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Senior Systems Integration Engineer

BAE Systems
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£52,426-60k

ob Title: Senior Systems Integration Engineers (121162) Location: Brough We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: - £54,793 - £60,326 (Commensurate with skills and experience) What you will be doing: As a Systems Integration Engineer you will use your sound engineering knowledge and experience to propose and develop solutions to problems throughout our product development cycle. You will play a key role in bringing components and systems together to form a System of Systems. You will manage aspects of engineering, delivering them to exacting standards through ensuring good engineering governance. You will understand and manage the maturity of our engineering solutions as they develop, and you take corrective action to ensure our products are the best they can be. You can specialise in areas such as System Architecting, System Design, Configuration Control, Requirements Management or Qualification. You will lead the integration of engineering across all aspects of Air platforms & products, covering all stages in the engineering lifecycle - from concept to delivery. As a Technical Manager you will take a leading role interfacing with our customers, understanding their requirements and keeping them involved during product development. You'll be able to influence a diverse and highly skilled community of engineers, whilst also interfacing with non-engineering functions across the business. You will oversee integration of systems at all lifecycle stages as well as ensuring our engineering product meets expected standards. You will work with our engineering leads to propose, develop and deliver engineering products and solutions that meet our customer's needs. As a Capability Development Engineer , you will be involved in increasing and enhancing our engineering capability, through evaluating and implementing new tools and processes fit for the future. You'll be inquisitive, exploring new and unique ways of working, thinking outside the box to deliver innovative solutions and embracing new tools and technologies. We have big plans to transform the way we engineer our products, with new and exciting tools entering the market, we need to continually keep ahead of the competition through improving our ways of working - you will be at the forefront of this as you play a key role in shaping the way our engineers work for decades to come. Your skills and experiences: Essential: Degree educated in a STEM discipline or HND/HNC with sound experience of the Engineering Lifecycle Evidence based experience in an engineering integration environment (Applicants encouraged from Aerospace, Automotive, Rail and Nuclear Industries) Experience of Model Based Engineering approaches and the supporting methods and toolsets (Teamcenter PLM, DOORs, CAMEO, MATLAB, ANSYS) Evidence based experience of management responsibilities, managing teams and senior stakeholders Desirable: Accreditation to the International Council of Systems Engineering (INCOSE), or equivalent body / institute, is desirable but not essential. Benefits: You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive. The Systems Integration Team: We are looking for experienced Systems Integration Engineers, Technical Managers and Capability Development Engineers to complement our highly skilled and growing teams, working on cutting edge air defence projects. A career in Engineering Integration affords a fantastic opportunity to build on your solid engineering experience and to develop your career. Our Engineering Integration leads, manage complex engineering projects through all stages in their lifecycle, from concept to delivery. We lead the integration of systems to deliver high quality engineering solutions that meet our customer's needs. A role in Engineering Integration will provide a broad understanding of our Engineering activities and offer the opportunity to work across many of the business functions and engineering disciplines that are necessary to design and develop our Systems of System platforms. Career progression and development is encouraged within the team and the wider business Why BAE Systems? This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments. Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation. Closing Date: 27th October 2024 We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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Process Improvement Lead

BAE Systems
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£53k-54k
Cheshire West and Chester, United Kingdom

Job title: Process Improvement Lead Location: Radway Green Salary: £ 53,928 What you'll be doing: Using continuous improvement (CI) techniques and tools to improve safety, quality, OEE and production outputs Identify and lead CI projects to support waste reduction and improved efficiency, utilising Lean tools and techniques Drive CAPEX projects associated with IDT are of control Contributing to the safety of employees working within Operations; ensure delegation and timely completion of investigations and any related actions. Responsibility to lead, develop and motivate staff members To monitor and analyse the quality data, then focus on reduction of scrap and implementation of quality improvement projects. Lead the data collection, analysis and downtime reduction within areas of responsibility To support the development and establishment of efficient manufacturing processes within your areas of responsibility Your skills and experiences: Essential: Engineering background with HND/HNC or degree level qualification in a relevant discipline CI qualification e.g. green belt sigma, or demonstrated experience of implementing Lean Tools and techniques Demonstrable experience of delivering CI projects Desirable: Experience in high volume manufacturing Project management and CAPEX experience IOSH and/or NEBOSH qualified in Managing Safety (or willing to work towards) Benefits: You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive. The Engineering team: As a Process Improvement Lead you will be responsible for driving the improvements required against the day to day safe and efficient operation of the manufacturing function to achieve key objectives and performance indicators. To drive manufacturing function continuous improvement culture and mind-set leading to improved efficiencies and waste reductions. To lead future CAPEX spend where needed alongside the drive for skills alignment as new technologies are introduced. Why BAE Systems? This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments. Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation. Closing Date: 28th October 2024 We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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Engineering Manager - Detail Design

