Cyber Researcher

Location(s): Gloucester or London BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments. Job Title: Cyber Researcher Requisition ID: 121397 Location: Gloucester or London - Full-time onsite work required, with consideration for both full and part-time applicants - please speak to your recruiter about the options Grade: GG10 - GG12 Our world class team of Cyber Researchers and Reverse Engineers tackle some of the most interesting problems with a meaningful and tangible impact on the national security of the UK. We are growing our Cyber Developer team significantly and are looking for a diverse range of talent from experienced Software Engineers with a proven track record to those with a keen interest and aptitude looking to develop their skills in this exciting space! We have a community of technical specialists with a friendly and inclusive culture with great opportunities to learn from experts and make use of a carefully curated training plan with some of the best trainers and conferences available. Job Summary An operational cyber researcher is able to plan and perform research into a wide range of systems and technologies with a focus on discovering and exploiting weaknesses in their design or implementation. The role provides technical guidance for customers as well as supporting bids and proposals. An operational cyber researcher has broad skills which generally involve, but are not limited to, the following activities: Exploratory Research Vulnerability & Technical Research Experimental Development Key Responsibilities Researchers undertaking exploratory research are expected to: Rapidly summarise and assess new domains Provide domain knowledge for technical analysis, experimental development and subsequent engineering Researchers undertaking vulnerability & technical research are expected to: Know which pen-testing and reverse engineering tools and methodologies are appropriate to a given problem Have experience of advanced vulnerability assessment techniques such as fuzzing and code injection Researchers undertaking experimental development are expected to: Develop, assess and prioritize prototype and simulated capabilities Mandatory Skills and Experience Required A wide range of skills are required for Cyber Research. The number one skill is being able to think systematically and take logical steps towards deconstructing a complex system. For lower-level work, an intermediate/advanced understanding of how computers work is important (eg knowing the difference between the heap and the stack, and between compiled and interpreted languages). More required skills for this role include: Technical writing Presentation skills Innovative problem solving Team working Technical Analysis: Scripting (e.g. with Python) Rapid development of prototypes or simulations (e.g. with C#) Other Desirable Skills and Experience As well as the above, an Operational Cyber Researcher will need skills and experience in at least one of the areas below. An ideal candidate will cover several areas. Skills Technical Analysis: Network traffic analysis Reverse engineering Vulnerability analysis Exploit development Exploratory Research: OSINT and interacting with SMEs Developing new research skills as appropriate General: Technical Leadership Team management Knowledge Exploratory Research: Network architecture and security Risk assessment Systems engineering Architectural frameworks Technical Analysis: Processor architecture Operating systems and firmware Standard and domain-specific protocols and data formats Experimental Development: Software development life cycle Assured development practices (at a high-level) Technology A wide range of tools exist, and the researcher should be able to determine which are most appropriate for a given task. Types of tools used include: Scripting languages (e.g. Python) Traffic capture and analysis tools (e.g. Wireshark) Disassemblers (e.g. IDA Pro) Debuggers (e.g. gdb) Decompilers (e.g. Hex-Rays Decompiler) Virtualization environments Integrated development environments Domain-specific simulation and development tools How you will be supported: Work-life balance is important; youll get 25 days holiday a year and, via our flexible benefits package the option to buy/sell and carry over from the year before You can work around core hours with flexible and part-time working Our flexible benefits package includes; private medical and dental insurance, a competitive pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, taste cards and more Youll have a dedicated Career Manager to help you develop your career and guide you on your journey through BAE Systems Digital Intelligence Dont know a particular technology? Your learning and development is key to your future career Youll be part of our bonus scheme You are welcome to join any/all of our Diversity and Support groups. These groups cover everything from gender diversity to mental health and wellbeing Applicants will need to be eligible to work in the UK and be able to successfully achieve an eDV UK security clearance. For more details, please click here Why BAE Systems? This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently under represented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments. Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential. Division overview: Capabilities At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we pride ourselves in being a leader in the cyber defence industry, and Capabilities is the engine that keeps the business moving forward. It is the largest area of Digital Intelligence, containing our Engineering, Consulting and Project Management teams that design and implement the defence solutions and digital transformation projects that make us a globally recognised brand in both the public and private sector. As a member of the Capabilities team, you will be creating and managing the solutions that earn us our place in an ever changing digital world. We all have a role to play in defending our clients, and this is yours.
Cloud Engineer
Help BRE make buildings safer and more sustainable! BRE aims to be the world's leading innovation, science and data hub for the built environment. For more than a century, we have provided government and industry with cutting-edge research and testing. Join us to help deliver products, advice, services, standards and qualifications used around the globe to make buildings better for people and the environment. Through science-led solutions to urgent challenges, we will build a thriving and sustainable world. Your role at BRE As a Cloud Engineer at BRE, you will play a critical role in maintaining and enhancing our cloud and on-premises infrastructure to support high availability and performance across IT services. Key responsibilities include: Managing and supporting BREs cloud environment within Microsoft Azure. Maintaining physical, virtual, and cloud infrastructure, including servers, networks, and security appliances. Monitoring system performance, availability, and capacity, ensuring services meet agreed SLAs. Diagnosing and resolving incidents related to cloud services and IT infrastructure. Supporting compliance with internal and external audit and information security standards. Contributing to the implementation of ITIL-aligned best practices and continuous improvement initiatives. Producing technical documentation and reports for infrastructure, change, and capacity management. What we are looking for Proven experience in roles such as Cloud Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, or Systems Administrator with responsibility for cloud environments. Strong technical expertise in Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Windows Server (2016+), VMware (v7+), and Linux (Red Hat/Ubuntu). Confident using tools and scripting languages such as PowerShell, and administering services like Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP. A track record of managing high-availability infrastructure in enterprise or hybrid environments. Experience of monitoring, incident response, and performance tuning across physical, virtual, and cloud-based systems. Familiarity with ITIL practices and delivering services that meet or exceed SLAs. Ability to document processes clearly and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (or equivalent) is preferred, with additional certifications in Linux, ITIL, or VMware considered an advantage. BRE Benefits At BRE, we offer a competitive salary, reviewed annually, along with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your financial security, well-being, and career development. Financial & Security Benefits Pension scheme - 5% employer-matched contribution Life assurance - 4x your basic salary Enhanced maternity package Health & Wellbeing HealthPartners cashback scheme - Reclaim costs on prescriptions, physiotherapy, dental care, and more Onsite facilities - Restaurant, nursery, and free parking, including at-cost EV charging points Career Development Learning & development - Free access to BRE Academy and our online learning platform Professional membership reimbursement For full details on our benefits, visit: BRE Employee Benefits Work Location Options Hybrid - This role offers a mix of home and office working. You will need to be within commuting distance of our Watford or Glasgow office, as you will be expected to attend in person once a week. Our Recruitment Process Online Assessment Shortly after you apply (within approximately 10 minutes), you'll receive a link to complete an online assessment. This takes around 20 minutes and helps us better understand your skills and suitability. Candidate Review - Week Commencing 20th May Our specialist hiring team will review all applications and shortlist candidates. We'll then update you on the outcome of your application. First Stage Interviews - 22nd May to 5th June If shortlisted, we will invite you to a virtual interview. Second Stage Interviews - 6th to 20th June If successful in the first stage, you will be invited to a virtual second-stage interview.
Vulnerability Researcher

