Databricks Solutions Architect

Location: UK and anywhere in Europe (Fully remote)

Job Summary

Senior Level Data Architect with data analytics experience, Databricks, Pyspark, Python, ETL tools like Informatica

This is a key role that requires senior/lead with great communication skills who is very proactive with risk & issue management.

Experience and Education Required

15+ years of experience as Data Analyst/Data Engineer with Databricks on AWS expertise in designing and implementing scalable, secure, and cost-efficient data solutions on AWS

Job Profile:

• Hands-on data analytics experience with Databricks on AWS, Pyspark and Python
• Must have prior experience with migrating a data asset to the cloud using a GenAI automation option
• Experience in migrating data from on-premises to AWS
• Expertise in developing data models, delivering data-driven insights for business solutions
• Experience in pretraining, fine-tuning, augmenting and optimizing large language models (LLMs)
• Experience in Designing and implementing database solutions, developing PySpark applications to extract, transform, and aggregate data, generating insights
• Data Collection & Integration: Identify, gather, and consolidate data from diverse sources, including internal databases and spreadsheets ensuring data integrity and relevance.
• Data Cleaning & Transformation: Apply thorough data quality checks, cleaning processes, and transformations using Python (Pandas) and SQL to prepare datasets.
• Automation & Scalability: Develop and maintain scripts that automate repetitive data preparation tasks.
• Autonomy & Proactivity: Operate with minimal supervision, demonstrating initiative in problem-solving, prioritizing tasks, and continuously improving the quality and impact of your work

Technical Skills:

• 15+ years of experience as a Data Analyst, Data Engineer, or related role, ideally with a bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field.
• Strong proficiency in Python (Pandas, Scikit-learn, Matplotlib) and SQL, with experience working across various data formats and sources.
• Proven ability to automate data workflows, implement code-based best practices, and maintain documentation to ensure reproducibility and scalability.

Behavioural Skills:

• Ability to manage in tight circumstances, very pro-active with risk & issue management
• Requirement Clarification & Communication: Interact directly with colleagues to clarify objectives, challenge assumptions.
• Documentation & Best Practices: Maintain clear, concise documentation of data workflows, coding standards, and analytical methodologies to support knowledge transfer and scalability.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with colleagues who provide data, raising questions about data validity, sharing insights, and co-creating solutions that address evolving needs.
• Excellent communication skills for engaging with colleagues, clarifying requirements, and conveying analytical results in a meaningful, non-technical manner.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills, including the willingness to question assumptions, evaluate data quality, and recommend alternative approaches when necessary.
• A self-directed, resourceful problem-solver who collaborates well with others while confidently managing tasks and priorities independently.

Job Title: Cloud Solutions Architect
Location: Northampton (2/3 days per week on site)
Salary/Rate: Up to £475 per day
Start Date: March 2026
Job Type: 10 month contract (inside IR35)

Company Introduction:

We are currently recruiting for an Cloud Solutions Architect with experience in either AWS or Azure to join our tier-1 banking client on an exciting long-term contract.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design scalable, secure, and compliant data architectures (batch and streaming).
• Build and support data pipelines and integration solutions.
• Define data ingestion, processing, storage, and API integration patterns.
• Ensure solutions meet bank security and compliance standards.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and governance teams.
• Produce clear architecture documentation and diagrams.

Required Technical Skills:

• AWS and/or Azure cloud experience (S3, AWS Glue, Lambda)
• Apache Kafka (streaming architecture).
• API design and integration.
• PySpark (batch and streaming).
• Experience with Databricks.
• Experience with ETL tools.

Additional Requirements:

• Strong understanding of secure data management in banking environments.
• Hands-on technical capability (not purely theoretical architecture).
• Comfortable working in Agile teams.
• Experience with architecture documentation tools such as Confluence, Jira, Mermaid, and C4 diagrams.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.
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SOC Analyst with active SC or ideally DV clearance. Fully onsite working on a 24/7 shift rota.

Must be eligible/for DV vetting - Single British Nationality required by our government services client in Milton Keynes.

Rate 600-650 pd Inside IR35 - Umbrella Company

Working in an DV (Developed Vetting) Security cleared environment. You will hold a current DV or SC Security Clearance, or be eligible to undertake.

The role requires working as part of a 24/7 shift pattern.

This pattern will include weekends and bank holidays.

Skills and Experience Required:

Experience of SPLUNK with in a Security Operations Centre (SOC).

A bachelor’s degree in computer science, Cyber Security or relevant experience

You should have a foundational understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, etc.), operating systems (Windows, Linux), and common cyber-attack techniques.

Certifications like CompTIA Security+, Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+), or a similar certification are a significant bonus to the role

Key Responsibilities

Continuous Monitoring: You will monitor security tools, including Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems, to detect suspicious activity. You will be the first to see potential threats and will need to be efficient and professional response against defined processes.

Incident Triage: You will analyse alerts and logs to determine if an event is a genuine security incident or a false positive. You will need to be methodical and follow established procedures to classify and prioritize incidents.Initial Incident Response: For confirmed incidents, youll perform initial containment actions, such as isolating affected systems, and escalate the incident to a Level 2 or 3 analyst for deeper investigation.

Reporting and Documentation: You’ll create detailed tickets and reports for all detected incidents, documenting your findings and the steps you took. This is crucial for tracking incidents and for future analysis.

Tool Management: You will assist in the maintenance and optimisation of security tools, ensuring they are working correctly and effectively.

