Principal Engineer (Cloud) Consultancy -AWS Azure Terraform Kubernetes

Leeds City Centre with Hybrid Working (2 days a week in the office)

£80,000£90,000 + Benefits

WRK digital is exclusively partnering with a leading digital consultancy to recruit aPrincipal

Engineer (Cloud) a hands-on technical leader who sets engineering standards and drives cloud excellence across major client engagements.

Youll shape technical direction, architect modern cloud platforms, mentor engineers, and contribute to high-impact digital transformation projects across a wide range of industries.

The Role

Youll lead architecture and technical strategy while remaining hands-on across cloud platform engineering, infrastructure automation, and high-quality software development. Youll guide engineering teams, collaborate closely with delivery leaders and product teams, and ensure complex cloud solutions are reliable, secure, scalable, and cost-effective.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead cloud architecture and technical decision-making across major projects
• Design and build cloud-native platforms using AWS, Azure, Terraform, Kubernetes, and serverless technologies
• Write and review high-quality, production-ready code across the full stack
• Champion best practices in security, testing, CI/CD, observability, and operational excellence
• Implement monitoring, metrics, and tracing solutions to ensure reliability and performance
• Mentor engineers and help shape engineering standards and modern practices
• Contribute to presales activities including proposals, estimates, and technical pitches
• Facilitate architecture workshops and collaborative engineering sessions

What Youll Need

• Deep experience with AWS and/or Azure
• Strong expertise in Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, ECS, and cloud-native tooling
• Excellent understanding of cloud security, IAM, and zero-trust principles
• Strong backend engineering skills (C#, Python, Node.js, Java)
• Good working knowledge of front-end frameworks such as React and TypeScript
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines and modern automation
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Proven experience mentoring engineers and leading technical discussions

Nice to Have:GCP experience, public sector background, accessibility awareness, or use of AI-assisted engineering tools.

How to Apply

WRK digital is managing this recruitment process on behalf of our client.

To apply or discuss this opportunity confidentially, please contactCharlieat WRK digital.

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 Technical Leader, you will provide strategic oversight of DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering practices across the entire digital estate. You will define reusable Infrastructure as Code patterns, ensure deployment automation standards and embed reliability engineering across data and application platforms including Pega services. You will champion secure DevOps practices, support integration with security monitoring functions and ensure compliance with organisational and regulatory standards. You will also contribute to portfolio-level planning and governance, ensuring resource efficiency and delivery focus across multiple workstreams.

Preferred Tech Stack Expertise
Google Cloud Platform, Terraform, CI/CD tooling, Cloud Monitoring and Logging, Security Command Center, Kubernetes, SRE practices, incident management frameworks

Responsibilities

• Define and enforce DevOps and SRE standards across delivery teams
• Design reusable Infrastructure as Code frameworks to improve consistency and governance
• Oversee CI/CD implementation and deployment automation strategies
• Embed reliability, observability and performance optimisation practices
• Lead security integration including vulnerability assessments and compliance reviews
• Provide technical assurance within governance and review forums
• Drive mentoring, workshops and upskilling initiatives aligned to capability development KPIs

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.

Be a technical leader within your feature team, providing day-to-day line management, as well as providing leadership in the wider Lab and community, coaching and/or mentoring other engineers, helping them to grow. Collaborate with product and engineering leads to realise the Lab's vision and deliver customer outcomes through robust, scalable, and maintainable services that underpin exceptional customer experiences. Be curious about technology and look to foster a culture of innovation. You'll influence positively demonstrating the right values and behaviours as we improve how we deliver. What we're looking for A capable technical leader, who takes ownership of design and delivery, helping to grow our junior engineers capabilities and understanding of target architectures and patterns. Working in the public cloud domain at scale, primarily with GCP. Strong programming skills with a good working knowledge of Java, Spring Boot/Quarkus & REST APIs, hosting microservices in a container orchestration platform such as Kubernetes. Any experience of mobile native development would be beneficial. Diverse technical experience and a proven ability to deliver high quality applications at scale. Strong knowledge of security patterns and best practice advantageous. You will lead and inspire teams to explore, adopt and responsibly integrate AI-driven solutions to achieve great customer outcomes and improve our engineering experience. You're able to effectively communicate and work together across engineering to maximise inner-sourcing opportunities and reduce waste. You're an advocate for quality and can support the team leveraging approaches such as CI/CD best practice, Pair Programming, TDD and BDD. What you'll get to learn (any previous experience would be advantageous) Solving real world problems and being comfortable working in a complex regulated environment

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.

