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Strategic Program Director - AWS GenAI Transformation Location: Hybrid (2-3 days onsite in London or Edinburgh) Type: Perm/FTE/Subcon Rate: Highly competitive / Market standard The Opportunity We are partnering with a Tier-1 global Financial Services organization to find a senior Executive Leadership & Client Engagement Director . You will spearhead a massive enterprise-wide Generative AI transformation, serving as the strategic onsite leader for a critical AWS Launchpad engagement. This is not a hands-on coding role. This is a high-impact, C-suite facing leadership position where you will bridge the gap between business strategy and cutting-edge cloud engineering. You will lead the "industrialization" of Generative AI, taking pilot programs and scaling them into secure, production-grade enterprise platforms. What You Will Do Executive Advisory: Build trusted relationships with C-level stakeholders, driving steering committee discussions and aligning AI investments with enterprise goals. GenAI Industrialization: Lead the enterprise rollout of Amazon Bedrock and AgentCore, defining operating models, deployment frameworks, and best practices. Program Governance: Own the financial health, risk mitigation, and delivery success of the transformation program. Global Team Leadership: Oversee cross-functional teams of Cloud Architects, AI Engineers, and DevOps professionals. Risk & Compliance: Ensure all AI implementations meet strict security, ethical AI, and regulatory frameworks required in the financial sector. What You Bring to the Table AWS Expertise: Proven, hands-on strategic experience with AWS Launchpad , Amazon Bedrock , and enterprise Cloud Services. Executive Presence: Extensive experience managing C-suite stakeholders, managing organizational change, and navigating complex corporate governance. Industry Background: Prior experience driving cloud/AI transformation within Insurance, Financial Services, or similarly highly regulated industries. Technical Acumen: A strong architectural understanding of GenAI concepts (RAG, AI Agents, Agentic Workflows) and DevSecOps automation. Delivery Mastery: Expertise in benefits management, project planning, and crisis mitigation for large-scale enterprise deployments. To Apply: If you are a visionary leader ready to define the future of AI in the financial sector, please submit your CV and a brief overview of your AWS Launchpad experience. Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

DevOps Engineer (AWS & Cloud Security) 65,000 - 70,000 + Progression + Company Benefits + Remote Fully Remote + Monthly Guildford Visit Are you a DevOps Engineer with strong AWS experience looking to work on complex cloud infrastructure projects within the cyber security industry? Do you want to join an industry-leading business with a highly skilled technical team, working on challenging infrastructure projects for major blue-chip companies including BT, Zoom and Microsoft? Established in 1980's, this leading technology business is a specialist systems integrator working across business communications, networking, cloud, AI, automation and cyber security. Due to continued growth, they are looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to take ownership of their infrastructure and automation across AWS and private cloud environments. In this role, you'll design and maintain hybrid cloud infrastructure, automate deployments using Terraform and Ansible, and build CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions. You'll also work across cloud security, networking and observability, while having the opportunity to develop your technical expertise through training and professional certifications. This role would suit an experienced DevOps Engineer looking to work fully remotely, develop their expertise within cyber security and DevSecOps, and take ownership of complex infrastructure projects. The Role: Design, deploy and support infrastructure across AWS and private cloud environments Automate infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions Implement monitoring and observability using Grafana, Prometheus and CloudWatch Manage hybrid networking, IAM, firewalls and VPNs Improve infrastructure security, reliability and performance Support Kubernetes environments, including AWS EKS Join the on-call rota and respond to infrastructure incidents Monthly commute to Guildford The Person: DevOps Engineer Strong hands-on AWS experience Strong Linux and networking skills Experience with Terraform, Ansible and Kubernetes Experience with Bash, Python or Go AWS certification desirable Reference: BBBH27029A DevOps, DevOps Engineer, AWS, Cloud Security, Cyber, DevSecOps, Terraform, Ansible, Linux, Networking, GitHub Actions, CI/CD, Bash, Python, Go, Grafana, Prometheus, Woking, Remote, Surrey, London If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered renumeration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set. Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job, you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at our website.

DevSecOps Consultant Sheffield (2-days per week onsite) Inside IR35 We're partnering with a leading financial services client to appoint a DevSecOps Consultant to drive secure engineering practices across large-scale, cloud-based platforms. This role is ideal for someone who has come from a hands-on DevSecOps Engineering background and has since transitioned into architecture, design and advisory, while still retaining strong technical depth. We're particularly looking for someone who brings a strong blend of Python development and orchestration experience alongside their DevSecOps expertise. Key Requirements: Proven background in hands-on DevSecOps Engineering, now operating in a design/architecture-focused role Strong Python development experience, with the ability to build automation and orchestration solutions Strong experience with orchestration and workflow automation across engineering, cloud and security platforms Strong experience across both AWS and GCP (essential) Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines, build tools, artifact repositories, and developer platforms Expertise in secure software delivery, vulnerability management, and platform security Experience with threat modelling, security frameworks, and maturity assessments Strong knowledge of application security, network security, and cloud security principles Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills Desirable: Experience in financial services or regulated environments Knowledge of Kubernetes and container security Familiarity with supply chain security, SBOM, and secure development practices Experience with workflow/orchestration tooling and event-driven automation Relevant certifications (e.g. CISSP, CISM, CCSP) More details available on successful application.

Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. Join Our Team as a Specialist Security Operations Engineer Are you ready to take your cyber security expertise to the next level? Our client, a leader in the energy sector, is on the lookout for an Incident Response Specialist to join their dynamic cyber security team. Role: Incident Response Specialist Duration: 6 Months (ext. options) Location: Warwick (Hybrid 1 Day in Office) Rate: 700 pd (umbrella) What You'll Do: As a pivotal member of the team, you'll collaborate closely with Agile DevSecOps initiatives, ensuring seamless integration and visibility for the Security Operations Centre. You'll foster a DevSecOps mindset, promoting shared responsibility among Security Operations teams. Your contributions will be vital in defending against an ever-evolving threat landscape. Key Responsibilities Include: Incident Response: Triage and manage high-priority incidents while ensuring appropriate responses are executed. Produce clear incident summaries quickly and adapt your communication style for various audiences. Provide tactical support to colleagues during incidents and manage communications with senior leaders. Capability Development: Design and maintain incident response plans and processes. Coach and mentor junior colleagues to enhance their professional growth. Identify gaps in current practises and drive improvements across the organisation. Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain productive relationships across various business departments. Advise senior leadership on risk and incident response improvements, ensuring a collaborative approach. What We're Looking For: Experience: Previous experience in Incident Response or related fields, or a relevant degree. Subject Matter Expert (SME) experience in a technical cyber discipline. Proven track record in shaping capability and strategy. Skills: Strong analytical skills with the ability to solve complex problems independently. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, adaptable to diverse audiences. Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building abilities. Qualifications: Must hold SC Clearance. A degree-level qualification in Security Operations or Incident Response is essential. Desirable certifications include CISSP, CCIM, GEIR, or CREST Certified Incident Manager. Why Join Us? Flexible Working: This role can be hybrid working. Impactful Work: Play a key role in enhancing the security posture of a national critical infrastructure provider. Career Growth: Engage in continuous learning and development opportunities while shaping the future of cyber security. If you have the passion, expertise, and drive to make a difference in the cyber security landscape, we want to hear from you! Join us on this exciting journey towards a safer digital future. Apply Now! Don't miss your chance to be part of this exciting opportunity. Submit your application please answer screening questions and take the next step in your career! Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered. Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly. Pontoon is an employment consultancy and operates as an equal opportunities' employer. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Technical Lead Full Stack Developer (TypeScript, JavaScript, Node) Location: Hybrid working within Hampshire Salary: Competitive + benefits We're working with a fast-growing UK SaaS technology company that builds data-driven digital products used by commercial teams to better understand and engage with their customers. They are now looking for an experienced technical lead full stack developer to play a key role in shaping and delivering their next generation of customer-facing platforms. This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you'll be involved from early design through to production delivery, working with a modern cloud-based stack and deploying to live environments on a daily basis. The Role Lead technical delivery across a high-performing development squad (10+) Contribute to solution design, system architecture and domain modelling Build proof-of-concepts and spike complex or uncertain areas of work Break down requirements into deliverable epics and user stories alongside product and initiative managers Develop and deliver production-ready code across the full stack Ensure high standards of quality, maintainability, performance and security Support and improve live systems once deployed Influence technical direction, tooling and best practice across the wider engineering function Tech Environment You'll work with a modern stack including: Node.js microservices JavaScript & TypeScript Vue.js Redis, SQL Server & Snowflake AWS cloud infrastructure CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices About You Strong full stack development experience (ideally 10+ years) 5+ years of JavaScript and TypeScript experience Solid background in system design and scalable architectures Experience building large, production SaaS platforms A clean-code mindset (SOLID principles, design patterns, testable code) Experience working in mature CI/CD and continuous deployment environments A commercial mindset when designing and delivering software Excellent collaboration skills and confidence working with stakeholders Interest in using AI to accelerate and improve software development A passion for performance, security and engineering best practice Degree in Computer Science or equivalent real-world experience What's On Offer Competitive salary and benefits package Hybrid working (1 day per week in the Fareham office) Opportunity to join a scaling UK SaaS business Strong engineering culture with a focus on quality and continuous improvement Supportive, collaborative working environment Community and charity initiatives, including volunteer days Send your CV across to me on email (url removed) or call (phone number removed) for more information. Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Job Title: SC Cleared Enterprise Architect Location: New Malden, London Duration: 6 months with possible extension Rate: Up to 750 per day based on relevant experience and via an approved umbrella company Must be willing and eligible to go through the SC Clearance process Shape How Critical Defence Programmes Are Delivered We're looking for an experienced Enterprise Architect to define and lead the delivery architecture behind some of our most strategic and complex programmes. This is a high-impact role where you'll sit at the centre of major bids and programme mobilisation activities, creating the operating model, governance framework and delivery ecosystem needed to turn ambitious customer outcomes into operational reality. Rather than focusing on individual technical solutions, you'll architect how entire enterprises deliver . Working across customers, consortium partners, suppliers and internal teams, you'll establish the structures, processes and decision-making frameworks that enable large-scale programmes to be mobilised, integrated and successfully executed. Initially supporting a major strategic bid opportunity, you'll create a scalable, repeatable enterprise delivery model that can be leveraged across future programmes and partner ecosystems. What You'll Be Doing Enterprise Architecture Leadership Define and own the enterprise delivery architecture for strategic bids and programmes. Connect customer objectives, governance, delivery processes, organisational design and programme execution into a single operating model. Develop scalable frameworks that support effective delivery across multi-organisational environments. Operating Model & Governance Design Design the target operating model for consortiums, partners and suppliers working as a unified delivery enterprise. Establish governance structures, decision authorities, escalation routes and assurance processes. Ensure delivery organisations operate with clear accountability, effective controls and rapid decision-making. Delivery & Lifecycle Architecture Define how work flows from requirement through to operational service. Create end-to-end delivery frameworks covering design, integration, validation, deployment, service transition and sustainment. Develop lifecycle models that accelerate the introduction of new technologies while maintaining operational assurance. Ecosystem & Partner Integration Shape how suppliers, SMEs and technology partners are integrated into programme delivery. Build scalable approaches for onboarding, assurance, compliance and capability growth. Enable innovation and emerging technologies to be incorporated into operational environments efficiently and securely. Stakeholder & Bid Leadership Act as the enterprise architecture authority across bids, mobilisation activities and programme execution. Partner with customers, programme leaders, engineering teams, architects and consortium stakeholders. Provide strategic input into business cases, delivery strategies, governance frameworks, transition plans and mobilisation activities. Key Deliverables You'll be responsible for creating and maintaining: Enterprise Delivery Architecture Target Operating Model Consortium Delivery Model Governance & Assurance Frameworks Organisation & Accountability Structures Lifecycle Management Frameworks Process & Information Architectures Mobilisation Strategies Transformation & Scaling Roadmaps What We're Looking For Essential Proven experience as an Enterprise Architect, Chief Architect or equivalent strategic leadership role. Track record of designing operating models and governance frameworks for complex, multi-stakeholder programmes. Strong understanding of programme delivery, systems engineering, assurance and governance within large-scale environments. Experience supporting major bids, captures and programme mobilisation activities. Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence senior leaders, programme directors and customers. Strong communication, facilitation and presentation skills. Desirable Experience within UK Defence, MOD, NATO or government programmes. Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, MODAF, UAF or ArchiMate . Experience within complex systems integration or service delivery environments. Understanding of modern delivery methodologies including Agile and DevSecOps. Experience managing partner ecosystems, consortiums or large supply chains. If this is the role for you please submit your CV at your earliest convenience. If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website.

