Bristol / Leeds / Halifax / Manchester / Edinburgh (Hybrid – 2 days onsite)
Contract – 6 months with extension (Contract)
Rate – Market rates (Inside IR35)

Role Overview

Our client, a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions is urgently seeking an experienced Senior GCP Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to join our Public Cloud Platform team and support the delivery of secure, scalable, and automated Google Cloud solutions. You will play a key role in enabling rapid and seamless cloud adoption by engineering reusable cloud products, improving platform reliability, and driving DevOps best practices across the organisation.

Working within a cross-functional engineering team, you will contribute to platform design, automation strategy, and infrastructure modernisation initiatives in a large enterprise banking environment.

Key Responsibilities

* Design, build, and manage Google Cloud infrastructure solutions

* Develop reusable infrastructure using Terraform / Terraform Cloud

* Engineer scalable GCP cloud products and automation workflows

* Build infrastructure automation using Python scripting

* Manage container platforms including GKE and Kubernetes

* Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Harness, Jenkins, GitHub)

* Enforce security, compliance, and governance controls using policy-as-code (Sentinel / OPA)

* Audit and improve existing Terraform modules and state management

* Support migration of legacy configurations into reusable templates

* Collaborate with engineering teams to improve reliability, scalability, and cloud adoption

Essential Skills & Experience

* Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

* Proven expertise in Terraform / Terraform Cloud (IaC)

* Experience building automated solutions using Python

* Strong knowledge of Kubernetes / GKE / containers / service mesh

* Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines

* Knowledge of GCP Organisation Policies and cloud governance

* Relevant GCP and/or Terraform certifications

APPLY NOW for further details on this exciting new opportunity

Role/Job title: AVD engineer with TerraformWork Location: Primary location Wokingham. 3 days onsite mandatory.Any other working conditions - travel/on call/shifts: Required to travel to office for Adhoc requests.The RoleAn Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Engineer with Terraform expertise designs, automates, and manages secure VDI environments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Key responsibilities include deploying host pools, configuring FSLogix profiles, and automating Azure networking/storage via Terraform scripts within CI/CD pipelines to ensure scalability and compliance.Essential skills/knowledge/experience: (Up to 10, Avoid repetition) Good knowledge and hands on experience in Terraform
Terraform Expertise: Hands-on experience with Terraform, including writing custom modules, managing state files (remote backend), and Terraform Cloud/Enterprise.
Strong hands-on experience installing and configuring Azure Virtual Desktop including host pools AVD images and scaling
Good hands-on experience azure infra as service and infrastructure as code (Terraform)
Strong knowledge and understanding of Azure Virtual desktop solution.
Capacity planning, in coordination with AVD Architecture & Engineering
Strong hands-on experience on Azure Virtual Desktop Operational Support
Analyse system performance indicators and recommend improvement actions for Azure AVD based production configuration.
Have good knowledge of Azure AVD publishing applications web server load balancing Resource Manager License Management
Manage and deploy updates via Azure update manager
Update the AVD image based on business requirements provided by client, including monthly security patches, updates required to support a client enterprise release and version upgrades of software that has been operationalized.
Creating, updating, and responding to Monitors of the AVD environment
Service Restoration activities not requiring privileged access (incident management, system troubleshooting, performing Elevating access activities, escalating actions requiring Privileged Access to client team members)
Very good hands-on experience on Group Policy management
Good understanding on cloud License management
Very good hands-on experience cloud concept Azure Virtualization, Azure Networking, Azure Identity and Azure Storage
Manage and maintain identity, security, compliance, and protected user devices.
Printing on Azure Virtual Desktop using Universal Print
Good hands-on experience on User profile management product, Roaming Profile, Fslogix and OneDrive
Good hands-on experience in automating upgradation/migration, remediation, jobs, report tasks by using creating PowerShell CLI script and PowerShell and Batch scripts.
Create all necessary documentation including system standards, run books, and more Research.
Should be aware of an App Layering solution like Flex App MSIX App attach etc.

IDAM Engineer

Must have an Active DV Clearance

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an IDAM Engineer to join a secure and fast paced Defence and National Security programme. You will design and deliver enterprise grade identity and access management solutions while working in a multi skilled agile team focused on high assurance environments.

About the Role - IDAM Engineer

• As an IDAM Engineer, you will design and implement secure identity and access management solutions across on premises environments.
• You will create high level and low level designs and maintain all supporting documentation to meet governance and review requirements.
• The role involves integrating IDAM capabilities across security, infrastructure, and DevOps teams to ensure alignment with existing platforms and future user needs.
• You will own delivery of work packages from design through to implementation and ongoing change, ensuring functional and non functional requirements are met.