Senior Backend Engineer

London - 4 days on site

Up to £110k + benefits

We’re hiring for one of the UK’s fastest growing fintech scale-ups. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be deeply hands-on designing, building, deploying and operating scalable infrastructure services as part of a platform team. This is a role for someone who enjoys solving hard distributed systems problems and building robust foundations that others depend on.

Responsibilities:

Design, build, deploy, and operate secure, scalable infrastructure and automation

Improve and develop tools that make infrastructure easier for engineers to use

Research and adopt modern cloud-native technologies and best practices

Promote high engineering standards across code quality, testing, and automation

Skills:

Strong backend engineering capability (Golang, Java, or .NET)

Strong hands-on experience building and operating distributed systems in cloud environments (AWS or GCP)

Kubernetes and container orchestration experience

Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform, Pulumi, Crossplane or similar)

Proven track record leading platform or reliability transformations

Ability to influence across teams without formal authority

If you want to work on a product used by over 100,000 customers this is the role for you.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

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Location:Newcastle (60% onsite)

Contract:12 Months with strong likelihood of extension

Hours:35 per week (4.5-day week between 7am-7pm, business discretion)

IR35:Inside of IR35

Pay:£52.32 p/h PAYE / £70 p/h Umbrella

Our Client, a leader in advanced technology solutions within the Defence & Space sector, is seeking a skilled Software Engineer to join their innovative and collaborative Agile Scrum team. Working with cutting-edge cloud technologies and geospatial software, you will contribute to every stage of the development lifecycle-from design through to deployment.

Key Responsibilities

Develop high-quality, readable, and maintainable code using Java and modern cloud-based technologies.

Create scalable and reusable software patterns to support ongoing development velocity.

Participate in production of unit and automated tests to ensure robust software delivery.

Conduct and contribute to design and code reviews, ensuring adherence to best practices, security standards, and maintainability guidelines.

Document developed solutions and share technical knowledge with the wider team.

Actively contribute to Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and sprint reviews.

Work collaboratively with the Scrum team to meet sprint objectives and delivery commitments.

Maintain awareness of compliance risks and uphold integrity in all work activities.

Essential Skills

Strong experience with Java

Cloud services development

Unit testing and automated testing practices

Desirable Skills

DevSecOps tools and pipelines (e.g., Tekton, ArgoCD, SonarQube)

Experience with Red Hat OpenShift or Kubernetes

Experience using the Quarkus framework

Front-end development skills (e.g., Angular)

Given the role’s nature, the selected candidate will undergo BPSS clearance before commencing and will subsequently obtain SC clearance.

If you think this could be a new and exciting career opportunity for you and you would like to learn more or just for an initial, no-obligation conversation please contact me on 07732 694 243 or you can apply directly by following the Easy Apply link and I will contact you as soon as I receive your contact details.

