We are looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to join a growing platform team supporting a large-scale SaaS platform. This role focuses on improving reliability, scalability, and performance while helping drive a major cloud-native transition to Azure and Kubernetes.

You will work closely with engineering teams to modernise infrastructure, automate operations, and ensure highly observable and resilient systems in a production environment handling sensitive data.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and deliver cloud migration and containerisation initiatives
• Operate and improve production monitoring, alerting, and system reliability
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Pulumi and Ansible
• Participate in incident response and on-call rotations
• Lead blameless post-mortems and continuous improvement efforts
• Collaborate with product engineering teams on observability and performance

Key Skills

• Strong experience with Azure cloud architecture
• Hands-on Kubernetes experience
• Pulumi experience
• Experience troubleshooting distributed systems
• Monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Graylog
• Linux systems administration
• Scripting with PowerShell, Bash, or Python
• Experience with SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or Redis
• Strong documentation and communication skills

Desirable

• Software development background (C#, Go, TypeScript, Python)
• Experience with Ansible
• Go development experience
• Experience in regulated environments
• Familiarity with Windows / IIS environments

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

Join Police Digital Service as NMC Cyber Security Engineer

Salary starting at £50,000 per annum

To protect people from harm in our rapidly changing world, police services must not only keep up with technology and business changes but develop capabilities and ways of working that will enable them to adapt to and deal with the complexity of modern criminality.

Police Digital Service strives to be the go-to partner for technology developments and programmes across UK policing. Our team provides technical advice and delivers services to help policing and law enforcement organisations across the UK prioritise and focus on technology efforts.

Our vision is to support UK policing to keep people safe, get more from technology investments and make better use of public money, and we’re always on the lookout for great talent to help us achieve this.

The National Management Centre (NMC) is part of Police Digital Services and provides visibility and control of information risks for policing. It supports the 24x7x365 nature of police operations, providing a threat detection and response capability for digital services before, during and after cyber-attacks, enabling stakeholders to understand and proactively manage risk across the technology estate at both the national and force level.

Key Responsibilities

• Creating, configuring, and maintaining the technology platforms and tooling that support security operations within the NMC.
• Ensuring that systems are configured and available to meet NMC objectives.
• Providing support to police forces for the onboarding and maintenance of system log sources.
• Configuring and maintaining the NMC central Microsoft Azure, Lighthouse and Sentinel platform.
• Developing, maintaining, and deploying detection rules and other SIEM content.
• Creating custom solutions using both low-code and traditional development approaches.
• Providing support to forces for the configuration of Sentinel and log sources.
• Testing and implementing new Sentinel connectors.
• Working with wider NMC teams, contributing to Continual Service Improvement and innovations.
• Creating and maintaining technical design documentation.
• Working with the PDS design team and wider NMC operational teams to create, test and implement new tools and technologies.
• Leveraging Microsoft support for technical assistance and information regarding roadmap features.

What you need to succeed in the role

• Experience of supporting and developing SIEM platforms in the context of a Security Operations Centre.
• Experience of log source configuration and parsing, as part of a SIEM implementation, including experience of data normalisation using RegEx.
• Experience and relevant certification in cloud services design and administration.
• Practical experience in the creation, testing, implementation, and support of custom tooling to support Security Operations.
• Experience working with APIs.
• Practical experience in software development and scripting, preferably PowerShell and Python.
• Initiative and the ability to produce quality work without close supervision.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, particularly in relation to technical subjects.
• Attention to detail and genuine passion for maintaining high quality software configuration.
• Broad cyber security awareness and practical experience.

Why Join us?

• Balance is important and we want you to take time off to recharge - we offer 28 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days after 5 years of service. Holiday Purchase also available
• Flexible working hours - We trust you to do your job and we appreciate that life doesn’t always fit around a 9 to 5 workday. We operate core hours of 8 to 6, Monday to Friday (37hr week)
• We care about your well-being - we have an EAP that offers not just welfare benefits but also retail discounts
• Plan for the future - we offer an excellent pension scheme and life assurance cover
• Put your mind at rest regarding your health - offering remote GP, mental health and physiotherapy appointments via video consultation
• Family - Enhanced maternity and paternity pay along with a flexible return to work
• Community - one paid day off per year for volunteering

You can find out more here:
Benefits - Police Digital Service (pds.police.uk)

Diversity, equity and inclusion

We are committed to equal opportunity for all and will not discriminate on any grounds. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible span of experience. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates and people with disabilities.

Working Arrangements

At the NMC, you will benefit from hybrid working, getting the advantages of both face-to-face team engagement and home working. NMC employees have the opportunity to work in our modern office environment for in-person collaboration, however you will also get the opportunity to work from home 2 days a week.

All applicants must be eligible for NPPV3 and SC clearances. Successful applicants will require NPPV3 clearance to have been approved before starting with PDS.

Location: London
Contract Type: 12 Months

About the Role

Guidant Global is supporting our client in hiring a highly skilled Kubernetes Platform Engineer to design, deploy and optimise scalable, resilient Kubernetes‑based solutions across modern cloud environments.
This is an exciting, hands‑on engineering role where you’ll collaborate with DevOps, software development and security teams to ensure seamless deployment, management and monitoring of containerised applications.

If you’re passionate about cloud‑native engineering, automation and modern infrastructure design, this is an opportunity to make a major impact.