Please apply on line in the first instance

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Senior Network & Security Engineer (VCF/NSX-T/Automation) - Inside IR35 - London - Central (Hybrid)

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Network & Security Engineer to support the design, delivery, automation, and security hardening of a complex VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)/NSX-T estate within a high-security environment.

Role Details:
Contract length: 6 months (rolling)
Daily rate: £500-£600 per day (Inside IR35)
IR35 status: Inside IR35
Location: Hybrid - on-site in London
Start date: ASAP
Clearance: SC Cleared required (DV preferred) - DV Eligible

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end NSX-T design within VCF environments (multi-site/multi-tenant)
• Own architecture across advanced SDN patterns including multi-Edge Cluster, multi-VRF, multiple NSX instances, and NSX Federation
• Produce clear, defensible HLDs/LLDs and supporting architecture documentation
• Deploy and configure NSX-T components: fabrics, Edge nodes, transport zones, T0/T1 gateways, VRFs, NAT, routing
• Support migrations, policy transformations, upgrades, and best-practice implementation
• Implement security hardening and zero-trust controls, including:
  • Distributed Firewall (DFW), Gateway Firewall, micro-segmentation
  • Hardening across SDDC Manager/vSphere/NSX-T, RBAC, certificate management, and logging
• Build automation using PowerShell and NSX-T Policy/Manager APIs (deployment, policy configuration, compliance checks, ops automation)
• Produce runbooks, troubleshooting guides, and BAU handover documentation

Skills & Experience:

• Strong hands-on experience with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)
• Deep NSX-T expertise (incl. multi-Edge, multi-VRF, Federation, complex routing/segmentation)
• Strong PowerShell Scripting and API-driven automation experience (NSX-T)
• Proven delivery experience in high-security/regulated environments
• Strong documentation capability (HLD/LLD + operational artefacts)

Nice to Have:

• NSX PowerShell Policy modules
• Terraform/Ansible automation exposure
• VMware certifications
• SIEM/logging integrations

Horizon Specialist - Inside IR35 - London (Hybrid)

We’re looking for an experienced Horizon Specialist to support the design, deployment, optimisation, and security hardening of a large-scale VMware Horizon environment within a secure enterprise setting.

Role Details:

Contract length: 6 months (rolling)
Daily rate: £550-£600 per day
IR35 status: Inside IR35
Location: Hybrid - London
Start date: ASAP
Clearance: SC Cleared required (DV eligible)

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead architecture across Horizon Pods and Cloud Pod Architecture
• Design and deploy UAG, App Volumes, DEM, HA/DR, and multi-site solutions
• Produce HLDs and LLDs
• Optimise Horizon performance (Blast/PCoIP) and support upgrades
• Implement security hardening across Horizon, UAG, MFA, RBAC, and certificates
• Automate Horizon tasks using PowerShell and PowerCLI
• Produce runbooks and support BAU knowledge transfer

Skills & Experience:

• Strong VMware Horizon enterprise experience
• Expertise in Pods, UAG, App Volumes, DEM, and golden image life cycle
• PowerShell automation skills
• Experience in high-security environments

Nice to Have:

• Horizon REST APIs, vGPU/GRID, RDSH apps, Workspace ONE Access
• VMware EUC certifications

This is a great opportunity to support a secure, large-scale Horizon platform within a high-profile environment.

Hybrid

We are recruiting on behalf of a well-established B2B SaaS organisation delivering highly available, business-critical platforms to enterprise customers.

The company operates both single-tenant (ST) and multi-tenant (MT) Azure environments, supporting a diverse client base with strict availability, performance, and security requirements.

They are now seeking a Senior Azure Reliability & Support Engineer to take technical ownership of platform health, incident response, and reliability engineering across their Azure estate.

Due to the nature of the platform and customers, extensive background and security checks form part of the hiring process.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor ST and MT environments for performance, availability, and application health
• Lead investigation and resolution of complex production incidents
• Provide third-line support for escalated customer issues
• Perform root cause analysis and drive permanent fixes
• Maintain uptime, scalability, and reliability across all Azure deployments
• Define and track SLOs and error budgets
• Carry out capacity planning for Servers, databases, and storage
• Build automation and self-healing solutions using PowerShell, C#, Azure Functions, and Logic Apps
• Develop and maintain Azure monitoring and reporting dashboards
• Contribute to post-incident reviews, runbooks, and continuous improvement initiatives

Required Experience:

• 3+ years in third-line support, SRE, or cloud operations within enterprise SaaS

• Strong incident management and RCA experience

• Experience supporting single-tenant and multi-tenant architectures

• Solid background in:

  • C#/.NET Core/MVC
  • SQL Server
  • Azure Blob Storage

• Advanced Azure monitoring and diagnostics:

  • Application Insights
  • Azure Monitor
  • Log Analytics
  • KQL

• Strong SQL investigation skills

• Automation and Scripting with PowerShell and/or C#

• Good understanding of Azure services: App Services, VMs, Azure SQL, Storage, scaling

Tech Stack:

Azure Monitor | Application Insights | Log Analytics | KQL | Azure Functions | Logic Apps | PowerShell | C# | SQL Server | Power BI

Senior Azure SaaS Reliability & Support Engineer

Due to the volume of applications received for positions, it will not be possible to respond to all applications and only applicants who are considered suitable for interview will be contacted.

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Project Manager - (Randomisation and Trial Supply Management/Interactive Response Technology)

My global technology & life sciences client who focuses on clinical trials are looking for a Project Manager who has specific experience of RTSM/IRT to be responsible for the overall relationship management of RTSM client accounts and day to day activities.

