Location: Bath / hybrid
Duration: 6 months

Clearance: Active SC required

The role:

• This is a hands-on role for a DevOps Engineer to work within a multi-disciplinary delivery team, aligned to the Client healthcare platform

Role objective:

• Deployment and maintenance of modern IaaS/PaaS infrastructure, monitoring and supporting services in the cloud using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Configuration Management tooling (Terraform / Ansible) to enable consistent, reproducible, and version-controlled deployments.

Specific Qualifications / Experience required:

• Dev Ops
• Terraform
• Ansible
• Azure
• Infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Windows Server Administration
• Linux server administration.

Deliverables:

• Deployment of cloud resources in-line with architectural designs, to support workstream requirements.
• Support and Maintenance of all XXX ClientCloud hosting environments, encompassing incident response, support requests, ClientCert impact assessments, remediation and access management
• Development of in-house scripts and tooling for automation and streamlining of support and operations tasks.
• Support and troubleshoot infrastructure, service and configuration incidents including Operating Systems, Network and supporting services (e.g., Active Directory, DNS, IIS).
• Identify opportunities for, and contribute to, service improvement through CI/CD, automation and development of in-house tools.
• Feed into the Agile team any technical knowledge or experience that could assist in the hosting of new software or creation of test systems within the cloud.
• Support delivery of Azure connectivity monitoring solution for availability monitoring of live service
• Support delivery of security monitoring tooling
• Support delivery of migration from AD to Entra
• Support delivery of VDI solution

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

Job title: Event Management Engineer

Location: Corsham
Duration: 6 months
Rate: £430 per day inside ir35

SC security clearance is required for this role

The Role

Supporting a key programme within the UK defence environment, we’re looking for a Monitoring / Event Management Engineer with strong Splunk and enterprise tooling experience to join the Hosting & Tooling team onsite at MOD Corsham.

You’ll play a key role in monitoring platform management, event correlation, and operational tooling, working closely with engineers, analysts, and client teams to maintain and improve monitoring capabilities across critical services.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing and optimising Splunk and enterprise monitoring tools
  * Creating and maintaining event management policies and monitoring rules
  * Developing Splunk queries (SPL), dashboards, and alerting logic
  * Supporting tooling platforms such as BMC TrueSight, BMC Discovery, and Netcool
  * Deploying and managing monitoring agents
  * Producing technical documentation and architecture diagrams
  * Supporting both operational (RUN) activities and project delivery
  * Working directly with client teams to support monitoring requirements
  * Building automation scripts and integrations (Python / PowerShell / APIs)

Required Experience:

• Strong Splunk experience (SPL, dashboards, rules)
  * Experience with enterprise monitoring platforms (BMC, Netcool, SolarWinds, Zabbix, Nagios etc.)
  * Knowledge of event management and observability tooling
  * Experience working across Windows, Linux, or AIX environments
  * Scripting with Python or PowerShell
  * Understanding of networking concepts and SNMP
  * Experience building automation and integrations via REST APIs

If you are interested in this role, please feel free to submit your CV.

If you are interested in this role, please feel free to submit your CV.

Job title: Event Management Engineer

Location: Corsham
Duration: 6 months
Rate: 430 per day inside ir35

SC security clearance is required for this role

The Role

Supporting a key programme within the UK defence environment, we’re looking for a Monitoring / Event Management Engineer with strong Splunk and enterprise tooling experience to join the Hosting & Tooling team onsite at MOD Corsham.

You’ll play a key role in monitoring platform management, event correlation, and operational tooling, working closely with engineers, analysts, and client teams to maintain and improve monitoring capabilities across critical services.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing and optimising Splunk and enterprise monitoring tools
  Creating and maintaining event management policies and monitoring rules
  Developing Splunk queries (SPL), dashboards, and alerting logic
  Supporting tooling platforms such as BMC TrueSight, BMC Discovery, and Netcool
  Deploying and managing monitoring agents
  Producing technical documentation and architecture diagrams
  Supporting both operational (RUN) activities and project delivery
  Working directly with client teams to support monitoring requirements
  Building automation scripts and integrations (Python / PowerShell / APIs)

Required Experience:

• Strong Splunk experience (SPL, dashboards, rules)
  Experience with enterprise monitoring platforms (BMC, Netcool, SolarWinds, Zabbix, Nagios etc.)
  Knowledge of event management and observability tooling
  Experience working across Windows, Linux, or AIX environments
  Scripting with Python or PowerShell
  Understanding of networking concepts and SNMP
  Experience building automation and integrations via REST APIs

If you are interested in this role, please feel free to submit your CV.

