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A renowned Education establishment in Leicester is looking to recruit two Business Relationship Managers as the newly modernised Digital and Technology directorate grows. The successful candidate will be a recognised authority in working with internal stakeholders to ensure that stakeholder strategic and operational requirements are understood. The postholder will be responsible for ensuring these requirements are transferred to appropriate teams via appropriate processes within the Directorate. The postholder will understand the operational and developmental needs of the business and acts as a translator and mediator between IT service and the business and will be the primary point of contact for the business. The postholder will be responsible for the day-to-day relationships with business stakeholders, ensuring consistency in engagement across the business. Utilising their engagement and stakeholder management expertise, the postholder will ensure the service meets customer needs, manage expectations and be the effective and responsive face of D&T. Main Duties: Provide Digital & Technology relationship leadership for designated areas of the organisation. Ensure excellence in customer service, developing and managing service level agreements (SLAs) for the portfolio of directorate services, reviewing and adapting service levels to meet stakeholder needs. Build strong customer relationships, contract with customers to ensure needs are understood and deliver against service standards Manage and facilitate formal requirement gathering, strongly aligned to wider organisations objectives and strategic framework, to ensure directorates delivery meets the needs of Staff and Students. Undertake assessment and evaluation of future business requirements, to recommend new or changed items in the service portfolio, and to advise the faculty or directorate of how to achieve the delivery of these requirements Be a credible member of senior leadership teams, supporting the development of strategic and operational plans, contributing to Faculty Executive and other leadership committees as appropriate. Identify, address, and propose solutions for process challenges, driving service optimisation and improvement initiatives. Develop and nurture relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure a broad frame of reference that supports decision making, innovation and facilitates the delivery of business outcomes. Develop and analyse quantitative and qualitative data and distil into clear and concise concepts to help inform organisational decision making. Lead and enable corporate and local projects in line with the project management governance. Drive projects to completion through the creation of collegiate working environments. Collaborate closely with colleagues within the Directorate to manage stakeholder expectations, ensuring clear communication and engagement of relevant teams/expertise for the successful initiation and delivery of projects. Develop and implement IT demand management and processes across the organisation actively managing demand flow and provide recommendations for IT resource deployment within the respective business areas. Perform any other duties commensurate with the job grade as reasonably required from time to time. Act in accordance with company values: Collaborative - Work together to achieve joint outcomes, understand how your work contributes to the organisation, and be aware of your personal impact on others. Compassionate - Be open, honest, and caring, work on a basis of trust, and hold yourself accountable for your actions. Creative - Strive for better, challenge bureaucracy, explore digital solutions, and innovate creatively. Community minded - Embrace alternative views, treat others with respect, and tackle inequalities. Treat all staff, students, contractors and visitors with dignity and respect. Provide a service that complies with the Equality Act 2010, eliminating unlawful discrimination, advancing equality of opportunity and fostering good relations with particular attention to the protected characteristics of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief (or none), sex and sexual orientation. All members of staff are responsible for their contribution to improved environmental performance and in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It is therefore required that all members of staff are aware of how the Environmental Policy relates to their own role at the Staff conduct must reflect the values inherent in the Environmental Policy and where required staff must cooperate with environmental compliance and conformance requirements to help minimise our emissions to air, water and land. The postholder should have a positive attitude towards health and safety, and be aware of and comply with all health and safety policies for the organisation as applicable. There will be a requirement to complete all mandatory health and safety training as deemed to be relevant for the position held. The postholder is expected to help maintain a safe working environment for staff, students and visitors by working closely with the local safety coordinator as required. Any accidents or dangerous incidents must be reported promptly through the organisations reporting system. The role is hybrid, with the successful candidate being on site 3 days a week. Public sector experience is essential.

Job Description IT Technology Planning & Governance Manager with Enterprise Architect Solutions Our Client is a leading company in the UK who are looking to recruit a candidate with at least 10 years expertise in IT technology and governance planning with Enterprise Architect Solutions experience. The role is Technology Planning Manager where you beresponsible for the ongoing development and maintenance of the technology alignment roadmap for Corporate working closely with senior stakeholders, systems owners and 3 rd parties to deliver innovation. Lead day-to-day support and management of the core business Applications Portfolio lifecycle including but not limited to Finance, Legal, Property, Pensions, Treasury, HR, Business Development, Payroll and our Corporate Intranet ensuring that delivery of change is fit for purpose, of high quality, reliable and secure. Role Responsibilities Drive customer-centricity and stakeholder engagement, work closely with Corp functions to align application roadmaps with the combined Corp IT / SSC annual technology plans and dependencies. Work with senior stakeholders to build, document and map business capability to solution architecture across the Corp. Take ownership and develop a technology roadmap that meets the application requirements of the Corp to support the wider Company businesses. Evaluate the potential impacts of application workloads moving to cloud, notwithstanding the threats and opportunities for Corp functions. Shape, create and present business cases for high level initiatives, seek approval, funding and prioritisation with senior stakeholders. Understand the capital allocation requirement across the Corp functions plus the overall impact of application change on the operational expenditure budget. Align technology roadmaps and annual budget planning, use as the foundation for reporting on the state of the Corp Application portfolio. Provide technical leadership for Corp initiatives engaging across the Company where corporate applications service the wider businesses. Solve complex business problems with process and technology that cut across Corp group such as Identity and Access Management. Document and review IT standards, procedures and policies to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. Liaise with internal and external audit teams. Develop and adapt innovation tools and processes to drive operational excellence within Corp IT. Establish and maintain a consistent and integrated approach to information security and data protection governance in line with audit requirements. Create alignment on how to utilise governance forums such as User Experience and Architecture to improve services delivered to Corp functions. Manage solution architects, contractors, 3 rd Parties and business analyst in the future. Experience Required Significant and relevant progressive IT experience Experience of being in a practical solution planning and technical architecture design role is essential e.g. SaaS, Identity and Access Management Good understanding of emerging and innovative technologies, how to shape, deliver and leverage those technologies Experience of architecture business capability mapping, data management governance, technology roadmaps and project delivery lifecycle processes. Experience of ensuring compliance between corporate business application roadmaps and IT roadmaps. Experience of working within an ITIL service management environment with strong knowledge of business systems or applications within a corporate environment. Ability to deal with and manage conflicts whilst building successful business relationships across a range of stakeholder groups both internal and external to the organisation. Proven leadership skills, setting objectives and ensuring delivery of services to target Proven contract management, supplier management, procurement, and vendor selection experience Experience of systems such as Microsoft Office 365, Dynamics 365, SAP Success Factors, Treasury Openlink Findur, CMS, BACs Payment Platforms, Microsoft Power BI, Integration/ETL, Azure Active Directory Single Sign On and other bespoke applications Experience in executing business continuity planning and IT DRP Creating solution and technical application architectures, IT standards and policies Day-to-Day management of the Application Portfolio, its currency, dependencies and risk Technical lead on major system changes and upgrades Responsible for the development and management of Solution Architects, Business Analyst and contract resources Provide support to Corporate functions and wider businesses to enable them to optimise their use of corporate applications Vendor Management and selection (RFIs / RFP support) The Client is based in Central London. The salary for this role will be in the range of £90K - £110K + Benefits. Please do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.