What We’re Looking For - IDAM Engineer

• Strong experience with on premise identity products such as NetIQ, One Identity Manager, Forefront Identity Manager, or SailPoint.
• Extensive knowledge of Identity and Access Management technologies and standards.
• Proven ability to create and maintain HLDs and LLDs for identity solutions.
• Experience with role based access control, access request processes, and identity governance.
• Strong understanding of Windows Enterprise technologies, PowerShell Scripting, and automation.
• Awareness of automated testing approaches within secure environments.
• Experience working within Agile delivery frameworks.
• Ability to provide SME level guidance to teams and stakeholders.

Lead secure identity services and shape the future of access management as an IDAM Engineer.

To apply, please send your CV by pressing the apply button.

Azure Cloud Engineer (SC Cleared) London (Hybrid) 6 Month Contract to £550/day-£600/day (Inside IR35) Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer needed with active SC Security Clearance, AZURE Terraform code. 6 Month Contract based in Central London (Hybrid). Start ASAP in March 2026. Hybrid Working - 2 days/week remote (WFH), and 3 days/week working on-site from the London office. A chance to work with a leading global IT and Digital transformation business specialising in Government projects: Experienced Azure Cloud Engineer required to support cloud transformation programme. Must have in-depth experienced in AZURE Terraform code, GitHub Actions, implementation of both CI/CD.                                                                                          Hands-on experience in Software Development. Experience implementing or maintaining a CI/CD pipeline using Github Actions, Terraform, and Azure. Good working knowledge of PowerShell, SQL of the installation and configuration of Windows based systems. Provide automated testing as you develop and Strong written and verbal communication skills. Experience of Agile methods, Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipeline maintenance + automation scripting, also strongly preferred. Ability to plan, schedule and manage a demanding workload.  Experienced in mentoring and training junior engineers. Desirable:  Experience implementing or maintaining a CI/CD pipeline using Github Actions, Terraform, and Azure. Azure Monitoring.  Software development experience using C# and SQL Server. Packer, Kubernetes, AKS, Flux or Helm Banking / Financial Services domain experience preferred. Must hold active SC Security Clearance used on a project within the past 12 Months

(IAC / Orchestration / Python / Ansible)

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

£450 - £700 per day

Corsham - 2-3 days onsite / 2 days remote

SC clearance required - DV desirable

Work on a major UK Defence digital transformation programme

ABOUT THE CLIENT

Our client is delivering critical infrastructure automation capability across a large-scale UK Defence platform. Operating within a highly secure environment, they are responsible for developing zero-touch, automated infrastructure solutions across complex, multi-vendor estates. Due to continued programme demand, they are seeking an experienced Infrastructure Automation Engineer to support delivery across secure platforms.

THE BENEFITS

Day rate up to £700

Hybrid working (Corsham-based secure site)

Long-term Defence programme

Exposure to large-scale infrastructure automation

Agile delivery environment using modern DevOps tooling

THE INFRASTRUCTURE AUTOMATION ENGINEER ROLE

As an Infrastructure Automation Engineer , you will design, develop and validate automation components forming part of a secure Defence platform. You will reverse engineer legacy and manual build processes into parameterised, zero-touch automation packages, working primarily with Python3, Ansible and scripting technologies. The role includes producing production-quality code, contributing to design artefacts, supporting system testing, and working within Agile teams using the Atlassian toolset.

INFRASTRUCTURE AUTOMATION ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS

Active SC clearance (DV preferred)

Strong hands-on experience with Python3 automation development

Experience with Ansible, Puppet or Chef

Scripting experience in Bash and/or PowerShell

Experience automating server, network and storage technologies

Exposure to large infrastructure environments

Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capability

Experience working in Agile teams

Version control experience (Git / BitBucket)

Relevant certification (e.g. CCNP, VCP, RHCE, OCA) highly desirable.

TO BE CONSIDERED

Please either apply through this advert or email me directly via w .

For further information please call 0117 284 0050 .

By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.

KEY SKILLS

Infrastructure Automation Engineer, Python3, Ansible, DevOps, SC Clearance, DV Clearance, Bash, PowerShell, Jenkins, Git, Agile, Defence, NSD

TPBN1_UKTJ

• 6 month initial contract - extensions likely
• Hybrid - occasional travel to Corsham
• SC Cleared role

+Inside IR35

Key Skills:

• Orchestration
• AWS - Platform X
• VMWare

Description:
Responsible for the design and implementation of networked computer systems; plans; installs and configures the hardware and software used in a computer network and provides ongoing maintenance and technical support to users.

