Pay up to £92,522 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

This is a real and significant DevOps leadership role in the UK’s largest government department. Here you will have the freedom and autonomy to drive the development of our technical landscape and define what DevOps looks like in DWP

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We’re looking for someone who has the vision to lead multiple teams through the adoption of cutting-edge infrastructure and development technologies.

You’ll be a leading, expert voice in a DWP Digital community that is driving a once-in-a-generation transformation of public services.

We have a unique purpose - putting better, more efficient services in the hands of DWP users. The scale of our engineering challenge is also huge:

We have 1bn lines of code in over 12,000 code repos and 90+ programming languages.

We run around 294 days’ worth of testing every day through automation.

Our APIs receive 173 million requests, and we spin up 280,000 AWS servers every month.

Over 22 million people - 1/3 of the UK’s adult population access our services daily.

Over 100,000 colleagues and agents use the kit, tools and systems we roll out. We build and maintain systems behind payments worth over £195bn payments annually.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

Experience of leading and supporting Engineers in multi-disciplinary teams in an agile environment and sharing knowledge and good practice with the wider organisation.

Significant experience of version control systems as well as building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines e.g. git with GitLab CI or Jenkins.

Significant experience of Infrastructure-as-code and configuration of code for one or more cloud providers.

Experience of containerisation and container orchestration.

Experience of multiple scripting and/or programming languages (e.g. Bash, Python).

Significant experience of the full life cycle of Azure cloud-based platforms and applications from designing, through deployment to supporting and operating in production, test and development environments.

You and your role

Our Lead DevOps Engineers lead and set the strategy as well as build our products and applications with researchers, testers, architects, analysts and designers as part of multi-functional agile delivery teams.

You’ll also be part of a supportive Engineering community of practice, with hundreds of engineering experts from across the UK, united by passion and purpose. We’ll give you the tools and time to build your capability, with coaching, mentoring, qualifications and formal learning, meet-ups or whatever else works for you.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You’ll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham. Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield, whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you’ll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £92,522.

Pension: You’ll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £21,000 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You’ll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies

Time off volunteering and charitable giving

Bring your authentic self to work with ‘I Can Be Me in DWP’

Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more

Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it’s even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference

Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

And we have an award-winning environment and culture:

DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards

Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024

Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025

Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards

Process:

We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process are just three stages:

Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There’ll be full instructions when you click through.

Presentation: A short 10 minute presentation on how you would mature a DevOps culture across multiple multidisciplinary teams.

Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

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Senior/Lead Software Engineer (Java)PermanentManchester-based (Hybrid with 3 days in the office)Salary DOE - £95,000 - £145,000 + attractive benefits + bonus

The client is continuing to scale their engineering presence in the UK as part of a broader US-UK expansion. They have recently closed another deal in Greater Manchester, and this is one of the first hires for a team that is expected to grow quite quickly.

This is a role for a Senior Software Engineer with a focus on Back End development with Java as the primary language. It involves improving and extending existing systems, with the possibility of building new interfaces while ensuring the platform continues to scale effectively.

Essential Skills

• Strong Back End engineer; AI development is not a core requirement.
• Java, SQL, AWS
• Can clearly articulate deep system-design thinking, especially around architectural trade-offs, scalability, caching, and how design decisions evolve in practice
• Tooling: Cursor, Claude Code (used, but not the focus)
• React is beneficial but not essential
• There will be Backend-heavy work
• Interfaces, frameworks, infrastructure pipelines
• Provider integrations and APIs
• Brownfield development and Legacy plumbing
• Solving scaling and growth-related problems

Responsibilities

• Initial focus is as a senior individual contributor, with strong technical ownership however they can also be a team lead as this role could move into a team lead position.
• Candidates who have experience in larger SaaS or software environments, and who have seen where systems or teams begin to strain at scale, are particularly attractive.

Working Pattern

• Hybrid working: 3 days per week in the office is the minimum
• Agile delivery environment.
• Strong emphasis on practical impact rather than theory.

Technical Lead Engineer (Full Stack – Java / Vue.js) Our client based in Manchester City Centre is currently looking for an experienced Java Technical Lead Engineer to join our growing team, helping to shape and deliver high-quality, end-to-end solutions across their platform. This is a key role where you’ll act as the bridge between our Java/Spring backend and Vue.js frontend, taking ownership of feature development from concept through to delivery. You’ll play a central part in ensuring seamless integration across the stack, maintaining architectural consistency, and driving best practices across the engineering team. Alongside hands-on development, you’ll mentor junior engineers and help elevate the overall technical capability of the team. What you’ll be doing: You’ll be working across the full stack, leading the design and delivery of new features while ensuring performance, scalability, and reliability. The role requires someone who can take high-level requirements and translate them into clear technical solutions, working closely with both product and engineering teams. Technical environment You’ll bring deep expertise in Vue.js and modern frontend development, paired with strong backend experience in Java and the Spring Boot ecosystem (including Data, Security, and MVC). A solid understanding of RESTful API design, SQL/database design, CI/CD pipelines, and AWS is essential. What we’re looking for We’re looking for someone with 8+ years of experience in software engineering who has a proven track record of leading technical initiatives and mentoring others. You’ll be a strong problem-solver and critical thinker, comfortable working from broad requirements and shaping them into robust, scalable solutions. A security-first mindset would be highly beneficial, and any background in cybersecurity would be a significant advantage given the nature of our work. Location & flexibility Preference for candidates based in the North West, but we’re open to fully remote candidates. The role includes one week per quarter in our Manchester office to collaborate with the wider team. Benefits: Flexible working Potential share options Interested? Please Click Apply Now! Technical Lead Engineer (Full Stack – Java / Vue.js)