Key Responsibilities

Design, implement and maintain Kubernetes clusters in cloud environments
Develop and automate CI/CD pipelines to streamline application delivery
Monitor, analyse and optimise cluster performance, reliability, scalability and security
Create and maintain Helm charts and Kubernetes manifests
Implement service mesh solutions and ingress controllers
Ensure high‑availability, backup and disaster‑recovery strategies for mission‑critical workloads
Work closely with developers to containerise applications and troubleshoot deployment issues
Maintain Infrastructure‑as‑Code using tools such as Terraform
Stay ahead of Kubernetes ecosystem updates and recommend best‑practice improvements

Top Skills & Experience (in order of priority)

Kubernetes - CKA certification highly desirable
Cloud expertise (Azure, AWS or GCP)
Container technologies (Docker, container runtimes, orchestration concepts)
Monitoring & observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.)
Strong understanding of networking fundamentals - DNS, load balancing, firewalls

Required Skills & Qualifications

Strong hands‑on experience designing and maintaining Kubernetes environments
Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure and cloud‑native patterns
Experience working with CI/CD tooling and automated deployment workflows
Knowledge of containerisation concepts and best practices
Familiarity with monitoring, alerting and performance‑tuning of distributed systems
Good understanding of networking principles as they relate to Kubernetes and cloud environments

Nice to Have

Experience with GitOps workflows and tools (ArgoCD, Flux)
Knowledge of serverless technologies
Experience with scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell, etc.)
Understanding of DevSecOps concepts and secure deployment practices

Who You Are

You’re a proactive, technically curious engineer who enjoys designing robust cloud‑native platforms, solving complex problems and improving reliability at scale. You’re collaborative, thoughtful and comfortable working across teams to deliver modern, resilient infrastructure solutions.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

Location: London
Contract Type: 12 months

About the Role

Guidant Global is supporting our client in hiring a Hybrid Infrastructure Engineer with strong DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering experience. This role bridges traditional on‑premises IT operations with modern cloud‑native engineering, ensuring seamless integration, automation and performance optimisation across hybrid environments.

If you’re passionate about resilient systems, cloud infrastructure, automation and scaling platforms responsibly - this is a role where you’ll have a huge impact.

Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure Management: Design, deploy and maintain hybrid infrastructure solutions across cloud platforms and on‑premises environments
CI/CD Automation: Build and manage automated delivery pipelines to support rapid development cycles
Monitoring & Reliability: Implement and maintain monitoring, logging and alerting systems to ensure availability, performance and early issue detection
Security & Compliance: Apply robust security best practices across all environments and ensure compliance with industry standards
Infrastructure‑as‑Code: Develop, maintain and version-control infrastructure using Terraform or similar IaC tooling
Partner with development and product teams to improve system reliability, deployment speed and operational efficiency
Participate in on‑call rotations, responding to outages and performance incidents
Maintain clear, comprehensive documentation for systems, processes and configurations

Top Skills (in order of priority)

Background in DevOps, SRE, or Systems Administration
Strong hands‑on experience with both cloud platforms and on‑premises infrastructure
Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell, etc.)
Experience with containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern deployment practices
Solid understanding of networking - firewalls, VPNs, load balancers, routing fundamentals
Experience using monitoring & observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, CloudWatch, etc.)

Required Skills & Experience

Strong experience designing, operating and troubleshooting hybrid infrastructure
Deep knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Experience using Terraform or similar tools for IaC
Hands‑on experience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins or Azure DevOps
Strong scripting skills for automation and operational tooling
Understanding of security, compliance and best‑practice governance
Ability to work cross‑functionally with engineering and product teams

Nice to Have

Cloud certifications (AWS/Azure/GCP)
Experience with hybrid cloud solutions and migration strategies
Familiarity with service mesh, zero‑trust architectures or advanced networking models
Experience working in regulated industries (FS, government, healthcare, defence, etc.)

Who You Are

You’re a versatile engineer who thrives in hybrid environments, combining reliability engineering discipline with cloud‑native mindset. You’re collaborative, calm under pressure, and excited about building systems that are secure, scalable and resilient.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

Package - £45,000 - £65,000 (depending in experience level)

Benefits - DV Bonus plus excellent benefits

Clearance - Clearable to eDV level, SC clearance required to start.

Location - Hampshire, Surrey or London

Join a trusted leader in National Security technology solutions.

Do you enjoy solving technical cyber problems and identifying vulnerabilities?

As part of our client’s expanding National Security division, you’ll contribute to high-impact missions across AI/Data Science, Cybersecurity, Cloud, DevOps, and Platform Engineering. We’re seeking inquisitive individuals who excel at dissecting technical systems, not just to understand how they work, but to identify weaknesses, assess risks, and develop mitigation strategies.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Software analysis and reverse engineering of compiled or interpreted code that could be obfuscated or defensively structured, for either x86/x64 or ARM processor architectures.
• Reverse engineering a wide range of technologies to uncover vulnerabilities and improve security including operating systems and/or firmware internals, security architectures and hardware abstraction.
• Engineering software from design to delivery in modern IDEs and languages, using Agile delivery.
• Creating tested and testable code. Integrating with automated verification systems, CI and CD pipelines.
• Working closely with cybersecurity teams to prioritize vulnerabilities and implement patching strategies.
• Collaborating in Agile teams to deliver innovative, secure, and robust technical solutions.

What We’re Looking For

• Proficiency in one or more of C, C++, Java or C#.
• Familiarity with scripting and automation using Python, Bash, Powershell or Groovy.
• Experience working with IDA Pro or Ghidra for reverse engineering
• Experience working with Linux or Windows-based systems.
• Awareness of secure coding practices and modern cybersecurity threats.
• Knowledge of principles used in Agile environments.

Desirable exposure

Any exposure of AI, ML, Cloud or Virtualisation would be considered a plus.