Skills Required
AWS (Platform-X)
Good knowledge of using and deploying to AWS
Good knowledge of Linux and Windows
Scripting - take scripts and implement
Engineering (installing packages)
Connecting AWS to other platforms
Understanding of Networks, LAN and WAN connectivity
Knowledge of working in an Agile environment
Firewall Rules re
WriteLow Level Designs and build documents with a view to ORR
Knowledge of VMware - VRA / VRO as well as Automation (Chef) and cloud templates
Knowledge of Service Now catalogue items useful

If you’d like to discuss this Orchestration Engineer in more detail, please send your updated CV to and I will get in touch.

Salary: £27,732 OTE (£22,932 basic plus £4,800 shift allowance)
Location: Capgemini Inverness or Nairn (Hybrid)
Hours: 24x7 (Days, Nights, Weekends)

Manpower has a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to become a Cloud Operations Engineer, working with our client, Capgemini.
In this role, you will provide 24x7 infrastructure support to high-profile public and private sector clients. This is a hands-on operations role where you will act as the first line of response, ensuring service availability, security compliance and rapid incident resolution across complex enterprise environments.

What you’ll do

• Monitor and support enterprise infrastructure systems in a 24x7 operations environment
• Act as first-line response for incidents, events, and alerts, resolving or escalating in line with SLAs
• Perform incident, problem, and change management using ITSM tools (ServiceNow, BMC Remedy, Opsview)
• Deliver end-to-end server patching, including change creation, deployment, and reboots
• Monitor backups and ensure data recovery and compliance standards are met
• Conduct health checks and proactive monitoring to prevent service outages
• Collaborate with L2/L3 engineers on business-critical incidents
• Support automation, service improvement, and transformation initiatives
• Follow documented SOPs and maintain accurate operational documentation

Technologies You’ll Work With

• Windows Server & Linux
• Azure & AWS
• VMware vSphere & Microsoft Hyper-V
• Automation & reporting tools (BigFix, Power BI)
• Veritas NetBackup
• Enterprise monitoring and ITSM platforms

What you’ll bring

• Experience or strong interest in IT infrastructure or cloud operations
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Ability to work calmly under pressure in a 24x7 environment
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Methodical approach to SOPs and incident handling
• Passion for continuous learning and technology

This role requires SC and NPPV3 security clearance, fully sponsored by Capgemini.
To be eligible for SC clearance, you must have resided in the UK continuously for the past 5 years. Some roles may require sole UK nationality.

(IAC / Orchestration / Python / Ansible)

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

• £450 - £700 per day
• Corsham - 2-3 days onsite / 2 days remote
• SC clearance required - DV desirable
• Work on a major UK Defence digital transformation programme

ABOUT THE CLIENT

Our client is delivering critical infrastructure automation capability across a large-scale UK Defence platform. Operating within a highly secure environment, they are responsible for developing zero-touch, automated infrastructure solutions across complex, multi-vendor estates. Due to continued programme demand, they are seeking an experienced Infrastructure Automation Engineer to support delivery across secure platforms.

THE BENEFITS

• Day rate up to £700
• Hybrid working (Corsham-based secure site)
• Long-term Defence programme
• Exposure to large-scale infrastructure automation
• Agile delivery environment using modern DevOps tooling

THE INFRASTRUCTURE AUTOMATION ENGINEER ROLE

As an Infrastructure Automation Engineer, you will design, develop and validate automation components forming part of a secure Defence platform. You will reverse engineer legacy and manual build processes into parameterised, zero-touch automation packages, working primarily with Python3, Ansible and scripting technologies. The role includes producing production-quality code, contributing to design artefacts, supporting system testing, and working within Agile teams using the Atlassian toolset.

INFRASTRUCTURE AUTOMATION ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Active SC clearance (DV preferred)
• Strong hands-on experience with Python3 automation development
• Experience with Ansible, Puppet or Chef
• Scripting experience in Bash and/or PowerShell
• Experience automating server, network and storage technologies
• Exposure to large infrastructure environments
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capability
• Experience working in Agile teams
• Version control experience (Git / BitBucket)

Relevant certification (e.g. CCNP, VCP, RHCE, OCA) highly desirable.

TO BE CONSIDERED

Please either apply through this advert or email me directly via w.
For further information please call 0117 284 0050.
By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.

KEY SKILLS

Infrastructure Automation Engineer, Python3, Ansible, DevOps, SC Clearance, DV Clearance, Bash, PowerShell, Jenkins, Git, Agile, Defence, NSD

Automation Engineer

+6 months +

+Hybrid - occasional travel to Corsham

+SC cleared role - current active clearance is essential

+£550 - £575 a day

+Inside IR35

Skills:

+Automation

+DevOps

+MOD

+SC clearance

We’re looking for an experienced Automation Engineer to join a fast-paced, Agile delivery team supporting large-scale, multi-vendor infrastructure environments. You’ll play a key role in developing automated solutions, building robust web services, and ensuring consistent, secure deployment across complex architectures.

