Your new company
Our client is a global leader in technology consulting, digital transformation, and engineering services. With a strong focus on innovation and cutting-edge solutions, they partner with major organisations across multiple sectors to solve complex challenges and drive sustainable growth. Known for their collaborative culture and commitment to continuous learning, they empower teams to experiment, create, and deliver impactful results. This is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation that blends deep industry expertise with modern technology to shape the future of digital services

Your new role
We are seeking a Lead Data Engineering Consultant with proven experience in leading and developing data engineering platforms. The ideal candidate will possess hands-on expertise in the following areas:

• Extensive enterprise experience with Hadoop, Spark, and Splunk.
• Proficiency in object-oriented and functional scripting, particularly in Python.
• Skilled in handling raw, structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data (SQL and NoSQL).
• Experience integrating large, disparate datasets using modern tools and frameworks.
• Strong background in building and optimizing ETL/ELT data pipelines.
• Familiarity with source control and implementing Continuous Integration, Delivery, and Deployment via CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience supporting and collaborating with BI and Analytics teams in fast-paced environments.
• Ability to pair program and work effectively with other engineers.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Knowledge of agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban is a plus.
• Comfortable representing the team in standups and problem-solving sessions.
• Capable of driving the creation of technical test plans and maintaining records, including unit and integration tests, within automated test environments to ensure high code quality.
• Promote SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) culture by addressing challenges through data engineering.
• Ensure service resilience, sustainability, and adherence to recovery time objectives for all delivered software solutions.

What you need to do now

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Company Description

Established in 1987, QBS Software provides a platform for software companies and channel resellers to increase efficiency and achieve growth. We are a technology company with a focus on software covering the enterprise, cloud and consumer markets. QBS has been named in both the annual Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 showing significant annual compound growth, and the London Stock Exchange 1000 companies to inspire Britain.

The group is headquartered in London with 7 regional offices across Europe, has recently become B Corp accredited for meeting high standards of social and environmental performance, and is also independently certified by Planet Mark as net carbon neutral.

Where great people work together we are looking for ambitious co-workers to take our business to the next level, and as an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable environment for all our employees. We believe we are stronger when we reflect the diversity in the world around us, making us more dynamic, more innovative and more competitive.

Position

As a Senior Business Central Developer, you will play a vital role in developing & implementing the Business Central ERP platform for the global QBS business and all its entities, leveraging your development skills to provide customisations and enhancements to the Business Central ERP system and the Power platform for D365 Sales/Customer Service & Marketing Insights. You will have the opportunity to work closely with internal stakeholders to develop innovative solutions and contribute to the success of the Group ERP & CRM system. This role will become a key part of the global Change Advisory Board to agree a development roadmap.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Providing second line Business Central support to users in multiple countries.
• Collaborating with Key Users & Users to understand their business requirements and provide guidance on utilising the system’s features and functionalities.
• Developing customisations and extensions using AL within the Business Central environment, adhering to best practices and coding standards.
• Developing customisations within the Power Platform to support the enhancement of the D365 Sales, Customer Service & Marketing environment
• Conducting code reviews and ensure the quality and efficiency of the developed customizations.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including developers, consultants, and project managers, to deliver high-quality solutions to stakeholders.
• Documenting technical solutions, issues, and resolutions for internal knowledge sharing and future reference.
• Staying up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies related to Business Central.
• Assisting in the testing and deployment of software updates, patches, and new releases of the ERP system.
• Ensuring adherence SLAs & OLAs and provide excellent customer service to internal & external stakeholders

Requirements

What You’ll Bring:

• At least 8 years experience in a Business Central developer role.
• Strong experience in troubleshooting issues in Microsoft Business Central.
• Proficiency in AL programming language with hands-on experience in developing customisations and extensions within Business Central v20 & later.
• Experience enhancing & developing D365 Sales, Customer service and customer insights.
• Proficiency in developing in the Microsoft Power Platform.
• Solid technical experience & understanding of API integration (REST, SOAP, JSON/XML)
• Developing EDI or B2B trading workflows
• Solid understanding of SQL databases and ability to write efficient database queries.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills to identify and resolve technical issues effectively.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Detail-oriented with a strong commitment to delivering high-quality work.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with Collaboration & development tools such as Jira, Github, Azure devops or similar for issue tracking, version control and release management.

Preferred Skills:

• Knowledge of SSRS & PowerBI would be beneficial but not essential.
• Solid understanding of SQL databases and ability to write efficient database queries
• Experience with integration/middleware platforms (e.g. Boomi)
• Understanding of software development methodologies and best practices.

Other information

Benefits:

• £70,000 per annum
• KPI quarterly bonus scheme
• Excellent contributory pension scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Healthcare scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life cover
• Online retail discounts
• Full training and development programme
• Mentoring opportunities
• Opportunities for promotion and career progression

Our Commitment to Inclusion:

At QBS, we believe diversity isnt just a box to tick, its the engine that drives innovation, creativity, and growth. Were building a culture where everyone belongs, every voice is heard, and every perspective is valued.

We welcome people of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities, because we know that different ways of thinking make us stronger. Whether youre starting your career or bringing decades of experience, what matters most is your passion, potential, and willingness to make an impact.

