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The Digital and Transformation Group is a unified group which brings together Digital, Change Portfolio and Working Age Services, combining our talents to propel digital innovation and drive transformational change across DWP. The Chief Operating Office, where this role sits, plays an essential part in driving Digital and Transformation Group forwards, providing an enterprise level view of all our delivery and ensuring we have the right people, processes and planning in place to support our ambitions and those of the wider DWP department. The role-holder will be specifically accountable for: Strategic Leadership of Digital and Transformation Capability & Capacity Lead the development of the long‑term blueprint for how Digital and Transformation will build and deploy capability, ensuring the organisation has the skills, structures and culture needed to deliver its strategic mission over the next decade. Workforce planning and talent Oversee the end‑to‑end processes that enable Digital and Transformation Group to grow, mobilise and optimise its 9,000‑strong workforce, balancing cost, capability and resilience in a complex labour market. Curate and champion an ecosystem of career pathways, development programmes, and skills to develop digital practitioners and talent across the Department Risk, Governance & Compliance Ensure robust governance and efficiency of external resources, commercial decisions and contractual arrangements, maintaining directorate-wide compliance with Civil Service recruitment principles and workforce strategies. Provide strategic assurance to the Executive Team and Director Generals through transparent, data‑driven oversight of resourcing patterns and risks. Budget Management Manage significant budgets, including a £14m recruitment spend, ensuring efficiency and value for money. It’s an exciting time to be part of DWP! Please see the candidate pack attached to the advert for more about this role and the Directorate priorities.

You will transform business requirements into secure, scalable, and future-proof architectures in this role. You’ll work in agile, collaborative environments to design and deliver services that meet user needs and strategic goals. You will guide stakeholders through technical decisions, ensuring alignment with governance and assurance processes, and championing continuous improvement and innovation. SFIA capability framework Skills for the Information Age (SFIA) version 8 is the technical framework that sets the standard capability and development of all levels in the Home Office. This is a link to the capability framework: . We use set SFIA technical skills to form our interview questions and we will assess you against these technical skills during the selection process. The essential skills listed above are reflective of the Home Office Government Digital and Data Profession Career Framework (based on the industry standard SFIA framework). Use the SFIA to understand what would be expected for each technical skills listed below. Strategic Planning (ITSP) – Level 3 Innovation (INOV) – Level 3 Enterprise and Business Architecture (STPL) – Level 3 Solution Architecture (ARCH) – Level 3 Consultancy (CNSL) – Level 3 Specialist Advice (TECH) – Level 3

As a Junior Business Analyst, you will receive support from more Senior Business Analysts and be responsible for the output. You will have a limited toolset, will work with others or under supervision, and support stakeholder relationship management. Key Responsibilities: Agile Working • Have experience of working in agile, including an awareness of agile tools and how to use them • Can advise colleagues on how and why agile methods are used and be able to provide a clear, open and transparent framework in which teams can deliver • Adapt, reflect and be resilient • Have the ability to see outside of the process • Able to identify and compare the best processes or delivery methods to use, including measuring and evaluating outcomes Business Analysis • Know how to investigate operational needs or problems and assist in the recommendation of service improvement and business solutions • Can contribute to recommendations to improve services and understand the importance of evidence-based design or analysis • Responsible for investigative work into problems and opportunities in existing and new services Business Modelling • Can model simple areas using established techniques and understand the purpose of this and its importance. • Can assist in complex modelling if required. Business Process Testing • Can model simple areas using established techniques and understand the purpose of this and its importance. • Can assist in complex modelling if required. Digital Perspective • Are responsive to changes in technology, adapting your approach accordingly • Can make decisions to meet user needs in the government context • Understand the importance of assisted digital and can design services and make decisions to meet users’ needs Enterprise and Business Architecture • Are aware of the target operating model. Innovation • Know about innovation and what it involves. Methods and tools • Have an understanding of the use of methods and tools. Requirements Definition and Management • Know about tools and techniques for determining requirements. • Can talk about the objectives of the business. Stakeholder Relationship Management • Know who your stakeholders are, what evidence is relevant to them and the importance of managing relationships with them. • Influences stakeholders and manages relationships effectively. Testing (business analysis) • Can execute test scripts under supervision. • Understand the role of testing and how it works in systems development. User Focus • Have an awareness or understanding of user experience analysis and its principles. • Can see the purpose of user stories and focus on user needs. Other duties • The post holder is required to work in a flexible way and undertake any other duties reasonably requested by line management which are commensurate with the grade and level of responsibility of this post.

