DevOps Engineer (SC & NPPV3) 6-month Contract Birmingham (Hybrid) £450-£500 Outside IR35 We are seeking a DevOps Platform Engineer with AWS experience for a contract position based in Birmingham. Active SC clearance and NPPV3 are required for this role. The role requires travel to Birmingham 4/5 days a week and an immediate start, ideally in Summer 2025. A Chance to Work with a Leading Digital Transformation Business Delivering Large-scale, Long-term IT Projects for the Public Sector. Key skills & experience: Good experience with AWS technologies (e.g., EC2, RDS, ELB, EBS, EFS, S3, VPC, Glacier, IAM, CloudWatch, KMS) to develop and maintain an AWS-based cloud solution, with an emphasis on best practice cloud security. Provisioning infrastructure using Terraform and VMs with tools such as Vagrant. Experience with DevOps Engineer in a 24x7 uptime AWS environment, including automation experience with configuration management tools. Strong scripting skills (e.g., Shell, Python, PowerShell, Perl, JAVA) and automation skills. Thorough knowledge of Jenkins and pipeline using Groovy script. Experience with Docker containers and Amazon Linux 2023 AMI. Experience with system monitoring tools (e.g. Grafana, Alert Manager, Prometheus, Node exporter). Experience with Git, Jira, Confluence, and ServiceNow for incident and change management. Active SC Clearance & NPVV3 is required for this role. Desired Skills and Experience: Hands-on DevOps delivery experience working on Digital or Technology projects at a government organisations. Knowledge of Windows System Update Service and DFS Replication. Linux system administration experience: building, hardening, and managing Linux operating systems. MS Active Directory configuration and management. Firewall and switch configuration and patch management. Understanding of network topologies and common network protocols and services (DNS, HTTP(S), SSH, FTP, SMTP). Experience with Windows Group Policy Objects and access/permissions control via GPO

Lead Java Developer Permanent Birmingham/ Reading (Hybrid) £70,000- £75,000 Benefits We are looking for a Lead Java Developer with AWS experience and active SC clearance for a permanent position based in Birmingham/ Reading. This position involves travel 2 days per week and is available for an immediate start, preferably in Summer 2025. A chance to work with a Leading Digital Transformation Business Delivering Large-scale, Long-term IT Projects for the Public Sector. Key skills & experience: Experienced with large-scale integration projects involving microservices, messaging systems (ActiveMQ), and distributed architectures Web services (both SOAP and RESTful) and containerisation using Docker Automated testing with frameworks such as JUnit, Mockito, Powermock, JMock, DBUnit, and TestContainers Continuous Integration tools and practices, including Maven, Git, Jenkins, SonarQube, and Stash Development in Linux environments and use of Atlassian tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence) Working with open-source databases like PostgreSQL and cloud platforms, particularly AWS (EC2, SQS, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, Route53, KMS, CloudWatch) Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and modern development practices like TDD and BDD Essential: Java 17, Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, Spring Integration, Spring Batch, Quartz, Spring extension projects (Data, Cloud, Batch, Security), JPA (Hibernate), AWS Cloud hosting and its components, Postgres/Aurora, Angular, and Bootstrap Active SC Clearance is required for this role, NPVV3 is highly desirable

Your new company Hays Technology are currently recruiting for an ICT Systems Administrator/Applications Support Analyst on a 12 months FTC basis. The post will work in a busy Systems Team to support, maintain, and administer core business applications. This role requires a self-motivated individual with technical skills to ensure the smooth running of the organisation's business applications, focusing on data integrity, system availability, and incident/problem resolution. The ideal candidate will have system administration experience and the ability to engage with both technical and non-technical audiences effectively. Your new role You will undertake system administration of the large organisations ICT Systems, perform system updates and patching activities, and provide second/third line support for a wide range of business applications. Your responsibilities will include developing, testing, supporting, and monitoring system interfaces and integrations, providing management information and statistical data, and setting up and training staff in the use of computer systems. Additionally, you will ensure the accuracy of the data and standards are adhered to and undertake development work for Salesforce CRM and associated technology. What you'll need to succeed A general understanding of public sector ICT Systems and applications is essential. Relevant experience in updating and managing a CRM system. Broad experience and basic understanding of IT, including applications, databases, hosting, and networks. Awareness of cyber and data security principles and their application in CBC business applications. Experience in developing/coding/scripting for system administration and data maintenance tasks. Data management best practices and tools/techniques to enhance and maintain data quality and completeness in applications. Relevant experience liaising with internal departments and external partners. Experience working in a public sector environment would be highly advantageous. Experience of Salesforce or other CRM systems would be beneficial. What you'll get in return This exciting position is paying between £34,000 and £37,000 negotiable on experience and offers an excellent work-life balance including: generous annual leave, hybrid working, a public sector employer contribution pension scheme, flexibility, training, and development opportunities.What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)