Principal Grafana Network Analytics Engineer Edinburgh, UK | Fully Remote (UK-based)
Engineering | Cyber Security
£95,000 & Benefits
Ever wanted your dashboards to actually defend the internet?
This role does exactly that.
Im recruiting on behalf of a high-growth cyber security technology company that protects some of the worlds most critical online services from large-scale DDoS and application attacks. Their software sits right at the heart of customer networks- and when it works (which it must), entire businesses stay online. Theyre now expanding their world-class engineering team and are looking for a Principal-level Grafana expert to lead the charge on network and security analytics.
The Opportunity This is not a keep-the-lights-on role. Youll own and lead the design and development of sophisticated, high-performance dashboards used to visualise real-time network and security data. Youll set technical direction, mentor engineers, and build analytics that help customers instantly understand and stop complex cyber attacks. Youll be trusted to work from first principles, influence architecture, and make decisions that genuinely matter. What Youll Be Doing

• Leading a small, highly skilled team focused on network & security analytics
• Designing and building advanced Grafana dashboards running in Kubernetes
• Turning complex data into clear, insightful visualisations
• Developing and reviewing complex queries (Grafana, Splunk, Python)
• Mentoring engineers and shaping technical best practice
• Balancing hands-on development with technical leadership and ownership

What Were Looking For Essential

• Strong experience building dashboards and analytics in Grafana
• Proven background leading engineers in an agile environment
• Solid understanding of Linux and AWS
• Excellent communication skills you can explain complex ideas simply
• A strong technical degree (Computer Science, Maths, Statistics, Engineering, or similar)

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of networking protocols and how the internet actually works
• Experience with Splunk & SPL
• SQL or similar data manipulation skills
• Exposure to network security products
• HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Data Science or Machine Learning experience

Location & Flexibility

• Edinburgh-based engineers: hybrid working (typically 2 days in office)

• Fully remote options available for the right candidate

• Cutting-edge tech, complex data, and meaningful problems

• A culture that values ownership, curiosity, and smart engineering

If youre a senior/principal engineer who loves data, networks, and building things that actually matter this ones worth a conversation.
Bright Purple is an equal opportunities employer and we are proud to work with clients who share our values of diversity in our industry,

Your new company Working for a renowned financial services organisation Your new role We're looking for a Senior Data Engineer to design and deliver scalable on prem, high-quality data solutions for low/ high-level data platforms that power analytical and business insights. This is a hands-on role suited to someone with strong data engineering and big data expertise, ideally gained within financial services. Joining leading commodities, metals, trading, and exchange group, you will support a strategic metals initiative focused on reducing on-prem platform costs and modernising legacy ETL processes. You'll help design and build a new on-prem data platform aligned to the metals strategy while developing and maintaining scalable data pipelines and analytics infrastructure. Using Hadoop, Big Data, and Spark technologies, you will ensure data quality through automated validation, monitoring, and testing. You will also enable seamless integration across data warehouses and data lakes, contributing to a robust, scalable, and resilient enterprise data ecosystem. What you'll need to succeed Vast Data Engineering expertise with Big Data technologies. Experience designing and building on-prem data platforms, from high-level architecture to detailed technical design. Hands-on experience configuring multi-node Hadoop clusters, including resource management, security, and performance tuning. Strong Big Data engineering background using Apache Airflow, Spark, dbt, Kafka, and Hadoop ecosystem tools. Knowledge of RDBMS systems (PostgreSQL, SQL Server) and familiarity with NoSQL/distributed databases such as MongoDB. Proven delivery of streaming pipelines and real-time data processing solutions. Improved job efficiency and reduced runtimes through Apache Spark optimisation and development. Some experience with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines. Delivered streaming pipelines and real-time data processing solutions. Experience replacing legacy ETL tools (e.g., Informatica) with modern data engineering pipelines and platform builds. Proven background working within financial services environments. What you'll get in return Flexible working options available. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk TPBN1\_UKTJ

Senior Software Developer required by a successful software company developing enterprise web application products for the medical sector.

C# is the primary programming language used in the team. They utilise a language extension library to facilitate functional programming with C#.

Any knowledge with F#, Haskell, Scala or similar functional language is imperative for any application - even if this is via personal projects, It doesn’t need to be commercial experience.

The company has a fully remote working policy with no requirement to visit an office.

Essential experience:

Functional programming experience or a vested interest in functional programming even in personal projects

C#

Knowledge of one or more functional programming languages eg Scala, Haskell, F#

SQL

Experience in any of the following areas would be advantageous

Functional programming in C#

Language-ext

Domain driven design

Property-based testing

Domain specific languages

TypeScript

Healthcare or medical industry experience

If you are seeking a role of this nature, please get in touch for more information.

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Skills and Knowledge

• Extensive experience as a Senior Engineer, Technical Lead, or Architect with a strong record of successful delivery.
• Proven leadership of engineering teams, combining strategic oversight with hands-on involvement in architecture and implementation.
• Deep understanding of CI/CD, automation, DevOps practices, and observability maturity models.
• Strong ownership of delivery outcomes, including resource planning, capacity management, and accountability for results.
• Demonstrated success improving engineering standards, governance, and technical best practices.
• Experience driving adoption of new tools, frameworks, and processes across multiple teams.
• Solid background in agile software delivery, with clear responsibility for sprint outcomes, technical quality, and stakeholder alignment.

