Identity & Access Management (IAM) Project Manager – £750 p/d Umbrella – 6 Month Contract - Investment Banking

Job Title: Identity & Access Management (IAM) Project Manager
Location: London (Hybrid – 3 days per week in the office)
Contract Type: Contract (Inside IR35)
Duration: 6 Months (likely extension)
Industry: Investment Banking

About the Role

A leading global investment bank is seeking an experienced Identity & Access Management (IAM) Project Manager to deliver critical security and access‑control initiatives across its technology estate. This role is ideal for a seasoned project manager with strong IAM delivery experience in highly regulated financial environments.

You will oversee end‑to‑end IAM projects, partner with Cyber Security and Infrastructure teams, and ensure alignment with regulatory, audit, and operational requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Lead delivery of IAM projects including IGA, PAM, SSO, MFA, directory services, and entitlement governance.
Manage project lifecycle activities — scope definition, planning, budgeting, governance, RAID, reporting, and stakeholder engagement.
Oversee remediation activities related to regulatory gaps, audit findings, and access control compliance.
Collaborate with cross‑functional teams (Cyber Security, Windows/UNIX, Cloud, Risk, Compliance, Front Office Tech).
Manage vendors delivering IAM technologies and ensure alignment with the bank’s architectural and security standards.
Support improvements to RBAC models, identity lifecycle processes (Joiner/Mover/Leaver), and access certification frameworks.
Ensure timely delivery of milestones across a multi‑stream programme.Required Skills & Experience

Proven experience delivering IAM or Cyber Security projects within banking or financial services.
Strong understanding of:
Identity Governance & Administration (IGA)
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
Authentication & SSO
Directory services (AD, Azure AD)
Role‑based access models and identity lifecycle
Experience with platforms such as SailPoint, CyberArk, Okta, Ping, Azure AD, or equivalent.
Strong governance, reporting, RAID management, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Ability to balance technical complexity with business needs in a regulated environment.
Solid understanding of audit, risk, and compliance requirements across banking.Preferred Qualifications

PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile certification.
CISSP, CISM, or equivalent security qualification.
Experience delivering cloud‑based IAM programmes.Working Model

Hybrid contract role
3 days per week in the London office (required)
Flexible remote working for the remaining days

Security Officer - London - England,

Do you have previous security experience and excellent communication skills? Do you provide exceptional customer service and always maintain a professional demeanour? Can you keep a positive mindset with any challenge that comes your way?

…Apply now!

We are seeking an experienced and adaptable Security Officer to safeguard a prominent facility in London.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing exceptional customer service, ensuring a clean and professional environment, and maintaining a high level of security. You will possess a robust background in the security sector, demonstrate proficiency in IT systems, excel in multitasking, and maintain a professional and polished demeanour alongside excellent personal presentation. Excellent communication skills are essential. Within this role, you will carry out ID checks, respond to emergencies and provide information to all staff and visitors as and when necessary.

Role: Security Officer Pay Rate: £14.80 per hour Shift Pattern: (4 on / 4 off days & nights, 12 hour shifts) - average 42hrs per week Location: London N1 Role Requirements: SIA License

Benefits include:

• Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
• Company Pension scheme
• Life Assurance benefits
• Employee referral scheme
• Progression, training, and development opportunities

Additional benefits we offer via our ReWard membership :

• Discounted gym membership
• Discounts at major retailers and travel suppliers
• Restaurant and Supermarket vouchers
• Cinema tickets
• Access to 24/7 free Employee Assistance programme

Must have:

• Valid SIA licence
• Good customer service and communication skills
• Proven work experience as a Security Officer (min 1year)
• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• Professional attitude and appearance
• Have an ability to deliver succinct and clear verbal and written reports where necessary.
• Ability to be resourceful and proactive when issues arise
• Excellent organizational skills
• Experience within a Cooperate Security (min 1year)
• Surveillance skills and detail orientation
• 5-year checkable work history
• IT literate- Ability to operate detecting systems and emergency equipment

Main Duties:

• Able to carry out regular patrols.
• Quick learner with the ability to adapt.
• Comfortable standing for long periods.
• Assist contractors as required and as directed by the DSM/SM.
• Responsible for opening and closing the building and terraces.
• Delivers excellent customer service.
• Capable of working effectively under pressure.
• Able to de-escalate situations, including incidents involving young people and anti-social behaviour.
• Provide First Aid assistance when required.
• Able to interact with stakeholders and tenants.
• Prepared to respond to any incidents that may occur (full training will be provided on site).

Security Supervisor - WC2R, London - England,

Do you have previous Security Supervisor experience and excellent communication skills? Do you provide exceptional customer service and maintain a professional demeanour at all times? Can you keep a positive mindset with any challenge that comes your way?

…Apply now!

We are seeking an experienced and adaptable Security Supervisor to safeguard a prominent facility in London. The successful applicant will have a background in Security Supervision, managing a small team and able to manage site security requirements on Mondays and Fridays only.

