Canada Life UK has helped individuals, families and businesses secure their financial futures for over 120 years. We are evolving into a more modern, customer-centric, and engineering-led organisation. As we modernise our IT estate and shifting our focus towards cloud, SaaS/PaaS, and product-centric delivery models, we are creating engineering excellence and empowered teams.

Job Purpose

We are now looking for a Lead Engineer to provide hands on technical leadership within our Home Finance product engineering team - the team responsible for the systems that power our mortgage origination and servicing capabilities.

Why join us?

• Shape the future of Home Finance - You will lead the technical evolution of our bespoke Ruby on Rails based mortgage origination and servicing platform, designing modern, resilient and scalable solutions. Our bespoke mortgage system is built using Ruby on Rails, MySQL & JavaScript.
• True empowerment and autonomy - You will be in a hands on role where you influence architecture, delivery, operational excellence and culture across the product. You will work closely with Product Owners, Engineering Managers and operational teams to optimise flow, deliver customer value and modernise our platforms.
• Modern engineering focus - You will drive adoption of agile, DevSecOps and modern engineering practices, optimising the flow of change and reducing time to value. You will help shape the technology roadmap and contribute to architectural decisions and cloud migration strategies.

Key Duties/Responsibilities

This is a hands on Lead Engineer role in a stream aligned product engineering team, focused on the Home Finance application stack. You will set and uphold technical standards, guide solution design and support the team in delivering high quality, compliant software that underpins our Home Finance operations and customer outcomes.

In this role responsibilities include:

• Lead, coach and inspire engineers in a stream aligned product team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, psychological safety and high performance.
• Deepen our adoption of agile, DevSecOps and modern engineering practices, optimising the flow of change and reducing time to value.
• Collaborate cross functionally to deliver secure, stable and scalable solutions that support Home Finance operations and customer outcomes.
• Ensure regulatory compliance (including FCA MCOB) and operational excellence across the platform.
• Shape the technology roadmap, contributing to architectural decisions and cloud migration strategies.
• Manage operational risk, security posture, monitoring, alerting and incident response for Home Finance systems.
• Use data and insights to guide prioritisation, engineering improvements and product decisions.
• Support the Engineering Manager with talent development to build a high performing engineering capability.
• Remove waste to improve cost efficiency and increase value delivery for our customers.
• Define and track team and departmental OKRs, ensuring alignment with Canada Life’s strategy.
• Build strong relationships with third party suppliers to maximise value and service quality.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Technical expertise

• Bring strong, hands on engineering skills together with the breadth to lead a modern product centric team.
• Strong understanding of mortgage origination/administration systems or comparable regulated financial platforms.
• Experience delivering and operating web based MVC applications (e.g. Ruby on Rails, React) and APIs.
• Skilled in designing, managing and optimising relational SQL databases.
• Hands on knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure or GCP) and cloud native architectures.
• Broad engineering experience across DevSecOps, automation, CI/CD, infrastructure, monitoring and security best practice (“shift left”).
• Proven track record of running critical production services with a focus on stability, performance and security.
  Experience with React or other modern JavaScript frameworks is highly desirable, complementing our Ruby on Rails and JavaScript mortgage platform.
• Comfortable designing, building, testing, deploying and supporting software using agile and DevOps practices, and improving the route to production through automated CI/CD pipelines and environment support up to and including production.

Leadership and delivery

• Experience to helping build high performing, motivated and curious teams.
• Confident working with OKRs and outcome driven delivery.
• Able to communicate complex technical ideas simply and persuasively.
• Skilled at navigating ambiguity, prioritising effectively and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Collaborative, pragmatic and adept at building trust across product, engineering and operational teams.
• Demonstrate strong teamwork, communication and problem solving skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross functional teams, alongside excellent time and self management through effective planning and prioritisation of tasks.
• Proven and demonstrable engineering capability, with experience leading on technical delivery
• A passion for modern, inclusive engineering and the ability to inspire and develop others.

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.

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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AMS is a global workforce solutions partner committed to creating inclusive, dynamic, and future-ready workplaces. We help organisations adapt, grow, and thrive in an ever-evolving world by building, shaping, and optimising diverse talent strategies.

We partner with PwC to support their contingent recruitment processes. Acting as an extension of their recruitment teams, we connect them with skilled interim and temporary professionals, fostering workplaces where everyone can contribute and succeed.

PwC is a hugely diverse business, bound by our global purpose - to build trust in society and solve important problems. Our greatest opportunity to deliver our purpose is through meaningful work that makes a difference to our clients and society. We have a culture of high performance built on exceptional quality, ethical and professional standards. We lead by example. Our standards for quality - and care - are high. And together we surpass them. We believe we can make the biggest impact when leading with our purpose, values and PwC Professional behaviours in every interaction.

On behalf of PwC, we are looking for an Oracle Report Developer for a 6 Months contract based in Rochester.

Join us as an Oracle Report Developer.

As Oracle Report Developer you will be responsible for designing, developing, maintaining, and optimising reports using appropriate reporting tools. The role supports business operations by delivering accurate, timely, and well-structured data outputs from Oracle databases and ERP systems, ensuring data integrity, performance, and usability.

