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With over three decades of experience in the tech sector, we continually adapt to the ever-changing needs of our clients. We&rsquo;ve worked with over two-thirds of the world&rsquo;s leading companies, placing thousands of tech experts, from software engineers and data scientists to CIOs and CDOs.

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From global enterprises to SMEs, we work with amazing clients all over the world to find you the best IT jobs in the market today. Here’s an example of some of the companies we’re working with at the moment.

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"At Lancaster University you will join an IT team whose technical excellence and ability to deliver is unparalleled. Our community of people are determined to deliver outstanding customer experiences, rooted in the latest technology, as we transform our University through our ambitious digital strategy. This is a very exciting time to join us, as we deliver a new five-year Digital Strategy, with the core aim being, Digital at Lancaster to be recognised as a global leader in Higher Education. IT Services play a pivotal role in this transformation. Our digital strategy will allow us to use data as a strategic asset, make use of emerging AI technology, drive new levels of security and sustainability, transform global experiences, and deliver sector-leading personalised user experiences. We’re ready to build our team with innovative and ambitious people, who can join our fun, friendly and inclusive teams. If you are looking for a role that allows you to grow and develop your excellent technical skills to change the world through education, research and sustainable action, then come and join us."

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"I’m excited to welcome new team members with a wide range of skills, experiences and backgrounds who will be able to lead, support and guide the next phase of our transformational development.With such a wide-ranging programme we have lots of opportunities available. We are a collaborative and engaging team, always learning new things that can improve the products and services that we deliver. You’ll bring capability and enthusiasm to support our ambitious vision, with a desire to make a real difference at all levels of skills and experience. We’re really excited to encourage people to join us to develop a sustainable and diverse team while supporting your professional and personal development.I look forward to receiving your application."

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We are delighted to provide bespoke talent solutions across the breadth of public sector. From academic institutions to local authorities we understand the unique challenges and intricacies to deliver and retain exceptional technology talent. Here&rsquo;s some examples of the organisations we&rsquo;re providing our public sector recruitment to:

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We understand that people are the core of technology, not just 'services or solutions'. For over 30 years, we have been finding the best technology talent for our clients, using every possible method. Today, our expertise goes beyond recruitment, as we offer a wide range of solutions to help you solve any talent problem. Whether you need executive search, contracting, outsourcing, or innovative partnerships, our expert recruiters will advise and implement the best solution for your business.&nbsp;Have a vacancy you need support with - simply click on the button and get started or explore our recruitment solutions below.

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From global enterprises to SMEs, we work with amazing clients all over the world to find you the best IT jobs in the market today. Here&rsquo;s an example of some of the companies we&rsquo;re working with at the moment.

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"At the University of Leeds you will be joining an incredible community of people determined to make a difference, whether that be through providing inspiring student education, supporting University operations or contributing towards innovative research. It is a very exciting time to join us, our ambition is to become a global leader in the use of digital technologies, data and digital approaches to support student education, global lifelong learning, research and innovation.IT Services plays a critical part in that ambition and we’re delivering two significant and far-reaching programmes that will modernise our technology and improve our cyber security capability. In our annual review you can see just some of the significant progress we’ve already made – now we’re ready to grow our team further and we’re looking for talented individuals to join our fun, friendly and inclusive team."

