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At Sopra Steria Aerospace, Defence & Security (ADS), we work on some of the UK's most critical Defence and National Security programmes, delivering technology solutions that help protect the UK and support those responsible for keeping our country safe. We are looking for a DevOps & Automation Engineer to join our team, working within highly secure, technically complex environments where the work you do has a real purpose and impact. This is an opportunity to work with a broad range of technologies, tackle challenging engineering problems and play an important role in designing, building and improving the infrastructure that underpins mission-critical services. You'll gain exposure to automation, infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices, working alongside experienced engineers and technical specialists to deliver secure, scalable and reliable solutions. The role offers a varied mix of hands-on engineering, technical problem-solving and project delivery, giving you the opportunity to take ownership of automation initiatives, influence technical improvements and help shape how infrastructure is designed, managed and delivered. We're equally committed to your development. Whether you're looking to deepen your expertise in automation, develop new technical skills or progress your career, you'll have access to training, development opportunities and a supportive team that encourages collaboration, knowledge sharing and continuous learning. You'll also benefit from flexible benefits and excellent career progression opportunities within a business that offers exposure to a wide range of technologies, projects and career pathways. Due to the secure nature of the programmes, this is an on-site role based in Gloucestershire. What you'll be doing Designing and delivering DevOps and automation solutions, helping to modernise infrastructure, improve efficiency and address complex technical challenges across secure environments. Developing and implementing infrastructure as code, creating scripts, configurations and reusable automation solutions to improve consistency, reliability and scalability. Building and enhancing CI/CD pipelines, working with tools such as GitLab and associated technologies to streamline deployments and support efficient, secure delivery. Taking ownership of automation initiatives, from initial design and technical development through to implementation, testing and handover into operational environments. Solving complex engineering challenges, troubleshooting issues across infrastructure, automation pipelines and integrated systems while identifying opportunities for continuous improvement. Collaborating with and supporting other engineers, sharing technical knowledge, providing guidance and contributing ideas that strengthen DevOps practices, engineering standards and team capability. What you'll bring Strong hands-on experience in DevOps, Automation or Infrastructure Engineering, working with Microsoft Windows and Linux technologies within complex enterprise environments. Practical experience of infrastructure as code and configuration management, using technologies such as Ansible, Terraform or equivalent automation tools. Strong scripting and automation skills, using PowerShell, Bash or Python to develop solutions, automate repetitive tasks and improve infrastructure management. Experience building, maintaining and improving CI/CD pipelines, using GitLab or similar tools to support automated builds, testing and deployment. A good understanding of networking, infrastructure security and system integration, with the ability to design and implement reliable solutions within secure environments. Strong technical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, with the confidence to take ownership of engineering challenges, work collaboratively and contribute to continuous improvement. If you're 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: Full-time, Permanent Location: Gloucestershire Security Clearance Level: Active eDV required Internal Recruiter: Rebecca Salary: Competitive, based on experience Benefits: Bonus, 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy 10 additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, and pension. 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 havepartnered 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 knowwhen completingyour 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.

At Sopra Steria Aerospace, Defence & Security (ADS), we work on some of the UK's most critical Defence and National Security programmes, delivering technology solutions that help protect the UK and support those responsible for keeping our country safe. We are looking for a Lead DevOps & Automation Engineer to take technical and people leadership of our DevOps and Automation capability, working within highly secure, technically complex environments where the work you do has a real purpose and impact. This is an opportunity to shape how DevOps and automation are delivered across mission-critical services, leading a team of skilled engineers while driving innovation, modernising infrastructure and introducing smarter, more efficient ways of working. You'll have the autonomy to influence technical direction, champion engineering best practice and develop automation solutions that make a lasting difference. The role offers a rewarding balance of technical leadership, hands-on engineering and people development. You'll work with a broad range of technologies, including infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines and automation tooling, while collaborating with architects, engineering teams and senior stakeholders to solve complex challenges and deliver high-quality solutions. We're equally committed to your development. Whether you're looking to strengthen your leadership capabilities, deepen your technical expertise or take the next step in your career, you'll have access to training, development opportunities and a collaborative environment that encourages innovation, knowledge sharing and continuous learning. You'll also benefit from flexible benefits and excellent career progression opportunities within a business that offers exposure to a wide range of technologies, projects and career pathways. What you'll be doing Leading and developing our DevOps & Automation capability, setting technical direction, establishing engineering standards and embedding modern DevOps practices across complex, secure environments. Building and supporting a high-performing engineering team, providing technical leadership, mentoring and coaching while developing the skills, capabilities and career progression of DevOps Engineers. Driving automation and infrastructure modernisation, designing and implementing scalable solutions using infrastructure as code, configuration management and scripting technologies to improve efficiency and reliability. Taking ownership of technical solutions, overseeing automation initiatives from initial concept and design through to development, implementation and successful delivery. Solving complex engineering challenges, providing technical expertise and guidance across infrastructure, automation pipelines and integrated systems while identifying opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement. Influencing technical strategy and future opportunities, collaborating with architects, delivery teams, customers and pre-sales colleagues to understand challenges, shape technical requirements and develop effective solutions. What you'll bring Strong experience in DevOps, Automation or Infrastructure Engineering, with the technical credibility to lead engineers and shape engineering practices within complex enterprise environments. Experience leading, mentoring or developing technical teams, with the ability to build capability, encourage collaboration and drive high standards of engineering delivery. Strong hands-on knowledge of Microsoft Windows and Linux infrastructure, supporting secure, highly available systems and resolving complex technical challenges. Proven experience with infrastructure as code and automation technologies, including Ansible, Terraform or equivalent tools, with the ability to design and deliver scalable automation solutions. Strong scripting and development skills, using PowerShell, Bash or Python to build automation, improve infrastructure management and support efficient delivery. The ability to take ownership of complex technical initiatives, identify risks and improvement opportunities, influence stakeholders and drive solutions from concept through to implementation. If you're 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: Full-time, Permanent Location: Gloucestershire Security Clearance Level: Holding an active eDV Internal Recruiter: Rebecca Salary: £competitive, based on experience Benefits: Bonus, £5,400 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund. Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, 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 havepartnered 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 knowwhen completingyour 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.

