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£72,000.00 GBP Hybrid WORKING Location: Leeds, Manchester, Bristol, London, Birmingham or Glasgow, Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber - United Kingdom Type: Permanent Senior Full Stack Kotlin Developer Salary: Up to £72,000 Location: Leeds, Manchester, Bristol, London, Birmingham or Glasgow (Hybrid) We are supporting a leading UK digital consultancy in recruiting a Senior Full Stack Kotlin Developer to join their growing engineering team. This is an excellent opportunity to work on large-scale digital transformation programmes across the Public Sector and Healthcare , building secure, scalable digital services that make a real impact. We're looking for an experienced engineer with strong Kotlin and Java expertise who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, mentoring others, and delivering high-quality software within Agile, multidisciplinary teams. Candidates must have experience of: Kotlin and JVM development Java and Spring Boot Microservices and REST APIs Node.js, TypeScript, Express.js or Nunjucks AWS, Azure or GCP Docker, Kubernetes and Terraform CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or Azure DevOps Agile software delivery Mentoring engineers and promoting engineering best practice Desirable experience: Consultancy experience Public Sector or NHS projects Kafka, Helm or other cloud-native technologies What's On Offer: Salary up to £72,000 Flexible hybrid working Generous pension contribution Private healthcare options 25 days annual leave plus public holidays Flexible benefits package Excellent training and career progression Opportunity to work on high-profile digital transformation programmes If you're looking to join a market-leading consultancy where you'll work with modern technologies, talented engineering teams and meaningful digital transformation projects, we'd love to hear from you.

Responsible AI LeadApplylocations: Manchestertime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: July 31, 2026 (30+ days left to apply)job requisition id: 148384 End Date Thursday 30 July 2026 Salary Range £92,701 - £109,060 We support flexible working - click here for more information on flexible working options Flexible Working Options Hybrid Working, Job Share Job Description Summary . Job Description JOB TITLE: Responsible AI Lead SALARY: £90,440 - £110,000 per annum LOCATION: Manchester HOURS: Full-time - 35 hours WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at our Manchester office. About this opportunity Exciting opportunity for a hands-on Responsible AI Lead to join our Voice, Workforce Intelligence Lab. You'll lead a cross-functional team to build and evolve our telephony and digital platforms. This is a technical team lead role combining technical depth with people leadership.As a senior leader in the lab, you will provide technical leadership in shaping and delivering next-generation capabilities-integrating advanced software engineering practices with Language Models and Generative AI within a cloud-native architecture. Your expertise will drive innovation, set engineering standards, and influence the strategic direction of cutting-edge solutions.Developing the upcoming era of autonomous AI for colleagues and customers is our focus - ensuring safety, security, and scalability. As a Responsible AI Lead, you'll set technical direction and lead multiple teams to design, build and run AI Agents on Google Cloud, blending open-source tools with GCP native services. You'll stay hands-on when needed and help grow engineering capability - all while delivering outcomes at pace in a regulated environment. About us We're on an exciting journey and there couldn't be a better time to join us. The investments we're making in our people, data, and technology are leading to innovative projects, fresh possibilities, and countless new ways for our people to work, learn, and thrive. What you'll do Define strategy and technical direction for agentic AI services (patterns, standards, runtime quality), working closely with Engineering peers, Product & Architecture teams. Lead, develop and coach multiple teams, fostering a high-performance and inclusive engineering culture. Design and deliver AI Agents using services such as Vertex AI (including Agent Builder), Cloud Run/GKE, Pub/Sub, CloudSQL, BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Secret Manager and IAM, integrating securely with enterprise systems. Achieve efficiently with quality: CI/CD, automated testing (unit, contract, end-to-end), performance testing, SRE practices, and actionable observability (logs, metrics, traces). Engineer for safety, security and cost-effectiveness by implementing guardrails, supervising model/agent evaluations, secrets management, IAM scoping and FinOps. Lead the full lifecycle (design, build, run, iterate), ensuring resilience, scalability and operability. Influence and lead others in the platform by providing reusable components, patterns, and templates; leading vendor interactions; streamlining the tech infrastructure; and communicating effectively with senior collaborators. What you'll need Proficiency in Java, Python and TypeScript, with experience delivering production services (APIs, event-driven systems, microservices), ideally on GCP. Proven technical leadership of large, multi-team deliveries - setting strategy, making sound architectural decisions and enabling teams to deliver at pace. Hands-on experience with agentic AI: building LLM-powered applications/agents, tool use, orchestration, retrieval (RAG), prompt and safety engineering, evaluation and telemetry. Proficient knowledge of cloud-native engineering: containers (GKE/Cloud Run), Terraform/IaC, continuous integration/continuous deployment, automated quality assurance, observability, optimizing performance, and managing incidents. Solid knowledge of security, privacy and compliance in regulated environments; confident working with Risk, Security and Legal teams. Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to simplify complex concepts into clear, outcome-focused narratives. It would be great if you had any of the following Experience with Vertex AI Agent Builder/Agentspace, LangGraph, multi-agent patterns or agent-to-agent protocols. Knowledge of data governance and model risk practices in financial services. Exposure to Azure/AWS or cross-cloud patterns. Experience building communities of practice and engineering guilds. About working for us Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. And it's why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We're disability confident. So if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know. We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes A generous pension contribution of up to 15% An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance Share schemes including free shares Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policiesWant to do amazing work, that's interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey! At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we're building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.

