Senior Software Engineer / Developer (Node.js TypeScript) Remote UK to £80k Are you a senior, hands-on Software Engineer looking for an opportunity to take ownership and progress your career at a scaling tech company? You could be joining a growing games company that combines state of the art technology, gaming and luxury fashion. What's in it for you: Salary to £80k Remote working Private medical care Life Assurance 25 days holiday plus your birthday off Impactful role with excellent career progression as the company scales Your role: As a Senior Software Engineer you'll join the team as they scale the product to support millions of users. You'll design and deliver high-quality, maintainable backend code and features using TypeScript and Node.js that is aligned with established codebase architectural standards and covered by tests as well as supporting backend system performance and reliability, helping to maintain 99% uptime SLA. You'll design, implement and extend robust APIs and microservices supporting gameplay, user management, platform and content management systems, collaborating with product and game teams to ensure alignment of features with backend architecture and with DevOps to ensure uptime, observability and deployment reliability. This is a senior role where you'll take ownership of complex systems and proactively address potential performance and scalability bottlenecks. Location / WFH: You can work from home from anywhere in the UK. Please note: you must be a UK citizen or hold the right to work without visa restrictions. About you: You have strong backend software engineering experience with Node.js and TypeScript You have experience with Kafka and Event Driven Architectures You have a good knowledge of microservices, RESTful APIs and scalable system architecture You have experience of working with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB) You have a strong appreciation of DevOps, CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins You're familiar with containerisation (Docker), cloud services (AWS), and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) You're comfortable taking ownership of projects, working with the Lead Engineer and mentoring more junior team members You're collaborative and pragmatic with great communication skills Apply now to find out more about this Senior Software Engineer / Developer (Node.js TypeScript) opportunity. Read Less

Senior DevOps Engineer (Azure) London / WFH to £100k Are you a technologist DevOps Engineer with a strong knowledge of Azure and experience with a range of tools? You could be joining the world's most advanced cybersecurity technology business that uses AI technology to protect clients across the globe from advanced cyber threats, working alongside a team of friendly and supportive people and enjoying a host of perks and benefits. As a Senior DevOps Engineer you will help build and scale an Azure cloud platform for a particular area of the business. This is a hands-on role with significant ownership, where you'll design, automate and optimise cloud infrastructure across Azure, with additional exposure to AWS, helping create secure, reliable and scalable platforms that can evolve with the business. Collaborating as part of a collaborative Agile engineering team, you'll contribute to architectural decisions, infrastructure automation and platform improvements. You'll have the autonomy to solve complex technical challenges, introduce new ideas and continually improve the tooling, processes and cloud services that enable engineering teams to deliver quickly and confidently. Location / WFH: You'll join a highly talented, diverse team in the London office twice a week where you can enjoy a great team atmosphere with free lunches and problem solving sessions. About you: You have experience as a DevOps Engineer within a Microsoft Azure cloud environment You have experience with infrastructure provisioning tools e.g. IaC, Terraform, Ansible, Chef, AWS CloudFormation You have experience of designing and implementing scalable systems capable of handling high loads You have experience of designing and managing CI/CD pipelines for large-scale systems using GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins or similar You can code with Python (or Node.js, Golang) with a focus on scripting and automation You have strong analysis, troubleshooting and problem solving skills You're collaborative and pragmatic with excellent communication skills What's in it for you: As a Senior DevOps Engineer (Azure) you will earn a competitive package: Salary to £100k + Bonus Pension Private Medical Insurance Life Assurance Enhanced parental leave Employee Assistance Program 23 days holiday plus an additional one for your birthday Charity giving schemes Personal training and development budgets Apply now to find out more about this Senior DevOps Engineer (Azure) opportunity. Read Less

Senior IAM Engineer (Okta) London to £80k Are you an experienced IAM Engineer looking to work on enterprise scale identity solutions using modern authentication and identity governance technologies? You could be progressing your career at a global, market-leading financial data provider, where you'll help to evolve a modern Identity and Access Management platform supporting thousands of users across the business. As an IAM Engineer, you'll design, build and enhance secure identity solutions across Okta, Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory. Working as part of a collaborative team, you'll deliver new authentication capabilities, automate identity lifecycle processes and integrate applications using modern identity standards. You'll play a key role in implementing SSO, MFA, identity governance, user provisioning and access management, while improving automation, scalability and security across the identity platform. Working closely with Infrastructure, Cloud, Security and Application teams, you'll help deliver seamless, secure access to business critical systems. Location / WFH: You'll join colleagues in the City office four days a week with flexibility to work from home once a week, there is also flexible hours to allow for childcare drop-offs etc. About you: You have strong hands-on experience with Identity and Access Management You have experience with Okta (SSO, Lifecycle Management, Workflows and / or Identity Governance) You have a good knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) and Active Directory You have experience of implementing authentication protocols such as SAML, OAuth2, OpenID Connect and SCIM You have PowerShell scripting skills for automation You take a collaborative approach and have excellent communication and problem solving skills What's in it for you: Salary to £80k + bonus 25 days holiday 15 days work from anywhere Pension, Life Assurance and Income protection Private Medical and Dental care Gym subsidy and wellness apps Cycle to work scheme Ability to buy stock options Family leave and sabbaticals Continuous training and career development including personalised budget Apply now to find out more about this Senior IAM Engineer (Okta) opportunity. Read Less

Principal C# Developer / Engineer (C# .Net AWS Python) London / WFH to £120k Would you like to join a growing and profitable scale-up that is viewed as a leading FinTech disruptor in a senior role that will allow you a great deal of influence and progression? As a Principal C# Developer you will architect and build highly performant and scalable solutions using the Microsoft tech stack and SOLID design principles, collaborating with cross functional Agile project teams in 2 week Sprints, you'll be an advocate of best practice and ensure software is delivered to schedule. There's a host of new features and development work and you'll also help to drive the adoption of AI within the business, introducing things like chat bots and exploring the use of AI to make process improvements. This is an impactful role where you'll report into and collaborate with the CTO, you'll have a lot of visibility and quickly see the results of your work. Location / WFH: There's a hybrid policy, with two days in the brand new London offices and flexibility to work from home two days a week (Thursdays and Fridays). About you: You are an experienced Software Developer / Engineer with a strong knowledge of modern best practice You have strong C# backend development skills, ideally also Python coding skills You have a good knowledge of AWS You have experience of working on highly scalable systems You have a strong knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals such as OOP, Data Structures, Design Patterns You have experience with, or a strong interest in Artificial Intelligence and are keen to explore the possibilities further e.g. ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Copilot You have strong analysis and problem solving skills alongside organisation and planning abilities You have business acumen and advanced communication / stakeholder management skills What's in it for you: As a Principal C# Developer you will earn a competitive package including: Salary to £120k Bonus (c20%) Pension (5% employer contribution) 25 days holiday (increasing to 27 after two years and 30 after) Life Assurance (4x base salary) Employee Assistance Programme Range of training, career development and supported learning Impactful role working on cutting edge technology Apply now to find out more about this Principal C# Developer / Engineer (.Net AWS Python) opportunity. Read Less

Senior Python Developer / Engineer (Python AWS) London / WFH to £130k Are you a Python technologist with experience of Front Office trading environments? You could be progressing your career on the Asset Management side of a global Japanese bank as they expand this product offering within the UK. As a Senior Python Developer, you'll design, develop and enhance high performance trading systems and cloud infrastructure that support critical front, middle and back office operations. Collaborating with stakeholders across the business, you'll translate complex requirements into scalable, resilient technology that drives efficiency and business growth. You'll lead projects from design through to deployment, building secure, highly available systems capable of handling large volumes of market and trading data. Alongside hands-on development, you'll champion engineering best practices, automation, DevOps and cloud architecture, helping to continuously improve the team's technical capabilities. Location / WFH: You'll be based in the London, Bank office three days a week with flexibility to work from home twice a week. About you: You have advanced backend Python development skills You have a strong knowledge of AWS, DevOps practices, CI/CD, Containerisation You're comfortable with occasional front end work You have experience of owning the end-to-end software delivery lifecycle, are proactive in bringing solutions problems identified You have experience of working in Front Office trading environments You're pragmatic with great communication skills What's in it for you: As a Senior Python Developer / Engineer you will earn a competitive package including: Salary to £130k + bonus Pension Career advancement Apply now to find out more about this Senior Python Developer / Engineer (Python AWS) opportunity. Read Less

Backend Software Engineer (Go / Node.js Distributed Systems) Remote / Hybrid to £120k + Equity Are you an experienced Backend Software Engineer who enjoys building distributed systems, real-time infrastructure and solving complex scalability challenges? You could be progressing your career at a high growth technology company whose messaging platform powers millions of real-time interactions for developers and businesses worldwide. Your role: As a Backend Software Engineer, you'll join the team responsible for the core messaging platform that underpins the company's real-time infrastructure. Working on highly scalable distributed systems, you'll design and build new platform capabilities, improve performance and reliability and solve complex engineering problems at scale. You'll contribute across low latency messaging, Pub/Sub services, state synchronisation and next generation AI communication infrastructure, delivering production grade software used by developers around the globe. Working in an AI first engineering environment, you'll leverage modern AI tools to accelerate development while retaining full ownership of architecture, code quality and technical decision-making. Location / WFH: You can work from most of the time, collaborating via Slack and meeting up with the team at the dog friendly office in North London for tech talks, lunch and learn events etc. around once a month. About You You have strong backend development experience with Go, Node.js or another modern server-side language You have experience building or operating distributed systems, messaging platforms, event-driven architectures or streaming technologies You understand scalability, concurrency, performance optimisation and fault tolerant system design You enjoy solving complex technical challenges and delivering high quality, production ready software You're comfortable working autonomously in a fast-paced engineering environment You embrace modern AI development tools while maintaining a strong focus on engineering quality Experience with Pub/Sub platforms, Kafka, RabbitMQ, NATS, streaming systems, developer platforms or cloud infrastructure would be highly advantageous What's in it for you: As a Backend Software Engineer you will earn a competitive salary package including: Salary to £120k EMI share option scheme 28 days annual leave Enhanced maternity and parental leave packages Your choice of kit and home-station set up Personal learning and development budget (£1000 p/a + 5% time to work on your own projects) BUPA Health Insurance + dental costs + mental health and wellness Pension, Life Assurance, Income Protection Fully paid one month sabbatical at five years' service Gym subsidies, Cycle to work scheme and more Apply now to find out more about this Backend Software Engineer / Developer (Go / Node.js Distributed Systems) opportunity. Read Less

