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The key responsibilities of the role are: Strategic data planning: Leading strategic data transformation across the education and care sectors, ensuring that our data strategy supports effective public service delivery including the departmental mission of Opportunity for all, and ensuring alignment with government-wide data standards. Enterprise Data Leadership and AI: Provide strategic oversight of the Department’s data architecture to ensure it is robust, secure, interoperable, and scalable ensuring the Department’s data architecture supports its strategy, innovation, data-sharing and AI objectives. Data Governance Leadership: Drive excellent data governance, ensuring an appropriate level of risk tolerance. Ensure compliance with relevant data protection, privacy, security, and transparency regulations such as GDPR. Data Risk Management: Create an environment where risk standards, policies and processes are valued, enabling data to be used and shared while protected. Data Innovation: work with Ministers and policy and delivery officials to identify and implement innovations in how data can support policymaking and drive delivery of outcomes for children and adult learners, and represent the Department in cross-government data initiatives and collaborate with other departments to share best practices and drive consistency. Data Capability Building: Ensure the Department has the specialist data skills it needs and champion a culture of data literacy and evidence-based decision-making across the Department.

Security Vetting Officer Location: Hatfield Office (Secure Area) SC Clearance Required: Must have been resident in the UK for the past 5 years and be willing to undergo government and customer-specific security clearance. Overview We are seeking a highly responsible and detail-oriented Security Vetting Officer to join our secure operations team in Hatfield. This role is pivotal in safeguarding our organisation and customers by ensuring that only appropriately cleared individuals gain access to sensitive environments. It requires a high level of integrity, sound judgement, and the ability to work with discretion and professionalism. You will be confident using computer systems, including Microsoft Office, and possess strong communication skills - both written and verbal. A proactive mindset, excellent organisational skills, and a commitment to continuous learning are essential. About the Team You'll join a small, trusted team operating within a secure area of our Hatfield office. The team is responsible for managing and processing security vetting applications for individuals requiring access to government and customer sites. You'll work from a defined screening policy and use a range of secure systems and third-party tools to assess applications, verify information, and make informed decisions. Full training will be provided, but the role demands a high level of personal accountability, attention to detail, and the ability to manage sensitive information with the utmost confidentiality. Key Responsibilities * Process and progress security clearance applications, proactively chasing outstanding information to avoid delays. * Monitor and manage government security clearances (CTC, SC, DV) via the UKSV portal (NSVS), ensuring compliance with national security protocols and internal policies. * Make evidence-based, risk-informed decisions on clearance outcomes in line with policy and vetting frameworks. * Conduct background checks and validate applicant information using secure third-party systems. * Maintain accurate and up-to-date records across multiple secure platforms. * Respond to queries via Microsoft Teams, email, and telephone, often requiring clarification and follow-up. * Compile and present management information reports using Microsoft Excel. * Contribute to team meetings and continuous improvement initiatives. * Uphold strict confidentiality and always adhere to data protection and information security standards. Skills & Experience * Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook). * Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities. * Demonstrated experience in administrative or compliance-focused roles with a high degree of accuracy. * Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills. * Analytical thinker with a proactive, problem-solving approach. * Proven ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and professionalism. Risk and Compliance Impact Security Vetting Officers play a critical role in national and organisational security. Their decisions directly impact who is granted access to sensitive environments. Errors in judgement or process can result in reputational damage, legal non-compliance, and increased risk of insider threats. This role is a specialist function requiring a high level of trust, responsibility, and alignment with government security standards. 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 up to a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds. Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.