Senior Java Developer - Leeds (Hybrid) - Up to £85,000 + 10% Bonus I'm recruiting on behalf of a leading consulting client for several Senior Java Developers to join a major Banking & Financial Services programme based in Leeds. This is an opportunity to work on large-scale, cloud-native applications within a modern engineering environment, collaborating with talented teams using the latest AWS and DevOps technologies. The Role Design and build scalable Java/Kotlin applications Develop cloud-native solutions on AWS Contribute to architecture and technical decision-making Mentor developers and champion engineering best practice Work within Agile, DevOps and CI/CD environments Key Experience Strong Java (Kotlin beneficial) Spring Boot and Microservices AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, ECS, DynamoDB, S3, CloudFormation, OpenSearch) SQL and relational databases Docker, GitHub Actions and CI/CD DevOps and cloud engineering practices Nice to Have Node.js or TypeScript Angular Datadog Amazon Step Functions What's on Offer Up to £85,000 basic salary 10% annual bonus Excellent benefits package Hybrid working (minimum three days per week in Leeds) Opportunity to work on enterprise-scale financial services projects

Lead / Senior Java Developer - Hybrid - Glasgow based MUST BE COMMUTABLE - OUTSIDE IR35 Responsibilities Design, develop, test, and support enterprise Java applications. Build and enhance microservices, REST APIs, and web-based applications. Contribute to architecture discussions, technical design reviews, and solution development. Develop scalable solutions using Java, Spring Boot, and modern development frameworks. Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Testers, Architects, and cross-functional teams. Participate in code reviews and promote engineering excellence across the development lifecycle. Support CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes. Mentor developers and contribute to technical leadership activities. Ensure high standards of quality through TDD, unit testing, and automated testing frameworks. Skills & Experience Strong commercial experience with Java 8 or above. Expertise in Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Microservices, and REST APIs. Experience with React, JavaScript, HTML5, JSF, and modern front-end development. Strong knowledge of JPA, Hibernate, JDBC, JSP, Servlets, and enterprise Java technologies. Experience with Oracle databases and SQL development. Strong knowledge of Git, Gradle, Maven, Jenkins, CI/CD, and Agile delivery practices. Experience with JUnit, automated testing, and Test-Driven Development. Understanding of component-based and microservice architectures. Experience working within Scrum teams and Agile environments. Experience producing or contributing to High Level Designs and technical solution documentation. Knowledge of AWS cloud platforms desirable. Experience with MuleSoft, FreeMarker, Redux, NodeJS, GoCD, Ansible, or performance monitoring tools would be advantageous. Strong stakeholder engagement, communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills. Banking, Financial or Loans experience would be an advantage but not essential. To apply, please click the 'Apply' button.

