Our client, a specialist research organisation, is undergoing a period of change and transformation.
As such, we are seeking an experienced Strategic HR Professional who has a strong background of undertaking a range of organisational change, shaping workforce strategy to manage the transition to a new model structure and as such, will have a contract through to March 2027 and likely longer.

You will work with senior leaders across the organisation, HR colleagues and external partners to shape workforce strategy, manage change and drive organisational resilience.
Key responsibilities

• Lead strategic workforce planning, resourcing and talent initiatives
• Support the transition to a new structure
• Provide expert advice on:
  • Workforce planning and reporting
  • Retention, succession planning and talent management
  • Organisational design and change management
  • TUPE, redundancy and people risk management
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across and partner organisations
• Advise and report to senior leadership teams, Directors and governance groups.
• Use workforce data and insights to inform decision-making and future planning
• Lead and improve people policies, procedures and services
• Promote best practice, innovation and continuous improvement
• Support and guide the people services team on complex and sensitive issues.

Candidates

• Were seeking an experienced HR professional – Senior HR Business Partner / HR Manager or similar
• Extensive experience in organisational change, workforce planning, resourcing or organisational development
• Strong HR knowledge, ideally CIPD qualified or working towards it
• Qualification or equivalent experience at Level 7 (e.g. Master’s, PG Dip/Cert)
• Proven experience managing significant change programmes including organisational design, restructures, redundancy and TYPE in/out.
• Confidently advising senior leaders on complex people matters
• Strong workforce data analysis skills and ability to turn insight into action
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Comfortable handling sensitive and emotive conversations
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision

Desirable

• Experience or knowledge of TUPE
• Experience in healthcare, research, academic or public sector environments

The Offer

• Based in Southampton – 1–2 days per week / Hybrid
• An interim contract via Hays start ASAP – through to March 2027.
• Full time – 37 hours
• £28.28 to £35.75 including holiday pay, PAYE / upto £40.40 umbrella company - Hays online Time sheets

If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn’t quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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SC Cleared Salesforce Developer - 6 months+ - £600-700pd Inside IR35 Remote with occasional travel to London (1-2 days per month)

The Salesforce Developer builds on and extends the capabilities of the Salesforce platform. You will use the full arsenal of tools and components within Salesforce, including Flows, OmniScript, Apex and LWC. While you will report into your project leads, you can expect some level of client and project stakeholder interaction.

Please note, you must either have Full UK Security Clearance (SC) or be able to attain it to be eligible for this role.

Role & Responsibilities

• Salesforce Industry cloud Development and Deployment, using the Public Sector Solutions cloud solution
• Working, promoting and ensuring others are working in accordance with the established quality plan.
• Implementation of Salesforce Flows to a high standard (eg screen flows, triggered flows, API flows)
• Implementation of Public Sector Solutions features and tools including OmniScript, FlexCards, Action Plans and Document Generation tooling.
• Implementation of custom Apex classes and LWC components where needed
• Driving the use of tools to improve productivity. Is concerned with maximizing performance from the point of view of exploiting benefits
• Consolidating, conveying and implementing the functional, technical and methodology knowledge acquired in this or other projects he or she is involved in.
• Ensuring the alignment of the solution with market trends in his or her area of expertise, incorporating best practices
• Ensures sustainability of the solution over time
• Supporting the delivery of balanced solutions (demand/viability).
• Builds, tests and documents structural elements of the solution
• Solves complex problems related to his/her area of expertise
• Acts as an expert point of contact with the client’s equivalent areas
• Defines work standards or methodologies adapted to the solution
• Git version control of CI/CD deployment pipeline
• Jira/Confluence or equivalent workflow/online documentation

Ideally qualified with the following certifications:

• Salesforce Certified Platform Administrator
• Salesforce Certified Platform Developer
• Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder
• Salesforce Accredited Professional: Public Sector Solutions

This temporary contract is inside IR35 and will require working under the direction of the client delivery manager as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The successful candidate will follow established delivery processes and working practices

This temporary contract is the successful candidate to undergo and be eligible for UK Security Vetting at SC/DV level. Clearance sponsorship will be provided where required. Due to the nature of the work, candidates should meet the relevant residency requirements. If applicable, reserved post nationality restrictions will be confirmed by the client. Damia is committed to inclusive recruitment and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

Due to the secure nature of the position and working environment, you must have, or be eligible to obtain Security Clearance

More details relating to UK Security Clearance can be found here:

United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels-Gov. UK

List of national security vetting clearance levels with guidance on who requires clearance and what checks are completed.

Damia Group Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept our Data Protection Policy which can be found on our website.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person’s gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job.

Should the role require the successful candidate to undergo and be eligible for UK Security Vetting. Clearance sponsorship will be provided where required. Due to the nature of the work, candidates should meet the relevant residency requirements. If applicable, Reserved Post nationality restrictions will be confirmed by the client. Damia is committed to inclusive recruitment and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

Damia Group is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy and in accordance to Conduct Regulations 2003.

