Location Manchester About the job Job summary The Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government. We are responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government. Our priorities are to drive a modern digital government, by: joining up public sector services harnessing the power of AI for the public good strengthening and extending our digital and data public infrastructure elevating leadership and investing in talent funding for outcomes and procuring for growth and innovation committing to transparency and driving accountability We are home to the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (I.AI), the world-leading GOV.UK and at the forefront of coordinating the UK's geospatial strategy and activity. We lead the Government Digital and Data function and champion the work of digital teams across government. We're part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and employ more than 1,000 people all over the UK, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol The Government Digital Service is where talent translates into impact. From your first day, you'll be working with some of the world's most highly-skilled digital professionals, all contributing their knowledge to make change on a national scale Join us for rewarding work that makes a difference across the UK. You'll solve some of the nation's highest-priority digital challenges, helping millions of people access services they need Data Services for Personalised GOV.UK Channels This role will be part of a new team at GDS, the focus specifically on developing the services that abstracts personalised data logistics for product teams, enabling them to deliver personalised features without worrying about underlying cross government data complexity. The work is split into four main areas, data exchange between departments, a serverless platform to power the GOV.UK personalised channels, a platform to store GOV.UK personalised channel data and providing support for a new government digital mailbox. Reporting into the Engineering Manager, you'll work within and support the wider engineering teams as well as collaborate with peers including Technical Architects to deliver a user-centric, highly scalable, resilient, and performant platform It is expected that this role will involve outreach to other government departments, so an ability to communicate to a wide set of stakeholders, along with the ability to manage many work streams concurrently is a must Job description As a GDS Senior Developer, you'll contribute to the digital transformation of government by building and supporting high-quality digital services. You will play a key role in designing and delivering robust, scalable software solutions that meet user needs while aligning with broader GDS standards and practices. You'll contribute through hands-on engineering, applying modern development practices and helping build resilient, secure and maintainable services. You'll participate in technical discussions and design decisions, helping ensure solutions are practical, well implemented and aligned with wider architectural approaches. Senior Developers work closely with other engineers, architects, product managers and multidisciplinary teams. You'll collaborate to solve complex technical problems, contribute to improving engineering practices and help maintain high standards of code quality, reliability and performance. You'll thrive using agile methods and enjoy working collaboratively across teams to deliver meaningful outcomes. Above all, you'll want to make government services better for users, contributing to the continual improvement of the way teams build, run and evolve digital services. As a Senior Developer, you'll: contribute to improving the way the team works, supporting effective engineering practices, development workflows and collaborative approaches that help the team deliver high-quality software be a strong technical contributor within the team, maintaining proficiency across the systems, platforms and tools used to build and operate services help the team understand how different parts of the system interact, supporting the investigation and resolution of complex technical issues and enabling the team to work confidently across the broader technical landscape collaborate with engineers and architects to explore appropriate technologies, patterns and approaches, contributing to decisions about when new software should be written and helping ensure solutions are pragmatic, maintainable and aligned with organisational standards contribute to technical decision-making within the team, helping maintain a high standard of engineering quality through thoughtful design and implementation support and mentor other developers, sharing knowledge and helping colleagues build confidence and capability in their technical work participate in constructive technical discussions, contributing ideas and respectfully challenging proposals to help the team reach well-reasoned decisions share knowledge through collaboration, documentation, code reviews and technical discussions, helping ensure understanding is spread across the team apply and advocate for good engineering practices such as testing, code quality, observability, security and maintainability contribute to the wider engineering community within the organisation, sharing knowledge, participating in communities of practice and collaborating with other teams Person specification We're interested in people who have: strong experience building and operating serverless services on AWS, using technologies such as Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, EventBridge and Step Functions. strong TypeScript and Node.js development skills, using modern tooling, testing frameworks and development practices. experience working with AWS services such as S3, IAM, VPC networking (ideal), SSM Parameter Store / Secrets Manager and CloudWatch. experience developing event-driven and asynchronous systems, integrating services through queues, events and APIs. experience implementing and maintaining infrastructure as code, ideally using AWS CDK. the ability to build secure, well-tested and maintainable services, following modern engineering practices including automated testing, CI/CD and observability. the ability to work across a mixture of product stages - greenfield development, evolving services into operational products, and maintaining established live services the ability to bring an operational mindset to development, considering reliability, observability and maintainability from the start the ability to work effectively as a senior engineer within a team, contributing to technical discussions and helping shape implementation approaches the ability to support and mentor more junior developers, helping to improve team capability and engineering practices experience developing and operating large-scale web services experience building microservice or serverless applications and/or running applications in the cloud the ability to rapidly research and learn new tools, techniques and paradigms to solve technical problems the ability to use testing, prototyping and discovery techniques to validate ideas and inform development decisions experience working in agile environments and iterating on both software and team processes a good understanding of security considerations in operational services from end to end experience building robust and accessible systems that work for as many users as possible the ability to be comfortable contributing to technical discussions and evaluating technology choices with their team the ability to apply and promote engineering practices such as Test Driven Development (TDD), continuous integration, continuous delivery and DevOps methodologies
02/04/2026
Full time
Location Manchester About the job Job summary The Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government. We are responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government. Our priorities are to drive a modern digital government, by: joining up public sector services harnessing the power of AI for the public good strengthening and extending our digital and data public infrastructure elevating leadership and investing in talent funding for outcomes and procuring for growth and innovation committing to transparency and driving accountability We are home to the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (I.AI), the world-leading GOV.UK and at the forefront of coordinating the UK's geospatial strategy and activity. We lead the Government Digital and Data function and champion the work of digital teams across government. We're part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and employ more than 1,000 people all over the UK, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol The Government Digital Service is where talent translates into impact. From your first day, you'll be working with some of the world's most highly-skilled digital professionals, all contributing their knowledge to make change on a national scale Join us for rewarding work that makes a difference across the UK. You'll solve some of the nation's highest-priority digital challenges, helping millions of people access services they need Data Services for Personalised GOV.UK Channels This role will be part of a new team at GDS, the focus specifically on developing the services that abstracts personalised data logistics for product teams, enabling them to deliver personalised features without worrying about underlying cross government data complexity. The work is split into four main areas, data exchange between departments, a serverless platform to power the GOV.UK personalised channels, a platform to store GOV.UK personalised channel data and providing support for a new government digital mailbox. Reporting into the Engineering Manager, you'll work within and support the wider engineering teams as well as collaborate with peers including Technical Architects to deliver a user-centric, highly scalable, resilient, and performant platform It is expected that this role will involve outreach to other government departments, so an ability to communicate to a wide set of stakeholders, along with the ability to manage many work streams concurrently is a must Job description As a GDS Senior Developer, you'll contribute to the digital transformation of government by building and supporting high-quality digital services. You will play a key role in designing and delivering robust, scalable software solutions that meet user needs while aligning with broader GDS standards and practices. You'll contribute through hands-on engineering, applying modern development practices and helping build resilient, secure and maintainable services. You'll participate in technical discussions and design decisions, helping ensure solutions are practical, well implemented and aligned with wider architectural approaches. Senior Developers work closely with other engineers, architects, product managers and multidisciplinary teams. You'll collaborate to solve complex technical problems, contribute to improving engineering practices and help maintain high standards of code quality, reliability and performance. You'll thrive using agile methods and enjoy working collaboratively across teams to deliver meaningful outcomes. Above all, you'll want to make government services better for users, contributing to the continual improvement of the way teams build, run and evolve digital services. As a Senior Developer, you'll: contribute to improving the way the team works, supporting effective engineering practices, development workflows and collaborative approaches that help the team deliver high-quality software be a strong technical contributor within the team, maintaining proficiency across the systems, platforms and tools used to build and operate services help the team understand how different parts of the system interact, supporting the investigation and resolution of complex technical issues and enabling the team to work confidently across the broader technical landscape collaborate with engineers and architects to explore appropriate technologies, patterns and approaches, contributing to decisions about when new software should be written and helping ensure solutions are pragmatic, maintainable and aligned with organisational standards contribute to technical decision-making within the team, helping maintain a high standard of engineering quality through thoughtful design and implementation support and mentor other developers, sharing knowledge and helping colleagues build confidence and capability in their technical work participate in constructive technical discussions, contributing ideas and respectfully challenging proposals to help the team reach well-reasoned decisions share knowledge through collaboration, documentation, code reviews and technical discussions, helping ensure understanding is spread across the team apply and advocate for good engineering practices such as testing, code quality, observability, security and maintainability contribute to the wider engineering community within the organisation, sharing knowledge, participating in communities of practice and collaborating with other teams Person specification We're interested in people who have: strong experience building and operating serverless services on AWS, using technologies such as Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, EventBridge and Step Functions. strong TypeScript and Node.js development skills, using modern tooling, testing frameworks and development practices. experience working with AWS services such as S3, IAM, VPC networking (ideal), SSM Parameter Store / Secrets Manager and CloudWatch. experience developing event-driven and asynchronous systems, integrating services through queues, events and APIs. experience implementing and maintaining infrastructure as code, ideally using AWS CDK. the ability to build secure, well-tested and maintainable services, following modern engineering practices including automated testing, CI/CD and observability. the ability to work across a mixture of product stages - greenfield development, evolving services into operational products, and maintaining established live services the ability to bring an operational mindset to development, considering reliability, observability and maintainability from the start the ability to work effectively as a senior engineer within a team, contributing to technical discussions and helping shape implementation approaches the ability to support and mentor more junior developers, helping to improve team capability and engineering practices experience developing and operating large-scale web services experience building microservice or serverless applications and/or running applications in the cloud the ability to rapidly research and learn new tools, techniques and paradigms to solve technical problems the ability to use testing, prototyping and discovery techniques to validate ideas and inform development decisions experience working in agile environments and iterating on both software and team processes a good understanding of security considerations in operational services from end to end experience building robust and accessible systems that work for as many users as possible the ability to be comfortable contributing to technical discussions and evaluating technology choices with their team the ability to apply and promote engineering practices such as Test Driven Development (TDD), continuous integration, continuous delivery and DevOps methodologies
Location Glasgow, Newcastle-upon-Tyne About the job Job summary The Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) is responsible for delivering a compensation scheme that has been long awaited by the infected blood community to provide financial compensation to victims of infected blood on a UK-wide basis. We are looking for an experienced Lead Technical Architect who can blend knowledge of Data Platforms with data security, governance and strategic thinking. You will be confident at working in a complex and pressured data delivery environment across products where you'll be supporting the strategic objective of IBCA to pay compensation to those impacted by the infected blood scandal seamlessly. You will collaborate across the architecture function in data and digital to support the delivery of solutions, creating options and recommendations, and providing expert advice to drive technology choices. Working at IBCA gives you a huge opportunity to make an impact on those who deserve compensation, and this role will shape and support the development of safe and secure data solutions that provide a single source of truth for those going through their compensation journey. Successful applicants will join the Civil Service Pension Scheme. Please note that the mission of IBCA means that it is likely to be operational for a period of approximately 5 to 7 years. When IBCA's work begins to wind down, IBCA employees will receive support and practical guidance to find a new role, whether in the Civil Service, another Arms Length Body (ALB), or an external employer. Job description As a Lead Technical Architect (Solutions) you will work on multiple projects across the data delivery programme on problems that require broad architectural thinking. This post is within a data delivery setting, especially one focussed on AWS, Quantexa and Databricks. You will: Be responsible for leading the technical solution design of data systems and services, justifying and communicating design decisions; Assure data services and system quality, ensuring the technical work fits into the data platform and wider IBCA technology strategy; Drive continuous improvement in system reliability, performance, and security; Regularly collaborate and find agreement with senior stakeholders, providing direction and challenge; Be proactive in working with Product Managers and Engineers to identify problems and translating these into scalable technical solutions; Participate in architecture reviews, and technical workshops. Responsibilities Secure Cloud & Platform Architecture (AWS Focus): You will lead and optimise the design of resilient, high-availability AWS environments, ensuring that every infrastructure component is built with a "security-by-design" approach to protect against evolving threats; Architecture Patterns & Standards: You will establish and uphold the technical standards for the organisation, creating reusable patterns and governance frameworks that ensure consistency and quality across all engineering squads; Comprehensive Data Management Design: This involves architecting the end-to-end lifecycle of data systems and services, ensuring the underlying infrastructure supports high-performance analytics and robust data sovereignty; Digital Service Integration & API Management: You will oversee the connectivity of modern digital services by designing scalable API layers and integration strategies that allow internal and external systems to communicate securely and efficiently; Agile Delivery & Stakeholder Translation: You will bridge the gap between complex technical roadmaps and strategic business goals, communicating technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders to ensure smooth, iterative delivery. Person specification Essential Architecture design of highly scalable and secure Data Platforms hosted on AWS. This includes expertise in configuring and integrating data management systems like Databricks and Quantexa; Architecture design informed through use of principles, patterns, technical radars, practices and standards; Data Storage Design & Management - expertise across diverse storage technologies including SQL, NoSQL and Data Lakehouse; Data Architecture Design - Data Modelling (conceptual to physical), Master Data Management (MDM), Metadata Management, Data Lineage and Data Governance; API Management - designing and implementing robust integration patterns (including end-to-end secure API management and gateways) that reliably connect Data Platforms to wider digital services and consuming tech systems; Service Architecture Design - monitoring, logging and observability including patching, business continuity and disaster recovery; Experience of working within and across product teams within Agile environments throughout the full delivery lifecycle of inception to go-live; Translating business requirements into tangible, compliant, technical solutions with traceability to the user value that can be demonstrated to stakeholders. Desirable You will have experience of working on architecture design for the Quantexa Decision Intelligence Platform; Security Architecture Design - Data Security, Identity & Access Management, Cloud Security, Network Security and DevSecOps; Strong knowledge of DevOps practices and Infrastructure-as-Code.
01/04/2026
Full time
Location Glasgow, Newcastle-upon-Tyne About the job Job summary The Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) is responsible for delivering a compensation scheme that has been long awaited by the infected blood community to provide financial compensation to victims of infected blood on a UK-wide basis. We are looking for an experienced Lead Technical Architect who can blend knowledge of Data Platforms with data security, governance and strategic thinking. You will be confident at working in a complex and pressured data delivery environment across products where you'll be supporting the strategic objective of IBCA to pay compensation to those impacted by the infected blood scandal seamlessly. You will collaborate across the architecture function in data and digital to support the delivery of solutions, creating options and recommendations, and providing expert advice to drive technology choices. Working at IBCA gives you a huge opportunity to make an impact on those who deserve compensation, and this role will shape and support the development of safe and secure data solutions that provide a single source of truth for those going through their compensation journey. Successful applicants will join the Civil Service Pension Scheme. Please note that the mission of IBCA means that it is likely to be operational for a period of approximately 5 to 7 years. When IBCA's work begins to wind down, IBCA employees will receive support and practical guidance to find a new role, whether in the Civil Service, another Arms Length Body (ALB), or an external employer. Job description As a Lead Technical Architect (Solutions) you will work on multiple projects across the data delivery programme on problems that require broad architectural thinking. This post is within a data delivery setting, especially one focussed on AWS, Quantexa and Databricks. You will: Be responsible for leading the technical solution design of data systems and services, justifying and communicating design decisions; Assure data services and system quality, ensuring the technical work fits into the data platform and wider IBCA technology strategy; Drive continuous improvement in system reliability, performance, and security; Regularly collaborate and find agreement with senior stakeholders, providing direction and challenge; Be proactive in working with Product Managers and Engineers to identify problems and translating these into scalable technical solutions; Participate in architecture reviews, and technical workshops. Responsibilities Secure Cloud & Platform Architecture (AWS Focus): You will lead and optimise the design of resilient, high-availability AWS environments, ensuring that every infrastructure component is built with a "security-by-design" approach to protect against evolving threats; Architecture Patterns & Standards: You will establish and uphold the technical standards for the organisation, creating reusable patterns and governance frameworks that ensure consistency and quality across all engineering squads; Comprehensive Data Management Design: This involves architecting the end-to-end lifecycle of data systems and services, ensuring the underlying infrastructure supports high-performance analytics and robust data sovereignty; Digital Service Integration & API Management: You will oversee the connectivity of modern digital services by designing scalable API layers and integration strategies that allow internal and external systems to communicate securely and efficiently; Agile Delivery & Stakeholder Translation: You will bridge the gap between complex technical roadmaps and strategic business goals, communicating technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders to ensure smooth, iterative delivery. Person specification Essential Architecture design of highly scalable and secure Data Platforms hosted on AWS. This includes expertise in configuring and integrating data management systems like Databricks and Quantexa; Architecture design informed through use of principles, patterns, technical radars, practices and standards; Data Storage Design & Management - expertise across diverse storage technologies including SQL, NoSQL and Data Lakehouse; Data Architecture Design - Data Modelling (conceptual to physical), Master Data Management (MDM), Metadata Management, Data Lineage and Data Governance; API Management - designing and implementing robust integration patterns (including end-to-end secure API management and gateways) that reliably connect Data Platforms to wider digital services and consuming tech systems; Service Architecture Design - monitoring, logging and observability including patching, business continuity and disaster recovery; Experience of working within and across product teams within Agile environments throughout the full delivery lifecycle of inception to go-live; Translating business requirements into tangible, compliant, technical solutions with traceability to the user value that can be demonstrated to stakeholders. Desirable You will have experience of working on architecture design for the Quantexa Decision Intelligence Platform; Security Architecture Design - Data Security, Identity & Access Management, Cloud Security, Network Security and DevSecOps; Strong knowledge of DevOps practices and Infrastructure-as-Code.