ABOUT the company the company Platforms is part of Santander Payment Solutions and brings together a set of key platforms within Santander's global payments technology ecosystem. It includes software-as-a-service capabilities across the entire payments value chain, such as account-to-account processing, FX, SWIFT connectivity, fraud management and card processing infrastructure. It enables financial institutions, non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) and payment service providers (PSPs) to operate, scale and evolve their payment capabilities across multiple rails, markets and regulatory environments, without the need to rebuild their core systems. Proven at scale, including within Santander itself, these platforms provide a modular foundation that complements the company's global payment capabilities to support client growth through payments. WHY JOIN OUR TEAM At the company Platforms, your work connects to something bigger, creating a real impact across global teams and markets for our clients and communities. Our people are our greatest strength. We combine growth opportunities, strong team connections, and a culture that supports your well-being and sense of belonging, so you can develop, contribute, and feel valued. With flexibility and autonomy built into how we work, you'll have the space to focus, collaborate, and perform at your best. Here, your impact matters, your growth is supported, and your experience is designed to help you thrive. WHAT YOU'LL DO As a Software Engineer, these will be some of the key activities in your day-to-day role: Design, develop, and maintain high-quality software solutions using Java and modern engineering practices. Build and evolve microservices and integrations that support business-critical applications. Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and cross-functional teams to deliver reliable and scalable solutions. Contribute to application performance, observability, and resilience initiatives. Participate in code reviews and promote software engineering best practices. Develop automated tests and support continuous integration and deployment processes. Work with cloud-native technologies, messaging platforms, and modern development tools. Support the continuous improvement of systems, processes, and engineering standards. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR We are looking for a Software Engineer with strong backend development experience and a passion for building scalable, resilient, and high-performing applications. The ideal candidate will enjoy working in modern cloud-native environments, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and contributing to the full software development lifecycle - from design and implementation to monitoring and continuous improvement. Professional Experience 5+ years of experience developing Java applications in production environments (Required) Experience building and maintaining microservices architectures (Required) Experience designing and implementing REST APIs (Required) Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments (Required) Experience conducting code reviews and mentoring team members (Required) Experience with incident management and performance optimization (Required) Experience integrating AI-assisted development tools into daily workflows (Preferred) Experience building or integrating AI/ML capabilities into applications (Preferred) Education Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Business Administration, or related field (Required) Professional certifications in Java, Cloud Technologies, or Scrum (Preferred) Languages English (Professional proficiency) (Required) Hard Skills Java (Required) Spring Boot (Required) Microservices Architecture (Required) REST APIs (Required) Docker (Required) Kubernetes (Required) Cloud Technologies (AWS) (Required) Messaging Systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, IBM MQ) (Required) Relational Databases or NoSQL (Required) Jira & Confluence (Required) UK Payments knowledge (ISO 20022, SWIFT, MX) (Preferred) GraphQL (Preferred) Performance Testing (JMeter, Gatling) (Preferred) DevSecOps practices (Preferred) GitHub Actions (Preferred) Gradle (Preferred) SonarQube (Preferred) Soft Skills Problem-solving skills (Required) Analytical thinking (Required) Teamwork and collaboration (Required) Communication skills (Required) Learning agility (Required) Proactive mindset (Required) Leadership mindset (Preferred) Technical mentoring capabilities (Preferred) Continuous improvement mindset (Preferred) the company Platforms is proud of being an organization where there are equal opportunities regardless of age, gender, disability, civil status, race, religion or sexual orientation. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible application process for all candidates. OUR OFFER AND BENEFITS By joining our team, you will enjoy multiple benefits, such as: We care for your well-being, so you will have health insurance, life insurance, dental insurance, annual health care, and access to Wellhub. We promote flexibility with a hybrid and collaborative model; the selected candidate must be ready to work 60% on-site. We aim to boost your growth with access to self-development programs. We aim to make your workdays more accessible, so you will have transportation allowance and meal voucher/food voucher. the company Platforms is part of Santander Group, one of the world's leading financial groups, with a presence in more than 22 countries. IT STARTS HERE. TAKE YOUR NEXT PROFESSIONAL STEP If you're interested and meet the requirements, apply now or share this opportunity with someone who might be looking for it.

YOUR ROLE Build and scale cutting edge GenAI full stack applications, design infrastructure, and mentor team members. Collaborate to develop GenAI proof of concepts (POCs) using Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and intelligent agents. Scale POCs to production ready solutions for customers. Design and develop full stack applications for GenAI and non GenAI projects. Support infrastructure development to enable robust end to end solutions. Explore and experiment with emerging technologies, including GenAI. Coach and mentor team members, fostering skill development. ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES Business Development Lead or contribute to proposals, RFPs, bids, and client pitches. Develop innovative propositions and participate in client hosting events. Internal Initiatives Engage in campaign development, internal think tanks, and white papers. Contribute to practice operations, recruitment, and team building activities. Help shape the organisation's offerings and capabilities. Learning and Development Access training and certifications to enhance your career. Up skill in high demand areas such as GenAI. YOUR PROFILE Eligibility Hold an active SC (Security Check) Clearance or be eligible for such clearance. Technical Expertise Backend Development: Build microservices using Python/ FastAPI or TypeScript/ Express or equivalent. Frontend Development: Build React applications with TypeScript, leveraging Next.js or Vite. GenAI Frameworks: Familiar with LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, or Vercel AI (Python or JavaScript). LLM experience: Practical experience with OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, Llama, or Ollama. Cloud Platforms: Proficiency in AWS or Azure for hosting and deployment. Containerization and Orchestration: Hands on with Docker, Kubernetes, and Docker Compose. Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Exposure to Terraform. Monitoring Tools: Familiar with Langsmith, Langfuse, or similar. CI/CD: Experience with GitLab, GitHub, or Jenkins. Database Management Vector Databases: Experience with ChromaDB, Pinecone, PGVector, MongoDB, Qdrant, etc. NoSQL: Familiarity with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB. SQL: Experience with PostgreSQL. Version Control Proficient in Git and platforms like GitHub, GitLab. Work Methodology Experience working in an agile team environment. Communication Skills Effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders. Leadership Experience leading projects and people management. LOCATION AND REMUNERATION London, Manchester or Glasgow are office base locations, but the role may involve travel or assignment periods away from home. The remuneration package includes flexible benefits options and a variable element based on performance. EMPLOYMENT OBLIGATIONS To commence the role, you must provide documentary proof of entitlement to live and work in the UK. WORK LIFE BALANCE All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements and can embed hybrid working into their day to day routine.

