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<p>We are recruiting an experienced Oracle DBA to administer and maintain 12c and 19c database environments. The role spans the full lifecycle - performance tuning, backup and recovery, security and access control, and supporting migrations and upgrades including on-premise to cloud.</p><p>You will work closely with application teams to resolve database-related incidents, so this suits someone who can explain a query plan as easily as they can rewrite one.</p><h3>Key Responsibilities</h3><ul><li><p>Administer and maintain Oracle 12c and 19c database environments</p></li><li><p>Perform database performance tuning, backup and recovery operations</p></li><li><p>Manage database security, user roles and access controls</p></li><li><p>Support database migrations and upgrades, including on-premise to cloud</p></li><li><p>Write and optimise complex SQL queries, views and stored procedures</p></li><li><p>Monitor database health using Oracle Enterprise Manager</p></li><li><p>Collaborate with application teams to resolve database-related incidents</p></li></ul><h3>Essential Skills and Experience</h3><ul><li><p>Minimum 5 years of experience as an Oracle DBA</p></li><li><p>Strong knowledge of PL/SQL, RMAN backup and recovery, and Data Guard</p></li><li><p>Experience with database patching and upgrade cycles</p></li><li><p>Familiarity with Linux server administration</p></li><li><p>Solid understanding of database security and compliance requirements</p></li></ul><h3>Desirable</h3><ul><li><p>Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure</p></li><li><p>Exposure to other RDBMS platforms such as SQL Server or PostgreSQL</p></li></ul><h3>Contract Details</h3><ul><li><p><strong>Location:</strong> Dublin, Ireland - hybrid</p></li><li><p><strong>Tenure:</strong> 9 months</p></li><li><p><strong>Type:</strong> Contract</p></li></ul><p>A senior, well-scoped engagement with a clear migration roadmap ahead of it. Apply with an up-to-date CV.</p>

<p>We are recruiting a Desktop Support Engineer for a dedicated, on-site position supporting an enterprise end-user estate in the Tours area. This is a long-term, single-site assignment where you become the familiar face for the people you support.</p><p>Fluency in French at C1 level and a good command of English are both required - you will be supporting local staff in French while working with international teams and documentation in English.</p><h3>Key Responsibilities</h3><ul><li><p>Provide day-to-day support for end-user devices across an enterprise desktop environment</p></li><li><p>Install, configure and troubleshoot PC hardware, Windows desktops and MS Office 365</p></li><li><p>Administer user and device records in Microsoft Active Directory</p></li><li><p>Support mobile devices across iOS and Android, including enterprise encryption solutions</p></li><li><p>Maintain enterprise anti-virus coverage and support endpoint compliance</p></li><li><p>Work with SCCM, Intune and VPN tooling to keep the estate patched and reachable</p></li><li><p>Prioritise and progress tickets to meet agreed SLAs, escalating clearly where needed</p></li></ul><h3>Essential Skills and Experience</h3><ul><li><p>Minimum 4 years of IT experience</p></li><li><p>Proven experience supporting end-user devices in an enterprise desktop environment</p></li><li><p>Windows 7 to 10, Microsoft Active Directory, MS Office 365, PC hardware installation and troubleshooting, enterprise anti-virus solutions</p></li><li><p>Mobile device management across iOS and Android, plus enterprise encryption solutions</p></li><li><p>Basic experience of networks and end-user infrastructure - Active Directory, SCCM, Intune, VPN and antivirus software</p></li><li><p>Proven analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills</p></li><li><p>Proven ability to multi-task, determine priorities effectively and meet SLAs</p></li></ul><h3>Languages</h3><ul><li><p><strong>French:</strong> fluent, C1 level - required</p></li><li><p><strong>English:</strong> good working command - required</p></li></ul><h3>Contract Details</h3><ul><li><p><strong>Location:</strong> Rue Henri Bergson, 37540 Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, France - fully on-site</p></li><li><p><strong>Tenure:</strong> 12 months</p></li><li><p><strong>Type:</strong> Contract, dedicated position</p></li></ul><p>A stable, long-term assignment with a defined site and a clear remit. Apply with an up-to-date CV.</p>

