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Software Architect - - C#/.NET, Azure & Distributed SystemsThe OpportunityAn exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Software Architect to play a key role in the development and evolution of a market-leading Warehouse Control System platform. This position will suit a hands-on architect who enjoys working across the full software lifecycle, from solution design and architecture through to technical leadership, customer engagement and delivery. You'll help shape the future direction of a highly scalable warehouse automation platform used within complex distribution, logistics and fulfilment environments. Working closely with software engineering teams, automation specialists and customers, you will drive architectural decisions, define best practices and ensure the platform remains modern, scalable and capable of supporting increasingly sophisticated automation technologies. Key ResponsibilitiesOwn and define application, integration, deployment and data architecture across the WCS platform. Design scalable, resilient and maintainable software solutions using modern Microsoft technologies. Collaborate with engineering teams to establish architectural standards, development frameworks and technical governance. Lead design reviews and provide technical guidance throughout the software delivery lifecycle. Support integration of Warehouse Control Systems with WMS, ERP, robotics, conveyors, automated storage systems and third-party platforms. Work with customers and internal stakeholders to understand requirements and translate business needs into technical solutions. Provide architectural support during Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), commissioning and customer deployments. Mentor developers and act as a technical leader across multiple project teams. Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to architecture, tooling and engineering practices. Contribute to technical roadmaps and longer-term platform strategy. Required ExperienceStrong commercial experience as a Software Architect, Technical Architect, Solutions Architect or Senior Technical Lead. Extensive C# and .NET development experience. Strong understanding of modern software architecture principles and design patterns. Experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale distributed systems. Proven experience with API design, systems integration and service-oriented architectures. Experience working with microservices, event-driven systems and messaging technologies. Strong SQL database design and optimisation experience. Experience working within cloud-hosted environments such as Azure and/or AWS. Experience with containerisation technologies including Docker. Excellent stakeholder management and customer-facing communication skills. Ability to engage with both technical and non-technical audiences. Previous experience mentoring engineers and driving technical best practice. Desirable ExperienceWarehouse Control Systems (WCS). Warehouse Management Systems (WMS). Logistics, fulfilment, supply chain or warehouse automation environments. Blazor development experience. Kubernetes. Messaging platforms such as Kafka or RabbitMQ. Robotics, conveyor systems, PLC integration or material handling equipment. CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices. Personal AttributesHands-on and technically credible. Passionate about software engineering and modern architecture. Strong problem-solving and analytical skills. Able to balance strategic thinking with practical delivery. Comfortable working within fast-moving project environments. Collaborative approach with the ability to influence technical direction. Continuous learner who keeps pace with modern engineering practices and emerging technologies. What's On OfferFully remote working. Opportunity to shape the technical direction of a market-leading software platform. Exposure to large-scale automation and logistics technology projects. Career progression within a growing engineering function. Collaborative environment focused on innovation and technical excellence. Competitive salary and benefits package. This is an excellent opportunity for a Software Architect looking to combine hands-on technical expertise, modern cloud technologies and real-world operational systems within a business delivering critical software solutions to complex automation environments. To find out more about Computer Futures please visit Computer Futures, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom | Partnership Number | OC387148 England and Wales

Job title: AI Developer (Backend & Frontend) Location: London (Hybrid, Minimum 2 Days Onsite per Week) Contract Length: 12 Months IR35 Status: Inside IR35 Rate: Negotiable We are currently recruiting for multiple AI Developer opportunities to support a major enterprise AI programme. These roles offer the chance to work at the forefront of AI innovation, developing intelligent applications and solutions that leverage the latest advancements in Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and modern cloud technologies. We are seeking both Backend AI Developers and Frontend AI Developers who are passionate about building scalable, secure, and user-focused AI solutions within a collaborative delivery environment. The Role As an AI Developer, you will play a key role in designing, developing, and integrating AI-powered applications and services. You will work closely with architects, engineers, and business stakeholders to deliver innovative solutions that drive business value and enhance user experiences. Depending on your specialism, you will contribute to backend AI services, frontend user interfaces, or a combination of both. Essential Skills & Experience Python | LLM Integration | Prompt Engineering | RAG Architectures | Vector Databases | Embeddings & Tokenisation | AWS Services | Git / Version Control | REST APIs | Authentication, Authorisation, Firewalls & API Gateway Frontend Experience (For Frontend Developers) React or Other Modern Web Frameworks | TypeScript | UX Implementation | API Integration Desirable Skills MCP (Model Context Protocol) | IBM watsonx Orchestrate | CI/CD Pipelines What We're Looking For * Experience developing AI-enabled applications using modern frameworks and technologies. * Strong understanding of LLM integration and prompt engineering techniques. * Experience designing and implementing RAG-based solutions. * Knowledge of vector databases, embeddings, and tokenisation concepts. * Experience working with cloud platforms, particularly AWS. * Strong API development and integration skills. * Understanding of secure application design, authentication, authorisation, and API gateways. * Ability to work effectively within agile, multidisciplinary teams. Why Apply? * Join a high-profile AI transformation programme. * Work with cutting-edge AI technologies and frameworks. * Collaborate with industry-leading technical teams. * Contribute to the development of innovative enterprise AI solutions. * Long-term contract opportunity with flexible hybrid working arrangements. If you are an experienced AI Developer and would like to learn more about this opportunity, I'd be delighted to arrange a brief call to discuss the role in more detail. 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: Data Engineer Location: London (Hybrid) Contract Length: 12 Months Service: Hybrid Cloud & Data Service Area: Big Data Services Day rate: £511.50 IR35: Inside Overview We are seeking an experienced Data Engineer to join a leading Hybrid Cloud & Data team, supporting large-scale data transformation and migration initiatives. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining DataStage pipelines, ensuring the efficient extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) of data from source systems into target data models. Working within a collaborative delivery environment, you will play a key role in data integration, migration, testing, and deployment activities while engaging with stakeholders across technical and business teams. Key Responsibilities * Design, develop, and maintain DataStage ETL pipelines. * Build robust data integration solutions to support business and project requirements. * Transform, cleanse, and migrate data between complex source and target systems. * Apply MOSAIC or equivalent data migration methodologies to ensure successful project delivery. * Develop and maintain XML and XSLT components for data transformation activities. * Collaborate with architects, analysts, developers, and business stakeholders to define data requirements and solutions. * Utilise Jira for project management, sprint planning, issue tracking, and workflow management. * Perform unit testing, system testing, and defect resolution activities. * Execute and monitor DataStage jobs, ensuring high levels of performance, reliability, and data quality. * Support production releases and provide troubleshooting for data-related issues. * Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and best practices within the data engineering function. Required Skills & Experience * Strong commercial experience with DataStage Designer and ETL development. * Proven experience designing and maintaining complex DataStage pipelines. * Knowledge of MOSAIC, Data Migration Methodologies, or equivalent data migration frameworks. * Strong experience with XML and XSLT for data transformation and integration. * Practical experience using Jira for project and issue management. * Ability to test solutions, validate data quality, and execute DataStage jobs. * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. * Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities. * Experience working within Agile delivery environments. * Proactive mindset with a commitment to continuous improvement and learning. Desirable Skills * Experience delivering large-scale data migration programmes. * Knowledge of cloud-based data platforms and modern data architectures. * Experience within enterprise-scale transformation programmes. * Familiarity with data governance, data quality, and data lineage principles. What's on Offer * 12-month contract on a high-profile data transformation programme. * Hybrid working arrangement based in London. * Opportunity to work on complex data integration and migration projects. * Collaborative environment alongside experienced data and cloud professionals. 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: Technical Lead Location: Liverpool City Centre HQ / Hybrid (3 days in office) Salary: £70,000 - £85,000 per annum, depending on experience Job Type: Permanent, Full Time Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday We're looking for a Tech Lead to guide a talented, cross-functional squad as they design, build and deliver products that make a real difference for our customers. You'll lead a team made up of backend and frontend developers, QA and automation testers, designers, product managers and business analysts. Together, you'll create and evolve high-quality software using modern engineering practices and a microservice architecture built on Azure. As Tech Lead, you'll be hands-on with the code while supporting others to grow. You'll set technical direction, drive standards and help shape how your squad works, with real autonomy and trust. You'll collaborate closely with the Architecture Team to ensure your services fit seamlessly into our broader platform and long-term technical strategy. We work together