Location(s): Manchester BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments. Job Title: Vulnerability Researcher Requisition ID: 121399 Location: Manchester - Full-time onsite work required, with consideration for both full and part-time applicants - please speak to your recruiter about the options Grade: GG10 - GG12 Our world-class team of Vulnerability Researchers and Reverse Engineers tackle some of the most interesting problems with a meaningful and tangible impact on the national security of the UK. We are looking for a diverse range of talent from experienced Vulnerability Researchers with a proven track record, to those with a keen interest and aptitude looking to develop their skills in this exciting space! We have an existing community of technical specialists across our Gloucester and London locations and we are now looking to grow our new Manchester hub to the same level. We are looking for enthusiastic and eager individuals, who are excited by the prospect of helping to build our new Manchester Operational Cyber practice from the ground up. We offer a friendly and inclusive culture with great opportunities to learn from experts and make use of a carefully curated training plan with some of the best trainers and conferences available. Our focus is on a wide variety devices, platforms and technologies. VR, RE or development experience with mobile (Android, IOS), firmware, Linux, IoT and Windows is useful but most important is a willingness to learn as all of our projects bring new and interesting challenges. What you will be doing for us: Performing Vulnerability Research and Reverse Engineering to handle complex and unique challenges across a myriad of platforms. Learning to use tools like Ghidra, IDA Pro, Unicorn and Frida plus developing bespoke tooling when needed. Working in a vibrant and inclusive team of specialists where success often comes from teamwork and a diverse approach to solving problems. Developing junior members of staff with a keen interest in RE and VR to realise their potential. Ideal candidate background: An interest and aptitude for Vulnerability Research, Reverse Engineering, and Exploit Development (either from a professional background or by demonstrating an aptitude e.g. by playing capture the flag challenges). Low-level knowledge in how languages function across the application stack from assembly through to interpreted languages and everything in between. Understanding of the exploit development lifecycle from identifying bugs up to fully developed proof of concepts. Proficient in at least one programming language (e.g. Python, Java, C#, C++) How you will be supported: Work-life balance is important; youll get 25 days holiday a year and, via our flexible benefits package the option to buy/sell and carry over from the year before You can work around core hours with flexible and part-time working Our flexible benefits package includes; private medical and dental insurance, a competitive pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, taste cards and more Youll have a dedicated Career Manager to help you develop your career and guide you on your journey through BAE Systems Applied Intelligence Dont know a particular technology? Your learning and development is key to your future career Youll be part of our bonus scheme You are welcome to join any/all of our Diversity and Support groups. These groups cover everything from gender diversity to mental health and wellbeing. Applicants will need to be eligible to work in the UK and be able to successfully achieve an eDV UK security clearance. For more details, please click here Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential. Division overview: Capabilities At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we pride ourselves in being a leader in the cyber defence industry, and Capabilities is the engine that keeps the business moving forward. It is the largest area of Digital Intelligence, containing our Engineering, Consulting and Project Management teams that design and implement the defence solutions and digital transformation projects that make us a globally recognised brand in both the public and private sector. As a member of the Capabilities team, you will be creating and managing the solutions that earn us our place in an ever changing digital world. We all have a role to play in defending our clients, and this is yours.
Vulnerability Researcher

