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

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

Location: Nottingham /Derby

Start date: ASAP

Role Overview

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

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

Key Responsibilities

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

1. HPC Environment Assessment & Optimization

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

1. HPC Containerization Strategy

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

1. Technical Workshops, Stakeholder Engagement

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

HPC Tools, Runtimes & Ecosystem Integration

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

Essential Skills & Experience

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

Desirable Experience

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

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

Call Steve Hill on 01462 670666

IND/LET

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

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Key Skills:

• Orchestration
• AWS - Platform X
• VMWare

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

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

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

Automation Engineer

+6 months +

+Hybrid - occasional travel to Corsham

+SC cleared role - current active clearance is essential

+£550 - £575 a day

+Inside IR35

Skills:

+Automation

+DevOps

+MOD

+SC clearance

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

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

Essential Skills & Experience

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

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

Additional essential requirements:

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

Desirable Skills & Qualifications

The following experience is beneficial:

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

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

We are seeking a Data Platform Engineer to join our Group Technology team in Milton Keynes. You will play a key role in delivering the Connells Group Data Platform, including design, capacity, management and configuration management responsibilities. As a Data Platform Engineer, you will be working in a team of technical specialists on a day-to-day basis, liaising with 3rd party providers developing your core skills and expertise whilst maturing the overall processes and procedures in relation to the service. The role also supports the business objectives and strategy through the delivery of secure, supportable and scalable cloud data platforms.

We offer a hybrid working arrangement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Have expertise around the Data Platform capability
• Maintain the Data Platform for all Connells users, managing critical downtime and risk of disruption.
• To undertake root cause analysis and resolution of incidents.
• To undertake applicable out-of-hours support as required for operational running.

Team Roles and Responsibilities

• Use of Agile methodologies for platform development
• Deliver Platform as Code
• Work within the Cloud Platform design pattern to implement technical and financial observability
• Undertake platform capacity management
• Support projects where appropriate
• Undertake proactive monitoring and react to escalations from other IT teams
• Collaborating with other members of the team.

Experience and Skills Required:

Essential:

• Demonstrable experience in similar relevant technical roles
• Experience of incident resolution, requests, changes and problem-solving activities delivered to agreed SLAs
• Experience of implementing Cloud Technologies
• Experience of Microsoft Fabric
• Experience of managing SQL Server
• Good team communication, with experiences in sharing and presenting new ideas and approaches with the team?
• Willingness to learn, adopt and advance best-practices, procedures and qualitative standards?
• Can operate in a complex environment under pressure
• Able to operate both with legacy and current technology
• Analytically minded and a strong attention to detail?

Desirable:

• Experience of GitHub, Git Actions, Terraform, Platform as Code and Zero Trust architectures
• Experience of advanced tools for operational monitoring
• Ability to operate and influence at all levels within the organisation
• Experience of tools for Alerting and Monitoring
• Cloud Cost Monitoring and reporting
• STEM degree/ postgraduate qualification

** Please note that we are unfortunately unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Connells Group UKis an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Dont meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Connells Group we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. So, if youre excited about this role but your experience doesnt fit perfectly with every aspect of the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

Java Developer - Up to 60K + Bonus

We’re working with a global technology consultancy delivering secure, large-scale digital transformation programmes across multiple industries.

Theyre looking for a Java Developer to join a growing engineering team building modern, cloud-based microservices platforms.

This role is ideal for a developer who wants to level up technically, work alongside senior engineers and architects, and gain exposure to enterprise-scale systems.

What Youll Be Doing:

• Developing backend services using Java (JDK 11+) & Spring Boot
• Building scalable microservices & REST APIs
• Working in Agile Scrum teams
• Supporting cloud deployments (AWS environments)
• Contributing to CI/CD and automated testing practices
• Collaborating with technical leads, testers and DevOps engineers

What Theyre Looking For:

• 5+ years commercial Java development experience
• Strong Spring Boot knowledge
• Experience working in Agile environments
• Understanding of microservices architecture
• Passion for clean code and modern engineering practices

Nice to Have:

• AWS or cloud exposure
• Docker / containers
• CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab, SonarQube)
• TDD / automated testing exposure

Security Clearance Requirement:

Due to client project work, candidates must be eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC)

Why Apply?

