Job Description – Network Engineer

£53,799 plus On Call Allowance

This role requires Security Clearance, so only apply if you have lived and worked in the UK for over 5 years.

Job Purpose

As a key member of the Digital Services team, the Network Engineer is responsible for the efficient and effective design, development, implementation and maintenance of network infrastructure, both virtual and physical, ensuring that technology solutions meet the organisation's current and future business requirements.

The role will contribute to the development of a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and constructive challenge in the delivery of internal and third-party services.

The postholder will act as a subject matter expert, providing technical leadership, specialist guidance and assurance across network infrastructure. They will ensure that network services remain resilient, secure, scalable, compliant and cost-effective.

Main Responsibilities

1. Support and maintain the organisation's network infrastructure, ensuring effective day-to-day operational performance and availability, while contributing to the planning, design, development and documentation of new technical solutions.
2. Act as the network infrastructure subject matter expert, providing technical support, assurance and guidance within the designated area of responsibility. Work autonomously on infrastructure, network configuration and security-related activities, ensuring service levels are achieved and organisational procedures are followed.
3. Ensure that network infrastructure complies with relevant industry standards, national guidelines, legislative requirements and recognised best practices, maintaining consistency across all implementations.
4. Develop a thorough understanding of business requirements, gathering and analysing relevant information and data to identify opportunities, assess requirements and recommend appropriate technical solutions.
5. Undertake impact assessments and quality assurance activities relating to changes and modifications to existing systems, ensuring the successful integration and delivery of new technical solutions while minimising service disruption.
6. Build and maintain effective working relationships with managed service providers, technology suppliers, external partners and other organisations involved in the delivery and support of network and reporting services.

Special Conditions

• Requirement to participate in an on-call rota.
• Regular travel to organisational sites and external locations may be required.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Substantial knowledge and practical experience of Cisco networking technologies, Avaya telephony, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Zscaler, SolarWinds and Microsoft Sentinel, gained through significant experience in a comparable organisation.
• Strong knowledge of network monitoring and management technologies, alongside experience of supplier and service provider management.
• Strong understanding of Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN), Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) and Azure Virtual WAN.
• Strong knowledge of static and dynamic routing protocols and network architecture principles.
• Experience applying industry best practice, with knowledge of ISO 20000 (IT Service Management) and ITSM principles.
• Experience producing technical design documentation, architecture documents and supporting service management artefacts.

Experience

• Demonstrable experience supporting, designing, building and maintaining physical and virtual infrastructure within a large, complex and multi-faceted organisation.
• Strong focus on ICT technologies, infrastructure management and operational service delivery.
• Proven experience acting as a technical subject matter expert throughout the complete solution lifecycle, from initial requirements gathering and design through to implementation, operational support and end-user delivery.
• Experience working with managed service providers, technology suppliers and internal technical teams to ensure effective service delivery.
• Experience evaluating technical solutions, assessing operational impact and recommending improvements to infrastructure and services.

Key Skills and Competencies

• Experience working within complex, large-scale organisational environments.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to gather, interpret and assimilate information from multiple sources.
• Ability to anticipate potential issues, identify and mitigate risks, and develop appropriate technical solutions.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to adapt communication styles to suit different audiences.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, demonstrating active listening, empathy, professional judgement and the ability to build effective working relationships.
• Ability to positively influence, guide and support colleagues while driving organisational and technical change.
• Confidence in providing professional advice and influencing key technical and strategic decisions within the relevant portfolio.
• Strong technical writing skills, including the creation, maintenance and review of technical documentation and design artefacts.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work independently while maintaining a strong focus on service quality and organisational objectives.

• 4 / 5 PM’s? + PMO team
• Talking about methodology and approach

• Bridge the gap – a lot of customers in middle of digital transformation – not just the tech piece

• Looking at selling business change – expand it

• Also lead PM’s in transformationlal mindset – not delivery

• More a programme manager with PM’s reporting into them – involved in transformational programmes – not just

• ERP ideally – if enterprise programmes they would be idea

• Cross between supporting customers, but also upskilling the team and transformations delivery

• Every time deliver a project – surrounded by a wider transformation – but don’t have the business change rigour

• In the programme you get the level of details – business change but they haven’t tackled the people element

• Integrate technology with business chanage

• EQ is the human element

• No transferring into the new ways of working

• £80k - £90k  + £5k

• Important for wider strategy of the business – get to £50m in the next 3 years but expanding service offering

• Becoming agnostic not just tied to Unit4

Seeking someone with 5+ years’ experience, combining strong mathematical/statistical modelling skills with hands-on Python development. Must be capable of writing production-quality code and deploying, maintaining and improving ML models within live systems.