Principal Data Architect DV Cleared Secure Government & Defence Programmes UK Hybrid + Client Site Active DV clearance essential Architecture that ships, runs and gets used. Not left in a slide deck. Datatech Analytics is partnering with a leading UK consulting and technology organisation building secure, enterprise-scale data platforms for defence, national security and classified government programmes. They need Principal Data Architects who want real ownership and influence, and who stay close to delivery. The role Set technical direction for large-scale data platforms on mission-critical programmes. Work alongside senior stakeholders, engineers and delivery teams. Hands-on architecture: shape the platform, guide the build, make sure it works in the real world. What you'll do - Own data architecture across complex, secure programmes - Design end-to-end platforms, from ingestion to analytics and operational use - Build scalable architectures for highly classified environments - Turn mission requirements into solutions that can be delivered - Lead engineering teams through implementation - Shape long-term architecture and platform strategy The environment AWS, Azure, GCP Databricks, Snowflake Lake, lakehouse and modern warehouse architectures Distributed processing DevOps, IaC and secure deployment Governance, access control and analytics What we're looking for - Active DV clearance - Proven delivery of enterprise-scale data platforms - Defence, national security or secure government experience - Deep cloud data architecture and secure design skills - Confident with senior technical and business stakeholders - Track record leading teams through complex delivery Why it matters Here, data architecture directly shapes operational capability. Real security constraints. Platforms that have to work when it counts. If you're an experienced Data Architect with DV clearance and want a genuine say in how these platforms are built, let's have a confidential conversation. (url removed)

Linux SME Location: Reading - fully onsite Contract: 12-month rolling contract Rate: 600- 650 per day IR35: Outside IR35 Clearance: Active MOD DV clearance required Working Pattern: Full-time The Role We are looking for an experienced Linux Subject Matter Expert (SME) to join a high-profile technical environment based onsite in Reading . You will provide senior-level technical expertise across Linux infrastructure, DevOps tooling, automation and platform engineering. The role will suit someone who is comfortable operating as a technical authority, solving complex infrastructure problems and working closely with engineering, development and operational teams. Due to the nature of the environment, active MOD DV clearance is essential . Key Responsibilities Act as a Linux and DevOps SME, providing technical leadership and guidance across the environment. Design, implement and maintain robust Linux-based infrastructure and platforms. Support the development and continuous improvement of DevOps processes and tooling. Automate infrastructure, configuration and operational processes wherever possible. Troubleshoot and resolve complex Linux, infrastructure and platform issues. Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and associated tooling. Support infrastructure-as-code and configuration management practices. Contribute to platform resilience, availability, security and performance. Work closely with engineering, development, security and operations teams. Provide technical documentation, standards and best-practice guidance. Mentor and support other engineers where required. Investigate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to the existing platform. Participate in technical design, architecture and implementation activities. Essential Skills & Experience Extensive commercial experience working with Linux in an enterprise environment . Strong hands-on experience across DevOps / Platform Engineering . Excellent Linux administration and troubleshooting skills. Strong scripting/automation experience, ideally with Bash and/or Python . Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling . Strong understanding of Git and source control . Experience with Infrastructure as Code , ideally Terraform and/or Ansible. Experience working with containers and container orchestration technologies. Strong understanding of networking, systems integration and infrastructure concepts. Experience working in secure, highly controlled or complex technical environments. Ability to operate independently as a senior technical SME. Excellent problem-solving and communication skills. Current, active MOD DV clearance. Desirable Kubernetes / OpenShift experience. Docker / containerisation. Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions or similar. Ansible. Terraform. Cloud platform experience. Red Hat Enterprise Linux or equivalent. Experience within UK Government / MOD / Defence environments. Experience working with security-hardened Linux environments. Relevant Linux, DevOps or cloud certifications. What We're Looking For We're looking for a genuine hands-on SME , rather than someone purely focused on management. You should be comfortable getting into the detail, diagnosing difficult technical problems and making pragmatic engineering decisions. You'll be joining a technically demanding environment where your experience in Linux, automation and DevOps will have a direct impact on the reliability and evolution of the platform. Contract Details 12-month rolling contract 600- 650 per day Outside IR35 Full-time 100% onsite - Reading MOD DV clearance required If you are an experienced Linux SME with active MOD DV clearance and are interested in a long-term contract opportunity, we'd like to hear from you.

Linux / DevOps SME Location: Basingstoke - fully onsite Contract: 12-month rolling contract Rate: 550- 650 per day IR35: Outside IR35 Clearance: Active MOD DV clearance required Working Pattern: Full-time The Role We are looking for an experienced Linux / DevOps Subject Matter Expert (SME) to join a high-profile technical environment based onsite in Basingstoke . You will provide senior-level technical expertise across Linux infrastructure, DevOps tooling, automation and platform engineering. The role will suit someone who is comfortable operating as a technical authority, solving complex infrastructure problems and working closely with engineering, development and operational teams. Due to the nature of the environment, active MOD DV clearance is essential . Key Responsibilities Act as a Linux and DevOps SME, providing technical leadership and guidance across the environment. Design, implement and maintain robust Linux-based infrastructure and platforms. Support the development and continuous improvement of DevOps processes and tooling. Automate infrastructure, configuration and operational processes wherever possible. Troubleshoot and resolve complex Linux, infrastructure and platform issues. Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and associated tooling. Support infrastructure-as-code and configuration management practices. Contribute to platform resilience, availability, security and performance. Work closely with engineering, development, security and operations teams. Provide technical documentation, standards and best-practice guidance. Mentor and support other engineers where required. Investigate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to the existing platform. Participate in technical design, architecture and implementation activities. Essential Skills & Experience Extensive commercial experience working with Linux in an enterprise environment . Strong hands-on experience across DevOps / Platform Engineering . Excellent Linux administration and troubleshooting skills. Strong scripting/automation experience, ideally with Bash and/or Python . Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling . Strong understanding of Git and source control . Experience with Infrastructure as Code , ideally Terraform and/or Ansible. Experience working with containers and container orchestration technologies. Strong understanding of networking, systems integration and infrastructure concepts. Experience working in secure, highly controlled or complex technical environments. Ability to operate independently as a senior technical SME. Excellent problem-solving and communication skills. Current, active MOD DV clearance. Desirable Kubernetes / OpenShift experience. Docker / containerisation. Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions or similar. Ansible. Terraform. Cloud platform experience. Red Hat Enterprise Linux or equivalent. Experience within UK Government / MOD / Defence environments. Experience working with security-hardened Linux environments. Relevant Linux, DevOps or cloud certifications. What We're Looking For We're looking for a genuine hands-on SME , rather than someone purely focused on management. You should be comfortable getting into the detail, diagnosing difficult technical problems and making pragmatic engineering decisions. You'll be joining a technically demanding environment where your experience in Linux, automation and DevOps will have a direct impact on the reliability and evolution of the platform. Contract Details 12-month rolling contract 550- 650 per day Outside IR35 Full-time 100% onsite - Basingstoke MOD DV clearance required If you are an experienced Linux / DevOps SME with active MOD DV clearance and are interested in a long-term contract opportunity, we'd like to hear from you.

