Find your next tech and IT Job or contract Microsoft Consultant (Office, SharePoint, 365...)

Delivery Engineer 6 Month contract initially Based: Onsite in Gaydon Rate: £400 £450 p/d - (via Umbrella company) We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We have a great opportunity for a Delivery Engineer to join the team. Your responsibilities: * Lead and manage cross-functional teams to develop and deliver high-performance EV powertrain systems * Proactively monitor Engineering Delivery health status through the resolution of risks and issues, initiating corrective action where required * Manage project plan, timelines, project risks / issues, and mitigation plans * Drive engineering activities at the powertrain level, including requirements definition, supplier selection, design release, prototyping and testing * Collaborate with other departments - design, manufacturing and quality * Ensure all deliverables meet requirements, compliance with relevant standards and regulations * To act as the day-to-day contact in Programme Management to ensure successful programme delivery * Drive collaboration between OEM & supplier Engineering teams to provide * Managing the performance of the Engineering Delivery team to ensure successful programme delivery Key Skills & Experience: * Experience with project management / agile methodologies * Techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling programmes, including risks management * Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills * Manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously * Good communication and collaboration skills * Credibility within the programme environment and ability to influence others * Demonstrable experience managing and influencing key stakeholders Desirable skills/knowledge/experience: * Bachelor's degree in mechanical / electrical engineering or automotive engineering * Working knowledge of JIRA and Confluence * Self-motivating and ability to work effectively in a team environment * Strong communication skills and influence stake holders * PMP Certification would be an added advantage This is an excellent opportunity on a great project of work, If you are looking for your next exciting opportunity, apply now for your CV to reach me directly, we will respond as soon as possible. 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.

Our client is looking for a Data Scientist/Engineer to work on an initial 6 month Outside IR35 contract. The majority of the work would be onsite in Milton Keynes and candidates would require a DV Clearance prior to start. Key Responsibilities We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Senior Engineer with specialized skills working on developing applications and a flair for Generative AI and AI/LM technologies. The engineer will be responsible for: * Quickly converting an idea to a demonstration * Lead the design and development of Generative AI-based applications. * Working within in a Scrum team to develop rapid prototypes. * Evaluate, select, and integrate AI tools and frameworks that are essential for generative AI development. * Stay up to date with the latest advancements in generative AI and contribute to our research efforts in this field. * Learning, evaluating and leveraging a variety of AI tools and technologies. * Being a self-starter and able to work independently, as well as within a team, to deliver a result. * Provide guidance and mentorship to junior AI engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning. * Demonstrate passion for quality and productivity by use of efficient development techniques, standards and guidelines. * Design, train, fine-tune, and evaluate ML and NLP models (including small/medium language models) using robust experimentation practices, clear success metrics, and offline/online evaluation. * Build and maintain data pipelines for ML (ingestion, validation, feature engineering, labeling) with reproducibility, lineage, and governance. * Implement retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and hybrid search, including embeddings, vector stores, and re-ranking to improve quality and guardrails. * Optimize LLM/SLM inference (quantization, distillation, batching, caching) for latency, throughput, and cost; select and tune serving stacks (e.g., vLLM/TGI/Triton) and GPU/CPU targets. * Operationalize models with MLOps/AIOps best practices: CI/CD for models, model/version registries, feature stores, automated testing, canary/blue-green rollouts, A/B tests, and rollback strategies. * Deploy, scale, and monitor models on Kubernetes (Helm, Rancher, AKS, K3S) and cloud AI platforms; instrument for observability (metrics, logs, traces), data/label drift, bias, hallucination and safety events. * Implement security, compliance, and privacy-by-design for AI systems (PII handling, policy enforcement, content moderation, prompt/response safety, secret management). * Partner with Data Engineering and Platform teams to ensure capacity planning, cost controls, and reliability (SLOs/SLIs) for model serving in production. 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 18 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.

