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Lead Technical Architect Must have an Active DV Clearance Join a major Defence and National Security transformation programme as a Lead Technical Architect , guiding the design and delivery of secure, large scale services across IaaS, PaaS, and workplace environments. This is a senior technical leadership role where you will shape strategy, drive architecture direction, and lead multi skilled teams in … delivering mission critical capabilities. About the Role - Lead Technical Architect As a Lead Technical Architect , you will own the technical delivery of key service components from design through deployment and into live service. You will work closely with technical leadership to maintain cohesion across multiple technology areas while improving efficiency and delivery quality. You will contribute to strategic roadmaps, ensuring … architectures remain aligned to long term business and customer needs. You will act as the technical lead for delivery teams, providing guidance, leadership, and architectural governance to maintain solution integrity. You will report directly to the Solution Lead to ensure alignment and visibility. What We're Looking For - Lead Technical Architect Extensive experience delivering secure, resilient, enterprise scale IaaS, PaaS More ❯

Job Description: Technical Lead: Infrastructure project team Location: London - must be inside 1.5 hour commute to central London Contract: Full-time, 35 hours per week Type: Contract role – Inside IR35 Duration: initial 6months with possible extension up to18 months Notice Period: 2 weeks Site Requirement – 1 day per week minimum *Tuesday* 4C are recruiting on behalf of our client for … an experienced Technical Lead, to lead and manage our Infrastructure projects team, focusing on specific security remediation workstreams across our enterprise systems and shared infrastructure services. You will act as the primary technical lead and solutions architect for these workstreams ensuring scalable, secure and resilient solutions that align with organisational objectives. This role will be within the infrastructure projects team … and act as the technical lead for all security/vulnerability remediation activities of the current Windows endpoint and server estate, with an initial focus of Cyber Essentials compliance. The role will also be responsible for the allocation and management of tasks/work packages for a team of Senior System Analysis who will also be focused on security/ More ❯

Role: Technical Lead Location: Basingstoke, full time onsite Clearance level: DV required Key Responsibilities -Take full ownership of allocated work packages and drive them through design, build, test, and release into live service. -Provide strong technical leadership across Wintel-based and multi-platform environments. -Navigate and resolve obstacles including technical blockers, organisational bureaucracy, and interpersonal challenges. -Assess technical information from … are aligned with programme goals, compliance requirements, and best practices. -Monitor progress, manage risks and issues, and escalate appropriately when required. Required Skills & Experience -Proven experience as a Technical Lead, Delivery Lead, or Senior Engineer in complex IT environments. -Strong understanding of Wintel platforms (Windows Server, AD, group policy, infrastructure services, virtualisation, etc.). -Broad technical awareness across networks, security More ❯

Lead Technologist - Cloud Modernisation £675/day Inside IR35 | 6 Months | Government Programme Lead Technologist needed for government cloud modernisation programme. Lead on-premise to cloud migration projects and shape new technology transformation workstreams. The Role Lead cloud modernisation projects (on-premise to public cloud) End-to-end life cycle management and legacy system transformation Navigate government commercial frameworks and More ❯

Technical Microsoft Lead - (Copilot, Agentic) - Bank - London Day rate: £500 - £700 (inside IR35) Duration: 6 months Start: ASAP My client is looking for a Technical Lead, you will architect, develop, and deliver agentic AI solutions for Copilot Catalyst engagement. You will lead the technical implementation of the agentic framework, leveraging Microsoft Copilot Studio, Power Platform, and related AI technologies. You … will ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and compliant, and will collaborate closely with business and technology stakeholders. Key Responsibilities: Lead the technical design and delivery of agentic AI solutions using Copilot Studio, Power Platform, and Azure AI Foundry. Architect and implement the Declarative Agentic Framework, embedding governance, controls, and compliance best practices. Develop and validate pilot M365 agents (e.g., for … document search, reporting, digital colleague scenarios). Collaborate with the Engagement Lead, BA, and PM to define requirements, delivery plans, and success metrics. Guide the team on technical standards, code quality, and solution architecture. Support enablement and training sessions for the teams, promoting safe citizen development. Advise on integration patterns (MCP, A2A), security, and data handling. Engage with senior stakeholders More ❯

