Role Title: IP Network Architect
Location: Reading/Hybrid

Role Overview

The IP Design Specialist (Architect) plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of network design and strategy across a diverse portfolio of technologies including IP/MPLS networks, hybrid cloud platforms, and next-gen mobile infrastructure. This senior technical leader is responsible for high-level architectural direction, cross-domain integration, and setting design standards that support critical transformation and growth initiatives across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead strategic IP network architecture efforts across LAN/WAN, MPLS core, cloud networking, and virtualized network functions (VNF/CNF).
• Develop and govern HLDs (High-Level Designs) ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and business objectives.
• Collaborate with CTO, Product, and Infrastructure teams to define architectural blueprints and long-term roadmaps.
• Act as SME for critical technologies such as SDN, NFV, service chaining, and Cloud-native networking.
• Guide and mentor designers and engineers in complex solution development and design best practices.
• Define and enforce network design standards, patterns, and reusable components across the enterprise.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and vendor solutions, supporting innovation and network evolution.
• Lead cross-functional design assurance and technical steering groups.

Essential Skills & Qualifications

• Senior-level expertise in service provider routing, large-scale MPLS, BGP, multitenant network design.
• Strong experience architecting both traditional infrastructure and cloud-based (OpenStack, AWS, Azure) networking.
• In-depth knowledge of modern network architectures, including microservices, API-driven platforms, and DevOps integration.
• Experience in enterprise security and network segmentation best practices.
• Familiarity with network automation and orchestration: Ansible, Python, Netconf/YANG, REST APIs.
• Excellent strategic thinking, documentation, and stakeholder communication skills.

Desirable Certifications

• CCIE/JNCIE/SRA or equivalent level of demonstrable experience.
• TOGAF, AWS Solution Architect, or equivalent enterprise architecture certification is advantageous

Our client, a leading insurance company, is seeking a Genesys Low-Code Developer to design and optimise customer communication workflows.

The role focuses on low-code development and system customisation within Genesys Cloud, leveraging native tools such as Architect, routing, and configuration to deliver efficient customer journeys with minimal custom development.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure and maintain Genesys Architect flows (voice, chat, email)
• Set up and optimise routing, queues, and skills-based logic
• Customise the platform to support customer service journeys
• Implement lightweight integrations using Data Actions and APIs
• Enhance self-service capabilities and reduce agent dependency

Key Requirements

• Strong experience with Genesys Cloud (Architect, routing, queues)
• Experience in low-code/configuration-driven environments
• Understanding of contact centre operations and CX journeys
• Familiarity with APIs and Data Actions

Role Scope

This is a configuration-focused role, prioritising:

• Low-code solutions and Genesys customisation
• Rapid iteration using native platform capabilities
• Minimal reliance on custom Back End development

Success Measures

• Increased self-service adoption
• Improved support efficiency and response times
• Scalable and maintainable Genesys configurations

If interested please send us a copy of your CV.

Grade A - £55,172 (National) or £61,028 (London - for London office based or homebased workers within the boundary of the M25) There is also an additional homeworking allowance of £600 per annum for those working from home. For exceptional candidates, a higher salary may be available.

Contracted Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Fixed Term or Secondment Opportunity until 30 April 2027 (to deliver a project funded for this period only)

Location: Homebased

Closing Date: Tuesday 28 April 2026 at 11.59pm

Picture this

Imagine leading the operational backbone of CQCs Enterprise Data Platform (EDP), ensuring that data services are reliable, well-managed, and consistently deliver value to the organisation.

CQCs cloud-based Enterprise Data Platform is built on Microsoft Azure to deliver governed data and analytics, integration and archiving capabilities.

As Data Operations Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring that demand is effectively managed, services are stable and high-quality, and that the organisation can confidently rely on the platform to support its insight and regulatory requirements.

The role

Youll play an important part in delivering our mission. In this role, youll:

• Lead the operational management of the Enterprise Data Platform, ensuring services are reliable, controlled and meet organisational needs.
• Manage demand, incidents, changes and releases, ensuring work is prioritised and delivered effectively.
• Provide operational oversight and reporting, giving clear insight into performance, demand and value delivered.
• Oversee data quality monitoring and assurance, ensuring issues are identified and resolved.
• Work closely with the Data Platform Lead and Principal Data Engineer to ensure that platform capabilities and engineering standards are delivered effectively in practice

What youll do

• Manage demand, incidents, changes, releases and CAB.
• Provide operational reporting on performance, volumes and trends.
• Oversee data quality monitoring and issue resolution.
• Manage data engineering teams.
• Ensure operational readiness and CI/CD.

