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Senior Delivery Manager - Cyber Security - £650pd - SC ClearedContract: 6 Months Rate: Up to £650 per day Location: Remote / Ad-Hoc site visits Clearance: Active SC Clearance IR35: Inside IR35The RoleA leading Central Government organisation is seeking a Senior Delivery Manager to join a cyber security-focused digital and technology programme. You will lead a cross-functional team delivering products and services supporting government cyber threat, vulnerability and incident management.In this role, you will:Lead cross-functional teams delivering cyber security-focused digital products and services.Work closely with developers, architects and technical specialists to maintain delivery pace.Identify and remove blockers, manage priorities and understand team capacity.Work with senior stakeholders on progress, risks and delivery outcomes.Coach teams and embed effective Agile and Lean delivery practices.About YouExperienced Senior Delivery Manager with a background in Government digital, technology or cyber security, ideally with exposure to threat, vulnerability or incident management. You will be confident leading multidisciplinary technical teams, managing senior stakeholders and delivering at pace. If you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

Senior User Researcher - £650 per day - ContractRate: Up to £650 per dayIR35: InsideLocation: Hybrid: 1 to 2 days per week in the office required (Manchester, Bristol or London)The role:A leading Government institution are seeking a highly capable Senior User Researcher, to undertake an initial 6-month contract. This role is Inside IR35.As a Senior User Researcher, you will have the opportunity to work on a diverse of projects on improving GOV.UK products and services.Experience requirements:Experience of advocating for user research and engaging colleagues andstakeholdersBroad and specialist user research experience in a digital/IT environment andlarge complex organisationsAbility to understand the complex problems a team is trying to solve, andalign user research activities to inform decision making and action.Experience of introducing new research methods and helping teams to adopt.and choose the most effective/ appropriate user research methods, analysis.and synthesis techniques and approaches to presenting and sharing findings.Experience of helping teams to adopt user centred service design and delivery practices and embed them into their agile workflow.Familiarity with GOV.UK design patterns, style guidance, plain English standards and/or the GDS service manual.If you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

Agile Delivery Manager - £650pd - SC Cleared - Inside IR35 Contract - 6 Months Rate: Up to £650 per day Location: Remote / Ad-Hoc site visits The role:A Leading Central Government organisation are seeking a highly competent Agile Delivery Manager, to undertake an initial 6-month contract. This role is remote, Inside IR35 and paying up to £650 per day. A senior agile delivery manager is accountable for the performance of the team. In this role, you will:Be comfortable working with cross-functional teamsbuild and maintain teams, ensuring they are motivated, collaborating and working wellidentify obstacles and help the team to overcome themfocus the team on what is most important to the delivery of products and servicesencourage and facilitate continuous improvement of the delivery team coach and mentor both team members and others to apply the most appropriate agile and lean tools and techniquesIf you are available and interested in discussing, please reply back with a copy of your CV and you will be contacted to discuss further.

Associate Delivery Manager - £350 per day - 6 Month ContractRate: £300-£350 per dayDuration: 6 monthsLocation: London / HybridIR35: Inside IR35Clearance: BPSSThe RoleWe are looking for 2 Associate Delivery Managers to join a central policy and programmes team, supporting major government programmes and projects.These are traditional project and programme delivery roles, focused on reporting, governance, risk management, project administration and delivery tracking rather than technical/product delivery or Scrum Master activity.One role will focus on supporting milestone plans, risk logs, JIRA and programme governance. The second will have a broader programme focus, supporting delivery trackers, action logs, reporting, governance and risk across the directorate.Key ResponsibilitiesMaintain JIRA, delivery trackers, milestone plans, action logs and risk registersSupport programme reporting, governance and risk managementProvide project administration and coordination across multiple workstreamsTrack actions, milestones and deliverables through to completionSupport governance meetings and wider programme activity About YouWe are looking for proactive, organised delivery professionals with experience supporting large-scale projects or programmes.You should have:Strong project/programme administration or delivery experienceExperience in delivery management, project support, project delivery or risk managementStrong communication and stakeholder management skillsExperience maintaining JIRA or similar toolsA proactive, self-starting approach and ability to work with ambiguitySome public sector/government experience and understanding of Civil Service ways of working Agile or PRINCE2 qualifications would be beneficial, but relevant experience is more important than formal qualifications.Please note: Predominantly Scrum Master, Agile coaching or technical/product delivery backgrounds are unlikely to be suitable. The focus is on traditional project and programme delivery.