• Work on large-scale real-world systems
• Strong career development & mentoring
• Hybrid working model
• Modern tech stack & engineering culture
• Excellent benefits package including private medical & additional volunteering leave

Ok I’m In What’s Next?
Please apply with your latest CV

Contract Threat Detection Engineer (Delivery Focused)

Our client is seeking a contract Threat Detection Engineer to support the ongoing delivery of detection engineering activities within a busy SOC environment. This role is centred on hands-on engineering and execution, ensuring detection content, automations, and integrations are delivered effectively and aligned to operational priorities.

Working closely with threat hunting and SOC teams, you will translate detection requirements into practical outcomes, contributing directly to sprint-based delivery and continuous service improvement. This is a highly technical role suited to someone who enjoys building, tuning, and optimising detection capabilities across modern security platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver detection content in line with sprint priorities and operational requirements
• Create and refine SIEM correlation rules, dashboards, and reports to enhance proactive threat detection and monitoring
• Build, deploy, and maintain automated playbooks across SOAR and related security platforms
• Integrate threat intelligence sources, security tools, and custom logic into automated workflows
• Continuously tune and optimise SIEM rules and SOAR playbooks to improve detection accuracy and reduce false positives
• Integrate internal and third-party systems with SIEM and SOAR platforms using APIs and custom connectors
• Support ongoing sprint activities, daily progress updates, and ad-hoc engineering tasks to improve SOC service delivery
• Contribute to post-incident reviews by developing new detections and response automations
• Develop and maintain log parsers for a variety of data sources
• Produce clear documentation for processes, workflows, and integrations to support knowledge sharing and customer onboarding

About You

• Strong background in security operations, detection engineering, or security content development
• Hands-on experience working with enterprise SIEM platforms and detection rule tuning
• Proven experience delivering work within agile or sprint-based environments
• Practical experience building and maintaining SOAR playbooks and automations
• Good understanding of common attack techniques, TTPs, and frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK
• Scripting or automation capability (e.g., Python, PowerShell, JSON, REST APIs)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a methodical approach to engineering delivery
• Experience working in a SOC or MSSP environment
• Familiarity with EDR/XDR platforms and threat hunting methodologies
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines for deploying detection content is advantageous

This contract role is ideal for a hands-on detection engineer who enjoys delivering high-quality security content, improving automation, and enhancing SOC detection capabilities in a fast-paced operational environment.

£45,000 to 60,000 GBP
Bonus
Hybrid WORKING
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East - United Kingdom Type: Permanent

Java Engineer - Newcastle (Hybrid)

Salary: £45k-£60k + bonus
Hybrid: 3 days per week in Newcastle

We are looking for mid to senior Java engineers to join a vibrant, technically-focused delivery team in Newcastle. This is a great opportunity to work on modern backend systems in a collaborative environment with fast career progression and strong learning opportunities.

What You’ll Do:

• Develop modular, maintainable backend services using Java (8-17) and Spring Boot
• Build and support microservices and end-to-end integrations
• Collaborate with DevOps, testers, UX/UI designers, and cloud teams
• Participate in Agile ceremonies: sprint planning, backlog refinement, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives
• Apply best engineering practices including Test Driven Development (TDD), CI/CD, coding standards, and version control (Git)
• Mentor and support peers, contributing to technical guidance and team growth
• Occasionally contribute to frontend development or system design discussions

Required Skills & Experience:

• 3-7+ years’ experience in backend Java development
• Strong experience with Spring Boot / Spring MVC
• Proven delivery experience in software projects, ideally in enterprise or tech-driven environments
• Experience with Agile/Waterfall delivery, CI/CD pipelines, and version control (Git)
• Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS, Azure) and containerized deployments is a plus
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills
• Must be SC eligible (5+ years UK residency, no gaps longer than 30 days)

