Job ID:
51944
Published date:
26-03-2026
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Job ID:
51911
Published date:
26-03-2026
Summary
Senior Business Analyst – UAT & Test Coordination (NPPV3 Cleared)
Overview
We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst with strong experience in user acceptance testing (UAT) to support a policing programme implementing a forensic case and quality management system.
This is a short-term, delivery-focused assignment requiring an individual who can quickly establish structure around testing, working closely with operational users to ensure workflows are effectively validated.
The role will involve coordinating UAT activity across forensic functions, supporting users who may have limited experience of structured testing, and ensuring delivery remains on track within a time-critical phase.
Key Responsibilities
UAT Planning & Approach
- Establish and implement a clear UAT approach across forensic functions
- Develop test plans aligned to system configuration and operational workflows
Test Scenario Development
- Work with subject matter experts to translate operational processes into structured test scenarios
- Ensure comprehensive test coverage across case management and quality management processes
User Enablement
- Support forensic scientists and operational users in developing and executing test scripts
- Provide clear guidance on testing processes and expectations
Coordination & Delivery
- Coordinate testing activity across teams, ensuring alignment and progress
- Monitor execution, track defects, and ensure issues are clearly captured and progressed
Stakeholder Engagement
- Act as the interface between operational users and technical delivery teams
- Facilitate clear communication of issues, risks, and testing outcomes
Skills & Experience
- Proven experience as a Senior Business Analyst with strong involvement in UAT
- Demonstrable experience establishing and coordinating UAT in live delivery environments
- Experience working within UK policing or closely aligned public sector environments
- Familiarity with case management or CRM systems
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills, particularly with non-technical users
- Ability to operate effectively in time-constrained, in-flight programmes
Essential Requirement
- Current and valid NPPV3 clearance (mandatory)
Candidates without active NPPV3 clearance will not be considered.
Contract Details
- Duration: Initial 8 weeks
- Start: Immediate (subject to clearance validation)
- Day rate: £500 per day (Inside IR35)
- Location: Hybrid working within a UK policing environment
- Extension: Potential for extension, subject to programme requirements
Candidate Profile
This role requires a proactive and delivery-focused individual who can add value from day one. You will be comfortable working with ambiguity, bringing structure to testing activity, and supporting users through UAT in a complex operational environment.
Job ID:
51878
Published date:
23-03-2026
Summary
Head of Finance (Technical)
Salary: £63,092 - £67,853
Hybrid working (min 1 day a week onsite)
Join us in shaping Ipswich’s future. We are passionate about making a real difference for our residents, our communities, and our local economy. As a forward-thinking organisation, we are proud to provide a strong voice for Ipswich while delivering the essential services people rely on every day. Our Corporate Strategy, Proud of Ipswich, sets out our ambition to champion our community and revitalise our town and we’re determined to make that vision a reality.
We are on an ambitious journey and, as part of this, there is an exciting opportunity for two proactive, passionate, and positive Heads of Finance to bring financial expertise and leadership to the Organisation. Reporting to the Council's Assistant Director, Finance and working closely with our Director of Resources, you will lead our experienced Financial Planning and Technical Finance functions.
Ipswich Borough Council is also preparing for Local Government Reorganisation (LGR), a once-in-a-generation transformation in how local services are delivered across Suffolk. These roles will be critical in maintaining strong financial management and resilience throughout this period of change, ensuring the Council is well-positioned for a sustainable future.
The Role
Head of Finance – Technical
You will lead the Council’s technical finance function, ensuring robust, strategic, and compliant financial operations. Key responsibilities include:
- Providing strategic leadership on statutory accounting, treasury management, taxation, and financial compliance.
- Acting as a principal financial advisor to the Council, Executive, Committees, and senior managers.
- Leading the closure of accounts, production of the Statement of Accounts, and liaison with External Audit.
- Line managing the Finance Manager and providing strategic direction to the Technical, Treasury, Insurance, Income and Payments team.
- Identifying and leading opportunities for innovation, compliance improvements, and risk mitigation.
- Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and standards.
About You
We’re looking for qualified finance professionals (CIPFA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with:
- Strong leadership and people management skills.
- A track record of delivering high-quality financial services in a complex organisation.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills.
- A proactive, collaborative approach to problem-solving and innovation.
- Highly organised and agile, with the ability to adapt quickly in a changing environment.
Experience in local government or a similar public sector environment is highly desirable.
Why Join Us?
As well as a good salary, we offer a career average pension scheme, generous holiday and sick pay entitlements, subsidised parking for work and leisure, public transport discounts, free swimming and gym membership, cycle purchase scheme, plenty of personal and professional development opportunities, flexible working, hybrid working opportunities, an employee assistance programme and the opportunity to work with great colleagues.
For the right candidate, the role may include designation as the Council’s Deputy Section 151 Officer. Where this applies, an additional allowance of £5,000 will be provided to reflect these statutory responsibilities.
Useful Documents:
Corporate Plan, strategies and policies | ipswich.gov.uk
Medium Term Financial Plan
For a confidential discussion, contact Tamsin Malone, Assistant Director of Finance
(Email: tamsin.malone@ipswich.gov.uk / Mobile: 0788 093 6366)
Closing deadline: 6 March 2026
Job ID:
49733
Published date:
23-03-2026
Summary
- SFIA level 4 – SC Cleared
- Charlie looked last Weds
- Really strong on Azure
- Need to know Terraform
- Need the on prem
- Base salary: £70-75k / year (If wanting £80k then would be a real stretch so would have to be a standout person)
- Permanent hire
- Start Date: ASAP
- Clearance: SC Cleared - granted within 3 years is preferable but not confirmed
- RTW: Sole UK National
- Travel: Remote role - but as a consultancy, maybe some travel once a month to London max
- Most of England & Wales
- Possibly consider a lapsed SC
Kidlington, UK
Contract - Daily rate
Full-time
Job ID:
51845
Published date:
19-03-2026
Job ID:
51812
Published date:
19-03-2026
Summary
Senior Solutions Architect – Network / SD-WAN
£700 per day (Inside IR35) | Mostly Remote | Policing Environment
A UK policing organisation is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to provide technical leadership and architectural oversight across a portfolio of complex network and infrastructure programmes.
This is a customer-side role, focused on setting direction, assuring supplier delivery, and supporting internal architects. It is not hands-on; the emphasis is on leadership, governance, and informed decision-making within a secure and highly regulated environment.
Context
You will play a lead role across significant transformation activity, including:
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A large-scale network modernisation programme transitioning from Cisco DMVPN/MPLS to Fortinet SD-WAN
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Engagement with the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP)
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Managed service transition, including supplier onboarding and offboarding
Responsibilities
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Provide architectural leadership across network and on-premises infrastructure
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Assure and challenge supplier designs to ensure alignment with strategy and security standards
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Provide direction and oversight to internal Solutions Architects across multiple workstreams
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Oversee managed service transitions, maintaining service continuity and design integrity
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Act as a senior escalation point for complex technical and delivery issues
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Ensure solutions align to secure-by-design principles and OFFICIAL (SENSITIVE) requirements
Experience Required
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Experience leading WAN modernisation programmes (MPLS to SD-WAN)
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Strong Fortinet SD-WAN expertise
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Experience overseeing supplier transitions within managed service environments
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Cisco LAN expertise, including Catalyst Centre and ISE
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Broad on-prem infrastructure knowledge (IBM servers/storage, VMware, Hyper-V, Avaya Voice, CCaS)
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Experience working within secure or policing environments
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Ability to lead through complexity and provide direction on challenged programmes
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Demonstrable experience assuring third-party delivery
Desirable
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Awareness of Airwave/TETRA and ESMCP
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Exposure to Microsoft Azure
Additional Information
Due to the nature of the environment, candidates will be required to undergo appropriate police vetting. Experience working within similarly secure or regulated settings will be important.
This role would suit a senior architect with a strong infrastructure background who is comfortable operating at programme level within a mission-critical environment.
We welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates, please apply at your earliest convinience.
Job ID:
51779
Published date:
19-03-2026
Summary
- Have you supported in preparing budgets, forecasts and financial analysis?
- Have you produced financial information for inclusion in monthly management accounts ?
- Have you do any Month end management accounts work? including delivery of month end close, ensuring integrity of postings and timely input of transactions and reconciliation of designated nominal accounts
- Have you done any Year-end accounting and support?
- Have you assisted with the preparation of the Statutory reporting, and collation/completion of year end audit schedules
- Do you have any Experience in preparing management accounting reports for cost/profit centres
- Do you have any project accounting/reconciliation skills
- Do you have any Multi-currency business experience
- Are you Part-Qualified or Qualified AAT, or studying CIMA
Job ID:
44252
Published date:
19-03-2026
Summary
- works in team of 3. They are brining IT back in house from Node4 so a lot of interesting project work to get involved with
- need to be able to work autonomously
- have to have project experience, not just support
- exprerience working in the cloud (Azure or AWS) is desirable
- will be a Cisco engineer - look for Cisco certs - CCNA or CCNP
- hybrid working. need to live within an hour. they will be in the office when needed
- example project - working on a switch replacement
- role is 60% support, 40% project
- will be on the on call rota. 1 week in 4. 7pm - 7am on Weekdays, 24/7 on weekends. worth extra £4k for being on standby, then over time rate at 1.5 salary
Screening questions to ask:
1. What is a NSG and why is it used in Azure?
Answer: It is used as an Access Control List (ACL) to define network rules
2. What is the importance of ordering firewall rules?
Answer: You want the ones hit more frequently to be at the top of the list for performance and blocked rules should be at the top with default block rule at the bottom.
3. When looking to upgrade a network device how would you decide what to upgrade to?
Answer: Latest vendor recommended release level.
4. Describe the 5 TUPLE of a packet?
Answer: Source IP, Destination IP, Source Port, Destination Port and Layer 4 protocol.
5. How would you go about securing a WIFI network?
Answer: Encryption with PSK or certificate.
Job ID:
51746
Published date:
18-03-2026
Summary
Principal Solution Architect
Permanent
Salary: £110,000 - £130,000 (+ benefits)
Location: UK – Remote with travel to Andover
We’re looking to recruit an SC Cleared Principal Solution Architect for a specialist IT technology consultancy.
This is a senior, client-facing role where you’ll shape and deliver high-quality solutions across complex, secure environments, working closely with senior stakeholders and multi-disciplinary delivery teams.
The Role
As a Principal Solution Architect, you will act as a trusted advisor to clients, translating business needs into scalable, secure, and robust technical solutions.
You will:
- Lead the design and delivery of end-to-end solution architectures across complex programmes
- Act as a “front door” architect, shaping early-stage ideas and aligning them to architectural standards
- Engage with senior stakeholders, including military leadership, to guide decision-making
- Drive application modernisation and transformation initiatives
- Define architecture principles, standards, and best practices across programmes
- Ensure alignment to security, compliance, and governance frameworks
- Support pre-sales, bids, and client engagements
- Mentor and develop other architects and engineers within the practice
Key Experience
- Proven experience operating at Principal / Lead Solution Architect level
- Strong background delivering complex technology solutions in secure environments
- Experience working across Central Government and/or Defence sectors
- Ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders (including military leadership)
- Strong understanding of architecture frameworks and best practices
- Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams across full delivery lifecycles
Technical Expertise
- Cloud platforms (Azure and/or AWS)
- Secure software development lifecycle and DevSecOps practices
- Integration patterns, APIs, microservices
- Identity and access management (OAuth, SAML, etc.)
- Data and application architecture
- CI/CD and modern engineering practices
Desirable
- Experience working in Defence or military environments (e.g. ex-military or reservist background)
- Knowledge of TOGAF or similar enterprise architecture frameworks
- Experience delivering AI-enabled or data-driven solutions
Job ID:
51713
Published date:
18-03-2026
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