IT Technical Network Systems Engineer Our Client is an international company with offices in several countries around the World. They are looking to recruit a talented IT professional with 5 to 7 years solid hands-on expertise as a Technical Network Systems Engineer. The primary role of the IT Technical Systems Engineer is to ensure a smooth , end user support for all users in our Los Angeles office, with specific focus on our user base In the United States. This role requires good customer and client facing skills, with primary efforts on ensuring communication, managing IT software or hardware changes, printers (local and MFD), documentation, and system administration are seamlessly supported and deployed, whether locally or remotely, via phone and/or email. Ability to communicate effectively in English is essential for this role. This role is key towards promoting and representing IT practices, and requires an in-depth knowledge of Apple MAC (IOS), and its supporting desktop applications. Equally essential is a solid understanding and technical awareness of user collaboration tools for conference support, desktop and mobile telephony, asset management tools, File sharing protocols, user permission and folder administration. The following is a list of some of the day-to-day activities for this role: Daily interaction with users at all levels. Support employees and their (Mac) OS X clients, incl. web-based systems, Microsoft, Adobe CS Suite (Photoshop, InDesign), Apple iWork, CAD (SketchUp, Vectorworks, AutoCAD), and Google Suite Applications. Responsible for maintenance and upkeep of our backup Infrastructure, including daily backups for applications, laptops, servers and other designated backup hardware. Responsible for new starter training and inductions (when required), Maintain IT all aspects of IT security systems, including fire alarm. Maintenance and upkeep of Cisco Meraki systems. Collaborate with IT colleagues to manage global application deployments, or updates to desktop or user applications, either via automation or manually. Manage daily user related issues and/or risks and escalate as appropriate. Ensure adequate stock levels of critical components are checked weekly, and stock related documents updated, and ordered. Provide timely report to IT management and key stakeholders on progress of dedicated tasks, or on-going activities, by updating weekly focus report. The Client would like you to bring the following skillsets to the company: Apple MAC Certification an advantage. Microsoft Office 2008+ support essential. MAC OSX Server Administration essential. Adobe application support (Photoshop, Indesign etc), an advantage Exposure to JAMF Mobile Device Management (MDM) an advantage. Google suite support essential (Gmail, G-Storage, G-Docs) Microsoft O365 support an advantage (Exchange, OWA) Exposure to backup applications an advantage. Prior experience in supporting 100+ employees an advantage. Good documentation and analytical skills, with a passion for user satisfaction. Mobile Device support (Iphones, Ipads and Macbook’s) essential Good interpersonal skills, with an ability to develop, and enhance relationships with clients and peers. Open Directory / Active Directory exposure essential There may be occasional travel to other sites in Europe may be required occasionally. The Client is based in Central Los Angeles. The salary for this position is up to $65K per year plus benefits. Please send you CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.

Job Title: DevOps Engineer Location: Remote, UK Salary: Circa £47,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience Job Type: Full Time, Permanent Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week to cover core business hours (9-5, Mon-Fri) Working for Affinity: We understand the importance of flexibility, wellness, performance and satisfaction - indeed it is part of our culture We offer opportunities to take unpaid leave and will give you one extra day's holiday for every year you've worked with us, for up to 8 years We know working from home introduces opportunities for you to do more domestic chores during the day, e.g. picking up the children from school, taking pets to the vet, etc. We don't mind this at all, as long as we are aware of what you are doing and the work gets done! About the Role: We are looking for someone who is passionate about technology and who is always looking for opportunities to improve the services we provide for clients, in areas such as efficiency, cost effectiveness, security and reliability. You'll be pivotal in knowledge sharing internally within the business, assisting others in their assigned projects and, where necessary, supporting more junior members of Affinity to help them learn and improve. The right DevOps engineer will have the opportunity to help grow and shape this emerging function within the team, creating a long-term career path for themselves within Affinity, with an opportunity to progress upwards. What will your typical day look like? You will be working on projects, such as the Cabinet Office WordPress support contract, to keep our clients' systems up-to-date, available, resilient, secure, performing well and cost effective. Working to improve the efficiency of our infrastructure related processes At times you'll need to work together with clients' own internal teams and with any external infrastructure teams that Affinity may partner with. Putting together infrastructure design documents at the start of projects, with a view to getting these signed off by the client and then acting as the basis for infrastructure build. Building infrastructure on new projects through the use of Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, etc. This will also include continuous integration processes, server provisioning, etc. Imparting knowledge and experience to other Affinity team members, both verbally and also captured in tools such as Jira Confluence, where we would like to build up a repository of DevOps how-tos, best practices, etc. Opportunity to work as a team lead where other Affinity team members are involved in DevOps. Providing AWS and Azure thought leadership and mentoring in both advisory and delivery contexts. Supporting out-of-hours rotas to provide support coverage for contracts in place with Affinity. About you: General requirements: Willingness to provide on-call rota coverage of emergency support (24/7/365) Ability to work flexible hours from time to time, for specific projects or tasks UK based and resident in UK for last 3 years (given some client-driven security clearance requirements) The role is fully remote, though visits to clients and to our office in Cornwall will occasionally be required Technical must-haves: Commercial experience of AWS, including services such as Amazon VPC, Amazon RDS, Amazon ElastiCache, Amazon EC2, Amazon ECS/EKS, Amazon EFS, AWS IAM, Amazon CloudFront, Amazon S3, AWS CodePipeline, Amazon GuardDuty, AWS Security Hub, AWS Cost Explorer, etc. Commercial experience of Azure, including services such as Azure Networking, Azure Cache (Redis and Memcached), App Services (running WordPress and .NET applications), Front Doors (CDN), API Services, storage services (blob storage, file storage, etc.), Azure Database services, Azure Cost Management, etc. Terraform and/or CloudFormation scripting Linux, Apache/Nginx Continuous integration/deployment (CI/CD) experience including GitHub Actions Familiarity with the AWS/Azure Well-Architected Framework and NCSC Cloud Security Principles Security experience, including the resolution of issues found during penetration testing Docker experience Technical nice-to-haves: System/server admin experience Drupal, WordPress or Magento experience PHP and Composer Microsoft technologies, including .NET, Windows Server, IIS, Active Directory, MSSQL, etc. AWS certifications (AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, DevOps Engineer - Professional, speciality certifications, e.g., Database, Security, etc.) Microsoft certifications, including Azure Fundamentals, Azure Administrator Associate, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Security Engineer Associate, etc. Load testing experience, including jMeter, Gatling, K6, etc. Other HashiCorp tools, e.g., Packer, Vault, Vagrant, Consul, etc. Provisioning tools, e.g., Puppet, Ansible, Chef, etc. AWS Control Tower and/or Landing Zone Experience with Google Cloud Platform Experience with Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Templates Please click the APPLY button to submit your CV for this role. Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Software Developer, Software Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, AWS, Infrastructure Engineer, AWS Systems Developer, Azure Software Development may also be considered for this role.