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Hi, I&rsquo;m Jacob and I&rsquo;m a Senior Consultant specialising in IT &amp; Business Architecture at Harvey Nash Leeds.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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I have spent the last 5 years building a network of top-tier Business &amp; IT Architects in the UK, and partner with leading organisations to ensure that my candidate network has access to the best career opportunities, and my clients have access to the best Architects.&nbsp;
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I have a career background in SaaS Business Development &amp; Sales, and a degree in Professional Sound Production.&nbsp;
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Role: Solutions ArchitectLocation: Leeds (Hybrid)Salary: £75,000 Take ownership of Application Architecture Modernisation and Cloud Adoption for a leading Financial Services Organisation. We're supporting a leading Financial Services organisation on a multi-year evolution of its core platforms and technology landscape. This role offers a rare opportunity to step in as the Architect, taking full ownership of architectural direction, governance, and process across the business.You'll operate across both technical depth and enterprise-level thinking, helping the organisation move from a predominantly on-prem Microsoft estate towards a more modern, API-led and cloud-ready architecture, at a pace that aligns with business risk and regulatory requirements. What You'll Be DoingThis is a broad, high-impact role where you'll combine hands-on technical decision-making with strategic architectural leadership:<ul><li>Own the Architecture Function Act as the organisation's primary Architect, establishing architecture practices, governance, and processes, including involvement in and shaping of Technical Design Authority (TDA).</li><li>Technical Leadership &amp; Decision-Making Work closely with Engineers and senior stakeholders to drive key decisions across areas such as APIs, authentication, integration patterns, and application design.</li><li>Application &amp; Platform Architecture Lead the evolution of a core Microsoft-based platform, currently on-prem, introducing scalable, modern architectural patterns.</li><li>API &amp; Integration Strategy Play a key role in shaping a more API-led ecosystem, including the potential introduction of an API Gateway and improved service-to-service communication.</li><li>Cloud Readiness &amp; Transformation Support early-stage cloud adoption, helping define a pragmatic, low-risk path to Azure, balancing innovation with regulatory and operational considerations.</li><li>Collaboration Across Technology Partner closely with an established Infrastructure SME, ensuring a clear separation and alignment between infrastructure and application architecture.</li><li>Governance &amp; Standards Introduce structure, best practices, and architectural governance across the technology landscape, ensuring consistency, scalability, and security.</li></ul> What You'll Bring<ul><li>Strong Engineering Background Previous hands-on development experience (ideally within the Microsoft stack), with the credibility to engage deeply with engineering teams.</li><li>Architectural Experience (Solution or Enterprise) Able to operate both tactically and strategically, with a clear understanding of how solutions fit within a wider enterprise context.</li><li>Microsoft-Centric Expertise Strong knowledge of .NET, C#, SQL Server, and designing within Microsoft-based environments.</li><li>API &amp; Integration Knowledge Experience designing or working with API-driven architectures, authentication models, and modern integration patterns.</li><li>Cloud Awareness (Azure Preferred) Exposure to cloud architecture and migration concepts, even if the majority of experience to date is within on-prem environments.</li><li>Governance &amp; Stakeholder Engagement Comfortable setting up architectural processes, contributing to design authorities, and influencing both technical and non-technical stakeholders.</li></ul> Why Apply<ul><li>Be THE Architect Take true ownership of architecture within the organisation, with the autonomy to define standards and direction.</li><li>Make a Visible Impact Play a central role in shaping how technology evolves across a key, business-critical platform.</li><li>Blend Strategy and Hands-On Influence Stay close to engineering while influencing enterprise-wide decisions.</li><li>Transformation Without Chaos Join a business that is committed to modernisation, but taking a considered, pragmatic approach to cloud and change.</li></ul> This role is ideal for an experienced Solutions Architect who wants to step into a lead, high-ownership position, balancing hands-on technical influence with the opportunity to build and mature an architecture function from the ground up.

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Drupal ArchitectOutside IR35£525.00Until end of July initially Website TransformationHigher Education OrganisationDrupal Architect to support the discovery phase of a large‑scale public website transformation within a higher education organisation. The programme is moving multiple public‑facing websites from a legacy CMS to Drupal and requires senior architectural input to gather, rationalise and harmonise requirements across distinct product groups.This role works under the Head of Web and alongside an existing Solutions Architect and internal Business Analyst. The focus is squarely on requirements, solution design and reuse strategy, not build or delivery. Programme ContextThe organisation currently operates multiple legacy CMS sites serving different audiences and product areas, including international and UK‑focused content and assessment‑related material. These will be migrated to separate Drupal instances per product group, aligned through a shared design and reuse approach.Most capability is expected to be common across sites, with some product‑specific bespoke requirements. The immediate aim is to step away from legacy platforms and establish a clear, reusable Drupal blueprint that can be taken to market through a formal RFP for delivery partners. The AssignmentThe initial discovery phase is already underway. This contract strengthens the architecture and design capability by adding a business‑facing Drupal technical architect who can:<ul><li>Work with stakeholders to understand what they need</li><li>Assess how Drupal can fulfil those needs</li><li>Harmonise overlapping requirements across product groups</li><li>Shape high‑level designs that balance reuse with necessary variation</li></ul>The outputs from this engagement will form the baseline set of requirements and designs used across all product groups ahead of vendor procurement. Key Responsibilities<ul><li>Lead and support requirements discovery workshops with business and product stakeholders</li><li>Consolidate, de‑duplicate and harmonise requirements across multiple product groups</li><li>Work alongside the Drupal Solutions Architect to define high‑level solution options</li><li>Translate agreed approaches into High‑Level Technical Designs (HLDs), covering:</li><ul><li>Content models</li><li>Component and pattern choices</li><li>Reuse versus bespoke decisions</li><li>Integration considerations where relevant</li></ul><li>Assess requirements against reusable Drupal assets and patterns, identifying where common solutions apply</li><li>Maintain clear traceability between business goals, requirements and architectural outcomes</li><li>Write user stories and acceptance criteria to support backlog refinement</li><li>Contribute to knowledge transfer across the programme during discovery</li></ul> In Scope / Out of ScopeIn scope<ul><li>Requirements elicitation, consolidation and harmonisation</li><li>High‑level solution outlining</li><li>High‑Level Technical Design (HLD) creation</li><li>Reuse and consistency assessment</li><li>Discovery‑phase knowledge transfer</li></ul>Out of scope<ul><li>Detailed or low‑level technical architecture</li><li>Platform governance</li><li>Build or implementation delivery</li><li>BAU support or infrastructure operations</li><li>Vendor selection or supplier management</li></ul> Skills &amp; Experience RequiredEssential<ul><li>Extensive experience (circa 10+ years) in hybrid Business Analysis / Solution Design roles</li><li>Strong, hands‑on Drupal expertise, including:</li><ul><li>Content modelling</li><li>Site building</li><li>Clear understanding of what Drupal can and cannot deliver without custom development</li></ul><li>Demonstrable experience producing High‑Level Technical Designs</li><li>Familiarity with modern Drupal concepts such as Recipes, Install Profiles, Distributions, SDC and Storybook</li><li>Confident facilitating workshops and challenging stakeholders to align on shared solutions</li><li>Comfortable operating in complex, multi‑stakeholder environments</li></ul>Desirable<ul><li>Drupal certification (Acquia or equivalent) or community contributions</li><li>Previous experience supporting a Solutions Architect within a platform or multi‑site model</li><li>Familiarity with Figma, design tokens or design‑system processes</li><li>Working knowledge of WCAG 2.2 accessibility standards</li><li>Experience with Jira, Confluence or requirements traceability tooling</li></ul>