<p>We are recruiting an IT Infrastructure Project Coordinator to support the delivery of infrastructure upgrade projects across multiple European sites. You will sit between the technical teams, the vendors and the business - keeping schedules honest, risks visible and stakeholders informed.</p><p>Fluency in both French and English at business level is required, as you will be coordinating across French-speaking and international teams.</p><h3>Key Responsibilities</h3><ul><li><p>Coordinate project schedules, resources and deliverables across site rollouts</p></li><li><p>Track project milestones, risks and issues, and report status to stakeholders</p></li><li><p>Liaise with vendors on hardware and software procurement and delivery timelines</p></li><li><p>Support change management and communication plans for end users</p></li><li><p>Maintain project documentation and RAID logs</p></li><li><p>Assist with budget tracking and invoice reconciliation</p></li></ul><h3>Essential Skills and Experience</h3><ul><li><p>Minimum 3 years of experience in IT project coordination or project management</p></li><li><p>Fluency in French and English at business level</p></li><li><p>Experience with project management tools such as MS Project, Jira or Smartsheet</p></li><li><p>Strong organisational and stakeholder communication skills</p></li><li><p>Basic understanding of IT infrastructure - desktop, network and server environments</p></li></ul><h3>Desirable</h3><ul><li><p>PRINCE2 or PMP certification, or in progress</p></li><li><p>Experience coordinating multi-site rollouts across more than one country</p></li></ul><h3>Contract Details</h3><ul><li><p><strong>Location:</strong> Paris, France - hybrid, with occasional travel to other European sites</p></li><li><p><strong>Tenure:</strong> 6 months</p></li><li><p><strong>Type:</strong> Contract</p></li></ul><p>Multi-site, multi-country delivery with real visibility across the programme. Apply with an up-to-date CV.</p>

<p>We are recruiting an Application Support Engineer to provide L2 and L3 support for a legacy C++ manufacturing execution system integrated with an Oracle backend. There is no active vendor support contract, so the support team is the last line - you will be reading logs, querying the database and working out root cause yourself.</p><p>This is a support and diagnosis role rather than greenfield development. You need to be able to read and debug C++ confidently, but you will not be writing new applications.</p><h3>Key Responsibilities</h3><ul><li><p>Triage and resolve incidents raised by end users and monitoring systems</p></li><li><p>Investigate application logs and Oracle database records to establish root cause</p></li><li><p>Apply hotfixes and coordinate minor code changes with the offshore development team</p></li><li><p>Maintain and update internal runbooks and known-error documentation</p></li><li><p>Support planned maintenance windows and Windows Server patching cycles</p></li><li><p>Escalate complex issues with clear, reproducible technical documentation</p></li></ul><h3>Essential Skills and Experience</h3><ul><li><p>Working knowledge of C++ - able to read and debug legacy code</p></li><li><p>Strong SQL skills for Oracle database investigation</p></li><li><p>Experience supporting production systems in a manufacturing or industrial environment</p></li><li><p>Familiarity with Windows Server environments and basic scripting in batch or PowerShell</p></li><li><p>Strong incident management and documentation discipline</p></li></ul><h3>Desirable</h3><ul><li><p>Experience with MES or SCADA systems</p></li><li><p>Exposure to ACE/TAO or other CORBA-based middleware</p></li><li><p>ITIL Foundation certification</p></li><li><p>Italian language skills - the team operates in English</p></li></ul><h3>Contract Details</h3><ul><li><p><strong>Location:</strong> Turin, Italy - on-site, close to the production environment</p></li><li><p><strong>Tenure:</strong> 4 months</p></li><li><p><strong>Type:</strong> Contract</p></li><li><p><strong>Hours:</strong> standard business hours with occasional maintenance window support</p></li></ul><p>You will be the person the plant calls when something stops. If you like that level of ownership and visibility, apply with an up-to-date CV.</p>

