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Senior Software Engineer - £50k
Exalto Consulting ltd
Leeds
Hybrid
Senior
£45,000
RECENTLY POSTED
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Location: Leeds City Centre (Hybrid)

We are working with a technology organisation delivering complex, large-scale digital solutions across sectors including energy, automotive, agriculture and regulatory environments.

They are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join their team in Leeds, helping design and deliver modern software applications using cloud-native technologies.

The Role
You will work across the full software development lifecycle, collaborating with delivery managers, test engineers and other developers to deliver secure, scalable software solutions.

Responsibilities include:

  • Leading technical delivery within an Agile development team
  • Designing, developing and unit testing high-quality software
  • Working with stakeholders to define requirements and acceptance criteria
  • Contributing to estimation and technical planning
  • Supporting and mentoring less experienced engineers

Technology
Required:

  • C#
  • .Net
  • JavaScript or TypeScript
  • Cloud development (Azure preferred)
  • Agile development environments

Desirable:

  • Angular, React or Vue
  • SQL
Project Architect
PureGym
Leeds
Hybrid
Mid - Senior
Private salary
RECENTLY POSTED

The PureGym Way

PureGym is the No.1 gym operator in the UK, and the 4th largest gym operator worldwide. With 700+ gyms and over 2 million members across the UK, Europe & the US, we are the gym where Everybody is Welcome. We champion diversity and are committed to providing a workplace where everyone feels free to be. We’re proud to be recognised as a Top Institute Employer , reflecting our commitment to excellence in employee experience and workplace culture. See our careers page for full benefits. We offer:

  • Free nationwide gym membership for you + 1
  • Hybrid working
  • A truly flexible working culture
  • Personal private healthcare, including digital GP
  • Life insurance x4
  • Company pension contribution
  • 25 days annual leave, plus 1 personal day
  • Option to purchase additional holiday (up to 5 days)
  • Great learning & development resources
  • Enhanced maternity pay, paternity and adoption leave

The Role

Location: Hybrid- Leeds

Type: Full Time
Contract type: Permanent

The Architectural function is a key part of the Property Development Team. With over 700 gyms worldwide, the PureGym brand is going from strength to strength on its growth journey, underpinned by a technology-enabled offer delivering high quality, affordable fitness that can be accessed flexibly.

As Project Architect, you will be fully accountable for the architectural design of all allocated property development projects, covering either, or both, new and existing sites. In addition, to contribute to the wider Development department in establishing a culture of best practice and continuous improvement.

The Role:

Reporting into the UK Head of Architecture, this role will work with the wider Property Development team in developing a culture of best practice and continuous improvement.

Your Key Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for architectural delivery of both new sites acquisitions and refurbishment projects from feasibility through design to completion and handover.
  • Assessing high‑level feasibility of new sites before acquisition and identifying optimal refurbishment opportunities across the existing estate.
  • Providing the appropriate technical evaluation and insight for each site and delivering on the corresponding architectural and design requirements.
  • Ensuring the approved design adheres to the key brand format requirements and standards.
  • Supply specialist technical input regarding building control, fire regulations, technical standards etc. into the design of each site.
  • Identify and create all necessary architectural documentation/outputs required to obtain all required/appropriate building approvals and consents.
  • Contributing to appropriate decision making at key stages in the property development process using governance forums where required.
  • Proactive input into the continuous improvement of gym formats and standards.
  • Supporting, recognising and encouraging peers to achieve team goals while fostering a positive, constructive environment
  • Positively representing the Development function internally and being an ambassador for PureGym externally.
  • Being recognized as someone who makes a significant contribution across the Development function.

The Person:

  • Qualified Architect with industry recognised certification and credentials.
  • Experience of design and delivery of multi-site property developments consistently and at scale.
  • Ideally has experience working in or with large scale organisations in customer facing industries such as leisure, retail or hospitality.
  • A highly capable operator who can work autonomously to resolve sometimes complex problems and make critical decisions under pressure.
  • Proactive, accountable, hands on, adaptable and able to react quickly to a fast moving, ever-changing environment.
  • Technically competent and solution focused, can identify, prioritise and escalate issues/opportunities appropriately.
  • An excellent communicator, with the ability to simply convey complex messages and engage with senior management.
  • Commercially astute, able to evaluate investment decisions considering member brand expectations balanced with the required levels of return.
  • Member focused, always striving to improve the experience for all members through own area or working across the business.
  • Process orientated, with the ability to identify and remove waste through applying lean thinking.
  • Able to work cross-functionally, to bring together all parts of the business to deliver the right outcome for members and PureGym.
  • Ideally has a passion for, or an interest in, fitness and leisure.
  • Able to travel as required.