If you are interested in this role, please feel free to submit your CV.

Location: Bath/hybrid
Duration: 6 months

Clearance: Active SC required

The role:

• This is a hands-on role for a DevOps Engineer to work within a multi-disciplinary delivery team, aligned to the Client healthcare platform

Role objective:

• Deployment and maintenance of modern IaaS/PaaS infrastructure, monitoring and supporting services in the cloud using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Configuration Management tooling (Terraform/Ansible) to enable consistent, reproducible, and version-controlled deployments.

Specific Qualifications/Experience required:

• Dev Ops
• Terraform
• Ansible
• Azure
• Infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Windows Server Administration
• Linux server administration.

Deliverables:

• Deployment of cloud resources in-line with architectural designs, to support workstream requirements.
• Support and Maintenance of all XXX ClientCloud hosting environments, encompassing incident response, support requests, ClientCert impact assessments, remediation and access management
• Development of in-house scripts and tooling for automation and streamlining of support and operations tasks.
• Support and troubleshoot infrastructure, service and configuration incidents including Operating Systems, Network and supporting services (eg, Active Directory, DNS, IIS).
• Identify opportunities for, and contribute to, service improvement through CI/CD, automation and development of in-house tools.
• Feed into the Agile team any technical knowledge or experience that could assist in the hosting of new software or creation of test systems within the cloud.
• Support delivery of Azure connectivity monitoring solution for availability monitoring of live service
• Support delivery of security monitoring tooling
• Support delivery of migration from AD to Entra
• Support delivery of VDI solution

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

Job title: Event Management Engineer

Location: Corsham
Duration: 6 months
Rate: £430 per day inside ir35

SC security clearance is required for this role

The Role

Supporting a key programme within the UK defence environment, we’re looking for a Monitoring/Event Management Engineer with strong Splunk and enterprise tooling experience to join the Hosting & Tooling team onsite at MOD Corsham.

You’ll play a key role in monitoring platform management, event correlation, and operational tooling, working closely with engineers, analysts, and client teams to maintain and improve monitoring capabilities across critical services.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing and optimising Splunk and enterprise monitoring tools
  . Creating and maintaining event management policies and monitoring rules
  . Developing Splunk queries (SPL), dashboards, and alerting logic
  . Supporting tooling platforms such as BMC TrueSight, BMC Discovery, and Netcool
  . Deploying and managing monitoring agents
  . Producing technical documentation and architecture diagrams
  . Supporting both operational (RUN) activities and project delivery
  . Working directly with client teams to support monitoring requirements
  . Building automation scripts and integrations (Python/PowerShell/APIs)

Required Experience:

• Strong Splunk experience (SPL, dashboards, rules)
  . Experience with enterprise monitoring platforms (BMC, Netcool, SolarWinds, Zabbix, Nagios etc.)
  . Knowledge of event management and observability tooling
  . Experience working across Windows, Linux, or AIX environments
  . Scripting with Python or PowerShell
  . Understanding of networking concepts and SNMP
  . Experience building automation and integrations via REST APIs

If you are interested in this role, please feel free to submit your CV.

Engineered to Protect, thats our promise, we protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world.

Were seeking a Senior Infrastructure/DevOps Engineer who excels in automation, infrastructure as code, and improving software delivery processes. This role focuses on GitLab CI/CD, Windows image creation for physical or virtualized environments, and Terraform-based infrastructure management.

The Senior Infrastructure/DevOps Engineer will be based at our Bristol site. This role allows for flexible working, with office visits on an as-required basis.

The salary for this role is up to £65k, depending on experience.

What you’ll be doing

• Manage the self-hosted Gitlab environment, including designing, maintaining, and optimizing GitLab CI/CD pipelines for build, test, and deployment workflows, along with software upgrades of the platform. Maintain code and Docker repositories. Identify where to utilize Terraform for automation and to ensure consistency and repeatability, and implement where appropriate.
• Build secure-by-design Windows images for products across our Maritime and Underwater Battlespace departments, utilizing appropriate technologies to ensure security, consistency, and reliability.
• Understand and apply DevSecOps principles, working with the Infrastructure Lead and Information Assurance & Security Lead to meet customer security requirements.