What you’ll do:

• Design, develop, and maintain reports primarily using Oracle BI Publisher and, where required, Oracle SmartView, FRC, OTBI, and related tools.
• Develop complex data models and report layouts aligned to business requirements.
  Write and optimise SQL and PL/SQL queries, procedures, and packages for reporting purposes.
• Ensure report accuracy, data consistency, and alignment with defined business rules.
• Tune report performance and optimise database queries.
• Ensure efficient data retrieval and processing for large datasets.
• Support report deployment across development, test, and production environments.
• Participate in unit testing, system testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), and production cutover activities.
• Troubleshoot and resolve report-related issues and defects.
• Provide ongoing support, enhancements, and maintenance for existing reports.
• Collaborate with functional teams, DBAs, and application developers.

The skills you’ll need:

• Experience with Oracle BI Publisher and related Oracle reporting tools (Strong experience with Oracle SQL and PL/SQL)
• Knowledge of Oracle ERP database architecture and table structures.
• Familiarity with Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) and Oracle Cloud deployments.
• Exposure to ETL tools or reporting automation tools.
• Experience with Oracle APEX, Fusion Analytics, or similar platforms.
• Experience working within Agile or ITIL environments.

At PwC we want every individual to feel valued, respected and empowered to contribute fully. Creating an environment where everyone belongs and thrives unlocks greater innovation, productivity and deeper engagement.

Next Steps

If you are interested in applying for this position and meet the criteria outlined above, please click the link to apply and we will contact you with an update in due course.

AMS, a Recruitment Process Outsourcing Company, may in the delivery of some of its services be deemed to operate as an Employment Agency or an Employment Business.

AMS is a global workforce solutions partner committed to creating inclusive, dynamic, and future-ready workplaces. We help organisations adapt, grow, and thrive in an ever-evolving world by building, shaping, and optimising diverse talent strategies.

We partner with PwC to support their contingent recruitment processes. Acting as an extension of their recruitment teams, we connect them with skilled interim and temporary professionals, fostering workplaces where everyone can contribute and succeed.

PwC is a hugely diverse business, bound by our global purpose - to build trust in society and solve important problems. Our greatest opportunity to deliver our purpose is through meaningful work that makes a difference to our clients and society. We have a culture of high performance built on exceptional quality, ethical and professional standards. We lead by example. Our standards for quality - and care - are high. And together we surpass them. We believe we can make the biggest impact when leading with our purpose, values and PwC Professional behaviours in every interaction.

On behalf of PwC, we are looking for an Integration Engineer to work on a 6 Month contract based in Rochester (Flexible).

Join us as an Integration Engineer:

The Integration Engineer is responsible for owning the end-to-end integration lifecycle, translating business and technical requirements into reliable, production-ready interface solutions across enterprise systems. The role focuses on delivering and optimising integration services using Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC/OICS) and related technologies, ensuring solutions are secure, performant, resilient, and aligned with architectural standards. The Integration Engineer also supports service stability by embedding observability, error handling, and recoverability into integrations, while contributing to structured testing, controlled deployments, and post go-live support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the definition of integration requirements and functional specifications.
• Produce clear technical specifications and interface design documentation.
• Align integrations to enterprise architecture and canonical data models.
• Develop and configure integrations between source systems and Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC/OICS).
• Configure and manage adapters for Oracle and non-Oracle systems.
• Implement mappings, transformations, and lookups.
• Implement structured error handling, retries, idempotency, logging, and alerting.
• Ensure integrations are secure, auditable, and support operational monitoring.
• Embed resilience and recoverability into integration solutions.
• Perform unit testing of integrations and support SIT, end-to-end testing, and UAT.
• Package and promote integration artefacts across environments.
• Support controlled release and production deployment activities.
• Troubleshoot incidents and manage reprocessing activities in line with defined runbooks.

Key Accountabilities, Skills & Experience:

• Experience delivering enterprise system integrations.
• Knowledge of Oracle ERP (11i, R12, Fusion) and/or Oracle EPM environments.
• Experience with ETL tools, data integrity strategies, and previous data migration activities.
• Understanding of enterprise integration patterns and API-based architectures. Technical Skills
• Strong experience with Oracle SQL and PL/SQL.
• Solid understanding of Oracle ERP database architecture and/or Oracle Cloud environments (EPM / Fusion).
• Experience with joins, subqueries, analytic functions, and performance tuning.
• Knowledge of ETL techniques and integration methodologies.
• Experience using PowerShell or other scripting/automation tools.
• Experience working with FBDI templates (desirable).

Next Steps:

If you are interested in applying for this position and meet the criteria outlined above, please click the link to apply and we will contact you with an update in due course.

AMS, a Recruitment Process Outsourcing Company, may in the delivery of some of its services be deemed to operate as an Employment Agency or an Employment Business

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.

