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E-Commerce Manager Mere £37,000-£41,0000 + Performance Bonus + Pension + Holiday + Health & Wellbeing Benefits This is an excellent opportunity for someone who has good experience in ecommerce that wants to shape the future of a market leaders ecommerce operations. This company is the leading manufacturer within the industries they operate in, offering a product line of around 2,000 products. Where they distribute their products worldwide and have set the benchmark for quality, innovation and service across their target markets. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive e-commerce strategy aimed at driving growth in online B2C sales. As a key, standalone position, you will have full ownership of the organization's B2C e-commerce strategy and operations, utilizing Shopify as the primary sales platform. The ideal candidate will possess demonstrated experience in managing and optimizing e-commerce platforms, along with a strong understanding of digital marketing strategies, including SEO and SEM. Analytical skills to interpret sales data and consumer feedback are essential for success in this role. The Role *Growing ecommerce operations for a market leader *Working closely with the Marketing, Sales and IT teams *Analyse consumer sales data and feedback to identify opportunities The Person *Proven experience in managing ecommerce platforms, preferably with Shopify *Strong knowledge of digital marketing strategies, including SEO, SEM, social media marketing, etc *Analytical skills to interpret sales data and consumer feedback Reference Number: BBBH244632 To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please click \"Apply Now\" or contact Rise Technical Recruitment. Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

DWP. Digital With Purpose. Do you have experience of developing accessible and inclusive Web Content? Want to help us build services that work for every user? DWP is the UK's largest government department. Right now, we're using the latest tech, tooling, and thinking to power a once-in-a-generation digital transformation, building products and services that work better for millions of citizens across the UK. We're looking for an experienced Accessibility Specialist who will support the development and accessibility of our Web Content. We are a small and diverse team, with a passion for improving accessibility, ensuring we are genuinely inclusive to all. Working in a relatively new and rapidly evolving field of expertise within DWP Digital, we are committed to developing our skills and practices further, ensuring that everyone has equal opportunity to contribute and excel. You and your role You'll be part of our Accessibility Standards and Strategy Team. We enable our people to deliver products and services that are accessible and inclusive for DWP customers and colleagues. You will be working with a team of passionate individuals who are all advocates of accessibility. In this role you will assess and improve the technical compliance and usability of digital services with a range of assistive technologies. We identify risks, and opportunities for improvement by engaging with a broad spectrum of stakeholders. Offering technical expertise and recommendations, you will play an important part of ensuring we become genuinely accessible to all. As an experienced accessibility professional, you can expect to train and mentor junior members of our team on best practice and approach. This will include creating and sharing guidance, assisting with end user training and digital inclusion topics, such as how to facilitate inclusive meetings. This is a really varied role, with opportunity to work across the entire department on a multitude of projects all centred around embedding accessibility. Plus, there's a lot of opportunity to engage with and contribute to the cross-government accessibility service, sharing on best practices and enhancing understanding. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Experience assessing websites and documents against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), investigating the cause of defects, and explaining the impact on end users. Good understanding of how to make web and document content accessible, using HTML, CSS, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Use of a range of assistive software (screen readers, screen magnifiers & voice recognition software) and automated tools for testing and demonstrating. Leading a team to deliver outcomes with clear objectives and time frames, praising achievement and promoting a positive working environment. Analysis of audit findings to help make difficult decisions and give advice about accessibility. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Leeds, Newcastle or Sheffield whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £42,614. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £12,345. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100) Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. Process: We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Lead Service Designer Pay up to £83,957, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for a Lead Service Designer to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Understand user needs and help others to do understand them too, so that collectively we can design Universal Credit and other services to support those needs. Align and lead the communication with Lead Product Managers and policy colleagues to define the user journey and articulate the vision for products and services. Engage and manage stakeholder needs across different areas with a focus on heading discussions at senior departmental level. Demonstrate strong working knowledge of service design in practice as a recognised industry expert and help others to understand its value for both service users and in helping the Department to meet its business objectives. Lead design direction based on evidence. Drive the creation of high-quality service design deliverables, including personas, experience maps, insights packs, user flow maps, and service blueprints. Analyse research findings, data, insight gathering, critical thinking and concept generation. Understand as-is service design and identify improvement opportunities. Analyse pain points within services and communicate and share design solutions that fulfil user needs and business outcomes. Drive the communication of insights and stories around the strategy and concepts being designed to senior stakeholders and management. Use prototyping methods to communicate and share ideas and concepts with real users to encourage collaboration and iterative processes. Lead the adoption of best practice and build a strong open and collaborative culture within the Department and feed into the design community. Analyse and identify cost saving opportunities whilst implementing best practice service design. Define the service design approach and key items on the design agenda, working to implement best practice. Actively provide support and mentor team members whilst developing appropriate training to support designers. Lead the capability and promote service design in and beyond the Department. Support recruitment for the DWP Digital Product design community. You and your role As a Lead Service Designer, you will be the forefront of emerging policy and business strategy for our Universal Credit (UC) service, leading and supporting a team of service designers to create user-centric systems and services, guided by evidence. You will be shaping our design strategy, transforming insights in design concepts, leveraging protoyping methods to share ideas and drive collaboration. