At CGI, we help UK Government organisations deliver accessible, user-centred digital services that improve outcomes for millions of citizens. As a User Researcher, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping services through meaningful research, insight-driven decision making, and collaborative delivery. Working within multidisciplinary teams, you'll influence service design, champion inclusive experiences, and ensure solutions align with government standards and accessibility requirements. This is an opportunity to contribute to high-impact public sector programmes while growing your expertise in an environment that values innovation, ownership, and continuous support to help you succeed and develop your career. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK 'Best Employer' by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This is a hybrid position.
At CGI, you'll help shape one of Microsoft's most strategic healthcare and research platforms. As the appointed custodian of the Microsoft Azure Trusted Research Environment (TRE), we are enabling healthcare providers, life sciences organisations, research institutions and regulated industries to unlock the value of sensitive data securely in the cloud. This is a rare opportunity to technically lead and product steward Microsoft's open-source Azure TRE. You'll influence the platform roadmap, work directly with Microsoft engineering teams, engage with the wider open-source community, and help organisations accelerate research, innovation and patient outcomes through secure, governed cloud environments. We're seeking a senior technologist who combines deep Azure engineering expertise with commercial awareness, stakeholder engagement skills and a passion for innovation. You'll operate at the intersection of platform engineering, product strategy, client engagement and business growth. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and named a UK Best Employer by the Financial Times. As a CGI Partner, you'll benefit from our share ownership model, competitive salary, private healthcare, pension and significant opportunities for career growth within a global technology leader. Due to the secure nature of this programme, candidates must hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to obtain it. This is a hybrid UK-based position.
At CGI, you'll shape the decisions behind products and services that make a meaningful difference. Joining Sparck, our UK Centre of Excellence for Human-Centred Design, you'll lead research from discovery through delivery, turning complex qualitative and quantitative evidence into clear opportunities and better outcomes. You'll have the ownership to set research direction, the freedom to explore creative approaches and the support of a collaborative community of experts. Working closely with clients, designers and multidisciplinary teams, you'll challenge assumptions, reduce uncertainty through experimentation and help ensure evidence sits at the heart of strategic decisions, while coaching others and strengthening research practice across our teams. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK 'Best Employer' by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. You will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This is a hybrid position, but you will be expected to travel to CGI offices or client sites 2-3 days per week on average.
At CGI, we're transforming how people interact with digital services that truly make a difference. You'll be joining CGI's UK Centre of Excellence for Human-Centred Design; a team we call Sparck. As a User Researcher, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping meaningful, evidence-led experiences that improve lives and drive measurable business and policy outcomes. You'll lead research across complex service areas, translating deep user insight into design and strategic decisions. This is a unique opportunity to influence service design at scale, collaborate across diverse disciplines, and grow a culture of inclusive, ethical, and creative research within one of the world's most trusted digital consultancies. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK 'Best Employer' by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This is a hybrid position, but you will be expected to travel to CGI offices or client sites 2-3 days per week on average.
Job Title: User Researcher Duration: 3-6 Months (extensions likely) Rate: Outside IR35 Location: Work from home Experience: Public Sector, GDS specific experience LA International is an award-winning partner of choice for many of the world's most influential companies and government organisations. Holding Enhanced Government Security Accreditation, we are recognised as the European market leader in the delivery of Security Cleared talent to organisations that demand the very highest levels of security, compliance and assurance. A multiple award-winning organisation, having secured the prestigious Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade over consecutive years. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of background or identity, and we encourage candidates who may not meet every listed requirement to still apply. If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure a fair and accessible experience. Please Note: If a high volume of applications is received, only candidates shortlisted will be contacted.