At the company Invent, we believe difference drives change. As inventive transformation consultants, we blend our strategic, creative and scientific capabilities, collaborating closely with clients to deliver cutting edge solutions. Join us to drive transformation tailored to our client's challenges of today and tomorrow. Informed and validated by science and data. Superpowered by creativity and design. All underpinned by technology created with purpose. YOUR ROLE Our Full Stack Engineers sit within Digital Excellence, part of the Business Technology practice in the company Invent, which leads digital transformation projects across the company. We are a new and dynamic community that values innovation, professional development, and the ability to make a real difference for our clients. We work in diverse multi-disciplinary teams, hand in glove with our clients. Our Java Full Stack Engineers are responsible for creating the visions of our clients and driving better business outcomes. They are tasked with building cutting edge digital solutions for our clients, combining a clear understanding of business value and a consultative approach to make the difference. They will be able to work on a vast variety of projects and get exposure to a variety of technology such as (but not exhaustively) NodeJS, Java, Kotlin, Spring boot framework, RESTful microservices, NoSQL databases. YOUR PROFILE Extensive experience of building microservices with Java (Spring Boot) Experience using JavaScript/Typescript to build fronted web applications using React, HTML and CSS Experience using version control software - Git Experience using online version control tools - GitHub, GitLab etc Experience using Docker, Docker Compose Experience with CI/CD (Gitlab, GitHub, Jenkins) Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS or Azure Experience working in an agile team environment Familiarity using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform Familiarity building and integrating with NoSQL database (familiarity with MongoDB is preferred) or SQL databases such as Postgres Familiarity with web standards, accessibility, and development best practice Bonus Building microservices in C# Experience building solutions that integrate with LLMs using tools such as Vercel AI, Langchain etc. Using the GOV.UK Design System and using Nunjucks WHAT YOU'LL LOVE ABOUT WORKING HERE We offer engineers a culture of learning, ownership, and focus on value. You'll gain exposure to high profile transformations and hands on exposure to leading technologies. Our consultants are formally trained by industry experts in consulting and client delivery. Consultants have access to a vast array for different training and certifications in a variety of areas: cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP), programming (Java, Kotlin, NodeJS, Spring Boot), DevOps (Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker), Cybersecurity (CISSP, CISM) and Agile delivery (Scrum Master, Product Owner, Scaled Agile Framework). The company offers you the flexibility to develop various areas of knowledge in technical domains aligned both to your interests and our client's outcomes. Les Fontaines: the company has a unique training environment just outside of Paris, where we can immerse ourselves in thought leadership, share knowledge and build capabilities that will help us and our clients to succeed. We hold monthly showcases of our digital transformation initiatives, sharing knowledge and showing off how the power of technology is impacting our clients. There are monthly team drinks and breakfast events to connect face to face with the wider team and discuss trends and insights. Team away days are always a chance to connect with the team, have fun and learn something new. NEED TO KNOW We actively work inclusion, building environments where you can bring your whole self to work. We aim to build an environment where employees enjoy a positive work life balance. We embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day to day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us. We have trained Mental Health Champions across each of our business areas and invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy. CSR We're focused on using tech to have a positive social impact, reducing our own carbon footprint and improving access to a digital world. We were named as one of the world's most ethical companies by the Ethisphere Institute for the 10th year. Office base locations include London, Manchester or Glasgow. You must be fully flexible in terms of assignment location, as these roles may involve periods of time away from home at short notice. Remuneration We offer a remuneration package which includes flexible benefits options for you to choose to suit your own personal circumstances and a variable element dependent on grade, company and personal performance. Eligibility In order to commence a role with the company you will be required to provide documentary proof prior to joining the Company that you are entitled to live and work in the United Kingdom.

