needs and help teams validate and deliver against them. You'll also contribute to platform governance and technical decision-making, ensuring testing supports strategic goals. This is a technical leadership role requiring experience with cloud-hosted platforms. The successful candidate will be well-versed in implementing and optimising automated testing, deployment pipelines, and performance metrics like DORA. You will have an understanding of emerging technologies, enabling you to guide innovation and resilience across the platform. You must have a proven track record of leading test engineering for large-scale platform operations or infrastructure products, ensuring stability, scalability and strategic alignment with organisational goals. Main responsibilities for the Platfrom Test Lead: Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of automated test frameworks for platform components and services. Define and own platform-level test strategies, including integration, performance, security, and end-to-end testing across multi-account environments. Collaborate with Platform Engineers, Technical Architects, and Cyber SMEs to ensure testing supports platform priorities. Drive improvements in deployment testing, enabling faster, more reliable releases with reduced support burden. Support FinOps and observability initiatives by ensuring test coverage includes cost-impacting behaviours and performance metrics. Champion testability in platform design, simplifying environment setup and enabling self-service testing for service teams. Coach and mentor engineers in test automation, quality assurance, and continuous delivery practices. Monitor test suite health, reduce technical debt, and ensure test infrastructure is scalable and cost-effective. Essential Skills: Proven experience in test automation for infrastructure and platform engineering, including maturing PaaS/SaaS products. Strong coding skills (Python or Java), with experience building reusable test frameworks, utilities, and using BDD approaches (e.g. Gherkin/Cucumber) for collaborative testing. Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes), cloud platforms (AWS preferred), and infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform). Familiarity with observability and performance testing tools (Datadog, ELK, Grafana, Locust, JMeter), plus an understanding of cyber security testing principles and logging requirements. Ability to coach multidisciplinary teams, embed quality practices in agile delivery, and apply FinOps-aware testing approaches (e.g. cost-impact validation, resource optimisation). It is desirable that you have: Knowledge of platform engineering patterns (g. sidecar architecture, secure base images, technical contracts). Familiarity with accessibility and security testing standards (g. OWASP, WCAG). Benefits Alongside your salary, DBT contributes £17,991 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% If you would like to find out more about the role, the Platform Engineering team and what it's like to work at DBT, we are holding a Hiring Manager Q&A session for this role where you can virtually 'meet the team' on Wednesday 25th February at 12.30pm. Follow the Apply button to book your spot on the advertisers site.

Job Title: Infrastructure Engineer Ref. No.: CJD1802C26 Location: Based near Wigan Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 This is a wonderful opportunity to join my client, a trusted, innovative Multidisciplinary Consultancy, renowned for delivering their expertise throughout the engineering and environmental landscapes, delivering major, exciting projects right across the UK. They are actively seeking a keen, capable Infrastructure Engineer who is willing to join a high-performing team of experts in the field, and deliver on an extensive range of projects. You will be based near the lively, industrial town of Wigan. Benefits for the role of Infrastructure Engineer include (but are not limited to): Competitive salary (commensurate with experience) Contributory pension scheme General annual leave (with option to purchase additional holidays) Regular training and mentoring, with a focus on career development Private healthcare scheme Childcare vouchers Salary-sacrifice Electric Vehicle (EV) scheme Responsibilities for the role of Infrastructure Engineer include: Produce infrastructure drawings and designs, using AutoCAD and similar software systems Liaise with clients and other stakeholders regarding on-going projects Prepare calculations and designs for Adoptable Works, with reference to the relevant Section Agreements (i.e., S104, S38, and S278) Check drawings and calculations prepared by other colleagues within the team Assist in the distribution of project documents and material (via email and other mediums) Contribute to a broad range of exciting projects Required skills and experience for the role of Infrastructure Engineer include: A Higher Qualification (i.e., HNC, HND, or Degree) in Civil Engineering Excellent working knowledge of AutoCAD, Causeway PDS, MicroDrainage, and other relevant software systems Demonstrable experience of working in a design-based role within a UK consultancy or Local Authority (LA) setting, designing roads and sewers Good knowledge of highways and drainage design, as well as ground modelling Experience of using Causeway Flow and MicroDrainage to produce drainage designs (including SuDS) Excellent working knowledge of the relevant Section Agreements (S104, S38, S278, etc.) Experience in residential development design Outstanding communication (written and verbal), interpersonal, and organisational skills Desirable skills and experience for the role of Infrastructure Engineer include: An advanced qualification in a relevant discipline Actively working to attain Chartered Status with a relevant, recognised Professional Body Hold a full, valid UK Driving Licence If you are interested in the role of Infrastructure Engineer, please do not hesitate to contact Caroline Davis at Penguin Recruitment. Please also see our website for a range of other roles currently available. This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a recruitment agency in respect to this vacancy.

