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Job title: Lead Design Role Location: London (Hybrid) Contract: 12 Months Overview We are seeking an experienced Lead Designer to provide strategic design leadership across a multidisciplinary team, delivering user-centred digital products and services. This role will be responsible for driving design excellence, establishing best practices, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, accessible, and intuitive user experiences. Working closely with stakeholders, product teams, and technical colleagues, the successful candidate will shape design strategy, mentor designers, and champion human-centred design principles throughout the product lifecycle. Key Responsibilities * Lead and manage multidisciplinary design teams, fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture. * Mentor, coach, and support designers to develop their skills and advance their professional growth. * Define and implement design governance frameworks to ensure consistency, quality, and adherence to standards. * Establish and maintain design standards, best practices, and design system principles across projects. * Develop and communicate a clear design vision and strategy aligned with organisational objectives. * Create and manage design roadmaps, ensuring priorities are aligned with business and user needs. * Champion human-centred design methodologies throughout the end-to-end product development lifecycle. * Plan and conduct user research activities to gather insights and validate design decisions. * Facilitate user interviews, stakeholder workshops, and discovery sessions to understand requirements and opportunities. * Lead usability testing initiatives, analysing findings and translating insights into actionable improvements. * Collaborate with product managers, developers, researchers, and senior stakeholders to deliver impactful user experiences. * Promote evidence-based design decision-making through research, data, and user feedback. Essential Skills & Experience * Proven experience leading multidisciplinary design teams within complex environments. * Strong background in UX, Service Design, Product Design, or related disciplines. * Experience developing and implementing design strategies, governance frameworks, and design standards. * Demonstrated expertise in human-centred design and user-centred methodologies. * Strong user research capabilities, including user interviews, workshops, and usability testing. * Experience managing design roadmaps and influencing product direction. * Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and facilitation skills. * Ability to mentor and develop design professionals at varying levels of experience. Desirable Experience * Experience working within large-scale digital transformation programmes. * Knowledge of accessibility standards and inclusive design practices. * Experience working in Agile and multidisciplinary delivery environments. This is an excellent opportunity for a senior design professional to lead design initiatives, influence strategic decision-making, and drive the delivery of exceptional user-centred experiences within a complex organisation. 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.

UK based - Hybrid 3 days onsite 2 working from home. London, Bristol, Birmingham 3-6 month rolling Inside IR35 We are looking for number of Senior AI Native System Engineers, to join our Mobile networks team to transform the network using AI. The skill sets we are looking for are: - Systems engineering depth: Extensive experience designing complex software systems, distributed systems, data platforms or cloud-native services. - AI-native engineering mindset: Practical experience using AI-assisted engineering tools or coding agents to improve software delivery, testing, documentation or design productivity. - Technical fundamentals: Strong knowledge of algorithms, data structures, concurrency, operating systems, networking, APIs, integration patterns and performance trade-offs. - Cloud and platform experience: Good knowledge of cloud compute platforms, preferably AWS, including architecture patterns, security, observability, deployment and cost considerations. - Programming capability: Comfortable with system-oriented or strongly engineered languages such as Go, Rust, C/C++, Java or equivalent; Python experience is desirable for data and automation use cases. - Architecture and design leadership: Proven ability to set technical direction, resolve complex design trade-offs and guide engineering teams through ambiguity. - Quality and governance: Experience embedding secure-by-design, test-first, observable and compliant engineering practices into delivery workflows. - Communication: Able to communicate clearly with users, engineers, product owners and senior leaders, bridging business outcomes and technical decisions. - Learning agility: Demonstrates curiosity about how systems work beneath abstraction layers and the ability to learn new technologies quickly. Please share 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.

Full Stack Developer (Kotlin, React, TypeScript & Spring Boot) - Remote - Outside IR35 Must have an Active SC Clearance Full Stack Developer Overview - We are seeking three experienced Full Stack Developers to deliver modern, scalable cloud-native applications. - Opportunities are available for 2 Senior Developers (SFIA Level 5) and 1 Developer (SFIA Level 4). - Work across frontend and backend development using Kotlin, React, TypeScript and Spring Boot within cloud-based environments, ideally AWS. Full Stack Developer Responsibilities - Design, develop and maintain frontend applications using React and TypeScript. - Build scalable backend services and APIs using Kotlin and Spring Boot. - Deliver end-to-end application functionality across the full technology stack. - Develop, deploy and support cloud-native applications within AWS environments. - Work with AWS services including ECS, Lambda, SQS, RDS, S3, IAM, CloudWatch and OpenSearch. - Support infrastructure automation and deployment using Terraform. - Work with MySQL databases and GitHub for source control and collaborative development. - Contribute to application testing, troubleshooting and performance optimisation. - Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver secure, reliable applications. Full Stack Developer Skills and Experience - Strong hands-on Kotlin development experience. - Extensive React and TypeScript experience building modern frontend applications. - Strong Spring Boot experience developing backend services and APIs. - Proven full-stack development experience across frontend and backend technologies. - Experience delivering modern cloud-native applications. - Strong understanding of cloud-based development, ideally AWS. - Experience using GitHub and modern development practices. - Knowledge of AWS services including ECS, CloudWatch, SQS, RDS, IAM, OpenSearch, S3 and Lambda. - Experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code would be advantageous. - MySQL database experience would be beneficial. - Knowledge of Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager would be desirable. - Strong problem-solving, communication and collaborative development skills. - Senior Developers should demonstrate technical capability and delivery experience appropriate to SFIA Level 5. - Developers applying at SFIA Level 4 should demonstrate strong hands-on development and delivery experience. To apply, please send your CV by pressing the apply button. Due to high volume of applications, only shortlisted CVs will be contacted. Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take a minimum 10 weeks. 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. An award-winning organisation, having secured the prestigious Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade over multiple 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.