Governance and Reporting Lead - SC Cleared Our client is looking for a Governance and Reporting Lead to establish and manage governance of a large programme. Responsibilities: • Define and implementation of governance arrangements • Establish and maintain a single version of truth for portfolio artefacts that is up to date and current • Provide oversight and ensure consistency, challenge and narrative on progress of projects and overall programme, including escalations of any risks to milestones • Lead on preparation of reporting input in accordance with governance arrangements and monthly corporate reporting cycle • Collate and present all relevant management information into governance arrangements • Management, co-ordination and facilitation of governance meetings • PMO representation at meetings, prepare minutes and capture / track actions and decisions The role is for 6 months initially based from home with 2-3 days per week on site in Corsham. To be considered for the position please send your CV over. Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds. Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.

Are you a dedicated person who is passionate about making a difference? Would you like to work for the Ministry of Defence? Defence Business Services (DBS) is one of the largest shared service organisations in Europe that provides a wide range of corporate services, to over 1.2 million end users, including serving and past military and families, as well as MoD civil servants and industry. DBS delivers large scale administration and smaller specialist services to enable the wider MOD to focus on its core aims, maintaining the UK's Defence and Security. Services include Human Resources, Pay, Veterans, Finance and Procurement. Our Vision - To support UK defence customers with outstanding service every time. Our Mission - Together we will proudly support Defence, continuously improving and delivering flexible, timely, sustainable and value for money services that underpin the whole force and enhance operational capability.? DBS is committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues. We are building an inclusive culture and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society. We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us through opportunities to develop your skills and experience. We also offer a range of flexible working patterns and support to make a fulfilling career accessible to you and offer a Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%. Where your role permits, we support a blended working approach alternatively known as hybrid working. Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements. Come and join the DBS community today! -hidden link- Job description The Test Engineer will work within DBS CIO Change Delivery Services area of the business developing scripts for test automation tool. They will create the tests based on the system requirements to meet quality and performance requirements, and technical constraints. Person specification • Collaborate with team members to continually improve the knowledge within the team. • Work with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) across DBS to provide regular updates on progress, delivering Show and Tell demonstrations on testing progress, addressing any concerns or issues. • Ability to engage with relevant stakeholders on complex discussions and negotiations • Strong knowledge in creation of test plan, test design, test execution, test report and defect process. • Liaise with other DBS IT colleagues to investigate and resolve issues with access to environments related automation.. • Mentor colleagues through training, providing advice and guidance on best practice and testing techniques. • Progress through self-learning and upskilling in test automation and related technologies to improve oneself and the team as a whole. • Keep up to date with test automation tools (TestComplete, Cucumber, Selenium Web Driver, Selenium Grid, JAVA / Python, Junit & Maven) and test automation framework / languages (java, Junit and scripting language such as VB script, java script or shell script), API. • Keep up to date with common Build/ Release/CI/CD tools (Jira, Git, Maven, Jenkins, TeamCity) • Responsible for designing functional and non-functional testing. • Test analysis to Identify simple patterns and trends investigating problems and opportunities in existing processes, highlight solutions to these. • Ability to work with stakeholders to identify test scenarios. Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently. • Conducting analysis that influence decisions of senior management while following their strategic leadership and direction. • Execute test scenarios and identify defects, raising awareness of them. Run tests others have written and know the processes to do so.a Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Leadership Making Effective Decisions Communicating and Influencing Delivering at Pace Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Technical Breadth - Working Functional Testing - Practitioner Non functional testing - Working

Job Description Project Manager/ Business Analyst We are seeking a versatile Project Manager/Business Analyst (hybrid) with a strong background in both business and technology projects, specifically in the banking and financial services sector. The ideal candidate will possess an in-depth knowledge of digital platforms, front and back-office processes and technologies, and will be adept at driving projects in both Waterfall and Agile environments. Key Responsibilities: Responsible for the successful delivery of projects in line with the Bank's project management policy and framework, ensuring that appropriate governance, communications, change control and risk management are maintained. This will require experience of the end-to-end project lifecycle. • Lead end-to-end project lifecycles ensuring adherence to the banks project management framework. • Collaborate with sponsors to craft key project artefacts throughout all phases. • Define, document, and communicate business requirements in conjunction with stakeholders. • Create and present business process models showcasing both current and future states. • Address business challenges, ideate and implement solutions. • Manage project scope, plans, budgets, and ensure timely delivery within set parameters. • Monitor project expenditures, timescales, and resources; intervening when deviations arise. • Uphold stringent project governance, addressing and escalating risks and issues proactively. • Engage and influence stakeholders at various organizational levels. • Coordinate internal and external resources to achieve project goals. • Ensure all projects comply with regulatory, legal, and third-party requirements. • Direct and oversee system and user testing, ensuring accuracy in all communications. Skills & Abilities: As a PM: • Mastery over key project management methodologies and frameworks. • Proficient in project management tools, i.e. ClickUp, Jira, and MS Project. • Stellar communication and relationship-building capabilities, particularly with global teams. • Ability to discern overarching patterns and potential areas of improvement. • Demonstrated experience in driving positive and lasting change. As a BA: • Expertise in business and systems analysis methodologies. • Proven experience in investigative techniques such as stakeholder interviews and workshop facilitation. • Skill in converting analysis into actionable implementations. • Mastery in documenting and managing end-to-end requirements, coupled with adeptness in modelling techniques like BPMN and UML. • Strong organisational skills with a proactive mind-set. Experience & qualifications: Required: • 5+ years in Financial Services/Banking, with exposure to front-office (Corporate and Private Banking) and related back-office functions. • 5+ years as a Business Analyst and Project Manager on significant change and transformation projects. • Highly proficient with project management applications such as ClickUp as well as the overall Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Visio, PowerPoint). Desirable: • Professional certifications in Business Analysis (e.g. BCS). • Professional certifications in Project Management (e.g. Prince2, PMP, APM, etc). This is a hybrid FTC position for 12 months initially - 3 days in the office in Central London. The salary for this position is circa £80K - £90K. Please do send your CV to me in Word format along with your salary and notice period. T

Senior Content Designer (Central Government) Position Description If you're a skilled Senior Content Designer who thrives in a collaborative environment and cares about creating user-centred digital services, we want to hear from you. Become part of a growing team of designers and researchers working with a range of UK government clients on projects that have real-world impact. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2024 and has been named one of the World's Best Employers by Forbes magazine. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a member not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. We are happy to discuss remote or hybrid working and welcome applications from across the UK. You may need to travel occasionally within the UK as needed. All applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) to Security Check (SC) level as a minimum. Your future duties and responsibilities As a Content Designer at CGI, you'll play a critical role in creating user-centred information for important government services. Your expertise will ensure that the information provided to users is clear, concise and relevant, making government services accessible and simple to use. Key duties include: • Developing and implementing content that meets user needs • Creating, editing and managing high-quality content for digital services, ensuring consistency and adherence to the GOV.UK style guide, design principles and WCAG 2.2 AA • Conducting content audits and gap analyses to identify areas for improvement • Understanding how to test content with users to gather feedback and iterate based on findings • Collaborating with other user-centred design disciplines to create effective government services • Supporting user research and usability testing activities • Understanding users' needs and behaviours, analysing evidence and translating user stories into content that meets their needs • Working to the government service manual and agile delivery phases Required qualifications to be successful in this role • Proven experience in content design • Working knowledge of the GOV.UK style guide and design principles • Experience working with government publishing tools or content management systems (CMS) • Good written and verbal communication skills • Ability to analyse and understand complex information, presenting it in a clear and simplified manner • Experience analysing user research to inform content design decisions • Collaborative and comfortable working in the open and receiving critique • Proactive and able to work both independently and as part of a team • Influencing and communication skills with the ability to advocate successfully for users #LI-RJ1 Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because... You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