BAE Systems
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£61k-62k
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Job title: Engineering Manager - Detail Design Location: Glasgow, Scotstoun. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: Up to £61,000 dependent on skills and experience Engineering Manager - Detail Design Delivery Would you like to provide engineering and management expertise to the delivery of the Hunter Class Frigate programme, working alongside our multi-talented Detail Design Team in Glasgow and Australia? We currently have a vacancy for a Delivery Engineering Manager, within the Detail Design team at our site in Scotstoun. As Engineering Manager you will manage the engineering resource and the delivery of engineering work and services using a multi-disciplinary Integrated Project Team. You'll develop engineering design and production output data including overall management responsibility for either Stage 2 engineering team within cost, schedule, and quality targets. Your main responsibilities as Delivery Engineering Manager will involve: Working with the Head of Engineering/Project to deliver all aspects of the Detail Design deliverables including:Stage 2/3 Detail Design & Production Outputs, Change Embodiment, Production Queries & Non Conformance closure etc Delivery of engineering effort within boundaries of cost and schedule including; engineering planning, identifying resource demand and managing task execution Delivering support to staff training and development, and responsible for ensuring the continued professional development of assigned engineering resources Demonstrating a visible commitment to Quality and continuous improvement of Detail Design Providing a visible active commitment to SHE, leading by example and setting a high personal standard Your skills and experiences: Essential: An experienced engineer with a moderate breadth of knowledge specifically within the Detail Design Discipline People management and leadership experience in a multi-disciplined engineering environment in the maritime sector or related industry An understanding of how activities of own teams interrelates and interacts with other functional areas aligned to the same contract including interfacing with other Engineering Disciplines and other key stakeholders and functions.Experience of working successfully within the demands of a project, including the application of project metrics, EVM & LCM Desirable: Awareness and understanding of all phases of LCM, with experience of total LCM to enable awareness of adjacent phases/through life engineering issues and Risk Management Strong communication and interpersonal skills Excellent IT skills particularly MS Project, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint, JIRA, Windchill, FORAN Benefits: You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive. Our Naval Ships Business: We design and manufacture a range of naval ships and state of the art combat systems and equipment, giving customers the capability to fulfil extensive naval operations. From offshore patrol vessels through to the latest City Class Type 26 frigates that we are building for the UK Royal Navy, and the Australian Hunter Class and Canadian Surface Combatant, we are a business that operates on a truly global platform and can offer a wide range of opportunities where you can play your part in these challenging and exciting projects. Attracting and retaining the sharpest minds is essential for a globally competitive UK naval engineering business. Our aim is to recruit the very best talent and we welcome applications from a diverse range of people, from all backgrounds, with many different skills, experience and perspectives. We offer the flexibility you need to do what's important to you, whether that's job sharing, home working, or simply the ability to flex your start and stop times. Where practical, we'll support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your full potential. Why BAE Systems? This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments. Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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Automation Infrastructure Engineer