A leading organisation is seeking a Regulatory Reporting Engineer to join their team on a contract basis, working onsite in London. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and developing technology solutions that address global trade and transaction reporting requirements. You will work closely with engineering, compliance, operations, and business stakeholders to ensure that regulatory obligations are translated into robust, scalable technical implementations. Your primary responsibilities will include designing, developing, testing, and deploying regulatory reporting applications and data pipelines. You will build solutions that model complex trading workflows and business processes, and maintain systems that support global reporting standards. Investigating reporting exceptions, reconciling data discrepancies, and implementing automated solutions to enhance accuracy and efficiency will be key aspects of your role. You will also optimise data processing frameworks and support the full software development lifecycle, including production monitoring and troubleshooting. Leveraging modern data engineering technologies and AI-enabled workflows to improve automation and control frameworks is expected. The ideal candidate will hold a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, and demonstrate strong professional experience developing software in Python. Expertise in SQL and relational databases, as well as a solid understanding of software engineering principles, system design, and data architecture, are essential. Experience building scalable data processing solutions and distributed systems is highly valued. Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills are required. Preferred qualifications include experience in regulatory or transaction reporting, financial controls, or highly regulated environments, as well as knowledge of financial markets and trading systems. Familiarity with cloud platforms, modern data engineering technologies, AI-enabled workflows, and large-scale financial datasets will be advantageous. Please click to find out more about our Key Information Documents. Please note that the documents provided contain generic information. If we are successful in finding you an assignment, you will receive a Key Information Document which will be specific to the vendor set-up you have chosen and your placement. To find out more about Huxley, please visit Huxley, 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

Full Stack AI Engineer Up to £65,000 + Progression towards AI Implementation Lead + Medical + Enhanced Pension + 27 Days Holiday plus Bank Holidays Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire (Commutable from: Doncaster, Grimsby, Hull, Lincoln, Gainsborough, Brigg, Goole, Barton-upon-Humber) Are you a Full Stack Developer using AI coding tools to accelerate development, looking for ownership of projects and the opportunity to shape AI implementation across a major manufacturing business? This is an opportunity to join a long-established UK manufacturer undergoing a major modernisation programme. You will deliver practical software solutions while developing towards a position leading wider AI adoption across the business. Initially, you will build and improve internal applications using GitHub Copilot, starting with a PHP/Laravel project. Working from supplied requirements, you will own development, testing and deployment, ensuring your code is secure, maintainable and production-ready. The business uses a broad range of technologies, so wider software experience and the ability to learn unfamiliar systems will be valued. You will need to understand, challenge and debug AI-generated code, taking responsibility for the finished application. Longer term, the role offers progression towards AI Implementation Lead, helping shape AI strategy and delivering projects to improve processes, efficiency and performance across the wider business and manufacturing environment. This role would suit a hands-on Full Stack Developer who enjoys working independently, can demonstrate effective use of AI coding tools and wants to build towards broader AI implementation responsibility. The Role: *Full Stack development using AI tools to accelerate delivery *Initial PHP/Laravel project, followed by other internal applications *Own development, testing and deployment from supplied requirements *Review and validate generated code for security, correctness and maintainability *Longer-term progression towards wider business and factory AI implementation *Fully onsite in Scunthorpe, 36.5 hours per week - Mon-Fri The Person: *Full Stack development experience, delivering applications independently *Working knowledge of PHP/Laravel; broader language experience advantageous *Practical experience using AI coding tools such as GitHub Copilot *Confident reviewing, debugging and testing AI-generated code *Interested in progressing towards AI implementation and business strategy *Commutable to Scunthorpe and happy working fully onsite Reference Number: BBBH281168 Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client. We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.