Job Title: Digital Systems Engineer Location: London / Hybrid Salary : £45,000 - £55,000 per annum based upon experience plus discretionary bonus and comprehensive benefits Job Type: Full Time, Permanent techUK Overview: techUK is the trade association which brings together people, companies and organisations to realise the positive outcomes of what digital technology can achieve. With over 1100 members (the majority of which are SMEs) across the UK, techUK creates a network for innovation and collaboration across business, government and stakeholders to provide a better future for people, society, the economy and the planet. By providing expertise and insight, we support our members, partners and stakeholders as they prepare the UK for what comes next in a constantly changing world. Role purpose: We're looking for a Digital Systems Engineer to design, build, and continuously improve the internal digital tools that support our members and staff. Working as part of our Digital Team, you'll take a hands-on role in developing and maintaining our CRM, digital product stack and associated products and systems, building integrations and automations, and ensuring our tools are reliable, well-designed, and genuinely useful for the people who rely on them every day. Key Responsibilities: Design, build and improve internal systems: Customise and extend our Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM Build and maintain integrations between systems using APIs Develop automations and backend services (e.g. Azure Functions) Improve system reliability, performance, and data quality Own internal digital products: Work with a Business Analyst and stakeholders to understand user needs Translate requirements into well-designed technical solutions Deliver changes iteratively and measure their impact Balance short-term fixes with longer-term improvements Support and enable colleagues: Act as a point of escalation for technical issues with internal tools Investigate and resolve problems efficiently Provide training, documentation, and guidance to help teams work confidently with digital systems Contribute to the wider digital team: Help shape standards, ways of working, and technical direction Share knowledge and support colleagues across the team Identify opportunities where digital tools can deliver meaningful improvements About you: Skills, Knowledge and Expertise: Essential Knowledge and Experience: Experience designing and maintaining internal digital systems Strong understanding of APIs, integrations, and data flows Ability to work closely with non-technical users and stakeholders A pragmatic, user-centred approach to building digital tools Programming experience Desired Knowledge and Experience: Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 or similar CRM platforms Experience building cloud-based services or automations (e.g. Azure) Experience working in small teams or resource-constrained environments Additional Information: This is a full time role based out of techUK's London offices, however techUK operates a flexible working policy. This role profile is a guide to the work that is required but does not form part of any contract of employment and may change from time to time to reflect changing circumstances. The successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK prior to the commencement of employment. About techUK techUK is a membership organisation that brings together people, companies and organisations to realise the positive outcomes of what digital technology can achieve in collaboration with our sister company TechSkills.org. We collaborate across business, government and stakeholders to fulfil the potential of technology to deliver a stronger society and more sustainable future. By providing expertise and insight, we support our members, partners and stakeholders as they prepare the UK for what comes next in a constantly changing world. Please click APPLY to be redirected to our website to apply for this role. Candidates with experience of: IT Systems Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, AWS Systems Engineer, IT Infrastructure Systems Engineer, Technical Developer, Digital Systems, Internal Systems IT Engineer may also be considered for this role.