Cloud Security Architect Salary: Up to 100,000 - 110,000 base + package + 5-10% Bonus Location: Hybrid (UK client sites, office and home-based) We're recruiting for an experienced Cloud Security Architect Consultant to join a leading cybersecurity consulting practice delivering secure cloud solutions across government and highly regulated environments. This is an exciting opportunity to work on complex cloud transformation programmes, helping clients design, secure and implement cloud environments across public, private and hybrid platforms. What you'll be doing You'll work closely with clients, architects and engineering teams to deliver secure cloud solutions, including: Designing secure cloud architectures for public, private and hybrid cloud environments Developing cloud security strategies and enterprise security use cases Creating security reference architectures and governance models Supporting the design and deployment of secure cloud infrastructure Embedding security throughout the cloud lifecycle using Secure by Design principles Conducting threat modelling and architecture reviews Working with cross-functional teams to integrate secure cloud solutions across hybrid IT environments Implementing security automation, orchestration and DevSecOps practices Providing technical guidance and mentoring to colleagues and clients What we're looking for We're interested in speaking with Cloud Security professionals who have experience in one or more of the following: Cloud security architecture and design Public cloud platforms including AWS, Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Secure cloud governance and operating models DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD security Zero Trust security principles Threat modelling and security architecture reviews Cloud networking, identity and access management, application and data security Security automation and orchestration Relevant cloud security certifications (AWS, Azure or Google Cloud) Security Requirements Due to the nature of the work, applicants must : Be a sole UK national Hold active SC (Security Check) clearance Have lived continuously in the UK for the last five years What's on offer Up to 100,000 - 110,000 base salary + 5-10% Bonus Hybrid working model Opportunity to work on high-profile, security-cleared programmes Exposure to enterprise-scale cloud transformation and security projects Excellent career development within a growing cybersecurity consulting practice If you're passionate about cloud security and want to work on technically challenging projects in secure environments, we'd love to hear from you.

Cyber Security Architect Remote Outside IR35 Telecoms Sector We're currently looking for an experienced Cyber Security Architect to join a leading organisation within the telecommunications sector on a fully remote, Outside IR35 contract. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in large-scale transformation programmes spanning cloud, infrastructure, applications and network environments, including next-generation 4G/5G technologies . As a Cyber Security Architect, you will be responsible for ensuring security is embedded into the design and delivery of business-critical platforms and services. Working closely with architecture, engineering, cloud and infrastructure teams, you will provide security leadership, conduct architecture reviews, perform threat modelling, and define security controls across complex enterprise environments. Key Responsibilities Define and maintain secure architecture principles, standards and reference architectures. Conduct security architecture and design reviews across cloud, infrastructure, applications and network environments. Perform threat modelling and security risk assessments. Design secure-by-design solutions across cloud, hybrid infrastructure, applications, identity and network environments. Support the implementation of Zero Trust security principles. Provide architectural guidance across AWS and Azure environments. Define security controls covering IAM, PAM, encryption, network segmentation, monitoring and vulnerability management. Work closely with engineering and delivery teams to ensure security requirements are embedded throughout the technology lifecycle. Assess emerging technologies and provide risk-based security recommendations. Engage with senior technical and business stakeholders to influence security decisions across major programmes. Required Experience Proven experience as a Cyber Security Architect, Security Architect, Lead Security Architect or similar. Strong knowledge of enterprise security architecture and secure-by-design principles. Experience securing AWS and/or Azure environments. Hands-on experience conducting threat modelling and security risk assessments. Strong understanding of IAM, PAM and modern authentication solutions. Experience with network security, segmentation, firewalls, VPNs and secure connectivity. Experience reviewing applications, infrastructure, cloud and network architectures. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. Knowledge of security frameworks including NIST, ISO 27001 and CIS Controls. Desirable Experience Telecommunications experience. Exposure to 4G/5G environments, telecoms infrastructure or network security. Zero Trust architecture. Hybrid and multi-cloud security environments. DevSecOps and CI/CD security practices. SABSA, TOGAF, CISSP or CISM certifications. Experience within Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) or highly regulated environments. What's on Offer Fully remote working. Outside IR35 contract. Opportunity to work on large-scale cloud, security and telecoms transformation programmes. Exposure to cutting-edge 4G/5G and enterprise security projects. Long-term contract potential. Collaborative environment working alongside security, cloud, engineering and architecture specialists. If you're an experienced Cyber Security Architect looking for your next Outside IR35 contract within a complex telecoms environment, we'd love to hear from you. ECS Recruitment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Senior DevOps Engineer Location: Derby (Hybrid - 2 days per week onsite) Contract Length: October 2026 - May 2027 Security Clearance: BPSS required to start. SC Clearance can be processed concurrently during onboarding. Rate: Competitive Market Rates Overview We are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to support a major enterprise transformation programme focused on infrastructure modernisation, cloud automation, and platform engineering within a complex engineering and manufacturing environment. This is an opportunity to play a key role in designing, automating, and supporting enterprise-scale cloud and container platforms, driving best practices across infrastructure, deployment automation, security, and operational excellence. Key Responsibilities Lead OpenShift Infrastructure as Code (IaC) development and automation initiatives. Design and implement Azure platform automation solutions. Develop and maintain reusable deployment patterns and standards. Own technical governance and best practices across the DevOps function. Drive OpenShift architecture, platform automation, and infrastructure delivery. Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines and deployment orchestration. Support Kubernetes and OpenShift platform troubleshooting and optimisation. Deliver secure and compliant infrastructure solutions. Implement monitoring, logging, and observability tooling across environments. Collaborate with engineering, architecture, and delivery teams to improve deployment efficiency and platform reliability. Champion automation-first approaches to infrastructure and application deployment. Essential Skills & Experience Strong experience administering Microsoft Azure environments. Extensive experience with Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) and/or OpenShift Container Platform . Proven expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) development. Strong Kubernetes and OpenShift troubleshooting skills. Experience designing and maintaining enterprise-scale CI/CD pipelines . Strong understanding of cloud security and secure delivery practices. Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and observability solutions. Ability to define technical standards, governance, and reusable deployment frameworks. Experience working within large-scale enterprise transformation programmes. Desirable Skills Experience within highly regulated environments. Knowledge of enterprise asset management platforms such as Maximo . Experience supporting international deployments and multi-region cloud environments. Familiarity with DevSecOps principles and tooling. Previous experience working within engineering, manufacturing, aerospace, or defence sectors. Technologies Microsoft Azure Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) OpenShift Container Platform Kubernetes Terraform GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps CI/CD Tooling Monitoring & Logging Solutions Infrastructure as Code (IaC) DevSecOps Tooling If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website.

