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Data Virtualization SME 6 Month contract initially Based: Remote - Max 2 days per month onsite in London 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 Data Virtualization SME to join the team. Your responsibilities: * Design and maintain data pipelines using Starburst and related technologies. * Optimize query performance and resolve data processing bottlenecks. * Manage databases to ensure high availability, reliability and security. * Integrate Starburst with various data sources including cloud services and APIs. * Monitor data pipelines and troubleshoot issues proactively. * Collaborate with business users and stakeholders on data requirements. * Maintain comprehensive and up-to-date documentation for data processes. * Stay current with data engineering advancements and propose innovative solutions. * Implement best practices for data quality assurance and testing. Key Skills & Experience:  Minimum 8+ Years of Strong hands-on experience with Starburst Enterprise or Denodo Tool  Advanced SQL skills, including query optimization and performance tuning.  Experience with cloud data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks)  Proficiency in any Scripting language (e.g. Python/Scala)  Proficiency in data analytics and data engineering Desirable skills/knowledge/experience: * Hands on experience Starburst or Denodo data virtualization * Data Integration background * Database development experience in any database (Oracle, SQL Server) * Banking domain preferred. 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 Technical Network Architect to work on an initial 5 month contract. The position would be be mainly remote with onsite travel to London required 2-3 days per month. This would be an Outside IR35 engagement offering between £320-£400 per day and candidates would need to be eligible to go through an SC Clearance. Mandatory: * Proven experience as a Technical Design Lead / Technical Authority * Ownership of end-to-end technical design decisions (not implementation-only roles) * Demonstrable leadership in complex enterprise or carrier-scale environments Required Skills & Experience: * Technical depth o 8 + years in network security architecture or senior engineering across enterprise environments. o Hands on design / migration of at least two of the following at scale: Check Point R8x firewalls, Cisco or Juniper LAN and WAN, F5 BIG IP LTM/GTM/AFM, Zscaler ZIA & ZPA, SD WAN. o Strong routing fundamentals (BGP, OSPF, route maps, redistribution). o Scripting or automation (Python, Ansible, Terraform) is desirable. * Soft skills o Proven ability to lead multi vendor, multi disciplinary teams. o Confident facilitator-able to run workshops, present to senior stakeholders and manage challenging conversations. o Proactive communicator: provides unsolicited progress updates, raises blockers early, documents decisions promptly. * Documentation & tooling o Expertise with Visio or draw.io for architecture diagrams; PowerPoint for executive decks; Word/Confluence for LLDs. o Familiarity with change tools (ServiceNow, Remedy) and SharePoint 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.

Our client is currently seeking an experienced professional to join their team in the role of Data Protection Automation Engineer. This is a fully remote contract role for 12 months initially. Please note that the role is inside IR35. Job Description * Design, develop, test and support automation for the data protection services * Design, develop, test and support reporting and monitoring capabilities for the automation. * Provide engineering support on the data protection products and their standard usage. * Undertake product evaluation, new features, and versions. * Produce clear and comprehensive documentation for all automation produced. * Mentor less experienced members of staff Education & Experience * 10+ years development experience with multiple languages, including Python, Bash * 5+ years' experience in configuration management and orchestration using Redhat Ansible * 5+ years' experience in configuration management and orchestration using Puppet. * 5+ years' experience in designing, developing, and testing Rest API services. * 5+ years' experience in Devops SCM tooling, GitHub * 5+ years' experience in Devops CI/CD tooling, Jenkins, CloudBees * 5+ years' experience in Devops collaboration tools, Jira, Confluence Required Technical Skills * Strong technical background in Veritas NetBackup and related infrastructure * Strong technical background in Commvault and related infrastructure 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.