Clearance required

Due to the nature of the clients’ work, you will either already hold or are required to go through the eDV security clearance process. SC Clearance required to start

This is an incredible opportunity to be at the forefront of National Security innovation. If you’re naturally curious, thrive in high-stakes environments, and want to make a real impact, apply today!

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Application Support Analyst

Permanent - Up to £45k

Location: Remote - but ideally based below Birmingham

Your new company:

A leading software provider is currently looking to bolster their ranks with an Application Support Analyst. The role is full-time and remote, with very occasional travel to meet up as a team.

The role responsibilities:

You will be supporting the business across a broad variety of work, you’ll apply hands-on expertise within hosted environments, and you’ll have a good understanding of virtualisation and its processes.

• Application Expertise: Offer expert guidance, troubleshooting, and advocate best practices for deploying client-server and web applications in a Windows server environment.
• Incident Resolution: Lead incident management and escalations, ensuring the delivery of timely, high-quality updates to customers.
• Customer Onboarding Collaboration: Collaborate with project management and delivery teams to streamline the onboarding of new customers efficiently.
• Build Standard Compliance: Uphold and rigorously maintain system build standards within the environment.

You will need:

You’ll need to be passionate about IT and a good communicator. Someone who will get stuck in, someone who can hold a good conversation, someone who is looking to learn and develop themselves.

• Application Support Experience: minimum 3 years’ experience of supporting client-server back-office and web-based systems (Apache; IIS).
• Database Proficiency: Exhibit experience with relational databases like Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle.
• Windows Server Environment: Understand the key workings of Windows Server in terms of running and supporting applications.
• Scripting Expertise: Showcase a proven track record in creating scripts using languages such as SQL (queries; joins), PowerShell (log analysis, automation and troubleshooting), Python, and VBS.
• Infrastructure Knowledge: Possess an understanding of data centres, virtualized environments, and their administration, particularly through VMWare.
• IT Service Management: Incident, problem and change management experience within an ITIL environment.
• Networking Skills: Fundamental understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, Firewalls) to address connectivity problems and work efficiently with network teams.

What you’ll get in return:

Salary of up to £45000, remote working, decent benefits package.

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Job title: Event Management Engineer

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

SC security clearance is required for this role

The Role

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

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

Key responsibilities include:

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

Required Experience:

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

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

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

About the Role

As a Server Engineer the primary focus of this role will be to provide 3rd line operational support within our IT - Platforms Infrastructure Team. You will manage and maintain the day-to-day operations of backend IT systems, as well as implementing new technologies and systems. You will work in a dynamic environment, handling both Business as Usual ( BAU ) and project-based tasks.

This role reports to the Infrastructure Team Leader. Hours of work are 9:00 am - 5:30 pm, Monday to Friday, with requirements to work the On Call rota on a rotating basis. Additional overtime outside core hours and at weekends for system maintenance and other out of hours work will be required.

Main Responsibilities:

• Monitor, manage, and proactively optimise all servers and infrastructure applications to ensure top-tier performance and availability.
• Oversee and support VMware infrastructure, ensuring seamless operation and efficiency.
• Ensure the effective management and maintenance of SAN infrastructure to ensure reliable and effective data storage solutions.
• Provide expert support for cloud-based solutions, ensuring smooth and efficient integration as well as effective support.
• Develop and implement automation scripts and tools, taking part in automation initiatives to enhance server management and streamline maintenance tasks.
• Create, update, and review infrastructure documentation in accordance with Ashurst standards, ensuring clarity and precision.
• Adhere strictly to IT processes and procedures, especially regarding Change Control, Privileged Access Management, and system security, ensuring full compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
• Resolve all logged incidents and service requests promptly, and support major incident activities, as well as problem, change, and configuration management processes.
• Collaborate with the Service Delivery team to manage escalations and resolve tickets effectively, ensuring high-quality service delivery.
• Participate in operational rotas to maintain environmental stability and proactively identify and address potential issues.
• Engage with vendors to provide support and guidance, enhancing service delivery and resolving technical challenges.
• Work closely with the global IT - Platforms Infrastructure Team to deliver seamless support across different regions and time zones to our user community.

Skills and experience

• Extensive experience with Microsoft Back Office products
• Proficiency in Microsoft Active Directory 2016 and newer as well as familiarity with Entra ID.
• Experience with Windows Server versions 2016 - 2022
• Knowledge of Microsoft clustering technology
• Scripting skills with a focus on automating and streamlining server management processes. (Powershell, Working with APIs, etc)
• Expertise in virtualisation technologies, particularly VMware •Experience with SAN Storage solutions. (DellEMC, HPE, vSAN)
• Azure and M365 experience, particularly with EntraID and cloud adoption.
• Experience with configuring, supporting and optimising ADFS and SSO technologies as well as migration to Entra ID.
• Understanding of network fundamentals and protocols
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills within a cross-functional team.
• Experience working in agile environments
• Familiarity with ITIL principles and frameworks, experience with best practice adherence.
• Experience working within security best practices and compliance requirements
• Experience working within strict change control processes

Desirable skills and experience

• Experience with automated deployment tools (e.g., SCCM, Intune)
• Experience with scripting and automation tools beyond PowerShell (e.g., Python, IaC )
• Experience with monitoring and performance tuning tools (e.g., PRTG , SolarWinds)
• Knowledge of IT governance and compliance frameworks (e.g., GDPR, Cyber Essentials)
• Familiarity with incident response and disaster recovery planning Understanding of vulnerability management with experience in remediation and risk management

Head of Engineering / Software Development Manager - up to 70k base with great benefits

Remote working set up with occasional travel to Head Office in Glasgow

PHP/ Symfony / Azure / Power Apps

We are looking for a strategic, hands-on Head of Engineering / Software Development Manager to lead and scale our software engineering function. This senior leadership role will focus heavily on software engineering excellence across full-stack development, system design, architecture, and software delivery processes - while also overseeing our data engineering, cloud infrastructure, and security functions.