in our Liverpool HQ three days a week because collaboration, quick feedback and creative problem-solving are key to how we deliver. Your Impact: The systems you'll design, and lead will power key parts of our products, used by thousands of customers every day. Your technical decisions will directly influence product quality, performance and customer experience. You'll help your team deliver features that are reliable, scalable and genuinely improve how people interact with our services. What You'll Do: Lead a multidisciplinary squad to deliver high-quality, production-ready software Design and build scalable microservices in .NET and Azure Contribute to the evolution of our microservice architecture and integration patterns Collaborate with frontend developers working in React and Next.js to deliver seamless user experiences Partner with product managers, BAs and designers to translate customer needs into clear technical plans Work closely with QA and automation testers to ensure quality and reliability are built in from the start Stay hands-on with code while mentoring developers and promoting best practices Drive technical discussions, champion clean architecture and improve our engineering standards Contribute to wider engineering initiatives, including developer experience and shared tooling Our Tech Stack: Backend: C#, .NET 8.0, Redis, MongoDb, SQL Server, Entity Framework, MassTransit, Mediator Frontend: React, Next.js, TypeScript Infrastructure: Azure, Docker, Kubernetes (AKS), Nginx, RabbitMQ Architecture: Microservices, Event-driven patterns, Clean Architecture Observability and Monitoring: Grafana, Loki, Sentry, PostHog Tooling and Practices: Git, CI/CD pipelines, Agile methodologies What We're Looking For: Proven experience leading software delivery within a microservice-based environment Strong technical background in .NET and Azure Comfortable working across the stack, with deeper expertise in backend systems Experience mentoring and guiding developers in a collaborative, agile setup Product-focused mindset with an understanding of trade-offs between speed, scalability and user experience Excellent communicator who brings clarity and empathy to technical discussions Passion for clean, maintainable code and continuous improvement Curious and proactive, always looking for better ways to build, measure and deliver Why Join Us: Real autonomy to shape how your squad designs, builds and delivers software A modern, cloud-native architecture that encourages experimentation and ownership Work with talented developers, designers, testers and product professionals who care about what they build Influence technical decisions that shape the direction of our products and platforms Opportunities to grow into staff, principal or architecture-focused leadership roles A supportive, transparent culture where craftsmanship, curiosity and learning are celebrated Regular opportunities for professional development, conferences and innovation time A Few Things to Know Before You Apply Checks & Clearances All roles at Acorn are subject to DBS and financial checks. Any offer we make will be conditional until these are completed to a satisfactory standard. Visa Requirements Because our training is quite comprehensive, we can only consider applicants who have at least one year remaining on their Graduate or Post-Study Work visa. At the moment, we're not able to offer visa sponsorship. We're Here to Support You We're committed to creating an inclusive, supportive workplace where everyone can flourish. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process-or once you're part of the team-just let us know. Whether it's flexible hours, adapted equipment, or a bit of extra support, we'll work with you to make sure you can do your best work. Please click the APPLY button to submit your CV for this role. Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Technical Lead, Technical Team Lead, Technical Engineering Lead, Lead Programmer, Lead Software Engineer, Technical Architect, Solutions Architect, Technical Project Manager, Technical Manager may also be considered for this role.

Senior PHP Developer The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 8 years commercial experience with PHP and MySQL working on a Linux server with good experience of Database Optimisation and Caching Technologies. You will sit just below the Tech Director and help perform some of the task that he does which are causing bottlenecks. You will be working hand in hand with our passionate in-house developer team helping improve and grow, our high-end, scalable e-commerce platform. You will be expected to do development work, along with getting involved in spec writing, assisting PMs with project planning, code reviews, architecture overview and implementation and assisting with the Company road map. You could either already be a Lead Developer/Development Manager etc. with full leadership over a development team. Required Skills: At Least 8+ years of Commercial Experience and Knowledge of: PHP MySQL, including database optimisation LAMP Linux MVC, ORM Unit Testing HTML CSS/XHTML JQuery Caching Technologies, such as MemCached, Redis or Varnish Ability to share and communicate ideas clearly, both orally and writing in impeccable English language Must have the ability to proactively lead development teams and provide technical direction Capacity to work independently or as part of a team and operate to tight deadlines Advantageous But Not Essential: Great knowledge of Apache, specifically Mod Rewrite Good working knowledge of Linux, including command line Server administration experience Ecommerce experience Smarty Salary will be £60K - £65K. Send your CV to us in Word format, along with your salary and availability details.