Technical Expertise Languages & Frameworks

• C#/.NET (Framework & Core)
• React

Platforms & Infrastructure

• Microsoft Azure
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Docker
• Windows Server (on-premises)
• SQL Server
• MongoDB

We are seeking an experienced RPG Tech Lead to lead the design, development, and support of core banking customizations on the IBM i (AS/400) platform for a mid-sized bank. This role combines deep hands-on RPG development with technical leadership, solution ownership, and governance of mission-critical core banking systems.

The Tech Lead will ensure stability, performance, security, and regulatory compliance of core banking applications while mentoring developers and partnering closely with business, vendor, and operations teams.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Own the technical design and architecture of RPG-based core banking customizations.
• Define and enforce coding standards, development practices, and system governance for RPG and IBM i applications.
• Review and approve technical designs, RPG code, and database changes.
• Ensure solutions meet performance, availability, security, and audit requirements.
• Lead root cause analysis for complex production issues and ensure long-term fixes.

Development & Delivery

• Act as a hands-on lead developer for complex RPG programs, batch jobs, and core banking extensions.
• Design and implement enhancements to accounts, deposits, lending, interest, fees, GL, and transaction processing.
• Oversee batch processing (EOD, EOM, EOY), job scheduling, and recovery procedures.
• Guide the use of RPG (ILE / free-format), CL, and embedded SQL best practices.
• Coordinate releases, change management, and production deployments.

Team & Stakeholder Collaboration

• Mentor and guide RPG developers, providing technical direction and coaching.
• Act as the primary technical point of contact for core banking customizations.
• Work closely with business users, core banking vendors, and infrastructure teams.
• Participate in requirement reviews, estimation, and delivery planning from a technical perspective.
• Support audits, regulatory reviews, and compliance activities.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• 10+ years of application development experience, with 6+ years in RPG on IBM i (AS/400).
• Proven experience in a Tech Lead or Senior RPG Developer role.
• Strong expertise in ILE RPG (free-format preferred), CL programming, and IBM i utilities.
• Deep knowledge of DB2/400, SQL Server, embedded SQL, and performance tuning.
• Hands-on experience customizing core banking systems.
• Strong understanding of banking domain and transaction processing.
• Experience managing production support in a 24x7 banking environment.
• Strong communication skills and ability to lead technical discussions with business and vendor teams.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have

• Experience with major core banking platforms (Finacle, Flex cube, Temenos, etc.).
• Exposure to core banking modernization or system integration initiatives.
• Knowledge of API enablement, message queues, or middleware.
• Experience with high availability, disaster recovery, and failover setups.
• Familiarity with banking regulations, audits, and compliance controls.

Mid-Level Database Developer (PostgreSQL) - Inside IR35
Healthcare Sector Contract Type: Inside IR35 £450pd Location: Fully Remote (UK-based candidates only)
Role Overview
We are seeking Mid-Level PostgreSQL Database Developers to join the team and support the upgrade and deployment of cloud infrastructure for a key healthcare system, preparing for an upcoming application update. This role offers the opportunity to work in a mission-driven healthcare environment on modern database infrastructure and cloud technologies.
Working Hours

• 2 roles: Standard hours, Monday to Friday, 9:00 - 17:00
• 2 roles: Evening and weekend shifts (hours to be discussed during interview)

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain PostgreSQL databases to support application upgrades.
• Support the deployment of cloud-based infrastructure in preparation for a major system update.
• Optimize queries, indexes, and schema design for performance improvements.
• Collaborate with DevOps and application teams to ensure seamless integration.
• Utilize CI/CD pipelines and version control tools for database releases.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven commercial experience in PostgreSQL database development and administration.
• Strong SQL skills and deep understanding of relational database design principles.
• Solid knowledge of performance tuning, indexing, and query optimization.
• Hands-on experience with cloud database services such as AWS RDS or Azure PostgreSQL.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Git version control.

Additional Information

• IR35 Status: Inside IR35 (engagement via approved umbrella company)
• Category: Healthcare technology / Cloud infrastructure
• Work Setup: Fully remote - candidates must be located within the United Kingdom

Job Title: IS Systems Administrator
Location: Remote with travel to Hull when required
Salary: Up to £38,000 plus 5% bonus

Build resilient systems. Enable people. Drive continuous improvement.
Consortium Professional Recruitment are pleased to be working with a well established and forward thinking organisation to recruit an IS Systems Administrator. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a collaborative IT function where your technical expertise will directly support operational performance and business continuity.

Working remotely with travel to Hull when required, you will play a vital role in maintaining and enhancing core infrastructure. This IS Systems Administrator position offers hands on responsibility, exposure to a broad technology stack and the opportunity to contribute to ongoing system and service improvements.

The Opportunity:
As an IS Systems Administrator you will play a key role in:

• Acting as an escalation point for infrastructure related issues, supporting the service desk and resolving more complex technical challenges
• Managing day to day systems administration, maintenance, troubleshooting and break fix support across core infrastructure
• Monitoring system performance, completing daily, weekly and monthly checks and ensuring compliance with internal standards and industry best practice
• Supporting patching, vulnerability management, backups and restores to protect business critical systems
• Collaborating with colleagues to plan and implement improvements to systems, services and processes
• Your work will directly contribute to a secure, stable and high performing IT environment that enables teams across the business to operate effectively.