This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving problems, streamlining processes, and working collaboratively within high-performing technical teams.

Essential Skills & Experience

To be considered, candidates must have at least 12 months of hands-on experience within the last 3 years in:

• Creating PHP and JavaScript web services
• Consuming REST-based web services
• Consuming SOAP-based web services
• Automated deployment of server, network, and storage technologies across multiple vendors
• Building or supporting large infrastructure environments
• Troubleshooting hardware and software component failures
• Working effectively within an Agile development team

Additional essential requirements:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• High-level analytical and critical thinking capability
• Valid Security Clearance (SC)
• Competency with the Microsoft Office Suite

Desirable Skills & Qualifications

The following experience is beneficial:

• Previous work within the UK public sector, ideally Defence or Defence Digital (formerly ISS)
• Experience delivering accredited secure solutions within UK Government environments

If you’d like to discuss the Automation Engineer role in more detail, please send your updated CV to and I will get in touch.

Senior GraphQL Engineer (GraphQL Federation) to design, build and scale high-performance GraphQL APIs in a modern TypeScript/Node.js stack, deployed to Kubernetes in a cloud-native environment. This is an ideal contract for a GraphQL specialist who loves clean schemas, resilient services, and production-grade delivery.

The Role (Key Responsibilities)

• Own end-to-end GraphQL API delivery: schema design through to production integration, focusing on performance, maintainability, security, and scalability.
• GraphQL Federation expertise: design and implement supergraphs, subgraphs, resolvers, and governance patterns (versioning, evolution, backward compatibility).
• Build and maintain TypeScript + Node.js backend services, integrating with modern frontends and varied data sources.
• Apply DevOps best practices: CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Concourse), Docker, Helm, Kubernetes, and YAML-based deployments.
• Work in an Agile engineering environment: collaborate closely, review PRs, influence architecture, and continuously improve delivery.
• Ensure APIs are observable and reliable in production using modern telemetry and APM tooling.
• Champion GraphQL best practices and share knowledge across teams (mentoring/coaching desirable).

Required Experience (Skills & Tech)

• Strong commercial experience delivering Federated GraphQL in production (schema-first design, supergraph/subgraph architecture, resolvers, schema governance, and API evolution).
• Advanced TypeScript and Node.js backend development.
• Testing experience with modern frameworks such as Vitest and Playwright (API + end-to-end).
• Hands-on delivery with Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, and YAML (cloud-native deployments).
• Observability / telemetry: Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Datadog, APM tools.
• Good understanding of CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code concepts, and production support best practices.
• Ability to improve existing codebases and influence architectural direction.
• Experience mentoring / coaching engineers is a plus.

Location:West London (Hybrid 2 days/week on-site)

Contract:6 months initial (extensions highly likely)
Start:ASAP
Eligibility:UK-based candidates only
Rate:Market rates (Outside IR35)

Please send yourlatest CV, confirming:

• Availability / start date
• Outside IR35 day rate

Staffworx Limited are a UK-based recruitment consultancy supporting the global digital, e-commerce, software, and business consulting sectors.

Job DetailsJob Title: GCP FinOps EngineerLocation- Newport, UKKey Responsibilities(Individual contributor role)*

• Optimise large scale data analytics workloads through partitioning, clustering, query rewrites, storage format improvements, and lifecycle policies.
• Tune containerised microservices by recalibrating CPU/memory requests, improving autoscaling efficiency, and restructuring workload placement on cost efficient compute.
• Redesign workflow orchestration pipelines for parallel execution, increased concurrency, and offloading heavy tasks to lower cost execution environments.
• Analyse distributed data processing pipelines to right size worker types, adjust scaling thresholds, and adopt low cost compute for batch workloads.
• Reduce log processing and storage overhead through log level standardisation, routing rules, exclusion filters, and retention optimisation.
• Implement storage tiering strategies based on access patterns and enforce lifecycle rules to minimise cold data retention costs.
• Improve relational database performance through index tuning, connection optimisation, and instance right sizing.
• Enhance horizontally scalable database performance via autoscaling policies, index improvements, and mitigation of read/write hotspots.
• Build dashboards, budgets, alerts, and guardrails to drive ongoing cost governance and financial accountability.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to embed cost efficient architecture patterns and operational best practices.

