6 month contract initially

Outside IR35, Fully remote role (UK)

An established consumer-facing technology business is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to support the continued evolution of high-scale Back End services used by a large international user base.

This role would suit an experienced contractor who is comfortable working in Kotlin-heavy Back End environments, can operate with autonomy, and is confident helping teams move from Legacy systems toward more modern, cloud-native services.

The role

You will be involved in designing, building, and improving reliable Back End services, working closely with product, mobile, platform, and engineering teams. The environment is fast-moving, product-focused, and requires someone who can turn ambiguous requirements into clear technical direction.

Key experience

• Strong Back End engineering experience with Kotlin
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform
• Background in scalable, production-grade systems
• Experience in consumer-facing, mobile-first, or high-traffic product environments
• Ability to lead technical work from discovery through delivery
• Strong communication and ownership mindset

Cyber Security Analyst

Salary: Up to £60,000 + £5,600 car allowance + benefits

Location: UK (Remote with some travel to UK sites - must have UK Driver’s licence)

Join a growing organisation in the engineering sector in a newly created role that will play a key role as the company continues to grow. You will contribute to a dynamic, fast-paced environment, protecting critical systems and data, working on a mix of BAU security operations.

The Role

We’re looking for a Cyber Security Analyst or Engineer with proficiency in a range of security skills including SentinelOne, Mimecast and MS Sentinel. You’ll be working closely with the GISO while supporting a collection of subsidiaries with day-to-day live estate monitoring. This role is perfect for someone with experience of working as part of a small security team, taking responsibility for security initiatives across the organisation.

Cyber Security Analyst/Engineer Responsibilities:

With day-to-day reporting to the Group Information Security Officer (GISO), you will combine operational monitoring and incident response with hands-on project delivery. This is a role for a security professional who thrives in both technical and collaborative settings.

Key duties include:

• Monitoring and analysing network traffic, systems, and logs for unusual or malicious activity.
• Conducting regular security assessments and audits to identify vulnerabilities and risks.
• Implementing and maintaining security tools and protocols, including Firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and endpoint protection solutions.
• Investigating security incidents, responding to potential breaches, and documenting findings.
• Reviewing and remediating vulnerabilities in collaboration with relevant teams.

What We’re Looking For:

• Technically minded security engineer.
• Experience with SentinelONE.
• Experience working with a third party to a managed SOC provision.
• Proficiency with Mimecast, antivirus, MS Sentinel.
• Experience with vulnerability assessment tools such as Tenable or Qualys.
• Excellent analytical skills for identifying and addressing security threats.
• Driver’s License with consistent access to a vehicle.

What’s in it for me?

This is an opportunity to work in a complex and engaging environment, where your contributions will directly impact organisational security. You’ll gain exposure to cutting-edge technologies, take ownership of critical projects, and expand your expertise in a collaborative and supportive setting. Additional benefits include:

• Car Allowance - £5,600.
• Comprehensive healthcare package.
• Remote and hybrid work options.
• Professional development opportunities to enhance your certifications and skills.

We’re an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.

Cloud Security Engineer Inside IR35, £550 Fully remote ASAP start, short term contract through till end of June 2026 The Role We are looking for an experienced Cloud Security Engineer (Azure PKI) to take a hands-on role in delivering a pre-defined enterprise PKI solution. You’ll be responsible for implementing and integrating PKI capabilities within Azure, enabling secure certificate lifecycle management, and supporting the onboarding of workloads across key platforms. This is a delivery-focused, hands-on role, ideal for someone with deep expertise in Azure Key Vault, PKI, and certificate automation. Key Responsibilities Implement and integrate an enterprise PKI solution (e.g. DigiCert or equivalent) within Azure
Configure Azure Key Vault for certificate and key management (RBAC, private endpoints, rotation)
Enable certificate lifecycle management including issuance, renewal, and automation
Support TLS enforcement and mTLS implementation across services
Integrate certificates into Azure services and CI/CD pipelines
Support secure onboarding of platforms including AKS, App Gateway, and APIs
Assess and support hybrid PKI integration (where applicable)
Define and enforce certificate governance standards (e.g. no self-signed certs, revocation policies, auditing)
Produce clear, client-ready documentation and implementation standards Core Skills & Experience Strong experience with Azure Key Vault (certificates, keys, RBAC)
Deep understanding of PKI fundamentals (CA hierarchy, CRL/OCSP, certificate issuance & revocation)
Proven experience in certificate lifecycle automation
Strong knowledge of TLS / mTLS implementation
Experience integrating security into cloud platforms and CI/CD pipelines Nice to Have Experience with DigiCert or similar enterprise PKI providers
Exposure to AKS, Application Gateway, and API security
Understanding of hybrid PKI environments (e.g. AD CS integration)