Salary: competitive depending upon experience + benefits

Where the job is based:

Hybrid (home-based & with occasional working at Kerv Digital office as and when required and / or a requirement to attend client site when required to meet project needs)

Kerv Digital UK Office: UK HQ, Seven House, 18 High Street, Longbridge, B31 2UQ

Who we are:

Dive into a world where technology meets innovation. At Kerv Digital, we’re not just another tech company. We’re the problem solvers, the magicians who transform complex challenges into seamless digital experiences. Utilising a powerful blend of Power Platform, DevSecOps, Data experiences, and Software Engineering, we create business solutions that truly resonate with our clients driving extreme value!

With our roots planted in Birmingham and branches spreading across the globe from London to Bangalore, we’re a proud member of the Kerv Group - a dynamic £112m revenue technology consultancy leader with a dedicated team of over 700 professionals, partnering with 800+ sector leaders.

People come first always we are incredibly proud of our unparalleled work culture. Not just words on paper, we wear our “Great Place to Work” certifications from the UK and India like badges of honour. Dive into an ocean of opportunities in an atmosphere that celebrates collaboration. Sharpen your prowess with a global multi-discipline team and be guided by the industry’s most forward-thinking architects.

The role:

Key Responsibilities

* Design, build, and deliver end-to-end data migration solutions into Dynamics 365 (CE and/or F&O).

* Lead data extraction, transformation, cleansing, validation, and loading activities from legacy systems.

* Develop and maintain migration frameworks using SSIS (KingswaySoft) and Azure Data Factory.

* Define and implement data mapping, transformation logic, and migration rules in collaboration with functional teams.

* Plan and execute migration cycles including dry runs, rehearsals, and production cutovers.

* Ensure data quality, integrity, reconciliation, and auditability throughout the migration lifecycle.

* Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve complex data and performance issues.

* Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers where required.

* Engage directly with clients, clearly communicating progress, risks, and recommendations.

* Contribute to best practices, standards, and reusable migration assets.

Required Skills & Experience

* Proven experience in data migration projects, specifically migrating data into Microsoft Dynamics 365.

* Strong hands-on expertise with SSIS, including KingswaySoft Integration Toolkit.

* Experience building and orchestrating pipelines using Azure Data Factory (ADF).

* Azure ecosystem experience (Azure SQL, Blob Storage, DevOps).

* Strong SQL skills (querying, performance tuning, data validation).

* Experience working with complex data models, large datasets, and multiple source systems.

* Solid understanding of data quality, reconciliation, and migration governance.

* Ability to work independently and take ownership of migration deliverables.

* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.

Desirable Experience

* Experience with Dynamics 365 CE and/or Finance & Operations data models.

* Working Knowledge with Azure Synapse Analytics / Python.

* Exposure to modern data platforms and tooling (e.g. lakehouse architectures, cloud-native ELT tools, and emerging data engineering technologies).

* Familiarity with Agile or project-based delivery environments.

* Prior experience working in consultancy or client-facing delivery roles.

* Familiarity with evolving best practices in cloud data engineering and modern data architectures.

What we can do for you:

We’re a transparent, honest and fiercely equal employer that believes completely in providing the best possible work experience for our employees:

Real Flexibility – we’re a family first organisation, and if the work gets done, you can work when and wherever you want. A healthy approach for most of our teams seems to be splitting three ways between home, customer sites and the office.

Awesome Environment – all of our employees will tell you that we foster an easy going environment, are experts at what we do and care deeply about what we work on, and the company was started specifically to find a way for people to take more enjoyment from their work.

Interesting Work – these days most of our customers are household names and many of our projects have an important impact on the world around us. The kind of things we do regularly include working with not-for-profits to transform how they leverage technology, working with public bodies to shape digital services and working with top tier private entities to bring genuinely new and meaningful products and services to market.

Great Benefits – all the usual suspects and then some. Some highlights include our choose-your-own tech approach to end-user devices, well stocked cupboards with tasty goodies (we’re a food first company too), excellent professional development support including frequent in-house training for tech. you can’t get trained on anywhere else and private healthcare. Full disclosure; some benefits can only be provided after probation.

Recognition & Growth – Recognized as a ‘Great Place to Work’ in both the UK and India, our commitment to excellence goes beyond our products and services. Our culture is a testament to the dedicated technologists who work tirelessly to drive our vision forward. Being a part of Kerv Digital means embracing a culture of innovation, collaboration, and mutual respect. Our teams in the UK and India thrive in an atmosphere that promotes continuous learning and growth

Join us at Kerv Digital, where we don’t just build ground breaking technology - we build future.

Don’t take our word for it though, check out our impartial Glass Door reviews

More on equality:

At Kerv, we’re building something special and we’re building it to last. We want everybody to feel valued, included and love working together. With an uncompromising pursuit of amazing employee experience, we always strive to do the right thing. We believe and will relentlessly promote and support the power of diversity, equality and belonging, through collaboration and creating exceptional solutions together

Azure Cloud Engineer (SC Cleared)

London (Hybrid)

6 Month Contract

to £550/day-£600/day (Inside IR35)

Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer needed with active SC Security Clearance, AZURE Terraform code.