Job Description Project Manager/ Business Analyst We are seeking a versatile Project Manager/Business Analyst (hybrid) with a strong background in both business and technology projects, specifically in the banking and financial services sector. The ideal candidate will possess an in-depth knowledge of digital platforms, front and back-office processes and technologies, and will be adept at driving projects in both Waterfall and Agile environments. Key Responsibilities: Responsible for the successful delivery of projects in line with the Bank's project management policy and framework, ensuring that appropriate governance, communications, change control and risk management are maintained. This will require experience of the end-to-end project lifecycle. • Lead end-to-end project lifecycles ensuring adherence to the banks project management framework. • Collaborate with sponsors to craft key project artefacts throughout all phases. • Define, document, and communicate business requirements in conjunction with stakeholders. • Create and present business process models showcasing both current and future states. • Address business challenges, ideate and implement solutions. • Manage project scope, plans, budgets, and ensure timely delivery within set parameters. • Monitor project expenditures, timescales, and resources; intervening when deviations arise. • Uphold stringent project governance, addressing and escalating risks and issues proactively. • Engage and influence stakeholders at various organizational levels. • Coordinate internal and external resources to achieve project goals. • Ensure all projects comply with regulatory, legal, and third-party requirements. • Direct and oversee system and user testing, ensuring accuracy in all communications. Skills & Abilities: As a PM: • Mastery over key project management methodologies and frameworks. • Proficient in project management tools, i.e. ClickUp, Jira, and MS Project. • Stellar communication and relationship-building capabilities, particularly with global teams. • Ability to discern overarching patterns and potential areas of improvement. • Demonstrated experience in driving positive and lasting change. As a BA: • Expertise in business and systems analysis methodologies. • Proven experience in investigative techniques such as stakeholder interviews and workshop facilitation. • Skill in converting analysis into actionable implementations. • Mastery in documenting and managing end-to-end requirements, coupled with adeptness in modelling techniques like BPMN and UML. • Strong organisational skills with a proactive mind-set. Experience & qualifications: Required: • 5+ years in Financial Services/Banking, with exposure to front-office (Corporate and Private Banking) and related back-office functions. • 5+ years as a Business Analyst and Project Manager on significant change and transformation projects. • Highly proficient with project management applications such as ClickUp as well as the overall Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Visio, PowerPoint). Desirable: • Professional certifications in Business Analysis (e.g. BCS). • Professional certifications in Project Management (e.g. Prince2, PMP, APM, etc). This is a hybrid FTC position for 12 months initially - 3 days in the office in Central London. The salary for this position is circa £80K - £90K. Please do send your CV to me in Word format along with your salary and notice period. T

Are you a dedicated person who is passionate about making a difference? Would you like to work for the Ministry of Defence? Defence Business Services (DBS) is one of the largest shared service organisations in Europe that provides a wide range of corporate services, to over 1.2 million end users, including serving and past military and families, as well as MoD civil servants and industry. DBS delivers large scale administration and smaller specialist services to enable the wider MOD to focus on its core aims, maintaining the UK's Defence and Security. Services include Human Resources, Pay, Veterans, Finance and Procurement. ?Our Vision - To support UK defence customers with outstanding service every time. ?Our Mission - Together we will proudly support Defence, continuously improving and delivering flexible, timely, sustainable and value for money services that underpin the whole force and enhance operational capability.? DBS is committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues. We are building an inclusive culture and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society. We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us through opportunities to develop your skills and experience. We also offer a range of flexible working patterns and support to make a fulfilling career accessible to you and offer a Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%. Where your role permits, we support a blended working approach alternatively known as hybrid working. Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements. DBS has recently undertaken a review of its operational locations in the North West, and have consolidated all activities in Norcross, Blackpool. A further move, to the new Government Hub at Talbot Gateway in Blackpool, is scheduled to take place in 2027. Come and join the DBS community today! -hidden link- Job description DBS DIT provides digital capability that supports corporate services across the Ministry of Defence, including Finance, Commercial, Payroll and Human Resources for Military Personnel, Civilian Personnel and Veterans. Our digital solutions comprise enterprise resource planning systems, performance management, analytics, automation, low code applications and public facing services through Gov.uk. As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will be at the heart of managing and optimising our development processes. Your responsibilities will include overseeing tools and testing environments, managing central code control, maintaining development standards, and writing software that automates systems. You will design secure solutions and deliver complex projects using modern development standards. Your role will also involve troubleshooting and resolving complex service faults and designing efficient systems with medium levels of risk and complexity. You will actively collaborate with user researchers to champion user-focused design, as well as with technical and solutions architects and software developers. In addition, you will underpin the development of both internal user services and public-facing services. You will deploy and manage applications on OpenShift and third-party PaaS solutions and manage CI/CD pipelines. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong leadership, effective communication, decision-making skills, and a commitment to continuous improvement and development. Responsibilities A Senior DevOps Engineer delivers and integrates software to form a complete DevOps toolchain. They are responsible for planning and designing large groups of stories. At this role level, you will: Transform technical requirements into an effective DevOps toolchain to enable product delivery Ensure that deployment strategies for products are repeatable, scalable and highly available Have deep technical knowledge, providing support to delivery teams and solving complex problems Manage service components and optimise development processes to ensure they meet business needs and performance indicators. Design secure solutions and services with controls specifically engineered to mitigate security threats. Use modern development standards to design, code, test, and document programs or scripts of medium-to-high complexity. Identify, locate, and fix complex service faults while advising others on different methodologies and types of service support. Design systems with medium levels of risk and complexity, ensuring the selection of appropriate technology and efficient resource use. Collaborate with user researchers to champion user research, prioritise and define approaches to understand the user story, and offer recommendations on the best tools and methods to use. Deploy, manage, and scale applications on OpenShift and third-party Platform as a Service (PaaS) solutions, while setting up and managing continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines. Provide coaching and mentoring to more junior colleagues Person specification You will need the following skills for this role: Availability and Capacity Management (Senior DevOps Engineer) You can manage service components to ensure they meet business needs and key performance indicators (KPIs) (Skill Level: Working) Development process optimisation (Senior DevOps Engineer). You can work under guidance to identify process optimisation opportunities and contribute to the implementation of proposed solutions. (Skill Level: Working) Information Security. You can design solutions and services with security controls included, specifically engineered to mitigate security threats. (Skill Level: Practitioner). Modern Development Standards. You can apply modern development standards and support others in applying them. (Skill Level: Practitioner) Programming and Build (Software Engineering). You can collaborate with others when necessary to review specifications. You can use the agreed specifications to design, code, test and document programs or scripts of medium-to-high complexity, using the right standards and tools (Skill Level: Practitioner) Prototyping. You can approach prototyping as a team activity, actively soliciting prototypes and testing with others. You can establish design patterns and iterate them use a variety of prototyping methods and choose the most appropriate (Skill Level: Practitioner) Service Support. You can identify, locate, and fix complex service faults, and advise others on different methodologies and types of service support.(Skill Level: Expert) Systems Design. You can design systems characterised by medium levels of risk, impact, and business or technical complexity. You can select appropriate design standards, methods, and tools, and ensure they are applied effectively. You can review the systems designs of others to ensure the selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources and integration of multiple systems and technology. (Skill Level: Practitioner) Systems Integration. You can define the integration build co-ordinate build activities across systems understand how to undertake and support integration testing activities (Skill Level: Practitioner) User focus. You can collaborate with user researchers and can represent users internally. You can explain the difference between user needs and the desires of the user. You can champion user research to focus on all users. You can prioritise and define approaches to understand the user story, and guiding others in doing so. You can offer recommendations on the best tools and methods to use. (Skill Level: Practitioner) You will hold a recognized technical certification appropriate to the role or be prepared to obtain this while in post. Desirable Experience: Experience with OpenShift: As our solutions are run on OpenShift, experience with deploying, managing, and scaling applications on this platform is highly desirable. This includes understanding of OpenShifts architecture, its project and application concepts, and its command-line client. Proficiency with Prometheus and Terraform: Experience with Prometheus for monitoring and alerting purposes is desirable. Familiarity with Terraform for infrastructure as code (IaC) to provision and manage any cloud, infrastructure, or service is also needed. Containerization and Kubernetes Experience: Hands-on experience with Docker or other containerization technologies is needed. Understanding of Kubernetes for container orchestration is also crucial, including the ability to design, deploy and manage applications within a Kubernetes environment. Web Development Skills: Proficiency in web development languages and frameworks such as Node.js, TypeScript, and React is desirable. Additionally, a strong understanding of HTML and CSS is needed for front-end development and user interface design. Experience with Platform as a Service (PaaS): Familiarity with third-party PaaS solutions is desirable, as our solutions sit on these platforms. This includes understanding of how to deploy, scale, and manage applications on platforms such as AWS, and Azure. Experience in CI/CD: Experience in setting up and managing continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines is desirable. This includes familiarity with tools like Jenkins, Github Actions, Argo CD GitLab CI/CD, or similar. Security Practices: Understanding of security best practices in relation to DevOps, including securing the software supply chain, managing secrets, and implementing access controls.