Senior C++ Software Engineer / Developer London / WFH to £80k Do you have strong backend C++ software development experience? You could be progressing your career at the world's most advanced cybersecurity technology business that uses AI technology to protect clients across the globe from advanced cyber threats, working alongside a team of friendly and supportive people and enjoying a host of perks and benefits. As a Senior C++ Software Engineer you'll develop high performance systems that sit at the heart of the platform, helping organisations automatically detect, analyse and neutralise attacks without human intervention. You'll work on modern C++ (C+/23) in a Linux environment, building low latency, highly concurrent software where performance, reliability and scalability are paramount. There are also opportunities to specialise in systems programming, performance optimisation or security focused development, depending on your interests and you'll also work with Rust. As a senior member of the team, you'll provide technical leadership, taking ownership of features from design through to deployment. You'll lead code reviews, mentor engineers, contribute to sprint planning and technical direction and collaborate with product and engineering teams to deliver high quality software. Location / WFH: You can work from home most of the time, meeting up with colleagues in the London office twice a week. About you: You have strong commercial C++ development experience (C+ / 20 / 23) You have experience of building high performance, low latency systems on Linux You have a good understanding of systems programming, concurrency and performance optimisation You have some Rust experience, this could be in your own time, happy to use going forward You're comfortable leading technical delivery, mentoring developers and driving engineering best practice You have a collaborative approach with excellent problem solving skills What's in it for you: As a Senior C++ Software Engineer / Developer you will earn a competitive package: Salary to £80k + Bonus Pension Private Medical Insurance Life Assurance Enhanced parental leave Employee Assistance Program 23 days holiday plus an additional one for your birthday Charity giving schemes Personal training and development budgets Apply now to find out more about this Senior C++ Software Engineer / Developer opportunity. Read Less

Head of Product (IAM Workforce Identity) London / WFH to £140k Are you an experienced Product Leader with expertise in Identity and Access Management (IAM) looking to build and launch a market leading product from the ground up? This is a rare opportunity to join a global leader in Computer Vision, AI and biometric identity, whose technology protects governments, critical infrastructure and some of the world's largest enterprises against identity fraud, deepfakes and sophisticated cyber threats. Their AI powered identity platform is trusted by organisations ranging from homeland security agencies and border control programmes to financial institutions, retailers and critical national infrastructure. With ambitious growth plans, they're now investing heavily in a next generation Workforce Identity platform. Your Role: As Head of Product, you'll take ownership of a brand new Workforce Identity product, leading it from strategy through to successful market launch. This is a highly visible, hands on role where you'll work closely with engineering, design and commercial teams to define product vision, validate customer needs and deliver a best-in-class identity solution. Initially you'll be an individual contributor with significant autonomy, shaping product direction and making key commercial decisions. As the product grows, you'll have the opportunity to build and lead the product function. This is an opportunity to define a product from zero-to-one, taking it from concept to commercial success. About You: You have strong Product Management experience within Workforce Identity, IAM or CIAM You have experience with identity platforms such as Okta, Ping Identity, Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) or similar You've successfully launched a customer facing product from 0-1, taking it from strategy through to market You're commercially minded and enjoy balancing customer needs with product vision You thrive in fast paced, scale-up environments where you can make a significant impact You're equally comfortable defining product strategy and getting into the detail of delivery What's in it for You? Salary to £140k Bonus Equity Opportunity to lead the launch of a flagship product in one of the fastest growing areas of cybersecurity Apply now to find out more about this Head of Product (IAM Workforce Identity) opportunity. Read Less

Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Python AWS MLOps) Remote UK to £105k Are you a tech savvy Machine Learning Engineer with experience of implementing ML algorithms into production? You could be progressing your career in a senior, hands-on role as part of a friendly and supportive international team at a growing and hugely successful European car insurance tech company as they expand their UK presence; their platform enables an insurance quote to be made to the consumer within 60 seconds, using just 4 clicks. As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer you'll join a cross functional team, collaborating with Data Scientists and Software Engineers on complex insurance underwriting and pricing systems. They'll be a range of projects including data modelling and implementing Machine Learning algorithms, with Greenfield projects in the pipeline around forecasting and pricing. There's a collaborative team Agile environment where you'll participate in technical discussions and have your voice heard, there's also opportunities to mentor other more junior team members if desired. Location / WFH: The company is a big advocate of flexible working and prides itself on DEI; you can go into the London office as often or as little as desired and can work fully remotely from anywhere in England; you can also work at times that suit you. About you: You are a data savvy Machine Learning Engineer with advanced Python coding skills and a strong knowledge of AWS You have experience of across the full lifecycle of ML model development including into production You're collaborative, enjoy problem solving and working with others to overcome technical challenges You have a good knowledge of modern software engineering best practices, microservices, TDD / DDD, common Design Patterns Experience with Databricks, PostgreSQL, Amazon RedShift or MLflow would be great but not essential What's in it for you: As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Python AWS) you will earn a competitive package: Up to £105k salary Remote working including flexible working hours Workplace nursery scheme Enhanced maternity package 25 days holiday plus ability to buy or sell 5 days p/year + extra "duvet day" Pension, Private Medical and Dental Insurance, Life Assurance, Employee Assistance Programme Weekly Yoga and monthly Acupuncture sessions, Headspace membership Diverse, inclusive team environment with a range of support networks A range of other perks including Perkbox, cycle to work, season ticket loan Apply now to find out more about this Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Python AWS MLOps) opportunity. Read Less

Full Stack Engineer / Developer (Node TypeScript React Azure) Bristol / WFH to £95k Are you a senior Full Stack Engineer looking for a genuine Greenfield opportunity where you'll shape architecture from day one? You could be joining a growing financial services business as they build a brand new product that will transform how financial advisers work. This is a high impact role within a small, experienced engineering team where you'll work directly with the CTO, influence technical decisions and see the immediate impact of your work. As a Full Stack Engineer, you'll help design and build a modern cloud native platform from the ground up using Node.js, TypeScript, React and Microsoft Azure. Working across the full technology stack, you'll take ownership of backend services, APIs, integrations and cloud infrastructure, whilst also contributing to frontend development. The platform will incorporate AI powered capabilities including meeting transcription, automated report generation and intelligent workflow automation. You'll be hands-on, designing scalable APIs, building event driven integrations, developing Infrastructure as Code and establishing engineering standards, CI/CD pipelines and architecture alongside the CTO. Working in an AI first engineering environment, you'll use modern AI development tools to accelerate delivery while maintaining ownership of code quality, security and technical design. Location / WFH: You can work from home most of the time, meeting up with colleagues in the Bristol office once or twice a week. About you: You have strong Full Stack development experience with Node.js, TypeScript and React You have experience of designing scalable APIs and cloud native applications You have experience with Microsoft Azure and modern cloud architectures You have experience integrating enterprise systems and building event driven solutions You're comfortable working with Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines You have experience of using AI assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor or Claude You enjoy working in collaborative, start-up style environments with high levels of ownership What's in it for you: Salary to £95k Impactful role with excellent progression as the company scales Apply now to find out more about this Full Stack Engineer / Developer (Node TypeScript React Azure) opportunity. Read Less

Full Stack Engineer (C# .Net Agentic AI) Reigate / WFH to £95k Are you a technologist Full Stack Engineer with an AI first mindset? You could be progressing your career in a senior, hands-on role at a global InsurTech business that is producing game changing technology. As a Full Stack Engineer you'll design, develop and enhance modern SaaS applications, working closely with Product Owners to shape new features from concept through to production. You'll build scalable, high-quality software, write automated tests, review code and contribute throughout the Agile development lifecycle. The business is embracing AI native software engineering, rather than simply using AI to generate code, you'll work in an evolving agentic development environment, using AI to accelerate delivery while taking ownership of architecture, quality, security and technical decision making. As the platform evolves, you'll spend more time defining technical solutions, writing clear specifications, reviewing AI generated code, orchestrating AI workflows and helping establish engineering best practices across the team. Location / WFH: There's a flexible work from home hybrid model, you'll join colleagues in the Reigate office twice a week for team meet-ups and stakeholder meetings with the other three days work from home. About you: You have strong full stack development experience with C# .Net combined with modern front end technologies (e.g. JavaScript / TypeScript), building cloud based SaaS applications You have hands-on experience using AI coding assistants and agentic development tools, with the ability to write effective specifications and prompts and confidently review AI generated code for quality, security and maintainability You have a genuine interest in applying AI to accelerate software delivery while maintaining high engineering standards You have a strong understanding of software engineering best practices, including architecture, testing, code quality and Agile delivery You are an analytical problem solver who thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments and enjoys continuously improving products, processes and engineering practices What's in it for you: Up to £95k salary plus bonus Hybrid working (3 days a week work from home) Enhanced parental leave 25 days holiday (plus buy days and your birthday off) Pension, Health Care and Life Assurance Training and career development Social events and a range of other perks Apply now to find out more about this Full Stack Engineer (C# .Net Agentic AI) opportunity. Read Less