Show us

We will be looking for:

• Experience managing data or technical operations.
• Knowledge of incident, change and release processes.
• The ability to provide clear operational reporting.
• Experience working with data engineering teams.
• Strong prioritisation and stakeholder skills.

Join us and help CQC run a reliable, high-performing data platform that delivers real value to the organisation.

Compliance

Note for internal candidates:

This is a secondment/fixed term opportunity. Please read the recruitment and selection policy section on secondments. You must discuss your application with your line manager before applying.

To progress your application, youll need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Without a valid right to work, you wont be eligible for the role.We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. Some roles may also be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.

Next steps

If you apply, youll need to create a profile and complete an online application form.Your application will be completely anonymous. Please see ourinformation for applicantsfor more details on the process.We contact every applicantto let them know the outcome of their application, so you will hear from us whether or not you are shortlisted.

If youd like an informal chat about the role, contact Taryn Coop, Deputy Director of Enterprise Data & Reporting. For general enquiries, please contact us.

The Benefits

We offer a wide range ofbenefits, including:

• Annual leave starting at 27 days per year, rising to 32.5 days with service, plus bank holidays (usually eight days per year).
• Training and development opportunities.
• Wellbeing initiatives, such as gym discounts and meditation.
• NHS pension scheme, with around 14% employer contribution.
• Discount schemes (including eligibility for a Blue Light card, at a cost of £4.99 and valid for two years), reward vouchers, car leasing and more!

Please see ourbenefitspage for the full list.

Equity for all

We know job descriptions can feel intimidating. Research shows they can cause some people to doubt whether theyre a good fit. This happens more often to people from underrepresented groups (e.g. ethnic minority backgrounds). If this role interests you, we encourage you to apply.Your unique perspective, skills, and experience could be exactly what we need.

We want every candidate to feel supported and able to do their best. If you need adjustments to our process, well work with you to remove any barriers. Visit ouraccessibility pagefor more on this. If youd like to chat, please contact us.Please note, if you have previously informed us of adjustments you need for an interview or within your role, these are not carried over and must be discussed for each individual application you make.

We promote a workplace where fairness, respect and inclusion are a priority. Diverse teams make our work better, help us deliver our mission and make our culture stronger. See ourED&I pagefor more about this.

We welcome applications from everyone, and colleagues can find support and community among our many employee networks. This includes people of any:

• Age
• Sex
• Gender identity or expression
• Sexual orientation
• Religion or belief
• Ethnicity
• Disability

Values and vision

We are guided by our core values, which shape our work and our culture.

Excellence being a high-performing organisation.
Caring treating everyone with dignity and respect.
Integrity doing the right thing.
Teamwork learning from each other to be the best we can.

We are a disability confident employer and a carer confident employer.

A Note on AI

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• AI can support research, structuring and refining your writing, but your applicationmustreflect yourreal skills and experience.
• Spell-checking and condensing word counts are great ways to use AI effectively.
  -Do notcopy and paste AI generated answers. These will not help you stand out; remember, we want to hear about your skills and experience.
• Providing false and insincere examples goes against our core values of honesty and integrity andmay lead to your application being withdrawnor termination of your employment.

Our client is a leading tech-driven quant and systematic hedge fund trading with offices across the globe. They leverage deep knowledge in data, research, technology and trading to deliver high-quality returns. This opportunity offers a dynamic and fast-paced environment with excellent scope for career growth.

Looking for a C++ developer with financial services experience. You’ll join a trading desk where you’ll have a direct and immediate impact on the desk’s success. Working closely with traders and researchers, this role offers exposure to many aspects of algorithmic trading, including ultra-low-latency trading engine (tracking nanoseconds), research platform (terabytes of data per day), and analytics infrastructure (massive cloud computing)

The successful candidate will enjoy taking ownership of projects from initial idea through to completed solution. You can expect opportunities to solve hard technical challenges critical to the desk’s success.

