21 government jobs found in Cambridge

Compliance and Monitoring Officer – Braintree District Council Location: Braintree, Essex Contract: 6 months IR35: Inside IR35 Pay Rate: £15.80 – £18.80 per hour Working Arrangement: Fully on-site – 5 days per week Fox Morris Group are currently working with Braintree District Council to recruit a Compliance and Monitoring Officer on an initial 6-month contract. This is a hands-on operational role supporting the Council to maintain high standards of Health & Safety, compliance and safe working practices across its Operational Services. The Role Working closely with the Operations Manager, you will monitor operational activities, conduct workplace inspections and audits, investigate incidents and provide practical Health & Safety guidance to employees, contractors and managers. You will also play an important role in developing staff competency through training, toolbox talks, coaching and workplace assessments. Key Responsibilities * Undertake Health & Safety...

Location: Luton (3 days per week onsite) Duration: 6 month initial contract Rate: £91.70ph UMB (Inside IR35) Role details: We are looking for Lead Product Security Engineers to support our defence client in Luton. The successful candidates will report to the Head of Engineering Projects and be responsible for all security aspects of product design, development, verification, and maintenance through all phases of the product lifecycle. Key Responsibilities: Develop and maintain bespoke capability security management systems for Defence and Government customers. Undertake security risk assessments and prepare security risk mitigation plans. Derive security requirements and work closely with product development teams to design, implement, and maintain appropriate security controls. Produce Security Management Plans and work package descriptions. Liaise with customer security assurance authorities to ensure product compliance with security policies. Advise development teams on...

Protect. Empower. Create Safer Futures. Social Worker – Safeguarding Northamptonshire Children’s Trust | £35.43 per hour | ASAP Start | Full-Time Locum SW Locums is recruiting an experienced Social Worker – Safeguarding to join Northamptonshire Children’s Trust in a rewarding safeguarding assignment based at Penrith Drive Children’s Centre. The Opportunity You’ll join a dedicated Prevention & Safeguarding service supporting children and young people with a wide range of needs. The team manages cases transferring from DAAT at the first Initial Child Protection Conference or first Child in Need meeting, supporting families through to closure. Where cases progress to court proceedings or long-term care, they transfer to the relevant Children in Care teams. This is an opportunity for an experienced practitioner who can hit the ground running, manage risk effectively and deliver purposeful social work that makes a difference. Key Details * £35.43 per hour *...

Protect. Empower. Create Safer Futures. Social Worker – Safeguarding Northamptonshire Children’s Trust | £35.43 per hour | ASAP Start | Full-Time Locum SW Locums is recruiting an experienced Social Worker – Safeguarding to join Northamptonshire Children’s Trust in a rewarding safeguarding assignment based at Penrith Drive Children’s Centre. The Opportunity You’ll join a dedicated Prevention & Safeguarding service supporting children and young people with a wide range of needs. The team manages cases transferring from DAAT at the first Initial Child Protection Conference or first Child in Need meeting, supporting families through to closure. Where cases progress to court proceedings or long-term care, they transfer to the relevant Children in Care teams. This is an opportunity for an experienced practitioner who can hit the ground running, manage risk effectively and deliver purposeful social work that makes a difference. Key Details * £35.43 per hour *...

Rate: £68.16 per hour PAYE + holiday pay Hours: 37 hours per week Contract: Initial 3-month assignment - potential to become permanent for the right candidate Start: ASAP IR35: Inside IR35 Working Pattern: Minimum 3 days per week onsite / undertaking visits ## The Role We are recruiting an experienced Building Control Interim Lead to take operational responsibility for the delivery and leadership of a Building Control service across North Northamptonshire. This is a senior interim appointment with responsibility for Building Control Surveying, Technical and Business Support, ensuring the service meets statutory requirements and Building Safety Regulator standards. ## Key Responsibilities Lead and manage the Building Control service. Provide professional advice on all aspects of Building Control and Building Safety. Ensure compliance with statutory Building Control and Building Safety requirements. Lead implementation of the Building Safety Levy. Maintain quality assurance...