Lead Full Stack Engineer / Developer (Golang React API GCP) London / WFH to £95k Do you enjoy working with a range of programming languages, taking ownership and leading projects? You could be progressing your career in a senior, hands-on Lead Full Stack Engineer role at one of Europe's most successful media streaming media platforms whose B2B data and analytics platform helps record labels, artists and music executives discover emerging talent and understand fan behaviour. What's in it for you: Salary to £95k Employee stock options plan Flexible vacation and public holidays allowing you 35 days of annual leave Creativity and Wellness package covering everything from gym memberships, photography, language courses, books Professional development allowance covering things like books, conferences and training A sociable office environment with free snacks, drinks and lunch if you are in the office Your role: As a Lead Full Stack Engineer you'll lead the design and delivery of scalable, data-intensive applications that process vast amounts of music and audience data. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll guide a small, multidisciplinary team, defining technical direction while remaining actively involved in architecture, coding and technical decision making. Collaborating with Product and Design, you'll translate business goals into elegant technical solutions and ensure the delivery of secure, high performance software. You'll also champion modern engineering practices, leveraging AI assisted development tools to accelerate delivery while maintaining exceptional code quality. As the team grows, you'll have the opportunity to progress into an Engineering Management position. Location / WFH: You'll join colleagues in the London office, with flexibility to work form home twice a week. About you: You have strong hands-on full stack software engineering experience with Golang, React, REST APIs, GCP and / or AWS and have a good knowledge of CI/CD, DevOps practices and IaC tools such as Terraform You're comfortable running projects, providing technical guidance / mentoring and collaborating across teams You have experience of working on highly available, critical systems You're comfortable using AI tools in your daily tasks to increase efficiency Apply now or call to find out more about this Lead Full Stack Engineer / Developer (Golang React API GCP) opportunity. Read Less

Junior Software Engineer / Developer (C++ Windows) Cambridge to £40k Are you a bright, ambitious Software Engineer with a strong grounding in Computer Science combined with commercial C++ development experience? You could be progressing your career at a small, specialist Medical Technology company that produce medical research software and applications. As a Junior Software Engineer you will design, develop and maintain new features and enhancements on the core products, written in C++, running on Windows, as well as working on data importers. You'll have exposure across the development lifecycle including assisting with testing of new software releases. There's a small team environment where you learn and develop your skills. Location: You'll be based at the North Cambridge office on a fulltime basis, Monday to Friday - there is parking available and a train station within a 15 minute walk, there's also secure bike storage. About you: You are degree educated, Computer Science (or closely related discipline preferred), with a good understanding of mathematics You have commercial C++ development experience (this may have been gained as an internship or placement) You have a thorough understanding of CompSci fundamentals such as OOP, data Structures, Design Patters, Algorithms You are collaborative and enjoy problem solving What's in it for you: As a Junior Software Engineer / Developer (C++ Windows) you will receive: Salary to £40k Pension Free onsite parking Apply now to find out more about this Junior Software Engineer / Developer (C++ Windows) opportunity. Read Less

Location Bristol, London, Manchester About the job Job summary The Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government. We are responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government. Our priorities are to drive a modern digital government, by: joining up public sector services harnessing the power of AI for the public good strengthening and extending our digital and data public infrastructure elevating leadership and investing in talent funding for outcomes and procuring for growth and innovation committing to transparency and driving accountability We are home to the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (I.AI), the world-leading GOV.UK and at the forefront of coordinating the UK's geospatial strategy and activity. We lead the Government Digital and Data function and champion the work of digital teams across government. We're part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and employ more than 1,000 people all over the UK, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol. The Government Digital Service is where talent translates into impact. From your first day, you'll be working with some of the world's most highly-skilled digital professionals, all contributing their knowledge to make change on a national scale. Join us for rewarding work that makes a difference across the UK. You'll solve some of the nation's highest-priority digital challenges, helping millions of people access services they need Job description As a technical writer in the Digital Identity programme, you will create and manage user-centred documentation for teams that are integrating with and using GOV.UK One Login. You will work in multidisciplinary teams, collaborating with user-centred design (UCD) colleagues and subject matter experts to understand technical details and system behaviour. You will write accurate, accessible documentation in plain English that meets user needs. You will use docs-as-code workflows and work in an agile development environment. As a technical writer, you'll: design and maintain technical documentation, including API documentation work with technology experts and stakeholders to get an in-depth understanding of technical details and system behaviour write technical content in GOV.UK style and plain English work with other technical writers and content designers to make sure documentation is consistent across multiple user journeys understand user journeys and information architecture principles so you can structure information effectively follow our review processes to review your own and others' work advocate for user-centred design practices in all technical writing work showcase your work and help promote technical writing as a discipline in the Digital Identity programme, in GDS and across government Person specification We're interested in people who have: experience writing technical documentation for digital services or software, including API documentation experience in using development tools and workflows to collaborate with developers on documentation, for example Git, GitHub and a 'docs as code' approach the ability to write plain English documentation that meets user needs strong written and verbal interpersonal skills, and the ability to extract knowledge from subject matter experts the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and deliver to deadlines while coordinating work across distributed teams confidence to showcase your work, provide and receive constructive feedback, and challenge poor documentation practices Read Less

Location Remote working (anywhere in the UK) About the job Job summary Are you a curious, adaptable and experienced Scrum Team Lead and Java developer, committed to continuous learning? 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. We're looking for talented Lead Software Developers to join Companies House and play a key role in transforming corporate governance through the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act. Our modern digital services are built primarily using Java with Spring Boot and TypeScript with Node.js and Express, alongside the GOV.UK Design System. We're also modernising a number of legacy applications as part of an ambitious transformation programme.We are currently looking for expert developers in Java using the Spring Boot framework. 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 the technologies in use at Companies House, including multiple languages and frameworks (Typescript, Node, Express, Go and others). Watch this video to find out more about working in Digital at Companies House 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%. Find out more about what a great place Companies House is to work Please note: Companies House cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign. Security Clearance is an essential requirement for this campaign. You'll need to have been in the UK for at least 3 out of the last 5 years to be eligible to apply for SC. Job description As a Lead Developer, you'll manage and develop a Scrum team of around eight developers of varying experience levels. Working in a multidisciplinary agile team, you'll provide technical leadership, coaching and mentoring, helping your team deliver high-quality services that sit at the heart of our organisation. As a Lead Developer, 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 Advocate and lead the adoption of developer AI tooling within your team Take technical ownership of release increments for services your team is responsible for 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 Work to ensure your services are up to date by resolving security vulnerabilities according to our security policy 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 We actively invest in learning, innovation and professional development. Developers are given dedicated time to explore new ideas, develop their skills and keep pace with industry trends. You'll have access to online learning, instructor-led training, conferences (subject to budget), and a thriving developer community of practice. 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. You can read more about a career in Digital and Data within the Civil Service in the Government Digital and Data Candidate Information Pack. Person specification We're looking for the following experience and technical capabilities, which will be assessed at sift and at interview. Excellent coding skills which must include demonstrable experience of Java and Spring Boot for Enterprise or microservice architectures Experience of leading a scrum 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. Knowledge of industry standard security practices. If you have knowledge of Typescript / Express / Node that will be considered a bonus. Read Less

Location Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, Salford About the job Job summary Do you want a career where you can make a real difference? Do you want to have an impact on the UK and beyond? If yes, then a career at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) could be for you. Here at DESNZ we are delivering our mission to make the UK a clean energy superpower, with clean electricity by 2030 and accelerating the UK's journey to net zero. Our work is helping ensure clean energy for all, keep bills down and seize the opportunities to lead the world in new green industries, taking back control of our energy with Great British Energy and encouraging greater energy efficiency across the UK. The work of the department has never been more timely or relevant, and by joining us you will be part of making that difference. Our work is varied, interesting and most importantly it's impactful. Our DESNZ Values are interwoven into everything we do; we are bold, we are collaborative, we are inclusive, and we learn. As a department we are committed to these values to build a culture where everyone can thrive. We work in an agile way. This means that, as our priorities evolve, your work may adapt to meet emerging needs and help us deliver our mission. This approach offers opportunities to develop your skills, gain new experiences, and contribute where you can make the greatest impact. This relates to the nature of the work rather than contractual terms, such as location or working pattern. We offer great working benefits including a world-class pension, flexible working options and a career where your learning and development is taken seriously. We are enormously proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We support candidates with adjustments throughout our recruitment process. Information about disability confidence and just some examples of the adjustments that you can request can be found in the reasonable adjustment section below. Find Out More We regularly run events where you can find out more about the department and tips for the application and interview process. You can sign up for upcoming events here: You can also follow our LinkedIn Careers Page: Job description Department for Energy Security and Net Zero's mission is to ensure the department has the data and evidence it needs, when it needs it to support decision-making and enable delivery of our core objectives, including ensuring energy security, bringing down energy bills, and delivering net zero emissions by 2050. This role is a fantastic opportunity to develop as an architecture change agent playing a critical role in the drive towards Net-Zero through ensuring that the department has a clear and consistent approach to how it uses data. The role is part of the Central Data Office Team in the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero. The team is led by the Chief Data Architect.

The architectural activity within the team is ultimately governed by the Director-level Data Board which spans the entire department. As a Senior Data Architect, you will play a key role in shaping a new capability of Enterprise Data Architecture. You will work to ensure that the developing departmental data architecture and its management processes are consistent, coherent, and compliant with the DESNZ Data Governance Framework.

