First Steps ED is a specialist charity supporting people affected by eating disorders and disordered eating, and their families, across the UK. We provide early intervention, peer support, therapeutic services, and evidence-informed resources designed to improve access to help, reduce isolation, and promote recovery.

Digital communications are central to how First Steps ED reaches people in need, builds trust with service users, strengthens relationships with funders and partners, and amplifies our influence. Our website, social platforms, and email communications are often the first point of contact for individuals seeking help, and a key driver of fundraising, engagement, and organisational growth.

Role Overview:
The Senior Digital Marketing Officer will play a critical role in shaping and delivering this digital presence. You will be responsible for translating our values, services, and impact into compelling, accessible digital content that reaches diverse audiences, drives engagement, and supports income generation. Working closely with the Head of Fundraising & Communications and the Senior Communications Officer, the postholder will ensure that First Steps ED s digital communications are ethical, inclusive, data-led, and aligned with our organisational priorities.

The post holder will be required to attend our Derby office at least two times per week

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead on digital communications, performance, and audience engagement.
• Deliver an integrated communications that supports income generation, awareness, influence, and service delivery.
• Evaluation of First Steps ED s digital presence across website, social media, email, and paid digital channels.
• Ensure digital communications are accessible, ethical, on-brand, and data-led, strengthening First Steps ED s public profile and engagement with key audiences.
• Set social media frameworks, objectives, and performance indicators.
• Manage content calendars, paid campaigns, optimisation, and analytics across LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and X.
• Own email platforms (e.g. Mailchimp), performance tracking, and optimisation.
• Produce regular newsletters, ensuring they are newsworthy, well-designed, and properly formatted.
• Own SEO strategy, Google campaigns, and digital advertising.
• Monitor and report on First Steps ED s digital presence across website, social media, email, and paid digital channels.
• Work closely with other departments to align digital communication efforts with the charities goals.

Qualifications:

• Experience: Proven experience in digital communications or digital marketing role, preferably within the non-profit sector/ charity sector.
• Education: Degree in Marketing, Visual Communications, Journalism or a related field or equivalent professional experience.
• Skills:

Excellent written and spoken English, with strong copy-editing and proofreading skills.

• • Proven ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
  • Proven ability to manage paid digital advertising campaigns across Google Ads and social media platforms.
  • Experience managing websites, social media channels, email marketing platforms (e.g. Mailchimp), and integrated digital campaigns.
  • Strong analytical skills, including experience using GA4 or similar tools to evaluate performance and inform strategy.
  • Excellent organisational and planning skills.
• Personal Attributes:
  • Passionate about mental health and eating disorder awareness.
  • Creative and innovative thinker with a flair for communicating story through social media.
  • Strong understanding of accessibility, inclusive communication and digital best practice
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team.

What we offer

• 28 days annual leave (pro rata for part time)

• Enhanced sick pay

• Company events

• Access to our Employee Assistance Program + Wellbeing App

• Health Cash Plan with BHSF (after probation)

• Company pension - 5% employee, 3% employer

• On-site parking

• Referral programme

• Work from home (depending on role)

• Casual dress

• Accredited training programme towards CPD

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Come and work with us!

We have an opening for a digital storyteller and comms wizard.

About Us

We are a organisation that started in 2019 with four volunteers and has grown to a staff team of twenty six, over 2,000 volunteers and ownership of nearly 600 acres of land that will grow woodlands of over 160,000 trees. We have a broad and varied network of audiences; stakeholders, partners, landowner and fundraising supporters.

Rewards

Your legacy will be a tangible impact on slowing down climate change, helping nature recover and creating social impact by communicating our vision, and the scale of our projects, to a wide range of audiences. You will join a group of talented and passionate people (paid staff and amazing volunteers) who LOVE what they do.

Home working opportunity for about half of your working week, competitive salary and paid holidays - see job description for more details

Main Responsibilities include

• Work with the Communications & Engagement Lead to deliver the new Communications Strategy and ensure our comms more generally, are aligned with our strategic priorities
• Building the narrative & telling stories
• Day to day management of our communications channels
• Coordinate the production of high quality content and materials, including video and photography
• Digital marketing & innovation
• Performance monitoring and optimisation
• Contributing to grant writing and fundraising activities

The Role

We’re looking for an Interaction Designer to join our multidisciplinary team designing and delivering innovative, user-centred digital public services for Government and Private Sector clients.

You’ll be a great listener and communicator with a creative, structured, and logical approach to understanding problems and designing inclusive, human-centred experiences.

We’re specifically looking for a pragmatic team player with an appreciation of both business and user needs, who is keen to develop their T-shaped’ skills and is not afraid to take on new challenges.