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Leeds, London and Manchester, whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £83,957. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £24,363 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100) Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. Process: We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Lead Test Engineer Pay up to £87,740 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. These two roles will suit an engineer who is excellent at resolving technical blockers, understand wider testing principles in Agile and namely Microservice Architecture. They will be proactively engaging with the wider engineering community to drive consistency and adoption of strategic engineering solutions and standard that build a quality outcome. The role will require hands on testing engineering and leadership skills. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for two Lead Test Engineers to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital, to assist in the design of Infrastructure services in collaboration with Architecture and Engineering principles. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? (Lead Criteria) Excellent communicator who can coach, collaborate, influence, develop and lead multiple diverse teams. Influencing decision makers and key stakeholder to help support and define the strategic vision of solutions. Knowledge of multiple programming languages, technology, and testing frameworks used within different architectures such as microservice, monoliths, SaaS etc. Ensures that both functional and non-functional needs are embedded in the development & testing of solutions. Ability to understand, review and implement the latest practices, principles, and processes, driving towards whole team quality. Able to contribute to the design, implementation and adoption of reusable patterns, libraries, and services. You and your role Our new Lead Test Engineers will work directly in either our Engineering Excellence Team or Debt Digital programme to deliver a major change programme. Engineering Excellence team works as a multi-disciplinary team that owns a backlog to deliver common, re-usable technical assets that accelerate and enable engineering delivery across the wider organisation. Our Debt Digital Programme is a transformative major change programme within DWP delivered by multi-functional teams, in varying stages of development. Both roles will help shape the medium to long-term engineering strategies for centralised, reusable quality products and components that accelerate engineering delivery across DWP as a whole or DWP Debt Digital, meeting expectations of citizens managing their finances via online channels. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield, whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £87,740. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £21,000 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100) Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. Process: We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process are just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Senior IT Service Manager DWP. Digital with Purpose. In recent years in DWP we have brought our IT in-house, introduce elements such as automation and self-service to our digital services, and accelerate the adoption of public cloud. We want to build on this success with your help. In this role, as an Senior IT Service Manager you will drive analysis and resolution of complex issues, enlisting support and escalating where appropriate to relevant IT service functions as part of one of the biggest IT estates in the UK. You own stakeholder relationships and make sure that Products and Services are delivering the best value for money in meeting business and user requirements and are able to offer guidance and respond effectively to queries about (for example) Product/Service design and policy. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support some of the most vulnerable people in our society. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. Delivery. Work. Projects. As a Senior IT Service Manager , you will be responsible for delivering high-quality and value-driven support for digital products and services that are used by millions of people and around 100,000 DWP colleagues. Your role is all about making that service levels meet agreed targets, managing end to end service performance, and overseeing contracts with third party suppliers. You'll monitor third-party supplier compliance with SLAs through regular reporting and analysis, ensuring services meet user requirements and deliver value for money. We're hiring you because you are good at what you do, and you can make us better. You will share your data domain knowledge and experience to drive IT strategy, including defining the tools and techniques most appropriate for the environment. You will also: Set objectives, oversee junior team members, and delegate service management tasks, acting as a point of escalation. Implement ongoing service improvements aligned with quality, risk, and security standards. Ensure that new or updated products are smoothly integrated into live service with adequate support and meet customer expectations. Additional Duties: On-Call Support: Provide out of hours major incident support on a 24/7 rota basis (on-call payments apply) The skills and experience you need: Proven IT service management experience, preferably within a framework such as ITIL. Strong stakeholder management, with a history of successful collaboration and negotiation. Independent capability in managing digital products/services and reporting. High accuracy and attention to detail in service delivery and customer support. Experience in budgeting and financial forecasting. Knowledge of Notification and Document Repository services is beneficial Preferred Qualification: ITIL 4 certification is encouraged for applicants. If you don't have it, don't worry, you can work towards it here as part of our commitment to learning and development. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield. whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Work: We also have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work and collaborate flexibly. We work a hybrid model, with some time at home and some time in a hub with the team. Pay: We offer competitive pay from £42,614 to £45,081 Pension: You'll be eligible for a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth up to £13,000 a year. Holidays: You'll get a generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 , plus all the usual bank holidays, and the option to take extra days off on flexi leave. Our broad benefits package is built around your work-life balance and includes: Flexible working, flexi hours and flexi days Hybrid working: some time in a hub with the team, some time at home Family-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Working in an award-winning environment and culture Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. Process. Stage 1: Application Stage 2: Interview We know how valuable your time is. We have a clear and succinct hiring process with only TWO STAGES . Click apply now to see the full job description and get started with the next step in your career at DWP Digital .

