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Lead AI Engineer - AI Adoption & Governance - Remote Working Must have an Active SC Clearance This is a technical influence role rather than a conventional people-management position, requiring strong stakeholder engagement across portfolios, suppliers and technology providers. Lead AI Engineer - AI Adoption & Governance Responsibilities Lead horizon scanning across the AI tooling landscape and translate emerging capabilities into practical opportunities. Build and run agentic AI workflows and evaluate models, tools and engineering approaches. Establish AI engineering standards, guardrails and reusable adoption patterns across the SDLC. Embed with delivery teams to prove AI approaches within real production codebases. Run structured proofs of value with clear hypotheses, baselines, success criteria and benefit measurement. Build practitioner communities through coaching, targeted training, knowledge sharing and champions networks. Engage suppliers and technology providers to identify reusable approaches and reduce fragmented adoption. Resolve recurring adoption blockers across governance, tooling, data, security and commercial routes. Advise where AI adoption should be constrained, paused or stopped due to security, quality or maintainability risks. Lead AI Engineer - AI Adoption & Governance Skills and Experience Strong hands-on agentic AI engineering experience, including agent workflows, model selection, prompt engineering and harness engineering. Experience with agent-tool integration, reusable skills and instructions, and MCP server development. Experience with AI coding and agent tooling such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex or Kiro. Strong knowledge of applying AI across the SDLC, including test generation, code review, documentation, legacy comprehension and modernisation. Experience defining AI standards, guardrails or engineering practices adopted across multiple teams. Proven ability to influence across organisational boundaries without formal authority. Experience engaging suppliers and technology providers. Experience delivering coaching, targeted training or practitioner communities. Software engineering experience within large-scale production environments would be advantageous. AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, AI/MCP Gateways, model routing, authentication and cost optimisation experience would be beneficial. Knowledge of AI evaluation techniques including eval harnesses, regression testing and LLM-as-judge would be advantageous. Awareness of Secure by Design, DPIA and DPA requirements would be beneficial. 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.

We urgently require a Technical Architect with at upwards of 5 to 10 years expertise in working on CMS systems as a Technical Lead . Must have a proven track record of working on complex content management systems as a Technical Architect. Experience of designing and integrating content management systems and solutions. Define technology requirements. Lead the selection of technology with vendors. Design and build integrations. Responsible for building and leading large development teams. Good at Agile methodologies. Client facing analysis platform. Structured data. Component Content Management Must have the ability to work with personnel at all levels with excellent communication skills. This is a 6 month assignment based in Canary Wharf in the Docklands. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your daily rate and availability.

We urgently require a Front-End Java Developer with at least 3 to 5 years experience of developing global digital marketing platform to provide a complete web experience management solution for Customer to market products & services to learners on a global scale. The candidate will be a high-performing, hands-on Front end development specialising in CSS, HTML, JavaScript and Angular. Experienced technologist, who will help with the front end development of sites on-boarding onto the Marketing Cloud platform. You will be required to • Develop sites on-boarding onto the Customer Marketing Cloud • Coaching development teams. • Setting and ensuring the highest development standards are followed. • Identification and management of technical debt. • BAU code fixes and enhancements to existing sites on the platform Must have the following experience: • Significant experience with building, launching and managing simple and complex websites on the Adobe Experience Manager platform • Expert knowledge of web-based technologies: HTTP / HTTPS, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Less, JQuery, Angular • A passion for technology and up-to-date with trends, new languages and design approaches in the IT space. • Experienced in designing scalable solutions, write efficient code, optimizing performance and debugging issues. • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, multi-tasking, dynamic environment . • Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences, both technical and non-technical. This is a 4 month contract assignment to start immediately. Based in the City London. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with daily rate and availability.