Main duties and accountabilities 1. Work with academic staff to enhance their digital skills and capabilities and support the effective application of educational technologies within learning and teaching environments 2. Provide higher level digital education advice covering the Virtual Learning Environment and other teaching tools, emerging technologies and accessibility, and respond to enquiries, including via consultations, workshops and participating in enquiry service cover as required. 3. Design and deliver training programmes, workshops, seminars and support materials on the use of virtual learning environments and associated learning technologies for enhanced course delivery. 4. Support the Digital Skills Manager in cross-university project work, including key work on meeting digital capabilities and accessibility standards and engaging with emerging technologies. 5. Work collaboratively with academic course teams and faculty learning technologists in the planning and development of engaging, interactive online learning practices and content development 6. Work in collaboration with LR Teams to support the design and creation of high quality and accessible digital learning content, exploring new technologies to enhance service levels and ensuring evaluation and review procedures are in place 7. Work with IT Services and faculty learning technologists to coordinate the evaluation, testing and upgrading of the University's virtual learning environments and associated systems. 8. Monitor and maintain LR-managed hardware and software used to support digital skills and education (e.g. 3D printer, VR equipment, accessibility tools). 9. Work with staff development, faculty and teaching staff to support the application of sound pedagogic principles and inclusive quality standards for online learning and educational technologies, according to Brookes' curriculum priorities. 10. Develop digital education content for LR web pages and provide accessibility guidance to colleagues across the directorate 11. Monitor and evaluate innovative developments in learning and other digital technologies and their creative application within higher education, making recommendations for service improvements and supporting benchmarking and the evaluation of directorateservices. 12. Lead communities of practice with academics and professional services staff exploring the cross-disciplinary learning affordances of emerging technologies, democratising access where possible. 13. Engage with appropriate groups both internally and externally to the University, including active participation in LR team meetings and working groups and relevant professional networks and organisations. 14. Assist with the university's programme of recruitment, engagement and outreach events and activities, including Open Days, as required. These may take place outside of your normal working hours. This job description summarises the main duties and accountabilities of the post and is not comprehensive. The post-holder may be required to undertake other duties of similar level and responsibility. 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.

Braze Specialist 6 Month contract initially Location: Hybrid - Max 3 days p/w onsite in Reading Rate: £450 - £500 p/d (via Umbrella company) We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We have a great opportunity for a Braze Specialist to join the team. Key Responsibilities: * Drive next-gen customer engagement strategies using Braze * Work with cutting-edge CEP, CDP, and multi-channel marketing tech * Deliver high-impact lifecycle programs at scale - Develop, execute, and optimise Braze campaigns, Canvases, and segmentation. - Implement advanced Liquid scripting for personalisation. - Integrate Braze with internal/external systems using APIs and Webhooks. - Collaborate with engineering teams on SDK implementation across Android/iOS/Web. - Define event-based triggers and data flows in collaboration with CDP teams. - Build multi-channel user journeys (Push, Email, In-app, SMS). - Monitor, analyse, and improve campaign performance. - Ensure high-quality HTML/CSS email builds and deliverability best practices. - Partner with marketing and product teams to define engagement strategy. - Maintain documentation and ensure adherence to compliance and GDPR. Key Skills: Strong hands-on experience with Braze (Canvas, Campaigns, Segmentation, Liquid scripting) - Expertise in customer engagement platforms and lifecycle marketing - Proficiency in Liquid for dynamic content personalisation - Experience with APIs and Webhooks integration - Understanding of CDPs, data ingestion, and event-based triggers - Knowledge of mobile/web SDK implementations for messaging - Experience with segmentation and multi-channel orchestration - Campaign analytics and optimisation skills Desirable skills/knowledge/experience: - Strong HTML/CSS and email rendering knowledge - Excellent communication skills and client-facing experience This is an excellent opportunity on a great project of work, If you are looking for your next exciting opportunity, apply now for your CV to reach me directly, we will respond as soon as possible. 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.