You will also provide guidance and feedback to data owners, stewards, and users on data management best practices. You will be joining a team and will play a role in fostering positive working culture based on trust, inclusivity and a fail-fast mentality. You will be a change agent in the department, advocating for the effective use of data to meet key policy priorities and continually spotting opportunities to innovate. Person specification Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business needs and
translate these into coherent data architectures that align to the DESNZ Data
Strategy.
Design data flows and champion data standardisation, advising on appropriateness of data and metadata standards to ensure smooth data flow and data discoverability in the organisation.
Develop the Enterprise Data Model for DESNZ, reflecting subject areas, domains, entities and their relationships to ensure consistent data management across the organisation.
Develop and maintain appropriate and comprehensive data models and schemas across a variety of use cases.
Develop and maintain key metadata products and standards for DESNZ across its various datasets and platforms, including data catalogues, data dictionaries and standards.
Effectively communicate complex data concepts and insights to non-technical stakeholders, ensuring a clear understanding of data-driven implications and fostering informed decision-making across the department.
Utilise data analysis and synthesis techniques to derive meaningful insights from complex datasets, supporting appropriate end use of the data.
Ensure that data governance policies are enabled through data architecture
Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and departmental and cross
government data standards.
Foster a culture of data innovation by exploring and implementing new technologies and methodologies, driving continuous improvement.
Proactively identify and resolve data-related challenges, ensuring the stability and reliability of the overall data ecosystem.
Provide strategic advice on data management, data integration, and data
warehousing, optimising solutions for scalability, efficiency and reliability across the DESNZ data estate.
Foster collaboration in development of the design and implementation of a coherent and robust data architecture for DESNZ, ensuring alignment with the department's maturing data model, its core objectives and industry best practices. Essential criteria Experience in designing data architectures in large organisations, supporting digital delivery.
Expertise in designing and implementing data solutions using a variety of
technologies, such as SQL, NoSQL, cloud services, ETL tools, data pipelines, data lakes, data warehouses, and data marts.
Strong knowledge and experience of data modelling (conceptual, logical and
physical) and data flow design, experience in developing, maintaining and updating data models for specific organisational needs.
Experience of driving data standardisation, data governance, data quality, data security, with the ability to apply them in complex and dynamic environments
Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills, with the ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications, present data
architecture vision and strategy to stakeholders Desirable criteria Experience in Data Modelling using specialised software (e.g., Erwin Data Modeller).
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Location This role may be located in one of the following locations: Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield.

Please find further information on the Corporate hub locations here.

Please note that for candidates requesting to work in Newcastle, the role will initially be based at Benton Park View. It will then move to 1 Pilgrim Place in Newcastle city centre by the end of 2027. About the job Job summary Do you want work collaboratively designing modern IT architecture for some of the largest digital transformations in Europe?

If so, this role may be perfect for you! We are looking for experienced Senior Data Architects who are confident working on data-focused products/services in a complex digital environment, where they'll be supporting major initiatives across DWP Digital. These roles will involve collaborating with colleagues and stakeholders across DWP Digital to support the delivery of solutions, creating options and recommendations, and providing expert advice to drive technology choice decisions. This is an exciting time to join us. You'll shape the future and support our mission to deliver exceptional Data products and services that work for everyone. Job description A Senior Data Architect works with multiple projects or teams on problems that require broad architectural thinking. At this role level, you will: Design data models and metadata systems. Help lead data architects to interpret an organisation's needs. Provide oversight and advice to other data architects who are designing and producing data artefacts. Design and support the management of data dictionaries. Make sure that your teams are working to the standards set for the organisation by the lead data architects. Work with technical architects to make sure that an organisation's systems are designed in accordance with the appropriate data architecture. Person specification When giving details in your employment history and personal statement you should highlight your experience in line with essential criteria below: Data Architecture design and modelling techniques, patterns, tools and standards. Presenting data architecture design to technical governance forums. Data Architecture Design: Data Modelling, Master Data Management (MDM), Metadata Management, Data Governance. Event-based architecture design, patterns (including pub-sub and data streaming), modelling techniques, tools and standards. Public cloud technologies, cloud hosting, container, and networking design patterns, tools and best practice (e.g. Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform). Agile delivery methodologies and best practice. DevOps: Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) delivery methodologies, tools and best practice. Shaping and supporting technology initiatives, projects, programmes and portfolios. If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact Read Less

Location London, Manchester About the job Job summary The Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government. We are responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government. Our priorities are to drive a modern digital government, by: joining up public sector services harnessing the power of AI for the public good strengthening and extending our digital and data public infrastructure elevating leadership and investing in talent funding for outcomes andprocuringfor growth and innovation committing to transparency and driving accountability We are home to the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (I.AI), the world-leading GOV.UK and at the forefront of coordinating the UK's geospatial strategy and activity. We lead the Government Digital and Data function and champion the work of digital teams across government. We're part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and employ more than 1,000 people all over the UK, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol. The Government Digital Service is where talent translates into impact. From your first day, you'll be working with some of the world's most highly-skilled digital professionals, all contributing their knowledge to make change on a national scale. Join us for rewarding work that makes a difference across the UK. You'll solve some of the nation's highest-priority digital challenges, helping millions of people access services they need. About Engineering Enablement Part of the newly formed Platform Engineering, Resilience and Cyber directorate, the Engineering Enablement programme is boosting efficiency, strengthening security, and improving developer experience by providing infrastructure, tools and standards. We've been working for some time to manage our AWS estate and establish a robust privileged access management system for our most sensitive engineering access, based on Microsoft Entra. Two roles (one Senior, one Mid) will go to our Engineering Access team. This team is rolling out a Privileged Access Management system based on Microsoft Entra across all GDS production services. The goal is a robust system fully integrated across GDS's engineering estate, reducing TOIL and human error associated with manual access management, and ensuring engineering productivity. The third role (Senior) will go to our Cloud Platform team. The cloud platform team currently own and operate our AWS estate, and over the next 6-9 months will take over operational responsibility for the Azure Landing zone developed as part of the Engineering Access work. Your role will be to provide Azure experience and expertise to support the team in this journey. Job description As an Site Reliability Engineer (Platform/Identity/Azure) you will: be part of a multidisciplinary team implementing and supporting our Azure cloud platform or Entra ID identity and access management system write infrastructure as code using terraform to ensure our infrastructure is consistent, reusable and reliable deploy and configure observability tools to enable our teams to identify and respond to operational issues quickly and effectively build CI/CD pipelines to enable the team to get code into production quickly and reliably provide day-to-day support for our platforms and tools to ensure they remain available, secure and robust participate in on-call rotations when necessary solve complex and interesting problems share your knowledge and expertise with your peers and the wider team to drive consistency and develop a culture of openness and learning In addition to the above, as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, you will: line manage 1-2 technologists, supporting their growth and development provide technical leadership within a team, working with other team members to identify the best approaches and solutions Read about a day in the life of a GDS Site Reliability Engineer on the GDS blog, and watch our video about Becoming a site reliability engineer at GDS . Person specification We're interested in people who have: strong experience with cloud services, architecture and best practices in Microsoft Azure strong experience designing and implementing identity and access management systems using Entra ID, including Conditional Access, PIM and SCIM a Platform Engineering mindset, with a proficiency in designing and implementing scalable, resilient, and secure cloud platforms strong preference for infrastructure-as-code and automation using tools like Terraform experience of using container orchestration systems such as Kubernetes, AKS or serverless application design experience supporting large production services proficiency in at least one programming language (we use Ruby, Typescript, and Python) strong understanding of version control using Git experience of creating pipelines in a CI/CD tool like Github Actions or AWS Codepipeline a strong understanding of security principles and how to keep large operational services secure In addition to the above, as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer you will have: experience of technical leadership, for example acting as a tech lead for a team or leading a technical initiative experience of line management, mentoring or coaching If you meet a few of those criteria but think that you might not meet every last one then don't let that stop you from submitting an application. 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Location Bristol, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Reading, Warrington, York About the job Job summary Defra is the UK government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment, supporting our world-leading food and farming industry, and sustaining a thriving rural economy. Our broad remit means we play a major role in people's day-to-day life, from the food we eat, and the air we breathe, to the water we drink. Digital, Data, Technology and Security (DDTS) is the trusted team for digital across the entire Defra Group. We have around 1000 colleagues across DDTS and our ambition is to make it easier and faster than ever for people to interact with Defra. If you are ready to drive innovation and push boundaries, we want to hear from you. Join us and together we will create a great place for living, and a green and healthy future for all. Find out more about DDTS: Defra digital, data and technology blog LinkedIn Defra Jobs We are Government Digital and Data Candidate Information Pack V3 - 1 Job description If you join us as a Senior Test Engineer, you will be part of the team who deliver transformative change across the Defra group. You'll have the opportunity to influence delivery at a strategic level on some of the most exciting IT transformations cross-government. We can offer you a position in our established test function with a supportive team, learning and career pathways and the opportunity to develop your skills. You will be working on digital services in a challenging environment which continues to evolve as an exemplar in the Quality Assurance and Test (QA&T) profession. Working in a supportive, diverse and user-focused culture our flexible working arrangements mean you can maintain a healthy work-life balance. You will play an important part in building a digital future for Defra and our customers. Person specification Responsibilities: A senior test engineer is responsible for driving engineering capability. They influence, coach and guide others in test engineering, sharing best practice and standards Working in a multidisciplinary agile team on a wide range of digital projects, you will use Government Digital Service Standards (GDS) and software testing tools Working with stakeholders, determine test scope for functional and non-functional testing following a risk-based testing approach Follow the Defra Test Strategy to create or contribute to test plans using a risk-based approach. You will be expected to contribute to development of reusable test artifacts Identify and plan test needs for things such as, but not limited to data, environment provision, access controls Use technical tooling and engineering approaches to design and execute tests Develop and maintain automated test suites Implement our standard defect management processes to report, communicate and resolve defects Clearly communicate risks and impact of defects to stakeholders Select, use and guide others in using the most appropriate technical tooling, engineering approaches, test types and techniques to identify and address risks early Extend, standardise and build reusable frameworks and tools that support testing Communicate and document chosen approaches, tools, techniques and outcomes to the team and appropriate stakeholders Contribute to and agree engineering standards Inform and influence stakeholders around the testing actions that need to be taken by the project Implement the release test plan and ensure the correct test types and acceptance criteria are applied to the right standard Contribute to the team community, coaching team members, promoting knowledge transfer and a culture of continuous improvement. Skills and experience: Experience of testing public facing digital services and an awareness GDS Standards Experience of working within the Software Testing Life Cycle and the various test types required to build confidence in a system Experience of using JavaScript with open-source frameworks such as Playwright or WDIO Experience of building and/or maintaining automated UI test suites Experience using source control tools such as GitHub Experience building and/or maintaining automated API tests Experience of contributing to engineering practices/good coding standards Experience in a shift left testing and CI/CD environment Knowledge of non-functional testing types Excellent communication skills and a dedication to developing self and others. Read Less

Location This role is based in Manchester.

