Canada Life UK looks after the retirement, investment and protection needs of individuals, families and companies. We help to build better futures for our customers, our intermediaries and our employees by operating as a modern, agile and welcoming organisation.

Part of our parent company Great-West Lifeco, Canada Life UK has operated in the United Kingdom since 1903. We have hundreds of respected and supported employees committed to doing the right thing for our customers and colleagues.

Canada Life UK is transforming to create a more customer-focused business by providing our customers with expertise on financial and tax planning, offering home finance and annuities propositions, and providing collective fund solutions to third party customers.

Job Purpose

We’re seeking a Azure Platform Engineer with experience in cloud, infrastructure or DevOps roles. This position is ideal for junior engineer who want to build deep skills in Azure, Infrastructure-as-Code, automation and platform reliability while learning from experienced engineers.

How the Team works

You’ll be working as part of a Platform Team build shared platform services. We love AI and want to build agentically. Agile/Kanban/SRE/DevSecOps is how we roll.

Key Duties

• Support provisioning, configuration and operation of Azure resources.
• Contribute to secure, scalable and well-architected Azure environments.
• Apply best practices in identity, networking, monitoring and governance.
• Build cloud infrastructure using Terraform or Bicep.
• Use GitHub Copilot and AI agents to accelerate IaC, scripting and troubleshooting.
• Help develop automation reducing manual workload and increasing reliability.
• Assist with managing cloud environments across non-production and production.
• Support monitoring, alerting and observability.
• Contribute to incident investigations and platform stability improvements.
• Work with CI/CD pipelines and automated infrastructure delivery.
• Participate in CI/CD and deployment through ADO and GitHub.
• Learn cloud delivery patterns, change control and release automation.

Who You Are

Essential

• Experience in cloud, infrastructure or DevOps.
• Understanding of Azure fundamentals.
• Basic scripting experience (PowerShell, Bash or Python).
• Familiarity with GitHub Copilot and AI agents.
• Diagnostic and troubleshooting ability.
• Strong teamwork, communication and problem-solving.

Desirable / Willing to Learn

• Experience with Terraform or Bicep.
• Azure networking fundamentals.
• CI/CD concepts and deployment automation.
• Cloud governance, FinOps or security practices.
• Containerisation basics (Docker, AKS).

Qualifications

• Degree in a technical, engineering or scientific discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Azure certifications (such as AZ-900) are beneficial but not required.

Benefits of working at Canada Life

We believe in recognising and rewarding our people, so we offer a competitive salary and benefits package that’s regularly reviewed. As a Canada Life UK colleague, you’ll receive a competitive salary and comprehensive reward package including a generous pension and bonus scheme, along with, income protection, private medical insurance and life assurance. We have a fantastic number of other benefits and support services as well as regular personal and professional development.

How we work at Canada Life

Our culture is unique and incredibly important to us. We care about doing the right thing for our people, customers and community and helping others to build better futures. Our blueprint behaviours shape and influence how we work, and are central to the relationships we have with others. Every day we are encouraged to be more curious, own the outcome, face into things together and find a way forward.

We want colleagues to have rewarding careers with us so we invest in the development of our people, technology and workplaces. That’s why we offer a range of training, flexible working and opportunities to grow and develop.

Diversity and inclusion

Building an inclusive workplace with a diverse workforce where everyone can feel they belong and achieve their potential regardless of gender, ethnicity or any other characteristic is a key commitment for us. We are proud of the progress we’re making in DEI, and we continue for it to be a significant focus.

“At Canada Life we believe in the power of great people from different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives coming together to build better futures. Emerging talent is crucial to our growth and creating an environment that continues to inspire us all.” Nick Harding, Chief People Officer, Canada Life UK

We appreciate that everyone has different work and life responsibilities. We’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements, including part time, for any of our roles should this be a requirement for you.

We currently have multiple contract opportunities (Inside IR35) with our banking clients across several UK locations. These roles require strong GCP / DevOps / Cloud engineering experience, and we are planning immediate hiring, with interviews available as early as next day.

Please see the 5 roles below:

Role 1. DevOps Engineer Bristol (Hybrid) Key skills: Jenkins CI/CD pipeline development Golang services build & deployment Docker / Containerisation OpenShift Kubernetes DevSecOps tools (AquaSec, NexusIQ, SonarQube) Istio / Service Mesh exposure preferred Linux scripting (Bash / Python)

2. GCP DevOps Engineer Manchester / Leeds / Halifax (Hybrid) Key skills: GCP platform engineering GKE & production-grade Kubernetes operations Istio / Service Mesh Terraform (Infrastructure as Code) CI/CD pipelines & automation Cloud networking & security Observability (Prometheus / OpenTelemetry)

3. Fullstack DevSecOps Engineer London (Hybrid) Key skills: Strong GCP DevOps architecture GKE, Helm & Harness CI/CD Terraform (IaC) Java / Python / Node API deployment & load balancing Secure deployment for mobile applications

4. Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Leeds / Bristol / Halifax / Edinburgh Key skills: Hybrid cloud platform delivery on GCP DevOps tooling: Git, Terraform Cloud, Harness, Jenkins HashiCorp Vault Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Incident & enterprise networking troubleshooting Cloud platform reliability and optimisation

5. DevOps Engineering Tech Lead Sheffield Key skills: OpenShift Container Platform Virtualization (OCPV) Ansible automation Python scripting CI/CD pipelines Linux systems & networking

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Senior FPGA Engineer (RFSoC / DSP)

Bristol (Onsite)

£90,000 - £95,000 + benefits

Must be eligible for SC clearance

KO2’s client, an innovative and rapidly growing engineering organisation based in Bristol, is looking to recruit a Senior FPGA Engineer to join their high-performing hardware and signal processing team.