About our company

At SEA, we develop and deliver advanced solutions to make our world safer, cleaner and more efficient.We provide state-of-the-art applications for naval ship and fleet protection, and undersea surveillance systems. In-service across the globe, our systems deliver a rapid response to threats and system effectiveness and interoperation. Our systems support an ever-growing number of navies across the world, and we continue to bolster our already specialist, on-the-ground knowledge of key overseas markets.

What we offer

At our core, we encourage innovation, flexibility and out-of-the-box thinking to solve problems, so were always looking for talented, flexible, and creative people to bring their best to SEA. In return we offer generous rewards, a fantastic work/life balance, and excellent career and training opportunities for everyone who joins. Have?a look at?the benefits we offer:

Work life balance

• Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
• 25 days annual leave, plus buy and sell
• Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
• Half day Fridays
• Reservists in the?Armed?Forces receive special paid leave

Family & wellbeing

• Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
• All Staff Bonus
• Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing Centre
• Sports & Social activities
• Employee Discounts portal - online and in-store discounts, travel savings
• Life assurance policy
• Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
• Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning

Facilities & resources

• Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
• Private seated lunch areas
• Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
• Onsite showers and toiletries provision
• Free onsite parking

Theskills you need

• Strong hands on experience with GitLab CI/CD
• Demonstrated experience creating and maintaining Windows images
• Experience with containerisation (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)

Join us and be part of something smaller - with?500?people in the UK and Canada - doing something bigger: protecting what matters.

If youd like to know more, please give Davefrom our Talent Acquisition Team a call on 03330 0414172. Or reach out to us on

The Role

As an L1/L1.5 Technical Support Engineer, you will diagnose and resolve a variety of technical issues while maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction. You will work within the ITIL framework, managing the lifecycle of Incidents and Service Requests.

Key Responsibilities

• Omnichannel Support: Handle inbound calls, chats, and emails, ensuring all issues are logged, categorized, and prioritized in the ITSM tool (ServiceNow/Remedy).
• Technical Troubleshooting: Resolve issues related to Windows OS, O365, VPN, and Citrix.
• User Administration: Manage account creations, password resets, and distribution lists via Active Directory and Office 365.
• Hardware & Mobility: Support and configure desktops, laptops, printers, and mobile devices (iOS/Android).
• Escalation: Identify complex issues and escalate to appropriate resolver groups while maintaining ownership of the user experience.

Technical Skillset

• Must-Have: Active Directory, O365, Windows 10/11, VPN troubleshooting, and Citrix.
• Hardware: Proficiency in supporting laptops, tablets, and peripherals.
• Mobile: Experience with Mobile Device Management (MDM) and mobile OS.
• Advantageous: Knowledge of Infrastructure, Exchange, or Server technologies.

Requirements

• Experience: 1-3 years in a Service Desk or Technical Support environment.
• Education: Any Graduate.
• Language: Native or C1-level English proficiency (CEFR).
• Soft Skills: Excellent communication, a natural aptitude for troubleshooting, and experience supporting US/UK-based customers.
• Flexibility: Ability to work in a 24x7 shift rotation.
• ITIL: Strong awareness of ITIL methodologies (Certification is a plus).

Randstad Technologies Ltd is a leading specialist recruitment business for the IT & Engineering industries. Please note that due to a high level of applications, we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

Senior Cloud Engineer (AWS) - Bristol (Hybrid, 3 Days Onsite)£50,000 - £60,000I'm currently partnering with a well-established and growing software business operating within the insurance sector. The business is investing heavily in its cloud infrastructure and information security capabilities. As a result, they are looking to hire a Cloud Engineer to take ownership of their AWS environment in a newly created, standalone DevOps/Cloud position.This is a hands-on role suited to someone senior enough to work independently, drive improvements, and take full responsibility for the design, security, optimisation, and ongoing management of the cloud estate.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign, deploy and maintain secure, scalable AWS infrastructure Manage core AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS (Aurora MySQL), VPC and Lambda Implement infrastructure automation and support CI/CD pipeline improvements Monitor system performance using CloudWatch and optimise resource utilisation and cost Lead on IAM management and cloud security best practices Support potential cloud-to-cloud or infrastructure migration initiatives Develop dashboards and metrics to monitor performance and enterprise client requirements Act as the primary cloud and DevOps specialist within the technology team What They Are Looking For5+ years' experience managing AWS cloud environments Strong hands-on AWS infrastructure knowledge with the ability to operate autonomously Experience with automation and CI/CD (Azure DevOps knowledge beneficial) Solid understanding of cloud security principles, ideally including exposure to CSA CCM and OWASP best practices Experience working within Windows environments (IIS via AWS AMIs) Database management and optimisation experience (Aurora RDS / MySQL preferred) Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Experience supporting or delivering cloud migration projects is highly desirable Insurance or InsurTech experience is advantageous but not essential The role is based in central Bristol, with an expectation of three days per week in the office.For a confidential discussion, please contact:? ?