Please find further information on the Corporate hub locations here. About the job Job summary Technology Services provides technical infrastructure, and underlying technologies used directly by DWP colleagues and citizens every day. This foundation infrastructure also underpins all other Digital Services across DWP Digital. It does this through several discrete technical and infrastructure product areas each having full accountability all aspects of their product area. This role sits within DWP's Digital Workspaces area. We provide the core technology that powers the Department's Digital Workplace, supporting citizen-facing services and colleagues across government. You will join a multi-disciplinary team delivering specific solutions such as Digital Signage, Workplace and Job Centre innovation, and assistive technology solutions, although you may work across a number of infrastructure services such as Desktop or Identity, working with stakeholders to create reliable and innovative services that make a real difference. Job description As a Senior BA working within the Technology Services directorate of DWP Digital, you will: Work on large, complex, infrastructure based projects. Enabling the delivery of digital solutions to achieve strategic business outcomes. Be part of a multi-disciplinary team dedicated to the delivery of products, services, and solutions to colleagues, citizens, and other Government Departments. Lead workshops, interviews and focus groups to effectively understand business problems and user need, across the entirety of the DWP estate. Collaborate with and communicate effectively across senior technical and business stakeholders, ensuring the understanding of requirements and acceptance criteria is aligned to our established Digital roadmaps, security standards, red lines, and strategy. Drive the business processes and activities that impact and that are impacted by the product, in alignment with the wider strategy of the department. Lead BA activities and initiatives and will champion continual learning & development within the BA community. Be a leading member of the BA community, taking on leadership and line management responsibilities, where required. Use your experience of delivery methodologies, translating business and user needs into deliverables working collaboratively to define and achieve value outcomes. Person specification See selection process for further details. If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact Read Less

Location Bristol, Leeds, Telford - Plaza 1 and 2, Stratford

Please note that due to workforce controls, Stratford is only available to existing HMRC staff in this location. HMRC staff based in Reading can also apply to move to Stratford in line with Migration path. HMRC staff based in 100PS can also apply to move to Stratford. About the job Job summary Discover a career in your hands at HMRC. Whether you're seeking purpose, growth, or a workplace that gives you a true sense of belonging, hear from some of our employees as they share their story about what it's really like to work at HMRC. Visit our YouTube channel to watch the full series and come and discover your potential. We are looking for a Senior Test Engineer to join teams delivering services within Enterprise Integration Services (EIS). This role focuses on engineering-led testing approaches that assure the quality of API platforms, integration services and service-based architectures that underpin HMRC's digital estate.

You will work as part of multidisciplinary delivery teams, designing and building automated testing solutions while also applying test analysis and assurance practices to ensure APIs and integrations are reliable, secure and performant. This includes validating data flows, interfaces and end-to-end service behaviour across complex integration landscapes.

This role sits within HMRC's Chief Digital & Information Office (CDIO), supporting services at national scale. Job description As a Senior Test Engineer you will embed testing and quality practices across the delivery lifecycle for API and integration-based services.

You will design, implement and maintain automated tests for APIs, services and platforms, working closely with developers and other engineers. You'll contribute to CI/CD pipelines, identify quality risks early, and support teams in delivering secure and resilient integration services.

You will also contribute to understanding requirements and defining effective test coverage for API and integration services, ensuring quality risks are identified early and addressed throughout delivery.

You will work with a good degree of autonomy, taking ownership of test engineering tasks within your team, while being supported by lead engineers and quality specialists.

Key Responsibilities will include: Design, develop and maintain automated tests for APIs, integration services and platforms. Work closely with developers to embed testing early and continuously. Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and continuous testing approaches. Support non-functional testing such as performance, security and accessibility, particularly for APIs and integrations. Analyse test results, raise defects and support investigation and resolution. Contribute to improving test frameworks, tooling and engineering practices. Support knowledge sharing and mentoring of less experienced colleagues. Review and analyse business and technical requirements, identifying risks, gaps and test conditions for APIs and integrations. Validate data flows and interfaces using structured data formats such as JSON and XML. Produce clear test evidence and support assurance activities to inform release decisions Collaborate with product managers, architects, developers and delivery managers to ensure quality is embedded across the lifecycle. Person specification You will be a technically capable Test Engineer with experience of testing APIs and integration-based services in modern delivery environments.

At this level, you are expected to deliver independently, contribute to technical decision-making within your team, and support the development of good testing practices.

You will demonstrate the following skills at Working / Practitioner level, combining strong test engineering capability with effective test analysis and quality assurance practices: Designing and building automated tests for APIs and services. Applying testing techniques across the delivery lifecycle. Working effectively in agile, multidisciplinary teams. Identifying and communicating quality and integration risks. Analysing requirements and designing effective test coverage for APIs and integration services. Essential Criteria Test engineering and automation:
Experience building and maintaining automated tests using modern frameworks and languages.

API and integration testing:
Experience testing APIs, service-based or integration-led systems, including validation of data exchange, interfaces and service behaviour.

Agile and DevOps delivery:
Experience working in agile teams and contributing to CI/CD pipelines.

Technical collaboration:
Ability to work closely with engineers to identify and manage quality risks.

Test analysis and quality assurance:
Ability to analyse requirements, design effective test coverage and provide evidence-based assurance of service quality. Desirable Criteria Experience with API platforms, gateways or event-driven architectures. Experience with performance or security testing for services. Knowledge of cloud or container-based environments. Experience working with structured data formats such as JSON and XML. ISTQB or equivalent testing qualification. Further Location Information Please ensure that you only apply for a location that you are willing and able to work from, as we will only make one offer of employment. Any additional notes included in a 'Further Location Preferences (optional)' field within the application form, will not be considered. Please be aware that you cannot change your location preference after submitting your application. Office Closures If your location preference is for the following site, it's important to note that this is not long-term site for HMRC and we will require you to move to a new building in the future, subject to our location strategy and the applicable employee policies at that time. For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations (opens in a new window) This site is: Telford Plaza, Telford - moving to Parkside Court, Telford You will be given more information about what this means at the job offer stage. Leeds Location Moves Adjustment Payment will be available for this role, provided the successful applicant is a current HMRC colleague in Bradford and meets the eligibility requirements outlined in the HMRC's Moves Adjustment Payment guidance. Read Less

Location Bristol, Swansea, Leeds, Nottingham, Newcastle, Oldham (Chadderton), Birmingham(Garretts Green) or Uxbridge.

This role is being advertised in Uxbridge, however the contractual base will be Yeading. While estates work is being carried out in Yeading all posts are being temporarily based at Uxbridge.

Successful applicants will start with us at our Uxbridge location. However, everyone will be required to work from Yeading when it reopens in 2028.

You will receive the London Weighting allowance of £4,000 while based at Uxbridge and this will continue when we move to Yeading. About the job Job summary The central responsibility of this role is for delivering excellent, scalable automated and manual testing capability and providing overall direction and management of software testing, while ensuring that technology standards are defined and followed to meet users' needs efficiently and reliably. You will perform gap analysis on current testing processes, competencies and capacity and implement plans to remove identified gaps, while keeping abreast of new technology patterns and trends to lead the evolution of test standards, tools, and processes. The focus will be on building in quality from the start and testing throughout development phases. Joining our department comes with many benefits, including: Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King's birthday Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance. Read more in the Benefits section below! Find out more about what it's like working at Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency - Department for Transport Careers Job description Your responsibilities will include, but aren't limited to: Managing all test processes, including test plans, resources, costs, timescales, test deliverables and traceability. Coordinating, managing, and communicating the planning of the system and/or acceptance tests within a development or integration project / programme. Providing authoritative advice and guidance on any aspect of test planning and execution. Building tests to a standard that allows multiple use. Serving as coach and mentor to individuals in the service assurance team to ensure that the team is appropriately trained and up to speed regarding methodologies, policies, and tools. Providing input to the environment requirements, setup, manage, maintain, and ensure test data & environments are available to satisfy project and/or work package test requirements. Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public. For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process. Person specification To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience: Experience in testing within a large-scale ICT estate, including integrating new and legacy products. Experience building test frameworks and detailed knowledge of at least one programming language (we use a range of languages including Java, JavaScript, Groovy and Scala) and awareness of front-end web development (CSS/HTML). Ability to quickly research and learn new programming tools and techniques, learn by proof of concepts and iteration. Ability to mentor and coach other QA & testing colleagues. Read Less

