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At CGI, you’ll play a pivotal role in assuring the quality, reliability, and performance of complex infrastructure systems that underpin mission-critical programmes. Working at the intersection of infrastructure, automation, and quality engineering, you’ll help design, test, and validate secure, scalable platforms across hybrid and cloud environments. As an Automation Test Engineer you’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams including DevOps, SREs, developers, and client stakeholders to embed robust testing practices into every stage of delivery. You’ll contribute to high-impact programmes within our Space, Defence and Intelligence (SDI) business unit, supporting solutions that help keep the UK safe and secure. This role offers the opportunity to work in a highly secure, technically challenging environment where innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement are encouraged. CGI is committed to your growth, providing strong learning pathways and the freedom to shape technical direction while delivering meaningful outcomes. CGI has been recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025, named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times, and one of the World’s Best Employers by Forbes. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, and a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching), making you a CGI Partner, not just an employee. Due to the secure nature of this role, you must hold (or be eligible to obtain) UK Security Clearance. Required on site in Gloucester 5 days per week.

CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named one of the ‘World’s Best Employers’ by Forbes magazine. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector. CGI’s Space, Defence and Intelligence business unit, focuses primarily on the delivery of contemporary and innovative technical solutions for the government agencies most challenging problems. We work, build, and operate bespoke, technically complex, mission-critical systems which help our clients keep us all safe and secure. We are currently looking for an experienced Test engineers to join our cross-functional team who, in partnership with our clients, will help define, guide and assure the delivery of integrated solutions. The role offers fantastic opportunities to work within an interesting and highly rewarding environment. We are heavily committed to developing our members and provide excellent learning and development opportunities to ensure that your knowledge and skills keep pace with the evolving technology landscape. We engender a culture of innovation, collaboration and ownership; highly motivated self-starters thrive within our organisation. Although we would like candidates to have all the skills we need, we would consider high quality individuals who meet most of the criteria. Due to the secure nature of this project, this role requires candidates to either already hold, or be eligible to obtain, a high level of UK Security Clearance. To meet the eligibility criteria for this clearance, applicants must be sole British nationals, have been resident in the UK for the past 10 years, and must not have spent more than 28 consecutive days outside the UK within the last five years. Individuals who do not currently hold clearance are still encouraged to apply and will be considered both for this position and for other suitable opportunities within CGI where appropriate. This role is primarily based on a secure client site and requires attendance on site five days per week due to the sensitive nature of the work and the systems involved. While the position is predominantly site-based, there may be occasional flexibility where business needs and security constraints allow. Any such arrangements would be agreed in advance with the project team.

At CGI, we’re redefining the standards of infrastructure reliability and performance across hybrid and cloud environments. As an Infrastructure Test Engineer, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring that mission-critical platforms are resilient, secure, and production-ready. Working at the intersection of infrastructure, automation, and quality engineering, you’ll help shape the foundations that keep organisations connected, scalable, and future-proof. This is your opportunity to make an impact through precision, collaboration, and innovation — delivering trusted infrastructure that drives real-world outcomes. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. Please note this is a long-term role suited to Gloucester-based Partners able to commute daily to the client’s office (five days per week).

CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named one of the ‘World’s Best Employers’ by Forbes magazine. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector. CGI’s Space, Defence and Intelligence business unit, focuses primarily on the delivery of contemporary and innovative technical solutions for the government agencies most challenging problems. We work, build, and operate bespoke, technically complex, mission-critical systems which help our clients keep us all safe and secure. We are currently looking for an experienced Automation Framework Engineer to join our cross-functional team to guide, assure and deliver integrated solutions. This will be in partnership with our clients. This role offers fantastic opportunities to work within an interesting, innovative and highly rewarding environment. We are heavily committed to developing our members and provide excellent learning and development opportunities to ensure that your knowledge and skills keep pace with the evolving technology landscape. We engender a culture of innovation, collaboration and ownership; highly motivated self-starters thrive within our organisation. Although we would prefer candidates to have all the skills we need, we would consider high quality individuals who meet most of the criteria. Our roles are only available if you hold a UK Security Clearance and are a sole UK National due to the secure nature of the project. You will either hold a higher level clearance or be willing to obtain it. Any individual without security clearance is welcome to apply and will always be considered for this or wider opportunities in CGI, where appropriate. The position is suitable for some office or home-based work but due to the secure access of systems, this position will require onsite attendance in Gloucester.