About Us We are a leading gaming and gambling solution software provider with a strong presence in the USA, UK, and Europe. Through partnerships with global gaming companies, we build cutting-edge technical platforms across sportsbooks, lottery, casino, virtual gaming, and financial trading. Our vision is to shape the future of gaming by transforming operations into intelligent, data-driven solutions that deliver exceptional customer experiences and create sustainable value for all stakeholders. We believe in teamwork, knowledge sharing, and transparency with accountability. The Role Were looking for a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to help shape and drive how we build and operate reliable, observable, and cost-efficient systems. Youll work closely with development, platform, and incident management teams to define what reliable means in measurable terms and build the tooling and processes to achieve it. Your work will directly influence the speed, stability, and scalability of our platform. Key Responsibilities Partner with development teams to define and manage SLOs/SLIs, and use error budgets to guide engineering decisions. Enhance observability ensuring metrics, logs, and tracing are in place to detect and fix issues proactively. Lead cost optimisation initiatives: monitor spend, rightsize workloads, tune autoscaling, and drive efficient infrastructure usage. Strengthen production readiness with pre-deployment checks, post-release validation, and robust platform guardrails. Introduce and run chaos engineering experiments to improve system resilience. Automate operational processes to reduce manual intervention across the stack. Contribute to major incident response, providing engineering expertise. Collaborate cross-functionally to raise the bar on platform stability, security, and performance. Required Skills & Experience 3+ years in SRE, Platform, or DevOps roles. Strong operational experience with Kubernetes (on-prem and AWS EKS). Proven track record defining and working with SLOs/SLIs in production environments. Deep understanding of observability (metrics, logging, tracing, telemetry

Location: Remote (London, UK / Barcelona, Spain)
Reports to: VP of Quality & DevOps
Employment type: Permanent

Overview
We are seeking an experienced Global DevOps Lead (12-15 years) to establish and scale a global DevOps capability across a multi-market enterprise environment. This role requires a senior leader who can drive transformation, influence across all levels, and embed automation, reliability, and continuous improvement across distributed global teams.
Key Responsibilities
Operating Model & Leadership

• Define and implement a unified global DevOps operating model with clear governance and standards
• Lead organisation-wide DevOps transformation and change management initiatives
• Partner with TechOps to define clear operational boundaries across teams
• Align engineering and product teams around consistent DevOps practices

Strategy & Implementation

• Deliver end-to-end DevOps strategy covering IaC, CI/CD, automation, monitoring, and SRE practices
• Drive infrastructure as code adoption across all environments
• Embed SRE principles into engineering delivery
• Standardise engineering practices across regions

Automation & Delivery

• Identify and implement automation opportunities across deployment and operations
• Reduce manual intervention in release and configuration processes
• Design scalable CI/CD pipelines that improve speed and quality

Observability & Reliability

• Lead enterprise adoption of Datadog as the observability platform
• Define monitoring, alerting, and incident response frameworks
• Improve system reliability, uptime, and incident response times

Metrics & Continuous Improvement

• Establish and track DORA metrics across engineering teams
• Drive continuous improvement in delivery and operational performance
• Build dashboards for DevOps visibility and reporting

Cloud Cost Management

• Optimise Azure usage and reduce cloud spend through efficient resource management
• Improve cost transparency and governance across platforms

Required Experience & Skills

• 12-15 years in DevOps, platform engineering, or infrastructure leadership roles
• Proven success delivering DevOps transformation in enterprise environments
• Advanced Azure DevOps experience (pipelines, governance, dashboards, integrations)
• Expert knowledge of Datadog (APM, logging, tracing, monitoring, alerting)
• Strong experience with Terraform, ARM templates, and Bicep
• Deep understanding of CI/CD and deployment strategies
• Proficiency in PowerShell, Python, or Bash
• Strong understanding of SRE principles

Leadership Skills

• Strong influence across complex, matrix organisations
• Excellent executive-level communication skills
• Experience working across global teams and cultures
• Ability to manage competing priorities with strategic focus

Preferred Skills

• Azure DevOps Expert or Azure Solutions Architect certifications
• Datadog certifications
• Experience with Agile/SAFe delivery at scale
• Familiarity with ITIL and change management frameworks
• Exposure to AIOps practices

Do you enjoy designing and building scalable backend systems in the cloud - with Java at the core and AWS powering it all? My client is looking for a Senior Java Engineer to join a highly capable engineering team working on modern, cloud-native systems. This role offers real ownership, technical depth and the chance to shape how systems are built and run on AWS. What you’ll be doing Designing, developing and maintaining backend services using Java Building and operating cloud-native solutions on AWS Working with services such as EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS/DynamoDB and CloudWatch Contributing to architectural decisions and cloud best practices Improving system scalability, performance and resilience Working closely with DevOps, product and engineering teams Mentoring junior engineers and raising engineering standards What we’re looking for Strong commercial experience as a Senior Java Engineer Deep knowledge of modern Java (Java 11+) Hands-on AWS experience in production environments Experience designing and supporting distributed systems and microservices Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and event-driven architectures Experience with CI/CD pipelines and cloud-based deployments A proactive, problem-solving mindset Nice to have Spring / Spring Boot Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) Containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) Experience in high-availability or high-throughput environments This role would suit a senior engineer who enjoys building reliable cloud systems and taking ownership from design through to production. If you have any further questions on the role, please feel free to reach out to Brendan McCrory directly. Benefits: Work From Home

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This is an excellent opportunity for an AWS Cloud Engineer to join an Oxfordshire-based scale-up in the MedTech sector.