Nice-to-Have:

• TDD/BDD experience
• Exposure to enterprise middleware, secure integrations, or frontend technologies (JavaScript)
• Experience with microservice architectures or large-scale software delivery

What’s on Offer:

• Competitive salary with bonuses
• Hybrid working: 3 days per week in Newcastle office
• Access to training and upskilling, including AI-focused programs
• Fast career progression for high performers in a supportive, technical culture
• Work alongside a strong engineering community with shared best practices

This role is ideal for Java engineers passionate about backend development, seeking a collaborative team, modern engineering practices, and opportunities to grow technically and professionally.

Reference: AMCC-AQU-JDJEAN

Postcode: ne6 5sn

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Salary to £60k + Company Options Scheme

Preference for hybrid working between your home, their offices (London Vauxhall) & client sites however fully remote working may be considered for the ideal candidate.

NB: Please only apply if you already have UK Security Clearance (SC).

Overview

This company is a Workflow & AI Orchestration Specialist. They’re on a mission to modernise how public sector organisations manage casework, derive insight from data and deliver citizen services. Theyre growing fast and looking for bright, dynamic people to help build their business.

Role

Theyre looking for a (Security Cleared) Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join their growing platform and delivery teams. Youll help design, build, and operate reliable, secure, and performant infrastructure that underpins critical public-sector services.

Youll combine your background in DevOps, cloud engineering, and automation with a focus on reliability, observability, and scalability. Youll also work with event-driven technologies, identity and access management, and data platforms, ensuring our orchestration solutions are resilient, secure, and future-ready.

This is an exciting opportunity for an engineer who thrives on solving complex infrastructure and automation challenges, automating everything, and shaping secure-by-design delivery environments.

Key Responsibilities

Design, deploy, and manage containerized workloads using Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift

Provision and manage infrastructure using Terraform

Build and operate scalable infrastructure in Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Design, implement, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines

Improve system reliability, observability, performance, and security

Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions

Troubleshoot production incidents and perform root cause analysis

Collaborate with development teams to improve application resilience and deployment processes

Required Skills & Experience

Experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or similar roles

Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration

Experience working with Red Hat OpenShift in production environments

Proficiency in infrastructure as code using Terraform

Solid experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines

NB: Please only apply if you already have UK Security Clearance (SC).

Other Stuff

NB: for non-UK Citizens; we cannot accept applications from anyone requiring sponsorship (now or in the future) for UK permanent employment status.If you are utilising a work visa this must allow you to work in the UK unrestricted for at least the next 5 years.

Profile 29 recruitment keywords: Site Reliability Engineer Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps Kubernetes container orchestration Red Hat OpenShift Terraform Amazon Web Services AWS CI/CD Bash Python monitoring observability cloud architecture London hybrid remote AI artificial intelligence security cleared security clearance SC

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£40000-60000 GBP
Hybrid WORKING
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East - United Kingdom Type: Permanent

Java Developer

Newcastle - 3 days on site

£40,000 - £60,000 + bonus

A leading technology consultancy is seeking a Java Developer to join a growing engineering function delivering secure, scalable services for major public sector and enterprise programmes. This is a hands on development role suited to someone with strong Java fundamentals and a desire to build high quality software in a highly regulated environment.

What you’ll be doing:

• Designing and developing Java services using JDK 11+ and Spring Boot

• Building modular, maintainable microservices aligned to enterprise and security standards

• Working with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as GitLab, Jenkins, and SonarQube

• Collaborating with cloud and infrastructure teams to deploy into secure cloud environments

• Applying software engineering best practices (TDD/BDD, branching strategy, code quality)

• Contributing to agile ceremonies and working closely with technical leads and testers

Key Skills & Experience

• 2+ years’ experience as a Java Developer (5+ f

• Strong Java (JDK 11+) and Spring Boot development skills

• Exposure to microservices, modern APIs, and cloud based delivery

• Understanding of secure engineering principles and modern DevOps practices

• Ability to operate in agile, collaborative engineering teams

• Must be SC Clearable (minimum 5 years continuous UK residency)

• Experience with AWS or other public cloud platforms

• Exposure to containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes)

The Package:

• £40,000 - £60,000 base salary

• Bonus scheme

• Pension

• Medical cover

To hear more about the Java Developer opportunity, get in touch with Connor Smyth at Anson McCade.