London - Hybrid
Salary £80,000 - £90,000 (depending on experience)

VIQU has partnered with a leading organisation in the clean energy sector to recruit a Senior Data Engineer. You will design and build scalable data infrastructure, turning complex datasets into valuable insights that support renewable energy systems. Working in a collaborative, agile team, you’ll take ownership of key initiatives while contributing to best practices and mentoring others.

Key Responsibilities of the Senior Data Engineer:
Build and maintain scalable data infrastructure using cloud technologies
Develop and optimise ETL pipelines for efficient data processing
Support data science and analytics to optimise energy assets
Implement infrastructure as code (Terraform/AWS)
Ensure data quality, integrity, and consistency
Integrate external APIs for data ingestion and delivery
Collaborate with cross-functional teams on data-driven solutions
Mentor team members and promote best practices

Key Requirements of the Senior Data Engineer:
Strong experience building data pipelines, platforms, and storage systems
Advanced Python skills with a focus on production-quality code
Solid understanding of ETL processes and best practices
Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases and big data tools (eg Spark, Pulsar)
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Experience developing and deploying data services end-to-end
Strong stakeholder communication and collaboration skills
Ability to mentor others and promote best practices

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Senior Data Engineer
London - Hybrid
Salary £80,000 - £90,000 (depending on experience)

In this developer role, you will:

• Provides senior-level system analysis, design, development, and implementation of applications and databases, including third-party product integration.
• Translates technical specifications into code for complex projects, writes programs, develops code, tests artifacts, and produces reports, ensuring automation support.
• Elevates code to development, test, and production environments on schedule, provides production support, and submits change control requests with documentation, including peer reviews.
• Understands software development methodology and architecture standards, trains and mentors less experienced staff, and resolves elevated issues.
• Participates in design, code, and test inspections throughout the life cycle, explains technical considerations at meetings, and performs systems analysis activities.
• Understands client business functions and technology needs, with a broad knowledge of Vanguard’s technologies, tools, and applications.
• Interfaces with cross-functional team members and communicates system issues at the appropriate technical level for each audience.
• Works with business-facing IT teams to deliver new solutions, reviews functional specifications, translates them into program specifications, liaises with end users for acceptance testing, and provides 3rd line support.
• Builds thought leadership and expertise in best-practice solution design and implementation.
• Manages time effectively across multiple projects with competing business demands and priorities.

What it takes:

• Experience in Test Driven Development and strong knowledge of Java (17 or higher), Spring Boot, Spring MVC, RESTFul API implementation, GraphQL, and open-source frameworks
• Experience in software development using cloud technologies (AWS preferred)
• Knowledge of build/deployment/testing/logging/monitoring tools and frameworks like Maven, Cucumber, Bamboo, GitHub, Claude Code/Bedrock and Splunk.
• Understanding of investment management domain with strong analytical, problem solving and communication skills.
• Ability to work well with both business managers and operations team, and ability to perform well under pressure, and deliver to tight deadlines.
• Knowledge of agile software development process/practices and familiarly with JIRA, Confluence, and other tools.
• Desirable - Knowledge and experience in Python programming, regulatory/transaction reporting domain knowledge.

Languages
Python & Java.AWS technologies
Lambda (Python 3.7 and above),
S3 buckets
Step functions
SNS/SQS
GraphQL
IAM Roles
CloudWatch/CloudTrail
CloudFormation
AppSync

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Birmingham - Permanent
£26,000 - £40,000 DOE + uncapped commission

Are you an experienced IT Sales Consultant looking to take your sales career in a more impactful direction? This opportunity is ideal for a commercially driven sales professional who wants to apply their expertise in a high-growth, people-focused environment. As an IT Sales Consultant, you’ll help innovative tech companies scale by delivering strategic hiring solutions, all while unlocking exceptional earning potential through uncapped commission and clear career progression. If you thrive on building relationships, owning a market, and closing deals, this IT Sales Consultant role offers the platform to grow both financially and professionally.

Key Responsibilities:

Build and develop strong client relationships, understanding hiring needs and winning new business as an IT Sales Consultant.
Own and develop your niche market, positioning yourself as a trusted expert in tech hiring solutions.
Consult with clients on hiring strategies, delivering tailored, solution-led approaches to business challenges.
Manage the full 360° recruitment life cycle, from initial brief through to successful placement and beyond.
Partner closely with delivery consultants to match clients with best-fit candidates.
Maintain and grow a strong sales pipeline, consistently meeting and exceeding targets.

Key Requirements:

Previous experience in a sales-focused role (tech sales experience is desirable)
Strong track record or clear potential in B2B or consultative selling environments.
Highly driven, motivated, and resilient with a strong desire to succeed.
Commercially aware with curiosity and a proactive mindset.
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
A desire to build and grow a successful desk with autonomy and accountability.

