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At CGI, we empower our people to shape the future of industries by building lasting partnerships and delivering meaningful change. In this role, you’ll play a pivotal part in expanding our presence across Scotland’s Local Government sector, forging strong networks, and driving long-term opportunities that help councils deliver more efficient, citizen-focused services. You will be at the forefront of building new relationships, working alongside a collaborative team, and contributing to innovative strategies that strengthen CGI’s role as a trusted partner in public service transformation. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. Ideally you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. Whilst this is a hybrid position there is an expectation that you will need to travel around Scotland to visit clients and CGI Offices.
Our client is looking for a number of C# Software Developer for one of our clients on a 6 month initial contract working remotely with the occasional travel to Edinburgh. This role is Inside IR35. Your Profile Essential skills/knowledge/experience: * In-depth knowledge of C# .NET languages * Design, develop, and manage high-performance software applications using C# * Implement and optimize code for performance, security, and memory efficiency * Test and debug various .NET applications * Monitor and optimize the performance and responsiveness of .NET applications across multiple platforms and environments * Integrate third-party libraries, tools, and APIs into C# applications for enhanced functionality * Collaborate with developers, engineers, and stakeholders to ensure seamless integration of .NET applications with other systems and components * Run unit, integration, and performance tests to ensure the stability and functionality of applications * Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards, security protocols, and best practices in .NET development * Participate in agile development processes and contribute to continuous improvement of development workflows 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.
Java Full Stack Developer 6 Month contract initially Based: Hybrid/Glasgow. Maximum of 3-5 days onsite p/w. 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 number of Java Full Stack Developer's to join the team. As a Java full stack Lead Software Engineer, you will play a crucial role in an agile team, focusing on the enhancement, construction, and delivery of top-tier technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable manner. Key Responsibilities: * Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems * Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others * Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems * Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies * Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect * Provide guidance through leading, mentoring and coaching a team of software engineers Key Skills & Experience: * Hands on Practical experience in System Design, Application Development, Testing and operation Stability * Experience in developing, debugging and maintaining with the technologies and frameworks such as Java, J2EE, Microservices, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Angular, JavaScript and Rest API * Exposure Database Server such as Oracle and NoSql Database such as Cassandra. * Knowledge in Database ORM Frameworks such as Hibernate and JPA. * Hands on Experience in Microservices to run any Cloud Platforms preferably AWS. * Knowledge in Containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes * Experience across the whole software development life cycle * Exposure to agile methodologies and CI/CD, Application Resiliency and Security * Experience in Testing frameworks such as Junit, Mockito and Cucumber for Unit Testing and Automation Testing Good to have: * Familiar with AWS via hands on experience or certification * Familiarity with orchestration tools like Airflow * Familiarity with BASEL regulatory reporting framework * Familiarity with engineering in a regulatory controlled environment 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.
Senior Site Reliability Engineer 12 + Month contract Location: Hybrid. 2-3 days onsite in Glasgow. Rate: £300 - £360 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 Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join the team. As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer you will play a pivotal role in raising awareness and driving adoption of SRE methodologies. This is a hands-on engineering role where you will design, build, and optimise automation frameworks, observability tools, and incident response mechanisms. Engaging with storage, data, and other product teams. You will act as a trusted advisor, providing strategic guidance and consultative support to help teams improve reliability, scalability, and efficiency. This team will establish a Centre of Excellence to enhance and promote SRE best practices. Key Responsibilities: * Proficiency in Programming and Scripting - This includes expertise in languages such as Python, Powershell, or Go, which are essential for automating routine tasks and system deployments. * Incident Management and Troubleshooting - The ability to manage incidents effectively, troubleshoot issues swiftly, and perform root cause analysis to prevent future incidents. * Systems Engineering and Automation - A deep understanding of systems engineering, including operating systems, networking, and cloud infrastructure. Proficiency in automation tools is crucial for maintaining system reliability at scale. * Influential Communication Skills - The ability to communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders, ensuring alignment, inspiring and motivating them to embrace new mindsets, cultures, and SRE working practices. This skill is crucial for driving meaningful change and fostering a collaborative environment where innovative ideas can thrive. Key Skills & Experience: * Knowledge of Cloud Computing - Familiarity with cloud platforms and services, which is increasingly important as more