Location Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, Swindon About the job Job summary The Government Property Agency is the largest property holder in government, with more than £2.1 billion in property assets and over 55% of the government's office estate. We are transforming the way the Civil Service works by creating great places to work, leading the largest commercial office programme in the UK, working towards halving carbon emissions from government offices, and achieving greater value for taxpayers. And we are looking for innovative, solutions-focused people to join our team. Representing the best covenant in the UK - His Majesty's Government - we are leading significant transformational programmes such as the Government Hubs Programme, Whitehall Campus Programme and Net Zero Programme. We are also delivering cost-effective property services such as asset management, lifecycle replacement and workplace services. Innovation and progress underpin our behaviours. We foster a culture of lifelong learning, where curiosity and self-improvement are encouraged. Our four core values are at the heart of everything we do. They shape our culture and guide how we work, lead and grow together: Striving for excellence- We always aim to deliver great results Empowering through respect- We insist on fair treatment for all, always Acting with integrity- We consistently do the right thing Succeeding together- We rely on each other to achieve success We are committed to representing the communities we serve by making Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) part of everything we do. Our strong emphasis on EDI is not just about driving inclusion across our organisation, it is also about ensuring our services meet the needs of government departments and the civil servants who use our spaces. To ensure that we are always recruiting and retaining a diverse mix of talent, we are particularly inviting applications from candidates who are disabled, ethnically or gender diverse, and people who identify as being part of the LGBTQ+ community. Join our dynamic and diverse team that leads with purpose, improving sustainability, nurturing social value, driving inclusivity and flexibility, and kickstarting economic growth. We are driven by purpose, and you can be part of it too: where you make a meaningful impact; where you influence; where your voice really matters; where you help to shape our future direction. Job description We are looking for a DevOps Engineer to join the PropTech team, to help deliver more great services. You will work in a team of skilled Engineers, providing DevOps capability to the Government Property Agencies CTO PropTech Team. You will be working with multi-disciplinary teams who deliver user-centred digital services for all of our users. Working in close collaboration with other engineers and software developers, you will ensure services are deployed continuously, monitored appropriately and are resilient and scalable. As a DevOps Engineer, you will be using the latest technologies and trends, whilst delivering working software early and often. There will be opportunities to contribute to the development of the pan-government community and wider technology leadership across government. Help design and implement resilient, scaleable, highly available services Automate tasks, deployments, and tests by creating infrastructure as code Be a valued member of a team of engineers that provide technical support across a variety of digital products and services Work with our development community to ensure we build sustainable digital products Help the team create and sustain modern deployment standards, practices and techniques for our development and DevOps community Advocate user-centric, agile approaches which focus on rapid, effective delivery of high quality digital services Help build and maintain a diverse, inclusive culture across the DevOps community, growing awareness, inclusivity, and balance Person specification We are looking for a motivated and driven individual with: Strong communication skills and is comfortable briefing at a senior level Customer focused and organised with an ability to rapidly analyse complex problems and find solutions Resilient, adaptable and comfortable working in a fast paced and evolving environment Driven and focused to deliver within the public sector Collaborative and inclusive ways of working and can build trust across diverse teams and stakeholders Is able to communicate to external bodies and industry specialists Essential criteria: Experience with setting up services in public cloud using infrastructure as code Experience with troubleshooting web applications including low level issues in systems, networks, and databases Understanding of networking and web application security including TCP, HTTP, DNS and SSL Experience of modern development workflows such as Git and CI/CD ideally using GitHub Enthusiasm for sharing knowledge, leading by example, mentoring others, and working in a diverse and inclusive multi-disciplinary agile team Experience with containerised applications and running them in an orchestrator, ideally Kubernetes Desirable criteria: Knowledge of software development or scripting, ideally with Bash, PowerShell, Terraform or similar Knowledge of Linux/Unix operating systems Desirable criteria: Any certification or accreditation related to technology likely to be used: Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, Git, Github actions, Azure, Azure Devops, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Powershell, Terraform, Prometheus, Grafana Read Less

Location

Birmingham, Bristol, Leicester, London, Warrington

About the job

Job summary Information about the Command

Digital, Data & Technology (DDaT), supports NCA operational commands with how we exploit data and to ensure the NCA uses the best technology platforms with the right tools and applications to further enable the NCA to protecting the public from serious and organised crime. We are responsible for defining and delivering our data and technology strategy, policy and architecture, and building and sustaining resilient services which are critical to our mission success.
The pace of change within the digital and tech world means we need to be agile and innovative in how we respond to threats while exploiting the opportunities this presents.

Information about the Business Area

Enterprise Services provides and manages the enterprise IT capabilities that support the NCA and its partners in delivering operational outcomes across the Serious and Organised Crime (SOC) system. Operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all year round, the team ensures services are reliable, resilient, and available when they are needed most.

Working in partnership with suppliers, Enterprise Services maintains a strong focus on delivering cost-effective, high-quality services that meet current organisational needs while supporting ongoing transformation. The team leads the introduction of new services into live operation, ensuring they are implemented smoothly and deliver tangible value across the estate.

Enterprise Services plays a critical role in managing and driving the supply chain, enabling the NCA to remain agile and responsive, while building and sustaining a future-ready technology environment.

Job description The Specialist Operational Services (SOS) team works within the wider DDaT Enterprise Services function and runs and maintains the NCAs most sensitive operationally focused front-line IT services. The team is comprised of IT professionals, law enforcement and staff with a technology focused mind-set, willing to go that extra mile to achieve real world benefits for the UK, together we ensure that specialist services are fit for purpose, agile, delivered 24/7 and have a direct impact on the NCAs mission of protecting the public from serious and organised crime (SOC).

Through developing and provisioning of cutting-edge technology services, the SOS function will enhance intelligence collection, surveillance and digital forensics capabilities to support the Agency's fight against serious and organised crime.

The SOS function brings together Digital Forensics and Targeted Interception services which include international deployments. Additional teams and specialist services are also being identified to move into this Engineering function, so the Agency is able to respond proactively to the changing nature of the SOC threats.

The Digital Forensics (DF) engineering function is responsible for deployment, configuration and support of hi-end digital forensics too including infrastructure, networking and software used within the Investigations department and overseas partners.

The Targeted Interception Engineering function is responsible for deployment, configuration and support of hi-end technical capabilities including infrastructure, networking and software used within Integrated Communications Intelligence (ICI) department, wider policing partners including National police Chiefs Council (NPCC) and Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and overseas partners. Targeted Interception International Engineering leads on specifying, designing, developing, delivering and supporting new technical capabilities and for the requirements capture to make use of raw intelligence material for ICI and partners.

We are currently looking to recruit Senior Infrastructure Operations Engineers at one of our locations in Warrington, London, Birmingham, Leicester, or Bristol (team dependent - see below) with the ability to travel between sites (A full, clean, British driving license is essential) within the Specialist Operational Services function.

Please note that Targeted Interception (TI Domestic) Engineering posts are located only at our London and Warrington bases.

The Targeted Interception (International) Engineering posts can be located at any of the advertised locations, however our International roles will also require regular international travel.

Our Digital Forensics (DF) engineering roles can be located at any of the advertised locations.

Please note, staff in our TI (Domestic) and DF Engineering functions will form part of an on-call rota. Our TI (International) team currently does not have an on-call rota, however this may be subject to change.

Role Description

The purpose of the Senior Infrastructure Operations Engineer role is to ensure critical Intelligence Collection and Digital Forensics capabilities are delivered and maintained effectively to ensure they meet the NCAs evolving operational demands. Working in a small team of highly enthusiastic IT professional staff, transferring skills within the team will ensure we are better placed to look after specialist NCA capabilities and networks to provide full critical support, upgrades, development and maintenance.

The role is responsible for: Delivering 1st, 2nd and mainly 3rd line support of technical systems to a professional standard, adapting to and meeting user requirements; Installing new hardware, installation and configuration of a mixture of Operating Systems including MS Server 2016-24, various flavours of LINIX on physical and virtual hardware (mainly Hyper-V or VMWare) and the use of containerized technologies; Maintaining and upgrading systems in line with business technical requirements. An understanding of network protocols would be beneficial.

Security is extremely important for all of the services SOS maintain, therefore systems must be maintained to ensure these systems are accreditable. This includes updating system high and low level designs and associated documentation.

Due to the nature of this role, travel between sites is regularly required. As such, a Full, clean, UK Driving License is essential.

This role aligns to Senior Infrastructure Operations Engineer within the Government Digital and Data career framework.

Person specification Duties and Responsibilities BAU Support - Help deliver 3rd line support of the supported SOS systems to a professional standard, meeting user requirements, reacting to system problems to ensure continued availability of SOS systems within defined service levels. Support 1st and 2nd line functions if required to ensure operational teams can function as efficiently as possible. Specification of hardware - Matching business requirements to hardware specifications that meet and often exceed those requirements. Installation of hardware - Installation of physical servers and storage systems to meet business requirements. Racking and cabling of hardware to an industry best practice level, including asset management registering of support, licensing. Identification of obsolescence - Notification of obsolescence issues early in the hardware lifecycle to ensure funding and approvals are in place as early as possible, avoiding unnecessary system outages due to obsolescence. Creation and maintenance of system documentation - Create technical designs and ensure High- and Low-Level Designs (HLD/LLD) are maintained to an accurate level. Continual Improvement - Researching advances in technology to better meet business requirements with innovative solutions to meet business or technical problems. Client Image Build - Creation of client images including deployment and testing, using Windows Deployment Server or similar technologies. Patching and upgrades - Using standard IT tooling to deploy and test software patches. Configuration - Implementation of Group Policies for servers and clients to ensure the secure running and use of the systems. DHCP and DNS - Be able to deploy DHCP and DNS services, fault find these services in the event of a system problem being identified. Certificates - Be able to generate system certificates at renewal or based on certificate requests. Server Maintenance - Provide full support, upgrades, develop and maintain the servers within the current network. Supporting the wider SOS team - Providing support to the wider team, assisting where needed and mentoring to share knowledge and upskill less experienced staff, provide briefing sessions and training material to aid in that process. Assist in project work - Be the lead for new projects in developing new technologies to best meet the requirements. Interception or Digital Forensics principles - Have an understanding of Interception of Telecommunications or Digital Forensics would be useful, even at a basic level. Networking - Have a basic understanding of networking to be able to fault find servers and / or network issues. Storage Management and Configuration - Provision of storage for use within IT systems. Active Directory Management - Upgrade of Domain Functional Levels and AD architecture in line with industry best practice. MS Exchange - Be able to support and maintain new and existing installations. Knowledge and the working of various firewalls including Fortigate, CISCO . click apply for full job details Read Less