Location Bristol, London, Warrington For roles based in London, your contractual place of work will be Stratford. While the Stratford site is expected to become operational from November 2025 - March 2026, you will be required to carry out your contractual duties from Vauxhall or another reasonable location on a temporary basis during the interim period. Please note that, as Stratford will be your contractual place of work, any subsequent move from a temporary location will not entitle you to payments for travel time or costs under the Relocation and Excess Travel Policy. About the job Job summary The Test Engineer plays a critical role in ensuring the reliability, quality and performance of the NCA's technical solutions. They will apply a strong understanding of modern testing practices to validate systems across complex business operations, projects and programmes. The role requires an ability to design and execute effective test strategies, identify defects and performance issues, and provide clear, evidence based assurance to stakeholders. Working closely with developers, analysts and delivery teams, the Test Engineer will help ensure that services are robust, secure and meet operational needs, while continuously improving test processes and advocating for quality throughout the delivery lifecycle. Job description As a Test Engineer, you will be responsible for assuring the quality, reliability and performance of tooling and capabilities delivered across Tier 1 and Tier 2. You will work within defined quality and performance strategies, ensuring all testing activity is completed within agreed timescales, budgets and standards, and that outcomes meet or exceed stakeholder expectations. You will apply a demonstrable understanding of IT solution architecture - including GUIs, operating systems, databases, hardware and input devices, networks and security components, applications and services - to shape test strategies, approaches and detailed plans. This technical insight will guide the Quality and Performance team and ensure testing is risk based, robust and aligned to the Agency's operational needs. A key part of the role is building strong relationships across the Agency and with wider stakeholders. You will work closely with these partners to ensure products, tooling and services are aligned to the appropriate standards, fully assured and able to support the NCA's broader digital and operational objectives. This role aligns to Test Engineer in the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework - Test engineer - Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework Duties and Responsbilities Test Improvement, Optimisation and Strategy - Help deliver the ongoing improvement and optimisation of testing practices, ensuring test environments, techniques and approaches are fit for purpose. Design, build, maintain and execute high quality functional and non functional tests that align to user needs and system requirements. Develop, maintain and apply key test artefacts, including Quality and Performance Test Strategies and Test Plans, while proactively identifying opportunities to enhance the end to end test process. Risk Management and Quality Assurance - Identify, document and manage testing related risks and issues, putting appropriate mitigations in place and escalating to the Test Manager where necessary to avoid delivery impacts. Make informed, context aware decisions relating to testing activities within the delivery environment, ensuring quality assurance remains robust and aligned to programme objectives. Test Execution, Data and Automation - Manage and deliver functional and non functional test activities, using a broad range of testing techniques to assure performance, quality and reliability. Create, manage and maintain test data, and support the development, enhancement and use of automation frameworks and scripts. Complete test work, provide feedback to team members, and collect testing metrics and statistics to support clear, evidence based reporting. Stakeholder Collaboration - Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure testing activities support high quality delivery aligned to organisational standards. Person specification Communication and Stakeholder Engagement - Communicate effectively with both technical and non technical stakeholders, including gathering non functional requirements and clearly articulating complex risks or issues to senior audiences. Apply critical thinking and ask insightful questions to ensure requirements, processes and deliverables are fully understood. Present findings, risks and recommendations clearly to wider teams, ensuring shared understanding and informed decision making. Test Analysis, Design and Execution - Conduct investigative work to understand problems, inefficiencies and opportunities within existing processes. Collect, analyse and interpret complex or conflicting information to propose practical, evidence based solutions. Design and execute tests across all phases - functional, non functional and User Acceptance Testing - ensuring coverage aligns to user needs and requirements. Apply Specification by Example and similar techniques to support requirement clarity and testability. Test Planning, Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement - Develop and maintain robust quality practices, advocating accountable quality throughout the delivery lifecycle. Verify that the right work is being undertaken (Verification) and validate that it has been completed correctly (Validation). Put measures in place to monitor and improve quality outcomes, promoting consistency of approach across teams. Provide supportive but assertive challenge to ensure quality standards are upheld and embedded. Test Engineering and Technical Practice - Apply modern test engineering practices, including source control, CI/CD pipelines and automated testing approaches. Integrate and execute tests within continuous delivery environments to enable rapid feedback loops. Demonstrate experience in planning and managing tests across multiple phases, including User Acceptance Testing and performance testing. Contribute to automation framework development and the improvement of engineering standards. Requirements, Data and Technical Understanding - Understand and apply requirements engineering principles to support the creation, clarification and validation of deliverables. Validate requirements to ensure solutions meet operational, business and technical needs. Demonstrate knowledge of data solutions in cloud and on premise environments, including data exploitation tooling and platforms.
01/04/2026
Full time
Location Bristol, London, Warrington For roles based in London, your contractual place of work will be Stratford. While the Stratford site is expected to become operational from November 2025 - March 2026, you will be required to carry out your contractual duties from Vauxhall or another reasonable location on a temporary basis during the interim period. Please note that, as Stratford will be your contractual place of work, any subsequent move from a temporary location will not entitle you to payments for travel time or costs under the Relocation and Excess Travel Policy. About the job Job summary The Test Engineer plays a critical role in ensuring the reliability, quality and performance of the NCA's technical solutions. They will apply a strong understanding of modern testing practices to validate systems across complex business operations, projects and programmes. The role requires an ability to design and execute effective test strategies, identify defects and performance issues, and provide clear, evidence based assurance to stakeholders. Working closely with developers, analysts and delivery teams, the Test Engineer will help ensure that services are robust, secure and meet operational needs, while continuously improving test processes and advocating for quality throughout the delivery lifecycle. Job description As a Test Engineer, you will be responsible for assuring the quality, reliability and performance of tooling and capabilities delivered across Tier 1 and Tier 2. You will work within defined quality and performance strategies, ensuring all testing activity is completed within agreed timescales, budgets and standards, and that outcomes meet or exceed stakeholder expectations. You will apply a demonstrable understanding of IT solution architecture - including GUIs, operating systems, databases, hardware and input devices, networks and security components, applications and services - to shape test strategies, approaches and detailed plans. This technical insight will guide the Quality and Performance team and ensure testing is risk based, robust and aligned to the Agency's operational needs. A key part of the role is building strong relationships across the Agency and with wider stakeholders. You will work closely with these partners to ensure products, tooling and services are aligned to the appropriate standards, fully assured and able to support the NCA's broader digital and operational objectives. This role aligns to Test Engineer in the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework - Test engineer - Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework Duties and Responsbilities Test Improvement, Optimisation and Strategy - Help deliver the ongoing improvement and optimisation of testing practices, ensuring test environments, techniques and approaches are fit for purpose. Design, build, maintain and execute high quality functional and non functional tests that align to user needs and system requirements. Develop, maintain and apply key test artefacts, including Quality and Performance Test Strategies and Test Plans, while proactively identifying opportunities to enhance the end to end test process. Risk Management and Quality Assurance - Identify, document and manage testing related risks and issues, putting appropriate mitigations in place and escalating to the Test Manager where necessary to avoid delivery impacts. Make informed, context aware decisions relating to testing activities within the delivery environment, ensuring quality assurance remains robust and aligned to programme objectives. Test Execution, Data and Automation - Manage and deliver functional and non functional test activities, using a broad range of testing techniques to assure performance, quality and reliability. Create, manage and maintain test data, and support the development, enhancement and use of automation frameworks and scripts. Complete test work, provide feedback to team members, and collect testing metrics and statistics to support clear, evidence based reporting. Stakeholder Collaboration - Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure testing activities support high quality delivery aligned to organisational standards. Person specification Communication and Stakeholder Engagement - Communicate effectively with both technical and non technical stakeholders, including gathering non functional requirements and clearly articulating complex risks or issues to senior audiences. Apply critical thinking and ask insightful questions to ensure requirements, processes and deliverables are fully understood. Present findings, risks and recommendations clearly to wider teams, ensuring shared understanding and informed decision making. Test Analysis, Design and Execution - Conduct investigative work to understand problems, inefficiencies and opportunities within existing processes. Collect, analyse and interpret complex or conflicting information to propose practical, evidence based solutions. Design and execute tests across all phases - functional, non functional and User Acceptance Testing - ensuring coverage aligns to user needs and requirements. Apply Specification by Example and similar techniques to support requirement clarity and testability. Test Planning, Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement - Develop and maintain robust quality practices, advocating accountable quality throughout the delivery lifecycle. Verify that the right work is being undertaken (Verification) and validate that it has been completed correctly (Validation). Put measures in place to monitor and improve quality outcomes, promoting consistency of approach across teams. Provide supportive but assertive challenge to ensure quality standards are upheld and embedded. Test Engineering and Technical Practice - Apply modern test engineering practices, including source control, CI/CD pipelines and automated testing approaches. Integrate and execute tests within continuous delivery environments to enable rapid feedback loops. Demonstrate experience in planning and managing tests across multiple phases, including User Acceptance Testing and performance testing. Contribute to automation framework development and the improvement of engineering standards. Requirements, Data and Technical Understanding - Understand and apply requirements engineering principles to support the creation, clarification and validation of deliverables. Validate requirements to ensure solutions meet operational, business and technical needs. Demonstrate knowledge of data solutions in cloud and on premise environments, including data exploitation tooling and platforms.
Trusted Data Architect - Data Innovation Location: London / ManchesterSalary: Competitive salary and package dependent on experienceCareer Level: Senior Manager Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge. We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too. "Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us." - Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO Role Overview Within Accenture's Data Innovation team, we deliver Trusted Data Services leveraging cutting-edge technologies including Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT), Digital Identity, Digital Assets, and Confidential Compute. As a Trusted Data Architect, you will play a critical role in shaping, leading, and industrializing trust-centric digital platforms for global enterprise and public-sector clients. This role requires deep expertise in trusted data technologies and platform architecture, with equal applicability across: DLT / Blockchain platforms (Layer 1 and Layer 2) Digital Identity solutions (decentralized identity, credentials, wallets, trust frameworks) Digital Asset platforms (tokenization, custody, lifecycle management, on-chain/off-chain integration) You will combine hands-on technical authority with end-to-end delivery ownership, client advisory responsibility, and practice leadership, helping Accenture translate emerging trust technologies into secure, scalable, and production-grade architectures embedded in modern data and digital core environments. Key Responsibilities Trusted Data Architecture & Strategic Leadership Own the end-to-end-to-end architecture and technical delivery accountability for trusted data services spanning DLT, Digital Identity, and Digital Assets Act as a technical authority and design decision maker across trust, security, scalability, and performance considerations Define and govern enterprise reference architectures for trusted data ecosystems, balancing on-chain, off-chain, and confidential compute components Guide clients from strategy and architecture definition through PoC, pilot, production deployment, and scale Translate emerging standards, protocols, and regulatory requirements into practical, industrialized architectures DLT & Blockchain Infrastructure Architecture Lead the design, deployment, and operation of enterprise g-grade DLT networks across Layer 1 and Layer 2 platforms Architect and implement Layer 2 frameworks, covering major approaches such as rollup-based, validity-proof-based, and hybrid models Define reference architectures for node infrastructure, validator setups, sequencers, RPC endpoints, and supporting services Ensure production grade-grade security, resilience, governance, and scalability of blockchain platforms Digital Identity Architecture Architect Digital Identity solutions leveraging DLT-based and hybrid approaches, including decentralized identifiers (DIDs), verifiable credentials (VCs), and (EUDI) wallets Design identity platforms that integrate with enterprise IAM, access control, and data governance frameworks Address privacy, consent, selective disclosure, and compliance requirements using cryptographic and confidential compute techniques Advise clients on trust frameworks, identity interoperability, and cross ecosystem-ecosystem identity models Digital Assets & Tokenization Platforms Lead architecture for Digital Asset platforms, including tokenization of assets, token lifecycle management, and on-chain/off-chain data integration Design solutions for wallets, custody, asset issuance, transfer, and settlement, aligned with enterprise security and regulatory needs Define scalable patterns for integration between blockchain networks, enterprise systems, and data platforms Support clients in building production-ready digital asset ecosystems rather than isolated pilots Cloud, Platform Engineering & Confidential Compute Design cloud-native trusted data platforms across major hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP), including network topology, security, and cost optimization Architect solutions for regulated, sovereign, and hybrid cloud environments Apply Confidential Compute and privacy enhancing-enhancing technologies to protect sensitive data in use, at rest, and in transit Establish Infrastructure as-asCode (IaC-Code (IaC) and DevOps standards enabling repeatable, industrialized delivery DevOps, Operations & Production Readiness Provide architectural leadership for containerized DLT environments using Docker and Kubernetes Oversee CI/CD strategies for protocol upgrades, configuration changes, and network evolution Establish enterprise grade monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident-grade monitoring, logging, alerting, and incidentresponse patterns for mission-response patterns for missionc-critical DLT platforms Client, Team & Practice Leadership Serve as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders on DLT, Digital Identity, and Digital Asset strategies Lead and mentor multi-disciplinary delivery teams, setting architectural standards and ensuring quality at scale Build and evolve internal assets, accelerators, and reference architectures within Accenture's Trusted Data and blockchain communities Contribute to business development, solution shaping, proposals, and thought leadership Drive capability building, growing Accenture's trusted data architecture bench globally
01/04/2026
Full time