infrastructure moves to the cloud. * Strong Problem-Solving Abilities - The capability to approach problems methodically and find effective solutions, which is vital for maintaining system reliability. Purpose of the role To apply software engineering techniques, automation, and best practices in incident response, to ensure the reliability, availability, and scalability of the systems, platforms, and technology through them. Accountabilities * Availability, performance, and scalability of systems and services through proactive monitoring, maintenance, and capacity planning. * Resolution, analysis and response to system outages and disruptions, and implement measures to prevent similar incidents from recurring. * Development of tools and scripts to automate operational processes, reducing manual workload, increasing efficiency, and improving system resilience. * Monitoring and optimisation of system performance and resource usage, identify and address bottlenecks, and implement best practices for performance tuning. * Collaboration with development teams to integrate best practices for reliability, scalability, and performance into the software development lifecycle, and work closely with other teams to ensure smooth and efficient operations. * Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations, and actively contribute to the organization's technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth. Expectations * Contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures. * Be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. Lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. Train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions. * Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment. * Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda. * Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does. * Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business. * Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies. * Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions. * Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes. * Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes. 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.
Job Title: Senior Software Engineer Location: Prestwick - Onsite What you'll be doing Completion of allocated software requirements, detailed design and implementation. Testing of completed functionality, both at desktop and target hardware level. Generation of software level safety requirements and hazard analysis, supporting system certification. Accurately reporting on progress and providing feedback to team members and leadership. Supporting System Test and Integration Activities. Production of appropriate technical documentation, documenting traceability between design, code and test results. Participation in peer reviews of own and others' work products. Robust configuration of completed work. Use of extensive domain knowledge to troubleshoot issues efficiently, and embed technical and process improvements. Securing a formal software technical authority delegation, in order to authorise design and certification artefacts Your skills and experiences Essential: Degree or equivalent in Software Engineering/Computer Science. Excellent Software Engineering skills, with a solid foundation in one of C/C++/C#/Ada Practical experience of developing embedded software Demonstrated understanding of the full software development lifecycle One or more of the following key skills: - Experience of requirements capture and traceability e.g. DOORS - Experience of Software designs using an appropriate design tool/methodology e.g. UML, Artisan, Statemate, Rhapsody etc. - Programming in high level programming languages and experience of related software development environments e.g. GPS (GNAT), Greenhills AdaMulti - Scripting languages such as MATLAB or Python - Experience developing software test solutions with a view to providing formal qualification evidence to customers. - Experience in HMI design and graphics Software eg VAPS Desirable Avionics/Mission systems domain knowledge Use of Jira to manage software tasks or any other task management system General Military aircraft domain knowledge and interest Benefits As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive. The Typhoon Displays & Controls Software Team Would you like to write software for the UK's frontline Eurofighter Typhoon? We currently have a number of vacancies for Senior Software Engineers at our site in Prestwick. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be working on world beating aircraft products, creating cutting edge software for our hardware systems and be involved in the entire lifecycle of a product, from design and development to integration. Working closely with systems and test engineers, you will enable the development of complex real-world Why BAE Systems? This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments. Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks. Closing Date: 17th October 2025
Senior / Lead Electronics Design Engineer Glasgow (Hybrid - 3 days per week in office) Very Competitive Salary + Performance Bonus + Share Incentive Plan + Private Healthcare + Relocation Support + 5% Pension + 30 Days Holiday + Life Assurance + Flexible Working Hours + Sponsorship Available Excellent opportunity for an experienced Electronics Design Engineer to join a pioneering laser systems company, renowned for delivering cutting-edge technology to global markets including renewable energy, microelectronics, life sciences, and fundamental research. This company designs and manufactures advanced laser systems used in a wide variety of industries, providing products with superior reliability and performance. They are an industry leader with a strong focus on innovation, quality, and making a positive impact through photonics technology. In this role, you will take responsibility for the design, development, validation, and production release of electronic systems within complex laser products. You will work across the full product lifecycle - from concept and schematic design to testing, documentation, and production support - while leading projects and mentoring junior engineers. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in analogue and digital circuit design, microcontroller-based systems, and mixed-signal electronics, along with proven experience managing designs from prototype through to volume manufacture. This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious Senior or Lead Electronics Design Engineer to join a global technology leader and play a key role in shaping the next generation of high-performance laser systems. The Role: Full product lifecycle ownership from concept through design, validation, and production release Design and develop analogue and digital circuits, including mixed-signal interfaces Perform schematic capture, PCB layout, and design using Altium and other design tools Develop and integrate SPI, I²C, CAN, and Ethernet interfaces within embedded control systems Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to integrate electronics within complete system designs Provide on-site production support when required to ensure smooth transfer to manufacture The Person: Degree (or equivalent) in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline Proven experience in mixed-signal and microcontroller-based circuit design Skilled in schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium Designer or similar tools Strong understanding of communication interfaces such as SPI, I²C, CAN, and Ethernet Reference Number: BBBH - 264680 To apply for this role or for to be considered for further roles, please click "Apply Now" or contact Rise Technical Recruitment. This vacancy is being advertised by Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd. The services of Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd are that of an Employment Agency. Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd regrets to inform that our client can only accept applications from engineering candidates who have a valid legal permit or right to work in the United Kingdom. Potential candidates who do not have this right or permit, or are pending an application to obtain this right or permit should not apply as your details will not be processed.
Project Manager Software / Hardware (Hybrid -2 days per week onsite , Tuesdays & Thursdays ) Very Competitive Salary + 32 Days Holiday + Bonus + Share Incentive Plan + Healthcare Scheme + Income Protection + Life Assurance + Flexible Working Hours + 5% Pension Excellent opportunity for an experienced Project Manager to join a growing and innovative R&D organisation, renowned for its supportive culture and investment in cutting-edge product development. This company is a well-established, international technology specialist developing advanced test and measurement solutions used by telecoms and network operators across the globe. With continued growth in product portfolio and capability, this is an ideal time to join and make a real impact on the future success of the business. In this role you will lead multi-disciplinary Engineering teams in the delivery of next-generation hardware and software solutions. You will be responsible for planning, budgeting and executing product development projects, working closely with Product Management to shape the roadmap and reporting progress to senior stakeholders. This is a fantastic opportunity for a Project Manager to influence product direction and help shape the next generation of innovative solutions. The Role: Lead Electronics, Mechanical and Software Engineering teams through the product development lifecycle Plan, budget and manage complex new product introduction projects Work closely with Product Management to define and refine product requirements and roadmap Provide leadership, direction and support to Engineers, including line management responsibilities The Person: Degree in Electronics, Software Engineering or related subject Strong project management experience delivering combined hardware and software products Proven ability to organise, prioritise and deliver in a dynamic environment Demonstrates a pragmatic and commercially aware approach to decision making Reference Number: BBBH - 264173 To apply for this role or for to be considered for further roles, please click "Apply Now" or contact Rise Technical Recruitment. This vacancy is being advertised by Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd. The services of Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd are that of an Employment Agency. Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd regrets to inform that our client can only accept applications from engineering candidates who have a valid legal permit or right to work in the United Kingdom. Potential candidates who do not have this right or permit or are pending an application to obtain this right or permit should not apply as your details will not be processed.
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What is the role of a Developer in Other Languages (R, Cobol, Perl, VBA, Ruby, Shell...)
The developer (VBA, ruby, perl, shell ...) is a specialist in dynamic web development. Their uniqueness lies in the fact that they can process text files differently than with scripts. Thanks to this, they are less limited in their scope of action compared to other web developers. They always have multiple tasks to fulfill.
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On average, a developer earns around £450/day depending on their experience. You can earn a salary of £31,000 per year if you are a beginner.
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The Python developer is responsible for writing, analyzing specifications and designing software architecture (including some ERP modules, Big Data...) according to these specifications and client needs.
He codes and implements algorithms, but also performs technical testing phases, monitoring and maintenance.
He may also be required to train or write technical documentation for users.
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The Python developer knows all programming concepts related to their preferred language.
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