Google Cloud Platform Developer/Architect - Contract Location: London - 5 days on-site Contract: 6 months initially, with potential extension Start Date: Immediate IR35 Status: Inside IR35 Damia Group is a specialist Talent Solution Provider partnering with leading organisations across technology, financial services, defence and other highly regulated industries. We are currently supporting a major organisation with the appointment of an experienced Google Cloud Platform Architect to join a high-performing engineering and cloud platform team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Cloud Architect / Platform Engineer to work on complex, enterprise-scale cloud-native environments, influencing architectural decisions and helping shape cloud engineering standards across multiple teams. The role requires someone who can combine deep hands-on engineering expertise with strong architectural thinking , while being comfortable working with senior technical stakeholders and influencing technology strategy. Key Responsibilities Architect and deliver complex, creative software and cloud solutions, applying strategic thinking to ambiguous technical problems and influencing architectural decisions across teams. Develop secure, high-quality production code and actively review, debug and improve code produced by other engineers. Lead architectural design for cloud-native systems and services, producing comprehensive RFCs, ADRs, architecture diagrams and other technical design documentation. Drive operational excellence by identifying patterns in system failures, operational metrics and data, implementing improvements to reliability, performance and observability. Lead technology and vendor assessments, conducting technical deep dives and evaluating architectural approaches, technical capabilities and emerging technologies. Help develop engineering communities of practice, promoting cloud-native technologies, engineering standards and best practices. Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, technical design and knowledge sharing. Contribute to strategic initiatives covering cloud platform standards, CI/CD maturity and Infrastructure-as-Code. Design and operate resilient, highly scalable cloud services in line with enterprise security, compliance and public cloud standards. Required Skills & Experience Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts with 5+ years' professional experience in production software development. Advanced hands-on experience across system design, application development, testing and operational stability at scale. Strong proficiency in modern programming languages, with Go or Python particularly desirable. Advanced Kubernetes platform engineering experience, including designing, developing and operating custom Kubernetes Operators and Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs). Experience with technologies such as Kubebuilder, Operator SDK or equivalent . Strong understanding of Kubernetes internals, API machinery, RBAC, multi-tenancy, observability and production operational practices. Proven experience building cloud-native control planes and automation frameworks on Kubernetes, including reconciliation loops, admission controllers, webhooks and custom controllers. Strong Google Cloud Platform experience , including architecting, building, deploying and operating production cloud-native workloads using core GCP services. Understanding of cloud cost optimisation, security and enterprise architecture principles. Strong experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation and deployment strategies . Advanced understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle and experience improving engineering practices across teams. Strong knowledge of agile engineering methodologies, CI/CD, application resilience, security and capacity planning. Demonstrable expertise in a technical discipline such as cloud architecture, distributed systems, security, DevOps or platform engineering. Experience working within the financial services sector , including understanding of IT environments, regulatory requirements and operational constraints. Practical experience using AI-assisted developer tools and AI agents , such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code or equivalent. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain complex technical decisions and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical audiences. Desirable Skills Advanced Infrastructure-as-Code experience, particularly Terraform, CloudFormation or CDK . Strong observability and monitoring experience with technologies such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog or CloudWatch . Relevant Google Cloud certifications , such as Developer, Solutions Architect or Security. Experience implementing cloud security practices including secure coding, threat modelling, compliance and incident response. Open-source contributions or a strong track record of technical knowledge sharing. Experience leading multi-team initiatives spanning infrastructure, application and platform engineering. Damia Group Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept our Data Protection Policy which can be found on our website. Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job. Should the role require the successful candidate to undergo and be eligible for UK Security Vetting. Clearance sponsorship will be provided where required. Due to the nature of the work, candidates should meet the relevant residency requirements. If applicable, Reserved Post nationality restrictions will be confirmed by the client. Damia is committed to inclusive recruitment and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. Damia Group is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy and in accordance to Conduct Regulations 2003.

Java Software Engineer / £70,000 £90,000 / Fully Remote DV Clearance Eligibility Required Build innovative software. Solve complex challenges. Make a real impact. TwinStream is looking for an experienced Java Software Engineer to join our agile development team, building components for a sophisticated cross-domain security system. This is an opportunity to work on technically challenging projects, contribute throughout the full software development lifecycle and collaborate with talented engineers to develop secure, high-quality solutions. About TwinStream Founded in 2019 by engineers tackling complex challenges within government organisations, TwinStream combines technical excellence with outstanding client service. We've grown to more than 100 people across the UK, delivering innovative solutions in a collaborative and supportive environment. The Java Software Engineer Role You'll be involved in everything from understanding requirements and designing solutions to coding, testing, deployment and ongoing support. We're looking for more than someone who can write code you'll bring curiosity, strong problem-solving skills and a genuine interest in understanding the challenges behind the technology. Your responsibilities will include: Designing, developing and maintaining high-quality Java software. Investigating technologies and identifying effective technical solutions. Writing and maintaining unit, acceptance and performance tests. Supporting deployment pipelines and working closely with DevOps specialists. Troubleshooting complex technical issues and providing third-line support. Participating in code reviews, pair programming, planning and estimation. Working collaboratively within an agile team to deliver reliable, maintainable software. What We're Looking For You'll have strong Java development experience, an agile mindset and a passion for solving complex technical problems. Key skills and experience: Java development, ideally using Spring Boot. Agile practices, including TDD, BDD, continuous delivery, DevOps and pair programming. Experience with AWS services, including S3, Fargate, Lambda, SQS and SNS. Databases such as PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB or DynamoDB, plus JPA. REST APIs, RabbitMQ, Docker and Linux. Infrastructure and automation tools, including Terraform, Ansible and Kubernetes. CI/CD and version control tools such as Jenkins, Git, Bitbucket and GitLab. Strong communication, collaboration and problem-solving skills, with a positive and open approach to teamwork. Desirable: Experience with OpenShift, Docker Compose/Swarm, Python or other languages such as JavaScript, Go and Bash. You don't need experience with every technology listed. If you have solid Java skills and enjoy learning, collaborating and tackling challenging engineering problems, we'd love to hear from you. What's in It for You? £70,000 £90,000 salary Fully remote working, with potential travel to the Bristol office in the future The opportunity to work on technically challenging and meaningful projects A collaborative team environment focused on technical excellence The chance to develop your skills while contributing across the full software development lifecycle Ready for Your Next Challenge? Join TwinStream and help build secure, high-quality software that tackles complex real-world problems. Apply today!