Role Title: Senior Data Migration BA Location: London Duration: 31/12/2026 Work setup: 3 days onsite/week Rate INSIDE IR35 PER DAY £402.75 MUST BE THROUGH UMBRELLA Role Description: Senior BA with overall IT experience from 8-10 years in business analysts role with: a. Good knowledge of gathering business requirements b. Strong communication skills c. Strong in stakeholders communication d. Strong knowledge of Banking domain e. Strong knowledge of any of the Core Banking platform and Core Banking domain f. Strong knowledge in BPMN processes g. Good experience working in multi-supplier environments h. Strong experience gathering the requirements for the data migration projects i. Strong experience analyzing the table, schemas, data attributes and advising which one to migrate and how to migrate j. Strong experience in developing the data mapping basis on the data migration requirements k. Strong experience in doing the impact assessment for the data migration activities Please send 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.

Role Title: Data Migration Tech PM Location: London Duration: 31/12/2026 Work setup: 3 days onsite/week Rate INSIDE IR35 PER DAY: £580 MUST BE THROUGH UMBRELLA Role Description: Govern supplier delivered data and application migration activities, ensuring quality, completeness, and alignment with programme timelines. Identify gaps, missing systems/data, undocumented data flows, and other unknowns across the migration landscape, and translate these into work packages for delivery. Lead discovery and analysis to define previously un-scoped migration work. Produce scope definitions and work with commercial teams to raise and negotiate delivery with suppliers. Review and challenge supplier plans, RAID items, deliverables, and assumptions. Escalate risks around data migrations around dependencies, cutover readiness & drive mitigation actions with suppliers and internal teams. Maintain clear reporting, stakeholder updates, and supporting documentation. Skills & Experience: Excellent communication & stakeholder management skills - able to challenge suppliers constructively. Experience with delivering data/application migration or hosting/platform transition projects. Proven ability to govern supplier delivery. Great analytical skills and ability to challenge and uncovering missing dependencies and spotting gaps. Experience producing scopes of work and negotiating CRs. Solid project management fundamentals (planning, RAID, reporting). Confident communicator. Personal Attributes: Highly organised, investigative, and comfortable with some level of ambiguity. Detail focused, pragmatic, and able to drive clarity across complex technical environments. Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills. Please send in 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.

Description: Financial Planning & Analysis Manager Until end of April 2026 Belfast Location (London 2nd choice) 3 days office - 2 days WFH Inside IR35 This role plays a significant and central part of ensuring the business success of UK Sales & Commercial, delivering financial planning and strategy to shape commercial decision making that enhances the sustainable profitable revenue growth across a range of products and services, in both the medium and long term. The role entails the following activities: * Management on the planning processes across UK Sales & Commercial finance, identifying and driving governance improvement opportunities * Management on producing multiple presentational packs with analysis and understanding for the UK S&C LT * Drive financial analysis and insight to support the Commercial & Operations teams * Management of the Medium Term Planning (MTP) process and Monthly Forecasting Process * Management of the Month End process * Adhoc analysis to drive business improvement on areas such as cost etc.. What you'll be doing The skills you'll need * Coordinating, managing and building key commercial and strategic financial P+L forecasts (Outlooks and MTPs) on a rolling basis. * Coordinating and managing the month end process * Leading on the Medium Term Plan annual process ensuring engagement with all relevant stakeholders, quality output is produced, and delivery within the required timelines * Produce meaningful finance presentation material for the month end analysis, leadership team and UK S&C reporting to Business * Enusre the smooth running of the Outlook updates required and population into Value Driver Tree (VDT) * Building and executing plans to deliver projects within the finance team * Help to business partner the Commercial and Operations teams, ensuring alignment on insight, plans and initiatives going forwards. * Liaise with UK Business Centre, UK S&C Finance Leads and the GFSS Team * Ad-hoc analysis and material presentation as and when required * Either Professional Accountancy Qualification (CIMA/ACCA/ACA etc) * Good spreadsheet modelling and analysis skills * Experience of using forecasting tools * Ability to own and deliver results * Ability to work with & align key stakeholders across multiple business functions * Creative thinking and innovation * Constantly challenging the status quo; continually seeks out best practice * Ability to convey the complex in a simple and meaningful manner * Good influencer and strong communicator and ability to build relationships across all levels of the organisation * Awareness of how the role contributes to the strategic aims of the business Please send 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.