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has a clear mission - to grow the UK economy. The Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) directorate develops and operates tools and services to support us in this mission and is seeking a Platform Test Lead experienced in test automation (PaaS/SaaS), coding (Python or Java), test frameworks & BDD (e.g. Gherkin/Cucumber), CI/CD pipelines, containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes), cloud platforms (AWS preferred), and infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform). London £65,826 to £81,674, National £62,103 to £78,054 plus £17,991 annual pension contribution. 40% to 60% hybrid working. As Platform Test Lead, you will play a critical role in ensuring the DBT Platform is robust, secure, and scalable by embedding quality assurance into its design and delivery. You'll lead the development of platform-wide test strategies, support automated testing across infrastructure and services, and collaborate with technical leaders to drive continuous improvement. This role supports DBT's digital transformation goals and contributes to the strategic evolution of the platform. Role Overview of the Platform Test Lead: This is a technical and strategically critical role within our Technology portfolio at DBT, overseeing a platform that supports internal and external services. You will lead the evolution of the DBT Platform's testing strategy, ensuring it is robust, secure, scalable and efficient. You will work closely with platform engineers, technical architects, cyber security and service teams to embed quality assurance into the platform's design and delivery. You will play a key role in shaping how we test and assure platform capabilities, bringing your experience of test automation, infrastructure testing and DevOps practices. You'll work across DDaT to understand future needs and help teams validate and deliver against them. You'll also contribute to platform governance and technical decision-making, ensuring testing supports strategic goals. This is a technical leadership role requiring experience with cloud-hosted platforms. The successful candidate will be well-versed in implementing and optimising automated testing, deployment pipelines, and performance metrics like DORA. You will have an understanding of emerging technologies, enabling you to guide innovation and resilience across the platform. You must have a proven track record of leading test engineering for large-scale platform operations or infrastructure products, ensuring stability, scalability and strategic alignment with organisational goals. Main responsibilities for the Platfrom Test Lead: Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of automated test frameworks for platform components and services. Define and own platform-level test strategies, including integration, performance, security, and end-to-end testing across multi-account environments. Collaborate with Platform Engineers, Technical Architects, and Cyber SMEs to ensure testing supports platform priorities. Drive improvements in deployment testing, enabling faster, more reliable releases with reduced support burden. Support FinOps and observability initiatives by ensuring test coverage includes cost-impacting behaviours and performance metrics. Champion testability in platform design, simplifying environment setup and enabling self-service testing for service teams. Coach and mentor engineers in test automation, quality assurance, and continuous delivery practices. Monitor test suite health, reduce technical debt, and ensure test infrastructure is scalable and cost-effective. Essential Skills: Proven experience in test automation for infrastructure and platform engineering, including maturing PaaS/SaaS products. Strong coding skills (Python or Java), with experience building reusable test frameworks, utilities, and using BDD approaches (e.g. Gherkin/Cucumber) for collaborative testing. Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes), cloud platforms (AWS preferred), and infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform). Familiarity with observability and performance testing tools (Datadog, ELK, Grafana, Locust, JMeter), plus an understanding of cyber security testing principles and logging requirements. Ability to coach multidisciplinary teams, embed quality practices in agile delivery, and apply FinOps-aware testing approaches (e.g. cost-impact validation, resource optimisation). It is desirable that you have: Knowledge of platform engineering patterns (g. sidecar architecture, secure base images, technical contracts). Familiarity with accessibility and security testing standards (g. OWASP, WCAG). Benefits Alongside your salary, DBT contributes £17,991 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% If you would like to find out more about the role, the Platform Engineering team and what it's like to work at DBT, we are holding a Hiring Manager Q&A session for this role where you can virtually 'meet the team' on Wednesday 25th February at 12.30pm. Follow the Apply button to book your spot on the advertisers site.

