Design Engineering Leaders - Why You Should Apply?

Purpose-Driven Engineering: Join a company limited by guarantee where profits are reinvested directly into research; your work supports global sustainability engineering projects.

Global Impact: Work on innovative technology exported worldwide, including current projects in Norway, Korea, Malaysia, Australia, and China.

High Autonomy: Join a culture that values trust and flexibility, with consistently high scores for autonomy in employee engagement surveys.

Market-Leading Pension: Generous employer contribution of up to 15%, when you contribute 5%. Resulting in between £14,000 to £16,000 per annum being invested for your retirement.

Your Remuneration Package:

• Salary: £70,000 - £80,000.
• Pension: An employer contribution of up to 15%.
• Work Pattern: 37 hour week with flexible & hybrid working.
• Holidays: 25 days plus the bank holidays - plus Christmas shutdown.
• Health care, health insurance, cycle to work scheme

What You’ll Be Doing:

As the Engineering Manager, you will lead the design team for the delivery of bespoke laboratory equipment solutions that don’t exist anywhere else. Overseeing the creation of specialist equipment used by over 300 institutions worldwide.

• Multi-Site: Take charge of design activity for the Manchester and Oxford engineering staff, providing the strategic direction they need to excel.
• Own the Lifecycle: Go beyond just design; you will also contribute to the full engineering journey including Installation, Commissioning and Training.
• Mentor Experts: Support and develop a talented engineering team, acting as their technical authority and guiding them through complex problem-solving.
• Shape the Future: Drive continuous improvement in tools and methodologies, ensuring engineering standards remain world-class.
• Leadership: Part of the senior management team within the E&T division driving systems, processes and people forwards,

What You’ll Need to Apply:You will be a qualified Mechanical Engineer who enjoys the balance of technical oversight and people management.

• A broad mechanical systems/equipment design background;
• Experience leading design engineering teams;
• Proficiency with modern CAD systems and their management;
• The ability to manage budgets without losing sight of quality.

Next Steps:

If you value engineering integrity over cost-cutting, apply now. We will review your CV and be in touch to discuss this Engineering Manager role.

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A major global financial services organisation is seeking a Lead Engineer to drive the development of cutting-edge Generative AI applications used at scale across the business.

This is a high-impact role where youll lead one of the organisations GenAI feature teams, delivering production-grade AI solutions that enhance operational efficiency for thousands of internal users.

About The Role:

You will design, build and enhance scalable software solutions that deliver enterprise-grade technology capabilities. Working closely with product, architecture and business stakeholders, you will guide engineering standards, influence strategy, and ensure secure, high-quality delivery.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the design and delivery of robust, scalable software using modern engineering frameworks and tools
• Building and deploying AI-driven applications into production environments
• Acting as the technical authority within the GenAI domain
• Collaborating cross-functionally to define requirements and solution approaches
• Driving best practice in code quality, testing, secure development and performance optimisation
• Mentoring and developing engineers, fostering a high-performance culture
• Managing risk, governance and controls within a regulated environment
• Contributing to broader engineering strategy and innovation communities

What Theyre Looking For:

• Strong Python development background
• Hands-on experience working with Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Experience with AWS services such as Bedrock, Lambda, S3, Lex and CloudWatch
• LLM evaluation and prompt engineering / optimisation
• Experience leading or mentoring engineers
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders

What’s In It For You?

• Competitive base salary and benefits package
• Opportunity to shape enterprise-wide Generative AI capability
• Work on large-scale, production AI systems
• Hybrid working model
• Strong career progression opportunities within a major technology function

Ok I’m In What’s Next?
Please apply with your latest CV

Are you interested in a leading role to shape the infrastructure and systems of one of the worlds most widely used scientific data resources?

Ensembl is the leading resource for exploring and analysing genomes, used by researchers globally on a daily basis. In recent years, Ensembl has seen a substantial increase in the number of genomes across the tree of life, as well as increasing depth of annotation and resources around key model organisms and humans. We have conducted an extensive multi-year program to re-engineer our infrastructure to meet these challenges and sustainably continue to support researchers using our tools and services. At the heart of this program is our new website (https://beta.ensembl.org), which is built around a service-orientated architecture delivering large quantities of data to a modern and responsive front-end client application. Many key components, including the incorporation of new AI based tools, remain to be developed.

We are enthusiastic to announce a new EMBL Faculty role to head our ongoing developments whilst continuing to meet emerging demands of Ensembl as the Genomics Technology Infrastructure Team Leader at EMBL-EBI.

Your role

You will lead a multidisciplinary team of approximately 15 staff members including software engineers, bioinformaticians, designers and UX experts to build infrastructures to serve and disseminate biological data. These methods of dissemination include visualisations, data explorers, and application programming interfaces (APIs). Your team will be responsible for leading the creation of novel data stores, serving the needs of researchers in both high and low resource settings, and transitioning Ensembl to an AI-ready resource. You will also investigate the application of AI-based tools to improve Ensembl services and processes.

You will work closely with other Team Leaders within Ensembl, and more broadly with leadership across EMBL-EBI and other EMBL sites to deliver integrated systems and data flows between our EMBL key partners. You will also be a lead contact with EMBL-EBIs IT Technical Services, who provide the underlying IT infrastructure behind our resources.