SQL Server Database Engineer with SSIS Our Client is bank based in Central London – who are looking to recruit Database Engineer with at least 5 to 7 years sold expertise of working SQL Server SSIS and SSRS. Responsible for the development and delivery of pipelines (collect, validate and prepare high quality data) to automate and streamline processes required by different departments. Support existing SSIS ETLs (overnight and intraday), proactively fine-tune and enhance existing codes to increase robustness and error monitoring. Support the internal IT department with changes and upgrades to software platforms. Convert legacy Hyperion reports to SSRS. Software Development: Analysis of issues pertaining to problems or errors raised by in-house systems, i.e. CORE, SharePoint interface, Equation end of day cycle. Understanding business requirements in order to develop and deliver appropriate solutions based on system definition documents. Proficiency in advanced 4GL programming languages and able to apply to the fully development life-cycle. Database Support To build data pipelines within the SQL environment in SSIS packages, where required, introduce new field and data types for new information to be collated in the CORE environment. To build tabular models (SSAS) for different business units. To build reports based on business requirements using SQL SSRS. To integrate with all the Bank’s sub-systems using data abstraction and connectivity layers, i.e. ODBC, ADO.net. Ensure that the environment is running optimally and with high standard house-keeping procedures. Sharepoint Integration: To integrate the SharePoint environment and Forms with Equation system to introduce automation of processes thereby eliminating the need for duplicate entry. To utilise web services to integrate from cutting edge technology into legacy systems such as Equation. End of Day Cycle: To provide second and third level support for in-house programmes during the end of day cycle. To be able to analyse and rectify any problems raised in an independent and team scenario. To take ownership of a problem and deliver a solution in a timely manner. Provide out of office hours support. Risk & Regulatory Duties Maintain knowledge of all applicable regulatory requirements including the Bank’s Risk and Compliance policies and procedures and adhere to these to avoid exposing the Bank to undue risk. Report policy/procedure breaches and areas of potential non-compliance and suspicions promptly upon identification in accordance with the Bank's Risk and Compliance policies. Accurately execute all controls within own area to minimise risk of policy, procedure, and/or regulatory breaches. Identify new risks/control gaps within own area and escalate accordingly to your Line Manager and/or Head of Department. Training & Competence Complete all annual mandatory regulatory refresher training as per the Bank's training plans and deadlines. Proactively seek to complete recommended technical and behavioural competencies training required for your role. Act in accordance with the FCA/PRA Code of Conduct. Fulfil all prescribed business continuity requirements as set out in the organisational or departmental specific plans or as instructed by the Line Manager/Head of Department. Qualifications/Experience Degree level qualified or equivalent. MS SQL stack (SSIS, SSAS, SSRS) to high level of proficiency - Essential C# Programming / JavaScript programming - Desirable Knowledge and Skills Software analysis and design good practice Dimensional modelling, Entity Relationship modelling, Normalised modelling. Data warehouse design concepts, (Inmon, Kimball) The position is based in Central and you will be required to be in the office for 3 days a week. Please note the Client does NOT provide sponsorship. The salary for this position is in the range £60K – £75K. Please do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.

# KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Support the Demand Management Process through initial gathering of ideas through to scoping and creation of business cases * Overseeing the entire requirements process, including scoping, elicitation, documentation, and sign-off * Input into Supplier Selection process as needed * Ensuring best practices and Centrica standards are followed throughout the project * Acting as an intermediary between various stakeholders, such as Project Sponsors, Directors, Business Leads and End-Users * Facilitating communication to ensure business goals align with technical capabilities * Assessing operational effectiveness and developing strategies to improve efficiency * Using market trends and financial analysis to identify opportunities for improvement * Collaborating with Development and Quality Assurance/User Acceptance Testing (QA/UAT) teams to ensure requirements are met * Managing traceability matrix to understand scope of delivery vs original requirement and managing expectations with PM where misalignment identified * Ensuring deliverables are reviewed and approved appropriately * Supports impact assessment of newly mobilised projects to ensure that their scope / shape is well enough understood to start Business Analysis work KEY SKILLS * 6+ years experience as a Business Analyst * Understanding of key business processes and alignment to these from a technology perspective. * Experienced in communicating to non-technical audiences. * Possesses strong oral and written communications skills * Thoughtful, methodical, pragmatic, disciplined and analytical yet agile and efficient. * Insight and understanding of architecture and integration techniques for the assembly and federation of both internal and external IT Solutions * Proficiency in business analysis tools and methods (e.g. ADO, Visio, Process Mapping, Workshop facilitation) * Proactively identifies analysis that needs to be done, and share plans / timelines with stakeholders * Experience with Finance Projects, Finance processes, Core accounting, Journal Mgmt, High Volume Transaction Matching, Balance sheet reconciliation * Experience with Blackline / Trintec solutions * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills * Ability to take ownership of challenges and drive to conclusion * Good commercial acumen and business finance and accounting knowledge * Analytical thinker with the ability to present meaningful data to a wide range of business and IS audiences * Awareness of energy industry and technology trends 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.