Join a team at the heart of the global economy! The Department for Business and Trade ("DBT") bring an exciting opportunity for Senior Platform Engineers to work on critical platforms that support how digital services are built and operated across the organisation. You will contribute to scaling a major AWS global product platform and provide development teams with the tools they need to build, deploy and operate services effectively. £63,824 - £83,778 (dependant on location) plus 29% pension contribution and other excellent Civil Service benefits. Flexible, hybrid working from 7 UK locations. About DBT The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is the department for economic growth. The Government Digital and Data (GDaD) directorate develops and operates tools and services to support businesses to invest, grow and export, creating jobs and opportunities across the country. Aout role DBA have now successfully completed the migration of DBT services from GOV.UK PaaS to a new developer platform in AWS. Now, they're entering the next phase: evolving this platform into a full Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offering. Are you ready to help shape the future of digital delivery at DBT? We're looking for Platform Engineers to help DBT build the most performant, secure and feature-rich hosting environment possible, one that puts developer experience front and centre. This is your chance to be part of something transformative, where your work will directly impact how digital services are built and run across government. If you would like to find out more about the role, the Platform Engineering team and what it's like to work at DBT, we are holding a Hiring Manager Q&A session for this role where you can virtually 'meet the team' on Tuesday 17th February at 12:30pm.Follow application page for instructions to book your virtual seat. Responsibilities As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will work to give development teams the tools for their job, including application performance monitoring, exception, log and metrics aggregation, dashboards, and declarative CI/CD (continuous integration/continuous delivery) pipelines. You'll evangelise product teams about service-level indicators, objectives, and error budgets, and negotiate them. You'll help build and scale our global product platform and participate in an on-call rota for which you will receive an additional allowance. Specific projects the team are working on include rolling out an observability tool to enhance system monitoring and incident response, streamlining deployment processes to reduce downtime and speed up feature delivery, and developing a CLI tool to automate tasks and boost developer productivity. Tech stack includes: Amazon Web Services Azure AWS CodePipelines and AWS CodeBuild Terraform & AWS Copilot (CloudFormation) Elastic Container Service (ECS) and Elastic Container Registry (ECR) ElasticSearch/OpenSearch Python and Django framework PostgreSQL as a service (Amazon RDS) Sentry Redis/Elasticache Essential experience Cloud experience with either Amazon Web Services, Azure or Google Cloud Ability to build code-defined, reliable and well tested infrastructure on top of cloud computing systems - IaC (e.g. Terraform, AWS Copilot, CloudFormation, Pulumi) Experience and fluency in one or more programming languages to write clean and effective code (e.g. Python/Django/Java) Knowledge of Linux/Unix fundamentals and TCP/IP networking Ability to see user impact in the infrastructure and platform changes, including a drive to improve the Developer Experience at every turn Exposure to code testing / knowledge of TDD Experience working in an Agile environment and designing solutions to complex technical problems independently Desirable experience Experience in designing and implementing Docker images through containerisation Experience in prototyping through reuse of existing Open-Source components Benefits In return, you can expect a planned, transparent progression with learning and development tailored to your role, an environment with flexible working options and a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity, plus the following benefits: An excellent Civil Service pension scheme starting at 28.97% employer contribution Flexible, hybrid working from London, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham & Salford including options for condensed hours. Minimum 40% office based. Best-in-class training and development tailored to your role with study days and certifications expensed Annual leave starting at 26 days per annum plus statutory bank holidays rising to 33 days with service Salary Salary is dependent on location and technical skills as assessed at interview. London based range: £67,575 to £83,778 National range: £63,824 to £80,158 Further information: Apply at your earliest convenience, no later than 12pm (noon) 23rd February. This role requires you to undergo SC clearance where the requirement is to have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years. DBT does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship. If you are an experienced Platform or a DevOps Engineer with the ability to build reliable and well tested infrastructure on top of cloud computing systems and looking to impact a function that will make a real difference to the UK economy, then apply today or contact Zymante Gintalaite (Zee) at Inspire People in complete confidence for further information.