Key Skills / Knowledge

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Google Cloud
• Strong understanding of GCP Data services (indexing, slots, pruning, partitioning, clustering)
• Expert-level Kubernetes & GKE resource tuning
• Hands-on experience with Dataflow job pipelines and worker optimisation
• Strong Airflow/Composer knowledge (DAG design, scheduling, PodOperator)
• Strong Dataflow processing pipelines development & schedulers knowledge
• Deep understanding of Cloud Logging routing, sinks, exclusion filters
• Experience with Cloud Spanner autoscaling, indexing, schema optimisation
• Cloud SQL performance tuning and indexing
• Ability to analyse billing data & resource consumption
• Experience using GCP Cost Explorer, Recommender API, Billing Export
• Ability to quantify cost savings and present ROI to leadership
• Build dashboards, alerts, and budget guardrails
• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Ability to collaborate across engineering, data, and product teams
• Structured problem-solving mindset
• Ownership-driven, proactive and independent

Experience Required

• Min 5+ years experience in Google Cloud

Job Description: HPC Expert ( Must have SC Security clearance)

Pay: £450-500 per day PAYE 600-700 Umbrella

Location: Nottingham /Derby

Start date: ASAP

Role Overview

This role provides high-level consultancy and firsthand engineering expertise to modernise High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments with a focus on containerisation of HPC and HPC/ML workloads, cluster optimization, and MPI-aware workflows.

Responsibilities include assessing the existing HPC infrastructure, advising on best-practice for container strategies, and delivering technical recommendations based on real workloads

Key Responsibilities

The ideal candidate will collaborate with the customer to assess existing HPC infrastructure and workloads through various customer workshops and interviews, to identify:

1. HPC Environment Assessment & Optimization

• Conduct rapid reviews of existing HPC infrastructure, including Beowulf clusters, Slurm job schedulers, workflow execution patterns, and key use cases.
• Analyze current HPC/ML workloads and identify performance constraints, containerization opportunities, and runtime optimization options.

1. HPC Containerization Strategy

• Produce a strategy for MPI-optimized container images using tools such as Apptainer/Singularity (SIF), OpenMPI, Podman, and Buildah.
• As part of the report’s findings outline repeatable, secure build pipelines for HPC workloads.
• Identify in the report opportunities to align container platforms with HPC orchestration requirements (batch, interactive, scientific workflows).

1. Technical Workshops, Stakeholder Engagement

• Lead technical discussions, workshops, and training sessions to upskill engineering and research teams on containerization and HPC best practices.
• Produce concise written reports outlining the recommendations and findings, use cases, future strategy, HPC market view along with, next steps, and architectural patterns.

HPC Tools, Runtimes & Ecosystem Integration

• Have a good understanding of Slurm scheduling, MPI job patterns, JupyterHub/JupyterLab for data-science workflows, GPU scheduling tools such as Run:AI, and SDLC practices tailored to research/HPC environments.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven background in high-performance computing, including hands-on use of Beowulf-style cluster environments.
• Strong practical knowledge of Slurm job scheduling and MPI job optimization.
• Demonstrated experience with MPI-aware container technologies (Apptainer/SIF, OpenMPI, Podman, Buildah).
• Ability to run structured interviews, technical workshops, and cross-team engineering sessions.
• Experience supporting typical HPC, ML and scientific workloads.
• SC Clearance and UK-only nationality is frequently required for HPC consulting roles within defense/aerospace environments.

Desirable Experience

• Knowledge of CFD software (e.g., OpenFOAM).
• Familiarity with Kubernetes or Singularity as an HPC runtime, GPU slicing, and image lifecycle governance.

Experience contributing written outputs such as market assessments of HPC container technologies.

Call Steve Hill on 01462 670666

IND/LET

OpenShift Administrator (Automation & Lifecycle)

?? Location: Sheffield City Centre (Hybrid 60% office / 40% remote)
?? Contract Duration:8 Months (Until 30/11/2026)
?? Rate: Up to £400 per day (inside IR35)

Overview

We are recruiting an experienced OpenShift Administrator / Automation Engineer to support a large enterprise platform within the Banking & Financial Services sector.

This role suits candidates with experience working in highly regulated environments, ideally banking or financial services, where strong controls, security, and compliance are essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Automate infrastructure and platform processes to reduce manual intervention
• Develop and maintain automation for RedHat OpenShift environments
• Create, test, and support automation scripts (Python, PowerShell, Shell)
• Integrate automation with enterprise systems and REST APIs
• Identify automation opportunities in collaboration with stakeholders
• Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, and well-documented
• Monitor and troubleshoot automated workflows
• Track delivery and documentation using Jira and Confluence