About You:
We are looking for someone who can bring:

• Proven experience in a similar IS Systems Administrator or infrastructure support role
• Strong knowledge of Windows Server 2016, 2019 and 2022, Microsoft Active Directory and Microsoft 365 including SharePoint and OneDrive
• A solid understanding of networking fundamentals, security principles, anti virus management, patching and backup processes
• Experience working with support desk and ticketing systems, with the confidence to act as a technical escalation point
• A proactive and solutions focused approach, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Clear communication skills, excellent timekeeping and a flexible mindset when responding to change
• Desirable experience includes PowerShell or other Microsoft scripting technologies, SQL knowledge, Citrix or Terminal Services and exposure to cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS.

The Benefits and Package:
In return, you will enjoy:

• Salary up to £38,000 plus 5% bonus
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme with 5% employer contribution and 4% employee contribution, plus 4x death in service
• Remote working with travel to Hull when required
• A supportive and inclusive culture that values development, collaboration and continuous improvement

How to Apply:
This exciting IS Systems Administrator opportunity is being managed by Consortium Professional Recruitment, a trusted recruitment partner. If you are ready to take the next step in your career and want to make a meaningful impact as an IS Systems Administrator, we would love to hear from you. Please apply with your CV attached.

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About the Role I am working with a growing consultancy delivering high-impact data solutions across secure government and defence environments. Due to continued project wins, we are looking for experienced DV Cleared Data Engineers to join their team.

You will work on mission-critical programmes, designing and building scalable, secure, and high-performing data platforms in AWS environments.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain secure data pipelines and ETL processes

Develop scalable data lake and data warehouse solutions in AWS

Implement infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD for data platforms

Optimise data workflows for performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency

Collaborate with architects, analysts, and client stakeholders

Ensure solutions meet strict security and compliance requirementsEssential Skills & Experience

Active DV Clearance (mandatory)

Strong hands-on experience with AWS data services (e.g., S3, Glue, Lambda, Redshift, EMR, RDS)

Proficiency in Python and/or Scala

Experience with SQL and data modelling

Knowledge of infrastructure as code (Terraform / CloudFormation)

Experience building production-grade data pipelines

Strong understanding of security best practices in cloud environmentsDesirable Experience

Experience working within government or defence sectors

Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD tooling

Containerisation (Docker / Kubernetes)

Streaming technologies (Kafka / Kinesis)What We Offer

Competitive salary (£45,000 – £90,000 depending on experience)

Performance bonus

Flexible working arrangements

Private healthcare

Pension contribution

Ongoing training and AWS certifications

Opportunity to work on high-profile national programmes

In short: A high-growth fintech is looking to bring on a Senior AI Engineer to build and ship production-grade scam intelligence that runs before payments clear. You’ll turn multi-source signals (transaction context, counterparty intelligence, behavioural patterns, unstructured evidence) into reliable, explainable risk decisions - under real-world constraints like latency, uptime, and auditability. About the company: The company is building a payment intelligence layer for banks - running real-time “investigations” on payments to provide rich context on the counterparty and situation. The goal: intercept scams while ensuring genuine payments flow smoothly. They’re early-stage, moving fast, and working on problems where correctness, security and reliability are non-negotiable. Who we’re looking for You’re a hands-on ML/AI builder who’s comfortable owning the full loop: data → modelling → deployment → monitoring → iteration. You care about practical decisioning (not just metrics), you’re thoughtful about trade-offs (customer experience vs protection), and you’re excited about building systems that are explainable and bank-grade. What you’ll do - Build and ship scam risk models and signals (typology classification, risk scoring, decision logic) - Engineer features across heterogeneous data: transaction context, behavioural sequences, counterparty signals, network/graph patterns, and unstructured evidence - Design calibrated outputs (scores + reason codes) that are actionable and explainable for banking workflows - Own evaluation end-to-end: leakage avoidance, cost-sensitive metrics, thresholding, phased rollouts, and post-incident learning - Productionise ML: packaging, deployment, monitoring, drift detection, and retraining strategies - Collaborate closely with backend/product teams to integrate intelligence into real-time payment flows - Work alongside agent/LLM workflows for evidence gathering and synthesis, while keeping the decision core predictable and auditable Must-haves: - Strong experience shipping applied ML into production (not just experimentation) - Strong Python + ability to write maintainable, tested code - Strong SQL + comfort working directly with messy, high-volume data - Solid modelling judgement: calibration, leakage, bias, thresholding, cost trade-offs, monitoring/drift - Experience building decisioning systems where reliability, latency, and explainability matter Nice-to-haves: - Experience in fraud/scams, payments, risk, trust & safety, AML, or adjacent domains - Familiarity with graph/network features and entity resolution style problems - Experience with MLOps tooling (model registry/MLflow, feature stores, orchestration) - Comfort with cloud-native/event-driven systems and working closely with platform/backend engineers - Experience integrating unstructured signals (text/embeddings/RAG style pipelines) into decision systems Why join - Work on a mission with real-world impact: stopping scams before money leaves - Build real-time, bank-grade ML systems with ownership end-to-end - Early team + high autonomy + meaningful technical decisions