We are looking for talented Lead Software Developers to join us at Companies House, you can be part of an exciting transformation in the world of corporate governance; empowered by the ground-breaking legislation of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill. We have a large estate of services which we develop in Java using the Spring Boot framework, and Typescript using the Node.js framework with Express. We use the Gov.uk Design System (GDS) for our User Interfaces. We also have older J2EE applications which we are in the process of modernising. We are looking for expert developers in these technologies! While we would expect you to be very experienced in either Java/Spring or Typescript/Node we like to hire inquisitive developers who value continuous learning, and we will support you in learning all the development technologies we use at Companies House. As a Lead Developer, over time you will be expected to be familiar with all these technologies. Companies House offers a flexible and welcoming culture that promotes a healthy work life balance as well as a proactive approach to wellbeing that allows us to be our best at work. We recognise that people are the key to our success so offer a fantastic benefits package including flexible working with no core hours, 30 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays and 1 privilege day as well as enrolment into the Civil Service Pension scheme with a contribution rate averaging 28%. We are currently using a hybrid approach to the way we work. Remote contracts will only be offered to successful candidates who are not within a commutable distance to our Cardiff, Belfast or Edinburgh offices. If you are located in a reasonable distance to one our offices, you will receive a hybrid contract aligned to one of our offices. Job description As a Lead Developer you may be asked to work in one of two areas - either leading a Scrum team, or to work as an individual contributor as part of our R&D Team. There may be opportunity to move between the two areas in the future, but you will be allocated an area during the offer process, if you are successful in your application. You will be asked for your preference at interview, and we will try to accommodate where possible, given the needs of the business. As a Lead Developer managing a Scrum team, you will line manage other developers, seniors and juniors. You will work in a cross functional team with delivery colleagues using agile practices and the normal agile ceremonies, to deliver software projects. You will provide coaching and mentoring to the team and help them deliver at pace. You will use your development and people management experience to create a high functioning software development team. A team will typically consist of around eight developers at various levels of seniority. You will be working on services at the heart of our estate. As a Lead Developer working as an individual contributor as part of our R&D team, we are looking for a broad skill set (given the foundation languages and frameworks noted above). We value fast learners with a flexible approach. Our R&D team supports the rest of our development department, and the business in general, with Proof of Concepts, technical evaluations and investigations. It is a fast-moving environment where your hands on software development skills will come to the fore. We very much encourage innovation and training; every developer is given time to undertake innovation and training within their regular activities. This allows developers and teams to try out new things, stay up to date with industry trends and continue their professional development. We provide access to online training platforms, access to instructor led training and ability to attend conferences (budgets permitting). We have a thriving community of practice. As a Lead Developer managing a Scrum team, you will: Provide technical Leadership to your team. Coach and support your team to upskill their technical capabilities and ensure they design and deliver efficient and maintainable solutions. Communicate between the product owners and developers to ensure key deliverables are achieved and understood by both parties. Work with the wider developer community to define and document technical standards. Help and encourage your team to maximise their automated test coverage. Work closely with the Architects for design and the Platform team who manage our development pipeline using Concourse CI, SonarQube, AWS, Terraform and Artifactory. We use Docker containers and AWS ECS. Take the lead in sharing your knowledge and experience within our software development and lead software developer communities. As a Lead Developer within our R&D Team, you will work within a team of other Lead Developers as an individual contributor. You will use your highly technical skillset to: Develop and deliver Proof of Concepts. Evaluate different technologies for fitness of purpose and suitability for wider user. Investigate ongoing issues (process/systems/projects) and seek resolutions. Support Scrum teams where required. Show flexibility and maturity of approach. Keep up to date with technology advances. Approach problems in an analytical way. Accurately record and document findings. If you are looking for a place where you can focus on your own development as well as support others to succeed and perform at their best, then this is the role for you - either leading a Scrum team or working as a member of our R&D team. This is an exciting time to join us as we constantly evolve our own technical capabilities and ways of working to make our work at Companies House more efficient and easier to use for our users and customers. You will be joining a passionate team of Developers with varying levels of technical abilities. There are many other experienced Lead Developers and Principal Developers within Companies House, so you will be surrounded by a friendly community of experts who will fully support you. Please note - this role requires Security Clearance. See the section 'Things you need to know' to find out more. Person specification We're looking for the following experience and technical capabilities, which will be assessed at sift and at interview. Extensive software engineering experience, with excellent technical skills and the ability to complete detailed design. A degree in computing or similar would be an advantage. Excellent coding skills which must include Java / Spring Boot and/or Typescript / Express / Node. Mentoring experience or can demonstrate experience of leading a team. Strong communication skills where you can translate technical jargon into simple, clear descriptions so understanding is achieved. Experience of using agile techniques/methodologies. Understanding of full stack web technologies. Practical knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases. Application of industry standard software development working practices such as test-driven and behaviour-driven development (TDD/BDD), pair programming, version control and branching strategies. Continuous Integration/Continuous Development. Application of software design patterns. Knowledge and understanding of developing and running applications securely in Cloud environments. AWS/Docker/Terraform. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Changing and Improving Leadership Developing Self and Others Delivering at Pace Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: REST interfaces Web Security Containers Programming and build