Trusted Data Architect - Data Innovation Location: London / ManchesterSalary: Competitive salary and package dependent on experienceCareer Level: Senior Manager Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge. We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too. "Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us." - Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO Role Overview Within Accenture's Data Innovation team, we deliver Trusted Data Services leveraging cutting-edge technologies including Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT), Digital Identity, Digital Assets, and Confidential Compute. As a Trusted Data Architect, you will play a critical role in shaping, leading, and industrializing trust-centric digital platforms for global enterprise and public-sector clients. This role requires deep expertise in trusted data technologies and platform architecture, with equal applicability across: DLT / Blockchain platforms (Layer 1 and Layer 2) Digital Identity solutions (decentralized identity, credentials, wallets, trust frameworks) Digital Asset platforms (tokenization, custody, lifecycle management, on-chain/off-chain integration) You will combine hands-on technical authority with end-to-end delivery ownership, client advisory responsibility, and practice leadership, helping Accenture translate emerging trust technologies into secure, scalable, and production-grade architectures embedded in modern data and digital core environments. Key Responsibilities Trusted Data Architecture & Strategic Leadership Own the end-to-end-to-end architecture and technical delivery accountability for trusted data services spanning DLT, Digital Identity, and Digital Assets Act as a technical authority and design decision maker across trust, security, scalability, and performance considerations Define and govern enterprise reference architectures for trusted data ecosystems, balancing on-chain, off-chain, and confidential compute components Guide clients from strategy and architecture definition through PoC, pilot, production deployment, and scale Translate emerging standards, protocols, and regulatory requirements into practical, industrialized architectures DLT & Blockchain Infrastructure Architecture Lead the design, deployment, and operation of enterprise g-grade DLT networks across Layer 1 and Layer 2 platforms Architect and implement Layer 2 frameworks, covering major approaches such as rollup-based, validity-proof-based, and hybrid models Define reference architectures for node infrastructure, validator setups, sequencers, RPC endpoints, and supporting services Ensure production grade-grade security, resilience, governance, and scalability of blockchain platforms Digital Identity Architecture Architect Digital Identity solutions leveraging DLT-based and hybrid approaches, including decentralized identifiers (DIDs), verifiable credentials (VCs), and (EUDI) wallets Design identity platforms that integrate with enterprise IAM, access control, and data governance frameworks Address privacy, consent, selective disclosure, and compliance requirements using cryptographic and confidential compute techniques Advise clients on trust frameworks, identity interoperability, and cross ecosystem-ecosystem identity models Digital Assets & Tokenization Platforms Lead architecture for Digital Asset platforms, including tokenization of assets, token lifecycle management, and on-chain/off-chain data integration Design solutions for wallets, custody, asset issuance, transfer, and settlement, aligned with enterprise security and regulatory needs Define scalable patterns for integration between blockchain networks, enterprise systems, and data platforms Support clients in building production-ready digital asset ecosystems rather than isolated pilots Cloud, Platform Engineering & Confidential Compute Design cloud-native trusted data platforms across major hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP), including network topology, security, and cost optimization Architect solutions for regulated, sovereign, and hybrid cloud environments Apply Confidential Compute and privacy enhancing-enhancing technologies to protect sensitive data in use, at rest, and in transit Establish Infrastructure as-asCode (IaC-Code (IaC) and DevOps standards enabling repeatable, industrialized delivery DevOps, Operations & Production Readiness Provide architectural leadership for containerized DLT environments using Docker and Kubernetes Oversee CI/CD strategies for protocol upgrades, configuration changes, and network evolution Establish enterprise grade monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident-grade monitoring, logging, alerting, and incidentresponse patterns for mission-response patterns for missionc-critical DLT platforms Client, Team & Practice Leadership Serve as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders on DLT, Digital Identity, and Digital Asset strategies Lead and mentor multi-disciplinary delivery teams, setting architectural standards and ensuring quality at scale Build and evolve internal assets, accelerators, and reference architectures within Accenture's Trusted Data and blockchain communities Contribute to business development, solution shaping, proposals, and thought leadership Drive capability building, growing Accenture's trusted data architecture bench globally
Role: IT Manager Location: Halesowen (Fully In-Office) Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 Network IT supports a well-established and growing organisation who are seeking a hands-on, technically strong IT Manager to oversee and continually improve its technology estate. This role is ideal for an IT professional who thrives in a practical, solutions-focused environment with responsibility for systems stability, integrations, security, and digital platforms.You will ensure the business is supported with reliable, modern, and secure IT systems that enable teams to operate effectively and make informed decisions. This position offers an opportunity to shape the IT direction of the organisation while remaining closely involved in day-to-day operations. This role will require you to be on-site, Monday to Friday. Please ensure you are happy to commit to this arrangement before applying. Key Responsibilities In this role, you will ensure the smooth running, development, and ongoing improvement of all business-critical IT systems. You will provide hands-on technical support, manage integrations and infrastructure, and collaborate with internal teams and external partners to maintain a secure and efficient technology environment. Resolve user issues and deliver technology training. Manage IT procurement, asset lifecycle, and maintenance. Oversee system development, GDPR compliance, and integration performance. Own the B2B platform and coordinate enhancements with 3rd-party developers. Manage IT service providers and partners, ensuring SLAs are met. Support ERP users and assist the e-commerce team with Shopify integrations. Lead IT projects and maintain Access Control systems (Paxton Net2). Oversee IT infrastructure, networking, and web server administration. Manage MDM for mobile phones and warehouse scanners. Essential Experience & Knowledge We're looking for a technically confident IT professional with a strong blend of hands-on capability and practical problem-solving. You'll thrive if you enjoy working across a varied tech stack and taking ownership of how systems support a fast-moving business. Key experience includes: Solid command of Office 365 administration and user management. Microsoft Business Central, MS Dynamics, or Nvision. Strong grounding in networking fundamentals , including switching and routing. Experience maintaining and optimising web servers . Confident working with MySQL/SQL for queries, reporting, and troubleshooting. Ability to script and automate using Python . Understanding and working with RESTful APIs for integrations and data flows. Practical knowledge of wholesale/distribution processes and how systems underpin operations. Excellent problem-solving, communication, and project delivery skills. A proactive, improvement-focused mindset with a desire to modernise and streamline systems. While not essential, experience in any of the following is highly desirable and would help you hit the ground running: Power BI for analytics and dashboards. Jet Reports for financial and operational reporting. Working knowledge of the Linux CLI . Familiarity with WordPress for content management. Front-end skills such as HTML/CSS . Experience with Magento 2 or other e-commerce platforms. Understanding of Shopify and multi-store environments.
01/04/2026
Full time
Role: IT Manager Location: Halesowen (Fully In-Office) Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 Network IT supports a well-established and growing organisation who are seeking a hands-on, technically strong IT Manager to oversee and continually improve its technology estate. This role is ideal for an IT professional who thrives in a practical, solutions-focused environment with responsibility for systems stability, integrations, security, and digital platforms.You will ensure the business is supported with reliable, modern, and secure IT systems that enable teams to operate effectively and make informed decisions. This position offers an opportunity to shape the IT direction of the organisation while remaining closely involved in day-to-day operations. This role will require you to be on-site, Monday to Friday. Please ensure you are happy to commit to this arrangement before applying. Key Responsibilities In this role, you will ensure the smooth running, development, and ongoing improvement of all business-critical IT systems. You will provide hands-on technical support, manage integrations and infrastructure, and collaborate with internal teams and external partners to maintain a secure and efficient technology environment. Resolve user issues and deliver technology training. Manage IT procurement, asset lifecycle, and maintenance. Oversee system development, GDPR compliance, and integration performance. Own the B2B platform and coordinate enhancements with 3rd-party developers. Manage IT service providers and partners, ensuring SLAs are met. Support ERP users and assist the e-commerce team with Shopify integrations. Lead IT projects and maintain Access Control systems (Paxton Net2). Oversee IT infrastructure, networking, and web server administration. Manage MDM for mobile phones and warehouse scanners. Essential Experience & Knowledge We're looking for a technically confident IT professional with a strong blend of hands-on capability and practical problem-solving. You'll thrive if you enjoy working across a varied tech stack and taking ownership of how systems support a fast-moving business. Key experience includes: Solid command of Office 365 administration and user management. Microsoft Business Central, MS Dynamics, or Nvision. Strong grounding in networking fundamentals , including switching and routing. Experience maintaining and optimising web servers . Confident working with MySQL/SQL for queries, reporting, and troubleshooting. Ability to script and automate using Python . Understanding and working with RESTful APIs for integrations and data flows. Practical knowledge of wholesale/distribution processes and how systems underpin operations. Excellent problem-solving, communication, and project delivery skills. A proactive, improvement-focused mindset with a desire to modernise and streamline systems. While not essential, experience in any of the following is highly desirable and would help you hit the ground running: Power BI for analytics and dashboards. Jet Reports for financial and operational reporting. Working knowledge of the Linux CLI . Familiarity with WordPress for content management. Front-end skills such as HTML/CSS . Experience with Magento 2 or other e-commerce platforms. Understanding of Shopify and multi-store environments.
Moorepay is transforming. We are a trusted leader in UK Payroll and HR solutions, but we aren't resting on our history. We are embarking on a major digital transformation to redefine how businesses manage their most important asset: their people. As the Principal Software Solutions Architect, you'll be the technical authority responsible for defining, governing, and evolving the end-to-end architecture of our "AI First" platform, ensuring architectural consistency, secure-by-design principles, and long-term scalability across all engineering squads. Working closely with the Engineering Manager, Cloud & Platform Engineering Lead, and Product leadership, this role shapes our architectural strategy, drives technical excellence, and provides deep guidance to multiple autonomous squads as we scale towards high-performing, cloud-native teams. The Architect balances hands-on solution design, strategic planning, technical oversight, and stakeholder collaboration to keep the platform robust, secure, and ready for future growth. This role defines the architectural backbone that enables the entire engineering organisation to scale effectively. As we transition to multiple autonomous squads, you will ensure our systems remain leading edge, secure, resilient, and consistent enabling rapid product delivery while maintaining high standards of engineering excellence. You will leave an enduring impact on the platform's foundations, influencing everything from service boundaries to reliability strategies and cloud platform design. This is a full time, permanent role working on a hybrid basis with 3 days per week in Manchester. Key Responsibilities: Team Leadership & Scaling Define and maintain the technical architecture vision and roadmap across all squads. Ensure alignment of architecture with business goals, engineering strategy, and long-term scalability. Drive system-wide architectural decisions, providing clear technical direction for squads. Evaluate emerging technologies and propose solutions that improve scalability, performance, and developer productivity. Mentor senior engineers and influence technical leaders across the organisation. Secure-by-Design & Compliance Embed secure-by-design principles into architectural decisions. Ensure threat modelling is performed for new features and major changes. Champion secure coding standards and integration of security testing into the delivery pipeline. Collaborate with security and compliance stakeholders to ensure solutions meet regulatory and governance requirements. Promote design patterns that minimise risk across distributed systems. Solution Design & Governance Own the end-to-end architectural design for major platform components and new product capabilities, with a focus on AI First. Work closely with Engineering Manager and Engineering Team Leads to ensure solutions are consistent, secure, and scalable. Lead architecture reviews and ensure adherence to design standards, technical patterns, and best practices. Produce solution blueprints, reference architectures, and technical documentation. Validate that all solutions support operational excellence, reliability, and maintainability. Cloud, Infrastructure, and Platform Architecture Define scalable service-based architectures leveraging cloud-native patterns. Work with the Lead SRE to ensure architectural designs account for: Observability (metrics, logs, tracing) Reliability (SLIs, SLOs, failover) CI/CD automation Infrastructure as code and environment design Drive optimisation of compute, storage, and network resources across cloud platforms (Azure/AWS). Engineering Collaboration & Technical Enablement Partner with Engineering Manager to ensure squads have clear architectural guidance. Support teams in breaking down complex technical problems into executable, scalable solutions. Provide architectural input into backlog refinement, release planning, and prioritisation. Act as the primary facilitator for cross-team architectural decision-making. Communicate architectural decisions, trade-offs, and risks to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Continuous Improvement & Technology Standards Define and maintain engineering standards, reusable patterns, and architectural principles. Champion continuous improvement across code quality, security, performance, and operational readiness. Foster a culture of technical excellence, experimentation, and innovation. Skills & Experience Essential: Proven experience as a Principal Architect, Solutions Architect, or Senior Engineer leading architectural decisions in complex systems. Strong understanding of AI technologies such as agents and models for both accelerated design & delivery as well as delivery of product capabilities. Strong background in cloud-native architectures (microservices, event-driven, distributed systems). Deep understanding of secure-by-design principles, threat modelling, cryptography basics, and modern security practices. Experience with API design, integration patterns, and domain-driven design (DDD) and Event Driven Design. Ability to influence without authority and collaborate effectively across engineering, SRE, product, and leadership teams. Exceptional communication skills, capable of simplifying complex technical topics for diverse stakeholders. Extensive experience with modern programming platforms and frameworks (e.g., Node.js, C# .NET, React). Strong grounding in cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), including networking, identity, observability, and cost optimisation. Desirable: Experience designing solutions in regulated or compliance-driven industries. Background in DevOps, platform engineering, or SRE practices. Experience scaling architectures to support high-growth environments. Certification in cloud or architecture frameworks (AWS SA Pro, Azure Architect Expert, TOGAF, etc.).
01/04/2026
Full time
Moorepay is transforming. We are a trusted leader in UK Payroll and HR solutions, but we aren't resting on our history. We are embarking on a major digital transformation to redefine how businesses manage their most important asset: their people. As the Principal Software Solutions Architect, you'll be the technical authority responsible for defining, governing, and evolving the end-to-end architecture of our "AI First" platform, ensuring architectural consistency, secure-by-design principles, and long-term scalability across all engineering squads. Working closely with the Engineering Manager, Cloud & Platform Engineering Lead, and Product leadership, this role shapes our architectural strategy, drives technical excellence, and provides deep guidance to multiple autonomous squads as we scale towards high-performing, cloud-native teams. The Architect balances hands-on solution design, strategic planning, technical oversight, and stakeholder collaboration to keep the platform robust, secure, and ready for future growth. This role defines the architectural backbone that enables the entire engineering organisation to scale effectively. As we transition to multiple autonomous squads, you will ensure our systems remain leading edge, secure, resilient, and consistent enabling rapid product delivery while maintaining high standards of engineering excellence. You will leave an enduring impact on the platform's foundations, influencing everything from service boundaries to reliability strategies and cloud platform design. This is a full time, permanent role working on a hybrid basis with 3 days per week in Manchester. Key Responsibilities: Team Leadership & Scaling Define and maintain the technical architecture vision and roadmap across all squads. Ensure alignment of architecture with business goals, engineering strategy, and long-term scalability. Drive system-wide architectural decisions, providing clear technical direction for squads. Evaluate emerging technologies and propose solutions that improve scalability, performance, and developer productivity. Mentor senior engineers and influence technical leaders across the organisation. Secure-by-Design & Compliance Embed secure-by-design principles into architectural decisions. Ensure threat modelling is performed for new features and major changes. Champion secure coding standards and integration of security testing into the delivery pipeline. Collaborate with security and compliance stakeholders to ensure solutions meet regulatory and governance requirements. Promote design patterns that minimise risk across distributed systems. Solution Design & Governance Own the end-to-end architectural design for major platform components and new product capabilities, with a focus on AI First. Work closely with Engineering Manager and Engineering Team Leads to ensure solutions are consistent, secure, and scalable. Lead architecture reviews and ensure adherence to design standards, technical patterns, and best practices. Produce solution blueprints, reference architectures, and technical documentation. Validate that all solutions support operational excellence, reliability, and maintainability. Cloud, Infrastructure, and Platform Architecture Define scalable service-based architectures leveraging cloud-native patterns. Work with the Lead SRE to ensure architectural designs account for: Observability (metrics, logs, tracing) Reliability (SLIs, SLOs, failover) CI/CD automation Infrastructure as code and environment design Drive optimisation of compute, storage, and network resources across cloud platforms (Azure/AWS). Engineering Collaboration & Technical Enablement Partner with Engineering Manager to ensure squads have clear architectural guidance. Support teams in breaking down complex technical problems into executable, scalable solutions. Provide architectural input into backlog refinement, release planning, and prioritisation. Act as the primary facilitator for cross-team architectural decision-making. Communicate architectural decisions, trade-offs, and risks to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Continuous Improvement & Technology Standards Define and maintain engineering standards, reusable patterns, and architectural principles. Champion continuous improvement across code quality, security, performance, and operational readiness. Foster a culture of technical excellence, experimentation, and innovation. Skills & Experience Essential: Proven experience as a Principal Architect, Solutions Architect, or Senior Engineer leading architectural decisions in complex systems. Strong understanding of AI technologies such as agents and models for both accelerated design & delivery as well as delivery of product capabilities. Strong background in cloud-native architectures (microservices, event-driven, distributed systems). Deep understanding of secure-by-design principles, threat modelling, cryptography basics, and modern security practices. Experience with API design, integration patterns, and domain-driven design (DDD) and Event Driven Design. Ability to influence without authority and collaborate effectively across engineering, SRE, product, and leadership teams. Exceptional communication skills, capable of simplifying complex technical topics for diverse stakeholders. Extensive experience with modern programming platforms and frameworks (e.g., Node.js, C# .NET, React). Strong grounding in cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), including networking, identity, observability, and cost optimisation. Desirable: Experience designing solutions in regulated or compliance-driven industries. Background in DevOps, platform engineering, or SRE practices. Experience scaling architectures to support high-growth environments. Certification in cloud or architecture frameworks (AWS SA Pro, Azure Architect Expert, TOGAF, etc.).