6 Month Contract based in Central London (Hybrid). Start ASAP in March 2026.

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

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

• Experienced Azure Cloud Engineer required to support cloud transformation programme.
• Must have in-depth experienced in AZURE Terraform code, GitHub Actions, implementation of both CI/CD. Hands-on experience in Software Development. Experience implementing or maintaining a CI/CD pipeline using Github Actions, Terraform, and Azure.
• Good working knowledge of PowerShell, SQL of the installation and configuration of Windows based systems.
• Provide automated testing as you develop and Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience of Agile methods, Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipeline maintenance + automation scripting, also strongly preferred.
• Ability to plan, schedule and manage a demanding workload. Experienced in mentoring and training junior engineers.
• Desirable: Experience implementing or maintaining a CI/CD pipeline using Github Actions, Terraform, and Azure.
• Azure Monitoring. Software development experience using C# and SQL Server. Packer, Kubernetes, AKS, Flux or Helm
• Banking / Financial Services domain experience preferred.
• Must hold active SC Security Clearance used on a project within the past 12 Months.

(TypeScript, JavaScript, Node)

Location: Remote, until the Staffordshire HQ has been opened.

We’re working with a fast-growing UK SaaS technology company that builds data-driven digital products used by commercial teams to better understand and engage with their customers. They are now looking for an experienced Technical Lead Full Stack Developer to play a key role in shaping and delivering their next generation of customer-facing platforms.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you’ll be involved from early design through to production delivery, working with a modern cloud-based stack and deploying to live environments on a daily basis.

The Role

• Lead technical delivery across a high-performing development squad (10+)
• Contribute to solution design, system architecture and domain modelling
• Build proof-of-concepts and spike complex or uncertain areas of work
• Break down requirements into deliverable epics and user stories alongside product and initiative managers
• Develop and deliver production-ready code across the full stack
• Ensure high standards of quality, maintainability, performance and security
• Support and improve live systems once deployed
• Influence technical direction, tooling and best practice across the wider engineering function

Tech Environment

You’ll work with a modern stack including:

• Node.js microservices
• JavaScript & TypeScript
• Vue.js
• Redis, SQL Server & Snowflake
• AWS cloud infrastructure
• CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices

About You

• Strong full stack development experience (ideally 10+ years)
• 5+ years of JavaScript and TypeScript experience
• Solid background in system design and scalable architectures
• Experience building large, production SaaS platforms
• A clean-code mindset (SOLID principles, design patterns, testable code)
• Experience working in mature CI/CD and continuous deployment environments
• A commercial mindset when designing and delivering software
• Excellent collaboration skills and confidence working with stakeholders
• Interest in using AI to accelerate and improve software development
• A passion for performance, security and engineering best practice
• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent real-world experience

What’s On Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Hybrid/Remote Working
• Opportunity to join a scaling UK SaaS business
• Strong engineering culture with a focus on quality and continuous improvement
• Supportive, collaborative working environment
• Community and charity initiatives, including volunteer days

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

We are seeking a Data Platform Engineer to join our Group Technology team in Milton Keynes. You will play a key role in delivering the Connells Group Data Platform, including design, capacity, management and configuration management responsibilities. As a Data Platform Engineer, you will be working in a team of technical specialists on a day-to-day basis, liaising with 3rd party providers developing your core skills and expertise whilst maturing the overall processes and procedures in relation to the service. The role also supports the business objectives and strategy through the delivery of secure, supportable and scalable cloud data platforms.

We offer a hybrid working arrangement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Have expertise around the Data Platform capability
• Maintain the Data Platform for all Connells users, managing critical downtime and risk of disruption.
• To undertake root cause analysis and resolution of incidents.
• To undertake applicable out-of-hours support as required for operational running.

Team Roles and Responsibilities

• Use of Agile methodologies for platform development
• Deliver Platform as Code
• Work within the Cloud Platform design pattern to implement technical and financial observability
• Undertake platform capacity management
• Support projects where appropriate
• Undertake proactive monitoring and react to escalations from other IT teams
• Collaborating with other members of the team.

Experience and Skills Required:

Essential:

• Demonstrable experience in similar relevant technical roles
• Experience of incident resolution, requests, changes and problem-solving activities delivered to agreed SLAs
• Experience of implementing Cloud Technologies
• Experience of Microsoft Fabric
• Experience of managing SQL Server
• Good team communication, with experiences in sharing and presenting new ideas and approaches with the team?
• Willingness to learn, adopt and advance best-practices, procedures and qualitative standards?
• Can operate in a complex environment under pressure
• Able to operate both with legacy and current technology
• Analytically minded and a strong attention to detail?

Desirable:

• Experience of GitHub, Git Actions, Terraform, Platform as Code and Zero Trust architectures
• Experience of advanced tools for operational monitoring
• Ability to operate and influence at all levels within the organisation
• Experience of tools for Alerting and Monitoring
• Cloud Cost Monitoring and reporting
• STEM degree/ postgraduate qualification

** Please note that we are unfortunately unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Connells Group UKis an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Dont meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Connells Group we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. So, if youre excited about this role but your experience doesnt fit perfectly with every aspect of the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

Contract length: 6 months

Location: Fully remote - UK based

Start: ASAP

Day Rate: Negotiable DOE - Outside IR35

iO Associates are currently looking for a hands-on Fabric Analytics Engineer to deliver end-to-end analytics solutions for purpose-driven organisations.