Reference: AMC/CSM/JVD

Postcode: NE1 1AD

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

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

Key Skills / Knowledge

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

Experience Required

• Min 5+ years experience in Google Cloud

Role DetailsRole/Job Title: BY WMS Sr. Engineer / BY WMS Engineer
Work Location: London / Donington
Mode of Working: Hybrid
Onsite Requirement: 2 days
Other Working Conditions: As needed for Cutover, Hypercare support on need basis. Travel to other locations is reimbursable.The RoleAs a Senior BY Dispatcher WMS Engineer, you will be at the forefront of our warehouse operations, playing a pivotal role in optimizing our warehouse management system for efficiency and accuracy. Leveraging your deep expertise in WMS systems, you will design, build implement, and continuously enhance our systems to ensure seamless coordination of inbound and outbound logistics. Your responsibilities will include configuring WMS, overseeing system integration, monitoring real-time data flows, and troubleshooting any issues to maintain uninterrupted operations. Your role requires a keen eye for detail, a strong problem-solving mindset, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to enhance warehouse productivity and meet customer demands. Join us in revolutionizing our warehouse operations and contributing to our organization’s growth and success.Key Responsibilities

• Assessing client business requirements and opportunities
• Leading design, configuration, and implementation of JDA Warehouse Management Systems
• Analyzing and optimizing components of the solution to take advantage of best practices.
• Work with all appropriate parties to effectively estimate project timelines and deliverables.
• Recognizing and highlighting incremental improvement opportunities with existing clients
• Writing functional specifications for modification, interface, report, and label requirements
• Authoring and/or reviewing system and procedural documentation throughout the project.
• Design and Development of configuration changes over BY WMS system as per requirement.
• Engineer software changes (new features) to satisfy customer requirements.
• Engineer fixes to resolve software defects.
• Design technical solutions based on customer specification document.
• Create and execute test plans to verify software quality. Document test results.
• Provide regular updates on progress to lead engineer and/or project manager.
• Contribute in daily stand-up meetings with project teams.
• CI/CD Jenkins and Pipeline management of the BY WMS is most welcome

Your ProfileEssential Skills / Knowledge / Experience

• Configure and optimize BY/JDA WMS Dispatcher components using strong product knowledge, industry best practices, and performance enhancement techniques.
• Lead the design, configuration, and implementation of Blue Yonder (JDA) Warehouse Management System (WMS) solutions based on client business requirements.
• Engineer new features and system enhancements to meet evolving customer needs, including design and development of configuration changes within the WMS.
• Upgrade WMS Dispatcher to the latest versions (2024 and above) and ensure compatibility, stability, and optimal performance post upgrade.
• Analyze and optimize WMS components to improve efficiency, reliability, and operational performance.
• Develop technical solutions based on functional and customer specification documents, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Write comprehensive functional specifications for system modifications, interfaces, reports, and label requirements.
• Develop and deliver defect fixes in a timely manner, ensuring minimal business disruption.
• Create and execute detailed test plans, thoroughly document results, and ensure high-quality software delivery.
• Contribute actively to project ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, cross-functional discussions, and design reviews.
• Provide regular progress updates to lead engineers, project managers, and key stakeholders.
• Assess client business needs, identify improvement opportunities, and propose effective solutions to enhance customer value.
• Estimate project timelines, deliverables, and resource requirements in collaboration with project stakeholders.
• Recognize and highlight continuous improvement and value add opportunities for existing clients.
• Author and review system documentation and procedural guides throughout the project lifecycle to ensure knowledge continuity and clarity.
• Utilize strong PL/SQL and Shell scripting expertise to support system configuration, automation, and troubleshooting.
• Engineer and manage CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins to streamline deployment and improve delivery efficiency (preferred).
• Azure Cloud Technology knowledge
• React JS, Java, Python experience.
• Power BI and JasperSoft Reports development.
• Warehouse Automation Experience such as SSI, Dematic, Beumer, KNAPP
• CI/CD Jenkins and Pipeline management of the BY WMS is most welcome.
• Experience in any other WMS like BY WMS Cognitive, Manhattan, Oracle