Location(s): Gloucester or London BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments. Job Title: Vulnerability Researcher Requisition ID: 121396 Location: Gloucester or London - Full-time onsite work required, with consideration for both full and part-time applicants - please speak to your recruiter about the options Grade: GG10 - GG12 Our world class team of Vulnerability Researchers and Reverse Engineers tackle some of the most interesting problems with a meaningful and tangible impact on the national security of the UK. We are growing our VR team significantly and are looking for a diverse range of talent from experienced Vulnerability Researchers with a proven track record to those with a keen interest and aptitude looking to develop their skills in this exciting space! We have a community of technical specialists with a friendly and inclusive culture with great opportunities to learn from experts and make use of a carefully curated training plan with some of the best trainers and conferences available. Our focus is on a wide variety devices, platforms and technologies. VR, RE or development experience with mobile (Android, IOS), firmware, Linux, IoT and Windows is useful but most important is a willingness to learn as all of our projects bring new and interesting challenges. Job Summary Performing Vulnerability Research and Reverse Engineering to handle complex and unique challenges across a myriad of platforms Learning to use tools like Ghidra, IDA Pro, Unicorn and Frida plus developing bespoke tooling when needed Working in a vibrant and inclusive team of specialists where success often comes from teamwork and a diverse approach to solving problems Developing junior members of staff with a keen interest in RE and VR to realise their potential Ideal candidate background: An interest and aptitude for Vulnerability Research, Reverse Engineering, and Exploit Development (either from a professional background or by demonstrating an aptitude e.g. by playing capture the flag challenges) Low-level knowledge in how languages function across the application stack from assembly through to interpreted languages and everything in between Understanding of the exploit development lifecycle from identifying bugs up to fully developed proof of concepts Proficient in at least one programming language (e.g. Python, Java, C#, C++) How you will be supported: Work-life balance is important; youll get 25 days holiday a year and, via our flexible benefits package the option to buy/sell and carry over from the year before You can work around core hours with flexible and part-time working Our flexible benefits package includes; private medical and dental insurance, a competitive pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, taste cards and more Youll have a dedicated Career Manager to help you develop your career and guide you on your journey through BAE Systems Digital Intelligence Dont know a particular technology? Your learning and development is key to your future career Youll be part of our bonus scheme You are welcome to join any/all of our Diversity and Support groups. These groups cover everything from gender diversity to mental health and wellbeing Applicants will need to be eligible to work in the UK and be able to successfully achieve an eDV UK security clearance. For more details, please click here Why BAE Systems? This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently under represented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments. Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential. Division overview: Capabilities At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we pride ourselves in being a leader in the cyber defence industry, and Capabilities is the engine that keeps the business moving forward. It is the largest area of Digital Intelligence, containing our Engineering, Consulting and Project Management teams that design and implement the defence solutions and digital transformation projects that make us a globally recognised brand in both the public and private sector. As a member of the Capabilities team, you will be creating and managing the solutions that earn us our place in an ever changing digital world. We all have a role to play in defending our clients, and this is yours.
Research Scientist- Knowledge & Semantics

Location(s): UK, Europe & Africa : UK : Great Baddow BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments. BAE Systems Digital Intelligence Defence Innovation and Technology is seeking to recruit a team lead for our Knowledge and Semantics team. The Data and Decision Support Capability has a diverse range of teams working in: reinforcement learning, NLP, knowledge graphs, applications of LLMs, computer vision, AI for RF and EW, sonar and acoustics. You will have the opportunity to work with these colleagues in multi-disciplinary teams and to work on a wide range of data science topics for customers across the defence, security and commercial sectors as well as on internal BAE Systems AI programmes. You will also have the opportunity to maintain strong links with academic partners and SMEs as well as to grow technical research areas of interest to you. We are looking for candidates who are adaptable, enthusiastic and highly motivated. You will have experience of leading a team of researchers working in NLP, LLM applications, text-mining, knowledge graphs and/or graph machine learning and with a vision on how to develop solutions for practical applications of ML in these domains. You will have a proven record of successful proposal writing and delivery to funding bodies relevant to the Defence sector. You should have existing skills in Machine Learning (ML), will need to be a proficient programmer in Python, with extensive experience in the use of libraries and toolboxes to support efficient development. Candidates will also have the opportunity to mix technical challenges with customer-facing and project support tasks. In addition to a solid academic background and excellent written and verbal communication skills, we are interested in candidates with experience in NLP, text-mining, knowledge graphs and/or graph machine learning and with a vision on how to develop solutions for practical applications of ML in these domains. Typical Responsibilities: Propose and lead novel research in given topic areas, often in partnership with leading UK Universities. Lead technical delivery of project teams. Prepare and deliver technical reports, technical proposals and supporting material. Develop prototypes and proof of concept demonstrators. Take ownership of tasks in projects and deliver to challenging standards. Effectively present results to both technical and non-technical audiences. Communicate effectively with project stakeholders (external customers, internal BU leads, different engineering teams). Undertake mentoring and management of junior staff working in the Knowledge and Semantics Team. Knowledge, Skills and Experience: PhD qualified with at least 4 years experience post PhD, ideally working in the Defence or National Security sectors. You will have experience of leading R&D teams with a minimum of 5 developers. You will have a strong record of securing funding for and delivering innovative R&D into Defence and NS customers. Of particular interest are candidates with the following experience (evidenced by a track record of publications, industry experience, open-source available code or equivalent academic work): Predictive Graph Machine Learning, Causal Machine Learning or Neuro-Symbolic AI. Natural Language Processing, including Information extraction, text-mining and entity linking. Experience with modern (e.g. transformer-based) NLP models is desirable but not essential. Application of LLMs to Defence problems. The taxonomy of Graph Machine Learning tasks and experience in using graph ML in applied or foundational settings. Graph-structured data, designing and utilising relational and graph databases, and knowledge of graph algorithms. Familiarity with one or more query languages (e.g. SQL and Cypher) is desirable but not essential. Familiarity with knowledge representation, ontology design and semantic or LLM based reasoning is desirable but not essential. Essential: Experience in software development in Python Essential: Experience with at least one ML framework: TensorFlow, Pytorch. Ability to work in a secure environment is essential. Desirable: Experience with one or more graph machine learning packages (PyTorch-Geometric, PyKeen etc.) and knowledge graph toolkits (Neo4j) Security Clearance Only those with the permanent and unrestricted right to live and work in the UK will be considered for a position within BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. Due to the nature of our work successful candidates for this role will be required to go through Government SC clearance prior to starting with us. -hidden link- Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day. By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we're working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance well-being. Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential. Division overview: Capabilities At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we pride ourselves in being a leader in the cyber defence industry, and Capabilities is the engine that keeps the business moving forward. It is the largest area of Digital Intelligence, containing our Engineering, Consulting and Project Management teams that design and implement the defence solutions and digital transformation projects that make us a globally recognised brand in both the public and private sector. As a member of the Capabilities team, you will be creating and managing the solutions that earn us our place in an ever changing digital world. We all have a role to play in defending our clients, and this is yours.
Senior Software Developer