User Researcher Pay up to £45,081, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for a User Researcher to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. You have the skills, knowledge and experience to: Plan and design user research programmes, testing both high level concepts and specific aspects of the services as it is designed and developed. Generate new and useful insights related to DWP users for the project team to leverage, ensuring where relevant that the insights influence design decision. Communicate the insights gained from user research outputs to both the project team and wider stakeholders, helping to enhance organisational understanding of the users that drives decisions and actionable recommendations. Maintain and develop relationships across the product teams, guiding the team in understanding research insights. Plan and conduct research that considers the diversity of users, keeping in mind access needs and the ethical nature of research. Conduct user research using a range of research methods, selecting the appropriate method, both qualitative and quantitative, depending on the requirements of the programme. Why do we need a user researcher like you? As a User Researcher, you will be the guiding hand of our efforts to improve our systems for millions of our most vulnerable users, planning and designing research programmes that will help to steer and guide our development going forward. You'll draw insights from your research, identifying opportunities to improve our services and systems, and presenting these to key stakeholders to help us design and deliver better services for our users. You will also work closely with the wider digital team, developing research strategies that give us a deeper understanding of considerations that effect our diverse user range, such as access needs. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne or Sheffield, whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £45,081. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £13,028 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100) Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. Process: We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Job Description DevOps Engineer with AWS To successfully build and deliver our next-generation cloud-hosted and cloud-native technology platforms. You will work within product teams responsible for the full software development life cycle, from conception to deployment. You will support the teams to ensure that solutions and products being developed consider all functional and non-functional requirements including support, maintenance, capacity, security and with a focus on performance. In addition, you will use your skills and experience to help implement DevOps practices across all of IT and drive the modernisation of our platform going forwards. Key accountabilities Build and maintain production and non-production environments to ensure high availability and cost optimization • Build and maintain continuous integration and deployment pipelines to achieve fast, effect software delivery • Improve performance and scalability of existing systems to meet functional and non-functional requirements • Monitor and troubleshoot infrastructure related issues to minimize incidents and achieve resolution SLAs • Develop and document best practices for application build and deployment (CI/CD) • Contribute to ensuring that applications perform to user expectations and are continuously improved and maintained • Work with the Lead Software Engineers, Architecture team and the Solution Delivery teams to contribute to the on-time delivery of solutions and applications • Obtain guidance and approval as required to advance activities and resolve issues • Communicate regularly regarding the status of current software delivery activities, actively participating in all relevant Scrum ceremonies • Maintain an up to date working knowledge of industry best practice in the areas of software engineering and development, supporting and mentoring Solution Delivery teams where necessary BS/MS degree in Computer Science or 4-8 years related experience • AWS Certification(s) such as Solutions Architect Pro, DevOps Engineer Pro, SysOps Admin, Developer Associate. • Ability to work effectively within a team and autonomously with minimal supervision • Be confident with Infrastructure as Code and code release strategies. • Have experience with application and infrastructure monitoring. • Experience implementing and designing cloud native security concepts, DevSecOps, or MLOps. • Agile development techniques and Project management (SCRUM, KANBAN etc.) • You'll be familiar with a cloud-native approach • You have a curiosity for new technologies and a thirst for automation, standardisation, continuous integration and continuous delivery • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to deal with individuals (internal and external) at all levels • The ability to support people through change • A strong problem solver and a self-starter with a 'can do' attitude. You will speak fluent English with excellent verbal and written communication skills • Proficient with Git and Git workflows • Exceptional understanding of AWS, containerisation technology, infrastructure and strong technical design skills. • Experience with the full software development lifecycle and delivery using Agile practices. • Automating cloud native technologies, deploying applications, and provisioning infrastructure. • Infrastructure as Code, using CloudFormation, Terraform, or other tools. • Azure DevOps Pipelines • JIRA & Confluence • Knowledge of IP networking, VPN's, DNS, load balancing and firewall. Develop platforms with scalability, security and performance in mind, leveraging the cloud. • 5+ years of experience as a technical specialist. • 2+ years of hands-on experience of programming in languages such as .Net, Java, C++, Python, Ruby, Go, Swift or similar object-oriented language. • Experience with AWS - including but not limited to EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda and CloudFormation • Experience of SQL and Windows severs would be beneficial • Hands-on experience with microservices and distributed application architecture, such as containers, Kubernetes, and/or serverless technology. • Proficient in leveraging CI/CD tools to automate testing and deployment • An expert who can create tooling and automation which improve developer experiences and speed of delivery. • Experienced in working in an agile environment (Scrum / Kanban). • You'll be someone who is happy to work independently or collaboratively on multiple tasks. Overall you are a highly motivated DevOps engineer who is passionate about writing excellent code, have strong communication skills and keen to continuously learn and share knowledge with other The Client is happy to consider 2 days a week in the office or at a push 2 days a month. Salary circa £60K - £80K + Benefits. Please do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.