This is a 6-month remote contract focused on building scalable, production-grade data platforms, from ingestion through to analytics-ready datasets and dashboards.

You’ll own the technical delivery: pipelines, modelling, data quality, and reporting outputs, working closely with both internal teams and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Translate stakeholder needs into scalable, analytics-ready data solutions
• Build and manage ELT pipelines in cloud data platforms (e.g., Fabric, Synapse, Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks)
• Integrate data from CRMs, web analytics, finance, and other operational systems
• Model data using dimensional principles for reporting and analysis
• Implement data quality checks and lightweight monitoring
• Create dashboards and datasets in BI tools (Power BI, Looker, Tableau, etc.)
• Clearly communicate technical decisions and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders

Essential Skills

• Delivered end-to-end production data pipelines
• Strong SQL and data modelling skills
• Hands-on with Microsoft Fabric or similar cloud platforms
• Experience with ELT tools (Airbyte, Fivetran) and/or Python
• Built semantic layers and analytics-ready datasets
• Led technical delivery and stakeholder sessions
• Comfortable in low-maturity data environments

Contract length: 6 months

Location: Fully remote - UK based

Start: ASAP

Day Rate: Negotiable DOE - Outside IR35

If this role sounds like yourself, send me an email on with your up to date CV and the best contact number and I will come back to you to arrange a call.

If you have someone in your network who could be a good fit, please do the same as above and we can discuss our referral scheme for successful candidates.

Hybrid | Permanent | £40,000 We’re recruiting a Software Developer to work on a suite of internal business applications. It’s a hands-on role covering new development, ongoing improvements, bug fixes and integrations with third-party services. The award-winning business is investing in its systems and you’ll be part of ongoing development and improvement work. What you’ll be doing: * Designing, building, testing, deploying and documenting solutions in .NET * Maintaining and improving existing applications * Building and consuming APIs / web services, including third-party integrations * Working with SQL Server (schema changes, stored procedures/queries, data fixes as needed) * Writing OO code and contributing to shared standards * Translating requirements into deliverable technical work and keeping progress visible to stakeholders What you’ll need: * 3+ years commercial experience with C#, .NET (ASP.NET / .NET Core) * Strong working knowledge of SQL Server * Solid front-end fundamentals: React, JavaScript * Experience working with APIs and web services * Confident working with Visual Studio * Practical delivery experience using Azure DevOps or Jira (or similar) Apply to learn more about the opportunity

Do you want to build real software that real people use every day? At AFI, you’ll be working on the digital tools that keep a national powered access business running, from the portals our customers log into, to the integrations that connect our operations behind the scenes. It’s varied, it’s hands-on, and there’s always something interesting to get stuck into. We’re looking for a talented Software Developer to join us, based from either our Castle Donington or Rotherham office depending on which is closer to you. Whether you’re a recent graduate with strong fundamentals and a hunger to learn, or an early-career developer looking for a role where you can genuinely own what you build, we’d love to hear from you. About the RoleWhat you’ll be working on: • Building and improving customer-facing portals • Connecting systems (CRM, rental software, finance platforms) • Writing both frontend and backend code • Working directly with non-technical teams to understand real problems We’re a small dev team. That means real ownership. If you ship something, it goes live. If you improve a process, people notice. What you’ll get: • Hybrid working arrangement • A role where your contributions are genuinely noticed and valued • Exposure to a wide variety of systems, languages, and real business problems • A stable position within a fast-growing national company Benefits 25 days holiday, plus statutory holidays. Inclusion in a profit share scheme. An auto-enrolment pension scheme with employer contributions (from aged 22, but voluntary enrolment can be made before this age. Opt-out available). Death-in-Service benefit of 2 x salary. Healthcare cash plan. MyAFI, a comprehensive employee benefits, rewards, and discount programme. Benefits include Cycle2Work scheme, Aviva private medical insurance, and Holiday Trading, to name a few. Christmas Bonus Payment (Discretionary). Requirements We care more about how you think than what’s on your CV. That said, it’ll help if you have some of the following: • A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience) • A solid grounding in web development - HTML, CSS, JavaScript and at least one backend language (we work primarily with PHP) • Comfort working with databases and APIs, and an understanding of how systems talk to each other • Familiarity with version control using Git, whether that’s through GitHub, Bitbucket, or similar • Good communication skills - you’ll work directly with colleagues across the business, not just within IT Someone who picks up new technologies without too much hand-holding, and who’s not afraid to dive into an unfamiliar codebase. Experience with Laravel, SvelteKit, or Microsoft SQL Server is a bonus but far from a dealbreaker. Familiarity with cloud platforms or deployment tools such as AWS or Vercel is also useful, though not essential. Bonus points if you’ve experimented with AI-assisted development tools like Claude Code or Cursor. We’re a team that’s interested in working smarter. We’d also love to see a portfolio, personal projects, or anything on GitHub that shows us how you work. It doesn’t need to be polished. We just want to get a sense of how you think and what you enjoy building

