Pete Hills

We're looking for an experienced Agile Release Train Engineer to coordinate multiple teams for seamless releases, eliminating dependencies,  and to collaborate with transition and data cutover management. This role is remote but involves occasional travel to London.Key Responsibilities:Release & stakeholder management Producing release plans Overseeing team plans Required Competencies:Agile scrum/SAFe Experience with rainbow teams Proficient in JIRA DevOps & release management Familiarity with Azure platforms

We are seeking a talented Program Integration Architect to join a team focusing on the integration needs of  strategic transformation programs. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in connecting various systems within our organisation, ensuring seamless communication and alignment with industry standards. Key Responsibilities:Develop integration blueprints aligning with enterprise strategy and program needs. Act as a central point of contact for engineering teams, facilitating decision-making and collaboration. Proactively identify integration requirements in collaboration with business analysts. Guide implementation teams and suppliers towards effective solutions, exercising governance and oversight. Bring innovative ideas for integration solutions, staying updated on modern trends and technologies. Experience:Minimum 5 years of experience in implementing transformation programs, including SaaS-based integrations. Hands-on experience in leading private sector environments or suitable public sector experience. Proficiency in operating in an Agile Environment with a good understanding of 2-speed architecture. Thought leadership in modern integration solutions such as AI-based integrations, DevSecOps, and full-lifecycle APIM experience.

Are you an experienced Lead User Researcher looking for your next Public Sector contract? Join a large, dynamic UK Government department where you'll be responsible for conducting qualitative and quantitative research to uncover user insights, behaviors, and motivations. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including designers, product managers, and engineers to inform product strategy and design decisions. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, a passion for user advocacy, and a deep understanding of research methodologies.

We are seeking a Senior Developer with a strong React-Node primary skillset, complemented by Java-SpringBoot experience. In this role, you will primarily work with Node and React, alongside PostgreSQL and Selenium, within a bespoke Node/React framework. Additionally, you will support and maintain systems such as Digital External Correspondence System (DECS), which utilizes a different technical stack including React, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, and Camunda. Key Responsibilities: Utilize expertise in React and Node.js to contribute to the development and maintenance of our bespoke framework. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive the enhancement and optimization of existing systems. Provide support and maintenance for the Digital External Correspondence System and other related projects. Contribute to architectural discussions and provide innovative solutions to technical challenges. Actively participate in code reviews, ensuring high-quality code standards are maintained. Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. Extensive experience with React and Node.js, with a strong understanding of Redux. Proficiency in Java and Spring Boot for support and maintenance tasks. Experience with PostgreSQL and Selenium. Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and other containerization technologies. Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Excellent communication and teamwork abilities. Prior experience in driving technical initiatives and mentoring junior team members is a plus.

We are looking for an experienced Dev Ops Engineer who can contribute to Government services for the UK. You will be working with microservices across multiple delivery teams. Day-to-day you will be using your experience and technical skills to support the programme to design, implement, operate and evolve new and existing services and infrastructure. Range of desired skills: Experience in DevOps using open-source technologies and cloud platforms Recent experience in designing and building CI/CD solutions using both open-source tools (e.g. GitLab/GitHub, Jenkins, Drone and Nexus) and native capability (e.g. Commit, Code Pipeline, Code Deploy and Code Build).  Experience of working with Cloud technologies, (AWS, Azure, Private Cloud). Experience with Kong API gateway and service mesh Scripting abilities (Python, PowerShell, Bash) and proven ability to use APIs to automate tooling, delivery pipelines and operational support. Experience with Automation and associated tooling. Experience of implementing, supporting and using configuration management tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Chef. Experience in test automation, frameworks and tooling, (Junit, Cucumber, Selenium, JMeter, Maven). Experience in using SQL and NOSQL databases. Experience with templating tools (Terraform, Helm, CloudFormation) to deploy infrastructure and images. Experience of service monitoring tools including Splunk, Elastic Stack (ELK – Elastic Search, Logstash, Kibana), Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Grafana and Prometheus. Deployment of Docker containers (micro services) with Helm and Kubernetes (or Red Hat OpenShift). Experience with Infrastructure as Code and tooling (e.g. Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM). Experience working in complex, Agile delivery environments. 

Are you a skilled Lead Technical Architect with experience of working in a large and complex IT environment? Join an exciting project with a large Central Government department transforming public services.  Skills and Experience Needed: Cloud Architect experience Experience of MDM (Mobile device Management IOS and Android Previous experience in a Lead Technical Architect role in a large and complex  Experience in infrastructure architect with good knowledge of windows server, networking, firewalls, VPN and load balancers Experience as application architecture including API driven architecture, NodeJS and CI/CD deployment strategy Experience with security architecture including Zero trust architecture, data ingress and egress controls, utilising risk management, cyber resiliency and threat intelligence Architecture design and modelling techniques, patterns, tools and standards. Public cloud technologies, cloud hosting, container, and networking design patterns, tools and best practice 4Microservice and API-led architecture and integration design tools, techniques and best practice. Agile / DevOps delivery methodologies and best practice. Technical authoring skills, particularly for the production of technical design and specification documents

We are looking for a Business Analyst with extensive MS Dynamics 365 experience to work with on a service at a Central Government agency. This role includes supporting D365 CRM, specification, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), change requests, and driving platform adoption. You will collaborate with internal teams to gather clear requirements, develop prototypes, and propose operational solutions. This role demands adaptability to evolving priorities and close collaboration with internal teams.

Join a fast-paced PDM team at a Central Governmnet department, responsible for the development and maintenance of the physical data model. This includes management of all the databases that the model resides within and some of the Azure data services that exist in the ecosystem.  Key Responsibilities:  Perform updates and changes to the physical data model Creating and updating Postgres functions (stored procedures) Be an SME on the Physical Data Model to become a trusted advisor to other teams that have data requirements and translate these into database function(s) Collaborate with the Data Architect to improve the PDM and surrounding processes Support and mentor members of the Physical Data Model team Work with the team to develop issues in Jira that are ready for development Working closely with the Logical Data Model (LDM) team on collaborative tasks and helping keep both teams aligned Contribution to Data workshops with key stakeholders across business, data and system areas helping to formalise and document requirements. (Multi-Vendor Environment). Development of data architecture and design artefacts aligned to VOA standards. Refining of SQL queries and functions to be more performant Assisting teams in data migrations activities Performing impact analysis on releases to pre-empt any issues these may cause and performing deployments You'll need: Experience of working with generic/abstract data models Experience with data modelling tools Experience creating and maintaining data and design artefacts Strong problem-solving abilities in the context of complex data models Strong experience with SQL (we use PostgreSQL but SQL Server or PL-SQL should be cross-trainable) Experience creating and tuning complex SQL queries (e.g. self-referencing hierarchies, KVP structures)