Job Description DevOps Architect with AWS Our Client is an established international company with offices in Leeds UK. The looking to recruit a DevOps Architect with at least 3 to 5 years expertise as DevOps Architect around an AWS environment. You'll support Project Management teams to successfully implement and monitor initiatives and provide supporting technical documentation. You will also assist with establishing IT Architecture best practice and drive continuous improvement. The role will also involve staying at the forefront of new technologies and new vendors • Serve as an AWS specialist, consult and provide technical guidance on AWS design, governance, performance, scalability, security, operations and cost control best practices to ensure we maximize our AWS investment • Work with our partners in IT and the business to guide the architecture and high level solutioning of new products and services so that they operate excellently • Assess our cloud maturity, review existing AWS cloud implementations, identify gaps and suggest improvements to improve our cloud maturity horizons • Work as part of a team on larger solutions, providing technical support as requested, for internal and external Team members to meet delivery timescales • Map the state of products today, and their path over the next 3-5 years to support EOL and EOS risk mitigation • Support the DevOps teams who run the existing applications to improve our technical maturity levels, as well as the availability, functionality, performance, security and cost of running those applications • Guide the depreciation and removal of outdated technologies and practices across the business to minimize risk • Guide the adoption of new technologies and practices across the business to maximize our technological advantage • Define, refine, automate and improve our processes so that as a company we're more efficient, effective, safe and secure • Promote a continuous, automated, and feedback-driven route to Production for product changes • Keep up-to-date with current and future technologies, products and strategies Qualifications BS/MS degree in Computer Science or 4-8 years related experience AWS Certification(s) such as Solutions Architect Pro, DevOps Engineer Pro, SysOps Admin, Developer Associate. • Producing technical artefacts and documenting the As-Is and To-Be states • Devising the best cost optimization solutions and following best practices for cloud services • Defining standards and cross product patterns to improve our consistency across a wide landscape of existing and new products. • Security awareness and experience, with a \"security by design\" mindset • Agile development techniques and Project management (SCRUM, KANBAN etc.) • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to deal with individuals (internal and external) at all levels • Ability to work effectively within a team and autonomously with minimal supervision • The ability to support people through change Must have the following: 3+ years of architecting and delivering public cloud solutions, particularly around AWS 5+ years of production experience within AWS Experience designing, implementing and operating large scale SaaS products Experience implementing and designing cloud native security concepts, DevSecOps, or MLOps. Hands-on experience with microservices and distributed application architecture, such as containers, Kubernetes, and/or serverless technology. Proficient in leveraging CI/CD tools to automate testing and deployment An expert who can create tooling and automation which improve developer experiences and speed of delivery. This is an exciting position for someone who enjoys challenges. The salary will dependent upon expertise but in the range £65K - £80K + Bonus + Car allowance. The position will be based at the Clients Leeds offices although you can work remotely and attend meetings as and when required. So send your CV to us in Word format along with your Salary and notice period.

Job Description Digital Technology Lead C# .Net To provide the Technical leadership for our Agile Development Team working across .Net C# Core, Web UI and Sitecore CMS technologies on our new multi-market Digital CMS Platform. The Tech Lead role will be split 40 / 60 between Hands On and Hands Off development activities working with a development team comprising of internal resources plus external system suppliers. You will be accountable for the technical delivery of changes across the Platform and will work with the IPF Architects, System Analysts and Development team to provide technical leadership, technical designs and implementation of best practices across the team to ensure quality and timely deliveries. Provide detailed technical designs for development team. • Develop and maintain baseline technical design documentation for the Digital CMS Platform. • Preparation and delivery of technical proposals and presentations • Technical feasibility studies for newly-created product ideas/software projects and propose implementation solutions • Work with IPF Architects and partners to contribute to the overall Enterprise Solution design • Ensuring that software development is delivered on schedule, in-line with designs, to quality and within the overall plan. • Provide Code Reviews for the key core functionality to ensure adherence to designs. • Complete coding development as required ensuring it is fit for purpose, effective, scalable and future proofed. The role is expected to be split 40 / 60 Hands On and Hands Off. • Implement Azure DevOps CI/CD Build and Release pipelines across the Digital CMS platform. • Development and maintenance of a technical backlog, software release map and technology roadmap for the Digital CMS Platform. • Follow best-in-class agile methodology (2week sprints), throughout the software development lifecycle to deliver consistent market leading engineering solutions • Attend project/tech updates and stand-ups providing accurate updates where appropriate and highlight any project risks/bottlenecks/successes • Provide delivery estimates as part of Agile delivery process for implementation of functionality. • Determine project requirements and developing work schedules for the team. • Ensure assignment of tasks to the Team to align with skills, growth and personal preferences. • Improve the software development process using the latest technologies • Implement best practices and coding standards across the delivery team. • Provides technical expertise to peers in other functions • Mentor and improve development team members • Liaise with other delivery teams, stakeholders, users and senior leaders • Works independently with guidance only in complex situations • Keeping up-to-date with industry trends and developments. Software development cycles and approaches Use of online collaboration tools JIRA and Confluence Highly proficient in core Microsoft technologies: .Net Core. C#, T-SQL, MVC, Web API Knowledge and work experience of a CMS web platform (Sitecore desirable) Experience in CI / CD build and delivery pipelines (Azure DevOps desirable) Financial services IT solutions IT industry and ways of working within multi-disciplinary teams The Client is global operation with an office in Leeds. The salary for this role is circa £60K - £70K + Excellent Benefits. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your notice period and availability.