Do you have a passion for delivering user focused digital services and using the latest technology to deliver solutions to a global audience of millions? Are you enthusiastic about clean code, well designed software and mentoring others to enable them to work at their best? If the answer to the above is yes, we would love you to join us and be part of our team to help us build the future of our Digital Services! The majority of our teams are primarily based in our Cardiff head office. The teams are a mix of hybrid and fully remote workers. We are offering this role on a hybrid/remote basis, aligned to the Cardiff office. 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%. Job description As a Senior Developer you'll join one of our many Agile Software Development teams. A typical team is made up of an agile delivery manager, developers, testers, user researchers, analysts and a product owner. You'll be responsible for: Designing efficient and maintainable solutions Contributing and adhering to our technical standards Mentoring software engineers in your team and the wider software development community Maximising the automated test coverage to help move to continuous delivery Ensuring code quality through code reviews Person specification We are looking for the following experience and skills which will be assessed at sift and interview. Experience Youll have 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 You are patient and have proven experience to help support and mentor others with different degrees of expertise to maximise their potential - including through techniques such as pair programming Youll have a passion for high quality, well-crafted code, and associated tooling You embrace continuous integration and have a continuous delivery mindset You have excellent communication skills and can help explain complicated technical issues to individuals who dont share the same technical experience Recent experience as a Java or JavaScript/Node developer in an agile software engineering environment Experience of developing software throughout the delivery lifecycle You ideally have experience designing and building RESTful APIs and supporting them in a live production environment Technical experience Have a STEM degree with a programming element or equivalent commercial software development experience (well ask for evidence of this) Strong knowledge of programming tools, frameworks, and techniques in at least one of the following ecosystems: Java and/or Node (you will be expected to learn the other once in post as required according to business needs) Application of good working practices such as test-driven and behaviour-driven development (TDD/BDD), pair programming, version control/branching strategies, and application of design patterns Knowledge of all key full stack web technologies, including use of relational and noSQL databases Knowledge of any of the following technologies/approaches are beneficial: Golang, TypeScript, Kafka, Deployment pipeline tooling (e.g. Concourse), Infrastructure as Code, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, cloud-first micro-service driven architecture Knowledge of WCAG 2.1 accessibility guidelines is desirable What it is like to work in Companies House Inclusive and diverse teams are important to us. Wherever possible we offer flexible working arrangements. We'll support you to meet other commitments and help you strike a better work-life balance. We're keen to create an environment that works for everyone, and we particularly encourage applications from different underrepresented demographics. Half a day a week is devoted to Innovation time where everyone in digital can work on whatever they choose, be that building new applications, trying new technologies or working towards certifications, it's up to you. In addition to this we offer lots of opportunities to have training as and when it is needed. We trust and empower our staff to work in a way which best suits them. Companies House is an award-winning employer, with an Investors in People Platinum Award we are at the forefront in ensuring our staff reach their full potential in building brilliant services on cutting-edge technology. You'll be joining our Software Engineering Profession at a time of transformation and you will be a part of shaping the future of our department. We use Agile Methodologies and promote a culture of continuous improvement. Qualifications Have a STEM degree with a programming element or equivalent commercial software development experience (evidence is required) Benefits Alongside your salary of £51,854, Companies House contributes £15,022 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. We offer an excellent benefits package that includes: a generous 30 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays and 1 privilege day enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme with a contribution rate of averaging 28% a range of recognition schemes including instant awards to thank and recognise each others efforts and contributions strong ethos of equality, diversity and inclusion great work life balance with flexible and mobile working available for many roles a pro-active approach to employee wellbeing that allows our employees to flourish and be their best at work and has enabled us to become an Investors In People platinum accredited employer online financial support and advice seasonal flu jabs generous maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave allowances a focus on career development and progression a number of inclusive network groups to support our colleagues and a great sports and social society cycle to work scheme staff discount scheme holiday play scheme for children 3 days paid volunteering leave Next Steps Click 'Apply Now' to be taken to our main advert Civil Service Jobs where you can see more details regarding the role, the incredible benefits we have to offer and what it's like to work in Companies House. If you have any questions about the role or process, please reach out to . This role closes on 26 May 2025.
UX/UI Designer Developer