You will be responsible for setting the technical direction, improving engineering velocity and quality, establishing modern practices across the SDLC, and growing a high-performing team capable of building and maintaining complex, scalable systems. You must have a proven track record of delivering enterprise-grade applications and services, with deep experience in both legacy and modern technology stacks.

Key Responsibilities

Software Engineering Leadership

• Set and own the technical roadmap, ensuring architectural scalability, security, performance, and maintainability of all software systems.
• Oversee full lifecycle software development - from requirements, technical design, development, testing, deployment, to post-release monitoring and maintenance.
• Establish, enforce, and continuously evolve software engineering best practices (e.g., SOLID principles, domain-driven design, clean architecture, modular monoliths vs microservices).
• Drive consistency in coding standards, code review rigor, and software craftsmanship.
• Lead critical system architecture decisions, including technology stack evolution, refactoring legacy components, and designing future-state systems.
• Ensure integration patterns and service contracts across internal and external APIs are robust, secure, and scalable.

System Integration & Platform Ownership

• Oversee integration between business systems using APIs, middleware, and ETL pipelines, including Salesforce, Power Platform (PowerApps, PowerAutomate, LogicApps), SharePoint, and custom web applications.
• Lead optimization and governance around API design (RESTful services, rate limiting, versioning, monitoring, etc.).
• Ensure high data consistency, operational integrity, and well-documented interface contracts between services.

Software Delivery, CI/CD & DevOps

• Define and implement scalable CI/CD pipelines using modern DevOps tooling, including automated build, test, deploy, and rollback strategies.
• Champion continuous delivery practices with robust unit, integration, contract, and end-to-end testing frameworks.
• Drive metrics around deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, and mean time to recovery (MTTR).
• Collaborate with cloud engineers to align infrastructure strategy with software delivery needs.

Cloud-Native Engineering (Azure)

• Lead the development of scalable cloud-native applications and services using Microsoft Azure, including Azure Functions, LogicApps, and container-based services.
• Drive cost-effective use of cloud services and performance optimization across environments.
• Ensure cloud architectures support observability, fault tolerance, and high availability.

Data Engineering & Intelligent Systems

• Guide the engineering team in data modelling, data access patterns, and efficient use of databases (MSSQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL).
• Work with data engineers to enable secure, efficient data movement between systems, including real-time and batch processing pipelines.
• Support analytics and reporting needs through the engineering of clean, reliable data sources and APIs.

Security Engineering & Governance

• Partner with security engineers to integrate security throughout the software lifecycle (shift-left security, secure coding, threat modelling).
• Own the implementation of secure authentication/authorization practices, audit logging, encryption at rest/in transit, and other application security standards.
• Ensure software and infrastructure meet organizational security and compliance requirements (e.g., GDPR, ISO 27001, OWASP Top 10).

Team Management & Culture

• Build and scale high-performance engineering teams, including backend, frontend, full-stack, data, and security engineers.
• Define and track KPIs for engineering productivity, quality, and performance.
• Promote an engineering culture grounded in ownership, collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Provide technical mentoring and career growth paths for engineers at all levels.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Experience

• Significant experience of software engineering with some previous exposure in an engineering leadership role.
• Proven experience designing and delivering complex, scalable, multi-tier web applications.
• Strong history of transforming monoliths to modular or microservice architectures.
• Hands-on experience with modern CI/CD pipelines, test automation, and infrastructure-as-code.
• Experience managing and integrating with third-party systems and platforms such as Salesforce, Azure, SharePoint, and Power Platform.
• Experience working with secure, data-driven applications and distributed systems.

Technical Skills

• Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript (Node.js, browser frameworks)
• Backend: PHP (Symfony, Smarty), C# (.NET Core), Azure Functions (Node.js / PowerShell), PowerShell
• Database: MSSQL, PostgreSQL (including JSON), MySQL/MariaDB
• Integration: REST APIs, ETL, Azure Data Factory
• DevOps/Infra: CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps), containerization, Azure PaaS
• Security: Secure development lifecycle, OWASP, authentication/authorization protocols

Leadership Attributes

• Technically credible leader with the ability to deep-dive on architecture and code when necessary.
• Strong decision-making skills backed by analytical rigor and a data-driven mindset.
• Passionate about growing talent and building healthy, inclusive engineering teams.
• Adept at working across stakeholders in product, business, security, and operations to deliver cross-functional value.
• Highly effective communicator and change agent capable of aligning engineering initiatives with business strategy.

We are looking for an experienced Systems Development Manager looking to take the next step into a Head of Engineering role with a thriving organisation

Please reach out with your latest CV to have an informal chat about this role. The client is keen to start interviewing next week for interested candidates.

We are looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to join a growing platform team supporting a large-scale SaaS platform. This role focuses on improving reliability, scalability, and performance while helping drive a major cloud-native transition to Azure and Kubernetes.

You will work closely with engineering teams to modernise infrastructure, automate operations, and ensure highly observable and resilient systems in a production environment handling sensitive data.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and deliver cloud migration and containerisation initiatives
• Operate and improve production monitoring, alerting, and system reliability
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Pulumi and Ansible
• Participate in incident response and on-call rotations
• Lead blameless post-mortems and continuous improvement efforts
• Collaborate with product engineering teams on observability and performance

Key Skills

• Strong experience with Azure cloud architecture
• Hands-on Kubernetes experience
• Pulumi experience
• Experience troubleshooting distributed systems
• Monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Graylog
• Linux systems administration
• Scripting with PowerShell, Bash, or Python
• Experience with SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or Redis
• Strong documentation and communication skills

Desirable

• Software development background (C#, Go, TypeScript, Python)
• Experience with Ansible
• Go development experience
• Experience in regulated environments
• Familiarity with Windows / IIS environments

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

About Us

Codan Limited is an Australian company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) (Codan) with global operations capturing several locations across EMEA. Codan is a global group of innovative, technology companies, focused on transforming lives through critical technologies.

