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We are seeking a Senior Lab Engineer to be onsite; responsible for maintaining and delivering lab environments that support Technical Assistance Center (TAC), Engineering, QA, Product Development, and Sales teams. The ideal candidate will bring strong systems engineering expertise with VMware ESXi/vSphere, solid Linux and Windows administration skills, foundational Layer 1-3 networking knowledge, and hands-on lab/data center operations experience. This individual will serve as the senior technical resource within the lab, leading projects, mentoring junior technicians, managing escalations, and ensuring lab services are delivered within SLA.

Key Responsibilities

Lab Operations & Support

Own and manage the lab support ticket queue, prioritizing and resolving requests within SLA targets.Build, deploy, and maintain lab environments for TAC, Engineering, QA, and Product teams.Provision and configure switches, wireless access points, virtual machines, traffic generators, and other lab infrastructure.Provide remote access solutions for users requiring lab resources.

Systems Administration & Virtualization

Administer and maintain VMware ESXi/vSphere server environments.Perform VM provisioning, server buildouts, upgrades, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management.Support both Windows and Linux operating systems.Assist with virtualization technologies including VMware and, ideally, Linux KVM environments.

Network & Infrastructure Support

Configure and troubleshoot network connectivity from Layers 1 through 3.Deploy devices into rack environments and configure subnet, gateway, and IP addressing requirements.Support per-rack network configurations and maintain proper documentation.Troubleshoot connectivity issues involving physical connections, switching, routing, and addressing.

Data Center & Lab Management

Perform rack-and-stack activities, cabling, hardware installation, and lab maintenance.Maintain lab organization, equipment inventories, environmental standards, and documentation.Conduct infrastructure audits and support new environment builds.

Leadership & Escalations

Serve as the primary escalation point of contact for lab-related issues.Lead project execution and coordinate work among three onsite Lab Technicians.Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and troubleshooting support to junior team members.Partner with the Senior Network Engineer and Lab Manager to ensure operational excellence.Proactively resolve issues and contain escalations before management involvement is required.

Required Qualifications

Technical Skills

Senior experience in Systems Engineering, Lab Engineering, Data Center Operations, or Infrastructure Support.Strong hands-on experience with:VMware ESXi / vSphereVirtual Machine provisioning and administrationWindows Server and Linux environmentsSolid networking knowledge including:TCP/IPSubnettingVLANsDefault gatewaysDNS/DHCPLayer 1-3 troubleshootingExperience deploying and maintaining servers and network-connected infrastructure.Ability to troubleshoot infrastructure issues from hardware through network layers.

Data Center & Hardware Experience

Rack and stack deployment experience.Cabling, power management, hardware installation, and inventory management.Comfortable working with mechanical tools and hardware components.Experience resolving hardware installation challenges, including use of drills, bits, rails, and handling stripped screws.

Leadership Experience

Experience leading small teams, projects, or technical initiatives.Ability to mentor junior technicians and act as a senior technical resource.Strong documentation, communication, and escalation management skills.

Other Qualifications

Experience with Linux KVM virtualization.Palo Alto Firewall experience.Experience supporting lab environments or data center operations.Familiarity with:Networking (Switching & Wireless)Viavi Traffic GeneratorsWireshark and network testing toolsVMware, Cisco, Microsoft, AWS, or Azure certifications.Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

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Are you a motivated Salesforce Solutions Architect who is passionate about Cloud and application architecture? Do you have expert knowledge of Salesforce products and are you looking to get involved at the onset of a new platform and have the chance to really make an impact?

Note: This role is based out in Livingston OR London (2days/week in office)

What you'll do:

Partner with product owners and solutions architecture to deliver tailored solutions across the Salesforce Ecosystem to support and realise business requirements. (Sales, Service, Communications, Experience and Marketing Clouds) Drive adoption of best practices and support a community of Salesforce Technical Designers across a wide range of initiatives to support business growth, adoption and exploitation of the Salesforce platform. Employ robust Engineering principles and practices across the design, development and delivery of changes to the Salesforce platform, working across a number of Communities of Practice to foster a culture of continuous improvement, working to define and implement best practices across the Salesforce ecosystem. Perform technical analysis, design and support implementation of changes to Salesforce platform following best practices, leveraging OOTB capabilities and customisation when necessary. Contribute to improvement of DevOps processes, Ways of Working and tools including scrum, user support, platform security, quality, version control and CI/CD. Work with domain and cross-functional agile teams to support and enhance features in CPQ, EPC, CLM and OM to support Salesforce application offerings in iterative release cycles. Manage and train advise a team of Salesforce developers and architects to build solutions using Visualforce, Lightning, APEX, APIs, and Comms Cloud components - OmniScripts, Data Raptors, Omnistudio Cards, Omnistudio Product Designer, Omnistudio Pricing Designer and Integration Procedures.