Our client is looking for a Security Architect to work on an initial 6-12 month contract. This would be working hybrid in either London, Leeds or Edinburgh with Inside IR35 rates between £340-£470 per day depending on location. The skills and experience you'll have Minimum * Experience as a Security Architect designing products, platforms, systems and components on multiple programmes and projects * Experience of working on the end to end project lifecycle, in a multi-technology environment. * Experience of designing and managing the end-to-end delivery of multi-platform cyber security solutions. * Exceptional communication skills, able and willing to describe and negotiate complex and detailed solutions across a variety of stakeholders. * Exceptional critical thinker and problem solver, able to work with imperfect information in an environment of uncertainty whilst still maintaining high standards, evidenced designs and documentation that consider regulatory, organisational and technology change requirements, the client's divisional and enterprise strategies. Essential * Experience of designing and implementing cyber security platform solutions * Experience with delivery of significant Cyber Security projects in domains, e.g. Attack Surface Management, Threat Detection and Response, Identity Access Management, Information Integrity and Protection and/or Infrastructure Security. * Experience working with AWS technologies. * Experience of best practice security architecture across all cyber security architecture domains and key platform technologies. * Commercial awareness and hands-on experience at costing solution options, understanding procurement frameworks and promoting cost effective solutions. * Collaborative self-starter with positive, proactive, can-do attitude. * Strong experience of technical and environment interdependencies across projects and programmes. * Solid and evidenced knowledge foundation (e.g. CISSP, CISM, etc.) * Experience with formal architectural methodologies and frameworks, including TOGAF, experience in architecture modelling tools and agile methodologies. * Proficient knowledge of UML. * Evidenced continuous professional development and engagement with industry innovators and professional bodies. * Experience of innovation whilst ensuring EA adherence. 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*** Data Engineer 6 Month contract initially Location: Hybrid - Max 2 days p/w onsite in Telford 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 Data Engineer to join the team. Key Responsibilities: Design, development, and deployment of data integration and transformation solutions using Pentaho, Denodo, Talend, and SAS. Architect and implement scalable data pipelines and services that support business intelligence and analytics platforms. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, define technical specifications, and deliver robust data solutions. Champion Agile and Scrum methodologies, ensuring timely delivery of sprints and continuous improvement. Drive DevOps practices for CI/CD, automated testing, and deployment of data services. Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation. Ensure data quality, governance, and security standards are upheld across all solutions. Troubleshoot and resolve complex data issues and performance bottlenecks. Key Skills: SAS 9.4 (DI), SAS Viya 3.x (SAS Studio, VA, VI). Platform LSF, Jira, Platform Support. GIT. Strong expertise in ETL tools: Pentaho, Talend. Experience with data virtualization using Denodo. Proficiency in SAS for data analytics and reporting. Oracle (good to have). Solid understanding of Agile and Scrum frameworks. Hands-on experience with DevOps tools and practices (e.g., Jenkins, Git, Docker, Kubernetes). Strong SQL and data modelling skills. Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership abilities. 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.

Our blue chip client is looking for SAN Engineers to work fully remote on an initial 12 month Inside IR35 contract. * Experience: o Minimum of 7 years of experience in SAN administration and engineering. o Proven expertise with DELL, PURE, Cisco, Brocade and HPE SAN technologies. Required Technical Skills o Proficiency in SAN management tools and software from DELL, PURE, Cisco, Brocade and HPE. o Strong understanding of SAN fabric, zoning, LUN masking, and storage virtualization. o Proficient in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise, including cluster installation, configuration, upgrades, multi-node management, operator lifecycle management, troubleshooting containerized workloads, CI/CD pipeline integration and storage migration. o Understanding of functional requirements and translation of business requirements into technical specifications. o Good understanding on Datacentre architecture and Automation technologies. o Working Experience in handling and troubleshooting Storage Products such as Dell VMAX-3, PMAX, Pure and HPE. o Experience in implementing Time Finder Snap/Clone and remote replication using SRDF/S, A & AR at the Symmetrix PowerMax, & VMAX . o Working Experience in handling and troubleshooting Storage Products such as Dell VMAX-3, PMAX, Pure and HPE. o Experience in working on Storage Migration projects and Data Migration tools such as Cirrus or any equivalent tool. o Working Experience on Cisco and Brocade Switches administration, troubleshooting and performance analysis. o Working experience on performing Migrations between multiple switch products. o Having knowledge on any scripting tools like python or any other equivalent tools to support the automation journey (Preferred but not mandatory). o Experience with disaster recovery solutions and replication technologies. o Familiarity with network protocols, including FC, iSCSI, and FCoE. o Detailed knowledge on DCNM, VSAN's, ISL, NPIV o Detailed knowledge of Logical Fabrics / LSAN's / Context Switching. o Detailed knowledge of SAN NAV, FOS, ACS-Gateway. o Experience of Broadcom/brocade Director Class switches. o Experience with SYMCLI, Unisphere, Cisco DCNM and Brocade BNA