This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan

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About the team 🚀: Aluma are hiring two Senior Backend Engineers to join our team, working alongside the CTO during the business's next period of growth. It’s an exciting time for Aluma. We have a quickly-growing customer base with a market who are excited about our product. We have built an exceptionally strong reputation for a platform with industry-leading performance and intuitive user experience combined with close partnerships with our customers, many of whom rely on Aluma for their businesses to run effectively. The platform has been built on very solid technical foundations over several years and the company is profitable and secure. Our proven technology and success in the market have provided us with the opportunity to scale the team and exploit the potential to disrupt a stagnant market with old, expensive, under-performing competitors.👀 🔥 This is a crucial role within the business and a great opportunity to accelerate your career in a fast growing scale-up. You’ll work alongside experienced, pragmatic and friendly colleagues and provide technical and leadership capabilities that allow Aluma to scale the development team over the next two years and beyond. This is a primarily-remote role, however we value time together and aim to have two back-to-back days roughly every 4-6 weeks where we meet in one place to work and socialise. This will either be in Cambridge or a rotating location in the South or East of England. You will therefore need to be able to travel and ideally will have a car to make this easier. The role: You'll have the opportunity to work on all aspects of our platform - back-end services, core technology (and our web apps if you want to) - working closely with our customer success team to make sure the platform is working well for our customers and staying highly-responsive to their needs. You’ll bring your experience working on a cloud service or comparable system to help us solve the technical and operational challenges that come with scaling, develop exciting new features and products and help us build the team further once we’re ready. Joining a very experienced and talented but small team, you’ll have a high level of responsibility and influence very quickly. We have a low-ego environment where everyone has the opportunity to contribute and we make decisions based on evidence, not seniority. We’ve chosen technologies that solve our challenges and are rewarding (and fast) to work with. Our backend services are written in Go with PostgreSQL databases, deployed on Kubernetes in GCP and AWS, with redis, temporal.io, timescale and a few other third party services. Some of our core technology is written in C# and C++. Our web apps are written in Svelte and Typescript. We try to ensure the dev and test loop is short and frictionless. What we're looking for in you: - 10+ years of commercial Engineering experience, preferably with exposure to a dynamic start-up or scale-up environment. - Experience developing and operating a cloud service or complex system. - 2+ years experience programming with Go in a business environment. - 10+ years experience using one or more of Go, C#, Java, C or C++. - A good sense of what it takes to build a reliable, scalable, maintainable product but the flexibility to move fast when we are prototyping or customers have problems we need to solve quickly. - The ability to take ownership of a piece of work (large or small) and drive it to completion, working collaboratively to explore questions and decisions that need to be made along the way. - Comfortable working in a linux development environment. - Experience mentoring less-experienced engineers (we’ll want you to do this as we grow the team). - A strong customer focus and desire for everything that you do to be directly helping our customers or winning us new ones. - Experience using AI agents as part of the development process and enthusiasm for pushing the boundaries on how to get the most out of this. - Strong skills and interest in either the ops side of DevOps (e.g. observability, infrastructure, deployments, using AWS or GCP) or user experience & UI design. - Happy to join our on-call rota, once you are up to speed. - Adaptable and open-minded about how your role evolves as we grow the business. - Personable and highly motivated. If you have a keen interest in working within a small, friendly, highly successful business, offering flexibility and solid career prospects, then this role may be the perfect fit for you! Hit apply and let’s get the ball rolling. Recruitment process: 1. Informal chat with Mark, the CTO (video) 2. A technical test where we’ll do a screenshare and ask you to diagnose and explain problems in some code examples (in a language you’re comfortable with). 3. Technical interview with Mark and Phil, the lead engineer (video). This will include: a technical test where we’ll do a screenshare and ask you to diagnose and explain problems in some code examples; you talking us through a service or system that you’ve worked on and discussing the technical challenges involved at high and low level; exploring your skills and experience. We'll plan the detail of this on an individual basis. 4. Interview with Mark and George, the CEO (who is technical and leads R&D of our core technology). 5. Meet and greet/joint working session in Cambridge with Mark, Phil and George.

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.

Location:Newcastle (60% onsite)

Contract:12 Months with strong likelihood of extension

Hours:35 per week (4.5-day week between 7am-7pm, business discretion)

IR35:Inside of IR35
Pay:£52.32 p/h PAYE / £70 p/h Umbrella

Our Client, a leader in advanced technology solutions within the Defence & Space sector, is seeking a skilled Software Engineer to join their innovative and collaborative Agile Scrum team. Working with cutting-edge cloud technologies and geospatial software, you will contribute to every stage of the development lifecycle-from design through to deployment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality, readable, and maintainable code using Java and modern cloud-based technologies.
• Create scalable and reusable software patterns to support ongoing development velocity.
• Participate in production of unit and automated tests to ensure robust software delivery.
• Conduct and contribute to design and code reviews, ensuring adherence to best practices, security standards, and maintainability guidelines.
• Document developed solutions and share technical knowledge with the wider team.
• Actively contribute to Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and sprint reviews.
• Work collaboratively with the Scrum team to meet sprint objectives and delivery commitments.
• Maintain awareness of compliance risks and uphold integrity in all work activities.

Essential Skills

• Strong experience with Java
• Cloud services development
• Unit testing and automated testing practices

Desirable Skills

• DevSecOps tools and pipelines (e.g., Tekton, ArgoCD, SonarQube)
• Experience with Red Hat OpenShift or Kubernetes
• Experience using the Quarkus framework
• Front-end development skills (e.g., Angular)

Given the role’s nature, the selected candidate will undergo BPSS clearance before commencing and will subsequently obtain SC clearance.

If you think this could be a new and exciting career opportunity for you and you would like to learn more or just for an initial, no-obligation conversation please contact me on 07732 694 243 or you can apply directly by following the Easy Apply link and I will contact you as soon as I receive your contact details.

This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan

Are you passionate about automation, cloud, and infrastructure done right?