Multiskilled Shift Engineer (Mechanical Bias) Location: Weston-super-Mare, Somerset
Salary: £50,000 £55,000 per annum
Shift Pattern: 4-shift rotation (full-time equivalent hours)
Sector: FMCG / Manufacturing / Packaging
Type: Permanent
The Opportunity We are recruiting on behalf of a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging for a Multiskilled Shift Engineer (Mechanical Bias) to join their high-performing engineering team at their Weston-super-Mare manufacturing site.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced FMCG Engineer to join a forward-thinking organisation that places strong emphasis on safety, quality, sustainability, reliability engineering and continuous improvement.
The successful candidate will play a key role in increasing machine uptime, improving asset reliability, and supporting site operations through proactive and reactive engineering support.
Key Responsibilities

• Provide a proactive engineering service to the Site Operations Team
• Lead and support breakdown response and fault resolution
• Increase machine uptime and reliability during shift
• Support and develop preventative and predictive maintenance strategies
• Assist with planned maintenance (PPM) schedules
• Work collaboratively across Engineering, Conversion, Corrugator and Despatch departments
• Order and manage engineering spares and parts
• Liaise with OEMs and external engineering suppliers when required
• Use and support SAP PM systems for maintenance planning and reporting
• Deliver mechanical and electrical engineering support to machine operatives
• Actively contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
• Maintain high standards in health & safety, quality and compliance

Skills, Knowledge & Experience Required Essential:

• Minimum 5 years experience in an FMCG / manufacturing / industrial environment
• Mechanical bias with strong multiskilled capability
• Strong breakdown, fault-finding and diagnostic skills
• Experience with hydraulic, pneumatic and steam systems
• Fault finding on AC & DC drives (Siemens, ABB, SSD, etc.)
• Knowledge of PLC systems including Siemens S5, S7 and Allen Bradley
• Experience using CMMS systems (SAP PM preferred)
• Ability to work on a 4-shift rotation
• Strong communication skills
• Team player with cross-department collaboration experience
• Self-motivated, driven and reliable

Whats on Offer

• Competitive salary of £50,000 £55,000
• Permanent, stable role within a global manufacturing organisation
• Modern production environment
• Strong safety culture
• Career development opportunities
• Supportive engineering team
• Long-term progression and skills development
• Secure, high-demand sector

We are seeking an experienced Hosting and Network Manager to lead a team responsible for the availability, resilience, and security of our enterprise hosting and network platforms within a regulated financial services environment. This is a management role with a strong focus on leadership, governance, and operational resilience.

You will ensure that critical infrastructure services meet regulatory, security, and business continuity requirements, while acting as a trusted partner to senior technology, risk, and business stakeholders.

What you will be doing

• Lead, develop, and performance-manage a hosting and network engineering team, setting clear objectives and fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Own the operational governance of enterprise-scale on-premises and co-location hosting environments supporting business-critical financial systems.
• Provide oversight of virtualisation platforms (VMware vSphere, NSX), physical compute, and enterprise storage (NetApp SAN/NAS/HCI) through effective team leadership and vendor management.
• Govern complex data centre and enterprise network architectures, including LAN/WAN, VLAN/VxLAN segmentation, firewalls, and VPN technologies.
• Define and assure backup, disaster recovery, and operational resilience strategies aligned to business RPO/RTO and regulatory expectations.
• Establish and enforce infrastructure security baselines and configuration standards aligned with ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, and internal risk frameworks.
• Drive service improvement through standardisation, automation, and Infrastructure-as-Code initiatives, improving stability, control, and operational efficiency.
• Manage third-party suppliers and strategic partners, including contract negotiation, SLA governance, and service performance reviews.
• Act as a senior escalation point and advisor, clearly articulating infrastructure risk, control posture, and resilience to senior leadership.