Role involves working on psychometric engines, data platforms and APIs. Strong data engineering experience desirable, particularly PySpark, Databricks and AWS. LLM/RAG experience beneficial but not essential.

Key priorities: Python, statistical modelling, optimisation, production ML engineering and problem-solving ability. Previous psychometrics experience is not required.

"Inspera is a global education technology company that provides digital examination and assessment software, particularly for universities and high-stakes exams.

They're looking for a Senior Data Scientist to work on the algorithms and statistical models behind their assessment technology.

For example, that could involve analysing how difficult exam questions are, measuring a candidate's ability, or developing algorithms that help select appropriate questions for an assessment.

It's a very hands-on technical position. They need someone with strong Python development and mathematical modelling skills who can build, deploy and maintain these models in production, rather than just develop them in notebooks.

You don't need previous experience in education or psychometrics, but you do need strong statistical and software engineering capabilities."

Chief Operating Officer - B2C

Home based/UK

£120000-150000 plus bonus and Benefits

My client who specialise in providing B2C Healthcare Services are looking to recruit a Chief operating Officer (COO) to join their leadership team. Reporting into the CEO. You will:

Role Objectives:

• Deliver overall monthly and annual EBITDA, with clear accountability for each director’s contribution.
• Develop the operational directors into a capable, self-sufficient leadership team.
• Bring structure, pace and consistency to day-to-day operations, so the business performs without relying on any one individual.
• Translate the strategy agreed with the CEO into annual plans, targets and actions across operations.

Duties:

Operational performance, KPIs and annual plan

• Own overall EBITDA, agreeing monthly targets with each director and holding them to account for delivery.
• Lead delivery of the annual operating plan, breaking it down into quarterly milestones and monthly targets for each director, with achievement of the plan as a core measure of success in the role.
• Own the KPI framework covering revenue, margin, productivity, case outcomes, turnaround times, client satisfaction and complaints, with clear definitions, owners, targets and RAG thresholds.
• Review with each director KPIs and plan milestones, agreeing corrective actions with owners and deadlines and following them through to closure.
• Give the board accurate monthly reporting against KPIs and the annual plan, including rolling forecasts, early warning of shortfalls and clear recovery plans when results fall short.
• Cascade KPIs into team and individual objectives so every role has measurable targets linked directly to the annual plan.
• Review processes and capacity across the operation, identifying and delivering efficiency improvements.
• Hold overall accountability for service quality, client outcomes and complaints handling.

Leadership and people:

• Line manage, coach and develop the Professional Services, Client Services and Corporate Development Directors.
• Support the Client Services Director in strengthening the team’s management, including the Client Services Manager, Team Leaders and a dedicated complaints role, then lead a review of team size and efficiency.
• Work with the HR Lead and the senior management team to ensure high-quality onboarding and development across all teams.
• Continue to strengthen our inclusive, high-performing culture across a largely remote workforce.

Acquisitions and integration:

• Oversee the integration of acquired businesses, working with the Corporate Development Director and the Operations Consultant, who owns the integration playbook.
• Make sure acquired teams quickly feel part of the group, with clear structures, reporting and performance targets in place.

Systems, data and security

• Ensure client and health data is properly protected, with robust access controls, secure remote working, and tested backup, business continuity and incident response plans working in conjunction with the fractional CTO.
• Oversee systems change across the business, maximising efficiency in the professional services function.
• Make sure operational data is accurate and reliable enough to support decisions, with clear system ownership, data quality controls and a single source of truth for KPI reporting.

Governance, risk and exit readiness

• Ensure operations comply with all relevant governance and regulatory requirements, including Data Protection and the recertification of all ISO accreditations.
• Identify and manage operational risks, reporting them to the leadership team and the board.

Relationships

• Build strong, trusted relationships with clients, care homes, NHS bodies, partners and other key stakeholders.

Required Skills & Experience

• At least 5 years in an executive leadership role, in a multi-site or largely remote service business.
• A proven track record of developing mid-level directors into a strong leadership team.
• Experience owning and delivering financial and operational targets.
• Experience integrating acquired businesses.
• In-depth knowledge of business planning, performance management, data analysis and risk management.

Personal Qualities

• Leads with integrity and resilience, and stays calm under pressure.
• Proactive in diagnosing problems early and anticipating risks.
• Visible and hands-on, comfortable keeping many plates spinning at once.
• Shares our values of expertise, compassion and integrity.