SC Cleared Platform Engineer - 6 months+ £(Apply online only)pd Inside IR35 DOE - Hybrid working in Berkshire ( 2 days p/w, rest wfh) Looking for a Platform Engineer to support the implementation, operation, maintenance, and evolution of digital tools supporting Model and Simulation (Synthetics), Virtual and Physical Testing, Qualification, and Certification (ITEA), or Training and Through Life Support (TLS), development toolchains, and automation capabilities. Key Accountabilities and Objectives Accountabilities include (but are not limited to): Implement, configure, test, deploy, and maintain digital tools and environments. Develop scripts and automation utilities. Support platform integration and operational activities. Troubleshoot technical issues and support end users. Produce and review deliverables and technical documentation. Lifecycle Management Support platform maintenance and upgrades. Contribute to automation and continuous improvement initiatives. Support deployment and release activities. Governance Ensure compliance with engineering standards and processes. Maintain configuration and operational documentation. Support audit and quality assurance activities. Qualifications Essential Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Technology, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related discipline. 2+ years of experience in the implementation and deployment of digital tools supporting one of the following domains: Model and Simulation (Synthetics) Virtual and Physical Testing, Qualification, and Certification (ITEA) Training and Through Life Support (TLS) Desirable Qualifications Experience in Aerospace or Defence projects delivering digital tools. Microsoft Azure Devops certification or other CI/CD environments Skills and Experience: Experience in the implementation and deployment of digital tools Scripting and automation. Troubleshooting and problem solving. Team collaboration and communication. Experience with MS Azure suite or similar environment Desirable: Model-Based Development exposure. Cloud, container, or infrastructure automation experience. Experience working in Defence or aerospace. Experience working transnationally. Familiarity with system, data and technical architecture. Architecture across the full system engineering lifecycle. Effective communication and management of stakeholders including Product Owners, Delivery Managers, Engineers, IT team and end users to ensure all needs are considered and expectations are managed. This temporary contract is inside IR35 and will require working under the direction of the client delivery manager as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The successful candidate will follow established delivery processes and working practices This temporary contract is the successful candidate to undergo and be eligible for UK Security Vetting at SC/DV level. Clearance sponsorship will be provided where required. Due to the nature of the work, candidates should meet the relevant residency requirements. If applicable, reserved post nationality restrictions will be confirmed by the client. Damia is committed to inclusive recruitment and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. Due to the secure nature of the position and working environment, you must have, or be eligible to obtain Security Clearance List of national security vetting clearance levels with guidance on who requires clearance and what checks are completed. D amia Group Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept our Data Protection Policy which can be found on our website. Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job. Should the role require the successful candidate to undergo and be eligible for UK Security Vetting. Clearance sponsorship will be provided where required. Due to the nature of the work, candidates should meet the relevant residency requirements. If applicable, Reserved Post nationality restrictions will be confirmed by the client. Damia is committed to inclusive recruitment and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. Damia Group is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy and in accordance to Conduct Regulations 2003.

Lead Product Manager Max Supplier Charge rate: 700 - 780 Clearance required: SC + NPPV3 Nationality requirement: Single National Location: Remote Job Description: Cloud Solution Design: Design scalable, secure, and highly available architectures using AWS services such as EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, IAM, VPC, and CloudFront. Select appropriate AWS services based on business requirements, performance needs, and cost considerations. Architecture Governance & Standards Define and enforce cloud architecture best practices, patterns, and standards. Ensure solutions adhere to security frameworks, compliance rules, IAM principles, and AWS Well Architected Framework guidelines. Technical Leadership Provide technical direction to engineering teams, developers, DevOps engineers, and data specialists. Review solution designs, perform architectural assurance, and guide teams through implementation challenges. Security & Compliance Implement security controls including IAM policies, encryption, network segmentation, monitoring, and threat detection. Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, ISO27001, PCI DSS) through AWS-native tools and architectural controls Infrastructure as Code (IaC ) Lead the adoption of IaC using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK. Standardize reusable templates and modules for consistent and repeatable deployments across environments. Performance & Cost Optimisation Monitor workloads using tools like CloudWatch, Trusted Advisor, and Cost Explorer. Optimise infrastructure for performance, reliability, cost efficiency and operational excellence. Cloud Migration & Modernisation Define migration strategies including rehosting, refactoring, replatforming, and containerisation. Design modern architectures involving microservices, serverless, APIs, and event driven patterns. Stakeholder Engagement Act as the technical counterpart to product owners, business stakeholders, and delivery managers. Communicate complex cloud concepts in clear, non technical language when needed. Troubleshooting & Escalation Provide advanced support for complex issues across application, infrastructure, and integration layers. Lead root cause analysis for high priority incidents involving AWS workloads. Continuous Improvement & Innovation Stay current with new AWS services and architectural trends. Identify opportunities to modernise, automate, simplify, or improve existing cloud environments 'This role requires additional vetting, which means this could take longer than our normal onboarding process. You will require additional vetting for this position, which means the process can take longer than the usual onboarding process with Capgemini. Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any queries.' If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website.