About you

• Proven experience managing hosting and network teams within financial services or other highly regulated environments
• Strong understanding of enterprise hosting, data centre operations, and network governance at scale
• Demonstrated success in leading teams, improving operational maturity, and embedding effective controls
• Deep awareness of infrastructure risk management, audit readiness, and regulatory compliance
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence senior and non-technical audiences

Qualifications

• Desirable: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience
• Preferred certifications: VMware VCP/VCAP, Cisco CCNP, ITIL v4

Interview process

The interview process for this role is two stages including a technical competency-based question and a task.

Working Schedule

This role is based in Bristol head office, BS1 5HL. This role is permanent, full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. We have returned to the office, however for this role we offer a hybrid flexible working pattern.

Why us?

Here at HL, we’re the UK’s number 1 investment platform for private investors, based in Bristol. For more than 40 years we’ve helped investors save time, tax and money on their investments.

To achieve our mission, we believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning, dynamic teams, and a great ethos. We’re steered by core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do.

What’s on offer?

• Discretionary annual bonus* and annual pay review
• 25 days* holiday plus bank holidays and 1-day additional Christmas closure
• Option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday**
• Flexible working options available, including hybrid working
• Enhanced parental leave
• Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution
• Income Protection and Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover)
• Private medical insurance*
• Health care cash plans - including optical, dental, and out patientcare
• Health screening programme
• Help@hand - confidential support including mental health counselling and remote GP
• Wellhub - unlimited access to fitness providers and wellness coach sessions
• Variety of travel to work schemes with bike storage and shower facilities
• Inhouse barista and deli serving subsidised coffee and sandwiches
• Two paid volunteering days per year

* dependent on role level

** only available to select during our annual benefits window, in November each year

Hargreaves Lansdown is an inclusive employer that values diversity in its workforce. We encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.

This role may also be available on a flexible working or part time basis - please ask the Recruitment & Onboarding team for more information.

Please note, we are unable to provide employment sponsorship to candidates.

Location: Corsham

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Shift Pattern: 4 on / 4 off (Days & Nights)

Salary: Up to 52k + Excellent Benefits

We are recruiting on behalf of a leading data centre provider for a Control Room Shift Engineer to join their high-performing team at a state-of-the-art facility in Corsham. This role offers the opportunity to work within a mission-critical environment, supporting the smooth operation of advanced engineering systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate and monitor Building Management Systems (BMS), Energy Management Systems (EMS), and other control platforms.
• Respond to alarms and faults in real-time, ensuring timely resolution and escalation.
• Conduct routine inspections and maintenance of critical engineering infrastructure.
• Maintain accurate logs and reports in line with operational procedures.
• Support planned and reactive maintenance activities in collaboration with engineering teams.

Candidate Requirements

• Recognised Level 3 or above qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Building Services.
• Membership of a professional engineering institution (e.g. CIBSE, IMechE, IET) is desirable.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in critical building engineering services.
• Extensive experience working with BMS, EMS, and CAFM systems.
• Strong communication skills and a methodical approach to problem-solving.

Must be eligible to work in the UK and for SC Clearance.

Location: Corsham

Shift Pattern: 4 on / 4 off (Days & Nights)

Salary: Up to 52k + Excellent Benefits

We are a Global Recruitment specialist that provides support to the clients across EMEA, APAC, US and Canada. We have an excellent job opportunity for you.

Role Title: Event Management Consultant
Location: MOD Corsham - Onsite
Duration: 6 months from the start
Pay rate: £313 per day inside IR35

Role Description:
As a key member of the Hosting and Tooling Team, you will contribute to both operational (RUN) and project based activities alongside fellow Consultants, Engineers, and Analysts. You will be empowered to:
Liaise directly with client teams, providing guidance and support.
Create event management policies for internal services and client distribution solutions.
Provide high level functional system analysis to support client needs.
Maintain operational tooling in line with client operational deliverables.
Undertake project tasks and liaise with internal and external Project Managers.
Build and enhance your capabilities through training, certifications, and hands on experience.
Produce technical documentation and architectural drawings.
Build and maintain operational dashboards to support client requirements.

Your Skills and Experience
You will bring experience of enterprise tooling and a strong technical foundation, ideally supported by relevant certifications.

