Google Cloud Native Architect - Product / Cloud-Native

Following the launch of its flagship product, a fast-growing scale-up is expanding its engineering capability and is looking for a Cloud Architect to shape the architecture of both existing and new cloud-native SaaS products.

You will work across the development organisation, partnering with product, engineering, platform, security, and data teams to translate business requirements into technical designs and guide engineering squads through delivery.

Location: Hybrid – two days per week in the Leeds office

Salary: £75,000 – £85,000 + 15% Bonus + Benefits

To be considered, you should have:

Minimum 3 years’ experience designing cloud-native architectures, ideally on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Strong software engineering background, with experience building cloud-native applications and coding in Python or similar languages
Expertise in CI/CD design and implementation using tools such as GitHub, Terraform, or similar
Solid knowledge of cloud security, IAM, networking, data flows, and observability

This is an excellent opportunity for a Cloud Architect who enjoys building scalable cloud foundations, driving automation, and establishing strong engineering standards

About Scrumconnect Consulting

Scrumconnect Consulting is a multi-award-winning digital consultancy, recognised for delivering impactful technology solutions across UK government departments. Our work has positively influenced the lives of over 40 million UK citizens. With a strong commitment to user-centred design and agile delivery, we continue to deliver innovative digital services that matter.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Senior Android Developer to design, build, and maintain high-quality native Android applications for a UK government client. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary agile team, delivering user-centred mobile experiences that meet Government Digital Service (GDS) standards and accessibility requirements.

This is a hands-on technical role operating within structured and governed environments where security, performance, accessibility, and reliability are critical to service success.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain native Android applications using Kotlin and/or Java
• Collaborate with UX designers, product owners, and Back End developers to translate requirements into robust, accessible mobile experiences
• Write clean, testable, well-documented code following established coding standards and architectural patterns
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated builds, testing, and deployment
• Ensure applications meet WCAG 2.2 accessibility standards and GDS service standards
• Conduct code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices within the team
• Integrate with RESTful APIs and Back End services, working closely with API developers
• Troubleshoot and resolve performance issues, crashes, and production defects
• Support Google Play Store submission processes and manage release cycles
• Contribute to technical documentation, architecture decisions, and sprint ceremonies

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong experience in native Android development using Kotlin (Java experience also valued)
• Solid understanding of Android SDK, Android Studio, and the Google development ecosystem
• Experience with common Android architectural patterns (eg MVVM, MVI, Clean Architecture)
• Proficiency with Android frameworks such as Jetpack Compose, Android Jetpack libraries, Room, Retrofit, or equivalent
• Experience writing unit tests, instrumented tests, and working with test-driven development practices
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (eg Gradle, Fastlane, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
• Understanding of RESTful API integration and networking best practices
• Familiarity with accessibility standards (WCAG 2.2) and building inclusive mobile interfaces
• Experience working in Agile or hybrid delivery models (Scrum, Kanban)
• Experience working in regulated, security-conscious, or high-assurance environments

Desirable

• Experience delivering mobile applications within a UK public-sector or government context
• Familiarity with GDS service standards, the Technology Code of Practice, and the GOV.UK Design System
• Experience with mobile analytics, crash reporting, and APM tools (eg Firebase Crashlytics, Dynatrace, App Center)
• Understanding of secure coding practices and mobile security frameworks (eg OWASP Mobile)
• Experience with mobile device management (MDM) or enterprise distribution
• Familiarity with cross-platform considerations, even if primarily native-focused

Scope & Accountability

• Responsible for hands-on design, development, and maintenance of Android applications
• Owns the quality and technical integrity of assigned mobile deliverables and code
• Contributes technical analysis and recommendations to the wider delivery team
• Accountable for timely delivery of agreed development activities within sprint cycles

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

At Scrumconnect Consulting, we believe that diversity drives innovation. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is respected, valued, and supported. We actively encourage applications from women, people with disabilities, individuals from under-represented communities, and those seeking flexible working arrangements.

As a Disability Confident Level 1 employer, we provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment to ensure equal opportunity for all.

Location: London (Hybrid)
Salary: Up to £80,000 DoE
Permanent role

Why Apply?

This organisation helps millions of people make smarter financial decisions through well loved consumer apps used across the UK. The engineering culture is creative, collaborative and ambitious, giving developers the space to experiment, learn and deliver meaningful products that genuinely help people. Engineers end each day knowing they have made a real impact on both users and their team.

What makes this environment different

A workplace full of personality that values openness, diversity and inclusion.
Teams that enjoy solving complex problems together and take pride in delivering world class experiences.
A culture where everyone belongs, every idea is welcomed and every voice matters.

About the role

A Senior iOS Developer is needed to join a Mobile Collective responsible for evolving high traffic consumer apps. They will work in full stack, multi disciplinary squads alongside product managers, designers and fellow engineers. The role covers the full software development lifecycle including designing features, building them, testing them, deploying them and maintaining them in production.
The engineering organisation embraces AI, using tools such as GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT to speed up delivery and improve code quality. Someone excited about integrating AI into their workflow will thrive here.