Account Director (DV Security Clearance) Position Description The Space, Defence and Intelligence business unit in CGI is a true IT Systems Integrator. We work, build, and operate bespoke, technically complex, mission-critical systems which help our clients keep us all safe and secure. We bring innovation to our clients using proven and emerging technologies, agile delivery processes and our deep expertise across the breadth of space, defence, intelligence, aerospace and maritime, all underpinned by our end-to-end cyber capability. We work collaboratively with global technology companies, cutting edge SMEs and academia to deliver the optimal solution for each client. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2024 and has been named one of the 'World's Best Employers' by Forbes magazine. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold the highest level of UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This role will work across client in Gloucester, Chippenham and Reading with on site commitments. Your future duties and responsibilities At CGI, we are proud to support the continuity of critical services that matter-especially during times of rapid change. We're continuing to grow, and we're looking for an experienced Account Director to lead business development within our Secure Infrastructure Services sector, focused on the UK Defence and Intelligence communities. You'll join a collaborative and driven team that empowers you to do your best work and grow your career in meaningful ways. As a senior leader, you'll play a key role in defining and executing account strategies that drive significant growth. Working alongside our Sub-Sector VP and fellow Directors, you'll identify, shape, and close major opportunities across consulting, systems integration, and long-term outsourcing services. Your focus will be on: • Leading business development across Defence Digital, Strategic Command, DE&S, Front Line Commands, and Cabinet Office Government Security Group. • Building and maintaining strong client relationships, engaging at C-suite level, and aligning CGI's offerings with evolving client needs. • Managing and mentoring a high-performing team, fostering growth and capability in line with market trends. • Owning and delivering on revenue and profitability targets, ensuring pipeline accuracy and bid excellence. • Acting as Opportunity Pursuit Lead (OPL) on key bids, with hands-on involvement in bid strategy, governance, and commercial agreements. Required qualifications to be successful in this role • Proven success in selling and delivering Managed Services, Systems Integration, and Consulting into UK Defence and Intelligence sectors. • Deep understanding of MOD digital organisations and the broader Defence landscape. • A strong network of contacts and a history of securing new business within secure, hybrid, and public cloud environments. • Ability to develop and execute long-term growth strategies and manage complex, high-value deals. • Experience with bid and sales methodologies (e.g., BEMF, Shipley), and a track record of winning competitive tenders. Essential: • Strategic sales and account management • Stakeholder engagement at senior levels • Pipeline development and opportunity qualification • Strong commercial and financial acumen • Experience delivering digital solutions in secure environments Desirable: • Secure infrastructure and cloud expertise • Cyber security, DevSecOps, data analytics, or open-source technologies • IT service management (ITSM/ITIL) • Higher-level security clearance or willingness to obtain • Excellent negotiation and bid leadership skills #LI-SB2 Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because... You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

Ofgem operates at the forefront of digital innovation in energy regulation. We're looking for a Principal Salesforce Architect to join us and lead the way in delivering cutting-edge solutions that will transform our digital workflows and empower our teams to achieve lasting impact for energy consumers.? ? Ofgem is Great Britain's independent energy regulator. We're at the forefront of change across the energy sector, driving toward Net Zero whilst protecting energy consumers - especially vulnerable people.? ? We're offering a permanent position with opportunities to influence strategic digital transformation and work across high-profile projects. You'll be instrumental in defining and implementing Salesforce and Mulesoft architectures that enable smarter workflows and deliver optimal outcomes for our teams and stakeholders.?This role will position you as a central figure in our organisation, driving innovation and fostering a culture of excellence in technical architecture.? ? This is a unique chance to work within an agile, collaborative environment where your expertise will set the direction for our technical solutions. You'll join a knowledgeable and experienced team, working across new technologies to spearhead digitalisation and drive operational excellence at Ofgem.?You'll also have the chance to lead on pivotal projects, shaping how our digital services evolve to meet the challenges of the future.? ? We're looking for a visionary leader with expertise in Salesforce and Mulesoft architectures, a strong understanding of digital workflow solutions and the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse colleagues. You'll bring your technical expertise, a strategic mindset and commitment to innovation to this critical role.? ? At Ofgem, we're proud to offer a progressive and flexible working environment where you will have the freedom and autonomy to work in the way that best suits you. With hybrid working arrangements, newly refurbished offices in central London, Glasgow, or Cardiff, and a comprehensive rewards package that includes ample professional development pathways, you'll have everything you need to thrive both professionally and personally.? ? We have a critical purpose to drive digital transformation and innovations that support our work in energy regulation. By shaping the technical foundations of our workflows, you'll play a vital role in supporting our transition to a smarter, greener and fairer energy system.? ? Read on and find out more. Job description Key Responsibilities To support the team deliverables, that utilise your expertise to ensure successful outcomes across team members and collaborating teams : Provide clear and transparent work objectives, milestones and success metrics in your area of expertise to oversee and co-ordinate successful team outcomes. Collaborate closely with other teams to manage interdependencies, risks and resourcing to support portfolio delivery. Where required, be jointly responsible with the PDL on welfare and pastoral care of all colleagues. Demonstrate effective diversity and inclusive team management within their team and the wider organisation. This role is part of the Digital, Data and Technology Profession in the Civil Service- Principal Technical Architect. As part of department, you are responsible for a peer reviews, chairing of forums and the collected responsibility to educate across domains in a range of architectural arenas. Key Outputs and Deliverables A principal technical solution architect which will provide technical leadership and architectural design for Ofgems Salesforce and Mulesoft architectural landscape. Deep skills in Salesforce and Mulesoft including development and implementation of Cloud transformation strategies. Make balanced decisions in the technical architecture direction of Salesforce through technology strategies, frameworks, standards. Drive standardisation of Salesforce and Mulesoft through technology standards, guidelines and principles. Maintain a Salesforce implementation vision which allows the continued use of common data and software components so that Ofgem can achieve the true benefit of single source of customer and contact relationships. Be able to demonstrate and perform the critical thinking required to evolve the Salesforce platform as well as each product which will reside on it. A principal technical Salesforce and Mulesoft architect leads at the highest level and is responsible for making sure the strategy is agreed and followed. At this level, you will: network and communicate with senior stakeholders across organisations and proactively seek out opportunities for digital transformation. support multiple teams, finding and using best practice and emerging technologies. inspire other architects and help them understand how to deliver the goals of the organisation. be responsible for governance, solving complex and high-risk issues or delivering architecture design. Key Skills & Capabilities Required Bridging the gap between the technical and non-technical. You can mediate between people and mend relationships, communicating with stakeholders at all levels. (Relevant skill level: expert) Governance. You can understand how technical governance works with wider governance - for example, budget. You can assure corporate services by understanding important risks and mitigating through assurance mechanisms. (Relevant skill level: expert) Making and guiding decisions. You can make and justify decisions characterised by high levels of risk, impact and complexity. You can build consensus between organisations (private or public) or highly independent and diverse stakeholders. (Relevant skill level: expert) Strategy. You can shape and influencing government strategy. You can own and be responsible for setting strategies, patterns, standards, policies, roadmaps and vision statements. (Relevant skill level: expert) Turning business problems into technical design. You can design systems characterised by high levels of risk, impact, and business or technical complexity. (Relevant skill level: expert) Understanding the whole context. You can understand trends and practices outside your organisation and how these will impact on your work. You can anticipate changing policy. (Relevant skill level: expert) Person specification Essential Criteria Experienced at designing and assuring Salesforce and MuleSoft technical solution architectures in support of digital programmes and projects. (Lead criteria) Demonstrable experience in both application and platform architecture. (Lead criteria) Strong understanding of Salesforce and MuleSoft architecture including integration with Azure and the life cycle of application development. Capability to support and provide guidance to product design teams to allow for compliance of platforms architecture principles. Knowledgeable and experienced with at least two public cloud solutions coupled with a broad understanding of the range of technologies available. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Making Effective Decisions Communicating and Influencing Working Together Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Please refer to the Candidate Pack and Role Profile attached for full details.