Solution Architect 6-Month contract - Inside IR35 - up to 675 per day London based - hybrid working - 3 days a week onsite Current and active SC Clearance as well as NPPV3 is required to be considered for this role We are looking for an experienced Solution Architect to work as part of a central architecture function supporting the design and delivery of a portfolio of digital products and services that support Policing. This is a hands-on architecture role requiring someone who is comfortable working across a variety of products and technology areas, moving between application architecture, solution design, integration, cloud infrastructure and engineering considerations. Key Responsibilities: Develop, review and maintain solution and application architectures across a range of digital products and services, translating business and technical requirements into pragmatic, deliverable designs. Produce architecture and design artefacts at an appropriate level of detail, including application, integration, data and technology/infrastructure views. Review and evaluate technical proposals, solution options and designs, identifying trade-offs and providing clear recommendations to support delivery decisions. Work closely with engineering teams to ensure architecture is implementable and aligned with modern engineering practices, rather than simply producing architecture documentation. Provide architecture input throughout the product lifecycle, from early discovery and design through development, transition and operation. Support the design of solutions deployed within AWS, including consideration of compute, networking, storage, security, resilience, availability, observability and operational support. Work with engineering teams on DevOps and CI/CD approaches, helping ensure that architecture supports effective automated build, test, deployment and operation. Understand and contribute to Infrastructure as Code approaches, particularly Terraform, and how infrastructure design and application architecture work together. Define and assure non-functional requirements, including performance, availability, resilience, scalability, security, supportability and maintainability. Identify architectural risks, technical debt, dependencies and constraints, working with delivery teams to determine appropriate mitigation or resolution. Support integration between products, shared services and external systems, considering APIs, events, data flows and wider end-to-end dependencies. Ensure architecture decisions and rationale are appropriately captured and maintained. Contribute to architecture governance and assurance, helping teams navigate governance pragmatically while maintaining appropriate technical standards. Work collaboratively with other architects and engineering specialists to establish reusable patterns, standards and approaches across multiple products. Essential Skills and Experience: Domain Experience Experience of delivering architecture within one or more of the following environments is required: Large Government Departments Policing, law enforcement or Public Safety Large-scale, security-sensitive digital services Programmes involving legacy modernisation, cloud migration or replacement of business-critical systems Technical Experience: Strong experience working as a Solution Architect within complex digital delivery environments associated to national policing systems. Good application architecture and solution design experience, ideally across multiple products or services rather than a single technology stack. Experience designing modern applications and services using approaches such as APIs, microservices, event-driven integration and cloud-native patterns. Good understanding of the relationship between application architecture, infrastructure and software engineering. Experience working directly with software engineers, technical leads, DevOps engineers and delivery teams. Ability to translate requirements and problems into clear architecture options and practical solution designs. Experience defining and working with non-functional requirements. Understanding of security, resilience, scalability, availability, observability and operational considerations within solution design. Highly Desirable Strong practical knowledge of AWS architecture and infrastructure design. Experience designing cloud-native solutions using AWS services. Good understanding of DevOps, CI/CD and modern software delivery practices. Experience of Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform. Understanding of containerisation and orchestration technologies. Experience with automated testing, deployment pipelines and environment management. Experience of integration architecture, API management and event-driven architectures. Experience working with architecture modelling tools and maintaining architecture repositories. Knowledge of architecture frameworks, patterns and technology standards. Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.

Senior DevOps Engineer Location: Wiltshire Contract: 2 months Pay: Up to 62.50p/h Inside IR35 (DOE) Due to the nature of the work, we require candidates who already hold active MOD DV clearance . Responsibilities: Lead the design, build, and support of CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks, and containerised environments. Take ownership of engineering delivery for one or more work packages, including planning, estimation, execution, and reporting. Develop and review automation designs, infrastructure as code templates, and technical documentation. Integrate DevOps solutions across secure environments, ensuring compliance with performance and security requirements. Provide mentoring, guidance, and technical leadership to DevOps Engineers and Technicians. Collaborate with stakeholders, project teams, and customers to ensure solutions meet requirements. Drive continuous improvement and contribute to engineering standards and governance. Experience required Strong understanding of CI/CD concepts and version control (Git) Hands-on experience with automation tools (e.g. Ansible, Terraform) Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell) Knowledge of containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS, Azure) Awareness of cybersecurity practices in secure system delivery Experience designing and maintaining pipelines in GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools (ELK, Prometheus, Splunk) Familiarity with secrets management (e.g. HashiCorp Vault, PKI) Industry certifications in DevOps, Cloud, or Security technologies Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.

Solution Architect 6-Month contract - Inside IR35 - up to 675 per day London based - hybrid working - 2-3 days a week onsite Current and active SC Clearance as well as NPPV3 is required to be considered for this role We are looking for an experienced Solution Architect to work as part of a central architecture function supporting the design and delivery of a portfolio of digital products and services that support Policing. This is a hands-on architecture role requiring someone who is comfortable working across a variety of products and technology areas, moving between application architecture, solution design, integration, cloud infrastructure and engineering considerations. Key Responsibilities: Develop, review and maintain solution and application architectures across a range of digital products and services, translating business and technical requirements into pragmatic, deliverable designs. Produce architecture and design artefacts at an appropriate level of detail, including application, integration, data and technology/infrastructure views. Review and evaluate technical proposals, solution options and designs, identifying trade-offs and providing clear recommendations to support delivery decisions. Work closely with engineering teams to ensure architecture is implementable and aligned with modern engineering practices, rather than simply producing architecture documentation. Provide architecture input throughout the product lifecycle, from early discovery and design through development, transition and operation. Support the design of solutions deployed within AWS, including consideration of compute, networking, storage, security, resilience, availability, observability and operational support. Work with engineering teams on DevOps and CI/CD approaches, helping ensure that architecture supports effective automated build, test, deployment and operation. Understand and contribute to Infrastructure as Code approaches, particularly Terraform, and how infrastructure design and application architecture work together. Define and assure non-functional requirements, including performance, availability, resilience, scalability, security, supportability and maintainability. Identify architectural risks, technical debt, dependencies and constraints, working with delivery teams to determine appropriate mitigation or resolution. Support integration between products, shared services and external systems, considering APIs, events, data flows and wider end-to-end dependencies. Ensure architecture decisions and rationale are appropriately captured and maintained. Contribute to architecture governance and assurance, helping teams navigate governance pragmatically while maintaining appropriate technical standards. Work collaboratively with other architects and engineering specialists to establish reusable patterns, standards and approaches across multiple products. Act as a technical problem solver, helping teams investigate complex or cross-cutting technical issues and develop viable solution options. Communicate architecture effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, adapting the level of detail to the audience. Essential Skills and Experience: Domain Experience Experience of delivering architecture within one or more of the following environments is required: Large Government Departments Policing, law enforcement or Public Safety Large-scale, security-sensitive digital services Programmes involving legacy modernisation, cloud migration or replacement of business-critical systems Technical Experience: Strong experience working as a Solution Architect within complex digital delivery environments associated to national policing systems. Good application architecture and solution design experience, ideally across multiple products or services rather than a single technology stack. Experience designing modern applications and services using approaches such as APIs, microservices, event-driven integration and cloud-native patterns. Good understanding of the relationship between application architecture, infrastructure and software engineering. Experience working directly with software engineers, technical leads, DevOps engineers and delivery teams. Ability to translate requirements and problems into clear architecture options and practical solution designs. Experience defining and working with non-functional requirements. Understanding of security, resilience, scalability, availability, observability and operational considerations within solution design. Ability to work with incomplete or evolving requirements and provide sufficient architectural direction without unnecessarily constraining engineering teams. Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills. Ability to work across several products or technical problems concurrently and prioritise architecture effort according to delivery need. Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.