Lead Technical Architect (Hands‑On) - SC Cleared Location: Manchester (Hybrid - 2 days per week onsite) Contract Length: 6 months Rate: £750 per day IR35 Status: Inside IR35 Clearance: Active SC Clearance required// Must have worked in central government Overview We are seeking a Lead Technical Architect with a strong hands on development background to join a major public sector digital programme. This is a technical leadership role for someone who actively writes code and leads by example, rather than operating at an enterprise or purely strategic level. You will work across multiple agile delivery teams to design, build, and operate internal platforms and tooling used by software engineers. This role is ideal for a hands on Lead Technical Architect who still loves to code, has deep AWS serverless expertise, and enjoys building platforms that enable other engineers to succeed. This is not a strategic or enterprise architecture role practical delivery experience is essential. Key Responsibilities Write production quality code alongside engineers
Lead technical design and architectural decision making
Build and evolve internal platforms used by development teams
Design and deliver large scale, multi‑account serverless architectures on AWS
Support teams working with TypeScript, Node.js, and AWS CDK
Define and implement authentication and authorisation patterns using OAuth / OIDC
Communicate architectural vision clearly to technical and non technical stakeholders
Work across three delivery teams (approximately 8 people per team)
Attend occasional in person meetings (Manchester‑based, with infrequent UK travel) Essential Skills & Experience Hands‑On Technical Architecture (Critical) Strong hands on coding experience (not advisory only)
Proven background as a developer, ideally progressing Junior Developer → Developer → Architect
Expert‑level experience with: JavaScript / TypeScript
Node.js
AWS CDK
Actively comfortable contributing code in live delivery environments
Enterprise architects will not be considered - this role requires a technical, code focused architect AWS & Platform Architecture Strong AWS experience, particularly: Serverless architectures
Multi‑account environments
Cloud‑native design patterns
Experience building and operating platforms or products of meaningful scale
Background delivering internal developer platforms or tooling Authentication & Security Strong knowledge of web‑based authentication
Hands‑on experience with OAuth and OpenID Connect (OIDC) Communication & Leadership Able to explain complex technical concepts to a wide range of stakeholders
Comfortable influencing engineering direction across multiple teams
Experience working in large, complex delivery environments

.NET Developer

SF Technology are working with a high-performing digital engineering team delivering complex, business-critical systems for a range of established enterprise clients, they are looking to hire a talented developer who thrives in a fast-paced, delivery-focused environment.

Key Details
Salary: £50,000
Fully remote
Permanent position

The Role

You will join a collaborative engineering team working across the full development lifecycle, from initial concept through to deployment and optimisation.

This is not a role limited to ticket delivery, you will:
Solve real-world business problems
Contribute to architecture and technical direction
Deliver scalable, high-quality solutions
Work closely with a driven, high-performance team

Responsibilities
Develop and maintain modern web applications
Work across backend systems and cloud environments
Contribute to code reviews and engineering standards
Collaborate within an agile, delivery-focused environment

Requirements
Strong experience with .NET / C#
Comfortable working across the full stack (backend-led is fine)
Experience in fast-paced environments (agency or consultancy preferred)
A proactive, solutions-focused mindset
Ability to take ownership and deliver to a high standard

The Environment
High-performing, no-ego team
Fast-paced, delivery-driven culture
Strong emphasis on quality and continuous improvement

This is an opportunity to join a team where engineers are trusted to own solutions, work at pace, and make a genuine impact.

Apply via SF Technology or reach out directly!

Lancashire Permanent Hybrid
Competitive Salary

VIQU have partnered with a leading organisation seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join their Data and Platform Engineering team during an exciting period of cloud and data platform transformation. In this hands-on role, you will design, build, and deliver modern data platforms within a cloud-first, Data Mesh environment, work closely with product managers, architects, and engineers, take ownership of your projects, and mentor junior colleagues, making a real impact on both the technology and the team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of cloud-based data platforms and data products as a Senior Data Engineer.
• Own the full data product lifecycle, from initial design through to decommissioning.
• Build and maintain robust ETL / ELT pipelines using SQL, Python, and modern tooling.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, architects, and engineers to solve complex technical and business challenges.
• Act as the go-to technical expert for junior engineers, providing mentorship, code reviews, and quality assurance.
• Produce clear, well-documented solutions for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Support CI/CD, environment control (dev/test/prod), and effective change management practices.
• Contribute to cloud platform development, with a strong preference for GCP (BigQuery), within a Data Mesh architecture.