Programme Management Lead - £675 per day - 6 Month ContractRate: Up to £675 per day IR35: Inside Location: Hybrid - London, Manchester or Bristol. 1 day per week in the office, with some flexibility. Occasional travel between sites may be required. Clearance: BPSSThe Role:A leading Central Government organisation is seeking an experienced Programme Management Lead to support a high-profile Government Major Programme Portfolio (GMPP) transformation. The successful candidate will help establish programme management structures, governance and ways of working, working across technology and digital delivery to ensure effective programme execution.Experience & RequirementsStrong programme management experience within complex, large-scale transformation environments.Experience working within Government Major Programme Portfolio (GMPP) or other major government programmes.Proven experience establishing or developing programme management / PMO functions, including governance, planning, reporting and delivery controls.Strong understanding of Agile programme delivery and the ability to adapt methodologies to the environment.Experience working across Technology, Digital or DDaT programmes and multidisciplinary teams.Experience setting up teams, structures and effective ways of working to support successful delivery.Strong stakeholder management and decision-making skills, with the confidence to operate independently and influence senior stakeholders.NISTA Programme Management qualifications or equivalent programme management training would be highly desirable.Public sector or government experience strongly preferred.If you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

We have partnered with a large, diversified conglomerate with a global footprint to hire a Head of Cloud & Infrastructure Architecture. This is a senior role for a genuine technologist, not a career operations manager. The client is looking for someone who has come up through cloud and infrastructure architecture, still understands the detail and can lead from a position of real technical credibility. You will own the infrastructure landscape across the Group, with cloud, networking and service desk reporting into you, while staying close enough to the technology to drive change, upgrades and modernisation yourself.This role suits a hands-on cloud and infrastructure architect who has stepped up into leadership without losing their technical edge, and who has deep, practical expertise in cloud FinOps.About the role:Own the architecture, performance and direction of the Group's infrastructure across cloud, networking and service desk functionsManage the outsourced vendors delivering cloud, networking and service desk, holding them accountable on technical delivery, service levels and commercial termsLead infrastructure change management, upgrades and modernisation programmes, staying hands-on and close to the technical detail throughoutOwn and optimise cloud consumption and cost across the Group as a cloud FinOps expert, driving efficiency without compromising performance or reliabilitySet and enforce architecture standards, security and reliability across all infrastructure environmentsPartner with senior technology and business leadership to align infrastructure architecture with the strategic priorities of the GroupProvide clear technical direction and governance, giving leadership visibility on infrastructure performance, change and spend About you:12 to 15 years of experience in cloud and infrastructure, built on a strong technical and architecture foundation rather than a pure operations backgroundDeep hands-on expertise across cloud architecture, networking and infrastructure, with real experience leading change, upgrades and modernisation programmesProven cloud FinOps expertise, with a track record of managing and optimising cloud consumption and cost at scaleExperience managing outsourced or managed service vendors across cloud, networking and service deskStrong architectural judgement, able to make and defend technical decisions at a senior levelThe leadership maturity to run a function and manage vendors while remaining technically credible and hands-onExperience within a diversified group, conglomerate or multinational environment is a strong advantageBased in the UAE or willing to relocate

We have partnered with a large, diversified conglomerate with a global footprint to hire a Director of IT Infrastructure. This is a senior leadership role with full ownership of the infrastructure backbone that keeps a complex, multinational business running. Across network, cloud and service desk, this person will lead the internal teams, manage the external partners and control the budgets that underpin how technology is delivered across the Group. For an infrastructure leader who wants scope, scale and genuine influence, this is a rare seat.This role suits someone who combines deep technical infrastructure knowledge with the commercial and leadership maturity to run a function at Group level across multiple geographies.About the role:Own the strategy, performance and delivery of IT infrastructure across network, cloud and service desk functions for the GroupLead and develop the internal leaders heading each function, building a high-performing infrastructure organisationManage third party outsourced vendors, holding them to account on performance, service levels and commercial termsOwn infrastructure budgets across the Group, with a particular focus on FinOps and the management of cloud consumption and costDrive reliability, security and scalability across all infrastructure environments, ensuring the business can operate and grow with confidencePartner with senior technology and business leadership to align infrastructure capability with the strategic priorities of the GroupEstablish governance, standards and reporting that give leadership clear visibility on infrastructure performance and spend About you:12 to 15 years of experience in IT infrastructure, with a clear track record of progression into senior leadershipDeep expertise across network, cloud and end-user or service desk functions within large, complex organisationsProven experience managing third party outsourced vendors and holding them accountable to service and commercial standardsStrong commercial and budget management skills, with hands-on experience of cloud FinOps and controlling cloud consumption at scaleExperience leading and developing multi-functional infrastructure teams, ideally across multiple geographiesStrong stakeholder management skills with the credibility to operate at senior leadership levelExperience within a diversified group, conglomerate or multinational environment is a strong advantage