Join a team at the heart of the global economy! The Department for Business and Trade ("DBT") bring an exciting opportunity for Senior Platform Engineers to work on critical platforms that support how digital services are built and operated across the organisation. You will contribute to scaling a major AWS global product platform and provide development teams with the tools they need to build, deploy and operate services effectively. £63,824 - £83,778 (dependant on location) plus 29% pension contribution and other excellent Civil Service benefits. Flexible, hybrid working from 7 UK locations. About DBT The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is the department for economic growth. The Government Digital and Data (GDaD) directorate develops and operates tools and services to support businesses to invest, grow and export, creating jobs and opportunities across the country. Aout role DBT have now successfully completed the migration of DBT services from GOV.UK PaaS to a new developer platform in AWS. Now, they're entering the next phase: evolving this platform into a full Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offering. Are you ready to help shape the future of digital delivery at DBT? We're looking for Platform Engineers to help DBT build the most performant, secure and feature-rich hosting environment possible, one that puts developer experience front and centre. This is your chance to be part of something transformative, where your work will directly impact how digital services are built and run across government. If you would like to find out more about the role, the Platform Engineering team and what it's like to work at DBT, we are holding a Hiring Manager Q&A session for this role where you can virtually 'meet the team' on Tuesday 17th February at 12:30pm.Follow application page for instructions to book your virtual seat. Responsibilities As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will work to give development teams the tools for their job, including application performance monitoring, exception, log and metrics aggregation, dashboards, and declarative CI/CD (continuous integration/continuous delivery) pipelines. You'll evangelise product teams about service-level indicators, objectives, and error budgets, and negotiate them. You'll help build and scale our global product platform and participate in an on-call rota for which you will receive an additional allowance. Specific projects the team are working on include rolling out an observability tool to enhance system monitoring and incident response, streamlining deployment processes to reduce downtime and speed up feature delivery, and developing a CLI tool to automate tasks and boost developer productivity. Tech stack includes: Amazon Web Services Azure AWS CodePipelines and AWS CodeBuild Terraform & AWS Copilot (CloudFormation) Elastic Container Service (ECS) and Elastic Container Registry (ECR) ElasticSearch/OpenSearch Python and Django framework PostgreSQL as a service (Amazon RDS) Sentry Redis/Elasticache Essential experience Cloud experience with either Amazon Web Services, Azure or Google Cloud Ability to build code-defined, reliable and well tested infrastructure on top of cloud computing systems - IaC (e.g. Terraform, AWS Copilot, CloudFormation, Pulumi) Experience and fluency in one or more programming languages to write clean and effective code (e.g. Python/Django/Java) Knowledge of Linux/Unix fundamentals and TCP/IP networking Ability to see user impact in the infrastructure and platform changes, including a drive to improve the Developer Experience at every turn Exposure to code testing / knowledge of TDD Experience working in an Agile environment and designing solutions to complex technical problems independently Desirable experience Experience in designing and implementing Docker images through containerisation Experience in prototyping through reuse of existing Open-Source components Benefits In return, you can expect a planned, transparent progression with learning and development tailored to your role, an environment with flexible working options and a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity, plus the following benefits: An excellent Civil Service pension scheme starting at 28.97% employer contribution Flexible, hybrid working from London, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham & Salford including options for condensed hours. Minimum 40% office based. Best-in-class training and development tailored to your role with study days and certifications expensed Annual leave starting at 26 days per annum plus statutory bank holidays rising to 33 days with service Salary Salary is dependent on location and technical skills as assessed at interview. London based range: £67,575 to £83,778 National range: £63,824 to £80,158 Further information: Apply at your earliest convenience, no later than 12pm (noon) 23rd February. This role requires you to undergo SC clearance where the requirement is to have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years. DBT does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship. If you are an experienced Platform or a DevOps Engineer with the ability to build reliable and well tested infrastructure on top of cloud computing systems and looking to impact a function that will make a real difference to the UK economy, then apply today or contact Zymante Gintalaite (Zee) at Inspire People in complete confidence for further information.