Requirements

• Strong academic background, ideally in Computer Science
• Minimum 3+ years’ experience in a quant trading environment
• Fantastic modern C++ skills that you are using currently (Python experience a big plus)
• Good understanding of what is happening ‘under the hood’ - be it CPU, memory, OS, network, etc.
• Outstanding communication skills suitable for a dynamic, fast-paced environment

Benefits

• Great opportunity to be part of a collaborative, creative environment where you can feel valued for your input
• Competitive salary + generous benefits
• Professional and personal development
• Relaxed, casual culture, with a healthy work-life balance

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Contact
To apply for this role, or for further information, please contact:

Alice Vincent
alice.vincent@oxfordknight.co.uk
linkedin.com/in/alice-vincent-176561272

Contract Murex Back Office Business Analyst Location: London, UK – Hybrid working 3 days in their London office Duration: 6 months rolling (Contract) Rate: £700-800 per day (Inside IR35 / Umbrella Company Rate) We are seeking an experienced Murex Back Office Business Analyst with strong configuration and technical expertise to join a leading financial institution on a contract basis. This role focuses on Murex system configuration , integration , and back-office process optimization , supporting trade lifecycle, settlement, and regulatory compliance. Key Responsibilities 1. Configure and customize Murex back-office modules for trade processing, settlement, and reporting. 2. Enhance Murex workflows and functionalities, including Pre-Trade Workflow , Cash Settlements , SSI Management , and Confirmation Instruction Setup . 3. Develop and maintain MxML workflows , data mapping, and scripting for automation and integration. 4. Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into functional and technical specifications. 5. Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to Murex configurations and integrations. 6. Support testing phases (system, integration, UAT) and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. Required Skills 1. Deep understanding of Murex architecture and back-office modules . 2. Extensive experience in configuring and customizing Murex for back-office functionalities. 3. Proficiency in MxML workflows , scripting, and data mapping. 4. Experience with CLS (Continuous Linked Settlement) interface. 5. Strong programming skills in Java and Python . 6. Database management and SQL expertise for data extraction and manipulation. 7. Familiarity with API development and system integration. 8. Hands-on experience in Unix environments , including shell scripting and system administration. Desired Skills 1. Experience with Azure cloud services (deployment, monitoring, integration). 2. Proficiency in Azure DevOps for CI/CD pipeline setup and automation. Why Apply? 1. Work on high-impact projects within a global financial institution. 2. Opportunity to leverage cutting-edge technology and optimize back-office operations. 3. Competitive day rates and flexible contract terms.

Our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions.

Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.

Through telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

The Role:
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Product Manager to join the Product Development and Management team responsible for the M&G private markets product range on a 12 Month Fixed-Term contract basis.

This individual will provide direction and leadership in respect of new product development and the ongoing management of the product range, working with various private markets investment teams. There is a diverse and expanding fund suite using different product structures and fund domiciles. The range currently offers access to private credit, structure credit, impact & private equity, infrastructure and real estate.

The candidate must have demonstrable experience within the asset management industry, ideally in a product development / management role. They should have a good understanding of different fund structures and domiciles including both regulated and unregulated funds, with extensive knowledge of alternative investment funds and experience of fund structuring and launches. They should also be able to demonstrate knowledge of private asset classes and strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Development of new products ensuring that initiatives follow the Product Development and Management process, representing the Private Markets Product team in the development, design and delivery of new products, taking an active position in relevant Steering Committees and working groups and ensuring fund documentation is fit for purpose.

• Leading product management reviews, ensuring that the product range remains fit for purpose in terms of client expectations, pricing, profitability and the prevailing regulatory landscape.

• Maintaining an up to date knowledge of market and industry trends and regulation and assessing their impact on the existing product set and encouraging product innovation.

• Providing product input into M&G group projects.

• Assisting with the development of product strategy for Private Markets.

  Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Experience within the asset management industry, preferably in a product development / management role with fund structuring and launch experience of private asset strategies.

• Sound comprehension of product lifecycles for the development, launch, maintenance and review of funds. An interest in commercial real estate business and other capital markets (including private asset and sustainable investment strategies).

• Good understanding of a range of product jurisdictions and relevant regulations (e.g. AIFMD II, UCITS, MiFID II, SFDR and EU Taxonomy).

• Extensive knowledge of different product structures and alternative asset classes.

• Self motivated, collaborative, resilient, flexible, unafraid to challenge upwards, and seeks to continue developing professionally.

• Well organised and able to manage multiple initiatives concurrently, prioritise workload appropriately, and manage the expectations of a range of different stakeholders, including conflicts.

• Proactive, commercially aware and able to apply sound judgement, and able to work on own initiative to tight deadlines

• Effective communication skills including analytical, report writing and influencing skills.

• Degree level academic qualification (or equivalent).