PureGym is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our company mantra is ‘Everybody Welcome’ and we are dedicated to promoting a diverse and inclusive place to work. From a hiring standpoint, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to ensuring that our PureGym colleagues reflect the diversity of the nation as well as our millions of gym members we serve.

Join us on our mission is to bring high quality, affordable fitness to everyone, everywhere.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the advert may be withdrawn at any time. Early application is encouraged.

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Safety, Health and Environmental Advisor, Leeds
Luminate Education Group
Leeds
Hybrid
Mid - Senior
£36,085 - £38,281
RECENTLY POSTED

Job Title: Safety, Health and Environmental Advisor Salary: Commencing at £36,085 with progression to £38,281 + Market Supplement £3,000 per annumClosing Date: About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Safety Health and Environment Advisor to join our Shared Safety Health and Environment Team, which sits with the wider Estates Directorate. We  deliver a high quality health and safety service to the group across all our campuses.

We are currently based at Mabgate Campus, which is within walking distance of Leeds’ bus and train station.

What You Will Do

  • Ensuring compliance with the Groups related policies and procedures, providing guidance and support / advice as required.
  • Continuously improving processes and practices to ensure a streamlined, efficient and effective Health and Safety service.
  • Provide managers with guidance and advice to enable them to handle routine health and safety issues.
  • Investigate accidents and incidents and track and report these to various committees.
  • Produce trend analysis, etc. and producing statistics for inclusion in statutory returns and internal reports.
  • Attend and contribute to Health and Safety Committees and other groups as required.
  • Undertaking full Health and Safety audits and inspections within the Group.
  • Reviewing the production of risk assessments and method statements.
  • Acting as the key point of contact for the College/Campuses managers on any health and safety related matters.

About You

  • Must have the NEBOSH General Certificate
  • Extensive previous experience of working in a Health & Safety role preferable at advisor level
  • Must be able to interpret legislation, rules and standards and apply them effectively
  • Be able to develop and deliver Health & Safety training as required
  • Be able to react to emerging Health and safety issues within the correct manner
  • Able to understand complex issues around health & safety to identify and solve problems
  • Must have excellent oral and written communications skills
  • Ability to influence other stakeholders

Benefits

The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:

Annual leave:
Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays

Pension schemes with generous employer contributions:
Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Local Government Pension Scheme
People’s Pension Scheme

CPD opportunities:
Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.

Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa     (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).

Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.

Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.

About Us Luminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people’s lives through genuinely transformative education and training.We offer a wide range of job vacancies across our business support functions - Finance, Human Resources, ITSS, Marketing, Communications, Executive Support, Estates and Food Services. Our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow.Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.Luminate Education Group consists of; Harrogate College (HC), Keighley College (KC), Leeds City College (LCC), Leeds Conservatoire (LC), University Centre Leeds, Leeds Sixth Form College and Yorkshire Centre for Training & Development.SAFEGUARDING At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION We recognise, value and champion diversity & Inclusion. As we engage with a diverse student population we want to ensure we reflect that in our staff population too. For us diversity is about building happy teams, full of people that want to learn and be inspired by each other, by our different experiences and backgrounds. It is important to us that both staff and students achieve their full potential. Diversity is important to us, but inclusion is equally, if not more important. It’s not just about having the representation but also providing the people we recruit with opportunities and valuing everyone’s contributions and perspectives.RECRUITMENT AGENCIES We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not forward any unsolicited CVs in relation to any of our advertised roles or speculatively. If we require support with any of our vacancies we will get in touch with agencies directly.