Job Advert DV Cleared DevOps EngineerCheltenham Our client is a growing National Security technology organisation delivering critical solutions that support some of the UK's most important defence and government programmes. They are looking for a DV Cleared DevOps Engineer to join a highly capable engineering team responsible for building, automating and supporting secure cloud and on-premise environments. This is an opportunity to work on meaningful projects, modern infrastructure and large-scale secure systems while collaborating with highly skilled engineers. What You'll Be Doing Designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines Developing Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform, Ansible and similar technologies Managing Linux-based infrastructure Supporting AWS, Azure or GCP environments Automating deployment and operational processes Deploying and supporting containerised applications using Docker and Kubernetes Implementing monitoring, alerting and observability solutions Troubleshooting infrastructure and deployment issues Improving reliability, scalability and security across engineering platforms What We're Looking For Active DV Clearance (eDV or UKIC DV) Commercial DevOps, Platform Engineering or Infrastructure Engineering experience Strong Linux administration skills Experience with CI/CD tooling Terraform, Ansible or similar IaC tools Docker and Kubernetes AWS, Azure or Google Cloud Understanding of networking and security principles Strong Git knowledge Excellent troubleshooting abilities For immediate consideration, apply today or contact Claire Thomas (phone number removed)

Sopra Steria is involved in delivering some of the UK's most exciting and complex Defence technology programmes, supporting critical capabilities that contribute to national security. We have an exciting opportunity for Solution Architects to join our growing team, working on highly secure and technically challenging projects where you'll have the opportunity to shape, design and deliver innovative technology solutions. Whether your expertise sits within Networking, Infrastructure, Linux or DevOps, you'll be working alongside experienced technical teams, tackling complex challenges and helping deliver solutions that make a real difference to our Defence customers. This is an opportunity to work on interesting and meaningful projects, gain exposure to a wide range of technologies and play a key role in shaping how solutions are designed and delivered within some of the UK's most secure environments. Location: Salisbury or Portsmouth - Hybrid working (3 days per week on-site). Security Clearance: Active SC clearance required and eligibility to obtain MoD Developed Vetting (DV). What you'll be doing Lead the end-to-end design of technical solutions, taking high-level concepts and requirements and developing them into detailed, deliverable solutions that meet customer needs. Provide technical leadership across projects, guiding engineering teams, defining work packages, resolving technical challenges and driving decisions to ensure solutions are successfully delivered. Produce and review high-level and low-level designs, ensuring solutions are technically sound, meet architectural standards and progress through the appropriate design assurance and approval processes. Work closely with customers, technical SMEs and internal stakeholders to understand requirements, challenge existing approaches, agree design decisions and ensure solutions align with wider business and technical objectives. Embed Secure by Design principles throughout the solution lifecycle, ensuring security, compliance and operational requirements are considered when designing solutions for highly classified environments. Work alongside Project Managers to support delivery planning, estimate technical effort, track progress and proactively identify and manage risks, dependencies and challenges that could impact delivery. What you'll bring In-depth technical knowledge and experience in at least one of the following areas: Networking (Cisco technologies), IT Infrastructure, Linux platforms or DevOps and Automation, with the willingness to work across other technologies. Experience working within highly secure or classified environments, such as Defence, Intelligence, Government or similarly security-sensitive sectors, with an understanding of the challenges and constraints associated with these environments. Proven experience designing and delivering technical solutions, producing architectural documentation and applying security, governance and design standards, including an understanding of Secure by Design principles. Strong technical leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to guide engineers, influence technical decisions, challenge existing approaches and communicate complex solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences. An understanding of project delivery methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall, with experience supporting technical planning, estimating effort, managing risks and dependencies, and working collaboratively to deliver solutions within agreed timescales. 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: Salisbury or Portsmouth Security Clearance Level: Active SC clearance and eligibility to obtain MoD Developed Vetting (DV). Internal Recruiter: Josh Salary: Competitive, based on experience Benefits: £5,400 car allowance, which can also be taken as cash, 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 havepartnered 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 knowwhen completingyour 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.

Location: Cheadle, 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. Software DevOps Engineer - Maritime Mission Systems Location: Cheadle 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. Shape the future of DevOps for mission-critical maritime systems We are looking for a Software DevOps Engineer to join our Maritime Mission Systems team in Cheadle. In this role, you'll help modernise and evolve the DevOps platforms that support the development and delivery of world-class sonar capabilities for the Royal Navy and international customers. Working closely with software engineers, you'll improve developer experience, enhance platform performance and availability, and introduce modern DevOps tooling that supports the delivery of mission-critical defence technology. Our purpose is to deliver trusted underwater sensing and decision advantage, working hand-in-hand with navies around the world to safeguard people and nurture global security. Our work spans four sectors: Mine Countermeasures, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Services and Future Capabilities. Main Responsibilities Support software development teams by maintaining and enhancing DevOps platforms and development tooling. Develop, maintain and optimise CI/CD pipelines to improve software delivery and deployment. Modernise and migrate legacy development environments using contemporary DevOps practices and technologies. Investigate, evaluate and implement modern DevOps tools, automation solutions and Infrastructure as Code. Develop and support in-house tooling while improving platform performance, availability, monitoring and security. Ideal Experience & Skills Experience working within Agile and DevOps environments, supporting software delivery through CI/CD pipelines. Strong Linux (Red Hat preferred) administration skills with experience of container technologies such as Docker or Podman. Experience with automation and scripting using tools such as Ansible, Bash, Python or Go. Knowledge of container orchestration, infrastructure automation and modern DevOps practices. Understanding of networking, cybersecurity principles, monitoring, logging and Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs). Benefits Performance-related bonus (grade dependent) Car cash allowance (grade dependent) 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 paid volunteering leave Private healthcare (grade dependent) Pension scheme Life cover 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and access to a mental wellbeing app Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers Gym membership discounts UK Eyes Only Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires you to be a sole British National from birth and achieve Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats. 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: . At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here. If this role isn't quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities. Join the Talent Community here. Join Thales in the UK - Innovate with us and shape the future!