At CGI, we design, build, and operate secure, mission-critical systems that help protect the UK while enabling clients to innovate with confidence. As an Automation Tester, you will use your expertise to design and maintain automation frameworks that validate complex applications and services. Your work will directly improve speed, quality, and resilience in delivery, giving clients the ability to focus on their most pressing challenges. This role offers the opportunity to work in a highly rewarding environment where collaboration, ownership, and creativity are at the heart of everything we do. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This is a hybrid position but will require regular onsite attendance in Gloucester for secure system access.

QA Automation Architect – Maidenhead We require a seasoned QA professional with 5 to 10 years proven track record of software testing. A seasoned QA automation architect with experience in continuous delivery We are looking at 3 or more large-scale implementations of QAA/CD in large organization Ability to articulate a vision in automation and execute against it Comfortable communication at CxO level Has previously worked with nearshore teams Has clear and deep understanding of overall Software Development processes. Understands clearly where, when and how quality checks are required to be built in through the SDLC and has prior experience in building such quality practices. Is motivated to drive quality process improvements in a holistic manner. Has experience in structuring and recommending such improvements that include various segments of the organization that may or may not be under his direct influence. Experience in implementing quality process improvements by analyzing existing QA maturity models, measure the process and provide a solution/deployment approach based on the gaps. Solid experience in working on multi-tier architectures complex applications. Has extensive experience in working on automation tools e.g Selenium webdriver, Docker, Cucumber or related source tools. Hands-on experience in setting up an automation framework and continuous automation and regression testing process. Good experience in continuous delivery and integration process with tools like Jenkins, Maven. Good experience in working with distributed teams in Agile development methodologies. Should have experience with effective metrics collection, analysis and suggest corrective actions. This is a 6 month contract based in Maidenhead. Rate is negotiable. Please send you CV to us in Word format.

At CGI, we help protect the UK’s most critical national security programmes through secure, resilient and highly automated technology solutions. As an Infrastructure & Automation Engineer, you will play a key role in designing and delivering the platforms that underpin mission-critical services, enabling faster delivery, greater operational resilience and enhanced security. Working alongside talented experts in a collaborative environment, you will have the opportunity to shape modern infrastructure solutions, drive automation at scale and contribute to meaningful outcomes for our clients. We empower our professionals to take ownership, bring forward new ideas and develop their careers while making a tangible impact on some of the UK’s most important programmes. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This role will be based on a secure site.

Adobe Marketing Cloud CRM System Architect - Portsmouth Within the Enterprise Applications Services, CRM practice in the UK, assisting in Marketing Automation delivery projects, the candidate will be responsible for: Support the successful delivery of Marketing Automation projects, in particular Marketing CRM implementations and integrations in UK region. From a solution design and delivery perspective, working closely with onshore and offshore CRM leads and CoE’s Act as an onshore Marketing Automation SME, for new Marketing automation projects, helping to define the Marketing solution, scope, implementation and integration approach Design and implement Marketing CRM and content management technology solutions Marketing Automation, Social, MRM, Digital Asset Management - using leading Marketing Automation products like IBM Unica EMM Suite, Oracle Eloqua, SFDC ExactTarget, Adobe Marketing Cloud. The Client would ideally prefer a candidate with excellent knowledge of Adobe Marketing Cloud. Works closely with technical and business stakeholders to implement best practices and create and template campaigns Work closely with client Marketing and IT product administrators to optimize solution performance and configurations and assist clients to build internal competency Contribute to the marketing and growth of the Company’s EAS CRM Marketing Automation competency in the UK, This is a 2 month contract assignment initially. Based in Portsmouth. Please send your CV to us in Word format.

