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A Senior IT Service Manager in Borders & Trade is responsible for service management across platforms and multiple channels to ensure availability, performance, and process maturity across this landscape. You will work in partnership with teams across IT service operations, HMRC partners and external Trade customers, to deliver a service focused on the customer needs and HMRC’s priorities. Part of this role is the use of monitoring tools which requires Security Check (SC) clearance level. You should either hold SC Clearance or be willing to obtain this prior to taking up duty.

Job Title: Service Manager Job Summary The Service Manager is responsible for the end-to-end management, performance, and continuous improvement of one or more services. This role ensures services are delivered in line with agreed service levels, customer expectations, and business objectives, while maintaining high standards of quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction. The Service Manager acts as the primary point of accountability for service delivery, coordinating across technical teams, suppliers, and stakeholders. Key Responsibilities Service Delivery & Performance Own the end-to-end lifecycle of assigned services Ensure services meet agreed SLAs, KPIs, and performance targets Monitor service health, availability, and reliability Manage service reporting, dashboards, and performance reviews Incident, Problem & Change Management Lead and oversee major incidents and service outages Ensure effective root cause analysis and problem management Coordinate and approve changes impacting live services Drive reduction in incidents and service disruptions Stakeholder & Customer Management Act as the primary service contact for customers and stakeholders Manage service review meetings and communications Handle service escalations and customer concerns Ensure clear communication during incidents and planned changes Continuous Improvement & Governance Identify and implement service improvement initiatives Drive service maturity using ITIL best practices Ensure services comply with governance, risk, and compliance requirements Maintain service documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures Supplier & Financial Management Manage third-party suppliers and service partners Track service costs, budgets, and consumption where applicable Ensure supplier performance meets contractual obligations Support contract renewals and service reviews Required Skills & Experience Service Management Skills Strong understanding of IT service management principles (ITIL) Experience managing live services in a production environment Proven ability to manage incidents, problems, and changes Experience defining and managing SLAs and KPIs Professional Experience 5+ years' experience in service delivery or service management roles (adjustable by seniority) Experience working in enterprise, public sector, or managed service environments Experience coordinating cross-functional technical teams 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.

At CGI, we help organisations stay resilient in an increasingly complex digital world. As our SOC Managed Services Sales Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and growing our cyber managed services portfolio, translating intelligence-led security capabilities into measurable business outcomes for clients. You’ll work at the forefront of innovation, partnering with experts across CGI to build compelling propositions, win strategic deals, and help clients manage risk with confidence. We empower you to take ownership of growth, think creatively about market opportunities, and succeed within a collaborative environment that supports your ambitions and enables you to make a lasting impact. 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. Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This is a hybrid position and can be based UK wide but must be prepared to commute to Reading.

ROLE:Service Capacity Manager LOCATION : Basingstoke , Full time onsite CLEARANCE REQUIRED: DV LEVEL RATE : £ 600 PD ,Inside IR35 Your role This role requires High Level clearance . We are looking for an experienced Capacity Manager to join a support team based in Basingstoke to ensure VMware based infrastructure capacity meets current and future business needs in a cost-effective, reliable, and scalable manner. In this role, you will ensure the effective management of service operations, adherence to SLAs, and continuous improvement of IT service performance. The ideal candidate has a strong capacity management background, deep knowledge of ITIL practices, a strong understanding of VMware infrastructure Capacity and a proven ability to manage service teams and client expectations in a dynamic environment. Key Responsibilities - Oversee end-to-end delivery of Capacity Management services across infrastructure, support functions and close collaboration with the customer. - Own and execute the ITIL Capacity Management process, including Business, Service, and Component Capacity Management. - Develop and maintain capacity plans, forecasts, and models for VMware environments. - Monitor service performance metrics, analyse trends, forecast capacity allocation and consumption. - Identify capacity risks, constraints, and performance bottlenecks before they impact services. - Drive service improvement initiatives based on capacity data, customer feedback, and technology developments. - Coordinate with internal IT teams (e.g., infrastructure, development, support) to resolve issues and implement improvements. Your experience - Strong experience managing Capacity - Strong understanding of IT service management frameworks (ITIL v3 or v4 certification preferred). - Experience with VMware infrastructure capacity Management. - Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and conflict resolution skills. - Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities. - Experience managing cross-functional teams in a complex technical environment. 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.

Are you a positive individual with a creative attitude that can deliver results for the customer? Can you take ownership of tasks, anticipate, and identify potential issues leading to service improvements? Do you have significant experience in IT support environments, Capacity Management, system management of secure IT solutions or IT infrastructures, that contribute to IT service delivery? Do you want to make an impact and change the way the world works? Do you have the drive to collaborate and achieve together with committed people to join our Contact Centre Support Team? If your answer is yes, we want to hear from you. We are looking for an experienced Capacity Manager to join a support team to ensure VMware based infrastructure capacity meets current and future business needs in a cost-effective, reliable, and scalable manner. In this role, you will ensure the effective management of service operations, adherence to SLAs, and continuous improvement of IT service performance. The ideal candidate has a strong capacity management background, deep knowledge of ITIL practices, a strong understanding of VMware infrastructure Capacity and a proven ability to manage service teams and client expectations in a dynamic environment. Key Responsibilities · Oversee end-to-end delivery of Capacity Management services across infrastructure, support functions and close collaboration with the customer. · Own and execute the ITIL Capacity Management process, including Business, Service, and Component Capacity Management. · Develop and maintain capacity plans, forecasts, and models for VMware environments. · Monitor service performance metrics, analyse trends, forecast capacity allocation and consumption. · Identify capacity risks, constraints, and performance bottlenecks before they impact services. · Drive service improvement initiatives based on capacity data, customer feedback, and technology developments. · Coordinate with internal IT teams (e.g., infrastructure, development, support) to resolve issues and implement improvements. Your experience · Strong experience managing Capacity · Strong understanding of IT service management frameworks (ITIL v3 or v4 certification preferred). · Experience with VMware infrastructure capacity Management. · Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and conflict resolution skills. · Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities. · Experience managing cross-functional teams in a complex technical environment. 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.