Your Mission As a Senior Software Engineer at the company, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of the company's technology, driving innovation, and ensuring we deliver a seamless, high-performance experience for our merchants across Europe. You will work with diverse, cross functional teams to design, develop, and maintain core components of our systems that power various aspects of our business, from payments processing and core banking to merchant lifecycle management and internal operations. Your contributions will directly impact our merchants' success, enabling them to thrive in an increasingly competitive landscape. As a Senior Software Engineer at the company, you will be expected to: Design, develop, and maintain clean, efficient, secure, and well tested code to support critical business needs, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability across the company's systems. Take ownership of features and projects throughout the full software development lifecycle, including scoping, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance. Collaborate closely with cross functional teams (including product, design, data science, security, and operations) to understand requirements, provide technical insights, and contribute to architecture discussions. Build tools and integrate systems to enhance operational efficiency, reliability, and scalability of products across the business. Contribute to process improvements, focusing on continuous integration, delivery, and deployment to ensure a smooth and stable development pipeline. Participate in code reviews, share feedback constructively, and help elevate the overall quality and performance of the team's output. Mentor and support fellow developers, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment. Stay updated with the latest trends and technologies in software engineering, payments, and fintech, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement and innovation. Assist in troubleshooting complex issues related to our systems, providing timely resolutions to ensure uninterrupted service for our customers. Help define and promote best practices in software development, including code quality, testing, automation, and security. Serve as a subject matter expert in key areas, providing guidance and support to other teams. Requirements 5+ years of professional software development experience, with a solid understanding of backend systems, scalable architectures, and software design principles. Expertise in Java (17+), Spring Boot, and modern backend engineering practices. Experience with system design and architecture, including object oriented design patterns, microservices architecture, and API development. Experience building systems for high throughput, low latency, and reliability. Experience in data structures and performance trade offs. Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and align stakeholders. Strong problem solving skills and the ability to debug complex issues across multiple systems or services. Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process. Ability to work well as part of a team and independently in a fast paced environment. Nice to have Degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field. Previous experience in the Payments Industry, fintech, or Location and Business Recommendation Services platforms. Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Kubernetes, Helm). Experience with current or specific frameworks, SDKs, APIs, and libraries relevant to the company's technology stack (e.g. Laravel, Spring, Reactor). Familiarity with authorization systems (e.g., RBAC, ABAC, SpiceDB). Experience with Behavior Driven Development (BDD) or Test Driven Development (TDD). Experience with CI/CD pipelines. The Perks Flexible working hours that suit both you and your team. Health Insurance. Physical and mental health support through our partnership with MyFitness. 25 days of Annual leave (+ Bank Holidays). Possibility to visit other company offices to meet colleagues when travel is safe and appropriate. Friday lunch in the office. Friendly, comfortable, and high end work equipment and informal office environment. Hybrid work mode policy. Equal Opportunity Employer We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, or background, can thrive and do their best work. We believe that a diverse team leads to better ideas, stronger outcomes, and a more supportive workplace for all. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process-whether for interviews, assessments, or other parts of the application-we encourage you to let us know. We are committed to ensuring that every candidate has a fair and accessible experience with us.

About Us the company is an engineering consultancy bridging Quality Engineering, Cloud Platforms and Developer Experience. We help enterprises reliably bring high-impact digital products to market faster, cheaper, and safer, working with technology leaders facing complex business challenges. We take as much pride in our people, culture and work life balance as we do in making better software. We're not just making better software. We're making the making of software better. Collaborative, entrepreneurial and dedicated to problem solving, we bring the step change our customer need to sustain innovation. Our values challenge us to do the best we can for the company, our customers and most importantly our team. This is an opportunity for you to build the organisation from the ground up, use your voice to drive change and help transform organisations and problem domains. We work in a hybrid way, with two days a week onsite in our Hatton Garden office. Role At the company, we are looking for an SDET Engineer who is passionate about quality and brings hands on experience across API and UI automation. You will work alongside engineering and data teams to build robust test frameworks, integrate them into CI/CD pipelines, and improve automation standards. Key Responsibilities Design, implement, and maintain API and UI automation frameworks using Python or Java/TypeScript. Test and validate RESTful APIs and backend microservices for correctness, reliability, and performance. Build and maintain automated regression suites, including consumer driven contract tests (e.g., Pact). Automate validation for AI driven services, data pipelines, and ETL transformations. Integrate test suites into CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or GitLab CI. Work with data and engineering teams to validate data intensive systems and integration layers. Contribute to framework improvements and support peers in adopting automation best practices. Required Experience Experienced SDET (circa 5+ years) with a strong automation background. Proficiency in Python or Java/TypeScript for test automation. Experience with API testing tools such as PyTest, Requests, RestAssured, or Robot Framework. Familiarity with UI automation using Selenium/WebDriver or equivalent. Exposure to consumer driven contract testing (Pact or similar). Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Git, and containerised environments (Docker). Understanding of test design, debugging, and failure analysis. Some exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP). Desirable Experience Experience testing AI services, LLMs, or Agentic AI workflows. Hands on with performance or load testing tools (JMeter, Gatling). Familiarity with Kubernetes, Terraform, or Infrastructure as Code. Exposure to data validation, ETL pipelines, or batch processing systems. At the company, we believe diverse perspectives lead to better outcomes, and inclusion creates the conditions for everyone to thrive. We are proud to have built a family friendly working environment and have many employees who have caring responsibilities alongside work. We welcome applications from people who require flexibility and will be happy to discuss needs on an individual basis. We are committed to fostering a culture where all team members feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We celebrate individuality and our differences and understand that some differences may mean that you require changes made to the interview process. We are happy to cater to your needs to make the interview accessible, if this is something you require please let us know by emailing us at