***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.

Role Title: Business Analyst Location: Glasgow Duration: 31/12/2026 Days on site: 2-3 Rate INSIDE IR35 £358 MUST BE THROUGH UMBRELLA Role Description: The Recon Business Data Analyst will play a key role in delivering accurate, efficient, and automated reconciliation processes across complex financial systems. This role is responsible for analysing end to end transaction flows, identifying mismatches, defining data transformation rules, supporting reconciliation tooling enhancements, and ensuring controlled resolution of breaks. The analyst will collaborate closely with business, operations, technology, and risk teams to strengthen reconciliation accuracy, compliance, and reporting. ________________________________________ Key Responsibilities Business Analysis & Requirements * Analyse current reconciliation processes (transaction, settlement, fees, GL, suspense, exception management, etc.). * Gather, document, and validate business requirements for reconciliation improvements and system transformations. * Define data mapping rules, matching logic, exception criteria, and break classification frameworks. * Translate business needs into functional specifications for technology teams. Data Analysis & Reconciliation * Perform deep-dive analysis on transaction, payment, and settlement datasets to identify errors, mismatches, and root causes. * Develop analysis artefacts including data dictionaries, lineage diagrams, and flow visualisations. * Work with finance, operations, and product teams to resolve recon breaks and track them to closure. * Validate data integrity across multi source platforms (core banking, gateways, payment processors, GL systems). Transformation & Automation * Support implementation of reconciliation tools (e.g., Fiserv/ReconNET, FIS Intellimatch, SmartStream TLM, Oracle FS). * Contribute to automation of matching rules, break workflows, and reporting dashboards. * Participate in UAT planning, test case creation, execution, and defect management. * Support migration and transformation activities involving new platforms, system upgrades, or regulatory changes. Controls & Reporting * Ensure reconciliation processes align with regulatory, audit, and compliance standards. * Produce MI dashboards and insights for senior stakeholders on break trends, volumes, and SLA performance. * Maintain strong documentation covering processes, controls, test results, and operational procedures. ________________________________________ Required Skills & Experience * Strong experience in reconciliation processes within banking, payments, merchant acquiring, cards, or financial operations. * Advanced data analysis skills using SQL, Excel, Power BI/Tableau, or similar tooling. * Understanding of transaction lifecycles across payments, settlement, GL posting, and ledger systems. * Experience working with reconciliation platforms or building custom matching logic. * Strong analytical and problem solving skills with ability to translate data insights into actions. * Excellent documentation skills (BRD, FRD, data mapping, rules definition, workflows). * Ability to work with cross functional teams across business, finance, operations, and technology. ________________________________________ Preferred Qualifications * Experience with large-scale transformation/migration programmes (Payments, Finance, or Core Banking). * Familiarity with ISO 8583/20022 messages, card scheme settlement files, merchant acquiring flows, or payment gateway data. * Knowledge of regulatory requirements related to reconciliation and financial reporting. * Exposure to automation technologies (Python, Alteryx, SQL scripting, or cloud-based data pipelines). * Experience with Agile delivery frameworks (Scrum, Kanban). ________________________________________ Soft Skills * Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. * Ability to work in fast-paced project environments with tight deadlines. * Detail-oriented mindset with high accountability for accuracy. * Proactive approach to issue identification and resolution. 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.