Skills and Experience Required

• Proven experience and knowledge of using GOV.UK Prototype Kit, design systems and design patterns
• Proven experience of understanding and ensuring usability, accessibility, and inclusivity, in line with WCAG and GOV.UK design guidelines.
• Demonstrates practical experience of working to the Government Service Standard, ideally with service assessment experience across all phases
• Designs simple, intuitive, and accessible digital services that meet user needs and business objectives.
• Takes an end-to-end view of services, creating effective, user-centred interactions across channels.
• Participates in user research activities, using qualitative and quantitative evidence to inform design decisions and service improvements.
• Rapidly prototypes and tests designs using a range of methods, including paper, digital, and code-based prototypes
• Produces clear interaction design artefacts, including sketches, user flows, scenarios, wireframes, journey maps, and prototypes.
• Captures and communicates design decisions clearly and confidently, influencing stakeholders and colleagues with a strong evidence base.
• Facilitates workshops, co-design sessions, and user testing to explore problems, generate ideas, and validate solutions.
• Works collaboratively within agile, multidisciplinary teams alongside developers, researchers, product managers, and stakeholders to deliver effective services.
• Contributes to design standards and design systems, maintaining consistency across services and interfaces.
• Supports service transformation by improving the efficiency, speed, and usability of public services.

Communication and productivity

• Excellent verbal, written, and facilitation skills, able to engage confidently with stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong technical literacy, able to understand high-level technical processes, constraints, and concepts.
• Recognises and works within project constraints, supporting teams to deliver value to clients and users.
• Supports and coaches teams and stakeholders in user-centred design and agile ways of working.
• Contributes to internal culture, tools, processes, and capability development.

Working Arrangements

• 2 days a week on site in Coventry

The Role:

We are looking for experienced Enterprise Architects with a proven track record in data-centric projects to join our consultancy team, deployed directly into high-profile public sector departments. You will act as a trusted advisor, helping our clients navigate complex digital landscapes and ensuring their multi-year technology investments deliver maximum strategic value.

In this role, you will champion a data-first approach to enterprise design, ensuring that data is treated as a high-value strategic asset across the department. You will be responsible for defining the overarching data architecture patterns that enable seamless interoperability, advanced analytics and evidence-based policy making. Your expertise will be critical in breaking down Legacy data silos, establishing robust data governance frameworks, and ensuring that the client’s data infrastructure is scalable, secure and compliant with both ethical standards and public sector regulations.

The role involves embedding yourself within the client’s organisation, working closely with senior civil servants, executive stakeholders and department heads to define the overarching business capabilities and technology roadmaps that govern their digital transformation.

As an Enterprise Architect on site, you will operate with a high degree of autonomy, using your expertise to bridge the gap between departmental policy and large-scale technology execution. You will proactively manage the client’s architectural portfolio, identifying opportunities for platform consolidation, cost optimisation and the strategic decommissioning of Legacy systems across the department.

You will provide technical assurance, lead design authority boards and mentor the client’s internal teams to foster long-term architectural coherence.

You must be an exceptional and influential communicator, capable of navigating the unique political and operational challenges of the public sector. You will be responsible for building consensus across diverse stakeholder groups and driving the adoption of shared services and GDS-aligned standards.

Your role requires visionary yet pragmatic thinking, balancing the pursuit of modern innovation with the client’s need for stability, security and enterprise-wide interoperability.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities:

• Define the Client’s Target Architecture State and create transitional roadmaps that guide the department from Legacy constraints to future goals.
• Develop and embed Enterprise Standards and principles that govern technology selection and implementation across the client’s digital estate.
• Lead Architectural Governance for the department, chairing or participating in Design Authority boards to provide expert assurance on major spend.
• Conduct “Build vs. Buy” and Value-for-Money analyses, advising the client on the technical evaluation of third-party platforms and SaaS solutions.
• Align IT Strategy with Departmental Policy, ensuring that technology investments directly support public service outcomes and ministerial objectives.
• Manage the Client’s Application Portfolio, identifying functional overlaps and driving rationalisation to reduce complexity and spend.
• Define High-Level Integration Strategies that ensure data flows seamlessly and securely between departmental silos and external agencies.
• Collaborate with Security and Compliance (SRM) leads to ensure the department’s risk posture and data sovereignty are maintained.
• Produce and maintain Enterprise Artefacts, including business capability maps and service catalogues, using industry-standard notation.

Key Experience:

• Extensive experience in strategic consultancy and senior stakeholder engagement within large, complex government or public sector bodies.
• Extensive experience in data-centric projects
• Proven track record in leading digital transformation at a departmental level, managing multi-year technology roadmaps.
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively within the “grey areas” of client organisations, balancing immediate project pressures with long-term strategic goals.
• Strong experience in Business Architecture, mapping government services and citizen journeys to underlying technical capabilities.
• Expertise in Enterprise Frameworks (eg, TOGAF, Zachman) and their practical application in a fast-paced delivery environment.
• Deep understanding of TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) and the financial constraints specific to public sector budgeting and business cases (eg, Green Book).
• Ability to manage organisational change, influencing client culture and technical mindsets toward modern, agile ways of working.
• Broad experience with GDS Service Standards, data privacy (GDPR), and the decommissioning of large-scale Legacy estates.

Enterprise Data Experience:

• Proven experience in leading large-scale data transformation initiatives, including the design of enterprise data hubs, lakes or warehouses within a complex regulatory environment.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement Data Strategies that align with the National Data Strategy, ensuring data is findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable (FAIR).
• Strong track record in defining Master Data Management (MDM) and metadata strategies to ensure a “single version of truth” across disparate Legacy systems.
• Experience in architecting modern data platforms that support advanced analytics, machine learning and automated decision-making while maintaining ethical standards.
• Deep understanding of data security and privacy-by-design, specifically in handling sensitive citizen data and navigating the complexities of UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act.
• Familiarity with data integration at scale, including the use of streaming architectures (eg, Kafka), ETL/ELT pipelines and cross-departmental data-sharing agreements.