The Role

Working as part of a dedicated team, the primary focus of the AWS Cloud Engineer Engineer will be to design, build, and maintain secure, highly available, and scalable infrastructure in AWS, as well as implementing and managing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform. Additionally, the AWS Cloud Engineer will collaborate closely with Software Developers, will drive automation and will operate and improve containerised workloads and related orchestration tools.

The Company

The AWS Cloud Engineer will be joining a company whose platform has been scientifically proven to deliver safer, high-quality and efficient patient care, at an exciting time of growth and expansion into new markets. As a well-funded scale-up, they offer an entrepreneurial team spirit, where you’ll be contributing directly to the team’s success. Working predominantly remotely, you’d ideally be onsite a couple of times each month, although there will be other opportunities for meeting up as a team off-site.

Benefits

• Predominantly remote working
• Opportunities for certification and continued learning
• 25 days’ holiday, with the ability to purchase more
• Share options
• Private health insurance
• Wellbeing days

What’s required to be successful in this role?

• Demonstrable hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), including EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, etc.
• A proven track record in designing and managing highly available, scalable, and secure cloud architectures.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform
• Experience in containerisation - specifically with Kubernetes - would be highly beneficial, as would any experience of using Ansible for automation

So What’s Next?

If you are an experienced AWS Cloud Engineer looking for your next technical challenge and the opportunity to further develop your skills within a forward-thinking team that values automation, scalability, and modern engineering culture, we’d love to hear from you!

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Network Engineer - Fully Remote - Play a Critical Role in Operational Support Thisglobal payment processing companyare building the next generation of capabilities that powers our merchant-first ecosystem. You will be joining a company which is looking to become amarket leader and this ambition rings through every department and team. They believe that focused and empowered teams can do great things and want like-minded people to join them on this exciting journey. Why This Role? Embracing ahybrid multi-cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) /on-premise ecosystem to address infrastructure diversity, this company is looking for a Network Engineer who will engage in all aspects of the design, implementation and ongoing stewardship of their hosting environments. You will take a hands-on approach and play a critical role in operational support of existing legacy and future acquired assets. What You Will Be Doing? Evaluating, testing, developing and implementing complex technical solutions to address a variety of business problems. This will include hardware, software, configurations standards and creating solutions with a specific focus on driving business value. Taking responsibility for supporting network infrastructure including but not limited toswitches, routers, load balancers, firewalls, and cloud networking resources. Managing highly visible/risky changes and ensures infrastructure is running efficiently. Acting the liaison to peers in Engineering, Architecture, Information Security and Production Support. Developing written procedures, engineering drawings, and other technical documentation. Ensuring the availability, performance, and operational integrity of the Network Engineering domain. Aligningsystems solutions/technologies to complement and support business/strategic plans. Coordinatingappliance and software upgrades with vendors and teams. Coordinating and directing preventative maintenance of significant systems components. What You Will Need To Have A minimum of 2 years experience withenterprise-level network support. 2+ years hands-on experience withPalo Alto solutions. Automation / Infrastructure as Code (Ansible, Terraform, etc) experience. Juniper Networksexperience is highly advantageous. Technical hands-on expertise with Layer 2, 3, 4, and 7 switching, routing, and application delivery technologies. Demonstrable knowledge and administrative capability of core routing, switching, IP networking, DHCP, DNS, LAN/WAN, QoS, VLAN, VXLAN, and BGP protocols/technologies. Relevant certifications (PCNSA, PCNSE, PCCSE, PCSAE, JNCIA, JNCIS, JNCIP, JNCIE, etc) preferred Solid experience with Virtual Private Networking, and Wireless Access Points. Bash/PowerShell/Perl/Python or other scripting. Experience withDisaster Recovery planning and implementation. Skills: palo alto juniper Ansible Terraform Network Support Benefits: Fully Remote Bonus Pension Healthcare