IT Sales Consultant - 360 Recruitment
Birmingham - Permanent
£26,000 - £40,000 DOE + uncapped commission

Apply today to speak with VIQU in confidence or contact Belle Hegarty via the VIQU Website.

Job Purpose:

The Planning team are on a mission to transform the company’s planning and forecasting processes through building driver-based forecasting models in Anaplan, as part of the overall Data Democratisation strategy. Predictive Analytics in Anaplan will improve forecast accuracy and give our stakeholders a deeper understanding into the performance drivers behind important business KPIs across the company’s P&L, ultimately driving better decision making and accelerating value growth.

The Anaplan Model Builder will be responsible for developing Anaplan models aligned with best practices, approved designs, logical frameworks, and data structures. They will take a proactive approach to ensure the models are user-friendly, intuitive, and deliver meaningful value to end users. Additionally, they will actively contribute to the Anaplan Centre of Enablement (C4E) by sharing best practices, exchanging knowledge, and promoting a collaborative and innovative environment that drives technical excellence

This person will be working closely with Solution Architects and other members to deliver reliable, accurate, and innovative volume and financial planning solutions. The role will also be responsible for ensuring that Anaplan models are adopted by stakeholders in a way that maximises value for the business.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop predictive analytics capability in Anaplan models that adhere to best practices, ensuring scalability, accuracy, and efficiency in meeting business requirements.
• Contributing towards the development of a driver-based approach in Anaplan with consistent and logical dimensions across all the models
• Conduct thorough testing of models to validate functionality, accuracy, and alignment with business requirements prior to deployment.
• Ensure Anaplan models are user-friendly, intuitive and add value to end users
• Build and maintain seamless data integrations between Anaplan and external systems
• Actively participate in the Anaplan C4E by sharing knowledge, driving innovation, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.
• Continuously assess and optimise Anaplan models to improve model performance and streamline processes.
• Collaborate closely with Solution Architects, Product Owners and SMEs to build Anaplan models in alignment with the sprint process.
• Work closely with business users, solution architects, and other stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into effective Anaplan solutions that deliver the acceptance criteria.
• Ensure completion of targeted activities within each two-week Anaplan build sprint
• Produce and maintain documentation and bite-size video content for models, including data flows, logic, structures, and user instructions.
• Effectively communicate and present Anaplan model developments and enhancements to stakeholders highlighting how these solutions create value and align with business objectives, ensuring clear understanding and buy-in.
• Value Creation: Identifying and supporting the business in delivering initiatives that maximise Revenue and EBITDA growth through building improved Planning solutions

Required experience and skills

• Proven track record of successfully driving digital transformation at pace in a cross-functional environment
• Strong data modelling skills with 1-3 years experience building driver-based planning and forecasting models in Anaplan, which have been adopted and adding value to stakeholders
• Proven skills in manipulating data using quantitative and qualitative analysis techniques, and distilling the information into useful insight to guide operational or commercial change
• A proven track record in presenting analysis and design options to senior stakeholders to guide business decisions
• Ability to work successfully within a cross-functional environment to develop and deliver solutions that unlock business value
• Experience in promoting and maximising the value of agile ways of working
• Preferred: completed Anaplan Model Builder L1-3
• Preferred: basic knowledge of other Data Democratisation tooling such as Tableau, Atlan, GCP and DBT

Required behaviours

• Demonstrable experience proactively managing and influencing a range of complex cross-functional stakeholders
• Managing complexity and Matrix working environment: working collaboratively within cross-functional teams and squads to develop the best possible solutions
• Experience in driving continuous improvement of processes and delivery of products to stakeholders, whilst also embracing and managing organisational change
• Implements coping mechanisms when faced with adversity, uncertainty and challenge
• Demonstrates tenacity and perseverance to deliver goals and objectives
• Strong decision making including incorporating stakeholder views to support own stream of activity. Able to remain impartial ensuring efforts are focussed on action
• Displaying a drive to succeed while focused on delivering results and outcomes
• Able to foster an environment of trust, support, inclusivity and collaboration
• Behaving with integrity, honesty, respect and empathy

Tecknuovo is a digital technology consultancy with a Deliberately Different approach. This means we focus on people, not technology. We move at pace and ensure Zero Dependency on us at the end of each project.

What you’ll be working towards

We’re seeking an experienced Service Designer to join a major transformation programme within a large UK utilities organisation delivering essential services. This is a high-impact role within a regulated, operationally critical environment, with strong potential for extension.

The role is based in Reading, with an expectation of being onsite three days per week initially, moving towards greater flexibility over time.

You’ll play a key role in shaping and improving end-to-end services that support both customers and internal operational teams. Working closely with product, delivery, engineering, and operational stakeholders, you’ll help design services that are practical, scalable, and aligned with regulatory and business needs.