Key Skills:

• Mastery of Architecture Frameworks (eg, TOGAF 9.x/10, ArchiMate) and their tailoring for public sector use.
• Strategic Planning and Roadmapping tools to visualise multi-year departmental shifts.
• Business Capability Modeling and Value Stream mapping for complex public services.
• Advanced Portfolio Management, including application rationalization and technical debt mapping.
• Cloud Strategy Governance across hybrid-cloud environments, specifically within the context of the “Cloud First” government mandate.
• Deep knowledge of Regulatory Compliance, including the Technology Code of Practice and accessibility standards.
• Proficiency in Enterprise Modeling Tools (eg, Orbus, Sparx EA, Bizzdesign, or similar).
• Financial Modelling for IT investment, specifically supporting the creation of robust Treasury-aligned business cases.

I am currently seeking talented AI Engineers to help develop cutting edge, AI powered solutions for a leading multinational pharmaceutical organization. This is an opportunity to work at the forefront of innovation, shaping products.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as an AI Engineer, delivering impactful technical solutions
• Hands on experience building with AI APIs, Large Language Models (LLMs), and emerging AI technologies
• A strong background in innovative product or project development
• Success working in a fast paced start up or regulated environment

This is an initial 6 month contract, paying a competitive day rate inside IR35, offering remote working.

If this opportunity aligns with your skills and career goals, we encourage you to apply today!

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William Alexander Diversity & Inclusion Policy actively promotes the principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion in all its dealings with employees, workers, job applicants, clients, customers, suppliers, contractors, and the public.

We fully feel an inclusive work culture where people of different backgrounds are valued equally will ensure better outcomes for us all, and we approach recruitment for our clients with the same perspective and qualities.

SQL Server DBA (SC Cleared)

London (Hybrid)

6 Month Contract

To £350/day-£400/day (Inside IR35)

SQL Server DBA needed with active SC Security Clearance , SQL Server databases.

6 Month Contract based in Central London (Hybrid). Start ASAP in March 2026.

Hybrid Working - 2 days/week remote (WFH), and 3 days/week working on-site from the London office.

A chance to work with a leading global IT and Digital transformation business specialising in Government projects:

• Experienced SQL Server DBA or similar role, Performance Tuning and Optimization (PTO)
• Must have in-depth experienced, Manage SQL Server databases, Configure and maintain database Servers and processes, Backups, restores and recovery models.
• High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) options for SQL Server and experience with Windows server, including Active Directory
• Monitor system’s health and performance, including ensure high levels of performance, availability, sustainability and security
• Analyze, solve, and correct issues in Real Time and Refine and automate regular processes, track issues, and document changes
• Assist developers with query tuning and schema refinement
• Provide 24×7 support for critical production systems
• Perform scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities after hours
• MCTS, MCITP, and/or MVP certifications a plus
• Banking/Financial Services domain experience preferred.
• Must hold active SC Security Clearance used on a project within the past 12 Months.

What you will become a part of

Join CCEP’s IT Risk & Compliance team and help protect the digital ecosystem of one of the world’s leading FMCG organisations. You’ll collaborate with colleagues across multiple countries, work closely with diverse business and technology teams, and contribute to strengthening CCEP’s internal control environment. This role gives you the opportunity to be at the forefront of cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, and IT risk management while supporting transformation programmes that shape our future technology landscape.

What you will do

As an IT SOX Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring that CCEP’s IT systems, processes, and controls comply with internal policies, SOX requirements, and relevant industry frameworks. Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing end to end SOX compliance for IT General Controls across all CCEP markets.
• Overseeing control execution, evidence quality, remediation activities, and closure tracking.
• Leading SOX audits, working closely with internal and external auditors.
• Driving annual scoping activities, walkthroughs, documentation updates, and IT risk/control evaluations.
• Ensuring transformation projects and system integrations meet SOX and internal compliance requirements.
• Providing 2nd Line of Defence oversight for IT control compliance and control owner attestation.
• Maintaining performance visibility in GRC dashboards and reporting tools.
• Training IT and business teams on IT Risk and Control concepts.
• Preparing management reporting on Information Security risk, control performance, and audit findings.
• Building strong partnerships with key teams, including Enterprise Risk Management, Business Continuity & Resilience, Corporate Security, Finance Internal Controls, and Internal Audit.

What we expect from you

You bring a blend of technical expertise, risk awareness, and a collaborative mindset. Specifically, we are looking for:

Qualifications & Experience

• A degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or a related field.
• 4+ years of IT experience within Information Security, IT Risk, or similar domains.
• Proficiency in English.
• Hands on SAP experience (ECC, S/4, GRC) including user access management, authorisations, and SOX control analysis.
• Experience managing and executing SOX IT General Controls, with strong capability in SAP control performance.
• A background in delivering audits, assessments, or compliance initiatives-BIG-4 experience is a plus.
• Experience working in large, complex, multinational environments.
• Strong analytical skills, a continuous improvement mindset, and the ability to simplify complex IT topics for business stakeholders.