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Zensar is a leading digital solutions and technology services company that specialises in partnering with global organisations across industries in their Digital Transformation journey. Zensars Return on Digital strategy has enabled customers to look beyond current investments towards realising visible business benefits in their digital transformation journey. If youre looking for a workplace where associates realise and contribute to their full potential, are recognised for the impact they make, and enjoy the company of the people they work with, then youve come to the right place! As a Database administrator, you are expected to manage DB2 UDB (LUW) and Couchbase to support large, mission-critical enterprise databases. This role is ideal for a senior database professional who thrives in production environments, enjoys solving complex performance and availability challenges, and works closely with application, infrastructure, and vendor teams. The position involves end-to-end database ownership across production, development, and test environments, with a strong focus on stability, performance, high availability, and continuous improvement. Duties and Responsibilities DB2 Database Administration Administer and support large-scale DB2 UDB (LUW) databases in production and non-production environments (multi-TB databases). Perform installation, upgrades, fix packs, and patching for DB2 instances. Manage instances, databases, schemas, table spaces (SMS/DMS), buffer pools, and database objects. Implement and manage backup and recovery strategies (hot, cold, full, incremental) using disk and TSM. Execute database recovery activities including point-in-time and roll-forward recovery. Support DB2 HADR and HACMP environments and participate in failover and DR testing. Couchbase Administration Install, configure, and administer Couchbase clusters in production and non-production environments. Manage Couchbase features including XDCR, bucket configuration, replication, rebalance, and failover. Support large Couchbase deployments handling TB-scale data volumes. Implement user management and RBAC for database security. Monitor Couchbase environments using tools such as Couchbase Web Console, Icinga, Grafana, and Prometheus. Work with REST APIs for Couchbase administration and automation. Automate routine operational tasks using Shell scripting and Ansible. Troubleshoot complex production issues, perform root cause analysis, and drive permanent fixes. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and provide mentoring and technical guidance to junior team members. Ensure adherence to enterprise change management, incident management, and compliance processes using tools like ServiceNow. Technical Skills Required 12+ years of experience in database administration, with strong hands-on expertise in DB2 UDB (LUW). Practical experience administering Couchbase in enterprise environments. Proven experience supporting business-critical or banking sector applications. Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix operating systems. Hands-on experience with production support, performance tuning, and high-availability architectures. Experience working in ITSM/SLA-driven environments. Proficiency in shell scripting and database automation. Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport and trust with clients. Strategic thinker with the ability to develop and execute innovative solutions. Strong understanding of technology trends and market developments. Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams. Qualification:Must be educated to at least degree level or equivalent.

Azure DevOps Engineer (SC Cleared) Location: Remote (occasional travel to Warton) Duration: 3-6 Months Rate: £640.70 per day (Umbrella) Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance required Eligibility: British passport holders only The Role We are seeking a highly skilled Azure DevOps Engineer to join a fast-paced programme delivering critical cloud and DevOps capabilities. This is a primarily remote role with occasional visits to the Warton office, supporting a secure, enterprise-scale environment. You will be responsible for designing, building, and optimising DevOps pipelines and cloud infrastructure, ensuring robust, scalable, and automated delivery practices. Key Responsibilities Design and implement Azure DevOps pipelines for build and release processes
Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable efficient, automated deployments
Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and ARM templates
Automate infrastructure provisioning and deployment processes
Collaborate with development, security, and infrastructure teams to deliver high-quality solutions
Promote DevOps best practices, including version control, testing, and monitoring Key Skills & Experience Strong hands-on experience with Azure DevOps (pipelines, repos, artifacts)
Proven track record in CI/CD setup and optimisation
Solid experience with Infrastructure as Code: Terraform
ARM templates
Strong automation and scripting capability
Experience working in secure or regulated environments
Ability to work independently in a remote setting Essential Requirements Active SC Clearance
British passport holder (due to project requirements) Desirable Experience working within defence or highly secure programmes
Knowledge of Azure cloud architecture and services
Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and security best practices

In this role, you will: Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for IAM components, policies, connectors, microservices, and integrations. Enable automated testing, security scanning, and controlled deployments across DEV/TEST/PROD environments. Implement continuous improvement to streamline IAM release processes. Develop and maintain IaC (Terraform, Ansible for deploying IAM infrastructure, identity policies, directories, and supporting platforms. Ensure consistent, repeatable environments and compliance with architectural standards. Develop scripts and automation for account lifecycle operations, access provisioning, and system integrations. Deploy IAM services or related microservices on Kubernetes, cloud-native platforms, and serverless environments. Manage containerisation, service mesh integrations, certificates, and secrets for IAM workloads. Embed security into the build and deployment process, including vulnerability scanning, secrets detection, and code quality checks. Work with cybersecurity teams to ensure compliance with Zero Trust principles and IAM security policies. Collaborate with IAM architects, security teams, and application owners on design and integration requirements. Create and maintain documentation for pipelines, IaC, deployment patterns, and operational processes. To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements: Key Skills & Experience Technical Skills Infrastructure as code (Terraform & GCP Provisioning) Terraform core, GCP Infra, Policy as code, develop the capability to manage, maintain and write policies, Containerization & Kubernetes (GKE), Docker, Kubernetes, Helm / Kustomize, GKE Ops CI/CD engineering, pipeline authoring, artifacts management, testing automation, deployment strategy Data pipeline and DevOps (KAFKA / PubSub) - Kafka basics, schema registry, streaming infra and monitoring Graph platform engineering, Neo4j basics, backups, recovery and DR GDS/APOC, observability DevSecOps & platform security, security scanning, IAM and identity, network security, compliance Release engineering and governance, release ops, change management, documentation Regionalisation and compliance, regional deployments and failover, data residency, conditional access Soft Skills Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting capabilities. Ability to work collaboratively across security, engineering, and operations teams. Excellent communication and documentation skills. Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments. Experience of Privileged Access Management and identity access management Understanding and experience of technologies deployed at a large scale in a global IT enterprise Experience of working in an Agile team - managing workload in Jira and engagements in Jira Service Desk Ability to adapt and understand new technologies - being self-motivated to learn Strong interpersonal, influencing, communication and report-writing skills Ability to interact appropriately with users of various technical skill levels Ability to work in a multi country, culturally diverse and time-zone separated role.GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

