Solution Architecture

Digital Java Development Lead - £750pd - 12 monthsRate: £750 per dayLocation: Newcastle/Manchester/Leeds - HybridDuration: 12 MonthsIR35: InsideThe role:A leading Central Government Organisation are seeking a Digital Java Development Lead.12-month Contract, SC Clearance will be supported.As a Technical Lead, you will:set direction for your service/capability and your team that is in line with overarching strategyensure that your teams work aligns to standards;have a clear focus on delivering quality, assured and secure services;ensure that you team follow best practice;be aware of and assess impact of any change that you are making;have an outward facing viewpoint, understanding where your team and products fit into the bigger picture.Essential Skills Significant demonstrable experience in one or both of:modern software engineering for digital products (ideally Java, microservice architectures, Hexagonal software architecture, Mongo and Kafka);OR designing and implementing modern cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and automation (ideally AWS, Terraform, GitLab CI, Jenkins);Significant demonstrable experience of leading engineering teams providing technical leadership and guidance, and coaching and mentoring to support team member development opportunitiesIf you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

ServiceNow Architect - £750 per day - Inside IR35 - SC ClearedRate: £750 per dayDuration: 12 months extendableIR35: InsideLocation: NorthwestThe role:A leading Government Institution is seeking a ServiceNow Technical Architect, with Functional experience in ServiceNow platform security, Integration frameworks, technologies and best practice.This role is for an initial 12-month period (extendable), and will require on-site attendance in Manchester and surrounding areas on a hybrid basis.Experience requirements:ServiceNow Certified Technical Architect (CTA) - Highly desirableSignificant experience in designing and implementing ServiceNow solutions across multiple data centres and public cloud platforms.SME in multiple areas of the ServiceNow core platform modules or the IT Service Management modulesFunctional experience in ServiceNow platform security, Integration frameworks, technologies and best practice.Strong influencing and communication skills when presenting to technical governance forums.If you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

Splunk Security Architect - £800 per day - SC ClearedRate: £800 per dayLocation: Remote and ManchesterDuration: 9 Months (extendable)The role:A leading Central Government Institution are seeking a Splunk Security Architect (SIEM/SOC/Splunk) to advise and implement, or manage, implementation of tactical and strategic improvements to the SIEM and associated components.This is an initial 9-month contract, Inside IR35 and requires active SC Clearance.Skills & Experience requirements:SIEM Engineering and Architecture skills, specifically in Splunk SaaSA credible technology leader who can drive through technology and process change.Splunk SaaS experience and expertise as a lead architect and/or engineerExperience of defining improvements within Cyber departments, particularly, SIEM improvements within Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) functions that result in an increase in SIEM Maturity Levels.Experience of the lifecycle of SIEM delivery, including convergence from other SIEMs.If you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

Lead Security Architect - £800 per day - SC ClearedRate: £800 per dayLocation: Remote and ManchesterDuration: 9 Months (extendable)The role:A leading Central Government Institution are seeking a Lead Security Architect (SIEM/SOC/Splunk) to advise and implement, or manage, implementation of tactical and strategic improvements to the SIEM and associated components.This is an initial 9-month contract, Inside IR35 and requires active SC Clearance.Skills & Experience requirements:SIEM Engineering and Architecture skills, specifically in Splunk SaaSA credible technology leader who can drive through technology and process change.Splunk SaaS experience and expertise as a lead architect and/or engineerExperience of defining improvements within Cyber departments, particularly, SIEM improvements within Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) functions that result in an increase in SIEM Maturity Levels.Experience of the lifecycle of SIEM delivery, including convergence from other SIEMs.If you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