Desirable Skills / Knowledge / Experience

• Customer engagement
• Stakeholder management
• Running innovations
• Latest Warehousing Trends and AI

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has a clear mission - to grow the UK economy. The Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) directorate develops and operates tools and services to support us in this mission and is seeking a Platform Test Lead experienced in test automation (PaaS/SaaS), coding (Python or Java), test frameworks & BDD (e.g. Gherkin/Cucumber), CI/CD pipelines, containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes), cloud platforms (AWS preferred), and infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform). London £65,826 to £81,674, National £62,103 to £78,054 plus £17,991 annual pension contribution. 40% to 60% hybrid working.

As Platform Test Lead, you will play a critical role in ensuring the DBT Platform is robust, secure, and scalable by embedding quality assurance into its design and delivery. You’ll lead the development of platform-wide test strategies, support automated testing across infrastructure and services, and collaborate with technical leaders to drive continuous improvement. This role supports DBT’s digital transformation goals and contributes to the strategic evolution of the platform.

Role Overview of the Platform Test Lead:

This is a technical and strategically critical role within our Technology portfolio at DBT, overseeing a platform that supports internal and external services. You will lead the evolution of the DBT Platform’s testing strategy, ensuring it is robust, secure, scalable and efficient. You will work closely with platform engineers, technical architects, cyber security and service teams to embed quality assurance into the platform’s design and delivery.

You will play a key role in shaping how we test and assure platform capabilities, bringing your experience of test automation, infrastructure testing and DevOps practices. You’ll work across DDaT to understand future needs and help teams validate and deliver against them. You’ll also contribute to platform governance and technical decision-making, ensuring testing supports strategic goals.

This is a technical leadership role requiring experience with cloud-hosted platforms. The successful candidate will be well-versed in implementing and optimising automated testing, deployment pipelines, and performance metrics like DORA. You will have an understanding of emerging technologies, enabling you to guide innovation and resilience across the platform.

You must have a proven track record of leading test engineering for large-scale platform operations or infrastructure products, ensuring stability, scalability and strategic alignment with organisational goals.

Main responsibilities for the Platfrom Test Lead:

• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of automated test frameworks for platform components and services.
• Define and own platform-level test strategies, including integration, performance, security, and end-to-end testing across multi-account environments.
• Collaborate with Platform Engineers, Technical Architects, and Cyber SMEs to ensure testing supports platform priorities.
• Drive improvements in deployment testing, enabling faster, more reliable releases with reduced support burden.
• Support FinOps and observability initiatives by ensuring test coverage includes cost-impacting behaviours and performance metrics.
• Champion testability in platform design, simplifying environment setup and enabling self-service testing for service teams.
• Coach and mentor engineers in test automation, quality assurance, and continuous delivery practices.
• Monitor test suite health, reduce technical debt, and ensure test infrastructure is scalable and cost-effective.

Essential Skills:

• Proven experience in test automation for infrastructure and platform engineering, including maturing PaaS/SaaS products.
• Strong coding skills (Python or Java), with experience building reusable test frameworks, utilities, and using BDD approaches (e.g. Gherkin/Cucumber) for collaborative testing.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes), cloud platforms (AWS preferred), and infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform).
• Familiarity with observability and performance testing tools (Datadog, ELK, Grafana, Locust, JMeter), plus an understanding of cyber security testing principles and logging requirements.
• Ability to coach multidisciplinary teams, embed quality practices in agile delivery, and apply FinOps-aware testing approaches (e.g. cost-impact validation, resource optimisation).