In this role, you will use your knowledge of systems architecture and design to guide your team to develop sustainable, scalable solutions. You will also coordinate the development of new interfaces and tools alongside the maintenance of existing tools and codebases including migration of these to new technologies and infrastructure. Your knowledge and experience will be key to developing achievable strategies and roadmaps in a collaborative approach with colleagues in the wider Ensembl team. An essential part of this role is anticipating future demands from biological research, evaluating technical advances and balancing these with the continued delivery of key priorities.

As you progress in this role, you will develop a deep understanding of EMBL-EBIs resources and the communities we serve. This will include directly engaging with research communities, industry partners and global standards organisations such as the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health. You will be given the opportunity to work with a talented and driven workforce who work towards a shared vision of delivering the very best scientific resources.

We seek an individual who has a passion for technology, creating impactful resources, scenario and strategic planning, fundraising, developing staff and taking a leading role in key collaborations with international consortia and organisations.

If this sounds like you, we invite you to apply!

This role reports to the Section Head for Genome Assembly and Annotation, Rob Finn.

You have

• A PhD degree in a relevant field or equivalent relevant experience
• A demonstrable track record of systems design and architecture
• Experience designing databases, developing websites and working with big data (gigabyte to terabyte scale)
• In-depth knowledge of the following: software engineering, relational databases, service provision, API development, standards, software development best practices
• Project management and staff management experience
• Experience contributing to budget management and managing grants, including grant writing and reporting
• An understanding of agile and similar software development processes including how to adapt these methods to maximise success in multi-partner projects
• Experience maintaining legacy code and systems including migration to new implementations
• Knowledge of deployment infrastructures including virtual machines, commercial cloud and kubernetes
• Experience with collaborative development tools such as GitHub, GitLab, Jira and Confluence
• Excellent communication skills. Have an ability to engage with stakeholders including technical specialists, domain experts and wider research and industry communities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with a collaborative mentality.
• A commitment to continual improvement of systems, processes and staff
• The ambition and drive to develop high-impact data services for the wider research community

You may also have

• Experience of some of the following technologies: workflow managers, data warehousing technology, high-performance computing platforms, database and database query optimisation, and data mining
• Experience in some of the following domains: bioinformatics, genomics, ontologies, functional annotation, and high throughput sequencing analysis, statistics
• Experience of some of the following technologies: Python, Rust, Perl, GraphQL, JavaScript, TypeScript, Apache, MySQL, PostgreSQL, DuckDB, SQLite
• Hands on experience working with AI based tools, both as a data provider and their application in the context of a website.
• Experience in writing grants to a range of funding agencies
• A track record in leading scientific projects
• Participation in multi-institute collaborations
• Presented at international meetings
• Participation in public-private scientific partnerships
• Experience leading work packages for complex multi-partner grants and chairing international steering groups and committees on technical subjects

Apply now! Benefits and Contract Information

• Financial incentives: depending on circumstances, monthly family/marriage allowance of £278 monthly child allowance of £336 per child. Non resident allowance up to £717per month. Annual salary review, pension scheme, death benefit, long-term care, accident-at-work and unemployment insurances

• Hybrid working arrangements

• Private medical insurance for you and your immediate family (including all prescriptions and generous dental & optical cover)

• Generous time off: 30 days annual leave per year, in addition to eight bank holidays

• Relocation package including installation grant (as applicable)

• Campus life: Free shuttle bus to and from work, on-site library, subsidised on-site gym and cafeteria, casual dress code, extensive sports and social club activities (on campus and remotely)

• Family benefits: On-site nursery, child sick leave, generous parental leave, holiday clubs on campus and monthly family and child allowances

• Contract duration: This position is a 5 year contract renewable up to 9 years

• Salary: Monthly salary starting at£5,982after tax but excl. pension & insurances) + benefits (Total package will be dependent on family circumstances)

• International applicants: We recruit internationally and successful candidates are offered visa exemptions. Read more on our page for international applicants.

• Diversity and inclusion: At EMBL-EBI, we strongly believe that inclusive and diverse teams benefit from higher levels of innovation and creative thought. We encourage applications from women, LGBTQ+ and individuals from all nationalities.

• Job location: This role is based in Hinxton, near Cambridge, UK. You will be required to relocate if you are based overseas and you will receive a generous relocation package to support you.

To apply, please submit a covering letter and CV via our online system. Applications will close on 25/03/2026.

You enjoy solving interesting and challenging problems. You care about great design , real users, and shipping software that works. You dont want layers of management between you and the code. If that sounds like you, keep reading. Were a market leader in enterprise email migration trusted globally to move some of the worlds most complex messaging environments safely and reliably. Alongside that, were building a new generation of products, including tools that monitor and manage GenAI usage in enterprise environments. Were looking for a Senior Software Engineer who wants real technical ownership, real influence, and real problems to solve. What Youll Do Youll work end-to-end on meaningful systems from design through production alongside a small, highly capable engineering team. Design, build, and evolve production systems used by enterprise customers worldwide Take ownership of key components and services, improving scalability, reliability, and security Break down complex requirements into elegant, pragmatic solutions Improve and modernise existing systems where it genuinely adds value Raise the bar through collaborative code reviews and architectural discussions Troubleshoot and resolve real-world issues including performance, reliability, production incidents Use modern tooling (including AI-assisted development where appropriate ) without sacrificing quality Maintain a positive, can-do attitude that energi s es the team and drives momentum This is a senior, hands-on role . Working with other s mart engineers building great software. The Tech Youll Work With You dont need to tick every box , but you should be strong in most of these and excited to learn the rest: TypeScript / Node.js for APIs and services React + TypeScript with modern tooling SQL / relational databases with real production experience C# / .NET (including working with legacy or Windows-centric components when needed) Secure system design (auth, tokens, certificates, APIs, networking fundamentals) Automated testing, CI/CD, and production-grade engineering Nice-to-haves include C loud, containers, Python, AI integrations, and experience with enterprise systems . How Youll Work L ow bureaucracy, high trust A culture that values engineering judgment , not just output Space to influence technical direction and reduce long-term pain Why This Role Is Different Youll have real influence over systems used by major organisations globally Youll work on software where correctness, reliability, and security genuinely matter Youll be trusted to make decisions , and expected to think creatively Youll help shape how we responsibly use AI in real enterprise software What We Offer Competitive salary and benefits Flexible, remote working with onsite team collaboration in the Bristol area every other month A smart, supportive team that values quality The chance to build systems youll be proud to put your name on If youre a senior engineer who can visualise an outcome and has the curiosity and problem-solving skills to deliver it, wed love to talk. TPBN1\_UKTJ

