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Job Title: Technical Team Lead, AI Content Tool Development Salary: £49,000 - £65,500 Location: Cambridge/Hybrid Contract: Permanent We are recruiting for a Team Lead who will be responsible for shaping, designing, and improving a wide range of cutting-edge AI-driven solutions that bring innovation, efficiency, and value to our organisation. You'll be leading a team building and enhancing internal tools that leverage AI to solve complex business problems and significantly improve our learning and assessment content generation and management processes . We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge. About the role As the Team Lead for our Content Tools team, you will: Take ownership of a critical, production-ready internal application, assessing its existing architecture and making strategic decisions for its evolution and improvement Lead and develop a team of 2-6 members, aligning performance with organizational values and leadership competencies Design, refine, and document the overall architecture of solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives and long-term technical strategy Foster team growth through knowledge sharing, technical mentoring, and promoting best practices Collaborate closely with the Product Owner, senior stakeholders, and end-users to gather requirements for AI solutions Set technical direction and deliver solutions, including roadmap management and stakeholder communication Balance short-term tactical and long-term strategic technical focus We have a progressive approach to AI-driven software engineering. We embrace cutting-edge technologies and best practices that help us deliver quality solutions, including automated testing, cloud infrastructure, and production-ready applications. Our ways of working are always evolving; if something's not working, we change it. The key to our work is our colleagues, whose shared commitment enables us to have an ever-greater impact. We are a united, vibrant, and respectful global community of people, and we ensure that every individual is recognized, listened to, and cared for. And because our impact is amplified when our people are empowered, we give everyone the opportunity to develop in their own way. Whether you want a career that's linear, or want to follow your own path, we'll support you and help give you the resources and training you'll need to be bold and take ownership of what you do.

Windows 11 Deployment Engineer – 3 month contract My client is looking for a Windows 11 Deployment Engineer that will be responsible for a laptop refresh project around Windows 11: The successful candidate will not only be able to carry out this laptop refresh efficiently but also be able to offer 1st line support when required, to ensure all end users are set up and monitoring no issues occur. The Deployment Engineer would have experience with Intune, SCCM, Laptop Refreshes, rolling out the new laptops to end users. Deployment Engineer Requirements: Proven experience with Windows 11 Laptop Refreshes Skilled in deploying laptops Previous experience working with end users on post-deployment support. Comfortable working on-site 5 days a week Experienced with Intune, SCCM, and Autopilot Willing to take on both deployment and support tasks Confident in troubleshooting and resolving issues The Deployment Engineer will be required to work onsite 5 days a week. Apply now to speak with VIQU IT in confidence. Or reach out to Phoebe Thompson via the VIQU IT website. Do you know someone great? We’ll thank you with up to £1,000 if your referral is successful (terms apply). For more exciting roles and opportunities like this, please follow us on LinkedIn @VIQU IT Recruitment.

Job Title: Software Engineer Salary: £41,700 - £54,150 Location: Cambridge/Hybrid/ Flexible Contract: Permanent We are recruiting for a Software Engineer who will provide software development of our suite of Clojure based web applications, including Write & Improve and Speak & Improve , and the supporting services and APIs, including DevOps support for those same products. We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge. About the role As a core member of our software development team, you will: Help plan, design, build and document our services and single-page applications. Write high-quality code that is well designed, peer reviewed, and thoroughly tested and documented. Provision AWS infrastructure, deploying services and monitoring them in production in a DevOps environment. Work in a collaborative and inclusive agile environment and help to improve our processes. We have a mature and progressive approach to software engineering and working with technology in general.We embrace principles and processes that help us deliver quality software, including automated testing, automated deployment and support.Our ways of working are always evolving; if something's not working, we change it. The key to our work is our colleagues, whose shared commitment enables us to have an ever-greater impact. We are a united, vibrant, and respectful global community of people, and we ensure that every individual is recognized, listened to, and cared for. And because our impact is amplified when our people are empowered, we give everyone the opportunity to develop in their own way. Whether you want a career that's linear, or want to follow your own path, we'll support you and help give you the resources and training you'll need to be bold and take ownership of what you do.

Job Title: Technical Delivery Manager Salary: £50,000 - £58,000 Location : Cambridge/hybrid (minimum 2 days per week in the office). Contract: Permanent Our world class resources support hundreds of thousands of teachers and learners across the world. We are embarking on a new era of digital solutions for learning, and now is an opportune time to join a dynamic and fast-growing team who are helping shape and deliver this roadmap. We're looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Delivery Manager to help us achieve these ambitious plans across our expanding global technology platforms. We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge. About the role This role offers the opportunity to work closely with team members globally - in the UK, Australia, Manila, India, Africa, Europe, and the US. You'll develop strong working relationships with a wide group of colleagues and will be working as a valued part of a very supportive and innovative team where a positive, collaborative approach and a problem-solving attitude are appreciated and rewarded. We are a small but extremely effective team, and there is a real opportunity to contribute and to make a difference. Lead the successful delivery of platform software projects, managing requirements, priorities, and dependencies to create efficient release schedules Develop a deep understanding of the requirements, deliverables and complexities of the projects you're engaged on, and be able to communicate clearly and confidently about those projects to stakeholders at different levels Partner with key stakeholders across the global Education business to support clear elicitation of requirements and effective prioritisation to deliver measurable value to the end user