What you will do

Lead feature delivery and contribute to the technical direction of the team
Collaborate closely with product and design teams to deliver polished, intuitive user experiences
Write clean, maintainable Swift using SwiftUI and UIKit
Apply strong knowledge of async await and Combine
Champion engineering best practice including test driven development, pairing, mob programming and continuous delivery
Consider security from the very beginning of feature development
Debug, optimise and maintain a high performing codebase
Stay up to date with modern iOS trends and bring innovative ideas forward
Support and mentor other engineers to help them grow

What the team is looking for

Proven experience building iOS applications with Swift, SwiftUI and UIKit
Strong understanding of async await and Combine
A solid grasp of mobile architecture and common design patterns
A passion for agile delivery and shipping value early and often
Experience with XCUI testing and Git version control
Comfort working with AI coding assistants to enhance productivity
A collaborative mindset and enthusiasm for continuous learning
Familiarity with Android or cross platform development is a bonus but not essential

What this role offers

Hybrid working with two days each week in the office and the rest worked flexibly
Dedicated learning time, a LinkedIn Learning licence and regular opportunities to attend conferences
A strong community culture featuring hack days, team socials and an annual product and technology meetup
A clear progression framework with opportunities to move across teams and explore new challenges

Adecco is a disability-confident employer. It is important to us that we run an inclusive and accessible recruitment process to support candidates of all backgrounds and all abilities to apply. Adecco is committed to building a supportive environment for you to explore the next steps in your career. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you

About Scrumconnect Consulting: Scrumconnect Consulting is a multi-award-winning digital consultancy, recognised for delivering impactful technology solutions across UK government departments. Our work has positively influenced the lives of over 40 million UK citizens. With a strong commitment to user-centred design and agile delivery, and more to deliver innovative digital services that matter.

Role Description

As a Lead Software Engineer, you will provide technical leadership across the development and enhancement of the digital services. You will design and oversee secure, scalable application architectures within Google Cloud Platform, ensuring alignment with GDS standards and public sector governance. You will lead development across Python-based services, APIs and web applications, ensuring integration with data platforms and Pega systems. You will champion secure coding practices, CI/CD automation and reusable design patterns, while mentoring engineers and supporting structured knowledge transfer

Preferred tech stack

Python including Django or Flask, Google Cloud Platform services, API development and integration including Apigee, PostgreSQL, GitHub and CI/CD pipelines, Terraform, JavaScript and modern web frameworks

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of scalable, secure cloud-native applications
• Define coding standards and enforce secure software development life cycle practices
• Oversee API design and integration across distributed services
• Collaborate with architects and DevOps teams to ensure resilient deployments
• Embed automated testing and CI/CD pipelines into development workflows
• Provide technical assurance within governance and design review forums
• Mentor engineers and deliver structured capability development initiatives.

Diversity & Inclusion
At Scrumconnect Consulting, we believe that diversity drives innovation. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where every individual is respected, valued, and supported. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences, and we actively encourage applications from women, people with disabilities, under-represented communities, and those seeking flexible working arrangements.

About Scrumconnect Consulting: Scrumconnect Consulting is a multi-award-winning digital consultancy, recognised for delivering impactful technology solutions across UK government departments. Our work has positively influenced the lives of over 40 million UK citizens. With a strong commitment to user-centred design and agile delivery, and more to deliver innovative digital services that matter.

Role Description
As a Middle QC Engineer, you will take responsibility for designing and implementing test strategies across cloud-based applications and data services. You will develop automated testing frameworks, support API life cycle validation and ensure quality across CI/CD pipelines. You will work closely with DevOps and development teams to embed quality gates within deployment processes and maintain high standards of reliability across digital services.

Preferred Tech Stack Expertise
Automated testing frameworks, Python or similar Scripting language, API testing tools, CI/CD integration, GitHub, Jira

Responsibilities

• Design and execute comprehensive test plans for cloud-native applications
• Develop and maintain automated regression and integration test suites
• Validate API performance, security and data integrity
• Integrate automated tests within CI/CD pipelines
• Collaborate with architects and engineers to improve testability of solutions
• Support production defect triage and resolution
• Contribute to mentoring junior team members and knowledge transfer initiatives

Diversity & Inclusion

At Scrumconnect Consulting, we believe that diversity drives innovation. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where every individual is respected, valued, and supported. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences, and we actively encourage applications from women, people with disabilities, under-represented communities, and those seeking flexible working arrangements

About Scrumconnect Consulting:
Scrumconnect Consulting is a multi-award-winning digital consultancy, recognised for delivering impactful technology solutions across UK government departments. Our work has positively influenced the lives of over 40 million UK citizens. With a strong commitment to user-centred design and agile delivery, and more to deliver innovative digital services that matter

Role Description: As a DevOps Engineer, you will support the automation, reliability and security of Google Cloud Platform environments. You will implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and embed CI/CD pipelines through GitHub and associated tooling. You will apply Site Reliability Engineering principles to ensure system stability, observability and resilience across distributed services including data platforms and Pega-based applications. Working within agile teams, you will support secure software development life cycle practices and ensure alignment with NCSC guidance and public sector security requirements.

Preferred Tech Stack Expertise

Google Cloud Platform, Terraform, GitHub and CI/CD pipelines, Cloud Monitoring and Cloud Logging, Security Command Center, Kubernetes or Cloud Run, PostgreSQL

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code templates for automated, repeatable deployments
• Implement CI/CD pipelines to support secure and efficient application delivery
• Embed monitoring, logging and alerting to improve system observability
• Support vulnerability management and security compliance activities
• Collaborate with development teams to embed DevOps and SRE best practices
• Diagnose and resolve production issues to maintain operational continuity
• Contribute to documentation and structured knowledge transfer activities

Diversity & Inclusion
At Scrumconnect Consulting, we believe that diversity drives innovation. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where every individual is respected, valued, and supported. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences, and we actively encourage applications from women, people with disabilities, under-represented communities, and those seeking flexible working arrangements.

6 month contract – Hybrid – SC Cleared – London – Inside IR35

Please note - SC Clearance is REQUIRED for this role

Job Description:
Our client is seeking a senior Data Engineer to join our Data Engineering team and play a pivotal role in shaping the strategic cloud-first data platform.
As a member of the team, you will play a key role in designing and delivering robust, scalable data solutions that support our clients core responsibilities around monetary policy, financial stability, and regulatory supervision. With contribution to technical design decisions, mentor engineers, and collaborate across teams to ensure our data infrastructure continues to evolve and meet future demands.