The post holder’s key responsibilities and main duties are to: Enable the delivery of change to the catalogue of services offered by the ICT Team. Ensuring all change control processes are followed and help end users adopt new skills, behaviours and efficiencies to maximise the business benefit of improved ICT services. Actively maintain and support assurance process for the system. Providing technical advice and expertise to ICT Systems and Strategy Team Lead regarding specific roles and responsibilities as detailed. Deliver high quality support and advice by maintaining effective working relationships with key service stakeholders and users to the schools for a range of IT systems and services, many of which are business critical. Project manage and technically deliver all new builds/modifications/upgrades/overhauls to the System and provide leadership and guidance for System Engineers on installation, maintenance, configuration and support of servers and storage in DCS Hubs and MOD Schools and settings. Maintain, update and manage all technical documentation, including knowledge bases and configuration design documentation. Ensuring that all documents are current, up to date and available to maintain the System Security Accreditation process. Any additional duties supporting ICT System and Strategy and the wider IT support team when required. If you need to contact Defence Business Services (DBS) regarding this vacancy, please indicate that your vacancy is being handled by Resourcing Team 1. If you experience any technical difficulties with the CS Jobs system, please contact the Support Team at

This role is part of the Networks and Infrastructure (N&I) team within the Home Office, which is responsible for delivering and maintaining the organisation’s core infrastructure. The team handles a diverse range of systems, concepts, and technologies. This includes public cloud infrastructure deployment and management and Windows & Linux server technologies. They also manage server and service monitoring, infrastructure as code, immutable infrastructure, automation and serverless compute as well as public cloud provided services across several major public cloud vendors. The team collaborates extensively with other traditional infrastructure teams for connectivity and services as well as application teams to move legacy workloads to the cloud. This post offers the opportunity for skilled, ambitious applicants to work with a range of these technologies, particularly in public cloud, to develop their skills and career in Infrastructure Engineering within a large enterprise environment. Key Responsibilities Your main day to day responsibilities will be: Building, configuring, transitioning, administering and supporting infrastructure technologies and solutions such as: compute, storage, networking, physical infrastructure, software, cloud, commercial off the shelf (COTS) and open-source packages and solutions. Resolving technical problems, ensuring that technical solutions continue to meet business requirements taking accountability for actions taken and decisions made. Identifying the correct procedures and appropriate channels for resolution and monitor resolution activities and progress updates to users. Investigating faults in systems, processes and services, and advise on the implementation of appropriate solutions and preventative measures. Working collaboratively to ensure that a set of IT products, suppliers and vendors come together to deliver an IT service. Using logical designs created by technical architects and required standards, methods and tools (including prototyping tools where appropriate) to build infrastructure solutions. Working Pattern This role is available on a full-time basis with the option of working. This role is also suitable for working hours, with a minimum requirement to work 4days / 29hours per week due to business requirements. Like many organisations we need to maintain our services 24/7, therefore, on occasions there may be a requirement to work out of hours, for which you will be paid an additional allowance. Travel Occasional travel may be required to other Home Office locations on an ad hoc basis. Any associated costs will be reimbursed in line with Home Office policy.