Position:   Security Supervisor

Pay rate:  £14.75 per hour

Shift Pattern: Thursday 0600 to 1800 & Friday 0600 to 1800 only

Location:   WC2R, London

Role Requirements: SIA License

Benefits include:

• Financial support for SIA Licensing and renewal
• Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
• Company Pension scheme
• Life Assurance benefits
• Employee referral scheme
• Progression, training, and development opportunities

Additional benefits we offer via our ReWard  membership :

• Discounted gym membership
• Discounts at major retailers and travel suppliers
• Restaurant and Supermarket vouchers
• Cinema tickets
• Access to 24/7 free Employee Assistance programme

Main duties:

• • Supervise daily security team operations, ensuring efficient task completion
  • Report any issues to the duty manager
  • Ensure night and weekend security team are aware of any events taking place
  • To provide regular foot patrols within defined areas as an effective deterrent in the protection of the client’s property and assets.
  • To provide a point of contact and information centre to staff and visitors.
  • Respond to emergencies
  • Deal with conflict in an appropriate manner if required
  • Write up incidents to the standard expected by Management
  • Carry out ID checks
  • Be vigilant to the Health and Safety risks
  • Excellent communication skills to all levels – verbally, written, phone and by security radio’s
  • Can work effectively as part of a team or can work on own initiative
  • A positive attitude to dealing with people and taking on challenges

Must Have:

• • Valid SIA licence
  • Proven work experience as a Security Supervisor - min 1 year
  • Robust leadership and supervision skills, adept at inspiring and efficiently managing teams.
  • Excellent customer service and communication skills
  • Proficient in Excel and Outlook
  • Maintain a high standard of personal presentation
  • Demonstrate reliability including the ability to deliver high standards of both punctuality and attendance in order to ensure team effectiveness and availability
  • Profound problem-solving and decision-making capabilities to analyse intricate security issues and devise effective solutions.
  • IT literate- Ability to operate detecting systems and emergency equipment

Who We Are:
Ward Security provides security services solutions to a range of UK businesses. Security services include: CCTV security systems, property management, guard dog security, key holding services, security guard patrol services, response alarm systems and more. With over 1500+ of our amazing people operating nationally.

We seek the best talent to uphold our vision “ We look after our people; our people look after our clients. We aim to retain and attract the very best of both ”.
 
Why Work For Us?
Apart from joining our friendly team we offer Uniform, SIA Licensing savings scheme, Cycle to Work Salary Sacrifice scheme, Pension and Life Assurance benefits.

We strongly believe in growing our own talent, and we provide opportunities through our in-house Training Academy, our Leadership Development Programme, online eLearning and development programmes for a career path.

To support the wellbeing of our people we have an in-house Mental Health Team, Wellbeing Platform, an inclusive culture recognised in our Diversity Champion & International Inclusion Awards. We uphold our wellbeing as a MIND Workplace Wellbeing Silver Award holder. We offer Reward membership to all employees, which includes retail discounts, cinema tickets, gym membership, 24/7 free Employee Assistance Programme, and many other fantastic benefits.

At Ward Security, we believe in fostering an inclusive workplace where diversity is celebrated, and every individual is valued. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. As an equal-opportunity employer, we strive to create an environment that promotes fairness, respect, and collaboration. We are dedicated to recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting individuals based on their qualifications, skills, and abilities. We embrace the unique perspectives and backgrounds of our team members, recognising that diversity enriches our organisation and contributes to our success.

We have exiting an contract opportunity for Oracle HCM Implementation Test Manager for our leading airline client.

Role overview

The Oracle HCM Implementation Test Manager is responsible for defining, planning, managing, and executing all testing activities within the Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) implementation programme. This role ensures that all modules - including Core HR, Talent, Absence, Recruitment, and Compensation - are rigorously tested and validated against business requirements before go-live, including key interfaces to Payroll, Benefits, and legacy systems.You will lead the end-to-end testing strategy, coordinate multiple stakeholders, manage test teams, and ensure the delivery of a high-quality HCM solution that meets functional and technical expectations.

Contract - 12 months

Location - Waterside (UB7 0GB) (Hybrid - 3-4 days onsite)

Pay - Flexible (inside IR35)

Key ResponsibilitiesTest Strategy & Planning

• Develop and own the overall end-to-end test strategy, plan, and schedule for the Oracle HCM implementation project.
• Define the scope and approach for each testing phase: unit, system integration, UAT, payroll comparison, and regression testing.
• Ensure alignment of the testing approach with project governance, timelines, and risk management frameworks.
• Establish entry and exit criteria for all test phases.
• Accountable for setting up and resourcing the Test Management Office (TMO), and for securing sign-off for the test strategy and approach via BA’s Technology governance process
• Responsible for developing and executing the SIT strategy, including non-Oracle and AWS aspects, and ensuring regression testing coverage for non-Oracle/AWS legacy ETLs and systems throughout the programme.