Outbound Sales Manager - Infrastructure & Transport Sector Lead Our Client is a dynamic and rapidly growing scale-up on a mission to make high-integrity nature data accessible at scale. By leveraging data, machine learning, and cutting-edge biodiversity measurement technology, we empower businesses with precise biodiversity insights, enabling informed decisions for sustainable operations. As an Outbound Sales Manager and Sector Lead for Infrastructure & Transport, your primary objective is to grow the sector by identifying, pursuing, and converting new business opportunities across major infrastructure developments, transport networks, and urban planning projects. You will develop the sector strategy, establish key industry partnerships, and drive market penetration. A key element of this role involves strategically developing relationships with environmental consultants who advise on major infrastructure projects, and positioning the Company as the leading biodiversity data provider in this sector. You will orchestrate new client acquisition efforts, develop sector-specific value propositions, and build a sustainable revenue pipeline that establishes the Company as the go-to partner for biodiversity solutions in infrastructure and transport. We are seeking a dynamic and strategic sales person with a strong background in B2B sales management, ideally within infrastructure development, transport networks, or urban planning sectors. While direct biodiversity experience is not mandatory, success in this role will be supported by a solid understanding of corporate sustainability, ESG practices, and the unique challenges and opportunities in major infrastructure projects. Your ability to develop effective sector approaches, build relationships with key industry stakeholders, and consistently deliver against ambitious sales targets is essential. Key Responsibilities: New Business Development and Pipeline Building • Generate New Revenue Streams: Proactively identify and pursue new business opportunities through cold calling, email outreach, and social selling techniques to build a robust sales pipeline. • Prospect and Convert: Research and target key decision-makers within infrastructure and transport organizations, converting cold prospects into qualified leads and eventually into customers. • Achieve Sales Targets: Meet or exceed monthly, quarterly, and annual sales targets for new customer acquisition and revenue generation. Sales Process Management • Lead Qualification: Efficiently qualify leads to focus efforts on high-potential opportunities that align with our business objectives and target markets. • Sales Presentations: Develop and deliver compelling sales presentations and product demonstrations that clearly articulate the value proposition of our biodiversity solutions. • Proposal Development: Create customized proposals and quotes that address specific client needs and challenges in the infrastructure and transport sectors. Customer Relationship Building • Cultivate New Relationships: Establish trust-based partnerships with prospects in the infrastructure and transport sectors, focusing on how biodiversity solutions help them address their sustainability challenges. • Consultative Selling: Practice consultative selling techniques to understand client pain points and position our solutions as the answer to their biodiversity monitoring and reporting needs. • Handover to Account Management: Successfully transition new clients to the account management team, ensuring all relevant information is communicated for seamless customer onboarding. Market Intelligence • Competitor Analysis: Maintain awareness of competitor activities and market trends to inform sales strategies and overcome objections. • Market Feedback: Gather and share market intelligence with product and marketing teams to inform product development and marketing strategies. Sector Expertise • Leverage Industry Knowledge: Develop and demonstrate an understanding of regulatory frameworks (e.g., Environmental Impact Assessments, Planning Regulations, CSRD, TNFD) to position our solutions as essential for compliance in major development projects. • Build Sector Presence: Represent the Company at industry events, trade shows, and conferences to generate leads and showcase how our eDNA technology can help clients overcome ecological assessment challenges. • Develop Target Accounts: Create and execute targeted outreach campaigns for key accounts in the infrastructure and transport sectors, identifying decision-makers and building relationships with multiple stakeholders. About You • Sales Leadership Experience: Proven track record in sales management with 5+ years of experience in a B2B outbound sales teams, preferably within infrastructure, transport, environmental services, or B2B SaaS sectors. • Sector Knowledge: Demonstrated experience and network within infrastructure and transport industries, with understanding of key players, decision-making processes, and industry challenges. • Strategic Planning: Experience in developing and implementing successful sector-specific sales strategies that drive measurable growth. • Sales Methodology Expertise: Deep understanding of modern B2B sales methodologies and how to apply them effectively in complex selling environments. • Commercial Acumen: Strong business and financial acumen with experience in meeting or exceeding revenue targets consistently. • Executive Presence: Ability to engage confidently with C-suite executives and represent the Companys credibly at industry events and strategic negotiations. • CRM and Sales Operations: Experience optimizing sales processes and leveraging CRM systems for pipeline management and performance reporting. The Company has offices in Central London and Surrey - so you can work from either location. This a hybrid role - with 3 days in the office. The salary range is £45K - £55K + uncapped commission. Do send you CV to us in Word format along with your salary and notice period.

