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Senior Communications Officer - £365 per day - Outside IR35Rate: £365 per dayIR35: OutsideDuration: 12 monthsLocation: Remote with up to 3 days per week in Milton KeynesThe role:As a Senior Communications Officer, you will drive the implementation of the Communications Strategy, enhancing the quality and impact of the internal, external communications and marketing effort, through the use of digital technology, producing visual, engaging and easier to access collateral, essential to enhancing the organisation's standing as a technology and security leader.This is a 12-month engagement, Outside IR35 and will require SC Clearance.Experience & Responsibilities:Strong understanding of internal, external communications and/or marketing, appropriate channels, strategies and employee / stakeholder engagement best practicePrior Government experience in CommunicationsAble to influence senior leaders, stakeholders, build and maintain constructive alliancesInnovative / creative flair for creating digital content, an understanding of data evaluation and, where necessary, search optimisation (SEO) techniques.Experience of strategic planning, the use of horizon scanning tools to gather and analyse information to inform the plot for strategies, core narratives and activities.Strong decision-making, copywriting, proofing, editing, coaching, leadership skills, and a creative mind-setSupporting the Communications Managers in developing and delivering their communications strategies, using the OASIS method and other standard practices (such as GCS guidance 'Evaluating Government Communication Activity)Experience of video / graphics packages, e.g. Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut ProIf you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

Senior DevOps Engineer - SC Cleared - Remote - ContractRate: £750 per dayDuration: 12 months extendableLocation: RemoteIR35: InsideThe role:A leading Central Government Institution are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join a high-profile project. This is an initial 12-month contract, Inside IR35 and requiring active SC Clearance.Skills / Experience Requirements:Kubernetes/DockerAWS Services (such as EC2/SQS/SNS)JenkinsCommand line skillsCreation of pipelinesTerraform scriptsGit/SVNDebug SkillsDesirable experienceAnsible scriptingHelm ChartsConcourse CIVaultRedhat SSOIf you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

Senior Developer - £65,000 - 12-month FTCLocation: Hybrid - Remote with up to 2 days per week on-site in BirminghamSalary: Up to £65,000 + BenefitsThe role:A Government body is seeking a Senior Developer (Java / Spring / PostgreSQL / AWS) on a 12-month fixed term appointment.You will be joining a small development team, working to Agile principles, on a mixture of new feature enhancements, BAU and new project development.Skills requirements:JavaSpringWorking within a Microsoft service environmentCI/CD Pipelines using JenkinsPostgreSQLExperience of working within technical development teams working in an agile environmentIf you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

Back-End Developer - 9 Month Contract - £500 per dayLocation: Hybrid - Remote with up to 2 days per week on-site in LiverpoolRate: Up to £500 per dayIR35: InsideThe role:A backend developer to work alongside front-end developers, to create comprehensive digital solutions. This role is part of a large Government Digital Transformation programme and is Inside of IR35. Government experience is a bonus.Essential Criteria:Java 11+ & SpringDevelopment of microservicesJPA / HibernateRESTful APIs / OpenAPI 3+CI/CD Pipelines using JenkinsPostgreSQLExperience of working within technical development teams working in an agile environmentGood understanding of the principles of writing clean codeAbility to review user stories and to participate in review and sizingExperience in large agile programmes, ideally including public sectorWide experience of automated test tools for Unit testingGit, Docker and a good understanding of development pipelines If you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