Civil Infrastructure Engineer Liverpool City Centre I am seeking an experienced Infrastructure Design Engineer to join a growing, multidisciplinary team. With over 30 years of established success, the consultancy delivers expert civil and structural engineering services across a broad portfolio of residential and commercial developments. Due to an increasing workload and continued growth, they are expanding the team and offering a stable, long-term career opportunity. Working as a Civil Infrastructure Engineer you will; Reporting directly to the management team, you will take a key role in the design and delivery of infrastructure solutions, including highways, drainage and sustainable systems. You will be involved in the full project lifecycle, from concept design through to technical delivery and construction phase, working closely with clients, local authorities, the wider design team and internal teams. Key Responsibilities of this Civil Infrastructure Engineer role include: Delivering design solutions using AutoCAD 2D/3D and Site 3D software. Developing drainage strategies, SuDS designs, flood risk assessments, and associated section agreements (e.g., Section 104, 106, and 278). Designing highways and preparing technical submissions for adoption agreements. Liaising with clients, local authorities, and multidisciplinary design teams. Managing project timelines, resources, and technical output. Supervising and mentoring technicians and junior staff. About You: Proven experience as an Infrastructure Engineer, preferably within residential and/or commercial development sectors. Proficient in Site 3D and AutoCAD 2D/3D, or similar. Confident managing projects from early planning through to construction. Strong time management skills with the ability to meet project deadlines. Proactive, self-motivated, and keen to take on responsibility. What our client can offer: Competitive salary based on experience. Health and Life Insurance. Company pension scheme. Flexible working conditions. A supportive and collaborative working environment. Central city location with excellent transport links. Real opportunities for career progression within an expanding consultancy Interested? Please get in touch with Mikaela today!

Join a team at the heart of the global economy! The Department for Business and Trade ("DBT") bring an exciting opportunity for Senior Platform Engineers to work on critical platforms that support how digital services are built and operated across the organisation. You will contribute to scaling a major AWS global product platform and provide development teams with the tools they need to build, deploy and operate services effectively. £63,824 - £83,778 (dependant on location) plus 29% pension contribution and other excellent Civil Service benefits. Flexible, hybrid working from 7 UK locations. About DBT The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is the department for economic growth. The Government Digital and Data (GDaD) directorate develops and operates tools and services to support businesses to invest, grow and export, creating jobs and opportunities across the country. Aout role DBT have now successfully completed the migration of DBT services from GOV.UK PaaS to a new developer platform in AWS. Now, they're entering the next phase: evolving this platform into a full Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offering. Are you ready to help shape the future of digital delivery at DBT? We're looking for Platform Engineers to help DBT build the most performant, secure and feature-rich hosting environment possible, one that puts developer experience front and centre. This is your chance to be part of something transformative, where your work will directly impact how digital services are built and run across government. If you would like to find out more about the role, the Platform Engineering team and what it's like to work at DBT, we are holding a Hiring Manager Q&A session for this role where you can virtually 'meet the team' on Tuesday 17th February at 12:30pm.Follow application page for instructions to book your virtual seat. Responsibilities As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will work to give development teams the tools for their job, including application performance monitoring, exception, log and metrics aggregation, dashboards, and declarative CI/CD (continuous integration/continuous delivery) pipelines. You'll evangelise product teams about service-level indicators, objectives, and error budgets, and negotiate them. You'll help build and scale our global product platform and participate in an on-call rota for which you will receive an additional allowance. Specific projects the team are working on include rolling out an observability tool to enhance system monitoring and incident response, streamlining deployment processes to reduce downtime and speed up feature delivery, and developing a CLI tool to automate tasks and boost developer productivity. Tech stack includes: Amazon Web Services Azure AWS CodePipelines and AWS CodeBuild Terraform & AWS Copilot (CloudFormation) Elastic Container Service (ECS) and Elastic Container Registry (ECR) ElasticSearch/OpenSearch Python and Django framework PostgreSQL as a service (Amazon RDS) Sentry Redis/Elasticache Essential experience Cloud experience with either Amazon Web Services, Azure or Google Cloud Ability to build code-defined, reliable and well tested infrastructure on top of cloud computing systems - IaC (e.g. Terraform, AWS Copilot, CloudFormation, Pulumi) Experience and fluency in one or more programming languages to write clean and effective code (e.g. Python/Django/Java) Knowledge of Linux/Unix fundamentals and TCP/IP networking Ability to see user impact in the infrastructure and platform changes, including a drive to improve the Developer Experience at every turn Exposure to code testing / knowledge of TDD Experience working in an Agile environment and designing solutions to complex technical problems independently Desirable experience Experience in designing and implementing Docker images through containerisation Experience in prototyping through reuse of existing Open-Source components Benefits In return, you can expect a planned, transparent progression with learning and development tailored to your role, an environment with flexible working options and a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity, plus the following benefits: An excellent Civil Service pension scheme starting at 28.97% employer contribution Flexible, hybrid working from London, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham & Salford including options for condensed hours. Minimum 40% office based. Best-in-class training and development tailored to your role with study days and certifications expensed Annual leave starting at 26 days per annum plus statutory bank holidays rising to 33 days with service Salary Salary is dependent on location and technical skills as assessed at interview. London based range: £67,575 to £83,778 National range: £63,824 to £80,158 Further information: Apply at your earliest convenience, no later than 12pm (noon) 23rd February. This role requires you to undergo SC clearance where the requirement is to have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years. DBT does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship. If you are an experienced Platform or a DevOps Engineer with the ability to build reliable and well tested infrastructure on top of cloud computing systems and looking to impact a function that will make a real difference to the UK economy, then apply today or contact Zymante Gintalaite (Zee) at Inspire People in complete confidence for further information.