Job Description DevOps Architect with AWS - Leeds • Serve as an AWS specialist, consult and provide technical guidance on AWS design, governance, performance, scalability, security, operations and cost control best practices to ensure we maximize our AWS investment • Work with our partners in IT and the business to guide the architecture and high level solutioning of new products and services so that they operate excellently • Assess our cloud maturity, review existing AWS cloud implementations, identify gaps and suggest improvements to improve our cloud maturity horizons • Work as part of a team on larger solutions, providing technical support as requested, for internal and external Team members to meet delivery timescales • Map the state of products today, and their path over the next 3-5 years to support EOL and EOS risk mitigation • Support the DevOps teams who run the existing applications to improve our technical maturity levels, as well as the availability, functionality, performance, security and cost of running those applications • Guide the depreciation and removal of outdated technologies and practices across the business to minimize risk • Guide the adoption of new technologies and practices across the business to maximize our technological advantage • Define, refine, automate and improve our processes so that as a company we're more efficient, effective, safe and secure • Promote a continuous, automated, and feedback-driven route to Production for product changes • Keep up-to-date with current and future technologies, products and strategies Education: • BS/MS degree in Computer Science or 4-8 years related experience • AWS Certification(s) such as Solutions Architect Pro, DevOps Engineer Pro, SysOps Admin, Developer Associate. Skills • Producing technical artefacts and documenting the As-Is and To-Be states • Devising the best cost optimization solutions and following best practices for cloud services • Defining standards and cross product patterns to improve our consistency across a wide landscape of existing and new products. • Security awareness and experience, with a \"security by design\" mindset • Agile development techniques and Project management (SCRUM, KANBAN etc.) • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to deal with individuals (internal and external) at all levels • Ability to work effectively within a team and autonomously with minimal supervision • The ability to support people through change • A strong problem solver and a self-starter with a 'can do' attitude. • You have a good technical knowledge of IT architectures, Infrastructure, Cloud deployments, software engineering lifecycles, DevOps tools (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform), microservices, CI/CD • In-depth understanding of cloud networking, infrastructure and security concepts • Strong scripting/automation skills (Bash, Python, Powershell, or similar) • Good understanding of managing environments via Infrastructure as Code (IaC) • Knowledge of IP networking, VPN's, DNS, load balancing and firewalls. • Understanding of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA and REST) • Azure DevOps Pipelines • JIRA & Confluence Experience with the full software development lifecycle and delivery using Agile practices • 3+ years of architecting and delivering public cloud solutions, particularly around AWS • 5+ years of production experience within AWS • Experience designing, implementing and operating large scale SaaS products • Experience implementing and designing cloud native security concepts, DevSecOps, or MLOps. • Hands-on experience with microservices and distributed application architecture, such as containers, Kubernetes, and/or serverless technology. • Proficient in leveraging CI/CD tools to automate testing and deployment An expert who can create tooling and automation which improve developer experiences and speed of delivery. The salary for this position is circa £70K - £80K plus excellent benefits package The Client is global operation with offices in Leeds - this position will be hybrid. Do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.