Role Responsibilitiesb

• SC Clearance - required
• Lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable, secure, and cost-effective distributed data solutions [MA2.1]using Azure services (e.g., Azure Databricks, Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Data Factory).
• Architect and implement advanced data pipelines using Databricks, Delta Lake, Python and Spark, ensuring performance, reliability, and maintainability across cloud and on-prem environments.
• Champion data quality, governance, and observability, ensuring data is accurate, timely, and fit-for-purpose for analytics, BI, and operational use cases.
• Drive the modernization of legacy systems, leading the migration of data infrastructure to Azure with minimal disruption and long-term scalability.
• Act as a technical authority on Azure-native data engineering, guiding best practices and setting standards across the team.
• Collaborate with architects, analysts, and stake holders to align data engineering efforts with strategic business goals and enterprise data strategy.
• Own the end-to-end delivery of complex data solutions, from requirements gathering to production deployment and support.
• Contribute to the development of reusable frameworks, templates, and patterns to accelerate delivery and ensure consistency across projects.
• Mentor and coach junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and technical excellence.

Experience needed:

• Extensive experience with Azure services including Azure Databricks, Azure Data Lake Storage, and Azure Data Factory.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL, Python, and Spark (PySpark), with a strong focus on performance optimization and distributed processing.
• Proven experience in CI/CD practices using industry-standard tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
• Strong understanding of data architecture principles and cloud-native design patterns.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical delivery, mentor engineering teams and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment between data solutions and business strategy.
• Proficiency in Linux/Unix environments and shell scripting.
• Deep understanding of source control, testing strategies, and agile development practices.
• Self-motivated with a strategic mindset and a passion for driving innovation in data engineering.

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Software Engineer - Defence / Search & Rescue - C++ or C# - Up to 55K - Lincolnshire We are looking for a highly motivated Software Engineer to join an award winning Defence and Search & Rescue organisation with offices just outside of Lincoln. The technical team consists of 12 and is comprised of Software Engineer, Software Testers, Product owners and Support. They are a big believer in sharing thoughts and encouraging and supporting innovation and creativity. The Software Engineer will also be given the chance to be involved in all aspects of the process, from conception through to completion and launch. The environment is relaxed yet professional and will provide the opportunity to design and develop code for technically complex Defence solutions. Software Engineer Tech Stack: \* C++ or C# \* DevOps, GitHub \* GitHub \* Simulation \* Unreal Engine or Unity \* Graphical Languages - OpenGL, WebGL, DirectX \* Software development lifecycle and methodologies We are not expecting the Software Engineer to be an expert in all the technologies above, just a strong basis knowledge and passion to learn more! You will be an enthusiastic Software Engineer, a good communicator and have a natural desire to create amazing code. The successful Software Engineer should have strong problem solving abilities, organisational skills and the ability to work as part of a team. Due to the nature of the position it's required for the Software Engineer to be a UK National for government security vetting. This includes a minimum of 5 years consecutive UK residency. We are interviewing currently so apply now for immediate consideration for the Software Engineer position or contact George Harvey at ITSS Recruitment for further information. TPBN1\_UKTJ

Job Title: DevOps Engineer

Location: Remote, UK

Salary: Circa £47,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week to cover core business hours (9-5, Mon-Fri)

Working for Affinity:

We understand the importance of flexibility, wellness, performance and satisfaction - it is part of our culture

We offer opportunities to take unpaid leave and will give you one extra day’s holiday for every year you’ve worked with us, for up to 8 years

We know working from home introduces opportunities for you to do more domestic chores during the day, e.g. picking up the children from school, taking pets to the vet, etc. We don’t mind this at all, as long as we are aware of what you are doing and the work gets done!

About the Role:

We are looking for someone who is passionate about technology and who is always looking for opportunities to improve the services we provide for clients, in areas such as efficiency, cost effectiveness, security and reliability.

You’ll be pivotal in knowledge sharing internally within the business, assisting others in their assigned projects and, where necessary, supporting more junior members of Affinity to help them learn and improve.

The right DevOps engineer will have the opportunity to help grow and shape this emerging function within the team, creating a long-term career path for themselves within Affinity, with an opportunity to progress upwards.

What will your typical day look like?

You will be working on projects, such as the Cabinet Office WordPress support contract, to keep our clients’ systems up-to-date, available, resilient, secure, performing well and cost effective.

Working to improve the efficiency of our infrastructure related processes

At times you’ll need to work together with clients’ own internal teams and with any external infrastructure teams that Affinity may partner with.

Putting together infrastructure design documents at the start of projects, with a view to getting these signed off by the client and then acting as the basis for infrastructure build.

Building infrastructure on new projects through the use of Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, etc. This will also include continuous integration processes, server provisioning, etc.

Imparting knowledge and experience to other Affinity team members, both verbally and also captured in tools such as Jira Confluence, where we would like to build up a repository of DevOps how-tos, best practices, etc.

Opportunity to work as a team lead where other Affinity team members are involved in DevOps.

Providing AWS and Azure thought leadership and mentoring in both advisory and delivery contexts.

Supporting out-of-hours rotas to provide support coverage for contracts in place with Affinity.

About you:

General requirements:

Willingness to provide on-call rota coverage of emergency support (24/7/365)

Ability to work flexible hours from time to time, for specific projects or tasks

UK based and resident in UK for last 3 years (given some client-driven security clearance requirements)

The role is fully remote, though visits to clients and to our office in Cornwall will occasionally be required

Technical must-haves:

Commercial experience of AWS, including services such as Amazon VPC, Amazon RDS, Amazon ElastiCache, Amazon EC2, Amazon ECS/EKS, Amazon EFS, AWS IAM, Amazon CloudFront, Amazon S3, AWS CodePipeline, Amazon GuardDuty, AWS Security Hub, AWS Cost Explorer, etc.