Essential Skills & Experience

• 510 years experience in automation, platform, or infrastructure engineering
• Hands-on RedHat OpenShift administration (essential)
• Strong scripting skills: Python, PowerShell, Shell
• Container technologies: Docker, Kubernetes
• Automation tools: Ansible, Jenkins
• REST API integration
• Experience working in regulated enterprise environments
• Version control: Git / SVN
• Ability to work independently and manage deliverables

Ideal Candidate Background

• Previous experience in Banking or Financial Services
• Comfortable operating within strict governance, risk, and compliance frameworks
• Experience supporting large-scale, mission-critical platforms

Desirable

• ArgoCD / GitOps experience
• Test automation exposure (Selenium, PyTest, Robot Framework)
• Experience in DevOps or Agile delivery environments

Azure Cloud Engineer (SC Cleared)

London (Hybrid)

6 Month Contract

to £550/day-£600/day (Inside IR35)

Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer needed with active SC Security Clearance , AZURE Terraform code.

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

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

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

• Experienced Azure Cloud Engineer required to support cloud transformation programme.
• Must have in-depth experienced in AZURE Terraform code, GitHub Actions, implementation of both CI/CD.
• Hands-on experience in Software Development.
• Experience implementing or maintaining a CI/CD pipeline using Github Actions, Terraform, and Azure.
• Good working knowledge of PowerShell, SQL of the installation and configuration of Windows based systems.
• Provide automated testing as you develop and Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience of Agile methods, Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipeline maintenance + automation Scripting, also strongly preferred.
• Ability to plan, schedule and manage a demanding workload. Experienced in mentoring and training junior engineers.

Desirable:

• Experience implementing or maintaining a CI/CD pipeline using Github Actions, Terraform, and Azure.
• Azure Monitoring. Software development experience using C# and SQL Server. Packer, Kubernetes, AKS, Flux or Helm
• Banking/Financial Services domain experience preferred.
• Must hold active SC Security Clearance used on a project within the past 12 Months.

Swindon - 3 days on-site per week

6 months

Inside IR35

The Role

Our client is seeking an Environment Engineer to support integrated test environments for a large-scale financial services programme with the end client.

This role sits within Environment Engineering and focuses on environment stability, configuration, and operational support. You’ll work closely with QA, infrastructure, and DevOps teams to provision environments, maintain compliance, and resolve incidents quickly and effectively.

If you enjoy hands-on technical support, automation, and keeping complex environments running smoothly, this is a strong long-term contract opportunity.

Key Responsibilities

• Provision, configure, and maintain integrated test environments
• Ensure environment stability, reliability, and availability
• Provide L1/L2 support across Wintel-based platforms and applications
• Work closely with QA teams to support testing activities and resolve environment issues
• Collaborate with infrastructure and DevOps teams to manage capacity and performance
• Troubleshoot incidents and perform root cause analysis
• Ensure environments meet security, compliance, and operational standards
• Support batch processing and certificate management activities
• Contribute to automation and continuous improvement initiatives

Must Have Skills & Experience

You should have solid hands-on experience in L1/L2 environment or infrastructure support, including:

Configuration & Environment Support

• Wintel (Windows-based environments)
• Windows Server
• .NET applications
• PowerShell scripting
• SQL Server
• DevOps tooling and practices

Digital Lab / Testing Support

• L1/L2 support experience in Digital Lab environments
• Eggplant (test automation or environment support exposure)

Certificate Management & Automation

• Certificate lifecycle management
• Automation experience within Wintel environments
• Tools such as AppViewX and Ansible
• .NET-based automation or scripting

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Financial services or banking domain experience
• Experience supporting large, integrated test environments
• Exposure to batch scheduling or batch operations
• Strong documentation and knowledge-sharing mindset

All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!

Automation Engineer

+6 months +

+Hybrid - occasional travel to Corsham

+SC cleared role - current active clearance is essential

• 550 - 575 a day

+Inside IR35

Skills:

+Automation

+DevOps

+MOD

+SC clearance

We’re looking for an experienced Automation Engineer to join a fast-paced, Agile delivery team supporting large-scale, multi-vendor infrastructure environments. You’ll play a key role in developing automated solutions, building robust web services, and ensuring consistent, secure deployment across complex architectures.

This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving problems, streamlining processes, and working collaboratively within high-performing technical teams.

Essential Skills & Experience

To be considered, candidates must have at least 12 months of hands-on experience within the last 3 years in:

• Creating PHP and JavaScript web services
• Consuming REST-based web services
• Consuming SOAP-based web services
• Automated deployment of server, network, and storage technologies across multiple vendors
• Building or supporting large infrastructure environments
• Troubleshooting hardware and software component failures
• Working effectively within an Agile development team

Additional essential requirements:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• High-level analytical and critical thinking capability
• Valid Security Clearance (SC)
• Competency with the Microsoft Office Suite

Desirable Skills & Qualifications

The following experience is beneficial:

• Previous work within the UK public sector, ideally Defence or Defence Digital (formerly ISS)
• Experience delivering accredited secure solutions within UK Government environments

If you’d like to discuss the Automation Engineer role in more detail, please send your updated CV to (url removed) and I will get in touch.