Lead a geographically distributed team of: c300-400 FTE staff, contractors, managed services and strategic suppliers to: Lead the transition of new services delivered by the HMCTS Reform Programme into live service and establish future enhancements of new services in line with DTS, HMCTS and Justice Digital’s strategic objectives. You will be accountable for the service delivery and performance of the Digital Delivery team, providing assurance to HMCTS ExT and MoJ Senior Stakeholders that appropriate governance as been applied. Manage delivery and development of key applications and continuous improvement of new applications following their deployment, identifying, managing and being accountable for strategic risk management and real-term benefits realisation. Including the delivery of the necessary changes for Leveson and release in error initiatives – key strategic initiatives of the MOJ. Provide application support services that maintain and enhance the technical products that deliver HMCTS’ services to staff, the judiciary, professional users and customers. This includes ensuring the capability to manage current and new services. Using Project Management Methodologies (in particular aligning to NISTA principles), lead on and deliver the wider Digitalisation of the Civil Jurisdiction. This will be a significant programme of work managing several critical digital projects simultaneously. Acting as a change champion within the HMCTS and Justice Digital space, you will be a positive role model within the senior leadership community a visible advocate representing the technology workstream with Board Level senior officials, Ministers and external partners. Support the CDIO in leading the directorate and delivering the HMCTS Digital Strategy

Responsible for the delivery of Digital vendor contract management; co-ordinate and streamline all activities related to contract management and renewals, including, adherence to renewal timelines, and ensuring streamlined processes are in place and effective. Specifically the role-holder will: Lead, manage and shape the vendor and contract management strategy and governance and risk profiles Work across multi-disciplinary areas to establish right vendor and contract management strategy and framework across variety of accounts (gold, silver, bronze) across our Ofgem technology portfolio. Apply best judgement – ability to work together as a team and independently Proactively manage vendors and third parties, handling difficult situations; and negotiations Work with stakeholders to write-up tenders, working with Procurement to conduct and negotiate to get best value, and ensure fair competitions and best performing partners for Ofgem Evaluate risks and make suitable judgement on solutions for vendor management Hold staff to account for following vendor management framework and governance Project Manage or provide direction on key initiatives which involve third party and vendor management to ensue we get best value for money, best approaches for ways forward. Ensure we are getting the most out of our relationships Direct, lead, coordinate teams to manage vendors and third parties across their projects; Manage SLAs, contract lifecycle, performance, evaluating performance; renegotiations of contracts; KPIs, dashboards, and co-ordinate and oversee the tracking of contract level spend in tandem with contract managers, performing the tracking on critical contracts as necessary, including cross-charges Show a commitment to user-centric service delivery

The Role This post sits within the Senior Software Engineer job family and provides specialist expertise in Python and AI/ML engineering day-today. In this role, you will design, build, maintain and support robust software solutions that underpin our digital products and internal services. You will be responsible for developing and operating scalable data pipelines, APIs and cloud-native infrastructure, and for applying AI/ML techniques, including OCR, large language models and computer vision, to automate processes and improve efficiency. Working across the full delivery lifecycle, you will contribute to discovery, design, implementation, testing, deployment and ongoing support. You will collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams, ensuring solutions are secure, reliable, maintainable and aligned to architectural and engineering standards, while continuously improving performance and user outcomes. On a typical day you will… - Design, build, and operate scalable ETL and data pipelines handling structured and unstructured data for AI/ML workloads. - Develop and maintain robust API services, including FastAPI, RESTful APIs, WebSockets, model-serving endpoints, integrating AI/ML capabilities with existing digital platforms. - Implement authentication/authorisation using JWT, OAuth 2.0, API keys, and maintain API versioning and documentation. - Deploy and operate cloud-native infrastructure using AWS Lambda, S3, RDS/Aurora, SQS, IAM, CloudWatch, with infrastructure-as-code tools: CDK, Terraform, CloudFormation. - Containerize applications using Docker, orchestrate with Kubernetes (EKS/ECS), and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines. - Implement monitoring and observability using CloudWatch, Grafana, telemetry frameworks, including experiment tracking tools like MLflow and Weights & Biases. - Research, prototype, and implement AI/ML solutions using Transformers/Hugging Face, PyTorch, OpenCV, PIL/Pillow, YOLO, including LoRA/QLoRA fine-tuning, RLHF, and -multi-modal AI/ML systems. - Collaborate with team members to optimize platform and AI/ML workflow performance, reliability, and scalability. - Ensure compliance with security, accessibility, performance, and operational standards. - Participate in agile ceremonies, contribute to team knowledge-sharing, and support process improvements. - Support disaster recovery procedures and maintain high-availability, resilient system standards.