Lead Software Developer - Full Stack | £72,000 + £3K on call | Remote Overview: An innovative and fast-growing healthcare technology organisation is seeking a Lead Software Developer to drive the evolution of its mission-critical clinical software platforms. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in enhancing complex clinical systems, contributing to architectural improvements, and optimising secure, cloud-based platforms that support primary care services nationwide. You will adopt modern technologies and best practices to deliver scalable, high-performing features, while mentoring a team and helping drive innovation across the platform. Role and Responsibilities: Lead the design, development, and optimisation of high-performance, cloud-based software solutions Partner with Technical Design Authority to shape system architecture, APIs, and data models Ensure secure, scalable integration with databases, third-party APIs, and messaging services Drive performance optimisation, reliability, and robust data integrity standards Mentor developers, promote Agile best practice, and elevate engineering standards Participate in on-call rota and act as escalation point for critical incidentsSkills and Experience: 5+ years’ software development experience with 2+ years in a senior or leadership role Solid AWS experience (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda) and cloud-native architecture Proficient in SQL (MSSQL & PostgreSQL) and API integrations Experience with CI/CD, Git, Jira, and modern DevOps practices Strong understanding of secure coding principles (OWASP) and performance optimisation Desirable: OAuth/OpenID, CloudFormation, React or Vue.js, healthcare interoperability standards (HL7, SNOMED, DM&D)Package: £72,000 + £3K on call Great benefits package Fully remoteLead Software Developer - Full Stack | £72,000 + £3K on call | Remote

Your new company
Working for a renowned global consultancy.
This is a remote role with very rare possible to onsite visits in Hursley

Your new role
Seeking a Data Engineer to help to design, build, and maintain reports and interactive dashboards using Power BI. Translate business requirements into meaningful insights through data modelling, DAX measures, and visualisations. Work closely with data engineers to ensure data accuracy, availability, and quality. Support the data team by maintaining data dictionaries, metrics definitions, and documentation. Perform data validation, analysis, and ad-hoc reporting while adhering to data governance, security, and compliance standards.

What you’ll need to succeed

• Strong experience with Power BI (report building, dashboards, DAX, data modelling)
• Proficiency in SQL for querying, validating, and analysing data
• Solid understanding of data modelling concepts (e.g. star schema, facts and dimensions)
• Experience working with data warehouses and/or data lakes
• Ability to create and maintain data dictionaries and metrics definitions
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate insights clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Understanding of data governance, security, and data quality principles

What you’ll get in return
Flexible working options available.

What you need to do now
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THE ROLE:Overnight Application Support Analyst

Our client is is a small dynamic FinTech company, Providing functional electronic services to support post-trade processing in the Securities Lending and Repo markets by providing services which perform faster and are

Our client is looking for an Overnight Application Support Analyst to join their growing team of experts. Note the working hours : Night shift APAC hours Sunday 11pm to 8am Monday morning all the way through to Thursday evening -Friday and Saturday will be the weekend.

Our Client offers the opportunity to work in a small but growing award-winning company with other skilled professionals, delivering to the highest standards and providing outstanding client service,where good work is both recognised and rewarded.

THE ROLE (DUTIES) :Overnight Application Support Analyst

The position is a UK Based role that provides UK Overnight Application support coverage for the APAC time-zone. During the first three month onboarding period, you will work UK daytime hours, while receiving comprehensive training and gaining full familiarity with the companies systems, processes and support procedures. On completion of the onboarding process, you will transition to the APAC support rotation, covering overnight hours from 23:00 to 08:00 (UK time) as part of the dedicated APAC support schedule. You will take the handover from the US based team at the start of your shift and

hand back to the UK team at the end of your shift.

Continuing our dynamic production support to

ensure a high quality of service to our clients. You will be fully trained to understand our

application and business in depth. Starting with a high-level overview of Securities Finance and the company s application, You will receive full assistance

from the support and development team as you progress to an expert in the field.

This is a unique opportunity to join a small company that is at the point of looking to

increase delivery capacity and product offering. You will also gain valuable experience in Technical Support and problem-solving ability.

• The successful candidate with be responsible for monitoring the production and User Acceptance testing environments
• Investigate, action and resolve issues impacting internal systems and clients.
• You will be required to work independently and prioritise tasks in what can be a challenging environment at times.
• Report common issues, analyse the root cause and prevent them from recurring.
• You are required to be responsive to internal and external client queries and tickets.
• On boarding of new services for new and existing clients.
• Updating system configuration across environments.
• Continuous improvements of the production service and team effectiveness.
• Participating in Client Service and Technology meetings.
• Handle production incidents and problem management activities related to the incident.

Challenges:

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the services provided and the associated benefits /value proposition for clients.
• Gain an understanding of the complex technical structure of services, starting initially
• at the top level, but with increasing depth over time.
• Maintain and continually improve the exceptional quality of support that the company provides to clients (e.g. by being flexible, having a can do approach, executing smooth data integrations,understanding client issues)
• Understand the risks associated with production issues, both to the client and to the company and prioritise issue resolution accordingly.
• Improve support processes and procedures from a technical perspective
• Become an expert in the Securities Finance business, company products and technology

SKILLS / EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Overnight Application Support Analyst :

Experience with the below Technologies will be of advantage

• Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl, PHP
• Monitoring and Alerting Systems
• Ticketing / workflow Systems (e.g. Jira)

Essential Requirements:

• A Good understanding of Unix/Linux and SQL knowledge
• Ability to apply the right sense of urgency in a fast-paced environment
• Highly motivated, punctual, organised, responsible and not afraid to ask questions or pick up the phone to clients
• Enjoy both the responsive and proactive elements of the support role
• Enjoy solving complex problems
• Strong Technical ability for complex issue resolution and prioritisation
• Ability to communicate effectively, especially during incidents

Disirable Requirements:

Knowledge of encryption protocols and browser security PGP

Customer Service or Client Interaction

Development experience

Knowledge of file transfer protocols (i.e. FTP/SFTP)

Experience with networking and firewalls

Government Property Agency

Salary - 42,450 to 46,636

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham or Swindon

There is also a non- standard RRA of up to 3,000 that may be applied to attract an exceptional candidate.