Your new companyThis role is working for Hays, a FTSE 250 recruitment leader with a global footprint, combining decades of expertise with a bold technology strategy focused on modernisation, digitalisation and innovation to power progress through people and market-leading tech. With deep specialism across STEM and digital domains, Hays leverages data-driven insight and a worldwide tech talent network to help organisations secure the skills they need today and for the future. Backed by significant investment in its technology transformation and strategic partnerships, Hays is shaping the future of tech recruitment and supporting businesses as they build tomorrow’s workforce.Your new roleThe Demand & Capacity Manager ensures that Technology Operations has the resources, capacity, and performance headroom needed to deliver stable, predictable, and scalable services globally. The role is responsible for forecasting demand, analysing consumption trends, modelling capacity needs, and identifying risks related to saturation, seasonal patterns, and strategic growth. This includes coordinating with Finance, PMO, Service Performance Management, Engineering teams, and vendors to ensure that demand is understood, capacity is planned, and costs are optimised across infrastructure, platforms, cloud, and global operations. Core Responsibilities:

• Own the global demand and capacity management framework across infrastructure, cloud, platforms, and operational delivery services.
• Develop and maintain capacity models incorporating historic trends, business forecasts, and technology growth patterns.
• Forecast demand for infrastructure resources, cloud consumption, platform usage, licensing, storage, workloads, and workforce/operational capacity.
• Identify saturation risks, constraints, seasonal spikes, and capacity-related service vulnerabilities.
• Provide capacity insights to PMO reprioritisation, investment planning, and readiness assessments.
• Work with Service Performance Manager to correlate capacity with stability, recurrence patterns, and performance bottlenecks.
• Partner with Vendor/Contract Manager to assess vendor capacity commitments, delivery models, and scalability.
• Collaborate with EA to ensure capacity plans align with technology roadmaps and transformation initiatives.
• Ensure appropriate capacity for major business events, releases, migrations, and peak periods.
• Maintain regular reporting covering consumption, forecasts, risks, and recommended actions.
• Accountable for the accuracy and quality of global demand and capacity forecasts.
• Ensure capacity risks are identified early, documented, communicated, and mitigated with clear action plans.
• Maintain a single source of truth for demand, consumption, and capacity insights.
• Provide leadership with proactive recommendations for investment, optimisation, and scaling actions.
• Drive alignment between capacity planning, financial forecasting, and platform/infrastructure strategies.
• Prepare and run capacity governance routines including monthly capacity reviews.
• Ensure readiness and capacity availability for major business or technology events.
• Support cloud optimisation and FinOps activities with accurate consumption modelling.
• Collaborate with operational teams to ensure capacity actions support service stability and avoid degradations.

Global Delivery & Collaboration:

• Work with Regional Service Managers to capture local demand patterns, constraints, and capacity needs.
• Collaborate with EA to ensure strategic alignment with long-term architectural evolution.
• Partner with Infrastructure and Platform teams to understand scaling limits, performance boundaries, and capacity signals.
• Engage with PMO to validate capacity readiness for projects, migrations, and releases.
• Coordinate globally with MSPs (incl. Cognizant) to validate vendor capacity and delivery throughput.
• Work with Finance and Cost Management teams to validate budget impact, cost-to-serve models, and cloud consumption forecasts.

Support Security and Compliance capacity requirements for logging, monitoring, DR, and backup workloads. Key Deliverable:

• Global Demand & Capacity Forecast (rolling 12-36 months).
• Capacity Models & Dashboards (infrastructure, cloud, platform, operational workload).
• Monthly Consumption & Capacity Report including risks, hotspots, and future projections.
• Quarterly Capacity Review Pack including investment proposals and optimisation insights.
• Capacity inputs for PMO readiness assessments, budgeting, and prioritisation.
• Documentation of mitigation actions for capacity-related risks.

Cloud consumption models and cost-optimisation recommendations. KPIs & Success Measures:

• Accuracy of demand and capacity forecasts.
• Reduction of unplanned capacity-related incidents or outages.
• Timeliness of capacity reporting and insights.
• Optimisation impact (cloud savings, resource efficiency gains).
• Stakeholder satisfaction across Technology, Finance, Regions, and Vendors.
• Alignment of capacity with business demand and technology roadmaps.

What you’ll need to succeed

• Hands-on experience with automation platforms (ServiceNow Flow Designer, Power Automate, Rundeck, Ansible, Terraform, or similar).
• Scripting skills (PowerShell, Python, Bash, or equivalent).
• Understanding of monitoring and alerting systems (e.g., Dynatrace, Datadog, Splunk, Azure Monitor).
• Knowledge of ITSM processes (Incident, Problem, Change, Request) and workflow automation.
• Experience integrating automation with CI/CD, APIs, and cloud-native services.
• Strong understanding of identity models, RBAC, and secure automation practices.
• Ability nonrepresentational issues and translate them into automation solutions.
• Experience working with MSPs and global delivery models

What you’ll get in return

Competitive base salary + bonus + benefits aligned to the seniority of the role.What you need to do nowIf you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn’t quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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Zensar is a leading digital solutions and technology services company that specialises in partnering with global organisations across industries in their Digital Transformation journey. Zensars Return on Digital strategy has enabled customers to look beyond current investments towards realising visible business benefits in their digital transformation journey.