You will work on the core infrastructure of the application, primarily using a range of AWS services and Cloud-formation to manage our infrastructure. Our core stack includes React, Node.js, and Postgres. You will be responsible for the reliability, scalability, and performance of these systems. We are seeking a candidate with deep experience in AWS infrastructure management. Your work will include managing our cloud infrastructure (AWS), monitoring and responding to any performance issues, building and managing CI/CD pipelines, and overseeing testing and deployment processes. There will also be opportunities to engage directly with stakeholders across government, and to help shape the technical choices we make. You can expect to have responsibility to: Build, manage, and scale reliable, secure, and performant cloud infrastructure, taking responsibility for the quality of your code and configurations. Decide and evolve how we structure and manage our data, with a focus on database reliability, security, and scalability. Be a confident communicator, able to bridge the gap between the technical and non-technical team members to build the right product.

As a Test Engineer, you’ll help us deliver high-quality products that keep the country safe. You’ll join a specialist team where you’ll handle both functional and non-functional testing, explore fresh methodologies, mentor colleagues, and champion quality in everything we build. You will also: develop and execute thorough test plans to ensure our products are reliable and high-quality build, adopt, and improve automated test frameworks to provide fast, scalable feedback for complex platform capabilities champion testing and quality engineering by refining processes and helping teams reach the best outcomes collaborate with developers, analysts, product managers, and colleagues across the organisation to embed test engineering into our development approach work with external partners, vendors, and clients to support joint testing activities, integrate third-party tools, and ensure compatibility with external systems This role may involve occasional travel around the country to attend training sessions or events several times a year. This may include day trips to other regional sites, for example.

At CGI, we’re shaping the future of public safety by delivering innovative, high-impact technology solutions that protect communities and enhance the services citizens rely on every day. As a Senior Solution Architect Strategist within our Public Safety Growth team, you’ll play a pivotal role in defining and delivering solution strategies that transform how government and emergency services operate. You’ll have the freedom to drive innovation, take ownership of strategic initiatives, and collaborate with clients to deliver measurable value across the UK’s most critical programmes. Here, you’ll be empowered to make a real difference—both for society and for your own professional growth. 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. Whilst this is a hybrid position it will involve travel to clients and other CGI offices as required.

The post holder’s key responsibilities and main duties are to: Enable the delivery of change to the catalogue of services offered by the ICT Team. Ensuring all change control processes are followed and help end users adopt new skills, behaviours and efficiencies to maximise the business benefit of improved ICT services. To actively maintain and support the Assurance process for the System. Providing technical advice and expertise to ICT Systems and Strategy Team Lead regarding specific roles and responsibilities as detailed. Deliver high quality support and advice by maintaining effective working relationships with key service stakeholders and users to the schools for a range of IT systems and services, many of which are business critical. Project manage and technically deliver all new builds/modifications/upgrades/overhauls to the System and provide leadership and guidance for System Engineers on installation, maintenance, configuration and support of servers and storage in DCS Hubs and MOD Schools and settings. Maintaining, updating and managing all technical documentation, including knowledge bases and configuration design documentation. Ensuring that all documents are current, up to date and available to maintain the System Security Accreditation process. Any additional duties supporting SO1 ICT System and Strategy and the wider IT support team when required. If you need to contact Defence Business Services (DBS) regarding this vacancy, please indicate that your vacancy is being handled by Resourcing Team 1. If you experience any technical difficulties with the CS Jobs system, please contact the Support Team at Personal Qualities The Senior Systems Engineer ROW will possess excellent communication skills and be able to develop and maintain a good working relationship with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders. They will adopt an innovative and flexible approach to solving problems, be a self-motivator who can demonstrate initiative and be able to manage to strict and demanding deadlines. You will have high standards of professional integrity, be resilient, determined, confident and energetic. They will be committed to the delivery of excellent customer service, with the ability to adapt the approach as the situation demands and be able to develop a knowledge of a range of subjects. The post holder will be an inclusive leader and be visible, approachable and accessible. They will be an excellent coach and mentor. Other Duties The post holder is required to work in a flexible way and undertake any other duties reasonably requested by line management which are commensurate with the grade and level of responsibility of this post.