Java Developer - 12 Month ContractRate: £700 per day Umbrella IR35: Inside Location: Hybrid - 60% office attendance (Manchester, Leeds or Birmingham) Clearance: BPSS - must be eligible for SCThe RoleA major Central Government programme is seeking experienced Java Developers to join a digital delivery team. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team, developing and supporting large-scale digital services using modern cloud and event-driven technologies.Experience & RequirementsStrong commercial experience developing applications using Java.Strong hands-on experience with Spring Boot.Proven experience working with AWS cloud services.Experience with Kafka and event-driven architectures.Strong experience with MongoDB or similar NoSQL databases.Experience working within Agile, multidisciplinary software development teams.Ability to develop robust, scalable and maintainable solutions in complex environments.Government or large-scale digital service experience is desirable.4 positions available. If you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

Senior Java Developer - 12 Month Contract - £750pdRate: £750 per day Umbrella IR35: Inside Location: Hybrid - 60% office attendance (Manchester, Leeds or Birmingham) Clearance: BPSS - must be eligible for SCThe Role:A major Central Government programme is seeking experienced Senior Java Developers to join a digital delivery team. You will provide hands-on technical leadership across Java development, while mentoring other developers and helping to drive engineering standards and best practice across the team.Experience & Requirements:Strong commercial experience developing applications using Java and Spring Boot.Extensive experience with AWS and cloud-based application development.Strong hands-on experience with Kafka and event-driven architectures.Experience working with MongoDB or similar NoSQL databases.Proven ability to lead technically and mentor junior/mid-level developers, providing guidance and conducting code reviews.Experience setting and promoting engineering standards, best practices and quality across development teams.Ability to work closely with architects, product owners and wider multidisciplinary teams to shape robust technical solutions.Strong experience delivering scalable and maintainable solutions within complex Agile environments.Government or large-scale digital service experience is desirable.6 positions available. If you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

Senior Delivery Manager - Cyber Security - £650pd - SC ClearedContract: 6 Months Rate: Up to £650 per day Location: Remote / Ad-Hoc site visits Clearance: Active SC Clearance IR35: Inside IR35The RoleA leading Central Government organisation is seeking a Senior Delivery Manager to join a cyber security-focused digital and technology programme. You will lead a cross-functional team delivering products and services supporting government cyber threat, vulnerability and incident management.In this role, you will:Lead cross-functional teams delivering cyber security-focused digital products and services.Work closely with developers, architects and technical specialists to maintain delivery pace.Identify and remove blockers, manage priorities and understand team capacity.Work with senior stakeholders on progress, risks and delivery outcomes.Coach teams and embed effective Agile and Lean delivery practices.About YouExperienced Senior Delivery Manager with a background in Government digital, technology or cyber security, ideally with exposure to threat, vulnerability or incident management. You will be confident leading multidisciplinary technical teams, managing senior stakeholders and delivering at pace. If you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

Senior User Researcher - £650 per day - ContractRate: Up to £650 per dayIR35: InsideLocation: Hybrid: 1 to 2 days per week in the office required (Manchester, Bristol or London)The role:A leading Government institution are seeking a highly capable Senior User Researcher, to undertake an initial 6-month contract. This role is Inside IR35.As a Senior User Researcher, you will have the opportunity to work on a diverse of projects on improving GOV.UK products and services.Experience requirements:Experience of advocating for user research and engaging colleagues andstakeholdersBroad and specialist user research experience in a digital/IT environment andlarge complex organisationsAbility to understand the complex problems a team is trying to solve, andalign user research activities to inform decision making and action.Experience of introducing new research methods and helping teams to adopt.and choose the most effective/ appropriate user research methods, analysis.and synthesis techniques and approaches to presenting and sharing findings.Experience of helping teams to adopt user centred service design and delivery practices and embed them into their agile workflow.Familiarity with GOV.UK design patterns, style guidance, plain English standards and/or the GDS service manual.If you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

Agile Delivery Manager - £650pd - SC Cleared - Inside IR35 Contract - 6 Months Rate: Up to £650 per day Location: Remote / Ad-Hoc site visits The role:A Leading Central Government organisation are seeking a highly competent Agile Delivery Manager, to undertake an initial 6-month contract. This role is remote, Inside IR35 and paying up to £650 per day. A senior agile delivery manager is accountable for the performance of the team. In this role, you will:Be comfortable working with cross-functional teamsbuild and maintain teams, ensuring they are motivated, collaborating and working wellidentify obstacles and help the team to overcome themfocus the team on what is most important to the delivery of products and servicesencourage and facilitate continuous improvement of the delivery team coach and mentor both team members and others to apply the most appropriate agile and lean tools and techniquesIf you are available and interested in discussing, please reply back with a copy of your CV and you will be contacted to discuss further.