Test Management & Execution

• Lead and coordinate all testing activities across HCM modules (Core HR, Payroll, Absence, etc.).
• Manage a team of internal testers, external consultants, and third-party vendors.
• Oversee test case design, execution, and defect management using appropriate tools.
• Ensure traceability between test cases, requirements, and defects.
• Manage and report on test progress, quality metrics, and defect resolution.
• Manage third-party vendors and partners involved in test execution, defect resolution, and integration support, ensuring clear roles, responsibilities, and communication channels.
• Responsible for securing and provisioning all required test environments (including legacy and third-party), coordinating with third parties as needed, and obtaining any necessary data exemptions for access to live non-masked data in accordance with company policy.
• Provide test data in support of test execution at each phase of testing, including information for test scenarios.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate closely with HR functional leads, technical teams, system integrator, and business process owners.
• Coordinate User Acceptance Testing with HR and business users, ensuring readiness, environment stability, and proper training.
• Communicate risks, issues, and test results to the project steering group and senior stakeholders.

Quality Assurance

• Drive best practices in test governance, automation (where applicable), and data management.
• Ensure test environments and data are correctly set up, refreshed, and maintained.
• Validate data migration, integrations, and security configurations during testing.
• Champion continuous improvement and quality assurance within the implementation lifecycle.
• Unit Testing: Execute unit testing where required for changes to downstream applications and legacy systems.
• System Integration Testing (SIT): Input into test scenario creation, support SIT-related data creation for Supplier SIT execution, execute SIT for customer-developed integrations, and manage remediation/testing of integrations not developed by the supplier.
• Experience Testing: Manage experience testing provided by external partners (e.g., PwC) for functional build, integrations, and AWS activities.
• Cutover & Data Migration: Responsible for managing all cutover activities, including manual data migration, data catch-up during freeze periods, and resolving data quality or transformation defects during cutover. Engage with third-party vendors on integration connections.
• Regression Testing: Ensure regression test updates on non-Oracle and AWS legacy ETLs and/or POL during the programme.
• Provide traceability from business requirements as defined in the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) to business test scenarios and test outcomes.

Skills and Experience RequiredEssential- Proven experience as a Test Manager or Test Lead on multiple full lifecycle Oracle HCM Cloud implementations.- Deep understanding of Oracle HCM modules (Core HR, Absence, Talent, etc.) and typical integrations such as Payroll.- Strong background in test planning, execution, defect management, and reporting.- Experience working with system integrators and third-party vendors.- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.- Solid grasp of software development and testing methodologies (Agile / Waterfall / Hybrid).- Hands-on experience with test management tools (e.g., Oracle Test Manager, Jira, HP ALM, Zephyr, Azure DevOps).Desirable

• Experience with automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Oracle Application Testing Suite).
• Knowledge of HR business processes and compliance requirements.
• Familiarity with data migration testing and integration testing across ERP modules.
• ISTQB Certification (Test Manager or Advanced Level) or equivalent.

Personal Attributes

• Detail-oriented and methodical, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal abilities.
• Capable of working in fast-paced, cross-functional environments.
• Results-driven with a commitment to quality and continuous improvement.

What you need to do nowIf 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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As specialist Facilities Management recruiters, we are delighted to be supporting a highly prestigious London-based organisation in the appointment of a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer on a temporary basis.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a large, complex and operationally busy site where engineering standards, compliance and service delivery are paramount. The role offers real responsibility, autonomy and the chance to play a key part within a professional and well-established facilities team.
The OpportunityReporting directly to the Chief Engineer, you will take ownership of mechanical maintenance and water hygiene compliance across the site. This is a hands-on position with leadership responsibilities, including supervising engineers and managing subcontractors when required.
You will play a key role in ensuring statutory compliance, plant reliability and operational continuity within a live operational environment.
Key Responsibilities Deliver planned and reactive mechanical maintenance across HVAC systems, plant rooms, pumps, valves and water systems
Act as Responsible Person for Water Hygiene, managing Legionella risk assessments and remedial actions
Oversee weekly flushing regimes, temperature monitoring and compliance documentation
Conduct daily plant inspections and BMS checks
Raise and manage permits for high-risk works (hot works, confined spaces, working at height)
Supervise subcontractors including inductions and safety briefings
Support facilities requirements during live operations
Assist with compliance activities including emergency lighting, fire alarms, RCD testing and statutory inspections
Contribute to quarterly, six-monthly and annual PPM programmes including boiler servicing, HVAC inspections, gas safety checks, pressure testing and documentation reviews
Participation in an emergency on-call rota is required.

What Were Looking ForWe are keen to speak with experienced mechanical professionals who can demonstrate:
Level 3 NVQ/Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (or recognised apprenticeship)
IOSH Working or Managing Safely
Legionella / Water Hygiene certification
Several years of hands-on mechanical maintenance experience
Experience leading engineers and managing contractors
Strong working knowledge of statutory compliance and SFG20 standards
Experience using CAFM systems
Excellent communication skills and a proactive approach
Desirable qualifications include NEBOSH, Gas Safe, F-Gas, CSCS, LOLER/PUWER awareness and experience within complex or live operational environments.