Your new company Hays Technology are recruiting a Head of Cyber Security & Infrastructure to join an exciting and growing public sector organisation based nationally. You will be reporting to the Director of Technology. Your new role In your role, you will be overseeing the Cyber Security estate, adhering to the Cyber Assessment Framework, and continuously improving the internal security posture, identifying and assessing any cyber security risks, in accordance with laws and regulations. You will be responsible for leveraging and optimising a number of tools including, MS Defender, Sentinel, Azure and the external SOC partner to enhance cyber resilience, conduct threat analysis, and proactive risk assessments to design effective controls. You will be leading the Cyber Security operations function, by providing strategic direction and coordinating day-to-day delivery of threat intelligence, threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management, and ethical hacking capabilities. You will be leading a team of Infrastructure Engineers, ensuring strong data controls are in place, whilst working closely with key stakeholders to establishing responsibilities and ensure an end-to-end approach to cyber resilience Is embedded in other functions. What you'll need to succeed Extensive understanding of Azure, MS Defender, Sentinel, and Cyber Assessment Framework Experience leading a team of security and infrastructure engineers Extensive experience of creating cyber security roadmaps Experience of building and implementing strong operational processes Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions Strong stakeholder management skillsWhat you'll get in return This exciting position is paying between £70,000 and £80,000 negotiable on experience and offers an excellent work life balance including: remote working, great annual leave allowance, public sector employer contribution pension scheme, flexibility, training, and development opportunities. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)

Job Title: Engineer – Electrical Engineering (Control & Instrumentation) Location: Coventry. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: Negotiable depending on experience What you’ll be doing: Working to recognised industry standards to produce innovative, high quality software products Working within a multi-disciplined team, utilising a variety of tools and programming languages, engaging in all aspects of the software development cycle Engaging during assurance and review activities ensuring that all required configuration, release and documentation activities have been produced in accordance with the relevant standards Translate requirements into software designs, implement and test solutions, and manage integration, configuration, release, and deployment of the product Your skills and experiences: Degree in Software Engineering, Instrumentation and Control Engineering or a related subject Knowledge of one or more software development lifecycles (i.e. Agile, Waterfall etc) Awareness with Siemens TIA Portal Benefits: As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive. The Control Systems Software team: To support our ongoing need to recruit the best engineering talent, BAE Systems Submarines is delighted to shortly be opening a brand-new office in Coventry. BAE Systems Submarines is experiencing a period of significant growth, and we are now actively recruiting a variety of roles and specialisms to support our ongoing submarines programs which are critical to delivering our national endeavour. We predominantly supply the UK MoD as part of our support to national endeavours for underwater superiority throughout the world. Our team is responsible for system design, build and/or procurement of the major electronic and complex software systems on a submarine, as well as provision of test, integration and support services. This role will provide you with the opportunity to work on major, high profile submarine engineering programmes where you will interact with several internal and external stakeholders including the Ministry of Defence. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria. Why BAE Systems? This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments. Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationality you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks. Closing Date: 20th June 2025 We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. LI-AB1 LI-Hybrid

Job Title: Engineer – Electrical Engineering (Control & Instrumentation) Location: Coventry. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: Negotiable depending on experience What you’ll be doing: Working to recognised industry standards to produce innovative, high quality software products Working within a multi-disciplined team, utilising a variety of tools and programming languages, engaging in all aspects of the software development cycle Engaging during assurance and review activities ensuring that all required configuration, release and documentation activities have been produced in accordance with the relevant standards Translate requirements into software designs, implement and test solutions, and manage integration, configuration, release, and deployment of the product Your skills and experiences: Degree in Software Engineering, Instrumentation and Control Engineering or a related subject Knowledge of one or more software development lifecycles (i.e. Agile, Waterfall etc) Awareness with Siemens TIA Portal Benefits: As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive. The Control Systems Software team: To support our ongoing need to recruit the best engineering talent, BAE Systems Submarines is delighted to shortly be opening a brand-new office in Coventry. BAE Systems Submarines is experiencing a period of significant growth, and we are now actively recruiting a variety of roles and specialisms to support our ongoing submarines programs which are critical to delivering our national endeavour. We predominantly supply the UK MoD as part of our support to national endeavours for underwater superiority throughout the world. Our team is responsible for system design, build and/or procurement of the major electronic and complex software systems on a submarine, as well as provision of test, integration and support services. This role will provide you with the opportunity to work on major, high profile submarine engineering programmes where you will interact with several internal and external stakeholders including the Ministry of Defence. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria. Why BAE Systems? This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments. Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationality you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks. Closing Date: 20th June 2025 We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. LI-AB1 LI-Hybrid