Job description

Data analytics provides a transformational and powerful combination to support GPA’s current and forward planning in key areas such as across Operations, Portfolio Performance, Health and Safety, Risk Management and Sustainability. It provides essential actionable insights to support planning, decision making, scenario planning and predictive analytics. Data analytics across the GPA is already providing a transparent, interactive interface to the large amount of data we collect and process in GPA. A number of exemplar Power BI dashboards are already supporting business plan objectives and crucial reporting in areas such as Occupancy, Property Portfolio, Customer Satisfaction, Client Satisfaction, CRM Reporting, Sustainability etc. In this role you will be responsible for the full lifecycle development and maintenance of part of GPA’s dashboard portfolio. Working alongside Business Analysts and Data Architects you will have authority to build analytics solutions that are underpinning the key strategic and operational business decisions of GPA.

Key responsibilities

• Support the delivery of GPA’s Information & Data Strategy and wider reporting requirements.
• Support the delivery of reporting & dashboard business KPI’s, providing more focussed support to business-critical dashboards and reporting
• Delivering GPA’s BI products in accordance with our Information Management and Data Governance frameworks
• Capturing and refining the requirements for BI across GPA and using this to design solutions in consultation with business stakeholders
• Designing and deploying BI applications (e.g. dashboards) across GPA and more widely across government as required
• Performing upgrades and improvements to the functionality and content of deployed dashboards
• Support the team with business engagement, hosting working group sessions to provide updates to all levels of the business.
• Collaborate across GPA at all levels to gather requirements and produce new dashboards that will aid in their daily working duties for the GPA.

Personal Specification

As a data driven organisation, a data analytics lead is essential to assure as an organisation we can devise approaches and systems to ‘make sense’ of the large volumes of data present in the organisation The Senior Data Analyst ensures that the GPA:

• Engages and liaises across GPA to ensure BI requirements are captured and understood
• Has fully documented methods and approaches to create BI productsUpdated
• Has reliable and accurate BI applications deployed as required by the business

Technical skills

Essential criteria:

• Power BI, Azure, Redshift, Databases, Power Platform, Dev Ops, SQL, RLS, CICD
• Design and development of Power BI artefacts and environments
• Numerical analysis methods
• Stakeholder management and consensus building
• Working in an Agile development environment Desirable criterion:
• Work prioritisation and scheduling to time and budget
• People training & development
• Using Agile development environments such as JIRA Qualifications and Accreditation

Qualifications

Essential criteria:

• A computer/analytics University degree Desirable criterion:
• Microsoft Accreditation for Data Analytics (DA-100)
• Gold Standard: IT & Data Management - CITP / CsyP

Benefits

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Generous annual leave

How to apply

The application process will be open until the 27th February 2026.

Additional information

Please note: in addition to the standard pre-employment checks for appointment into the Civil Service, all candidates must also obtain National Security Vetting at Security Check (SC) clearance level for this vacancy. You will normally need to meet the minimum UK residency period as determined by the level of vetting being undertaken, which for SC is 5 years UK residency prior to your vetting application.

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

Information and Technology Ltd are an IT Service Provider to over 50 clients throughout the Northwest and UK. Looking after the complete provision of IT for these businesses, we have been growing year on year for the last 6 years. Recent growth has created a new position, and we are looking for a driven and ambitious individual to help us on our journey

Located at our office in Bolton, this senior role will see you assume day to day support, management and strategic direction of 20+ different client networks comprising of a mix of on-prem, cloud and Azure. In addition, you will be responsible for our core monitoring tools and build them out to provide 1st class levels of service and up time.

Reporting to the IT Director your prior expertise and experience will also extend to server and infrastructure projects, combining solution design, approach, execution and subsequent management of all aspects of server, network and cloud assets.

Areas Include:

• 3rd Line Server, Cloud, Software and Network Support
• VoIP, Mobile and MDM Support
• Network and System Administration
• Build and Configuration Management
• Stakeholder management
• Project Planning and Execution Including Migrations and Upgrades
• Recommend and deploy changes via change management processes
• Proactively maintain and develop knowledge, skills and experience

Core Skills:

• 5 years hands-on on-prem server experience Including AD Migrations, Server Builds, IIS, Deployments
• 5 years Networking experience including routing and firewalls
• 3 years M365/Entra experience Including AD/Entra Connect and MFA
• 3 Years of SharePoint administration, setup, configuration and permissions management
• 3 years MDM experience
• 2 Years Azure Experience
• Proven experience of delivering projects and complex changes

Desirable Skills:

• Advanced Azure Experience: Networking, Configuration, Backup
• Intune
• Conditional Access
• SQL Server Administration
• ITIL Experience/Best Practices
• Cyber Essential s and/or 27001 experience

As a growing company this role offers progression with a family feel and close knit team providing exposure to wide range of technical disciplines to further enhance and grow your own potential and promotion.