What you’ll be doing:

• Designing and improving end-to-end services across complex, live operational environments
• Creating and maintaining Service Blueprints, journey maps, and other service design artefacts to clearly articulate current and future states
• Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to move from discovery insights into delivery-ready designs
• Engaging stakeholders to understand user needs, operational constraints, and regulatory considerations
• Supporting continuous improvement of services, balancing user experience with operational efficiency

About you:

• Proven experience as a Service Designer working on complex services, ideally within regulated or large-scale organisations
• Strong experience producing and using Service Blueprints to inform design and delivery decisions
• Comfortable working across discovery and delivery, including on live services
• Experience collaborating with product managers, delivery teams, engineers, and senior stakeholders
• Able to translate complexity into clear, actionable service designs
• Utilities experience is preferred but not essential - experience in similarly complex or regulated sectors is also valuable

Service Designer - Inside IR35 - Utilities Sector

Your Journey

Passing the TeckBar

The Teckbar is a benchmark we set for our associates to make sure we consistently deploy best-in-class teams to work with our clients.

1. Talent Screen: Our Talent Team will be in touch to talk Tecknuovo, the role & values
2. Tech Screen: We’ll focus on real-life experience and deep dive into your technical background
3. Offer: Job Done! Swag box incoming and your interactive onboarding journey starts now

During the process, we promise you’ll have:

• An understanding of Tecknuovo’s mission and values
• Feel that this is where you want to work or not
• Clear on next steps and timescales for feedback
• Left a positive impression with all interviewers

Our Values

Connection, Pace, Curiosity, Courage, Openness.

Our culture is innovative, fast-paced, inclusive, and fun. We work with a strong community of associates to build values-aligned teams of digital practitioners for our customers’ projects. Highly skilled and experts across technologies, they’re an integral part of who are.

Why Tecknuovo?

You’ll be joining a strong community of associates to build values-aligned teams of digital practitioners for our customers’ projects. Highly skilled and experts across technologies, you’ll be an integral part of who we are. We partner with the best people, so looking after them is important to us.

Here are some of the perks you’ll enjoy as an associate:

• Tech-agnostic projects
• Working with major UK organisations like HMRC, Virgin Media, British Council and Thames Water
• Monthly Teck Talks focusing on the latest and greatest in tech
• Flexible working
• The chance to work from our fantastic Tecknuovo HQ whenever you want
• IR35 compliant - we pay for QDOS, QDOS follow-ups and your background check

Service Designer - Inside IR35 - Utilities Sector

Two experienced DevSecOps Engineers are required to support defence-focused projects, driving best practice across secure software delivery, cloud platforms, and deployment automation. The role focuses on improving the speed, reliability, and security of systems throughout the full software development life cycle. These positions works with modern DevSecOps, cloud, and SRE practices in complex, security-critical environments. The Role The DevSecOps Engineers will design, build, and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure, supporting both development teams and live operational systems. The role combines hands-on technical delivery with collaboration across engineering, security, and product teams. Key responsibilities include: \* Managing code releases and automated deployments \* Applying SRE principles to improve system reliability and uptime \* Supporting and troubleshooting live systems \* Working closely with developers, security architects, and quality engineers \* Coaching team members on DevSecOps best practice Skills & Experience Essential \* Experience in DevSecOps or similar roles \* Strong experience with AWS (Azure or GCP beneficial) \* CI/CD tooling (eg GitLab CI/CD) \* Infrastructure as Code (eg Terraform, Ansible, Puppet) \* Containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) \* Linux and Scripting \* Secure development and vulnerability management \* Monitoring and observability tools (eg Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic) Beneficial \* Cyber security tooling (eg Tenable, SonarQube, IDAM solutions) \* Microservices, serverless, APIs, and event-driven architectures \* GPU or edge computing environments \* Automation languages such as Python or Rust \* Experience in defence or highly regulated environments Security Clearance Due to the nature of the work, candidates must be eligible for SC clearance. This requires British citizenship and UK residency for the relevant period. 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.

The successful applicant will join teams working at the forefront of AI/DS, Cyber, Cloud, DevOps/SRE and Platform Engineering. With long-term programmes secured across the latest frameworks, this position offers the chance to be part of an exciting growth journey with significant technical depth and variety. As a Cyber Software Engineer, you will contribute to the research, design and development of critical systems in support of National Security missions. You will apply secure coding practices, maintain high standards of software quality and work closely with operating systems at a low level. Key Requirements \* Strong experience with C or C++ \* Familiarity with Python \* Comfortable working with Linux or Windows operating systems \* Knowledge of version control tools and experience in agile delivery environments \* An interest in the Cyber domain \* Understanding of common software design and testing patterns \* Ability to build systems and support continuous integration pipelines Clearance Due to the nature of the work, applicants must be eligible to obtain DV clearance. This requires being a British Citizen and having lived in the UK for the past 10 years. Next Steps To apply, please submit an up-to-date CV. 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.

Cyber Software Engineer - National Security

The successful applicant will join teams working at the forefront of AI/DS, Cyber, Cloud, DevOps/SRE and Platform Engineering. With long-term programmes secured across the latest frameworks, this position offers the chance to be part of an exciting growth journey with significant technical depth and variety.