Head of Product Up to £110,000 DOE Fully Remote UK-based Shape the product. Influence the strategy. Drive meaningful outcomes. Are you an experienced Product Manager, Product Owner or product leader who thrives in technically complex environments? Do you enjoy understanding challenging customer problems, turning them into great product opportunities and helping teams build solutions that deliver genuine long-term value? This is an opportunity to take ownership of product direction within a growing technology business of more than 100 people, working across engineering, architecture, delivery, platform, service and commercial teams. We re looking for a Head of Product to shape the continued evolution of our products developing a clear vision, making smart investment decisions and ensuring our capabilities are scalable, reusable, secure and built for the long term. The Opportunity This is far more than a backlog-management role. You ll have genuine influence over product strategy and will help determine what problems we should solve, why they matter and where we should invest. You ll bring together customer insight, commercial opportunities, technical expertise and delivery experience to create a clear product direction. A key part of the role will be championing reusable and configurable product capabilities , rather than unnecessary customer-specific solutions helping make our products easier to understand, adopt, deploy, operate, support and extend. What You ll Be Doing Developing and communicating the product vision, strategy and roadmap Turning customer, user, commercial and technical insight into clear product priorities Understanding customer problems and identifying opportunities for reusable product capabilities Balancing customer commitments with long-term product investment, security, technical debt, risk and operational efficiency Making clear, evidence-based prioritisation decisions and communicating trade-offs effectively Working closely with engineering, architecture and delivery teams to provide clarity and remove ambiguity Supporting experimentation, iterative delivery and early validation Protecting product coherence and reducing duplication through common patterns and reusable capabilities Championing automation, self-service and repeatable deployment and configuration Building strong relationships across customers, technical teams and commercial stakeholders Keeping leadership informed on product progress, risks, opportunities and key decisions What We re Looking For Proven experience as a Product Manager, Product Owner or product leadership professional Experience developing product strategies, roadmaps and prioritisation approaches Experience managing technically complex software, platforms or infrastructure products Experience within cyber security, ideally with exposure to cross-domain environments Strong user- and outcome-focused product management skills The ability to understand complex customer and operational problems Experience turning customer requirements into reusable product capabilities Understanding of product lifecycle management, technical debt and software evergreening Confidence working with engineering, architecture and delivery teams Excellent stakeholder management, communication and facilitation skills The ability to make balanced decisions when priorities compete or information is incomplete A collaborative leadership style that enables teams to make great decisions Experience in government, defence, enterprise or other highly regulated environments would be advantageous, as would knowledge of secure software delivery, DevSecOps, cloud platforms, service operations, product discovery or user research. What You ll Get Alongside a £90,000 £110,000 salary, you ll receive: Annual bonus 8% non-contributory pension 28 days holiday plus bank holidays Option to buy or sell an additional week of holiday Income protection for up to 5 years Private healthcare and life insurance Enhanced parental leave Fully remote and flexible working Learning, development and career progression opportunities Supportive and inclusive team environment The chance to work on meaningful, technically challenging projects Location & Clearance This is a fully remote role , but candidates must be UK-based and eligible for DV clearance . Due to the nature of the work and the sectors supported, any offer will be subject to successful completion of the relevant security screening and clearance process. Candidates must meet the applicable UK Government residency and right-to-work requirements. Ready to Shape What Comes Next? If you re a product leader who loves solving complex problems, influencing strategy and building products that deliver lasting value, this is an opportunity to make a real difference. Apply today and help shape the future of TwinStream s products.

Location: Crawley, United Kingdom Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services. Cyber Security & Digital Identity (CDI) From secure software to biometrics and encryption, CDI technologies and services enable businesses and governments to authenticate identities and protect data, so they stay safe and enable services in personal devices, connected objects, the cloud and in between. Description: UK TrustNest is an underpinning capability forming part of the wider UK Digital Competency Centre playing a pivotal role in Thales UK's digital transformation agenda. As a member of the leadership team, you will be transforming how the organisation develops, deploys and manages accredited software solutions to our Customers. Key Responsibilities: Act as an industry expert in cloud, infrastructure, and network technologies Serve as a leader and subject matter expert to guide the platform team Design and architect next generation architectures across multiple domains including storage, compute, network, containerisation, and cloud native applications. Build solution architectures that align requirements, reference architectures design patterns and technology standards Lead collaboration with project teams, application, data, integration, infrastructure, and security enterprise architects to develop and deploy comprehensive solution architectures. Develop extensible architectures to enable future technology agility. Provide strategic support to staffing teams and key stakeholders with thought leadership, program design principles and implementation support. Research, analyse and recommend technical approaches for solving difficult and challenging architectural problems. Provide technical and governance direction to internal and external implementation teams. Participates in the vendor request for proposal (RFP), tool selection process and sourcing negotiations for new tools and applications. Analyse business process, data flows, IT / technical artefacts' and extract understanding of how the system or business process works as input into solutions. Weighs Risk, ROI, schedule & budget considerations to provide solution recommendations. Ensure projects are delivered in-line with Information Reference Architecture, roadmap and to the defined standards and best practices. Define and maintain references architectures. Lead the creation/socialization of IT strategies and roadmaps within the cloud domain based on business strategy, business and IT trends, and current and future architectures. Effectively communicate and influence others towards future state solutions and architectures. Maintain technology strategy, vision, architectural roadmaps, reference architectures and engineering implementations. Ensure enterprise standards are established and followed while providing consulting on initiatives across multiple projects. Explore new technologies and industry trends and partner with the business to experiment and drive innovation. Create and maintain training and educational materials and technical position papers for solution delivery teams. Support business case development. Lead vulnerability management activities working closely with the platform team to initiate remedial action where required, utilising "Secure by Design" Principles. Develop security requirements, epics and stories, along with guidance & governance to squads to ensure data protection and data security are included in the scope of new and existing data & digital products Work collaboratively with other team member to ensure proposed solutions provide the required level of security assurance in line with data processing requirements, as well as Thales and customer risk appetites. Embedding the latest security best practice within the development team enabling the principle of 'everyone being responsible for security'. Support the delivery of technical security measures, to ensure successful and timely system accreditations and re-accreditations. Be central point of contact for all UK Digital Competency Centre technical security matters and