Swansea, United Kingdom Posted on 28/05/2026 About Scrumconnect Consulting Scrumconnect Consulting is a multi-award-winning digital consultancy whose work has positively influenced the lives of over 40 million UK citizens. We deliver impactful technology solutions across UK government departments, working at the forefront of user centred design, agile delivery, and scalable digital services that genuinely make a difference. Location: Swansea (with a regular expectation of 60% on site attendance). Strong focus on work life balance with a flexible hybrid model (3 days onsite). Be part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary agile environment alongside civil servants and industry experts. Based in Swansea, South Wales - three days per week on site. About the Role We are seeking a technically deep, automation first Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to embed within a blended digital delivery squad of civil servants and supplier staff. In this role, you will design, build, maintain, and continuously improve the automated test frameworks and quality engineering practices that underpin high volume, citizen facing digital services handling billions of interactions annually. You will own the full testing lifecycle from strategic planning through to continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline integration. Working alongside software engineers, architects, and product owners, you will ensure that quality is built in from the start, rather than bolted on at the end. You will be expected to code in the languages used across our modern tech stack and maintain a strong grasp of API, performance, security, and accessibility testing. Key Responsibilities Framework Development: Design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks covering functional, regression, API, integration, performance, and security testing. Pipeline Integration: Embed automated tests within CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins or GitHub Actions) to ensure continuous quality feedback and facilitate fast build cycles. Strategy & Planning: Define and own the test strategy for assigned digital products, ensuring appropriate test coverage across unit, integration, system, performance, and accessibility layers. Specialised Testing: Lead API testing for REST/GraphQL services using tools like RestAssured, Postman, or Karate, and execute performance/load testing using Gatling, k6, or JMeter to validate services at a massive national scale. Accessibility & Security: Conduct rigorous accessibility testing aligned to WCAG 2.2 standards using automated tools (such as axe core or Pa11y) and manual screen reader testing, while embedding security testing practices (e.g., OWASP Top 10, DAST with OWASP ZAP or Burp Suite) within the delivery pipeline in support of secure by design principles. Shift Left Quality: Collaborate closely with software engineers, architects, and business analysts to define clear acceptance criteria, review code for testability, and champion shift left quality practices. Environment & Defect Management: Maintain test environments and test data strategies, manage the defect lifecycle, and produce clear quality dashboards and reports for the team and portfolio management. Government Service Standards: Support formal government service assessments by providing concrete evidence of test coverage, quality metrics, and accessibility compliance. Requirements Public Sector Delivery: Proven experience acting as an SDET or Senior Test Automation Engineer on large scale, cloud hosted digital or government services. Automation Frameworks: Deep, hands on expertise with modern test automation frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Cucumber/BDD, RestAssured, or Karate. CI/CD & Cloud: Extensive experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions) and interpreting pipeline quality gates, alongside experience with AWS hosted environments and cloud based test execution. Performance & API Testing: Demonstrable experience in API testing (REST/GraphQL) and executing performance testing at a high volume scale. Accessibility & Security Compliance: Strong knowledge of WCAG 2.2 accessibility testing standards and relevant tooling (such as NVDA or JAWS), as well as familiarity with secure testing practices, vulnerability scanning, and DAST tools. Tech Stack Familiarity: Experience testing Java SpringBoot, Ruby on Rails, and AWS Lambda serverless patterns. Certifications: Recognised professional qualifications such as the ISTQB Advanced Level Test Automation Engineer certification. Advanced Testing Principles: Experience with contract testing (e.g., Pact) for microservices and API ecosystems, as well as familiarity with chaos engineering and site reliability testing principles. Tooling Proficiency: Advanced skills in test management tooling such as Jira, Xray, or Zephyr. Government Assessments: Prior experience working in GDS assessed services and actively contributing to service assessment evidence packs within comparable high volume government digital environments. What we offer Competitive salary with annual review Company pension scheme Generous annual leave entitlement Critical illness cover Relocation support of £3,000 - £5,000 Visa sponsorship for eligible candidates Access to learning and development resources A supportive, inclusive working environment Scrumconnect creates next generation digital services through an award winning blend of design, engineering, and artificial intelligence expertise. We specialise in modern software development, data solutions, testing, and strategic design to enable faster delivery, better user experiences, and lower operational costs across the public sector. Our delivery approach is driven by our core values: collaboration, creating value early, integrity, and commitment. We believe we are stronger together, tackling complex problems as one unified team to build intelligent, secure, and scalable platforms. With a proven track record of transforming critical digital services for major government departments including the DVLA, DWP, and HM Courts and Tribunals Service, we focus on turning information into insight, automating complexity, and delivering measurable impact for citizens. How to Apply Please submit your CV to or apply directly through this listing. For an informal conversation about the role, contact Name at contact details . Scrumconnect Consulting is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and welcome applications from all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation.