Preferred Certifications

• CISM, CISSP, CISA, CRISC or similar industry-recognised qualifications.

Technical Skills

• Understanding of IT security management systems and frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001).
• Experience implementing or operating GRC workflows and SAP Process Controls (CCM).
• Strong knowledge of enterprise applications, particularly ERP and financial systems.

We are Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) - a dedicated team of 42,000 people, serving customers in 31 countries, who work together to make, move and sell some of the world’s most loved drinks.
We are a global business and one of the leading consumer goods companies in the world. We help our 2.1 million customers grow, and we are constantly investing in exciting new products, innovative technologies and fresh ideas. This helps us to delight the 600 million people who enjoy our drinks every day.

From gender, age and ethnicity to sexual orientation and different abilities, we welcome people from all walks of life and empower unique perspectives. We recognise we’ve got some way to go, but we’ll get there with the support of our people. It’s them who drive our future growth. To find out more about what it’s like to work at and our culture we would welcome you to speak to one of our employees on our live chat platform, just click here to speak to an insider

We recognise some people prefer not to participate in alcohol related sales, interactions, or promotions. If that’s true for you - please raise this with your talent acquisition contact who will advise you on whether this role includes activities related to our alcohol portfolio.

Job Title: Hardware Security Engineer

Location: London (Remote)

Duration: 9 Months

Mode: Remote

Role Overview

The team within Information Security Engineering (based primarily in Zurich, with members in Poland) evaluates CPU vendor-reported vulnerabilities, assesses their impact, and provides mitigation recommendations. The work is highly specialized and focused on CPU microarchitectural security (including RAM and GPUs).

Candidate Profile - Key Signals

Non-negotiable/Strong Signals:

• Deep understanding of speculative execution and microarchitectural security.
• Hands-on research experience (PhD-level research counts as relevant experience).
• Experience discovering new microarchitectural attacks.
• Acknowledgement from CPU vendors for responsibly disclosing hardware vulnerabilities.
• Publications in reputable security venues.

Valuable but Slightly Flexible:

• Implementing production-grade mitigations.
• Ability to unblock other engineering teams.
• Strong experimental/research methodology skills.

The work closely resembles PhD-level experimental research rather than general security engineering.

Location: Newport, Lichfield, Manchester, Darlington, potentially London
Contract Type: 9-month fixed-term, IR35 in scope
Rate: £35/hr via umbrella
Clearance: BPSS required, SC must be achievable

About the Role

We’re looking for a skilled Data Engineer to develop and construct data products and services, implement scalable data flows, and integrate systems for analytics and Business Intelligence (BI). This is an exciting opportunity to work on digital projects that improve data processes and enable smarter decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, test, and maintain ETL pipelines using Python, PySpark, and SQL
• Re-engineer manual data flows for scalability and repeatability
• Write unit/integration tests and manage code versions with Git
• Support operational teams to build maintainable and adaptable data pipelines
• Maintain documentation for data processing functions and pipelines
• Collaborate with colleagues to brainstorm solutions and share knowledge
• Report progress to line managers and peers

Required Experience & Skills

• Strong programming in Python, PySpark, and SQL
• Experience with data engineering, including design, coding, testing, and documentation
• Ability to define test conditions and report on outcomes
• Understanding of technical concepts relevant to data processing pipelines
• Excellent collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills

Desirable Skills

• JavaScript and understanding of web technologies

What We Offer

• Dynamic, digital-focused projects
• Opportunity to work on high-impact data initiatives
• Flexible locations across several UK sites

Central Bristol (various hybrid working arrangements available depending on location).

£65,000 to £75,000 + bonus, 25 days holiday, good contributory pension

Are you a Network Security Engineer ready to step into a role where your expertise shapes the security of a modern, hybrid tech environment? This is your chance to own security tooling, influence design decisions, and help strengthen a growing cyber function.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll take the lead on securing complex enterprise networks across cloud and on-prem environments, including:

Configuring and optimising security tooling such as segmentation platforms, Sophos, Mimecast, XDR solutions, vulnerability scanners and hardening baselines.

Managing Firewalls, VPNs, secure remote access and segmentation controls.

Improving detection and response by working closely with SIEM/SOC teams.

Ensuring critical logging, monitoring and compliance standards are always met.

Automating deployments and controls using PowerShell, Python, Terraform or similar tools.

Supporting vulnerability assessments and driving remediation across the estate.

Contributing to secure design reviews across applications, infrastructure, and cloud services.

Incident response experience is desirable but not essential.

We’re looking for someone with:

• Strong hands-on experience with network infrastructure and security, segmentation, Firewalls, endpoint security, XDR and access control.
• Experience securing Cloud (Azure and/or AWS) and on-premise environments.
• A security-first mindset and confidence working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Knowledge of frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, CIS, GDPR would be preferred.
• A proactive, accountable approach- you like owning outcomes.

Why This Role Stands Out

This isn’t just another security engineering job. It’s a chance to:

Take ownership of a modern security tooling ecosystem

Influence architectural decisions

Drive meaningful improvements across the whole tech estate

Work in a supportive, forward-thinking security team

For more details, please reach out to Mary Pearson on - (see below)

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

Rate: £550 - £650 per day Inside IR35

Duration: 6 months initial contract

Location: Remote/Hybrid - once a week into London

We are supporting a major organisation undergoing a strategic transformation of its Product Information Management capability. As part of this journey, they are implementing Stibo STEP as their enterprise PIM platform.