Key Requirements:

• 5+ years experience as a Data Engineer with a strong focus on ETL / ELT.
• Advanced SQL and Python development skills.
• Hands-on experience with DBT, GIT, Terraform, Docker, IAM, and Airflow (Composer).
• Proven experience working on cloud platforms ideally GCP (BigQuery), but Azure or AWS also considered.
• Strong understanding of Data Mesh, Test Driven Design, and Agile delivery.
• Experience with documentation, CI/CD pipelines, and multi-environment controls.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to lead by example within engineering teams.
• Experience supporting mergers, integrations, or large-scale organisational change is highly desirable.

Senior GCP Data Engineer
London Permanent Hybrid
Competitive Salary

Apply today to speak with VIQU in confidence or contact Belle Hegarty at (url removed).
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Our client, an award-winning EAP and OH provider, is looking for a talented Senior Backend Developer to join a purpose-driven tech team that creates solutions making a real difference in people’s lives. This is more than just a job, it’s a chance to shape systems that support employee wellbeing in businesses across the UK & Ireland.

The Role

As a Senior Backend Developer, you’ll be a founding member of a newly formed cross-functional engineering team. You’ll play a key role in setting the tone for the team’s culture, practices, and success. Your technical expertise will shape our architecture and support business-critical applications.

This is a highly collaborative role for someone with a passion for software craftsmanship and continuous improvement. Using your 5+ years of backend development experience, you’ll enhance core product features, design scalable systems, and work closely with relevant stakeholders to deliver technical solutions that drive real value.

Beyond your individual contributions, you’ll mentor junior developers, champion best practices, and drive meaningful improvements in our development processes and tools. This is an opportunity to make a real impact; both through the systems you build and the team culture you help shape.

As a Senior Backend Developer, your key responsibilities include;

• Enhance features and functionality of core products
• Design and implement scalable backend systems using C# (.NET 5+ preferred)
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code using TDD/BDD principles
• Create and maintain RESTful and GraphQL APIs
• Collaborate with POs, BAs, and stakeholders to define solutions
• Mentor junior developers and promote best practices
• Drive improvements in development processes and tools

What you’ll bring

You’re an experienced backend developer with a solid foundation in modern software engineering practices. You understand what it takes to build systems that scale and you’re comfortable working across the full development lifecycle; from design and implementation through testing and deployment. Strong communication skills come naturally to you, and you thrive in collaborative environments where problem-solving and continuous learning are part of the culture.

Technical expertise:

• Proficiency in C#, .NET (preferably .NET 6+), and SQL Server
• Strong grasp of SOLID principles and object-oriented programming
• Experience with Git, unit testing frameworks (NUnit), and API development
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and agile methodologies
• A genuine desire to grow and evolve within a dynamic team

Why Join?

This is an incredible opportunity to make your mark in a company that prioritises purpose, innovation, and professional growth. You’ll be part of a team where your ideas are welcomed, your development is encouraged, and your work truly matters.

Ready to build something that helps others - and builds your career in the process? Apply today.

About the company:

This is a truly service-led business and the industry-leading EAP and OH provider - recognised as a Sunday Times ‘Best Places to Work’ organisation. With an unrivalled track record of strong year-on-year growth, they support over 80,000 organisations and 13 million lives across the UK and Ireland.

As part of a global group with 14 operating companies and circa 500m turnover, there’s substantial financial backing for continued expansion, including acquisition and international development. This isn’t just a job - it’s a platform for exceptional career advancement with a business that’s going places.

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The Portfolio Group are acting on behalf of our client in recruiting for this position.

Portfolio are proud to be exclusively representing an award-wining, Software provider based in the heart of Manchester, providing people solutions to over 50,000 clients worldwide.

In this role our client is looking for a candidate that possess an ability to work in cross-functional product teams, in a truly agile way, delivering small increments of value to our customers very frequently. An Ideal candidate would have experience of REST, JSON and how to build clean architecture with TDD and BDD for mobile platforms.

The ideal candidate will have a positive, ‘can-do’ attitude, with a thirst for knowledge and the ability communicate knowledge effectively and work within a team.