Job Description IT Security Manager Our Client is a large international organisation who are looking to recruit an IT Security Manager with at least 5 to 8 years proven expertise. Provide advice, support and guidance to all Company Corporate functions to assist them to maintain and improve their information security maturity. To work collaboratively with all areas of the Company Corporate and build networks and relationships to promote Information Security. • Act as subject matter expert on for IT Security, including legal and regulatory compliance • Advise Company Corporate functions on how to achieve the required controls and assist with solutions to support them. Eg Support in the development of standards and their application in line with Group security policies. • Participate in Company BUs Projects giving support, guidance, control validation and overall security assurance. This could also involve sitting on major project steering committees. • Support and encourage the ethos and methodology of security by design. • Aid GRC to build, implement and facilitate a mechanism to aid BUs to assess and measure their security compliance to policies. • Drive the development of BU/Divisional security roadmaps. Giving oversight of key non-conformities to feed into the CISO roadmap. • Coach, train and educate the Company IT and Functions to up skill and increase the security maturity in BUs. Be an active member of the Companys IS Security community, contributing to and leveraging the experience and lessons learned from other BUs • Produce, implement and standardise protocol and guidance material to support Business unit activities - examples - Asset register templates, third party due-diligence. • Facilitate and chair the security working group meetings • Engage and manage third party relationships to support the Company and its affiliates • Aid Procurement and the tendering process • Raising the security baseline controls and standardising where it makes sense to do so. • Understanding the different business requirements and aligning to their objectives Support Security operations to continuously improve information security awareness across the group, including phishing campaigns and associated reporting Experience • Experience in an information security risk leadership role within a large organisation. • Confident in presenting, discussing and championing ideas and concepts with senior stakeholders. • Experience of running information security risk governance processes and structures • Familiarity with relevant industry standards for information security (e.g. ISO27001, NIST CSF) • Experience of creating, implementing and assessing against information security policies and standards Creativity • Able to analyse complex, ambiguous problems and summarise clearly with a view to establishing practical solutions • Able to \"bridge the gap\" between technologists and business-people, bringing to life information security risks to the business, while maintaining a pragmatic outlook on likelihood and impact of the risk and cost/complexity of the mitigation. • Ensuring initiatives/programmes are anchored in best practice whilst still being highly practical/pragmatic. • Ability to defuse situations and resolve conflict to a win-win outcome • Influence others understand their views and agree ways of working that are acceptable to all parties. Business acumen to understand business risks and the information security implications • Able to identify when information security risks need to be escalated to achieve the right level of management visibility. • Able to prioritise security risks and controls, differentiating the essential from the \"nice to have\". • Able to judge how to communicate messages to people to maximise buy-in and/or understanding. • Able to analyse data with rigour & reach sound conclusions • Can assess when further data gathering, or analysis will bring diminishing returns. Can place appropriate weight on prevailing (sometimes conflicting) evidence. • Support and manage budget Responsibility • Responsibility of information security incident management • Responsibility for security assessments and assurance activities (e.g. penetration testing) and when to use them. • Oversee and management of security compliance management and reporting in relation to any relevant regulatory or legal requirements Operational responsibility of management of third parties Responsibility for managing change management around project and change leadership. Able to judge the political and other people aspects of a situation, and tailor messages and approach to bring people along. • Able to work with others, setting challenging but realistic targets for team members, and through coaching and appropriate guidance, securing a successful outcome. • A positive collegiate approach to developing relationships and networks at all levels across the Company and the gravitas to work persuasively with senior stakeholders. Is aware of different styles of stakeholders and can adjust own leadership style successfully to bridge any gaps. The Client and the role is based in Central London - and you will be required to be in the office at least 3 days week. The salary for this position will be £75K + £85K plus Benefits. Please do send your CV to us in Word format for this exciting new position along with your salary and availability.

Job Description IT Security Manager Our Client is a large international organisation who are looking to recruit an IT Security Manager with at least 5 to 8 years proven expertise. Provide advice, support and guidance to all Company Corporate functions to assist them to maintain and improve their information security maturity. To work collaboratively with all areas of the Company Corporate and build networks and relationships to promote Information Security. • Act as subject matter expert on for IT Security, including legal and regulatory compliance • Advise Company Corporate functions on how to achieve the required controls and assist with solutions to support them. Eg Support in the development of standards and their application in line with Group security policies. • Participate in Company BUs Projects giving support, guidance, control validation and overall security assurance. This could also involve sitting on major project steering committees. • Support and encourage the ethos and methodology of security by design. • Aid GRC to build, implement and facilitate a mechanism to aid BUs to assess and measure their security compliance to policies. • Drive the development of BU/Divisional security roadmaps. Giving oversight of key non-conformities to feed into the CISO roadmap. • Coach, train and educate the Company IT and Functions to up skill and increase the security maturity in BUs. Be an active member of the Companys IS Security community, contributing to and leveraging the experience and lessons learned from other BUs • Produce, implement and standardise protocol and guidance material to support Business unit activities - examples - Asset register templates, third party due-diligence. • Facilitate and chair the security working group meetings • Engage and manage third party relationships to support the Company and its affiliates • Aid Procurement and the tendering process • Raising the security baseline controls and standardising where it makes sense to do so. • Understanding the different business requirements and aligning to their objectives Support Security operations to continuously improve information security awareness across the group, including phishing campaigns and associated reporting Experience • Experience in an information security risk leadership role within a large organisation. • Confident in presenting, discussing and championing ideas and concepts with senior stakeholders. • Experience of running information security risk governance processes and structures • Familiarity with relevant industry standards for information security (e.g. ISO27001, NIST CSF) • Experience of creating, implementing and assessing against information security policies and standards Creativity • Able to analyse complex, ambiguous problems and summarise clearly with a view to establishing practical solutions • Able to \"bridge the gap\" between technologists and business-people, bringing to life information security risks to the business, while maintaining a pragmatic outlook on likelihood and impact of the risk and cost/complexity of the mitigation. • Ensuring initiatives/programmes are anchored in best practice whilst still being highly practical/pragmatic. • Ability to defuse situations and resolve conflict to a win-win outcome • Influence others understand their views and agree ways of working that are acceptable to all parties. Business acumen to understand business risks and the information security implications • Able to identify when information security risks need to be escalated to achieve the right level of management visibility. • Able to prioritise security risks and controls, differentiating the essential from the \"nice to have\". • Able to judge how to communicate messages to people to maximise buy-in and/or understanding. • Able to analyse data with rigour & reach sound conclusions • Can assess when further data gathering, or analysis will bring diminishing returns. Can place appropriate weight on prevailing (sometimes conflicting) evidence. • Support and manage budget Responsibility • Responsibility of information security incident management • Responsibility for security assessments and assurance activities (e.g. penetration testing) and when to use them. • Oversee and management of security compliance management and reporting in relation to any relevant regulatory or legal requirements Operational responsibility of management of third parties Responsibility for managing change management around project and change leadership. Able to judge the political and other people aspects of a situation, and tailor messages and approach to bring people along. • Able to work with others, setting challenging but realistic targets for team members, and through coaching and appropriate guidance, securing a successful outcome. • A positive collegiate approach to developing relationships and networks at all levels across the Company and the gravitas to work persuasively with senior stakeholders. Is aware of different styles of stakeholders and can adjust own leadership style successfully to bridge any gaps. The Client and the role is based in Central London - and you will be required to be in the office at least 3 days week. The salary for this position will be £75K + £85K plus Benefits. Please do send your CV to us in Word format for this exciting new position along with your salary and availability.