Lead Technical Architect (DV CLEARED) Location: Basingstoke – 5 days a week – Office based Rate: £850pd inside IR35 Mandatory: DV Clearance active Are you an experienced technology leader with expertise in the delivery of IaaS, PaaS and Workplace services? Can you foster collaboration and lead large teams of multi-skilled resources in the delivery of complex solutions. We are looking for … a Lead Technical Architect to lead our technical teams in the transformation of a large, complex, mission critical environment. This role is technical lead for these delivery teams and is responsible for helping to shape the strategy and roadmap in these areas. This role presents a unique opportunity to join a passionate team dedicated to creating value and ultimately driving … transformative experiences for our customers' end users. The role: We are looking for a Lead Technical Architect to work as part of and lead a multi skilled agile team, including security, service and management where teamwork is paramount. Your role will involve: Owning and driving the technical delivery of sub-components of the Managed Service from design, through to deployment More ❯

Lead Developer - AI & Low-Code Platforms £800/day Inside IR35 | End of FY Lead Developer needed for AI programme. Hands-on role combining low-code platform expertise (Power Platform) with Python/AI development and technical leadership. The Role Hands-on development with low-code platforms (Power Platform) and Python Make technical and architectural decisions for AI projects Build More ❯

The University of Portsmouth is a global employer of choice where exceptional people create, share and apply knowledge that makes a difference. Experience the pride of being part of a select group one of only four universities in the south More ❯

Oracle Data Migration Consultant 6-month contract starting 1st December 1 day a week in Reading Inside IR35 £600pd - £650pd iO are working with an established and successful utilities company in their search for an experienced Data Consultant on a More ❯

Oracle Data Migration Consultant 6-month contract starting 1st December 1 day a week in Reading Inside IR35 £600pd - £650pd iO are working with an established and successful utilities company in their search for an experienced Data Consultant on a More ❯

Engineering Lead +Permanent opportunity +On site in Basingstoke +DV cleared roole - must be elligible for clearance + 70,000 - 100,000 Skills: +DevOps +CI/CD +Azure I am looking for an Engineering Lead for a client of mine who are a leading IT Systems Integrator operating within the UK defence sector. You will be part of their customers Design … and repeatable software builds, testing, and releases. Familiarity with tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, Bamboo, or GitHub Actions. If you'd like to discuss the Engineering Lead in more detail, please send your updated CV to (url removed) and I will get in touch. More ❯

Pega Lead Systems Architect - Pega, BPM, CRM £640 per day (Inside IR35) Remote/London 6 Months My client is an instantly recognisable consultancy who seek a PEGA Lead Systems Architect (LSA) to take ownership of designing, architecting, and delivering innovative BPM and CRM solutions using the PEGA Platform, for a well-known end client. Key requirements: Extensive experience as … a PEGA Lead Systems Architect, with a strong focus on enterprise-level solutions. Proven track record of delivering large-scale PEGA applications (PRPC 8.x or later). PEGA Lead System Architect (PCLSA) certification is essential. In-depth knowledge of PEGA frameworks, including Customer Service, Decisioning, and Smart Disputes. Hands-on expertise in system integrations using SOAP/REST APIs, JMS More ❯

inclusive environment that helps them thrive. Location : London, 4 days on site required Duration : 6-month Rate : Via umbrella Overview: An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Release Management Lead (VP) to join a large, global financial services organisation undergoing major technology transformation. This newly created role will lead the planning, coordination, and governance of software and infrastructure releases across … work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, well-governed, and efficient releases with minimal business disruption. What You'll Do: Manage and maintain the enterprise release calendar. Lead major, minor, and emergency releases across business units. Oversee release readiness, rollback planning, and post-release reviews. Ensure compliance with regulatory and audit requirements (e.g., SOX, PCI-DSS, GDPR). More ❯