Job Description Digital Technology Lead C# .Net To provide the Technical leadership for our Agile Development Team working across .Net C# Core, Web UI and Sitecore CMS technologies on our new multi-market Digital CMS Platform. The Tech Lead role will be split 40 / 60 between Hands On and Hands Off development activities working with a development team comprising of internal resources plus external system suppliers. You will be accountable for the technical delivery of changes across the Platform and will work with the IPF Architects, System Analysts and Development team to provide technical leadership, technical designs and implementation of best practices across the team to ensure quality and timely deliveries. Provide detailed technical designs for development team. • Develop and maintain baseline technical design documentation for the Digital CMS Platform. • Preparation and delivery of technical proposals and presentations • Technical feasibility studies for newly-created product ideas/software projects and propose implementation solutions • Work with IPF Architects and partners to contribute to the overall Enterprise Solution design • Ensuring that software development is delivered on schedule, in-line with designs, to quality and within the overall plan. • Provide Code Reviews for the key core functionality to ensure adherence to designs. • Complete coding development as required ensuring it is fit for purpose, effective, scalable and future proofed. The role is expected to be split 40 / 60 Hands On and Hands Off. • Implement Azure DevOps CI/CD Build and Release pipelines across the Digital CMS platform. • Development and maintenance of a technical backlog, software release map and technology roadmap for the Digital CMS Platform. • Follow best-in-class agile methodology (2week sprints), throughout the software development lifecycle to deliver consistent market leading engineering solutions • Attend project/tech updates and stand-ups providing accurate updates where appropriate and highlight any project risks/bottlenecks/successes • Provide delivery estimates as part of Agile delivery process for implementation of functionality. • Determine project requirements and developing work schedules for the team. • Ensure assignment of tasks to the Team to align with skills, growth and personal preferences. • Improve the software development process using the latest technologies • Implement best practices and coding standards across the delivery team. • Provides technical expertise to peers in other functions • Mentor and improve development team members • Liaise with other delivery teams, stakeholders, users and senior leaders • Works independently with guidance only in complex situations • Keeping up-to-date with industry trends and developments. Software development cycles and approaches Use of online collaboration tools JIRA and Confluence Highly proficient in core Microsoft technologies: .Net Core. C#, T-SQL, MVC, Web API Knowledge and work experience of a CMS web platform (Sitecore desirable) Experience in CI / CD build and delivery pipelines (Azure DevOps desirable) Financial services IT solutions IT industry and ways of working within multi-disciplinary teams The Client is global operation with an office in Leeds. The salary for this role is circa £60K - £70K + Excellent Benefits. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your notice period and availability.

Job Description DevOps Architect with AWS Our Client is an established international company with offices in Leeds UK. The looking to recruit a DevOps Architect with at least 3 to 5 years expertise as DevOps Architect around an AWS environment. You'll support Project Management teams to successfully implement and monitor initiatives and provide supporting technical documentation. You will also assist with establishing IT Architecture best practice and drive continuous improvement. The role will also involve staying at the forefront of new technologies and new vendors • Serve as an AWS specialist, consult and provide technical guidance on AWS design, governance, performance, scalability, security, operations and cost control best practices to ensure we maximize our AWS investment • Work with our partners in IT and the business to guide the architecture and high level solutioning of new products and services so that they operate excellently • Assess our cloud maturity, review existing AWS cloud implementations, identify gaps and suggest improvements to improve our cloud maturity horizons • Work as part of a team on larger solutions, providing technical support as requested, for internal and external Team members to meet delivery timescales • Map the state of products today, and their path over the next 3-5 years to support EOL and EOS risk mitigation • Support the DevOps teams who run the existing applications to improve our technical maturity levels, as well as the availability, functionality, performance, security and cost of running those applications • Guide the depreciation and removal of outdated technologies and practices across the business to minimize risk • Guide the adoption of new technologies and practices across the business to maximize our technological advantage • Define, refine, automate and improve our processes so that as a company we're more efficient, effective, safe and secure • Promote a continuous, automated, and feedback-driven route to Production for product changes • Keep up-to-date with current and future technologies, products and strategies Qualifications BS/MS degree in Computer Science or 4-8 years related experience AWS Certification(s) such as Solutions Architect Pro, DevOps Engineer Pro, SysOps Admin, Developer Associate. • Producing technical artefacts and documenting the As-Is and To-Be states • Devising the best cost optimization solutions and following best practices for cloud services • Defining standards and cross product patterns to improve our consistency across a wide landscape of existing and new products. • Security awareness and experience, with a \"security by design\" mindset • Agile development techniques and Project management (SCRUM, KANBAN etc.) • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to deal with individuals (internal and external) at all levels • Ability to work effectively within a team and autonomously with minimal supervision • The ability to support people through change Must have the following: 3+ years of architecting and delivering public cloud solutions, particularly around AWS 5+ years of production experience within AWS Experience designing, implementing and operating large scale SaaS products Experience implementing and designing cloud native security concepts, DevSecOps, or MLOps. Hands-on experience with microservices and distributed application architecture, such as containers, Kubernetes, and/or serverless technology. Proficient in leveraging CI/CD tools to automate testing and deployment An expert who can create tooling and automation which improve developer experiences and speed of delivery. This is an exciting position for someone who enjoys challenges. The salary will dependent upon expertise but in the range £65K - £80K + Bonus + Car allowance. The position will be based at the Clients Leeds offices although you can work remotely and attend meetings as and when required. So send your CV to us in Word format along with your Salary and notice period.