Job Title: Senior Infrastructure Engineer Location: Liverpool City Centre HQ Salary: £50,000-£58,000 per annum depending on experience Job Type: Permanent, Full Time Here at Acorn we are looking for a passionate Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join us in Hands-on multi-disciplined technical support role within the IT infrastructure support and 3rd line escalation team. Within this team you will be supporting the Infrastructure Support Manager in driving delivery of robust, performant, resilient and recoverable infrastructure and systems, a mixture of on-premises and Azure. You will be supporting the technical development of the internal infrastructure team, maintaining infrastructure best practice and standards as well as ensuring all platforms are secure and meet all legislative compliance requirements. What you will be doing: You will be in a hands-on technical lead role within the infrastructure team, supporting the promotion of technical excellence and quality across the team and leading knowledge transfer. Use your expertise of classic infrastructure disciplines, technologies & best practices to drive the deployment and management of the on-premises infrastructure, ensuring all infrastructure assets and interfaces have appropriate monitors, alerts, backups and recovery plans in place. Although this role does not directly manage the Azure platform, it is expected that this role will manage aspects with the platform, requiring knowledge and close collaboration with the cloud platform team Use your experience to help the delivery of best-of-breed 3rd line support function, ensuring tickets and issues raised are managed efficiently and to expected quality, within SLA. Be continually aware of enhancements available within current deployed infrastructure solutions as well as any shifts in technology & enhancements benefitting the business. Work cross functionally with our Project, Development, Cloud Platform, and SecOps teams for new deployments, providing continual management and maintenance. Supporting the development of disaster recovery plans and maintaining operational resilience within the infrastructure remit. Lead technical evaluation of products within the infrastructure domain, participating in the deployment & implementation of the infrastructure technologies. Contribute to the technical design of best of breed infrastructure solutions, exploiting industry best practice. Work with the SecOps engineers to remediate any vulnerabilities identified within remit. About You: Critical Competencies: Minimum 4 years' Infrastructure experience, with minimum of 1yrs in a similar senior capacity or performing senior duties within a team of engineers with a support background. Excellent Active Directory and associated services skills Experience with broad variety of classic infrastructure disciplines & technologies; Network, Windows Server, Storage, Virtualisation, Security and Mail and associated services and functions Experience of team supervision, or mentoring would be an advantage. High level of knowledge with Office 365 suite of applications, security, and tools Excellent Microsoft Exchange skills, ideally in Hybrid solution Previous experience in designing and leading implementation of infrastructure solutions. Experience using infrastructure auto-deployment and scripting techniques; PowerShell, Ansible Experience of the development of design and documenting technical solutions Proactive and logical approach to fault identification, troubleshooting and problem solving. Working knowledge of ITIL What we are looking for: Network technologies; All LAN/WAN components, routing and protocols Windows Server and storage architecture solutions MS Exchange and messaging techniques and troubleshooting, ideally in hybrid setup An understanding of cloud computing platforms, principals, and services PowerShell or similar Scripting solutions Zero-trust solutions, VPN, SSO setup, PIM and MFA solutions Perimeter and Endpoint Security solutions, SWEG, Web Access, Anti-Malware config Microsoft Windows Server OS, updating, upgrading, Linux experience an advantage Backup & Recovery design and testing Mitigating infrastructure and operating system security vulnerabilities MS Office 365 platform support; SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, Intune management Working within a ticket management system with SLA and KPI adherence Any certification or working experience supporting or implementing several of the infrastructure technologies listed below would be an advantage. Linux Server configuration and support MS SQL server and support Deploying and supporting cloud infrastructure, any platform an advantage Web application development techniques and tools, XML, .Net framework, and development lifecycle, to provide adequate support to the developer teams Jira helpdesk and confluence Terraform IaC deployments Remote Desktop RDS/AVD/VDI environments Supporting and securing Macbook devices IP Telephony design, implementation and/or support Please click the APPLY button to submit your CV for this role. Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; IT Manager, Senior IT Engineer, Network Manager, Senior Infrastructure Manager, IT System Manager, Senior System Engineer, may also be considered for this role.