Key Responsibilities/Skills:

• Ensure that the initiative has a coherent Definition of Done and that your features are met.
• Able to communicate a complicated problem succinctly accurately and coherently to a team with different skill sets.
• Exhibit cross functional behaviour and support other competencies within the company.
• Able to negotiate and compromise solutions and find the balance between best practice, expediency and longer-term maintenance costs.
• Demonstrate, discuss and permeate current good practice in the skills specific to your professional family across other members of your professional family.
• Propose new technology, process or tooling to improve efficiency being aware of the future maintenance costs and consistency across other product teams.
• You make realistic commitments that you are confident of meeting and strive to do so.
• Maintain and improve engineering practice.
• Maintain and improve software quality for features built (TDD, Pairing, Peer Review, Static Analysis)
• Support the product owner and Development Lead in the provision of estimates that are at an appropriate level of fidelity for the phase in the development lifecycle.
• Support the QA in identifying describing and resolving defects.
• Support the BA in the elaboration of requirements.
• You take responsibility for the entire lifecycle of delivery from idea, marketing, sales and operation.
• Manage your own training requirements.
• Attend industry events and share the value with your

Benefits:

• 25 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays.
• Day off on your birthday.
• Holidays increase after 2- and 5-years’ service.
• Pension Plan and Life Insurance.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme.
• Company incentives, access to discount schemes.
• Profit Share Scheme.

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The Portfolio Group are acting on behalf of our client in recruiting for this position.

Software Engineering Manager Lead a Talented Tech Team Hybrid Manchester

Are you ready to take the reins of a high-performing engineering team at a fast-growing, forward-thinking company?

We’re looking for a hands-off, people-focused Software Engineering Leader to inspire and guide a team of brilliant, multi-skilled engineers. You’ll be at the heart of driving innovation, building robust, scalable digital consumer products that impact thousands if not millions of users.

This isn t your typical management role. We’re seeking a true technical leader someone with the experience, empathy, and strategic vision to grow a top-tier engineering function. You ll work alongside highly skilled senior engineers and help shape a tech culture built on trust, autonomy, and continuous improvement. We don t expect you to code, but you ll be managing engineers who build with cutting-edge tech to solve complex challenges. Think scalable systems, slick user experiences, modern DevOps practices, and cloud infrastructure that can handle millions of requests.

Skills Required-

Leadership & Influence You know how to bring out the best in engineers. You ve led high-performing teams, built trust quickly, and created environments where engineers thrive.

Technical Background You ve walked the path of a software or data engineer. You can speak the language of modern architecture, OOP, TDD, CI/CD, and cloud-native development (AWS ideally).

Engineering Best Practices You drive clean code, robust testing, and elegant automation. Agile, DevOps, and product-driven development are second nature to you.

The company -

Values are simple but powerful:

• Zero politics Just kind, smart people working together.
• Down-to-earth No egos here. We work hard and support one another.
• High standards We re proud of what we build and how we build it.
• Flexibility & Fairness Work where and how you do your best. We trust you.

Hybrid Working Manchester Based- 2 days per week

Full stack Senior & Lead Software Engineer

Hybrid Full time Manchester

50,000- 90,000

Overview

We are hiring across both Senior and Lead Full Stack Software Engineer levels to join high-performing engineering teams delivering complex digital transformation programmes across public sector projects.

These roles offer the opportunity to work on large-scale, cloud-based systems where you will help shape architecture, lead delivery, and build services that have real-world impact.

Both roles are hands-on engineering positions, with increasing levels of technical ownership, leadership, and architectural responsibility depending on level.

Senior vs Lead

Senior Software Engineer

• Own delivery of key services or components across the full lifecycle
• Contribute to architecture and design within a wider technical team
• Build and deliver scalable cloud-based applications
• Support planning, estimation, and technical problem solving
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team capability
• Strong hands-on engineering focus with growing technical leadership

Lead Software Engineer

• Own end-to-end architecture and delivery of complex services or systems
• Define technical direction and engineering standards
• Take accountability for system design, scalability, security, and performance
• Lead technical decision-making across teams or workstreams
• Provide technical assurance and guide engineering delivery quality
• Engage with stakeholders on technical solutions and strategy

Core Responsibilities (Both Levels)

• Design and deliver scalable, secure cloud-based systems
• Work across .NET, Java, Python, Node.js, and modern JavaScript frameworks
• Build microservices and serverless architectures
• Implement and improve CI/CD pipelines
• Work in Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban, TDD)
• Support continuous improvement of engineering standards
• Mentor and support engineers across the team
• Contribute to planning, estimation, and risk management

About You

Essential Experience

• Strong Full Stack Engineering background (5+ years)
• Experience delivering complex, scalable digital services
• Cloud experience
• Strong understanding of microservices and modern architecture patterns
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• CI/CD experience (Jenkins, Terraform)
• Experience mentoring or leading others (level dependent)

The Opportunity:

Our client is looking for a seasoned Lead Full Stack Software Engineer to provide end-to-end technical leadership across high-value mission-critical digital services within the public sector.

This is a senior level position where you will be involved in hands-on development as well as team management to steer multi-disciplinary development teams for large-scale digital transformation programmes.