***SC CLEARED*** AI Developer 6 Month contract initially Location: Remote Rate: £Market rates p/d (via Umbrella company) We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We have a great opportunity for an AI Developer to join the team. Key Skills & Experience: AI software development o Proof of concept development o LLM Stack (e.g. oLlama + LangChain) o Scikit Learn o Transition from synthetic data to production data o Agile Scrum This is an excellent opportunity on a great project of work, If you are looking for your next exciting opportunity, apply now for your CV to reach me directly, we will respond as soon as possible. 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.

AI Security Engineer 6 Month contract initially Location: Hybrid - Max 2-3 days p/w onsite in Knutsford Rate: £600 - £630 p/d (via Umbrella company) We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We have a great opportunity for an AI Security Engineer to join the team. Key Responsibilities: * Drive enhancements to the AI/GenAI security platform and scanning infrastructure, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and approved budgets. * Work alongside engineers to contribute to Design, build, and optimise cloud-native Data & GenAI Security services * Support stakeholders in leveraging and adopting the latest Data & GenAI Security cloud-native application architectures. * Ensure all Data Security architecture and cloud infrastructure accommodates the latest security and software lifecycle patterns. Key Skills & Experience: Standard Technical Skills & Competencies * Experience conducting threat modelling, penetration testing, and vulnerability assessments across AI/ML ecosystems, including data pipelines, model APIs, and supporting infrastructure. * Hands on expertise with core cybersecurity technologies, such as firewalls, SIEM platforms, IDS/IPS, and related security tooling. * Proficiency in Python, with the ability to develop automation, security tooling, and data driven scripts. * Strong understanding of secure software development practices, including OWASP principles and DevSecOps methodologies integrated into CI/CD workflows. * Experience securing cloud and AI workloads on major cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure. * Working knowledge of machine learning concepts, data processing techniques, and common AI/ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, Scikit learn, LangChain) - considered a strong advantage. Threat Analysis & Vulnerability Assessment: * Conduct regular threat assessments to identify vulnerabilities in AI/ML systems. * Develop benchmarks, tools and scripts to automate vulnerability testing for AI/ML applications. * Perform code reviews and penetration testing of AI-related software. Research & Development: * Stay updated on emerging trends, technologies, and best practices in AI/ML security. * Execute PoCs/PoVs to evaluate emerging trends, technologies and practices in the industry. * Create high quality technical documentation and user guides * Contribute to the development of cutting-edge AI/ML security tools and techniques. This is an excellent opportunity on a great project of work, If you are looking for your next exciting opportunity, apply now for your CV to reach me directly, we will respond as soon as possible. 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.

***SC Cleared*** Delivery Manager 6 Month contract initially Location: Remote Rate: £500 - £550 p/d (via Umbrella company) We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We have a great opportunity for a Delivery Manager to join the team. Skills: * Ability to balance multiple priorities and coordinate across delivery teams to deliver value * Working at senior leadership level across the organisation, establishing stakeholder networks and actively engaging other senior leaders * Strong financial management skills in order to leverage budget and prioritise business needs * Creating and maintaining an overall delivery plan that highlights forecasts/estimates and confidence levels, whilst taking into account multiple individual delivery plans * Using experience of technology delivery and technical practices to help translate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders * Applying previous experience to identify, understand and analyse key metrics in order to improve team delivery * Sufficiently understanding an organisation to identify the right people who can make the right decisions and at the right time, defining what good governance looks like within a delivery context * Acting as the Delivery Manager for one or more delivery teams at the same time through a complete delivery lifecycle (prepare, deliver, improve) * Working within an agile context with the use of CI * Articulate a logical design, and understand how this translates to physical infrastructure * Experience with defining and working with the constraint of NFRs such as cost, scalability, availability * The must have skills will determine how well they will be able to integrate into our way of working and * The principals we use when making strategic and long-term decisions. Nice to have: * Technologies - The must have requirements centre around the base technology platforms that we build all our infrastructure): * Kubernetes * Docker * Hashicorp tools (Packer, Consul, Vault, etc) * Other networking technologies Skills: * Complex technical delivery across multiple workstreams * Adapting approaches to different phases of a delivery lifecycle * Understanding what good governance looks like and how to implement improvements * Programme/Portfolio delivery * Communicating and Influencing This is an excellent opportunity on a great project of work, If you are looking for your next exciting opportunity, apply now for your CV to reach me directly, we will respond as soon as possible. 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.