Senior UX Researcher – Holborn London Our Client are design thinkers solving business challenges with mission critical digital solutions that weave technology and human experiences into meaningful and economic outcomes. A global team and part of a larger digital engineering company providing service to different sectors. Currently, looking to recruit in to the London offices a UX researcher. The position is to conduct UX research and workshops, consult clients on product strategy and act as a user and design advocate within development teams. Assist UX & service design consultants in research, workshops, client and user engagements and testing. Conduct stakeholder research, user research, market research, and user tests. Facilitate workshops and provide client advice in challenging … Synthesize qualitative and quantitative data to derive personas, use cases, concepts, user journeys and information architecture. Understand and incorporate complex technical and business requirements into compelling UX strategies. Collaborate with Engineering and Product Management to ensure the best creative solutions are realized, implemented and delivered. Act as a design and UX advocate internally and externally. Experience · Minimum Bachelor's degree or equivalent. · UX researcher with over 3 years work experience working for respected clients as a UX researcher, service designer or consultant. · Understanding of the UX processes. · Experience in interface design for desktop, tablet, and mobile. · Experience of working in an Agile environment is desired. · Experience of working to strict deadlines. · Proven track record and agency experience. · Experience in designing user flows, wireframes and implementation instructions. · Ability to define key metrics and evaluate project success. · Portfolio of UX and design work. The salary for this role is up to £50K Please send your CV to us in Word format.
BI BA – Business Analyst with Business Intelligence Our Client is a leader in the pharmaceutical world globally. They are looking to recruit a BI Business Analyst with at least 5 to 10 years proven expertise. This role will be working very closely with the finance division and therefore requires you to have very good understanding of the processes within the finance division particularly in manufacturing. You will be responsible for producing financial reports as a BI Business Analyst. Power BI dashboards, SSRS reports, datasets for Excel and Access and SQL Server This is a 6 months assignment. The Client is based in Southampton – and although you can work remotely for the foreseeable future, there will be a need to attend meetings at the office on a regular basis. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your daily rate and availability.
Data Analyst - Holborn London Our Client is looking to recruit a Data Analyst with at least 5 years proven experience. As a Data Analyst you will ensure that all data is processed and quality assured so that it can be analysed through appropriate systems with a view to the production of reports that can assist the Client services and other stakeholders make effective decisions and support the assessment of indicators and other business intelligence processes.. Key responsibilities: Day to day implementation and overview of the business's data strategy to ensure that organisational data is systematised with a view to optimising business intelligence and decision-making. Clear knowledge of all the data sources within the organisation, including the CRM and other information systems, and ability to work on those sources either individually, together or identify new sources that can inform effective operation. Knowledge of all relevant procedures to ensure that optimal data is used, including the cleaning, analysis and processing of data. Putting in place effective and robust systems of quality to ensure the highest integrity of data. Working with the IT department on data analysis, including developing key formulas, working with APIs and data mining, particularly through appropriate relational and other data bases, with a view to extracting the information that is needed for the growth of the organisation. Enabling the effective and accurate production of all reports, visuals, dashboards and other outputs to allow different parts of the organisation to make better individual and collective decisions. Facilitating the transformation of data to information and knowledge, and helping the different parts of the organisation to share such information and knowledge so as to maximise collaboration and the aims of the organisation. Supporting business intelligence so that the decisions are underpinned by key, effective and relevant data. Enabling the organisation to measure key performance and other indicators and score carding, and contributing to the development of metric and indicator-based systems that allow for integration and a system of continuous improvement. Collaborating with all departments including the IT department, education and training, marketing and policy and research on data usage. Minimising all data risks, security breaches, financial and other risks and working with relevant services to ensure that data is handled in a way that is compliant with relevant legislation and other frameworks. Furthering a data culture that enables the organisation to meet the needs of its stakeholders, both nationally and internationally, including its members. The following skills are Essential: Relevant higher education qualification in data analysis, including programming languages such as Python and SQL. Substantial experience working in data analysis within an organisational setting. Excellent problem solving, analytical and business intelligence skills, especially working with large datasets. Excellent written and verbal communication skills in the English language. Ability to manage multiple projects adhering to logistics, timescales and deadlines. IT literate and experience of using MS Dynamics and Office (including Word, Excel and Outlook). Experience of using visualisation tools such as PowerBI. The Client is based in Holborn London. The salary for this role will be in the range £40K - £45K. Do send your CV to us in Word format and include your salary availability.