concerns, supporting the UK TrustNest team throughout the DevSecOps lifecycle and engaging with key security stakeholders inc. UK Head of Information Assurance. Responsibility for developing, implementing and conducting formal and regular technical risk assessments of Thales' DCC environment, recommending remedial action where required, utilising "Secure by Design" Principles. Assist with the deployment and implementation of security related initiatives Profile: You have the ability to facilitate engagement with peers. You are strong in team orientation - someone who can enable others, instil a unified and collaborative atmosphere for a diverse team. You are eager to share knowledge and help team members develop their security awareness. You are committed towards continuous improvement and learning new skills and capabilities. You are curious about the latest developments and tools in your area(s) of expertise, passionate about innovations. You are open-minded, experienced or ready to adopt to new ways of working (agile). You are experienced and interested in the challenges associated with supporting Cloud Hosting and delivering DevSecOps in an agile environment. Skills Essential: In depth and demonstrable experience in technical security support with a variety of systems and applications. Evidential experience as subject matter expert in the evaluation and implementation of technical security products for Infrastructure as Code, Azure cloud based Public or Private sector organisations. Able to provide analytical advice on the security implications of new and existing systems/applications and for all proposed changes to said systems/applications. Able to interpret detailed system design documentation and identify potential security risks and mitigations to implement secure and appropriate security solutions. Ensure that the activities embody a compliancy approach such that Security Architecture and Services manage risk, maximising business value with appropriate security. Able to effectively communicate, both verbally and written, highly technical aspects of your field of expertise, to management, clients and staff at all levels. Desirable: Quantifiable experience in fundamentals of all aspects of Security technical design. Experience in performing formal risk assessments and production of Risk Management and Accreditation Documentation (RMADS) in line with UK Government policy. In depth experience in security technical support with a variety of systems and applications. Formal stakeholder for the successful assessment and delivery of security related change control processes. Experience in application of Security Frameworks: E.G. Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO27000 series, NIST-800 (including SP800-37 and SP800-53) and associated assurance activities. Experience Essential: Demonstrable understanding of cloud/ Infrastructure as Code technologies; Demonstrable understanding of application of security principles within an agile delivery framework; Demonstrable Experience of Secure By Design and SecDevOps Principles; Proven experience in assessing and managing technical risk; and Ability to provide technical security advice to business areas when required and to provide technical security input to the security risk registers. Desirable: Understanding of current and emerging Security technologies. Demonstrable understanding of Azure Stack including Security products. Reviewing/updating security policies and procedures. Key Stakeholder Relationships UK Digital Competency Centre stakeholders Head of Information Assurance Development Teams IT Service Support Squads (End User Support, Applications, Infrastructure, Networks) Security Clearance Requirement: Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires Security Clearance (SC). It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years' residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance: . Benefits Performance-related bonus Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata) 24 hours volunteering paid for . click apply for full job details

At CV-Library, we have a simple vision: to help the world to work and we are looking for exceptional and talented people to help us realise this vision in both UK and overseas markets. We are in a period of focused internal investment, following a year of key strategic acquisitions and significant investment across all parts of the business, from Tech and Data to People and HR, there's never been a more exciting time to join us or a better place to grow your career! The Role Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00-17:30 Location: Fleet Working Pattern: Hybrid - 3 days a week on site This is a security role built for someone who wants to own the threat, not just log it. As Security Engineer, you'll be the person who understands what's actually at risk across a modern Cloud native microservice platform and our internal IT estate, from SIEM alerts to Microsoft 365 endpoint security, and who sets the priorities that matter. You won't be buried in compliance paperwork. You'll direct a capable Platform Ops team on remediation while you stay focused on the threat picture, the tooling and the DevSecOps thinking that keeps CV-Library ahead of it. You'll report directly to the Platform & Service Operations Manager, with a genuine mandate to shape how security is done, not just document it. Compliance still matters, and you'll keep ISO 27001 documentation and audit evidence in good shape as you go, but it's the by-product of doing security well, not the job itself. Responsibilities: Own the day-to-day management of security alerts, investigations and incidents across CV-Library's technology estate Monitor emerging cyber threats and threat intelligence, assessing potential risks and recommending improvements to security controls Lead the initial response to security incidents, coordinating containment and remediation activities with relevant technical teams Maintain incident records, conduct post-incident reviews and ensure lessons are learned are embedded into processes, tooling and controls Manage and continuously improve the organisation's security tooling, including SIEM, endpoint protection, vulnerability management and cloud security solutions Take ownership of endpoint and Microsoft 365 security, including device security, conditional access policies and identity protection controls Define and maintain security standards and guardrails for cloud infrastructure and software delivery, working closely with Platform DevOps teams Manage identity and access management processes, supporting user provisioning, access reviews and least-privilege principles Act as the security subject matter expert, providing guidance on infrastructure, platform and application changes Oversee the vulnerability management lifecycle, ensuring security weaknesses are identified, prioritised and remediated effectively Coordinate external penetration testing activities and track remediation actions through to completion Maintain security documentation, policies and audit evidence, supporting ongoing ISO 27001 compliance and certification requirements Apply GDPR and data protection principles to ensure security controls, processes and documentation meet regulatory expectations Support supplier and third-party security assessments, helping to identify and manage external risks Assess the secure use of AI technologies across the business and champion a strong security culture by promoting best practice across best technology and non-technical teams What we're looking for Strong technical knowledge of security tools, frameworks and best practice Solid understanding of cloud-native infrastructure (AWS, Kubernetes/EKS) sufficient to assess and prioritise risk and to direct Platform Ops on remediation, without owning infrastructure changes directly Experience with penetration testing engagement and vulnerability management processes Understanding of endpoint protection technologies and policy configuration, including Microsoft 365 security tooling (e.g. Defender, Intune, Conditional Access) Working knowledge of Identity and Access Management principles Strong incident response and threat intelligence skills, including SIEM-based monitoring and triage Familiarity with security accreditations such as ISO 27001 and what they require operationally Working knowledge of UK GDPR and data protection principles, particularly as they relate to security control and audit documentation Excellent communication skills, able to convey security matters clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences We are actively committed to promoting a fully diverse and inclusive workforce and we welcome applications for this role from all candidates who meet the key requirements. Please do not hesitate to get in touch should you require any reasonable adjustments to assist with your application.