As a Cyber Software Engineer, the successful applicant will contribute to the research, design and development of critical systems in support of National Security missions. They will apply secure coding practices, maintain high standards of software quality and work closely with operating systems at a low level.

Key Requirements

. Strong experience with C or C++
. Familiarity with Python
. Comfortable working with Linux or Windows operating systems
. Knowledge of version control tools and experience in agile delivery environments
. An interest in the Cyber domain
. Understanding of common software design and testing patterns
. Ability to build systems and support continuous integration pipelines

Clearance

Due to the nature of the work, applicants must be eligible to obtain DV clearance. This requires being a British Citizen and having lived in the UK for the past 10 years.

Next Steps

To apply, please submit an up-to-date CV. The team looks forward to hearing from you.

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.

MBSE Systems Engineer (Model-Based Systems Engineering) - MUST HAVE SC CLEARANCE - Bristol and remote - 6 months+

One of our Blue Chip Clients is urgently looking for an MBSE Systems Engineer.

Please find some details below:

Clearance required: SC cleared, UK national, UK eyes only, up to secret classification
Location: Location: Bristol - 3 days on-site minimum

IR35 Status: PAYE via Umbrella company only

Job Description:

MBSE Systems Engineers
UK National - SC Cleared - Up to S classified data
Provision of systems engineering into the Stratus LO project. Working in the Naval Sub Systems team (Cluster K).
Primary focus will be the generation of the Sub System design definition artefacts, but work may extend to verification planning. This will include working in small cross cluster teams to capture the Sub System architecture (MBSE) and requirement definition artefacts.

Experienced Systems Engineering capability with the following:
Application of MBSE.
Expertise in requirement elicitation and definition.
Strength within utilisation of DOORS/configuration management tools.

Additional expertise in the follow is beneficial
UK defence projects.
Naval Systems.
IBM ALM tool suite including DOORS NG, Rhapsody and Engineering Workflow Management

Please send CV for full details and immediate interviews. We are a preferred supplier to the client.

This rapidly expanding organisation require a Finance Systems/TM1 Developer to manage the control and integrity of financial data and processes, in particular ensuring that data interfaces operate efficiently, and subsequent management information provided to support decision making is accurate and timely.

Client Details

Rapidly expanding organisation

Description

This rapidly expanding organisation require a Finance Systems/TM1 Developer to manage the control and integrity of financial data and processes, in particular ensuring that data interfaces operate efficiently, and subsequent management information provided to support decision making is accurate and timely.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of delivering data to Finance administered systems (primarily Cognos TM1).
• Extract data from a range of sources and perform data cleansing as required.
• Manage data feeds between various source systems and Cognos TM1 reporting and forecasting tool.
• Perform necessary control reconciliations and resolve data anomalies and exceptions.
• Support design, build and maintenance of IBM Planning Analytics/TM1 reporting and forecasting tool.
• Support the Finance team in providing relevant information to key stakeholders.
• Drive the development of insightful financial analysis and identify opportunities to add value.
• Embed a culture of seeking to continuously improve processes and be an advocate of change within a growing organisation.
• Support transformation projects related to the upgrade and development of Finance systems eg Workday implementation.
• Advise on changes necessary to security to ensure appropriate segregation of duties or to improve efficiency, control, accuracy or effectiveness of Finance systems.
• Provide information requested by internal or external auditors.
• Lead training on Finance administered systems.
• Represent the Finance function on project and other ad-hoc work requests.

Key Skills:

• Advanced/SME level user of TM1
• Prior experience of developing in IBM Planning Analytics/TM1 essential
• Prior experience of administering databases and managing manual data feeds would be advantageous.
• Enthusiastic self-starter with good problem-solving skills.
• Prior experience of collating, managing, and analysing large volumes of data from a range of sources.
• Flexible and willing to adapt to changing business demands, with a focus on quality, timely delivery, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to work and meet deadlines under pressure.
• Excellent relationship management and communication skills.
• Excellent Excel skills.
• Prior experience of Workday Planning Analytics would be advantageous

Profile

• Advanced/SME level user of TM1
• Prior experience of developing in IBM Planning Analytics/TM1 essential
• Prior experience of administering databases and managing manual data feeds would be advantageous.
• Enthusiastic self-starter with good problem-solving skills.
• Prior experience of collating, managing, and analysing large volumes of data from a range of sources.
• Flexible and willing to adapt to changing business demands, with a focus on quality, timely delivery, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to work and meet deadlines under pressure.
• Excellent relationship management and communication skills.
• Excellent Excel skills.
• Prior experience of Workday Planning Analytics would be advantageous