• CFA/CAIA/MBA or other post-graduate professional experience (e.g. legal, accounting, actuarial) is desirable

Recruiter: Hannah Curtis
Work Level: Manager or Expert

What we offer:

At M&G, we’re committed to helping you thrive and supporting your wellbeing, both at work and beyond. Our benefits are designed to help you balance your professional and personal life, while planning confidently for your future. Our UK benefits include:

• As a savings and Investments firm we are proud to offer a valuable pension scheme of 18% , with 13% made up of Employer Contributions and 5% Employee Contributions . We also offer Share Save and our Share Incentive Plan , together with access to financial wellbeing and support services - to help give you real confidence to put your money to work.
• Enjoy 38 days annual leave including bank holidays, with the opportunity to purchase up to 5 extra days and additional flexibility through our Time Off When You Need It policy - to balance your work and personal commitments.
• Our market leading Inspiring Families policy includes comprehensive support and paid parental leave covering maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and paternity leave - as supporting families is a core aspect of our inclusive culture.
• Health & Protection cover including Private Healthcare , Critical Illness cover and Life Assurance for you, with family options - for peace of mind.

To explore more about life at M&G and our full benefits offering, visit Life at M&G

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.

M&G is also proud to be a Disability Confident Leader , and we welcome applications from candidates with long-term health conditions, disabilities, or neuro-divergent conditions.

If you need assistance or an alternative means of applying for a role due to a disability or additional need, please let us know by contacting us at: careers@mandg.com

Pensions Specialist - 12 Month Contract

Location: London (Hybrid - 2 days onsite, Tuesdays mandatory)
Rate: 33.93 per hour (Umbrella)
Start: ASAP

Overview

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Pensions Specialist to support the delivery and transition of LGPS administration within a large public sector Shared Services environment.

This role will focus on delivering high-quality pension administration and embedding sustainable processes for long-term service delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end LGPS administration (starters, leavers, retirements, estimates)
• Perform complex pension calculations, including CARE schemes
• Manage and resolve technical LGPS queries
• Review submissions to third-party administrators
• Work closely with Payroll and HR teams
• Produce and maintain process documentation and guidance
• Support stakeholder engagement and service transition into BAU

Essential Requirements

• Recent, hands-on LGPS administration experience (essential)
• Strong knowledge of full pension lifecycle processing
• Experience using LGPS systems/portals
• Confident handling complex calculations and queries independently

Desirable

• Experience in HR Shared Services
• Public sector or local authority background
• Strong attention to detail and process improvement experience

We can only consider applications from those eligible to work in the UK for this position. This position will require some additional checks, to ensure you can access the site worked as needed.
For more information on this position, please contact Marika Powell at ARM on (phone number removed) or email your CV and covering letter to .

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited (“ARM”). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.

Software Engineer - Active SC, Java, MicroservicesUp to £550 per day (Inside IR35)London / Remote6 months My client is an instantly recognisable consultancy who require a strong Software Engineer with Active Security Clearance (SC) and with deep expertise in Java (Spring Boot) to join a large-scale, business‑critical microservices programme. Key Requirements: Proven experience working as a Java Software Engineer on large microservice architectures Active Security Clearance (SC) Strong capability building scalable RESTful APIs and backend services in Java (Spring Boot): Postgres (or other relational SQL databases) with solid understanding of schema design and SQL Docker: Confident containerising and deploying applications Test‑Driven Development (JUnit & Mockito or similar testing frameworks) CI/CD: Hands‑on experience with Jenkins or similar automated pipeline tooling Flexibility working in agile teams and collaborating closely with engineers, product, and design colleagues Nice to have: API Specification using Swagger / OpenAPI Gradle build systems Liquibase (or similar) for database versioning/migrations Kafka or similar event‑streaming platforms React and Typescript If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)

Contract Initial 6 months Inside IR35 £500 per day

We’re looking for a hands-on Delivery Manager to support a large-scale mainframe modernisation and exit programme, targeting full decommissioning by late 2029 / early 2030.

This is a delivery-focused role suited to someone confident managing stakeholders, joining the dots across complex technical landscapes, and driving progress across multiple teams.

The Role

You’ll support a major programme to modernise and retire a legacy mainframe estate spanning supply chain, logistics, finance and people systems. The work includes accelerating existing decommissioning plans, standing up new refactoring workstreams, and helping the business safely exit the mainframe.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Managing delivery across integration and batch-heavy workstreams
• Driving stakeholder engagement across engineering, architecture and business teams
• Coordinating inter-team dependencies and unblocking issues
• Tracking delivery, risks and issues using Jira
• Supporting investigation into legacy applications, historic data usage and batch processes
• Helping shape the transition from mainframe to cloud-based platforms (e.g. AWS microservices / SAAS)

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience as a Delivery Manager in complex, legacy or transformation environments
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Comfortable working across multiple teams and domains
• A technical enough background to understand the landscape and challenge constructively (not language-specific)
• A deep-dive mindset for investigating historic issues and dependencies
• A hands-on performer, not a purely coaching delivery lead