This is a hands on technical leadership role where you will play a key part in the design and development of complex FPGA architectures used in advanced sensing and signal processing systems. The position is approximately 80% technical delivery, with additional responsibility for mentoring engineers and helping shape engineering processes and best practices.

The role is five days onsite in Bristol, working closely with multidisciplinary teams across hardware, RF, and software.

The Role

As a Senior FPGA Engineer, you will contribute to the architecture and implementation of high-performance FPGA solutions used within cutting-edge systems that process large volumes of real-world data in real time.

You will work with AMD/Xilinx RFSoC platforms, designing FPGA signal processing pipelines and ensuring performance, determinism, and scalability across complex systems.

This is an opportunity to influence system-level architecture, improve engineering workflows, and help drive technical excellence within the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement high-performance FPGA architectures using Xilinx / AMD RFSoC platforms
• Develop and optimise DSP algorithms within FPGA fabric
• Work closely with RF, hardware, and software teams to deliver integrated systems
• Support hardware bring-up, testing, and debugging in lab environments
• Lead by example within the FPGA team, mentoring and supporting junior engineers
• Contribute to engineering methodology improvements and best practices
• Participate in system architecture discussions and technical decision making

Required Experience

• Strong FPGA development experience using Xilinx / AMD devices
• Proven experience working with RFSoC or Software Defined Radio (SDR) platforms
• Strong DSP fundamentals with the ability to translate algorithms into FPGA implementations
• Experience developing FPGA designs in VHDL using Vivado
• Experience delivering performance-critical FPGA designs with challenging timing or resource constraints
• Comfortable working with hardware in lab environments (bring-up, debugging, validation)
• Eligible to obtain SC security clearance

Desirable Experience

• MATLAB or Python for DSP modelling or algorithm development
• Experience with multi-channel acquisition systems
• Familiarity with high-speed data interfaces and streaming architectures
• Background in RF systems, sensing technologies, or defence-related environments
• Experience improving engineering processes and development workflows

Why Apply?

This role offers the opportunity to join a highly capable engineering team working on technically demanding systems where FPGA design is central to product performance. You will have significant influence over both the technical direction and development practices within the team.

If you are an experienced FPGA engineer looking for a technically challenging role with leadership influence, KO2’s client would like to hear from you.

Apply today or contact KO2 Recruitment for more information.

Canada Life UK looks after the retirement, investment and protection needs of individuals, families and companies. We help to build better futures for our customers, our intermediaries and our employees by operating as a modern, agile and welcoming organisation.

Part of our parent company Great-West Lifeco, Canada Life UK has operated in the United Kingdom since 1903. We have hundreds of respected and supported employees committed to doing the right thing for our customers and colleagues.

Canada Life UK is transforming to create a more customer-focused business by providing our customers with expertise on financial and tax planning, offering home finance and annuities propositions, and providing collective fund solutions to third party customers.

Job Purpose

The Lead Data Engineer will provide hands-on technical leadership in Azure cloud and Databricks-based solutions within our Enterprise Data Platform. The role requires strong expertise in Azure cloud services, Databricks, data engineering, and DevOps, leading a cross-functional team to build, deploy, and support high-performance data-driven solutions.

The role involves:

• Interpreting Outcomes and user stories and translating them into technical solutions.
• Creating innovative solution designs for domain and enterprise data products.
• Overseeing Data Analysts to support detailed data discovery.
• Overseeing data modelling for Finance and Enterprise data products.
• Leading Product Increment planning to break down solutions into Features and Epics for incremental delivery.
• Designing and implementing scalable data solutions on Azure and Databricks within the assigned domain.
• Ensuring appropriate engineering standards are applied to maintain data quality, performance and reliability.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Work with Product Owners and Business Analysts to understand Outcomes, refine user stories.
• Lead solution design for Finance and Enterprise data products, ensuring alignment with enterprise patterns and guardrails.
• Direct and collaborate with Data Analysts on detailed data discovery, source understanding and requirements refinement.
• Oversee logical and physical data modelling for Finance and Enterprise data products, working closely with architecture where required.
• Implement and maintain data pipelines and ETL workflows in Databricks (PySpark, Delta Lake).
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines for data applications using Azure DevOps and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) in line with established patterns.
• Apply security, access control and compliance standards for Azure and Databricks in collaboration with platform and security teams.
• Support monitoring, logging and basic cost optimisation for the team’s data products.
• Support the development of DevOps practices within the team, including reducing technical debt and improving automation over time.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Lead Data Engineers are expected to have strong capability in at least three of the following areas of engineering practice.

Core skills

• Automation including testing of data pipelines and data products.
• Strong teamwork, communication and problem-solving skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Awareness of security principles and best practices to ensure secure data solutions.
• Commitment to continuous learning and staying current with Azure, Databricks and data engineering trends.
• Strong experience working within an agile development methodology, ideally Scaled Agile (SAFe or similar).
• Excellent time and self-management through effective planning and prioritisation of tasks.
• Proven and demonstrable data engineering capability.
• Ability to influence within the team and communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Data Engineer (New Technology / Microsoft)

• Strong experience with Databricks (Spark, PySpark, Delta Lake, and Unity Catalog advantageous).
• Proficiency in Azure data services (Azure Data Factory, Data Lake, Azure Functions advantageous).
• Experience contributing to CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Terraform).
• Scripting and programming skills (Python advantageous).
• Good understanding of DevOps and automation concepts (e.g. YAML pipelines, IaC).
• Solid understanding of cloud security, compliance and governance principles.
• Experience working with Databricks and Azure in a product or Scaled Agile delivery environment.