We’re working with a prestigious international law firm looking for a talented Platform Engineer to join their global IT function in London. If you’re someone who enjoys building smart, secure, and scalable infrastructure through code, this could be your next move.

The Essentials

• Role: Platform Engineer
• Location: Central London (hybrid working model - 3 days in the office)
• Type: Permanent
• Industry: Global law firm
• Team: Working closely with global infrastructure, application, and security teams

Why this role?

• Join a forward-thinking IT function focused on automation, efficiency, and modern cloud delivery
• Play a key role in shaping and executing global cloud strategy
• Exposure to a broad tech stack across public cloud, private data centres, and enterprise tooling
• Work in a supportive and collaborative team with real scope to influence best practices and innovation
• Be part of a firm that genuinely invests in tech and values expertise

What you’ll be doing

• Designing and building infrastructure pipelines and scripts to automate delivery across public and private cloud platforms
• Working with teams across infrastructure, security, and applications to identify and implement automation opportunities
• Creating reusable solutions and mentoring others on infrastructure-as-code best practices
• Supporting key cloud platforms (particularly Azure), integrating with tools like ServiceNow, and enhancing operational resilience
• Contributing to cloud governance, documentation, and technical standards across the firm

What you’ll bring

• Previous experience working as a Platform Engineer/DevOps Engineer within mid to large scale multinational professional service environments.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform, CI/CD
• Experience automating into public cloud providers
• Current experience working with Microsoft Azure
• Experience developing pipelines and scripts
• A proactive, collaborative mindset with a passion for automation and continual improvement

Nice to have

• Microsoft Azure Certification, preferred
• Experience with Kubernetes, Ansible, PowerShell, python

Interested?

This is a fantastic opportunity to secure a pivotal role in a leading global organisation.

If you meet the criteria and are excited about this opportunity, apply now to discuss your next move with our specialist tech recruitment team.

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. They celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all employees feel valued and respected. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - Defence / National Security - £75k - Farnborough - Hybrid

A permanent opportunity for an experienced Site Reliability Engineer who enjoys building secure, automated, and highly reliable platforms. This role sits within a defence and national security environment, working on modern infrastructure where automation, resilience, and secure-by-design principles are fundamental.

You’ll work closely with platform engineers, infrastructure teams, and operational stakeholders to take requirements from early design and proof-of-concept through to production. The role blends hands-on engineering with technical design, offering real influence over tooling, standards, and DevOps ways of working. It suits someone curious, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in complex, regulated environments.

What you’ll be doing

• Designing, delivering, upgrading, and maintaining core platforms, services, and automations
• Building and improving monitoring, alerting, and observability platforms
• Designing secure infrastructure using automation-first approaches
• Creating and productionising proofs of concept for new tools and technologies
• Diagnosing and resolving performance, reliability, and availability issues
• Supporting architecture, documentation, and non-functional requirements
• Mentoring engineers and helping improve DevOps and SRE practices

Essential experience

• Strong experience with Linux (Ubuntu) and Windows Server environments
• Hands-on scripting skills (Bash, Python, PowerShell or similar)
• Proven experience with automation and DevOps tooling (Ansible, Terraform, CI/CD, Git)
• Experience working with Azure or similar cloud platforms
• Solid understanding of infrastructure reliability, monitoring, and incident response
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work across multiple priorities
• Willingness to work in secure, regulated environments (SC eligibility required)

Desirable experience

• Infrastructure-as-Code lifecycle and best practices
• Containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Configuration management and desired state tooling
• Application and platform monitoring tools (Splunk, Nagios or similar)
• Experience hardening systems and conducting security assessments
• Understanding of Agile and DevOps principles in practice

A collaborative, inclusive culture with strong benefits including competitive pay, bonus, pension, private healthcare, generous leave, professional development, wellbeing perks, and modern on-site facilities.

We’re looking for a Splunk & OpenShift Observability Engineer to design, deploy, and optimise enterprise-grade monitoring across hybrid Kubernetes and OpenShift environments.

This is a high-impact role where you’ll shape observability strategy, enhance service intelligence, and ensure platform reliability at scale - balancing performance, cost efficiency, and security governance.