Senior PHP Developer – City London The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 8 years commercial experience with PHP and MySQL working on a Linux server with good experience of Database Optimisation and Caching Technologies. You will sit just below the Tech Director and help perform some of the task that he does which are causing bottlenecks. You will be working hand in hand with our passionate in-house developer team helping improve and grow, our high-end, scalable e-commerce platform. You will be expected to do development work, along with getting involved in spec writing, assisting PMs with project planning, code reviews, architecture overview and implementation and assisting with the Company road map. You could either already be a Lead Developer/Development Manager etc. with full leadership over a development team. Required Skills: At Least 8+ years of Commercial Experience and Knowledge of: PHP MySQL, including database optimisation LAMP Linux MVC, ORM Unit Testing HTML CSS/XHTML JQuery Caching Technologies, such as MemCached, Redis or Varnish Ability to share and communicate ideas clearly, both orally and writing in impeccable English language Must have the ability to proactively lead development teams and provide technical direction Capacity to work independently or as part of a team and operate to tight deadlines Advantageous But Not Essential: Great knowledge of Apache, specifically Mod Rewrite Good working knowledge of Linux, including command line Server administration experience Ecommerce experience Smarty Salary will be £60K - £65K. Send your CV to us in Word format.

AI-Native Systems Engineer We are looking for an AI-Native Systems Engineer. You will combine deep systems engineering expertise with AI-native delivery practices to design, validate and deliver solutions through small, highly capable teams augmented by AI agents. Experience and skills required: - Deep understanding of distributed systems architecture. - Advanced knowledge of algorithms, data structures and computational complexity. - Understanding of operating systems, CPU architecture and compilation concepts. - Experience with cloud-scale engineering on AWS or equivalent platforms. - Strong understanding of networking, protocols and distributed computing principles. - Strong systems programming experience using languages such as Go, Rust, C/C++ or similar. - Experience designing data-intensive systems and large-scale processing platforms. - Experience operating within AI-assisted software delivery environments. - Ability to leverage AI coding agents for software development and architecture activities. - Understanding of agent orchestration patterns. - Experience validating AI-generated code, designs and documentation. - Ability to create engineering workflows optimised for AI-driven execution. The contract is for six months initially outside IR35. It will require travel to the office two days per week in either London, Birmingham or Ipswich. To be considered for the role please send over your latest CV. 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: CA Engineer (Java Skills / Tech Lead) Location: London - Hybrid Contract: 6 months, with possibility of extension Clearance: SC Cleared or eligible to obtain SC clearance We are currently recruiting for an experienced CA Engineer / Java Technical Lead to support a major technology programme based in London. The successful candidate will provide strong technical leadership across the design, development and delivery of scalable applications and services. The role requires excellent hands-on Java engineering capability alongside experience working with Kafka, Kubernetes and Python. Key Responsibilities * Provide technical leadership across software engineering and application delivery. * Lead the design and development of scalable, secure and resilient Java-based solutions. * Provide technical direction and guidance to engineers within the delivery team. * Develop and support event-driven and streaming solutions using Apache Kafka. * Deploy and maintain applications within Kubernetes environments. * Develop supporting services, automation and integration components using Python. * Work closely with architects, engineers, DevOps teams and other technical stakeholders. * Translate technical and business requirements into robust engineering solutions. * Review code, designs and technical approaches to ensure quality and consistency. * Support technical decision-making and contribute to engineering standards and best practices. * Troubleshoot complex application, integration and infrastructure issues. * Support the delivery of solutions through development, testing, deployment and production. * Ensure technical solutions meet appropriate security, performance, resilience and scalability requirements. * Mentor and support other engineers where required. * Maintain clear and accurate technical documentation. Essential Skills & Experience Candidates should have strong commercial experience across the following: * Java - strong hands-on development experience. * Proven experience operating as a Technical Lead, Lead Engineer or Senior Java Engineer. * Apache Kafka - experience developing or supporting messaging, streaming or event-driven architectures. * Kubernetes - experience deploying and supporting containerised applications. * Python - experience developing applications, services, automation or supporting tooling. * Strong software engineering and application design principles. * Experience working with distributed systems and microservice architectures. * Experience leading technical delivery within complex environments. * Strong understanding of scalable and resilient application design. * Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capability. * Experience providing technical guidance and mentoring to engineering teams. * Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills. * Experience working within Agile or multidisciplinary delivery teams. Desirable Experience Experience in the following would be advantageous: * Cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or GCP. * Docker and containerised environments. * CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment. * REST APIs and microservices. * SQL or NoSQL databases. * Infrastructure-as-Code and DevOps tooling. * Real-time data processing and event-driven architecture. * Enterprise-scale transformation programmes. * Government or public-sector environments. 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 a minimum 10 weeks. 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. An award-winning organisation, having secured the prestigious Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade over multiple 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.