The RTSM Project Management Function is responsible for ensuring that RTSM is designed according to the study protocol, in the most efficient manner, and with the highest quality while staying on time and within budget and for providing RTSM subject matter expertise to our clients during trial execution.

Essential Experience

• Strong understanding of clinical research (pharma, device and/or biotech sectors) and knowledge of RTSM/IRT and a solid understanding of Clinical Research SaaS technology
• Understanding of Blinding/Unprocessed Trial
• 2-5 years relevant experience in clinical development and/or software development environment preferred, with particular emphasis on RTSM/IRT experience
• Excellent troubleshooting skills with a focus on client communication and experience.
• Excellent computer skills, public speaking, presentation and teaching skills
• Proficient with MS Office suite, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellence with MS Project, project development and management
• Self motivated, able to work remotely and able to assume responsibility in a professional manner
• Degree qualified (science or analytic discipline a plus)

Key Duties

• Management of multiple RTSM projects with a focus on delivery of the scope on time, within budget and with a high quality outcome
• Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for RTSM through the implementation process and life cycle of the study by providing guidance to the partner/sponsor and internal teams on the design and support of RTSM
• Review clinical protocols and provide guidance on the best strategy for implementation of RTSM
• Provide guidance and assist in the preparation of system related specifications and documentation.
• Deliver RTSM workshop content and lead client meetings
• Maintain high client satisfaction by providing proactive communication and issue management
• Provide best in class customer support and training to ensure a positive customer experience with RTSM
• Maintain appropriate project/client documentation within e-binders for one or more projects/clients
• Collaborate with Sales Team to develop new and repeat business opportunities
• Provide guidance and consulting to clients around the best use of RTSM
• Provide feedback on clients RTSM user experiences to the Product Team for product enhancements

Due to the project time frame we require a candidate who is ideally available to start ASAP within a month

The client ideally would like a candidate who is looking to work permanently at the end of the initial contract.

This role can be worked fully remotely and is a great opportunity to join a global client on a project looking to start ASAP.

I have interview slots ready to be filled so don’t delay and apply now to find out more information.

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Our Hedge Fund client is looking for a Python Developer/Engineer Contract role

This team is responsible for the firms equity transaction data platform, including trade life cycle event processing, enrichment, and PnL calculations. The role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys building robust, high-throughput services and data pipelines in a fast-paced, delivery-focused environment.

Principal Responsibilities
Design and develop solutions for trade life cycle event processing, including corporate actions, expiries, and other post-trade events.
Build and operate Python-based services that perform large-scale data transformations and calculations.
Publish and distribute transaction and PnL data using Kafka, including AVRO-based schemas and streaming patterns.

Required Skills
Minimum of 6+ years of professional Python development experience, ideally in capital markets or a fintech firm.
Experience in finance: understanding of common financial asset classes; knowledge of equities corporate action processing, trade life cycle concepts, and/or P&L calculations is a strong plus.
Experience with Kafka (or equivalent streaming/messaging platforms) and schema-based event publishing (eg, AVRO).
Strong experience performing large-scale data calculations in Python using libraries like pandas, polars, and NumPy.
Experience building REST services using frameworks such as FastAPI and/or Flask.
Strong SQL skills and experience working with relational databases in production environments.
Hands-on experience with containerized deployments and modern infrastructure tooling (Docker, Kubernetes) and familiarity with cloud platforms.
Understanding of modern SDLC practices (testing strategy, CI/CD, release management, observability, and operational ownership).

Office based, 5 days per week.
Based in London.

Contract role inside IR35

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Type: 6 Month Contract
Day Rate: Market Rates (Outside IR35)
Location: Hybrid/West Midlands
Start: ASAP

We are seeking a skilled SAP EWM Consultant to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will leverage your expertise in SAP Extended Warehouse Management to optimise our clients’ warehousing processes, enhance operational efficiency, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

*analyse client requirements and provide tailored SAP EWM solutions that align with their business objectives.
*Configure and implement SAP EWM modules, ensuring seamless integration with other SAP functionalities.
*Conduct workshops and training sessions for end-users to ensure successful adoption of EWM functionalities.
*Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including logistics, inventory management, and IT, to support overall supply chain optimisation.
*Troubleshoot and resolve any issues related to EWM applications, providing timely support to clients.
*Stay updated on industry trends and SAP advancements to offer innovative solutions.

Skills

*Proven experience as an SAP EWM Consultant, experience in implementing and supporting SAP EWM solutions.
*Strong knowledge of warehouse management processes and best practises.
*Proficiency in SAP EWM configuration, including master data, warehouse structure, and process flows.
*Familiarity with integration points between SAP EWM and other modules (eg, SAP MM, SAP SD).
*Relevant SAP certification is a plus.

Please apply now to be considered for this position

MERITUS are recruiting for a Digital Site Operations Manager to join our client in supporting IT/OT site relationships and procedures. We are not looking for someone who has specialist hands on IT experience, but someone from an IT background who can be a focal point of digital organising for a leadership team.

DIGITAL SITE OPERATIONS MANAGER - INSIDE IR35 - £35 PER HOUR - FILTON, UK - 9 MONTHS - SINGLE STAGE INTERVIEW PROCESS

This is a high-impact Digital leadership role Embedded within one of the UK’s most advanced aerospace manufacturing environments.

Based at the Filton Plant - home to A400M wing assembly, A350 gear beam production, Wing Technology Development Centre and Additive Manufacturing capability - you will act as the senior Digital partner to plant leadership.