We deliver solutions across communication, detection and connection.

Our global footprint has offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, UAE, Ireland, Mexico, Singapore, the UK, and the USA. We sell our products in over 150 countries to customers such as global governments, businesses, NGOs, aid and humanitarian organisations, security and military groups, public safety, emergency response, broadcast, and consumer markets.

We deliver innovation, wherever you are.

Role Purpose

• To effectively and efficiently ensure that the EMEA Region wide IT infrastructure is operational and to propose improvements, modifications to all technology that will improve operating effectiveness and efficiency in line with the EMEA IT change management strategy.
• To ensure customer satisfaction of all EMEA IT services provided.
• Ensure all Endpoints meet the established group security baseline.
• Provide technical subject matter expertise on Linux

Key Responsibilities

• Support the IT Lead in the delivery of IT services
• Act as an interface between the wider Regional and Corporate IT teams to ensure system integration and consistent technical approaches
• Ensure compliance with configuration management and change control processes within the IT services architecture
• Diagnose and resolve infrastructure issues to maintain high availability and service continuity
• Assist the IT team with the deployment, evaluation, and optimisation of new technologies and enhancements to existing systems
• Ensure EMEA systems are appropriately backed up and that disaster recovery procedures are established, maintained, and regularly reviewed
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation for all IT infrastructure in line with current standard

Key Skills & Experience

• Ability to translate requirements, plans and proposals into documents supporting business cases and other strategic requirements reviewed by IT & Business Leadership
• Demonstrable IT service delivery experience
• Experience with projects and challenging technical requirements
• Proven experience and results influencing internal and external stakeholders
• Linux (Ubuntu) System Administration
• Windows 11+ / 2019+
• Virtual Infrastructure Technologies (Nutanix / VMWare)
• Active Directory, Azure AD, Exchange O365 Support
• End User Device, Servers Support (Dell & HP Hardware)
• Endpoint Security and Patch Management
• Monitoring toolsets (SNMP, PRTG)
• Programming (Powershell, Bash, Python (bonus
• ITIL Certified is an advantage, but not required
• Experience in a service delivery best practice environment preferred

Benefits and Culture

Our culture is supportive and collaborative. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team where we share our ideas and innovation is strongly encouraged. We are looking for someone with genuine passion for the job and a can-do attitude. Our staff receive

25 days annual leave plus Bank holidays

A generous pension plan

Employee Assistance Program

Income protection

Flexible core working hours

Onsite subsidised cafe

A personal approach to training and development

Enjoy working as part of a global organisation with teams in Whiteley, Hampshire; USA; Denmark, Singapore; Dubai and Australia.

DTC is committed to promoting a culture that supports personal development and embraces a diverse mix of employees throughout all levels of the organisation.

Interested in a career with us?

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Job title: Event Management Engineer

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

SC security clearance is required for this role

The Role

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

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

Key responsibilities include:

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

Required Experience:

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

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

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

IT Infrastructure Engineer - Hybrid Cloud Location: Abingdon (Hybrid: 3 days on-site, 2 remote) Start: ASAP IR35: Outside Clearance: SC Our client is looking for an IT Infrastructure Engineer to join their Computing Division. You will deliver secure, resilient and high-performing hybrid cloud solutions while working with architects, engineers and project teams. Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement and maintain IT infrastructure including Windows Server, Hyper-V, Active Directory and networking.
• Develop hybrid solutions integrating on-premises systems with Microsoft Azure.
• Use infrastructure-as-code tools such as PowerShell and Terraform and automation tools such as Ansible.
• Monitor and optimise system performance, availability and resilience and manage backups and disaster recovery.
• Implement security controls and ensure compliance with standards such as NIST, ISO 27001 and CAF.
• Produce documentation, runbooks and training materials and provide guidance to junior team members.
• Work closely with stakeholders to deliver reliable and innovative IT services.

Requirements:

• Experience in IT infrastructure engineering, hybrid cloud and Azure environments.
• Hands-on expertise with virtualisation, networking and Windows Server administration.
• Strong knowledge of security, compliance and operational best practice.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and automation frameworks.
• SC clearance and ability to work on-site in Abingdon.

Apply with an up to date version of your CV for immediate consideration.

We are currently working with a well-known charity based in central London that is actively recruiting for a Cloud and Security Engineer to join them on a permanent basis.

The role will involve working with technologies from multiple vendors, ensuring best practices are followed across cloud infrastructure and security, driving forward the organisation’s cloud-first approach.

This is a hybrid role with at least two days per week on-site.

Responsibilities:

• Maintaining AWS services, ensuring that architectural designs and standards are followed
• Working closely with Security Engineers to ensure that security policies and best practices are implemented and the organisation adheres to data privacy and regulatory requirements
• Utilising Infrastructure as Code to carry out repeat deployments
• Providing incident response to major security events
• Building CI/CD pipelines, enabling secure deployments of cloud-native infrastructure
• Writing automation scripts to improve infrastructure efficiency
• Managing data controls as well as access management design

Experience required:

• 5+ years’ experience in similar cloud security roles
• Comfortable working with AWS and Azure services in medium-sized multi-cloud organisations
• Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform or Cloudformation)
• Automation Scripting experience with Bash, PowerShell or similar
• Comfortable with GitLab and GitHub
• Strong network security knowledge
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines for automation (preferable)
• Knowledge of DevOps/DevSecOps (preferable)

In line with the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies JNC Recruitment are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies JNC Recruitment are acting as an Employment Business.