Senior Data Analyst Our Client is Venture Capital firm based in London. We invest in early-stage businesses with strong growth potential and have been lucky enough to back some amazing entrepreneurs. They are looking for someone who loves data, and data software, to help maintain and develop its data and reporting efforts – must have at least 5 to 7 years proven track record of working with Data and Excel. This is a unique opportunity with a leading Venture Capital Fund to use your technical and organisational skills to support some of the leading European technology companies. Your responsibilities would include: Reporting: - Investor Statements Monitoring valuations for early stage, private businesses Creating processes to ensure data is up to date, complete and accurate Investment data collection: Building and maintaining connections between data sets, including financials, notes, PDFs and excel data sets Keeping internal investment and co-investment data up to date Supporting the investment team with answering data requests Developing new solutions for data capture and management Helping analyse new investment opportunities with data provided in market research and data rooms The Company are a small team, so are looking for someone that is proactive and willing to roll up their sleeves and get stuck in. In particular, we are looking for someone who: - Is passionate about start ups - Has a strong grasp of data sources - Has a good eye for detail - Has strong numeric ability and enjoys reconciliations - Has a strong work ethic and enjoys multi-tasking - Is experienced in designing internal process and reports - Is experienced in implementing and maintaining data systems - Has strong communication skills, with the ability to extract, structure and share data for internal reporting and queries. - Is personable and energetic - Takes pride in their work and enjoys seeing tasks through to completion - Can work independently as well as part of a team - Is good at meeting deadlines and prioritising work - Has experience in online data capture platforms such as Airtable - Has experience in building macros in excel would be an ideal The Company is based in Central London. The salary for this role will be in the range £60K - £80K. Do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.
Head of Digital & Data Our Client is bank based in Central London with offices across Europe. They are looking to recruit an expert candidate for the Head of Digital position – which is an exciting new position. You will have proven track of working within the banking World and delivering digital capabilities for the bank. You must have at least 5 to 10 years expertise in the digital space within the banking World. This is a senior position and will report to the Board at the bank. The Digital & Data Lead role is responsible for overseeing the strategy and development of the Bank's digital products and processes and design and implementation of Bank wide data governance framework. Playing an important role within the Bank's Digital Transformation programme, the role holder will: • Work with multi-disciplinary teams responsible for researching, designing, building and/or procuring, and releasing transformative user journeys – for both customers and employees. • Responsible for engaging collaboratively with the various business and support functions in order to ensure all interests are represented in the development of the Bank's future state digital capability and to support the adoption and embedding of new digital processes. • Define the overarching digital products and processes vision, building the roadmaps and leading the prioritisation to deliver that vision in a performant, secure and user focussed way. In doing so, ensure alignment to wider Bank strategy and ensure that maximum business value is achieved. • Accountable for delivering and then driving the continual optimisation of the digital products and processes to support the realisation of a seamless, flexible customer and colleague experience. • Responsible for design and implementation of bank wide data governance framework and ensure businesses and support functions are held accountable for ownership and maintenance of accurate data within the bank's ecosystem. • Responsible for governance, risk management and regulatory compliance activities relating to the digital products and processes under development, forging strong, effective relationships with the 1st and 2nd line control functions. • Develop an inclusive and collaborative culture where the advice and knowledge of skilled specialists around user insights, journey and UX design, technology delivery, security and infrastructure are heard and respected in order to develop highly effective digital products through a process of research, ideation and design. • Forge a strong working relationship with Technology and partner with them on the development and delivery of the digital products and processes. • Work closely with stakeholders in Group to accelerate digital development and ensure optimal ways of working. Candidate expertise: • Outstanding SME in digital product and process management and digital user experience design, within the Financial Services industry. • Customer-centric with a strong focus on end user experience and outcomes. • Demonstrable experience in the end to end lifecycle of product and process development, including managing and delivering high quality digital products and processes to end users, from ideation through to delivery, feedback and improvement. • Experience and/or a robust understanding of the bank wide processes is highly desirable. • In-depth knowledge of agile methodologies and significant experience of working within an agile environment. • High degree of proficiency in prototyping and iterative development, with experience in building product teams desirable. • Highly positive and effective leader, who actively coaches, develops, and supports team members, sharing their experience and knowledge with others. • Be driven, have high levels of personal accountability, not being afraid to be hands-on and get into the detail. • Strong influencing skills with the ability to confidently represent the Digital Product area and gain buy-in to the strategy and roadmap with a diverse set of stakeholders. • Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously, often with competing priorities. • Have strong people skills; approachable, empathetic and able to work with people to achieve progress. • Have strong written and verbal communication skills. • A good knowledge of the Financial Services industry. • Strong awareness of the digital banking ecosystem, keeping abreast of market trends and competitor propositions. • Relevant certifications or qualifications in agile product management or aligned disciplines. • Understanding of development processes and business case development. Role requirements: • Actively Builds Relationships • Embraces Change and Technology • Creates Business Value • Role Specific Regulations • Risk Management, Governance and Controls • Consumer Duty This is a hybrid role – at least 3 days in the office in Central London. The salary will be circa £100K - £140K plus benefits – dependent on experience. Do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and notice period.