Swansea, United Kingdom Posted on 28/05/2026 About Scrumconnect Consulting Scrumconnect Consulting is a multi-award-winning digital consultancy whose work has positively influenced the lives of over 40 million UK citizens. We deliver impactful technology solutions across UK government departments, working at the forefront of user-centred design, agile delivery, and scalable digital services that genuinely make a difference. Why This Opportunity Stands Out Work on a high impact UK public sector digital programme, delivering services used by millions Opportunity to be based in Swansea, with relocation support of up to £5,000 Visa sponsorship available for eligible candidates Strong focus on work life balance with a flexible hybrid model (3 days onsite) Be part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary agile environment alongside civil servants and industry experts Based in Swansea, South Wales - three days per week on site This role requires three days per week at our client's Swansea offices and we want to be straightforward about that. Swansea is a coastal city offering a genuinely excellent quality of life: lower cost of living than London or Birmingham, shorter commutes, and the kind of work life balance that is hard to find elsewhere. If you have spent years commuting into a major city, working three days a week by the sea without taking a pay cut may be more appealing than you expect. The work is meaningful too, public sector digital delivery that directly impacts people's lives across the UK. We also offer relocation support of £3,000 - £5,000 to help make the move straightforward. About the Role We are seeking an authoritative and hands on Solution / Technical Architect to provide architectural leadership across blended, multidisciplinary digital delivery squads within a large scale UK government agency. Operating at the heart of a mature digital environment in Swansea, you will ensure that all solutions align with strategic architecture, cloud first principles, the Government Digital and Data (GDD) Technology Code of Practice, and rigorous secure by design standards. You will actively shape the technical direction of digital products that process tens of millions of customer transactions and billions of digital interactions annually. This is a high impact role spanning citizen facing services, internal staff systems, cloud infrastructure, API platforms, and critical legacy transformation initiatives. You must be comfortable translating high level architectural direction into deliverable agile sprint work while fostering a culture of continuous learning and skills transfer. Key Responsibilities Architectural Leadership: Define, own, and communicate solution architectures for new and evolving digital services, producing clear Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), high level and low level designs, and reusable architecture patterns. Strategic Alignment: Ensure all designs conform to an agreed strategic architecture (API first, cloud first on AWS), software engineering standards, and cross government digital frameworks. Technical Governance: Lead technical governance activities, including preparing submissions for Architecture Review Boards (ARB) and participating in design authorities and technical assurance reviews. Hands on Collaboration: Provide active technical leadership within blended agile squads, reviewing code, advising on implementation approaches, and resolving complex technical blockers. Cloud & Platform Engineering: Drive cloud engineering decisions on AWS, encompassing serverless environments (Lambda/Node.js), containerisation, infrastructure as code (Terraform/CDK), and modern platform engineering practices. Cross Government Integration: Assess and guide integration approaches for strategic cross government platforms (such as digital identity, digital wallets, payment gateways, and notification systems) alongside third party APIs. Legacy Modernisation: Lead architectural activities for legacy transformation, safely migrating services away from mainframe, COBOL, and older database environments to scalable, modern platforms. Security & Compliance: Champion secure by design principles, participating in threat modelling (e.g., STRIDE) and collaborating closely with cyber security and information assurance teams on Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs). Public Sector Delivery: Extensive hands on experience acting as a Solution or Technical Architect on large scale, complex digital transformation programmes within the public sector or highly regulated environments. Cloud Native Expertise: Deep expertise in cloud native architecture on AWS (including API Gateway, Lambda, ECS/EKS, RDS, S3, CloudFront, and IAM). Modern Architecture Patterns: Strong practical knowledge of API first design principles, REST/GraphQL, event driven architectures, microservices, and domain driven design. Automation & Tooling: Proficiency with infrastructure as code tooling (such as Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation) and CI/CD pipeline design (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions). Security Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of secure by design principles, cloud security guidance (e.g., NCSC), and government security classifications (OFFICIAL, OFFICIAL SENSITIVE). Communication & Artefacts: A proven track record of producing high quality architectural artefacts (C4 models, ADRs) and confidently translating complex technical decisions for non