UX/UI Designer and Developer • Manage our external web development and technology partners, to ensure organic growth and conversion opportunities are maximized. • Project management will include collecting requirements from the business, briefing our partners, prioritising asks in line with key business objectives and aligning with timeline of the business. • Deliver high-quality, user-friendly, content across our digital platforms. • Own the delivery of the US and UJ for new / ongoing event website and app related launches. • Identify content improvements with the objective of enhancing engagement, gaining insights, and increasing sales. • Produce and automate top-level website reports to influence decision-making for improvements including user flow Sankey diagrams, channel specific user journeys and holistic business reporting. Develop a UX and UI workflow in alignment with feedback and research to execution, specifically running CRO tests to prove hypotheses. • Expertise in CMS optimisation (VWO, Optimisely or other). • Expertise in SEO, CRO, accessibility and UX best practices. • Proven experience delivering multi format digital content within a CMS environment (Contentful) • Proven experience delivering content-heavy platform targeted at consumer audiences. • Proficiency in integrated performance reports using different data sources including analytics and CRM tools i.e. Google Analytics and HubSpot. • Fundamental understanding of basic adtech i.e. UTM tagging and tracking and setting up of media tags via Google Tag Manager.Take initiative with a solution-oriented approach, within a cross functional team. • Basic understanding of HTML and CSS - or keen to upskill in this area • Strong collaboration skills to help manage input from stakeholders and 3rd parties • Ability to manage and support different projects simultaneously • Possess good knowledge of digital marketing and multi-channel campaigns • Ability to understand website analytics and help drive data-driven conclusions (i.e. Google Analytics) • Ability to recommend decisions underpinned and driven by data. A passion for UX and all things customer first. This is a 3 month contract assignment in Shoreditch London on-site. The daily rate will be circa £250 pd to £400 pd. Do send your CV to us in Word format along with your daily rate and availability.
Lead IOS Mobile Developer

Lead IOS Mobile Developer Birmingham (1 day per week in office) Salary: £55K An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lead IOS Mobile Developer to join a rapidly growing company who are dedicated to sustainability. The Lead Mobile Engineer will play a pivotal role in enhancing the company's mobile and web applications, contributing to a vibrant and innovative work environment. The Lead IOS Mobile Developer will be responsible for the development and management of production systems, working closely with a talented IT team. This role requires a strong background in mobile development, particularly in IOS - Swift, and a passion for creating high-quality solutions that meet customer needs. Responsibilities: * Translate designs, wireframes, and user stories into high-quality solutions. * Develop intuitive, usable, and engaging interactions and visual designs for mobile and web. * Participate in the full development process from definition through design, build, test, release, and maintenance. * Research and track advancements in mobile/web application design patterns. * Cooperate with back-end developers in the process of building the RESTful API. * Management of one other mobile developer Skills needed: * Hands-on experience with core iOS frameworks such as UIKit, Combine, Core Data, and Core Animation. * Demonstrated expertise in Swift programming language and a proven track record of developing and maintaining iOS applications. * Deep knowledge of SPA best practices, architecture, and modularisation. * Familiarity with cloud message APIs and Push Notifications. * Proficient understanding of version control software such as Git. * Experience with Android mobile development, Angular, C# or other web development technologies is a bonus Any leadership or management experience is a bonus but also open to a senior candidate open to stepping up into a more leadership role, while still remaining hands on with the IOS development. If you are an enthusiastic and skilled Lead Mobile Engineer looking to make a significant impact in a growing company, please submit your CV for consideration. At Gleeson Recruitment Group, we embrace inclusivity and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We are proud to be a disability confident employer. By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.
Graduate Data Science Researcher- Great Baddow- Jan 2026

. Job title: Graduate Digital Intelligence Data Science Researcher Location: Great Baddow (Essex) We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements, however for this role you will be expected to attend your site 3-5 days per week. Salary: £34,000 + £2,000 Welcome Bonus What you'll be doing: You will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of Data science research topics for customers across the defence, security and commercial sectors. The Data Applied Research group has a diverse range of teams working in: reinforcement learning, NLP, knowledge graphs and graph based neural nets, AI for RF and EW, sonar and acoustics and you will have the opportunity to work with and be trained by these colleagues in multi-disciplinary teams. You will undertake novel research in given topic areas, often in partnership with leading Universities, develop prototypes and proof of concept demonstrator and prepare technical reports and proposals Benefits: As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing & lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive. The Digital Intelligence Team: Kickstart your Data Science career at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, where you'll harness data to solve critical challenges, drive innovation, and make an impact in a dynamic, high-tech environment. Why BAE Systems? This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments. Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks. .
Principal Software Developer