Skills and experience include:
Proven experience with enterprise level tooling and associated certifications.
Experience managing tooling platforms such as BMC TrueSight, BMC Discovery, and Splunk.
Agent deployment and management.
Product installation and customisation.
SNMP MIB management.
Experience working in Windows, AIX, and Linux environments.
Knowledge of Scripting languages including Python and PowerShell.
Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Zabbix, Nagios, HP Openview, SolarWinds, IBM Tivoli Monitoring, IBM Tivoli Netcool.
Strong understanding of networking concepts and protocols.
Experience creating scripts for automation and system integration (eg, REST API).

In depth knowledge of Splunk features, including:
o Rule and advanced logic creation
o Splunk Query Language (SPL)
o SQL coding
o Dashboard development

If you are interested in this position and would like to learn more, please send through your CV and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Please note, candidates are often Shortlisted within 48 hours.

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

Join Our Team at Smurfit Westrock!

Are you searching for a workplace that values you and your growth? At Smurfit Westrock, we’re committed to sustainability, employee well-being, and personal development.

About Us

We are a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging. Our focus is on the health and safety of our employees, the well-being of our communities, and delivering exceptional service to our customers. We support our team members to reach their full potential in an inclusive environment that values diversity.

The Role

We currently have an exciting vacancy for a Shift Engineer with an mechanical bias working full-time equivalent hours on a 4-shift rotation at our Weston-Super-Mare site.

Working within the engineering department with the key responsibility for providing a proactive engineering service to the Site’s Operations Team. The role is focused around increasing machine uptime within shift, while supporting SK’s safety and quality standards. The individual will be responsible for providing effective short and long-term solutions to continuously improve machine reliability, actively contributing as part of the engineering team to achieve business targets and key performance criteria.

Main Duties

• Work in a collaborative style with the Engineering, Conversion, Corrugator and Despatch departments

• Lead the successful completion of all breakdown activities

• Assist in the daily preventative maintenance strategy

• Booking out & ordering engineering parts

• Liaise with OEM’s when required

• Implement and endorse preventative / predictive maintenance systems, tools and ideas (SAP PM)

• Daily involvement in completing mechanical & electrical engineering activities providing support/coaching for machine operatives

• Any other tasks requested by your line manager within your capabilities

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience working within a FMCG work environment

• Good communicator with effective listening skills to all parties, internal & external

• Good literacy, numeracy and problem-solving skills

• Accuracy and attention to detail

• Ability to manage and prioritise own workload

• Good level of IT skills & ability to gain a good understanding of SAP PM

• Driven & self- motivated with good diagnostic skills

• Team player with the ability to work across departments and with the Engineering Cell Technicians

• Experience of hydraulic, pneumatic & steam systems

• Fault[MJ1] finding on AC&DC drives (Siemens, ABB, SSD etc)

• Knowledge of Siemens S5, S7 & Allen Bradley plc’s

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What We Offer

• Competitive salary & benefits, including annual leave, pension, and a Cycle to Work scheme
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• 24/7 confidential support for you and your family
• Flexible working options and family-friendly policies
• Guaranteed interview for candidates meeting essential criteria (Disability Confident Employer)

Ready to make an impact? Apply today and help us build a sustainable future together.

Smurfit Westrock reserve the right to only shortlist candidates who meet both the Essential and Desirable Criteria.

We are an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their sex; religious or similar philosophical belief; political opinion; race; age; sexual orientation; or, whether they are married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled; or whether they have undergone, are undergoing or intend to undergo gender reassignment.

We practice equality of opportunity in employment and select the best person for the job.

BMC Enterprise Tooling Expert - MUST HAVE MOD SC CLEARANCE - Corsham, Wiltshire - 6 months+/RATE: £306 per day inside IR35

One of our Blue Chip Clients is urgently looking for an BMC ENTERPRISE TOOLING EXPERT.

Please find some details below:

CONTRACTOR MUST HAVE ACTIVE MOD SC CLEARANCE

MUST BE PAYE THROUGH UMBRELLA

Role Description:

As a key member of the Hosting and Tooling Team, you will contribute to both operational (RUN) and project based activities alongside fellow Consultants, Engineers, and Analysts.