Senior Unreal Developer| Luxury Automotive Brand Configurator
UK Remote
2-3 Month Contract
£500-600 Per Day

We’re partnering with a studio who are looking for a Senior Unreal Developer to work on an exciting project they’re delivering.

The project is building a real-time, pixel-streamed configurator for a major luxury automotive brand. Users configure a vehicle via a bespoke app. The system then dynamically converts that specific CAD model into Unreal Engine and pixel-streams it back in real-time for a fully interactive, photorealistic 360-degree experience.

What You’ll Be Doing

The Senior Unreal Developer will join the wider Unreal and asset team to take on the core technical challenges around the dynamic pipeline and real-time performance:

• Writing and optimising C++ to handle dynamic model ingestion from the external app into Unreal
• Working with automated CAD-to-Unreal data workflows
• Authoring shaders and materials to deliver luxury-automotive photorealism
• Optimising for a smooth Pixel Streaming experience

What You’ll Need

• Experience working at Senior Unreal Developer level with strong proficiency with Unreal Engine and solid C++ skills
• Experience working with CAD data within Unreal Engine
• Good knowledge of shader programming and high-end material authoring
• Familiarity with Pixel Streaming and real-time performance optimisation

If you’re a Senior Unreal Developer and skills and experience align with the role, click apply.

In short: A high-growth fintech is looking to bring on a Senior AI Engineer to build and ship production-grade scam intelligence that runs before payments clear. You’ll turn multi-source signals (transaction context, counterparty intelligence, behavioural patterns, unstructured evidence) into reliable, explainable risk decisions - under real-world constraints like latency, uptime, and auditability. About the company: The company is building a payment intelligence layer for banks - running real-time “investigations” on payments to provide rich context on the counterparty and situation. The goal: intercept scams while ensuring genuine payments flow smoothly. They’re early-stage, moving fast, and working on problems where correctness, security and reliability are non-negotiable. Who we’re looking for You’re a hands-on ML/AI builder who’s comfortable owning the full loop: data → modelling → deployment → monitoring → iteration. You care about practical decisioning (not just metrics), you’re thoughtful about trade-offs (customer experience vs protection), and you’re excited about building systems that are explainable and bank-grade. What you’ll do - Build and ship scam risk models and signals (typology classification, risk scoring, decision logic) - Engineer features across heterogeneous data: transaction context, behavioural sequences, counterparty signals, network/graph patterns, and unstructured evidence - Design calibrated outputs (scores + reason codes) that are actionable and explainable for banking workflows - Own evaluation end-to-end: leakage avoidance, cost-sensitive metrics, thresholding, phased rollouts, and post-incident learning - Productionise ML: packaging, deployment, monitoring, drift detection, and retraining strategies - Collaborate closely with backend/product teams to integrate intelligence into real-time payment flows - Work alongside agent/LLM workflows for evidence gathering and synthesis, while keeping the decision core predictable and auditable Must-haves: - Strong experience shipping applied ML into production (not just experimentation) - Strong Python + ability to write maintainable, tested code - Strong SQL + comfort working directly with messy, high-volume data - Solid modelling judgement: calibration, leakage, bias, thresholding, cost trade-offs, monitoring/drift - Experience building decisioning systems where reliability, latency, and explainability matter Nice-to-haves: - Experience in fraud/scams, payments, risk, trust & safety, AML, or adjacent domains - Familiarity with graph/network features and entity resolution style problems - Experience with MLOps tooling (model registry/MLflow, feature stores, orchestration) - Comfort with cloud-native/event-driven systems and working closely with platform/backend engineers - Experience integrating unstructured signals (text/embeddings/RAG style pipelines) into decision systems Why join - Work on a mission with real-world impact: stopping scams before money leaves - Build real-time, bank-grade ML systems with ownership end-to-end - Early team + high autonomy + meaningful technical decisions

On behalf of Protiviti, the global Business Consulting firm, we are seeking an interim Actuarial Data Business Analyst to join a life insurance firm. This role will focus on ensuring high-quality actuarial data flows across systems, supporting risk modelling, pricing, and reporting activities, while embedding robust data governance frameworks. This is initially a 6-month interim assignment with a view to potentially extend beyond that term.Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and implementation of a target state solution
• Producing and managing both functional and non-functional requirements, and supporting the collation of acceptance criteria
• Developing a transparent traceability matrix between business requirements and the proposed technical design
• Reviewing and identifying opportunities to optimise current business capabilities

Skills:

• Strong background in actuarial processes
• Proven experience in data governance, data quality, and lineage frameworks.
• Hands-on expertise with Snowflake and SAP platforms.
• Ability to translate actuarial requirements into technical data solutions.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, working across actuarial, finance, risk, and IT functions.