Programme Context

• Several applications identified for decommissioning (mainly housekeeping)
• Several applications already decommissioned but with data still in use
• Other systems at varying stages (awaiting strategic decisions, re-implementation, or unknown)
• The mainframe currently limits speed of change and AI adoption

Contract Details

• Initial 6 months contract with extensions likely focused on discovery and shaping
• Inside IR35
• £500 per day - via Umbrella
• Start required within 6 weeks
• On-site workshops as required in London and occasionally Coventry (typically 1-2 days per week, flexible otherwise)

Reasonable Adjustments:

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

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

About The Role

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Project Manager to work for our client within the finance industry. This is initially a 12 month contract with very good prospects to extend and will be a hybrid role that will be based in London.

Our client is seeking a Project Manager to delivery Client Implementation Projects for predominantly Corporate Actions & Income Processing. You will work closely with the client to agree on the project scope and plan and ensure that the project adheres to the firm’s delivery standards and ensuring that both client and internal teams are held accountable.

Strong influencing skills are needed to keep deliveries on track and ensure contractual obligations are met.

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end SaaS/software implementation projects from project initiation through go-live.
• Partner with clients to define project scope, timelines, deliverables, and success criteria.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans and proactively track milestones and dependencies.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including Product, Engineering, QA, Data/Conversion, and Client stakeholders.
• Facilitate project meetings, status updates, and steering discussions with internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify, manage, and escalate risks and issues to ensure timely resolution.
• Track scope changes and support structured change management processes.
• Coordinate and manage User Acceptance Testing (UAT), ensuring effective defect tracking and prioritization.
• Oversee data migration activities in collaboration with internal analysts and client teams.
• Support Program Increment planning and participate in relevant Agile ceremonies.
• Ensure readiness for go-live and coordinate transition to production support teams.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of implementation processes and delivery standards.

About You

• 3-6 years of experience managing end-to-end software or SaaS delivery projects.
• Proven experience delivering technology projects within a banking, financial services, or software vendor environment.
• Solid hands-on experience across core project management areas including planning, scheduling, risk and issue management, scope/change tracking, and status reporting.
• Experience tracking project financials and timelines
• Experience working directly with external clients in a delivery or implementation capacity.
• Ability to independently manage small-to-medium implementation projects with minimal oversight.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with both business and technical stakeholders.
• Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
• Self-motivated and comfortable working across globally distributed teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, client-driven environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills and confidence in challenging and clarifying requirements when needed.
• Willingness to work in a hybrid model (2-3 days per week in the office).

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of Corporate Actions Processing or Asset Servicing.
• Experience using JIRA and Confluence.
• Project Management certifications (PMP, PRINCE2, Agile) are a plus

About Us

FDM is an award-winning global leader in tech and business talent solutions, backed by more than 35 years of industry experience. We have centres across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2500 employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer, currently listed on the FTSE4Good Index and as a 2026 Financial Times UK ‘Best Employer’.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

Why join us

• Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
• Annual leave and work-place pension

+6 months + +Inside IR35 +£575 - £610 a day +SC cleared role - sole British nationals only due to nature of the project +Fully remote working CBSbutler are supporting a large organisation delivering a critical UK public sector programme and are looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer / DevOps SME to strengthen platform delivery, automation and secure release capability. What you'll be doing Designing and improving CI/CD pipelines to enable reliable, repeatable deployments Implementing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for automated environment provisioning Supporting containerised platforms and orchestration to improve scalability and resilience Embedding security and compliance controls into engineering workflows (DevSecOps) Driving observability improvements across monitoring, logging and alerting Advising engineering teams on DevOps best practice and helping remove delivery bottlenecks Essential experience Typically 5-10+ years in DevOps / systems engineering / software engineering Strong hands-on Infrastructure as Code (IaC) (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation) Containers & orchestration: Docker + Kubernetes Cloud platform depth: AWS / Azure / GCP (networking, compute, storage, security) CI/CD tooling: Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, CircleCI (or similar) Monitoring & logging: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack (or equivalent) DevSecOps: integrating security into pipelines and delivery (e.g., SonarQube, Snyk, OWASP practices) If you'd like to discuss this DevOps Engineer role in more detail, please send your updated CV to (url removed) and I will get in touch