They are looking for a highly experienced Stibo STEP SME to act as the organisation’s internal subject matter expert during this critical phase.

The Role:

This position is less about broad architecture theory and more about deep, hands-on Stibo STEP expertise.

You will:

• Act as the internal authority on STEP capability, configuration and best practice
• Provide independent technical oversight during platform implementation and migration activities
• Ensure the solution design and configuration fully leverage STEP’s native functionality
• Challenge and validate technical decisions, configurations and delivery outputs
• Partner with business stakeholders to ensure requirements are properly translated into STEP solutions
• Provide clarity, confidence and technical assurance across both business and delivery teams
• This is a key assurance role - someone who understands what “good” looks like in STEP and can confidently guide the organisation through implementation decisions.

What They’re Looking For:

• Strong, hands-on experience with Stibo STEP (configuration, workflows, business rules, data structures)
• Experience supporting or overseeing large-scale PIM implementations or migrations
• Ability to assess whether STEP functionality is being used effectively and optimally
• Strong stakeholder management skills - comfortable engaging at both technical and business levels
• Confidence to provide constructive challenge where needed

Broader MDM architecture, governance frameworks or enterprise modelling experience is welcome but not essential - the priority is deep STEP expertise and the credibility to stand behind it.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

Remote or London (1 day per week)

Up to £50,000

* 6 month FTC.*

We’re supporting a well-established national charity investing in digital transformation to improve how they support and engage their communities.

They are looking for a Conversational AI Quality & Optimisation Manager to take ownership of chatbot and live chat performance, ensuring interactions are accurate, compliant and deliver an excellent user experience.

This is a key role at the intersection of AI, customer experience and governance.

The Role

You will be responsible for monitoring, auditing and improving both AI-driven chatbot responses and live agent interactions. Working closely with technical, service design and customer teams, you’ll ensure conversational journeys are accurate, compliant and continuously optimised.

Key Responsibilities

• Audit chatbot and live chat interactions for accuracy, tone and quality
• Monitor performance metrics and identify opportunities to improve containment and user satisfaction
• Identify logical flaws, defects and journey gaps, working with technical teams to resolve underlying issues
• Provide structured feedback to live agents and chatbot development teams
• Review and refine conversational journeys to improve user experience
• Ensure regulatory requirements and internal policies are adhered to

Requirements

• Experience monitoring and assuring quality of chatbot and/or live chat interactions
• Strong understanding of conversational flows, journey design and containment optimisation
• Experience working with technical teams to resolve defects and improve performance
• Knowledge of governance and regulatory compliance in customer interactions
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills

This is an opportunity to shape how AI-powered conversations are delivered within a purpose-led organisation, ensuring technology genuinely improves user experience while maintaining quality and compliance.

Remote-first, with the option to work from a London office one day per week. Salary up to £50,000 depending on experience.

*Rates depend on experience and client requirements

AI & Automation Lead

London (2 days per week)

Up to £70,000

We’re supporting a high-growth, private equity-backed business investing heavily in AI-led operational transformation. With ambitious scale plans over the next 12-18 months, AI is being Embedded into the core operating layer - not as experimentation, but as infrastructure.

This is a hands-on systems role for someone who builds API-driven, production-ready workflows integrated directly into CRM and business processes.

You will own the evolution of HubSpot while architecting AI-driven workflows across marketing and operations. There is clear scope for this position to become the internal AI lead.

Responsibilities

AI & Workflow Architecture

* Design and deploy API-led AI workflows Embedded into CRM and operational processes

* Implement structured prompting, retrieval-based logic and human-in-the-loop controls

* Integrate AI into segmentation, enrichment, reporting and communication flows

CRM & Data

* Architect HubSpot for scale and data integrity

* Build segmentation logic and reporting frameworks to enable intelligent automation

* Maintain clean, structured data foundations

Automation & Integration

* Replace manual processes with automation-first systems

* Build cross-platform workflows (n8n, Make, Zapier or similar)

* Work confidently with APIs, webhooks and structured payloads

Requirements

* 4-6+ years in CRM, automation, RevOps or technical marketing

* Deep hands-on HubSpot experience (essential)

* Strong API and workflow automation experience

* Proven AI implementation beyond basic ChatGPT usage

* Understanding of retrieval-based systems and structured AI workflows

* High ownership mindset and comfort operating at systems level

Up to £70,000 + benefits. London-based, two days per week onsite.

*Rates depend on experience and client requirements

The Role:

We are looking for experienced Technical Architects to work on our projects with our public sector clients, helping to deliver Solirius’ services to the highest standard.

The role will involve working closely with engineering leads and delivery teams, helping them to design and implement robust, high-performance technical systems that underpin client services.

As a Technical Architect, you will be expected to operate with a high degree of autonomy, using your deep technical expertise and judgment to resolve complex engineering and infrastructure challenges. You will proactively manage technical risks, ensuring the delivery of effective, scalable, and secure systems that adhere to modern engineering principles.

Successful candidates will also be expected to take an active role in practice development: contributing to Solirius’ internal engineering standards, creating and updating technical blueprints, liaising with other Solirius practices to maintain practice profile, and mentoring more junior technical members.