Commercial experience of Azure, including services such as Azure Networking, Azure Cache (Redis and Memcached), App Services (running WordPress and .NET applications), Front Doors (CDN), API Services, storage services (blob storage, file storage, etc.), Azure Database services, Azure Cost Management, etc.

Terraform and/or CloudFormation scripting

Linux, Apache/Nginx

Continuous integration/deployment (CI/CD) experience including GitHub Actions

Familiarity with the AWS/Azure Well-Architected Framework and NCSC Cloud Security Principles

Security experience, including the resolution of issues found during penetration testing

Docker experience

Technical nice-to-haves:

System/server admin experience

Drupal, WordPress or Magento experience

PHP and Composer

Microsoft technologies, including .NET, Windows Server, IIS, Active Directory, MSSQL, etc.

AWS certifications (AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, DevOps Engineer - Professional, speciality certifications, e.g., Database, Security, etc.)

Microsoft certifications, including Azure Fundamentals, Azure Administrator Associate, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Security Engineer Associate, etc.

Load testing experience, including jMeter, Gatling, K6, etc.

Other HashiCorp tools, e.g., Packer, Vault, Vagrant, Consul, etc.

Provisioning tools, e.g., Puppet, Ansible, Chef, etc.

AWS Control Tower and/or Landing Zone

Experience with Google Cloud Platform

Experience with Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Templates

Please click the APPLY button to submit your CV for this role.

Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Software Developer, Software Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, AWS, Infrastructure Engineer, AWS Systems Developer, Azure Software Development may also be considered for this role.

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Job Title: AWS Platform Engineer
Location: Leeds, UK (Hybrid)
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience + benefits package

About us

A rapidly growing technology-driven organisation is seeking a Platform Engineer to strengthen security across cloud platforms and delivery pipelines. This role sits within a high-performing Platform Engineering function and blends security, DevOps and cloud engineering to embed security by design across modern, cloud-first environments.

This role is hands-on, highly technical, and ideal for someone who enjoys owning core platform capabilities and embedding security into everything they build.

This is a hybrid role - you will be required to work from the Leeds office 3 days a week.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure on AWS using Terraform
• Develop and operate CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
• Manage Kubernetes deployments and application delivery with Argo CD (GitOps)
• Build and maintain platform tooling that improves developer experience, reliability, and security
• Implement and operate monitoring, logging, and alerting using the Elastic stack
• Embed security into the platform and delivery pipelines (shift-left security)
• Collaborate closely with application, security, and SRE teams
• Troubleshoot platform issues and drive continuous improvements

Tech Stack

You don’t need to be an expert in everything, but experience in several of these is expected:

• Cloud: AWS (EKS, IAM, VPC, EC2, S3, Security Hub, Inspector)
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions
• GitOps/CD: Argo CD
• Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes
• Monitoring & Logging: Elastic (ELK/Elastic Observability)
• Security: Trivy, AWS Security Hub, AWS Inspector, security scanning tools
• Scripting: Bash, Python, or similar

What We’re Looking For

• Strong experience as a Platform, DevOps, or Infrastructure Engineer
• Hands-on AWS experience in production environments
• Solid understanding of Kubernetes and modern deployment patterns
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows
• Practical experience with cloud and container security
• Infrastructure-as-code mindset and strong automation skills
• Comfortable working cross-functionally and owning shared platforms

Nice to Have

• Experience with compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, etc.)
• Familiarity with SRE principles and reliability engineering
• Security certifications or deep interest in cloud security

About You: We’re looking for someone who is:

• Confident & Motivated: You take initiative and are eager to tackle new challenges.
• Independent: You’re comfortable working on tasks autonomously but enjoy collaborating with a team.
• Quick to Learn: You’re excited to dive into new technologies and constantly improve your skills.
• Team-Oriented: You value working with a high-performance team and contributing to a positive culture.
• Dedicated & Resourceful: You bring a strong work ethic and a solutions-oriented mindset.
• Customer-Focused: You’re driven by the chance to create solutions that make a difference for our customers.

What’s in it for me?

• Base Salary up to £70,000 (depending on experience)
• Allocated company shares following successful completion of probation.
• 5% company performance bonus
• Value-based bonus of up to 10%
• Hybrid working model with 3 days per week in the Leeds office
• 37 days annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays, with flexibility to work public holidays and take alternative days off.
• Opportunities for professional development, certifications and technical growth.
• A collaborative, delivery-focused environment with scope to influence security strategy and mentor others.