The organisation is seeking a Head of Pensions (DC)  to join its Actuarial team

The successful candidate will work alongside the Director of Actuarial Regulation, Senior Project Directors and other Project Directors to deliver the objectives set out in the organisation’s annual strategy and plan.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing technical actuarial standards and pension illustrations in the UK.
• Assessing the effectiveness of technical actuarial standards through a monitoring programme.
• Providing actuarial expertise across the organisation, including support for disciplinary cases, oversight of the professional actuarial body and actuarial aspects of audit quality review inspections.
• Contributing to the development of actuarial regulation in response to Government pension reform initiatives and the evolving pensions landscape.

The Person

The successful candidate is likely to be a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA), with significant post-qualification experience. They will ideally have experience in regulation, supervision or actuarial practice and have operated at a senior level within a consultancy, in-house, management or regulatory environment.

A strong understanding of the factors that drive high-quality actuarial work is essential. Deep technical knowledge of the pensions industry is required, with significant experience in defined contribution (DC) pensions particularly desirable.

The Project Director will also demonstrate:

• Strategic awareness of developments, challenges and emerging issues affecting the pensions and actuarial sectors.
• Recognised technical expertise and the ability to engage credibly with senior actuarial practitioners and other senior stakeholders.
• Strong quantitative, analytical and actuarial modelling skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation experience and the ability to address large and challenging audiences.
• Strong analytical judgement when assessing issues for inclusion in actuarial standards and interpreting and synthesising responses to consultation documents.
• Knowledge of the standards and guidance issued by the IFoA, including its education, continuing professional development (CPD), competence and disciplinary frameworks.
• The ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across different practice areas and contribute specialist expertise to cross-organisational projects.
• Strong project leadership skills, with ownership of delivery, quality and deadlines.
• The ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a collaborative team.

• Design, develop, and implement RPA solutions using platforms such as Blue Prism or Blue Prism HQ.
• Collaborate with analysts and stakeholders to identify automation opportunities across government operations
• Produce comprehensive technical documentation and support the full lifecycle of automation delivery
• Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, and fully aligned with public sector compliance and security standards
• Continuously optimize and maintain deployed bots to improve performance

• Hands-on RPA development experience using Blue Prism HQ
• Strong understanding of process automation, data handling, and exception management
• Comfortable working in Agile environments
• Clear and confident communication and collaboration skills
• Eligibility to undergo government clearance
• RPA certifications are advantageous

Location: Oxfordshire
Contract Type: Temporary
Daily Rate: 150.00 per day Umbrella
Working Pattern: Full Time, Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm, Remote with Travel
End Date: May 2027
Driving Required: Yes

Please note this role will be subject to POLICE VETTING, you will need to have been residing within the UK for a minimum of 5 years continually

Our client is seeking a talented and dedicated Radio Comms Technician to support the day-to-day operations of their radio communications infrastructure. This role is integral to maintaining a seamless communication network within the organisation, ensuring that the Force's radio estate operates efficiently and effectively.

Key Responsibilities:

• Testing and Provisioning: Conduct testing and provision of radio-related hardware, following established plans and standards to ensure continuous operation.
• Routine Maintenance: Undertake regular maintenance of hardware and software to meet business requirements and maintain operational integrity.
• Problem Resolution: Address issues proactively, collaborating with experienced colleagues and external resources as needed.
• Documentation: Maintain thorough documentation of hardware/software items and configuration changes to uphold the integrity of the radio estate.
• Stock Management: Monitor and manage stocks of radios and ancillaries, negotiating with suppliers to mitigate delivery limitations.
• Security Assurance: Ensure the security of the radio estate aligns with Home Office guidelines.
• Support Requests: Handle support requests and incidents following agreed procedures, allocating unresolved calls appropriately and maintaining accurate records.

Ideal Candidate Attributes:

• Expertise in Radio Technology: Understanding of how radio technology influences policing and business objectives.
• Communication Skills: Excellent written and oral communication skills with a customer-focused approach.
• Problem Solver: Strong troubleshooting abilities, capable of thinking logically in fast-paced environments.
• Service Level Understanding: Familiarity with Service Level Agreements and their applications.
• Flexibility: Willingness to travel across various locations and work flexible hours, including potentially unsocial hours.
• Technical Proficiency: Competence in working with various computer applications from different suppliers.
• Driving Licence: A full UK driving licence is essential due to travel requirements.

Perks of the Role:

Competitive daily rate of £150.00
Opportunities for professional development and training
A dynamic working environment within public services
Flexibility with occasional remote working options

This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a vital public service role in a supportive and engaging environment. If you are passionate about radio communications and eager to make a difference, this position could be the perfect fit.

To apply, please submit your cv for review