In addition to technical leadership, you will play a key role in ensuring the feasibility of new business opportunities, working closely with stakeholders to provide technical validation and ensure that proposed outcomes are achievable and sustainable.

You must be a strong and confident communicator, capable of bridging the gap between high-level design and low-level implementation. You will lead technical teams by example, build consensus on technology choices, and foster a culture of engineering excellence and continuous improvement.

Your role will require innovative thinking, applying cutting-edge frameworks and emerging technologies to solve intricate technical problems in creative and pragmatic ways.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities:

• Design detailed technical architectures that specify system components, frameworks, and engineering standards.
• Translate architectural blueprints into actionable technical roadmaps for development and platform teams.
• Establish and enforce technical governance, ensuring code quality, maintainability, and adherence to best practices.
• Lead deep-dive technical workshops, code reviews, and proof-of-concept (PoC) developments.
• Support Agile delivery teams by resolving blockers, defining technical spikes, and providing hands-on coding or configuration guidance where necessary.
• Collaborate with Developers and DevOps Engineers to ensure seamless CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure stability.
• Define low-level integration patterns, focusing on protocol efficiency, error handling, and latency.
• Drive the adoption of automation, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), and modern observability practices.
• Ensure the technical integrity of the system, managing technical debt and performing security vulnerability assessments.
• Produce detailed technical documentation, including Low-Level Designs (LLD), sequence diagrams, and interface specifications.

Key Experience:

• Extensive experience in technical leadership and senior-level communication with engineering and product heads.
• Proven experience in lead developer or technical lead roles within consultancy environments.
• Demonstrated ability to translate high-level designs into resilient, performant, and maintainable software or infrastructure systems.
• Strong track record in the hands-on delivery of complex, distributed systems and cloud-native applications.
• Expertise in physical architecture modelling, including network topology, database schema design, and resource provisioning.
• Deep understanding of concurrency, memory management, and performance tuning in large-scale systems.
• Ability to ensure non-functional requirements (security, reliability, maintainability) are met at the code and infrastructure level.
• Broad experience with modern software development life cycles (SDLC), container orchestration, and serverless computing.

Key Skills:

• Advanced proficiency in cloud-native services and infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Expert-level hands-on experience with multiple programming languages (eg, Java, Go, Python, .NET, or Node.js).
• Deep knowledge of Containerization and Orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
• Advanced API implementation (GraphQL, gRPC, or REST) and Service Mesh technologies (eg, Istio, Linkerd).
• Mastery of CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions) and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Pulumi, or Bicep).
• Expertise in Database Design (SQL and NoSQL) and caching strategies (Redis, Memcached).
• Familiarity with Test-Driven Development (TDD) and automated testing frameworks at all levels of the pyramid.

Working Arrangements

• 1 day a week on-site in London

Network Architect Pre-Sales (Consultancy Work)

Location: London - Hybrid (2-3 days onsite)

Salary: £80,000 - £90,000 + Bonus + Benefits

UK Clearance: Candidates must be eligible for UK DV clearance.

Active, lapsed DV clearance or existing SC clearance is highly desirable.

We are recruiting for an experienced Network Architect to join a specialist technology consultancy delivering complex, secure, and scalable network solutions across enterprise and highly secure environments.

This role suits a senior networking professional who operates as a trusted technical authority, combining deep technical expertise with strong consultancy and pre-sales solution design experience.

The Role

You will lead the design and architecture of enterprise network solutions across on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments while working directly with customers throughout the full project life cycle from pre-sales and solution definition through to delivery.

Key responsibilities include:

• Architecting and designing enterprise network solutions (LAN, WAN, WLAN, SD-WAN & Cloud)
• Acting as Design Authority on complex client engagements
• Supporting pre-sales activities, including ITT/RFP responses, bid support, and solution proposals
• Translating business requirements into robust technical architectures
• Producing high-quality High-Level and Low-Level Designs
• Advising customers on networking strategy, best practices, and technology roadmaps
• Engaging stakeholders at technical and executive level
• Supporting and mentoring engineering teams during delivery

What We’re Looking For (Strict Requirements)

• Strong pre-sales/consultancy experience supporting ITT, RFP, and bid activities (essential)
• Proven experience operating as a Network Architect or Design Authority
• CCIE certification or CCIE-level equivalent experience
• Strong enterprise and/or service provider networking background
• Extensive expertise in:

• Routing & Switching
• Firewalls & Network Security
• Enterprise LAN/WAN/WLAN architectures

• Experience designing cloud and hybrid network environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Ability to synthesise technical information into clear management-level summaries
• Experience engaging business stakeholders and presenting high-level solution recommendations
• Strong written communication skills suitable for both business and technical audiences
• Experience producing or overseeing High-Level and Low-Level Designs

Flexibility

The key to success is teamwork and collaboration. A hybrid approach is taken combining remote working with time in the London office depending on business demand and collaboration requirements throughout project delivery.

Benefits

• Matched pension contributions up to 5%
• Life Insurance
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Private Health Insurance (from 2nd anniversary)
• Sickness & Disability Income Protection (from 3rd anniversary)
• On-site gym membership at the London office

This is an opportunity to work in a consultancy environment where you will influence solution design, engage directly with customers, and work with advanced networking technologies across diverse enterprise programmes.