We are recruiting for a Principal Software Developer to provide additional leadership to the Software Development profession during a time of growth. Are you someone who could help encourage our profession to be the best it can be? Are you enthusiastic about making change and ensuring all our teams have the skills and knowledge they need to succeed? These are exciting times at Companies House as we continue our transformation journey, developing new digital services that are used nationally at scale. Our services are built using the latest technology and cloud services, with a focus on microservice development on AWS. This role is a unique opportunity to shape how we develop and secure our digital services. Working within an embedded agile delivery structure you will be empowered to define the processes and technology we use to produce software. 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%. Job description You'll work closely with the Head of the Development to produce, lead and implement strategies to: Improve the flow of software into production and meet users needs. Ensure high quality software is delivered within an agile delivery environment through the constant improvement of standards and processes. Establish communities of practice both internally and externally, in order to share knowledge and help. Raise the profile of Development and Companies House both internally and externally through knowledge sharing and supporting others to create a culture of innovation and experimentation. Keep up to date with emerging technologies and lead the introduction into the development community when appropriate, ensuring that legacy technologies and services are constantly improved or removed as necessary. We want our profession to: Be passionate about meeting user needs by releasing software as often as possible. Be enthusiastic about clean maintainable code, well designed software and coaching others with it. Love helping and mentoring others to enable them to work at their best. We would love you to be part of our team and help us get to a point where the following are part of the culture. We want to: Have many releases per day automatically into production. Have automated test coverage for everything from accessibility to security and performance. Be constantly innovating and running iterations of our services to meet and exceed user needs. Be publicly recognised as an organisation that works openly on interesting things. Ensure we are meeting the needs of our users by ensuring we have diversity in thought and ideas. Person specification We're looking for the following, which will be assessed at sift and at interview. The successful candidate will be someone who: Values working in the open, and are comfortable sharing ideas early. Is optimistic and will lead the teams according to the Companies House values by being Adaptable, Bold and Curious. Is proactive, and encourage others to take practical action. Recognises that diverse views make our services better. Youll communicate across borders, whether thats teams, directorates or government agencies. Enjoys learning and experimenting with new approaches and tools. Relishes helping others to work at their best. Is confident using a coaching or mentoring approach to provide leadership within projects. Technical Knowledge of the following technologies: NodeJS, Java, AWS And ideally some knowledge of these technologies: Go, APIs, GitHub, Concourse Experience You'll have significant experience as a developer and leading developers. Experience of improving the development practice ensuring that the engineering function is delivering software in its most optimum way. Experience of working using agile methodologies. Experience of setting and delivering strategic direction for the engineering function including the management of all necessary stakeholders. About us Companies House is an award-winning employer, building brilliant services on cutting edge technology. You'll join our digital team at a time of transformation, and you will be a part of shaping the future of our department. We use Agile methodologies and promote a culture of continuous improvement. We currently have 15 cross functional agile software development teams. Each containing developers, testers, business analyst, product owner, user researcher, user experience and agile delivery manager. The teams are supported by a platform team who have already automated large parts of our development pipeline using Concourse CI, SonarQube, AWS, Terraform, Ansible, Artifactory & Docker. We also have a dedicate Research and Development driving Innovation at the heart of Engineering. We're migrating our current legacy systems into a Microservice architecture. All new services are hosted on AWS and we're using trunk-based development and Continuous Integration. We're working with data that is estimated to be worth £3 billion to our users. There are over 4 million companies on the register. Over 6 billion searches of the free register are made every year (excluding API calls). We register approximately 2,800 new companies every day. What it is like to work in Companies House Inclusive and diverse teams are important to us. Wherever possible we offer flexible working arrangements. We'll support you to meet other commitments and help you strike a better work-life balance. We're keen to create an environment that works for everyone, and we particularly encourage applications from different underrepresented demographics. Half a day a week is devoted to Innovation time where everyone in digital can work on whatever they choose, be that building new applications, trying new technologies or working towards certifications, it's up to you. In addition to this we offer lots of opportunities to have training as and when it is needed. We trust and empower our staff to work in a way which best suits them. Companies House is an award-winning employer, with an Investors in People Platinum Award we are at the forefront in ensuring our staff reach their full potential in building brilliant services on cutting-edge technology. You'll be joining our Software Engineering Profession at a time of transformation and you will be a part of shaping the future of our department. We use Agile Methodologies and promote a culture of continuous improvement. Benefits Alongside your salary of £51,854, Companies House contributes £15,022 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. We offer an excellent benefits package that includes: a generous 30 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays and 1 privilege day enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme with a contribution rate of averaging 28% a range of recognition schemes including instant awards to thank and recognise each others efforts and contributions strong ethos of equality, diversity and inclusion great work life balance with flexible and mobile working available for many roles a pro-active approach to employee wellbeing that allows our employees to flourish and be their best at work and has enabled us to become an Investors In People platinum accredited employer online financial support and advice seasonal flu jabs generous maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave allowances a focus on career development and progression a number of inclusive network groups to support our colleagues and a great sports and social society cycle to work scheme staff discount scheme holiday play scheme for children 3 days paid volunteering leave Next Steps Click 'Apply Now' to be taken to our main advert Civil Service Jobs where you can see more details regarding the role, the incredible benefits we have to offer and what it's like to work in Companies House. If you have any questions about the role or process, please reach out to . This role closes on 1 June 2025.
Senior User Researcher (Central Government)

Senior User Researcher (Central Government) Position Description If you're a skilled Senior User Researcher who thrives in a collaborative environment and cares about creating user-centred digital services, we want to hear from you. Become part of our 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 User Researcher at CGI, you'll play a critical role in uncovering deep insights about users' needs, behaviours and experiences. Your findings will inform and shape crucial public services. You'll work closely with designers and others to ensure services are designed with the user at the heart of the process. In this role, you will be responsible for understanding users' needs and behaviours, analysing evidence and translating findings into actionable insights. Your work will ensure that research activities include diverse user groups to make services accessible and inclusive. Key duties include: • Conducting qualitative and quantitative research to understand users' needs, behaviours and motivations • Using a range of user research methods including interviews, surveys, usability testing and ethnographic studies • Analysing research data to generate insights and identify patterns • Conducting research ethically, ensuring privacy and consent • Ensuring research practices comply with relevant policies and standards • Working with multidisciplinary teams to integrate user insights into design and development • Advocating for user needs and influencing stakeholders to prioritise them • Applying the GOV.UK service manual, service standards, design principles and WCAG 2.2 standards • Articulating user needs and frustrations using appropriate written, visual and verbal methods Required qualifications to be successful in this role • Strong experience designing and implementing user research in a government context, according to government standards • Excellent communication skills • Proactive and happy to work as part of a team and independently • Strong influencing skills and the ability to advocate for users • Collaborative and comfortable working in the open and receiving critique #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.
Senior Software Developer - Companies House - HEO