It is desirable that you have:

• Knowledge of platform engineering patterns (g. sidecar architecture, secure base images, technical contracts).
• Familiarity with accessibility and security testing standards (g. OWASP, WCAG).

Benefits

Alongside your salary, DBT contributes £17,991 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

If you would like to find out more about the role, the Platform Engineering team and what it’s like to work at DBT, we are holding a Hiring Manager Q&A session for this role where you can virtually ‘meet the team’ on Wednesday 25th February at 12.30pm. Follow the Apply button to book your spot on the advertisers site.

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

(IAC / Orchestration / Python / Ansible)

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

£450 - £700 per day

Corsham - 2-3 days onsite / 2 days remote

SC clearance required - DV desirable

Work on a major UK Defence digital transformation programme

ABOUT THE CLIENT

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

THE BENEFITS

Day rate up to £700

Hybrid working (Corsham-based secure site)

Long-term Defence programme

Exposure to large-scale infrastructure automation

Agile delivery environment using modern DevOps tooling

THE INFRASTRUCTURE AUTOMATION ENGINEER ROLE

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

INFRASTRUCTURE AUTOMATION ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS

Active SC clearance (DV preferred)

Strong hands-on experience with Python3 automation development

Experience with Ansible, Puppet or Chef

Scripting experience in Bash and/or PowerShell

Experience automating server, network and storage technologies

Exposure to large infrastructure environments

Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capability

Experience working in Agile teams

Version control experience (Git / BitBucket)

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

TO BE CONSIDERED

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

For further information please call 0117 284 0050 .

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

KEY SKILLS

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

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Software Engineer (Go, AWS) Our growing client based in Manchester is currently looking for Golang Software Engineer.

Youll take ownership of core backend systems, lead by example across technical delivery, and support the growth of the engineering team. Expect a hands-on role with real influence over architecture, tooling, and development standards.

Responsibilities: Designing and developing scalable backend services using Go

Building secure, cloud-native infrastructure on AWS

Collaborating with frontend engineers (React) for full-stack feature delivery

Driving engineering best practices and contributing to team rituals

Key Skills and Experience: Deep understanding of Go and backend systems architecture

Strong knowledge of AWS cloud services and DevOps principles

Understanding of frontend/backend collaboration (React experience a plus)

A mindset focused on quality, performance, and maintainability

Clear communication skills and a collaborative attitude

You will have; Modern technology stack: Go, AWS, microservices

A supportive, inclusive company culture with a real focus on impact

Flexible working - 1days in the Manchester office per week.

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(IAC / Orchestration / Python / Ansible)

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

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

ABOUT THE CLIENT

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

THE BENEFITS

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

THE INFRASTRUCTURE AUTOMATION ENGINEER ROLE

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

INFRASTRUCTURE AUTOMATION ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS

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

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

TO BE CONSIDERED

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

KEY SKILLS

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

£40000-60000 GBP Hybrid WORKING Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East - United Kingdom Type: Permanent Java Developer Newcastle - 3 days on site £40,000 - £60,000 + bonus A leading technology consultancy is seeking a Java Developer to join a growing engineering function delivering secure, scalable services for major public sector and enterprise programmes. This is a hands on development role suited to someone with strong Java fundamentals and a desire to build high quality software in a highly regulated environment. What you’ll be doing: • Designing and developing Java services using JDK 11+ and Spring Boot • Building modular, maintainable microservices aligned to enterprise and security standards • Working with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as GitLab, Jenkins, and SonarQube • Collaborating with cloud and infrastructure teams to deploy into secure cloud environments • Applying software engineering best practices (TDD/BDD, branching strategy, code quality) • Contributing to agile ceremonies and working closely with technical leads and testers Key Skills & Experience • 2+ years’ experience as a Java Developer (5+ f • Strong Java (JDK 11+) and Spring Boot development skills • Exposure to microservices, modern APIs, and cloud based delivery • Understanding of secure engineering principles and modern DevOps practices • Ability to operate in agile, collaborative engineering teams • Must be SC Clearable (minimum 5 years continuous UK residency) • Experience with AWS or other public cloud platforms • Exposure to containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) The Package: • £40,000 - £60,000 base salary • Bonus scheme • Pension • Medical cover To hear more about the Java Developer opportunity, get in touch with Connor Smyth at Anson McCade. Reference: AMC/CSM/JVD Postcode: NE1 1AD #cosm TPBN1_UKTJ

DevOps Engineer

Job Type: Full-time

Location: Surrey Hybrid (2 days office) .