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Within your role asSenior Software Engineerno two days will look the same; with a variety of projects theres always something new to learn. You will be joining an already established and talented team, which is currently 150 strong and comprised of Apprentice Engineers through to Solution Architects. You will be provided a clear, individual career path with full training, support and mentorship as required to ensure you are reaching your full potential.

You will be involved in a variety of projects within the Software Engineering team such as regular stand ups, fixing bugs, project, and design, and supporting junior members of the team. Additionally, you will also be part of sprint reviews and demos, product release cycles and reports, to name a few of your responsibilities.

At Microlise we know the importance of a good work/life balance, so offer flexible working opportunities with a low overtime culture; theres a reason our average length of service is 7+ years! If you are looking for a new challenge and have a strong technical background then we want to hear from you!

What we’re looking for:

• A degree in Computer Science or other related technical discipline, with a solid understanding of its practical application
• Demonstrable, hands-on experience working as a Software Engineer
• Industry experience in C# and .NET
• Object oriented concepts such as polymorphism, inheritance etc., taking this further with knowledge of SOLID principles
• SQL experience using Microsoft SQL Server
• Working knowledge of Unit Testing
• Experience of coaching and mentoring others
• Working knowledge of Design Patterns and optimisation techniques
• Good knowledge of all forms of testing
• Passionate and positive, with a real thirst for knowledge and wanting to succeed

Technologies we’re looking for:

• C++
• Linux
• UNIX
• Java
• .NET Core
• .NET Framework
• ASP.NET
• Angular
• Micro Services
• MS SQL Server
• Couchbase

Why Microlise?

Proudly Midlands-based, Microlise has been operating for over thirty years, and recently became a Publicly Listed Company with shares trading on the London Stock Exchange. Our growing business is guided by our culture which drives the way we behave, the way we work, the way we connect with our customers, and the way we support and develop our people.

• Full support and training to ensure you are well equipped to succeed in your role
• Access to our salary sacrifice EV Car Scheme - payments are made before tax and other contributions, so saving you money, whilst doing your bit for the environment!
• Great Place to Work certified We have been recognised by the global authority on workplace culture, so come be a part of our success!
• Private medical insurance with Vitality Health including rewards for members such as: Free Amazon Prime, Apple Watch, discounted gym membership and many more!
• 25 days holiday, excluding bank holidays, increasing with service
• Invested in employee health and well-being with over 20 mental health first aiders in the business
• Employee Assistance Programmes
• Free Costco membership, 20% off EE mobile and line rental, and other local discounts
• Great staff extras: Easter eggs, yearly BBQ, Christmas gifts and annual staff awards
• Free Microlise Cresswell Racing Tickets, support British Superbikes
• Executive Box at Motorpoint Arena Nottingham

Recruitment Process

For successful candidates, interviews will take place whilst the advert is still live; so dont delay getting your application in!

Recruitment Agencies

Whilst we make every effort to directly source candidates for our live roles, we do have a very small, preferred supplier list on the occasion we may require additional support. We therefore do not accept speculative CVs and/or cold calls to our Recruitment Team or Hiring Managers.

Location: Melton (Hybrid)

Working Hours: 09:00 17:30

Salary: up to £50,000

The purpose of this role is to solve complex business problems and technical challenges through the design and development of frontend applications. This role will contribute directly towards exciting technology opportunities in the public health sector; specifically in general practice. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality, scalable, and responsive user interfaces.

Key Tasks

Design and Development

• Design, develop, and maintain complex, highly responsive, and user-friendly web applications using modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g. React)
• Drive technical design and architectural decisions for the frontend, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and security
• Develop modular, reusable components and libraries
• Collaborate closely with UX/UI designers to translate wireframes and design mockups into functional interfaces.
• Partner with other members of the development team to define and integrate necessary APIs (REST)

Technical Leadership

• Promote and demonstrate software engineering best practices and principles
• Participate in architectural and design discussions
• Stay abreast of the latest technologies and industry trends
• Diagnose and troubleshoot complex technical issues
• Research and advocate for new technologies, tooling, and development processes to continuously improve the teams tech stack and efficiency
• Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing across the team

Quality Assurance and Compliance

• Ensure all applications adhere to accessibility (a11y) and cross-browser compatibility standards
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code with a strong emphasis on quality and performance
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to uphold team coding standards and patterns
• Comply with X-ons Health & Safety, Data Protection, Information Security, PCI & DSP policies and procedures.