ROLE:Service Capacity Manager LOCATION : Basingstoke , Full time onsite CLEARANCE REQUIRED: DV LEVEL RATE : £ 600 PD ,Inside IR35 Your role This role requires High Level clearance . We are looking for an experienced Capacity Manager to join a support team based in Basingstoke to ensure VMware based infrastructure capacity meets current and future business needs in a cost-effective, reliable, and scalable manner. In this role, you will ensure the effective management of service operations, adherence to SLAs, and continuous improvement of IT service performance. The ideal candidate has a strong capacity management background, deep knowledge of ITIL practices, a strong understanding of VMware infrastructure Capacity and a proven ability to manage service teams and client expectations in a dynamic environment. Key Responsibilities - Oversee end-to-end delivery of Capacity Management services across infrastructure, support functions and close collaboration with the customer. - Own and execute the ITIL Capacity Management process, including Business, Service, and Component Capacity Management. - Develop and maintain capacity plans, forecasts, and models for VMware environments. - Monitor service performance metrics, analyse trends, forecast capacity allocation and consumption. - Identify capacity risks, constraints, and performance bottlenecks before they impact services. - Drive service improvement initiatives based on capacity data, customer feedback, and technology developments. - Coordinate with internal IT teams (e.g., infrastructure, development, support) to resolve issues and implement improvements. Your experience - Strong experience managing Capacity - Strong understanding of IT service management frameworks (ITIL v3 or v4 certification preferred). - Experience with VMware infrastructure capacity Management. - Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and conflict resolution skills. - Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities. - Experience managing cross-functional teams in a complex technical environment. 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.

Service Integration Manager - Dublin Support the maturation of IT Service Management within their aligned customer group in line with IT Strategic direction to standardize and align to one way of delivering IT Service Excellence: · Assure ITTP delivery towards the assigned business area(s) – work in close partnership with aligned customer group and ITTP teams to ensure that project progress, quality and budget is aligned across all relevant ITTP deliverables. · Oversee onboarding of aligned customer group to ITTP services ensuring that changes to customer operations are understood and onboarding projects are scoped and delivered to support the wider IT strategy of a single way for managing IT service delivery. This will involve being able to co-ordinate the activities of significant numbers (20-40) external resources engaged in the execution of onboarding and ongoing exploitation. · Build strong business relationship with stakeholder groups through leadership of regularly scheduled governance meetings · Act as initial contact point for business needs; evaluate feasibility of potential projects in coordination with relevant customer. · Serve as focal / escalation point for the ITTP initiatives within his/her area of responsibility, partner with the business to add value when preparing business cases. · Provide ITSM consulting expertise towards the relevant business area(s). · Lead solution visioning sessions, including requirement gathering and rationalization. · Support the understanding and alignment of standard operating processes (SOPs) across relevant customers. · Support the establishment and management of the yearly budget review demonstrating efficiency initiatives with positive budget impact for the relevant business area(s), ITTP and IT. · Ensure adherence to financial processes to support ITTP Projects and IT Operations activities for the relevant business area(s) – e.g. Service Level Targets, CARs · Bachelor's degree in a computer science, engineering or information technology discipline. An advanced degree and related accreditations a plus. · 7+ years of experience within IT, ITIL and Service Management · 3+ years of experience within the Pharma / Life Science industry preferable · 5+ years demonstrated experience managing IT services or delivering IT service improvement initiatives. This is a 6 month contract in Dublin. Please forward your CV in Word format.

Our Client is a retail technology software company. They are urgently looking to recruit a Service Desk Manager with at least 3 to 5 years commercial helpdesk support experience. Key skills required: Supporting various teams across the CS Department and the Company to ensure the highest quality of service to our Customers – both internal and external. Overall ticket workflow management and ownership, including 1st line triage and escalation of tickets to 2nd and 3rd line. Troubleshooting, fault diagnosis and providing resolution to customer issues as appropriate. Processing all enquiries professionally and efficiently, ensuring customers are regularly and fully updated on the progress of all logged tickets throughout their lifecycle. Implementation of ITIL processes for Incident, Problem, and Change Management to introduce operational efficiencies and better support our Customers. Monitoring agreed SLA's and ensuring daily/weekly targets are met Reporting on SLA targets, numbers and types of requests Maintain a sense of humour whilst working in a fast-paced dynamic team! Essential Skills … At least 2+ years of experience in a customer facing Service Desk role , ideally in a SaaS environment within the Internet industry. Working knowledge and experience of ITIL Service Management concepts, and how these are applied to the everyday issues which typically arise. Demonstrable experience using front-end ticketing systems such as FreshDesk/Service, ZenDesk or similar. Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, as well as web browsers and Internet applications. Understanding of tracking tags and a basic understanding of web languages including HTML, JavaScript, XML a major bonus. Demonstrable experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative, customer facing environment Based in Central London. The salary for this role will be £25K - £35K. Please send your CV to us in Word format.