Salary: £45k to £55k salary (Experience dependent) plus benefits.

We are delighted and excited to offer this opportunity to join an award winning and rapidly expanding tech business in the telecommunication billing sector.

Their growth is driven by a highly scalable cloud platform, strong engineering practices, and a focus on reliability. As their infrastructure and customer base continue to scale, this role is key to ensuring our systems remain secure, resilient, and efficient.

About the Role

We are seeking a Mid-Level DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in AWS, Linux, and Python, who is passionate about building and optimising CI/CD pipelines. You will work closely with development and operations teams to ensure smooth deployment processes, scalability, and reliability of our cloud-native applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated builds, testing, and deployments using tools like AWS CodePipeline.
• Support the development team by providing automation tools and creating CI/CD pipelines to streamline workflows.
• Manage and optimize AWS infrastructure(including ECS, EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC).
• Administer and troubleshoot Linux-based systems and write shell scripts for automation.
• Develop automation scripts and tools using Python to streamline development operational tasks.
• Implement and manage alerts automation using Datadog or similar monitoring tools to ensure proactive incident response.
• Deploy and manage containerised applications using Docker and orchestrate environments.
• Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement solutions for high availability and scalability.
• Collaborate with developers to integrate DevOps best practices into the software development lifecycle.
• Ensure security and compliance across cloud and on-prem environments.

Key Skills & Qualifications

• 3 5 years of hands-on experience in a DevOps or cloud infrastructure role.
• Strong proficiency in AWS services and cloud architecture principles, including ECS and CodePipeline.
• Experience with Linux administration and shell scripting.
• Hands-on experience with Python for automation and tooling.
• Familiarity with Node.js environments and process management using PM2.
• Proven record in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline).
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Proficiency in Docker for containerization.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, proactivity, and ability to work independently in a collaborative environment.

Desirable Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch).
• Understanding of networking concepts and security best practices.
• Exposure to Agile methodologies and DevOps culture.
• Experience with Ansible for configuration management.

Rate: 500 - 535 a day

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Location: Remote within the UK

Duration: Initially 6 months

Clearance: Active SC Clearance required

You will join a global IT consultancy who are delivering digital transformation to public sector body. They are looking for a back-end Java Developer with proven IDAM (Identity and Access Management) experience. You will be part of a continuous improvement squad delivering enhancements and new features alongside BAU work (i.e. incidents and support maintenance activities). In addition, you will be involved in helping our client transform their IDAM service, re-platforming to Azure Kubernetes Service. You will have a solid understanding of modern deployment pipelines and DevOps principles. The role will require providing out of hours support (i.e. Monday to Saturday once per month).

As a Senior Software Engineer with a focus on back-end development, you will play a key role in designing, building, and evolving high-performance, server-side applications. Your responsibilities will extend beyond coding to include technical leadership, mentoring, and strategic input on technology decisions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect, develop, and enhance robust, scalable systems and services in a modern, cloud-based environment.
• Lead or contribute to technical design discussions, translating business requirements into high-quality solutions.
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
• Guide and collaborate with cross-functional teams, ensuring best practices in coding, integration, and delivery are followed.

Essential

• Knowledge of Identity and Access Management (IDAM)
• Experience in developing applications that interact with at least one IDAM platform (e.g., ForgeRock, One Identity, Okta, Azure AD, AuthO)
• Java development
• Jenkins
• Reverse engineering
• Working collaboratively in a close-knit team and being able to work independently on Jira tickets

An exciting opportunity for a passionate Linux enthusiast to join a unique, multi-national Information Management function. Ideal candidates should be committed to the future of software defined data centres and open source technologies and have the dedication in supporting our engineering community in a dynamic, fast paced development environment.