Our Client is a retail technology software company. They are urgently looking to recruit a Service Desk Manager with at least 3 to 5 years commercial helpdesk support experience. Key skills required: Supporting various teams across the CS Department and the Company to ensure the highest quality of service to our Customers – both internal and external. Overall ticket workflow management and ownership, including 1st line triage and escalation of tickets to 2nd and 3rd line. Troubleshooting, fault diagnosis and providing resolution to customer issues as appropriate. Processing all enquiries professionally and efficiently, ensuring customers are regularly and fully updated on the progress of all logged tickets throughout their lifecycle. Implementation of ITIL processes for Incident, Problem, and Change Management to introduce operational efficiencies and better support our Customers. Monitoring agreed SLA's and ensuring daily/weekly targets are met Reporting on SLA targets, numbers and types of requests Maintain a sense of humour whilst working in a fast-paced dynamic team! Essential Skills … At least 2+ years of experience in a customer facing Service Desk role , ideally in a SaaS environment within the Internet industry. Working knowledge and experience of ITIL Service Management concepts, and how these are applied to the everyday issues which typically arise. Demonstrable experience using front-end ticketing systems such as FreshDesk/Service, ZenDesk or similar. Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, as well as web browsers and Internet applications. Understanding of tracking tags and a basic understanding of web languages including HTML, JavaScript, XML a major bonus. Demonstrable experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative, customer facing environment Based in Central London. The salary for this role will be £25K - £35K. Please send your CV to us in Word format.

Front Arena Consultants for projects in London, Frankfurt, Dubai and Minneapolis We urgently require a Front Arena Developer with at least 2 years experience of having developed and worked with Front Arena at a financial institution. You must also have at least 2 years experience of developing applications with Python. Our Client is a leading Asset Management firm who are currently looking to recruit a Front Arena Developer to join their office based in Central London. You will have at least 2 - 5 years as an experienced Front Arena Developer and will maintain, improve and develop new code used within Front Arena. The client is looking to recruit candidates experience in the following: Strong Python skills A good understanding of Front Arena, including ADFL and the ACMKnowledge of Front Arena architecture and components: ADS, ATSExperience of interacting with end users in the financial industry. Any experience with in the following would be beneficial although is NOT essential C++/C/Java/C#/other languages Experience of the Front Arena 4 track. Experience of custom model integration. Experience of other Trading Systems. SQL Knowledge of Financial Derivatives. Duration 6 months The rate is negotiable. We positions in London, Frankfurt, Dubai and Minnesota USA. Please forward your CV to us in Word format to evaluate your skills.

Java Middleware Software Developer Someone who has excellent Java skills, Spring MVC, Apache CXF, Dozer (a fast and flexible framework for mapping back and forth between Java Beans) & XML: A minimum of 5 years' work experience in Software Development Experience with implementing service-oriented architecture (SOA) Designs and develops Enterprise application integration (EAI) using any ESB products like Fuse, Camel, TIBCO, IBM message broker Designs and develops ESB/SOA/BPM middleware layers using tools like Mule ESB, jBPM Experienced in J2EE, Java Servlets, JMS, Design Patterns, Web services Solid hands-on experience in architecting and developing J2EE based web applications (JSP, Servlet, JDBC, JMS, JAXB) Expert level experience with SOAP and REST web services , open API development, and SOA concepts, using Spring with groovy, XML, JSON, and XSLT Solid understanding of integration & design patterns Gain adoption of platform delivery processes, standards and procedures Provide hands-on technical leadership throughout software development lifecycle (requirements gathering, Proof of Concept (POC) development, RFP creation and evaluation, design, development, implementation and close out) Experience in Database SQL Queries in Oracle Experience in Tomcat or WebLogic or Web sphere Ability to work independently in Agile Methodology (KanBan) Experience with different open source stacks including build & release processes like Maven, Ant, etc. Experience in JBOSS EAP or Tomcat or WebLogic or Web sphere,JBOSS EAP The position is based in Stratford East London. The salary for this role will be £40K - £60K. Send your CV to us in Word format.

Java Developer with Liferay - London We are looking to recruit a Java Developer with at least 2 to 5 years solid development expertise using Java Enterprise J2EE with Liferay. You will have experience of Designing & Developing Java Enterprise applications – including around 3 years solely in Java Enterprise Portals – like Liferay & WebSphere Portal. You should have experience of working within a team have the ability to lead teams of varying sizes & successfully delivered projects on/before deadline without losing focus on Quality. Experienced in interacting and communicating effectively with Clients and other team members. Executed number of projects using Agile philosophy. This is a permanent position based in Stratford London. The salary for this role will be in the range £45K - £60K + benefits. Send your CV to us in MS Word format.