You’ll work at the intersection of platform engineering, observability, and service intelligence, helping to transform raw telemetry into actionable insight. This is an opportunity to influence reliability strategy, improve operational maturity, and deliver measurable value across a modern cloud-native estate.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Design, deploy, and operate Splunk Enterprise and ITSI across hybrid Kubernetes/OpenShift platforms
• Onboard and normalise data at scale (HEC, Universal Forwarder, Deployment Server), aligning to CIM standards
• Build and optimise ITSI service models: service trees, KPIs, adaptive thresholds, NEAP policies, glass tables, deep dives, and health scoring
• Deliver OpenShift-focused executive and operational dashboards, including:
• Cluster/API/etcd health
• Node readiness and resource pressure
• Pod restart trends and noisy-neighbour detection
• Network and storage error visibility
• Capacity, quota, and burst analysis
• Optimise search and platform performance (workload rules, DMA, summary indexing, scheduling hygiene, concurrency tuning)
• Implement intelligent alerting and automated routing into ITSM and ChatOps platforms, including enrichment, suppression windows, and maintenance scheduling
• Govern data ingestion and security controls (RBAC, retention, PII handling, TLS, token governance, index and role mapping)
• Integrate telemetry pipelines including OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Fluentd/Fluent Bit/Vector, Kafka, CMDB and AIOps/ML solutions
• Drive SLO/KPI alignment, golden signal monitoring, rollout/rollback health validation, and executive reporting

What You’ll Bring

• Deep expertise in Splunk Enterprise (SPL mastery, CIM alignment, saved searches, macros, KV stores, index/retention/RBAC design, performance tuning)
• Strong experience with Splunk ITSI (service trees, KPIs, adaptive/time-based thresholds, NEAP tuning, Service Analyzer configuration)
• Proven OpenShift/Kubernetes observability experience across control-plane metrics, events, logs, workload correlation, and capacity management
• Hands-on experience with telemetry pipelines (OpenTelemetry/OTLP, Prometheus exporters, Fluentd/Fluent Bit/Vector, Kafka with TLS, HEC/UF/DS onboarding)
• Strong understanding of reliability engineering principles (golden signals, SLO design, namespace/application KPI mapping)
• Experience optimising performance and licensing costs using workload rules, DMA, and summary indexing
• Solid security and compliance knowledge (TLS/mTLS, certificate/token hygiene, PII controls, auditability, role/index mapping)
• Automation and integration expertise across ITSM, ChatOps, webhooks, CMDB enrichment, and AIOps tooling

Senior Backend Engineer (PHP) - Fareham - £60k + bonus and benefits

(office based for the first 3 months and then hybrid thereafter)

Tech: OOP, PHP, MySQL, GitFocus: TDD, Agile, systems optimisation & Greenfield developmentBonus: Kubernetes, AWS/GCP, Docker

An exciting new opportunity for a Senior Backend Engineer to join an entrepreneurial business based in Fareham.

Working within a dedicated LAMP environment and reporting to the project manager, you will be helping to plan and develop the product and its internal driven websites, data migration and help with support and maintenance of security and storage services.

This innovative technology company have several brands specialising in a variety of high tech solutions including security, data backup and cloud storage platforms. You will be using latest release PHP and web technology including XHTML, CSS, jQuery and Agile/Scum methodology.

The work is aimed at more back end development with an emphasis on Agile processes, systems optimisation, TDD and embracing modern development practices. The company also uses PHPUnit / Selenium to ensure high standards of development.

Desired skill set that includes:

• OOP
• PHP5+
• MySQL
• Git

Beneficial Skills:

• Kubernetes
• Google Cloud / AWS
• Docker
• Load Balancing
• TDD
• Code Review

The company offer an unrivalled volume of new projects, Greenfield development and the opportunity to work with and learn from some of the sharpest developers in the area.

On top of a competitive salary the company offer some fantastic financial and lifestyle benefits including; free access to local gym and health spa, onsite chef (free cooked breakfast & lunch!), childcare vouchers, cycle to work scheme, pension, BUPA healthcare.

To be considered for this position please send your CV to or call

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

You will play a key role in designing, developing, and supporting high-performance software solutions within secure and mission-critical environments. You’ll work closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver reliable, scalable, and maintainable systems that meet demanding operational requirements. This role will involve contributing across the full development lifecycle, from early design and implementation through to deployment and long-term support, using modern cloud-native and DevOps practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain secure, high-performance backend services using modern programming languages.
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code with a strong focus on reliability, performance, and security.
• Translate solution architectures and business requirements into detailed technical designs and implementations.
• Build, deploy, and manage containerised applications on Kubernetes using Helm and continuous deployment tools.
• Support Agile delivery by contributing to sprint planning, backlog refinement, and user story development.
• Produce clear, accurate, and high-quality technical documentation in line with agreed standards.
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies, including stand-ups, planning sessions, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Monitor live systems, investigate performance or reliability issues, and implement fixes and enhancements.
• Collaborate with DevOps and platform teams to improve automation, testing, and deployment pipelines.
• Contribute to prototyping, experimentation, and the development of innovative technical solutions.
• Ensure compliance with organisational processes, quality standards, and security requirements.
• Support continuous improvement through code reviews, knowledge sharing, and adoption of new technologies.