If you are available or actively seeking to a new interim assignment then please get in touch with me and we can have a discussion about the role. This is a hybrid opportunity based in London, and will require a minimum two days office presence. Best wishes, Affi

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1st Line Service Desk Analyst - 3 Month Rolling Contract - £180 P/D - £240 P/D - Financial ServicesAs a 1st Line Service Desk Analyst, you will be the first point of contact for users seeking technical assistance. You’ll log, categorise, and manage incidents, providing resolutions where possible and escalating when necessary. This role involves both telephone and deskside support, with a strong focus on communication, accuracy, and customer satisfaction.Key Responsibilities

• Log, classify, and process IT incidents and service requests accurately.
• Provide first-line troubleshooting, investigation, and diagnosis.
• Perform routine daily system checks (e.g., backups, server checks).
• Escalate more complex issues to the appropriate teams while ensuring timely updates to users.
• Work within defined Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Maintain clear communication with users regarding incident progress and outcomes.
• Support various IT projects and undertake additional tasks as required.

Essential Technical Skills

• Experience with MS Windows Desktop & Server OS (Windows 10/11, Windows Server 2016+).
• Strong knowledge of MS Office, Office 365, Outlook (2016+).
• Active Directory user, group, and computer administration.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve Citrix connectivity issues.

Desirable Technical Skills

• Understanding of PC & server hardware troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with Android/iOS mobile devices.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure and Office 365 admin.
• Troubleshooting video conferencing platforms, especially MS Teams.

Desirable Knowledge

• Understanding of ITIL, particularly Service Operation.

1st Line Service Desk Analyst - 3 Month Rolling Contract - £180 P/D - £240 P/D - Financial Services

The Firm

Our client is a leading international law firm with a strong UK presence and an outstanding reputation within the Real Estate sector. With one of the largest Real Estate teams in Europe - comprising over 90 partners and 300 lawyers - the practice is consistently ranked Band/Tier 1 across Chambers and Legal 500 directories. Due to maternity leave, the firm is now seeking a Business Development & Marketing Executive to join its established Real Estate BD team. This role can be based in London, Manchester or Sheffield and sits within a collaborative team of five, reporting to the Hiring Manager.

The Opportunity

This is a maternity cover position offering a salary of £52,500 with hybrid working (3 days in the office). The successful candidate will support a truly market-leading Real Estate practice across pitching, marketing, communications and client development initiatives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the production of pitches and capability statements, maintaining pitch content and credentials lists, and preparing first draft submissions
• Monitoring pitch outcomes and updating the firm’s pitch database
• Assisting with brochures and marketing collateral, liaising with BD Managers and Design teams
• Updating social media channels and supporting website and microsite content updates
• Supporting the preparation of legal directory and award submissions
• Assisting with the execution of UK and international events, including invitations, delegate materials and event coordination
• Supporting key account management processes, including updating client reports and preparing materials for client relationship meetings
• Maintaining and updating the CRM system (Centric), including managing marketing lists and running reports for BD initiatives
• Building strong working relationships across the global BD, Marketing and Communications teams
• Supporting wider strategic initiatives as required by the Head of Practice Group and Sector Marketing

Requirements

• Previous Business Development & Marketing experience within a legal or professional services environment
• Experience supporting pitches, campaigns, practice group marketing and client targeting
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Confident working with data and presenting complex information clearly and concisely
• Strong numerical skills and attention to detail
• Experience using CRM systems and relevant IT packages

Vacancy Highlights

• Hybrid working: 3 days in the office
• Competitive benefits package including bonus scheme, private medical insurance and enhanced parental leave

For a confidential discussion regarding this Business Development & Marketing Executive opportunity, please contact Birchrose Associates.

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We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.

PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

Business Analyst Contract Hybrid - 6 months Security Cleared

Our customer has a number of large-scale transformation project running over the next 12-24 months and require a team of Business Analysts to support them on these journeys.

The Business Analyst must have experience in eliciting, analysing and managing complex business requirements, working on large-scale transformation projects, using data and insight to influence decision-making and drive change.

Business Analyst s Essential Skills & Experience:

• Security Cleared Business Analyst
• Happy to attend site 40% of their time (average 2 days per week)
• Ideally having worked within Financial Services
• Proven background working as a Business Analyst on initiatives or programmes, with accountability for gathering, analysing, and managing business requirements.
• Experience leading workshops and stakeholder discussions to capture requirements and confirm proposed solutions.
• Proven ability to elicit, analyse, and document business and solution requirements, develop operating models and process designs (e.g. UML, and BPMN), and assess the impact, risks, and dependencies of proposed system and process changes.
• Experience working with IWMS (Integrated Workplace Management Systems), preferably using Planon.
• Experience working with APIs (Application Programming Interfaces), including integration and data exchange between systems.