Senior Solutions Architect Our Client is an international consultancy with over 3000 employees. They are now looking to recruit a Senior Solutions Architect to be based at the Company's Central London Offices. You will extensive and deep Expertise in following Application Development areas: " Expertise in application architecture using modern technologies such as cloud native development, 12 factor Apps, microservices, serverless, API management, Kafka, etc. " Deep knowledge of Microservices, Containers, REST APIs development, API Management tools (e.g. MuleSoft, Apigee), Kafka " Solution architect with broad expertise in wide range of digital technologies in areas of application platform development, web and mobile development, cloud, integration, security, etc. " Application dev experience with at least one of the cloud providers - Amazon AWS or MS Azure " Understanding of distributed computing paradigm and exposure to building highly scalable systems. " Experience with platform modernization and cloud migration projects " Expertise in Agile development methodologies like TDD, BDD, Performance/Load testing etc. " DevOps experience - CI/CD, Test Automation, Containerization - tools and processes " Should be conversant with emerging technologies - chatbots, voice/conversational interfaces, RPA, Machine Learning, etc. " In-depth, hands-on experience in developing web /mobile applications or platform with either Java/J2EE or .NET tech stack and database technologies such as Oracle, MySQL, etc. " Exposure to polyglot programming languages like Scala, Python and Golang will be a plus " Ability to read/write code and expertise with various design patterns " Have used NoSQL database such as MongoDB, Cassandra, etc. " Work on opportunities along with sales, practice, delivery teams through the pre-sales process " Develop customer proposals - solution architecture, pitch decks, estimating solution effort, resourcing and timelines " Translate requirements into solution architecture diagrams, implementation roadmap, delivery approach and other artifacts " Understand business & technology issues /challenges and translate that to modern technology solutions " Engage with business and IT groups to align solution architecture with strategic business direction " Build a trusted advisor relationship with business and technology leaders Stay periodically engaged throughout the entire project lifecycle to ensure ongoing alignment to established solution vision " Bachelors or master's degree in engineering (computer, electronics, etc.) " 20+ years of Solutions Architecture experience (or equivalent enterprise architecture experience) and in customer-facing roles " Vertical domain knowledge in Financial Services will be an advantage " Excellent written and verbal communication skills " Experience in client-driven large-scale application platform implementation projects " Experience and desire to work in a global delivery environment Ability to travel up to 40% " Familiarity with architecture modeling tools. TOGAF experience / certification desired but not necessary " Proven track record of designing / developing scalable solutions at the enterprise level " Demonstrated success in quickly understanding business needs and aligning it to technology solutions " Experience delivering solutions using an Agile / Scrum methodology Strong communications skills (e.g. active listening, requirements elicitation, oral, written, presentation, workshop facilitation, consensus building) The Clients offices as based in Holborn - Central London. The salary for this position will be based on expertise and will be in the range £70K - £100K. Please do send your CV to us in Word format along with you salary and availability.

Tech Architect Lead PHP Back-end Developer Our Client is a boutique software development company specializing in the development of a retail systems platform You must at least 5 to 10 years software development using PHP and MySQL ideally on Linux environment. Whilst you would still be expected to do development work, the Client requires you to get involved in: spec writing, assisting PMs with project planning, code reviews, architecture overview implementation You may already be a Lead Developer/Development Manager etc. with full leadership over a development team. The Client is looking to pay circa up to £65K p.a (with flexibility on salary for the right person) The role will be based in the City London. Please do send your CV to us in Word format.