Job Description Senior Solutions Architect We have a fantastic opportunity to work for a Senior Solutions Architect with at least 5 years proven track record as a Solutions Architect. The role is based in Leeds city centre office which has been designed as a collaborative space supporting hybrid working. You will play a vital part, within your domain of responsibility, supporting the business to understand their technology landscape and how it will assist them is supporting their needs and future vision. You will be decisive in proposing and agreeing solutions within the architecture community and proactively help project teams determine how your solution designs will be implemented by the individual delivery teams and support them through implementation. Lead internal and external teams to deliver the appropriate cost-effective and innovative technology solutions in a variety of technology areas Act as a subject matter expert within your domain of responsibility, as an advocate for the architecture team, and point of contact Match the business requirements to the technology, shaping appropriate solutions across multiple global and market systems Ensure various applications and systems perform to user expectations and are continuously evolved, improved and maintained Contribute to the production of application roadmaps to identify software end-of-life risks and evolve the technology landscape Contribute to assuring designs within the architecture team, supporting peers and mentoring the wider community Contribute to ensuring all IT change is appropriately governed and aligns to application roadmaps and the overall IT Strategy, Standards and Practices Engage actively in business development activities to maintain a holistic view of the portfolio of change, in order to stay current with most effective solutions to address them Experience we need from you: A technology subject-matter expert with expertise in software architecture and design patterns and practices, with significant experience with 'cloud' ecosystems Practical career experience to lead teams and resources in a matrix structure. Able to demonstrate relevant technical capabilities in areas such as mobile application architecture, CRM and other customer technology solutions. Excellent knowledge and practical experience of all phases of a project lifecycle and delivery of IT solutions for a medium or large organisation. Experience of working with international teams preferably within the financial services sector. Excellent communication abilities, both written and verbal, for effective stakeholder engagement as a facilitator, communicator, peer, and mentor. This is a hybrid role - based in Leeds. The salary will be circa £60K - £70K + excellent benefits. Do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and notice period.

Job Description DevOps Engineer with AWS To successfully build and deliver our next-generation cloud-hosted and cloud-native technology platforms. You will work within product teams responsible for the full software development life cycle, from conception to deployment. You will support the teams to ensure that solutions and products being developed consider all functional and non-functional requirements including support, maintenance, capacity, security and with a focus on performance. In addition, you will use your skills and experience to help implement DevOps practices across all of IT and drive the modernisation of our platform going forwards. Key accountabilities Build and maintain production and non-production environments to ensure high availability and cost optimization • Build and maintain continuous integration and deployment pipelines to achieve fast, effect software delivery • Improve performance and scalability of existing systems to meet functional and non-functional requirements • Monitor and troubleshoot infrastructure related issues to minimize incidents and achieve resolution SLAs • Develop and document best practices for application build and deployment (CI/CD) • Contribute to ensuring that applications perform to user expectations and are continuously improved and maintained • Work with the Lead Software Engineers, Architecture team and the Solution Delivery teams to contribute to the on-time delivery of solutions and applications • Obtain guidance and approval as required to advance activities and resolve issues • Communicate regularly regarding the status of current software delivery activities, actively participating in all relevant Scrum ceremonies • Maintain an up to date working knowledge of industry best practice in the areas of software engineering and development, supporting and mentoring Solution Delivery teams where necessary BS/MS degree in Computer Science or 4-8 years related experience • AWS Certification(s) such as Solutions Architect Pro, DevOps Engineer Pro, SysOps Admin, Developer Associate. • Ability to work effectively within a team and autonomously with minimal supervision • Be confident with Infrastructure as Code and code release strategies. • Have experience with application and infrastructure monitoring. • Experience implementing and designing cloud native security concepts, DevSecOps, or MLOps. • Agile development techniques and Project management (SCRUM, KANBAN etc.) • You'll be familiar with a cloud-native approach • You have a curiosity for new technologies and a thirst for automation, standardisation, continuous integration and continuous delivery • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to deal with individuals (internal and external) at all levels • The ability to support people through change • A strong problem solver and a self-starter with a 'can do' attitude. You will speak fluent English with excellent verbal and written communication skills • Proficient with Git and Git workflows • Exceptional understanding of AWS, containerisation technology, infrastructure and strong technical design skills. • Experience with the full software development lifecycle and delivery using Agile practices. • Automating cloud native technologies, deploying applications, and provisioning infrastructure. • Infrastructure as Code, using CloudFormation, Terraform, or other tools. • Azure DevOps Pipelines • JIRA & Confluence • Knowledge of IP networking, VPN's, DNS, load balancing and firewall. Develop platforms with scalability, security and performance in mind, leveraging the cloud. • 5+ years of experience as a technical specialist. • 2+ years of hands-on experience of programming in languages such as .Net, Java, C++, Python, Ruby, Go, Swift or similar object-oriented language. • Experience with AWS - including but not limited to EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda and CloudFormation • Experience of SQL and Windows severs would be beneficial • Hands-on experience with microservices and distributed application architecture, such as containers, Kubernetes, and/or serverless technology. • Proficient in leveraging CI/CD tools to automate testing and deployment • An expert who can create tooling and automation which improve developer experiences and speed of delivery. • Experienced in working in an agile environment (Scrum / Kanban). • You'll be someone who is happy to work independently or collaboratively on multiple tasks. Overall you are a highly motivated DevOps engineer who is passionate about writing excellent code, have strong communication skills and keen to continuously learn and share knowledge with other The Client is happy to consider 2 days a week in the office or at a push 2 days a month. Salary circa £60K - £80K + Benefits. Please do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.