Software Engineer II Hybrid: Manchester (1 day a week) Inside IR35: £500 Duration: 6 months Tech Stack: Java / Spring Boot, SQL Server, AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD. Node.js/Python and SSIS experience is a bonus. A technology‑driven team is seeking an experienced Software Engineer II to support the design, build and operation of backend services within a financial data environment. This role is ideal for someone who values strong engineering practices, autonomy, and cross‑functional collaboration. You will help develop and operate backend systems that deliver accurate, timely financial data to critical enterprise processes. The role includes hands-on development, production support, and ensuring compliance with key regulatory frameworks such as SOX and GDPR/PII. Java / Spring Boot Python & Node.js Microsoft SQL Server, SQL optimisation SSIS (bonus) AWS Kubernetes, Docker CI/CD tooling Infrastructure as Code (TypeScript, AWS CDK) Exposure to Apache Spark is a plusIf this sounds like you, please apply. Please click to find out more about our Key Information Documents. Please note that the documents provided contain generic information. If we are successful in finding you an assignment, you will receive a Key Information Document which will be specific to the vendor set-up you have chosen and your placement. To find out more about Computer Futures please visit Computer Futures, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom | Partnership Number | OC(phone number removed) England and Wales

Start April initially until Dec 2026 Central London Certain Advantage are seeking Engineers skilled in Python, PySpark and Azure infrastructure services to join a platform team supporting a major data and analytics initiative within a globally renowned Trading business in London. You must be willing to work 3 days a week onsite in central London. This Engineer position is critical to enhancing the team’s ability to deliver re-usable, high quality data pipelines, reduce bottlenecks, and accelerate insight availability for business stakeholders. We need Engineers to have a solid architectural foundation to be able to solve problems independently at a fast pace. You’ll need to offer strong effective communication skills to be able to understand requirements and communicate with technical leaders asynchronously across 5 time zones. Your initial work will involve abstracting code from our product teams into a shared, common python library leveraging PySpark/dataframes. You’ll also be building microservices in the form of python-based Azure Functions. After the initial pre-defined work, you’ll serve as an extension of the product teams building microservices and libraries to solve the common needs across the teams. Required skills: Python PySpark SQL Azure infrastructure Understanding of Containers, Microservices, and Functional design patterns Experience with Agile processes Experience with Terraform Experience with Unit Testing Preferably PyTestOptional, but recommended skills: HTML/CSS React Typescript FastAPI framework Does this sound like your next career move? Apply today! Working with Certain Advantage We go the extra mile to find the best people for the job. If you’re hunting for a role where you can make an impact and grow your career, we’ll work with you to find it. We work with businesses across the UK to find the best people in Finance, Marketing, IT and Engineering. If this job isn’t for you, head to (url removed) and register for job alerts and career guidance tips

• QA Automation Tester
• Devon (Hybrid-working - minimum of 2 days in the office, meaning you must be based locally)
• c£40,000 to £45,000 per year
• Pension, Bonuses, Training and Development, etc.

Skills and Experience:

• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright.
• Solid understanding of web application architecture.
• Ability to write clean, maintainable test code (JavaScript/TypeScript or C#).
• Strong understanding of test design and automation best practices.
• Ability to analyse failures and diagnose root causes effectively.
• Comfortable working closely with developers and challenging quality issues constructively.
• Experience using Jira or similar tools for defect and work tracking.
• Experience working with React and .NET-based systems.
• Knowledge of SQL Server for test data validation.
• Experience building automation in a low-maturity QA environment.
• Exposure to cloud-based systems and CI/CD tooling.
• Prior experience mentoring or supporting junior QA team members.
• Experience working in Agile or Kanban delivery environments.

The Opportunity:

The QA Automation Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining automated testing capability across my client’s entire management platform.

The role exists to increase confidence in releases, reduce regression risk and embed quality earlier in the development life cycle.

This role will see you working closely with Software Engineers, Product, and QA to ensure automated tests are reliable, maintainable and aligned to real customer workflows, not just technical happy paths.

The role also plays a key part in improving shift-left testing practices, including supporting and influencing the adoption of effective unit testing across engineering teams.

Applications:

Please contact John Noonan here at ISR Recruitment to understand more about our client leading the way in delivering the very latest in technical solutions for their clients from their offices in Devon?

London + 2 or 3 days work from home
Circ £60,000 - £70,000 + Excellent Benefits Package

A fantastic opportunity is available for a Data Engineer that enjoys working in a fast paced and collaborative team playing work environment. Our client has been expanding at a remarkable pace and have transformed their technical landscape with leading edge solutions. Having implemented a new MS Fabric based Data platform, the need is now to scale up and deliver data driven insights and strategies right across the business globally. The Data Engineer will be joining a close-knit team that is the hub of our client s global data & analytics operation. Previous experience with MS Fabric would be beneficial but is by no means essential. Interested candidates must have experience in a similar role with MS Azure Data Platforms, Synapse, Databricks or other Cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, Snowflake etc.