DWP
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£40,201-52,442
Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Automation Infrastructure Engineer Pay up to £52,442 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. This is a fantastic opportunity to join DWP Hybrid Cloud Services (HCS) as an Automation Infrastructure Engineer at a time of significant transformation, as we look to drive the adoption of Public Cloud services in line with Government Digital Service (GDS) and DWP's own strategic hosting architectural principles. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for an Automation Infrastructure Engineer to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Experience using Linux Operating Systems. Knowledge of automation and orchestration technologies. Experience of hybrid cloud. Experience in a large scale organisation using source control management (SCM) tools such as Gitlab or Github. Experience using configuration and infrastructure management tooling such as Ansible and Terraform. Experience of working with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure. You and your role As an Automation Infrastructure Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the next generation of Ansible Automation Platform. You will be building standardisation of service offerings for consumption. Identifying and automating toil where appropriate, and ensuring solutions are repeatable, scalable, resilient, and highly available. Key activities include: Working collaboratively to develop and maintain a shared AAP (Ansible Automation Platform) solution in public cloud. Support and maintain shared tooling in our on-premise environment including Gitlab and AAP. Provide product on-boarding support to our end users and business units. Identify and implement optimal solutions for our tools and our end users, including monitoring and continuous improvement. Perform application patching and maintenance on all our products. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool or Newcastle whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £52,442. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £11,000 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100) Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. Process: We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

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Automation Infrastructure Engineer

DWP
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£40,201-52,442
Blackpool, England, United Kingdom

Automation Infrastructure Engineer Pay up to £52,442 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. This is a fantastic opportunity to join DWP Hybrid Cloud Services (HCS) as an Automation Infrastructure Engineer at a time of significant transformation, as we look to drive the adoption of Public Cloud services in line with Government Digital Service (GDS) and DWP's own strategic hosting architectural principles. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for an Automation Infrastructure Engineer to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Experience using Linux Operating Systems. Knowledge of automation and orchestration technologies. Experience of hybrid cloud. Experience in a large scale organisation using source control management (SCM) tools such as Gitlab or Github. Experience using configuration and infrastructure management tooling such as Ansible and Terraform. Experience of working with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure. You and your role As an Automation Infrastructure Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the next generation of Ansible Automation Platform. You will be building standardisation of service offerings for consumption. Identifying and automating toil where appropriate, and ensuring solutions are repeatable, scalable, resilient, and highly available. Key activities include: Working collaboratively to develop and maintain a shared AAP (Ansible Automation Platform) solution in public cloud. Support and maintain shared tooling in our on-premise environment including Gitlab and AAP. Provide product on-boarding support to our end users and business units. Identify and implement optimal solutions for our tools and our end users, including monitoring and continuous improvement. Perform application patching and maintenance on all our products. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool or Newcastle whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £52,442. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £11,000 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100) Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. Process: We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

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Mechanical Design Engineer

AWE
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£37,860-56,800
Aldermaston, England, United Kingdom

