Senior API Technical Consultant (GraphQL Specialist) Design and build next generation of high-scale SaaS platforms. We're looking for a senior/lead engineering consultant with deep expertise in GraphQL to take a leading role in developing our robust TypeScript/Node.js Back End. You will be instrumental in shaping our technical direction, driving the evolution of our APIs, ensuring our services are resilient, scalable and secure within a cutting-edge, cloud-native environment (Helm, Kubernetes). The Deliverables Design and build sophisticated, scalable GraphQL APIs and Back End services using TypeScript and Node.js. Lead the design and evolution of our API schemas, ensuring they meet the complex demands of a rapidly growing platform. Champion best practice in code quality, automated testing (Vitest, Playwright) and observability to deliver resilient, maintainable, and production-ready business logic. Drive DevOps excellence by collaborating on CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Concourse), containerisation (Docker) and Kubernetes deployments. Mentor and empower fellow engineers through thoughtful code reviews, technical guidance and fostering a culture of collaborative problem-solving. Influence technical strategy by working within a cross-functional Agile team to guide process improvements and make key architectural decisions. Experience Extensive production experience architecting and delivering complex applications with TypeScript and Node.js Expert level GraphQL , including advanced API design, schema evolution, performance optimisation. Strong automated testing frameworks like Vitest and Playwright . Proficiency with modern DevOps tooling and cloud-native architecture, including Docker , Helm , Kubernetes Proven ability to lead technical discussions, influence architectural decisions, drive improvements across a codebase. A passion for mentoring and coaching other developers to elevate the team's capabilities. Beneficial: Large-scale SaaS, streaming services, advanced Helm chart authoring. Please send your CV, day rate and availability for consideration, alternatively should you know of a suitable other, please forward for review. If you're interested in this opportunity, please email your latest CV with reate and availability. Staffworx Limited are a UK based recruitment consultancy supporting the global digital, E-commerce, software & business consulting sectors
11/11/2025
Contractor
Senior API Technical Consultant (GraphQL Specialist) Design and build next generation of high-scale SaaS platforms. We're looking for a senior/lead engineering consultant with deep expertise in GraphQL to take a leading role in developing our robust TypeScript/Node.js Back End. You will be instrumental in shaping our technical direction, driving the evolution of our APIs, ensuring our services are resilient, scalable and secure within a cutting-edge, cloud-native environment (Helm, Kubernetes). The Deliverables Design and build sophisticated, scalable GraphQL APIs and Back End services using TypeScript and Node.js. Lead the design and evolution of our API schemas, ensuring they meet the complex demands of a rapidly growing platform. Champion best practice in code quality, automated testing (Vitest, Playwright) and observability to deliver resilient, maintainable, and production-ready business logic. Drive DevOps excellence by collaborating on CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Concourse), containerisation (Docker) and Kubernetes deployments. Mentor and empower fellow engineers through thoughtful code reviews, technical guidance and fostering a culture of collaborative problem-solving. Influence technical strategy by working within a cross-functional Agile team to guide process improvements and make key architectural decisions. Experience Extensive production experience architecting and delivering complex applications with TypeScript and Node.js Expert level GraphQL , including advanced API design, schema evolution, performance optimisation. Strong automated testing frameworks like Vitest and Playwright . Proficiency with modern DevOps tooling and cloud-native architecture, including Docker , Helm , Kubernetes Proven ability to lead technical discussions, influence architectural decisions, drive improvements across a codebase. A passion for mentoring and coaching other developers to elevate the team's capabilities. Beneficial: Large-scale SaaS, streaming services, advanced Helm chart authoring. Please send your CV, day rate and availability for consideration, alternatively should you know of a suitable other, please forward for review. If you're interested in this opportunity, please email your latest CV with reate and availability. Staffworx Limited are a UK based recruitment consultancy supporting the global digital, E-commerce, software & business consulting sectors