Murphy is recruiting for a Senior IT Project Manager to work with the ever growing It Team at Wigan - WA3 3JD Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and the USA, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation, water, power and natural resources. So that our teams out on projects can run smoothly it is vital that we have robust support functions in place. In this role you will manage a range of stimulating, challenging and rewarding projects, helping to ensure successful delivery against agreed scope, schedule, budget, and quality standards, whilst driving strong governance, proactive risk management, and high-quality stakeholder engagement. You will work closely with sponsors and staff from operational, business support and IT services, as well as with third party suppliers and vendors. Reporting to the Head of IT Programme Management, and working closely with the IT Programme Management Office, you will be joining a growing team of enthusiastic project and programme management professionals, who are focussed on driving and implementing digital transformation and change. The ideal candidate will come with energy, significant project management experience, highly developed organisational skills, a good understanding of programme management and a track record of successful project delivery A day in the life of a Murphy IT Project Manager Lead end-to-end delivery of multiple IT projects. Manage the full lifecycle of digital, data and technology projects, ensuring successful delivery against scope, budget, timeline, and quality requirements. Ensuring alignment with business objectives, requirements, governance frameworks and the IT strategy. Drive project scoping and definition, including business case development, requirements gathering, definition of deliverables, identification of benefits, and agreement of success metrics, in conjunction with business analysts, subject matter experts, sponsors and stakeholders. Ensure compliance with agreed project standards in relation to governance, processes, frameworks and documentation, in accordance with, and overseen by the Project Management Office, and be an advocate for best practice. Develop and maintain detailed project plans. Create and maintain project documentation including Project Initiation Document, plans, RAID logs, budgets, and change controls, ensuring full alignment with IT governance and Programme Management Office standards. Identify and manage risks and issues throughout the project lifecycle, implementing mitigations and escalating appropriately. Oversee technology design and implementation. Collaborate with Solution Architecture, Infrastructure, Network, Cyber Security, and Applications teams to ensure solutions are properly designed, tested, and deployed in-line with IT standards and best practice. Ensure timely deployment of systems, networks, platforms, devices, and security technologies needed to support business operations and strategic initiatives. Lead cross functional project teams. Provide direction, coordination, and guidance in both matrix and multidisciplinary environments. Provide direction to IT teams and oversee third party suppliers and vendors to ensure coordinated delivery and high-quality outcomes. Develop trusted and robust relationships with project sponsors, subject matter experts, stakeholders and IT staff to ensure that project delivery success is maximised. Manage vendor and supplier relationships. Serve as a key point of contact within the IT department, providing clear updates, managing expectations, and building effective working relationships across technical and non-technical teams. Deliver clear and effective reporting. Reporting to sponsors, stakeholders, steering groups, and senior leadership through dashboards, status reports, and governance packs. Management of change requests. Ensure that change requests are properly defined, documented, reviewed and signed-off by project sponsors and that the impact and consequence of any change request is understood. Ensure effective handover of projects to operational support teams. Ensure that projects are handed over effectively and that all necessary training, support and materials are in place to effect smooth transition to business as usual. Support the Head of IT Programme Management and the Programme Management Office in identifying interdependencies and issues that may adversely impact delivery of IT projects and work plans. Still interested does thsi sound like you? Bachelor's degree, or equivalent knowledge and experience, in a project management discipline. Qualifications in recognised project management methodologies e.g. PMP, PRINCE2, APM, or equivalent professional qualification. Recent experience working as a Senior Project Manager supporting the delivery of digital transformation. Proven experience managing budgets, schedules, and stakeholders within formal Programme Management Office frameworks, including governance and assurance, risk and incident management, and benefit realisation. Experience using MS Planner, using a PPM system such as the Wellingtone Accelerator+ application. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with demonstrable experience in document writing, reporting, presenting, facilitation, negotiation and influencing skills. Skilled at assembling, building, enabling and managing project delivery teams that accept responsibility and who are accountable for their decisions and actions. Works within deadlines, prioritises effectively and delivers at pace. Excellent IT skills, able to use a wide range of software packages including, Microsoft Planner/Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, Visio and Devops. Evidence of continuing professional development and appropriate professional registration. Willing to travel to Murphy sites and offices as required to deliver projects and be part of the ongoing development of the IT Programme Management teams and wider IT department.
31/03/2026
Full time
Murphy is recruiting for a Senior IT Project Manager to work with the ever growing It Team at Wigan - WA3 3JD Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and the USA, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation, water, power and natural resources. So that our teams out on projects can run smoothly it is vital that we have robust support functions in place. In this role you will manage a range of stimulating, challenging and rewarding projects, helping to ensure successful delivery against agreed scope, schedule, budget, and quality standards, whilst driving strong governance, proactive risk management, and high-quality stakeholder engagement. You will work closely with sponsors and staff from operational, business support and IT services, as well as with third party suppliers and vendors. Reporting to the Head of IT Programme Management, and working closely with the IT Programme Management Office, you will be joining a growing team of enthusiastic project and programme management professionals, who are focussed on driving and implementing digital transformation and change. The ideal candidate will come with energy, significant project management experience, highly developed organisational skills, a good understanding of programme management and a track record of successful project delivery A day in the life of a Murphy IT Project Manager Lead end-to-end delivery of multiple IT projects. Manage the full lifecycle of digital, data and technology projects, ensuring successful delivery against scope, budget, timeline, and quality requirements. Ensuring alignment with business objectives, requirements, governance frameworks and the IT strategy. Drive project scoping and definition, including business case development, requirements gathering, definition of deliverables, identification of benefits, and agreement of success metrics, in conjunction with business analysts, subject matter experts, sponsors and stakeholders. Ensure compliance with agreed project standards in relation to governance, processes, frameworks and documentation, in accordance with, and overseen by the Project Management Office, and be an advocate for best practice. Develop and maintain detailed project plans. Create and maintain project documentation including Project Initiation Document, plans, RAID logs, budgets, and change controls, ensuring full alignment with IT governance and Programme Management Office standards. Identify and manage risks and issues throughout the project lifecycle, implementing mitigations and escalating appropriately. Oversee technology design and implementation. Collaborate with Solution Architecture, Infrastructure, Network, Cyber Security, and Applications teams to ensure solutions are properly designed, tested, and deployed in-line with IT standards and best practice. Ensure timely deployment of systems, networks, platforms, devices, and security technologies needed to support business operations and strategic initiatives. Lead cross functional project teams. Provide direction, coordination, and guidance in both matrix and multidisciplinary environments. Provide direction to IT teams and oversee third party suppliers and vendors to ensure coordinated delivery and high-quality outcomes. Develop trusted and robust relationships with project sponsors, subject matter experts, stakeholders and IT staff to ensure that project delivery success is maximised. Manage vendor and supplier relationships. Serve as a key point of contact within the IT department, providing clear updates, managing expectations, and building effective working relationships across technical and non-technical teams. Deliver clear and effective reporting. Reporting to sponsors, stakeholders, steering groups, and senior leadership through dashboards, status reports, and governance packs. Management of change requests. Ensure that change requests are properly defined, documented, reviewed and signed-off by project sponsors and that the impact and consequence of any change request is understood. Ensure effective handover of projects to operational support teams. Ensure that projects are handed over effectively and that all necessary training, support and materials are in place to effect smooth transition to business as usual. Support the Head of IT Programme Management and the Programme Management Office in identifying interdependencies and issues that may adversely impact delivery of IT projects and work plans. Still interested does thsi sound like you? Bachelor's degree, or equivalent knowledge and experience, in a project management discipline. Qualifications in recognised project management methodologies e.g. PMP, PRINCE2, APM, or equivalent professional qualification. Recent experience working as a Senior Project Manager supporting the delivery of digital transformation. Proven experience managing budgets, schedules, and stakeholders within formal Programme Management Office frameworks, including governance and assurance, risk and incident management, and benefit realisation. Experience using MS Planner, using a PPM system such as the Wellingtone Accelerator+ application. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with demonstrable experience in document writing, reporting, presenting, facilitation, negotiation and influencing skills. Skilled at assembling, building, enabling and managing project delivery teams that accept responsibility and who are accountable for their decisions and actions. Works within deadlines, prioritises effectively and delivers at pace. Excellent IT skills, able to use a wide range of software packages including, Microsoft Planner/Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, Visio and Devops. Evidence of continuing professional development and appropriate professional registration. Willing to travel to Murphy sites and offices as required to deliver projects and be part of the ongoing development of the IT Programme Management teams and wider IT department.
Cloud Infrastructure Manager Epsom, Surrey, KT17 £70,000 - £80,000 plus a bonus, generous pension and lots more We are working with a highly respected financial services organisation, seeking an experienced Cloud Infrastructure Manager to lead the design, delivery and ongoing management of their cloud and hybrid infrastructure estate. This is a pivotal leadership role, combining hands-on technical expertise with people management and strategic planning. You will take ownership of the full cloud lifecycle across Azure, ensuring resilience, security, performance and cost-effectiveness, while developing and mentoring a high-performing infrastructure team. The Cloud Infrastructure Manager Role: You will be responsible for the planning, build, operation and lifecycle management of cloud infrastructure and related services, with a strong focus on Azure. Key responsibilities include: Deployment, configuration and ongoing administration of Azure services Ownership of Azure tenancy, security controls, DLP and MFA Producing Low Level Design (LLD) documentation for new and evolving solutions Migration of legacy on-premise systems to Azure SQL infrastructure administration across on-prem and cloud environments Capacity planning, disaster recovery and Azure Site Recovery testing Storage lifecycle management (Blob, Files, SharePoint, OneDrive) Backup strategy ownership (including monitoring, escalation, reporting and optimisation) Infrastructure monitoring and integration with security and operational platforms Maintaining CMDB accuracy and infrastructure diagrams Supporting the Service Desk with complex incidents and escalations Working closely with Solution Architects and Change Management to deliver secure, well-governed change Managing transitional physical and virtual server and networking platforms Producing operational and cost management information for senior stakeholders Leading, mentoring and developing the infrastructure team, including performance management and objective setting Establishing and maintaining technical standards, policies and procedures Skills & Experience Required: Essential: Proven experience in a regulated environment Strong Azure administration background (certifications highly desirable) Cloud networking, firewalls and security architecture Microsoft 365 Enterprise (Exchange Online, SharePoint Online) Windows Server administration Azure Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity VDI platforms (Azure Virtual Desktop, VMware ESX, Horizon) Backup technologies (Veeam Backup & Replication, Azure, Microsoft 365, Data Cloud Vault) Platform security, DLP and MFA Infrastructure monitoring and alerting tools Low-level cloud design and solution architecture Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and leadership skills Demonstrable people management and team development experience Proactive, detail-driven and solutions-focused mindset Desirable: Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM, Azure DevOps) Cloud security frameworks and policy definition SQL Server administration Working knowledge of AWS Experience with Pluralsight skills and sandbox environments Why Apply? This is a rare opportunity to step into a highly influential role where you will shape cloud strategy, modernise infrastructure and build a best-in-class cloud operations function. You ll work with cutting-edge Microsoft technologies, lead a talented technical team and play a key part in the organisation s digital transformation journey. If you are a technically strong Cloud Infrastructure Manager who enjoys balancing strategy, delivery and people leadership, this role offers genuine scope, challenge and progression. Integral Recruitment are acting as an employment agency in regard to this advertisement.
31/03/2026
Full time
Cloud Infrastructure Manager Epsom, Surrey, KT17 £70,000 - £80,000 plus a bonus, generous pension and lots more We are working with a highly respected financial services organisation, seeking an experienced Cloud Infrastructure Manager to lead the design, delivery and ongoing management of their cloud and hybrid infrastructure estate. This is a pivotal leadership role, combining hands-on technical expertise with people management and strategic planning. You will take ownership of the full cloud lifecycle across Azure, ensuring resilience, security, performance and cost-effectiveness, while developing and mentoring a high-performing infrastructure team. The Cloud Infrastructure Manager Role: You will be responsible for the planning, build, operation and lifecycle management of cloud infrastructure and related services, with a strong focus on Azure. Key responsibilities include: Deployment, configuration and ongoing administration of Azure services Ownership of Azure tenancy, security controls, DLP and MFA Producing Low Level Design (LLD) documentation for new and evolving solutions Migration of legacy on-premise systems to Azure SQL infrastructure administration across on-prem and cloud environments Capacity planning, disaster recovery and Azure Site Recovery testing Storage lifecycle management (Blob, Files, SharePoint, OneDrive) Backup strategy ownership (including monitoring, escalation, reporting and optimisation) Infrastructure monitoring and integration with security and operational platforms Maintaining CMDB accuracy and infrastructure diagrams Supporting the Service Desk with complex incidents and escalations Working closely with Solution Architects and Change Management to deliver secure, well-governed change Managing transitional physical and virtual server and networking platforms Producing operational and cost management information for senior stakeholders Leading, mentoring and developing the infrastructure team, including performance management and objective setting Establishing and maintaining technical standards, policies and procedures Skills & Experience Required: Essential: Proven experience in a regulated environment Strong Azure administration background (certifications highly desirable) Cloud networking, firewalls and security architecture Microsoft 365 Enterprise (Exchange Online, SharePoint Online) Windows Server administration Azure Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity VDI platforms (Azure Virtual Desktop, VMware ESX, Horizon) Backup technologies (Veeam Backup & Replication, Azure, Microsoft 365, Data Cloud Vault) Platform security, DLP and MFA Infrastructure monitoring and alerting tools Low-level cloud design and solution architecture Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and leadership skills Demonstrable people management and team development experience Proactive, detail-driven and solutions-focused mindset Desirable: Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM, Azure DevOps) Cloud security frameworks and policy definition SQL Server administration Working knowledge of AWS Experience with Pluralsight skills and sandbox environments Why Apply? This is a rare opportunity to step into a highly influential role where you will shape cloud strategy, modernise infrastructure and build a best-in-class cloud operations function. You ll work with cutting-edge Microsoft technologies, lead a talented technical team and play a key part in the organisation s digital transformation journey. If you are a technically strong Cloud Infrastructure Manager who enjoys balancing strategy, delivery and people leadership, this role offers genuine scope, challenge and progression. Integral Recruitment are acting as an employment agency in regard to this advertisement.