Job summary Do you have a passion for delivering user focused digital services and using the latest technology to deliver solutions to a global audience of millions? Are you enthusiastic about clean code, well designed software and mentoring others to enable them to work at their best? If the answer to the above is yes, we would love you to join us and be part of our team to help us build the future of our Digital Services! The majority of our teams are primarily based in our Cardiff head office. The teams are a mix of hybrid and fully remote workers. We are offering this role on a hybrid/remote basis, aligned to the Cardiff office. 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%. Job description As a Senior Developer you'll join one of our many Agile Software Development teams. A typical team is made up of an agile delivery manager, developers, testers, user researchers, analysts and a product owner. You'll be responsible for: Designing efficient and maintainable solutions Contributing and adhering to our technical standards Mentoring software engineers in your team and the wider software development community Maximising the automated test coverage to help move to continuous delivery Ensuring code quality through code reviews Person specification We are looking for the following experience and skills which will be assessed at sift and interview. Experience Youll have 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 You are patient and have proven experience to help support and mentor others with different degrees of expertise to maximise their potential - including through techniques such as pair programming Youll have a passion for high quality, well-crafted code, and associated tooling You embrace continuous integration and have a continuous delivery mindset You have excellent communication skills and can help explain complicated technical issues to individuals who dont share the same technical experience Recent experience as a Java or JavaScript/Node developer in an agile software engineering environment Experience of developing software throughout the delivery lifecycle You ideally have experience designing and building RESTful APIs and supporting them in a live production environment Technical experience Have a STEM degree with a programming element or equivalent commercial software development experience (well ask for evidence of this) Strong knowledge of programming tools, frameworks, and techniques in at least one of the following ecosystems: Java and/or Node (you will be expected to learn the other once in post as required according to business needs) Application of good working practices such as test-driven and behaviour-driven development (TDD/BDD), pair programming, version control/branching strategies, and application of design patterns Knowledge of all key full stack web technologies, including use of relational and noSQL databases Knowledge of any of the following technologies/approaches are beneficial: Golang, TypeScript, Kafka, Deployment pipeline tooling (e.g. Concourse), Infrastructure as Code, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, cloud-first micro-service driven architecture Knowledge of WCAG 2.1 accessibility guidelines is desirable What it is like to work in Companies House Inclusive and diverse teams are important to us. Wherever possible we offer flexible working arrangements. We'll support you to meet other commitments and help you strike a better work-life balance. We're keen to create an environment that works for everyone, and we particularly encourage applications from different underrepresented demographics. Half a day a week is devoted to Innovation time where everyone in digital can work on whatever they choose, be that building new applications, trying new technologies or working towards certifications, it's up to you. In addition to this we offer lots of opportunities to have training as and when it is needed. We trust and empower our staff to work in a way which best suits them. Companies House is an award-winning employer, with an Investors in People Platinum Award we are at the forefront in ensuring our staff reach their full potential in building brilliant services on cutting-edge technology. You'll be joining our Software Engineering Profession at a time of transformation and you will be a part of shaping the future of our department. We use Agile Methodologies and promote a culture of continuous improvement. Qualifications Have a STEM degree with a programming element or equivalent commercial software development experience (evidence is required) Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Changing and Improving Making Effective Decisions Developing Self and Others Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Systems Integration Development Process Optimisation User Focus Programming and Build System Design
Facility Engineering Task Manager

AWE is currently recruiting for a Facility Engineering Task Manager to manage and oversee delivery of professional engineering services to enable the Principal Asset Engineer in fulfilment of the strategy for the upkeep of all assets and equipment AWE needs in order to deliver the Programme. Title: Facility Engineering Task Manager Location: Aldermaston, Berkshire Package: £47,690 - £69,000 (dependant on suitability and level of experience) Working for one of the area's largest employers and enjoying an excellent work/life balance, our engineers gain experience on a wide variety of equipment and projects and can make a direct and visible contribution to the successful running of the business. As a Facility Engineering Task Manager, this will give you the opportunity to: · Provide leadership to Engineering personnel (Shape the future to inspire trust, build effective relationships to clarify purpose, energise the team to deliver results, and be a model for personal excellence, integrity and accountability) · Identify engineering task requirements from the relevant Area's Operations Manager · Deliver engineering tasks to schedule, budget and quality requirements · Identify strategic engineering resource to support future programme of work in own Tech Centre · Maintaining and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player For Facility Engineering Task Managers we are particularly interested to hear from candidates with experience in some, or all of the following: · HNC/HND with suitable additional experience · Ability to deliver engineering projects across a range of infrastructure facilities and associated manufacturing and/or research plant and equipment · Leading the delivery of engineering services across the life of an asset · Project, Contract and Engineering Management Experience with knowledge of CDM Some reasons we think Maintenance & Reliability Engineers love it here: · 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work. · In addition, 208 hours of holiday each year (equal to at least 25 days leave) plus Bank Holidays. · Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions). · Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay. · Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body. · Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services. · Life Assurance (4 x annual salary). · Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending. · Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring. The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide' . Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role and be willing and able to work in designated areas.
Senior IFS Developer

Senior IFS Developer - Bristol based (3 days per week) OUTSIDE IR35 CONTRACT IFS Implementation programme Working for a leading organisation who are going through an IFS Implementation, this role as an Senior IFS Developer plays a key part in this transformation programme for the business. You will own the solution overall and review the system in its entirety. You will involved with the designs, maintenance and customisation of the ERP systems. You will work with stakeholders to ensure that system is optimised and meets business needs. Responsibilities: Design: Create client-side architecture and custom functionalities Maintain: Manage the IFS implementation lifecycle and ensure optimal performance Troubleshoot: Identify and resolve technical issues Support: Provide training and support to teams Research: Stay up to date with the latest technology and development techniques Integrate: Seek opportunities to integrate business systems across departments Document: Maintain thorough documentation of development projects Support testing: Support the development, testing, and deployment of solutions Support business cases: Support the creation of business cases and financial models Please apply asap for more information. GleeIT At Gleeson Recruitment Group, we embrace inclusivity and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We are proud to be a disability confident employer. By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.
Senior IFS Developer