Your new company Working for a renowned financial services organisation Your new role We are seeking a Data Engineer to support the replacement of a legacy ETL tool with a modern Apache Spark based data platform. This is a hands‑on engineering role focused on building and supporting Spark jobs, with an emphasis on performance, reliability, and scalability. The role sits within a small Agile delivery team of four engineers (two onshore and two in Shenzhen), working closely with a Senior Data Engineer. You will be responsible for development work, sprint delivery, demos, documentation, and stakeholder engagement. This position suits a mid‑level engineer with strong Spark development experience rather than design, infrastructure, or management responsibilities. What you'll need to succeed Strong hands‑on experience with Apache Spark - Writing and tuning Spark jobs /PySpark development experience. Strong experience working in with containerised environments using Kubernetes. Experience with programming in Python or Scala Exposure to Big Data technologies and distributed data processing Have some working knowledge of Java or Java Spring boot development background Experienced in an Ops way of working, not pure development only - you know how to deploy solutions. Experience with OpenShift would be highly desirable! Experience working in an Agile way of working (Scrum, sprints, demos) Financial services or professional services experience required. What you'll get in return Flexible working options available. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)

Your new company Working for a renowned financial services organisation Your new role We are seeking a Data Engineer to support the replacement of a legacy ETL tool with a modern Apache Spark based data platform. This is a hands‑on engineering role focused on building and supporting Spark jobs, with an emphasis on performance, reliability, and scalability. The role is focused on building nonperformance Apache Spark jobs, with a strong emphasis on performance optimisation. You shall be running Spark workloads in containerised environments using Kubernetes and programming skillset in Python/ Scala or Java is also a required skillset. The role sits within a small Agile delivery team of four engineers (two onshore and two in Shenzhen), working closely with a Senior Data Engineer. You will be responsible for development work, sprint delivery, demos, documentation, and stakeholder engagement. This position suits a mid‑level engineer with strong Spark development experience rather than design, infrastructure, or management responsibilities. What you'll need to succeed Strong hands‑on experience with Apache Spark - Writing and tuning Spark jobs /PySpark development experience. Strong experience working in with containerised environments using Kubernetes. Experience with programming in Python or Scala Exposure to Big Data technologies and distributed data processing Have some experience using Java/ Java Spring boot for development. Experienced in an Ops way of working, not pure development only - you know how to deploy solutions. Experience with OpenShift would be highly desirable! Experience working in an Agile way of working (Scrum, sprints, demos) Financial services or professional services experience required. What you'll get in return Flexible working options available. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)

Ref: 23343 The Skills You'll Need: Site Reliability Engineer, CI/CD systems, CloudWatch alerting Your New Salary: £45 to £64 per hour London - Hybrid (1-2 days office) 12 months temporary agency worker Start: ASAP Senior Site Reliability Engineer - What You'll be Doing: Reliability & Risk Engineering \* Identify systemic reliability risks and drive lasting preventative improvements. \* Define, implement, and refine SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets aligned with business and customer outcomes. \* Lead sophisticated incident management, post-incident analysis, and extended remediation planning. Architecture & Resilience \* Review and influence system architecture to improve scalability, availability, and failure isolation. \* Design strategies for high availability, graceful degradation, and disaster recovery across multi-region environments. \* Quantify tradeoffs between performance, cost, and operational risk. CI/CD & Deployment Safety \* Upgrade deployment pipelines and implement automation that diminishes risk and quickens delivery. \* Implement safe deployment patterns (canary, blue/green, progressive delivery). \* Ensure robust rollback and recovery mechanisms. Senior Site Reliability Engineer - The Skills You'll Need to Succeed: \* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. \* Recent experience in site reliability or production engineering required \* Experience designing and operating CI/CD systems with deployment safety guardrails. \* Experience with multi-cloud or multi-region resilience architecture. \* Proficiency with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog). \* Experience working with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation. \* Hands-on experience operating production workloads in AWS, GCP, or Azure environments, including multi-region deployments. Please follow us on Linkedin: company/people-first-team-japan We would be grateful if you could send your CV as a Word document. If your application is successful, you will be contacted within 7 days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs. Please note that we can only consider candidates who are eligible to work in the UK and are able to provide relevant supporting documentation. People First is committed to increasing diversity, and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status or whether or not they have a disability. People First (Recruitment) Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent and fixed term contract recruitment and as an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Please note that by applying for this job you accept our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy which can be found on our website

