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Job title: Junior Technical Architect Location: London - Hybrid Contract Length: 12 months Sector: Public Sector The Role We are looking for a Junior Technical Architect to join a major Public Sector programme on a 12-month contract. You will work closely with architects, developers and multidisciplinary technical teams to analyse technical challenges, develop appropriate solutions and support architectural decision-making throughout the delivery lifecycle. The role will involve contributing to technical designs, architectural representations, strategy, roadmaps, governance and assurance. You will develop an understanding of the wider organisational strategy and how your architectural work supports delivery teams in enabling change. Key Responsibilities * Work closely with developers, architects and other technical professionals when designing appropriate technical solutions. * Undertake structured analysis of technical issues and translate findings into appropriate technical designs and solutions. * Gather relevant information to inform architectural decisions and clearly explain the reasoning behind design choices. * Contribute to design discussions and support architectural decision-making within multidisciplinary teams. * Identify opportunities to reuse existing components, technologies and established architectural patterns. * Understand the work of others within the team and contribute positively to team dynamics, collaboration and feedback. * Develop an understanding of the overall organisational strategy and how architectural work supports its delivery. * Identify relevant information that can inform architectural work, including strategies, roadmaps, policies, standards, patterns and emerging technical trends. * Understand how architectural work supports delivery teams and enables organisational and technology change. * Create and use appropriate architecture representations for defined audiences, including both technical and non-technical stakeholders. * Gather, structure and explain information to be incorporated into architecture representations and technical documentation. * Communicate architectural decisions, designs and their rationale clearly to relevant stakeholders. * Align technical designs with the work being undertaken by other architects, developers and technical professionals. * Track emerging technologies, architectural patterns, strategies and roadmaps to identify potential opportunities and risks. * Produce technical designs with appropriately managed levels of risk, impact and complexity. * Provide guidance and support to delivery teams using technical designs throughout the delivery lifecycle. * Adapt technical designs where required as delivery progresses. * Apply appropriate architectural principles, standards, patterns, policies and constraints to technical designs. * Support the development and implementation of technical strategies, visions and roadmaps aligned with organisational objectives. * Understand how organisational objectives influence the design and development of technical strategy. * Explain the purpose and application of strategy, standards, patterns, policies, roadmaps, vision and mission statements within an architectural environment. * Challenge requirements and assumptions constructively where appropriate and identify opportunities to improve technical solutions. * Identify and address relevant architectural risks, including business, data, technology and security considerations. * Understand and engage with architectural governance and assurance processes relevant to your work. Key Experience & Skills * Experience contributing to technical architecture, solution design or technical design within a technology environment. * Experience working closely with developers, engineers, architects and other technical professionals. * Understanding of architectural principles, standards, patterns and technical design practices. * Ability to analyse technical requirements and translate them into appropriate technical designs or solutions. * Ability to gather and assess information to support architectural decisions. * Understanding of how technical architecture supports wider organisational strategy and enables change. * Awareness of strategies, roadmaps, policies, standards and technical trends and how they influence architectural work. * Ability to create and communicate architecture representations and technical-design documentation for both technical and non-technical audiences. * Ability to explain the reasoning behind architectural design decisions. * Understanding of architectural risk, governance and assurance. * Understanding of technology strategy, roadmaps and the technology delivery lifecycle. * Awareness of how organisational objectives link to technology and architecture strategy. * Understanding of the purpose and application of architectural strategies, standards, patterns, policies, roadmaps, vision and mission statements. * Strong communication and collaboration skills, with an understanding of team dynamics and the importance of constructive feedback. * Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary delivery teams. * Ability to challenge requirements and assumptions constructively and contribute to architectural decision-making. This is an excellent opportunity for a developing Technical Architect to gain experience within a complex Public Sector environment, working closely with experienced architects, developers and technical delivery teams while developing their capability across technical design, strategy, governance and architectural decision-making. 