Senior Server & Desktop Engineer5 Days Onsite / Morden / £400 to £450 PD Inside IR 35 Our client, an enterprise corporation located in Morden, London is looking for a hands-on Senior Server & Desktop Engineer to join a growing IT team, playing a key role in maintaining, securing and evolving a complex Microsoft estate on a 3 / 6 month rolling contract. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working across both server and end-user environments, solving complex problems and driving continuous improvement through automation and best practice.The RoleYou will be responsible for the design, administration and optimisation of core Microsoft infrastructure services. Working closely with internal teams and stakeholders, you’ll ensure systems are secure, resilient and high performing.Key responsibilities include:

• Designing, administering and securing Active Directory environments (GPO, security hardening, troubleshooting)
• Managing Windows Server environments (builds, patching, upgrades and migrations)
• Supporting and engineering desktop environments (Windows 10/11, device management, imaging)
• Managing Group Policy, DNS and DHCP services
• Supporting hybrid identity environments using Azure AD / Entra ID
• Developing and maintaining PowerShell scripts to automate processes and improve efficiency
• Troubleshooting and resolving complex 2nd and 3rd line infrastructure issues
• Contributing to infrastructure improvement projects and migrations

About You

• Industry experience within the public sector, council or local government is a must have
• Strong hands-on experience with Active Directory in complex environments is a must have
• Proven background supporting Windows Server estates is a must have
• Solid understanding of hybrid identity models (on-prem + Azure) is a must have
• Experience with desktop engineering and device lifecycle management
• Strong PowerShell scripting and automation skills
• Confident working at 3rd line level, resolving high-impact technical issues
• Proactive, detail-oriented and comfortable working both independently and within a team

Manchester - onsite once per week/fortnight

6 Month Contract

£650 - £740/day inside IR35

Lorien’s Financial Services client are currently recruiting for a SailPoint Engineer to join on a 6 month initial contract, inside IR35. The SailPoint Engineer will operate as part of an established IAM team delivering core identity governance. The role requires close collaboration with IAM colleagues and wider stakeholders, aligning to agreed priorities and contributing to team-based delivery outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure, support and enhance SailPoint Identity Security Cloud (ISC) across enterprise and hybrid environments.
• Integrate SailPoint ISC with HR systems, Active Directory, Entra ID, AWS, ServiceNow and other enterprise platforms to enable automated provisioning, life cycle management and deprovisioning.
• Deliver and maintain core identity governance capabilities including Joiner/Mover/Leaver (JML), certifications, RBAC, policy enforcement and least-privilege controls.
• Support onboarding of applications using standard connectors (eg AD, SCIM, REST, JDBC, web services).
• Develop and maintain configuration and automation scripts (PowerShell, BeanShell, Java where required).
• Work in alignment with IAM team priorities and support delivery of the agreed IGA roadmap.
• Work collaboratively with IAM, Architecture, AD, Security Engineering, HR and Cloud teams to embed governance controls effectively.
• Contribute to improving identity life cycle processes and raising the maturity of identity governance across the organisation.
• Support operational stability, issue resolution and continuous improvement of the identity platform.
• Participate in risk remediation activities and compliance-driven access control improvements.

The successful candidate will have the following skills/knowledge:

• Hands-on experience implementing and supporting SailPoint Identity Security Cloud (ISC).
• Experience delivering core IGA capabilities including Joiner/Mover/Leaver workflows, access certifications, provisioning and RBAC models.
• Strong integration experience with Active Directory, Entra ID, AWS, HR systems and enterprise platforms.
• Experience developing and maintaining SailPoint identity workflows and automation using Scripting or APIs (eg PowerShell, REST APIs, BeanShell or similar).
• Solid understanding of identity life cycle management, access governance and least-privilege principles.
• Experience working effectively as part of a cross-functional engineering team.
• Ability to work collaboratively within the IGA engineering team to deliver agreed outcomes.
• Comfortable contributing ideas, improvements and technical input within a collaborative team environment.

Desirable skills

• Experience working in financial services or regulated environments.
• SailPoint certification (Identity Security Cloud Engineer or similar).
• Experience contributing to identity governance maturity improvements within a team.
• Familiarity with Agile or structured delivery methodologies.
• Exposure to Zero Trust, risk-based access models or compliance-driven access controls.
• Experience working closely with AD, Security, HR or Cloud teams to implement governance controls.

Should this position be of interest please submit your CV and I will be in contact as required.

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

Job title: Event Management Engineer

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

SC security clearance is required for this role

The Role

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

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

Key responsibilities include:

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

Required Experience:

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

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

Head of Engineering/Software Development Manager - up to £70k base with great benefits

Remote working set up with occasional travel to Head Office in Glasgow

PHP/Symfony/Azure/Power Apps

We are looking for a strategic, hands-on Head of Engineering/Software Development Manager to lead and scale our software engineering function. This senior leadership role will focus heavily on software engineering excellence across full-stack development, system design, architecture, and software delivery processes - while also overseeing our data engineering, cloud infrastructure, and security functions.

You will be responsible for setting the technical direction, improving engineering velocity and quality, establishing modern practices across the SDLC, and growing a high-performing team capable of building and maintaining complex, scalable systems. You must have a proven track record of delivering enterprise-grade applications and services, with deep experience in both Legacy and modern technology stacks.