Senior Software Engineer The Role: This is a highly varied role giving the successful candidate the opportunity to work across multiple projects and at all stages of the Software Development Lifecycle. Whilst focused on software development, this role also provides the opportunity to participate in software design at all levels. This will include work on: Research & Development Internally and externally funded research and development products investigating and developing low TRL technologies. Product Development Development and support of Synoptix products, primarily in the AI and Computer Vision (object detection and track) domains. Service Development Development of Synoptix services, including our upcoming AI Assurance service offering. Key Responsibilities: Leading Software Development Projects Act as part of a multidisciplinary team to develop products and services. This will include Systems Engineers, Security Engineers, Product Managers and others as required. Support the wider team in project planning, requirements definition and requirements analysis. Lead software design, development, testing, deployment and maintenance for a range of AI and Computer Vision products. Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to enhance our processes, tooling, infrastructure and development frameworks. Providing Software Engineering Subject Matter (SME) Expertise Act as part of multidisciplinary teams in delivering engineering services to Synoptix clients. Provide SME guidance to Synoptix clients on the architecture and design of their software solutions. Provide technical documentation, briefings and presentations to internal and external stakeholders at all levels of seniority. Key Skills: We are interested in any of the following skills, but they are not essential for you to apply: Strong proficiency in Python with experience in C++ development Creative problem-solving skills Experience with Linux operating systems (e.g. Red Hat, Ubuntu) Experience working within a variety of development frameworks and practices e.g. DevOps, DevSecOps, SCRUM, MLOps, XP. Experience with data analysis and manipulation tools (e.g. Pandas) Experience of a broad section of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) with specific focus on: Design (Architecting, High-Level Design and Low-Level Design) Development Testing Deployment & Maintenance Experience of using the Unified Modelling Language Excellent communication skills Desirable Skills: Experience in the development of computer vision related products and services. Experience with visual processing libraries; OpenCV, TensorFlow, PyTorch etc. Experience in personnel management Experience operating as part of a multidisciplinary team Experience developing and/or implementing reference architectures Experience in the development of Test Harnesses Benefits: Annual Company Bonus Based on company performance 25 Days holiday not including bank holidays with the option to buy/sell up to 5 days Flexible hybrid working arrangements Continuous professional development including incentives Access to online Udemy training facility to support grade specific learning pathways Electric car scheme Bike to work scheme Private health care About Us: Synoptix was formed in 2011 to provide engineering solutions across various technical industries. We have evolved from a company established and focussed on Systems Thinking principles into an Engineering company providing solutions and services across three key capabilities: Systems, Cyber & InfoSec and Technology. What makes us stand out is how we engage in the crossover areas between these disciplines, combining our strengths to provide a truly bespoke, market leading approach. Our engineering competence is bolstered by expertise in commercial, legal, financial and resource, thereby ensuring that we uphold excellence in our product and service offerings. Please note that due to the nature of our projects we can only accept Sole UK National candidates who will need to be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance. By applying to this position, you are confirming that you consent to the retention of your personal data. Your data is held securely on our own premises and under the terms of the Data Protection Act (2018). It will be treated as confidential, and will not be transferred to any third party, or to any other jurisdiction without your consent. We will not hold any data for any longer than is necessary for us to fulfil our obligations and will remove any data at your written request.

Ready to take a big step in software engineering? As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll lead from the front in embedded and application software, help shape the technical direction, and mentor a talented team working on cutting-edge cyber and defence technology. This Principal Software Engineer role offers real autonomy, meaningful impact, and the chance to deliver high-quality software into complex, mission-critical programmes. What You Will Do: ? Architect, design, implement, document and test embedded and/or application software to a strong project software development process. ? Apply object-oriented design and design patterns to enable re-use and smooth integration with test frameworks. ? Review system design artefacts and derive software requirements and architecture that meet high-level system needs. ? Maintain high-quality software design using modelling tools such as RSA and Enterprise Architect (EA), supporting accurate code generation where required. ? Drive best-practice development, including TDD/BDD, Continuous Integration, DevSecOps and static and run-time analysis, with a focus on secure software development. ? Lead technical reviews, sign off significant technical documents, and mentor engineers to help the whole team deliver with confidence. What You Will Bring: ? A degree in an engineering, mathematical or science-based subject, or equivalent experience. ? Significant experience with embedded product development (including bare-metal and RTOSes such as ThreadX, QNX or Linux) and/or embedded Linux application, kernel and/or driver development. ? Strong C or C++ experience, alongside a solid understanding of best-practice software development lifecycles. ? Proven object-oriented design experience using principles such as SOLID and practical design pattern use. ? Experience with software testing and design for test, plus a track record of using version control, continuous integration and automated test tooling. As a Principal Software Engineer, your leadership directly supports the delivery of advanced cryptographic and key management solutions within the cyber industry. Every programme depends on secure, reliable software, and your expertise will help the team balance requirements, schedule and cost while continuously improving tools and processes. The result is higher quality engineering outcomes and a stronger technical standard across software development and verification. Location: Based in Maidenhead, United Kingdom, with full-time onsite working expectations aligned to programme needs. There is good flexibility to working hours Interested?: If Principal Software Engineer is the next move on the path to greater technical leadership, apply now and take your place in a role where expertise genuinely makes a difference. Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency. In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.

AI DevSecOps Consultant Remote Inside IR35 We're partnering with a leading financial services client to appoint an AI DevSecOps Consultant to drive secure engineering practices across large-scale, cloud-based platforms. A key focus will be practical AI experience within DevSecOps, including embedding security controls into modern AI-assisted developer workflows. We're particularly interested in candidates who have worked with Claude Code or similar AI coding tools and understand how to securely integrate AI-generated code into enterprise development pipelines. Key Requirements: Proven background in hands-on DevSecOps Engineering, with experience operating in a design/architecture-focused role Strong practical experience applying AI within DevSecOps and software engineering workflows Experience securing AI-assisted development workflows, including Claude Code or similar tools Experience integrating SAST and other security controls into workflows containing AI-generated code Strong experience with secrets scanning and preventing sensitive information from entering source code or pipelines Strong experience designing and implementing secure CI/CD pipelines Strong Python development experience, with the ability to build automation and orchestration solutions Strong experience with orchestration and workflow automation across engineering, cloud and security platforms Strong experience across both AWS and GCP (essential) Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines, build tools, artifact repositories and developer platforms Expertise in secure software delivery, vulnerability management and platform security Experience with threat modelling, security frameworks and maturity assessments Strong knowledge of application security, network security and cloud security principles More details available on successful application.