TJX Europe At TJX Europe, every day brings new opportunities for growth, exploration, and achievement. You'll be part of our vibrant team that embraces diversity, fosters collaboration, and prioritises your development. Whether you're working in our Distribution Centers, Corporate Offices, or Retail Stores-TK Maxx & Homesense, you'll find abundant opportunities to learn, thrive, and make an impact. Come join our TJX team-a Fortune 100 company and the world's leading off-price retailer. Job Description: We're looking for a Technical Security Specialist to join the Loss Prevention team here at TJX Europe! As a Technical Security Specialist you will handle all Technical and Physical Security projects across the business, in order to protect the Associates, Assets and Brand of TJX Europe. This is achieved through project management skills, business partnering both internally and externally, strong influencing skills and advanced levels of technical expertise! This role is field based, with up to 50% travel expected. Key Responsibilities Effectively lead Physical Security projects of varying scale and complexity, ensuring all project objectives (budget, timeline, resource) are met. Build and maintain strong and engaging partnerships with key stakeholders and other Project Managers. Lead others including Construction, IT, field Loss Prevention, Finance, HR and 3rd party security integrators to achieve project goals. Using technical software and specialist knowledge of systems, equipment and risks, design appropriate Physical Security systems to ensure consistency across TJX, be these new stores, remodels, relocations or one-off buildings. Coordinate the installation of Physical Security systems in TJXE buildings. From, attending sites, conducting meetings, leading the project through to conclusion, conducting handovers and ensuring all systems and products are configured as per the Concept Description and are operating properly. Handle exceptions and provide solutions to facilitate timeframes being met. Ensure all technical equipment and systems deployed are to TJX standard, appropriate and fit for purpose. Combine specialist technical security and IT networking knowledge to partner with TJX IT to ensure systems are performing as expected, with limited down time, providing solutions where needed. Regularly conduct Health checks to ensure the stability and consistency of key Systems, especially those on the Genetec platform, such as, CCTV, Access Control, Intruder Alarms, Intercoms and Public Announcements. Assist the management of all TJX Europe Physical and Technical Security systems in designated countries on a day-to-day basis, facilitating discussion and meetings between sites and 3rd party Account managers and engineers as appropriate. Provide on-site/remote support as required. Partner with finance to verify relevant Capex and Purchase Orders, ensuring that expenditure is within appropriate budget and raising issues. Interrogate relevant invoices in accordance with purchasing policy ensuring all charges from service providers are accurate and reflect completed works. Identify areas of risk to the business, research new or innovative technical solutions, develop cases, produce presentations and financial justification. Run Proof of Concept trials where required to prove technologies meet the required objective and provide analysis along with conclusions and recommendations. Develop Upgrade strategies to ensure maximum return on investment is gained from physical security assets Work with key internal partners and suppliers to develop, build and keep updated user guides and training materials, regarding use of all physical security systems. Provide demonstrations of new equipment / technologies and ongoing support to up skill all relevant business partners to ensure their safe and effective use. Be conversant with all relevant country Laws and Legislation, including partnering with local Works Councils, raising potential legislation breaches and work with other functions to resolve Write System Concept Descriptions, User Guides, IT Knowledge Articles etc. Maintain own knowledge on new and emerging technology and innovation, finding opportunities to innovate and digitalise Handles expectations within workflow at all levels to update on progress. Can think future to ensure risks or derailers are identified early and prioritised. Key skills, knowledge & experience Suitable experience working in a role based in Physical/Technical Security/IT Systems/Project Management. Knowledge of Physical and Technical Security Systems, including but not limited to: IP Networked CCTV, Intruder Alarms, EAS systems and Access Control - Knowledge of the Genetec platform a distinct advantage OR Knowledge of IT Systems, including : Networking, Federated systems, VLANs etc A recognized Project Management qualification or proven relevant experience Experience in understanding complexity of working across multiple jurisdictions Good interpersonal skills with ability to communicate technical knowledge to business partners with varying degrees of understanding Well organised and able to work to tight timeframes, act on own initiative in a logical and decisive manner A creative problem solver and team builder Ability to lead and deliver results through others with a high degree of integrity Strong PC Skills (Microsoft Office Applications, CAD advantageous) If English is birth language, then a language skill in German, Polish, Dutch or Spanish would be advantageous Full UK / European Driving Licence and willing to travel internationally, plus in-country. As proud as we are of our past success, it's our future that excites us most. We strive to provide opportunities for growth, recognition and a competitive salary and benefits package. Share our determination to think bolder and bigger, and be part of our future. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and/or sexual orientation. Address: 73 Clarendon Road Location: EUR Home Office Watford GB
31/03/2026
Full time
TJX Europe At TJX Europe, every day brings new opportunities for growth, exploration, and achievement. You'll be part of our vibrant team that embraces diversity, fosters collaboration, and prioritises your development. Whether you're working in our Distribution Centers, Corporate Offices, or Retail Stores-TK Maxx & Homesense, you'll find abundant opportunities to learn, thrive, and make an impact. Come join our TJX team-a Fortune 100 company and the world's leading off-price retailer. Job Description: We're looking for a Technical Security Specialist to join the Loss Prevention team here at TJX Europe! As a Technical Security Specialist you will handle all Technical and Physical Security projects across the business, in order to protect the Associates, Assets and Brand of TJX Europe. This is achieved through project management skills, business partnering both internally and externally, strong influencing skills and advanced levels of technical expertise! This role is field based, with up to 50% travel expected. Key Responsibilities Effectively lead Physical Security projects of varying scale and complexity, ensuring all project objectives (budget, timeline, resource) are met. Build and maintain strong and engaging partnerships with key stakeholders and other Project Managers. Lead others including Construction, IT, field Loss Prevention, Finance, HR and 3rd party security integrators to achieve project goals. Using technical software and specialist knowledge of systems, equipment and risks, design appropriate Physical Security systems to ensure consistency across TJX, be these new stores, remodels, relocations or one-off buildings. Coordinate the installation of Physical Security systems in TJXE buildings. From, attending sites, conducting meetings, leading the project through to conclusion, conducting handovers and ensuring all systems and products are configured as per the Concept Description and are operating properly. Handle exceptions and provide solutions to facilitate timeframes being met. Ensure all technical equipment and systems deployed are to TJX standard, appropriate and fit for purpose. Combine specialist technical security and IT networking knowledge to partner with TJX IT to ensure systems are performing as expected, with limited down time, providing solutions where needed. Regularly conduct Health checks to ensure the stability and consistency of key Systems, especially those on the Genetec platform, such as, CCTV, Access Control, Intruder Alarms, Intercoms and Public Announcements. Assist the management of all TJX Europe Physical and Technical Security systems in designated countries on a day-to-day basis, facilitating discussion and meetings between sites and 3rd party Account managers and engineers as appropriate. Provide on-site/remote support as required. Partner with finance to verify relevant Capex and Purchase Orders, ensuring that expenditure is within appropriate budget and raising issues. Interrogate relevant invoices in accordance with purchasing policy ensuring all charges from service providers are accurate and reflect completed works. Identify areas of risk to the business, research new or innovative technical solutions, develop cases, produce presentations and financial justification. Run Proof of Concept trials where required to prove technologies meet the required objective and provide analysis along with conclusions and recommendations. Develop Upgrade strategies to ensure maximum return on investment is gained from physical security assets Work with key internal partners and suppliers to develop, build and keep updated user guides and training materials, regarding use of all physical security systems. Provide demonstrations of new equipment / technologies and ongoing support to up skill all relevant business partners to ensure their safe and effective use. Be conversant with all relevant country Laws and Legislation, including partnering with local Works Councils, raising potential legislation breaches and work with other functions to resolve Write System Concept Descriptions, User Guides, IT Knowledge Articles etc. Maintain own knowledge on new and emerging technology and innovation, finding opportunities to innovate and digitalise Handles expectations within workflow at all levels to update on progress. Can think future to ensure risks or derailers are identified early and prioritised. Key skills, knowledge & experience Suitable experience working in a role based in Physical/Technical Security/IT Systems/Project Management. Knowledge of Physical and Technical Security Systems, including but not limited to: IP Networked CCTV, Intruder Alarms, EAS systems and Access Control - Knowledge of the Genetec platform a distinct advantage OR Knowledge of IT Systems, including : Networking, Federated systems, VLANs etc A recognized Project Management qualification or proven relevant experience Experience in understanding complexity of working across multiple jurisdictions Good interpersonal skills with ability to communicate technical knowledge to business partners with varying degrees of understanding Well organised and able to work to tight timeframes, act on own initiative in a logical and decisive manner A creative problem solver and team builder Ability to lead and deliver results through others with a high degree of integrity Strong PC Skills (Microsoft Office Applications, CAD advantageous) If English is birth language, then a language skill in German, Polish, Dutch or Spanish would be advantageous Full UK / European Driving Licence and willing to travel internationally, plus in-country. As proud as we are of our past success, it's our future that excites us most. We strive to provide opportunities for growth, recognition and a competitive salary and benefits package. Share our determination to think bolder and bigger, and be part of our future. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and/or sexual orientation. Address: 73 Clarendon Road Location: EUR Home Office Watford GB
We are looking for an established IT Manager for an established and rapidly growing digital business. You will be responsible for the stability, security and performance of its core IT infrastructure. Reporting to the Technology Director, this role will lead the management and continuous improvement of the organisation's office IT environment, including servers, networks, infrastructure and end-user systems. This is a hands-on leadership role in a security-conscious, high-value operational environment where reliability, operational discipline and strong technical governance are essential. You will also manage a Systems Administrator, providing technical oversight, guidance and professional development while ensuring the smooth operation of day-to-day IT services. Key Responsibilities Own and manage the company's IT infrastructure, including servers, networks, office systems and end-user technology Ensure the availability, performance and reliability of all core systems and services Provide line management and technical leadership to the Systems Administrator Manage and maintain office infrastructure, including routers, switches, Wi-Fi, CCTV and VoIP systems Oversee monitoring, backup, disaster recovery and business continuity processes Manage the end-user hardware lifecycle, including laptop procurement, MDM provisioning and secure on boarding/off boarding Support business-critical systems in collaboration with Technology, Finance and Operations teams Deliver infrastructure upgrades, system improvements and technology projects Maintain accurate documentation for architecture, processes and infrastructure controls Manage patching, updates and system maintenance across infrastructure platforms Oversee relationships with external IT suppliers, hosting providers and technology partners Support the business in maintaining security compliance and best practice frameworks Identify risks, vulnerabilities and opportunities for operational improvement across infrastructure and security controls Skills & Experience Strong experience managing IT infrastructure in complex business environments Experience supporting Windows environments and device management using Intune Microsoft 365 administration including Entra ID Hands-on experience managing VoIP / telephony systems Experience supporting corporate Wi-Fi and local network environments Solid understanding of networking fundamentals including firewalls, VPNs, DNS and routing Experience implementing role-based access controls and security best practices Experience managing backup, disaster recovery and monitoring solutions Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving across infrastructure and systems Ability to maintain clear technical documentation and operational processes High levels of integrity, accountability and attention to detail Desirable Experience in e-commerce or high-value transactional environments Cyber security or infrastructure certifications (Microsoft, Cisco, CompTIA, CISSP etc.) Experience supporting Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001 or similar frameworks Linux server administration experience Benefits Bonus scheme up to 30% 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays (option to buy an additional 5 days) On-site gym Health & well-being programme Employee discount scheme Why Apply? High ownership role with direct responsibility for critical infrastructure and security Opportunity to lead and develop a technical team Exposure to a fast-growing digital business environment Ability to influence systems, processes and operational resilience Work within a culture that values integrity, accountability and operational excellence At Gleeson Recruitment Group, we embrace inclusivity and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We are proud to be a disability confident employer. By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.
31/03/2026
Full time
We are looking for an established IT Manager for an established and rapidly growing digital business. You will be responsible for the stability, security and performance of its core IT infrastructure. Reporting to the Technology Director, this role will lead the management and continuous improvement of the organisation's office IT environment, including servers, networks, infrastructure and end-user systems. This is a hands-on leadership role in a security-conscious, high-value operational environment where reliability, operational discipline and strong technical governance are essential. You will also manage a Systems Administrator, providing technical oversight, guidance and professional development while ensuring the smooth operation of day-to-day IT services. Key Responsibilities Own and manage the company's IT infrastructure, including servers, networks, office systems and end-user technology Ensure the availability, performance and reliability of all core systems and services Provide line management and technical leadership to the Systems Administrator Manage and maintain office infrastructure, including routers, switches, Wi-Fi, CCTV and VoIP systems Oversee monitoring, backup, disaster recovery and business continuity processes Manage the end-user hardware lifecycle, including laptop procurement, MDM provisioning and secure on boarding/off boarding Support business-critical systems in collaboration with Technology, Finance and Operations teams Deliver infrastructure upgrades, system improvements and technology projects Maintain accurate documentation for architecture, processes and infrastructure controls Manage patching, updates and system maintenance across infrastructure platforms Oversee relationships with external IT suppliers, hosting providers and technology partners Support the business in maintaining security compliance and best practice frameworks Identify risks, vulnerabilities and opportunities for operational improvement across infrastructure and security controls Skills & Experience Strong experience managing IT infrastructure in complex business environments Experience supporting Windows environments and device management using Intune Microsoft 365 administration including Entra ID Hands-on experience managing VoIP / telephony systems Experience supporting corporate Wi-Fi and local network environments Solid understanding of networking fundamentals including firewalls, VPNs, DNS and routing Experience implementing role-based access controls and security best practices Experience managing backup, disaster recovery and monitoring solutions Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving across infrastructure and systems Ability to maintain clear technical documentation and operational processes High levels of integrity, accountability and attention to detail Desirable Experience in e-commerce or high-value transactional environments Cyber security or infrastructure certifications (Microsoft, Cisco, CompTIA, CISSP etc.) Experience supporting Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001 or similar frameworks Linux server administration experience Benefits Bonus scheme up to 30% 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays (option to buy an additional 5 days) On-site gym Health & well-being programme Employee discount scheme Why Apply? High ownership role with direct responsibility for critical infrastructure and security Opportunity to lead and develop a technical team Exposure to a fast-growing digital business environment Ability to influence systems, processes and operational resilience Work within a culture that values integrity, accountability and operational excellence At Gleeson Recruitment Group, we embrace inclusivity and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We are proud to be a disability confident employer. By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.