If youre looking for a workplace where associates realise and contribute to their full potential, are recognised for the impact they make, and enjoy the company of the people they work with, then youve come to the right place!

As a Lead Database administrator, you are expected to manage and support enterprise-scale database platforms supporting critical business applications. This role requires strong hands-on expertise across traditional and modern database technologies, along with the ability to drive automation, resiliency, and operational excellence.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience working in high-availability production environments, supporting multiple database engines across on-premises and cloud platforms, and collaborating closely with DevOps, application, and cloud engineering teams.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Own the administration and day-to-day operations of enterprise database platforms including PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, SingleStore, Netezza, and distributed databases such as YugabyteDB.
• Design, implement, and maintain High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions such as SQL Server Always On, log shipping, failover clustering, PostgreSQL replication, and distributed database clusters.
• Plan and execute robust backup and recovery strategies, including point-in-time recovery, cross-region DR, and business continuity solutions.
• Perform database performance tuning by analysing execution plans, identifying bottlenecks, optimizing queries, indexes, and stored procedures, and improving I/O efficiency.
• Lead capacity planning and forecasting by tracking growth trends, system utilization, and transaction volumes to ensure scalability and SLA compliance.
• Strengthen database security through RBAC implementation, auditing, vulnerability assessments, and compliance controls.
• Provide 24x7 production support, including incident management, root cause analysis, change management, and release coordination.
• Work closely with vendors and internal teams to resolve critical incidents, support upgrades, and minimize downtime.
• Mentor junior DBAs and contribute to technical standards, documentation, and operational best practices.

Technical Skills Required

• 10+ years of experience in database administration supporting mission-critical systems.
• Strong hands-on experience with PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server in enterprise environments.
• Exposure to modern and distributed databases such as SingleStore, Netezza, and YugabyteDB.
• Solid experience in HA/DR architecture, performance tuning, security, and capacity planning.
• Hands-on experience with AWS and/or GCP managed database services.
• Strong automation and scripting skills using Python, Shell, SQL, or similar languages.
• Experience working in ITIL/SLA-driven production environments.
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport and trust with clients.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to develop and execute innovative solutions.
• Strong understanding of technology trends and market developments.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

Qualification:

• Must be educated to at least degree level or equivalent.

• Strong experience in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) infrastructure engineering, including designing, building, and operating secure, scalable, and automated cloud solutions, particularly across compute services
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, along with hands-on experience in CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Harness
• Solid understanding of cloud networking and security, including GCP networking services and tools like Cloud Armor, with a focus on implementing secure-by-design principles
• Experience in automation and observability, including performance optimisation, monitoring, and defining/operating against SLOs and SLIs to improve reliability
• Strong Scripting skills using Bash, PowerShell, or Python, with familiarity in tools such as HashiCorp Vault, Harness, and Backstage considered an advantage
• Proven ability to lead and mentor engineering teams, fostering collaboration across teams and driving best practices
• Relevant GCP certifications are preferred

Up to £425 per day - Inside IR35

London / Primarily Remote

6 months

My client is an instantly recognisable consultancy who require 2 DevOps Engineers with Active SC Clearance for an end client within the Public Sector.Key Requirements:

• Proven commercial experience working as a DevOps Engineer within the Public Sector.
• Active SC Clearance.
• Strong experience with Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu), AWS, and high-availability Kubernetes environments (EKS/RKE) including load balancing and multi-site failover.
• Proficient in containerisation and orchestration using Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
• Skilled in IaC and automation with Terraform, Ansible, and supporting cloud-native platform modernisation.
• Hands-on with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI), Git version control, and automated delivery practices.
• Experienced with monitoring and observability tooling such as Prometheus and Grafana.
• Knowledge of data and streaming technologies including Kafka, MongoDB, MySQL, and PostgreSQL, plus PKI, secrets management, and IAM.
• Excellent communication skills.

Nice to have:

• Puppet, KeyCloak, Vault, and experience supporting microservice architectures.
• Immediate availability.

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Through a culture of collaboration, learning and opportunity, Customer Service is a community of vibrant and dynamic service and technology experts, executing all facets of our operation with consistency, pride and efficiency.