You will be empowered to:
Liaise directly with client teams, providing guidance and support.
Create event management policies for internal services and client distribution solutions.
Provide high level functional system analysis to support client needs.
Maintain operational tooling in line with client operational deliverables.
Undertake project tasks and liaise with internal and external Project Managers.
Build and enhance your capabilities through training, certifications, and hands on experience.
Produce technical documentation and architectural drawings.
Build and maintain operational dashboards to support client requirements.

Your Skills and Experience
You will bring experience of enterprise tooling and a strong technical foundation, ideally supported by relevant certifications.

Skills and experience include:
Proven experience with enterprise level tooling and associated certifications.
Experience managing tooling platforms such as BMC TrueSight, BMC Discovery, and Splunk.
Agent deployment and management.
Product installation and customisation.
SNMP MIB management.
Experience working in Windows, AIX, and Linux environments.
Knowledge of Scripting languages including Python and PowerShell.
Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Zabbix, Nagios, HP Openview, SolarWinds, IBM Tivoli Monitoring, IBM Tivoli Netcool.
Strong understanding of networking concepts and protocols.
Experience creating scripts for automation and system integration (eg, REST API).

In depth knowledge of Splunk features, including:
o Rule and advanced logic creation
o Splunk Query Language (SPL)
o SQL coding
o Dashboard development

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

(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

We’re looking for an experienced Engineering Manager (Environments) to lead the design, reliability, and evolution of our software-driven engineering environments within a regulated financial services organisation.

This role focuses on building and operating scalable, secure, and automated environments that enable product engineering teams to deliver safely and quickly. You’ll lead teams responsible for environment management, CI/CD integration, and observability, while driving large-scale modernisation and technical debt reduction programmes across legacy and cloud-native estates.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead and develop a team of platform and environment engineers focused on software-defined infrastructure, automation, and observability.
• Own the lifecycle of engineering environments across production and non-production.
• Ensure environments are consistently release-ready, supporting modern deployment practices while meeting financial services change and governance controls.
• Drive automation and standardisation using Infrastructure as Code and configuration management, tightly integrated with CI/CD pipelines.
• Build and evolve platform capabilities that enable self-service provisioning, consistency, and repeatability for development teams.
• Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging to support application reliability, operational resilience, and regulatory expectations.
• Lead large-scale platform improvement programmes, modernising legacy environment patterns and reducing technical debt.
• Support disaster recovery and resilience testing from a platform and application continuity perspective.
• Partner with security and risk teams to embed controls, auditability, and policy-as-code into environment platforms.
• Oversee incident management, root cause analysis, and reliability improvements using SRE-style practices.
• Collaborate closely with Product Engineering, Architecture, Security, and Delivery teams to align environments with software design and product needs.

About you

• Strong engineering leadership experience with a software or platform-first mindset, ideally in regulated or complex environments.
• Proven experience leading Platform Engineering, DevOps, or SRE teams.
• Hands-on familiarity with on premise private cloud and public cloud platforms, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code and tools such as Terraform and Puppet.
• Experience delivering platform modernisation and technical debt reduction programmes at scale.
• Strong understanding of software delivery lifecycles, release management, and deployment strategies in regulated environments.
• Ability to engage deeply with engineers on system design, reliability, and architectural trade-offs.
• Experience embedding security, compliance, and operational controls into software platforms.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for risk, compliance, and senior leadership audiences.

Interview process

The interview process for this role is two stages including technical competency-based questions and a task.

Working Schedule

This role is based in Bristol head office, BS1 5HL. This role is permanent, full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. We have returned to the office, however for this role we offer a hybrid flexible working pattern.

Why us?

Here at HL, we’re the UK’s number 1 investment platform for private investors, based in Bristol. For more than 40 years we’ve helped investors save time, tax and money on their investments.

To achieve our mission, we believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning, dynamic teams, and a great ethos. We’re steered by core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do.

What’s on offer?

• Discretionary annual bonus* and annual pay review
• 25 days* holiday plus bank holidays and 1-day additional Christmas closure
• Option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday**
• Flexible working options available, including hybrid working
• Enhanced parental leave
• Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution
• Income Protection and Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover)
• Private medical insurance*
• Health care cash plans - including optical, dental, and out patientcare
• Health screening programme
• Help@hand - confidential support including mental health counselling and remote GP
• Wellhub - unlimited access to fitness providers and wellness coach sessions
• Variety of travel to work schemes with bike storage and shower facilities
• Inhouse barista and deli serving subsidised coffee and sandwiches
• Two paid volunteering days per year

* dependent on role level

** only available to select during our annual benefits window, in November each year

Hargreaves Lansdown is an inclusive employer that values diversity in its workforce. We encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.