Key Responsibilities will include;

• Design, implement, and optimize end-to-end solutions using Fabric components:
  • o Data Factory (pipelines, orchestration)
  • o Data Engineering (Lakehouse, notebooks, Apache Spark)
  • o Data Warehouse (SQL endpoints, schemas, MPP performance tuning)
  • o Real-Time Analytics (KQL databases, event ingestion)
  • o Manage and enhance OneLake architecture, delta lake tables, security policies, and data governance within Fabric.
  • o Build scalable, reusable data assets and engineering patterns that support analytics, reporting, and machine learning workloads.
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and other stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver effective solutions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve data-related issues in a timely manner.

Key Experience, Skills and Knowledge:

• Proven 2 yrs+ experience as a Data Engineer or similar role, with a strong focus on PySpark, SQL, Microsoft Azure Data platforms and Power BI an advantage
• Proficiency in development languages suitable for intermediate-level data engineers, such as:
  • Python / PySpark: Widely used for data manipulation, analysis, and scripting.
  • SQL: Essential for querying and managing relational databases.
• Understanding of D365 F&O Data Structures is highly desirable
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

This is a hybrid role based in Central / West London with the flexibility to work from home 2 or 3 days per week. Salary will be dependent on experience and expected to be in the region of £60,000 - £70,000 + an attractive benefits package including bonus scheme.

For further information, please send your CV to Wayne Young at Young’s Employment Services Ltd. YES are operating as both a recruitment Agency and Recruitment Business

Company

Working for a large established industrial agriculture and plant factory you will have the opportunity to be part of a dynamic and forward-thinking team.

Role Summary of Business Systems Developer

As a Business Systems Developer your role will involve developing and implementing automation solutions to streamline business processes and engaging with stakeholders to design and deliver process improvements.

Due to the location of our client, you will need to have your own transport and will be expected to travel to other sites periodically.

This is a full-time office-based role working Monday to Friday, 08:00 until 17:00 (40 hours).

Key Responsibilities of Business Systems Developer

• Engage with business stakeholders to understand requirements, identify process improvement opportunities, and document functional and technical specifications.
• Develop, test, and implement solutions using Microsoft Power Platform (Power Automate, Power Apps), SharePoint, and other automation tools.
• Drive process digitisation and automation initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals and objectives.
• Build user-friendly applications, workflows, and dashboards to meet business requirements.
• Provide training and documentation to end users on new systems and processes.
• Collaborate with IT and business teams to ensure the integration of automation solutions with existing systems.
• Meet project deadlines and deliver quality solutions with minimal rework or post-implementation issues.
• Assist in identifying emerging technologies and trends that may further enhance business process automation.

Skills and Experience of Business Systems Developer

• Proficiency in Microsoft Power Platform (Power Automate, Power Apps), SharePoint, and Office 365.
• Experience with Copilot or similar AI agent creation/configuration, compliance, and governance would be beneficial.
• Strong understanding of process analysis, process improvement, and business workflow digitisation.
• Experience with automation and workflow tools to streamline processes.
• Basic understanding of SQL, databases, or similar technical skills is desirable.
• Strong project management, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact at all organisational levels.
• Strong analytical and technical skills to design and implement solutions.
• Familiarity with data integration techniques and API usage is a plus.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday per annum plus 8 days bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Medicash medical cashback scheme
• Optional company share scheme
• Learning and development opportunities
• Free onsite parking
• Subsidised canteen

Only suitable candidates will be directly contacted about this position, and we will not store or process the data of candidates in any way unless consent has been obtained.

Excellent opportunity for a Senior Software Developer to play a key role in architecting, developing, and enhancing our clients in-house trading and research systems.

This is an opportunity to work on greenfield projects, influence architectural decisions, and directly impact systems that support real-world trading strategies. As a senior member of the team, you will contribute both technically and strategically, helping shape development standards, performance optimisation, and system scalability.

You will primarily work within a C# / .NET / SQL Server / ASP.NET ecosystem, developing high-performance, reliable, and maintainable applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance applications in C# and .NET
• Lead architectural discussions and contribute to technical direction
• Build scalable, reliable systems to support automated trading and research
• Develop and optimise database solutions (SQL Server or equivalent)
• Improve performance, reliability, and automation across systems
• Mentor junior developers and promote best engineering practices
• Participate in code reviews and enforce high standards of quality
• Collaborate closely with researchers and traders to translate requirements into robust software solutions
• Contribute to continuous improvement of development processes and tooling

Required Skills & Experience

• BSc (or higher) in Computer Science or a related scientific discipline
• Strong recent experience with C# and the latest .NET platform
• 5+ years of professional software development experience
• Solid experience with SQL Server, Oracle, or equivalent relational databases
• Strong understanding of object-oriented design principles and software architecture
• Experience building production-grade, scalable systems
• Fluency in English with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• High attention to detail and a thorough, analytical mindset

Desirable

• Experience in multi-threaded and concurrent application development
• Network programming experience (TCP/UDP)
• Experience with distributed version control systems (Git)
• Strong understanding of Windows technologies
• Exposure to financial markets or trading systems

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

Junior Mid SQL Server DBA

We re looking for a Junior Mid Level SQL Server Database Administrator to join a skilled and supportive Data Services team where you ll build on strong foundations and grow into a well-rounded mid-level DBA.