Principal AI / Data Engineer (Contract): Length: 3 months initally (extension is likely) Start Date: ASAP Location: London, Hybrid (1 day per week) Pay Rate / Determination: £(Apply online only) p/d | Outside IR35 About: Opus is supporting a UK-based digital consultancy partnering with organisations to design, build and scale high‑impact digital and AI‑driven products, with a strong people‑first culture. The role: A hands‑on Principal AI / Data Engineer contract to assess, shape and deliver improvements to a live AI platform across two critical workstreams. You'll be responsible for: Assessing the current AI and data platform and define clear, actionable improvements Lead on delivery across two workstreams, aligning product, data and engineering Improving the natural language data exploration platform, focusing on trust and semantic consistency Designing and implementing scalable, multi‑source data pipelines and architecture About you: Strong experience with Python and AWS Deep knowledge of data pipelines, AI/ML systems and modelling Experience with LLM- or NLP‑powered platforms Strong focus on scalable, reliable system designPlease apply now and reach out to Adam at Opus for more information E: (url removed)

Your new company Working for a renowned financial services organisation Your new role We are seeking a Data Engineer to support the replacement of a legacy ETL tool with a modern Apache Spark based data platform. This is a hands‑on engineering role focused on building and supporting Spark jobs, with an emphasis on performance, reliability, and scalability. The role is focused on building nonperformance Apache Spark jobs, with a strong emphasis on performance optimisation. It is primarily Java‑based, with Python strongly encouraged; experience across Java, Python, and Scala is ideal, with Java and Python being the preferred combination. The role sits within a small Agile delivery team of four engineers (two onshore and two in Shenzhen), working closely with a Senior Data Engineer. You will be responsible for development work, sprint delivery, demos, documentation, and stakeholder engagement. This position suits a mid‑level engineer with strong Spark development experience rather than design, infrastructure, or management responsibilities. What you'll need to succeed Strong hands‑on experience with Apache Spark - Writing and tuning Spark jobs /PySpark development experience Strong Java or Java Spring boot development background Experience with programming in Python or Scala Exposure to Big Data technologies and distributed data processing Working with containerised environments using Kubernetes/ Airflow. Agile ways of working (Scrum, sprints, demos) Comfortable working in a distributed team Financial services or professional services experience required. What you'll get in return Flexible working options available. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)

Our client is a leading tech-driven quant and systematic hedge fund trading with offices across the globe. They leverage deep knowledge in data, research, technology and trading to deliver high-quality returns. This opportunity offers a dynamic and fast-paced environment with excellent scope for career growth.

Responsibilities:

• You will be working within a trading desk (in opposition to core roles), which means that your contribution will have a direct and immediate impact on the desk’s success
• Placing you as a key member of a Quant Dev team working closely with Quant Researchers and Quant Traders.
• A role with the potential to touch many aspects of algorithmic trading, including ultra-low-latency trading engine (tracking nanoseconds), research platform (Terabytes of data per day), and analytics infrastructure (Massive cloud computing)
• Opportunities to solve hard technical challenges critical to the desk’s success

Skills & Experience Required:

• Preferred industries for this role are: buyside finance, big tech, or gaming
• Excellent knowledge and experience using modern C++
• Good understanding of what is happening behind the abstractions - be it CPU, memory, OS, network
• Ability and willingness to take full ownership of the work - taking projects all the way from an idea to a delivered solution
• Good communication skills in a dynamic environment
• Python highly desirable
• 2+ years of experience in a quantitative trading environment highly desirable

NB: A pplications only accepted from those located in the US or Europe

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

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Sam Jenkins
sam.jenkins@oxfordknight.co.uk
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• Inside IR35 Contract - Up to £800 per day
• 3 Days per week in London
• 6-Month Initial Contract (2 Years+ Project Scope)
• Start Date : April 2026

We have partnered with a leading Commodities Trading Firm who are looking to reinforce their Development teams. You’ll be working directly with the business, to develop solutions to enhance their workflows.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain their Python-based applications and automation, working closely with business users to deliver practical technical solutions.
• Translate business requirements into robust, scalable and maintainable systems, ensuring alignment with established engineering and IT standards.
• Support the adoption of a proportionate SDLC, covering design, testing, deployment, documentation and operational support.
• Implement controls, validation and auditability within applications and business processes to improve reliability, governance and compliance.
• Enhanc existing tools and delivery processes by configuring CI/CD pipelines and collaborating with platform teams to ensure secure, reliable deployment and operations.

Technical Skills

• Strong Python development experience, building production-grade applications and integrating with databases, APIs and external systems.
• Solid grounding in software engineering best practices, including version control, testing, code quality and maintainable development standards.
• Practical knowledge of DevOps and enterprise deployment environments, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, containerised runtimes and security controls.

• Inside IR35 Contract - Up to £850 per day
• 3 Days per Week in London
• 6-Month Initial Contract (2 Years+ Project Scope)
• Start Date : April 2026

We are working alongside a leading Commodities Trading Firm who are searching for a Senior Data Engineer to join the business. You’ll be building pipelines to support their trading and analytics platforms!