Skills Required

Essential

• Proven experience in designing, building, and maintaining scalable, modular, and high-performance front-end architectures (e.g., micro-frontends, design systems, component libraries)
• Proven experience with a major front-end framework/library (e.g. React)
• Experience with state management libraries
• Expert-level knowledge of HTML5 semantics, accessibility standards (WCAG), and modern CSS (e.g., CSS Grid, Flexbox, pre-processors like Sass/Less).
• Experience working with RESTful APIs
• Knowledge of the product development lifecycle
• Source control (e.g. GitLab)
• Strong knowledge of software design patterns and object-oriented design principles
• Working experience of unit test frameworks and test automation
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills

Desirable

• Strong expertise in Agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum / Kanban) and tools
• Healthcare industry experience (NHS)
• VOIP call handling

Benefits

• 25 Days Holiday plus an additional day for your birthday/equivalent
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Winter Flu Jabs
• Free On-Site Parking
• Learning and development budget with Professional Qualification Support
• £1,000 employee referral bonus
• Social benefits (paid social events)
• Buy Holiday Scheme
• Employee Assistance Program
• Discount on Health Insurance
• Annual Salary Review
• Enhanced Company Sick Pay
• Monthly pizza in the office (Hybrid employees) / coffee voucher (Remote employees)
• SCG mobile benefit

SCG is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all parts of the community and are committed to upholding the principles of the Equality Act 2010.

We are committed to supporting applicants with disabilities. We will endeavour to make necessary adjustments to ensure a fair and accessible recruitment process

?? Senior Software Developer (Java) ?? Cardiff ?? Up to £65,000 DOE What You'll Do: You'll join a collaborative, cross-functional team where you'll play a key role in building and enhancing robust software solutions used by organisations around the world. Day to day, you'll be hands-on with designing, developing and maintaining scalable applications, while contributing to technical decisions and continuously improving how the team works. You'll work closely with Product Owners, QA and DevOps colleagues to translate requirements into high-quality solutions, support production releases, and help resolve complex technical issues. There's also a strong opportunity to mentor others and progress towards a lead developer position, shaping both the technology and the team's future direction. What You'll Bring: Strong commercial experience with Java 8+ and modern development practices Solid knowledge of frameworks such as Spring Boot, Spring Cloud and Hibernate Experience building microservices and RESTful APIs A good understanding of modern software architectures including microservices and event-driven design Hands-on experience with AWS , Docker and cloud-native development Confidence writing and maintaining unit tests using tools such as JUnit and Mockito Experience working with relational databases such as SQL or MySQL Familiarity with Git-based version control and Agile delivery environments Strong problem-solving skills, clear communication and a genuine desire to keep learning Why You Should Apply: This is a chance to work on meaningful software that supports workplaces globally. You'll benefit from a hybrid working model, strong support for personal development, and a culture that values collaboration, learning and inclusion. Alongside an attractive benefits package including enhanced parental leave, generous annual leave, healthcare support and a pension scheme, you'll have access to learning platforms and clear opportunities to grow your career in a supportive, forward-thinking environment. Ready to Apply? Contact Jack Winder to find out more. Please apply with a CV and a cover letter outlining why you're perfect for the role. Know someone great for the job? We offer a referral scheme-just get in touch! Note: We do our best to respond to every application, but due to volume, we can't always guarantee it. If you haven't heard back within 7 days, unfortunately, you haven't been successful this time. Keep an eye on our site for new opportunities! TPBN1\_UKTJ

Senior Software Developer (Java) Cardiff Up to £65,000 DOE What You'll Do: You'll join a collaborative, cross-functional team where you'll play a key role in building and enhancing robust software solutions used by organisations around the world. Day to day, you'll be hands-on with designing, developing and maintaining scalable applications, while contributing to technical decisions and continuously improving how the team works. You'll work closely with Product Owners, QA and DevOps colleagues to translate requirements into high-quality solutions, support production releases, and help resolve complex technical issues. There's also a strong opportunity to mentor others and progress towards a lead developer position, shaping both the technology and the team's future direction. What You'll Bring: Strong commercial experience with Java 8+ and modern development practices Solid knowledge of frameworks such as Spring Boot, Spring Cloud and Hibernate Experience building microservices and RESTful APIs A good understanding of modern software architectures including microservices and event-driven design Hands-on experience with AWS, Docker and cloud-native development Confidence writing and maintaining unit tests using tools such as JUnit and Mockito Experience working with relational databases such as SQL or MySQL Familiarity with Git-based version control and Agile delivery environments Strong problem-solving skills, clear communication and a genuine desire to keep learning Why You Should Apply: This is a chance to work on meaningful software that supports workplaces globally. You'll benefit from a hybrid working model, strong support for personal development, and a culture that values collaboration, learning and inclusion. Alongside an attractive benefits package including enhanced parental leave, generous annual leave, healthcare support and a pension scheme, you'll have access to learning platforms and clear opportunities to grow your career in a supportive, forward-thinking environment. Ready to Apply? Contact Jack Winder to find out more. Please apply with a CV and a cover letter outlining why you're perfect for the role. Know someone great for the job? We offer a referral scheme-just get in touch! Note: We do our best to respond to every application, but due to volume, we can't always guarantee it. If you haven't heard back within 7 days, unfortunately, you haven't been successful this time. Keep an eye on our site for new opportunities