Internet Developer Software development company, producing policy administration systems and customer portals for the Life Insurance market. Seeking an individual with good experience in development experience in Java and Javascript /analysis/design experience in an IT environment. Must have previous experience working with Life Insurance systems, including business dashboards. Excellent spoken and written English. Fluency and accuracy in both spoken and written English is important to ensure that the individual does not compromise our delivery process or confuse clients. This position is based in Stratford, E15. 35 hours per week, Monday - Friday. 20 days paid holiday in the first year. Please email copy of your CV and a cover letter setting out your suitability for this role. The application closing date is 31/12/2015. We will not accept any application received after 31/12/2015. Sal – 27K – 30K Annually

Senior PHP Developer – City London The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 8 years commercial experience with PHP and MySQL working on a Linux server with good experience of Database Optimisation and Caching Technologies. You will sit just below the Tech Director and help perform some of the task that he does which are causing bottlenecks. You will be working hand in hand with our passionate in-house developer team helping improve and grow, our high-end, scalable e-commerce platform. You will be expected to do development work, along with getting involved in spec writing, assisting PMs with project planning, code reviews, architecture overview and implementation and assisting with the Company road map. You could either already be a Lead Developer/Development Manager etc. with full leadership over a development team. Required Skills: At Least 8+ years of Commercial Experience and Knowledge of: PHP MySQL, including database optimisation LAMP Linux MVC, ORM Unit Testing HTML CSS/XHTML JQuery Caching Technologies, such as MemCached, Redis or Varnish Ability to share and communicate ideas clearly, both orally and writing in impeccable English language Must have the ability to proactively lead development teams and provide technical direction Capacity to work independently or as part of a team and operate to tight deadlines Advantageous But Not Essential: Great knowledge of Apache, specifically Mod Rewrite Good working knowledge of Linux, including command line Server administration experience Ecommerce experience Smarty Salary will be £60K - £65K. Send your CV to us in Word format.

Systems Tester Software development company, producing policy administration systems and customer portals for the Life Insurance market. Seeking an individual with the tester should have attained a level of experience equivalent to ISTQB Foundation and must have passed the ISTQB Foundation examination. This experience must have been gained testing insurance, mortgage or pensions software and ' testing experience across Oracle Databases, Oracle Forms and Oracle Reports. Demonstrable SQL skills. Must have previous experience working with Life Insurance Policy Administration Systems (PAS). Excellent spoken and written English. Fluency and accuracy in both spoken and written English is important to ensure that the individual does not compromise our delivery process or confuse clients. This position is based in Stratford, E15. 35 hours per week, Monday - Friday. 20 days paid holiday in the first year. Please email with a copy of your CV and a cover letter setting out your suitability for this role. The application closing date is 31/12/2015. We will not accept any application received after 31/12/2015. Sal – £30K – £34K Annually

Head of Human Resources – City London Our Client is heavily involved in the electricity industry in the UK. The Client is currently looking to recruit a seasoned Human Resources professional with between 10 to 20 years proven track of working at the highest level in HR. The role is to recruit the Head of Human Resources for the company. Must have experience of managing a large in-house HR team. This will involve the usual HR functions from recruiting, disciplinary to Tupe exercises. The company employees over 3000 people across the UK. You will ideally come from the utilities arena although the Client will consider any background. Summary of what we are looking for: - someone with 10 to 15 years in HR - with the ability to manage a large HR function - company has over 3000 employees in the UK - in the utilities arena - electricity - City based - must formal HR qualifications CIPD or MCIPD Salary is £120K - £140K. Located in the City London. Please send your CV to us in Word format.

Oracle APEX Guru - 6 Month Contract in North London Our Client is looking to recruit an Oracle Apex expert with at least 4 to 5 years experience of developing and working with Oracle Apex. Demonstrable experience over many years with latest Oracle APEX versions and previous Oracle technologies. In depth knowledge of PL/SQL and technologies such as HTML, JQuery, Javascript, AJAX, CSS etc. Beneficial to have previous experience developing Oracle Forms and converting them to APEX. Role will include some mentoring of and skills transfer to a small team. It would be useful if you can demonstrate previous training experience. Must be able to recommend and apply standards. Good verbal and written communication skills - i.e. precise and concise. This is a 6 month assignment based in North London. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with daily rate.

About the Job CI Engineer with Java- DevOps Team Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent training and experience. 4+ years engineering experience with large-scale applications. Ability to apply complex principles, theories and concepts of the technical discipline and provide solutions to a wide range of complex tasks, - projects and problems Advanced knowledge and proficiency with source control systems, preferably git Experience using and configuring continuous integration tools (Hudson, Jenkins, etc.) Proficient with Java based build systems and related tools (Maven, Nexus, etc.) Expertise developing in Java language Expert with scripting languages (python, perl, groovy etc.) Strong desire to automate build, test, deployment, and related activities Ability to participate in on-call rotation for 24x7 service requirement. Able to collaborate and work effectively across multiple teams with varying skillsets. The position will be based near Manchester. This is a 3 month contract to start immediately. Please send your CV to us in Word format, along with your availability and salary details.