Contract Role – SC Cleared Test Lead – London/Remote – 6 months initial – Inside IR35 Role Overview: Job Title: SC Cleared Test Lead Location: Remote with occasional travel to London, Croydon Contract Type: Contract Duration: 6 months initial Sector: Public Sector Active SC Cleared/Security Cleared/Security Clearance/DV Cleared Proven experience in software testing, including at least … years in a senior or lead role. Strong knowledge of test methodologies, defect management, and QA best practices. Experience leading test activities across multiple projects or workstreams. Competence with test management tools (e.g., Jira, TestRail, Azure DevOps). Strong communication, organisation, and leadership skills. Hands-on testing experience across multiple types (functional, regression, integration). Desirable: Exposure to test automation More ❯

Job Title: Mulesoft Tech Lead Location: Windsor, UK (Hybrid 1 day at office) Job Type: Contract (Inside IR35) Duration: 6 Months Job Summary: Join our team as a Mulesoft Tech Lead and take ownership of end-to-end integration projects using MuleSoft technologies. You will play a pivotal role in architecting, developing, and deploying enterprise-level solutions, while providing technical … guidance and leadership to the integration team. Key Responsibilities: Lead MuleSoft integration projects from conception to completion, ensuring on-time delivery and adherence to quality standards. Architect and design enterprise-level integration solutions , defining API-led connectivity, patterns, and specifications. Develop, test, and deploy MuleSoft applications, APIs, and connectors using Anypoint Studio, DataWeave, and various connectors. Provide technical guidance and … for automated deployment and monitoring of MuleSoft applications. Maintain technical documentation , including design specifications, architecture diagrams, and deployment guides. Skills, Experience, and Abilities Required: 8 years of relevant MuleSoft Lead experience and 12-15 years overall experience in IT integration projects. Proven expertise in MuleSoft Anypoint Platform (including Anypoint Studio, Flow Design, and API Manager). Strong knowledge of API More ❯

Role Title: CHT Lead Duration: 6 Month Contract Location: Wokingham, Hybrid 5 days per week onsite. Shift working will be required 4 shifts on 5 off a mix of days and nights . Dayshifts are (Apply online only) and nightshifts are (Apply online only). Rate: up to £322 p/d Umbrella inside IR35 Clearance required: Active SC Clearance … is required Role purpose/summary Lead the management and delivery of cloud hosting and technology services, ensuring reliability and scalability. Define and implement service strategies aligned with business and IT objectives. Oversee incident, problem, and change management processes to maintain service stability. Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure service expectations and SLAs are met. Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance More ❯

DevOps Lead Location: London (Hybrid - 3 days on-site) Day Rate: c£700 per day Start Date: ASAP The Role As DevOps Lead , you will take ownership of shared DevOps practices, ensuring infrastructure, automation, and operational standards are consistently applied. This is a hands-on leadership role focused on implementation, stability, and preparing the foundation for a centralised DevOps function. … Key Responsibilities Lead & Coordinate: Drive day-to-day DevOps execution across squads, ensuring consistent CI/CD, monitoring, and security standards. Implement & Optimise: Deploy automation and infrastructure templates defined by architecture and platform teams. Maintain Stability: Ensure operational health through proactive monitoring, alerting, and maintenance. Security & Compliance: Support vulnerability remediation, patching cadence, and gold-image alignment with Cyber and GCS More ❯

care in every interaction to ensure colleagues receive timely and professional assistance. Strong interpersonal and technical skills are essential, along with experience supporting a large, multi-functional organisation. Team Leader experience is desirable. This will include but not be limited to the following activities: o The post holder will be expected to provide 1st Line support to the Trust for … required by customers of the Service Desk service and will be the escalation point for IT Service Desk staff. The role is required to assist the Service Desk Manager lead and drive the operational performance of the IT Service Desk staff against agreed Service Level Agreements (SLAs), to ensure support provided to customers is consistent, of high quality, follows all … documentation to be used by and accessible to all Trust staff. Communication Effective and timely communications is an essential activity of the role and the IT Service Desk Team Leader will require excellent inter-personal and written and verbal communication skills. Communication responsibilities will include: Communicating the progress of logged incidents, problems and changes. Assist with communication to key stakeholders More ❯