Qualifications

• Degree level IT or technical/scientific subject (or equivalent experience).
• Microsoft Azure Data Engineer or Solutions Architect certification (desirable).
• Databricks Certified Data Engineer or Machine Learning Associate (desirable).
• Experience with streaming solutions (Kafka, Event Hubs, Spark Streaming) (desirable).
• Knowledge of machine learning and AI on Databricks (desirable).

Benefits of working at Canada Life

We believe in recognising and rewarding our people, so we offer a competitive salary and benefits package that’s regularly reviewed. As a Canada Life UK colleague, you’ll receive a competitive salary and comprehensive reward package including a generous pension and bonus scheme, along with, income protection, private medical insurance and life assurance. We have a fantastic number of other benefits and support services as well as regular personal and professional development.

How we work at Canada Life

Our culture is unique and incredibly important to us. We care about doing the right thing for our people, customers and community and helping others to build better futures. Our blueprint behaviours shape and influence how we work, and are central to the relationships we have with others. Every day we are encouraged to be more curious, own the outcome, face into things together and find a way forward.

We want colleagues to have rewarding careers with us so we invest in the development of our people, technology and workplaces. That’s why we offer a range of training, flexible working and opportunities to grow and develop.

Diversity and inclusion

Building an inclusive workplace with a diverse workforce where everyone can feel they belong and achieve their potential regardless of gender, ethnicity or any other characteristic is a key commitment for us. We are proud of the progress we’re making in DEI, and we continue for it to be a significant focus.

“At Canada Life we believe in the power of great people from different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives coming together to build better futures. Emerging talent is crucial to our growth and creating an environment that continues to inspire us all.” Nick Harding, Chief People Officer, Canada Life UK

We appreciate that everyone has different work and life responsibilities. We’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements, including part time, for any of our roles should this be a requirement for you.

Digital Senior Automation Test Engineer Newport - 1 day a week onsite £48000 - £56000 + 29% pension + excellent holidays and other benefits Must be Security clearable (have lived in the UK for 5+ years We are looking for a Senior Test Automation Engineer to help deliver high-quality, reliable digital services. You will play a key role in designing and implementing automated testing solutions that support a continuous deployment environment, ensuring systems are robust, scalable and secure. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary Agile team, you will collaborate closely with developers and stakeholders to ensure quality is Embedded throughout the development life cycle. This role will involve building automated testing frameworks, improving test coverage and contributing to the delivery of complex, mission-critical services. Key responsibilities include writing, executing and maintaining automated UI and API tests aligned to acceptance criteria, as well as developing functional and non-functional test suites. You will build automated testing solutions from scratch, test data processes, and ensure testing aligns with engineering principles and DevOps best practices. You will also identify and manage defects, risks and issues, contribute to the design and development of technical solutions, and implement toolkits or APIs to support integration, performance optimisation, security and scalability. You will work closely with software developers to develop a shared understanding of the codebase and unit test coverage, while ensuring governance standards and security controls are followed, including ISO 27001 and Security Policy Framework requirements. The role may also involve supporting delivery activities, collaborating across multiple teams and mentoring more junior colleagues. We're looking for someone who takes ownership, works collaboratively and helps drive delivery forward. You should be comfortable working across teams, engaging stakeholders and sharing knowledge, while continuing to develop your own skills and supporting the growth of others. To be successful in this role, you will have experience delivering technical solutions within large projects, working with cloud technologies such as Azure, and testing both Front End and Back End web services. You should be comfortable working in Agile environments and have experience creating test strategies and documentation. Strong technical experience is required with test automation tools and frameworks, including Microsoft Visual Studio with C#, Selenium, BDD/SpecFlow, MSTest, RestSharp and JavaScript, along with experience using GitHub and Azure DevOps. Experience with non-functional testing tools such as JMeter or Azure Load Test, writing SQL queries, and a good understanding of architecture principles and design patterns is also important. Desirable skills include knowledge of unit testing, DevOps practices, Docker, Python or ISTQB Foundation certification. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and improve modern digital services while working in a collaborative environment that values learning, development and continuous improvement.

Please note this is a training course and fees apply

Are you looking to benefit from a new career in Data Analysis?

If you are detail orientated, perceptive, organised, competent, analytical and can communicate well with those around you; you could have a truly rewarding future as a Data Analyst

We do this using our specialised Data Analyst career programme which looks to assist and place qualified candidates into a career pathway in Data Analysis.

Please note this career program is designed for entry level individuals with limited or no experience, so please do not apply if you are already an experience Data Analyst as we will be looking primarily at entry level roles.

Demand for Data Analysts has grown 20% year on year with experienced analysts easily commanding salaries of 50k+. All business decisions rely on data to ensure correct business decisions are made and therefore the role of the data analyst in the new digital world has become essential for business owners.

Below are current average salaries in the sector for lower-level positions and fully trained Data Analysts:

• Junior Data Analyst - 30,000
• Data Analyst - 50,000
• Business Data Analyst - 67,500
• Data Analytics Analyst - 80,000
• Business Analysts - 60,000

Using our experience in providing data analysis and business analysis training online and through our expert recruitment consultants, we can provide a seamless journey and often fast-tracked route into a new career in Data Analysis.