The Opportunity

You will own the Digital relationship with Operations.

Not as support.

As a strategic enabler.

You will shape and deliver the plant Digital roadmap, protect operational continuity, drive digitalisation, strengthen OT cybersecurity posture, and ensure Digital investment delivers measurable production value.

This is a role for someone who understands that in aerospace manufacturing:

• Downtime is expensive.
• Cyber risk is operational risk.
• Legacy systems slow innovation.
• Governance matters.
• Change requires influence.

What You Will Own

• Full Digital stakeholder leadership for the Filton Plant
• Site-level Digital roadmap aligned to production strategy
• Demand management and prioritisation
• Coordination of SAP, infrastructure, digital workplace and shopfloor deployments
• OT cyber maturity improvement
• Incident governance (RCA, PPS, MTTR reduction)
• Supplier performance management
• Legacy system decommissioning
• Digital4Operations community leadership

You will operate at the intersection of:

• Operations
• Maintenance
• Cyber Security
• IT/OT
• Central Digital Product Lines

What We’re Looking For

• Strong background in Digital/IT leadership within industrial manufacturing
• Experience working in live production environments (aerospace preferred)
• Exposure to IT/OT convergence
• Understanding of operational cyber risk
• Proven stakeholder management at senior plant level
• Ability to challenge status quo and drive change

Job Title: Senior IT Support Engineer

Company & Team Introduction:

Role Description/Purpose of the Role:

Own the local office IT relationship, ensuring all engagement, prioritisation and decision-making channels operate in line with Group-wide policies and standards. Convert business needs into outcomes and deliver a value-aligned roadmap while being willing to build, configure and validate solutions across M365, Azure and endpoint platforms to land secure, reliable services - always routed through Group IT oversight and direction.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the primary local interface with Group IT
• Shape, prioritise and track the local demand backlog and associated benefits and budgets with necessary approvals and Group level direction at every stage.
• Hands-on support configuration/testing across Entra ID/Intune/Autopilot, Teams/SharePoint, print (Ricoh/PaperCut), and basic network/Wi-Fi as delegated by Group IT.
• Coordinate NetSuite (HIVE) impacts and dependencies with Group programmes through Group IT governance.
• Champion Azure cloud-first readiness and server move assessments in line with Group IT architecture and plans.
• Embed ISO 27001/Cyber Essentials alignment, data retention and backup posture; coordinate pen tests and remediation.
• Own service quality with the Global Service Desk/MSPs; drive CSI and problem management in line with defined service expectations.
• Manage vendor SoWs, commercials and KPIs; ensure clean handover to BAU for all engagements and decisions.

Key Skills/Experience/Competencies:

• Stakeholder management and commercial acumen in multi-entity settings.
• Portfolio shaping and benefits realisation; RAID/dependency management.
• Technical breadth across M365, Entra ID, Intune/Autopilot, Azure fundamentals, Teams/SharePoint, print and site networking.
• Strong written/oral communication with executive-ready reporting.
• Vendor orchestration and contract hygiene.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Bachelors degree in IT/Business or equivalent experience.
• Experience of similar roles with hands-on configuration or engineering exposure.
• Evidence of landing roadmaps across cloud/workplace/security domains

Behaviours & Attributes:

We are looking for individuals who embody the following core values -

• Entrepreneurial - We have an entrepreneurial, collaborative mindset and are agile and commercially rigorous in everything we do.
• Innovative - We are industry experts, harnessing state-of-the-art technology and new thinking, working together to deliver great solutions for our customers.
• Collaborative - We work as a team to best serve our customers and develop our people. We care deeply for all our colleagues, embracing equity, diversity and inclusion, and supporting the communities and environments in which we live.
• Responsible - We behave responsibly and with integrity. Health and Safety is our highest priority, ensuring that all our businesses are safe and sustainable.
• Responsive - We respond immediately to customer needs and are ambitious to grow by helping them achieve their goals.

Additional Requirements:

• Highly organised and motivated individuals with strong communication skills, a good work ethic, and a commitment to technical excellence, personal efficiency, and continued professional development.

Service Desk Technician (1st Line Support), £30,000 per annum, Hertfordshire/Hybrid

We’re looking for a dynamic and proactive Service Desk Technician (1st Line Support) to be the frontline helper of our ICT support team. With over 2,000 users across 100+ locations, your work will make a real difference every single day.

You’ll be the go-to expert for resolving a wide range of technical issues, whether it’s a laptop glitch, a mobile device hiccup, or a software snag. You’ll support tools like Microsoft 365, Windows 11, and Android, and tackle everything from hardware troubleshooting to network connectivity challenges.

Responsibilities

• Providing first-line support via phone, in person, and onsite at our head office
• Logging and managing support tickets in the ITSM system with clarity and precision
• Troubleshooting and resolving issues quickly, aiming for first-time fixes
• Escalating complex issues with detailed documentation to ensure smooth handover
• Delivering exceptional customer service to colleagues and external partners alike
• Getting involved in exciting ICT projects and supporting wider service desk duties

About you

• You’ll have demonstrable experience in a similar role within a service desk or contact centre environment
• Experience in Windows Support, Microsoft 365, Windows 11, and Android
• A natural flair for providing great customer service and clear communication
• Strong organisational skills and a collaborative approach
• A proactive mindset and a genuine enthusiasm for technology

The Role
It’s a telecom-based customer, we are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior Tableau BI Specialist with strong expertise in Business Intelligence, Data Visualization, and Analytics. This role is responsible for architecting, developing, and optimizing enterprise-grade BI solutions using Tableau.
The ideal candidate will work closely with business stakeholders, analytics engineers, data engineering teams, and leadership to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance analytics solutions that enable data-driven decision-making.