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: Full Stack Developer - Azure Cloud Contract: 12 months Location: London - Hybrid Start Date: ASAP IR35: Inside IR35 Sector: Public Sector We are currently recruiting for an experienced Full Stack Developer to support a major Public Sector technology programme based in London. The successful candidate will work across the full application-development lifecycle, designing and delivering modern cloud-native solutions using Azure, Vue.js, C#/.NET and modern frontend technologies. Key Responsibilities * Design, develop and maintain scalable full-stack applications within Microsoft Azure. * Develop cloud-native solutions using Azure Functions, App Services, Key Vault and Azure Monitor. * Design and build enterprise backend services using C# and .NET 10. * Develop and integrate secure, scalable REST APIs. * Build modern frontend applications using Vue.js, TypeScript and JavaScript. * Integrate frontend applications with backend APIs and cloud services. * Apply cloud-native design principles across application architecture and development. * Support application monitoring, troubleshooting and performance optimisation. * Use AI development agents and tooling as part of the day-to-day software-development workflow. * Work closely with architects, engineers, product teams and other stakeholders throughout the development lifecycle. * Develop solutions that support complex healthcare workflows and interoperability requirements. * Ensure software is delivered in accordance with relevant regulatory, security and quality standards. Essential Skills & Experience * Strong commercial experience as a Full Stack Developer / Application Developer. * Strong hands-on Microsoft Azure experience, including: o Azure Functions o Azure App Services o Azure Key Vault o Azure Monitor o Cloud-native application design * Strong development experience with C# and .NET 10. * Strong experience designing and developing REST APIs. * Enterprise backend engineering experience. * Strong frontend development experience using Vue.js. * Frontend development experience using TypeScript and/or JavaScript. * Experience developing modern, accessible user interfaces and reusable frontend components. * Confident and experienced use of AI development agents and tools within the software-development lifecycle. * Strong understanding of healthcare workflows and interoperability patterns. * Experience delivering software within complex or regulated environments. Desirable Skills & Experience * Experience within regulated healthcare or medical-device software environments. * Knowledge of standards including: o ISO 13485 o ISO 14971 o IEC 62304 * Experience integrating with healthcare APIs and interoperability services. * Experience delivering applications within large-scale Public Sector environments. * Strong understanding of security, monitoring and operational support within Azure. 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: Front End Developer (Vue.js / React) Contract: 12 months Location: London - Hybrid Start Date: ASAP IR35: Inside IR35 Sector: Public Sector We are currently recruiting for an experienced Front End Developer to support a major Public Sector digital programme based in London. The successful candidate will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to design, develop and improve accessible, user-centred digital services. The role requires strong frontend engineering experience, excellent knowledge of modern web-development standards and a particular focus on Vue.js and/or React, accessibility and collaborative Agile delivery. Key Responsibilities * Work closely with designers, researchers, developers and other disciplines to develop designs and working prototypes based on user needs. * Develop frontend software components that form part of wider digital products and services. * Build modern, maintainable user interfaces using Vue.js and/or React. * Write clean, well-tested and maintainable code that follows modern web standards. * Build user interfaces in accordance with predefined design and development standards. * Apply modern frontend-development standards and support other engineers in adopting them. * Champion accessibility throughout the development lifecycle. * Provide design and technical feedback to reduce the risk of accessibility issues. * Recommend appropriate tools and approaches for accessibility testing. * Work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams and build strong working relationships. * Coach, mentor and support junior developers. * Participate in Agile delivery and help identify and address issues through team health checks and continuous improvement. * Manage stakeholder expectations and communicate effectively across technical and non-technical audiences. * Adapt communication and feedback depending on the audience and situation. * Facilitate or moderate difficult technical or stakeholder discussions where required. * Identify issues within team dynamics and work proactively with colleagues to resolve them. * Understand the wider impact of technical and design decisions. * Make informed decisions across different levels of risk and complexity. * Help resolve technical disagreements between engineering teams and wider stakeholders. * Contribute to frontend engineering strategy, standards, policies and ways of working. Essential Skills & Experience * Strong commercial experience as a Front End Developer / Front End Engineer / Software Developer. * Strong hands-on experience with Vue.js and/or React. * Strong understanding