Business Analyst s experience / project experience could include:

• Experience of working within Financial Services
• Change Enablement project expertise
• Any Payments / Banking project experience, ideally:
  • SAP / ERP Projects
  • Collateral Management
  • T24 experience
  • Experience with Swift or Chaps
  • Must work to BPMN standards

Apply now to the Security Cleared Business Analyst and speak with VIQU IT in confidence. Or reach out to Louise Davies on via the VIQU IT website.

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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.

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

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LINUX Infrastructure Engineer

6 Month Contract - Inside IR35 - Up to 600 per day
London, UK - 2-3 days onsite

We are seeking a DV Cleared LINUX & Applications Specialist to support a secure government programme delivering operating system and application capabilities within a controlled virtual infrastructure.

This is a 6 month contract role, Inside IR35, paying up to 600 per day.

Candidates must hold active DV Clearance and be a sole British national due to the sensitivity of the programme.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and integration of Linux operating systems - Red Hat preferred
• Provisioning of new systems within virtual environments
• OS upgrades, patching and lifecycle management via Satellite Server
• Security hardening to CIS and NIST standards
• Use of security scanning tools and threat remediation
• Deployment, configuration and troubleshooting of vendor monitoring tools
• Integration with operating systems, container platforms, Active Directory, security tooling and backup solutions
• Build and deployment of network and infrastructure monitoring tools
• Strong troubleshooting across OS and IP networking environments
• Production of High and Low Level Design documentation and build guides

Expected Activities

• Deliver against the project technical roadmap
• Linux server builds within on-site infrastructure
• OS hardening, upgrades and patching
• Application deployment and container integration
• Integration with storage, security, monitoring and backup capabilities

This is a hands-on delivery role within a high assurance environment.

If you hold active DV Clearance and are looking for your next secure contract engagement, apply with your latest CV

6 months

Remote - occasional travel to London site

450 per day inside IR35 - Umbrella

Eligible for SC security clearance

Essential skills and experience

• Testing Automation expertise, specifically:
• Develop a comprehensive test approach for major releases & monthly upgrades in a SASE environment, following defined patterns
• Create & maintain standardized deliverable templates for consistent use throughout the contract
• Align delivery team with client’s test policies & procedures
• Collaborate with SASE provider on outputs from their testing cycles & release management
• Document all test approaches, templates, and aligned test policies to support knowledge sharing and continuous improvement

Desirable skills and experience

• Familiarity with implementation and migration of secure network services including HSCN connectivity, Next Generation Firewalls (NGFW), and Web Application Firewalls (WAF). The role ensures solutions are robust, secure, compliant, and fit for purpose within regulated environments (e.g., NHS/public sector).

Key responsibilities:

• Own and deliver the end-to-end test strategy for HSCN connectivity, NGFW, and WAF implementations.
• Develop test plans, schedules, entry/exit criteria, and a risk-based testing approach aligned to programme milestones.
• Manage full testing lifecycle including SIT, security testing, performance testing, and UAT support.
• Validate firewall rules, network segmentation, traffic flows, and HSCN connectivity (routing, failover, compliance).
• Assure WAF effectiveness by testing policies, signatures, and protection against common attack vectors.
• Track, manage, and report defects, risks, and quality metrics to programme and senior stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with NHS/HSCN and organisational security standards; support accreditation evidence.
• Coordinate across network, cyber, infrastructure, application teams, and third-party suppliers.
• Ensure test environments are production-representative and support release/go-live readiness decisions.
• Provide clear reporting, governance, and smooth handover to BAU/support teams.

Spectrum IT’s partner are an enterprise digital platform provider who deliver a widely used, real-world consumer mobile application. They are entering a key delivery phase and are looking for an experienced Contract Flutter contractor to join them and help deliver new features and enhancements within a time-critical product roadmap. In this role you’ll be supporting upto 1.5 million customers across the UK and Europe.

This role has been deemed OUTSIDE IR35 and will be a remote working role with occasionally office visits to the West London/Uxbridge site.

You’ll be joining a modern engineering function working on a production-scale mobile app that integrates with a large Azure cloud-based backend platform.

The Role

You will play a key role in designing and building new mobile features while improving existing functionality in a live Flutter application. The work is highly collaborative, involving close interaction with backend engineers working in a .NET / Azure cloud environment, as well as product and design teams. This is a fast-paced contract where delivery momentum and quality both matter.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop new features in a live Flutter application (iOS, Android, Web)
• Contribute to architectural decisions within a modular Flutter codebase (Bloc / Cubits)
• Implement clean, scalable Dart code aligned with best practices
• Integrate backend services via REST (previous gRPC exposure beneficial)
• Implement and enhance mapping functionality (Mapbox mobile, Google Maps web)
• Contribute to CI/CD pipeline improvements (Azure / GitHub)
• Support app performance optimisation, crash reduction, and stability improvements
• Work within Agile sprint cycles, delivering against milestone-driven roadmaps

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong commercial experience developing Flutter mobile applications
• Solid experience with Dart and Flutter architecture patterns
• Experience delivering features in live, consumer-facing mobile apps
• Strong understanding of mobile app state management
• Experience integrating REST APIs and handling asynchronous data flows
• Knowledge of mobile performance optimisation and debugging
• Experience working in a cloud-connected mobile architecture

Technical Environment

• Flutter / Dart
• Backend services built in a .NET
• Microsoft Azure cloud platform
• Source control via GitHub
• Delivery tracking using Jira
• Documentation and collaboration in Confluence
• CI/CD pipelines supporting mobile deliver

For more information and to submit your interest, please apply with an updated CV.