Are you a dedicated person who is passionate about making a difference? Would you like to work for the Ministry of Defence? Defence Business Services (DBS) is one of the largest shared service organisations in Europe that provides a wide range of corporate services, to over 1.2 million end users, including serving and past military and families, as well as MoD civil servants and industry. DBS delivers large scale administration and smaller specialist services to enable the wider MOD to focus on its core aims, maintaining the UK's Defence and Security. Services include Human Resources, Pay, Veterans, Finance and Procurement. Our Vision - To support UK defence customers with outstanding service every time. Our Mission - Together we will proudly support Defence, continuously improving and delivering flexible, timely, sustainable and value for money services that underpin the whole force and enhance operational capability.? DBS is committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues. We are building an inclusive culture and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society. We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us through opportunities to develop your skills and experience. We also offer a range of flexible working patterns and support to make a fulfilling career accessible to you and offer a Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%. Where your role permits, we support a blended working approach alternatively known as hybrid working. Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements. DBS has recently undertaken a review of its operational locations in the North West, and have consolidated all activities in Norcross, Blackpool. A further move, to the new Government Hub at Talbot Gateway in Blackpool, is scheduled to take place in 2027. Come and join the DBS community today! -hidden link- Job description A software developer designs, runs and improves software that meets user needs. In this role, you will: Be responsible for writing clean, secure code following a test-driven approach Create code that is open by default and easy for others to reuse In this role, you will be responsible for writing clean, secure code following a test-driven approach. You will create code that is open by default and easy for others to reuse. You will be able to integrate APIs such as gov.uk/pay and gov.uk/notify and develop services in line with the Government Digital Service Standard. You will test and document code releases and support the team at GDS Service Assessments. As a Senior Software Developer, you will: Technical Designs, codes, tests, corrects, and documents user interfaces using the right standards and tools. Work with Typescript?, Node.JS?, Kubernetes (KubeMQ)?, Next JS?, React?, and Event-Driven Architecture Supports implementation of new systems or upgrades for Automation Garage solutions Finds ways to improve system robustness, resilience, and stability Maintains and supports open Gitlab repositories - deploying and managing code changes, as well as other DevOps tasks. Manage Amazon Web Service storage, domain naming services and DynamoDB Develops good practice, ways of working Collaborate with others (service manager, technical architects, design team) to understand and review software requirements. Keeps the service and project managers informed of the status of development / service support. Innovates and improve the way processes are delivered to the business, assessing, and championing the adoption of new technologies to meet the organisations automation requirements Develops knowledge and keeps up to date with latest vendor offerings across multiple technologies including RPA, Chatbot, Power Platforms, Cognitive, Cloud and Intelligent Automation Grows the digital community, activity encourage collaboration. Stakeholder Management Build strong relationships with outside technical teams to ensure implementation success Seen by the Business and team as the Public Facing Services expert Builds productive relationships internally and externally Person specification Essential experience Experience of Typescript?, Node.JS?, Kubernetes (KubeMQ)?, Next JS?, React?, and Event-Driven Architecture? Availability and capacity management: You can manage service components to ensure they meet business needs and key performance indicators (Skill Level: Working) Development process optimisation: You can work under guidance to identify process optimisation opportunities and contribute to the implementation of proposed solutions (Skill Level: Working) Information security: You can design solutions and service with security controls included, specifically engineered to mitigate security threats (Skill Level: Practitioner) Modern development standards: You can apply modern development stands and support other in applying them (Skill Level: Practitioner) Programming and build (software engineering): You can collaborate with others when necessary to review specifications, and use the agree specifications to design, code, test and document programs or scripts of medium-to-high complexity, using the right standards and tools (Skill Level: Practitioner) Prototyping: You can approach prototyping as a team activity, actively soliciting prototypes and testing with other; establish design patterns and iterate them; and use a variety of prototyping methos and choose ethe most appropriate (Skill Level: Practitioner) Service support: You can identify, locate and fix service faults (Skill Level: Practitioner) System design: You can design systems characterised by medium levels of risk, impact, and business or technical complexity; select appropriate design standards, methods and tools, and ensure they are applied effectively; and review the systems designs of others to ensure the selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources and integration of multiple systems and technology (Skill Level: Practitioner) System integration: You can define the integration build, co-ordinate build activities across systems, and understand how to undertake and support integration testing activities (Skill Level: Practitioner) User focus: You can collaborate with user researchers and can represent users internally; explain the difference between user needs and the desires of the user; champion user research to focus on all users; prioritise and define approaches to understand the user story, guiding others in doing so; and offer recommendations on the best tools and methods to use (Skill Level: Practitioner) Desirable experience It would be great if you also have: Experience of Government Digital Standard (GDS) Ways of Working and Secure by Design principles Knowledge or experience of Redhat OpenShift?, Postgres?, Azure and/or AWS?, Flask?, and/or Python? Knowledge of gov.uk websites and service Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Making Effective Decisions Delivering at Pace Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: DDAT Senior Software Developer: Programming and Build (Software Engineering) DDAT Senior Software Developer: Information Security DDAT Senior Software Developer: Systems Design DDAT Senior Software Developer: User Focus

Job Description Project Delivery Manager Scope of the role: Manage the successful delivery of The Corp business and IT projects through the design, build, testing, acceptance, commissioning and handover lifecycle. Lead essential projects, managing the Corp IT project portfolio to share interdependencies and recommending trade-offs and phasing to manage competing resourcing and budget demands. Manage project gate reviews with the Head of IT to ensure each project has a robust business case, controls and delivery plan. Define and maintain standards for successful execution including documentation and metrics related to portfolio, programme, and project management. Manage project performance via objectives and key results (OKRs), monthly reviews with project sponsors. Initiate communication and improvement activities to ensure maximum alignment of The Corp Functions and IT priorities. Perform risk management and mitigation - evaluating data to prevent project problems and intervening to resolve issues where required. Manage staff within the project management team - coaching individuals in adopting improved project and portfolio management disciplines, fostering a supporting a hybrid/agile way of working within the team. Ensure that a complete picture of workflows and technical requirements are gathered and recorded to support the development of new or existing systems/applications Responsible for supporting the businesses in identifying their requirements and working with the Solutions Architect to evaluate proposed solutions, ensuring that they meet ABF security, technical and business requirements Responsible for creating and getting sign off for all project documentation as detailed in the Corp IT Projects Run Book Develop detailed project plans, for monitoring and tracking of project deliverables Ensure projects can be fully resourced for delivery within the established project plan Manage relationships and workstreams with the business, key stakeholders, management and 3rd party suppliers Ensure risks and issues are accurately identified and recorded Ensure project gates are managed and appropriate sign off is given before proceeding to the next stage of the lifecycle Manage the portfolio of projects allocated Ensure that projects are initiated through the established Corp IT Project methodology \"Front Door\" demand management process Contribute input to periodic project prioritisation exercises as requested Responsible for the provision of performance information, ensuring timely and accurate reports are provided to the necessary parties Support departments Corp IT related continuous improvement activities in relation to processes, procedures and documentation Produce and maintain financial forecasts for projects by tracking project budgets, actuals, and invoices and accounting for the cause of any variances against forecasts Experience Required: Significant overall progressive IT experience Proven experience working as a Sr. Project Manager or Programme Manager Ability to define the scope, planning, resources and deliverables of a project in order to meet customers' expectations Ability to analyse project risks and develop mitigation strategies Ability to prioritise and delegate activities of project team Ability to mobilise and motivate a project team composed of The Corporate functions, IT and 3 rd Parties Ability to manage relationships with senior stakeholders, delivery and support teams at programme, project and individual level Ability to control and report on project budget and relevant project KPIs Ability to deal with and manage conflict whilst building successful business relationships across a range of stakeholder groups both internal and external to the organisation Experience of delivering a portfolio of projects to time, quality and budget Experience in delivering application, infrastructure and cloud projects ITIL / Prince 2 / APM / Agile qualified or equivalent and/or qualified by experience. MS Power BI or equivalent experience for project reporting Responsibilities Project and programme preparation of business and IT projects with Corporate senior stakeholders Lead and manage project execution of different sizes and complexity Provide leadership and management of project teams during all phases of the projects Contribute to continuous improvement of project management practices and tools Lead role in the development of the Project Management Office, dashboards and KPIs Day-to-day management and maintenance of the project delivery roadmap Lead project delivery continuous improvement forum Management and development of Project Managers, Contractors and 3 rd Parties The Client is based in Central London - there will be some remote working. Salary £75K - £100K. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.