Job Offer

Opportunity to join a rapidly expanding organisation

Opportunity to support on continued Finance Systems projects

Hands-on Litera Consultant responsible for implementing, configuring, supporting, and testing Litera solutions. Must have practical experience with Litera Check, Litera Transact, and Litera CAM, plus familiarity with Kira for contract review/analysis. The role focuses on product configuration, integrations with common legal platforms, L2 support, testing, documentation, and end-user enablement.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure and support Litera products (Check, Transact, CAM) and related workflows.
• Deliver L2 support: incident triage, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and timely resolution.
• Implement and validate integrations between Litera and connected platforms.
• Assist with UAT, prepare test cases, and validate fixes in non-prod and production.
• Maintain runbooks, KB articles, release notes, and configuration documentation.
• Provide end-user training, quick-reference guides, and go-live support.
• Collaborate with Legal Ops, IT, and third-party vendors; escalate complex issues appropriately.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• 6-10 years of hands-on experience with Litera products, specifically Litera Check, Litera Transact, and Litera CAM.
• Familiarity with Kira (or similar contract-analysis tools) is required.
• Experience supporting legal users or working within legal operations/law firm environments
• Understanding of Document Lifecycle management and experience integrating Litera Cam with document management systems like iManage, NetDocuments
• Good understanding of M365 Architecture, COM add-ins, VSTO, Office JS PAI
• Troubleshooting connectors and API that helps Litera talk to other software’s
• Knowledge on Contract life cycle/CLM platforms and document repositories

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with document automation or template management.
• Basic Scripting or data transformation skills (SQL, Python, PowerShell, VBA/OfficeScript).

NOTE: Hybrid (2 or 3 days a week)

Elite Consultant - London/Manchester, UK, Full Time, Hybrid

Summary

Hands-on Elite Consultant Analyst with 6-10 years of direct experience on Elite (3E/Elite Practice & Financial Management) products. Responsible for configuring, supporting, testing, and documenting Elite solutions that support time & billing, financials, and matter/client life cycle workflows. Works closely with Legal Operations, Finance, IT, and vendors to deliver stable, compliant, and well-documented solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure and maintain Elite modules related to time entry, billing, accounts receivable, trust accounting, client/matter setup, and financial reporting.
• Provide L2, L3 support: incident triage, root-cause analysis, fixes, and production validations.
• Assist with data migrations, master-data management (clients/matters), and reconciliations between Elite and ERP/Finance systems.
• Troubleshooting interfaces with other legal systems like iManage, CRM and external billing and banking systems
• Proficient in interpreting error mgs., system logs generated by Elite to identify errors
• Build and validate billing rules, billing templates, and invoice generation processes.
• Prepare and execute test plans (unit, integration, UAT); validate fixes in non-prod and production environments.
• Create and maintain runbooks, SOPs, configuration documentation, and release notes.
• Produce operational and financial reports; support reporting/BI requirements.
• Coordinate with vendors and internal stakeholders for upgrades, patches, and integrations.
• Go-live support for releases and billing cycles.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• 6-10 years hands-on experience with Elite products (Elite 3E or equivalent practice & financial management solutions).
• Practical exposure to time & billing, billing engine configuration, invoice life cycle, and financial reconciliation processes.
• Experience supporting law-firm or corporate legal finance users (Legal Ops/Finance).
• Strong communication skills, working with Sr. lawyers and legal assistants,

Nice-to-Have

• Prior experience with revenue recognition, trust accounting rules, or regulatory/compliance requirements for legal finance.
• Scripting or data-transformation skills (SQL, Python, ETL tools).

GCP Cloud Network Engineer - 6-Month Contract - Hybrid (Bristol, Leeds, Halifax, Manchester, or Edinburgh)

We are looking for an experienced GCP Cloud Network Engineer to support teams in delivering modern, scalable cloud networking solutions on Google Cloud Platform.

In this role, you’ll help design, build, and modernise the Virtual Data Centre (VDC) network layer, curate reusable GCP cloud products using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and drive best practices in cloud networking and DevOps automation.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage GCP Virtual Data Centre (VDC) network architectures for enterprise workloads
• Configure and maintain VPCs, subnets, Firewall rules, routing, and VPC peering to ensure secure and scalable connectivity
• Implement hybrid connectivity solutions, including Cloud VPN and Interconnect, for on-prem and multi-cloud integration
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for network resources using Terraform/Terraform Cloud
• Automate network provisioning and configuration using Python Scripting
• Enforce GCP Organisation Policies to meet security and compliance requirements (IP restrictions, encryption, access control)

What You Will Ideally Bring

• Strong hands-on experience with GCP Networking (VPCs, subnets, Firewall rules, routing, peering)
• Proven expertise in Hybrid Connectivity (Cloud VPN, Interconnect)
• Solid experience using Terraform/Terraform Cloud for IaC
• Python Scripting for automation and orchestration
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub, or Harness

Contract Details

• Duration: 6 months (with potential extension)
• Day Rate: Up to £500 per day (Inside IR35)
• Location: - Hybrid (2 days onsite per week) - Bristol, Leeds, Halifax, Manchester, or Edinburgh
• Start Date: ASAP

Job Description

Splunk Developer - Technical Lead (ITSI)

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Splunk Developer - Technical Lead with strong hands-on expertise in Splunk Enterprise, IT Service Intelligence (ITSI), and Observability. The role requires deep technical knowledge combined with design leadership, stakeholder engagement, and production responsibility across complex enterprise platforms.