Our bias is not for the most qualified person but for people who have a true drive to learn, master and want to move forward. Delivering better, being better, growing better and fully working in a team as a team. If you don t quite hit all of the requirements we have listed above but can demonstrate your progress to date, please let us know when submitting your CV.

Package:

• £40,000 to £47,000 pa depending on experience
• 28 days holiday per year
• Mobile phone and Laptop
• Flexible working
• Personal Development Plan and Career Mentoring
• Company Pension
• Free Parking

Role: Senior Data Engineer Background: Leveraging data analytics to provide insights and recommendations to drive strategic decision-making collaborating with cross-functional teams, including Finance, Accounting, Operations, HR, and others to deliver accurate and timely financial reporting, dashboards, analytics, and data-driven insights. Key Accountabilities A Senior Data Engineer (Production Support) will be responsible for monitoring, maintaining, and supporting ETL processes, data pipelines, and data warehouse environments. The ideal candidate should have strong troubleshooting skills, hands-on experience with ETL tools, and the ability to quickly resolve production issues to ensure data availability, accuracy, and reliability. \* Monitor and support daily ETL processes, data pipelines, and batch jobs to ensure timely and accurate data delivery. \* Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, job failures, and performance bottlenecks across ETL and data warehouse systems. \* Work Closely with Data platform team to resolve data load issues. \* Perform root cause analysis of recurring issues and implement permanent fixes. \* Collaborate with development teams to transition projects smoothly into production and ensure operational readiness. \* Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions for proactive issue detection. \* Ensure data quality, consistency, and availability through ongoing validation and health checks. \* Apply best practices for production support, including incident management, change management, and problem management. \* Work closely with business users, data analysts, and other stakeholders to resolve data-related queries. \* Document runbooks, support procedures, and knowledge base articles to streamline production operations. \* Continuously optimize processes for reliability, performance, and scalability in production environments. \* Ensure compliance with data security, access controls, and audit requirements in production systems. Day-to-Day Tasks - Senior Data Engineer (Production Support) Production Support: \* Check system dashboards, logs, and alerts for failures or anomalies. \* Verify data quality and integrity checks (row counts, duplicates, missing data, schema changes). \* Review ETL/ELT job runs, data pipeline executions, and batch processes. \* Validate data loads into staging, warehouse, and downstream systems for critical tables. \* Monitor real-time and scheduled jobs to ensure SLAs are met. \* Investigate and resolve production issues (job failures, data inconsistencies, performance delays). \* Collaborate with business users to resolve data access or reporting issues. \* Coordinate with development/engineering teams for fixes, hot patches, or re-runs of failed jobs. \* Track and document incidents, resolutions, and preventive measures in ticketing systems (e.g., ServiceNow, Jira). \* Participate in daily/weekly operations meetings to report status and highlight issues. \* Handover critical ongoing issues to on-call/offshore support (if applicable). Minor Works/ Maintenance: \* Enhance Existing models with addition of fields as per the requirements. \* Help with Deployments and initial loads during Go-live. \* Perform root cause analysis for recurring or high-severity incidents. Proactive/Preventive Work: \* Fine-tune ETL workflows and SQL queries to improve performance. \* Implement monitoring scripts and automation to reduce manual intervention. \* Restructure the Load plans to improve effeciency. \* Review security and access controls to ensure compliance. \* Update documentation (runbooks, troubleshooting guides, SOPs) for operational continuity. Skills and Capability requirements: \* 6+ years of experience with ETL, data pipelines, and data warehouse production environments. \* Strong expertise in troubleshooting ETL/ELT processes using tools such as Matillion, Informatica, ODI, or SSIS. \* Experience in cloud-based data platforms like Snowflake. \* Proven ability to analyze job failures, perform root cause analysis, and implement permanent fixes. \* Hands-on experience with monitoring, alerting, and logging tools. \* Familiarity with incidents, problem, and change management processes in ITIL-based environments. \* Strong SQL programming and debugging skills with relational and cloud databases. \* Experience with traditional and non-traditional forms of analytical data design (Kimbal, Inmon etc) \* Excellent communication skills to interact with business users, analysts, and cross-functional technical teams. Nice to Have \* Domain knowledge in the area of finance data is preferred. \* Experience with SAP Systems and Databases \* Knowledge of data visualization tools, such as PowerBI or Tableau

Candidates must be based in UK and eligible to work in UK.

Remote-Friendly Software Development Opportunity in Agricultural Technology
Join an award-winning agricultural analytics software company at the forefront of sustainable technology. We’re seeking exceptional Back-End Developers who can transform data into impactful solutions that enhance food production, farm economics, and environmental resilience.