Role: Jira/Confluence Specialist Location: 40% onsite in your nearest UK Hub Contract Duration: 12 months Pay: Up to £650/day Inside IR35 (via umbrella) Security Clearance: SC Cleared Required Interview Process: 1-stage via MS Teams Start Date: ASAPAn experienced Jira/Confluence Specialist is required by a large-scale public sector organisation to lead a major Atlassian rationalisation initiative. This is an exciting opportunity to support the ongoing enhancement and transformation of digital service delivery, working within a collaborative and agile technical environment. We're seeking a confident and technically strong Jira/Confluence Specialist to lead on migration, performance optimisation and ongoing configuration of Atlassian tools. You'll work closely with infrastructure and development teams to deliver scalable, user-driven solutions.Jira/Confluence Specialist - Responsibilities:Leading the migration of Jira/Confluence projects, spaces, and users to a consolidated installationBuilding and customising new Jira projects and workflows tailored to business needsIntegrating Jira with ServiceNow to enable strategic incident managementPerforming upgrades and optimising performance of Atlassian toolsReviewing and improving security groups and access rolesSupporting and improving user experience through effective design and administrationEnsuring clear communication with stakeholders during design, migration, and transition phasesSupporting regular requests for new users, projects, workflows, and spacesCollaborating with the Operations and Multidisciplinary Delivery Team (MDT) to enhance support functionsPerforming service analysis to simplify and streamline processesMigrating tools and systems to the Atlassian CloudDelivering changes at pace within an agile and DevOps-aligned environmentJira/Confluence Specialist - Essentials SkillsExtensive Jira and Confluence administration experienceProven expertise in Atlassian plugins (e.g. ScriptRunner) including Groovy scriptingPrior experience designing and implementing Jira workflows and schemesDemonstrable ability to perform safe migrations across environmentsExperience working in fast-paced agile environmentsStrong communication skills and stakeholder engagement experienceExperience integrating Atlassian tools with systems like ServiceNowSolid understanding of infrastructure in support of cloud-based platformsSecurity Clearance (SC) already in placeJira/Confluence Specialist - Desirable Skills:Atlassian Professional CertificationsHands-on experience with AWS or other cloud infrastructure servicesPrevious experience in government or large-scale public sector digital transformation projectsExposure to IaaS product support and DevOps toolchainsWe're looking for a proactive and highly skilled Jira/Confluence Specialist who can confidently lead migration and configuration projects, while enhancing overall system performance. If you are looking for a high-impact contract role within a collaborative and agile team, we encourage you to apply.

Senior Developer/Technical Lead - UKIC DV - ContractRate: £650 to £700 per dayLocation: LondonDuration: 6 months (extendable)IR35: InsideThe role:A leading Government client is seeking to appoint a Senior Developer/Tech Lead, to provide Technical Leadership and set the technical direction, for highly motivated and talented development teams.The Role would be London based and active DV Clearance is required. 6-month initial contract (extendable).Essential Criteria:Significant experience of modern development languages (e.g. Java, Python, Go etc) with code written to a common standard.Able to lead and mentor development teams.Infrastructure as CodeCloud technologies (either AWS, GCP, Azure)Expertise in translating user requirements into technical requirements.Excellent interpersonal skills and able to communicate with Clients, Senior Management and software engineersExperience of using Kubernetes and/or OpenShift as a deployment platform and day-to-day development environment.Understanding of and experience with Modern DevOps methodology and technologies.Automation/configuration management (i.e. Ansible)If you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

Digital Java Development Lead - £750pd - 12 monthsRate: £750 per dayLocation: Newcastle/Manchester/Leeds - HybridDuration: 12 MonthsIR35: InsideThe role:A leading Central Government Organisation are seeking a Digital Java Development Lead.12-month Contract, SC Clearance will be supported.As a Technical Lead, you will:set direction for your service/capability and your team that is in line with overarching strategyensure that your teams work aligns to standards;have a clear focus on delivering quality, assured and secure services;ensure that you team follow best practice;be aware of and assess impact of any change that you are making;have an outward facing viewpoint, understanding where your team and products fit into the bigger picture.Essential Skills Significant demonstrable experience in one or both of:modern software engineering for digital products (ideally Java, microservice architectures, Hexagonal software architecture, Mongo and Kafka);OR designing and implementing modern cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and automation (ideally AWS, Terraform, GitLab CI, Jenkins);Significant demonstrable experience of leading engineering teams providing technical leadership and guidance, and coaching and mentoring to support team member development opportunitiesIf you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

ServiceNow Architect - £750 per day - Inside IR35 - SC ClearedRate: £750 per dayDuration: 12 months extendableIR35: InsideLocation: NorthwestThe role:A leading Government Institution is seeking a ServiceNow Technical Architect, with Functional experience in ServiceNow platform security, Integration frameworks, technologies and best practice.This role is for an initial 12-month period (extendable), and will require on-site attendance in Manchester and surrounding areas on a hybrid basis.Experience requirements:ServiceNow Certified Technical Architect (CTA) - Highly desirableSignificant experience in designing and implementing ServiceNow solutions across multiple data centres and public cloud platforms.SME in multiple areas of the ServiceNow core platform modules or the IT Service Management modulesFunctional experience in ServiceNow platform security, Integration frameworks, technologies and best practice.Strong influencing and communication skills when presenting to technical governance forums.If you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

Splunk Security Architect - £800 per day - SC ClearedRate: £800 per dayLocation: Remote and ManchesterDuration: 9 Months (extendable)The role:A leading Central Government Institution are seeking a Splunk Security Architect (SIEM/SOC/Splunk) to advise and implement, or manage, implementation of tactical and strategic improvements to the SIEM and associated components.This is an initial 9-month contract, Inside IR35 and requires active SC Clearance.Skills & Experience requirements:SIEM Engineering and Architecture skills, specifically in Splunk SaaSA credible technology leader who can drive through technology and process change.Splunk SaaS experience and expertise as a lead architect and/or engineerExperience of defining improvements within Cyber departments, particularly, SIEM improvements within Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) functions that result in an increase in SIEM Maturity Levels.Experience of the lifecycle of SIEM delivery, including convergence from other SIEMs.If you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