Lead Solutions Architect (Managed Services & Technology Operations) Contract: 6 months+ (Outside IR35) Location: Central London (3 days on-site) Day rate: 700- 800 per day About the Role We're partnered with a global technology consultancy that delivers secure, high-performing IT operations and transformation services to enterprise clients across finance, energy, real estate, and shipping. They're seeking a Lead Solutions Architect - a hybrid role that combines hands-on technical authority with strategic and people leadership . You'll define the technology roadmap, guide architecture across Azure, AWS, and hybrid environments, and take full accountability for team performance, budgets, vendor relationships, and senior stakeholder engagement . This is an opportunity to shape technology direction and delivery for a growing managed services business - balancing day-to-day technical credibility with longer-term strategic influence. Key Responsibilities Define and execute the technology strategy and roadmap , aligning architecture with business and client objectives Lead, coach, and mentor a team of engineers and consultants, fostering collaboration, accountability, and innovation Provide hands-on architectural oversight across cloud, infrastructure, and security solutions (Azure, AWS, hybrid) Manage departmental budgets, resource planning, and partner contracts , ensuring commercial efficiency Build strong, trusted relationships with C-level stakeholders and clients , advising on technology direction and investment Drive operational excellence, automation, and continuous improvement within managed service delivery Ensure compliance and security standards are maintained across all technology operations (ISO 27001, GDPR, Cyber Essentials) What You'll Bring Proven experience in a Managed Services Provider or IT consultancy , supporting complex, multi-client environments Strong hands-on understanding of: Cloud: Azure and/or AWS (architecture, migration, optimisation) Infrastructure: Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS/DHCP, Intune, Microsoft 365, and Linux Networking & Security: Firewalls, VPNs, routing, and endpoint management Backup & DR: Experience with enterprise backup solutions (e.g., Veeam, Datto) and disaster recovery planning Automation & Monitoring: Familiar with Terraform, PowerShell, Ansible, and observability tools (Azure Monitor, CloudWatch) Demonstrable experience managing budgets, vendors, and high-performing technical teams Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills , able to influence at both technical and executive level Strong knowledge of ITIL-aligned service delivery , governance, and risk management frameworks Certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect , AWS Solutions Architect , or ITIL Foundation preferred Why Join Outside IR35 contract with autonomy and visibility A true blend of technical leadership and strategic responsibility Opportunity to shape the technology strategy of a global managed services organisation Collaborative, forward-thinking culture focused on innovation and client success
31/10/2025
Contractor
Lead Solutions Architect (Managed Services & Technology Operations) Contract: 6 months+ (Outside IR35) Location: Central London (3 days on-site) Day rate: 700- 800 per day About the Role We're partnered with a global technology consultancy that delivers secure, high-performing IT operations and transformation services to enterprise clients across finance, energy, real estate, and shipping. They're seeking a Lead Solutions Architect - a hybrid role that combines hands-on technical authority with strategic and people leadership . You'll define the technology roadmap, guide architecture across Azure, AWS, and hybrid environments, and take full accountability for team performance, budgets, vendor relationships, and senior stakeholder engagement . This is an opportunity to shape technology direction and delivery for a growing managed services business - balancing day-to-day technical credibility with longer-term strategic influence. Key Responsibilities Define and execute the technology strategy and roadmap , aligning architecture with business and client objectives Lead, coach, and mentor a team of engineers and consultants, fostering collaboration, accountability, and innovation Provide hands-on architectural oversight across cloud, infrastructure, and security solutions (Azure, AWS, hybrid) Manage departmental budgets, resource planning, and partner contracts , ensuring commercial efficiency Build strong, trusted relationships with C-level stakeholders and clients , advising on technology direction and investment Drive operational excellence, automation, and continuous improvement within managed service delivery Ensure compliance and security standards are maintained across all technology operations (ISO 27001, GDPR, Cyber Essentials) What You'll Bring