Project & Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable Python-based data pipelines using Dagster to ingest, transform and integrate datasets into the enterprise data platform.
• Build ingestion frameworks to extract data from internal systems, trading platforms, APIs, and external providers, supporting both batch and real-time data flows .
• Implement streaming data integrations using Apache Kafka to enable event-driven processing and near real-time analytics.
• Land and manage curated datasets within AWS storage environments, ensuring data integrity, scalability and cost efficiency.
• Apply strong data governance practices including validation, lineage tracking, schema consistency and secure access controls across the data platform.
• Ensure production stability and operational reliability of data pipelines through monitoring, alerting, logging and proactive incident management.
• Break down complex data integration initiatives into structured technical deliverables, defining implementation strategies and mitigating delivery risks.
• Provide engineering leadership through code reviews, CI/CD best practices, mentoring engineers and promoting scalable, maintainable data platform solutions.

Technical Skill Set Required

• Strong Python data engineering experience , including orchestration with Dagster , advanced SQL , and data modelling.
• Experience building streaming and event-driven pipelines using Apache Kafka and integrating heterogeneous data sources.
• Solid background operating cloud-native data platforms on Amazon Web Services , with CI/CD, version control and production operations experience.

• Inside IR35 Contract - Up to £850 per day
• 3 Days per week in Central London
• 6-Month Initial Contract (2 Years+ Project Scope)
• Start Date : April 2026

Hunter Bond are working alongside a leading Commodities Trading firm and assisting in their search for a Snowflake Data Platform Engineer to join their team. This is a hands-on role focused on implementing, optimising, and operating Snowflake-based data solutions to support analytics and business insights.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain Snowflake data models, schemas, and pipelines .
• Orchestrate ETL/ELT workflows using Dagster or Airflow .
• Implement infrastructure automation with Terraform for Snowflake resources and access controls.
• Develop and maintain data models in dbt , including dimensional (star/snowflake) and Data Vault approaches.
• Optimise Snowflake workloads for performance, cost-efficiency, and scalability .
• Ingest and transform data from multiple internal and external sources.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and ensure data reliability and platform stability .
• Collaborate with engineers, analysts, and architects to deliver robust, secure, and maintainable data services .

Technical Skills Required

• Extensive hands-on experience with Snowflake , dbt , Dagster/Airflow , Terraform , and AWS (S3, IAM) .
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or Java , with deep understanding of ETL, data warehousing, and data lifecycle management .
• Knowledge of secure access patterns (OAuth/OIDC), data modelling (Data Vault, Star/3NF), and performance optimisation within Snowflake.

London 6 Months contract We are looking for a proactive and technically strong Cloud Platform Engineer to join a leading Investment client’s operations team on a contract basis. This role blends cloud engineering, automation at scale, monitoring, and structured operational support. You will play a key role in maintaining platform reliability, improving automation, strengthening observability, and ensuring operational best practice across our Microsoft Azure environment. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex problems, automating repetitive tasks, and working within a well-structured ITIL-aligned operations environment. Key Responsibilities 1. Design, develop, and maintain automation solutions using PowerShell to optimise workflows and improve operational efficiency 2. Monitor platform performance, availability, and security using tools such as Datadog 3. 2nd/3rd line Infrastructure support 4. Support and maintain Microsoft Azure services, including governance, networking, and security configurations 5. Manage and support identity and endpoint services including: 6. Microsoft Intune 7. Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) 8. Active Directory (Group Policy, user lifecycle, device management, conditional access) 9. Participate in Incident and Change Management processes aligned to ITIL best practices 10. Investigate, diagnose, and resolve technical issues using structured troubleshooting methods 11. Contribute to continuous improvement of operational processes, documentation, and automation tooling 12. Work within defined SLAs, escalation paths, and change controls Technical Skills & Experience Essential 1. Strong PowerShell scripting experience for automation and infrastructure tooling 2. Hands-on experience with monitoring and observability platforms (preferably Datadog) 3. Solid working knowledge of Microsoft Azure services, governance, networking, and security 4. Practical experience with: 5. Microsoft Intune 6. Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) 7. Active Directory (Group Policy, identity lifecycle, device management) 8. Experience working in structured operations or support environments with defined SLAs and change management controls 9. Good understanding of ITIL principles, particularly Incident and Change Management Desirable 1. Experience improving monitoring maturity and observability practices 2. Experience implementing automation to reduce operational overhead 3. Exposure to security best practices in cloud environments