  • We do not recognise submissions of unsolicited or speculative CV applications from recruitment agencies.
  • We shall not be liable for any fee / commission in the event we employ a candidate that may have been submitted as an unsolicited/speculative application from an uninstructed recruitment agency.
Java Full Stack Software Engineer
Sanderson Government and Defence
Normanton
In office
Junior - Mid
£70,000
RECENTLY POSTED

Full Stack Software Engineer
Join a trusted supplier delivering mission-critical solutions in the defence and national security sector. You will work on leading-edge technologies across AI/Data Science, Cyber, Cloud, DevOps/SRE, and Platform Engineering, developing solutions that protect people, platforms, and information against constantly evolving threats.

The Role

As a Full Stack Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and maintain mission-critical softwares. You will work on novel products that combine physical and digital systems, collaborate closely with clients to define strategy, and explore emerging technologies.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Writing clean, secure code following a test-driven approach
  • Producing reusable and maintainable code
  • Translating logical designs into physical designs and detailed specifications
  • Documenting work using appropriate standards and tools, including prototyping where needed
  • Working with emerging and well-understood technologies, identifying suitable design patterns
  • Integrating APIs and UI components with existing data stores and services
  • Maintaining and developing architectural components including data ingest, storage, and REST APIs
  • Participating in Agile ceremonies including stand-ups, sprint planning, demos, and epic decomposition
  • Collaborating with user researchers and internal stakeholders to represent user needs

Required Skills

  • Java Enterprise development and Spring Boot
  • Front-end frameworks such as React, VueJS, or AngularJS
  • Experience with appropriate testing frameworks
  • Technologically curious with the ability and willingness to learn new tools and technologies

Security Clearance

Candidates must be eligible to obtain DV security clearance due to the nature of this work.

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.

AI Technical Lead
Fruition Group
Leeds
Hybrid
Senior
£100,000

Job Title: AI Technical Lead
Location: Leeds / Hybrid, 2x days per week
Salary: £80,000-£100,000 + benefits

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to step into a pivotal Technical Lead role for a forward-thinking, technology consultancy delivering cutting-edge AI solutions. You’ll shape architecture, engineering standards, and delivery outcomes across high-impact projects while working with modern AI/ML tooling, cloud technologies, and scalable engineering practices.

Technical Lead - AI Responsibilities

  • Lead AI-focused architecture, design, and engineering delivery across client engagements.
  • Oversee end-to-end implementation of AI/ML solutions, from concept through to production.
  • Act as the senior engineering authority, ensuring high-quality outputs across wider teams.
  • Establish best-practice engineering ecosystems, including CI/CD pipelines, automation, developer tooling and QA methodologies.
  • Maintain expertise across modern tech stacks, cloud platforms and industry trends, including LLMs and classic ML approaches.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate technical requirements into actionable engineering plans.
  • Build strong relationships with stakeholders, providing guidance and thought leadership throughout delivery.

Technical Lead - AI Requirements

  • Strong commercial experience with AI and ML tools, frameworks, and delivery methods.
  • Confident acting as the ‘first engineer on the ground’ to drive direction and standards.
  • Hands-on proficiency with cloud platforms and modern engineering patterns.
  • Full-stack technical capability across front-end and back-end technologies (e.g., React, Vue, Flutter, C#, Java, Python, Node, Go).
  • Broad exposure to CI/CD tooling, automation technologies, and test engineering.
  • Strong understanding of agile principles with experience embedding best practice across teams.
  • Excellent communication, emotional intelligence, and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail and comfort with complexity and evolving AI landscapes.

What’s in it for me?

  • Competitive salary and comprehensive healthcare.
  • Hybrid/remote working options for improved work-life balance.
  • Ongoing professional development, including AI/ML upskilling and access to technical communities.
  • Opportunity to work with modern technologies and shape high-value digital solutions.
  • Exposure to a broad portfolio of impactful projects across multiple industries.

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.

Product Manager
Transunion
Leeds
Hybrid
Mid - Senior
Private salary

TransUnion’s Job Applicant Privacy Notice

What We’ll Bring:
We Are TransUnion:

TransUnion is a major credit reference agency, and we offer specialist services in fraud, identity and risk management, automated decisioning and demographics. We support organisations across a variety of sectors including finance, retail, telecommunications, utilities, gaming, government and insurance.

What You’ll Bring:

We’re looking for a Product Manager to join our growing team.