Key Responsibilities

Software Engineering Leadership

• Set and own the technical roadmap, ensuring architectural scalability, security, performance, and maintainability of all software systems.
• Oversee full life cycle software development - from requirements, technical design, development, testing, deployment, to post-release monitoring and maintenance.
• Establish, enforce, and continuously evolve software engineering best practices (eg, SOLID principles, domain-driven design, clean architecture, modular monoliths vs microservices).
• Drive consistency in coding standards, code review rigor, and software craftsmanship.
• Lead critical system architecture decisions, including technology stack evolution, refactoring Legacy components, and designing future-state systems.
• Ensure integration patterns and service contracts across internal and external APIs are robust, secure, and scalable.

System Integration & Platform Ownership

• Oversee integration between business systems using APIs, Middleware, and ETL pipelines, including Salesforce, Power Platform (PowerApps, PowerAutomate, LogicApps), SharePoint, and custom web applications.
• Lead optimization and governance around API design (RESTful services, rate limiting, versioning, monitoring, etc.).
• Ensure high data consistency, operational integrity, and well-documented interface contracts between services.

Software Delivery, CI/CD & DevOps

• Define and implement scalable CI/CD pipelines using modern DevOps tooling, including automated build, test, deploy, and rollback strategies.
• Champion continuous delivery practices with robust unit, integration, contract, and end-to-end testing frameworks.
• Drive metrics around deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, and mean time to recovery (MTTR).
• Collaborate with cloud engineers to align infrastructure strategy with software delivery needs.

Cloud-Native Engineering (Azure)

• Lead the development of scalable cloud-native applications and services using Microsoft Azure, including Azure Functions, LogicApps, and container-based services.
• Drive cost-effective use of cloud services and performance optimization across environments.
• Ensure cloud architectures support observability, fault tolerance, and high availability.

Data Engineering & Intelligent Systems

• Guide the engineering team in data modelling, data access patterns, and efficient use of databases (MSSQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL).
• Work with data engineers to enable secure, efficient data movement between systems, including Real Time and batch processing pipelines.
• Support analytics and reporting needs through the engineering of clean, reliable data sources and APIs.

Security Engineering & Governance

• Partner with security engineers to integrate security throughout the software life cycle (shift-left security, secure coding, threat modelling).
• Own the implementation of secure authentication/authorization practices, audit logging, encryption at rest/in transit, and other application security standards.
• Ensure software and infrastructure meet organizational security and compliance requirements (eg, GDPR, ISO 27001, OWASP Top 10).

Team Management & Culture

• Build and scale high-performance engineering teams, including Back End, Front End, full-stack, data, and security engineers.
• Define and track KPIs for engineering productivity, quality, and performance.
• Promote an engineering culture grounded in ownership, collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Provide technical mentoring and career growth paths for engineers at all levels.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Experience

• Significant experience of software engineering with some previous exposure in an engineering leadership role.
• Proven experience designing and delivering complex, scalable, multi-tier web applications.
• Strong history of transforming monoliths to modular or microservice architectures.
• Hands-on experience with modern CI/CD pipelines, test automation, and infrastructure-as-code.
• Experience managing and integrating with third-party systems and platforms such as Salesforce, Azure, SharePoint, and Power Platform.
• Experience working with secure, data-driven applications and distributed systems.

Technical Skills

• Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript (Node.js, browser frameworks)
• Backend: PHP (Symfony, Smarty), C# (.NET Core), Azure Functions (Node.js/PowerShell), PowerShell
• Database: MSSQL, PostgreSQL (including JSON), MySQL/MariaDB
• Integration: REST APIs, ETL, Azure Data Factory
• DevOps/Infra: CI/CD pipelines (eg, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps), containerization, Azure PaaS
• Security: Secure development life cycle, OWASP, authentication/authorization protocols

Leadership Attributes

• Technically credible leader with the ability to deep-dive on architecture and code when necessary.
• Strong decision-making skills backed by analytical rigor and a data-driven mindset.
• Passionate about growing talent and building healthy, inclusive engineering teams.
• Adept at working across stakeholders in product, business, security, and operations to deliver cross-functional value.
• Highly effective communicator and change agent capable of aligning engineering initiatives with business strategy.

We are looking for an experienced Systems Development Manager looking to take the next step into a Head of Engineering role with a thriving organisation

Please reach out with your latest CV to have an informal chat about this role. The client is keen to start interviewing next week for interested candidates.

Robert Half have partnered with a growing digital/E-commerce organisation to recruit an Infrastructure Engineer on a permanent basis as part of their continued growth plans.

About the Role
My client is seeking a professional, enthusiastic, and flexible IT Infrastructure Engineer to support and maintain a complex, multi-site IT environment. This role involves managing virtual platforms, maintaining server and network infrastructure, delivering 3rd line support, and contributing to IT projects across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the smooth and efficient running of IT infrastructure
• Monitor and maintain server performance, security, backups, and disaster recovery processes
• Manage virtual environments (VMware, Hyper-V, Azure)
• Maintain and support Windows Server, Active Directory (Azure Hybrid), Group Policy, DNS, DHCP
• Support Microsoft 365 services (Exchange, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Defender, Intune)
• Maintain SQL Server, IIS, SAN technologies, and backup systems
• Implement infrastructure changes and security best practices
• Provide 3rd line technical support across global sites
• Assist with IT projects as required

Required Skills & Experience

• Windows Server 2016+
• Virtualisation (VMware, Hyper-V, Azure)
• Networking & security (TCP/IP, VLANs, Firewalls, Switches, APs)
• Microsoft 365 administration
• Backup technologies & disaster recovery
• PowerShell Scripting
• SQL Server installation & maintenance
• Strong troubleshooting and communication skills

Desirable

• Cisco, WatchGuard, FortiGate technologies
• Veeam Backup & Replication
• Server/network hardening
• XDR solutions & monitoring tools
• ISO27001 environment experience

Salary/logistics:

• £55,000-£65,000
• Hybrid working - 3 days in office, 2 days WFH

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Senior Security Engineer/Architect - Perm - Up to £110,000 + benefits

Must already hold or be eligible for SC level security clearance

Remote first or Hybrid - London based office

An established organisation is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to help shape and enhance the security posture of the environments it supports. This role operates at the intersection of deep technical expertise, advisory ownership, and real-world security impact.