Head of Engineering - Safety‑Critical Autonomy & AI Systems Location: London (3 days per week onsite) Salary: Up to £90,000 Employment Type: Permanent, Full Time Department: Engineering Reports to: CEO A high‑growth tech company working at the forefront of AI, robotics, and autonomous systems is searching for an experienced Head of Engineering to lead the development of next‑generation safety‑critical technologies. This is a rare opportunity to join early, shape the engineering function, and build systems that will underpin the future of trusted autonomy. About the Role You will lead a multidisciplinary engineering team delivering cutting‑edge assurance systems for AI‑driven and autonomous platforms, with an initial focus on UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems). You'll define engineering strategy, oversee system architecture and software development, and ensure high‑quality delivery in line with strict industry and regulatory standards. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in safety‑critical, regulated environments and thrives in a fast‑moving start‑up setting. What You'll Do Provide technical and strategic leadership across all engineering teams. Define and own the engineering roadmap, balancing innovation with compliance. Establish and manage engineering processes across systems engineering, software development, V&V, and safety assurance. Build and mentor a high‑performing engineering team. Oversee integration of R&D outputs into production‑ready systems. Lead technical risk management and quality assurance initiatives. Represent engineering in customer discussions, technical reviews, and stakeholder sessions. Collaborate closely with product, operations, and leadership to align execution with business goals. Manage technical documentation, certification, and regulatory submissions. What You'll Bring Strong background in aerospace or other regulated, safety‑critical sectors (defence, medical devices, oil & gas, automotive, etc.). Practical experience with recognised safety and compliance standards. Deep understanding of designing, building, and scaling reliable software and systems requiring assurance or certification. Experience leading and scaling technical teams. Comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment where ownership, adaptability, and hands‑on leadership matter. Benefits Salary sacrifice pension with 5% employer match Generous holiday allowance EV car scheme Cycle to Work scheme Additional benefits as the organisation continues scaling DCS Recruitment and all associated companies are committed to creating a working environment where diversity is celebrated and everyone is treated fairly, regardless of gender, gender identity, disability, ethnic origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, age, or nationality

£50,000 - £70,000 + car allowance, bonus, private healthcare and other great benefits

Full Time/Permanent

Worcestershire/with travel

The Company

My client is a well-established, yet growing network service provider and Cisco Premier Partner based in Worcestershire.

The Role

I am looking for a driven Technical Team Leader to lead a team of Network Support Engineers and ensure smooth delivery of technical support services maintaining a high standard of customer satisfaction.

The Technical Team Leader will oversee day-to-day Service Desk operations, ensuring incidents and requests are handled efficiently, and maintaining clear communication with customers and internal teams. You will play a key role in developing team capability, implementing best practices, and driving continuous improvement across support processes.

This is primarily an office-based role in Worcestershire but will also require ad-hoc travel to client sites.

The Person

The ideal candidate will bring strong leadership qualities, excellent communication skills, and a customer-focused mindset. You should be confident in guiding and mentoring technical staff, able to remain calm under pressure, and comfortable making decisions in fast-paced environments. A proactive approach to problem-solving, a commitment to service excellence, and a desire for ongoing professional development will be highly valued.

Technical Skills and Experience

• Proven experience of day-to-day working with Cisco technologies
• Will be CCNA certified at a minimum with CCNP preferable but not essential
• Must have experience in a Service Desk or technical support environment, ideally in a senior or team-leading capacity.
• Strong leadership and people-management skills, with the ability to coach, mentor, and motivate technical staff.
• Excellent communication abilities, including clear written updates and confident customer-facing interaction.
• Solid understanding of networking, infrastructure, and common enterprise technologies to support effective technical escalation.
• Experience working with ITSM/ticketing platforms (eg, incident, request, change management workflows).
• Must also hold a valid UK driving license.

Please apply via the link or contact (see below) for more information

Modis International Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers in the UK. Modis Europe Ltd provide a variety of international solutions that connect clients to the best talent in the world. For all positions based in Switzerland, Modis Europe Ltd works with its licensed Swiss partner Accurity GmbH to ensure that candidate applications are handled in accordance with Swiss law.

Both Modis International Ltd and Modis Europe Ltd are Equal Opportunities Employers.

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Role: Java Developer

Location: Solihull/Remote (2 days per week on-site)