<p>A native Win32 back-office application built in Embarcadero Delphi, sitting on an Oracle 19c backend, needs an engineer who is genuinely comfortable in legacy code. The system talks to peripheral hardware controllers over serial and TCP/IP and exposes a SOAP web service layer for downstream integrations. Documentation is limited, so a large part of this role is working out what the code actually does.</p><h3>Key Responsibilities</h3><ul><li><p>Maintain and extend a Delphi VCL application compiled with Embarcadero RAD Studio</p></li><li><p>Diagnose and fix defects across serial and TCP/IP communication with peripheral hardware controllers</p></li><li><p>Support and extend the SOAP web service layer used by downstream systems</p></li><li><p>Work with Oracle 19c through Oracle Call Interface and BDE, including PL/SQL investigation</p></li><li><p>Maintain Windows Service wrappers used for background job scheduling</p></li><li><p>Reverse-engineer undocumented behaviour and write up findings for the support team</p></li></ul><h3>Technical Environment</h3><ul><li><p><strong>Application:</strong> Delphi VCL, compiled with Embarcadero RAD Studio</p></li><li><p><strong>Networking:</strong> Indy components for TCP/IP and SOAP/HTTP communication</p></li><li><p><strong>Data:</strong> Oracle 19c via Oracle Call Interface and BDE</p></li><li><p><strong>Reporting:</strong> Crystal Reports integration for print and reporting output</p></li><li><p><strong>Integration:</strong> legacy COM/ActiveX components for third-party hardware drivers</p></li><li><p><strong>Other:</strong> Zlib compression and custom binary serialization formats</p></li></ul><h3>Essential Skills and Experience</h3><ul><li><p>Strong Delphi and Object Pascal development experience</p></li><li><p>Proven track record maintaining legacy Win32 applications with limited documentation</p></li><li><p>Working knowledge of Oracle PL/SQL</p></li><li><p>Familiarity with COM/ActiveX integration patterns</p></li><li><p>Genuine ability to reverse-engineer undocumented legacy code</p></li></ul><h3>Desirable</h3><ul><li><p>Experience with Crystal Reports</p></li><li><p>Exposure to serial protocol debugging and hardware controller integration</p></li><li><p>Dutch or French language skills - the team works in English</p></li></ul><h3>Contract Details</h3><ul><li><p><strong>Location:</strong> Brussels, Belgium - hybrid</p></li><li><p><strong>Tenure:</strong> 3 months</p></li><li><p><strong>Type:</strong> Contract</p></li><li><p><strong>Start:</strong> immediate</p></li></ul><p>If you enjoy the detective work of legacy systems and want a clearly scoped engagement with visible impact, we would like to hear from you.</p>

<p>We are looking for a Network Support Engineer to provide second and third line support across multiple sites. You will own network performance day to day - monitoring it, fixing it when it breaks, and configuring the switches, routers, firewalls and wireless infrastructure that carry it.</p><p>This is a hands-on engineering role with real autonomy, including participation in an on-call rotation for critical incidents.</p><h3>Key Responsibilities</h3><ul><li><p>Provide second and third line network support across multiple sites</p></li><li><p>Monitor network performance and proactively resolve incidents before users feel them</p></li><li><p>Configure and maintain switches, routers, firewalls and wireless infrastructure</p></li><li><p>Support network changes during planned maintenance windows</p></li><li><p>Coordinate with ISPs and third-party vendors on circuit issues</p></li><li><p>Maintain network documentation, diagrams and asset inventories</p></li><li><p>Participate in the on-call rotation for critical incident response</p></li></ul><h3>Essential Skills and Experience</h3><ul><li><p>Minimum 5 years of network engineering or network support experience</p></li><li><p>Strong knowledge of Cisco switches, routers and firewalls at CCNA level or above</p></li><li><p>Experience with LAN and WAN configuration, VPNs, and network monitoring tools such as SolarWinds or PRTG</p></li><li><p>Working knowledge of wireless network infrastructure - access points and controllers</p></li><li><p>Experience with network security fundamentals - ACLs, firewall rules and VLANs</p></li><li><p>Familiarity with ITIL processes and ticketing systems, ServiceNow preferred</p></li><li><p>Strong troubleshooting and documentation skills</p></li></ul><h3>Contract Details</h3><ul><li><p><strong>Location:</strong> Manchester, United Kingdom - on-site with travel to other sites as required</p></li><li><p><strong>Tenure:</strong> 12 months</p></li><li><p><strong>Type:</strong> Contract</p></li><li><p><strong>On-call:</strong> participation in a shared rotation for critical incidents</p></li></ul><p>A broad, multi-site network estate with genuine ownership of both the day-to-day and the change work. Apply with an up-to-date CV.</p>