Senior DevOps Engineer - Salesforce Are you passionate about building secure, resilient cloud platforms that support critical services in highly regulated environments? As a Senior DevOps Engineer - Salesforce, you'll play a key role in designing, automating and operating the engineering capabilities that underpin a major Salesforce platform. You'll help drive DevSecOps best practice across Salesforce and AWS environments, ensuring solutions remain secure, compliant, scalable and reliable. Working within a collaborative multidisciplinary team, you'll partner with Architects, Developers, Test Engineers and Product Owners to embed automation throughout the software delivery lifecycle, improve operational resilience, and support the delivery of business-critical services. This is an exciting opportunity to influence engineering standards, enhance platform observability, and shape how modern cloud and Salesforce services are delivered within a governance and compliance-led environment. This is a hybrid role based in London, with an expectation of 2 days per week in the office. What you'll be doing: Designing, implementing and maintaining secure CI/CD pipelines across Salesforce and AWS platforms. Driving automation through Infrastructure as Code, deployment tooling and reusable engineering patterns. Supporting the availability, performance, resilience and operational stability of Salesforce-based services across development, test and production environments. Embedding security controls, automated compliance validation, vulnerability management and secure-by-design principles throughout the software delivery lifecycle. Implementing monitoring, logging and alerting solutions to improve observability, incident response and operational insight. Supporting incident, problem and change management activities while continuously improving DevOps maturity and platform capabilities. What you'll bring: Strong DevOps engineering experience within complex enterprise or highly regulated environments. Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation and Infrastructure as Code practices. Strong AWS cloud engineering expertise and experience managing cloud-hosted environments. Experience supporting Salesforce delivery programmes, including release management, deployment tooling and environment strategies. Knowledge of DevSecOps practices including security automation, compliance controls, policy enforcement and vulnerability management. Experience with scripting, Git source control, automated deployments and platform performance optimisation. Experience with Copado and a relevant Copado certification It would be great if you had: Salesforce certifications. AWS certifications. Experience within Financial Services or other highly regulated sectors. ITIL qualifications or experience If you're 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: Full-time, Permanent Location: London (Hybrid, 2 days per week office based) Security Clearance Level: SC eligible Internal Recruiter: Ross Salary: £40,000 - £60,000 per annum Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, and pension. Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, 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? With a long history of delivering transformation, we've developed a market-leading partnership ecosystem to provide business services of the future and shape valuable, positive outcomes for communities. We empower our clients by providing innovative solutions and commercial models that help them meet their business needs, drive operational efficiencies, and deliver impactful value creation. We remain committed to values of excellence, empathy and respect to produce transformative outcomes in business processing - creating value for all. 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 havepartnered 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 knowwhen completingyour 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.

Are you a Network Engineer with hands on experience delivering Cisco solutions? Sopra Steria are currently recruiting for Senior Network Engineers with experience in Cisco (Routers, Switches, Firewalls & Wireless Access Points) for to support with a unique opportunity within our Aerospace, Defence and Security sector. You will be responsible for assisting with the design, build, deployment and support of our enterprise leading edge networks, responding to operational requirements in support of rapid defence activities. This is a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Engineer to continue to learn and develop in a high specialised environment. This role is based on site in Farnborough. Due to the nature of the client, we are only able to progress with sole British nationals eligible for DV clearance. What you'll be doing: Assist with the design, build, deployment and support of our enterprise leading edge networks Responding to operational requirements in support of rapid defence activities Providing support to strategic projects ensuring they meet predefined objectives Proactive monitoring and maintenance of all production systems Building and maintaining relationships with our customers, partners and teams Working within a team to deliver against SLA's and XLA's Leading or supporting investigations into complex service problems, recommending solutions and following procedures to plan, test and implement proposed solutions Providing support to the team Identifying opportunities for innovation and continual service improvement Handling support tickets Contributing to DevOps and automation adoption, building skills in tools such as ansible and terraform Ensure corporate governance and security standards are adhered to by the team What you'll bring: Experience working with Cisco products and a willingness to achieve certification. Experience working within an ITIL Environment Hands-on experience with Cisco solutions (Routers, Switches, Firewalls & Wireless Access Points) Knowledge and skills with TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, ACL's and other network enabling technologies Excellent customer service skills It would be great if you had: Experience managing and troubleshooting firewalls and other security devices Experience with Cisco Unified Communications (UC) Experience configuring, supporting, troubleshooting SDN technologies such as Cisco ACI or VMware NSX Working understanding of Cloud networking solutions and principles i.e. (Azure Networking, AWS networking) Use of automation tooling such as Ansible and Terraform Experience in programming/scripting (BASH, Python, PowerShell, etc) If you're 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: Full-time, Permanent Location: Farnborough Security Clearance Level: DV Internal Recruiter: Olly Walker Salary: Up to £55,000 Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, and pension. Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, 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 havepartnered 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 knowwhen completingyour 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.