Duration: 6 Months

Day rate: Negotiable Outside IR35

Clearance: Active SC clearance required & NPPV3 is desirable

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Java Developer to join our team and work on a large-scale public sector program. This unique development opportunity involves creating and implementing solutions for our portfolio of biometric products, supporting live systems, and diagnosing incidents. You will be part of a collaborative team that prides itself on engineering the best possible Java code.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement solutions for biometric products.
• Support live systems and diagnose incidents.
• Collaborate with the team to ensure high-quality Java code.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Proficiency in Java 17+, Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, Spring Integration, Spring Batch, Microservices, Quartz, SQL Database (PostgreSQL), JPA (Hibernate), REST and SOAP Web Services, Messaging service (ActiveMQ), Maven, Junit, Jenkins, AWS Cloud hosting and its components, Postgres/Aurora, Bootstrap, Docker, TDD, Agile (Scrum)
• Public sector experience.
• 8-10 years of hands-on experience with large-scale Spring-based Java projects.
• Experience supporting live systems and diagnosing incidents.
• Experience in large-scale integration projects involving microservices, messaging, web services, and distributed systems.
• Experience with web services (SOAP and RESTful).
• Experience with containerization (Docker).
• Experience with testing frameworks like JUnit, Mockito, Powermock, JMock, DBUnit, TestContainers.
• Experience connecting processes across several systems with message brokers like ActiveMQ.
• Experience with Continuous Integration methodologies - Maven, GIT, Jenkins, SonarQube, and Stash Repository.
• Experience developing in a Linux development environment.
• Experience working with a suite of Atlassian products.
• Experience working with open-source database management systems like PostgreSQL.
• Experience working with AWS services (EC2, SQS, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, Route53, KMS, Cloudwatch).
• Monitoring using Grafana.
• Agile development methods - Scrum, Kanban, TDD, BDD.
• Strong analytical and decision-making abilities.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Experience in Angular and Node JS.
• Experience in Jaspersoft reporting tool.
• DBA experience in performance tuning SQL queries and Postgres/Aurora DB config.
• Experience working with Spring Cloud, Spring Batch, and Spring Integration.
• Experience working with Activiti BPMN.
• Experience working with Postfix.
• Experience in AWS DevOps.
• Ability to create a cohesive working environment and build high-performing teams.
• Strong stakeholder management.
• Hands-on Java development experience working on digital or technology projects at a leading consultancy, agency, or government organization.
• AWS or Azure certification, or willingness to attain the certification.
• Self-starter, comfortable working in both process-driven and ambiguous environments.
• Experience and passion for working within Central Government and other sectors.
• Proven capability of working successfully with senior client stakeholders and end-users, quickly building successful relationships, and establishing credibility.
• Passion for digital and technology, with the drive and determination to continually learn new things and develop yourself and others.
• Strong written, presentation, and verbal communication skills, with a high degree of attention to detail.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to work independently in a highly collaborative, team-based environment.

What We Are Looking For:

• Ability to manage and build relationships with teams, relevant stakeholders, and third-party sub-contractors utilizing effective and appropriate governance mechanisms.
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools and agile methodologies, and hands-on delivery experience.
• Drive outcomes and business value, coordinate activities across teams to establish pace of delivery.

Senior Data Engineer (Data Modernization)

We are looking for a proactive, goal-oriented Senior Data Engineer to build and scale high-performance big data pipelines. This role is ideal for a collaborative problem-solver who excels in distributed environments and values technical excellence through CI/CD and Agile.

The Essentials

• Pipeline Tech: 5+ years of experience with Kafka, Spark, Hadoop, and DBT.
• Modern Modeling: Expert skills in Data Vault and Dimensional modeling.
• Cloud & DevOps: Strong AWS experience with a focus on CI/CD and writing secure code.
• Data Governance: Proven ability to embed quality, lineage, and monitoring into every pipeline.
• Leadership: A passion for guiding and coaching fellow team members both technically and procedurally.

The Mission

You will lead data modernization efforts, ensuring large-scale systems remain compliant and secure while maintaining a “right tool for the job” mindset. You’ll bridge the gap between complex data engineering and actionable analytics/ML concepts.

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If you have a passion for building well-governed, scalable systems and want to lead a high-impact team, please apply with your CV

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

SC Senior Python Developer / 6 Month Contract / Inside IR35 / 550 / Milton Keynes

My Public Sector client is looking for a Senior Python Developer who will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, and maintaining high-quality software solutions using Python. The role focuses on delivering scalable, efficient, and maintainable code while collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet business and technical requirements.

Must-Have Technical Skills

• Strong hands-on experience in Python with 5+ years building production-grade applications
• Strong hands-on experience in Golang with 3+ years developing scalable backend services
• Strong hands-on experience in C# / .NET with 3+ years building enterprise-grade applications
• Mandatory experience designing, developing, and maintaining microservices-based architectures
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, service-to-service communication, and fault tolerance
• Experience building RESTful APIs and integrating services across multiple systems
• Proficiency in writing clean, efficient, testable, and well-documented code
• Experience with asynchronous/thread processing, messaging systems, and background workers
• Strong experience with Git-based version control and CI/CD pipelines
• Working knowledge of security best practices, authentication, and authorization

Professional Experience

• 6+ years of overall software development experience
• Proven experience delivering microservices-based systems in a production environment
• Minimum 3+ years of hands-on experience in Golang and C#, with strong proficiency in Python
• Experience owning services end-to-end, from design and development to deployment and support
• Ability to contribute to architecture decisions and system design discussions
• Experience mentoring junior developers and driving engineering best practices
• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills in cross-functional teams

The successful candidate will already hold Security Clearance or be eligible for Security Clearance

Crewe (Hybrid - 3 days onsite)
Competitive + Bonus + Benefits

We’re hiring a Senior Backend Developer to join a high-growth telematics division building large-scale, customer-facing SaaS platforms.

This is not just another backend role.

You’ll be working on a flagship platform powering connected vehicle technology, built across 70+ microservices on AWS. The long-term plan? Clear progression towards platform ownership.

What you’ll be working with:

• Node.js & TypeScript
• AWS (ECS, Lambda, RDS, Kinesis, S3, DynamoDB)
• Docker & Terraform
• CI/CD pipelines (GitLab)
• Postgres / MySQL

The role:

• Design and build scalable backend systems
• Own features from concept to deployment
• Contribute to architecture decisions
• Mentor and support engineers
• Drive improvements in performance, reliability and scalability

This environment suits someone who:

• Has strong commercial Node/TypeScript experience
• Has worked in cloud-first AWS environments
• Enjoys ownership and accountability
• Can balance technical quality with pragmatic delivery
• Wants to step into a future platform leadership role

Hybrid working is 3 days per week onsite in Crewe. The office is modern and purpose-built with strong collaboration culture.

If you’re currently operating at Senior level and want to move toward Principal / Platform ownership - this is that move.