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.

Role Overview

The Software Engineer (R&D) designs, develops and delivers robust, scalable software solutions while also originating and assessing new innovations. The role requires strong computer science foundations, the ability to think abstractly, and experience building performant core algorithms.

The Software Engineer (R&D) works independently on complex technical tasks, collaborates effectively within Agile teams, and contributes across the full software development lifecycle. They are expected to mentor junior Engineers, contribute to architectural direction, and drive quality and innovation through best practices.

In addition to core product development, the role may involve:

• R&D investigations and prototyping that feed into future products
• On project basis work within a two-week sprint Scrum framework
• Professional services projects for specific customers
• Supporting customers through advanced technical problem-solving and bug resolution

Key ResponsibilitiesR&D and Innovation

• Originate, prototype and assess new innovations
• Think abstractly to explore algorithms and approaches for calculating distances, performance and accuracy.
• Explain problems addressed and approach to them, listen and appreciate feedback
• Prototype ideas in code, design and run appropriate performance and correctness tests (including O(n) analysis).
• Call time on investigations that are not producing results and refocus effort where appropriate.
• Roadmap architectural approaches that address diverse and sometimes unconnected customer feedback.
• Ensure R&D work remains focused on clear goals and outcomes.
• Document findings thoroughly and hand over validated work to the wider development team.
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience in data mining, machine learning (including deep learning), generative AI (e.g., with Retrieval-Augmented Generation), and reinforcement learning.

Software Development & Delivery

• Design, develop, test and maintain software applications using Java (8+), XSLT, XML, JSON, JavaScript, TypeScript and React.
• Develop and maintain automated tests to ensure high coverage, performance and reliability.
• Take ownership of feature development from concept through deployment.
• Write clean, maintainable and well-documented code following industry best practices.
• Submit code for CI pipelines, resolve broken builds, and actively participate in debugging and optimisation.
• Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback and mentoring junior Engineers.
• Data Science algorithms and techniques.
• Probability & Statistics.
• Parsing frameworks.
• Deeper knowledge of AI techniques beyond assembling predefined components.
• Background in theory of the techniques and maths that AI uses.

Collaboration & Agile Ways of Working

• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies including Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, Reviews and Retrospectives.
• Work closely with Product Management to understand customer feedback and prioritise areas for innovation.
• Collaborate across Engineering, Product and R&D to define and deliver new features.
• Contribute to backlog refinement and continuous improvement of team processes and technical practices.

Customer & Operational Support

• Collaborate with internal support teams to deliver accurate solutions and improve customer satisfaction.
• Maintain accurate records of development work, R&D investigations, failed attempts and time spent.
• Keep JIRA issues and project documentation up to date.

Required Skills & Experience

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
• 3+ years experience in a major programming language, with strong experience writing core algorithms.
• Advanced proficiency in Java (8+).
• Good knowledge of XSLT and data transformation techniques.
• Experience working with structured data formats such as XML and JSON.
• Strong understanding of algorithms, data structures and performance analysis (O(n .
• Experience with REST APIs, SaaS architectures and cloud infrastructure (preferably AWS).
• Hands-on experience with Git, Bitbucket, JIRA and Confluence.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Ability to work independently, lead technical initiatives, and collaborate effectively within teams.

Desirable Experience

• XML comparison, transformation or document-processing systems.
• CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.
• Containerisation technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.
• Data science algorithms, probability and statistics.
• Parsing frameworks.
• Deeper understanding of AI techniques and their mathematical foundations.
• Experience with JavaScript, TypeScript and React. JF1

Cloud DevOps Engineer x 2 - Manchester (2 Days Onsite)

Up to £55,000 Up to £71,000 Hybrid Working

MUST have active SC clearance

We’re hiring two Cloud DevOps Engineers to join high-performing Cloud Pods delivering enterprise-grade AWS platforms across the UK.