technical senior stakeholders. Agile Assurance: Experience working through all phases of agile delivery and actively contributing to formal government digital service assessments (such as GDS assessments). Legacy Migration: Prior experience with legacy mainframe modernisation and large scale migration patterns. Large Data Estates: Familiarity with operating and architecting within extremely large data estates (handling upwards of 50 million records). Emerging Technologies: Awareness of emerging technologies and how they apply to public sector delivery, such as AI/ML on AWS, digital identity (eIDAS), or biometrics. Professional Certifications: Recognised architecture certifications, such as TOGAF or AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional. Tech Stack Familiarity: Practical experience supporting and designing for Java SpringBoot backend microservices and Ruby on Rails front end architectures. Benefits and Other Information Visa sponsorship for eligible candidates Access to learning and development resources A supportive, inclusive working environment We keep things straightforward. Following an initial CV review, successful candidates will be invited to a short screening call with our recruitment team, followed by a two stage process comprising a technical assessment and a values based interview with the hiring team. We aim to move quickly and will keep you informed at every stage. Scrumconnect Consulting is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and welcome applications from all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation.

Job Description Currencycloud was acquired by the company in December 2021. Senior Software Engineers are responsible for implementing an industry leading API that has processed over 50 billion USD of cross border transactions for more than 5 million end users, and remains available to clients 24/7. We are at the forefront of advancing the platform to meet even greater scale. You will join the FX Routing and Aggregation (FXRA) team, which owns the core FX trading platform powering Currency Cloud's foreign exchange capabilities. The team manages multiple microservices covering FX pricing, risk management, trade routing, market data integration, and treasury operations. Our stack runs on AWS as a set of distributed applications using Kubernetes, with microservice led architecture. We also use Kafka for streaming and PACT for contract testing. Responsibilities Build and maintain mission critical FX trading services including pricing engines, risk management systems, and market data providers. Work with real time FX market data from providers such as Barclays and JP Morgan using the FIX protocol. Design and implement high throughput, low latency services handling billions in FX transactions. Lead technical discussions around hexagonal architecture, event driven patterns, and distributed systems design. Mentor junior engineers and establish best practices for the team. Own your domain end to end with clear service boundaries and independent deployment paths. Collaborate with Treasury, Trading, and Platform teams across the organization. Benefits Clear ownership of your domain. A clean modern codebase. An independent path to production. Strong platform and product support. The ability to make real changes with real business value. Technical Stack & Requirements Object oriented programming in Java (version 11+), ideally using the Spring Boot framework. Highly scalable, highly available cloud native applications on AWS, written to 12 factor principles. Cloud related tools and services such as Docker, Kubernetes, ElasticSearch, log management systems, and Datadog APM. API specifications conforming to the OpenAPI (Swagger) standard. Large SQL databases (e.g., MySQL) for persistence; familiarity with SQL and complex queries. Infrastructure automation via Terraform and Docker, with knowledge of AWS. Testing approaches including TDD, BDD, and contract testing with frameworks such as JUnit, RSpec, and Cucumber. Able to work in an Agile environment following the Spotify-style Squads and Tribes model. Experience delivering production ready code with high quality and reliability. Qualifications 5+ years of software development experience. 2+ years of building microservices with Java. Proficient in additional programming languages, such as Ruby or Scala. Working knowledge of relational databases such as MySQL. Experience designing event based and streaming solutions using Kafka. Experience building applications that run in Kubernetes. Hands on experience delivering high quality production code with a focus on testability. Ability to manage and work with contractors and outsourced teams. Experience building software for the financial domain, especially in risk. Agile experience and familiarity with its principles. Strong SQL knowledge and ability to write complex queries. Hands on experience in a DevOps environment or a passion for working in this way. Proven delivery of well tested, scalable, fault tolerant, and performant solutions. Pragmatic approach to solutions and delivery of technical projects. Comfortable reviewing code of peers and driving change in a distributed environment. Work Environment This is a hybrid position. The company requires at least three days in office, with the exact schedule confirmed by your Hiring Manager. Equal Employment Opportunity Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status. The company will also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.