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has a clear mission - to grow the UK economy. The Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) directorate develops and operates tools and services to support us in this mission and is seeking a Platform Test Lead experienced in test automation (PaaS/SaaS), coding (Python or Java), test frameworks & BDD (e.g. Gherkin/Cucumber), CI/CD pipelines, containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes), cloud platforms (AWS preferred), and infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform). London £65,826 to £81,674, National £62,103 to £78,054 plus £17,991 annual pension contribution. 40% to 60% hybrid working. As Platform Test Lead, you will play a critical role in ensuring the DBT Platform is robust, secure, and scalable by embedding quality assurance into its design and delivery. You'll lead the development of platform-wide test strategies, support automated testing across infrastructure and services, and collaborate with technical leaders to drive continuous improvement. This role supports DBT's digital transformation goals and contributes to the strategic evolution of the platform. Role Overview of the Platform Test Lead: This is a technical and strategically critical role within our Technology portfolio at DBT, overseeing a platform that supports internal and external services. You will lead the evolution of the DBT Platform's testing strategy, ensuring it is robust, secure, scalable and efficient. You will work closely with platform engineers, technical architects, cyber security and service teams to embed quality assurance into the platform's design and delivery. You will play a key role in shaping how we test and assure platform capabilities, bringing your experience of test automation, infrastructure testing and DevOps practices. You'll work across DDaT to understand future needs and help teams validate and deliver against them. You'll also contribute to platform governance and technical decision-making, ensuring testing supports strategic goals. This is a technical leadership role requiring experience with cloud-hosted platforms. The successful candidate will be well-versed in implementing and optimising automated testing, deployment pipelines, and performance metrics like DORA. You will have an understanding of emerging technologies, enabling you to guide innovation and resilience across the platform. You must have a proven track record of leading test engineering for large-scale platform operations or infrastructure products, ensuring stability, scalability and strategic alignment with organisational goals. Main responsibilities for the Platfrom Test Lead: Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of automated test frameworks for platform components and services. Define and own platform-level test strategies, including integration, performance, security, and end-to-end testing across multi-account environments. Collaborate with Platform Engineers, Technical Architects, and Cyber SMEs to ensure testing supports platform priorities. Drive improvements in deployment testing, enabling faster, more reliable releases with reduced support burden. Support FinOps and observability initiatives by ensuring test coverage includes cost-impacting behaviours and performance metrics. Champion testability in platform design, simplifying environment setup and enabling self-service testing for service teams. Coach and mentor engineers in test automation, quality assurance, and continuous delivery practices. Monitor test suite health, reduce technical debt, and ensure test infrastructure is scalable and cost-effective. Essential Skills: Proven experience in test automation for infrastructure and platform engineering, including maturing PaaS/SaaS products. Strong coding skills (Python or Java), with experience building reusable test frameworks, utilities, and using BDD approaches (e.g. Gherkin/Cucumber) for collaborative testing. Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes), cloud platforms (AWS preferred), and infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform). Familiarity with observability and performance testing tools (Datadog, ELK, Grafana, Locust, JMeter), plus an understanding of cyber security testing principles and logging requirements. Ability to coach multidisciplinary teams, embed quality practices in agile delivery, and apply FinOps-aware testing approaches (e.g. cost-impact validation, resource optimisation). It is desirable that you have: Knowledge of platform engineering patterns (g. sidecar architecture, secure base images, technical contracts). Familiarity with accessibility and security testing standards (g. OWASP, WCAG). Benefits Alongside your salary, DBT contributes £17,991 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% If you would like to find out more about the role, the Platform Engineering team and what it's like to work at DBT, we are holding a Hiring Manager Q&A session for this role where you can virtually 'meet the team' on Wednesday 25th February at 12.30pm. Follow the Apply button to book your spot on the advertisers site.