Developer with Findur, SQL and Java - Application Support - City London Our Client is an International Bank with offices in the City of London. They are now looking to recruit a Senior Developer with Openlink's Findur, SQL and Java. Although the role is for an individual to develop and support the Treasury applications systems for the bank. You will be working MS SQL Server be supporting the London and Global Treasury Applications and Systems along with Openlinks Findur treasury system. As MS SQL Server DBA with Application Support you will be involved with developing and implementing solutions for London and Global Treasury Systems requirements. Must have Findur with Java and JVS development skills. Ensure the integrity, security and accuracy of production database environment, ensuring good performance of the dependent applications. Plan and implement operating procedures for backup of database and recovery of database information. Develop database-related application development standards covering database creation, software placement, storage and auditing. Ensures the integrity of the recovery system at all times. Initiates formal testing of the recovery system. Develops database procedures as necessary to enhance the application suite as required. Responds to, resolves and documents support calls for the production and test applications. Maintains to a high standard documentation supporting the build, maintenance and operational procedures of the database environment. Acts as the technical liaison between database operations and vendor support. Performs other related duties as assigned. You must have at least 2 to 5 years solid expertise as a MS SQL Server DBA 2005 and 2008 coupled with Java development and support. You must have the Microsoft SQL Server Administration (Enterprise Edition) experience. High Level T-SQL programming (SP, Functions, Triggers). Operation, design and implementation experience of Mirroring, Log Shipping and SQL Server Replication. SQL Reporting services and Analysis services maintenance and tuning. Good understanding of WINTEL environment with AD domain and user administration. OpenLink Findur Treasury Application would be handy but not a must. Change management concepts and application Configuration and operation of clustered database Servers using external storage. Scripting stored procedures. Security concepts of database management.Change management concepts and application. The role will be to work as a MS SQL DBA with an element of supporting financial applications development with SQL Server and Java. The financial applications include Openlink's Findur product and Sungard's Panorama system - you will be trained in this. The Client is keen to recruit an individual who has experience of Findur and in particular Openlink's scripting language AVS - but this is NOT a must as you will be trained in the use of Findur. Salary for this role is negotiable - but is expected to be in the range £55K - £65K + benefits. Send your CV in MS Word format, along with your availability and salary expectations.

Senior PHP Developer The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 8 years commercial experience with PHP and MySQL working on a Linux server with good experience of Database Optimisation and Caching Technologies. You will sit just below the Tech Director and help perform some of the task that he does which are causing bottlenecks. You will be working hand in hand with our passionate in-house developer team helping improve and grow, our high-end, scalable e-commerce platform. You will be expected to do development work, along with getting involved in spec writing, assisting PMs with project planning, code reviews, architecture overview and implementation and assisting with the Company road map. You could either already be a Lead Developer/Development Manager etc. with full leadership over a development team. Required Skills: At Least 8+ years of Commercial Experience and Knowledge of: PHP MySQL, including database optimisation LAMP Linux MVC, ORM Unit Testing HTML CSS/XHTML JQuery Caching Technologies, such as MemCached, Redis or Varnish Ability to share and communicate ideas clearly, both orally and writing in impeccable English language Must have the ability to proactively lead development teams and provide technical direction Capacity to work independently or as part of a team and operate to tight deadlines Advantageous But Not Essential: Great knowledge of Apache, specifically Mod Rewrite Good working knowledge of Linux, including command line Server administration experience Ecommerce experience Smarty Salary will be £60K - £65K. Send your CV to us in Word format, along with your salary and availability details.

Years of relevant experience 5+ years Education Level Bachelor's Degree About the Job DevOps Role (Jira, Jenkins or Nolio – specialist) Ability to apply complex principles, theories and concepts of the technical discipline and provide solutions to a wide range of complex tasks, - projects and problems – Advanced knowledge and proficiency with source control systems, preferably git – Experience using and configuring continuous integration tools (Hudson, Jenkins, etc.) Proficient with java based build systems and related tools (Maven, Nexus, etc.) Expertise developing in Java language Expert with scripting languages (python, perl, groovy etc.) Strong desire to automate build, test, deployment, and related activities. Able to collaborate and work effectively across multiple teams with varying skillsets. 3 month contract Please forward your CV in Word format, along with your availability and salary details.