Your responsibilities:
* BI Solution Architecture & Development
o Design and deliver scalable, enterprise-grade Tableau dashboards, reports, and scorecards.
o Architect governed BI environments with structured publishing standards and version control.
o Build advanced analytics using LOD expressions, table calculations, parameters, and dynamic dashboard features.
o Implement secure data access controls including row-level and column-level security.
o Optimize extract strategies, live connections, and overall platform performance.
o Monitor usage metrics and continuously improve adoption across the organization.
* Data Modeling & Integration
o Develop robust dimensional data models (fact and dimension structures).
o Integrate data from cloud platforms, on-prem databases, and flat files.
o Write efficient SQL queries for transformation and performance optimization.
o Collaborate with data engineering teams to support ELT workflows.
o Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and scalability across large datasets.
* Dashboard Engineering & Performance Optimization
o Implement complex business logic within dashboards.
o Apply advanced filtering techniques and cross-database joins.
o Design and manage published data sources.
o Conduct performance analysis and optimize workbook load times.
o Recommend database indexing and tuning improvements.
o Configure incremental refresh strategies for large-scale deployments.
* Governance, Security & Compliance
o Establish BI governance frameworks and naming conventions.
o Enforce publishing standards and data access policies.
o Ensure compliance with data privacy and regulatory requirements.
o Apply data masking techniques for sensitive information.
o Maintain alignment with enterprise security protocols.
* Advanced Analytics & Innovation
o Develop forecasting models and trend analyses.
o Support Embedded analytics solutions.
o Enhance dashboards using extensions and AI-driven capabilities.
o Contribute to modern BI architecture initiatives within cloud environments.
* Stakeholder Engagement & Delivery
o Translate business requirements into scalable analytics solutions.
o Define KPIs and performance measurement frameworks.
o Present insights through compelling data storytelling.
o Conduct user training and executive dashboard walkthroughs.
* Leadership & Mentorship
o Guide and mentor junior BI professionals.
o Conduct technical reviews to maintain development standards.
o Lead BI initiatives and coordinate small project teams.
o Promote best practices in performance and governance.

Essential skills/knowledge/experience:
* Advanced expertise in Tableau Desktop, Tableau Cloud, and Tableau Prep Builder.
* Strong proficiency in SQL for complex querying and optimization.
* Deep understanding of data warehousing principles and dimensional modelling.
* Experience handling large-scale datasets in enterprise environments.
* Knowledge of BI governance, security implementation, and access control design.
* Experience working with relational databases and cloud-based data platforms.
* Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving capability.
* Proven ability to gather requirements and deliver business-aligned analytics solutions.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
* Experience mentoring or guiding junior team members.

Desirable skills/knowledge/experience:
* Experience with ELT tools such as dbt.
* Familiarity with cloud ecosystems, particularly Google Cloud Platform.
* Exposure to Embedded analytics implementations.
* Knowledge of data cataloging and metadata management tools (eg, Atlan).
* Experience implementing forecasting or predictive analytics models.
* Understanding of GDPR and enterprise regulatory compliance frameworks.
* Tableau performance recording and advanced troubleshooting expertise.
* Certification in Tableau or related BI technologies.
* Experience working in large, multi-domain enterprise environments.
* Background in driving BI adoption strategies and analytics enablement programs.

LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.

T24 Developer - SC Cleared - London

A client is looking for an experienced SC Cleared T24 Developer specialising in Temenos Transact (formerly T24), delivering high-quality solutions across core banking transformation, integration, and upgrade programs.

Key Experience and Skills of the T24 Developer:

• Must have active SC Clearance.
• Must have experience within T24 development including payments, clearing and customisation.
• Must have strong experience with TPH configuration.
• Experience within an Agile or Scrum environment within the regulated sector.
• Must have experience with SWIFT and payment processing interfaces.
• Must have extensive knowledge of integration tools such as SWIFT Alliance Gateway, IBM MQ or SAP.
• Strong experience with Confluence and SharePoint.

Key Responsibilities of the T24 Developer:

• Configure, test and integrate Sprint backlog items within T24.
• Ensure deliverables meet Definition of Done (DoD) and release governance standards.
• Document solutions in Confluence and SharePoint.
• Actively participate in Scrum meetings (Planning, Stand-ups, Reviews, Retrospectives)
• Prepare T24 mapping documents.
• Maintain non-live environments (run COBs, resolve memory issues, manage code conflicts)

The Security cleared T24 Developer is required onsite, 2 days per week in Central London.

Apply now to speak with VIQU IT in confidence. Or reach out to Matt Farrell via the VIQU IT website.

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We are currently recruiting for an experienced Senior Network Engineer to work a 12-month contract for our client 100% on-site in Aldermaston, Reading.