You ll work alongside Senior DBAs and collaborate with infrastructure, development and support teams to keep the SQL Server estate secure, available and performing at its best while gaining exposure to automation, modern database practices and cloud technologies.

What you ll be doing

• Supporting SQL Server installations, patching, monitoring and day-to-day administration
• Managing backups, restores, health checks and performance monitoring
• Assisting with troubleshooting performance issues, blocking, deadlocks and connectivity
• Supporting database performance tuning, query optimisation and index analysis
• Working with HA/DR solutions and helping test recovery procedures
• Maintaining database security, access control and best practices
• Collaborating across teams on releases, improvements and SQL code reviews
• Documenting solutions and contributing to continuous improvement

What you ll bring

• 2+ years experience supporting Microsoft SQL Server in a DBA-focused role
• Strong SQL Server administration fundamentals and solid T-SQL skills
• Experience with backup & recovery strategies
• Exposure to performance tuning concepts
• Experience supporting production environments
• Strong problem-solving skills and clear communication

Nice to have

• SQL Server Replication or HA/DR exposure
• PowerShell or automation experience
• CI/CD awareness (Azure DevOps, Jenkins)
• Exposure to Azure data services or SSIS
• SQL Server or Azure certifications

Why join?

This is a great opportunity to develop your DBA career in a collaborative environment where learning is encouraged, knowledge is shared, and you ll gain hands-on experience across a varied SQL Server estate.

Occasional out-of-hours work may be required for planned maintenance or critical incidents.

5 days on-site in Hursley or Leicester

12 months

SC Clearance required

UMBRELLA Only

Role Description:

• We are seeking a skilled and experienced Database Administrator (DBA) Specialist to join our team.
• The DBA Specialist will be responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and performance of our critical database systems.
• This role requires a deep understanding of database technologies, strong problem-solving abilities, and a commitment to ensuring data integrity and availability.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain database schemas, tables, indexes, and stored procedures.
• Ensure database scalability and performance.
• Perform routine database maintenance tasks, including backups, restores, and patching.
• Monitor database performance and troubleshoot issues.
• Manage database security and access control. Implement and maintain high availability and disaster recovery solutions.

Required Skills:

• Proven experience as a DBA Specialist or similar role.
• Strong understanding of database concepts and principles.
• Proficiency in one or more database management systems (e.g., Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB).
• Experience with database performance tuning and optimization.
• Knowledge of database security best practices.
• Familiarity with cloud-based database services (e.g., AWS RDS, Azure SQL Database, Google Cloud SQL) is a plus.
• Experience with scripting languages (esp. PowerShell) is highly desirable.
• Experience with database replication, high availability, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Awareness of Apache Tomcat & JVM
• Experience of overcoming VLDB challenges.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Detail-oriented and organized.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Strong understanding of SQL.
• Knowledge of operating systems, such as Linux and Windows.
• Experience with Automation such as Ansible.
• Some working knowledge of NetAPP OnTap and SnapCenter is highly desirable.

All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!

Are you technically minded with a background in IT?

Passionate about the healthcare industry and making a difference supporting patients and the NHS?

Do you want a rewarding and exciting career offering superb training and huge opportunities?

Our client is looking for a field based Service Engineer to join their growing organisation.

This position is responsible for the service, repair, and support of Canon Eyecare, Kowa and other medical instruments across the UK and international countries. The role requires the engineer to deliver a high standard of technical service and customer support, including installations, routine maintenance, and troubleshooting of hardware and software related to all medical devices (medical industry experience not required).

This is a field-based role involving regular travel across the UK and International countries, with a requirement to work unsociable hours and weekends as needed to meet business demands.

The role requires commitment and a can do attitude, strong work ethics, complete flexibility, and a high level of professionalism to ensure customer satisfaction and business efficiency at all times.

Experience working with ophthalmic or medical diagnostic technologies in a commercial or clinical setting isn’t essential. Attitude and a strong work ethic is key.

In return, the successful candidate will receive industry leading training and superb career progression in a hugely growing industry.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responding to all emails on the same working day
• Maintaining 100% response rate to breakdowns
• Keeping all internal and external ticketing systems up to date at all times
• Carry out daily service visits including installations, repairs, and preventative maintenance of Canon and Kowa, and other medical systems.
• Provide responsive and professional technical support to internal and external customers.
• Diagnose and resolve faults with both hardware and software, including integration with DICOM and PACS systems.
• Maintain accurate service records, reports, and logs.
• Assist with logistics including dispatch and warehousing of technical equipment.
• Support company exhibitions and training events as required.
• Deliver basic user training to clinical and technical users on installed systems.

Skills/Experience

• Experience with IT networking, Microsoft SQL, and software integration (DICOM, HL7).
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Willingness to work unsociable hours, weekends, and travel extensively within the UK and international countries.
• Excellent time management and ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• High level of integrity, professionalism, and commitment to the role.
• Demonstrate initiative and flexibility in prioritising workload to meet critical deadlines.

Please note that we will only contact those candidates that we assess as suitable for the positions we have currently available based on their experience, training, and skills. If we do not have anything suitable, we will not keep your CV for more than 30 days.

As an equal opportunity employer, Bucks and Berks Recruitment is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.