Senior IT Security Officer 6 Month Contract - ASAP start Birmingham - 3 days on site Inside IR35 £500 - £550 This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced and proactive IT Security professional to play a critical role in the management and continuous improvement of the Security Operations function through safeguarding the information and technology systems. This company is at the heart of the British transport network and are considered as a huge part within the UK's expansion plans. As the company continues to grow, they are looking to bring on a Senior IT Security Officer to keep up with the high demand. In this varied role you will be accountable for a broad range of Security Operations activities, including proactive monitoring, incident response, threat and vulnerability management, managing the external Security Operations Centre (SOC) partnership and developing security capabilities. You will also play a key part in providing expert technical advice for risk assessments and compliance initiatives. The ideal candidate will possess strong experience in managing and delivering security operations, including planning vulnerability assessments and penetration testing, investigating security breaches, maintaining operational security processes, maturity assessments and actively contributing technical expertise to risk management. An understanding of ISO27001 and Power BI would be beneficial and having previous experience with government policies such as GovAssure or Secure by Design. This is a fantastic opportunity to directly impact the security and resilience of a major national infrastructure project, manage key security functions, and promote a culture of security, compliance, and identity across a critical programme. The Role: Lead Security Operations (SecOps). Manage SOC and build capabilities. Advise on risk assessments. Ensure security compliance. 3 Days onsite in Birmingham The Person: Experience managing penetration testing and breach investigation. Able to advise on risk and conduct maturity assessments. Have an understanding of ISO27001 and Power BI. Desirable to have familiarity with GovAssure/Secure by Design Reference Number: BBBH To apply for this role or for to be considered for further roles, please click "Apply Now" or contact Tom McLaughlin at Rise Technical Recruitment This vacancy is being advertised by Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd. The services of Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd are that of an Employment Agency Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd regrets to inform that our client can only accept applications from engineering candidates who have a valid legal permit or right to work in the United Kingdom. Potential candidates who do not have this right or permit, or are pending an application to obtain this right or permit should not apply as your details will not be processed.

The post-holder will: act as principal adviser to the Chancellor, Prime Minister and Treasury Ministers on the macroeconomy, fiscal policy and growth, as well as the macroeconomic and microeconomic implications of wider policy issues; lead the Treasury’s relationships with the monetary and markets side of the Bank of England (including attendance at the Monetary Policy Committee and acting as Accounting Officer for the Reserves), the Office for Budget Responsibility, the Debt Management Office and its relations with the markets, and international institutions including the IMF, the OECD (as they relate to the UK economy) and chair the G20 Framework Working group; provide strong leadership to two Treasury Groups, compromising 200 staff, and collectively to the whole department as a member of EMB, alongside their Director General and Permanent Secretary colleagues; champion economics in government as head of the Government Economic Service (GES), acting as a credible and authentic leader within the economics field, and provide professional leadership for economists and analysts across HM Treasury, and for the economic analyses they undertake. The post-holder reports directly to the Permanent Secretary.