Role Title: Product Analyst Location: Glasgow Duration: 31/12/2026 Days on site: 2-3 Rate INSIDE IR35 £290.88 Description: CONTRACTOR MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR BPSS MUST BE UMBRELLA Role Description: The Product Analyst is focused on undertaking monthly forecasting activities in direct support of one or more delivery initiatives. This involves various activities related to understanding the pipeline of work and ensuring forecasts are timely and accurate. This includes aspects such as: * Tracking resourcing profile of the workforce * Alignment of resources to project tasks for the purpose of timesheet bookings * Tracking correctness of bookings * Facilitating timesheet reversals to ensure correct bookings * Tracking spend against work items * Accounting for non-resource costs in forecasts * Assembling and submitting monthly forecasts * Keeping spend within financial tolerances * Analysing monthly variances (forecast vs actuals) * Applying corrective actions * Constructing narratives for inclusion in reporting and governance forums to explain financial variances * Contributing to the tracking of affordability * Tracking trends in pipeline of work and escalating any signs of risk * Liaising directly with central Corporate finance and portfolio teams * Data quality monitoring, hygiene and housekeeping * Communicate clearly, appropriately and regularly. * Frequently face off to VP/Director level stakeholders. Person Specification * Ability to assimilate and analyse data * Analytical ability, numeracy and an excellent eye for detail * Strong Excel skills * Collaborative and influential * Strong oral and written communication skills - ability to communicate clearly and concisely, while demonstrating active listening and ability to be assertive when required * Ability to challenge effectively and assertively to drive key outcomes in collaboration with CDS change leads * Ability to analyse financial and project data underpinned by a keen eye for detail and ability / instinct to intuit & address data anomalies. 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 Summary You will design and implement the serverless infrastructure that powers the Knowledge Platform. Your work will involve managing complex data relationships in a Graph Database (Amazon Neptune), orchestrating AI workflows via Amazon Bedrock, and crucially developing the Feedback API. This API is the cornerstone of our "Human-in-the-Loop" strategy, allowing clinical experts to provide structured feedback on AI-generated content, which in turn matures our machine learning models and ensures clinical safety. Key Responsibilities · API Development & Feedback Loop: Design and maintain robust REST/GraphQL APIs, including the specialized Feedback API which captures human validation of AI-extracted facts and semantic triples. · Knowledge Graph Engineering: Develop SPARQL/Gremlin queries and data mutation patterns for Amazon Neptune to manage complex clinical taxonomies and content relationships. · AI Orchestration: Build backend integrations with Amazon Bedrock for Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), entity extraction, and automated content tagging. · Search Infrastructure: Implement and optimize hybrid search logic, combining vector embeddings in Amazon OpenSearch with structured graph traversals. · Serverless Workflows: Design and deploy event-driven architectures using AWS Lambda, Step Functions, and EventBridge to handle complex content processing pipelines. · Data Integrity & Security: Ensure all data handling complies with NICE security standards, using KMS encryption and robust IAM roles within the AWS London Region. · Collaborative Discovery: Work with Infrastructure Architects and UX Designers during the discovery phase to ensure technical feasibility and system performance. Technical Stack & Skills Backend Mastery (Essential) · Languages: Expert-level Python (preferred for AI/Data) or Node.js/TypeScript. · Cloud Native AWS: Deep experience with AWS Lambda, API Gateway, S3, and SQS/SNS. · Database Expertise: Proven experience with Graph Databases (Amazon Neptune / SPARQL) and NoSQL environments. · Search Technologies: Experience with OpenSearch or Elasticsearch, specifically regarding vector database capabilities. AI & Data Integration (Highly Desirable) · Generative AI: Familiarity with LLM integration (Amazon Bedrock, LangChain, or similar frameworks). · Feedback Systems: Experience building "Human-in-the-loop" (HITL) systems where user input directly influences data model accuracy. · DevOps/IaC: Proficiency in Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation to manage infrastructure. Behavioural Skills for Success · Systems Thinking: Ability to understand how data flows from a raw clinical document into a structured "triple" in a graph database. · Security-First Mindset: A rigorous approach to data validation, especially given the high-stakes nature of national healthcare guidance. · Iterative Delivery: Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where requirements evolve based on discovery findings and user testing. 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.

Required: Bid & PreSales Delivery/Programme Manager Location: Basingstoke, full time onsite Duration: 6 Months+ Clearance level: DV level The Programme / Delivery Management Lead plays a pivotal role across the full bid lifecycle and early phases of delivery mobilisation, ensuring that client develops credible, competitive, deliverable Transition & Transformation (T&T) and Agile programme responses This role is embedded throughout the sales, solutioning, bid, contract, and mobilisation phases, acting as the delivery authority for T&T and Agile programme definition, planning, costing, assurance, and customer engagement. Key Responsibilities Bid & Pre Sales Delivery Leadership * Lead the end-to-end design of Transition & Transformation (T&T) and Agile programmes during bids and proposals. * Own the T&T / Agile programme plan, including schedules, gating, staffing, governance structures, and delivery methodology. * Produce the programme costing, ensuring alignment to volumetrics, solution strategy, and validated historical benchmarks. * Create the dependency matrix, ensuring all dependencies are clearly articulated and owned across delivery and solution teams. * Capture and maintain all Risks, Issues, Assumptions and Dependencies (RAID) for the programme. * Conduct and report on due diligence, including technical, operational, commercial, and customer-side constraints. Essential Skills & Experience * Strong experience delivering using SAFe Agile methodology. * Strong programme management background with experience delivering complex T&T programmes. * Experience designing programme structures and plans during bids. * Defence/NatSec experience and understanding of secure governance. Desirable Skills & Experience * Experience shaping win strategies or solution options. * Experience within Strategic Partnering models. * Experience with digital transformation, infrastructure modernisation, or secure platform delivery. 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.