Director of Enterprise Platforms - Contract - £950 per dayRate: £950 per dayLocation: London or SwindonDuration: 6 Months (extendable)IR35: InsideThe role:To lead a newly formed directorate, responsible for owning a mixture of Data, CRM and Oracle Fusion ERP platforms in BAU, driving their roadmaps in collaboration with the business, and leading related projects as SRO. The overall support model, supplier management, and platform performance.Experience & Responsibilities:Proven senior IT leadership experience with specific experience in managing large-scale platforms like Oracle Fusion ERP.Strategic Roadmap Development: Collaborate with senior stakeholders to shape and prioritise roadmaps for the Oracle Fusion ERP and grants application platforms. Drive alignment between IT and business goals, ensuring resources are allocated to both BAU and strategic initiatives to maximise the impact of these platforms. Leadership and Oversight: Lead and manage the enterprise IT platform domains, including the Oracle Fusion ERP and grants management platforms, ensuring alignment with organisational goals. As SRO oversee the IT delivery management teams, providing strategic guidance and operational oversight ensuring project initiatives are effectively executed.Enterprise IT Structure and Optimisation: Design and optimise IT delivery teams to support enterprise platform initiatives, particularly in relation to the Oracle Fusion ERP and grants systems. Lead IT governance at strategic boards, representing enterprise platforms and ensuring delivery is aligned with both business needs and technical requirements.Governance and Standards Leadership: In collaboration with Enterprise Architecture, own and iterate governance, standards, and practices for enterprise platform delivery. Ensure that platforms adhere to industry best practices, regulatory requirements, and are designed for optimal service delivery and integrationExcellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels and drive change.Demonstrated ability to manage supplier relationships, drive platform performance, and optimise resource use within complex IT environments.If you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

Software Engineer (Java/Kafka) - SC Cleared - RemoteRate: £600 per dayDuration: 12 months extendableLocation: RemoteIR35: InsideThe role:A leading Central Government Institution are seeking an experienced Software Engineer (Java/Kafka), to join a high-profile project. This is an initial 12-month contract, Inside IR35 and requiring active SC Clearance.Skills / Experience Requirements:Java,Java Spring,Kafka,Kubernetes,DockerDesirable:MQ SeriesPostgres, Redis or time-series Databases Experience working with AWS and Hybrid CloudExperience working with Confluent and/or MKSExperience working with Data Replication/Event Streaming/Distributed Data/Data ArchivalExperience working on various Data Standards, conversion and quality like EDIFACT, XML, JSON If you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

Senior DevOps Engineer - SC Cleared - Remote - ContractRate: £780 per dayDuration: 12 months extendableLocation: RemoteIR35: InsideThe role:A leading Central Government Institution are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join a high-profile project. This is an initial 12-month contract, Inside IR35 and requiring active SC Clearance.Skills / Experience Requirements: * Kafka, * Data Replication, * Monitoring and Alerting, * Data Archival * Kubernetes * Docker, * CI/CD, * AWS, * Hybrid/Multi Cloud, * AWS multi-VPC networking and security, * TerraformDesirable experience* Experience working with Confluent and/or MKS * Kafka operation at scale * Experience with Dynatrace * Experience with Jenkins * Experience with Rancher * Experience with complex Observability * Experience with MQ SeriesIf you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

Project Manager - ServiceNow - SC Cleared - Outside IR35IR35: OutsideRate: Up to £530 per dayDuration: 12 monthsLocation: Remote with up to 3 days per week in either London or Milton KeynesThe role:A leading Central Government Institution are seeking a Senior Project Manager, with extensive experience in planning and delivering medium complexity, ServiceNow or other ITSM platforms.Experience Requirements:Extensive experience in planning and delivering medium complexity, ServiceNow or other ITSM platforms.Demonstrable significant experience of planning, monitoring and controlling projects using PRINCE2, APM or other PM related methodologiesSignificant experience in managing project budgets from a supplier perspectiveProven track record of successfully delivering multiple simultaneous projects within agreed timescales and budgetsA Customer centric approach with demonstrable ability to manage and influence customer's and key stakeholders expectationsDesirableExperience of the ServiceNow Enterprise Asset ModulesKnowledge of ITSM processes, risks and issuesIf you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss further

Oracle Fusion Payroll Lead Consultant - SC Cleared - ContractRate: £800 per dayDuration: 12 MonthsIR35: InsideThe role:A leading Central Government institution are seeking an Oracle Fusion Payroll Lead Consultant, to lead and direct a team in all areas covered under HCM (Core HR, Payroll, Talent & Learning).This is an initial 12-month contract, Inside IR35, and focuses on the functional areas both from a business and technical point of view.Responsibilities:A Principal consultant who is confident supporting & improving an existing Oracle Fusion ERP application.Preparation of functional specs for integration and reportsExperience of Level 2 and 3 support.Change management and enhancement deployment from test to production.Please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