Job Title: Technical Consultant Location: Home Based Salary: Highly Competitive + Bonus Job type: Full Time, Permanent About the role; As a Technical Consultant, you will be part of the Technical Delivery team. The Microsoft Cloud platforms are central to our business strategy, and this role will require you to architect and deploy solutions within Microsoft 365 and Azure. You will design, plan, execute and complete projects according to agreed deadlines and within budget. Who are we? TSG (Technology Services Group) are a Managed IT Services provider supporting businesses UK wide with their technology solutions. As a Microsoft Partner we are committed to delivering excellence for our customers alongside investing in our colleagues to provide them with the knowledge and tools required to deliver great results. TSG are one of the few Microsoft Partners in the UK who hold all six Microsoft designations, and one of the only partners who specialise in mid-market. Our commitment to excellence for our customers and employees is backed by our consistent world class NPS score of +80 and our accreditation as a 'Great Place to Work' in addition to being placed on the 'UK's Best Workplaces in Tech' list in both 2024 and again in 2025. Our guiding principles of Team TSG, Service Excellence and Shared growth are at the heart of everything we do. Job responsibilities will include, but are not limited to; Design and implement technical solutions predominately within Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure Design authority for Project Delivery team Pre-project liaison with customers / Client Success Managers / Client Directors and Technical Specialists to agree objectives Prepare technical plans and execution of plan to completion with customer acceptance Hardware and software installations based primarily around Microsoft / Hewlett Packard technologies at customer sites UK Wide Document all project work to a high standard Maintain awareness of new and emerging technologies Assist with post-installation issues where required About you: Knowledge, Skills & Experience; Educated to degree level or equivalent At least one Microsoft Azure certification - preferably Microsoft Azure Architect Expert (AZ303/304 or AZ104/305) Current or working towards; Microsoft Expert, CCNA, VCP or equivalent qualification would be desirable Prince2 Foundation/Practitioner or other project management qualifications would be a distinct advantage Significant experience in a similar role Proven effective communication and influencing skills Excellent knowledge of current IT Technologies Excellent knowledge of the following technologies; Microsoft Azure, Azure IAAS, PAAS, Storage and Networking, Identity and Authentication (MFA), Azure HA/DR, scaling and backup, Azure Monitor Microsoft 365 Threat Protection, Identity and Access Management, Device and Application Management, Information Protection, Compliance, Email and Teams Microsoft Windows Serve (up to at least 2024) Virtualisation - Microsoft Hyper-V, VMware Microsoft desktop operating systems - Windows 11 etc LAN technologies - switching, routing, VLANs etc. (hardware to include HPE, Cisco.) WAN technologies - routers, firewalls (hardware to include Sophos, Cisco, Draytek.) Private Cloud infrastructure - Private and IAAS also including hybrid deployments Antivirus (Preferably Microsoft Defender and Sophos Endpoint) Backup Technologies - Datto, Veeam, Azure. Experience with; Azure Automation, Azure CLI, PowerShell scripting Azure DevOps, including Automation Kubernetes and Docker HPE Server and SAN infrastructure Benefits; 25 days annual leave + public holidays, rising with length of service Employee benefits trust Company bonus scheme Life assurance 4 x Salary Contributory pension scheme at 4% matched Healthcare and cash plan Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme Cycle to work scheme Employee discounts Employee assistance programme Paid CSR Days Company sick pay and income protection cover Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay Employee recognition scheme Eyecare vouchers Discounted gym membership Long service rewards Please click on the APPLY button to be redirected to our website to complete your application. Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: IT Technical Consultant, IT Support, Technical Consultant, Technical & Training Consultant, Cybersecurity Consultant, Cybersecurity Technical Consultant, Business Intelligence Technical Advisor, Technical Advisor, Technical Specialist, Data Architect, Business Consultant, Networking and Security Consultant, Data Migration Consultant, Technical Implementation Consultant, Technical Support Advisor, Technical Service Delivery Advisor may also be considered for this role.