Pega Robotics Engineer - Remote (UK) Our client is looking for Pega Robotics Engineers. You will design, build and maintain automation solutions using Pega Robotic Process Automation (RPA/RDA) to streamline business workflows and reduce manual effort. Responsibilities: * Automation design - Analyse business processes and create scalable robotic automations using Pega Robotics Studio. * Bot development - Build attended and unattended bots that integrate with desktop, web, and legacy applications. * System integration - Connect automations with APIs, databases, and enterprise systems. * Troubleshooting - Diagnose automation failures and optimise performance. * Documentation - Produce technical specs, test cases, and deployment guides. Key Skills: * Pega Robotics Studio * C# scripting * Process analysis * RPA best practices This will be on a 3 month contract (inside IR35) and is based remotely. Candidates need to be based in the UK. To be considered please send over your latest CV. LA International is an award-winning partner of choice for many of the world's most influential companies and government organisations. Holding Enhanced Government Security Accreditation, we are recognised as the European market leader in the delivery of Security Cleared talent to organisations that demand the very highest levels of security, compliance and assurance. A multiple award-winning organisation, having secured the prestigious Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade over consecutive years. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of background or identity, and we encourage candidates who may not meet every listed requirement to still apply. If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure a fair and accessible experience. Please Note: If a high volume of applications is received, only candidates shortlisted will be contacted.

Job Title: Graduate Software Developer Programme (2 years) - 2 positions available Location: Hybrid between either our Central London or Croydon office and Home Working Salary: Competitive Salary Job Type: Permanent, Full Time Launch Your Technology Career with Real Experience Across Multiple Disciplines About us: For over three decades, Mortgage Brain has been at the forefront of mortgage technology in the UK, committed to addressing the complexities faced by mortgage intermediaries and lenders. Our robust offering includes an integrated suite of software sourcing solutions, submissions and CRM. And we're backed by some of the largest lenders, Barclays, Lloyds Bank, Nationwide Building Society, NatWest Group, and Santander. About the role: We are looking for ambitious, curious and motivated graduates to join our 2-Year Graduate Software Developer Programme. This programme is designed to give you hands-on experience across multiple areas of technology, helping you build strong technical, commercial and professional skills while working on real products, platforms and customer solutions. You will complete 4-5 rotations across our technology teams, gaining exposure to: Software Development - multiple products DevOps & Cloud Engineering Business Analysis (BA) Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) AI-enabled development tools and modern engineering practices Mentoring & Support We are committed to supporting your development throughout the programme. You will receive: A dedicated mentor Regular 1:1 check-ins with SME line management Peer support Bi annual performance review and goals aligned to business KPIs Friendly and collaborative working environment Key duties: During the programme, you will work across a variety of projects, systems and technologies while learning from experienced engineers, delivery teams and technical leaders. Depending on the rotation, responsibilities may include: Developing new application features Supporting cloud and DevOps environments Working with APIs and integrations Writing automated tests Supporting software releases and deployments Gathering and analysing business requirements Working with Agile delivery teams Troubleshooting technical issues Contributing to architecture and solution discussions Supporting CI/CD pipelines Working with AI-assisted development tools Participating in sprint planning, stand-ups and retrospectives Collaborating with product, operations and commercial teams Rotations may include: Software Development Gain experience building and enhancing applications, services and customer-facing products. Potential exposure to: Front-end development Back-end services APIs and integrations DevOps & Cloud Engineering Learn modern deployment, automation and cloud practices. Potential exposure to: CI/CD pipelines Infrastructure as Code Monitoring and observability Cloud platforms Release management Security and automation Business Analysis (BA) Develop understanding of business processes, stakeholder management and solution design. Potential exposure to: Requirements gathering Process / user journey mapping Screen designs User stories Agile delivery processes SDET / Quality Engineering Learn how quality and automation are built into modern software delivery. Potential exposure to: Test automation API testing Performance testing Regression testing Quality assurance processes Automation frameworks About you: We're particularly interested in graduates who: Enjoy solving problems Are curious about technology Have a passion for learning Work well collaboratively Are interested in modern software development and AI technologies Desirable Experience Examples may include: Personal coding projects GitHub portfolios Internships or placements University team projects Hackathons Open-source contributions Cloud or coding certifications Benefits: Flexibility Flexible hybrid working - split your time between the office and home working Buy holiday scheme - flexible holidays that fit your lifestyle Summer Fridays - start your weekend early during summer months Remuneration Competitive salary - we value our workforce Company pension scheme Life assurance scheme - if the worst happens, you're covered Health & Wellbeing Employee Wellbeing Programme - a range of initiatives to support colleagues Employee Assistance Programme - help for you and your family with a range of personal and work-related concerns Cycle to work scheme - cycle to work and have the chance to buy a bike up the value of £15,000 on a salary sacrifice basis Every day benefits Further your career - with on-the-job learning, knowledge sharing and access to external training Work hard, play hard - we enjoy regular social activities Please click the APPLY button to send your CV and cover letter, specifying the skills you possess that would make you a good fit for the role. Candidates with relevant experience and job titles of; Graduate Software Developer, Junior Software Engineer, Technology Graduate Programme, Entry Level Software Developer, Graduate IT Scheme, Associate Software Engineer, Junior Developer, Graduate Tech Roles, Software Engineering Graduate, Junior Web Developer, Graduate DevOps Engineer, Trainee Software Developer, Technology Graduate Scheme, Junior Full Stack Developer, Graduate C# Developer may also be considered for this role.