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Service Designers - Government Contract Opportunity (GDS Experience Required)
Sector: Government
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Location: Fully Remote
Contract Length: Initially until end of March
Extension: Likely 3-month rolling extension thereafter
400- 450pd (Inside IR35)

We are currently seeking experienced Service Designers to join a high-profile Government programme, supporting large-scale public service transformation initiatives.

Role Overview
As a Service Designer, you will play a key role in shaping and improving end-to-end services, ensuring they are user-centred, accessible, and aligned with Government Digital Service (GDS) standards and service assessments. You will work within multidisciplinary agile teams to design and deliver services that meet user needs and government best practice.

Ideal Candidate

• Strong experience in Service Design within complex environments
• Proven experience working to GDS standards and preparing for GDS service assessments
• Deep understanding of user-centred design principles
• Experience within central government or wider public sector (highly desirable)
• Comfortable working in multidisciplinary agile teams

Job Title: Snowflake Data Engineer
Location: London (2 days on-site per week)
Salary/Rate: 550 - 600 per day inside IR35
Start Date: March
Job Type: Initial 3-6 month contract

Company Introduction
We have an exciting opportunity now available with one of our sector-leading consultancy clients! They are currently looking for a skilled Snowflake Data Engineer to help on their cloud migration project.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives
You will be responsible for designing and building scalable data pipelines, Data Vault models/Dimension Model, and Snowflake/dbt workloads for cloud migration projects.

? Implement Data Vault 2.0 (Hubs, Links, Satellites) /Dimension Model on Snowflake.
? Build ELT pipelines using Snowflake, dbt, Python/PySpark.
? Develop ingestion from APIs, databases, streams.
? Optimize Snowflake warehouses, cost, and performance.
? Collaborate with architects, analysts, and DevOps.
? Maintain documentation, lineage, governance standards.

Required Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate will have the following:

? Strong SQL; Snowflake ELT; dbt experience.
? Python/PySpark, ETL/ELT design.
? Data Vault 2.0 or dimensional modeling.
? AWS services (S3, Glue, Lambda, Redshift) or GCP equivalents.
? Experience with CI/CD for data pipelines.

Good to have skills
Although not essential, the following skills are desired by the client:

? Kafka/Kinesis, Airflow, CodePipeline.
? BI tools (Power BI/Tableau).
? Docker/OpenShift; metadata driven pipelines.

? 3-8+ years Data Engineering experience.
? Cloud data engineering and Snowflake/dbt hands on exposure.

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

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.
Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally. Please see our website for our full diversity statement.

A Charity in London have launched a programme of work to adopt simple, standard and modern processes in the everyday operations, underpinned by an Oracle cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution.

They are now seeking a Cutover Manager who will lead all planning, coordination and execution of activities required to transition them from legacy Finance, HR, Payroll, Procurement and Research Management systems into Oracle Fusion, ensuring a smooth, controlled and well-governed go-live.

This role overseas all cutover workstreams; technical, data, business readiness, environment, testing, exit criteria, communication and hypercare planning, to ensure the organisation is fully prepared for Day 1 operations.

The role can be offered on either a Fixed Term contract ( 80-90k per annum) or a daily rate or arpund 600pd (inside IR35).

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the detailed cutover plan aligned to the overall plan-on-a-page and deployment timeline.
• Define cutover scope, review existing entry criteria and exit criteria, establish success measures and checkpoints.
• Coordinate across all workstreams (HR, Finance, Research) to identify all cutover tasks and dependencies.
• Liaise directly with the Enterprise Applications team to ensure the Digital Services BAU function is engaged at the right checkpoints; plan and manage the progressive wind-down of non-essential BAU activity during cutover, and coordinate a controlled handover into hyper-care and steady-state support.
• Lead cutover governance meetings including readiness checkpoints, go/nogo meetings and daily stand ups. go meetings and daily
• Own and manage the end-to-end cutover strategy for Oracle Fusion Cloud implementations (FINANCE, HCM, and SCM) including Research Management and EPM.
• Oversee issue management and escalation during data load/dry-run cycles.