IT Sales Consultant Newark-on-Trent £30,000 to £34,000 per annum + Uncapped Commission (Realistic earnings £60,000-£85,000+) + Car/Allowance + Benefits Excellent opportunity for an IT Sales professional to join a fast growing technology provider offering uncapped earning potential, long term career development and the chance to work with a wide range of business customers across multiple sectors. This company delivers IT services, cloud solutions, hosted telephony and managed print to organisations across the UK. With continued growth across the group, they are now looking for an experienced IT Sales Consultant to manage and grow a key client base while also generating new opportunities within your territory. In this role you will work with existing customers to secure renewals, identify opportunities for expansion and cross selling, and provide consultative advice based on a strong understanding of their business needs. You will also generate new IT support contracts through prospecting, meetings, events and networking. You will be supported by technical teams, but you will need the confidence to discuss cloud, infrastructure, licensing, networks and security at a high level. The ideal candidate will have experience in IT sales, account management or technical sales within MSPs, VARs, IT support businesses or technology providers. You will be confident meeting customers face to face, presenting solutions, writing proposals and managing a territory. Experience discussing Microsoft 365, Azure, cloud technologies, networking or server solutions is highly desirable. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a company that is investing heavily in growth, rewards high performance and offers genuine career progression. The Role: Manage, retain and grow an existing customer base within your territory Identify opportunities for renewals, upsells and cross selling Prospect and win new IT support contracts through meetings and events Prepare proposals, present solutions and work with technical teams to deliver outcomes The Person: Background in IT sales, MSP sales, technical account management or similar Comfortable discussing cloud, networking, security and Microsoft technologies Confident generating new business and managing a sales pipeline Strong communication skills and a proactive, self motivated approach Reference Number: BBBH263612B To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please click Apply Now or contact Tommy Williams at Rise Technical Recruitment. Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts as 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 depend on experience, qualifications and skill set. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Our client is looking for a Solution Consultant who has expertise with InPhase. This role is mostly remote with once a week travel to site, this role is working via umbrella company. Your responsibilities: * Solution Design & Implementation: Lead workshops to capture business requirements, design tailored InPhase solutions, configure modules (governance, risk, compliance, audit, performance), and manage data migration. * Client Engagement & Advisory: Act as the primary contact for customers, advise on best practices, demonstrate product capabilities, and manage stakeholder expectations. * Integration & Support: Collaborate with technical teams for system integrations (ERP, HR, document management), troubleshoot issues, and ensure compliance with security standards. * Training & Change Management: Deliver end-user and admin training, support adoption, and prepare documentation and knowledge transfer materials. * Project Delivery & Quality: Contribute to scoping, timelines, and resource planning; monitor milestones; report risks/issues; and ensure high-quality delivery. Essential skills/knowledge/experience: * InPhase expertise: solution design, configuration, and implementation. * Strong business analysis and process mapping skills. * Knowledge of governance, risk, compliance, and performance frameworks. * Familiarity with SQL, APIs, and system integration. * Experience with reporting tools (Power BI, SSRS) and dashboard design. * Proficiency in MS Office, Agile tools (Jira, Confluence), and project methodologies (Prince2, PMP). * 5-8 years in solution consulting or enterprise software implementation. * Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds. Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.

DDaT currently use a combination of “on Premise” and Cloud Based infrastructure to deliver its services including Critical National Infrastructure. While the majority of the on Premise work sits within an existing SCS PB1 role, the oversight of our Cloud provision and strategy sits across multiple parts of DDaT. The Deputy Director – Cloud Infrastructure will make a significant contribution to the Home Office DDaT delivery through the effective creation of strategic cloud platforms delivery organisation including the delivery of ongoing BAU cloud infrastructure operations. This new organisation will be able to align Home Office cloud strategies and ensure we receive value for money across the multiple platforms and providers. A key element of this role is delivery of capability and capacity for the programmes, projects and platform tenants within the Home Office supporting them with the platform functionality required to deliver the new and existing operational services from the systems being developed and operated. This will be delivered utilising a team of Engineers, delivery and project managers, delivery partners, service management, cyber assurance, quality assurance, delivery management, product management and business management functions to ensure the service runs to budget and that project delivery is on time and to the quality required. An early priority for this role will be to define and shape the role, in alignment with the Digital First programme and to identify key priorities. They will need to design and build the team, including establishing a strong team culture and ensure smooth transitions and strong stakeholder engagement throughout. As this role will have significant working across portfolios they will need to collaborate and embed new ways of working to ensure alignment with broader business objectives. The appointee must be able to work in a complex multi-cloud environment with competing priorities and multiple stakeholders. It is therefore critical that the applicant has direct and relevant experience in the delivery and management of complex technical programs across multiple private and public cloud services. The role is highly technical but will be supported by a strong technology, delivery, service, cyber, quality assurance, product and change teams, the appointee will require a sufficient level of knowledge and experience to deliver an ambitious strategic cloud delivery programme of some complexity, underpinning and enabling the delivery of coherent and supportable Home Office cloud services whilst also delivering existing cloud services to Critical National Infrastructure levels. In several areas, we are partnering with third-party providers to deliver the services that we need. It is therefore important that the Deputy Director is comfortable working on significant commercial agreements (above £100m) and driving the delivery of a large cross section of vendors in the mode of delivery partner, as well as a buyer, in a modern DevOps Agile delivery method. The job holder will be responsible for the financial and planning aspects of activity with our suppliers, ensuring that our level of funding and resourcing matches our expected deliverables and maximises the value for money within our supply chain. The Cloud Infrastructure teams are currently undergoing a transformation in how we provide services to our customers, moving from a traditional technology delivery function with separation between development and operational teams to one of multi-disciplinary teams, working in an Agile manner against a business-critical prioritised delivery pipeline and supported by product management. Finally, the job holder will need to work closely with portfolios in the wider DDaT team to ensure that inter-dependent delivery work streams that impact other parts of the business are understood both in terms of dependencies and timescales, determining and agreeing timeframes and cost estimates whilst ensuring that all parties achieve delivery and financial management objectives.