STRATEGIC SOURCING MANAGER - PRESTIOUS ARM OF GOVERNMENT, 6 MONTHS INITIALLY. MILTON KEYNES / LONDON BASED. £600 PER DAY INSIDE IR35 / UMBRELLA. OPPORTUNITY NOT TO BE MISSED! Job Purpose The Strategic Sourcing Manager is responsible for delivering sourcing strategies for complex, medium to high-value procurements. This role operates in close collaboration with Strategic Category Managers, Supplier Managers, and senior stakeholders to optimise value, manage risk, and ensure compliance within a regulated procurement environment. Key Responsibilities • Lead sourcing delivery for high-value and business-critical procurement projects (typically £300m–£500m annual spend influence). • Develop and implement end-to-end sourcing strategies aligned to integrated category plans. • Act as the lead negotiator, securing commercial benefits and cost savings, ensuring validation and alignment with finance objectives. • Collaborate with stakeholders at senior level (Head of/Director level) to...

Senior Citrix Infrastructure Engineer Milton Keynes £550 - £600pd DOE (Inside IR35) 6 month initial contract Ideally DV Cleared (Need to be eligible if not) My central Government client is looking for an experienced Citrix SME to be responsible for the stability, performance and ongoing support of secure Citrix virtual applications and desktop environment. You will be operating within a highly regulated setting, and the role will focus on maintaining reliable end‑user access to critical services while ensuring platform resilience and security. You will provide expert troubleshooting, support platform improvements, and contribute to operational documentation and knowledge transfer. The role requires strong hands‑on Citrix experience and the ability to work effectively in a controlled, service‑managed environment. Experience Required: * Extensive experience with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops * Design, build, upgrade and support of Citrix environments * Performance...

Landlord Complaints Investigator Location: East London - Hybrid Rate: £38.31 per hour (Umbrella) IR35 Status: Inside IR35 Initial Contract Length: 3 months Start Date: ASAP Working Hours: Full-time - 36 Hours Role Summary The successful candidate will manage Stage 2 Housing Management and Assets complaints, ensuring investigations are completed in line with agreed procedures, standards and timescales. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality, detailed responses focused on resolving resident concerns and improving customer experience. The role will also lead relationship management and liaison with the Housing Ombudsman Service, while providing valuable insight to senior management teams and service leads to support continuous improvement across housing services. What You Will Do As A Landlord Complaints Investigator ·Undertake detailed and impartial investigations into complex Stage 2 Housing Management and Assets complaints. ·Gather, review and analyse...

Summer-Browning Associates is building a talent pool of experienced Commercial, Procurement and Contract Management professionals for upcoming Resource Augmentation opportunities across the public sector. We're keen to hear from professionals at who have worked as interims in roles equivalent to civil service grades (HEO, SEO and Grade 7+) for a range of exciting commercial assignments. Contract Details: Location: Primarily London / Hybrid Contract: 6-12 months with extension potential Rates: £400-£750 per day (Inside IR35) Security Clearance: Active SC clearance is highly desirableWe're looking for experience across: Commercial Management Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Contract & Supplier Management Category Management Commercial Delivery Commercial Assurance & Governance Commercial Data, Spend & Performance Analysis Grants & Funding Commercials Procurement Transformation & Capability Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)Categories include: Digital,...

Summer-Browning Associates is building a talent pool of experienced Commercial, Procurement and Contract Management professionals for upcoming Resource Augmentation opportunities across the public sector. We're keen to hear from professionals at who have worked as interims in roles equivalent to civil service grades (HEO, SEO and Grade 7+) for a range of exciting commercial assignments. Contract Details: Location: Primarily London / Hybrid Contract: 6-12 months with extension potential Rates: £400-£750 per day (Inside IR35) Security Clearance: Active SC clearance is highly desirableWe're looking for experience across: Commercial Management Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Contract & Supplier Management Category Management Commercial Delivery Commercial Assurance & Governance Commercial Data, Spend & Performance Analysis Grants & Funding Commercials Procurement Transformation & Capability Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)Categories include: Digital,...