Lead Security Architect - £800 per day - SC ClearedRate: £800 per dayLocation: Remote and ManchesterDuration: 9 Months (extendable)The role:A leading Central Government Institution are seeking a Lead Security Architect (SIEM/SOC/Splunk) to advise and implement, or manage, implementation of tactical and strategic improvements to the SIEM and associated components.This is an initial 9-month contract, Inside IR35 and requires active SC Clearance.Skills & Experience requirements:SIEM Engineering and Architecture skills, specifically in Splunk SaaSA credible technology leader who can drive through technology and process change.Splunk SaaS experience and expertise as a lead architect and/or engineerExperience of defining improvements within Cyber departments, particularly, SIEM improvements within Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) functions that result in an increase in SIEM Maturity Levels.Experience of the lifecycle of SIEM delivery, including convergence from other SIEMs.If you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

Role: Jira/Confluence Specialist Location: 40% onsite in your nearest UK Hub Contract Duration: 12 months Pay: Up to £650/day Inside IR35 (via umbrella) Security Clearance: SC Cleared Required Interview Process: 1-stage via MS Teams Start Date: ASAPAn experienced Jira/Confluence Specialist is required by a large-scale public sector organisation to lead a major Atlassian rationalisation initiative. This is an exciting opportunity to support the ongoing enhancement and transformation of digital service delivery, working within a collaborative and agile technical environment. We're seeking a confident and technically strong Jira/Confluence Specialist to lead on migration, performance optimisation and ongoing configuration of Atlassian tools. You'll work closely with infrastructure and development teams to deliver scalable, user-driven solutions.Jira/Confluence Specialist - Responsibilities:Leading the migration of Jira/Confluence projects, spaces, and users to a consolidated installationBuilding and customising new Jira projects and workflows tailored to business needsIntegrating Jira with ServiceNow to enable strategic incident managementPerforming upgrades and optimising performance of Atlassian toolsReviewing and improving security groups and access rolesSupporting and improving user experience through effective design and administrationEnsuring clear communication with stakeholders during design, migration, and transition phasesSupporting regular requests for new users, projects, workflows, and spacesCollaborating with the Operations and Multidisciplinary Delivery Team (MDT) to enhance support functionsPerforming service analysis to simplify and streamline processesMigrating tools and systems to the Atlassian CloudDelivering changes at pace within an agile and DevOps-aligned environmentJira/Confluence Specialist - Essentials SkillsExtensive Jira and Confluence administration experienceProven expertise in Atlassian plugins (e.g. ScriptRunner) including Groovy scriptingPrior experience designing and implementing Jira workflows and schemesDemonstrable ability to perform safe migrations across environmentsExperience working in fast-paced agile environmentsStrong communication skills and stakeholder engagement experienceExperience integrating Atlassian tools with systems like ServiceNowSolid understanding of infrastructure in support of cloud-based platformsSecurity Clearance (SC) already in placeJira/Confluence Specialist - Desirable Skills:Atlassian Professional CertificationsHands-on experience with AWS or other cloud infrastructure servicesPrevious experience in government or large-scale public sector digital transformation projectsExposure to IaaS product support and DevOps toolchainsWe're looking for a proactive and highly skilled Jira/Confluence Specialist who can confidently lead migration and configuration projects, while enhancing overall system performance. If you are looking for a high-impact contract role within a collaborative and agile team, we encourage you to apply.

Senior Developer/Technical Lead - UKIC DV - ContractRate: £650 to £700 per dayLocation: LondonDuration: 6 months (extendable)IR35: InsideThe role:A leading Government client is seeking to appoint a Senior Developer/Tech Lead, to provide Technical Leadership and set the technical direction, for highly motivated and talented development teams.The Role would be London based and active DV Clearance is required. 6-month initial contract (extendable).Essential Criteria:Significant experience of modern development languages (e.g. Java, Python, Go etc) with code written to a common standard.Able to lead and mentor development teams.Infrastructure as CodeCloud technologies (either AWS, GCP, Azure)Expertise in translating user requirements into technical requirements.Excellent interpersonal skills and able to communicate with Clients, Senior Management and software engineersExperience of using Kubernetes and/or OpenShift as a deployment platform and day-to-day development environment.Understanding of and experience with Modern DevOps methodology and technologies.Automation/configuration management (i.e. Ansible)If you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.