Skills and Experience

• Knowledge and experience of managing cutover for major ERP transformation projects. (Preferably Oracle)
• Strong understanding of ERP platforms, plus infrastructure and data migration.
• Evidenced experience of performing this role in multiple Oracle programmes
• Strong understanding of data migration cycles, environment management, testing phases and business readiness, as evidenced across programme documentation.
• Excellent planning, organisation and dependency-mapping skills across multi-workstream programmes.
• Ability to run multiple workstreams manage high-pressure go-live windows.
• Confident communicator with strong leadership presence, able to operate at senior stakeholder level.
• Experience within public sector, research, or higher-education environments.
• 7+ years of experience in Oracle implementations, with strong focus on cutover and deployment management.
• Hands-on experience with Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications (ERP, HCM, SCM)

Overview of the role To deliver professional high-quality communications with both internal and external stakeholders. The post holder will be required to take ownership of all non-technical communications associated to works undertaken by the section. This will include preparation of newsletters, resident communications, resident updates on major works, assisting with legal process to obtain access, and responding to complaints raised by service users. The post holder will also be required to review communications undertaken by internal and external providers before issue.
Key responsibilities

• To take ownership of all non-technical communication requirements associated to projects undertaken by the M&E team
• To coordinate and provide detailed responses to formal complaints concerning projects or works undertaken by the team.
• To coordinate and respond to communications received from elected members, LBI Directors and Senior Managers.
• To undertake the content, printing and issue, of all newsletters and communications, required to ensure an excellent communications strategy for projects undertaken by the section.
• Act as the Council s lead for all stage 1 complaints concerning works undertaken by the section.
• To investigate and to respond to any issues raised by residents, members of the public or internal staff in line with the Council s complaints procedure.
• To support officers in the M&E team on communications associated to works undertaken by the section.
• To understand and use the council Oneserve and NEC platform in order to upload or find project or resident information.
• To work with colleagues in other parts of the organisation i.e. (Home Ownership Team, Building Control, Energy Services etc)
• To work closely with external contractor s resident liaison officers who are undertaking works for the section.
• To work closely with resident associations (TRA s and TMO s) tenant and resident associations (TRAs), to ensure they are kept informed and updated.
• Organise and take full responsibility for all aspects of customer satisfaction surveys including interpreting and collating results, preparing reports of findings and instigating changes in practice and procedure
• Where required to initiate and take full responsibility for any legal action / injunction required by the section to secure entry to domestic accommodation.
• Take full responsibilities for organising chairing and minuting resident evening meetings which can be virtual or in person.

GENERIC DUTIES:

1. Ensure services are provided in accordance with Islington Council s commitment to Best Value and high-quality service provision to service users.
2. Ensure compliance with Data Protection / GDPR legislation
3. Use available information technology systems to carry out duties in the most efficient and effective manner.
4. Undertake continuing professional development and relevant training, seminars, supervision sessions related to the role.
5. Participate and meet objectives agreed in management meetings and appraisal targets as agreed with your line manager.
6. At all times carrying out responsibilities and duties in accordance with all relevant legislation, codes of practice and Council policies and procedures related to the post.
7. At all times to carry out responsibilities and duties within the framework of Islington Council s Dignity for all Policy.
8. Perform any other reasonable, minor and non-recurring duties, appropriate to the post as many be directed.

Compliance
Ensure adherence to legal, regulatory, and policy requirements under GDPR, Health and Safety, Employee Code of Conduct and in your area of expertise by identifying opportunities and risks, and escalating issues as necessary.

We are seeking an experienced NetApp Senior Storage Engineer to join our enterprise infrastructure team on a initial 6 month contract.

This is a hands-on technical role focused on the administration, support, and optimisation of NetApp storage environments and modern enterprise backup platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Storage Administration & Support

• Hands-on administration of NetApp storage systems
• Strong experience with NetApp ONTAP (Clustered ONTAP)
• Management of aggregates, volumes, LUNs, and qtrees
• Support for NFS and CIFS/SMB protocols
• Configuration and support of Storage Virtual Machines (SVMs)
• Management of Snapshots and SnapMirror replication

Storage Architecture & Operations

• Design and support of enterprise storage solutions
• Capacity planning and performance tuning
• High availability configurations (HA pairs, clustering)
• Firmware and ONTAP upgrades
• Storage migrations and data lifecycle management

Backup & Disaster Recovery

• Strong understanding of backup fundamentals (full, incremental, retention policies)
• Knowledge of RPO and RTO objectives
• Disaster recovery planning and testing
• Data integrity validation and restore testing

Enterprise Backup Platforms

• Hands-on experience with enterprise-grade solutions, particularly:
• Cohesity
• Rubrik
• Experience backing up and restoring enterprise databases
• Protection of VM-based infrastructure
• Image-level backups and application-consistent snapshots

In addition to experience in some of the above candidate will also ideally hold industry certifications in NetApp along with strong troubleshooting and analytical capability, ability to work independently in complex enterprise environments and clear documentation and effective communication skills.

If you are a proactive infrastructure specialist with strong NetApp and enterprise backup expertise, we would love to hear from you.

This role will be hybrid based working 1-2 day per week in the office.

Day Rate - £465 per day via umbrella company