Position Highlights:

• Remote Work
• London based head office
• Cutting-Edge Agricultural Technology Platform
• Opportunity to Drive Sustainability through Innovative Software Solutions

Candidate Assessment Process:

• LeetCode-Style Coding Challenge
• Designed to evaluate algorithmic problem-solving skills
• Focus on efficient, optimised solutions
• Challenges will test:

• Data Structures
• Algorithm Design
• Computational Thinking
• Performance Optimisation

Ideal Candidate Profile:
Academic and Professional Requirements:

• Ideally PhD graduate but minimum qualification: Degree/Masters in Computing, Computer / Data Science, or Equivalent
• Proven Commercial Experience as a Back-End Microsoft Developer
• Strong Academic Background with Demonstrable Achievements
• Proven ability to excel in time-constrained, algorithmic problem-solving

Technical Expertise:

• Advanced Proficiency in:

• C# and .NET Framework
• Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform
• SQL and SQL Server
• Complex Data-Driven Software Development
• Strong Algorithm and Data Structure Knowledge

Preferred Background:

• Experience in FinTech or Similar Structured Data Environments
• Demonstrated Ability to Scale Applications for Large User Base
• Previous success in technical coding assessments

Personal Attributes:

• Exceptional Attention to Detail
• Strong Collaborative and Communication Skills
• Creative Problem-Solving Approach
• Quick Analytical Thinking
• Ability to perform under time pressure
• Passion for Technological Innovation in Sustainability

What We Offer:

• Work with Respected Professionals
• Cutting-Edge Technology Solutions
• Meaningful Impact on Agricultural Sustainability
• Opportunity to Develop Market-Leading Software
• On top of the very competitive salary all employees are included in the company share scheme

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Our clients are looking for a experienced NetSuite Developer to join their team

Essential Skills:

• Strong knowledge of JavaScript
• Strong knowledge of Suite Script 2.x
• Strong knowledge of NetSuite Advanced Pdf Development / Freemarker
• Strong knowledge of NetSuite Workflow experience
• Strong knowledge of JQuery
• Strong knowledge of Html
• Good knowledge of React.js
• Good knowledge of Vue.js
• Knowledge of Web Services
• Knowledge of XML
• Knowledge of SQL

Desirable Skills:

• Experience with Netsuite or SAP Business ByDesign would be highly desirable
• Linode
• Unit Testing
• Knowledge of Agile development methodologies
• Knowledge of WebStorm
• Knowledge of GitHub
• Freemarker
• PHP
• AJAX

Other Skills/Abilities:

• Must possess a qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a similar subject, ideally along with minimum 3+ years commercial experience
• Familiarity with object oriented programming
• Demonstrated ability to respond to tight deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• Proven experience in Team Lead/Lead Developer capacity with the ability to guide, shape and mentor
• The individual candidate must be able to work well in a team as well as independently
• Experience of the full Software Development Life Cycle will be advantageous
• Excellent English oral and written communication skills

SENIOR DATA ENGINEER

£75,000 + BENEFITS

PRIMARILY REMOTE

This is an opportunity to take real ownership of a modern data platform within a growing, technology-driven bank. You will join a collaborative data team, influence architectural direction, and shape the foundations that will support analytics, governance and future AI capabilities.

THE COMPANY:

I’m partnering with a fast-growing, UK-based financial services organisation that operates at the intersection of banking, technology and fintech enablement. Recently established as a fully licensed UK bank, they provide core banking infrastructure to hundreds of fintech and digital asset companies, alongside a growing SME lending operation.

THE ROLE:

• Design and maintain scalable ELT and ETL pipelines
• Own data warehousing architecture,
• Introduce and enhance governance tooling,
• Mentor a junior data engineer
• Collaborate closely with data, product, and operational stakeholders to deliver high-impact solutions.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Strong commercial experience as a Data Engineer working across AWS, Python, SQL, and Airflow.
• Hands-on expertise designing and delivering end-to-end pipelines
• Experience with data modelling, data warehousing, and architectural design.
• Knowledge of governance frameworks, lineage, quality, and best-practice engineering standards.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and version control tooling such as Terraform and GitHub.

THE BENEFITS:

You will receive a salary, dependent on experience. Salary is up to £75,000 On top of the salary there are some fantastic extra benefits.

HOW TO APPLY

Please register your interest by sending your CV to Molly Bird via the apply link on this page.

As a Data Engineer, you will be responsible for:

Data Engineering & Development

• Design, build, and maintain high-quality, scalable, and tested data pipelines.
• Develop and manage Databricks structured streaming pipelines.
• Build and optimize event-driven and real-time data processing solutions.
• Implement and maintain Unity Catalog-based Lakehouse architecture.
• Develop analytics-ready datasets to support business insights and reporting.

Platform & Automation

• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Identify and implement automation opportunities across workflows.
• Ensure reliable and stable data platform operations.
• Apply governance, security, and documentation standards.

Data Quality & Reliability

• Establish the Data Lakehouse as a trusted and reliable source of truth.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve data incidents.
• Support business users and technical teams with data-related queries.
• Continuously improve platform performance and reliability.

Collaboration & Support

• Work closely with data science, analytics, platform, and business teams.
• Champion data engineering best practices.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship where required.
• Contribute to a culture of learning, quality, and continuous improvement.

Essential Skills

• Strong experience with Azure Databricks and cloud data platforms.
• Advanced proficiency in Python, PySpark, and SQL.
• Experience developing Spark/Databricks pipelines.
• Hands-on experience with structured streaming and event-driven systems.
• Strong understanding of Lakehouse architecture and best practices.
• Experience with Unity Catalog.
• Expertise in Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of data modelling (dimensional/star schemas).
• Experience working in Agile environments.

Desirable Skills

• Exposure to multiple data technology stacks.
• Experience in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Knowledge of security, governance, and compliance frameworks.