of modern frontend-development principles and web standards. * Experience developing reusable, maintainable frontend components. * Strong knowledge of accessibility and accessible web development. * Experience applying accessibility standards throughout design and development. * Experience testing frontend applications and user interfaces. * Strong understanding of user-centred design and developing services around user needs. * Experience working within multidisciplinary Agile teams. * Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills. * Experience working collaboratively with designers, researchers, developers and other technical disciplines. * Ability to coach and mentor less experienced developers. * Strong problem-solving and decision-making capability. * Experience contributing to technical standards and engineering best practice. Desirable Skills & Experience * Previous experience delivering digital services within the Public Sector. * Experience working on large-scale or high-profile digital transformation programmes. * Experience supporting accessibility assessments and remediation. * Experience contributing to frontend-development strategy, standards or engineering policies. * Experience facilitating technical discussions across multiple teams and stakeholder groups. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Years of relevant experience 5+ years Education Level Bachelor's Degree Career Level Experienced (Non-Manager) DevOps Developer We are currently seeking a DevOPS Developer engineer to take on the responsibility of the Systems Administration role/department. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years commercial experience of managing large and diverse systems with a specialism and focus towards LAMP based systems. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced DevOPS to join our expanding team, managing our servers. You must have performance tuning experience with Linux (preferably Centos 6.X), Apache 2.X, MySQL 5.X and PHP 5.X. Overview: We currently develop and host a bespoke high performance e-commerce platform on behalf of our established clients. Server setups vary from single dedicated servers to a load-balanced web nodes with database active-passive cluster. The infrastructure is managed hosting with 2 providers and over 30 servers. What You Will Be Doing: The successful candidate will reactively and proactively manage and monitor the infrastructure and ensure any issues are investigated in a timely manner either first hand or delegated to the hosting provider depending on the priority/severity of the issue. Based in Central London and reporting to the Tech Director, the DevOPS will work close with the development team to ensure a dynamic, robust, and scalable infrastructure to support our platform, 'Aurora'. On a daily basis you will be responsible for the smooth running of Aurora Commerce production and development servers What You Need for this Position: Required Technologies with performance tuning experience: Linux – preferably Centos 6.X Apache 2.X MySQL 5.X PHP5.X Required Skills: *Solid Linux systems engineering/administration experience *At least 5 years experience working in a high traffic, production web based environment *Experience with 24/7 Linux based web operations environment *A good understanding of: HTTP and HTTPS DNS TCP/IP Networking principles Firewalls rules and configuration Experience of virtualisation technologies and virtualisation management (KVM, VMware, AWS) *Strong verbal and written communications skills. These include proficiency in documentation, and creating policies, procedures, and standards Advantageous but Not Essential (nice to have): Varnish Memcached Redis Sphinx VSFTP SVN Redhat Clustering GFS NFS Salary will be in the range £40K - £55K Please send your CV in Word format, along with your salary and availability details.

Years of relevant experience 2+ years Education Level Bachelor's Degree About the Job Our Client is looking to recruit a C# .net Software Developer with SQL skills. The Client produces information for the Oil and Gas industry and you will be involved in helping their clients and team visualise and interact with the company's research data. Required Skills · .net 4, c# , asp.net · MS SQL (Working with and developing relational databases in SQL) · Stored procedures, Functions, SSIS · HTML,CSS · Web Services · Java script · Jquery, AJAX, XML Desirable Skills · GIS · Business Intelligent Tools eg. Logi,Tablae This is a full time position where our Client is seeking someone with about 3 to 5 years' experience with C# Dot Net with MS SQL Server software development. You will be involved in developing a reporting tool for clients to be able to login to and turn a query into a visual and interactive representation of the results. C# Dot Net development. Support modelling and forecasting processes work with the consulting and management teams to understand what they want to achieve and advise them regarding a stepped approach to achieving this goal. Support the development of new products to improve internal efficiency and to better service client needs Introduce and implement new IT software and architecture. Key skills required: · C# Dot Net with SQL · R (Preference) This is a permanent position based in the City. Please send your CV in MS Word format, along with your availability and salary expectations.

Technical Architect for Content Management System CMS – Canary Wharf, London 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, London. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your daily rate and availability.