Essential:

• Experience of support in a large and complex network environment at a Senior network engineering level
• Good technical investigation and problem-solving skills.
• Juniper Technologies: EX, QFX, switch configuration, SRX, vSRX Firewall and policy config, Junos Space, Security Director, Apstra.
• Experience in IT service management and delivery based on ITIL service management standards.
• Experience working with Juniper Virtual Chassis and Clustering technology
• Experience with configuring/troubleshooting EVPN/VXLAN on Juniper equipment.
• Experience of configuring GRE tunnels and Routing Instances/VRFs.
• Experience of PKI/certificate generation and renewal.
• Networking: strong routing skills (OSPF, BGP), Firewall configuration, WAN/LAN design, device clustering, high availability.
• Juniper Technologies: EX, QFX, switch configuration, SRX, vSRX Firewall and policy config, Junos Space, Security Director, Apstra.
• Security Platforms: FortiGate, F5 BIG-IP (Load Balancing/AWAF), Pulse Secure/Ivanti, high-grade encryption.
• Identity & Access Management: Cisco ISE (full life cycle), Windows NPS (RADIUS/802.1X).
• Monitoring & Observability: SolarWinds, Splunk.
• Core Network Services: IPAM, DHCP, DNS.
• Effective communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to document processes and configurations clearly.
• Willingness to work flexibly and to occasionally work evenings and weekends where exceptional circumstances require it.
• Travel to remote sites when required which may involve overnight stays.
• Part of on call rota.

Desirable:

• Juniper and Cisco certification but experience is more important.
• Ideally experience of working in a secure environment.
• Data Centre experience advantageous.
• Extreme Switch knowledge desirable.
• Experience/certification with at least one of the major network vendors. - JNCIS-ENT, JNCIS-DC (preferably JNCIP-DC), JNCIA-SEC

If you feel you have the skills and experience needed for this role; please do apply now.

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Site Reliability Engineer/Operational Support

London

6 months contract

Overview

We are looking for a proactive and technically strong SRE Engineer to join a leading Investment client’s operations team on a contract basis. This role blends cloud engineering, automation, monitoring, and structured operational support.

You will play a key role in maintaining platform reliability, improving automation, strengthening observability, and ensuring operational best practice across our Microsoft Azure environment.

This position is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex problems, automating repetitive tasks, and working within a well-structured ITIL-aligned operations environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automation solutions using PowerShell to optimise workflows and improve operational efficiency
• Monitor platform performance, availability, and security using tools such as Datadog
• Support and maintain Microsoft Azure services, including governance, networking, and security configurations
• Manage and support identity and endpoint services including:

• Microsoft Intune
• Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
• Active Directory (Group Policy, user life cycle, device management, conditional access)

• Participate in Incident and Change Management processes aligned to ITIL best practices
• Investigate, diagnose, and resolve technical issues using structured troubleshooting methods
• Contribute to continuous improvement of operational processes, documentation, and automation tooling
• Work within defined SLAs, escalation paths, and change controls

Technical Skills & Experience

Essential

• Strong PowerShell Scripting experience for automation and infrastructure tooling
• Hands-on experience with monitoring and observability platforms (preferably Datadog)
• Solid working knowledge of Microsoft Azure services, governance, networking, and security
• Practical experience with:

• Microsoft Intune
• Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
• Active Directory (Group Policy, identity life cycle, device management)

• Experience working in structured operations or support environments with defined SLAs and change management controls
• Good understanding of ITIL principles, particularly Incident and Change Management

Desirable

• Experience improving monitoring maturity and observability practices
• Experience implementing automation to reduce operational overhead
• Exposure to security best practices in cloud environments

The Cyber Security Analyst Linux Estate will be responsible for ensuring the secure configuration, design, and operation of the organisation s Linux infrastructure. As a key member of the Cyber Security Team, the individual will work closely with Linux platform teams and broader IT stakeholders to embed secure-by-design principles into the Linux estate, ensuring alignment with cyber security best practices, regulatory compliance, and risk management strategies.

This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on the organisation’s security posture across the extensive Linux estate.

Your role will involve

• Secure Development & SDLC Integration - Embed secure development practices across all stages of the SDLC, from design and build through to deployment and maintenance. Ensure security requirements, patterns and controls are incorporated early into application and platform design. Promote and enable secure-by-design and security-by-default principles across the development community.
• Advisory & Assessment - Provide hands-on security advisory support to software engineering teams, architects and product owners. Conduct security design reviews, code assessments and threat modelling activities. Assess development pipelines, tooling and environments to identify security weaknesses and improvement opportunities.
• Monitoring & Detection - Monitor development environments, repositories and pipelines for poor security practices, exposed secrets, credentials and misconfigurations. Support the identification, triage and remediation of security findings in collaboration with development teams.
• Security Automation & Tooling - Design, implement and maintain automated security checks within CI/CD pipelines, including static, dynamic and dependency scanning. Enable consistent and scalable security controls through automation, reducing manual overhead and improving developer experience. Work with platform and tooling teams to integrate security capabilities into development ecosystems.
• Collaboration & Culture - Foster a collaborative, trust-based relationship between the Cyber Security team and the development community. Act as a security champion, influencing ways of working and promoting security awareness and ownership within engineering teams. Build strong working relationships with internal and external colleagues, partners and suppliers.
• Continuous Improvement - Stay current with emerging threats, secure coding techniques and DevSecOps best practices. Contribute to the evolution of secure development standards, patterns and guidance. Support continuous improvement of Heathrow s application security maturity.

These skills are essential

• Minimum 3 years relevant technical experience in Cyber Security, application security, secure development or DevSecOps.
• Practical experience working within software development environments and modern SDLC practices.
• Strong understanding of application security principles and common vulnerabilities (e.g., OWASP Top 10).
• Experience embedding security into SDLC and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with security tooling such as SAST, DAST, dependency scanning and secrets detection.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.
• Collaborative mindset with a focus on enablement rather than control.