eCommerce platform, engineered on proven, best-in-class technologies to deliver speed, agility, and scale. We ve got big ambitions and we re looking for a hands-on delivery lead to run high-impact eCommerce projects end to end. Initially this will be a fixed-term contract for 9 months. You ll sit between business teams and technology partners, making … s both. We are ideally looking for someone who has successfully delivered at least one PIM implementation in a retail/eCommerce environment. Key Responsibilities: Deliver strategic eCommerce projects Lead end-to-end delivery of key digital and eCommerce initiatives, from discovery and requirements through build, test, launch and post-launch adoption. Own the day-to-day project plan, RAID More ❯

eCommerce platform, engineered on proven, best-in-class technologies to deliver speed, agility, and scale. We’ve got big ambitions and we’re looking for a hands-on delivery lead to run high-impact eCommerce projects end to end. Initially this will be a fixed-term contract for 9 months. You’ll sit between business teams and technology partners, making … s both. We are ideally looking for someone who has successfully delivered at least one PIM implementation in a retail/eCommerce environment. Key Responsibilities: Deliver strategic eCommerce projects Lead end-to-end delivery of key digital and eCommerce initiatives, from discovery and requirements through build, test, launch and post-launch adoption. Own the day-to-day project plan, RAID More ❯

QA Lead - Finance/Payments/Contract Lead QA working on an integral payment system for a major finance company within their payments team. Emphasis on API testing. Role - QA Lead Duration - 6 months with very likely extension Rate - Negotiable Location - Hybrid/Hampshire - 3 days per week in the office Skills - Experience with Java, Junit, Cucumber, Gherkin, Gatling, Xray More ❯

Azure Infrastructure SRE Lead Upto £500.00 Per Day - Inside IR35 via Umbrella Location: 1 day per week in Woking 6 Months Our leading services client is seeking an experienced, UK based Azure Infrastructure SRE Lead to be responsible for the overall reliability, scalability, performance, and operational efficiency of systems and services deployed on the Microsoft Azure Cloud platform. This role More ❯

Azure Infrastructure SRE Lead Upto 500.00 Per Day - Inside IR35 via Umbrella Location: 1 day per week in Woking 6 Months Our leading services client is seeking an experienced, UK based Azure Infrastructure SRE Lead to be responsible for the overall reliability, scalability, performance, and operational efficiency of systems and services deployed on the Microsoft Azure Cloud platform. This role More ❯

Azure Infrastructure SRE Lead Upto £500.00 Per Day - Inside IR35 via Umbrella Location: 1 day per week in Woking 6 Months Our leading services client is seeking an experienced, UK based Azure Infrastructure SRE Lead to be responsible for the overall reliability, scalability, performance, and operational efficiency of systems and services deployed on the Microsoft Azure Cloud platform. This role More ❯

Engineering Lead Must have an Active DV Clearance A unique opportunity has arisen for an experienced Engineering Lead to join a major Defence and National Security programme based in Basingstoke. This fully on-site position places you at the heart of a high-profile engineering function, where you'll define processes, governance, and strategy to ensure consistent, high-quality delivery … across multiple suppliers and technologies. About the Role - Engineering Lead As an Engineering Lead , you'll act as part of the customer's Design Authority, responsible for shaping and governing all aspects of engineering process, technology, and strategic direction. You'll define end-to-end engineering standards and guidance, ensuring consistent delivery of assured, governed solutions across software, infrastructure, and … alignment. You'll represent the engineering function at Design Authority meetings and contribute to the customer's long-term business and automation strategy. What We're Looking For - Engineering Lead Proven experience defining and implementing engineering processes, standards, and governance frameworks . Strong leadership in multi-supplier environments , ensuring consistent engineering quality and compliance. Expertise in engineering automation, tooling architecture More ❯