Mechanical Design Engineer Location : Aldermaston, Berkshire (onsite parking available) Due to the classified nature of the work involved, there are limited opportunities to work from home in this role. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will spend most of their time (~80%) working on site at AWE Aldermaston Package : £37,860- £56,800 (depending on suitability and level of experience) About Us Join AWE's 'One Engineering' culture and you will benefit from a supportive, friendly, and flexible environment that powers your career to chartership (if desired) and onwards to reach your professional goals. Achieve your full potential through mentoring, tailored training, and horizon-expanding secondments. Bring your unique perspective to our critical mission. Let us introduce the role: The Nuclear Physics Package (NPP) Engineering Group design, build, test and substantiate the safety and effectiveness of the UK's nuclear deterrent maintaining the UK Continuous At Sea Deterrent through pioneering science and computational methods. We also use our nuclear know-how and technical expertise to provide innovative solutions that support the UK's nuclear threat reduction activities. Due to an increase in workload, we are currently recruiting for several roles across engineering. Below is a summary of the different opportunities within the Group. Product Design Team - working with multi-discipline teams across the business to deliver innovative design solutions to a variety of unique engineering challenges, from concept to substantiation and providing through life engineering support for current and future systems. Hydrodynamic Trials - design, build and field the extraordinary engineering tests and trials that underpin the pioneering science and computational methods that substantiate the safety and effectiveness of the UK's Nuclear Deterrent. This role will give successful candidates the opportunity to design complex systems with unique materials, build and test them in extreme environments at unique test facilities in the UK and abroad. A Typical day may include: Working with our customers to translate requirements into engineering solutions to contribute to the delivery of conceptual designs, detailed designs, manufacturing specification, product specifications, operational documentation, and validation evidence. Supporting the progress of these design solutions through Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) whilst engaging with stakeholders and subject matter experts to ensure compliance with safety, security, and performance. This could include contributing to the delivery of high-level technical reports and presentations, working alongside senior and Principal engineers and design managers. You may also be asked to contribute to the planning and execution of tasks to deliver agreed objectives on time, demonstrating control of quality and cost whilst considering business improvements and efficiencies. Organising personal training and development under the guidance of a certified professional mentor. For this role we need you to have: A Degree, HND/HNC or an equivalent vocational qualification in a mechanical engineering discipline Experience of producing mechanical designs for manufacture using 3D CAD software Experience of preparing technical reports and documentation Awareness of the development, testing and evaluation of Engineering designs Experience/understanding of any of the following would be advantageous, but not essential as role specific training will be given: Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Computer Aided Design (CAD) software Engineering drafting to BS8888 with GD&T Substantiating engineering designs for safety and performance Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and its limitations Manufacturing processes and technologies Some reasons why we think you'll love it here: AWE has a range of benefits to suit you. These include: 9-day working fortnight - every other Friday off work with 208 hours of annual leave plus Bank Holidays. Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay. Consideration for flexible working arrangements so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. A market leading contributory pension scheme - we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution. Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services with an award-winning Wellbeing network Professional Career Development that includes funding of annual membership of a relevant professional body, access to mentors and training. Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring for your family. Life insurance of 4 x your annual salary. Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending savings. Important things you need to know: You must be a UK citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 10 years. Interviews will be 90 minutes in length and will be held over Microsoft Teams. You will be required to prepare a 10-minute presentation in advance. Due to the nature of this position, any successful applicant would be expected to be based on-site at our Aldermaston site with only limited ad-hoc remote work possible, but all flexible working pattern requests will be considered. Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be organised and funded by AWE.

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Apprentice Business Analyst

DWP
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£29,500
United Kingdom

Apprentice Business Analyst looking to start your journey as an Apprentice Business Analyst? At DWP you will have the opportunity to continually learn and work with a great team. DWP. Digital with Purpose. DWP have been undertaking an ambitious technology transition over the past few years, and there is still a long way to go. If you join us a Business Analyst Apprentice, you'll be supported by your line manager, skills coach, fellow apprentices on the programme and the Business Analyst community. You will have access to a variety of sources of encouragement to help you succeed. We are ready to support you with your learning and self-development throughout the apprenticeship and beyond. You will grow your skills and experience through working with more experienced colleagues and through the support of other people in the same profession. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support some of the most vulnerable people in our society. You will be given time out from your role to work on your apprenticeship. You must be committed to seeing through the apprenticeship and complete the qualification. This includes working a minimum of 30 hours per week to ensure you have enough time to complete the apprenticeship. Delivery. Work. Projects. As a Business Analyst apprentice, you will be part of a dynamic team, learning and growing your skills across various exciting projects. The role is designed to provide you with hands-on experience working on key DWP projects and services, while working towards a formal qualification in Business Analysis. In this role, you will help: Solve problems and create solutions that benefit real people. Drive improvements in how services and processes work, especially for government and citizen interactions. Break down complex issues into actionable, easy-to-understand steps. Throughout your apprenticeship, you will gain exposure to a variety of tasks, including: Business Process Modelling Data and Gap Analysis Requirements Engineering and Management Stakeholder and Business Impact Assessments Agile ways of working and more. You will build a portfolio showcasing your learning and practical applications of these skills, supported by your line manager, mentors, and the broader Business Analyst community. Eligibility Criteria: To be eligible for the apprenticeship you are required to hold the following minimum eligibility criteria: Hold a valid passport/birth certificate or residence permit. Have the right to live and work in the UK. Must have lived in the UK and/or EEA for 3 years prior to apprenticeship start date or hold some form of exemption. Not be in full-time education or be undertaking another apprenticeship by the apprenticeship start date. You must not hold an existing qualification at the same or higher level in a similar subject. You must hold GCSEs in Maths and English at Grade 4 or equivalent or be willing to undertake a functional skills assessment. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in either Blackpool and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Work: We also have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work and collaborate flexibly. We work a hybrid model, with some time at home and some time in a hub with the team. Pay: We offer competitive pay of £29,500 Pension: Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%. Holidays: You'll get a generous leave package starting at 24 days rising to 26 after one year , plus all the usual bank holidays, and the option to take extra days off on flexi leave. Our broad benefits package is built around your work-life balance and includes: Flexible working, flexi hours and flexi days Hybrid working: some time in a hub with the team, some time at home Family-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Working in an award-winning environment and culture Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. Process. Please note- If you are applying on a part-time basis, you are required to do a minimum of 30 hours per week as this role combines work and studies. Stage 1: Application Stage 2: Interview We know how valuable your time is. We have a clear and succinct hiring process with only TWO STAGES . Click apply now to see the full job description and get started with the next step in your career at DWP Digital .