What you'll bring:

Extensive and in-depth experience of the Salesforce Digital Commerce platform and business processes including Comms Cloud (Vlocity, CPQ, EPC, OM, CLM), Sales, Service, Experience and Marketing Clouds, ideally in a Communications environment. Experience in design and development across the Salesforce platform including OmniScripts, Data Raptors, Omnistudio (Cards, Product Designer, Pricing Designer), Digital Commerce (including Cart based APIs), Lightning Web Component Framework, Apex, Triggers, SOQL/SOSL, Flows, Integration Procedures, Orchestration Plans and Event Driven integrations with external systems using SOAP, REST, BULK, Platform events and Streaming APIs. Experience of Salesforce core and Comms Cloud performance considerations and knowledge/techniques to avoid performance degradation. Good knowledge of industry CPQ offerings such as Assetization, Product lifecycle management, Digital Commerce/Cart based APIs and external APIs. Experience in building complex, scalable and high-performance software systems, including object modelling and OO design patterns that have been successfully delivered to customers. Knowledge of TOGAF principals would be advantageous. Experience with Version Control Systems and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery CI/CD workflows (GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins) using Vlocity Build tool (CLI) or Vlocity IDX tool and SFDX. Knowledge of using SonarQube or other static code analysis tools and ELK or Splunk for log analysis would also be beneficial for this role.

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Mainframe DB2 System Specialist - Knutsford or Glasgow

Join our Mainframe Engineering function as a DB2 System Specialist, where you'll take ownership of installing, configuring, and maintaining IBM DB2 systems that power mission‑critical banking platforms. This is a hands‑on, engineering‑focused role for specialists who thrive on performance, reliability, and automation at scale.

What You'll Do

Install and maintain IBM DB2 - Lead installation, upgrades, and maintenance of DB2 and related tooling (DB2 CA, DB2 Connect, Data Studio).

Optimise system performance - Tune, monitor, and troubleshoot DB2 subsystems to ensure high availability and efficiency.

Engineer mainframe automation - Reduce manual effort and operational risk by enhancing automation across the DB2 environment.

Act as a DB2 Systems Programming expert - Serve as a senior technical authority for DB2 internals, RACF integration, and subsystem behaviour.

Support transformation and reliability - Contribute to change, risk, and reliability initiatives across the mainframe estate.

What You'll Bring

Proven DB2 Systems Programming experience with installation, maintenance, upgrades, and tooling.

Strong mainframe fundamentals including TSO, JCL, REXX, SQL, and z/OS operational knowledge.

Deep understanding of DB2 performance, optimisation, and monitoring techniques.

Hands‑on experience with automation and DevOps tooling such as VS Code, Db2 Developer Extensions, or similar.

Knowledge of z/OSMF, Broadcom/IBM DB2 tools, DB2 internals, and RACF security.

Ability to operate in a risk‑controlled, transformation‑driven environment.

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Step into a high‑impact engineering role where you'll shape the future of Microsoft SQL operations at enterprise scale. As a Database SRE, you'll combine deep SQL Server expertise with modern SRE practices to build a more reliable, automated, and observable database platform for one of the world's largest financial institutions.

What You'll Do

Lead SQL Engineering - Solve complex SQL Server 2016-2022 challenges across availability, tuning, performance, and architecture.

Shape the MSSQL SRE practice - Influence standards, patterns, SLIs/SLOs, and operational models for the SQL estate.

Act as the top technical escalation - Provide expert‑level guidance on incidents, root cause, and long‑term fixes.

Drive automation and standardisation - Reduce TOIL through scripting, configuration management, and platform engineering.

Enhance observability - Improve monitoring, alerting, telemetry, and reliability insights across the estate.

Collaborate across engineering - Work with product, engineering, and platform teams to deliver resilient, scalable database services.

What You'll Bring

Deep Microsoft SQL Server expertise (SQL 2016-2022) across performance tuning, HA/DR, internals, and enterprise‑scale architecture.

Strong SRE mindset - SLIs/SLOs, error budgets, automation‑first thinking, and reliability engineering.

Hands‑on automation skills using PowerShell, T‑SQL, and scripting for migrations, deployments, and operational tooling.

Expertise with configuration management tools such as Chef or Ansible for database server builds and standardisation.

Experience reducing TOIL through simplification, automation, and self‑service patterns.

Ability to influence change across risk, controls, transformation, and digital engineering domains.

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Azure Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Location: Glasgow / Knutsford (Hybrid- 2 days a week in office)

Team: 6 UK / 5 India

Environment: Part of a wider multi‑cloud engineering organisation (Azure, AWS, GCP)

Growth: Significant technical development opportunities across cloud engineering, automation, and platform build

Role Overview

We are looking for a hands‑on Azure SRE who can design, build, and automate enterprise‑grade Azure Landing Zones and cloud governance frameworks. This is not an application development role - it is a platform engineering role focused on controls, policies, guardrails, IaC, and DevOps automation.

You will work as part of a global SRE function, collaborating with engineers in the UK and India to deliver secure, scalable, policy‑driven Azure environments.