The courses in the package have been identified by our recruitment partners as industry standards for the UK/European and International Data Analysis sector.

Skills shortages across all sectors are increasing the demand for qualified, entry-level career seekers and career changers.

Whether you are working full-time, part-time or are unemployed, this job and recruitment package has the flexibility to be completed at a pace that suits you and can be completed in a few weeks. Your job and career goals are completed in 4 easy steps listed below.

Step 1 - CompTIA Data+ Qualification

The first step is completing the CompTIA Data+ Qualification accredited by CompTIA.

This professional international industry-recognised qualification teaches you the essential skills of a Data Analyst. You will cover skills such as data mining, manipulating data, visualising data, and reporting on data.

Study time for the qualification is approximately 30 hours and qualification is achieved by completing a 1-hour multiple choice exam.

The course is provided online and comes complete with exam simulators and revision tools.

You will be provided with access to a tutor and a 1-hour online revision workshop prior to sitting your exam.

This qualification will set you on a route to becoming a data analyst.

Step 2 - Data Administration Training

Data is extracted using various method which are normally IT driven.

Therefore, we will provide you with access to the following additional courses to ensure you are suitably employable as a data analyst.

• Microsoft excel - to expert level.
• Learn SQL - the programming language used for extracting data from more complex databases.
• Learn Python 3 - Python 3 is a simple to use programming language used by many analysts.
• Learn Tableau - Tableu is a tool which analysts use to build visually appealing dashboards for complex data making it easier for stakeholders to comprehend.

Study time for these courses is approximately 30-60 hours and qualification is achieved through completion of the course with no exam.

Step 3 - Business Analysis Foundation

Business Analysts and Data Analysts often work very closely together and indeed many Data Analysts become Business Analysts and vice versa.

Adding a Business Analyst Foundation certificate will make you much more employable and enable you to cross over into business analyst roles and hybrid roles. Business Analysis Foundation accredited by the BCS (The British Computer Society also known as the Chartered Institute of IT).

Study time for this course is approximately 15 hours and qualification is achieved through an online BCS exam.

Step 4 - Recruitment Support

Now you are qualified for an entry level data analyst position our recruitment support team will now begin collaborating with you to help you secure your first a suitable role based on your new qualifications and any other experience you may have.

We have been helping candidates start and build careers in the project management industry since 2007 and have a 4.8 Trustscore on Trustpilot.

Our Recruitment Support team will help you work through job applications, interviews and provide you with a full cv review based around your new qualification and written to maximise your chances of obtaining a role in the project management sector.

They will provide you with guidance as to which roles our most suitable for you as an entry level project sector worker aiming to become a project manager. This will include mock job interviews as well as any help you feel you need.

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If after 1 year of passing your formal qualifications, we have been unable to help you secure a role, we will refund your study fees minus the cost of the exams.

However, we are normally able to help candidates find their first role within 6 months of qualifying and for locations based close to major cities this is often reduced to less than 3 months.

Check our testimonials from the hundreds of candidates we have already helped.

What Now?

To accommodate candidates, the training element of the package is available on finance terms of up to 1 year. This enables you to get qualified and start in your new role without having to fund all the training costs up front.

Enquire now and one of our experienced Career Consultants will contact you within 4 working hours to answer any questions that you may have and to assist you in taking the first step towards your Data Analyst Career aspirations.

Corsham (Wiltshire)
6 Month Contract
£450/day (Outside IR35)

Data Platform Consultant needed with active SC Security Clearance and strong Tableau + AWS Cloud expertise.

6 Month Rolling Contract based in Corsham (Wiltshire). Start ASAP in March/April 2026.

Hybrid Working - 3 days/week remote (WFH) + 2 days/week working from the office in Corsham (Wiltshire).

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

• Project Objective: design, build + implementation of a cloud based Data Analytics platform to provide data workflow, data visualisation + dashboard solutions.
• Key Skills: Tableau, Power BI + Apache Superset dashboard + data visualisation tools.
• AWS / Cloud Native Infrastructure environments.
• Python / R-style workflow development environments, SQL querying + data transformation skills.
• Hands-on experience with secure, cloud-based Data Analytics platforms.
• Supporting definition of the POC scoping, success criteria + value proposition.
• Shaping the technical path from POC to MVP considering scalability, security, governance + reuse.
• Supporting build, configuration + implementation activities alongside developers + data engineers.
• Ability to simplify complexity + communicate technical trade-offs clearly to key stakeholders.
• In-depth experience in Data Engineering, Data Analytics platforms and Data Science.
• Identity Access Management (IAM/IDAM) experience would be advantageous.