Senior Backend Developer Leeds Hybrid £45,000- £55,000 + 25 Days Holiday + Accelerated career progression + Company Performance linked bonus scheme + Regular socials, epic Summer parties This is a great opportunity for an Senior Backend Developer to gain on-the-job training with a clear path to grow within a vastly expanding UK Agency. You will have the opportunity to work alongside digital experts and Developers across a range of exciting clients. Within a rapidly expanding agency that will invest both time and money into you alongside a supreme benefits package. This web design agency is currently working with a portfolio of national and global brands across the full range of disciplines which is testament to their reputation within the industry as being a leader in excellence and quality. They are in the fortunate position to have a team that excels and strives for success and are now actively looking for a new member of the team that they can nurture and invest in. You'll be leading a team a team of web developers and designers all whilst receiving excellent benefits. You will work across several exciting clients and sectors within a team of digital enthusiasts. Within this role, you will be helping to Define and deliver technical strategies for complex, high-value projects. You will report directly to the Head of Development who will guide you throughout. You'll learn to approach the role with excitement and originality with every project you undertake. Lead technical project specifications and documentation alongside ensuring high-quality, maintainable code following best practices. The ideal candidate will be proficient in Craft CMS , Laravel, VXX XX XX XX XX, and Tailwind CSS and also have experience with AWS, SQL, and Docker. This is an excellent opportunity for a person with a passion for Backend Development. With the development to gain further training and become part of the senior management team. Apply today and take the first step towards an exciting new career! The Role: • Responsible for ensuring high-quality, maintainable code following best practices. • Responsible for managing client accounts whilst mentoring and empowering other developers. • Hybrid - 3 days a week in the office. The Person: • Knowledge of content models and front-end data structures within PHP. • Knowledge of in Craft CMS • Experience working with AWS, SQL, and Docker Reference Number: BBBH (242134) To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please click \"Apply Now\" or contact Tom Edge at Rise Technical Recruitment. Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications, and skill set. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Backend Developer Leeds Hybrid £35,000 - £45,000 + 25 Days Holiday + Accelerated career progression + Company Performance linked bonus scheme + Regular socials, epic Summer parties This is a great opportunity for a Backend Developer to gain on-the-job training with a clear path to grow within a vastly expanding UK Agency. You will have the opportunity to work alongside digital experts and Developers across a range of exciting clients. Within a rapidly expanding agency that will invest both time and money into you alongside a supreme benefits package. This web design agency is currently working with a portfolio of national and global brands across the full range of disciplines which is testament to their reputation within the industry as being a leader in excellence and quality. They are in the fortunate position to have a team that excels and strives for success and are now actively looking for a new member of the team that they can nurture and invest in. You'll be leading a team a team of web developers and designers all whilst receiving excellent benefits. You will work across several exciting clients and sectors within a team of digital enthusiasts. Within this role, you will be helping to Define and deliver technical strategies for complex, high-value projects. You will report directly to the Head of Development who will guide you throughout. You'll learn to approach the role with excitement and originality with every project you undertake. Contribute to project specifications and documentation alongside ensuring high-quality, maintainable code following best practices. The ideal candidate will be proficient in Craft CMS and PHP, with the development to gain further training and become a go-to expert. This is an excellent opportunity for a person with a passion for Backend Development. With the development to gain further training and become part of the senior management team. Apply today and take the first step towards an exciting new career! The Role: • Responsible for formal project technical specifications • Responsible for managing code and making this reliable and maintainable. • Hybrid - 3 days a week in the office. The Person: • A comprehensive exposure to PHP. • Knowledge of in Craft CMS • Experience working with multiple projects across fast paced client accounts Reference Number: BBBH (24479) To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please click \"Apply Now\" or contact Tom Edge at Rise Technical Recruitment. Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications, and skill set. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.