***SC CLEARED** Service Designer 6 Month contract initially Based: Remote - Max 1 days per month onsite in London 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 Service Designer to join the team. Key Skills & Experience: Service Designer with extensive experience in the Public Sector, and with Government Digital Services. * lead the service design of end-to-end services that meet user needs and deliver policy intent * lead the service design of user-centred services, ensuring accessibility and usability across digital touchpoints and service journeys * map and analyse complex service ecosystems, identifying pain points, opportunities, and dependencies * collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including policy, operations, product, delivery, system design and user-centred design * design collaboratively and in the open, engaging and sharing knowledge with your whole team and wider (where information security restrictions allow) * map existing systems and processes (online and offline), using verified information to provide evidenced 'as-is' * develop service blueprints, journey maps, and other artefacts to communicate service design concepts visually and in an easy-to-understand format * facilitate workshops and co-creation sessions with stakeholders and users * align service design with organisational goals, technical constraints, and delivery capabilities * advocate for user-centred and inclusive design practices across the organisation * support the development of service strategies and roadmaps for transformation * track pain points outside of scope of current delivery for future consideration * mentor and guide less senior service designers and contribute to the wider design community * ensure services are designed for scalability, sustainability, and continuous improvement? 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.

AVD Engineer with Terraform 6 Month contract initially Location: Hybrid - Max 2-3 days p/w onsite in Wokingham Rate: £425 - £475 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 AVD Engineer with Terraform to join the team. Key Responsibilities: An Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Engineer with Terraform expertise designs, automates, and manages secure VDI environments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Key responsibilities include deploying host pools, configuring FSLogix profiles, and automating Azure networking/storage via Terraform scripts within CI/CD pipelines to ensure scalability and compliance Key Skills: * Good knowledge and hands on experience in Terraform * Terraform Expertise: Hands-on experience with Terraform, including writing custom modules, managing state files (remote backend), and Terraform Cloud/Enterprise. * Strong hands-on experience installing and configuring Azure Virtual Desktop including host pools AVD images and scaling * Good hands-on experience azure infra as service and infrastructure as code (Terraform) * Strong knowledge and understanding of Azure Virtual desktop solution. * Capacity planning, in coordination with AVD Architecture & Engineering * Strong hands-on experience on Azure Virtual Desktop Operational Support * Analyse system performance indicators and recommend improvement actions for Azure AVD based production configuration. * Have good knowledge of Azure AVD publishing applications web server load balancing Resource Manager License Management * Manage and deploy updates via Azure update manager * Update the AVD image based on business requirements provided by client, including monthly security patches, updates required to support a client enterprise release and version upgrades of software that has been operationalized. * Creating, updating, and responding to Monitors of the AVD environment * Service Restoration activities not requiring privileged access (incident management, system troubleshooting, performing Elevating access activities, escalating actions requiring Privileged Access to client team members) * Very good hands-on experience on Group Policy management * Good understanding on cloud License management * Very good hands-on experience cloud concept Azure Virtualization, Azure Networking, Azure Identity and Azure Storage * Manage and maintain identity, security, compliance, and protected user devices. * Printing on Azure Virtual Desktop using Universal Print * Good hands-on experience on User profile management product, Roaming Profile, Fslogix and OneDrive * Good hands-on experience in automating upgradation/migration, remediation, jobs, report tasks by using creating PowerShell CLI script and PowerShell and Batch scripts. * Create all necessary documentation including system standards, run books, and more Research. * Should be aware of an App Layering solution like Flex App MSIX App attach etc. 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.

We are looking for a business analyst with PEGA experience The role is remote and outside IR35 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.

Our client is looking for a Business Architect to work on an initial 6-12 month contract. This would be working hybrid in either London, Leeds or Edinburgh with Inside IR35 rates between £340-£470 per day depending on location. The skills and experience you'll have Minimum * Experienced business architect either in professional services, financial services, or the public sector / regulated environment. * Experience in conducting market, customer and value assessments and using insights to shape business architecture in support of business strategies. * Experience of designing target operating models for large/medium organisations and leading business areas through the development and execution of their strategy through business architecture. * Provide oversight and guidance of work of associates business architects. * Exceptional communication skills, able and willing to describe and negotiate complex and detailed solutions with a variety of stakeholders. * A proactive and creative thinker, whilst grounded in the use of analysis tools and frameworks to solve problems and innovate. Able to work with imperfect information in an environment of uncertainty whilst still maintaining high standards, producing outputs that consider regulatory and organisational change requirements, whilst aligning to the client's divisional and enterprise strategies. Essential * Expertise in architectural frameworks and concepts, methodologies and approaches i.e. capability maps, value chain analysis, value creation and business models and experience in the use of enterprise architecture tooling. * Good facilitator, drawing out problems, active listening skills, involving and gaining commitment from the relevant stakeholders in the business with credibility and gravitas to establish trust, gaining consensus and buy-in, orchestrating engagement and collaboration with senior leadership. * Open, curious, collaborative, can-do attitude. * Experience with formal Architecture methodologies (e.g. TOAGF, BizBoK) 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.