Job Title: Azure Engineer Job Description This role leads the design and delivery of cloud-native, full stack products on Microsoft Azure, running on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). You will be hands-on across the stack while setting technical direction, strengthening engineering standards, and ensuring solutions are secure, resilient, observable, and straightforward to operate in production. Responsibilities Lead full stack delivery across React (TypeScript) front-end applications and Java/Python back-end services, including microservices and APIs. Own cloud-native solution design for AKS-based platforms, defining service boundaries, resilience patterns, scaling approaches, deployment strategies, and operational readiness. Design, build, and operate back-end services using Java (Spring Boot) and/or Python (FastAPI/Flask), covering API design with OpenAPI, performance optimisation, and security controls. Develop modern user interfaces with React, focusing on accessible design, reusable components, and efficient state management. Design and maintain Kubernetes deployments on AKS, including manifests, ingress configuration, autoscaling, configuration and secrets management, service-to-service communication, and rollout/rollback patterns. Implement and maintain DevSecOps practices using Azure DevOps, building CI/CD pipelines with automated quality gates such as unit and integration tests, SAST/DAST where applicable, and dependency scanning. Drive observability and production excellence by implementing logging, metrics, and tracing, creating actionable alerts, defining SLOs and SLIs, and leading incident response and post-incident improvement activities. Embed security by design through secure coding practices, threat modelling, role-based access control and least privilege, secrets management including Key Vault integration, and modern identity patterns using OAuth2 and OIDC. Coach and uplift engineers across the stack by leading code and design reviews, mentoring, driving consistent standards, and actively reducing technical debt. Collaborate closely with product, architecture, UX, QA, and platform teams to plan delivery, manage risk, and ensure successful outcomes. Set clear technical direction, making well-reasoned trade-offs between speed and sustainability. Build an inclusive engineering culture where diverse viewpoints are welcomed and used to improve outcomes. Take accountability for delivery and production stability, focusing on root causes rather than temporary workarounds. Maintain delivery momentum by removing blockers, simplifying complex processes, automating where possible, and helping the team ship high-quality software. Essential Skills Significant experience in Senior Lead or Lead Engineer roles delivering and operating production systems. Strong hands-on engineering background in Java, including Spring Boot, REST APIs, testing strategies, and performance tuning. Strong hands-on experience with Python for service development and automation, preferably using FastAPI or Flask. Proven experience building and maintaining front-end applications with React, ideally using TypeScript, modern hooks, and robust front-end testing approaches. Demonstrable experience running workloads on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), with solid understanding of Kubernetes fundamentals such as deployments, services, ingress, configmaps, secrets, and horizontal pod autoscaling (HPA). Practical experience with containerisation using Docker and packaging and deployment of containerised workloads. experience designing and executing release strategies, including blue/green deployments, canary releases, rolling upgrades, and rollback planning. Strong experience with Azure DevOps, including CI/CD pipeline design and implementation for build, test, and deploy stages, approvals, and environment management. Good understanding of repository hygiene, branching strategies, and maintaining high-quality pull requests. Solid understanding of security, reliability, and operability in a regulated or enterprise environment. experience applying DevSecOps practices including SAST and DAST, and dependency scanning within CI/CD pipelines. Practical knowledge of modern identity and access management, including OAuth2 and OIDC. Additional Skills & Qualifications experience with Azure services commonly used alongside AKS, such as Azure Container Registry (ACR), Key Vault, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, API Management (APIM), and Service Bus or Event Hubs. Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools, particularly Bicep or Terraform. Understanding of service mesh technologies and policy controls, as well as network security patterns including private endpoints and ingress controls. Strong background in domain-driven design and event-driven architecture. experience leading cross-functional engineering teams and influencing technical direction. Ability to balance short-term delivery needs with long-term sustainability and maintainability. Why Work Here? You will join a culture that values strong engineering practices, inclusive collaboration, and continuous improvement. The environment encourages ownership of technical decisions, supports mentoring and skills development, and recognises the importance of secure, reliable, and well-operated systems. You will have the opportunity to shape engineering standards, work with modern cloud-native technologies, and contribute to an environment where thoughtful trade-offs and sustainable delivery are genuinely appreciated. Work Environment You will work in a modern cloud-native environment built on Microsoft Azure and Azure Kubernetes Service, using technologies such as Java (Spring Boot), Python (FastAPI/Flask), React with TypeScript, Docker, and Azure DevOps for CI/CD. The role involves close collaboration with product, architecture, UX, QA, and platform teams in a setting that emphasises observability, security, and production excellence. The engineering culture promotes inclusive teamwork, high code quality, and automation across the delivery lifecycle. Location Sheffield, UK Rate/Salary .00 GBP Daily Trading as TEKsystems. Allegis Group Limited, Maxis 2, Western Road, Bracknell, RG12 1RT, United Kingdom. No. (phone number removed). Allegis Group Limited operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency as set out in the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. 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Are you an experienced Solution Architect with a passion for designing complex, secure solutions for Defence and National Security customers? Sopra Steria's Aerospace, Defence and Security business is looking for Solution Architects to join our growing architecture community, supporting some of the UK's most important and highly secure programmes. You'll work closely with our customers, delivery teams and technology specialists to shape, design and lead the implementation of innovative solutions within complex and highly secure environments. We're particularly interested in architects who have a broad understanding across multiple technology and architecture domains as you will be working across business, application, data, infrastructure, security and service considerations, bringing these together into a coherent end-to-end solution. The role offers flexibility around location, although you will need to be comfortable travelling regularly to customer and Sopra Steria sites across the M3/M4 corridor as required. What you'll be doing: Owning the end-to-end solution architecture for complex Defence and National Security programmes, ensuring business, application, data, infrastructure, security and service requirements come together into a coherent and deliverable solution. Defining architecture and high-level designs that meet functional and non-functional requirements, considering integration, performance, usability, security, maintainability, affordability and alignment with customer technology strategies and roadmaps. Working closely with customers and senior stakeholders to understand their challenges, translate business requirements into technical solutions and provide trusted architectural guidance throughout the solution lifecycle. Providing technical leadership throughout delivery, working alongside engineering, infrastructure, cyber security, application, data and service specialists to ensure solutions are implemented in line with the agreed architecture and design principles. Supporting bids, pre-sales and growth opportunities, helping shape solution approaches, assess technical options, identify risks and communicate compelling architectures that address both existing and future customer requirements. Reviewing and assuring solutions and architectures, identifying technical risks, dependencies and opportunities for improvement while ensuring alignment with relevant standards, policies, architectural principles and secure-by-design approaches. What you'll bring: Solution Architecture experience with the ability to work across several architectural and technology domains, bringing together applications, data, infrastructure, security, integration and service considerations into end-to-end solutions. Experience designing and delivering complex solutions within Defence, MOD, UK Intelligence Community, National Security or similarly highly regulated and secure environments. Strong experience of owning solution designs from initial requirements and options analysis through to implementation, including architectures incorporating COTS products, existing services and new capabilities. A good understanding of modern technology and software delivery practices, including Agile delivery, DevSecOps, cloud technologies, integration patterns and contemporary application development approaches. Strong knowledge of architecture frameworks, standards and modelling approaches, such as TOGAF, ArchiMate, C4 or equivalent architecture methodologies. Strong customer and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience communicating complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences and contributing to both delivery and pre-sales activities. It would be great if you had: Membership or professional registration with BCS, The Open Group or another relevant professional body. Experience applying Secure by Design principles, security architecture practices or designing solutions incorporating security-enforcing capabilities. Experience mentoring other architects, contributing to architecture communities of practice, or helping develop architectural standards, roadmaps and reusable approaches. eDV or MoD DV Security Clearance. If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you! Employment Type: Permanent Location: This role will require regular travel to customer and Sopra Steria sites across the M3/M4 corridor, depending on project and customer requirements. Security Clearance Level: Holding an active SC and willingness to go through MoD DV Internal Recruiter: Josh Salary: Competitive, based on experience Benefits: £5,400 car allowance, which can also be taken as cash. Benefits include 25 days' holiday, with the option to purchase up to an additional 10 days per year, AXA medical insurance, 6% pension contribution and life assurance at 4x salary. If you're interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible. Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us? Sopra Steria's Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. The work we do makes a real difference to the client's goal of National Security, and we operate in a unique and privileged environment. We are given time for professional development activities, and we coach and mentor our colleagues, sharing knowledge and learning from each other. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer, delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK's most complex safety- and security-critical markets. We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida , the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.