As a Product Manager for our Insights solution suite, you own the delivery of revenue and profitability targets associated with the product line. Driving revenue growth from specific product line through creation and delivery of both relevant quality product and effective sales enablement. Own product strategy for Insights, Proposition and Business Case development, Market requirements and Prioritisation of high-level opportunities to create and maintain strategic product roadmaps. Co-create with external customers & internal teams so we can solve today’s problems and enable tomorrow’s experiences.

Day to Day You’ll Be:

  • Make the case for new product lines and enhancements based on commercial need, ability to deliver, wider TU strategy and scalability
  • Ensure product roadmaps reflect market, client challenges, competitive landscape and sales requirements and that costs are accurately assessed and monitored
  • Prioritise resources across your product line, balancing the conflicting requirements of different product and markets, and business and technical priorities where necessary
  • Main interface between Product Development and line of business and the market - ensure product strategy and roadmaps are communicated
  • Guaranteeing that all necessary pricing, support, documentation and collateral is produced to accompany ‘Go To Market’ for new product and new feature releases
  • Strategically focussed, obtains voice of the customer, undertakes ideation / product discovery and continually assesses the market and competitive threats
  • Ensure all product development is compliant with the requirements of the Product Governance and Management Policy and Product Quality Standard
  • Ongoing management of product performance to ensure business cases and defined benefits/performance expectations are fully realised, ongoing compliance with legal and regulatory requirements with any issues and/or incidents are managed to resolution
  • Manages the development and implementation of general operating policies, processes and procedures for the organisation and leads on projects
  • Uses best practices and knowledge of internal and external business issues to improve products/services or processes
  • Engages with key stakeholders to drive development and completion of projects, aligning with business strategy, Group policies and regulatory requirements
  • Provides support and leadership where appropriate on specific projects, method changes or systems developments
  • Contribute to the business objective of improving Trans Union’s Net Promoter Score through the effective completion of product development and product management activities
  • May train/mentor junior staff

Essential Skills & Experience:

  • Credible, authoritative and able lead and deliver strategy
  • Strong intellect, capable of analytical and strategic thinking and complex problem solving and prioritisation
  • Commercially astute with track record of delivery of numbers based on forecasting and budget requirements, build strong business case and deploy change
  • Understanding of key markets and trends with an enthusiasm for innovation and new technology
  • Experience working collaboratively with customers & partners to co-create new solutions, react to customer and market need
  • Experience and skills in product management - ideally both front end, customer facing products and analytical data products
  • Highly articulate with effective verbal and written communication skills to influence a range of senior internal and external stakeholders
  • Disciplined with strong planning and organisation skills and the ability balance multiple conflicting priorities
  • Educated to degree level
  • Experience working in lending, financial services or aggregators is a plus

Impact You’ll Make:

What’s In It For you?
At TransUnion you will be joining a friendly, forward thinking global business.
As well as an excellent salary and bonus scheme or commission scheme (if joining our sales teams) our benefits package comes with:

  • 26 days’ annual leave + bank holidays (increasing with service)
  • Global paid wellness days off + a bonus day off to celebrate your birthday
  • A generous contributory pension scheme + access to the TransUnion Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Private health care + a variety of physical, mental and financial fitness wellbeing programmes such as access to mindfulness tools
  • Access to our diversity forums and communities so you can get involved in causes close to your heart

TransUnion - a place to grow:
If there’s something on the list of essential / desirable skills that you can’t quite tick off, don’t let that put you off applying. We are open to exploring training and development opportunities for the right candidate to ensure you are successful.
We know imposter syndrome is real, lets confront it so we can continue to grow and thrive together

Flexibility at TU:
We recognise that our people need the freedom to balance their day-to-day lives with their work. This is why we’ve set out to create inclusive and flexible policies and practices for you to accommodate all your responsibilities and needs: children, family and beyond. If the role is advertised as full time, don’t let this stop you from applying. Let us know if you’re looking for a part time or flexible working arrangement and we can discuss this with you.

Additional support:
At TransUnion, we’re committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where all individual’s talents and perspectives are valued. When you apply for a position with us, you’re not just joining a team, you’re becoming part of a community that celebrates differences and embraces equality. We understand that everyone has different needs, which is why we offer a range of reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments to help you through the application process or to attend an interview with us by contacting (url removed)

Interview & Hiring Process:
Most of our recruitment processes are virtual, so you’ll get to know our hiring managers and teams over the phone and through video. If we need you to attend a physical in person interview your recruiter will inform you of this.