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Apprentice Business Analyst

DWP
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£29,500
Blackpool, England, United Kingdom

Apprentice Business Analyst looking to start your journey as an Apprentice Business Analyst? At DWP you will have the opportunity to continually learn and work with a great team. DWP. Digital with Purpose. DWP have been undertaking an ambitious technology transition over the past few years, and there is still a long way to go. If you join us a Business Analyst Apprentice, you'll be supported by your line manager, skills coach, fellow apprentices on the programme and the Business Analyst community. You will have access to a variety of sources of encouragement to help you succeed. We are ready to support you with your learning and self-development throughout the apprenticeship and beyond. You will grow your skills and experience through working with more experienced colleagues and through the support of other people in the same profession. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support some of the most vulnerable people in our society. You will be given time out from your role to work on your apprenticeship. You must be committed to seeing through the apprenticeship and complete the qualification. This includes working a minimum of 30 hours per week to ensure you have enough time to complete the apprenticeship. Delivery. Work. Projects. As a Business Analyst apprentice, you will be part of a dynamic team, learning and growing your skills across various exciting projects. The role is designed to provide you with hands-on experience working on key DWP projects and services, while working towards a formal qualification in Business Analysis. In this role, you will help: Solve problems and create solutions that benefit real people. Drive improvements in how services and processes work, especially for government and citizen interactions. Break down complex issues into actionable, easy-to-understand steps. Throughout your apprenticeship, you will gain exposure to a variety of tasks, including: Business Process Modelling Data and Gap Analysis Requirements Engineering and Management Stakeholder and Business Impact Assessments Agile ways of working and more. You will build a portfolio showcasing your learning and practical applications of these skills, supported by your line manager, mentors, and the broader Business Analyst community. Eligibility Criteria: To be eligible for the apprenticeship you are required to hold the following minimum eligibility criteria: Hold a valid passport/birth certificate or residence permit. Have the right to live and work in the UK. Must have lived in the UK and/or EEA for 3 years prior to apprenticeship start date or hold some form of exemption. Not be in full-time education or be undertaking another apprenticeship by the apprenticeship start date. You must not hold an existing qualification at the same or higher level in a similar subject. You must hold GCSEs in Maths and English at Grade 4 or equivalent or be willing to undertake a functional skills assessment. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in either Blackpool and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Work: We also have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work and collaborate flexibly. We work a hybrid model, with some time at home and some time in a hub with the team. Pay: We offer competitive pay of £29,500 Pension: Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%. Holidays: You'll get a generous leave package starting at 24 days rising to 26 after one year , plus all the usual bank holidays, and the option to take extra days off on flexi leave. Our broad benefits package is built around your work-life balance and includes: Flexible working, flexi hours and flexi days Hybrid working: some time in a hub with the team, some time at home Family-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Working in an award-winning environment and culture Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. Process. Please note- If you are applying on a part-time basis, you are required to do a minimum of 30 hours per week as this role combines work and studies. Stage 1: Application Stage 2: Interview We know how valuable your time is. We have a clear and succinct hiring process with only TWO STAGES . Click apply now to see the full job description and get started with the next step in your career at DWP Digital .