DevOps / Cloud Engineer (AWS) Active SC Clearance Essential Day Rate: 600 per day (Outside IR35) Location: Hybrid, London (1 day per week onsite) Contract Length: Initial 6 months Start Date: Immediate / ASAP Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance required We are partnering with a leading government programme to recruit an experienced DevOps / Cloud Engineer to join a highly skilled cloud engineering function. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a large-scale digital transformation programme, helping to design, automate and support secure cloud environments that underpin critical public sector services. Working closely with architects, developers and security specialists, you will play a key role in building scalable cloud platforms, enhancing deployment capabilities and driving DevOps best practices across the organisation. Key Responsibilities Design, implement and maintain secure AWS cloud infrastructure. Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform. Build, optimise and support CI/CD pipelines utilising GitHub Actions and Jenkins. Deploy, manage and troubleshoot containerised applications with Docker and Kubernetes (EKS). Implement monitoring, logging and observability solutions to improve platform visibility. Automate operational and deployment processes using Python and Bash scripting. Ensure platform reliability, scalability and high availability. Maintain security, compliance and governance standards across cloud environments. Support DevSecOps and Platform Engineering initiatives. Collaborate with technical teams, providing guidance and best-practice recommendations. Required Skills & Experience Active SC Clearance (mandatory). Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services. Proven expertise with Terraform. Commercial experience with Docker and Kubernetes (EKS preferred). Strong knowledge of GitHub Actions and Jenkins. Linux administration and troubleshooting skills. Bash scripting and Python automation experience. Solid understanding of IAM and cloud security principles. Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines. Exposure to monitoring, logging and observability tools. Experience working within Agile delivery environments. Contract Overview 600 per day, Outside IR35. Initial 6-month contract with strong extension potential. Hybrid working model with 1 day per week onsite in London. Opportunity to work on a high-profile government transformation programme.

Technical Lead Full Stack Developer (TypeScript, JavaScript, Node) Location: Hybrid working Salary: Competitive + benefits We're working with a fast-growing UK SaaS technology company that builds data-driven digital products used by commercial teams to better understand and engage with their customers. They are now looking for an experienced technical lead full stack developer to play a key role in shaping and delivering their next generation of customer-facing platforms. This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you'll be involved from early design through to production delivery, working with a modern cloud-based stack and deploying to live environments on a daily basis. The Role Lead technical delivery across a high-performing development squad (10+) Contribute to solution design, system architecture and domain modelling Build proof-of-concepts and spike complex or uncertain areas of work Break down requirements into deliverable epics and user stories alongside product and initiative managers Develop and deliver production-ready code across the full stack Ensure high standards of quality, maintainability, performance and security Support and improve live systems once deployed Influence technical direction, tooling and best practice across the wider engineering function Tech Environment You'll work with a modern stack including: Node.js microservices JavaScript & TypeScript Vue.js Redis, SQL Server & Snowflake AWS cloud infrastructure CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices About You Strong full stack development experience (ideally 10+ years) 5+ years of JavaScript and TypeScript experience Solid background in system design and scalable architectures Experience building large, production SaaS platforms A clean-code mindset (SOLID principles, design patterns, testable code) Experience working in mature CI/CD and continuous deployment environments A commercial mindset when designing and delivering software Excellent collaboration skills and confidence working with stakeholders Interest in using AI to accelerate and improve software development A passion for performance, security and engineering best practice Degree in Computer Science or equivalent real-world experience What's On Offer Competitive salary and benefits package Hybrid working Opportunity to join a scaling UK SaaS business Strong engineering culture with a focus on quality and continuous improvement Supportive, collaborative working environment Community and charity initiatives, including volunteer days Send your CV across to me on email (url removed) or call (phone number removed) for more information. Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Financial Crime Architecture Lead Location: London (Hybrid) Employment Type: Permanent Shape the Future of Financial Crime Technology We're seeking an experienced Financial Crime Architecture Lead to define and drive the target-state architecture for a major financial services organisation undergoing significant transformation. This is a strategic leadership role focused on creating a modern, integrated financial crime technology ecosystem spanning client onboarding, screening, transaction monitoring, client risk management, workflow orchestration, data platforms and AI-enabled capabilities. You will work closely with senior stakeholders across Technology, Risk, Compliance, Data and Operations to deliver a scalable, resilient and future-ready architecture that enhances regulatory compliance while improving operational efficiency. Key Responsibilities Own the end-to-end architecture strategy for financial crime technology capabilities. Design and implement a unified architecture covering data, workflow, decisioning and user experience layers. Lead architecture assessments and platform rationalisation initiatives across multiple enterprise applications. Define integration patterns, API standards, event-driven architectures and data governance frameworks. Shape AI-enabled financial crime capabilities including alert optimisation, case investigation support and anomaly detection. Establish architecture guardrails covering security, resilience, auditability, regulatory traceability and model governance. Influence vendor selection and platform strategy through architecture leadership and technical due diligence. Drive alignment between business priorities, regulatory obligations and enterprise technology strategy. Act as the senior architecture authority within governance and transformation programmes. What We're Looking For Significant architecture leadership experience within regulated financial services environments. Strong understanding of Financial Crime domains including: Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Sanctions Screening PEP & Adverse Media Screening Client Risk Rating Transaction Monitoring Case Management & Alert Triage Expertise in enterprise architecture, solution architecture and platform transformation. Experience designing complex integrations using REST APIs, event-driven patterns and modern cloud technologies. Strong knowledge of CRM, workflow and data platform architectures. Ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders across technology and business functions. Experience balancing strategic architectural direction with incremental agile delivery. Technical Experience We are particularly interested in candidates with experience across: Enterprise data platforms and analytics environments Cloud-native architecture and security design API-led and event-driven integration patterns Data governance, lineage and quality frameworks DevSecOps and modern engineering practices Python-enabled automation and analytics solutions AI, Machine Learning and Generative AI architecture Responsible AI, explainability and model governance controls Why Apply? This is a rare opportunity to play a pivotal role in defining the long-term financial crime technology strategy for a complex financial services organisation. You'll influence enterprise-wide architecture decisions, help shape AI-enabled capabilities, and create a platform foundation that supports future regulatory and business growth. Location: London (Hybrid Working) Type: Permanent Salary: Competitive + Benefits + Bonus If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website.