To oversee the reliable daily delivery of the right information technology products and services to users and to the business that give us advantage over our adversaries; To understand the wider technology landscape in use and planned across MOD, wider UK Government and by our partners and allies, and find opportunities to collaborate and integrate; On behalf of the Director, to continuously evaluate and evolve DI’s technology and data blueprint which provides the headmarks for multiple multi-million pound delivery programmes, to ensure the blueprint enables us to pull through innovation that will give us advantage; and to understand how the programmes are delivering against the blueprint; To advise the Director on investment decisions in technology and data for DI; To assure and coordinate cyber and information security for DI; To represent DI and provide thought leadership on information technology in MOD, cross government and international forums; To lead the digital function within Defence Intelligence, coordinating and cohering with wider digital functional leads across MOD, and delivering priority functional objectives according to the direction of MOD Chief Information Officer; To provide oversight of the design and implementation of continuous improvements to our technology, wherever possible using our partners’ and allies’ solutions. It is a highly complex landscape, with delivery through multiple large programmes owned elsewhere.

The Innovation, Science and Technology (IS&T) team works across the Agency and in close partnership with law enforcement and national security organisations to understand how adversaries exploit emerging technologies for criminal purposes, and to apply science and technology to counter those threats. The team also supports the development of new operational capabilities and drives the responsible adoption of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence. A typical day in TRACER may involve engaging with operational teams to understand their challenges, conducting discovery work to develop a deep understanding of complex problems, commissioning research, and designing experiments or prototypes. The role also includes consulting with industry partners, collaborating with academia and other government science and technology teams, and presenting evidence‑based options to strategic governance boards to inform and shape investment decisions. This breadth of activity demands a diverse and inclusive workforce. We therefore welcome candidates from a wide range of backgrounds, with different perspectives and ways of thinking, to ensure we continue to operate with creativity, ingenuity and impact. Job Duties and Responsibilities Research, design and deliver innovative solutions to complex problems by leading discovery activity, designing experiments, and translating insight into practical, testable outcomes. Clearly communicate complex problems and solutions to a wide range of stakeholders, including operational teams, technical specialists, and senior decision‑makers. Lead and manage multiple workstreams, ensuring delivery to agreed standards, timelines and budgets, while continuously identifying opportunities to improve processes and ways of working. Provide effective project oversight, coordinating activity across teams and partners to ensure successful delivery of innovation initiatives. Work closely with NCA Commercial to identify, secure and manage commercial arrangements with leading private‑sector specialists and subject matter experts. Support the creation of commercial contracts that enable innovation activity to proceed at pace, ensuring open and fair competition and value for money. Develop evidence‑based recommendations by synthesising research findings, experimentation results and operational insight to inform future priorities and investment decisions. Support the development of key artefacts, including outline and strategic business cases, and contribute to communications strategies to engage and influence key stakeholders. Produce clear, high‑quality documentation that captures analysis, decisions and rationale, supporting transparency and governance. Manage innovation resources on a day‑to‑day basis, including subcontractors, ensuring appropriate tasking, performance management and capability development. Provide support to Innovation, Science and Technology Leads, contributing flexibly to team priorities and project delivery as required. Manage and oversee a responsive cloud‑based experimentation environment, including servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics and intelligence capabilities. Develop workplans and task team members to deliver prototyping, alpha and beta deployments, overseeing testing, experimentation and cost modelling to support informed decision‑making.