Skills and Experience:

• Extensive experience leading Full Stack Engineering teams with advanced capabilities in .NET, Java, or Python, along with exposure to modern JavaScript frameworks.
• Proven track record mentoring engineers and elevating delivery quality through structured coaching.
• Strong client-facing acumen with the ability to advise on strategic technology direction.
• Delivery leadership within Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban, TDD, etc.)
• Hands-on experience architecting scalable secure cloud solutions on AWS and/or Azure
• A consulting or software house background is also highly desirable

Role and Responsibilities:

• The Lead Full Stack Software Engineer to provide end-to-end technical leadership across high-value, mission-critical digital services within the public sector. This is a senior strategically influential role where you will take full accountability for complex solution architectures, steer multi-disciplinary delivery teams, and set the engineering agenda for large-scale digital transformation programmes
• Operating in a technology-agnostic environment you will leverage a broad modern tech stack across .NET, Java, Python, Node.js, AWS, Azure and contemporary JavaScript frameworks
• Provide coaching and leadership, supporting the long-term development of engineers across the business

Applications:

Please contact Edward here at ISR to learn more about our client and how they are leading the way in developing the next generation of technical solutions through innovation and transformational technology?

Are you a Senior / Lead .NET Software Developer who is keen to work for a Certified B Corp? Are you keen to use your Full Stack Development skills to create bespoke lending solutions that help UK homeowners build long-term financial wellbeing? We re looking for a Lead Software Engineer to help shape the future of our technology platform. You will lead and inspire a talented team while remaining hands-on with architecture and delivery. You ll play a pivotal role in designing, building and evolving resilient, high-performance systems using the Microsoft stack, working across C#, .NET, SQL, Azure and modern front-end technologies such as React, JavaScript and TypeScript. If you have a passion for emerging technologies, DevOps, cloud platforms, this is the role for you Role: Lead Software Developer, Senior .NET Developer, Senior Software Engineer, Lead Software Engineer, Senior Full Stack Developer, Full Stack Developer, Senior Developer Location: Manchester Hybrid working is in place Salary: up to £70k base salary + awesome benefits Benefits include 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, your birthday off every year, a healthcare cash plan, pension contributions matched up to 5%, life assurance, long service awards and a cycle to work scheme. Sound like something you are keen to be a part of? CLICK APPLY and send through a copy of a CV.

Location(s): Manchester, Cheltenham or Samlesbury Salary: £50,354 to £60,036, including a concessionary payment of £2,758. The final amount depends on your skills and experience. You ll also receive a one-off recruitment bonus of £3,500, split into two payments: £1,750 on arrival and £1,750 after successfully completing probation. In the future, there may be an opportunity to qualify for a higher skill level. Following a successful skills assessment, this could increase your salary by up to £9,766. Flexible Working: We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours. While hybrid working may be more limited due to the nature of the work, some home working may be available depending on business needs. Find out more about flexible working on our website. GCHQ is an intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe. We use cutting-edge technology, ingenuity, and partnerships to identify, analyse and disrupt threats. Working with our intelligence partners MI5 and MI6, we protect the UK from terrorism, cyber-attacks, and espionage. At GCHQ, you ll do varied and fascinating work in a supportive and inclusive environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. As a Senior Software Engineer, you ll bring your experience of modern software frameworks and team leadership to our passionate tech community. You ll help design new and existing systems, establish best working practices, and deliver high-quality solutions to mission-critical problems. With your expertise, you ll operate at a deep technical level, leveraging your familiarity with languages and frameworks such as Golang, Java, JavaScript, .NET, Node, Python, Rust, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, and GCP). You might be mentoring a team or leading as a technical expert. You ll be keen to develop not just your own skills, but those of others. Whether you re bringing new approaches, sharing innovative ways of working, or identifying new priorities, you ll set the standard. You ll engage with technical and non-technical customers and have a positive influence on the wider engineering community. With our encouragement to spend up to 30% of your time on development, innovation, and experimentation, you ll have the freedom to explore new possibilities for yourself and for GCHQ. You don t need to be a Software Engineer to apply; you might be working in Cloud Engineering and Security, UX, Site Reliability Engineering, Front-End Design, Agile, Solution Architecture, Data Engineering, or Machine Learning Operations. You ll also have experience leading Agile project teams and evaluating customer business requirements. Upon joining, you ll have access to a wide range of learning resources from online courses conferences and opportunities to pursue formal qualifications (funded by us). We ll provide all the support you need for a rewarding career, whether that s through tailored training or flexible working options. In this role, we offer full-time, part-time, and compressed hours, meaning you can enjoy a great work-life balance without compromising on what matters to you. At GCHQ, diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented in our workforce, such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more about our culture, working environment, and diversity on our website. To find out more and apply, please visit our website. To be eligible to apply, you must be a British Citizen. If you hold dual nationality, of which one component is British, you will nonetheless be considered. Candidates must normally have been resident in the UK for seven out of the last ten years. This is particularly important if you were born outside the UK. We welcome applications from candidates of all ages, and there is no upper age limit. You can apply at 17, if successful, you will not be offered a start date prior to your 18th birthday. Full eligibility details can be found on our website.