About Us Software helps to enable the world-leading science performed at Diamond. Our software systems facilitate operations at all levels, including the low-level control of synchrotron and beamline hardware, the planning, execution and monitor of experiments, data archiving and retrieval, data processing and visualisation, the application for beamtime, and capture of remote experiment plans and samples. Our software engineers work alongside our scientists to develop innovative and robust solutions to keep Diamond at the forefront of scientific research. About the Role We now have an opportunity for a Software Developer within Diamonds Scientific Information Management Systems (SIMS) group to support and redevelop the Structural Biology LIMS (Laboratory Information Management Systems) used within Diamond. Synchweb - our existing system for the visualisation of Macromolecular Crystallography (MX) and CryoEM data - is highly regarded by our scientific users around the world and is used in cutting-edge drug discovery and other research. Developed in-house and in concert with the ISPyB collaboration it is a critical component in the collection and interpretation of MX and CryoEM results at the facility. Synchweb is approaching the end of its life, and we are taking on the exciting challenge of building its replacement, Evo - built using modern web frameworks and taking cues from other modern applications in use at Diamond. Evo is part of a multi-million pound refresh of software applications and services required to support the new science anticipated from our £500m major facility upgrade. You will be working mostly on greenfield development with scientists who are leaders in their field. Some of the main duties include: Designing and developing new micro-services, features and websites to support future operational requirements. Providing input to Diamond scientific software architecture. Developing software integrations with third party systems used internally and globally across the international scientific community. Providing support to the MX & CryoEM Groups, interacting closely with science group leaders and senior instrument staff. This includes fault diagnosis and resolution, taking responsibility for escalated issues and provision of a high-quality service/output. Providing technical assistance within SIMS to develop, test, maintain and support MX & CryoEM visualisation software, in collaboration with Scientific Computing and other groups. Working with internal and external stakeholders, enhance the core software to make it robust, adaptable, and easy to use by developers. Use technical and professional knowledge to identify opportunities for technical or process improvement across the instruments supported by the team. About You You will hold a degree in engineering, computer science or have equivalent experience. You will demonstrate experience in the following areas: Significant relevant experience of JavaScript, HTML and CSS with a focus on developing and enhancing web applications with modern JavaScript frameworks such as React & NextJS. A portfolio / GitHub of demonstrable experience of building web applications & dashboards with a focus on SaaS & B2B products, internal web-applications, Business CMS products or equivalent data-intensive applications. Excellent technical understanding of methods, systems and approaches relating to technical software engineering e.g. Source Control, Code Review, Continuous Integration SCRUM and agile processes. Candidates with the following skill will be looked upon favourably, but these are not essential: Familiarity with Service-oriented & Microservices architecture Familiarity with Design tools (Figma, Sketch) Exposure to JavaScript testing frameworks e.g. Jest, Vitest, Cypress, Jasmine, etc. Knowledge of CI/CD techniques Experience with GraphQL, OpenAPi spec, JSON Schema & SQL / No SQL databases. Familiarity with MonoRepo project structures (TurboRepo) Development of APIs with Python Frameworks e.g. FastAPI Benefits Diamond offers an exceptional benefits package to support staff in achieving a positive work/life balance. This includes 26 days annual leave plus Christmas closure, public holidays, 2 annual volunteering days and flexible working hours. We also offer an excellent defined benefit pension scheme. A relocation allowance may also be available where applicable. Our campus-based location, with open green space, offers sports pitches, an outdoor gym, as well as a network of cycle, running and walking routes. Staff also have access to a range of onsite amenities including cafes, restaurants, a daycare nursery and free on-site parking. As standard this role offers a hybrid working arrangement with a minimum of 3 days working onsite per week. To Apply Please use the online application process to apply and tell us why you believe you are suitable for this role. The closing date for applications is 29th March 2026, however, we encourage early applications as some candidates may be interviewed before this date.

Role Purpose

The Senior Software Engineer will work on existing and future products as part of the engineering team, servicing the agri-food industry, and be part of evolving YAGROs configurable, white-label SaaS products so agri-food enterprises can adopt YAGRO technology seamlessly within their own brands and operating models. This role focuses on designing secure, scalable and reliable software that supports enterprise requirements (e.g., integrations, access control, security, auditability and performance), while continuously improving the end-user and customer onboarding experience through close collaboration with the Technical Delivery and Commercial teams.

Whilst this is a home based role, you will be required to attend the Cambridge office once per month.

Responsibilities

Technical Proficiency & Problem Solving:

• Demonstrate deep understanding of relevant technologies and the YAGRO product domain.
• Design scalable architectures for a multi-tenant SaaS platform, balancing configurability and maintainability.
• Diagnose and resolve complex issues across application, data and infrastructure layers, and drive adoption of tools and practices that improve developer velocity, security and customer outcomes for white-label deployments.

Project Contribution & Collaboration:

• Lead projects from conception to deployment with a strong customer and partner focus.
• Work closely with the Technical Delivery and Commercial teams to scope enterprise and white-label requirements, translate them into technical designs, and deliver incremental value.
• Provide mentorship and code reviews, communicate trade-offs clearly, and raise engineering standards for quality and reliability in customer-facing systems.

Non-functional Practice:

• Own non-functional excellence for enterprise customers: performance, reliability, observability, and incident management.
• Champion security best practices (e.g., vulnerability management, data protection, RBAC, audit logging) and ensure changes support SLAs/SLOs appropriate for SaaS products and white-label clients.

Learning & Continuous Improvement:

• Stay current with industry trends in SaaS architecture, cloud-native patterns, data platforms and security.
• Evaluate emerging technologies for practical impact on YAGROs product roadmap and white-label offerings, sharing recommendations and leading experiments that can be productionised safely.

Product & Business Understanding:

• Align technical decisions with business objectives, including enabling new enterprise revenue through white-label partnerships.
• Build intuitive, configurable products and user experiences (branding, workflows, roles/permissions) and contribute to strategic planning for the technology and product roadmaps, with an emphasis on SaaS scalability and partner success.

Selection Criteria

Essential

• Bachelors degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. computer science) or a proven track record of delivering production-quality software.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience designing, building and maintaining production systems.
• Experience designing configurable or white-label products (e.g. theming/branding, tenant-level feature flags, configurable workflows).
• Experience of using Artificial Intelligence tools and techniques in a product and business environment.
• Deep proficiency of C# and Azure ecosystems, and a good working knowledge of Python.
• Experience implementing enterprise features such as SSO, audit logging, and data governance controls.
• Experience building customer-facing SaaS capabilities (e.g. authentication /authorisation, multi-tenancy, configuration, APIs/integrations).
• Strong understanding of system architecture, software design principles and design patterns; able to justify trade-offs.
• Familiarity with cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure) and modern deployment pipelines, monitoring and incident response.
• Strong security mindset: application security best practices and experience mitigating vulnerabilities, secure coding techniques.
• Experience designing and building Data Pipelines / ETL systems.