Location: Bristol, Swansea, Leeds, Nottingham, Newcastle, Oldham, Birmingham or Yeading. Salary: £44,241 per annum Vacancy Type: Permanent Closing date: Tuesday 31st March 2026 Do you thrive on curiosity, innovation and adaptability? Are you genuinely excited about delving into data, whether new or existing, and harnessing the power of advanced statistical tools and techniques such as machine learning, predictive analytics, and computational vision? Is transforming data into practical insights that drive operational and strategic decisions across DVSA something that fires your enthusiasm? Are you committed to using data ethically and responsibly? If this sounds like you, your next career move could be right here! As a Senior Data Scientist, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping analytical models that guide DVSA's future. For example, you will design, develop and maintain forecasting models in Python that predict service demand, as well as innovative risk models that help us allocate frontline resources more effectively. You'll also champion the ongoing professional growth of our talented data science team, sharing your expertise in the latest techniques and tools. Joining our department comes with many benefits, including: \* Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. \* 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King's birthday \* Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance. Job description Your responsibilities will include, but aren't limited to: \* Conceptualising and developing high-impact data science solutions. \* Writing and reviewing code using best practices from software development. \* Further developing and maintaining existing risk and demand models. \* Apply your ingenuity to analyse diverse data sets with cutting-edge statistical methods, from machine learning to predictive analytics, using Python. \* Identify trends and patterns, turning them into actionable insights that support the development and improvement of services. \* Presenting your findings to a wide range of stakeholders, from senior leaders to operational staff. \* Explore and visualise data to uncover valuable insights \* Offer recommendations that solve complex problems and empower strategic and operational decision making \* Uphold the highest standards of ethical and appropriate data use Your impact will be felt in the continual refinement of demand forecasting, predictive modelling to track performance against key targets, and the creation of risk models that ensure our resources are used where they matter most. We're looking to fill two exciting Senior Data Scientist roles: one role sits within our MOT team, focusing on service analytics, risk modelling and fraud detection; the other sits within our brand-new Innovation Team, where you'll help shape and validate groundbreaking Innovation use cases. Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public. For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process. Person specification Required Experience: \* Developing and deploying AI and data science solutions to tackle business challenges at pace. \* Inferring, predicting or forecasting using appropriate machine learning techniques. \* Experience of designing and deploying LLM-powered analytics, for example for summarisation, topic modelling, or translation. \* Quantitatively evaluating data science and AI solutions using novel designs and data sets. \* Using cloud computing and infrastructure to develop and deploy solutions (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP). \* Continually promoting professional development and sharing best practices. \* Presenting and communicating products and findings to a wide range of stakeholders, from senior leaders to operational staff. \* Considering ethics and data protection principles when developing AI and data science solutions (e.g. GDPR, use of ethics frameworks etc). \* Strong programming skills, with experience in Python (or similar experience with a desire to develop Python skills) \* Familiarity with essential data science tools and libraries (e.g. NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-Learn) and machine learning (e.g. PyTorch, Tensorflow, Huggingface, LangChain, LiteLLM). \* A high level of competence in applied maths, statistics and scientific methods. \* Clear written and verbal communication. \* Ability to work autonomously on data science projects and as part of the team. To Apply If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for DVSA, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to our website to complete your application. https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cgi?SID=dXNlcnNlYXJjaGNvbnRleHQ9MTc3OTA1MzUyJnNlYXJjaHBhZ2U9MSZqb2JsaXN0X3ZpZXdfdmFjPTE5OTAwODkmcGFnZWFjdGlvbj12aWV3dmFjYnlqb2JsaXN0Jm93bmVyPTUwNzAwMDAmc2VhcmNoc29ydD1jbG9zaW5nJm93bmVydHlwZT1mYWlyJnBhZ2VjbGFzcz1Kb2JzJnJlcXNpZz0xNzczMjI5MzU4LWY3YjRhMTZlZGE5MTUwMjRlMGMzNWQzNWI5NmMzMGQ2ZTNkYWY2ZGU=

Location: London / Hybrid
Salary: Competitive

The Role

We are looking for a Python Developer with strong GIS experience to join a growing engineering team building geospatial data platforms used by global organisations.

This role sits within the Client Solutions team, responsible for developing tools and data pipelines that deliver risk analytics and intelligence in a geospatial context.

Youll work in a modern engineering environment using Python, Django, AWS and geospatial data tooling, building scalable systems that process large volumes of spatial data and power mapping solutions used by clients worldwide.

This is a strong opportunity for an engineer who enjoys building real data platforms rather than scripts, and wants to work on meaningful problems around global risk, sustainability and data intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop Python-based geospatial data pipelines
• Build and improve mapping solutions and GIS data workflows
• Work within an Agile engineering team delivering continuous improvements
• Collaborate with developers, analysts and data scientists
• Deliver well-tested, maintainable code
• Review code and contribute to improving engineering standards
• Mentor junior developers where appropriate

Required Skills

• Strong Python development experience
• Experience working with GIS data pipelines
• Experience with geospatial libraries such as
  Fiona, Shapely, Rasterio, Numpy
• Experience working with GDAL and spatial data processing
• Strong understanding of vector and raster data
• Experience working with PostgreSQL / SQL databases
• Knowledge of cloud environments (AWS preferred)
• Experience designing data pipelines and backend systems

Nice to Have

• Experience with Django
• Experience with GeoServer
• Knowledge of spatial projections
• Experience with ETL pipelines or data lakes
• Experience working with large geospatial datasets

What You’ll Work With

• Python
• Django
• AWS
• PostgreSQL
• GDAL / Rasterio / Shapely
• Geospatial datasets
• Modern data pipelines

Why Join

• Work with large-scale geospatial datasets
• Build tools used by global organisations
• Modern engineering stack and cloud-native architecture
• Collaborative team environment
• Opportunity to influence platform architecture and data pipelines

How to Apply

If youre an Applied ML Contractor looking a new exciting opportunity working focused on real operational decision systems, get in touch.

Please apply if interested and well aim to respond within 24 hours.