Ideally, you will also have:

• Experience working in DevSecOps or agile delivery environments.
• Exposure to cloud-native development and platforms.
• Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code and container security concepts.
• Experience supporting secure development in regulated or critical national infrastructure environments.

About us There s something so special about working at the world s most iconic airport. Its sights. Its sounds. Its constant air of excitement. Heathrow is an amazing backdrop to a career filled with unique opportunities.

Every day, you ll discover a world full of fresh possibilities and end the day buzzing with stories to tell, as you encounter people from all cultures, nationalities and experiences. A world full of pride for what we do and no end of exciting career prospects to explore.

It brings out the best in all of us. And inspires everyone to deliver on our ambitious plans. Together, we re working to welcome millions more passengers while ensuring aviation can continue to be a force for good by leading global efforts in sustainability.

Join us on that journey and we’ll help you achieve your ambitions too. Supporting you to learn, encouraging you to be yourself, backing you to achieve more than you might ever have imagined. Because there s no place like Heathrow.

Our rewards

We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that will support you now and in the future. As well as performance-based annual bonuses and our longer-term Share in Success Bonus plans, we also offer generous annual leave allowances and market-leading pensions. With family friendly policies, access to private health insurance and a wide range of wellbeing tools, we ll support you to be at your best inside and outside work. And of course, we ll provide varied learning and development opportunities too. Here you ll find everything you need for a fulfilling career journey that can take you in exciting directions.

Working Location

Our Hybrid working approach offers the opportunity for colleagues in some roles to work from home for an average of two days a week, providing the flexibility to work in an agile way whilst ensuring we deliver for the operational needs of Heathrow. Working arrangements vary from team to team and will be confirmed during the recruitment process. You ll need to be based in the UK and within a commutable distance to Heathrow.

Sustainable Travel to work

Heathrow s Sustainable Travel Guide sets out easy and sustainable travel options that everyone can access.

Equal Opportunities

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all. We believe that diverse talent makes us stronger not least because we welcome passengers from all corners of the globe, every single day. Heathrow is an accessible place to work. With five diversity networks, we champion inclusivity and celebrate individuality.

I’m currently partnering with a client who is looking to engage experienced contractors to help design and deliver production-grade AI agents on AWS Bedrock.

This is not a prompt-engineering or basic LLM integration role. The focus is on engineers who have built end-to-end agent systems in real production environments, with a strong understanding of agent architecture, orchestration, and enterprise deployment on AWS.

Key experience required:

• Hands-on delivery of AI agents using AWS Bedrock (Agents, Knowledge Bases, and model integrations)
• Implementing tool calling and API orchestration within agent workflows
• Building RAG pipelines grounded in enterprise data
• Designing memory and state management across multi-step interactions
• Orchestrating reliable, multi-step agent workflows (eg Lambda, Step Functions, event-driven patterns)
• Ensuring security, governance, and observability in production deployments

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience shipping agentic systems into production, not just experimentation or prototypes
• Strong AWS engineering background across serverless, data, and security patterns
• Ability to translate real business problems into robust AI agent architectures

*Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications, not all submissions will receive feedback

Group Head of Data | Enterprise Data Strategy | Microsoft Fabric | Executive Leadership

Our London based client is seeking a Group Head of Data to define and deliver its enterprise-wide data strategy, modernise its platform capability, and lead a major transition to a Microsoft-first data architecture (Azure Synapse to Microsoft Fabric).

This is a high-impact leadership role, pivotal to shaping a advanced, data-driven organisation and unlocking measurable commercial value through trusted, modern data products.

As Group Head of Data the successful candidate will own the strategic direction of the enterprise data platform, build and scale a high performing data engineering function, and drive the evolution toward a modern, governed, self-service analytics ecosystem.

The Group Head of Data will operate as the senior authority across data strategy, architecture, governance, and platform engineering partnering closely with executive stakeholders to embed data at the heart of decision-making.

Key Responsibilities
Data Strategy & Leadership

• Define and run a long-term enterprise data strategy.
• Champion data culture, literacy, and ownership across the organisation.
• Act as the executive lead for data architecture and engineering capability.

Platform Modernisation & Engineering

• Own the enterprise data platform roadmap and architecture.
• Lead a migration to Microsoft Fabric, driving value and minimising disruption.
• Build and lead high-performing engineering teams across ingestion, transformation, modelling, integration, and operations.
• Ensure the platform supports both near-Real Time and batch processing, governed self-service analytics, AI/ML workloads, and enterprise reporting.
• Embed modern DataOps practices including CI/CD, automation, testing, orchestration, and monitoring.
• Ensure performance, reliability, observability, and SLA adherence.

Governance, Quality & Trust

• Implement enterprise data governance frameworks (ownership, stewardship, life cycle).
• Embed Microsoft Purview for governance, cataloguing, and quality management.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and privacy standards.
• Drive measurable improvements in data quality, transparency, and lineage.

Business Partnering & Enablement

• Translate business strategy into scalable data initiatives.
• Enable governed self-service analytics.
• Support AI/ML and advanced analytics capability.
• Guide business units on effective use of Microsoft analytics tooling.
• Ensure data platform effectively supports analytics and AI initiatives across the organisation.

Operational & Commercial Excellence

• Define operational standards across security, resilience, and optimisation.
• Drive cost efficiency across the Microsoft data estate.
• Manage third-party suppliers and delivery partners.

