39 government jobs found

SCRUM Master (SFIA 5) Pay rate: £550 inside IR35 Employment type: Contract Location: Telford - Ideally 2 x per week (will be negotiable but not much) Clearance Level: SC Eligible Overview: We're looking for an experienced SFIA Level 5 Scrum Master with a background in software development and testing. This role requires a delivery-focused Scrum Master who understands the end-to-end delivery life cycle and can apply agile pragmatically to ensure work is delivered successfully. Ideally we are looking for somebody that has delivered across heavy development projects matching the HMRC Environment (Java, AWS, Kubernetes etc) This is not a purely facilitative role; the successful candidate will bring a technical lens to delivery, enabling them to identify risks early, challenge constructively, and adapt ways of working to keep delivery on track. Key Responsibilities Act as Scrum Master across multiple engineering delivery teams, facilitating all Scrum ceremonies Drive...

SC Cleared Product Owner - Cloud Hosting 6 Months £88 per hour (Inside IR35) Hybrid working - 2-3 Days per week in Reading My client are looking for an experienced Product Owner with a strong background in Cloud Hosting to join a major programme within the Defence and Aerospace sector. This role requires active Security Clearance and experience working within highly regulated, secure environments. The successful candidate will be responsible for defining the vision, strategy, roadmap, and delivery of enterprise cloud hosting services, working closely with business stakeholders, architects, engineering teams, and senior leadership. Responsibilities Define and own the Cloud Hosting product vision, strategy, and roadmap. Engage with business and technical stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into product features, epics, and user stories. Manage and prioritise the product backlog based on business value, dependencies, risk, and delivery capacity. Lead...

SOC Analyst (Contract) - SC Cleared Required Location: Cheltenham (Remote - UK Based) Rate: £500 - £685 per day (Umbrella, Inside IR35) Contract Length: 3 Months SC Clearence: Due to the sensitive nature of the work, candidates must hold active UK Government Security Clearance (SC). The Opportunity We are looking for a SOC Analyst to join a high-performing Security Operations Centre (SOC) team delivering critical cyber defence capabilities within a secure client environment. This is an exciting opportunity to work on impactful projects, collaborating with experienced security professionals while gaining hands-on exposure to real-world cyber threats in a fast-paced, dynamic setting. Key Responsibilities As a SOC Analyst, you will: Monitor, triage, and respond to security alerts and incidents Investigate and analyse potential threats across multiple environments Escalate security events in line with defined processes Support continuous improvement through alert tuning and...

Public Sector - Government Client Delivery Lead (SFIA Level 5) £550 Inside IR35 per day Location: Remote (Telford 2× monthly - Worthing also a possibility) Clearance: BPSS (must be SC eligible) Tenure: 6 months Start Date: 1 June 2026 We are seeking an experienced Delivery Lead to coordinate a data engineering and testing capability within a government-aligned environment. The role focuses on ensuring structured, predictable delivery across complex data pipelines and integration workloads, operating within public sector standards and governance. Key Responsibilities Own delivery cadence, reporting, and senior stakeholder alignment (public sector client and internal teams) Manage backlog flow in Jira and ensure work is ready for delivery into engineering and test teams Proactively identify and manage delivery risks, dependencies, and blockers Coordinate across data engineering and testing functions to maintain delivery flow Provide clear, concise, senior-level delivery...

Commercial & Procurement Manager London (Manchester / Bristol considered) | Hybrid £500 - £550 per day (Inside IR35) 12-month contract (with potential extension) Active SC Clearance preferred or SC eligible The Opportunity We're supporting a high-profile central government organisation in the search for an experienced Commercial & Procurement Manager. This role sits within a key function driving apprenticeship and talent programmes, offering the opportunity to work at the heart of impactful, large-scale public sector initiatives. Key Responsibilities Manage contracts with apprenticeship and learning providers, including KPI tracking and performance reviews Lead and support end-to-end procurement activities, including business cases, framework usage (e.g. CCS), and supplier selection Oversee contract transitions and establish effective BAU contract management frameworks Deliver high-quality reporting to senior stakeholders across government Support broader...

Communications & Stakeholder Engagement Lead 📍 London (Hybrid - 1-2 days per week onsite) 💼 Contract / Interim Opportunity / £550 daily (inside IR35) The Opportunity We are seeking an experienced Communications & Stakeholder Engagement Lead to play a pivotal role in a high-profile, large-scale digital transformation programme. This is a senior leadership position where you will shape and deliver communications and engagement strategy, working closely with directors and senior stakeholders to drive understanding, alignment, and successful programme outcomes. You will join a collaborative and growing team, with the autonomy to lead your own workstreams and make a tangible impact from day one. Key Responsibilities Lead the development and delivery of a comprehensive communications and engagement strategy Own and execute internal and external communications plans Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders, including director-level audiences Develop...