2 year Contract

Inside IR35

Location - Portsmouth or Corsham

Overview

The Infrastructure Automation Engineering Service will support the technical team responsible for the design, development, documentation, building and validation of infrastructure automation components which form part of the NSoIT(D) Platform. These automation components will primary be developed using Python3, Ansible and Bash with a focus on hardware components, specifically their various features, services, and configurations, as well as interactions with external REST/SOAP APIs and services. The team’s responsibilities include:

• Apply complex problem solving to “reverse engineer” applications, designs and manual build instructions to create zero touch automation packages that are parameterised, dynamic and able to repeatedly and reliably deploy against these designs. Often these applications are legacy, were created without automation in mind or are otherwise resistive to full, zero touch automation.
• Create production quality code, following industry standard best practices as well as internal policies and procedures, utilising Version Control mechanisms such as GIT and BitBucket to submit development code as well as peer reviewing other team members’ code modules.
• Production and review of all levels of design artefacts.
• Supporting wider NSoIT(D) system testing activities.
• Working with Service Management to resolve issues.

Essential skills, qualifications and experience

In order to deliver this service, it is essential that individuals have:

• At least 12months’ demonstrable hands on experience within the last 3 years of:
  • Creating complex Python3 automation Classes for production systems
  • Using configuration management tools e.g. Ansible, Puppet, Chef
  • Use of scripting languages e.g. Bash
  • Automated deployment of server, network and storage technologies across multiple vendors
  • Building or supporting large infrastructure environments
  • Troubleshooting hardware or software component failure
  • Working as part of an Agile development team
• Demonstrable experience with advanced Python3 coding features e.g. Workflows, Desired State Configuration (DSC) and Bare Metal Deployment
• At least one of the following professional certifications that have been obtained within the last five years:
  • Networking certification - CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional) or similar
  • Virtualisation certification - VMware VCP (VMware vCenter Certified Professional) or similar,
  • Linux certification - RHCA or RHCE
  • Formal Software Development certification - OCA (Oracle Certified Associate) or similar
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills to solve problems and propose new ideas.
• Hold a valid Security Clearance (SC)
• Competency in MS Office Suite.

Desirable skills, qualifications and experience

In order to deliver this service, it is desirable that individuals have:

• Knowledge of the Atlassian toolset (JIRA, Confluence, and Bamboo) to record and document work.
• Experience of:
  • Working within the public sector, preferably Defence, and ideally with Defence Digital (formerly ISS).
  • Delivering accredited secure solutions within the UK Public Sector.
• A Computer Science university-based education at Bachelors or Masters level.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

SQL DBA 6 Months Contract - Inside IR35 - Security Clearance

Job Description

We re on the lookout for an experienced SQL DBA (Database Administrator) to join our client s database team.

In this role, the SQL DBA will work across several different projects, handling tasks independently, making informed decisions, and collaborating effectively with the team. The work includes installing, migrating, and supporting BI stacks within the business.

The SQL DBA will be involved in the testing, implementation, and post-deployment support of SQL systems, and you’ll play a part in the operational management of the applications developed following a DevOps approach.

SQL DBA Responsibilities:

• Develop robust SQL and database solutions.
• Lead migrations of BI stacks from older versions (such as 2008 R2 and 2012) to newer versions (2016/2019).
• Take ownership of code reviews and actively participate in peer reviews.
• Configure and maintain SQL Server Databases
• Performance tuning and optimization
• Experience with High Availability and Disaster Recovery processes
• Support the full data lifecycle, contributing to an agile working environment
• Provide coaching and mentoring to colleagues when necessary
• Experience with Terraform, Git and PowerShell is a plus

This role is based in central London, the SQL DBA will be required onsite 2 days per-week.

My client also requires the SQL DBA to hold current, valid Security Clearance for this role.

To discuss this exciting SQL DBA opportunity in more detail, please APPLY NOW for a no obligation chat with your VIQU Consultant. Additionally, you can contact Ruby Ufton, by exploring the VIQU IT Recruitment website.

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Cloud Infrastructure Engineer 8 months SC Cleared Hybrid - London

My customer is looking for an SC Cleared Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with strong cloud and Infrastructure-as-Code expertise to support the delivery of a large-scale Infrastructure Transformation project.

This role requires a Security Cleared Cloud Infrastructure professional with solid, hands-on experience with DevOps, Terraform, and GitHub.