I am recruiting for a Test Automation Engineer with experience of Python (experience with Playwright too would be a huge bonus but isn't essential) to join my client based in central Bath (close to the train station). They want someone happy to go into their central Bath office 3 days a week initially whilst getting settled in with flex on this once you are more established. You'll be joining a awesome fast growing company and will be joining an established QA team of 15 incredible humans and will be focusing primarily on automation for them. Automation runs across a range of internal and external systems and websites ,with lots of exciting new work alongside some legacy and inherited platforms from recent takeovers. The core automation repository is already in place, so you'll be enhancing and maintaining existing solutions, with potential opportunities to modernise or even rebuild down the line. The role will predominantly be working with Python and Playwright for automation, BDD style using Behave, with some legacy Python/Selenium/Behave in the mix, covering multiple platforms and customer journeys. Any experience with enterprise systems like SAP, Oracle NetSuite, Salesforce, API testing, and complex integration's would also be useful but isn't essential. There are other experienced Test automation engineers to work with so you'll always have the support of others around you to bounce ideas off etc. The environment is busy with lots going on and documentation can be limited, and requirements aren't always crystal clear, so you'll need to be the kind of person who can challenge requirements and ask the right questions. The tech culture is people focused and led by a supportive CTO who champions work life balance, with teams finishing on time and no push for long hours. Their ideal person will be experienced in test automation using Python for scripting with any experience working on enterprise systems useful. Salary is up to £50,000, if you'd like to hear more please apply below to Sam Miller at SR2 - Socially Responsible Recruitment

BMC Hosting and Tooling Expert - MUST HAVE MOD SC CLEARANCE - Corsham, Wiltshire (60%) and remote (40%) - 6 months+/RATE: £306 per day inside IR35 One of our Blue Chip Clients is urgently looking for a BMC Hosting and Tooling Expert/Event Management Please find some details below: CONTRACTOR MUST BE MOD SC CLEARED (active) MUST BE PAYE THROUGH UMBRELLA Role Description: MUST HAVE THESE TOP 3 SKILLS: BMC TrueSight Orchestration Splunk Event Management As a key member of the Hosting and Tooling Team, you will contribute to both operational (RUN) and project based activities alongside fellow Consultants, Engineers, and Analysts. You will be empowered to: Liaise directly with client teams, providing guidance and support. Create event management policies for internal services and client distribution solutions. Provide high level functional system analysis to support client needs. Maintain operational tooling in line with client operational deliverables. Undertake project tasks and liaise with internal and external Project Managers. Build and enhance your capabilities through training, certifications, and hands on experience. Produce technical documentation and architectural drawings. Build and maintain operational dashboards to support client requirements. Your Skills and Experience You will bring experience of enterprise tooling and a strong technical foundation, ideally supported by relevant certifications. Skills and experience include: Proven experience with enterprise level tooling and associated certifications. Experience managing tooling platforms such as BMC TrueSight, BMC Discovery, and Splunk. Agent deployment and management. Product installation and customisation. SNMP MIB management. Experience working in Windows, AIX, and Linux environments. Knowledge of Scripting languages including Python and PowerShell. Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Zabbix, Nagios, HP Openview, SolarWinds, IBM Tivoli Monitoring, IBM Tivoli Netcool. Strong understanding of networking concepts and protocols. Experience creating scripts for automation and system integration (eg, REST API). In depth knowledge of Splunk features, including: o Rule and advanced logic creation o Splunk Query Language (SPL) o SQL coding o Dashboard development Please send CV for full details and immediate interviews. We are a preferred supplier to the client.

Azure Data Engineer | £400 - £500 Outside IR35 | Bristol | Hybrid | 6‑Month Initial Term |

A large‑scale data transformation programme is underway, and our client is looking for an experienced Azure Data Engineer to support the rebuild of their cloud data platform. This role is hands‑on and delivery‑focused — you’ll be designing and developing Azure‑native data pipelines, working extensively with Databricks, and shaping scalable data models across the Microsoft ecosystem. The role would require you to be on site in Bristol 4 days per week, please only apply for this position if you are local enough to do this without relocating.

What you’ll be doing

Build, enhance and maintain data pipelines using Azure Databricks, Data Factory, and Delta Lake

Develop and optimise Lakehouse components and cloud‑based data flows

Create robust data models to support analytics, MI and downstream reporting

Assist in migrating legacy warehouse assets into a modern Azure environment

Contribute to cloud architecture decisions, data standards and best‑practice engineering patterns

Develop reliable Python and PySpark code to support data ingestion, transformation, and end‑to‑end processing.

What you’ll bring

Strong hands‑on experience across Azure Data Services (ADF, ADLS, Synapse, Databricks)

Excellent SQL skills, with experience in performance tuning and optimisation

Solid understanding of data modelling (star schema, medallion, ETL frameworks)

Ability to work with complex, inconsistent or legacy data sources

Experience building scalable, production‑ready pipelines in a cloud environment

Azure Data Engineer | £400 - £500 Outside IR35 | Bristol | Hybrid | 6‑Month Initial Term

Role Title: Event Management Consultant
Location: Hybrid - 2-3 days per week onsite in Corsham
Duration: 6 months
Rate 300 per day inside ir35

Active SC clearance required

Description

We are currently seeking an experienced Event Management Consultant to join a dynamic Hosting and Tooling Team supporting enterprise-level operational tooling and monitoring environments.

This role will involve a combination of BAU and project delivery, working alongside Engineers, Analysts, and Consultants to deliver high-quality tooling solutions for secure client environments.