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The platform also caters to IT recruiters, offering an extremely frequently updated candidate database with over 9,000 new CVs a month, enabling them to connect with top tech talent.

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The platform was designed and built by tech talent for all tech talent.

In 2022, Free-Work expanded globally by acquiring the two dominant UK IT recruitment platforms, Contractor UK and Technojobs .

The UK IT Job Market

The UK IT market has some unique characteristics compared to other job sectors. It is constantly evolving alongside the rapid development of new technologies and programming languages.

The market is also significantly impacted by changes in work patterns and broader societal shifts, such as the emergence of previously unknown roles like "psydesigner" or "ethicist" linked to the rise of artificial intelligence and machine learning.

A Growing Sector

According to the Opteamis barometer on IT market trends, this industry is experiencing consistent growth at a rate well above the national average.

It is also one of the few sectors where demand often exceeds supply. Some professions face a real talent shortage, particularly in areas like:

  • AI
  • Data science
  • Cybersecurity
  • Platforms and tools like JIRA and GIT, which are regularly in the top 5 most demanded technologies

When it comes to sought-after skills, software design and development remain the most in-demand, significantly outpacing cloud computing and infrastructure. Roles in IT management and project management, while still in high demand, are relatively less so.

IT Market Trends for Employees

To stay up-to-date on the latest job trends in the UK IT market, feel free to consult our IT barometer.

There you'll find the skills and profiles most sought after by recruiters, as well as relevant job opportunities.

IT Market Trends for Freelancers

For IT freelancers, the high demand and talent shortage is driving an increase in daily rates. However, significant disparities persist depending on:

  • the provider's profile and skills
  • their region
  • their experience
  • their working conditions (number of intermediaries, remote work, etc.).

Additionally, there is no official rate schedule for daily rates in IT. Each freelancer must calculate their own rate based on their expenses, status, and desired profit margin.

To help you calculate your own daily rate, you can consult our database of IT expert rates. The presented rates are calculated from the contributions of independent IT professionals who are members of the Freelance-info community. You can sort them by your specialty and region.

Key Players in the IT Market

The IT market involves a variety of players, including end clients, recruitment agencies, and IT services/digital services companies (known as SSIIs or ESNs).

IT Services Companies (SSIIs/ESNs)

The acronym ESN replaced SSII after 2013, but they are essentially the same structures. These companies offer their clients digital services, including:

  • website and software creation
  • production, maintenance, and evolution of these sites and software
  • IT infrastructure management
  • consulting
  • security, network audits, etc.

ESNs can specialise in a specific sector (banking, insurance, etc.). They generally sign contracts for several months or years with their clients and commit to providing their IT skills and resources mainly through their employees and collaborators.

IT professionals can thus be hired on permanent contracts (CDI), fixed-term contracts (CDD), or freelance contracts by the ESN. After interviews and tests, the ESN will assign you a job with one of their end clients. Equally, end clients can request that you go through the ESN they are accustomed to working with.

IT Recruitment Agencies

The recruitment agency is another intermediary between companies and IT employees or freelancers.

However, unlike ESNs, these agencies hire you directly by one of their end clients.

Recruitment agencies also have an advisory role and can help you integrate into a network of companies and benefit from several internal job opportunities.

In return, they take a percentage of the employee's annual gross salary or the freelancer's turnover.

Recruitment Platforms

Recruitment platforms or portals allow companies looking for employees or freelancers to browse candidates' profiles and CVs.

For example, our platform reserved for IT recruiters: Turnover-it.com brings together the CV databases of our two historical sites for IT opportunities and jobs: Freelance-info and Carriere-info.

Companies can post their offers and disseminate their intercontracts in our CV database to obtain profiles of IT and IS specialists suited to their needs.

As a candidate, you can browse the list of recruiting companies and be directly redirected to corresponding offers by visiting our IT recruiters directory.