Proven experience in a Managed Services Provider or IT consultancy , supporting complex, multi-client environments Strong hands-on understanding of: Cloud: Azure and/or AWS (architecture, migration, optimisation) Infrastructure: Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS/DHCP, Intune, Microsoft 365, and Linux Networking & Security: Firewalls, VPNs, routing, and endpoint management Backup & DR: Experience with enterprise backup solutions (e.g., Veeam, Datto) and disaster recovery planning Automation & Monitoring: Familiar with Terraform, PowerShell, Ansible, and observability tools (Azure Monitor, CloudWatch) Demonstrable experience managing budgets, vendors, and high-performing technical teams Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills , able to influence at both technical and executive level Strong knowledge of ITIL-aligned service delivery , governance, and risk management frameworks Certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect , AWS Solutions Architect , or ITIL Foundation preferred Why Join Outside IR35 contract with autonomy and visibility A true blend of technical leadership and strategic responsibility Opportunity to shape the technology strategy of a global managed services organisation Collaborative, forward-thinking culture focused on innovation and client success
Job Tittle: Dynatrace Subject Matter Expert - Data Resilience Contract: 6 months Location: London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham (2 days a week onsite) Daily Rate: Circa £900/Day Working Pattern: Full Time About Our Client: Join a global leader in financial technology that empowers businesses to make, take, and manage payments seamlessly. With innovative solutions across omni-commerce in 146 countries and 135 currencies, our client is at the forefront of creating exceptional commerce experiences. They are dedicated to enhancing efficiency, security, and success for their customers. About This Opportunity: Are you ready to leverage your Dynatrace expertise to enhance the technical resilience of a leading UK bank? If you are passionate about maximising the potential of the Dynatrace platform and eager to transition from hands-on engineering to a specialist consultancy role, we want to hear from you! The Data Resilience team is collaborating with the Enterprise Monitoring & Alerting (EMAS) team to deliver a transformative initiative aimed at maximising Dynatrace capabilities. We are looking for a skilled Dynatrace Admin/Consultant to enable observability across complex, hybrid cloud environments. Essential Skills: To thrive in this role, you must demonstrate extensive experience in designing and configuring within Dynatrace, including: Application Performance Monitoring Proficiency in Dynatrace Query Language (DQL) and Grail for advanced analytics Anomaly Detection Profiles Alerting Rules and Alert Profiles Synthetic Monitoring Log Monitoring Real User Monitoring (RUM) API integration of Dynatrace with external systems Ideally, you will have Davis AI to: Automatically detect anomalies and performance degradations. Correlate events across the full stack for root cause analysis. Provide predictive insights and proactive recommendations. Your Responsibilities: Collaborate with Application Stewards and Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) to identify and verify critical assets for monitoring. Work with EMAS to analyse Dynatrace coverage of these critical assets. Identify opportunities for enhancement in monitoring configurations across crucial applications. Review roles and responsibilities concerning observability and propose improvements focused on Operational Resilience. Contribute to establishing an automated end-to-end business flow for key business processes within the Dynatrace toolset. Ensure optimal alerting configurations in collaboration with Application Stewards and SREs. Participate in workshops with third-party software suppliers to review observability standards. Bonus Points: Skills in correlating events across the full stack for root cause analysis. Key Attributes: Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. Flexibility and a pragmatic approach to problem-solving. A delivery-oriented mindset coupled with a can-do attitude. Strong communication skills. Experience in the field of Resilience. Why Join Us? This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of observability in financial technology. If you are a passionate Dynatrace Subject Matter Expert ready to make a significant impact, we invite you to apply and be part of a dynamic team that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence! Ready to Take the Next Step? Don't miss out on the chance to be part of something big! Apply today to embark on a rewarding journey with our client and help drive their mission forward! Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.