Role Responsibilities

As an Event Management Consultant, you will:

• Work directly with client teams, providing technical guidance and operational support.
• Design and implement event management policies for internal services and client distribution solutions.
• Provide high-level functional system analysis to support client requirements.
• Maintain and support operational tooling platforms in line with service deliverables.
• Contribute to project delivery, collaborating with internal and external Project Managers.
• Produce technical documentation and architectural diagrams.
• Build and maintain operational dashboards to support monitoring and reporting requirements.
• Enhance automation and monitoring capabilities through scripting and integration.

Skills & Experience

Successful candidates will demonstrate experience with enterprise monitoring platforms and infrastructure environments, including:

• Experience managing enterprise tooling such as BMC TrueSight, BMC Discovery, and Splunk (Essential)
• Agent deployment and management across large environments.
• Tool installation, configuration, and customisation.
• SNMP MIB Management.
• Experience supporting Windows, AIX, and Linux environments.
• Scripting experience with Python and/or PowerShell.
• Experience with monitoring tools such as:
• Zabbix
• Nagios
• HP OpenView
• Solarwinds
• IBM Tivoli Monitoring
• IBM Tivoli Netcool
• Strong understanding of networking concepts and protocols.
• Experience building automation and integrations using APIs (REST).
• Advanced Splunk expertise, including:
• Rule creation and advanced logic
• Splunk Query Language (SPL)
• SQL coding
• Dashboard development

If this Event Management Consultant role is of interest apply now!

• Active SC Clearance Required

Location: Corsham/Hybrid -2-3 Days onsite per week
Duration: 6 months from the start
Day Rate: £250-£300pd Inside IR35

Role Description:

MUST HAVE THESE TOP 3 SKILLS:
BMC TrueSight Orchestration
Splunk
Event Management

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

You will be empowered to:

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

Your Skills and Experience

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

Skills and experience include:

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

In depth knowledge of Splunk features, including:

• Rule and advanced logic creation
• Splunk Query Language (SPL)
• SQL coding
• Dashboard development

Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality. Some posts are restricted to sole UK Nationals for security reasons; therefore, you may be asked about your citizenship in the application process.

Site Reliability Engineer | Bristol, Hybrid (3 days onsite, 2 from home) | Up to £95K & Great Benefits

Ready to take on high-impact engineering challenges that actually matter? Want to work on mission-critical systems used across the UKs most high-profile government organisations?

This is your chance to join TwinStream a team of elite engineers who built their careers cracking complex cross-domain problems, and then built a company to do it even better.

Were growing fast. Demand for our services is skyrocketing. And now were looking for a Site Reliability Engineer whos ready to step into a role with real ownership, real influence, and real opportunities to innovate.

Why Youll Love This Role

As our new SRE, youll be right at the heart of our evolving cloud and on-prem platforms. This isnt a keep the lights on jobits a role where youll shape infrastructure strategy, partner closely with software and systems teams, and push performance, reliability, and automation to the next level.

You’ll help us evolve observability, enhance delivery pipelines, eliminate toil, drive reliability metrics, and make smart technical decisions that keep our systems robust as we scale.

If you love solving gnarly problems, improving how things work, and innovating at speedthis is the role for you.

Key Responsibilities of the Site Reliability Engineer:

Collaborating with Software Engineers to improve subsystem reliability and performance

Partnering with System Administrators to automate toil and cut down alert noise

Taking observability to the next levelfind issues before they hit the business

Supporting development environments to boost speed and quality

Researching & evaluating tools to guide key buy-vs-build decisions

Deepening your expertise across multiple technical and business domains

Expanding your knowledge of diverse tech stacks and platforms

What You Bring

Modern configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef or similar)

Terraform

Docker containers & orchestration (Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker Swarm)

CI/CD tooling (Jenkins or similar)

Monitoring/metrics stack (InfluxDB, Prometheus, Grafana)

MQ messaging (RabbitMQ or other AMQP solutions)

SQL & relational databases

Linux administration & shell scripting

Network security fundamentals

Cloud hosting (ideally AWS: EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda)

Bonus points for:

Experience with Java, Go, Python or similar

Knowledge of cross-domain principles & tech

Service management experience

Hands-on observability implementation

Proven ability to reduce downtime with smart reliability metrics

Why Youll Love Working at TwinStream

Competitive salary, £65k - £95k DOE

8% employer pension contribution

Private medical healthcare (including dental & optical for the whole family)

Flexible working culture

Learning & development owned by YOU

Electric vehicle salary-sacrifice scheme

28 days holiday + bank holidays

Regular team events, plus Christmas & summer parties

Life assurance & cycle-to-work scheme

Security Clearance

Youll need to be eligible for SC and/or DV clearance. Any offer will be subject to successful security screening.

Ready to engineer impact?

Apply now and shape the future of secure, high-performance cross-domain systems.

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Software Engineer with key skills in either Python, Go or Typescript and experience operating data systems at scale is sought on a remote basis by a market leading Fintech. With recent investment this Software Engineer will be joining a dynamic, autonomous team of six tasked with scaling new product functionality and greenfield solutions. As such proven experience working in a product led, fast paced start or scale up would be hugely beneficial. This role would suit an experienced software engineer who relishes using the latest technology to build greenfield solutions that quickly solve business problems with the ability to understand and translate business requirements into technical solutions. This Software engineer should have most of the following key skills - Strong commercial software engineering experience - Go, Python, Typescript, node etc - Solid rational database exposure - MySQL, Postgres - A well rounded skill set in streaming systems - Kafa, Kinesis etc - Strong AWS deployment exposure - Understanding of column-oriented databases - BigQuery, ClickHouse etc - A product focussed, business first approach to engineering - Experience working in a fast paced product lead environment - Experience operating data systems at scale - Any experience working in a FinTech or regulated industry - Cloud native architecture exposure - AWS massively preferred - Solid pipeline automation skills (CI/CD) In return this Software Engineer will receive: - Base salary of up to £100,000 - Long term remote working (one day a month on site max) - Generous equity stake with a clear business exit strategy - Bonus scheme - Private healthcare - Flexible working hours - Clear progression and personal development opportunities - 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays - Private pension - Regular salary reviews So if you are a software engineer who gets excited about greenfield development and playing a key role in building high traffic, enterprise grade applications for household names then please apply now to be considered. Software Engineer Up to £100,000 Product, FinTech, Kafka, data systems, AWS, Clickhouse, CI/CD, cloud native Python, JavaScript, node, express, react, aws, serverless, cloud, cloud native, Typescript TPBN1\_UKTJ

