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Your responsibilities: * Translate scope into actionable plans, estimates, and milestones; actively manage risks, dependencies, and non-functional requirements. * Mentor engineers (pairing, design reviews, coaching), improve team productivity, and cultivate a healthy engineering culture. * Work closely with Product, QA, and Platform teams to unblock delivery; maintain crisp communication to stakeholders on progress and trade-offs. * Embed secure coding practices (OWASP Top 10/ASVS), threat modelling, secrets management (e.g., Azure Key Vault), least privilege, and zero-trust principles. * Implement strong authentication/authorization (OAuth2/OIDC), TLS everywhere, and secure API contracts. * Partner with InfoSec and Data Governance to evidence controls, handle vulnerabilities, and pass security reviews. * Align to internal Tech Standards for Information Security, Data Governance, and Regulatory Compliance * Define, document, and uphold standards for coding, reviews, branching, and versioning (e.g., Trunk based development or GitFlow, mandatory PR reviews, automated quality gates). * Drive CI/CD excellence (GitHub Actions), including build quality, unit/integration tests, static analysis, and automated deployments. * Establish and enforce performance, reliability, and maintainability baselines; lead refactoring and modernization where needed. * Implement comprehensive observability (metrics, distributed tracing-OpenTelemetry) and SLOs for critical services. Your Profile Essential skills/knowledge/experience: .NET Expertise: .NET 8, C#, ASP.NET Core, RESTful APIs, background jobs, async programming, dependency injection, unit/integration testing frameworks. * Security Concepts: OWASP Top 10/ASVS, threat modelling, OAuth2/OIDC, TLS, input validation, secrets management, RBAC/ABAC. * Cloud & DevOps: Azure (App Service/AKS/Functions), IaC (Terraform/Bicep), CI/CD pipelines, containers (Docker), observability (logs/metrics/traces). * Architecture: DDD, modular monolith/microservices, event-driven patterns, idempotency, resiliency (circuit breakers/retries), API versioning. * Collaboration: Proven record of mentoring, elevating engineering standards, and delivering scoped outcomes in cross-functional teams. * Apply unit testing and component testing using tools like Xunit * Participate in Agile/SCRUM ceremonies including sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives. Desirable skills/knowledge/experience: * Retail domain knowledge preferably UK retailers * Practical knowledge of performance/load testing (k6/JMeter) and chaos/resiliency testing. * Microservice Architecture and Design principles knowledge * MongoDB setup and Entity framework experience LA International is an award-winning partner of choice for many of the world's most influential companies and government organisations. Holding Enhanced Government Security Accreditation, we are recognised as the European market leader in the delivery of Security Cleared talent to organisations that demand the very highest levels of security, compliance and assurance. A multiple award-winning organisation, having secured the prestigious Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade over consecutive years. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of background or identity, and we encourage candidates who may not meet every listed requirement to still apply. If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure a fair and accessible experience. Please Note: If a high volume of applications is received, only candidates shortlisted will be contacted.

QA Engineer - GPT 6 Month contract initially + Extensions Based: Remote Rate: £Market rates - (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 QA Engineer - GPT to join the team. Participate in design discussions about the technical implementation and consider the tradeoffs to support business value, scalability and delivery timeline. ● Analyze data and reports for Quality audits, develop QA Test Plans, write functional test cases that meet the requirements ● Design and build easily maintainable Test framework and reusable test scripts ● Execute and validate the developed solution meets the business requirements ● Perform Functional and Regression testing as needed on various components. Key Responsibilities; Participate in design discussions about the technical implementation and consider the tradeoffs to support business value, scalability and delivery timeline. ● Analyze data and reports for Quality audits, develop QA Test Plans, write functional test cases that meet the requirements ● Design and build easily maintainable Test framework and reusable test scripts ● Execute and validate the developed solution meets the business requirements ● Perform Functional and Regression testing as needed on various components Key Skills & Experience: Must have demonstrable good experience in Software application testing. ● Must have data audit and data analytics experience. ● Must have 3 years of experience developing Test plans and writing Test Cases ● Understanding of distributed processing frameworks like Pyspark. ● Must have Strong communication, collaboration and problem solving skills with a track record of delivering production grade systems in a team environment ● Understanding of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) APIs and services is highly desired ● Experience testing Machine Learning / AI applications ● Motivated individual who learns quickly, has pride in building a new product and can engage others to accelerate technical solutions ● Experience in working with distributed teams ● 3 years of experience working with agile scrum methodologies and bug creation in tools like JIRA ● Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1, 508) required ● Experienced in performing manual (screen-reader) and automated accessibility testing 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.