Roles & Responsibilities include: Lead delivery of testing activities, ensuring that quality, time and cost objectives are met. Act as an escalation point for defects or issues preventing delivery of Test Engineering activities. Define the approach for test infrastructure setup and use outputs to drive technical improvements. Identify appropriate required technical test tools. Monitor performance of the test suite and identify how this can be improved by reducing technical debt. Drive standardisation by sharing reusable libraries and services, experience, and lessons learned with other DWP teams. Drive collaboration by aligning what teams are working on and highlighting the key dependencies, impacts and priorities. Develop appropriate test approaches and reporting mechanisms to be agreed with senior stakeholders Ensure that usability, accessibility, security, stability and capacity are embedded in the development of citizen services. Methodology: Collaborate and work together with other teams in the Software Development Lifecycle to align strategic goals. Comprehensive knowledge of Agile and Waterfall delivery principles, methodology and tools. Lead the setup and adoption of continuous integration, delivery and deployment practices. Development and Learning: Lead reviews of test practices and provide guidance on improvements and lessons learned. Lead community discussions around the latest technology trends, tools, and best practices within Test Engineering. Commit to continuous personal development, learning and training. Support the professional development of Test Engineering team members through coaching, mentoring and access to appropriate learning resources. Play a significant role in recruitment & performance assessment activities within the department.

lead cyber and information security risk management, assurance, and architectural advisory for major applications and digital services during alpha, beta, and early live phases deliver critical security assessments and IT Health Checks, providing expert assurance across portfolio projects, with a focus on SaaS tooling compliance against NCSC Cloud Security Principles facilitate and oversee Security Working Groups throughout all key development and deployment stages, ensuring risks are tracked, logged, and reported to the Head of Cyber Risk and Assurance, with actionable recommendations provided produce formal risk assessments and risk treatment plans (RTPs) for all digital services and associated tooling, ensuring robust protection in accordance with business risk appetite develop, review, and advise on Secure by Design policies/practices, including safe use of AI, secure coding, and regulatory compliance frameworks (e.g., OWASP, DPIA, GovAssure) coordinate cross-platform activities and enable secure delivery of new GDS services, including supporting incident management and continuous improvement of live service security practices routinely provide monthly (and ad-hoc) risk briefings to senior leaders, evidencing assurance, identifying risks outside tolerance, mapping exposure, and recommending mitigations and controls mentor and train digital service teams and wider Information Security staff, sharing best practices and building internal capability for risk assessment and management support implementation and ongoing usage of risk management tooling, ensuring all details are uploaded promptly and appropriately, such as the SureCloud risk register engage proactively with senior internal and external stakeholders, promoting security culture and enabling confident delivery aligned with organisational priorities future line management activities as the team grows

Responsible for the technical architecture, solution development, delivery and configuration for Dynamics365 CE CRM and Power platform solution. Experience required: Experience of Dynamics 365 CRM capabilities specifically Sales and Customer Service. Design & Development experience in Dynamics 365 primarily on Customer Service and Field Service Experience of Power Platform development (Power Apps Portals, Model-Driven / Canvas Applications), Microsoft Dataverse, Power Automate Hands on experience in configuration, customization and extension of Dynamics CRM LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds. Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.