Summer-Browning Associates is building a talent pool of experienced Commercial, Procurement and Contract Management professionals for upcoming Resource Augmentation opportunities across the public sector. We're keen to hear from professionals at who have worked as interims in roles equivalent to civil service grades (HEO, SEO and Grade 7+) for a range of exciting commercial assignments. Contract Details: Location: Primarily London / Hybrid Contract: 6-12 months with extension potential Rates: £400-£750 per day (Inside IR35) Security Clearance: Active SC clearance is highly desirableWe're looking for experience across: Commercial Management Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Contract & Supplier Management Category Management Commercial Delivery Commercial Assurance & Governance Commercial Data, Spend & Performance Analysis Grants & Funding Commercials Procurement Transformation & Capability Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)Categories include: Digital,...

Data Integration Architect Hybrid - 1 day per week in various locations in the South i.e. London, Bristol £640 per day inside IR35 6 month contract Active SC clearance Are you an experienced Infrastructure Engineer or Solution Architect with expertise in HVR and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)? We're looking for a specialist to play a key role in delivering a secure, cloud-based data integration solution for a high-profile government programme. Working within a secure environment, you'll be responsible for designing and implementing an HVR-based data replication solution, enabling the migration of legacy Oracle data feeds into a modern Oracle Cloud Infrastructure landing zone. This is an opportunity to work on a complex, business-critical programme with a strong focus on cloud architecture, data integration and security. The Role You'll be responsible for designing and delivering a secure HVR integration capability, ensuring data can be replicated reliably from legacy...

Location: National – nearest Government hub Contract: Initial 2.4-month contract, with potential extension Day Rate: £700 per day IR35: In scope Security Clearance: Active SC clearance is mandatory About the Role We are seeking an experienced Senior Security Engineer to support a leading UK Government organisation's Security Operations function. With increasing volumes of security alerts and incidents, the organisation is focused on improving automation, analytics, threat detection and incident response. This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on security professional to play a key role in implementing and optimising Palo Alto Networks XSIAM across a large-scale environment. You will work closely with existing SOC and security teams, helping to strengthen security monitoring, detection and response capabilities while supporting the organisation in meeting evolving Government security standards. Key Responsibilities Implement, configure and manage the Palo Alto...

Associate Delivery Manager £300 - £350 P/D Inside IR35 Hybrid, London, Bristol or Manchester (2/3 days on site per week) 6 month contract, scope to extend We're looking for an Associate Delivery Managers to support major government programmes. This role is ideal for candidates with project, programme or PMO support experience who enjoy working in fast-paced environments and helping teams deliver against complex objectives. What You'll Be Doing Supporting programme and project delivery across multiple workstreams Maintaining project plans, delivery trackers, RAID logs and action plans Coordinating governance activities, reporting and stakeholder updates Managing and updating JIRA boards and delivery information Tracking risks, issues, dependencies and milestones Supporting programme boards, meetings and follow-up actions Working closely with delivery teams and stakeholders to keep programmes on track Providing flexible delivery support as priorities evolve What We're...

A reputable London housing provider is seeking an experienced Head of Housing Transformation/Delivery to provide strategic leadership across a portfolio of major housing improvement, transformation and service delivery initiatives. Location: London Contract: Interim, 3–6 months Day Rate: £380–£400 per day (Inside IR35) Working Pattern: Hybrid Sector: Housing / Local Government Department: Housing Service This is a high-profile interim opportunity for an experienced housing, local government or public-sector delivery professional who can operate confidently at a senior level and translate strategic priorities into tangible operational improvements. The successful candidate will work closely with a Senior Leader, leading complex programmes and projects that support the continued improvement, modernisation and transformation of the Housing Service. The organisation is undertaking significant improvement activity across areas including Housing Revenue Account (HRA) financial...