Senior Java Engineer Modern Stack | TDD & CI/CD | Complex Systems Remote First (office visit once a month) - you must live within 1hr 30 of South Manchester £60,000 - £70,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits \*my client is not able to provide sponsorship We're working with a long-established tech company who are continuing to modernise a complex platform within a highly regulated domain. They've built a strong engineering culture around Agile and XP practices, and they're now looking for a Senior Java Engineer to join one of their Scrum teams. This is a role for someone who is genuinely hands-on, enjoys solving tricky problems, and cares about building software the right way - clean code, testing, collaboration, and continuous improvement. The Opportunity You'll join a cross-functional team working on large-scale systems that have real-world impact. Engineering standards are taken seriously here, but it's not dogmatic - it's practical, delivery-focused, and built around doing things sustainably. The Senior role is almost entirely hands-on, but they're looking for someone with the experience and maturity to: \*mentor other engineers \*lead by example \*contribute to good engineering practices \*help the team deliver reliably Tech Stack & Practices The core platform is Java-based, supported by a modern mix of tooling: \*Java, Spring Boot \*TDD/automated testing \*CI/CD and modern delivery pipelines \*AWS (including serverless approaches in places) \*Docker, Kubernetes \*Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, etc.) You don't need to tick every box - strong Java + good engineering habits are the priority. Exposure to AWS and DevOps tooling is a nice bonus. What They're Looking For \*Strong experience building Back End systems with Java & Spring Boot \*Comfortable working with TDD and modern engineering practices \*Experience delivering production software in Agile teams \*Someone who enjoys mentoring and helping others grow \*Collaborative mindset - pairing, code reviews, shared ownership \*Bonus points for AWS, Docker/Kubernetes, Terraform, etc. What's In It For You? \*Remote-first working with minimal office travel \*Strong salary, bonus and excellent benefits \*A genuinely good engineering culture (not just "Agile" on paper) \*Meaningful work, complex systems, and long-term platform thinking \*Plenty of room to learn and grow Interested? Apply now or get in touch for more info - even if you don't have a CV ready, we're happy to chat. Cathcart Technology is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Department:  Academic/Pearson

Location:  Manchester (On-Site)

Salary: £51,000

Type of Contract:  Full-Time, Permanent (40 hours per week)

The role : We are currently seeking Lecturers to teach across a range of undergraduate levels as part of our HND Construction Management  programme.  Due to our delivery model, we require flexibility to teach during weekdays, evenings and at weekends.

Please note this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

What you’ll be doing:  As a Lecturer in Construction Management at Global Banking School, you will deliver modules related to the principles and practices of construction management, including the legal, environmental and technological context of today’s construction industry. You will develop and deliver comprehensive course materials, undertake all aspects of learning, teaching and assessment of students and keep up to date with latest developments in your field and student support practices.

Responsibilities include:

• All aspects of planning, delivering, and assessing student work, ensuring that all learning outcomes are met
• Developing, updating, and improving course materials as appropriate
• Using a variety of learning and teaching methods/materials
• Actively engaging in staff development activities, peer observations, meetings and other administrative duties
• Understanding and keeping up to date with latest developments in your field and student support practices
• Working towards a range of clearly defined objectives for student attendance, continuation, completion, satisfaction and student progression

About you:

• You will hold a Master’s degree in a relevant subject area (PhD desirable)
• You will have previous UK HE teaching experience in the wider subject area
• You will be able to demonstrate extensive knowledge of relevant subject matter
• You will have experience supervising student work and providing support and feedback
• You will have experience of accurate reporting and ability to maintain thorough and organised student records
• You will be able to work under pressure, plan and prioritise own workload to meet tight deadlines
• You will have excellent communication, interpersonal and team-working skills
• You will be able to work with diverse groups of people

Desirable:

• You will hold a Postgraduate Certificate of Academic Practice or equivalent teaching qualification (or commitment to enrol on a teaching programme during the probationary period and complete within three years) or Fellowship of HEA (or international equivalent)
• You will have experience of design / development of academic or professional education programmes or equivalent

What we offer:

• 25 days annual leave, plus 8 public holiday
• 1-day extra leave per year of service, up to a maximum of 5 days
• Workplace pension scheme
• Tuition reimbursement for career development courses
• Flexible Benefits: Cycle to Work, Workplace Nursery, Tech scheme and much more
• discounts platform, wellbeing centre and much more
• Reward and recognition programme
• £500 award employee referral scheme
• Discretionary annual performance bonus

“GBS has greatly supported my professional development by offering me a chance to teach diverse, non-traditional students and by sponsoring my FHEA application, which has been invaluable in consolidating my teaching practices.”

— John Traichaisit, Consultant Lecturer

GBS is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace free from discrimination or harassment. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. We take our core values seriously and work hard to create an environment where everyone feels welcomed.

Great opportunity for a Dev Team Lead to join a SaaS scale-up in Manchester.

Since their inception in 2015 this company has grown from start-up to scale-up, they now employ almost 200 people and have over 50,000 clients using their software around the world.

The technology department is made up of product teams responsible for developing a suite of cloud based, web and mobile apps. Each team is cross-functional and works in a truly agile way, delivering small increments of value to their customers very frequently.