Senior Communications Officer - £365 per day - Outside IR35Rate: £365 per dayIR35: OutsideDuration: 12 monthsLocation: Remote with up to 3 days per week in Milton KeynesThe role:As a Senior Communications Officer, you will drive the implementation of the Communications Strategy, enhancing the quality and impact of the internal, external communications and marketing effort, through the use of digital technology, producing visual, engaging and easier to access collateral, essential to enhancing the organisation's standing as a technology and security leader.This is a 12-month engagement, Outside IR35 and will require SC Clearance.Experience & Responsibilities:Strong understanding of internal, external communications and/or marketing, appropriate channels, strategies and employee / stakeholder engagement best practicePrior Government experience in CommunicationsAble to influence senior leaders, stakeholders, build and maintain constructive alliancesInnovative / creative flair for creating digital content, an understanding of data evaluation and, where necessary, search optimisation (SEO) techniques.Experience of strategic planning, the use of horizon scanning tools to gather and analyse information to inform the plot for strategies, core narratives and activities.Strong decision-making, copywriting, proofing, editing, coaching, leadership skills, and a creative mind-setSupporting the Communications Managers in developing and delivering their communications strategies, using the OASIS method and other standard practices (such as GCS guidance 'Evaluating Government Communication Activity)Experience of video / graphics packages, e.g. Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut ProIf you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

Senior DevOps Engineer - SC Cleared - Remote - ContractRate: £750 per dayDuration: 12 months extendableLocation: RemoteIR35: InsideThe role:A leading Central Government Institution are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join a high-profile project. This is an initial 12-month contract, Inside IR35 and requiring active SC Clearance.Skills / Experience Requirements:Kubernetes/DockerAWS Services (such as EC2/SQS/SNS)JenkinsCommand line skillsCreation of pipelinesTerraform scriptsGit/SVNDebug SkillsDesirable experienceAnsible scriptingHelm ChartsConcourse CIVaultRedhat SSOIf you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

Senior Developer - £65,000 - 12-month FTCLocation: Hybrid - Remote with up to 2 days per week on-site in BirminghamSalary: Up to £65,000 + BenefitsThe role:A Government body is seeking a Senior Developer (Java / Spring / PostgreSQL / AWS) on a 12-month fixed term appointment.You will be joining a small development team, working to Agile principles, on a mixture of new feature enhancements, BAU and new project development.Skills requirements:JavaSpringWorking within a Microsoft service environmentCI/CD Pipelines using JenkinsPostgreSQLExperience of working within technical development teams working in an agile environmentIf you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

Back-End Developer - 9 Month Contract - £500 per dayLocation: Hybrid - Remote with up to 2 days per week on-site in LiverpoolRate: Up to £500 per dayIR35: InsideThe role:A backend developer to work alongside front-end developers, to create comprehensive digital solutions. This role is part of a large Government Digital Transformation programme and is Inside of IR35. Government experience is a bonus.Essential Criteria:Java 11+ & SpringDevelopment of microservicesJPA / HibernateRESTful APIs / OpenAPI 3+CI/CD Pipelines using JenkinsPostgreSQLExperience of working within technical development teams working in an agile environmentGood understanding of the principles of writing clean codeAbility to review user stories and to participate in review and sizingExperience in large agile programmes, ideally including public sectorWide experience of automated test tools for Unit testingGit, Docker and a good understanding of development pipelines If you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