Responsibilities of the Cloud Infrastructure Engineer:

• Lead the complete transition of applications into the Azure environment.
• Create Automation by implementing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub.
• Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) working with tools such as Terraform.
• Provide SRE-level support, troubleshooting, and incident resolution for complex cloud environments.
• Coach less-experienced engineers and champion collaborative knowledge-sharing.
• Installing and configuring Windows based systems.
• Integrate PowerShell automation with database operations
• Writing clear and concise documentation.

Essential Skills of the Cloud Infrastructure Engineer:

• Must hold an Active SC Clearance.
• Must have experience completing large scale transformation projects.
• Must have extensive hands-on experience:
  • Azure DevOps
  • PowerShell
  • SQL
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • GitHub
  • Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
• Desirable hands-on experience:
  • Kubernetes
  • C# development
  • Packer
  • Helm
  • AKS
  • Flux

The successful Cloud Infrastructure Engineer must be available to work 2 days a week onsite in Central London.

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Location: Hampshire
Security Clearance: Active DV Clearance Required

• Long term engagement

Overview

We’re looking for a DV Cleared DevSecOps Platform Architect & Engineer to join a high-profile, secure military IT programme, delivering highly resilient, automated, and secure data platforms.

This role sits at the intersection of DevSecOps, platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, and secure data systems, supporting advanced research and large-scale data analysis in a mission-critical environment. If you enjoy building things that have to work first time, in places where failure is not an option, you’ll feel right at home.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain secure DevSecOps platforms supporting sensitive data workloads
• Architect and deliver automated CI/CD and GitOps pipelines for rapid, secure deployments
• Develop and manage secure cloud and hybrid infrastructure
• Implement security-first engineering practices across the full SDLC
• Build and optimise data pipelines for large-scale data processing and analytics
• Design and operate containerised platforms using Kubernetes and modern orchestration tooling
• Embed security controls, monitoring, and compliance across all environments
• Collaborate closely with engineering, security, and operational teams

Essential Skills & Experience

• ActiveHLC
• Strong experience in DevSecOps and Platform Engineering
• Deep hands-on expertise with CI/CD pipelines and GitOps tooling
• Strong background in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP - secure environments preferred)
• Experience designing secure, scalable infrastructure-as-code solutions
• Strong knowledge of containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, etc.)
• Proven experience building data pipelines and supporting large-scale data processing platforms
• Solid understanding of cybersecurity principles, zero-trust, and secure system design

Desirable Experience

• Experience working in defence, military, or highly regulated secure environments
• Knowledge of air-gapped or restricted network architectures
• Exposure to big data platforms, analytics tooling, or AI/ML pipelines
• Background in site reliability engineering (SRE) or reliability-focused platform design

Why This Role?

• Work on cutting-edge secure military systems
• High-impact engineering - your work directly supports critical national capabilities
• Proper engineering challenges, not just “keeping the lights on”
• Long-term programme stability and excellent contract longevity

months+

+Inside IR35

• 425 - 466 a day

+Hybrid working in Knutsford

We are looking for an experienced Akamai Security Engineer to support the configuration, deployment, and ongoing optimisation of Akamai security solutions across enterprise web and API platforms. You will work closely with security, infrastructure, and application teams to ensure secure, resilient, and high-performing digital services.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure and maintain Akamai security tools including Kona Site Defender (KSD), WAF, and Bot Manager
• Implement and manage security policies, rulesets, and traffic routing configurations
• Monitor web traffic, identify threats, and support incident response activities
• Tune WAF and bot protection rules to minimise false positives and enhance effectiveness
• Support CDN configuration, caching strategies, and performance optimisation
• Manage certificates, edge redirects, property updates, and console changes
• Collaborate with application teams to ensure secure deployments and adherence to best practice
• Maintain documentation and contribute to continuous improvement of web security operations

Required Skills & Experience

• Hands-on experience with Akamai technologies (KSD, WAF, CDN)
• Strong understanding of web security fundamentals (OWASP Top 10, DDoS mitigation, bot management)
• Solid knowledge of HTTP/S, DNS, TLS, caching, and content delivery networks
• Basic scripting or automation experience (Python, Shell, or Akamai APIs)
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills

Nice to Have

• Akamai certification (ACE)
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Exposure to DevSecOps tooling, CI/CD pipelines, or Infrastructure as Code
• Experience working with SIEM or monitoring tools

This is an excellent long-term contract opportunity within a large-scale financial technology environment, offering hybrid flexibility and the chance to work on critical digital security initiatives.

If you’d like to discuss this Akamai Security Engineer in more detail, please send your updated CV to (url removed) and I will get in touch.