Associate Delivery Manager - £350 per day - 6 Month ContractRate: £300-£350 per dayDuration: 6 monthsLocation: London / HybridIR35: Inside IR35Clearance: BPSSThe RoleWe are looking for 2 Associate Delivery Managers to join a central policy and programmes team, supporting major government programmes and projects.These are traditional project and programme delivery roles, focused on reporting, governance, risk management, project administration and delivery tracking rather than technical/product delivery or Scrum Master activity.One role will focus on supporting milestone plans, risk logs, JIRA and programme governance. The second will have a broader programme focus, supporting delivery trackers, action logs, reporting, governance and risk across the directorate.Key ResponsibilitiesMaintain JIRA, delivery trackers, milestone plans, action logs and risk registersSupport programme reporting, governance and risk managementProvide project administration and coordination across multiple workstreamsTrack actions, milestones and deliverables through to completionSupport governance meetings and wider programme activity About YouWe are looking for proactive, organised delivery professionals with experience supporting large-scale projects or programmes.You should have:Strong project/programme administration or delivery experienceExperience in delivery management, project support, project delivery or risk managementStrong communication and stakeholder management skillsExperience maintaining JIRA or similar toolsA proactive, self-starting approach and ability to work with ambiguitySome public sector/government experience and understanding of Civil Service ways of working Agile or PRINCE2 qualifications would be beneficial, but relevant experience is more important than formal qualifications.Please note: Predominantly Scrum Master, Agile coaching or technical/product delivery backgrounds are unlikely to be suitable. The focus is on traditional project and programme delivery.

Programme Management Lead - £675 per day - 6 Month ContractRate: Up to £675 per day IR35: Inside Location: Hybrid - London, Manchester or Bristol. 1 day per week in the office, with some flexibility. Occasional travel between sites may be required. Clearance: BPSSThe Role:A leading Central Government organisation is seeking an experienced Programme Management Lead to support a high-profile Government Major Programme Portfolio (GMPP) transformation. The successful candidate will help establish programme management structures, governance and ways of working, working across technology and digital delivery to ensure effective programme execution.Experience & RequirementsStrong programme management experience within complex, large-scale transformation environments.Experience working within Government Major Programme Portfolio (GMPP) or other major government programmes.Proven experience establishing or developing programme management / PMO functions, including governance, planning, reporting and delivery controls.Strong understanding of Agile programme delivery and the ability to adapt methodologies to the environment.Experience working across Technology, Digital or DDaT programmes and multidisciplinary teams.Experience setting up teams, structures and effective ways of working to support successful delivery.Strong stakeholder management and decision-making skills, with the confidence to operate independently and influence senior stakeholders.NISTA Programme Management qualifications or equivalent programme management training would be highly desirable.Public sector or government experience strongly preferred.If you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

We have partnered with a large, diversified conglomerate with a global footprint to hire a Head of Cloud & Infrastructure Architecture. This is a senior role for a genuine technologist, not a career operations manager. The client is looking for someone who has come up through cloud and infrastructure architecture, still understands the detail and can lead from a position of real technical credibility. You will own the infrastructure landscape across the Group, with cloud, networking and service desk reporting into you, while staying close enough to the technology to drive change, upgrades and modernisation yourself.This role suits a hands-on cloud and infrastructure architect who has stepped up into leadership without losing their technical edge, and who has deep, practical expertise in cloud FinOps.About the role:Own the architecture, performance and direction of the Group's infrastructure across cloud, networking and service desk functionsManage the outsourced vendors delivering cloud, networking and service desk, holding them accountable on technical delivery, service levels and commercial termsLead infrastructure change management, upgrades and modernisation programmes, staying hands-on and close to the technical detail throughoutOwn and optimise cloud consumption and cost across the Group as a cloud FinOps expert, driving efficiency without compromising performance or reliabilitySet and enforce architecture standards, security and reliability across all infrastructure environmentsPartner with senior technology and business leadership to align infrastructure architecture with the strategic priorities of the GroupProvide clear technical direction and governance, giving leadership visibility on infrastructure performance, change and spend About you:12 to 15 years of experience in cloud and infrastructure, built on a strong technical and architecture foundation rather than a pure operations backgroundDeep hands-on expertise across cloud architecture, networking and infrastructure, with real experience leading change, upgrades and modernisation programmesProven cloud FinOps expertise, with a track record of managing and optimising cloud consumption and cost at scaleExperience managing outsourced or managed service vendors across cloud, networking and service deskStrong architectural judgement, able to make and defend technical decisions at a senior levelThe leadership maturity to run a function and manage vendors while remaining technically credible and hands-onExperience within a diversified group, conglomerate or multinational environment is a strong advantageBased in the UAE or willing to relocate