29/08/2025
Contractor
Job Tittle: Dynatrace Subject Matter Expert - Data Resilience Contract: 6 months Location: London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham (2 days a week onsite) Daily Rate: Circa £900/Day Working Pattern: Full Time About Our Client: Join a global leader in financial technology that empowers businesses to make, take, and manage payments seamlessly. With innovative solutions across omni-commerce in 146 countries and 135 currencies, our client is at the forefront of creating exceptional commerce experiences. They are dedicated to enhancing efficiency, security, and success for their customers. About This Opportunity: Are you ready to leverage your Dynatrace expertise to enhance the technical resilience of a leading UK bank? If you are passionate about maximising the potential of the Dynatrace platform and eager to transition from hands-on engineering to a specialist consultancy role, we want to hear from you! The Data Resilience team is collaborating with the Enterprise Monitoring & Alerting (EMAS) team to deliver a transformative initiative aimed at maximising Dynatrace capabilities. We are looking for a skilled Dynatrace Admin/Consultant to enable observability across complex, hybrid cloud environments. Essential Skills: To thrive in this role, you must demonstrate extensive experience in designing and configuring within Dynatrace, including: Application Performance Monitoring Proficiency in Dynatrace Query Language (DQL) and Grail for advanced analytics Anomaly Detection Profiles Alerting Rules and Alert Profiles Synthetic Monitoring Log Monitoring Real User Monitoring (RUM) API integration of Dynatrace with external systems Ideally, you will have Davis AI to: Automatically detect anomalies and performance degradations. Correlate events across the full stack for root cause analysis. Provide predictive insights and proactive recommendations. Your Responsibilities: Collaborate with Application Stewards and Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) to identify and verify critical assets for monitoring. Work with EMAS to analyse Dynatrace coverage of these critical assets. Identify opportunities for enhancement in monitoring configurations across crucial applications. Review roles and responsibilities concerning observability and propose improvements focused on Operational Resilience. Contribute to establishing an automated end-to-end business flow for key business processes within the Dynatrace toolset. Ensure optimal alerting configurations in collaboration with Application Stewards and SREs. Participate in workshops with third-party software suppliers to review observability standards. Bonus Points: Skills in correlating events across the full stack for root cause analysis. Key Attributes: Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. Flexibility and a pragmatic approach to problem-solving. A delivery-oriented mindset coupled with a can-do attitude. Strong communication skills. Experience in the field of Resilience. Why Join Us? This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of observability in financial technology. If you are a passionate Dynatrace Subject Matter Expert ready to make a significant impact, we invite you to apply and be part of a dynamic team that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence! Ready to Take the Next Step? Don't miss out on the chance to be part of something big! Apply today to embark on a rewarding journey with our client and help drive their mission forward! Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.
The team carries out a mixture of application development and support within a sensitive operational area of a national Law Enforcement Agency. We don't expect people to have all the skills listed, training can be provided. These roles would suit individuals with a passion to keeping the UK safe from serious and organised crime, and who are seeking a varied technical support and application development career in a customer facing environment. Due to the sensitive nature of the work, a high security clearance is required. Our core responsibility is to maintain and support mission critical applications and data delivery services. Additional responsibilities can range from designing and building bespoke applications to solve complex problems and assisting the customer team with troubleshooting and resolving infrastructure issues. We support and develop a wide range of applications deployed across Windows and Linux. Individual responsibilities include: • Incident management • Application design and development • Site reliability (observability, alerting, high-availability, self-healing systems etc.) • Database administration • Infrastructure provisioning • Process automation This variety of applications provides exposure to a highly varied set of technologies including but not limited to: • Oracle DB • Docker (with Docker Swarm) • Elastic Stack • Typescript/React/Node • Go • Prometheus/Grafana • ESRI Maps • Ansible • Jenkins This team is critical and requires each member to be committed to helping the customer have the technology required to support them in achieving their missions. This role is part of our National Security business, where we develop operational solutions and deliver mission-critical services to Law Enforcement Agencies and Government departments. Our dedicated engineers and business consultants form multi-disciplinary teams, working together to provide a variety of solutions that help to prevent, protect and pursue criminals involved in serious and organised crime, enhance operational capabilities and deliver digital transformation programmes. Our work is a mix of remote working with some travel to various LEA sites around the UK. We need proactive, solution finding individuals with a can do attitude to join our teams to help solve some of the most difficult challenges so even if this role isn't a perfect fit we'd still love to hear from you! Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential. About BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We use our intelligence-led insights to help defend Governments, Nations and Societies from cyber-attacks and financial crime. Our customers depend on our evolving capabilities to help them safely grow their organisations. Our unprecedented access to threat intelligence, world-leading analysts and market-leading technology means we can help them to adapt, evolve and stay ahead of the criminals. Applicants to this role must be amenable to obtain UK Government security clearance Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day. By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we're working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance wellbeing. Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential. About BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We use our intelligence-led insights to help defend Governments, Nations and Societies from cyber-attacks and financial crime. Our customers depend on our evolving capabilities to help them safely grow their organisations. Our unprecedented access to threat intelligence, world-leading analysts and market-leading technology means we can help them to adapt, evolve and stay ahead of the criminals. Division overview: Government At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we pride ourselves in being a leader in the cyber defence industry, and Government contracts are an area we have many decades of experience in. Our Government business unit houses four of our critical client groups: UK National Security, Global National Security, defence and central government. Government and key infrastructure networks are critical targets to defend as the effects of these networks being breached can be devastating. As a member of the Government business unit, you will defend the connected world and ensure the protection of nations. We all have a role to play in defending our clients, and this is yours.