AWS DevOps Engineer Contract: Until May 2027 Rate: £500/day Inside IR35 Location: Leeds (up to 2 days per month onsite) We're supporting a major public sector programme seeking an experienced AWS DevOps Engineer to join a cloud engineering team delivering scalable, secure and highly available digital services. You'll play a key role in designing, building and maintaining AWS cloud infrastructure, deployment pipelines and platform automation, whilst supporting the ongoing development of critical services within a regulated environment. Key Requirements: Strong AWS experience across services including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda and related cloud-native technologies Proven experience designing and delivering scalable, highly available and high-performance cloud solutions Strong Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform Extensive experience building and managing AWS Lambda functions Strong Python development skills Experience creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using...

Azure DevOps Engineer Contract: 6 Months Initial Rate: £500/day Inside IR35 Location: Split between Leeds or London (1-2 days per month onsite) We're supporting a major public sector programme looking for an experienced Azure DevOps Engineer to join an established cloud platform team. You'll be responsible for managing and improving Azure infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, environment management and platform security, while supporting an ongoing migration and future Azure migration activities. Key Requirements: Strong Azure infrastructure experience, including Azure Front Door, Container Apps, Key Vault, DNS and Storage Proven Infrastructure as Code expertise using Bicep (essential) and Terraform Experience with GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps pipelines Strong understanding of secure deployment practices and environment promotion strategies Experience managing containerised workloads in Azure Knowledge of identity and authentication solutions including Keycloak and OpenID...

Service Improvement & Insights Officer Interim - £250 a day Inside IR35 We’re looking for a detail‑driven Service Improvement & Insights Officer to join our Service Improvement Team and help us deliver high‑quality, customer‑focused housing services. If you enjoy analysing data, improving processes, and turning insight into action, this role will suit you perfectly. The role You’ll support continuous improvement across Housing by: * Reviewing and developing policies, procedures, and process maps * Ensuring compliance with housing legislation and regulatory standards * Collecting, analysing, and reporting on KPIs, benchmarking data, and annual returns * Supporting service reviews and tracking improvement plans * Coordinating the Tenant Satisfaction Survey and sharing findings with teams * Producing clear, accessible information for tenants, staff, and stakeholders * Researching best practice and summarising new Government...

SC Cleared Security Architect (SC Clearance Required) Horsham - 12 Month initial £400 - £500 Inside IR35 Are you an Security Architect looking for a fully remote position for the UK Government, where you will take part in cutting edge development projects within an autonomous and varied role? On Offer is the chance for an Security Architect to become a high ranking member of an elite IT Architecture team, taking part in varied projects and leading the charge in innovation and development of infrastructure technologies used by the university. This is a long term greenfield project for the UK Cabinet Office, working with other very senior Architects and Developers. In this role you will be working with technical subject matter experts to generate technology roadmaps to the requirements of the university. You will also assist in the incorporation of new networking and cloud technologies into the university's enterprise architecture team. The Ideal Security Architect will have...

SC Cleared Data Architect (SC Clearance Required) Horsham - 12 Month initial £500 - £600 Inside IR35 Are you an Data Architect looking for a fully remote position for the UK Government, where you will take part in cutting edge development projects within an autonomous and varied role? On offer is the chance for an Data Architect to become a high ranking member of an elite IT Architecture team, taking part in varied projects and leading the charge in innovation and development of infrastructure technologies used by the university. This is a long term greenfield project for the UK Cabinet Office, working with other very senior Architects and Developers. In this role you will be working with technical subject matter experts to generate technology roadmaps to the requirements of the institute. You will also assist in the incorporation of new networking and cloud technologies into the enterprise architecture team. The Ideal Data Architect will have industry experience in a...

Pertemps Network Group are pleased to be partnering with a reputable housing provider in London to recruit an experienced Workplace Technology (Field Services) Engineer. Rate: £174 PAYE per day / £225 umbrella per day (Inside IR35) Contract: Interim Contract Working Pattern: Fully Site-Based (5 Days per Week) Location: Greater London This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced IT Support professional who enjoys working in a highly visible, customer-facing environment. As a Workplace Technology Engineer, you will be a key point of contact for end users, delivering high-quality technical support and ensuring staff have the technology, equipment and assistance they need to work effectively. The successful candidate will provide a mixture of desktop support, field services and end-user computing support, resolving technical issues, managing hardware deployments, supporting workplace technologies and contributing to ongoing IT projects and service improvements. Key...

Product Owner - Cloud Hosting Rate: £80-£84 per hour (Inside IR35) Contract: Initial 6 months, rolling extension Location: Reading (Hybrid - 3 days onsite per week) Security Clearance: Active MOD SC Clearance Required Overview We are seeking an experienced Product Owner with a strong background in Cloud Hosting, Defence, and secure technology environments to join a major aerospace and defence programme. This is an excellent opportunity for a Product Owner who can bridge business and technical teams, drive cloud platform strategy, and deliver secure, scalable cloud hosting solutions within highly regulated environments. Key Responsibilities Define and own the Cloud Hosting product vision, strategy, and roadmap. Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to gather and prioritise requirements. Translate business needs into Epics, Features, and User Stories. Manage and prioritise the product backlog, balancing business value, dependencies, and team capacity. Lead...