Apply now to discuss further.

Cloud & Infrastructure Solutions Consultant

Location: London - Hybrid (2-3 days onsite)

Salary: £80,000 - £85,000 + Bonus + Benefits

UK Clearance: Candidates must be eligible for UK DV clearance.

Active, lapsed DV clearance or existing SC clearance is highly desirable.

We are recruiting for an experienced Cloud & Infrastructure Solutions Consultant to join a growing consulting environment delivering complex enterprise cloud and infrastructure solutions.

This position suits a senior technical professional who combines strong infrastructure expertise, consulting capability, stakeholder engagement, and pre-sales involvement, acting as a trusted advisor to customers at all levels.

The Role

You will provide technical leadership across customer engagements, supporting delivery teams while helping shape cloud solutions and services aligned with business objectives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing technical leadership to multi-disciplinary engineering teams delivering customer projects
• Acting as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, translating complex technical challenges into clear management-level insights
• Engaging business stakeholders and end users to identify problems and present solution recommendations
• Producing or overseeing High-Level and Low-Level Designs (HLD/LLD)
• Supporting pre-sales and bid activities, including opportunity qualification, proposal development, demos, and solution shaping
• Contributing to cloud service development, defining offerings, approaches, and capabilities
• Mentoring senior engineers and ensuring effective collaboration between delivery and customer teams
• Maintaining awareness of industry trends across cloud, infrastructure, and virtualisation technologies

What We’re Looking For (Essential)

• Strong written communication and presentation skills with the ability to communicate technical concepts to both business and technical stakeholders
• Solid technical background across public cloud platforms, VMware virtualisation, domain services, and enterprise infrastructure architecture
• Understanding of DevOps and Infrastructure-as-Code principles
• Logical and structured approach to analysing technical challenges and defining solutions
• Proven experience supporting pre-sales or bid work, providing technical expertise to help win new business
• Experience directing skilled engineering teams (technical leadership rather than line management)
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
• Ability to lead projects to successful outcomes and stabilise challenged engagements
• Sufficient business acumen to operate effectively with senior management and cross-functional teams

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Cloud solution consulting experience
• Cloud service definition and design
• Experience supporting ITT/RFP cloud solution responses
• Relevant certifications across Cloud, VMware, DevOps, Infrastructure, or Networking technologies

Flexibility

The key to success is teamwork and collaboration. The organisation operates a hybrid working model, combining remote working with office attendance based on business demand and collaboration needs throughout project delivery.

Benefits

• Competitive salary (£80,000 - £85,000)
• Target-based commission package
• Matched pension contributions up to 5%
• Life Insurance
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Private Health Insurance (from 2nd anniversary)
• Sickness & Disability Income Protection (from 3rd anniversary)
• On-site gym membership at the London office

If you are looking for a role combining technical leadership, consulting, architecture, and pre-sales influence within a collaborative environment, we would welcome your application.

Apply now for a confidential discussion

Data Scientist

Hybrid Working - Edinburgh OR London - 2 day a week on site.

Financial Services

Lorien’s leading banking client are seeking an experienced Data Scientist with strong expertise in graph databases and hierarchical data modelling to join our dynamic team onsite in London or Edinburgh.

The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and optimising graph database solutions to support complex data relationships and hierarchies in our business applications with knowledge/experience of Neo4j.

This role is based in Edinburgh OR London.

This role will be Via Umbrella.

Working in a Hybrid Model of 1 day a week on site.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain graph database solutions using Neo4j to model complex hierarchical and relational data.
• Collaborate with data architects and business analysts to translate business requirements into graph models.
• Develop Cypher queries and procedures for data retrieval, manipulation, and analysis.
• Optimise query performance and database schema to ensure scalability and efficiency.
• Integrate Neo4j with existing applications and data sources.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to graph data storage and retrieval.
• Document designs, processes, and solutions clearly for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Stay current with graph database trends and best practices to continuously enhance system capabilities.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Proven experience (4+ years) working with Neo4j and Cypher query language.
• Strong understanding of graph theory, graph data structures, and hierarchical data modelling.
• Ability to design and implement efficient and scalable graph database schemas.
• Experience in integrating Neo4j with other data platforms or applications.
• Knowledge of software development best practices, including version control, testing, and deployment.
• Proficiency in relevant programming languages (eg, Java, Python, or JavaScript).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with other graph technologies or databases.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) hosting Neo4j solutions.
• Experience working in agile development environments.
• Relevant certifications in Neo4j or graph database technologies

IND_PC3

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Our client is seeking a Senior Desktop & Infrastructure Support Engineer to act as a technical authority within a fast-paced corporate environment. This is a Tier 3 role designed for an expert who thrives on resolving complex escalations, leading infrastructure projects, and mentoring junior talent.

The Core Pillars

• Systems Architecture: Engineer and automate our fleet management using Intune, SCCM, or JAMF.
• The Automator: Replace manual tasks with PowerShell or Python scripts to build a self-healing environment.
• Infrastructure Lead: Drive high-stakes projects-from OS migrations to VDI (VMware/Citrix) and security hardening.
• VIP Technical Partner: Provide “white-glove” solutions for executive leadership and sensitive business functions.
• Identity & Security: Guardian of Azure AD/Entra ID, Okta, and Group Policy.