Technical Operations provide high level level technical support to UK business customers. As a team of experienced engineers, we are responsible for the swift repair of complex customer issues where there is no known or documented resolution. We are passionate about effective troubleshooting as well as a second-to-none customer experience. The team are kept on their toes by supporting new and exciting services as the technological world continues to evolve. Here are some of the technologies a successful candidate can expect to provide support for:

• Public Cloud management including Microsoft Azure and AWS
• Veeam, ASR and associated backup technologies
• VMWare support and provisioning
• Windows server management
• Linux server management
• Active Directory and Group Policy
• Microsoft Exchange

Let’s cover some of the duties and responsibilities of an engineer in the Technical Operations Team:

• Effective troubleshooting of live complex customer issues ranging from high priority business-critical faults, to requests for information regarding their solution
• Managing incidents by providing quality customer updates as per Claranet’s SLAs, whilst maintaining detailed notes in our Service Now ticketing system
• Excellent customer service provided via telephone, our customer portal or even in video conference with clients
• Engagement with additional technical resources outside the team to aid in resolution of incidents, whilst keeping ownership of the customer experience
• Great working relations with our Service Desk and Service Assurance operational teams, for which we act as an escalation point. The Technical Operations Team frequently engages in delivering training or answering ad-hoc questions from our 1st line teams
• Keeping up to date with new and exciting technologies and services that make their way into our Support world. As a senior team we are an important part of ensuring that new services are well supported and documented for the consumption of our department
• Production of documentation to improve our efficiency as a team and wider department in the form of guides, customer solution information, troubleshooting processes and so on
• Participate in an on call rota to provide out of hours support for critical incidents, in line with business requirements

Position Specifications

• An enthusiastic and dynamic engineer who is excited by the challenges of working in a fast-paced support environment
• Passionate about providing first class customer support of both core hosted solutions and newly emerging technologies
• Someone with a relentless appetite for problem-solving and methodical troubleshooting
• A Team player who can slot into a roster of like-minded individuals

Here are some industry-recognised qualifications that are highly desirable for this role:

• AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator
• AWS Cloud Practitioner

Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Systems Administrator. This senior-level role is responsible for the design, implementation, and ongoing management of our cloud infrastructure and enterprise network environments.

Cloud Infrastructure Management

• Design, deploy and manage cloud environments across Azure and Oracle Cloud platforms (or similar is fine) as the Senior Systems Administrator
• Administer cloud-native services including virtual machines, containers, serverless functions and managed databases
• Implement and maintain infrastructure-as-code (IaC)

Network Administration

• Design, implement and maintain enterprise network infrastructure including LAN, WAN and (site-to-site) VPNs
• Administer and configure firewalls, routers, switches, and load balancers (Cisco, Sophos, Palo Alto or similar)
• Manage DNS, DHCP and IP address management (IPAM) across all environments
• Oversee network performance monitoring, troubleshooting and capacity planning
• Manage BGP, OSPF and VLAN configurations in complex multi-site environments
• Implement and maintain network segmentation, zero-trust architecture principles and micro-segmentation

Automation & DevOps Integration

• Develop and maintain automation scripts using PowerShell, Python or Bash to streamline operations
• Contribute to GitOps practices and maintain version-controlled infrastructure configurations
• Implement monitoring and alerting solutions (e.g. Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana)

Essential Requirements

• Hands-on experience as a Systems Administrator working heavily with cloud and network administration
• Deep expertise in at least one major cloud platform
• Strong knowledge of enterprise networking protocols
• Experience with firewall administration and network security policy management

Senior Systems Administrator

Oracle DBA 12 months Remote - possible travel to Newcastle Inside IR35 - Umbrella only We are seeking an experienced Oracle DBA to support and deliver database administration and upgrade activities across Oracle Database, Oracle SOA Suite, and Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) 12.2.x environments. The role involves working across both production and non-production systems, to upgrade/remediate, applying patches, etc., ensuring stability, performance, and successful upgrade execution. Key Responsibilities: Deliver end-to-end upgrade activities across Oracle Database, EBS, and SOA environments
Perform database upgrades and patching
Support and upgrade Oracle E-Business Suite
Upgrade and manage Oracle SOA Suite and WebLogic Server (WLS)
Upgrade Oracle ASM (Automatic Storage Management) environments
and Oracle IDCS cloud services/EBS Assertor for authentication.
Execute cloning, migration, and environment refresh activities
Raise and manage Oracle Support Service Requests (SRs) and coordinate with Oracle Support for issue resolution
Work closely with infrastructure, application, and release teams for deployment and cutover activities
Troubleshoot issues and perform root cause analysis
Ensure adherence to change and release management processes
Ensure compliance with security and governance standards Mandatory Skills: Hands-on experience with Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.8 (EBS) upgrades/remediation engagements.
Strong hands-on experience with Oracle Database Administration (19c) including patching, upgrades, TDE/Grid infrastructure and data guard. Experience with Oracle ASM (Automatic Storage Management)
Hands-on experience in end-to-end upgrade activities across non-production and production environments
Strong experience with patching, cloning, and migration strategies
Experience in Linux/Unix environments
Experience in performance tuning and troubleshooting across DB and middleware layers
Experience in raising and managing Oracle Support Service Requests (SRs) and coordinating with Oracle Support
Ability to work in controlled / secure environments with strict governance.
Understanding of backup & recovery (RMAN) Nice to have skills Solid understanding of backup & recovery (RMAN) and high availability in AWS platforms is preferred.
Exposure & knowledge in Oracle SOA Suite, Oracle WebLogic Server (WLS) administration and upgrades is desirable.
Exposure to Oracle IDCS cloud services/EBS assertor for authentication is preferred.
Familiarity with change, release, and incident management processes (ITIL)

MLOps Platform Manager (Palantir)London

Rate: £550-£650 Outside IR35 Per Day

Work Type: Fully remote

Start: ASAP

The Company

They are a well established organisation with a strong enterprise data estate and a clear commitment to using data and AI responsibly at scale. The business operates in a complex environment where reliability, security and governance are essential. Data, analytics and machine learning teams work closely together, supported by a central platform function focused on operational excellence.