Enterprise Architect (DV Cleared) - £600P/D (Inside IR35) – 6 Month Contract – Bath (Hybrid) – Government Role Overview Intec Select is partnered with a highly reputable defence corporation who are seeking an Enterprise Architect as they are embark on a key transformation programme. The EA will have DV clearance support a complex, secure environment as they are entering a new phase data transformation. This is a hands-on architecture modelling role, focused on organising, structuring, and enhancing existing architectural information. You will play a key role in developing and refining enterprise-wide business architecture and user-facing technology models, ensuring alignment between business strategy and technical delivery. This opportunity is ideal for someone with strong ArchiMate and BiZZdesign Enterprise Studio experience, who excels at translating complex requirements into clear, structured architectural artefacts. Core Responsibilities Develop and maintain enterprise...

Job Description CCL Global is supporting a major public sector organisation in the appointment of an experienced Deputy Commercial Director (Works) to provide strategic commercial leadership across a significant portfolio of capital works, infrastructure and estate programmes. This is a senior leadership opportunity for an experienced commercial professional with extensive knowledge of NEC contracts, public procurement regulations, and the management of high-value works and construction procurements. Working within a fast-paced and complex stakeholder environment, you will lead commercial delivery activities, support procurement strategy, manage commercial teams, and provide expert advice to senior decision-makers. Location: London, UK. Type of Contract: 6 Month contract(Inside IR35) Key duties will include: * Provide subject matter expertise across NEC contract forms and contracting strategies. * Lead the development and implementation of commercial and procurement...

Product Owner Remote Up to £730 per day inside ir35 Active SC clearance required We are currently seeking an experienced Product Owner to join a major public sector digital transformation programme. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in shaping and delivering cloud platform services that support critical government infrastructure and digital capabilities. Working within a multidisciplinary Agile environment, you will collaborate closely with users, technical teams, and senior stakeholders to drive product development from discovery through to live service. The Role As Product Owner, you will be responsible for understanding user needs, defining product priorities, and ensuring the successful delivery of platform infrastructure products and services. You'll work at the intersection of business and technology, translating complex requirements into actionable product backlogs and delivering value through iterative development. Key responsibilities include:...

Senior QAT Analyst Remote £440 per day inside ir35 6 months duration Active SC clearance required We are currently seeking an experienced Senior QA Test Analyst to join a high-profile digital transformation programme within a secure government environment. This is an exciting opportunity for a quality-focused professional who thrives in complex technical environments and enjoys working closely with both technical teams and business stakeholders to deliver robust, high-quality solutions. You'll play a key role in shaping testing strategies, driving quality assurance best practices, and ensuring critical services meet both functional and non-functional requirements. What You'll Be Doing Leading the design, development and execution of comprehensive test plans and test cases. Ensuring quality is embedded throughout the software delivery lifecycle. Working with stakeholders to understand business requirements and identify quality risks. Managing, reporting and driving the...

Contract: 6 months IR35: Inside Rate: Up to £700 per day (Umbrella) Location: Northwood / Central London (2–3 days onsite per week) Clearance: Active DV required Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Digital Delivery / Architecture specialist to join a Defence Targeting Web (DTW) Core Team supporting a major defence transformation programme. The team is responsible for shaping a unified targeting capability across defence and allied partners, focusing on architecture, data standards, integration, and governance. Key Responsibilities * Support development of the DTW reference architecture * Define and align data and integration standards for targeting systems * Contribute to the Defence Targeting Design Authority function * Align legacy and in-flight programmes with DTW objectives * Support policy, governance, and interoperability frameworks * Engage with NATO and FVEY partners on standards and integration * Support testing, experimentation, and...

Delivery Manager (Agile) - NHS Experience Required Location: Leeds (2-4x/month) Rate: £500 per day Inside Ir35 Contract Length: Until March 2027 Overview We are looking for an experienced Delivery Manager to support a high-impact programme within the NHS. This role will focus on driving Agile delivery across multidisciplinary teams, ensuring successful outcomes in a complex, regulated healthcare environment. You will play a key role in aligning stakeholders, removing delivery blockers, and embedding best practice Agile ways of working across teams. Key Responsibilities Lead end-to-end delivery across one or more Agile teams within an NHS programme Facilitate Agile ceremonies including stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and showcases Act as the primary point of coordination between technical teams, stakeholders, and senior leadership Identify and remove blockers to ensure smooth and consistent delivery Track progress against milestones, managing risks, issues, and...

Copello are looking for Product Cyber Security Lead to join an organisation in the Buckinghamshire area on an initial 12 month contract. The Cyber Security Lead will assist with the end‑to‑end implementation of US Department of Defense (DoD) cyber security requirements for a mission‑critical product development programme. Key Responsibilities 1. Cyber Requirement Implementation * Interpret and implement US Government‑flowed cyber and information‑assurance requirements across the product lifecycle. * Ensure compliance with the following (non‑exhaustive) set of standards and contractual flows: * DoD 8140.01 (cyber workforce qualification) * NIST SP 800‑171 (CUI protection) * DI-IPSC‑82249, DISA STIGs, DI‑MGMT‑82191, DI-MISC‑80508 2. Product and Engineering Assurance * Define and maintain the programme Cyber Security Plan, including CUI handling, secure development practices and compliance evidence. * Lead cyber risk assessments, threat modelling...