Salary: Circa £55,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2-3 days per week on-site due to workload classification.

Security Clearance: British Citizen

This role will require DV Clearance. Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you:

• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more

The opportunity:

We are seeking an experienced HPC Engineer to support the design, implementation and ongoing operation of high-performance computing platforms with a strong Linux system/administration background.

As a HPC engineer you will be responsible for maintaining and optimising infrastructure, providing technical assistance to our user community ensuring reliable, secure and efficient system performance. You will manage and maintain HPC environments including compute nodes, storage and interconnects. The role involves close collaboration within your team and wider stakeholders across the organisation. You will also engage with wider multi-national and multi-cultured teams to drive capability development cross functionally.

• Become part of a unique, well respected team of dedicated people that have been recognised within our company for its professionalism, dedication and flexibility.
• Having the opportunity to work both nationally and internationally, broaden your horizons by embracing the rich cultural diversity of our company.
• Partner with both engineers within MBDA and HPC vendors to ensure HPC services are meeting evolving business needs.
• Be part of an organisation with a values-led culture that is committed to investing in its workforce with a personal development programme.

What we’re looking for from you:

• Strong Linux system administration skills (installation, configuration, patching and troubleshooting)
• Experience of HPC job schedulers and workload managers e.g., SLURM
• Understanding of HPC interconnects such as InfiniBand and cluster networking
• Knowledge of HPC storage systems such as GPFS, NFS
• Familiarity with compilers, libraries and parallel programming models
• Scripting and automation (Bash, Python, Ansible) for administration and monitoring
• Knowledge of monitoring tools (Nagios, Prometheus, Grafana)
• Knowledge of containerisation and virtualisation for HPC (Singularity/Apptainer, Docker, Kubernetes)
• Strong knowledge of data security practices within HPC environments.
• Strong communication skills to provide efficient user support and liaising with vendors.
• Knowledge of IT service management and governance frameworks such as ITIL to follow incident, change and request processes.

Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more

We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.

Cardiff | £50,000 - £60,000 | Hybrid (2/3 days onsite) The Opportunity We're supporting a fast-scaling SaaS organisation looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to play a critical role in deploying, monitoring, and operating production systems serving tens of thousands of users. This is a high-impact position, directly influencing customer experience, system reliability, and overall company growth. You'll work within an agile engineering function using modern tooling including AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes and Ansible. What You'll Be Doing Providing technical thought leadership across Engineering & Architecture Designing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code across dev & prod Building robust observability and monitoring frameworks Supporting uptime/SLAs Designing and maintaining Kubernetes clusters (advanced configuration) Designing and maintaining Kafka clusters (including DR & scaling strategy) Building and optimising CI/CD pipelines Identifying infrastructure vulnerabilities and improving resilience What We're Looking For 3+ years DevOps experience in a SaaS environment Strong AWS expertise Advanced Kubernetes administration Advanced Kafka administration (DR, topic scaling, performance tuning) Infrastructure as Code (Terraform essential) Config management (Ansible, Chef or Puppet) CI/CD tooling (Git, Jenkins or GitHub Actions) Distributed systems knowledge Strong networking knowledge (TCP/UDP, SSL, firewalls) Security-first mindset Prior development experience (ideal) What's On Offer Hybrid working (2/3 days onsite) Benefits Include: Enhanced parental leave Generous annual leave Healthcare plan Cycle-to-work scheme Pension with employer contribution Life assurance (3x salary) Rewards & discounts programme LinkedIn Learning licence Ready to Apply? Contact Lewis Allen or apply to find out more. Please apply with a CV and a cover letter outlining why you're perfect for the role. Know someone great for the job? We offer a referral scheme-just get in touch! Note: We do our best to respond to every application, but due to volume, we can't always guarantee it. If you haven't heard back within 7 days, unfortunately, you haven't been successful this time. Keep an eye on our site for new opportunities