This is a long-term engagement until 31/03/2027, based in London on a hybrid model (around 60% on site), and would suit someone who already has strong SOC/incident response experience and is looking to take the next step in a critical national environment. Why this role stands out Length & stability: Contract to March 2027, offering rare long-term security in the contracting market. Day rate: Up to £(Apply online only) (umbrella) inside IR35. Mission-critical work: Protects key government digital services and internal infrastructure. Career development: Mentor and line manage apprentice analysts, strengthening your leadership profile. The role - Associate Security Analyst As part of the Cyber Defence team, you will be central to detecting, investigating and responding to cyber threats and incidents affecting high-profile services. Triage and investigate security alerts and user reports. Analyse systems, files, network traffic and cloud environments to determine the nature...

Job title: Lead DevSecOps Engineering Lead (MOD / MODCloud) Rate: £645 per day inside ir35 Location: Remote Contract 6 months+ Active SC security clearance is required for this role We're looking for a Lead DevSecOps Engineer to take a key role on a major UK MOD digital transformation programme, working with a leading technology partner delivering secure digital products into the Defence environment. This is a genuinely high-impact MODCloud role, spanning multiple cloud estates and products across the MOD digital landscape, you'll help engineer and govern will be deployed across the MOD digital estate (MODCloud), including: Microsoft Azure - MODCloud ACE / i-ACE AWS - MODCloud ICE Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - OCI / MODCloud OCE You'll help establish consistent, secure and automated DevSecOps practices across multiple products and engineering teams, embedding security, compliance and automation throughout the software delivery lifecycle. Responsibilities: Lead and...

AI Evaluation Engineer Rate / Duration / Location £700-£750/day Inside IR35 | Duration: 4 months | Clearance: BPSS + SC eligible | Location: London, Bristol or Manchester | Hybrid: 2 days onsite per week. Overview We're looking for an experienced AI Evaluation Engineer to join a specialist Public Sector Technology team. This hands-on role focuses on building evaluation frameworks, tooling and harnesses for AI systems, particularly LLM and agentic AI solutions. The role requires ownership, experimentation and rapid delivery. Key Responsibilities Design evaluation frameworks and tooling Develop evaluation harnesses Evaluate model and agentic AI systems Define metrics and methodologies Build repeatable evaluation processes Investigate AI failures Work directly with government teams Prototype and test solutions Present findings and recommendations Contribute to strategic direction. What We Are Looking For Strong software engineering experience Experience building and evaluating...

Lead Software Engineer - Contractor inside IR35 📍 Remote (UK) | 🔐 BPSS Required | 🏛️ Public Sector Experience Essential | 6 month contract (liklihood of extension) - inside IR35 🌟 About Amber Labs Amber Labs is a leading UK and European technology consultancy delivering secure, user-centred digital services for government and public sector organisations. We foster a culture of collaboration, autonomy, and continuous learning, giving our teams the opportunity to solve complex challenges using modern technologies while delivering meaningful outcomes for citizens. 💻 About the Role We're looking for an experienced Lead Software Engineer to provide technical leadership across major public sector programmes. This is a hands-on role where you'll lead engineering teams, shape technical direction, mentor developers, and help deliver secure, scalable, and accessible digital services. You'll work closely with multidisciplinary teams to drive engineering excellence and ensure solutions...

Test Engineer Location: Fully remote Rate: £400/day, Inside IR35 Duration: Until March 2027***Experience with NoSQL Databases is absolutely essential*** Overview We're looking for a Test Engineer to join a public sector programme in a role that's heavily focused on data and database testing, alongside integration and API work. You'll be working across Java and TypeScript codebases, using Selenium and Playwright for automation, with NoSQL database experience being critical to this role given the data-heavy nature of the systems involved. Key Responsibilities Design, build and maintain automated tests using Selenium and Playwright Carry out data and database testing, ensuring data integrity, consistency and correctness across systems Test integrations between services, validating data flow end to end Perform API testing, covering functional correctness, edge cases and error handling Work across Java and TypeScript codebases to build and maintain test scripts Collaborate with...