Director of Enterprise Platforms - Contract - £950 per dayRate: £950 per dayLocation: London or SwindonDuration: 6 Months (extendable)IR35: InsideThe role:To lead a newly formed directorate, responsible for owning a mixture of Data, CRM and Oracle Fusion ERP platforms in BAU, driving their roadmaps in collaboration with the business, and leading related projects as SRO. The overall support model, supplier management, and platform performance.Experience & Responsibilities:Proven senior IT leadership experience with specific experience in managing large-scale platforms like Oracle Fusion ERP.Strategic Roadmap Development: Collaborate with senior stakeholders to shape and prioritise roadmaps for the Oracle Fusion ERP and grants application platforms. Drive alignment between IT and business goals, ensuring resources are allocated to both BAU and strategic initiatives to maximise the impact of these platforms. Leadership and Oversight: Lead and manage the enterprise IT platform domains, including the Oracle Fusion ERP and grants management platforms, ensuring alignment with organisational goals. As SRO oversee the IT delivery management teams, providing strategic guidance and operational oversight ensuring project initiatives are effectively executed.Enterprise IT Structure and Optimisation: Design and optimise IT delivery teams to support enterprise platform initiatives, particularly in relation to the Oracle Fusion ERP and grants systems. Lead IT governance at strategic boards, representing enterprise platforms and ensuring delivery is aligned with both business needs and technical requirements.Governance and Standards Leadership: In collaboration with Enterprise Architecture, own and iterate governance, standards, and practices for enterprise platform delivery. Ensure that platforms adhere to industry best practices, regulatory requirements, and are designed for optimal service delivery and integrationExcellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels and drive change.Demonstrated ability to manage supplier relationships, drive platform performance, and optimise resource use within complex IT environments.If you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

Software Engineer (Java/Kafka) - SC Cleared - RemoteRate: £600 per dayDuration: 12 months extendableLocation: RemoteIR35: InsideThe role:A leading Central Government Institution are seeking an experienced Software Engineer (Java/Kafka), to join a high-profile project. This is an initial 12-month contract, Inside IR35 and requiring active SC Clearance.Skills / Experience Requirements:Java,Java Spring,Kafka,Kubernetes,DockerDesirable:MQ SeriesPostgres, Redis or time-series Databases Experience working with AWS and Hybrid CloudExperience working with Confluent and/or MKSExperience working with Data Replication/Event Streaming/Distributed Data/Data ArchivalExperience working on various Data Standards, conversion and quality like EDIFACT, XML, JSON If you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

Senior DevOps Engineer - SC Cleared - Remote - ContractRate: £780 per dayDuration: 12 months extendableLocation: RemoteIR35: InsideThe role:A leading Central Government Institution are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join a high-profile project. This is an initial 12-month contract, Inside IR35 and requiring active SC Clearance.Skills / Experience Requirements: * Kafka, * Data Replication, * Monitoring and Alerting, * Data Archival * Kubernetes * Docker, * CI/CD, * AWS, * Hybrid/Multi Cloud, * AWS multi-VPC networking and security, * TerraformDesirable experience* Experience working with Confluent and/or MKS * Kafka operation at scale * Experience with Dynatrace * Experience with Jenkins * Experience with Rancher * Experience with complex Observability * Experience with MQ SeriesIf you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.

Project Manager - ServiceNow - SC Cleared - Outside IR35IR35: OutsideRate: Up to £530 per dayDuration: 12 monthsLocation: Remote with up to 3 days per week in either London or Milton KeynesThe role:A leading Central Government Institution are seeking a Senior Project Manager, with extensive experience in planning and delivering medium complexity, ServiceNow or other ITSM platforms.Experience Requirements:Extensive experience in planning and delivering medium complexity, ServiceNow or other ITSM platforms.Demonstrable significant experience of planning, monitoring and controlling projects using PRINCE2, APM or other PM related methodologiesSignificant experience in managing project budgets from a supplier perspectiveProven track record of successfully delivering multiple simultaneous projects within agreed timescales and budgetsA Customer centric approach with demonstrable ability to manage and influence customer's and key stakeholders expectationsDesirableExperience of the ServiceNow Enterprise Asset ModulesKnowledge of ITSM processes, risks and issuesIf you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss further

Oracle Fusion Payroll Lead Consultant - SC Cleared - ContractRate: £800 per dayDuration: 12 MonthsIR35: InsideThe role:A leading Central Government institution are seeking an Oracle Fusion Payroll Lead Consultant, to lead and direct a team in all areas covered under HCM (Core HR, Payroll, Talent & Learning).This is an initial 12-month contract, Inside IR35, and focuses on the functional areas both from a business and technical point of view.Responsibilities:A Principal consultant who is confident supporting & improving an existing Oracle Fusion ERP application.Preparation of functional specs for integration and reportsExperience of Level 2 and 3 support.Change management and enhancement deployment from test to production.Please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.