2 Level Application Support Engineer We are looking for a experienced technical engineer to join our growing Equities business. The platform you will be looking after is used by multiple trading desks servicing a diverse set of clients and instruments. As part of the wider platform team you will be working closely Developers along with technical, analysis and testing colleagues. Investigation and resolution of the work items at hand will require competent technical skills and a keen intellect. The business is a growth area, with current investments taking place in all of the technology, business and middle office areas. Primary Responsibilities: Monitor application components. Global support and includes weekend availability to troubleshoot production related issues and perform checkouts. Expertise in operating windows and Linux environment with good command over any scripting language such as Shell, Perl, Python, etc. Knowledge of configuration Management systems such as Ansible. Strong Knowledge of CI tools such Bamboo or Jenkins. Ability to work both independently and in groups in an energetic, diverse environment. Debugging the system and fixing the production related issues. Handles complex operational tasks and recommends process and technology changes. Build monitor tools for production environments. Expedient deployment of new systems. Capacity planning and support for increasing volumes and business growth. Knowledge of networking and storage concepts. Escalate / follow-up on permanent fix for development related issues. Provide solutions for application automation. Manage communication of system and application outages to the end users whenever required. Resolve complex application and technical problems. Build, test and install software in Dev, QA, Prod/DR environment. Support complex efforts involving Analysis, Design, Development and testing of various application components Desired Experience/ Skills: Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Computer Science, Engineering, or Mathematics Previous career roles in Support Analyst coupled with experience within the Financial industry at least 3+ yrs. Expertise in operating windows and Linux environment with good command over any scripting language such as Shell, Perl, Python, etc. Basic knowledge of infrastructure concepts. Nice to understand Devops tools such Bamboo or Jenkins. Hands-on experience in support of a real-time trading environment. Knowledge of support applications that use high-performance messaging/middleware. Strong analytical, and verbal and written communication skills. Strong Knowledge of FIX protocol. Java, C#, C++ development skills set, nice plus. Personal Attributes Good communication skills, including the ability to write clearly. Able to function effectively as a member of a team. Proactive with respect to personal and technical development. The position is based in the City London. The duration of this contract is 12 months. The rate for this assignment is circa £400 per day. Please do send your CV to us in Word format along with you daily rate in GBP and availability.

Sailpoint Test Manager 6 Month contract initially Based: Hybrid/London - 2-3 days p/w Rate: £300 - £350 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 Sailpoint Test Manager to join the team. Key Skills & Experience: 1. Experience of Identity Access Management - Good to Have 2. Experience of SailPoint application onboarding process - Good to Have 3. Knowledge of JML and review process in SailPoint - Good to Have 4. Experience of Service Now tool - Good to Have 5. Knowledge of SailPoint integration with Service Now - Good to Have 6. Experience of JIRA and Xray - Mandatory 7. Hands-on creation and execution of tests and result logging. 8. Understanding of testing life cycle. 9. Collaborate with development, business, and QA teams to understand requirements and ensure test coverage. 10. Understanding of defect life cycle. 11. Experience of root cause analysis. 12. Good stakeholder management skills- Mandatory 13. Familiarity with Agile and DevOps methodologies - Mandatory 14. Strong Interpersonal Skills - Mandatory 15. 8-10 Years of Experience in Test Management - Mandatory 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 an award-winning partner of choice for many of the world's most influential companies and government organisations. Holding Enhanced Government Security Accreditation, we are recognised as the European market leader in the delivery of Security Cleared talent to organisations that demand the very highest levels of security, compliance and assurance. A multiple award-winning organisation, having secured the prestigious Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade over consecutive years. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of background or identity, and we encourage candidates who may not meet every listed requirement to still apply. If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure a fair and accessible experience. Please Note: If a high volume of applications is received, only candidates shortlisted will be contacted.

Job Title Senior Full Stack Developer (Node.js / React / AWS) Job Overview We are seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer with strong hands-on experience in Node.js, React, PostgreSQL, and AWS. This role is suited to a developer who can build secure, scalable, resilient, and high-performing applications, and contribute to modern cloud-native and event-driven solutions. The ideal candidate will combine strong engineering fundamentals with practical experience building and supporting robust services across backend, frontend, and AWS environments. Key Responsibilities * Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Node.js * Build modern, responsive, and maintainable frontend applications using React * Develop and support cloud-native solutions on AWS * Work with PostgreSQL for schema design, query development, optimisation, and data integrity * Build and support integrations using AWS services such as Lambda, SQS, API Gateway, S3, RDS, and CloudWatch * Implement event-driven, asynchronous, and resilient processing patterns where required * Contribute to technical design and translate agreed solutions into robust implementations * Apply engineering best practices across security, performance, scalability, reliability, testing, and maintainability * Support troubleshooting and incident resolution across environments * Collaborate with architects, QA, DevOps, product, and other engineers to deliver end-to-end features * Participate in code reviews, sprint ceremonies, release activities, and continuous improvement * Mentor junior developers and help raise overall engineering quality within the team Required Skills and Experience * Strong hands-on experience in Node.js backend development * Strong experience with React for frontend application development * Good experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases * Strong hands-on experience with AWS, including services such as Lambda, SQS, API Gateway, S3, RDS, and CloudWatch * Good understanding of cloud-native, serverless, and event-driven architecture patterns * Experience designing and integrating REST APIs and service-to-service integrations * Good understanding of secure coding, scalability, performance optimisation, resilience, and observability in distributed systems * Experience with Git, branching strategies, and CI/CD pipelines * Experience with automated testing approaches across backend and frontend * Strong debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills * Experience working effectively in Agile delivery teams Desirable Skills * Experience with TypeScript * Experience with Docker and container-based deployment patterns * Experience with monitoring and operational support in AWS environments * Experience using GitHub Copilot or similar AI-assisted development tools * Experience delivering enterprise, government, or regulated digital services ACTIVE SC CLEARANCE REQUIRED