We do not accept any unsolicited CV’s from recruitment agencies. If you are a recruitment agency on our PSL our talent team will contact you directly should we require any assistance.

Find out more about Life At TU UK:
(url removed) is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.

TransUnion Job Title

Specialist IV, Product Management

Lead Product Designer
Michael Page Technology
Leeds
Hybrid
Senior
£60,000 - £70,000

Our client is a SaaS Business based in Leeds City Centre with a focus on Retail. They are looking to a hire their first Lead Product Designer to help shape the user experience for next-gen web apps and help transform Legacy on-prem systems to modern web based portals. This role is 4 days a week on site in Leeds City Centre.

Client Details

Our client is a SaaS Business based in Leeds City Centre with a focus on Retail. They are looking to a hire their first Lead Product Designer to help shape the user experience for next-gen web apps and help transform Legacy on-prem systems to modern web based portals. This role is 4 days a week on site in Leeds City Centre.

Description

  • Lead the end-to-end design process for digital products, from research to implementation
  • Discover and Define
  • User Flows and Task Mapping
  • Low fidelity Wireframing, Interactive prototyping, Concept Useability Testing
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define user needs and business goals
  • Conduct user research and usability testing to inform design decisions
  • Ensure designs align with brand guidelines and accessibility standards
  • Identify and address design challenges with creative and practical solutions
  • Stay updated on industry trends and integrate best practices into the design process

Profile

Must haves:

  • Experience with modern web apps and transforming Legacy systems
  • Experience in designing data-rich, complex enterprise workflows
  • Worked on data heavy applications
  • Strong user-centered design, research & usability testing
  • Strong collaboration skills
  • Figma/XD/Sketch

Nice to haves:

  • React
  • Worked on SaaS products
  • Background in retail on FMCG

Job Offer

  • 25 days + BHS
  • Birthday off & extra company day holiday = 27 days
  • Private medical for and your family
  • Flexible start and finish time (start from 7 to 10am)
  • Enhanced maternity/paternity
  • Pension
  • Life assurance
Spotlight
Software Engineer (contract)
Opencast
Multiple locations
Hybrid
Mid
£350/day - £450/day
+4

Ready to work somewhere that cares more about how you build software than how fast you can ship it? At Opencast, we don’t measure developers by the number of tickets you complete. We care about engineering craft, clean design and thoughtful problem-solving. Opencast consultants deliver in complex environments, pairing often and working with others who take pride in doing things properly: TDD, emerging design, refactoring and leaving code better than they found it. We build software we are proud of, and our clients trust us not just to code but to think, challenge and guide. If you value simple and robust solutions and want a role where your judgment matters as much as your keyboard, you will fit right in. The role We’re looking for Contractors in Software Development (consultant level) to help our major clients transform. Software developers at Opencast care about building products right and combine their own experience and approach with our company values. They are tech agnostic, have expertise in agile methodologies, extreme programming practices and use industry-leading programming languages to deliver agile transformation. Our approach to software development is collaborative, focused on keeping things simple, and we use test driven development and pair programming as best practice. Working with clients and key stakeholders is a crucial part of a consultancy role. Our developers are inclusive team players that listen, collaborate, can positively challenge and manage expectations when needed but most of all are always willing to teach and help others. Leaving a client with improved ways of working, working technology and a good experience from discovery through to live is the priority. Contractors at Opencast follow the same principles as permanent consultants. The roles are varied, technical, and never confined to any one provider or solution. Requirements Due to the nature of this role, applicants must either currently hold active Security Check (SC) Clearance or be eligible to obtain it. Eligibility typically requires UK citizenship and continuous residence in the UK for the past five years, with no single absence exceeding 28 consecutive days. As attendance at client sites is a routine part of the role’s working pattern and involves occasional travel, travel expenses are not covered. Experience in delivering digital services for the UK government is highly valuable for many of our projects. Therefore, familiarity with the GDS toolkit will be beneficial. Technical Skills - Expertise in Java and/or Scala is required - Experience with Javascript, Typescript, Kotlin, Python or Ruby is also valuable - Understanding of Object Oriented Programming - In depth knowledge of concepts and uses of testing - Knowledge or experience of delivering complex services to Government Digital Service (GDS) standards - Being comfortable with new technology, t-shaped and comfortable with ongoing learning and development is key to success - Experience with agile methodology A contractor in software development at Opencast is responsible for: - Delivering in the upkeep of their team’s backlog - Collaborating with the teams testing effort - Leading on the implementation of user stories - Embracing mobbing and pairing - Working with others in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment Salary Up to £450 per day (working inside IR35) Where you’ll work This role requires regular on-site attendance across our HQ, hub offices, client sites and home. Applicants must be able to commute to offices and client sites as part of their normal working arrangements, as travel is essential to fulfilling the responsibilities of the role. We include you We welcome candidates from all identities, attributes, ways of thinking and backgrounds to thrive in a career at Opencast. Our aim is for the diversity of our people to be reflected in the solutions we deliver, to help create a fairer society for all. Interview Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams. We’re happy to make adjustments to support your needs. Want to know more? Visit our website for more details.