End Clients

End clients include all companies and organisations looking to hire an IT employee or contractor. They can go through one of the intermediaries mentioned above or proceed with direct recruitment.

If you want to work as a freelancer without intermediaries, you will need to create a legal structure (micro-enterprise, SASU, EURL, etc.) to establish a service contract. You can also use a contracting company to work independently while retaining the benefits of an employment contract and outsourcing the management of contracts and billing to the contracting company.

Discover UK IT Jobs

The acronym IT represents the vast field of Information Technology.

While software development is at the heart of the digital sector, it relies on and interacts with many other skills and professions.

IT jobs are constantly evolving, driven by a market in perpetual growth and change. The increasing digitalization of businesses and work methods, the rise of AI, IoT (Internet of Things), and the exponential growth of cybersecurity are leading to the creation of new roles and professions.

To help you get a clearer picture, here are some of the most in-demand positions in the IT field. Design and Development Jobs

IT Developer

The developer position is probably the first that comes to mind when thinking about IT jobs.

Software Developers are professionals in algorithms and programming languages. However, their role is not limited to just writing code for applications and software.

Developers must be able to design and understand a specification document detailing the technical specifics of a project. For this, they can participate early in gathering user needs.

During and after development, they are also responsible for testing and deploying their application and ensuring its maintenance.

Developers generally specialise in a technology, language, or specific part of development, for example:

  • The back-end developer, who manages all the "invisible" parts of development, such as database connection and management
  • The front-end developer, who focuses more on the user interface, integrating designs from the web designer
  • The full-stack developer, who combines both back-end and front-end development functions
  • The DevOps, which is first a programming approach but also a role combining developer and system administrator tasks

Database Administrator (DBA)

A DBA is responsible for the creation, maintenance, security, and optimization of an organisation’s databases.

They manage access rights to the databases, establish standards and best practices, and can provide support to development teams by:

  • Creating data sets for testing
  • Advising developers on techniques to optimize performance
  • Participating in database modeling
  • Validating database schema changes

Project Management Jobs

IT Project Manager

Sometimes called an integrator project manager, application project manager, or Product Owner (PO) in Agile methodology, IT Project Managers (CPI) are experts who manages a team of technicians to design, develop, and integrate a software or IT solution.

They must have both technical and managerial skills and be able to consider project timelines and budgets.

Scrum Master

Scrum Masters (SM) are related to the Scrum methodology. They manage the product and software in collaboration with development teams.

Unlike the Project Manager, they do not aim to lead the team but rather support and help organize and distribute tasks. They notably facilitate daily scrums, planning poker, retrospectives, and other stages of the Scrum method.

Networking

Network Administrator

Network Administrators ensure access to and the security of the information system. They can create and develop an organisation’s IT network and evolve it according to the applications and software used.

They must also detect and coordinate anomalies and conduct security and technology monitoring.

Information Systems Architect

A IS (information systems) Architect sets up and coordinates all equipment and software (servers, operating systems, computers, etc.) to adapt them to their company’s or client's needs. Their tasks also include an audit and needs analysis phase, as well as controlling the efficiency, monitoring, and maintenance of their IS.

IT Consulting Jobs

IT consultants work with companies that want to evolve their IS. They propose technical solutions adapted to the organisation and its objectives. For this, they may design and participate in the installation and supervision of the IS’s evolution, ensuring its performance and security.

They also provide advice on which tools and software to choose and how to use them (e.g., preventive maintenance or access management). Finally, they can conduct training sessions for IT teams.

IT consultants are generally specialized in a defined field such as:

  • Information systems consulting
  • Decision-making IT consulting
  • Participating in database modeling
  • Integrated solutions consulting

Cybersecurity Jobs

Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM)

A ISSM ensures that cybercriminals do not infiltrate an information system.

To do this, they define and implement the organisation’s security policy, particularly regarding access rights, permissions, procedures, and incident recovery plans.

They also contribute to ensuring the availability of the company's information system and conduct ongoing security monitoring to anticipate vulnerabilities and new types of cyberattacks.