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.

Site Reliability Engineer Bristol, Hybrid (3 days onsite, 2 from home) Up to £95K & Great Benefits

Ready to take on high-impact engineering challenges that actually matter? Want to work on mission-critical systems used across the UK’s most high-profile government organisations?

This is your chance to join TwinStream-a team of elite engineers who built their careers cracking complex cross-domain problems, and then built a company to do it even better.

We’re growing fast. Demand for our services is skyrocketing. And now we’re looking for a Site Reliability Engineer who’s ready to step into a role with real ownership, real influence, and real opportunities to innovate.

Why You’ll Love This Role

As our new SRE, you’ll be right at the heart of our evolving cloud and on-prem platforms. This isn’t a “keep the lights on” job-it’s a role where you’ll shape infrastructure strategy, partner closely with software and systems teams, and push performance, reliability, and automation to the next level.

You’ll help us evolve observability, enhance delivery pipelines, eliminate toil, drive reliability metrics, and make smart technical decisions that keep our systems robust as we scale.

If you love solving gnarly problems, improving how things work, and innovating at speed-this is the role for you.

Key Responsibilities of the Site Reliability Engineer:

• Collaborating with Software Engineers to improve subsystem reliability and performance
• Partnering with System Administrators to automate toil and cut down alert noise
• Taking observability to the next level-find issues before they hit the business
• Supporting development environments to boost speed and quality
• Researching & evaluating tools to guide key buy-vs-build decisions
• Deepening your expertise across multiple technical and business domains
• Expanding your knowledge of diverse tech stacks and platforms

What You Bring

• Modern configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef or similar)
• Terraform
• Docker containers & orchestration (Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker Swarm)
• CI/CD tooling (Jenkins or similar)
• Monitoring/metrics stack (InfluxDB, Prometheus, Grafana)
• MQ messaging (RabbitMQ or other AMQP solutions)
• SQL & relational databases
• Linux administration & shell scripting
• Network security fundamentals
• Cloud hosting (ideally AWS: EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda)

Bonus points for:

• Experience with Java, Go, Python or similar
• Knowledge of cross-domain principles & tech
• Service management experience
• Hands-on observability implementation
• Proven ability to reduce downtime with smart reliability metrics

Why You’ll Love Working at TwinStream

• Competitive salary, £65k - £95k DOE
• 8% employer pension contribution
• Private medical healthcare (including dental & optical for the whole family)
• Flexible working culture
• Learning & development owned by YOU
• Electric vehicle salary-sacrifice scheme
• 28 days holiday + bank holidays
• Regular team events, plus Christmas & summer parties
• Life assurance & cycle-to-work scheme

Security Clearance

You’ll need to be eligible for SC and/or DV clearance. Any offer will be subject to successful security screening.

Ready to engineer impact?

Apply now and shape the future of secure, high-performance cross-domain systems.

Full-Stack Developer

Various levels from £550-£675/day Inside IR-35

Remote (possible occasional travel to Bristol)

Active SC mandatory

We’re looking for a developer who can work confidently across modern engineering practices and contribute effectively to a collaborative team environment for a client working in the UK Secure Government sector.

Key technical skills:

Agile methodologies

Python and API development

CI/CD with Jenkins

ReactJS, Git, SQL

Docker and Neo4j

Strong database design ability

You’ll be a supportive team player with good communication skills, comfortable working across the full development lifecycle and contributing to a fast moving engineering setup.

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.

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Corsham (Wiltshire)
6 Month Contract
£450/day (Outside IR35)

Data Analytics Consultant needed with active SC Security Clearance. 6 Month Rolling Contract based in Corsham (Wiltshire). Start ASAP in March/April 2026.

Hybrid Working - 3 days/week remote (WFH), and 2 days/week working from the office in Corsham (Wiltshire).

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

• Project Objective: design, build + implementation of a cloud based Data Analytics platform to provide data workflow, data visualisation + dashboard solutions.
• Key Skills: Tableau, Power BI + Apache Superset dashboard + data visualisation tools.
• Python and R-style workflow development environments.
• SQL querying + data transformation skills.
• AWS / Cloud Native Infrastructure environments.
• Hands-on experience with secure, cloud-based Data Analytics platforms.
• Supporting definition of the POC scoping, success criteria + value proposition.
• Shaping the technical path from POC to MVP considering scalability, security, governance + reuse.
• Supporting build, configuration + implementation activities alongside developers + data engineers.
• Ability to simplify complexity + communicate technical trade-offs clearly to key stakeholders.
• In-depth experience in Data Engineering, Data Analytics platforms and Data Science.
• Identity Access Management (IAM/IDAM) experience would be advantageous.

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.