Senior Systems Engineering Consultant (SC/DV Clearance) Bristol (Or Commutable) Hybrid 1-2 days per week. £60,000 - £80,000 + Bonus + Training + Progression + Life Insurance + Pension An excellent opportunity awaits an experienced Systems Engineer looking for a client-facing consulting role with a leading specialist consultancy. This role offers real project variety, professional development, and genuine scope to progress. The company is a specialist systems engineering consultancy whose experienced team delivers comprehensive solutions across key projects and research in critical infrastructure sectors. In this role, you will lead systems engineering projects across different stages of the lifecycle, from early research and concept advisory through architecture, analysis, planning, and end-of-project certification. You will use your technical expertise, consultative approach, and stakeholder communication skills to deliver practical solutions to complex systems engineering challenges. You will work alongside experienced systems engineering specialists in a consultancy that values knowledge sharing, training, and development. The role involves travel to clients, typically 1-2 days per week in the North Bristol office or visiting client sites. The ideal candidate is an experienced systems engineer with strong experience across multiple stages of the systems lifecycle. A specialism in one area is fine, as long as there is a solid understanding of the broader systems and requirements. Given the client-facing nature of the role, the right person will combine technical expertise with excellent stakeholder communication and management skills to provide clear solutions across Defence, Space, Nuclear, or Utilities sectors. Experience with requirements management tools and/or industry project management qualifications is desirable. Candidates must hold a valid driving licence, be eligible for or hold SC/DV clearance, and live within a commutable distance to Bristol. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced systems engineer to develop further within a consultancy setting while enjoying project variety, flexibility, support, and structured professional training and development. The Role: *Lead consultancy on systems engineering projects across full lifecycle *Provide technical expertise and consultative approach to complex systems engineering challenges across Defence, Space, Utilities or Space sectors *Manage stakeholder relationships *Based in office or client site, 1-2 days per week. The Person: *Experienced systems engineer with experience across multiple lifecycle stages *Consulting experience or looking to transition into client facing, consultant position *Knowledge of requirements management tools and or project management qualifications * Eligible for or holding SC/DV clearance, with a valid driving licence and commutable to Bristol Reference Number: BBBH 265911 To apply for this role or for to be considered for further roles, please click "Apply Now" or contact Marcel Cerek at Rise Technical Recruitment. Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts as 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. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Our Industrial Placement scheme offers ambitious and capable undergraduates the opportunity to gain valuable experience working alongside diverse and highly skilled experts in their field. You’ll be working on projects that really matter and will make a difference. The Met Office purpose is to help people stay safe and thrive. To achieve this, we need to understand the people we serve and their needs. The user-centred design team at the Met Office includes user researchers, interaction designers, content designers, service designers and accessibility specialists, working across different areas of the business to help solve real world problems by putting the user at the heart of Met Office products and services. The Industrial Placement for interaction design will work closely with the interaction designers and service designers in the team to provide support ensuring that our products and services meet the needs of users. They will support with discovering the best way to let users interact with our products, identifying user issues and generating multiple solutions to a problem. They will be involved in activities to enable our user-centred design team, including maintaining design systems and guidance documentation, providing support with user recruitment and testing, and advocating user-centred design across the business. Your key duties The Interaction Design Industrial Placement will: provide support for user-centred design teams including user recruitment, note taking, documenting design decisions, maintaining design systems and guidance documentation be supported to work collaboratively with teams, understanding the importance of team dynamics, collaboration and feedback understand the importance of using data and evidence to make design decisions and use this information to collaboratively come up with solutions to problems recommend design decisions and be able to describe the reasoning behind them• follow direction to create prototypes to demonstrate and test potential solutions work in an open-minded and iterative way follow the Government Digital Service Standards and user-centred design best practice guidelines to ensure solutions are focused on user needs communicate effectively with technical and non-technical colleagues, supporting multidisciplinary discussions be an advocate for the UCD team within the Met Office and be able to explain why interaction design and user-centred design is important be part of the UCD community of practice and champion user-centred design