Due to business growth an exciting opportunity for an IT & Digital Support Specialist has arisen to work for a fast-paced manufacturing business, joining a vibrant and friendly team. The role offers variety across 1st & 2nd Line Support and Digital projects. Job Description: Support the business by delivering effective first and second line IT support across all teams Collaborate with our IT support partner to ensure escalation of complex issues and effective delivery of third-line support services Liaise with Group IT support on Group related services and issues Maintain, monitor and improve IT systems, hardware, software, and digital platforms Contribute to the continuous improvement of processes, security, and user experience Provide advice and training to users on use of core Microsoft and other application packages Provide an efficient and user focused IT support service Escalate complex incidents to the IT and Digital Manager or external support partners as required Support IT elements of employee onboarding and offboarding, ensuring timely provisioning and revocation of access Install, configure, deploy and maintain hardware and software including servers, desktops, laptops, tablets, printers, firewalls, routers, switches, telephone systems and mobile devices Maintain the company IT asset register, including management of warranties and licences Record and manage incidents and service requests Perform routine maintenance on IT systems, ensuring reliability and security Support the monitoring and management of backups, updates, and patching Assist in maintaining cloud platforms (Microsoft 365, Azure AD, SharePoint, Teams etc.) Ensure effective cybersecurity controls are followed (MFA, password policies, device compliance) Support the management of licensing, renewals and IT contracts Assist with the running and development of digital platforms, including Microsoft 365, CRM, ERP, PIM, Digital Asset Management and HR platforms Support and assist with digitisation projects such as system customisations, workflow automation, data migrations, and third party integrations Assist with building forms, workflows and process enhancements using Microsoft 365 and other tools Provide testing and user training for new digital solutions and business processes Research and evaluate hardware, software and cloud solutions to ensure the business adopts cost-effective, reliable, and fit-for-purpose technologies Candidate Requirements: Relevant IT-related qualification or degree (e.g. Level 3 IT diploma, CompTIA A+, Network+, Microsoft certifications) A levels / O levels / GCSE qualifications Additional cybersecurity, networking or cloud training - Desirable Minimum 3 - 5 years' experience in a role providing first and second line support - Essential Experience administering and supporting Microsoft 365 and Windows environments - Essential Proven troubleshooting and diagnostic skills - Essential Experience supporting digital or IT improvement projects - Desirable Experience with CRM or business systems - Desirable Strong understanding of IT fundamentals - Essential Ability to diagnose and resolve technical issues - Essential Excellent communication and customer service skills - Essential Knowledge of Microsoft 365 - Essential Awareness of cybersecurity best practices - Desirable Basic networking knowledge - Essential Experience with Power Automate / Power Apps - Desirable Experience with Microsoft dynamics-based CRM systems - Desirable Understanding of endpoint security tools and secure IT practices This role is commutable from: Stone, Stafford, Hixon, Longton, Newcastle under Lyme, Stoke on Trent, Uttoxeter, Leek and surrounding areas This role would suit candidates with the following experience: IT Support, Systems Support, Systems Administration, 1st & 2nd Line Support Hours: Monday Friday 9:00 am 5:00 pm, 1 hour Lunch Salary: £35,000 Per Annum Brampton Recruitment are an independent Commercial and Accounts & Finance recruitment agency working in partnership with employers spanning Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, Cheshire, and the Greater Manchester region
31/03/2026
Full time
Due to business growth an exciting opportunity for an IT & Digital Support Specialist has arisen to work for a fast-paced manufacturing business, joining a vibrant and friendly team. The role offers variety across 1st & 2nd Line Support and Digital projects. Job Description: Support the business by delivering effective first and second line IT support across all teams Collaborate with our IT support partner to ensure escalation of complex issues and effective delivery of third-line support services Liaise with Group IT support on Group related services and issues Maintain, monitor and improve IT systems, hardware, software, and digital platforms Contribute to the continuous improvement of processes, security, and user experience Provide advice and training to users on use of core Microsoft and other application packages Provide an efficient and user focused IT support service Escalate complex incidents to the IT and Digital Manager or external support partners as required Support IT elements of employee onboarding and offboarding, ensuring timely provisioning and revocation of access Install, configure, deploy and maintain hardware and software including servers, desktops, laptops, tablets, printers, firewalls, routers, switches, telephone systems and mobile devices Maintain the company IT asset register, including management of warranties and licences Record and manage incidents and service requests Perform routine maintenance on IT systems, ensuring reliability and security Support the monitoring and management of backups, updates, and patching Assist in maintaining cloud platforms (Microsoft 365, Azure AD, SharePoint, Teams etc.) Ensure effective cybersecurity controls are followed (MFA, password policies, device compliance) Support the management of licensing, renewals and IT contracts Assist with the running and development of digital platforms, including Microsoft 365, CRM, ERP, PIM, Digital Asset Management and HR platforms Support and assist with digitisation projects such as system customisations, workflow automation, data migrations, and third party integrations Assist with building forms, workflows and process enhancements using Microsoft 365 and other tools Provide testing and user training for new digital solutions and business processes Research and evaluate hardware, software and cloud solutions to ensure the business adopts cost-effective, reliable, and fit-for-purpose technologies Candidate Requirements: Relevant IT-related qualification or degree (e.g. Level 3 IT diploma, CompTIA A+, Network+, Microsoft certifications) A levels / O levels / GCSE qualifications Additional cybersecurity, networking or cloud training - Desirable Minimum 3 - 5 years' experience in a role providing first and second line support - Essential Experience administering and supporting Microsoft 365 and Windows environments - Essential Proven troubleshooting and diagnostic skills - Essential Experience supporting digital or IT improvement projects - Desirable Experience with CRM or business systems - Desirable Strong understanding of IT fundamentals - Essential Ability to diagnose and resolve technical issues - Essential Excellent communication and customer service skills - Essential Knowledge of Microsoft 365 - Essential Awareness of cybersecurity best practices - Desirable Basic networking knowledge - Essential Experience with Power Automate / Power Apps - Desirable Experience with Microsoft dynamics-based CRM systems - Desirable Understanding of endpoint security tools and secure IT practices This role is commutable from: Stone, Stafford, Hixon, Longton, Newcastle under Lyme, Stoke on Trent, Uttoxeter, Leek and surrounding areas This role would suit candidates with the following experience: IT Support, Systems Support, Systems Administration, 1st & 2nd Line Support Hours: Monday Friday 9:00 am 5:00 pm, 1 hour Lunch Salary: £35,000 Per Annum Brampton Recruitment are an independent Commercial and Accounts & Finance recruitment agency working in partnership with employers spanning Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, Cheshire, and the Greater Manchester region
Job Title: Head of IT Location: Worcestershire across 3 sites (predominantly office based with flexibility for remote working of 1 day per week) Reports To: Partner, Head of Finance and Operations Department: Operational Support Direct Reports: 1 1st Line IT Support Technician Role Purpose The Head of IT has full accountability for the firm's information technology environment, ensuring it is secure, resilient, scalable and aligned to the firm's strategic and regulatory objectives. The role will also be responsible for driving the thoughtful and appropriate adoption of AI and automation, ensuring these technologies are used safely, ethically and pragmatically to enhance efficiency, decision making and client service. This is a senior leadership role with clear ownership of the end to end IT estate, including infrastructure, applications, cybersecurity, data and third party services. The role is responsible not only for operational stability, but for shaping and delivering the firm's technology roadmap so that technology actively supports business growth, efficiency and risk management. Working closely with senior leadership, the Head of IT will plan, prioritise and deliver technology initiatives using robust project management disciplines, ensuring change is well governed, outcomes focused and delivered with minimal disruption to the business. Core Accountabilities The overall performance, security and resilience of the firm's IT estate Ownership and continuous evolution of the business technology stack Delivery of IT and digital change programmes through effective project management Alignment of technology decisions with business strategy, regulatory obligations and operational risk IT governance, supplier performance, investment decisions and technology related risk Driving the responsible use of AI and automation to support efficiency, insight and business growth Key Responsibilities Technology Ownership & Infrastructure Own and manage the firm's IT infrastructure, including hardware, software, networks, cloud services, servers, storage, backup and disaster recovery Ensure systems are secure, reliable, well maintained and capable of scaling with business growth Proactively identify and address performance issues, capacity constraints and technical debt Oversee and coordinate external IT service providers where required Cybersecurity & Data Protection Hold overall accountability for the firm's cybersecurity posture Define, implement and enforce security policies, standards and controls Monitor systems and risks, responding appropriately to threats and incidents Ensure compliance with GDPR, data protection legislation and industry best practice Act as senior owner for IT related incidents, risk management and remediation Business Applications & Technology Stack Own the selection, implementation, integration and optimisation of core business systems Ensure applications are stable, well integrated and aligned to business processes Manage vendor relationships to maximise value, performance and reliability Ensure users are informed of relevant system changes and improvements IT Strategy, Projects & Change Delivery Define and maintain a clear IT strategy and multi year technology roadmap Translate strategic objectives into clearly scoped, prioritised and well governed IT projects Lead and deliver IT and digital change initiatives using appropriate project management methodologies Manage project plans, risks, dependencies, budgets and stakeholder communication Ensure technology change is delivered on time, within scope and aligned to business outcomes Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Own and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity arrangements Ensure backups are robust, current and regularly tested Periodically test recovery processes and implement improvements Vendor, MSP & Contract Management Own the relationship and performance of the outsourced IT Managed Service Provider Manage all third party technology suppliers and service contracts Negotiate and review contracts and SLAs to ensure value, resilience and scalability Ensure contracts are renewed, replaced or exited in a controlled and timely manner Budget, Governance & Compliance Own the IT budget, cost forecasting and investment planning Ensure technology spend delivers clear business value Establish and maintain IT policies, procedures and governance frameworks Prepare for and manage IT audits and regulatory reviews Team Leadership & User Enablement Line manage and develop the 1st Line IT Support Technician Ensure users receive effective, timely and professional IT support Develop and deliver IT training to improve adoption and capability Maintain clear documentation, procedures and user guidance Key Skills & Experience Proven experience in a senior IT leadership role (IT Manager, IT Lead or Head of IT) Experience in accountancy, finance or professional services strongly preferred Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure, cloud platforms and business systems Demonstrable experience of cybersecurity, data protection and risk management Proven track record of delivering IT projects and managing technology change Strong vendor, contract and Managed Service Provider management experience Strong experience of building stakeholder relationships with Senior executives & C Suite. Proven line management, leadership and project management skills. Excellent communication and Team Player skills Strong decision making, prioritisation and problem solving abilities Qualifications Relevant certifications (e.g. Microsoft, ITIL, CompTIA, CISSP or similar) desirable Personal Attributes Clear ownership mindset with strong accountability Strategic thinker with a practical, delivery focused approach Confident decision maker able to balance risk, cost and business need Proactive, organised and comfortable managing competing priorities Able to operate both strategically and hands on when required Working Conditions Full time role, predominantly office based with some remote flexibility Occasional out of hours work for maintenance or critical incidents Benefits: Competitive salary 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays Private Medical Health insurance Life Assurance Group Personal Pension Plan Electric Car scheme Cycle to Work Scheme Flexible Holiday Purchase Scheme Enhanced Family Pay - maternity, paternity, parental, and compassionate leave Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 confidential helpline as well as online support If you wish to be considered for the role, please contact Joanne Harris on (phone number removed) or email me on (url removed)
31/03/2026
Full time
Job Title: Head of IT Location: Worcestershire across 3 sites (predominantly office based with flexibility for remote working of 1 day per week) Reports To: Partner, Head of Finance and Operations Department: Operational Support Direct Reports: 1 1st Line IT Support Technician Role Purpose The Head of IT has full accountability for the firm's information technology environment, ensuring it is secure, resilient, scalable and aligned to the firm's strategic and regulatory objectives. The role will also be responsible for driving the thoughtful and appropriate adoption of AI and automation, ensuring these technologies are used safely, ethically and pragmatically to enhance efficiency, decision making and client service. This is a senior leadership role with clear ownership of the end to end IT estate, including infrastructure, applications, cybersecurity, data and third party services. The role is responsible not only for operational stability, but for shaping and delivering the firm's technology roadmap so that technology actively supports business growth, efficiency and risk management. Working closely with senior leadership, the Head of IT will plan, prioritise and deliver technology initiatives using robust project management disciplines, ensuring change is well governed, outcomes focused and delivered with minimal disruption to the business. Core Accountabilities The overall performance, security and resilience of the firm's IT estate Ownership and continuous evolution of the business technology stack Delivery of IT and digital change programmes through effective project management Alignment of technology decisions with business strategy, regulatory obligations and operational risk IT governance, supplier performance, investment decisions and technology related risk Driving the responsible use of AI and automation to support efficiency, insight and business growth Key Responsibilities Technology Ownership & Infrastructure Own and manage the firm's IT infrastructure, including hardware, software, networks, cloud services, servers, storage, backup and disaster recovery Ensure systems are secure, reliable, well maintained and capable of scaling with business growth Proactively identify and address performance issues, capacity constraints and technical debt Oversee and coordinate external IT service providers where required Cybersecurity & Data Protection Hold overall accountability for the firm's cybersecurity posture Define, implement and enforce security policies, standards and controls Monitor systems and risks, responding appropriately to threats and incidents Ensure compliance with GDPR, data protection legislation and industry best practice Act as senior owner for IT related incidents, risk management and remediation Business Applications & Technology Stack Own the selection, implementation, integration and optimisation of core business systems Ensure applications are stable, well integrated and aligned to business processes Manage vendor relationships to maximise value, performance and reliability Ensure users are informed of relevant system changes and improvements IT Strategy, Projects & Change Delivery Define and maintain a clear IT strategy and multi year technology roadmap Translate strategic objectives into clearly scoped, prioritised and well governed IT projects Lead and deliver IT and digital change initiatives using appropriate project management methodologies Manage project plans, risks, dependencies, budgets and stakeholder communication Ensure technology change is delivered on time, within scope and aligned to business outcomes Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Own and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity arrangements Ensure backups are robust, current and regularly tested Periodically test recovery processes and implement improvements Vendor, MSP & Contract Management Own the relationship and performance of the outsourced IT Managed Service Provider Manage all third party technology suppliers and service contracts Negotiate and review contracts and SLAs to ensure value, resilience and scalability Ensure contracts are renewed, replaced or exited in a controlled and timely manner Budget, Governance & Compliance Own the IT budget, cost forecasting and investment planning Ensure technology spend delivers clear business value Establish and maintain IT policies, procedures and governance frameworks Prepare for and manage IT audits and regulatory reviews Team Leadership & User Enablement Line manage and develop the 1st Line IT Support Technician Ensure users receive effective, timely and professional IT support Develop and deliver IT training to improve adoption and capability Maintain clear documentation, procedures and user guidance Key Skills & Experience Proven experience in a senior IT leadership role (IT Manager, IT Lead or Head of IT) Experience in accountancy, finance or professional services strongly preferred Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure, cloud platforms and business systems Demonstrable experience of cybersecurity, data protection and risk management Proven track record of delivering IT projects and managing technology change Strong vendor, contract and Managed Service Provider management experience Strong experience of building stakeholder relationships with Senior executives & C Suite. Proven line management, leadership and project management skills. Excellent communication and Team Player skills Strong decision making, prioritisation and problem solving abilities Qualifications Relevant certifications (e.g. Microsoft, ITIL, CompTIA, CISSP or similar) desirable Personal Attributes Clear ownership mindset with strong accountability Strategic thinker with a practical, delivery focused approach Confident decision maker able to balance risk, cost and business need Proactive, organised and comfortable managing competing priorities Able to operate both strategically and hands on when required Working Conditions Full time role, predominantly office based with some remote flexibility Occasional out of hours work for maintenance or critical incidents Benefits: Competitive salary 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays Private Medical Health insurance Life Assurance Group Personal Pension Plan Electric Car scheme Cycle to Work Scheme Flexible Holiday Purchase Scheme Enhanced Family Pay - maternity, paternity, parental, and compassionate leave Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 confidential helpline as well as online support If you wish to be considered for the role, please contact Joanne Harris on (phone number removed) or email me on (url removed)
Network Manager Location: Winscombe, Somerset (onsite role) Salary: 37k - 45k Role Profile Your responsibilities as a Network Manager will be: Be responsible for the day-to-day operation, support, and continuous improvement of the our IT systems and digital services. Manage and develop the on-site IT support team, providing clear direction, coaching, and performance management. Own service quality, availability, and user experience, ensuring incidents and problems are managed effectively and underlying issues are addressed. Act as the senior on-site escalation point for IT issues, service concerns, and incidents. Contribute to and deliver our IT and digital strategy in collaboration with senior leadership, ensuring alignment with educational, safeguarding, and operational priorities. Work with the Head of IT Services to prepare, forecast, and manage IT budgets. Maintain oversight of the our infrastructure, cloud services, applications, and data, ensuring resilience, continuity, and security. Own cyber security controls and data protection responsibilities. Develop and maintain business continuity and disaster recovery arrangements for IT services. Manage relationships with suppliers and third-party service providers, ensuring value for money and service quality. Ensure appropriate documentation, asset records, and technical knowledge are maintained. Technical Knowledge: Windows 10 and Windows 11 Windows Server 2019 and 2022, including hybrid environments Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange Online, Intune, and identity platforms Active Directory, Group Policy, and directory services Networking technologies including TCP/IP, VLANs, switching, routing, firewalls, VPNs, and WAN connectivity Wired and wireless enterprise networking environments Virtualisation and cloud platforms, including on-prem and Azure-based services Backup, recovery, and resilience technologies Virtual desktop and remote access technologies, including AVD or equivalent ECS Recruitment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
31/03/2026
Full time
Network Manager Location: Winscombe, Somerset (onsite role) Salary: 37k - 45k Role Profile Your responsibilities as a Network Manager will be: Be responsible for the day-to-day operation, support, and continuous improvement of the our IT systems and digital services. Manage and develop the on-site IT support team, providing clear direction, coaching, and performance management. Own service quality, availability, and user experience, ensuring incidents and problems are managed effectively and underlying issues are addressed. Act as the senior on-site escalation point for IT issues, service concerns, and incidents. Contribute to and deliver our IT and digital strategy in collaboration with senior leadership, ensuring alignment with educational, safeguarding, and operational priorities. Work with the Head of IT Services to prepare, forecast, and manage IT budgets. Maintain oversight of the our infrastructure, cloud services, applications, and data, ensuring resilience, continuity, and security. Own cyber security controls and data protection responsibilities. Develop and maintain business continuity and disaster recovery arrangements for IT services. Manage relationships with suppliers and third-party service providers, ensuring value for money and service quality. Ensure appropriate documentation, asset records, and technical knowledge are maintained. Technical Knowledge: Windows 10 and Windows 11 Windows Server 2019 and 2022, including hybrid environments Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange Online, Intune, and identity platforms Active Directory, Group Policy, and directory services Networking technologies including TCP/IP, VLANs, switching, routing, firewalls, VPNs, and WAN connectivity Wired and wireless enterprise networking environments Virtualisation and cloud platforms, including on-prem and Azure-based services Backup, recovery, and resilience technologies Virtual desktop and remote access technologies, including AVD or equivalent ECS Recruitment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Our client has an exciting opportunity for an IT Operations Manager to join their IT Department. The IT Operations Manager is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of firm s IT infrastructure to ensure systems, networks, and services are reliable and secure. This includes leading a team of IT professionals, providing IT support in accordance with their service level agreement, monitoring system performance, troubleshooting issues, managing budgets, and implementing new technologies. Duties and Responsibilities Support the IT Director with the implementation of the firms IT and AI & Innovation Strategies Collaborate with the Innovation Manager and the Digital Adoption Team members to support innovation projects. Manage IT Operations team members, including performance and training assessments, ensuring the team keep abreast of technology changes and maintain high service standards. Manage, maintain and optimise the firm s on-premises and cloud-based infrastructure. Oversee backup and system security operations in accordance with the firm s policies. Participate in internal and external audits, including ISO27001 and ISO22301. Manage the Cyber Essential Plus accreditation renewals. Develop and document processes and procedures, providing to ensure they are fully implemented within the team. Identify and manage operational risks Manage information technology projects ensuring project deadlines are adhered to Provide hands-on support and participate in the out-of-hours support rota as required Provide support and guidance to stakeholders via help desk Assist the IT Director with the management of IT vendors, contracts, and software licenses Develop IT best practice guides and procedures. Prepare monthly management reports of team/service activities, tasks, and operational metrics Technical Competencies Microsoft 365 Platform, including Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive and Office Strong technical knowledge of network and server operating system Experience with support of Windows Operating Systems, SQL Server and Active Directory, including PowerShell scripting Proven experience in IT infrastructure planning, development, and operations Proven experience in server virtualisation and Cloud-based Infrastructure Enterprise Backup, Replication and Business Continuity and Disaster recover mitigation and response Strong understanding of project management principles and practices Strong understanding of Helpdesk and Customer Relations Support systems Strong understanding of Data Security and Cyber Security basics Due to the large number of responses we receive it is not always possible to respond to every application straight away. Should your skills and experience be a match for this role, or any other vacancy we may have, we will normally contact you within 72 hours of receiving your application. If you wish to apply for further roles please do so.