AI and Data Jobs

Data Analyst

A Data Analyst collects, studies, and interprets data sets to answer a question or solve a problem.

This role is part of IT because a Data Analyst will use:

  • Databases and SQL queries
  • Programming languages
  • Command languages like SAS
  • Data visualization software such as Power BI

Data Scientist

A Data Scientist is also a professional in data extraction and analysis. Unlike the Data Analyst, they do not limit themselves to raw analysis but create predictive statistical and mathematical models that serve as the basis for "intelligent" decision-making tools. They also have excellent knowledge of Big Data (Data Mining).

Artificial Intelligence Engineer

An AI engineer creates predictive models and algorithms using machine learning, neural networks, and deep learning.

These algorithms serve as the basis for AI software and systems.

AI engineers therefore have a good understanding of data analysis and science, as well as programming to design and maintain AI models.

This list is, of course, not exhaustive, as IT is a field in constant evolution. New roles are developing with AI, such as Chief Data Officer (CDO) in charge of data governance or the Cloud Architect.

Mixed skills are also highly sought after, such as DevSecOps, who must know how to program and maintain and monitor security infrastructures.

To find more IT profiles and jobs, you can directly consult the list of IT jobs and the related offers.

Find Your Next IT Job Quickly

The IT market is booming, and job opportunities are multiplying. However, to quickly find the job suited to your profile, skills, and goals, certain steps are essential.

Prepare Your CV and Create Your IT Profile

The CV is the first "contact" a recruiter has with you. It is almost indispensable for all candidates seeking a salaried position.

A "traditional" CV can work, but make sure to highlight your IT skills, including:

  • the programming languages you master
  • the software, applications, and environments you regularly use (e.g., integrated development environments and source code managers)
  • your degrees and certifications
  • additional skills (such as knowledge of Agile methodology, Scrum framework, or DevOps approach)
  • additional skills (such as knowledge of Agile methodology, Scrum framework, or DevOps approach)

Online CVs or one-page websites are also excellent ways to showcase your skills and potentially link to your various projects.

For a freelancer, the CV is completely different since it aims not to obtain a job, but to sell a service...

You can mention:

  • your areas of expertise
  • links to your professional profiles
  • similar missions you have worked on
  • your rates (daily rate or budget range)
  • your availability
  • your mobility
  • if possible, the brands or companies you have collaborated with

Once created, don't hesitate to share your CV and profile and update them regularly. You can create your IT profile on Free-Work to be visible hundreds of companies in the IT, SI, and WEB sectors.

Regularly Check IT Job Opportunities

To not miss any opportunity, you can check our IT job offers.

We share nearly 1,000 new offers every day. To help you find the one that suits you, you can use filters (cities, departments, regions, skills, company names, with or without remote work, etc.) and create alerts to receive daily emails with the latest offers matching your criteria from the past 24 hours.

If you are interested in the job, you can send your IT profile to recruiters with a single click after registering for free on Free-Work's IT job board.

Register on Free-Work's Job Board

Registering on Free-Work's job board allows you to gain visibility with recruiters and contact them more easily. The registration is quick, simple, and secure. You just need to upload your CV and quickly complete your IT profile thanks to our CV analyser, which saves you time in filling out your data, experience, and skills.

Then, you can:

  • choose and adjust at any time your availability and the visibility of your profile to IT recruiters
  • discover and interact with our Free-workers community
  • create alerts based on your criteria to not miss any job offers
  • additional skills (such as knowledge of Agile methodology, Scrum framework, or DevOps approach)
  • find at any time your selection, grouping all your favourite offers, the companies you want to follow, and your application history

Stay Competitive

The IT field is constantly evolving. The skills in demand change with the popularity of programming languages, the emergence of new technologies, the growing shortage of profiles in certain sectors, etc.

To remain competitive throughout your IT career, you will often need to train and stay informed about changes by keeping up with technological, security, and sometimes legal developments.

To easily stay up-to-date with the latest trends in information technology, development, IT systems, and the market, you can check out our blog dedicated to Tech News and IT Stories.

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