Desirable

• Working knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript frontends and interactions with them.
• Experience of working in ISO27001 Information Security Accredited environment.
• Working knowledge of using GitHub Actions and Terraform or equivalent for deployment of systems.
• Knowledge of deploying and configuring AWS and/or Azure.
• Experience participating in roadmap planning and estimation; translating technical options into business impact for stakeholders.
• Familiarity with data engineering, analytics pipelines, or working closely with data teams in data-intensive products.
• Experience collaborating with pre-sales / commercial teams to scope solutions and support technical due diligence for enterprise customers.
• Familiarity of standard Authentication mechanisms and implementations, e.g. OAuth.

Location: London (Hybrid - 2 days WFH, subject to business need)

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time
Hours: 9:00am - 5:30pm (additional hours as required; on-call to be confirmed)

Overview of Role

The Engineer - Platform Engineering is responsible for developing pipelines and automation scripts to deliver IT infrastructure across both public and private cloud environments, incorporating security best practices throughout.

This role partners closely with infrastructure and application teams to identify automation opportunities, design reusable solutions, and support adoption across the wider IT function. The position also provides operational support for core cloud infrastructure technologies and acts as a third-line escalation point where required.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with infrastructure and application teams to identify automation opportunities and prioritise initiatives.
• Provide effort and impact assessments to support automation roadmaps.
• Design and develop standardised CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployment.
• Act as a subject matter expert in infrastructure automation, mentoring colleagues and promoting best practice.
• Integrate tooling (eg, ServiceNow) for automated provisioning and service workflows.
• Design, develop, and deploy modular cloud-based systems.
• Maintain and optimise cloud solutions in line with security policies and best practices.
• Identify and remediate infrastructure vulnerabilities and deployment issues.
• Develop and document cloud standards, guardrails, and best practices.
• Ensure CMDB accuracy using automation wherever possible.
• Operationalise proof-of-concept solutions into production-ready platforms.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure, Application, and Security Architects during solution design.
• Engage with vendors to test and benchmark new technologies.
• Ensure business continuity and disaster recovery standards are Embedded in infrastructure design.
• Act as third-line escalation support for IT Operations.
• Maintain accurate documentation, time tracking, and change management compliance.
• Contribute to process improvement and foster strong working relationships across IT teams globally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Microsoft Azure certification preferred.

Experience & Technical Skills

Required:

• Minimum 5 years’ relevant experience.
• Proven experience developing automation solutions from ideation to deployment.
• CI/CD tooling experience.
• Strong Scripting and pipeline development capability.
• Terraform.
• Linux.
• Git version control.
• Automation across public cloud platforms.
• Strong understanding of Information Security best practices.

Preferred:

• GitHub and GitHub Actions.
• Microsoft Azure.
• PowerShell.
• Kubernetes.
• Python.
• Ansible.
• Visual Studio Code.
• Windows Server and Active Directory.
• ServiceNow integrations.
• Packer (server imaging).
• VMware, Cisco UCS, Dell EMC (private cloud infrastructure).
• Cisco ACI, F5, Palo Alto (private cloud networking).

Personal Attributes

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in diverse, global teams.
• Resilient and able to work under pressure with shifting priorities.
• Self-starter with strong initiative.
• Detail-oriented with excellent organisational skills.
• Strong analytical and strategic problem-solving ability.
• Committed to continuous improvement and challenging the status quo.
• Comfortable handling sensitive information with discretion.

Role: Platform Engineer
Location: London Area, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Full-time
Seniority: Mid-Senior
Salary: £75,000 - £90,000

Are you a skilled Platform Engineer looking to build secure, scalable cloud infrastructure within a fast-paced, regulated environment?

We’re hiring a hands-on engineer to design, implement and optimise AWS-based platforms, working closely with architecture and security teams in a hybrid London setup.

What You’ll Do

• Design and manage AWS cloud architecture
• Build infrastructure as code using Terraform
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub, CircleCI)
• Manage containerised environments (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS Fargate)
• Embed security tooling (WAF, IDS, IPS, SIEM)
• Troubleshoot and optimise cloud infrastructure

Required Experience

• 3-5 years as a Platform Engineer
• Strong AWS and cloud architecture expertise
• Terraform and CI/CD pipeline experience
• Knowledge of cloud security tooling
• Strong troubleshooting skills

Nice to Have

• Banking/financial services experience
• Python Scripting
• Infrastructure management exposure
• Broader enterprise architecture experience

If you’re proactive, technically strong and ready to make an impact in a hybrid London role, get in touch for a confidential conversation.

Reasonable Adjustments:

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

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

Software Engineer - Defence / Search & Rescue - C++ or C# - Up to 55K - Lincolnshire

We are looking for a highly motivated Software Engineer to join an award winning Defence and Search & Rescue organisation with offices just outside of Lincoln. The technical team consists of 12 and is comprised of Software Engineer, Software Testers, Product owners and Support.

They are a big believer in sharing thoughts and encouraging and supporting innovation and creativity. The Software Engineer will also be given the chance to be involved in all aspects of the process, from conception through to completion and launch. The environment is relaxed yet professional and will provide the opportunity to design and develop code for technically complex Defence solutions.

Software Engineer Tech Stack:

* C++ or C#
* DevOps, GitHub
* GitHub
* Simulation
* Unreal Engine or Unity
* Graphical Languages - OpenGL, WebGL, DirectX
* Software development lifecycle and methodologies

We are not expecting the Software Engineer to be an expert in all the technologies above, just a strong basis knowledge and passion to learn more!