Spotlight
Senior Software Engineer (contract)
Opencast
Multiple locations
Hybrid
Senior
£450/day - £600/day
+4

Ready to work somewhere that cares more about how you build software than how fast you can ship it? At Opencast, we don’t measure developers by the number of tickets you complete. We care about engineering craft, clean design and thoughtful problem-solving. Opencast consultants deliver in complex environments, pairing often and working with others who take pride in doing things properly: TDD, emerging design, refactoring and leaving code better than they found it. We build software we are proud of, and our clients trust us not just to code but to think, challenge and guide. If you value simple and robust solutions and want a role where your judgment matters as much as your keyboard, you will fit right in. The role We’re looking for Contractors in Software Development (Senior level or Technical Lead) to help our major clients transform. Software developers at Opencast care about building products right and combine their own experience and approach with our company values. They are tech agnostic, have expertise in agile methodologies, extreme programming practices and use industry-leading programming languages to deliver agile transformation. Our approach to software development is collaborative, focused on keeping things simple, and we use test driven development and pair programming as best practice. Working with clients and key stakeholders is a crucial part of a consultancy role. Our developers are inclusive team players that listen, collaborate, can positively challenge and manage expectations when needed but most of all are always willing to teach and help others. Leaving a client with improved ways of working, working technology and a good experience from discovery through to live is the priority. Contractors at Opencast follow the same principles as permanent consultants. The roles are varied, technical, and never confined to any one provider or solution. Requirements Due to the nature of this role, applicants must either currently hold active Security Check (SC) Clearance or be eligible to obtain it. Eligibility typically requires UK citizenship and continuous residence in the UK for the past five years, with no single absence exceeding 28 consecutive days. As attendance at client sites is a routine part of the role’s working pattern and involves occasional travel, travel expenses are not covered. Experience in delivering digital services for the UK government is highly valuable for many of our projects. Therefore, familiarity with the GDS toolkit will be beneficial. Technical Skills - Expertise in Java and/or Scala is required - Experience in other languages such as Javascript, Typescript, Kotlin, Python or Ruby is also valuable - Experience in a technical leadership role - Deep understanding of programming paradigm, code design, testing, accessibility, performance and security - Proven ability to apply different testing tools and methods in practice - Knowledge or experience of delivering complex services to Government Digital Service (GDS) standards - Being comfortable with new technology, t-shaped and comfortable with ongoing learning and development is key to success - Experience with agile methodology A senior level contractor in software development at Opencast is responsible for: - Driving the elaboration of their team’s backlog - Setting testing strategies to match industry standards - Being a technical expert in their team (or acting as the team lead) - Leading the technical representation in a project discovery - Acting as a technical lead in the team, enabling them to achieve their full potential Salary £450 - £600 per day (working inside IR35) Where you’ll work This role requires regular on-site attendance across our HQ, hub offices, client sites and home. Applicants must be able to commute to offices and client sites as part of their normal working arrangements, as travel is essential to fulfilling the responsibilities of the role. We include you We welcome candidates from all identities, attributes, ways of thinking and backgrounds to thrive in a career at Opencast. Our aim is for the diversity of our people to be reflected in the solutions we deliver, to help create a fairer society for all. Interview Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams. We’re happy to make adjustments to support your needs. Want to know more? Visit our website for more details.

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