21/09/2022
Full time
The team carries out a mixture of application development and support within a sensitive operational area of a national Law Enforcement Agency. We don't expect people to have all the skills listed, training can be provided. These roles would suit individuals with a passion to keeping the UK safe from serious and organised crime, and who are seeking a varied technical support and application development career in a customer facing environment. Due to the sensitive nature of the work, a high security clearance is required. Our core responsibility is to maintain and support mission critical applications and data delivery services. Additional responsibilities can range from designing and building bespoke applications to solve complex problems and assisting the customer team with troubleshooting and resolving infrastructure issues. We support and develop a wide range of applications deployed across Windows and Linux. Individual responsibilities include: • Incident management • Application design and development • Site reliability (observability, alerting, high-availability, self-healing systems etc.) • Database administration • Infrastructure provisioning • Process automation This variety of applications provides exposure to a highly varied set of technologies including but not limited to: • Oracle DB • Docker (with Docker Swarm) • Elastic Stack • Typescript/React/Node • Go • Prometheus/Grafana • ESRI Maps • Ansible • Jenkins This team is critical and requires each member to be committed to helping the customer have the technology required to support them in achieving their missions. This role is part of our National Security business, where we develop operational solutions and deliver mission-critical services to Law Enforcement Agencies and Government departments. Our dedicated engineers and business consultants form multi-disciplinary teams, working together to provide a variety of solutions that help to prevent, protect and pursue criminals involved in serious and organised crime, enhance operational capabilities and deliver digital transformation programmes. Our work is a mix of remote working with some travel to various LEA sites around the UK. We need proactive, solution finding individuals with a can do attitude to join our teams to help solve some of the most difficult challenges so even if this role isn't a perfect fit we'd still love to hear from you! Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential. About BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We use our intelligence-led insights to help defend Governments, Nations and Societies from cyber-attacks and financial crime. Our customers depend on our evolving capabilities to help them safely grow their organisations. Our unprecedented access to threat intelligence, world-leading analysts and market-leading technology means we can help them to adapt, evolve and stay ahead of the criminals. Applicants to this role must be amenable to obtain UK Government security clearance Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day. By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we're working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance wellbeing. Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential. About BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We use our intelligence-led insights to help defend Governments, Nations and Societies from cyber-attacks and financial crime. Our customers depend on our evolving capabilities to help them safely grow their organisations. Our unprecedented access to threat intelligence, world-leading analysts and market-leading technology means we can help them to adapt, evolve and stay ahead of the criminals. Division overview: Government At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we pride ourselves in being a leader in the cyber defence industry, and Government contracts are an area we have many decades of experience in. Our Government business unit houses four of our critical client groups: UK National Security, Global National Security, defence and central government. Government and key infrastructure networks are critical targets to defend as the effects of these networks being breached can be devastating. As a member of the Government business unit, you will defend the connected world and ensure the protection of nations. We all have a role to play in defending our clients, and this is yours.
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