You will be an enthusiastic Software Engineer, a good communicator and have a natural desire to create amazing code. The successful Software Engineer should have strong problem solving abilities, organisational skills and the ability to work as part of a team.

Due to the nature of the position it’s required for the Software Engineer to be a UK National for government security vetting. This includes a minimum of 5 years consecutive UK residency.

We are interviewing currently so apply now for immediate consideration for the Software Engineer position or contact George Harvey at ITSS Recruitment for further information

Your new company
This is a financial institution with an office based in the City of London.

Your new role
You will be migrating data from on prem onto Snowflake for a Greenfield project.

What you’ll need to succeed

Strong Python and SQL are crucial to this role
On-prem to Snowflake migration experience
Airflow and DBT experience
GitHub experience as you will be building CI/CD pipelines as part of this role
Any experience within post-trade, OTC, swaps will be extremely beneficial
What you’ll get in return
An exciting opportunity to join an international organisation in financial services. Furthermore, a competitive day rate for this role will be offered in addition to your own dedicated Hays Consultant to guide you through every step of the application process.

What you need to do now
If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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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Job Description: Cybersecurity Consultant (Cloud, Data, AI & Microsoft Security)

Department: Information Security - (Data & AI team)

Duration: Duration 4 months

Location: London (Hybrid)

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly skilled Cybersecurity Consultant with strong expertise across Microsoft Security, Cloud Security, Data Protection, and emerging AI/LLM security and governance. The role focuses on identifying security gaps, defining secure-by-design patterns, supporting product and platform teams, and strengthening enterprise security posture-particularly across Microsoft 365, Azure, data platforms, and AI-enabled solutions.

You will play a key role in threat modelling, risk assessments, guardrail design & implementation, and delivering practical security guidance for engineering, data, and application/product teams.

Rationale/deliverables:

• Contribute to the Operating Securely program by providing information security advice and support to product and engineering teams and validate that security controls are in place and issues / vulnerabilities remediated
• Perform technical risk assessments for proposed new and changing systems, including products that are designed and built by the client as well as the secure deployment and configuration of business applications that report on and analyse data, e.g. Power BI
• Perform technical risk assessments and advise product and engineering teams on the secure implementation of AI based solutions, e.g. autonomous AI agents, LLMs, LRMs, and AI-enhanced productivity systems
• Support the roll-out of the new AI information security control framework
• Support the Data governance team

Key Responsibilities

• Perform threat modelling(STRIDE), guardrail definition, and security posture assessments across applications, data platforms, APIs, cloud services, and SaaS ecosystems.
• Identify security control gaps, especially around data pipelines, repositories, network security, API security, middleware, and cloud architectures.
• Conduct technical security risk assessments, produce risk statements/reports, and support teams with remediation and mitigation strategies.
• Develop security controls, standards, and documentationfor product teams, platform engineering, and data services (e.g., pipelines, warehouses, data sources).
• Provide expert guidance on Microsoft Security Stack, including:
  • Microsoft Defender (XDR, MDE, MDI)
  • Microsoft Entra ID (SSO, MFA, Conditional Access, PIM)
  • Microsoft Purview (DLP, Information Protection, Data Governance, DSPM)
  • Microsoft 365 Copilot & GitHub Copilot security enablement
• Partner with data governance, platform engineering, DevOps, and architecture teams to embed secure-by-design
• Support secure adoption of cloud-native technologies(Azure), DevSecOps pipelines, GitOps practices, and GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS).
• Oversee security controls for cryptography, key management, secrets management, HSM/Key Vault configurations, and cloud network security (firewalls, proxies, segmentation).
• Drive secure integration of AI/LLM tools, including Copilot, Azure OpenAI, and agentic systems-ensuring proper guardrails, risk assessments, and data protection.
• Participate in cloud monitoring, detection & incident response, working with SIEM/XDR tooling and platform/application teams.
• Collaborate closely with data governance to ensure appropriate classification, labeling, access control, and lifecycle managementof sensitive data.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong understanding of security frameworks(CIS), MITRE ATT&CK, and AI/LLM security frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with Azure cloud security, DevSecOps, and cloud-native architectures.
• Expertise with Microsoft 365 Securityand Azure Security
• Strong knowledge of IAM(SSO, MFA, Conditional Access, AAD/Entra, PIM).
• Experience delivering data security, DLP, DSPM, and governance controls using Microsoft Purview.
• Practically skilled in AI security, including risk identification, secure integration patterns, and AI governance models.
• Experience with cloud monitoring, incident response, SIEM/XDR operations.
• Ability to translate complex security risks into clear business language and actionable recommendations.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with secure data platforms (Azure Data Factory, Data Lake, SQL, or similar).
• Knowledge of API, container security, Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code security.
• Familiarity with PCI, GDPR, data privacy requirements, and compliance frameworks.
• Exposure to adaptive protection, insider risk management, and automated DLP frameworks.

Personal Attributes

• Strong communicator able to work across engineering, data, product, and business teams.
• Highly analytical with a structured approach to problem-solving.
• Comfortable in fast-paced environments undergoing modernization and AI adoption.
• Ability to influence teams and drive secure-by-design culture across the organization

A leading UK financial services organisation is looking for a Cloud Platform DevOps Engineer specialising in Google Cloud Platform networking to join a highly skilled engineering team working on a large-scale cloud transformation programme.