Location Taunton About the job Job summary Looking for a role where you can genuinely shape service performance, influence senior stakeholders and drive meaningful improvement across a complex technology landscape? This is an opportunity to take ownership of critical IT services, ensuring they consistently deliver value to the business while continually evolving to meet changing needs. As an IT Service Manager, you'll sit at the heart of Technology Operations, acting as the key link between customers, technical teams and suppliers. You'll lead service reviews, oversee service level performance, manage escalations, and ensure new services are successfully transitioned into business-as-usual support. Just as importantly, you'll use insight, data and customer feedback to identify trends, solve underlying issues and champion continuous service improvement. This is a highly visible role with significant autonomy, offering the chance to influence decision-making across the organisation. You'll work closely with service owners, senior leaders and delivery teams, representing customer needs while driving improvements that enhance service quality, reliability and user satisfaction Ideal for an experienced IT Service Management professional, this position combines operational leadership with strategic thinking. If you enjoy building strong relationships, improving service outcomes and making a tangible impact across a large and complex technology environment, you'll find plenty of challenge, variety and opportunity here. Hybrid working and shift pattern This job role can be worked on a hybrid basis, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, working between the office in Taunton and remotely within the UK. Office attendance is expected 60% of the time. Job description Own the end-to-end performance of IT services, ensuring they are reliable, well-supported and delivering against agreed business expectations. Act as the key point of contact between business stakeholders, technology teams and suppliers, building trusted relationships and ensuring customer needs remain central to service delivery. Lead regular service reviews, analyse performance trends and provide clear insight into service health, risks, issues and opportunities. Manage service escalations and customer concerns, taking accountability for driving issues through to a successful resolution. Champion continual service improvement, identifying opportunities to enhance service quality, resilience, efficiency and customer satisfaction. Collaborate with technical teams to reduce recurring incidents, improve operational performance and address underlying causes rather than symptoms. Ensure new and changed services transition smoothly into live support, with appropriate service ownership, support models and operational readiness in place. Support the management of major incidents and service disruptions, coordinating communications, assessing business impact and helping to restore normal service as quickly as possible. Person specification Significant experience in IT Service Management, preferably within a large and complex technology environment. Demonstrable experience of managing, monitoring and improving service performance against agreed SLAs. Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across business, technical and supplier teams. Proven experience managing service escalations, customer issues and operational challenges through to resolution. Ability to drive continual service improvement using data, insight, root cause analysis and customer feedback. Strong analytical skills with experience producing and interpreting service reports, metrics and performance trends.Power BI experience is essential Excellent communication and influencing skills, capable of engaging confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels. ITIL v4 Foundation qualification, with a solid understanding of service management best practice and operational support processes. Read Less

Location Birkenhead, North West England, CH41 6DU : Croydon, London (region), CR0 2AQ : Coventry, West Midlands (England), CV1 3BH : Durham, North East England, DH1 5TR : Weymouth, South West England, DT4 9TT : Gloucester, South West England, GL1 1DQ : Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire and the Humber, HU2 8JN : Leicester, East Midlands (England), LE3 5DR : Nottingham, East Midlands (England), NG1 7AU : Peterborough, East of England, PE1 1QF : Plymouth, South West England, PL6 5WS : Warton, North West England, PR4 1TE : Swansea, Wales, SA7 9FQ : Telford, West Midlands (England), TF3 4LR About the job Job summary It is an exciting time for HM Land Registry (HMLR) as we continue on a major transformation programme. HMLR's ambition is to become the world's leading land registry for speed, simplicity and an open approach to data. We are seeking experienced software development leaders who can inspire teams, promote best practice, and deliver high-quality digital solutions. Provide technical leadership, support continuous improvement, and work collaboratively across the organisation to help shape technology decisions and drive successful outcomes for our users and services Job description As a Lead Software Developer, you will provide technical leadership across software development teams, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, secure and maintainable digital services. You will champion best practice, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, coach and develop colleagues, and drive continuous improvement in development processes, tools and standards.The role also offers the opportunity to influence strategic decisions, shape the software development community, and support the organisation's wider digital transformation ambitions. HMLR expect everyone to spend at least 60% of their working time in the office. Occasional travel to other HMLR and government offices, including overnight stays where necessary. For more information about this role and our rewards package, please see attached job description and candidate pack. Person specification You will have significant experience in software development, including delivering and supporting complex digital solutions throughout the development lifecycle. With strong technical knowledge and a collaborative approach, you will be able to lead others, champion best practice, and drive the delivery of secure, high-quality software that meets user and business needs. Read Less

Location Plymouth, South West England, PL6 5WS About the job Job summary We are seeking a strategic and experienced Head of Software Development to lead and shape the software development practice at HM Land Registry. This is a senior leadership role accountable for ensuring the delivery of high-quality, secure and maintainable software that supports critical services underpinning the property market in England and Wales. You will lead a large, complex engineering community, driving excellence in delivery, strengthening capability, and ensuring the right tools, standards and approaches are in place to enable teams to succeed. This role also plays a vital part in supporting systems that form part of the UK's critical national infrastructure. Job description As Head of Software Development, you will provide clear, inclusive and visible leadership across the engineering community, setting the direction for how software is designed, built and delivered at HM Land Registry. You will be responsible for the effectiveness of the software development practice, including managing risk, dependencies and capacity, while ensuring alignment with organisational priorities and government standards. Working collaboratively across disciplines, you will help create an environment where teams can thrive, innovate and continuously improve. You will champion modern engineering practices, support career development and internal mobility, and represent HM Land Registry within the wider Government Digital and Data profession. Main Duties Lead the Software Development practice, setting standards, principles and ways of working that support the delivery of high-quality, secure and maintainable software. Define and maintain guidance on team structures, tools, technologies and engineering practices, ensuring alignment with organisational strategy and policy. Act as a visible and credible leader, building a cohesive, inclusive and high-performing engineering culture across the organisation. Work collaboratively with other disciplines to enable effective cross-functional delivery and maintain alignment across professional practices. Build and maintain relationships with the Government Digital and Data profession, promoting HM Land Registry and sharing best practice. Improve the effectiveness of the software development practice through the use of performance metrics, continuous improvement and the management of reusable engineering assets such as components, libraries and services. Take ownership of high-level risks, dependencies and capability gaps, using your technical expertise to guide complex delivery and support modern engineering practices. Lead workforce planning, recruitment and capability development, ensuring the organisation has the skills and capacity required now and in the future. Shape career pathways, support professional development and enable internal mobility across the engineering community. Ensure effective use of permanent and contingent resource, including contractors where appropriate. Identify, test and champion emerging technologies to support innovation and continuous improvement across the organisation. Key Role Benefits HM Land Registry offers a supportive and inclusive working environment, with a strong focus on wellbeing, development and flexible working. You will benefit from: A competitive Civil Service salary and pension scheme Generous annual leave allowance and public holidays Flexible and hybrid working options to support work-life balance Access to learning and development opportunities, including professional accreditation and leadership development The opportunity to work on systems and services that support the UK's critical national infrastructure A collaborative and values-driven culture where your contribution makes a meaningful impact Additional Requirements Occasional travel to other HM Land Registry offices, wider government locations or external partners, including overnight stays where necessary. Occasional planned out-of-hours working to support IT changes and maintenance activities. This role does not currently involve a permanent on-call rota; however, there may be short periods of on-call working linked to specific operational requirements. Person specification To be successful in this role, you will be required to demonstrate the following criteria throughout the recruitment process. Essential Experience: Significant experience leading software development at scale, including full lifecycle delivery across complex systems and services. Strong technical expertise in modern software engineering practice, including programming, systems design, development standards and continuous integration. Experience of senior development or engineering management and leadership at departmental or organisational level. Demonstrable ability to manage risk, dependencies, capacity and capability within a complex delivery environment. Proven ability to build high-performing teams, shape career development and foster a collaborative engineering culture. Ability to influence at senior level, work effectively across organisational boundaries and align software delivery with strategic goals and policy. Good understanding of information security, service support, systems integration and development process optimisation. For further information please see the attached job description. Read Less

Location East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, Scotland, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the Humber About the job Job summary This position is based nationally. Job description Our Principal Delivery Managers are our agile leads and have experience working with senior leaders, stakeholders and third parties to drive agile transformations at an organisational level. They are part of digital leadership teams driving cultural and procedural change and embedding agile approaches and ways of working. With strong backgrounds as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach (or similar roles) they are focused on delivery, while supporting the creation of self-organising and high performing teams. Your CV should demonstrate your ability and experience driving agile delivery/transformations, through a solid coaching background. As Principal Delivery Manager you will deliver end to end projects including owning service delivery for a significant function or product. You will be working closely with cross functional product teams to build delivery roadmaps. You will also be responsible for building and maintaining teams, ensuring they are motivated, collaborating and working well; identifying obstacles and helping the team to overcome them. You will have the ability to focus the team on what is most important to the delivery of products and services and encourage and facilitate continuous improvement of the delivery team. You will have a strong digital delivery background and enjoy working in a delivery focused, agile environment with multidisciplinary teams. You will also be accountable for effective delivery of complex, high-risk products and services and have strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to engage senior stakeholders. You'll have a depth and breadth of experience across a range of products and services, throughout the entire lifecycle, and have greater responsibility and accountability as the main point of escalation. Key Responsibilities: Setting Direction Lead by example and demonstrate the right behaviours Deal with conflict and helps establish a culture that allows for constructive criticism Develop and utilise meaningful metrics in order to lead teams towards their goals and understand areas for improvement Own and build relationships with the technical teams, Product Owners, senior stakeholders, management and third party sub-contractors utilising effective and appropriate governance mechanisms Manage complex team dynamics between external and internal stakeholder Own the creation of the business case for complex projects and co-ordinate activities across stakeholder groups Iterate the business case throughout the lifecycle of the project Agile and Lean Practices Can identify and compare the best processes or delivery methods to use, including measuring and evaluating outcomes Ability to adapt and reflect, are resilient and can see outside of the process Able to help teams to manage and visualise outcomes, prioritise work and work to agreed minimum viable product (MVP) Bridging Gap between Tech & Non-Tech Able to listen to the needs of the technical and business stakeholders and interpret between them Is proactive and reactive to all communication Lifecycle Perspective Will recognise the appropriate deliverables and the right people to meet these Works with other agile delivery operations throughout the product lifecycle Relationship Management Influences stakeholders and manages relationships effectively Facilitates and delivers the business outcomes Digital Perspective Can apply a digital understanding to their work Is able to identify and implement solutions for assisted digital Commercial Management Able to take responsibility for complex relationships with contracted suppliers Will work with key stakeholders to negotiate with contracted suppliers and get good value out of contracts and suppliers Essential Skills & Experience: Previous experience of working in a large digital organisation, or demonstrable understanding of large digital organisations operate in the context of this role Have been accountable for successful delivery of a project or workstream Ability and experience driving agile delivery and transformations, through a solid coaching background Prior team management experience having operated as a team leader managing and supporting the work of junior grades Ability to work with technical and business stakeholders to drive out needs and interpret between them The capability to be responsible for deciding direction and methodology Excellent facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills Used your knowledge to give expert advice to more senior grades Person specification: You will be resilient and used to dealing with difficult and complex situations Have experience of managing potential conflict to resolution being aware of individual needs Regularly used creative thought to develop possible courses of action Evaluated risks and made judgements on the most appropriate solutions Experience of problem solving and working with others to deliver at pace Have acted independently on day-to-day issues and taken a strategic view on operational or policy areas Contributed significantly to the achievement of policy or business objectives Read Less