Your Profile

• 5+ Years in high-level corporate deskside or systems engineering.
• Mastery of Windows 10/11, macOS, and the M365 ecosystem.
• Mindset: You don’t just fix symptoms; you perform RCA to kill the root cause.
• Lead: You enjoy mentoring junior teams and setting the gold standard for SOPs.

If you would be interested to apply please drop your updated CV

Randstad Technologies Ltd is a leading specialist recruitment business for the IT & Engineering industries. Please note that due to a high level of applications, we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

Lynx Recruitment is supporting an established, high-growth digital transformation consultancy seeking a Senior Business Analyst to lead AI-first process redesign initiatives across enterprise clients.

This role sits at the forefront of AI-driven transformation, focusing on re-engineering Legacy business processes using Microsoft AI technologies, including M365 Copilot and the Power Platform. The successful candidate will play a key role in helping organisations transition toward intelligent, automated, and data-driven operating models.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead strategic discovery sessions with senior stakeholders to identify AI-driven transformation opportunities

Analyse and map As-Is processes and design To-Be AI-first solutions

Facilitate workshops and translate business requirements into detailed user stories, process flows, and functional specifications

Build robust business cases, including cost-benefit analysis and ROI projections

Define KPIs and ensure measurable value delivery

Support implementation, change management, and continuous optimisation initiatives

Requirements:

7+ years’ experience as a Business Analyst or in Management Consulting within IT Professional Services or Digital Transformation

Strong experience engaging with senior stakeholders, including C-suite

Systems-thinking mindset with the ability to understand end-to-end enterprise data flows

Minimum 2:1 in an IT/Technology-related degree

Full right to work in the UK (no sponsorship available)

This is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation driving meaningful AI adoption across major enterprises, offering strong career progression and exposure to cutting-edge technologies.

For a discussion or to express interest, please apply directly.

Dynamics 365 CRM & Power Platform Developer - Permanent

Location: Leeds city centre x3 days per week

Salary: £50-55k

(Sponsorship is NOT provided for this opportunity)

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Dynamics 365 CRM & Power Platform Developer to join a newly established Power Platform function within a growing organisation.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in a greenfield environment, helping to define best practice and shape platform standards from the ground up. You will work as part of a small, collaborative team delivering scalable, process-driven solutions across Dynamics 365 CRM and the wider Power Platform ecosystem.

The role offers strong development exposure, including building and enhancing model-driven and canvas apps, developing automated workflows, and contributing to intelligent automation initiatives using Copilot Studio and emerging AI capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, configure and enhance Dynamics 365 CRM solutions
• Develop model-driven and canvas Power Apps
• Create and maintain Power Automate flows (approvals, integrations, automated processes)
• Support the development of AI-driven and agentic automation capabilities
• Translate business requirements into robust technical solutions
• Collaborate with developers, business stakeholders and change teams
• Contribute to platform standards and development best practice
• You will engage with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, requiring strong communication and collaboration skills.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven hands-on experience with Dynamics 365 CRM
• Strong Power Platform development experience (Power Apps & Power Automate)
• Understanding of workflow design, automation concepts and business process modelling
• Working knowledge of C#, JavaScript, Dataverse and/or Microsoft cloud technologies
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience working in Agile and Waterfall delivery environments
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Desirable

• Microsoft Dynamics 365 and/or Power Platform certifications
• Experience within financial services or regulated environments
• Exposure to Dynamics 365 Copilot and AI-enhanced CRM capabilities

Interested? Please submit your updated CV to Olivia Yafai at Harvey Nash for immediate consideration.

Rate - £30 (Hourly)

Duration - 3 months (Initially)

Location - Uxbridge (Hybrid)

Ir35 - Inside (Must use an umbrella company)

The Social Media Manager will lead the development and execution of a comprehensive social media strategy that enhances brand visibility, drives student engagement, supports recruitment goals, and strengthens institutional reputation across digital platforms. This role is responsible for managing the university/college’s social channels, producing engaging content, analysing campaign performance, and ensuring consistent brand messaging aligned with the institution’s values.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Planning

Develop and implement a cohesive social media strategy aligned with organisational goals (student recruitment, research impact, alumni engagement, employer partnerships, etc.).

Identify emerging trends in the HE sector and digital media to keep the institution at the forefront of engagement innovation.

Plan and manage social media calendars across multiple platforms (Instagram, TikTok, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube).

Skills & Experience Required

Essential

Proven experience managing social media accounts in the HE sector or a similarly complex organisation.

Strong understanding of student audiences (UG, PG, international markets) and digital engagement behaviours.

Excellent copywriting, storytelling, and visual content creation skills.

Competence with analytics tools (Meta Insights, TikTok Analytics, Hootsuite, Sprout, Google Analytics).

Ability to handle sensitive issues and reputational risks with discretion.

Strong project management, organisation, and stakeholder relationship skills.

Desirable

Experience with paid social and digital advertising campaigns.

Familiarity with SEO, CRM platforms, and website CMS.

Video editing and graphic design capabilities (Adobe, Canva).

Experience managing student ambassador or influencer programmes.