Job title: Data Analyst 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 Data Analyst to support a major programme based in London. The successful candidate will work with complex datasets to support analysis, reporting and data-driven decision-making. The role requires strong SQL capability alongside practical experience working with POLE data. Key Responsibilities * Analyse large and complex datasets to identify trends, patterns and actionable insights. * Write, optimise and maintain complex SQL queries. * Work with POLEv2 data structures and associated data models. * Support data mapping, transformation and validation activities. * Extract, cleanse and manipulate data from multiple sources. * Investigate data quality issues and support remediation activities. * Produce accurate analysis and reporting to support programme and business requirements. * Work closely with technical teams, data engineers, architects and business stakeholders. * Translate business requirements into clear analytical outputs. * Validate datasets and ensure data is complete, consistent and reliable. * Support the development and maintenance of reporting and analytical solutions. * Document data definitions, mappings, processes and analytical outputs. * Contribute to continuous improvement of data quality, reporting and analytical processes. Essential Skills & Experience Candidates should have strong commercial experience in: * SQL - strong hands-on experience writing and analysing complex queries. * POLEv2 - practical experience working with POLEv2 data, data structures or data mapping. * Data analysis and interpretation. * Data cleansing, validation and quality assurance. * Working with large and complex datasets. * Data mapping and transformation. * Identifying and resolving data-quality issues. * Producing clear analytical outputs and reports. * Translating business requirements into data and reporting requirements. * Strong attention to detail and analytical problem-solving skills. * Working collaboratively with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Desirable Experience Experience in any of the following would be beneficial: * Data modelling. * ETL or data transformation processes. * Reporting and visualisation tools. * Cloud-based data platforms. * Python or other analytical programming languages. * Working within large-scale enterprise or public-sector programmes. * Experience handling sensitive or security-classified data 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 Azure Data Engineer Thatcham (Hybrid, Minimum 2 Days Per Week Onsite) Commutable from Reading, Basingstoke, Newbury, Andover and surrounding areas. Up to £67,000 + 10% Non-Contributory Pension + 29 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays + Hybrid Working + Excellent Benefits Are you an experienced Azure Developer with strong Python skills who wants full ownership of greenfield cloud projects, the opportunity to shape technical direction, and the chance to help upskill a growing team within an ambitious and rapidly expanding data division? This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative and fast-growing data team within an established research organisation that is investing heavily in cloud technologies, analytics, and modern data platforms. Having expanded significantly in recent years, the division offers genuine opportunities for progression, continuous learning, and exposure to the latest technologies. As the organisation continues its transition towards a more data-driven future, you'll play a key role in delivering Azure-based solutions from concept through to deployment. You'll have the autonomy to take ownership of projects, influence technical decisions, and determine the best approach to delivering high-quality solutions. Alongside hands-on development, you'll act as a senior Azure specialist within the team, helping to raise technical capability and sharing knowledge with colleagues. This role would suit a self-starter who enjoys solving complex problems, communicating with stakeholders, and taking responsibility for the full project lifecycle. The Role: *End-to-end ownership of Azure cloud and data projects *Design and development of scalable Azure-based solutions *Building integrations, APIs, ETL processes and data pipelines *Working closely with stakeholders to deliver business-critical products *Supporting and mentoring colleagues on Azure best practice *Delivering greenfield projects using modern cloud technologies The Person: *Strong commercial Azure development experience *Excellent Python development skills *Experience delivering projects from design through to deployment *Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities *Self-motivated and comfortable working with a high degree of autonomy *Background in cloud, data engineering, or analytics environments Reference Number: BBBH279045 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 and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client. We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.