Windows 11 Deployment Engineer – 3 month contract My client is looking for a Windows 11 Deployment Engineer that will be responsible for a laptop refresh project around Windows 11: The successful candidate will not only be able to carry out this laptop refresh efficiently but also be able to offer 1st line support when required, to ensure all end users are set up and monitoring no issues occur. The Deployment Engineer would have experience with Intune, SCCM, Laptop Refreshes, rolling out the new laptops to end users. Deployment Engineer Requirements: Proven experience with Windows 11 Laptop Refreshes Skilled in deploying laptops Previous experience working with end users on post-deployment support. Comfortable working on-site 5 days a week Experienced with Intune, SCCM, and Autopilot Willing to take on both deployment and support tasks Confident in troubleshooting and resolving issues The Deployment Engineer will be required to work onsite 5 days a week. Apply now to speak with VIQU IT in confidence. Or reach out to Phoebe Thompson via the VIQU IT website. Do you know someone great? We’ll thank you with up to £1,000 if your referral is successful (terms apply). For more exciting roles and opportunities like this, please follow us on LinkedIn @VIQU IT Recruitment.

Job Title: UAT Technician Salary: £31,300 - £40,675 Location: Cambridge, UK/hybrid (at least 2 days per week working in the office) Contract: Permanent, Full time - 35 hours per week We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge. We have an exciting opportunity for a UAT Technician to join a team of dedicated professional testers dedicated to Quality Assurance and getting it right for the customer. About the role Reporting to the UAT Manager, you will be part of a team responsible for carrying out the UAT for applications developed across many of the organisation's initiatives, which include computer-based testing, e-learning and web-based stakeholder support systems. This will involve the detailed preparation and execution of test cases for the various applications across different environments, the logging of defects and reporting to project stakeholders on testing progress. As a User Acceptance Testing Technician, you will also be required to liaise with project managers and developers to ensure that defects are categorised, prioritised and resolved within agreed timescales.

Digital Exams Product Owner AI Salary : £49,300 – £65,950 per annum Location : Cambridge / Hybrid (minimum 2 days per week in the office) Contract : 18 months fixed term, full time (35 hours per week) Are you ready to embrace the power of AI to take our Digital Mock Service product into the future? As part of our commitment to innovation in education, our Digital Exams programme is developing new AI-powered services. These exciting initiatives aim to enhance the efficiency, accuracy and scalability of our various content and marking processes. To help us drive this transformation, we are looking for a Product Owner to innovate, deliver and embed these cutting-edge services into the organisation beginning with our Digital Mock Service. We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge. About the role With the support of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team you will be responsible for defining and delivering new AI services and capabilities for digital exams across OCR and Cambridge International with a focus on the Digital Mock Service. As part of this role you will: Manage and own the development of a suite of AI services, driving those developments through definition, development and launch. Help define and communicate the product vision, strategy and roadmap for AI content generation and assessment marking services on the Digital Mock Service. Own the prioritisation of AI marking services requirements, focusing initially on the Digital Mock Service by defining and communicating these requirements and acceptance criteria clearly to developers and ensuring they reflect the needs of their users throughout and expanding outward after successful performance. Engage with key stakeholders across the organisation to ensure alignment and buy-in for the vision, strategy and roadmap. Support the business through the change and adoption of these new AI services into existing processes within OCR and Cambridge International. About you We are looking for someone who has proven experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager or similar role. Familiarity with AI and machine learning technologies is essential, how they can be applied to content development, marking and quality assurance is preferred. While a technical background is not a must, an understanding of the technical aspects would be beneficial. To be successful in this role, you will have: Extensive Product Owner experience and be comfortable working in an agile environment with a strong ability to prioritise, plan, and manage product backlogs. Knowledge and expertise on operational assessment content and marking processes, and broad experience of the assessment delivery cycle. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate complex ideas to both technical and non-technical teams. Strong experience of driving business change through the successful integration of new technology or services. A passion for making a difference through education, in line with Cambridge University's mission. If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site. Rewards and benefits We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible , featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including: 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance Discretionary annual bonus Group personal pension scheme Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary Green travel schemes We also offer flexible and hybrid working options from day one. We will consider any work arrangements if you wish to work flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability. Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now. We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 7th September 2025 and interviews starting week commencing 15th September 2025 onwards. Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for. Why join us Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background. We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.