Senior Software Developer - Industrial Automation Environment We are seeking a Senior Software Developer to play a key role in designing, building and maintaining core software applications that support advanced automated materials handling, warehouse automation and robotics-led production environments. This is a software-led position, focused on developing production-grade applications, platforms and user interfaces. While the software operates within an industrial setting, the primary responsibility is software engineering - not hardware configuration or PLC programming. You will join a team responsible for modernising an existing technology stack, contributing to the transition from Python/Django to C#/.NET and Blazor. This role offers ownership across application design, architecture, and long-term maintainability, alongside close collaboration with engineering teams to ensure software aligns with real-world systems. Key Responsibilities Design, develop and maintain core software applications used in automation and production environments Lead hands-on development in C#/.NET, contributing to system migration and platform evolution Build and enhance operator-facing applications, dashboards and visualisation tools displaying real-time system data Own application logic, workflows and behaviour within production systems Contribute to overall software architecture, technical standards and development best practices Implement and maintain version control and CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Ensure applications are reliable, maintainable and resilient, with a strong emphasis on fault handling and diagnostics Collaborate with controls, robotics and mechanical engineers to ensure seamless integration with physical systems Support testing, commissioning and deployment of software releases Mentor junior developers and contribute to technical decision-making within the team Required Skills & Experience Software Development Strong commercial experience with C# and .NET Experience building user interfaces and application logic using Blazor or similar frameworks Background in Python, ideally within Django environments (particularly for legacy systems or migrations) Hands-on experience with GitHub, including branching strategies, pull requests and CI/CD workflows Strong understanding of clean code principles, maintainability and scalable software design Industrial / Operational Environments Experience developing software for industrial, manufacturing, automation, logistics or IoT environments Understanding of how software interacts with PLC-controlled or machine-driven systems (no PLC programming required) Comfortable working in environments where uptime, reliability and performance are critical Systems & Architecture Experience designing and maintaining long-running, production-grade systems Ability to build fault-tolerant applications interacting with external systems and data sources Strong debugging, troubleshooting and problem-solving capability What This Role Offers The opportunity to work on real-world, high-impact systems combining software, robotics and automation Ownership of critical applications that directly influence operational performance Involvement in a large-scale technology modernisation programme A collaborative, multidisciplinary environment with exposure to cutting-edge automation technologies Influence over technical direction, standards and best practices Role Scope This role is: A hands-on senior software development position Focused on building robust, scalable applications Product and platform oriented Embedded within a real-world automation environment This role is not: A PLC programming position A controls engineering or systems integration-only role A pure web or SaaS-focused development job To find out more about Computer Futures please visit Computer Futures, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom | Partnership Number | OC387148 England and Wales