Apply now or reach out for a confidential discussion.

My client, a progressive and ambitious organisation, is seeking an exceptional Software Engineering Manager to lead, energise and elevate their engineering function of approximately 20.

This is a pivotal executive-level role, reporting directly to the CEO and working in close partnership with the Chief Architect, where you will play a critical part in shaping both technical direction and commercial outcomes.

They are looking for a dynamic, high-impact leader -someone who can inspire teams, drive performance, and combine deep technical expertise with strong commercial acumen.

The Role

As Head of Software Engineering, you will take full ownership of a 20-person engineering function - building a high-performing, accountable, and motivated team that consistently delivers secure, scalable and commercially aligned technology solutions.

This role requires more than technical oversight. You will be a visible and energetic leader who sets the tone, challenges thinking constructively, and ensures engineering is not just a delivery function but a strategic driver of business growth.

Working alongside the Chief Architect, you will translate architectural vision into operational excellence, ensuring execution, pace and quality remain uncompromising. Reporting to the CEO, you will contribute at executive level, aligning engineering strategy directly with commercial objectives.

Key Responsibilities Strategic & Commercial Leadership

• Define and execute a clear engineering strategy aligned to business growth and revenue objectives.
• Partner with the CEO and executive team to ensure technology investment delivers measurable commercial value.
• Drive performance, efficiency and scalability across the 20-person engineering function.
• Own budget, resource planning and cost management within engineering.

Inspirational People Leadership

• Lead, mentor and energise a team of approximately 20.
• Create a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Develop leadership capability within the engineering management layer.
• Foster an environment that attracts, retains and develops top technical talent.

Technical Excellence & Delivery

• Oversee the design and delivery of secure, scalable, high-quality digital platforms.
• Ensure best-in-class Agile, DevOps and modern software engineering practices.
• Maintain hands-on credibility with strong technical depth and architectural understanding.
• Drive engineering KPIs focused on quality, velocity, stability and customer impact.

Collaboration & Executive Influence

• Work closely with the Chief Architect to ensure architectural vision is effectively implemented.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Operations and Commercial teams.
• Translate complex technical strategy into clear business language for executive stakeholders.
• Constructively challenge senior leaders where appropriate to ensure optimal outcomes.

What We re Looking For

We re seeking a confident, commercially astute technology leader who thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments and knows how to get the very best out of their teams.

You will bring:

• Significant senior leadership experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams (circa 20+).
• Proven ability to build, inspire and scale high-performing teams.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience aligning technology to business growth.
• Deep technical knowledge and a hands-on engineering background.
• Experience operating at executive level and influencing senior stakeholders.
• A track record of delivering secure, scalable platforms in regulated or complex environments (financial services experience desirable).
• Gravitas, energy and the confidence to influence at CEO level.

Benefits:

• 28 days Holiday + BH
• Healthcare
• Hybrid working

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Contract
4 Months Initially
600- 625pd (Outside IR35)
Remote

We are seeking a skilled Technical Architect with a strong background in WSO2 and Java to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and implementing technical solutions that meet the needs of our government clients, adhering to the principles and guidelines set forth by the Government Digital Service (GDS).

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop technical architectures using WSO2 technologies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful integration of solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Analyse and assess existing systems to identify areas for improvement and optimisation.
• Ensure compliance with GDS standards and best practises in all technical deliverables.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in technical architecture, particularly with WSO2 and Java.
• Strong understanding of government regulations and GDS principles.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience in delivering large-scale projects within a government context is highly desirable.

Architect complex systems, owning technical decisions, and crafting Python-powered solutions that make a real impact to customers

Principal Python Software Engineer
Hybrid - commutable distance of the Southampton area
Circa 65k + Up to 15% Bonus

The Role

As a Principal Python Software Engineer, you’ll join an Agile team united by curiosity, collaboration, and the belief that great technology can truly make a difference. You’ll work with Python, AWS, and MariaDB to design and develop systems that keep pace with fast-moving business needs.

Make key architectural decisions, drive technical strategy, and lead the engineering evolution of a platform used across the organisation. You’ll also play a central role in coaching and mentoring engineers, helping to build a culture where innovation thrives and quality is non-negotiable.

As our product team grows, you’ll have the opportunity to step into leadership, guiding the next generation of engineering talent.

This role would suit with:

• Python, AWS, and modern development practices
• Experience of steering architectural decisions and elevating engineering standards.
• Mentoring experience
• Agile / Scrum

Current tech stack includes:

• Python
• AWS
• Docker
• MariaDB
• Jira
• Azure DevOps
• Agile

This Principe Python Software Engineer role is paying circa 65k with benefits including, 15% Bonus, 25 days holiday, enhanced pension, onsite gym, Car Scheme, healthcare scheme and more.

Apply now or contact Chris Lynes at Spectrum IT for more information.

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

Lead Data Engineer - Pyspark / AWS / Python / SAS - Financial Sector

As a Lead PySpark Engineer, you will design, develop, and fix complex data processing solutions using PySpark on AWS. You will work hands-on with code, modernising legacy data workflows and supporting large-scale SAS-to-PySpark migrations. The role requires strong engineering discipline, deep data understanding, and the ability to deliver production-ready data pipelines in a financial services environment.