BY WMS Engineer / BY WMS Senior Engineer 6 Month contract initially Location: Hybrid - Max 2 days p/w onsite in London or Castle Donington Rate: £market rates p/d (via Umbrella company) We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We have a great opportunity for a BY WMS Engineer / BY WMS Senior Engineer to join the team. As a Senior BY Dispatcher WMS Engineer, you will be at the forefront of our warehouse operations, playing a pivotal role in optimizing our warehouse management system for efficiency and accuracy. Leveraging your deep expertise in WMS systems, you will design, build implement, and continuously enhance our systems to ensure seamless coordination of inbound and outbound logistics. Your responsibilities will include configuring WMS, overseeing system integration, monitoring real-time data flows, and troubleshooting any issues to maintain uninterrupted operations. Your role requires a keen eye for detail, a strong problem-solving mindset, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to enhance warehouse productivity and meet customer demands. Join us in revolutionizing our warehouse operations and contributing to our organization's growth and success Key Responsibilities: * Assessing client business requirements and opportunities * Leading design, configuration, and implementation of JDA Warehouse Management Systems * Analyzing and optimizing components of the solution to take advantage of best practices. * Work with all appropriate parties to effectively estimate project timelines and deliverables. * Recognizing and highlighting incremental improvement opportunities with existing clients * Writing functional specifications for modification, interface, report, and label requirements * Authoring and/or reviewing system and procedural documentation throughout the project. * Design and Development of configuration changes over BY WMS system as per requirement. * Engineer software changes (new features) to satisfy customer requirements. * Engineer fixes to resolve software defects. * Design technical solutions based on customer specification document. * Create and execute test plans to verify software quality. Document test results. * Provide regular updates on progress to lead engineer and/or project manager. * Contribute in daily stand-up meetings with project teams. * CI/CD Jenkins and Pipeline management of the BY WMS is most welcome Key Skills: * Configure and optimize BY/JDA WMS Dispatcher components using strong product knowledge, industry best practices, and performance enhancement techniques. * Lead the design, configuration, and implementation of Blue Yonder (JDA) Warehouse Management System (WMS) solutions based on client business requirements. * Engineer new features and system enhancements to meet evolving customer needs, including design and development of configuration changes within the WMS. * Upgrade WMS Dispatcher to the latest versions (2024 and above) and ensure compatibility, stability, and optimal performance post upgrade. * Analyze and optimize WMS components to improve efficiency, reliability, and operational performance. * Develop technical solutions based on functional and customer specification documents, ensuring alignment with business goals. * Write comprehensive functional specifications for system modifications, interfaces, reports, and label requirements. * Develop and deliver defect fixes in a timely manner, ensuring minimal business disruption. * Create and execute detailed test plans, thoroughly document results, and ensure high-quality software delivery. * Contribute actively to project ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, cross-functional discussions, and design reviews. * Provide regular progress updates to lead engineers, project managers, and key stakeholders. * Assess client business needs, identify improvement opportunities, and propose effective solutions to enhance customer value. * Estimate project timelines, deliverables, and resource requirements in collaboration with project stakeholders. * Recognize and highlight continuous improvement and value add opportunities for existing clients. * Author and review system documentation and procedural guides throughout the project lifecycle to ensure knowledge continuity and clarity. * Utilize strong PL/SQL and Shell scripting expertise to support system configuration, automation, and troubleshooting. * Azure Cloud Technology knowledge * React JS, Java, Python experience. * Power BI and JasperSoft Reports development. * Warehouse Automation Experience such as SSI, Dematic, Beumer, KNAPP * CI/CD Jenkins and Pipeline management of the BY WMS is most welcome. * Experience in any other WMS like BY WMS Cognitive, Manhattan, Oracle This is an excellent opportunity on a great project of work, If you are looking for your next exciting opportunity, apply now for your CV to reach me directly, we will respond as soon as possible. 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.