Key Responsibilities

Azure Landing Zone engineering - build, enhance, and automate enterprise landing zones

Azure governance & controls - develop Azure Policies, RBAC, blueprints, and compliance guardrails

Infrastructure as Code delivery - author and maintain IaC using Bicep or Terraform

DevOps engineering - implement CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and automated deployments

Cloud platform reliability - ensure availability, performance, and operational excellence

Cross‑team collaboration - work with multi‑cloud engineering teams to drive standards and best practices

Required Skills & Experience

Azure expertise across policies, governance, networking, compute, identity, and platform services

IaC development using Bicep or Terraform (must be able to write code, not just run templates)

CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions

Git repositories - strong understanding of branching, PRs, code reviews

DevOps mindset - automation‑first, iterative delivery, shift‑left engineering

Strong scripting or development capability (PowerShell, Python, or similar)

Experience working in distributed teams (UK + offshore)

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Are you a motivated Salesforce Solutions Architect who is passionate about Cloud and application architecture? Do you have expert knowledge of Salesforce products and are you looking to get involved at the onset of a new platform and have the chance to really make an impact?

Note: This role is based out in Livingston (2days/week in office)

What you'll do:

Partner with product owners and solutions architecture to deliver tailored solutions across the Salesforce Ecosystem to support and realise business requirements. (Sales, Service, Communications, Experience and Marketing Clouds) Drive adoption of best practices and support a community of Salesforce Technical Designers across a wide range of initiatives to support business growth, adoption and exploitation of the Salesforce platform. Employ robust Engineering principles and practices across the design, development and delivery of changes to the Salesforce platform, working across a number of Communities of Practice to foster a culture of continuous improvement, working to define and implement best practices across the Salesforce ecosystem. Perform technical analysis, design and support implementation of changes to Salesforce platform following best practices, leveraging OOTB capabilities and customisation when necessary. Contribute to improvement of DevOps processes, Ways of Working and tools including scrum, user support, platform security, quality, version control and CI/CD. Work with domain and cross-functional agile teams to support and enhance features in CPQ, EPC, CLM and OM to support Salesforce application offerings in iterative release cycles. Manage and train advise a team of Salesforce developers and architects to build solutions using Visualforce, Lightning, APEX, APIs, and Comms Cloud components - OmniScripts, Data Raptors, Omnistudio Cards, Omnistudio Product Designer, Omnistudio Pricing Designer and Integration Procedures.

What you'll bring:

Extensive and in-depth experience of the Salesforce Digital Commerce platform and business processes including Comms Cloud (Vlocity, CPQ, EPC, OM, CLM), Sales, Service, Experience and Marketing Clouds, ideally in a Communications environment. Experience in design and development across the Salesforce platform including OmniScripts, Data Raptors, Omnistudio (Cards, Product Designer, Pricing Designer), Digital Commerce (including Cart based APIs), Lightning Web Component Framework, Apex, Triggers, SOQL/SOSL, Flows, Integration Procedures, Orchestration Plans and Event Driven integrations with external systems using SOAP, REST, BULK, Platform events and Streaming APIs. Experience of Salesforce core and Comms Cloud performance considerations and knowledge/techniques to avoid performance degradation. Good knowledge of industry CPQ offerings such as Assetization, Product lifecycle management, Digital Commerce/Cart based APIs and external APIs. Experience in building complex, scalable and high-performance software systems, including object modelling and OO design patterns that have been successfully delivered to customers. Knowledge of TOGAF principals would be advantageous. Experience with Version Control Systems and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery CI/CD workflows (GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins) using Vlocity Build tool (CLI) or Vlocity IDX tool and SFDX. Knowledge of using SonarQube or other static code analysis tools and ELK or Splunk for log analysis would also be beneficial for this role.

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Technical Lead - Kubernetes

Contract | Hybrid | 3 days onsite either in Sheffield, Leeds or Birmingham

We're looking for a hands‑on Kubernetes Technical Lead to guide a platform engineering team and own a large‑scale, multi‑cloud Kubernetes platform for a major banking client.

What You'll Do

Lead the platform team through technical challenges and best practices

Support platform ownership - estimation, planning, stakeholder engagement

Act as the technical front for the Managed Kubernetes Platform

Drive strategic improvements and multi‑cloud expansion

Support customer queries and platform adoption

What You Bring

Kubernetes expertise across GKE, AKS, EKS

Multi‑cloud experience - GCP, Azure, AWS

Terraform for IaC

Golang for tooling, proxies, extensions

CI/CD - Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions

Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK

Security: Vault, Kong, Okta/OAuth

Bonus: Full‑stack capability (Java, Scala, NestJS, ReactJS)

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To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements:

Key Skills & Experience

Technical Skills

Infrastructure as code (Terraform & GCP Provisioning) Terraform core, GCP Infra, Policy as code, develop the capability to manage, maintain and write policies,Containerization & Kubernetes (GKE), Docker, Kubernetes, Helm / Kustomize, GKE OpsCI/CD engineering, pipeline authoring, artifacts management, testing automation, deployment strategyData pipeline and DevOps (KAFKA / PubSub) - Kafka basics, schema registry, streaming infra and monitoringGraph platform engineering, Neo4j basics, backups, recovery and DR GDS/APOC, observabilityDevSecOps & platform security, security scanning, IAM and identity, network security, complianceRelease engineering and governance, release ops, change management, documentationRegionalisation and compliance, regional deployments and failover, data residency, conditional access

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