You’ll play a key role in building and maintaining secure, automated cloud networking infrastructure that enables development teams to deliver modern, scalable applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and manage enterprise-scale GCP networking infrastructure
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
• Support secure, reliable networking across cloud and hybrid environments
• Troubleshoot complex networking issues and improve platform reliability
• Collaborate with engineers and architects to deliver scalable solutions

Key Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with GCP networking (VPC, Load Balancers, DNS, Firewalls, Cloud Interconnect, VPC Peering)
• Terraform / Infrastructure as Code
• DevOps tooling such as Git, GitHub or Terraform Cloud
• Experience working in enterprise cloud environments

Desirable

• Hybrid cloud networking experience
• Python or Bash automation
• Monitoring tools such as Google Cloud Monitoring or Dynatrace
• GCP certifications

For this role, you’ll receive a very competitive benefits package including non-contributory pension, discretionery bonus and a comprehensive holiday package. The role requires 2 days onsite a week and can be based from Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, Bristol or Halifax.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a major cloud engineering programme and help shape the next generation of cloud infrastructure.

Leeds (Hybrid)

Permanent

to £80,000 (DOE)

Python Full Stack Developer needed for a permanent career opportunity based in Leeds (Hybrid). Start ASAP during March/April 2026.

Hybrid Working: 3 days/week remote (WFH), and 2 days/week working on-site in the Leeds office.

A chance to work with a leading global IT transformation business specialising in large-scale Government projects.

Key experience, responsibilities + tasks:

Leading the design + development of complex applications using Core Python, and web frameworks like Flask + Django.

Strong Python development expertise, and strong leadership skills, including the ability to drive development projects, and mentor junior developers.

Front-end development using Vue.js, JavaScript, CSS and HTML to create seamless user interfaces.

SQL Server database experience, including developing / optimizing SQL Server databases, data analysis, and efficient data storage / retrieval.

Familiar with AWS Cloud Services, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, serverless architectures + Docker containers.

Developing applications using event-driven programming paradigms + adhering to design patterns like Model View Template (MVT) + Model View Controller (MVC).

Mentoring junior developers in coding standards, GitHub version control, and code tracking.

Overseeing integration of various software components, and debugging and trouble-shooting applications.

Implementing best practice in software development, including exception handling, data structures + object-oriented programming (OOP).

Technical Environment: Full Stack, Python, Flask, Django, Vue.js, React, CSS, HTML, Agile methods, Design Patterns, Object Relational Mappers (ORMs), server-side templating languages, Unit/API testing, AWS, CI/CD.

Benefits Package: Salary to £80k (DOE) + Hybrid Working + Annual Bonus + Pension + 22 days holiday plus BHs (rising to 25 days) + Death in Service + Health Care + More

Position: Embedded Software Engineer Salary: £50,000 – £60,000 (DOE) Location: Central Newcastle KO2’s client has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Embedded Software Engineer to join their growing engineering team in central Newcastle, working on a range of innovative “tech for good” products that positively impact millions of users worldwide. This role is suited to an engineer with solid industry experience who is confident taking ownership of complex technical challenges and contributing at both a hands-on and architectural level. You will play a key role in the design, development, and optimisation of embedded systems across the full product lifecycle. The Role As a senior member of a small, high-performing team, you will be heavily involved in system design decisions, firmware architecture, and technical problem-solving. You’ll work closely with hardware engineers and other stakeholders to deliver robust, scalable embedded solutions. This is an opportunity to have real influence over product direction while remaining technically hands-on. You’ll also provide guidance and mentorship to more junior engineers within the team. Day-to-day responsibilities will include: \* Designing and developing embedded software in C/C++ \* Defining firmware architecture and contributing to system-level design \* Working with a range of microcontrollers (ARM, NXP, PIC, or similar) \* Debugging complex hardware/software interactions \* Supporting integration, validation, and production activities \* Contributing to technical reviews and continuous improvement processes Key Skills & Experience Required \* Degree in Electronics, Computer Science, or a related discipline \* Strong commercial experience in Embedded C/C++ development \* RTOS development \* Proven experience with microcontroller-based system design (ARM, NXP, PIC or similar) \* Understanding of communication protocols like SPI, UART, and I2C \* Confident debugging at both firmware and hardware interface levels \* Experience working across the full development lifecycle \* Ability to take technical ownership of projects and deliver to deadlines Desirable Skills & Experience \* Experience with BLE or wireless communication protocols \* Exposure to electronics design and schematic review \* Proficiency with Git and GitHub Actions This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing, engineering-led organisation where your expertise will directly influence innovative products that make a genuine difference. For more information or a confidential discussion, please contact Laurence Powell or Andrew Knight at KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions today

Southend / Reading (Hybrid)
3 Month Rolling Contract
£450/day (Outside IR35)

Developer-in-Test needed with active SC Security Clearance and Java coding skills. 3 Month Rolling Contract based in either Southend (Essex) or Reading (Hybrid).

Hybrid Working - 3-4 days/week remote (WFH), and 1-2 days/week working on-site from the office. Start ASAP in March 2026.

A chance to work with a leading global IT and Digital transformation business specialising in Government projects:

• Developer-in-Test / SDET with strong Java coding + test automation skills.
• Government / (url removed) projects experience strongly preferred.
• Test automation tools experience -eg- Selenium, Serenity or Cucumber.
• Continuous Integration tools -eg- Jenkins, Stash, Hudson, Github.
• Testing UI and Web Services systems including end-to-end and in isolation using Mocks.
• Experience with large datasets + appreciation of data isolation in a multi-tenanted SAAS platform environments.
• Writing / maintaining SQL insert, update + delete statements
• Using Test Management tools like Jira for planning, test execution + reporting.
• AWS Cloud environments + automated infrastructure.
• Advantageous skills: JavaScript, JMeter scripting, Performance Testing, Agile/Scrum.
• SC Security Clearance is essential for this position.