This role sits in the team responsible for developing their flagship software platform and as a Dev Team Lead, you’ll be given the opportunity to lead a team that build, test and ship super-fast in an environment where people value engineering best practice, pairing and continuous improvement.

Skills:

• C#, .NET, REST APIs
• TypeScript, React
• Azure Cloud - Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus, CosmosDB
• TDD, CI/CD, SOLID

The money is good too – up to £80k plus benefits for the right person.

If you’re interested in this opportunity and would like to know more, please apply through this advert and I will contact you ASAP.

Job Title: Technical Lead / Staff Software Engineer//Engineering Lead/Technical Director/Chief Engineer

Salary: £63,000 - £103,000

Location: Manchester

Our client is seeking enthusiastic and proactive individuals to join their growing team. Working in a busy but dynamic environment, you will Join our clients Digital & Data team working alongside product, design and a wide range of other experts and cross-disciplinary teams to bring ideas to life through innovative software solutions. This is a hybrid role with two days in the office in Central London.

Our client has over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And have a deep expertise in a number of areas not limited to but including consumer and manufacturing, defence financial services and transport. With teams that operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, the US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

Job Description

Why consider joining the Digital & Data community

• Grow a flexible and unique career within a trust-based environment that values excellence, innovation, and curiosity. You have the option to progress with us on a technical career track. No need to go onto the Partner career track if this doesnt align with what you want to do.
• Work on a broad variety of projects and tech stacks for clients across seven sectors - no project is ever the same

Tech stack required ideally:

While we advocate for using the right tech for the right task, you can expect to work with the following technologies to ensure scalable, high-performance applications:

• Programming Languages: JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, C#
• Frameworks: Vue/Angular/React/Node/Next, Spring/Spring Boot, .NET/ASP.NET
• Cloud platforms: AWS, GCP, Azure
• CI/CD:Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps
• IaC: Terraform, CloudFormation, Azure Bicep
• Pragmatic and safe usage of AI through the SDLC (e.g. using MCP to combine tools in interesting and effective ways)

Qualifications

Essential requirements

• Experience in managing and technically leading a software engineering team
• Soft-skills to interact with clients, demonstrating credibility in technology and overall delivery
• Proven capability in shaping the end-to-end software delivery lifecycle, driving improvements across development, testing, deployment, and operational phases.
• Ability to implement infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, and efficient release management strategies.
• Enhance system performance using load testing, caching, and optimizing database queries and application logic for better scalability and response times.
• Expertise in modern engineering standards such as TDD, contract testing, and secure coding, as well as architectural patterns like event-driven architecture and platform migration.
• Experience providing technical subject matter expertise to shape bids and client proposals. Can present proposed approaches and discuss technical implementation with prospective clients during the sales process

You are required to be able to work in the UK full time without restriction and be eligible forSC clearance.If you feel you have the relevant skills and experience required for this role, then please apply to Evolve Recruitment, Kingston upon Thames for more information.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.

Lead Engineer Enterprise SaaS Platform £80,000 £85,000 + 20% Bonus + Benefits
Hybrid Manchester (2 days per week)
The Opportunity We are partnered with a high-growth enterprise SaaS organisation delivering large-scale, cloud-native platforms used across a complex, multi-product ecosystem.
This is a hands-on Lead Engineer role sitting at the heart of a modern product engineering function. You will take ownership of critical platform services, lead a high-performing team, and play a key role in shaping the technical direction of systems that operate at real scale.
Youll be working in an environment that prioritises:

• Modern engineering standards
• Cloud-native architecture
• Event-driven systems
• Continuous delivery at pace

This is not a legacy environment. This is a business actively investing in engineering as a competitive advantage.
The Role As a Lead Engineer, you will combine technical leadership with hands-on delivery, guiding a team of engineers while remaining close to the code and architecture.
You will:

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, setting the standard for engineering quality
• Design and build scalable, resilient, cloud-native systems
• Collaborate with Product and Architecture to define technical direction
• Drive best practices across CI/CD, testing, and modern software engineering
• Take ownership of system performance, reliability, and scalability
• Contribute to architectural decisions across a distributed, service-based platform

Technology Environment Youll be working within a modern Microsoft-focused stack, including:

• C# / .NET (latest versions)
• Azure (cloud-native services, managed infrastructure)
• SQL & data-driven architectures
• Event-driven and distributed systems
• RESTful APIs and microservices
• CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or similar)
• React / TypeScript (desirable, not essential)

What Were Looking For

• Proven experience in a Lead Engineer / Senior Engineer stepping into leadership role
• Strong background in .NET and cloud-based architecture (Azure preferred)
• Experience building scalable, distributed systems in a SaaS environment
• Comfortable leading teams while remaining hands-on technically
• Strong understanding of modern engineering practices (CI/CD, testing, DevOps)
• Ability to influence technical direction and collaborate across product and architecture

Why This Role

• High-impact position within a scaling SaaS platform
• Opportunity to shape engineering standards and technical direction
• Work on complex, real-world systems at scale
• Strong engineering culture with genuine investment in technology
• Clear progression into Principal / Head of Engineering pathways

Package

• £75,000 £85,000 base salary
• 20% annual bonus
• Competitive benefits package
• Hybrid working Manchester (2 days per week)

Principal Software Engineer

£100,000 £110,000 + 30% bonus + car allowance (up to £9,000)
Hybrid Manchester (central)

Were partnered with a large-scale SaaS enterprise building out a high-performing engineering function at the heart of a major platform transformation.