26/03/2026
Full time
Our client has an exciting opportunity for an IT Operations Manager to join their IT Department. The IT Operations Manager is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of firm s IT infrastructure to ensure systems, networks, and services are reliable and secure. This includes leading a team of IT professionals, providing IT support in accordance with their service level agreement, monitoring system performance, troubleshooting issues, managing budgets, and implementing new technologies. Duties and Responsibilities Support the IT Director with the implementation of the firms IT and AI & Innovation Strategies Collaborate with the Innovation Manager and the Digital Adoption Team members to support innovation projects. Manage IT Operations team members, including performance and training assessments, ensuring the team keep abreast of technology changes and maintain high service standards. Manage, maintain and optimise the firm s on-premises and cloud-based infrastructure. Oversee backup and system security operations in accordance with the firm s policies. Participate in internal and external audits, including ISO27001 and ISO22301. Manage the Cyber Essential Plus accreditation renewals. Develop and document processes and procedures, providing to ensure they are fully implemented within the team. Identify and manage operational risks Manage information technology projects ensuring project deadlines are adhered to Provide hands-on support and participate in the out-of-hours support rota as required Provide support and guidance to stakeholders via help desk Assist the IT Director with the management of IT vendors, contracts, and software licenses Develop IT best practice guides and procedures. Prepare monthly management reports of team/service activities, tasks, and operational metrics Technical Competencies Microsoft 365 Platform, including Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive and Office Strong technical knowledge of network and server operating system Experience with support of Windows Operating Systems, SQL Server and Active Directory, including PowerShell scripting Proven experience in IT infrastructure planning, development, and operations Proven experience in server virtualisation and Cloud-based Infrastructure Enterprise Backup, Replication and Business Continuity and Disaster recover mitigation and response Strong understanding of project management principles and practices Strong understanding of Helpdesk and Customer Relations Support systems Strong understanding of Data Security and Cyber Security basics Due to the large number of responses we receive it is not always possible to respond to every application straight away. Should your skills and experience be a match for this role, or any other vacancy we may have, we will normally contact you within 72 hours of receiving your application. If you wish to apply for further roles please do so.
Senior Global IT Manager Location : Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 1TB Salary : £70K - £80K per annum, DOE + Bonus Plan & Benefits! Contract : Full time, Permanent, Office Based Benefits : Private medical insurance, Life insurance, Company pension, Additional leave, Flexitime, Free on-site parking, Referral programme and Wellness programme! BAP Pharma is the fastest-growing, independently owned pharmaceutical clinical trials supply organisation, with specialist divisions in Comparator Sourcing, Secondary Packaging & Labelling and Global Storage & Distribution. Our story is one of incredible growth and success, which has culminated in receiving many prestigious awards, such as recognition in Diversity & Inclusion and Social & Environmental, and the continued expansion of our core business operations in UK, Germany and the USA. We are now recruiting for a Senior Global IT Manager to lead and manage the IT requirements company wide. You will build a suitable IT Department that meets the needs of our office and facilities in the UK, US and Germany. This role involved working closely with and managing our third party suppliers to oversee all IT-related activities, including budgeting. Key Responsibilities of the Senior Global IT Manager: IT Strategy & Leadership Shape and deliver a global IT roadmap aligned with BAP Pharma s growth, advising senior leadership on efficiencies, scalability, and resilience. Global Infrastructure Oversee IT operations and infrastructure across the UK, US, and Germany, ensuring secure and reliable networks, cloud, and systems. Compliance & Validation Ensure GxP (pharmaceutical industry) compliance and maintain audit readiness through robust validation frameworks, policies, and collaboration with QA and regulatory bodies. Cybersecurity & Risk Lead cybersecurity strategy, including access controls, incident response, and vulnerability management. Team & Vendor Management Build and mentor a global IT team while managing external providers and ensuring performance against SLAs. Budgets & Performance Manage IT budgets, forecasting, and KPIs to drive value and accountability. Digital Transformation Champion innovation, automation, and emerging technologies to improve compliance, efficiency, and business performance. Skills & Experience: Degree in Information Technology/Computer sciences or equivalent. Minimum 7-10 years experience of relevant work and level. Experience working in pharmaceutical organisations is advantageous. Experience in leading and developing a team Knowledge of office 365 and Azure Entra is essential Excellent knowledge of technical management, information analysis and of computer hardware/software systems and troubleshooting practices. Expertise in data management, data governance and general IT security practices. Understanding of computerised systems used in pharmaceutical operations. BAP Pharma is committed to enabling a supportive work environment, which is diverse and inclusive and based on mutual respect. We offer comprehensive training and development programmes to employees to enable them to excel in their roles. We provide our team with a platform in which to continually progress and excel and deliver on our promises to our clients. BAP Pharma Promise delivered. Our people are results driven, tenacious and customer focused. If you think you have what it takes to be part of a successful team with an exciting future, please apply today! No agencies please.
07/10/2025
Full time
Senior Global IT Manager Location : Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 1TB Salary : £70K - £80K per annum, DOE + Bonus Plan & Benefits! Contract : Full time, Permanent, Office Based Benefits : Private medical insurance, Life insurance, Company pension, Additional leave, Flexitime, Free on-site parking, Referral programme and Wellness programme! BAP Pharma is the fastest-growing, independently owned pharmaceutical clinical trials supply organisation, with specialist divisions in Comparator Sourcing, Secondary Packaging & Labelling and Global Storage & Distribution. Our story is one of incredible growth and success, which has culminated in receiving many prestigious awards, such as recognition in Diversity & Inclusion and Social & Environmental, and the continued expansion of our core business operations in UK, Germany and the USA. We are now recruiting for a Senior Global IT Manager to lead and manage the IT requirements company wide. You will build a suitable IT Department that meets the needs of our office and facilities in the UK, US and Germany. This role involved working closely with and managing our third party suppliers to oversee all IT-related activities, including budgeting. Key Responsibilities of the Senior Global IT Manager: IT Strategy & Leadership Shape and deliver a global IT roadmap aligned with BAP Pharma s growth, advising senior leadership on efficiencies, scalability, and resilience. Global Infrastructure Oversee IT operations and infrastructure across the UK, US, and Germany, ensuring secure and reliable networks, cloud, and systems. Compliance & Validation Ensure GxP (pharmaceutical industry) compliance and maintain audit readiness through robust validation frameworks, policies, and collaboration with QA and regulatory bodies. Cybersecurity & Risk Lead cybersecurity strategy, including access controls, incident response, and vulnerability management. Team & Vendor Management Build and mentor a global IT team while managing external providers and ensuring performance against SLAs. Budgets & Performance Manage IT budgets, forecasting, and KPIs to drive value and accountability. Digital Transformation Champion innovation, automation, and emerging technologies to improve compliance, efficiency, and business performance. Skills & Experience: Degree in Information Technology/Computer sciences or equivalent. Minimum 7-10 years experience of relevant work and level. Experience working in pharmaceutical organisations is advantageous. Experience in leading and developing a team Knowledge of office 365 and Azure Entra is essential Excellent knowledge of technical management, information analysis and of computer hardware/software systems and troubleshooting practices. Expertise in data management, data governance and general IT security practices. Understanding of computerised systems used in pharmaceutical operations. BAP Pharma is committed to enabling a supportive work environment, which is diverse and inclusive and based on mutual respect. We offer comprehensive training and development programmes to employees to enable them to excel in their roles. We provide our team with a platform in which to continually progress and excel and deliver on our promises to our clients. BAP Pharma Promise delivered. Our people are results driven, tenacious and customer focused. If you think you have what it takes to be part of a successful team with an exciting future, please apply today! No agencies please.
Our Purpose Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential. Title and Summary Manager, Dispute Resolution Overview The Mastercard Dispute Resolution Management team is responsible for resolving customer disputes across current and emerging platforms using innovative processes, data analytics, and cyber intelligence. As part of Mastercard's Franchise business unit, the team plays a key role in maintaining balance and integrity in the payments ecosystem. Key responsibilities include: Handling customer (card issuer and acquirer) inquiries about chargeback rules and processes Reviewing and ruling on arbitration and compliance cases Providing education and consultation to customers on chargeback rules and processes Evolving Mastercard's chargeback rules in line with market needs Acting as a liaison for internal and external stakeholders regarding dispute resolution Contribute to improving team processes, standards, and strategy Identify challenges and recommend practical solutions Ensure initiatives support broader business goals and maintain service quality standards All About You Customer-first mindset with strong attention to detail Experience in disputes, fraud, or compliance investigations - should have understanding of chargeback rules and processes. Familiarity with Section 75 of the UK Consumer Credit Act, Financial Ombudsman Service, A2A payments, and/or Open Banking is a plus but not required. Self-starter with the ability to work independently - this is an individual contributor role. People management experience is not required. Knowledge of the payments industry or banking operations preferred Exposure to data analytics tools is a plus Experience with Mastercard's Mastercom dispute application is desirable University degree preferred Comfortable in a fast-paced environment Strong verbal and written communication skills-fluency in English required; German, French, or other major European languages preferred Strong research skills across varied topics Corporate Security Responsibility Every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security. All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks come with an inherent risk to the organization and therefore, it is expected that the successful candidate for this position must: • Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices; • Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed; • Report any suspected information security violation or breach; and • Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines. Corporate Security Responsibility All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must: Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices; Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed; Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.
06/10/2025
Full time
Our Purpose Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential. Title and Summary Manager, Dispute Resolution Overview The Mastercard Dispute Resolution Management team is responsible for resolving customer disputes across current and emerging platforms using innovative processes, data analytics, and cyber intelligence. As part of Mastercard's Franchise business unit, the team plays a key role in maintaining balance and integrity in the payments ecosystem. Key responsibilities include: Handling customer (card issuer and acquirer) inquiries about chargeback rules and processes Reviewing and ruling on arbitration and compliance cases Providing education and consultation to customers on chargeback rules and processes Evolving Mastercard's chargeback rules in line with market needs Acting as a liaison for internal and external stakeholders regarding dispute resolution Contribute to improving team processes, standards, and strategy Identify challenges and recommend practical solutions Ensure initiatives support broader business goals and maintain service quality standards All About You Customer-first mindset with strong attention to detail Experience in disputes, fraud, or compliance investigations - should have understanding of chargeback rules and processes. Familiarity with Section 75 of the UK Consumer Credit Act, Financial Ombudsman Service, A2A payments, and/or Open Banking is a plus but not required. Self-starter with the ability to work independently - this is an individual contributor role. People management experience is not required. Knowledge of the payments industry or banking operations preferred Exposure to data analytics tools is a plus Experience with Mastercard's Mastercom dispute application is desirable University degree preferred Comfortable in a fast-paced environment Strong verbal and written communication skills-fluency in English required; German, French, or other major European languages preferred Strong research skills across varied topics Corporate Security Responsibility Every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security. All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks come with an inherent risk to the organization and therefore, it is expected that the successful candidate for this position must: • Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices; • Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed; • Report any suspected information security violation or breach; and • Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines. Corporate Security Responsibility All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must: Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices; Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed; Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.
Join us at Barclays as a Mainframe DB2 System Specialist, where you'll help build and maintain resilient infrastructure platforms supporting vital applications and data systems. Apply cutting-edge engineering and automation to ensure reliability, scalability, and security across our core technologies. To be successful as a Mainframe DB2 System Specialist, you should have experience with: Experienced in the installation, maintenance, and upgrade of the IBM DB2 product and of DB2 related products (DB2 CA, DB2 connect, Data Studio,etc). Excellent understanding of Mainframe operating system tools: - TSO, JCL, REXX,SQL etc. Several years practical experience working as a DB2 Systems Programmer. Strong understanding of system performance and monitoring techniques. Some other highly valued skills may include: Experience with Dev Ops tooling e.g. VS Code, Db2 Developer extensions etc. Experience with z/OSMF. Experience with Broadcom and IBM Db2 tools. Experience with Db2 internal and RACF Security. You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills. This role is based in Knutsford (preferred)/Glasgow. Purpose of the role To build and maintain infrastructure platforms and products that support applications and data systems, using hardware, software, networks, and cloud computing platforms as required with the aim of ensuring that the infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and secure. Ensure the reliability, availability, and scalability of the systems, platforms, and technology through the application of software engineering techniques, automation, and best practices in incident response. Accountabilities Build Engineering: Development, delivery, and maintenance of high-quality infrastructure solutions to fulfil business requirements ensuring measurable reliability, performance, availability, and ease of use. Including the identification of the appropriate technologies and solutions to meet business, optimisation, and resourcing requirements. Incident Management: Monitoring of IT infrastructure and system performance to measure, identify, address, and resolve any potential issues, vulnerabilities, or outages. Use of data to drive down mean time to resolution. Automation: Development and implementation of automated tasks and processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention, utilising software scripting/coding disciplines. Security: Implementation of a secure configuration and measures to protect infrastructure against cyber-attacks, vulnerabilities, and other security threats, including protection of hardware, software, and data from unauthorised access. Teamwork: Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, architects, and other engineers to define IT Infrastructure requirements, devise solutions, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives via a data driven approach. Learning: Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations, and actively contribute to the organization's technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth. Assistant Vice President Expectations To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions. Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others. OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes. Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues. Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda. Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done. Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function. Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy. Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively. Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience. Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes. All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship - our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset - to Empower, Challenge and Drive - the operating manual for how we behave.