DevOps Senior Operations Engineer Our Client is looking to recruit a Senior DevOps Engineer with at least 5 to 7 years expertise. They are a young talented team building the next generation video advertising platform. The key purpose of this role is focused on development in the capacity of improvements to the systems and operational environment by scripting, automation or building of tools. There are several key areas that require constant development: • Automation – Enhancements to the automation build process. Enhancements are continuously added to the base repository as well as additions of new technologies. • Scripting and Tools – There are many processes, tasks that can be made easier using scripts or custom designed tools in a managed services environment. We are looking for someone with knowledge of networking and storage, virtualization and operating systems, as well as good knowledge of the Architecture side of the role. Ideal skills and experience - what are you bringing to the party? • Experience working in operations - making sure the wheels are greased and the ship is humming along • Automation, Packaging, Deployments (Custom Hypervisor, Puppet, Git, scripting, CI services) • Source Code version control systems: Git & SVN • Monitoring: NewRelic, PagerDuty, etc • Programming Languages: Bash, PHP, GoLang • Virtualisation: We have a custom hypervisor (ZPF) but things like VMWare ESXi/KVM/oVirt/RHEV • Classics: Apache, MySQL, Redis, Varnish • Logstash & Elasticsearch • Networking (switching, routing, firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPN, load balancing, DNS, Cisco, F5, Akamai) • Multi cloud setup - AWS, Digital Ocean, Rackspace, Linode etc • DNS, NTP, SMTP, Jenkins • A solid background in Linux System Administration Functions and responsibilities This is a dynamic and varied role, which includes things like: • Build, deployment and maintenance of new and existing environments • Designing and maintaining highly available architectures • Security (patch management, vulnerability scanning & monitoring) • Uptime – design and maintain the systems and networking for uptime, resilience, architecting for failure. • Evaluation of new, cutting-edge technologies to help improve business processes and streamline • Develop highly-available, scalable, robust systems and take ownership of problems as they occur • Undertake ad-hoc out of business hours work for occasional technical support The salary for this role will be in the range £60K - £80K. Please send your CV to us in Word format.

Release Manager with Nolio – City London Our Client is looking to recruit a Release Manager with experience of Nolio for the agile team to automate implementations for Investment Bank products utilizing the latest tools and technologies using Nolio. In this critical role the candidate will become part of a motivated and talented team operating within a creative environment. You should have a passion for scripting and automation of high throughput processing systems for client side, middle and back-end systems. o Primary Skill - Release and Config Management, Use of Various deployment tools like Nolio Proven testing experience in an agile environment utilizing common agile tools and techniques Previous proven experience in developing automated deployment processes Experience with JIRA Experience in Release Management and Deployments using Nolio Experience with version control software like GIT or Perforce Experience in C# (optional) Passion for learning new technologies Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-energy team environment Creative and User centric approach to testing Ability to coach and mentor others. Experience in working with multiple simultaneous software releases 5-7 years in release and config management using agile technologies (Mandatory) Experience using Nolio (Mandatory) Experience working as part of a successful Agile/SCRUM team (Desired) Experience in JIRA (Desired) Ability to work as part of an integrated delivery team (Desired) Excellent Interpersonal skills and have consistently demonstrated the ability to work well and excel in a collaborative team environment (Desired) Able to work independently for catching up with crucial deadlines (Desired) Experience in TDD and/or BDD (Desired) This is a 6 month contract in the City London. Please forward your CV to us in Word format.