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Tech LeadManchester (Hybrid) £85,000 - £95,000 + Bonus + Additional BenefitsThe Business This is one... Tech LeadManchester (Hybrid) £85,000 - £95,000 + Bonus + Additional BenefitsThe Business This is one of the world's most renowned financial services organisations. They have just received significant investment to grow the Manchester function and are now looking for technical leads to support that growth. The RoleThis is an opportunity to support a brand new team and a relatively new office. Shaping the culture and the team will be at the heart of this role. You'll work across the full stack, build the technical roadmap and curate the technical strategy. All whilst remaining very hands-on day-to-day in the code. Key responsibilities: Drive engineering best practices and technical standardsReduce technical debt and improving the platform performanceContribute to technical roadmaps and architecture decisions Designing scalable solutions alongside the Architecture teamMentor and coach engineersInvolved in the code day to day About You Strong full-stack development experience (Angular, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, Node.js, Python or similar)Multi-cloud experience (AWS preferred, Azure/GCP welcome)Experience mentoring and influencing technical teamsExposure to AI tools and technologies such as Claude and GeminiStrong stakeholder management and communication skillsKnowledge of microservices, distributed systems and modern architecturesExperience with CI/CD and modern engineering practices If you'd like to be part of a brand new team, with a chance to shape the engineering culture, this role could be for you. 

Senior Security Penetration TesterContract**Outside IR35**Leicestershire (3 days per week on-site)3-... Senior Security Penetration TesterContract**Outside IR35**Leicestershire (3 days per week on-site)3-months+£525.00 - £540.00 per dayASAP StartOverviewAn exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Security Penetration Tester to join an Information Security function on an initial 3-month contract.The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting comprehensive penetration testing across networks, infrastructure, web and mobile applications, helping to identify and remediate security vulnerabilities before they can be exploited. Working closely with the wider security team, you will simulate real-world attack scenarios, produce detailed risk assessments and provide practical recommendations to strengthen the organisation’s security posture.Key Responsibilities Plan and carry out testing of networks, computer systems, web/mobile applications or infrastructure to expose weaknesses in security.Work with the wider Information Security team to determine requirements from the testing.Simulate security breaches to test a system's relative security.Create and implement new penetration testing methods, scripts and tools.Check for gaps in security that could occur from human error, for example inadequate password policies or login permissions, and advise on best practice to minimise risk.Create reports and recommendations from your findings, including the security issues uncovered and level of risk.Advise on methods to fix or lower security risks to systems.Present your findings, risks and conclusions to management and other relevant parties.Consider the impact your 'attack' will have on the business and its users.Understand how the flaws that you identify could affect a business, or business function, if they're not fixed.Carry out training for users to minimise future security risks.Maintain formal testing program that detail test plans, test requirements, expected and actual outcomes. Key Requirements At least 3+ years of penetration testing experience.Previous experience covering one or more of the following domains: external network, internal network, web application, mobile application testing, red teaming and social engineering.An understanding of operating system and networking fundamentals, and underlying principles.Development and/or source code review experience.Microsoft Azure security review experience.Experience of scoping penetration tests.Holding at least one or equivalent certification - Security+, OSCP, CISM, CISSP, ECSA, CREST, CRT, CCT. Senior Security Penetration Tester

Paid Search Consultant £45k – £55k + BenefitsWiltshire - Hybrid. The businessA massively growing eco... Paid Search Consultant £45k – £55k + BenefitsWiltshire - Hybrid. The businessA massively growing ecommerce and retail brand with a strong UK presence looking to further expand their digital footprint and team. They are investing heavily in their digital growth strategy and are now looking for someone with both an analytical but commercial approach, to support their marketing function. The roleThis will be optimising the company’s largest acquisition channel. You’ll be responsible for data led decision making that will drive revenue and create measurable impacts. This is a hands on, in house role designed to bring PPC /Google Performance Max and Paid search actively closer to the business. You will fundamentally be improving commercial decision-making through better insight, optimisation and trading visibility. About you: You will have previous experience with Google Ads / PmaxYou would have managed significant ad spendYou will have strong stakeholder management skills – this role requires the individual to liaise with both internal and external stakeholders and 3rd parties so the ability to communicate at all levels is key.You will have a strong analytics background (possibly studied Analytics or related field also)Having worked in retail is key.  If this sounds like you and you’d be interested in understanding more, please apply now.

Senior Backend Developer (Node.js / TypeScript)We’re looking for a Senior Backend Developer to join... Senior Backend Developer (Node.js / TypeScript)We’re looking for a Senior Backend Developer to join a growing tech team working on a large-scale SaaS platform built on modern microservices architecture.What you’ll do Build and scale backend services using Node.js & TypeScriptWork within a cloud-native AWS environmentContribute to architecture and technical decisionsMentor developers and drive best practices Tech Node.js, TypeScript, AWS, Docker, Terraform, PostgreSQL/MySQL, CI/CDWhat we need Strong Node.js / TypeScript experienceBackground in microservices & AWSProactive, ownership-driven mindsetStrong leadership experience, leading by example is key!Architectural understanding.Strong stakeholder management. Why apply High-impact product in a growing businessModern tech stackStrong career progression + competitive package

Head of Data £80-90,000 plus generous benefitsMilton Keynes office (work is mostly remote)Leading da... Head of Data £80-90,000 plus generous benefitsMilton Keynes office (work is mostly remote)Leading data architecture, engineering and governance strategy and delivery The purpose is to deliver useful data products to the organisation, to enable efficient and effective operations.Through a small and talented team of architect and engineers, you will shape new data products and be the voice and ambassador of intelligent data management in the organisation. The tech stack is Microsoft / Azure / databricks. Lots of consolidation and maturing of the tech stack.Support and coach the technical team.Promote the uptake of data products, and guide colleagues / leadership in the future of data driven business. We are looking forStrong leadership skills and experienceA background in hands-on technical work - data engineering / architecture ideallyA strong handle on data governance, ideally in a regulated environmentExperience line managing a technical teamExperience with modern data platforms (we use MS tech / azure and databricks)Ability to bring to life a vision for intelligent data usage Please get in touch for more information MandyKettle@UnitingAMbition.com