We are looking for effective technical delivery project management professionals who have proven experience of managing multi-disciplinary project teams to deliver change across medium to large complex projects. You will be instrumental in ensuring delivery of the agreed outputs, ensuring appropriate Benefits Realisation Strategy is in place to monitor long term delivery of benefits. Your responsibilities will encompass the day-to-day management and leadership of technical project teams and line management of project managers. You will provide effective leadership and management controls, set project controls, design the project structure and organisation appropriate to stage and set appropriate delivery methodologies while managing effective transition between project phases. You will be responsible for driving and overseeing the delivery of projects including budget management to ensure the objectives are clearly defined and achieved within the agreed time, cost and quality constraints. You will have a key role in project governance and working with stakeholders, to ensure the agreed project outputs are delivered to enable benefits to be realised. Moreover, you will be a driving force in fostering a culture of efficiency, effectiveness, and ambition within the directorate and beyond, challenging conventional thinking, and stimulating innovative solutions. Duties and Responsibilities Delivery - Create and lead the project to optimise delivery of agreed outcomes within time, cost and quality constraints and enabling benefit realisation. Project Management and Team Leadership - Day-to-day management and leadership of the project and the multi-disciplinary project teams. Provide effective leadership and management controls. Set project controls. Design the project structure and organisation appropriate to stage. Set appropriate delivery methodologies. Manage effective transition between project phases. Project Performance and Controls - Cascade vision and translate into delivery objectives for the team. Develop and maintain Project Plans. Identify and set appropriate Project Controls. Manage performance and report progress to sponsors. Performance manage cross-functional teams and suppliers to deliver to time cost and performance. Deliver projects in line with established government and Agency standards. Supply Change Management - Knowledge and experience of securing contracts and management. To ensure effective, fit for purpose, supply change arrangements. Experience of managing supplier performance. Business Case - Review business cases with input from specialists as necessary. Budget - Develop and manage complex budgets and track delivery. Good understanding of financial controls, procurement processes and techniques. Resources - Identify skill requirements; and deploy and develop resources. Manage medium sized team. Ensure/negotiate resource commitment from different business areas. Benefits Realisation - Deliver the agreed business case benefits and outcomes. Ensure appropriate Benefits Realisation Strategy is in place, and monitor longer term delivery of benefits against the business case. Stakeholder Management - Identify and manage stakeholder relationships and need for senior level support. Manage internal and external relationships as appropriate. Risks & Issues - Identify and manage complex business and technology risks and issues. Develop mitigating actions to unblock and escalate as appropriate. Identify and work with related projects to manage inter-dependencies. Governance - Support effective governance and decision making. Provide reporting and engage in mechanisms that hold you, as Project Manager, to account for delivery. Assurance - Engage with assurance reviews and support action on recommendations. Organise assurance processes such as gateway reviews, as required. Change Management - Ensure effective Change Management processes are in place to agree and document changes to deliverables as agreed with stakeholders. Guidance & Support - Provide support, guidance and coaching for the project team. Show commitment to personal development. Promote effective individual and team performance. Contribution to the Profession - Commit to contribute to events and initiatives that improve the project and programme delivery profession capabilities and standards within the Agency.

As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Database Specialist), you will work in an Agile fast-paced environment helping to deliver and maintain database products and solutions. Already a skilled Practitioner and role model, you will ensure best practices are adhered to and guide teams on how to deliver and support quality database products. In addition, you will be responsible for the design, implementation, configuration, maintenance of critical database platforms in the cloud and on-premise, to ensure the availability and consistent performance of our products and services within agreed service levels.