The successful candidate will work closely with customers, engineers, and operational security teams to deliver meaningful improvements across identity, detection engineering, endpoint security, and cloud security posture. This is a hands-on role involving the design and implementation of modern security architectures, solving complex technical challenges, and acting as a trusted technical partner.

Technology Environment

Microsoft Security Stack:

• Microsoft Defender XDR
• Microsoft Sentinel
• Microsoft Entra ID
• Microsoft Intune
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Experience with alternative modern security platforms such as SentinelOne or CrowdStrike is advantageous.

Cloud Platforms:

• Microsoft Azure (required)
• Exposure to AWS or GCP (desirable)

Platforms & Infrastructure:

• Active Directory / Entra hybrid identity
• Windows Server and Linux
• Networking, VPNs, firewalls, endpoint management

Tooling & Automation:

• KQL
• PowerShell
• API integrations
• Automation tooling

Key Responsibilities

Technical Delivery

• Lead technical discussions with customers, guiding architecture, design decisions, and best practice implementations.
• Own the end-to-end delivery of security solutions.
• Design and implement detections, automation workflows, and runbooks.
• Conduct technical assessments across identity, endpoint, cloud posture, logging, and security operations.
• Develop, optimise, and tune KQL queries for detection engineering and threat hunting.
• Review and enhance security configurations across cloud and SIEM/SOAR platforms.
• Manage engagements through architecture, deployment, tuning, documentation, and customer enablement.
• Identify security gaps and recommend improvements across logging, identity, endpoint hardening, cloud posture, and threat detection.

Platform & Engineering

• Understand how endpoints, servers, domain controllers, and cloud workloads operate, and how security controls integrate with them.
• Support remediation of misconfigurations and optimisation of security deployments.
• Leverage scripting, APIs, and automation to streamline repeatable tasks.
• Integrate firewalls, EDR platforms, logging pipelines, and SIEM/SOAR tooling.

Customer & Collaboration

• Act as a trusted technical advisor to security and engineering stakeholders.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Translate customer requirements into actionable technical plans and deliverables.
• Collaborate with internal engineering, SOC, and platform teams to improve processes and share insights.
• Contribute to knowledge articles, design documentation, runbooks, and reusable delivery patterns.

Required Experience

• Strong, demonstrable experience across the Microsoft security ecosystem.
• Solid understanding of identity and endpoint security fundamentals.
• Proven experience writing and tuning detection logic (e.g., KQL) for detection engineering and threat hunting scenarios.
• Excellent communication and customer-facing skills, with the ability to lead discussions and influence outcomes.
• Ability to work autonomously, solve complex problems, and deliver high-quality technical solutions.

Desirable Experience

• Automation experience (PowerShell, Python, API integrations) and/or systems administration background.
• Familiarity with security frameworks and incident response methodologies.
• Experience working with logging pipelines (e.g., AMA, Syslog, Cribl, SIEM tooling).
• Exposure to non-Microsoft security platforms such as CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, or Tenable.
• Experience producing architecture documents, diagrams, and technical design proposals.
• Background in an MSSP, consultancy, or customer-facing engineering environment.

What the Role Offers

• Ownership of technical direction across engagements with the ability to influence customer security posture.
• A blend of architecture, engineering, advisory, and hands-on implementation work.
• Exposure to a diverse range of environments, threat models, and operational challenges.

Job Title: Infrastructure and Security Engineer
Location: York - Hybrid (4 days in office)
Salary: £45,000 - £50,000

Why Apply?

This Infrastructure and Security Engineer opportunity in York offers the chance to work within a cloud-first, Microsoft-led domain supporting both UK and USA operations in a Azure cloud environment. The role is suited to an experienced engineer who seeks ownership, security-led design, and continuous improvement. It is an excellent opportunity for professionals seeking a full-time Infrastructure and Security Engineer role with flexible working and long-term career development in IT and cyber security careers.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work as part of a small but skilled team in the heart of York. This organisation is one of our longstanding clients and people opt to stay with the business for a long time, they offer a great place to work!

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and secure Azure infrastructure to ensure availability, resilience, and performance.
• Lead on cloud security architecture, including identity management, access controls, and threat mitigation.
• Act as a senior escalation point for complex infrastructure and security incidents.
• Deliver cloud migration, optimisation, and security enhancement initiatives.
• Administer endpoint management solutions using Microsoft Intune and Group Policy.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting through Azure Monitor and security tooling.
• Maintain patching, backup, and disaster recovery processes.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in infrastructure and security engineering roles within enterprise environments.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Microsoft Azure, including networking, governance, and security controls.
• Proven expertise in Microsoft 365 security, Azure AD (Entra ID), Conditional Access, and endpoint protection.
• Demonstrated experience with automation and scripting using tools like PowerShell and Bash.
• Solid understanding of incident management, vulnerability remediation, and continuity planning.
• Confident communicator capable of working with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Willingness to participate in very occasional out-of-hours support.

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.