The candidate will lead Splunk solution design, mentor junior developers, and work closely with operations, SRE, and application teams to deliver scalable monitoring, service health, and analytics solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Act as Technical Lead for Splunk implementations across monitoring, observability, and service intelligence use cases.
• Own end-to-end Splunk solution design including data onboarding, data models, dashboards, alerts, and ITSI objects.
• Review and govern Splunk development standards, SPL performance, and configuration best practices.
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and code reviews for Splunk developers and support teams.

Splunk Core & ITSI

• Design and implement Splunk ITSI components including:

• Services & service hierarchies
• KPIs & thresholds
• Glass Tables
• Episode review and correlation search tuning

• Build service-centric monitoring aligned to business and application landscapes.
• Configure entity extraction, service templates, and adaptive thresholds.

Data Onboarding & Engineering

• Lead onboarding of diverse data sources:

• Application logs, infrastructure metrics, APM data, cloud logs, and security events

• Design and optimise:

• Indexing strategy
• Source types and field extractions
• Data models and CIM compliance

• Ensure SPL queries and dashboards are performant and scalable.

Dashboards, Alerts & Analytics

• Develop advanced dashboards using:

• Splunk Dashboard Studio/Classic dashboards

• Design meaningful alerts using:

• Correlation searches
• Risk-based alerting principles

• Translate operational and business requirements into actionable insights.

Observability & Production Support

• Integrate Splunk with enterprise observability tools (APM, infrastructure monitoring, cloud platforms).
• Support production incidents using Splunk, driving root-cause analysis and post-incident reviews.
• Improve alert quality by reducing noise and false positives.

Stakeholder & Delivery Engagement

• Collaborate with:

• SRE/Ops teams
• Application & platform teams
• Service Management & ITIL functions

• Translate monitoring requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Participate in architecture discussions, audits, and compliance reviews.

Required Skills & Experience

Splunk Expertise

• Strong hands-on experience with Splunk Enterprise
• Proven experience with Splunk ITSI (mandatory):

• KPI design and service modelling
• Glass Tables
• Episode review & RCA workflows

Technical Skills

• Excellent command of SPL (Search Processing Language)
• Strong understanding of:

• Data models & CIM
• Index management and performance tuning

• Experience integrating Splunk with:

• Application, infrastructure, and cloud platforms

• Hands-on experience with alerting, correlation searches, and dashboards.

Leadership & Design

• Experience working as Technical Lead/Lead Developer
• Ability to own solution design and guide teams end-to-end
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Enterprise & Production Experience

• Experience working in large-scale enterprise environments (Banking/Financial Services preferred)
• Exposure to incident management, operational resilience, and ITIL processes
• Comfortable working in regulated and audit-driven environments.

Good to Have

• Splunk Observability (APM, Infrastructure Monitoring) exposure
• CI/CD integration for Splunk content (Git, Jenkins, DevOps pipelines)
• Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) log and metric ingestion
• Splunk certifications (Power User, Admin, ITSI)
• Experience with automation and Scripting (Python, Shell).

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and stakeholder-handling skills
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Ownership mindset and delivery focus
• Mentoring and team-building experience.

Role Level

• Senior Developer/Technical Lead (L3/L4 equivalent)

My client, a large consultancy, is in need of a Splunk Developer for a 6 month contract inside IR35 based in Edinburgh offering 2 days per week remote but requiring 3 days per week on-site. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Strong hands-on experience with Splunk Enterprise, Proven experience with Splunk ITSI (KPI design and service modelling, Glass Tables, Episode review & RCA workflows), Excellent command of SPL (Search Processing Language), Strong understanding of Data models & CIM, Index management and performance tuning, Experience integrating Splunk with Application, infrastructure, and cloud platforms and Hands-on experience with alerting, correlation searches, and dashboards. The ideal candidate will desirably have strong experience in Splunk Observability (APM, Infrastructure Monitoring) exposure, CI/CD integration for Splunk content (Git, Jenkins, DevOps pipelines), Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) log and metric ingestion, Splunk certifications (Power User, Admin, ITSI), Experience with automation and Scripting (Python, Shell).

We're looking for an experienced Proposal Manager to lead the development of high-quality, customer-facing proposals within the public sector. In this role, you'll take ownership of crafting compelling, structured submissions that align with client requirements and strategic objectives, maximising the probability of winning. You'll facilitate win strategy workshops, develop persuasive storyboards, and work closely with bid leaders and subject matter experts to shape clear, impactful narratives. This is a highly collaborative position where your ability to translate complex solutions into engaging written content will be key to success. You'll manage contributions from multiple stakeholders, ensuring all content is aligned, compliant, and delivered to a professional standard. Alongside editing, proofing, and formatting proposals, you'll also mentor and coach contributors to improve bid writing capability across the team. The role requires strong organisational skills, the ability to handle multiple priorities, and confidence working autonomously in a fast-paced environment. A background in proposal management, particularly within the public sector, combined with excellent writing skills and proficiency in Microsoft 365 (especially Word), will enable you to thrive.