If you enjoy building cloud platforms properly - automation-first, infrastructure-as-code driven, secure by design - this is for you.

The Role

You’ll be part of a focused Cloud Pod, working in agile teams to design, build and evolve modern AWS platforms.

Hands-on engineering across:

• AWS (enterprise environments)
• Terraform & Infrastructure as Code
• Kubernetes (EKS)
• Ansible
• GitLab & CI/CD pipelines
• AWS Landing Zone Accelerator (LZA)
• Hybrid cloud (including AWS Outposts)

This isn’t ticket-based support work. It’s platform engineering with impact.

You’ll help drive: Reusable, standardised cloud platforms Secure landing zones (SCPs, CloudFormation, YAML) Monitoring, patching & lifecycle management DevOps best practice & automation Continuous improvement across architecture & engineering

What You’ll Bring

• Active SC clearance
• Strong hands-on AWS experience
• Terraform & automation mindset
• Kubernetes (EKS) knowledge
• CI/CD pipeline experience
• Solid infrastructure & networking fundamentals
• Experience working in agile environments
• Familiarity with ITIL frameworks

Bonus if you’ve worked with:

• Landing Zone Accelerator (LZA)
• Identity Manager
• Enterprise multi-account AWS environments

Why Join?

• Collaborative, supportive engineering culture
• Genuine investment in training & certifications
• Real enterprise cloud challenges
• Clear progression routes
• Hybrid working - 2 days per week in Manchester

Two Opportunities AvailableCloud DevOps Engineer - Up to £55kSenior Cloud DevOps Engineer - Up to £75k

RSG Plc is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Role Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled MLOps Engineer to focus on the deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of machine learning models in production environments. This role is platform-focused and does not involve model development or end-user support. The successful candidate will ensure reliability, scalability, and performance of ML platforms while managing API endpoints and deployment workflows.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Operations & Monitoring

• Monitor ML model endpoints and platform health using tools such as Grafana and Domino Data Lab
• Respond to incidents and alerts; perform code fixes and manage changes via ServiceNow
• Liaise with Domino Data Lab support to resolve platform-related issues

Model Deployment

• Deploy and maintain ML models in production environments
• Ensure models integrate seamlessly into automated pipelines
• Maintain reliability, version control, and governance standards

Pipeline Maintenance

• Collaborate with Data Scientists and Engineers for smooth production handoff
• Maintain and optimize ML pipelines for stability and scalability
• Improve performance, resource usage, and automation

Automation & Tooling

• Implement automation for deployment and monitoring
• Contribute to continuous platform improvements

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong Python programming experience
• Proven experience deploying and monitoring ML models in production
• Understanding of model evaluation metrics, data drift, overfitting, and feature importance
• Experience with AWS services (S3, Redshift, etc.)
• Hands-on experience with Grafana for monitoring
• Familiarity with Domino Data Lab (desirable)
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD, version control, Docker, Kubernetes
• Excellent troubleshooting and incident management skills
• Strong stakeholder communication skills

We are working with a well-established engineering group operating at the heart of the UK water and infrastructure sector, delivering pumping and environmental solutions nationwide. As part of continued investment in technology and data capability, they are now seeking a Contract Data Engineer (BI) to join their team based in Chandlers Ford. This role is pivotal in designing, developing, and optimising a scalable cloud-based data platform that underpins strategic decision-making across the organisation. You will shape data strategy, enhance governance, and drive innovation in business intelligence and analytics. Responsibilities : Design and develop robust cloud-based data pipelines and scalable data architectures Build and optimise data solutions using Databricks, Synapse, Fabric or equivalent cloud technologies Develop Python-based data processing, automation, and packaging solutions Design and maintain high-performance data models and warehousing environments Implement governance frameworks ensuring data quality, security, and accessibility Engage with senior business and IT stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions Drive DevOps and CI/CD best practices across the data function Implement infrastructure as code using tools such as Bicep or Terraform Solve complex data challenges with a strategic and analytical mindset Support business intelligence initiatives ensuring data is reliable, accessible, and insight-driven Skills & Experience : Strong experience in a data engineering or cloud data architecture role delivering enterprise-grade solutions Deep expertise in modern cloud data processing platforms such as Databricks, Synapse or Fabric Advanced Python programming skills for scalable data processing and automation Extensive SQL experience across relational and non-relational databases Strong understanding of data modelling, warehousing, and governance principles Experience with containerisation and orchestration tools such as Docker or Kubernetes Proven background in DevOps and CI/CD methodologies Ability to communicate complex data concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders Willingness to travel occasionally across UK sites where required Summary : Position : Data Engineer (Business Intelligence) Location : Chandlers Ford Contract Rate : £450 £500 per day Duration : 3 month initial Contract This is a high-impact contract opportunity for a technically strong Data Engineer to influence data strategy and build scalable solutions that directly support business growth and performance. Apply Now ? TPBN1\_UKTJ