Job summary Please note this role requires you to pass Security Check clearance. For further information, please see 'Selection process details'. Are you experienced in live service IT Service Management? Do you want to help shape an emerging function in one of UK governments largest IT environments? Do you pride yourself in having the technical ability to fix complex issues and continuously improve systems? If so, come and join us at DWP Digital. The primary role of Centralised Application Support Services (CASS) is to provide application operations which deliver continuity of service for our users across DWP Digital services. As an Application Operations Engineer, you will be: Working collaboratively with teams across Digital Group to ensure smooth running of operational processes. Providing service management expertise and technical skills to ensure service availability and the appropriate respond when issues occur. Affectively utilise Incident, Problem and Change and Release Mgmt. as well as automating and innovating via continuous improvement to enhance the services we provide for citizens. Please note:There will be a contractual requirement to join an on-call rota providing overnight cover, for example 17:00pm 08:00am on weekdays, and 24 hours for weekends and bank holidays. The cover is shared around the team and would normally equate to being on-call for a week, every other week. Job description As an Application Operations Engineer, you will support, manage, maintain, and continuously improve a single application or a suite of applications from a technical and IT Service Management perspective. These applications will range in technology, from Linux to Windows servers, relational and non-relational databases, Cloud and On-Premises based servers and various third-party software. There is also scope to be involved in the management of certificates and key exchanges and the diagnosing of networking issues. You will follow IT Service Management best practice, using frameworks like ITIL, Agile and Scrum to ensure service and operational processes run smoothly and deliver value for the end user community, this includes: Proactively and reactively raising and investigating incidents. Troubleshooting issues reported by users and responding to customer requests. Carry out the investigation of relevant problem records for their applications. Actively contributes to the implementation of remedies and preventative measures. Proactively monitoring applications to ensure their health, availability, and stability. Raising, coordinating, and deploying changes into the test and live estate. Carrying out any required testing as part of these releases. Actively raise knowledge articles to provide guidance to other users and escalate ownership where required. Ensure all knowledge articles within the service you support are raised and are kept current, reviewed and are in line with best practice. Working in a team with other Application Operations Engineers, this includes: Sharing your knowledge, experience and best practice including with Associate and fellow Application Operations Engineers. Escalating to Senior Application Operation Engineers and Lead Application Operation Engineers on success stories and service issues. Developing and maintaining strong working relationships with a multi-disciplinary team, including Service Owners; DevOps and Site Reliability Engineers; Architects; Testers; Business Analysts; Process Owners; external partners; Other Government Departments and many others. Taking the lead on or contributing to the identification and where possible implementation of continual service improvements with regards to both technical and process improvements. Actively raise risks when identified during your course of work and escalate ownership where required. Being an active member of Centralised Application Support Services function, sharing best practice and knowledge across the function. You will also take accountability for the development of the associate members within your team. Person specification See selection process for further details. If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact . Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Leadership Managing a Quality Service Working Together Changing and Improving Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Service Management Benefits Alongside your salary of 38,772, Department for Work and Pensions contributes 11,232 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window). We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Working patterns to support work/life balance such as job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours. Generous annual leave at least 23 days on entry, increasing up to 30 days over time (prorata for part time employees), plus 9 days public and privilege leave. Support for financial wellbeing, including interest-free season ticket loans for travel, a cycle to work scheme and an employee discount scheme. Health and wellbeing support including our Employee Assistance Programme for specialist advice and counselling and the opportunity to join HASSRA a first-class programme of competitions, activities and benefits for its members (subscription payable monthly). Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and shared parental leave pay after 1 years continuous service. Funded learning and development to support progress in your role and career. This includes industry recognised qualifications and accreditations, coaching, mentoring and talent development programmes. An inclusive and diverse environment with opportunities to join professional and interpersonal networks including Womens Network, National Race Network, National Disability Network (THRIVE) and many more. Hybrid Working This role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. If a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for the role and for you, you will normally be required to spend a minimum of 60% of your contracted working hours from your DWP office. If you have a disability, caring responsibilities, or other circumstances that may affect your ability to meet the minimum office attendance requirement, please discuss this with us using the contact details in this advert. Salary Information New entrants to the Civil Service will join on band minimum. Existing Civil Servants who secure a new role on lateral transfer will maintain their current substantive salary. Existing Civil Servants who gain promotion will move to the bottom of the grade pay scale or receive a 10% increase applied to their current substantive salary, whichever is greater. Any temporary allowances that you are currently in receipt of will not form part of the calculation to determine your pay. Any allowances that are in payment will cease when you move into your new role. Things you need to know Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use. Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window) , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills. Stage 1: Application Your application will consist of four parts: 1. A Personal Details application form. 2. Employment history - this should contain your work experience and any skills, qualifications and accomplishments relevant to the jobs you have completed. 3. Personal statement - up to 750 words. This statement should be used to provide examples of how you meet the essential criteria below: User Focus Evidence of successfully communicating technical information to users/stakeholders. Service Focus Evidence of collaborating with other technical teams to provide a quality service. Continual Service Improvement Evidence of proactively seeking and implementing improvement initiatives from a technical and process angle. 4. Technical statement (up to 250 words). The following statement is aligned to the required technical skill of Service Management. This statement should be used to provide example(s) of how you meet the criterion below: . click apply for full job details

DevOps Engineer As part of our growing Digital & Data community, you'll work alongside experts from across engineering, design, product, data, and delivery to solve complex challenges for our clients and communities. You'll join a growing multidisciplinary team that combine strategic thinking, human-centred design, and modern engineering practices to deliver impactful digital solutions. We are looking for DevOps Engineers who are passionate about building scalable cloud platforms, improving developer experience, and enabling teams to deliver high-quality services faster and more securely. Why Jacobs? At Jacobs, we put people at the heart of everything we do. Through our Culture of Caring, we foster an environment where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work, feel valued for their unique perspectives, and have the opportunity to grow and succeed. We know that diverse teams create better solutions. That's why we're committed to building an inclusive workplace where differences are celebrated and every voice is heard. Whether you're returning to work, changing careers, living with a disability, or bringing experience from a different industry, we encourage you to apply. Together, we'll challenge today and reinvent tomorrow. As a DevOps Engineer, you'll play a key role in designing, building, automating and optimising cloud-native platforms and delivery pipelines that underpin critical digital services. - Work within agile, multidisciplinary teams to deliver modern digital services and cloud platforms. - Collaborate closely with clients, architects, developers and technical stakeholders to solve complex business and technical challenges. - Champion DevOps culture and engineering excellence, helping teams adopt modern ways of working and continuous improvement practices. - Design, build and maintain secure, scalable and resilient AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code. - Develop and optimise CI/CD pipelines to improve deployment speed, reliability and quality. - Implement observability, monitoring and alerting solutions that provide meaningful operational insights. - Support cloud adoption, platform modernisation and the migration of legacy workloads. - Coach and enable client teams, helping them develop DevOps capabilities and best practices. - Contribute to our thriving Digital & Data community through knowledge sharing, mentoring and continuous learning. What You'll Bring - Eligible for, or currently holding, SC Security Clearance. - Demonstrable experience delivering DevOps or Platform Engineering solutions within agile environments. - Strong AWS experience, including designing and supporting cloud-native and serverless architectures. - Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or AWS CDK. - Expertise building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and modern source control practices. - Experience deploying and managing containerised applications using Kubernetes, Helm and Docker. Strong understanding of logging, monitoring and observability practices. - Experience designing and implementing secure, resilient and highly available cloud environments. Working knowledge of networking, infrastructure and cloud security principles. - Experience supporting application deployments across Linux and cloud-hosted environments. Scripting and automation experience using Bash, with Python and/or TypeScript advantageous. - Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Desirable Experience (Nice to have) - Experience working within large-scale enterprise or multi-cluster Kubernetes environments. - Experience with Dynatrace monitoring and observability tooling. - Exposure to government, regulated or security-conscious environments. - Experience mentoring engineers or helping clients mature DevOps capabilities. - A growth mindset and genuine enthusiasm for learning emerging technologies and practices. Our Technology Ecosystem We believe in choosing the right technology for the challenge, while maintaining strong expertise across modern cloud and platform engineering tooling. - AWS, including Lambda, SQS/SNS, API Gateway and CloudWatch - Jenkins, Git, Terraform and AWS CDK - Kubernetes, Helm and Docker - Kibana, Grafana and Dynatrace - Scripting, predominantly bash (Python & TypeScript) Manchester Greater Manchester United Kingdom Digital and Data National Security & Defense Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally. Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and belonging. We put people at the heart of our business, and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we've gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You'll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits, and opportunities, from well-being benefits to our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you'll discover how you can cultivate, nurture, and achieve your goals - all at a single global company. Find out more about life at Jacobs . We aim to embed inclusion and belonging in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we're more connected and creative. We accept people for who they are, and we champion the richness of different perspectives, lived experiences and backgrounds in the workplace, as a source of learning and innovation. 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