This is a Principal-level role within an elite engineering team (Arete) a group of highly capable engineers brought together to solve the most complex technical challenges across the platform.

The role

This is not a step away from engineering. Its the opposite.

• 80% hands-on engineering designing, building, and solving complex problems at scale
• 20% leadership guiding and elevating a team of Principal Engineers
• Driving architecture, engineering standards, and technical direction across multiple product areas
• Tackling high-complexity, high-impact work that sits outside the scope of standard squads

Youll operate as a technical authority, influencing how systems are designed, built, and evolved across the organisation.

What makes this different

• Youre working alongside other Principals, not carrying the standard lone architect burden
• A dedicated team focused on solving the hardest problems, not BAU delivery
• Real ownership of engineering quality, scalability, and long-term platform direction
• Backed by a business making serious, long-term investment in technology

What were looking for

• Deep expertise in C# / .NET (Core/modern)
• Strong experience building distributed, scalable systems
• Cloud-first mindset (Azure ideally)
• Proven ability to operate at Principal level influencing beyond your immediate team
• Comfortable leading and mentoring high-calibre engineers
• Someone who still loves being hands-on and close to the code

Why this role

This is a rare opportunity to step into a true Principal position where:

• You remain deeply technical
• You help shape engineering at scale
• You work with other top-tier engineers
• You contribute to a platform transformation that genuinely matters

If youre operating at Principal level or ready to step into it this is the kind of role that doesnt come around often.

Lead Software Engineer | Node.js | Education Software | up to £80,000 + shares Our client is an EdTech/SaaS company building an advanced digital learning platform focused on immersive and interactive educational experiences. As the platform continues to evolve across the UK and US, they are looking for a Lead Backend Engineer to play a key role in shaping backend systems, architecture, and engineering standards within a small, collaborative engineering team. The Role: This is a hands-on leadership role for an experienced engineer with strong expertise in Node.js. You’ll work closely with mobile, Unity, and senior engineers, partnering with the Technical Product Lead to ensure predictable delivery and strong engineering discipline. This role is not people‑management focused, but requires clear technical leadership, mentoring, and influence across engineering teams. Key Responsibilities Lead backend engineering across the platform, ensuring performance, security, and maintainability Act as the senior hands-on engineer for Node.js backend development Collaborate closely with Unity, mobile, and client-side teams to ensure backend services reliably support immersive, content‑rich experiences Own API design and server-side architecture, building scalable, well-documented services Drive backend delivery processes, workflow optimisation, CI/CD, and deployment best practices Develop integrations with external services, including AI-driven functionality Own backend cloud environments and data flows, proactively identifying performance, scalability, and reliability risks Support onboarding of future engineers and contribute to long-term backend technical strategyAbout You Strong commercial experience as a developer, focusing on Node.js development Confident designing backend architectures and APIs for cloud-native platforms Interest or experience integrating AI-powered or data-driven services Comfortable communicating technical decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders Hands-on, proactive, and pragmatic, with high standards for code quality and deliverySalary & Benefits £70,000 – £80,000 + shares (£100k–£112k total package) Hybrid working – 3 days onsite in Manchester, 2 days from home 23 days holiday + bank holidays (negotiable)

Senior/Lead Software Engineer \* Hybrid-working – South Manchester \* Permanent - £65,000 to £80,000 per year \* Plus an excellent company benefits package The Opportunity: A well-established digital consultancy delivering complex technology solutions is looking for a Lead Full Stack Software Engineer to join their growing engineering team. This role will suit an experienced engineer who enjoys leading technical delivery, solving complex problems and building scalable cloud-based applications. You will work with multidisciplinary teams to design and deliver high-quality software solutions for large organisations tackling complex challenges. Role and Responsibilities: \* Lead the design and development of scalable full-stack applications (.NET or Java or Python, plus modern JavaScript libraries) \* Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams \* Collaborate with architects, delivery teams and stakeholders \* Ensure solutions follow engineering best practices and high-quality standards \* Contribute to architecture, design decisions and technical strategy Skills and Experience: \* Strong experience as a Senior or Lead Software Engineer \* Background in modern full-stack development \* Experience building cloud-hosted or distributed systems \* Strong understanding of software engineering best practices and Agile delivery \* Comfortable working with cross-functional teams and stakeholders Applications: Please contact Edward here at ISR to learn more about our client and how they are leading the way in developing the next generation of technical solutions through innovation and transformational technology