06/10/2025
Full time
Join us at Barclays as a Mainframe DB2 System Specialist, where you'll help build and maintain resilient infrastructure platforms supporting vital applications and data systems. Apply cutting-edge engineering and automation to ensure reliability, scalability, and security across our core technologies. To be successful as a Mainframe DB2 System Specialist, you should have experience with: Experienced in the installation, maintenance, and upgrade of the IBM DB2 product and of DB2 related products (DB2 CA, DB2 connect, Data Studio,etc). Excellent understanding of Mainframe operating system tools: - TSO, JCL, REXX,SQL etc. Several years practical experience working as a DB2 Systems Programmer. Strong understanding of system performance and monitoring techniques. Some other highly valued skills may include: Experience with Dev Ops tooling e.g. VS Code, Db2 Developer extensions etc. Experience with z/OSMF. Experience with Broadcom and IBM Db2 tools. Experience with Db2 internal and RACF Security. You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills. This role is based in Knutsford (preferred)/Glasgow. Purpose of the role To build and maintain infrastructure platforms and products that support applications and data systems, using hardware, software, networks, and cloud computing platforms as required with the aim of ensuring that the infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and secure. Ensure the reliability, availability, and scalability of the systems, platforms, and technology through the application of software engineering techniques, automation, and best practices in incident response. Accountabilities Build Engineering: Development, delivery, and maintenance of high-quality infrastructure solutions to fulfil business requirements ensuring measurable reliability, performance, availability, and ease of use. Including the identification of the appropriate technologies and solutions to meet business, optimisation, and resourcing requirements. Incident Management: Monitoring of IT infrastructure and system performance to measure, identify, address, and resolve any potential issues, vulnerabilities, or outages. Use of data to drive down mean time to resolution. Automation: Development and implementation of automated tasks and processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention, utilising software scripting/coding disciplines. Security: Implementation of a secure configuration and measures to protect infrastructure against cyber-attacks, vulnerabilities, and other security threats, including protection of hardware, software, and data from unauthorised access. Teamwork: Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, architects, and other engineers to define IT Infrastructure requirements, devise solutions, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives via a data driven approach. Learning: Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations, and actively contribute to the organization's technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth. Assistant Vice President Expectations To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions. Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others. OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes. Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues. Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda. Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done. Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function. Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy. Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively. Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience. Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes. All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship - our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset - to Empower, Challenge and Drive - the operating manual for how we behave.
Cyber Security Analyst - Manchester - £50,000 The Company: Lorien are working in partnership with a leading name in Manchester. With a strong focus on protecting their digital estate, they're now looking to hire a Cyber Security Analyst to help strengthen their InfoSec capabilities and ensure resilience against cyber threats. The Role: This is a hands-on role focused on protecting the organisation's network and systems from cyber-attacks. You'll be responsible for managing and remediating security incidents, tuning SIEM alerts, supporting endpoint detection and response tooling, and contributing to post-incident investigations.You'll also play a key role in vulnerability management, security reporting, and supporting the deployment and maintenance of security tooling across the estate. Working closely with the IT Security & Compliance Manager, you'll help shape the business's cyber defence strategy and educate stakeholders on best practices. The Skill Requirements:Successful candidates will have a blend of the following: Experience in Infrastructure support or working within a SOC/Security team Strong understanding of Microsoft O365/Azure Security, endpoint and email security tooling Familiarity with SIEM tools and IT Service Management platforms Knowledge of current and emerging cyber threats and security technologies Experience with vulnerability identification and remediation The Benefits: Salary up to £50,000 + bonus Hybrid working model (2 days onsite in Manchester) 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays Flexible working hours Opportunity to work in a fast-paced, high-impact environment If this sounds like something you'd be interested in, submit your application to be considered. Interviews will be scheduled over the coming weeks. Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
03/10/2025
Full time
Cyber Security Analyst - Manchester - £50,000 The Company: Lorien are working in partnership with a leading name in Manchester. With a strong focus on protecting their digital estate, they're now looking to hire a Cyber Security Analyst to help strengthen their InfoSec capabilities and ensure resilience against cyber threats. The Role: This is a hands-on role focused on protecting the organisation's network and systems from cyber-attacks. You'll be responsible for managing and remediating security incidents, tuning SIEM alerts, supporting endpoint detection and response tooling, and contributing to post-incident investigations.You'll also play a key role in vulnerability management, security reporting, and supporting the deployment and maintenance of security tooling across the estate. Working closely with the IT Security & Compliance Manager, you'll help shape the business's cyber defence strategy and educate stakeholders on best practices. The Skill Requirements:Successful candidates will have a blend of the following: Experience in Infrastructure support or working within a SOC/Security team Strong understanding of Microsoft O365/Azure Security, endpoint and email security tooling Familiarity with SIEM tools and IT Service Management platforms Knowledge of current and emerging cyber threats and security technologies Experience with vulnerability identification and remediation The Benefits: Salary up to £50,000 + bonus Hybrid working model (2 days onsite in Manchester) 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays Flexible working hours Opportunity to work in a fast-paced, high-impact environment If this sounds like something you'd be interested in, submit your application to be considered. Interviews will be scheduled over the coming weeks. Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
IT Manager, Microsoft 365, Oxford, COR7342 We're looking for an experienced and hands-on IT Manager to join a fast-paced aviation organisation based in Oxford. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to step into a broad and impactful role, working across cloud-based systems, cybersecurity, and IT operations.The IT Manager will be responsible for managing day-to-day IT operations across multiple sites, supporting internal systems and users, and ensuring the smooth operation of cloud infrastructure. Working closely with senior leadership, you'll take ownership of Microsoft 365 administration, network management, and cyber compliance.This is a hands-on position ideal for someone with strong technical knowledge and a passion for digital transformation, who's keen to drive innovation and support a growing organisation. The Company A pioneering player in the aviation industry, constantly pushing boundaries and providing first-class training to the pilots of tomorrow! If you have an interest in aviation and are looking for a role with variety and the chance to make a meaningful impact, this could be the one for you! Benefits 25 days holiday + bank holidays Pension scheme Support for training and professional development What's required of the IT Manager? We're looking for a proactive, technically skilled IT professional with a strong customer focus. Ideally, your experience will include: Microsoft 365 Cloud-first infrastructure management Ubiquiti Unifi networking Power Platform: PowerApps, Power BI, Power Automate I want to do that! If you're looking for the next step in your IT career and want to take on a varied and rewarding challenge, this is a great opportunity to do so. If you're interested in this hands-on IT Manager position, please send through your CV today for immediate consideration. IT Manager, Microsoft 365 Oxford, COR7342 Corriculo Ltd acts as an employment agency and an employment business.
03/10/2025
Full time
IT Manager, Microsoft 365, Oxford, COR7342 We're looking for an experienced and hands-on IT Manager to join a fast-paced aviation organisation based in Oxford. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to step into a broad and impactful role, working across cloud-based systems, cybersecurity, and IT operations.The IT Manager will be responsible for managing day-to-day IT operations across multiple sites, supporting internal systems and users, and ensuring the smooth operation of cloud infrastructure. Working closely with senior leadership, you'll take ownership of Microsoft 365 administration, network management, and cyber compliance.This is a hands-on position ideal for someone with strong technical knowledge and a passion for digital transformation, who's keen to drive innovation and support a growing organisation. The Company A pioneering player in the aviation industry, constantly pushing boundaries and providing first-class training to the pilots of tomorrow! If you have an interest in aviation and are looking for a role with variety and the chance to make a meaningful impact, this could be the one for you! Benefits 25 days holiday + bank holidays Pension scheme Support for training and professional development What's required of the IT Manager? We're looking for a proactive, technically skilled IT professional with a strong customer focus. Ideally, your experience will include: Microsoft 365 Cloud-first infrastructure management Ubiquiti Unifi networking Power Platform: PowerApps, Power BI, Power Automate I want to do that! If you're looking for the next step in your IT career and want to take on a varied and rewarding challenge, this is a great opportunity to do so. If you're interested in this hands-on IT Manager position, please send through your CV today for immediate consideration. IT Manager, Microsoft 365 Oxford, COR7342 Corriculo Ltd acts as an employment agency and an employment business.
Our Purpose Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential. Title and Summary Manager, Digital Donations and Sustainability- Data & Analytics Manager, Digital Donations and Sustainability- Data & Analytics Rooted in Mastercard's core value of Doing Well by Doing Good, Digital Donations - Commercialization is a team focused on driving innovation in the charitable donations / individual giving vertical (valued at $600B globally), capturing the secular shift from cash to incremental MA volumes, and in doing so, enabling wider societal benefits. Key markets where the secular shift opportunity is highest have been evaluated. Within these markets, pilots are being developed that focus on leveraging our assets (tap on phone, Click to Pay etc) and partnerships towards cash displacement and creating a seamless, safe, and secure digital experience for processing donations. The Digital Donations - Commercialization team is looking for a data-driven professional who plays a crucial role in influencing, informing, and maximizing the go-to-market strategy for individual giving, as an underpenetrated vertical for Mastercard. They use their analytical expertise to understand market dynamics, customer behavior, and sales performance to identify growth opportunities and execute strategic goals and priorities. They also excel at transforming data into compelling insights and use cases that provide future direction to the planning and execution of the team's overall approach. In addition to the work in Digital Donations, the Manager's remit extends to support the insight and data function for the Priceless Planet Coalition (PPC), given the strong synergies with Mastercard's mission to restore 100M trees worldwide through strategic partnerships and donations. Role The successful candidate will manage intel building, analytics, metrics reporting, and select sales enablement workstreams primarily for the Digital Donations team and provide additional support for the Priceless Planet Coalition (PPC) and broader Sustainability and Inclusion business unit as needed. Intelligence Building • Develop and maintain the appropriate dashboards and tools (including CRM such as Salesforce) across teams for data visualization to increase team effectiveness, prioritization, and influence stakeholder decision-making • Manage and maintain process of knowledge sharing and organizing the relevant workspace platforms to maximize communication and efficiency across the team • Develop research insights and recommendations for strategic projects as needed Data Analytics • Leverage a broad range of MA databases and data to identify trends, patterns, and key insights that inform the team's work, strategy refresh, planning, and execution • Manage data requests for various presentations including business cases, sales pitches, pipeline prioritization, research, etc. as needed Metrics Reporting • Forecast modeling for objective and KPI setting • Work across Mastercard global and regional stakeholders to maintain clear CRM and pipeline management processes and a set of performance, campaign, and partnership dashboards to ensure accurate, transparent, and most up-to-date information for forecasting, reporting, and leadership updates • Develop presentations and generate reports that track progress against KPI targets and annual objectives Sales Enablement • Produce sales enablement materials (UX flows, toolkits, demos) to build awareness with both internal and external stakeholders and customers • Create and maintain a quarterly market insights and performance report to inform key priorities, initiatives, and execution of strategy • Build analyses on competitors, customers, and other industries as needed All About You • Ability to analyze complex datasets and apply statistical methods to forecast sales performance and business trends • Expertise in data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau, Power BI, etc.) • Strong SQL skills for querying relational databases and familiarity with database management • Skilled at transforming raw data into compelling, storytelling insights and visuals • Proven experience with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems, with strong proficiency in tools such as Salesforce and ability to configure, optimize, and leverage CRM platforms to drive customer engagement, sales performance, and data-driven decision making • Strong experience and knowledge of the business drivers of consumer payments, especially acceptance, security, across global regions and markets • Awareness and understanding of Mastercard's key customers, partners, and external stakeholders in these areas, including Issuers, Payment Service Providers, Acquirers, Merchants • Fluency in the tech sector, including deep technology foundations and thorough industry awareness • Highly organized and detailed oriented; proficient in managing competing priorities and multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment • Flexible and creative, able to not only adapt but also thrive in a constantly changing environment Corporate Security Responsibility All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must: Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices; Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed; Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.
01/10/2025
Full time
Our Purpose Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential. Title and Summary Manager, Digital Donations and Sustainability- Data & Analytics Manager, Digital Donations and Sustainability- Data & Analytics Rooted in Mastercard's core value of Doing Well by Doing Good, Digital Donations - Commercialization is a team focused on driving innovation in the charitable donations / individual giving vertical (valued at $600B globally), capturing the secular shift from cash to incremental MA volumes, and in doing so, enabling wider societal benefits. Key markets where the secular shift opportunity is highest have been evaluated. Within these markets, pilots are being developed that focus on leveraging our assets (tap on phone, Click to Pay etc) and partnerships towards cash displacement and creating a seamless, safe, and secure digital experience for processing donations. The Digital Donations - Commercialization team is looking for a data-driven professional who plays a crucial role in influencing, informing, and maximizing the go-to-market strategy for individual giving, as an underpenetrated vertical for Mastercard. They use their analytical expertise to understand market dynamics, customer behavior, and sales performance to identify growth opportunities and execute strategic goals and priorities. They also excel at transforming data into compelling insights and use cases that provide future direction to the planning and execution of the team's overall approach. In addition to the work in Digital Donations, the Manager's remit extends to support the insight and data function for the Priceless Planet Coalition (PPC), given the strong synergies with Mastercard's mission to restore 100M trees worldwide through strategic partnerships and donations. Role The successful candidate will manage intel building, analytics, metrics reporting, and select sales enablement workstreams primarily for the Digital Donations team and provide additional support for the Priceless Planet Coalition (PPC) and broader Sustainability and Inclusion business unit as needed. Intelligence Building • Develop and maintain the appropriate dashboards and tools (including CRM such as Salesforce) across teams for data visualization to increase team effectiveness, prioritization, and influence stakeholder decision-making • Manage and maintain process of knowledge sharing and organizing the relevant workspace platforms to maximize communication and efficiency across the team • Develop research insights and recommendations for strategic projects as needed Data Analytics • Leverage a broad range of MA databases and data to identify trends, patterns, and key insights that inform the team's work, strategy refresh, planning, and execution • Manage data requests for various presentations including business cases, sales pitches, pipeline prioritization, research, etc. as needed Metrics Reporting • Forecast modeling for objective and KPI setting • Work across Mastercard global and regional stakeholders to maintain clear CRM and pipeline management processes and a set of performance, campaign, and partnership dashboards to ensure accurate, transparent, and most up-to-date information for forecasting, reporting, and leadership updates • Develop presentations and generate reports that track progress against KPI targets and annual objectives Sales Enablement • Produce sales enablement materials (UX flows, toolkits, demos) to build awareness with both internal and external stakeholders and customers • Create and maintain a quarterly market insights and performance report to inform key priorities, initiatives, and execution of strategy • Build analyses on competitors, customers, and other industries as needed All About You • Ability to analyze complex datasets and apply statistical methods to forecast sales performance and business trends • Expertise in data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau, Power BI, etc.) • Strong SQL skills for querying relational databases and familiarity with database management • Skilled at transforming raw data into compelling, storytelling insights and visuals • Proven experience with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems, with strong proficiency in tools such as Salesforce and ability to configure, optimize, and leverage CRM platforms to drive customer engagement, sales performance, and data-driven decision making • Strong experience and knowledge of the business drivers of consumer payments, especially acceptance, security, across global regions and markets • Awareness and understanding of Mastercard's key customers, partners, and external stakeholders in these areas, including Issuers, Payment Service Providers, Acquirers, Merchants • Fluency in the tech sector, including deep technology foundations and thorough industry awareness • Highly organized and detailed oriented; proficient in managing competing priorities and multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment • Flexible and creative, able to not only adapt but also thrive in a constantly changing environment Corporate Security Responsibility All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must: Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices; Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed; Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.