We have partnered with a large, diversified conglomerate with a global footprint to hire a Director of IT Infrastructure. This is a senior leadership role with full ownership of the infrastructure backbone that keeps a complex, multinational business running. Across network, cloud and service desk, this person will lead the internal teams, manage the external partners and control the budgets that underpin how technology is delivered across the Group. For an infrastructure leader who wants scope, scale and genuine influence, this is a rare seat.This role suits someone who combines deep technical infrastructure knowledge with the commercial and leadership maturity to run a function at Group level across multiple geographies.About the role:Own the strategy, performance and delivery of IT infrastructure across network, cloud and service desk functions for the GroupLead and develop the internal leaders heading each function, building a high-performing infrastructure organisationManage third party outsourced vendors, holding them to account on performance, service levels and commercial termsOwn infrastructure budgets across the Group, with a particular focus on FinOps and the management of cloud consumption and costDrive reliability, security and scalability across all infrastructure environments, ensuring the business can operate and grow with confidencePartner with senior technology and business leadership to align infrastructure capability with the strategic priorities of the GroupEstablish governance, standards and reporting that give leadership clear visibility on infrastructure performance and spend About you:12 to 15 years of experience in IT infrastructure, with a clear track record of progression into senior leadershipDeep expertise across network, cloud and end-user or service desk functions within large, complex organisationsProven experience managing third party outsourced vendors and holding them accountable to service and commercial standardsStrong commercial and budget management skills, with hands-on experience of cloud FinOps and controlling cloud consumption at scaleExperience leading and developing multi-functional infrastructure teams, ideally across multiple geographiesStrong stakeholder management skills with the credibility to operate at senior leadership levelExperience within a diversified group, conglomerate or multinational environment is a strong advantage

Java Developer - 12 Month ContractRate: £700 per day Umbrella IR35: Inside Location: Hybrid - 60% office attendance (Manchester, Leeds or Birmingham) Clearance: BPSS - must be eligible for SCThe RoleA major Central Government programme is seeking experienced Java Developers to join a digital delivery team. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team, developing and supporting large-scale digital services using modern cloud and event-driven technologies.Experience & RequirementsStrong commercial experience developing applications using Java.Strong hands-on experience with Spring Boot.Proven experience working with AWS cloud services.Experience with Kafka and event-driven architectures.Strong experience with MongoDB or similar NoSQL databases.Experience working within Agile, multidisciplinary software development teams.Ability to develop robust, scalable and maintainable solutions in complex environments.Government or large-scale digital service experience is desirable.4 positions available. If you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

Senior Java Developer - 12 Month Contract - £750pdRate: £750 per day Umbrella IR35: Inside Location: Hybrid - 60% office attendance (Manchester, Leeds or Birmingham) Clearance: BPSS - must be eligible for SCThe Role:A major Central Government programme is seeking experienced Senior Java Developers to join a digital delivery team. You will provide hands-on technical leadership across Java development, while mentoring other developers and helping to drive engineering standards and best practice across the team.Experience & Requirements:Strong commercial experience developing applications using Java and Spring Boot.Extensive experience with AWS and cloud-based application development.Strong hands-on experience with Kafka and event-driven architectures.Experience working with MongoDB or similar NoSQL databases.Proven ability to lead technically and mentor junior/mid-level developers, providing guidance and conducting code reviews.Experience setting and promoting engineering standards, best practices and quality across development teams.Ability to work closely with architects, product owners and wider multidisciplinary teams to shape robust technical solutions.Strong experience delivering scalable and maintainable solutions within complex Agile environments.Government or large-scale digital service experience is desirable.6 positions available. If you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.