Essential Skills

PySpark & Data Engineering

• Minimum 5+ years of hands-on PySpark experience.
• SAS to Pyspark migration experience
• Proven ability to write production-ready PySpark code.
• Strong understanding of data and data warehousing concepts, including: ETL/ELT, Data models, Dimensions and facts, Data marts, SCDs

Spark Performance & Optimisation

• Strong knowledge of Spark execution concepts, including partitioning, optimisation, and performance tuning.
• Experience troubleshooting and improving distributed data processing pipelines.
• Python & Engineering Quality
• Strong Python coding skills with the ability to refactor, optimise, and stabilise existing codebases.
• Experience implementing parameterisation, configuration, logging, exception handling, and modular design.

SAS & Legacy Analytics

• Strong foundation in SAS (Base SAS, SAS Macros, SAS DI Studio).
• Experience understanding, debugging, and modernising legacy SAS code.

Data Engineering & Testing

• Ability to understand end-to-end data flows, integrations, orchestration, and CDC.
• Experience writing and executing data and ETL test cases.
• Ability to build unit tests, comparative testing, and validate data pipelines.

Engineering Practices

• Proficiency in Git-based workflows, branching strategies, pull requests, and code reviews.
• Ability to document code, data flows, and technical decisions clearly.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines for data engineering workloads.

AWS & Platform Skills

• Strong understanding of core AWS services, including: S3, EMR / Glue, Workflows, Athena, IAM
• Experience building and operating data pipelines on AWS.
• Big data processing on cloud platforms.

Desirable Skills

• Experience in banking or financial services.
• Experience working on SAS modernisation or cloud migration programmes.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery environments.

I have three roles available all of which can be worked remotely so dont delay and apply today. I have interview slots ready to be filled

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Edinburgh

12-Month Contract

Paying up to 87p/h (Inside IR35)

Please note - due to the nature of the work, you will need to hold or be eligible to obtain a high level of UK Security clearance - please only apply if suitable

Key Responsibilities:

• Create and deliver software solutions within a defined work package area, ensuring that the package meets all stakeholder requirements
• Establish and mature stakeholder needs, associating/attributing priority, interest, influence and trading-off needs to determine optimum capability to solve stakeholders? problems
• Create high quality and robust code; for fully documenting and recording your work products; keeping them under configuration management and providing plans and reports on progress to your line manager
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure architecture alignment with other elements of the programme.
• Ensure the application of appropriate tools / techniques for test equipment design by the team, providing advice in own area of expertise
• Resolve emerging issues by proposing and driving through solutions, escalating more complex risks and supporting definition of opportunities and risk mitigation options
• Foster relationships and networks within and outside the line of business, actively seeking out opportunities and promoting a culture for the adoption of best practices
• Develop, coach, mentor, teach, and upskill other engineers in the wider application of engineering

Required Skillset:

• Experience in designing solutions using C and NI LabWindows /CVI
• Have experience with TestStand
• Developing Low-Level Drivers
• Developing software for test system environments
• Developing software within a development process framework
• Experience in Agile development and Atlassian toolset
• Familiarity with configuration management tools, defect tracking and peer review

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited (“ARM”). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.

Our client is the Public Sector and is looking for a Lead Developer to join on a 6 Month Inside IR35 Contract. This role will be remote with 4 days a month visits to their office in Brighton.

Client Details

Our client is the Public Sector and is looking for a Lead Developer to join on a 6 Month Inside IR35 Contract. This role will be remote with 4 days a month visits to their office in Brighton.

Description

• Lead the development and implementation of software solutions to meet organisational goals.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define project requirements and deliverables.
• Ensure the quality and performance of developed applications through testing and optimisation.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation for all development projects.
• Identify and resolve technical challenges in a timely manner.
• Ensure compliance with organisational standards and regulatory requirements.
• Support the continuous improvement of development processes and methodologies.

Profile

Must haves:

• C#.NET
• Azure
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Strong testing experience

Nice to haves:

• Azure Service Bus
• Azure Logic Apps
• Playwright / Selenium / Specflow
• Mentoring experience

Job Offer

12 Month Inside IR35 Contract up to 660

Lead Automation Engineer / Automation / QA / Testing / React / C# / Test Automation / Cardiff / Permanent / £60,000 - £70,000 / Hybrid

Vivo Talent are working with a well-established and growing SaaS company to recruit a hands-on Lead Automation Engineer to own and elevate automation across one of their product suites. This is a technical leadership role where you’ll shape automation strategy, build scalable frameworks and embed quality at the heart of how they deliver their solutions.

You’ll work closely with engineers, product teams and stakeholders to create a robust automation ecosystem that supports fast delivery without compromising quality. If you love ownership, solving complex problems and influencing how teams think about testing and quality, this one’s for you.

What you’ll do

• Define and drive the automation strategy
• Design and build automation frameworks covering UI, API, integration, and end-to-end testing
• Embed automated testing into CI/CD pipelines for fast, reliable validation
• Champion best practices in quality engineering and testing
• Partner with engineers to improve coverage, resilience, and confidence in delivery
• Mentor and uplift automation capability across the team
• Support production by helping diagnose defects and quality risks

What we’re looking for

• Strong, hands-on automation engineering experience (frameworks built from scratch)
• Solid coding skills (e.g. C#, React) across UI and API layers
• Experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines
• A pragmatic problem-solver who cares deeply about software quality
• Comfortable working in agile environments

Lead Automation Engineer / Automation / QA / Testing / React / C# / Test Automation / Cardiff / Permanent / £60,000 - £70,000 / Hybrid

Lead Automation Engineer / Automation / QA / Testing / React / C# / Test Automation / Cardiff / Permanent / £60,000 - £70,000 / Hybrid