Location Companies House Crown Way, Cardiff, CF14 3UZ

Companies House Queen Elizabeth House, 1 Sibbald Walk, Edinburgh, EH8 8FT About the job Job summary Are you looking to play a pivotal role in delivering exceptional Companies House services? Come and join our Product Management team! Companies House Product Managers are passionate about digital innovation and meeting user needs, and we're seeking someone who shares these values to join our team and enhance our digital services. Watch this video to find out more about working in Digital at Companies House Why choose Companies House? At Companies House we take a proactive approach to wellbeing by promoting a welcoming culture, healthy work life balance and supporting colleagues to be their best in work because we know people are the key to our success. Our benefits include: Flexible working with no core hours (6am - 8pm flexible options) 30 days annual leave 8 bank holidays and 1 privilege day Enrolment into Civil Service Pension scheme average 28.97% Find out more about what a great place Companies House is to work About the team: The Product Management team is part of the Product Design team and sits within the Digital and Technology Directorate. The Directorate has over 200 staff, supplemented by external contractors and third-party resources as necessary. We have an exciting portfolio of services with internal and external users, and further services in our development pipeline. Product Managers work across a diverse range of services, from customer-facing digital products used by millions of customers to internal services that support the delivery of Companies House's wider objectives. You'll work closely with multidisciplinary teams, helping to shape priorities, manage competing demands and deliver improvements that provide value to users and the organisation. Give yourself the best opportunity to apply! Join our Outreach team for an informal, drop-in 'find out more' session. No need to register - just click on the following link to join, listen, and gain tips to help you apply: Monday 17th August between 12:30 - 13:15 Can't make the session? Just email our Outreach mailbox on: and we'll share a copy of the session slides. Please note: Companies House cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign. Security Clearance is an essential requirement for this campaign. You'll need to have been in the UK for at least 3 out of the last 5 years to be eligible to apply. You will be based at either our Cardiff or Edinburgh office where you will be expected to attend on a regular basis. Job description As Senior Product Manager you will play a key role in the design, delivery and management of Companies House Products and Services. You will: Take ownership of the direction, priorities and outcomes for one or more products or services, making sure they meet user needs and support Companies House objectives. Lead product work from Discovery through delivery, helping teams understand problems, identify opportunities and focus on delivering value. Work with Service Owners, Service Managers, Senior Responsible Owners and other stakeholders to shape the service vision, agree priorities, plan improvements and develop future roadmaps. Use evidence from user feedback, research, data and service performance to make decisions and improve products and services. Work closely with delivery teams and other professions to ensure work is understood, prioritised appropriately and delivers value to users and the organisation. Identify, manage and communicate significant risks, dependencies and issues, ensuring stakeholders have the information they need to make informed decisions and take appropriate action. Build strong relationships across Companies House to improve collaboration, align priorities and support successful delivery across services. Support commercial, procurement and supplier-management activities, helping delivery partners meet agreed outcomes and standards. Recruit, lead, coach and develop Product Managers, supporting their growth and helping maintain high product management standards across the profession. Support the Head of Product Management with workforce planning, capability development and improving the Product Management profession. Lead and contribute to Communities of Practice, knowledge sharing, professional development initiatives and cross-profession collaboration. Support Service Standard Assessments and assurance activities, ensuring products and services meet government and organisational standards. Find out more about the Product Manager profession. You can read more about a career in Digital and Data within the Civil Service in the Government Digital and Data Candidate Information Pack. Person specification We're looking for the following skills and experience that will be assessed throughout the selection process. The successful candidate will have: Experience of product leadership, developing people and applying technical understanding to make effective product decisions. Experience leading, coaching and developing individuals and working effectively within multidisciplinary teams. A proven track record of owning product decisions, setting priorities and delivering successful products and services. Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships, influence decisions and communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders. Experience managing competing priorities and balancing user needs, business objectives, operational requirements and delivery constraints in a complex environment. Experience using user research, data and service performance insights to identify improvements and make evidence-based decisions. Strong experience identifying, managing and communicating risks, issues and dependencies to support informed decision-making. Experience delivering products and services using agile ways of working and supporting teams to work effectively in agile environments. Experience working in a technical environment, with an understanding of modern technology, software development and collaboration with technical specialists. Read Less

Location Successful candidates may be based in any of our office locations - Cardiff, Glasgow, or London. We especially welcome applicants from Cardiff and Glasgow. About the job Job summary Across government, digital platforms and cloud technologies are fundamental to delivering reliable, secure and user-centred services. As organisations increasingly depend on enterprise platforms such as Salesforce, robust DevOps practices are essential to ensure systems remain resilient, scalable and capable of supporting continuous delivery. At Ofgem, digital services play a critical role in protecting consumers and supporting the transition to a cleaner, fairer energy system. Ofgem is undergoing an ambitious digital transformation. Within the Digital, Data and Security Services (DDSS) directorate, we are continuing to strengthen our Salesforce capability and modernise the way we deliver and manage enterprise applications. As part of this journey, we are investing in automation, cloud engineering and DevOps excellence to support high-quality, secure and efficient service delivery across the organisation. As a Senior DevOps Engineer (Salesforce), you will play a key role in designing, implementing and optimising Salesforce DevOps capabilities across Ofgem. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, embedding automation and quality assurance practices, and supporting the delivery of secure, scalable Salesforce solutions. Working closely with developers, architects, product teams and security specialists, you will help shape how Salesforce services are delivered and operated, ensuring consistency, compliance and reliability at every stage of the software lifecycle. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced DevOps professional to influence delivery practices, champion automation and contribute to the evolution of a critical enterprise platform. Job description You will be responsible for: Designing, building and maintaining Salesforce CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps (ADO), supporting source-driven and metadata-based deployments. Implementing and optimising automated testing and deployment processes through tools such as ADO Test Plans, BrowserStack and Playwright. Integrating code quality, security and compliance tooling including Salesforce Code Checker and SonarCloud to support high-quality releases. Collaborating with Salesforce developers, administrators, architects and product teams to deliver efficient, reliable and auditable DevOps solutions. Driving continuous improvement across DevOps tooling, processes and automation frameworks. Championing modern engineering practices including Infrastructure as Code, Continuous Integration and Continuous Testing. Supporting the resolution of complex deployment, release and service issues across Salesforce environments. Ensuring Salesforce delivery aligns with Ofgem's cloud engineering, governance and security standards. Contributing to technical communities of practice, sharing expertise and mentoring colleagues to build capability across the organisation. Monitoring and improving platform reliability, delivery velocity and operational performance. We are looking for: A highly capable DevOps engineer with strong Salesforce platform experience and a passion for automation, engineering excellence and continuous improvement. You will be comfortable working across multiple technical teams and balancing delivery demands with governance, security and operational requirements. You will demonstrate: Significant experience delivering and supporting enterprise-scale DevOps tooling, infrastructure and deployment pipelines. Proven experience implementing and maintaining Salesforce CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps. Strong knowledge of DevOps principles, automation, release management and cloud-based delivery practices. Experience integrating automated testing, quality assurance and code analysis tools, including Salesforce Code Checker, BrowserStack, Playwright or comparable technologies. The ability to translate business and technical requirements into scalable automation and deployment solutions. Experience collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders, influencing technical decisions and driving best practice adoption. Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, with the ability to resolve complex deployment and service issues. Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert (or the ability to obtain within six months of appointment) are expected. Experience supporting Salesforce deployments within government, regulated or enterprise-scale environments, particularly those involving complex integrations, would be advantageous. This is an opportunity to help shape the future of Salesforce delivery at Ofgem. You will play a key role in building modern, automated and resilient delivery capabilities that enable secure, scalable and efficient digital services, supporting an organisation at the heart of the UK's energy transition. Person specification Essential Criteria Demonstrable senior practitioner experience delivering and maintaining enterprise-scale DevOps pipelines and infrastructure. (Lead Criteria) Proven experience implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for Salesforce using Azure DevOps (ADO). (Lead Criteria) Strong ability to engage with stakeholders, translate requirements into automation and infrastructure solutions, and influence across teams. Experience integrating automated testing and code quality tools (Code Checker, BrowserStack, Playwright and SonarCloud. Holds or can obtain the following certifications or equivalent within 6 months: Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert. Desirable Criteria Experience supporting Salesforce deployments in public sector or enterprise-scale environments with cross-platform integrations. Read Less