Network Solution Design Specialist - Fortinet & Cisco ISE

London, Bristol, Manchester or Birmingham

(Hybrid - 3 days on-site) Competitive Salary + 10% Bonus + Strong Pension

Overview

We are looking for an experienced Network Design Engineer who is happy to function at the sharp end of post-sales delivery. You’ll take high-level designs and turn them into clean, technically robust low-level solutions that work in the real world.

The Environment

The stack is Fortinet-led, with exposure to Cisco environments. Strong Fortinet experience is essential.

• Campus LAN/WLAN
• SD-WAN
• NAC/Identity
• Multivendor network refresh programmes

What You’ll Be Doing

• Converting HLD into detailed Low Level Designs (LLD)
• Owning technical direction through implementation
• Acting as technical authority during deployment
• Managing risk and mitigation across projects
• Working alongside pre-sales, PM and support teams
• Engaging directly with enterprise stakeholders

Contact Lorenz Pasch at Hays if you have the required Aruba and Design experience ASAP. My contact information is also on my LinkedIn profile.

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Clearance Required: SC Eligible
Duration: 6 months
Location: Worthing with 2 days/week in office
IR35 Status: Mandated PAYE only

Our SAP team supports and implements SAP Tax and Revenue Management solutions for HMRC, which is the largest implementation of its kind globally. We are a dynamic and fast-moving business unit, with an expectation of further growth over the coming years to ensure that we can continue to deliver high quality SAP solutions for HMRC.

The focus of your role

A SAP PSCD management consultant responsible for delivering enhancements and project work relating to the TRM solution. This is a challenging and multi-faceted role that requires the most current functional knowledge of the SAP TRM (Tax and Revenue Management) and PSCD (FI-CA) solutions as well as excellent client facing skills. Either leading, or as part of, a team of functional consultants you will work with the client to refine their requirements and design an appropriate solution, using the SAP solution. You will then take this design through the build phase, supporting developers and testers, and then implement it into the live system.

What you’ll do

Working as part of the SAP Delivery Centre leading a team to coordinate and deliver end to end solutions for new and existing projects (impacts, blueprints, functional specifications, build, etc.)
Attend and lead workshops with the client to understand requirements and articulate the solution
Write design documentation, such as blueprints and functional specifications
Configure the SAP solution to meet the client requirements
Support developers during the build phase and completing initial testing of the solution
Support testers to ensure that they understand the solution and it is tested appropriately
Ensuring that the solution is successfully delivered to the live system and an appropriate handover to live services is completed
Knowledge of SAP Tax and Revenue Management is a plus

What you’ll bring

SAP Public Sector Collections and Disbursement (PSCD) (else other industry specific FI-CA experience such as Utilities, Telecoms, Insurance or SAP BRIM/Hybris Billing)
SAP TRM (Tax and Revenue Management)
At least 1 full project life cycle (FI-CA) and proven system support experience
Experience supporting/implementing SAP solutions within the Public Sector
Excellent consulting and customer facing skills
Knowledge of UK statutory financial accounting and reporting requirements, management accounting techniques and integration touch points to other SAP modules.
Accountancy qualifications a distinct advantage.
Problem and incident resolution, Testing, Documentation standards/methodology, Interpersonal skills

We are recruiting for Senior Cabling/Smart Hands Engineers to be based in Manchester and Peterborough on contract for a leafing IT service provider.

• Must be very familiar with working in a Data Centre and Corporate environment
• Minimum 3 years hands on experience, within the structured cabling industry.
• Good understanding of various Structured Cabling Solutions
• Capable of installing, Terminating & Testing Fibre Optic cables
• Experienced in the use of Fluke test equipment and fault diagnosis.
• Must have Health & Safety Training (CSCS or ECS or local/country specific H&S qualification) which is affiliated to the Construction Industry Training Board.
• At least 3 industry or manufacturer’s installation accreditations ie Commscope, Corning, Panduit or other leading brand.
• Have completed an Industry recognised Structured cabling and Fibre Optic Training Course, ie CNET CNIT, BICSI Engineer, BICSI Technician, City & Guilds or equivalent accreditation (B-TEC).
• IPAF and/or PASMA Training preferred. (or local/country specific powered access equipment qualification)
• Experience in installation of cable pathways (Basket trays/trunking/fibre runner)
• Ability to understand and follow patching schedule/cut sheet.
• Experience in installing power and data connection cables within server & networking racks.
• Experience in Rack n stack of active Network hardware, Switches, Routers & Servers
• Ability to follow instructions and providing on-site support to remote network and systems administrators.
• Apply basic IP Addressing under instruction/direction.
• Experience of installing and configuring UPS systems desirable