Required Skills

• Deep experience across Microsoft’s modern data stack including Fabric, Synapse, Power BI, Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Azure SQL/Storage, and Purview.
• Demonstrable track record of delivering enterprise-scale platform migrations - ideally Synapse to Fabric.
• Strong expertise in modern data architecture, DataOps, automation, and governance.
• Deep understanding of data security, privacy, and compliance frameworks.
• Significant experience in senior data leadership roles.
• Demonstrated success building and leading high-performing technical teams (including offshore models).
• Experience delivering enterprise data transformation programmes.
• Strong executive stakeholder engagement and influencing capability.
• Experience enabling self-service analytics and data product thinking.

This is a great opportunity for a strategic data leader who combines architectural depth with commercial pragmatism. If you are excited by the opportunity to shape a modern, Microsoft-centric data ecosystem please share your CV and we will contact you at our earliest possible convenience.

Location: Field Based - to cover the South of England

Salary: £30k-£35k Depending on experience + Company Profit Share

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

The Role

This is a fantastic career opportunity for a Field Based IT Engineer with technical experience of end-user support and troubleshooting, onsite project delivery. The successful candidate must be technically astute across all areas of desktop and infrastructure, whilst having strong communication and customer service skills.

Mileage will be paid at approved Mileage rates set by GOV UK.

Skills & Experience

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to engage technical and non technical users.
• Enthusiastic and methodical approach to incident resolution and request fulfilment.
• Skilled in coaching and mentoring for team development.
• Strong IT troubleshooting and problem solving abilities.
• Good knowledge of standard IT hardware (PCs, laptops, printers).
• Competent with Windows imaging and deployment tools.
• Proficient in installing and configuring Microsoft 365.
• Solid understanding of IT infrastructure, including servers and switches.
• Experience with network installs and comms cabinet patching.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Windows OS, including Server.
• Competent in Active Directory administration.
• Understanding of IP addressing, DNS and DHCP.
• Skilled in Group Policy troubleshooting.
• Familiar with virtualisation (Hyper V/VMware).
• This role is subject to a clear standard DBS check being received.

The Package

• Company Profit Share (first £3,600 is tax free)
• Company car including private use + mileage
• 22 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service.
• Birthday as additional paid leave.
• Additional paid leave (dependent on company performance).
• Company sick pay policy.
• Ongoing training and support
• Pension Scheme.
• Private Medical Insurance including dental.
• Ongoing training and support.

About Them

Our client has been a specialist IT Infrastructure and Support Services provider for over 25 years.

They are an Employee Ownership Trust, a growing company. They are proud winners of Best Place to Work award and overall winner of the Ringwood Business Awards 2024.

Their core services include support desk, on-site engineering, project management and delivery, storage and logistics, and technical consultancy.

They encourage progression within their company for their colleagues, offering opportunities in other teams and departments.

Join their friendly company, where a great team and a positive culture await you.

This is a flexible, hybrid role and can be based from either of our offices in Manchester or Southport. We also have largely remote options available.

Role Purpose:

As a Software Engineer, you will analyse, develop and test all areas of the technology using the appropriate processes, methods and standards of the software development lifecycle (SDLC). Working in a scrum agile environment, Software Engineers provide technological steering and software advancement for Markerstudy, its clients, subsidiaries and other group members to meet project goals. You will be involved in all aspects of the development process, taking responsibility for your own work and working to ensure the success of the team’s sprints. A good communicator, you will be working directly with other areas of the business to meet project goals.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

• Undertake development and delivery of features, components and systems, to ensure project success.

• Estimate the effort required to develop or update features, components or systems with reasonable accuracy.

• Follow best practise in development and unit testing of software to ensure minimal defect count in both testing and in the live environment.

• Follow the processes and stages of the software development life cycle, suggest updates and improvements of to this to Lead Software Engineer.

• Constructively review work undertaken by other engineers, such as by code collaboration and peer reviews, and proactively contribute to reviews of your work.

• Support the Scrum team in the successful planning and delivery of sprints.

• Provide updates to the team on the progress of work during daily stand-ups and meetings.

• Maintain a positive and solution-oriented approach to work, providing open and honest feedback

• Ensure compliance with IT and financial controls in all activities undertaken.

• Follow all documented business processes.

• Ensure your own continuous professional development by participating in external networking / conferences /associations / groups, to stay current on Industry developments & innovations. Encourage, support and coach other team members in their own development

• Undertake such other duties, training and/or hours of work as may be reasonably required and which are consistent with the general level of responsibility of this role.

Skills, Experience and Knowledge:

Experience as a professional Filemaker Developer

Filemaker v18+ experience

Creating Complex Scripts to manage data and workflow?

Use of Filemaker APIs

Relational Database Design?

Interaction with external systems (web APIs, WPE, XML, etc)?

Architecture and design of software systems.

Understanding and experience of the software development life cycle, agile methodology (especially Scrum).

What we offer in return?

A collaborative and fast paced work environment

Health care cash plan

Yearly bonus scheme

24 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays and the ability to buy additional leave (annual leave also increases with service)

Life Assurance 4x annual salary

Vibrant, modern offices

About the business:

Markerstudy is a leading provider of private insurance in the UK, insuring around 5% of the private cars on the UK roads, 20% of commercial vehicles and over 30% of motorcycles in total premium levels of circa £1.2b. Markerstudy also has a large and growing direct presence in the market as well.

Having acquired and successfully integrated Co-op Insurance Services in 2021, BGLi in 2022 & Atlanta in 2024. Markerstudy are now pursuing innovative pricing techniques, taking advantage of an award-winning insurer hosted rating platform, whilst challenging existing embedded processes.

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