The Role and Deliverables

• Own the day to day operation of Palantir platforms and associated MLOps services, ensuring availability, performance and a strong user experience.
• Establish and run service management processes including incident, problem and change management, supported by clear documentation and runbooks.
• Define and embed standard MLOps patterns covering model development, deployment, monitoring and lifecycle governance.
• Lead platform releases and upgrades, including planning, testing, communication and rollback where required.
• Implement and maintain security, risk and compliance controls for data and machine learning workloads.
• Manage the platform roadmap, cost optimisation activities and key supplier relationships.

Your Skills & Experience

• Strong experience operating Palantir platforms in production, or comparable enterprise data platforms, with ownership of platform operations.
• Proven capability delivering MLOps practices end to end, including CI/CD, automation, monitoring and model governance.
• Experience working closely with security, risk and governance teams to evidence controls and support audits.
• Confident stakeholder management skills, able to balance delivery speed, cost and risk across technical and non technical teams.
• A service owner mindset with a focus on stability, continuous improvement and enabling delivery teams.

How to Apply Apply now to discuss this contract opportunity and how it could align with your experience.

Responsibilities:

• Assess the current state of monitoring and observability across applications.
• Provide proactive alerting & visualization by creating actionable dashboards for applications and alerting strategies.
• Establish and promote monitoring best practices.
• Act as an escalation point for incidents and provide strategic guidance and recommendations to engineering and operations teams.
• Use Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform and Scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell) to automate monitoring setups.

Key Skills:

• Solid experience with APM, monitoring, observability and event management tools including Datadog, Dynatrace/AppDynamics, Grafana.
• Experience with JSON and Scripting languages such as Python, Bash, PowerShell or JavaScript for automation of tasks.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and IaC (Infrastructure as Code).
• Strong in analytical and problem-solving skills for diagnosing complex issues
• Effective in communication, individual leadership, and cross-functional team collaboration.
• Ability to think outside the box, sensitivity towards business impacts, and self-awareness to refine processes.
• Proficiency in broader aspects of monitoring and observability (APM, System Monitoring, Logs, Tracing, Visualization, Reporting and Integration)
• Certified professional in Dynatrace/AppDynamics or ITIL is desirable.

Senior AI-Enabled DevOps Engineer

Build and operate modern software systems where AI meets production reality

We’re looking for a Senior AI-Enabled DevOps Engineer to join a growing engineering capability working on complex, important software systems that increasingly embed AI to improve delivery, decision-making, and operational effectiveness.

This is a hands-on senior engineering role for someone who enjoys operating across software development, DevOps, and modern cloud platforms. You won’t be a people manager, but you will be a trusted senior engineer, shaping technical approaches, raising engineering standards, and helping teams deliver reliable systems in production.

What you’ll be doing

At the core of this role is building well-engineered, production-grade systems that integrate cleanly with AI platforms and services.

You will:

• Design, build, deploy, and operate AI-enabled software and platform solutions
• Develop API-driven services and integrations that allow systems to interact effectively with AI capabilities
• Modernise existing applications towards service-based, cloud-native architectures
• Implement and operate integration mechanisms between software systems and AI platforms, including emerging patterns and protocols where appropriate
• Use AI tools to improve engineering productivity - while maintaining full accountability for quality, safety, and correctness
• Review, validate, and guide AI-generated code and outputs, ensuring they meet real engineering and operational standards
• Build services in TypeScript and Python, supported by strong testing and clean code practices
• Package, deploy, and operate workloads using Kubernetes (e.g. Helm) and Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform)
• Work closely with other engineers, platform teams, and AI specialists to deliver integrated, end-to-end solutions
• Take responsibility for systems running in production, not just code that passes a build

What we’re looking for

This role suits an experienced senior engineer who brings breadth, pragmatism, and strong engineering judgement.

Essential experience:

• Proven experience as a Senior Software Engineer, Senior DevOps Engineer, or similar hands-on role
• Excellent software engineering fundamentals: system design, maintainable code, testing, and operability
• Strong experience building API-first or service-based systems
• Proficiency in TypeScript and Python
• Hands-on experience deploying and operating production systems using containers and automation
• Confidence working across development, deployment, and operational concerns
• A track record of owning technical outcomes in complex environments

Desirable experience:

• Integrating software systems with AI platforms or AI-assisted workflows
• Exposure to emerging AI integration approaches or protocols (e.g. MCP)
• Platform engineering or DevOps at scale

This is an opportunity to sit at the intersection of modern software engineering, DevOps, and applied AI, working on real production systems rather than experiments or demos. If interested, apply now!

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.