This role may also be available on a flexible working or part time basis - please ask the Recruitment & Onboarding team for more information.

Please note, we are unable to provide employment sponsorship to candidates.

(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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We’re building the next generation of platform for one of the UK’s largest financial services companies, trusted by over 2 million clients and managing £170+ billion in assets. This is your opportunity to shape technology that will redefine how people invest and achieve financial freedom.

Our purpose is clear: to give people financial freedom. By joining us, you’ll help deliver innovative, secure, and scalable solutions that make investing easier and more accessible for everyone.

The DevOps Manager will lead a team to deliver secure, scalable, and efficient cloud solutions. The role drives resilience and observability through monitoring, alerting, and telemetry to ensure reliable operations. It partners with engineering squads to promote standardized CI/CD pipelines and paved-road practices for secure, compliant delivery.

What you will be doing

• Lead the execution of the DevOps strategy and roadmap to enable efficient, secure, and automated delivery of applications and infrastructure.
• Lead and manage a team of DevOps engineers, providing guidance, mentorship, and performance oversight to ensure high-quality delivery of cloud solutions.
• Experience of designing, implementing, and optimizing continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines to accelerate software delivery and improve quality.
• Drive adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices to ensure consistency, scalability, and repeatability across environments.
• Oversee the implementation and integration of DevOps tools and automation frameworks to streamline workflows and reduce manual effort.
• Implement comprehensive observability practices-including monitoring, logging, tracing, and alerting-to maintain visibility, performance, and reliability across all environments.
• Embed security and compliance controls into DevOps processes, ensuring adherence to organizational and regulatory standards.
• Lead and develop a high-performing DevOps team, fostering collaboration between development, operations, and security teams.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and automation to enhance delivery speed and operational efficiency.

About you

• Proven ability to lead teams and foster collaboration across development, operations, and security functions.
• Extensive experience in DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automation frameworks.
• Strong technical proficiency in cloud platforms and containerization technologies.
• Expertise in Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform) and scripting languages (Python, Bash).
• Proficiency in monitoring and observability platforms and best practices for system health and performance.
• Strong analytical skills to resolve complex technical challenges and optimize delivery processes.
• Understanding of DevSecOps principles and ability to integrate security into CI/CD workflows.
• Commitment to staying current with emerging DevOps tools, cloud technologies, and best practices.

Interview process

The interview process for this role will be three stages, including a task/ presentation element.

Working Schedule

This role can be based in Bristol head office or our London Paddington office. This role is permanent, full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. We have returned to the office, however for this role we offer a hybrid flexible working pattern.

Why us?

Here at HL, we’re the UK’s number 1 investment platform for private investors, based in Bristol. For more than 40 years we’ve helped investors save time, tax and money on their investments.

To achieve our mission, we believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning, dynamic teams, and a great ethos. We’re steered by core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do.

What’s on offer?

• Discretionary annual bonus* and annual pay review
• 25 days* holiday plus bank holidays and 1-day additional Christmas closure
• Option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday**
• Flexible working options available, including hybrid working
• Enhanced parental leave
• Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution
• Income Protection and Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover)
• Private medical insurance*
• Health care cash plans - including optical, dental, and out patientcare
• Health screening programme
• Help@hand - confidential support including mental health counselling and remote GP
• Wellhub - unlimited access to fitness providers and wellness coach sessions
• Variety of travel to work schemes with bike storage and shower facilities
• Inhouse barista and deli serving subsidised coffee and sandwiches
• Two paid volunteering days per year

* dependent on role level

** only available to select during our annual benefits window, in November each year

Hargreaves Lansdown is an inclusive employer that values diversity in its workforce. We encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.

This role may also be available on a flexible working or part time basis - please ask the Recruitment & Onboarding team for more information.

Please note, we are unable to provide employment sponsorship to candidates.

Automation Engineer

+6 months +

+Hybrid - occasional travel to Corsham

+SC cleared role - current active clearance is essential

• 550 - 575 a day

+Inside IR35

Skills:

+Automation

+DevOps

+MOD

+SC clearance

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

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

Essential Skills & Experience

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

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

Additional essential requirements:

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

Desirable Skills & Qualifications

The following experience is beneficial:

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

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

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