Dynamics 365 Functional Consultant A Functional Consultant specialising in Dynamics365 CE is needed. You will be working on implementing a D365 CRM solution. Responsibilities: * Experience of Dynamics 365 CE capabilities and extensibilities * Leading business discussions with customer for project discovery and business process mapping * Leading discussions around business requirements, product backlog refinement and user expectation management in Agile projects * Managing agile delivery teams and team of business analyst * Understanding of Design & configuration experience in Dynamics 365 * In-depth knowledge of the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform * Experience in doing fitment analysis of customer requirements * Knowledge in Performance tuning possibilities in Dynamics 365 implementations * Experience in collaborating with business stakeholders for data integration and data migration activities which can guide team of developers * Experience in managing Dynamics 365 projects in a capacity of product owner or business analyst * Working in an Agile team to agree and develop system/product designs based on user requirements and specify these as user stories * Ability to write clear, testable user stories using Gherkin acceptance criteria * Capability to estimate Dynamics CRM project requirements * Knowledge in multiple components of responding to RFPs/RFIs * Capable of leading RFP responses for green field/Enhancement/Support D365 engagements * Microsoft Azure knowledge * Understanding of DevOps project implementation The role is based remotely with some travel to London required one to two days every 3 months. The contract is for 6 months outside IR35. To be considered please send your latest CV. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds. Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.

Exciting Opportunity: Cyber Security Consultant in Bristol Our client, an IT consultancy in Bristol, is seeking a skilled Cyber Security Consultant to strengthen their team and work on client and internal projects. Key Skills and Experience: 7+ years in Cyber Security roles Defence Experience: A solid background in working on defence-related projects. Risk Assessment and Architecture: Proven experience in creating risk assessment and architecture documentation. Penetration Testing Processes: A comprehensive understanding of pen testing procedures, including reporting, triaging, and devising remediation plans. MOD Knowledge: Familiarity with Ministry of Defence (MOD) protocols - JSP453 . NCSC Guidance: Expertise in applying NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) guidance effectively. Desirable Skills Security Architecture Expertise: Experience in designing and implementing security architectures is highly valued. Role: Up to £75,000 per annum 25 days holidays 2-3 days per week in office or client site Travel compensated for client visits Bonus scheme Eligibility Applicants must be British citizens with (ideally with no second citizenship) to qualify for this position! To find out more about Computer Futures please visit Computer Futures, 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

Our international client are looking for a Microsoft Identity Manager SME. This would be working on a mainly remote basis with 3 days per month working onsite in The Hague, The Netherlands. The contract would initially be for 5 months with scope for a 12 month extension afterwards. Candidates would require an active SC clearance, with an hourly rate of 85-95 Euros per hour. Purpose of the Role You are responsible for the design, implementation, and automation of a Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM) platform within a Software-Defined Datacenter (On-Prem) running on Windows Server 2025. The goal is to deliver a fully automated, repeatable deployment across multiple stages (Dev/Test/QA/Prod), including PKI integration and MIM workflows for Exchange mailboxes, distribution groups, and password resets. You will produce High-Level and Low-Level Designs (HLD/LLD), establish Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using PowerShell & Ansible, integrate GitLab CI/CD pipelines, and ensure secure, auditable operations (Protocols/Standards: SAML, OAuth2/OIDC, Kerberos, LDAP, ADFS; Entra ID/AAD). Main Tasks & Responsibilities 1) Architecture & Design (HLD/LLD) 2) Implementation & Automation (IaC) 3) PKI Integration & Certificate Lifecycle 4) MIM Workflows (Use Cases) 5) Operations, Security & Compliance 6) Knowledge Transfer & Governance 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 up to a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds. Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.