Tech for Impact
Location: Bristol / Hybrid
Level: Software Engineer / Senior Software Engineer
Salary: 50k- 84k + equity + benefits

The opportunity
I’ve worked with this team for over 7 years, and they genuinely get better every year. They’re on a mission to equip investors with the tools to steward their capital responsibly -giving people visibility and a real voice over where their money goes, and the impact it has.
They’ve built an industry-leading platform that’s changing how shareholder voting works (for good), and they’re now scaling both their core infrastructure and a brand-new AI product that’s a genuine game-changer.
We’re hiring multiple engineers across the team, either Mid or Senior level, would likee of these hires to have solid cloud/platform experience to help build and scale the foundations everything else runs on.

The role
This is an exciting opportunity to get stuck in at a fast-paced, tech-focused, impact-driven start up. This role is open at Software Engineer and Senior Software Engineer levels, with the level determined by experience, scope, and impact. As a Software Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work autonomously while collaborating closely with product, design, and operational teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
What you’ll bring

They are looking for people who are curious, collaborative, and excited about building great software. You’ll bring:

• A genuine desire to learn and continuously improve
• A practical, hands-on mindset when tackling technical challenges
• Experience working within a team on a well-built web application

You don’t need to tick every box below, they are building a team with complementary skill sets. If you feel you can add value, we’d love to hear from you.

• Solid foundations in software engineering and computer science, applied to building scalable, maintainable systems
• Experience writing production code in Go, Python, or TypeScript
• An interest in writing testable code and a mindset aligned with automation and CI/CD
• Experience designing and building APIs (REST; gRPC is a bonus)
• Experience working with data stores such as SQL, NoSQL, or graph databases, including performance and query optimisation
• Familiarity with cloud and infrastructure tooling (e.g. AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Skaffold)
• Exposure to infrastructure-as-code and modern deployment practices
• Experience working in a growing or fast-moving product environment
• Front-end experience, ideally using React

Why them

• Real ownership over meaningful, mission-driven systems
• Engineers close to production and decision-making
• A culture that values learning, feedback, and continuous improvement
• The chance to shape how capital markets behave - for the better
• 5-star Glassdoor reviews

Process & benefits

• 3-stage interview process (including a technical exercise)
• Salary 50k- 85k DOE + equity
• Enhanced maternity & paternity leave
• Wellness budget
• Private healthcare
• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid setup - encouraged 1 day per week in the Bristol office
• Monthly company-wide get-togethers

My client is looking for a Kubernetes Specialist to work 3 days onsite in Sheffield (Candidate can be based in Leeds to work 3 days a week in office in Leeds).

Job Description

Top Skils- Kubernetes - 5+ years experience

Design, deploy, and manages containerized applications within Kubernetes clusters, ensuring high availability, security, and scalability. Key requirements include proficiency in Kubernetes architecture, Linux networking, CI/CD pipelines, IaC (Terraform), and scripting (Go/Python). The role involves optimizing cluster performance, managing services, and supporting developer workflows. wiz.io +5

Key Responsibilities

• Cluster Management: Deploy, scale, and maintain production-grade Kubernetes clusters.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Automate environment provisioning using Terraform or Ansible.
• CI/CD & GitOps: Build and manage pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Argo CD, or Flux.
• Networking & Security: Configure networking (Ingress, CNI, service mesh) and implement security best practices (RBAC, network policies).
• Monitoring & Observability: Implement logging and monitoring solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, Fluentd).
• Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve cluster issues related to networking, storage, and application performance

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Kubernetes Expertise: Deep knowledge of Kubernetes components, architecture, and APIs.
• Containerization: Proficiency with Docker and container runtimes.
• Cloud Experience: Strong experience with public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Scripting/Coding: Ability to write automation scripts in Bash, Python, or Go.
• Linux Knowledge: Strong understanding of Linux system administration.
• Certifications: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) preferred.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• 5+ years of experience managing Kubernetes in production.
• Experience with GitOps workflows and managing infrastructure at scale.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a focus on automation.

GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.