Senior IFS Developer - Bristol based (3 days per week) OUTSIDE IR35 CONTRACT IFS Implementation programme Working for a leading organisation who are going through an IFS Implementation, this role as an Senior IFS Developer plays a key part in this transformation programme for the business. You will own the solution overall and review the system in its entirety. You will involved with the designs, maintenance and customisation of the ERP systems. You will work with stakeholders to ensure that system is optimised and meets business needs. Responsibilities: Design: Create client-side architecture and custom functionalities Maintain: Manage the IFS implementation lifecycle and ensure optimal performance Troubleshoot: Identify and resolve technical issues Support: Provide training and support to teams Research: Stay up to date with the latest technology and development techniques Integrate: Seek opportunities to integrate business systems across departments Document: Maintain thorough documentation of development projects Support testing: Support the development, testing, and deployment of solutions Support business cases: Support the creation of business cases and financial models Please apply asap for more information. GleeIT At Gleeson Recruitment Group, we embrace inclusivity and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We are proud to be a disability confident employer. By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.
Principal Software Developer - Companies House - SEO

We are recruiting for a Principal Software Developer to provide additional leadership to the Software Development profession during a time of growth. Are you someone who could help encourage our profession to be the best it can be? Are you enthusiastic about making change and ensuring all our teams have the skills and knowledge they need to succeed? These are exciting times at Companies House as we continue our transformation journey, developing new digital services that are used nationally at scale. Our services are built using the latest technology and cloud services, with a focus on microservice development on AWS. This role is a unique opportunity to shape how we develop and secure our digital services. Working within an embedded agile delivery structure you will be empowered to define the processes and technology we use to produce software. 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%. Job description You'll work closely with the Head of the Development to produce, lead and implement strategies to: Improve the flow of software into production and meet users needs. Ensure high quality software is delivered within an agile delivery environment through the constant improvement of standards and processes. Establish communities of practice both internally and externally, in order to share knowledge and help. Raise the profile of Development and Companies House both internally and externally through knowledge sharing and supporting others to create a culture of innovation and experimentation. Keep up to date with emerging technologies and lead the introduction into the development community when appropriate, ensuring that legacy technologies and services are constantly improved or removed as necessary. We want our profession to: Be passionate about meeting user needs by releasing software as often as possible. Be enthusiastic about clean maintainable code, well designed software and coaching others with it. Love helping and mentoring others to enable them to work at their best. We would love you to be part of our team and help us get to a point where the following are part of the culture. We want to: Have many releases per day automatically into production. Have automated test coverage for everything from accessibility to security and performance. Be constantly innovating and running iterations of our services to meet and exceed user needs. Be publicly recognised as an organisation that works openly on interesting things. Ensure we are meeting the needs of our users by ensuring we have diversity in thought and ideas. Person specification We're looking for the following, which will be assessed at sift and at interview. The successful candidate will be someone who: Values working in the open, and are comfortable sharing ideas early. Is optimistic and will lead the teams according to the Companies House values by being Adaptable, Bold and Curious. Is proactive, and encourage others to take practical action. Recognises that diverse views make our services better. Youll communicate across borders, whether thats teams, directorates or government agencies. Enjoys learning and experimenting with new approaches and tools. Relishes helping others to work at their best. Is confident using a coaching or mentoring approach to provide leadership within projects. Technical Knowledge of the following technologies: NodeJS, Java, AWS And ideally some knowledge of these technologies: Go, APIs, GitHub, Concourse Experience You'll have significant experience as a developer and leading developers. Experience of improving the development practice ensuring that the engineering function is delivering software in its most optimum way. Experience of working using agile methodologies. Experience of setting and delivering strategic direction for the engineering function including the management of all necessary stakeholders. About us Companies House is an award-winning employer, building brilliant services on cutting edge technology. You'll join our digital team at a time of transformation, and you will be a part of shaping the future of our department. We use Agile methodologies and promote a culture of continuous improvement. We currently have 15 cross functional agile software development teams. Each containing developers, testers, business analyst, product owner, user researcher, user experience and agile delivery manager. The teams are supported by a platform team who have already automated large parts of our development pipeline using Concourse CI, SonarQube, AWS, Terraform, Ansible, Artifactory & Docker. We also have a dedicate Research and Development driving Innovation at the heart of Engineering. We're migrating our current legacy systems into a Microservice architecture. All new services are hosted on AWS and we're using trunk-based development and Continuous Integration. We're working with data that is estimated to be worth £3 billion to our users. There are over 4 million companies on the register. Over 6 billion searches of the free register are made every year (excluding API calls). We register approximately 2,800 new companies every day. What it is like to work in Companies House Inclusive and diverse teams are important to us. Wherever possible we offer flexible working arrangements. We'll support you to meet other commitments and help you strike a better work-life balance. We're keen to create an environment that works for everyone, and we particularly encourage applications from different underrepresented demographics. Half a day a week is devoted to Innovation time where everyone in digital can work on whatever they choose, be that building new applications, trying new technologies or working towards certifications, it's up to you. In addition to this we offer lots of opportunities to have training as and when it is needed. We trust and empower our staff to work in a way which best suits them. Companies House is an award-winning employer, with an Investors in People Platinum Award we are at the forefront in ensuring our staff reach their full potential in building brilliant services on cutting-edge technology. You'll be joining our Software Engineering Profession at a time of transformation and you will be a part of shaping the future of our department. We use Agile Methodologies and promote a culture of continuous improvement. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Leadership Seeing the Big Picture Working Together Developing Self and Others Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Knowledge of Microservices Amazon Web Services Design/Programming & Build
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