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Outside IR35 Contract Software Engineer (React &amp; AWS) Leading Media Organisation Digital Platform (UI &amp; UX?Led) Location: Hybrid (London or Manchester) Day Rate: Competitive Contract Length: 6 Months + Overview We are working with a leading UK media organisation to engage an experienced Contract Software Engineer to support the development of a large?scale, user?centric digital platform. The platform is UI and UX?heavy, highly visible, and used by millions, sitting at the intersection of content, information, and media. This role goes beyond pure delivery. You will work in close partnership with Product and UX, playing a key role in discovery, defining technical direction, and taking clear ownership of outcomes across complex, multi?dependency environments. Key Responsibilities * Work collaboratively with Product Managers and UX Designers during discovery to translate user needs into feasible, high?quality technical solutions. * Actively participate in user research, contributing engineering insight to inform product and design decisions. * Design and build modern, scalable full?stack web experiences using React, Node, and TypeScript. * Develop and support backend-for-frontend (BFF) services and APIs using AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, SNS/SQS, DynamoDB, S3). * Contribute to and evolve a shared components and design system model, balancing reuse with product?specific needs. * Operate confidently in a large, multi?team delivery environment, managing dependencies and navigating organisational complexity. * Provide technical leadership, influencing stakeholders, advocating best practice, and helping teams move at pace without compromising quality. * Own delivery outcomes end?to?end, from early discovery through to live operation and iteration. Essential Skills &amp; Experience * Strong experience as a Software Engineer working on React, Node, and TypeScript at scale. * Hands?on experience building cloud?native solutions on AWS, including infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and event?driven architectures. * Proven experience working closely with Product and UX teams in discovery?led delivery environments. * Experience contributing to or leading user research activities from an engineering perspective. * Ability to quickly assess buy vs build decisions and identify pragmatic, high?value technical solutions. * Experience working in large organisations with complex stakeholder groups and cross?team dependencies. * Clear communication style, strong collaboration skills, and confidence engaging senior, sometimes challenging, stakeholders. * Demonstrable ownership mindset, taking responsibility for delivery outcomes rather than isolated technical tasks. Leadership &amp; Ways of Working * Comfortable leading by influence rather than hierarchy. * Experience supporting, mentoring, or leading other engineers within a broader delivery team. * Experience operating within trios or similar cross?functional models (Product, Design, Engineering). * Confident working through ambiguity and shaping solutions during discovery as well as live delivery. Nice to Have * Experience working within education, learning platforms, EdTech, or product?led environments. * Understanding of education systems, learning behaviours, or accessibility considerations for younger audiences. * Experience integrating into or collaborating with large?scale technology organisations. * Familiarity with CMS?driven or headless content platforms and shared content models. Why This Role * Work on a high?impact digital platform with real public reach. * Influence product direction and technical decisions during discovery, not just delivery. * Engage in a contract that is genuinely Outside IR35, outcome?focused, and delivery?led. * Join an experienced, multidisciplinary team operating at scale within a respected media organisation.

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