<p>Blupace Tech is recruiting an experienced C++ Systems Engineer to work on a native Win32 distributed service platform built with Borland and Embarcadero C++Builder. The estate is made up of several Windows services communicating over ACE/TAO CORBA, and it runs without vendor support — so you will be working directly with the source, reverse-engineering behaviour where documentation is thin.</p><h3>Key Responsibilities</h3><ul><li><p>Maintain, debug and extend a distributed estate of native Win32 services written in Borland/Embarcadero C++Builder</p></li><li><p>Diagnose and resolve defects across ACE/TAO CORBA messaging, including server-side POA servants and bidirectional GIOP callbacks</p></li><li><p>Work with Indy and Winsock 2 components handling HTTP and raw TCP/IP communication</p></li><li><p>Investigate issues in the XML parsing, image processing and compression paths (Expat, ImageMagick, libpng, bzip2)</p></li><li><p>Query and troubleshoot the Oracle backend, including SQL queries, views and triggers accessed through BDE</p></li><li><p>Document previously undocumented behaviour and hand findings over to the permanent support team</p></li></ul><h3>Technical Environment</h3><ul><li><p><strong>CORBA:</strong> ACE/TAO core ORB, Portable Object Adapter and server-side servants, bidirectional GIOP, IOR interceptors, valuetypes, TypeCode factories, Object Reference Templates, and connection, concurrency and transport strategies</p></li><li><p><strong>Networking:</strong> Indy components including legacy Indy 5, HTTP-based communication, Windows Winsock 2</p></li><li><p><strong>Libraries:</strong> Expat XML parsing, ImageMagick and PNG image processing, bzip2 compression</p></li><li><p><strong>Build:</strong> native static libraries and compiler-specific Borland binary artefacts</p></li><li><p><strong>Data:</strong> BDE database access against an Oracle backend</p></li></ul><h3>Essential Skills and Experience</h3><ul><li><p>Strong commercial C++ on Windows, ideally with Borland or Embarcadero C++Builder</p></li><li><p>Hands-on experience with CORBA middleware — ACE/TAO strongly preferred</p></li><li><p>Confident debugging native Win32 services without vendor support or complete documentation</p></li><li><p>Working knowledge of Oracle SQL</p></li><li><p>Able to work independently and at pace on a short, tightly scoped engagement</p></li></ul><h3>Desirable</h3><ul><li><p>Exposure to Indy or other legacy C++Builder and Delphi component sets</p></li><li><p>Experience wrapping or migrating CORBA interfaces for modern clients</p></li><li><p>Polish or German language skills — not essential, the team works in English</p></li></ul><h3>Contract Details</h3><ul><li><p><strong>Location:</strong> Wroclaw, Poland — on-site, with hybrid arrangements considered</p></li><li><p><strong>Tenure:</strong> 2 months</p></li><li><p><strong>Type:</strong> Contract</p></li><li><p><strong>Start:</strong> immediate</p></li></ul><p>This is a rare opportunity to work on genuinely deep legacy systems engineering, with direct ownership and no layers between you and the code. Apply with an up-to-date CV; shortlisted candidates will be contacted within five working days.</p>

<p>We are recruiting a Helpdesk Support Engineer to provide first and second line support for a multilingual user base. This is a front-line role - phone, chat and email - where you are the first person a user speaks to and often the last one they need to.</p><p>Fluency in Dutch and English at business level is required.</p><h3>Key Responsibilities</h3><ul><li><p>Provide first-line phone, chat and email support for end-user IT issues</p></li><li><p>Log, categorise and prioritise tickets against SLA targets</p></li><li><p>Perform password resets, account unlocks and basic Active Directory administration</p></li><li><p>Escalate unresolved issues to L2 and L3 teams with clear, complete documentation</p></li><li><p>Support onboarding and offboarding of employee IT equipment</p></li><li><p>Maintain knowledge base articles for common issues</p></li><li><p>Assist with basic hardware setup - laptops, monitors and peripherals</p></li></ul><h3>Essential Skills and Experience</h3><ul><li><p>Minimum 2 years of IT helpdesk or service desk experience</p></li><li><p>Windows 10 and 11, plus MS Office 365 administration and troubleshooting</p></li><li><p>Basic Active Directory user and group management</p></li><li><p>Familiarity with ticketing systems such as ServiceNow or Zendesk</p></li><li><p>Basic understanding of networking concepts - DNS, DHCP and VPN</p></li><li><p>Strong customer service orientation and communication skills</p></li></ul><h3>Languages</h3><ul><li><p><strong>Dutch:</strong> business level - required</p></li><li><p><strong>English:</strong> business level - required</p></li></ul><h3>Contract Details</h3><ul><li><p><strong>Location:</strong> Antwerp, Belgium - on-site</p></li><li><p><strong>Tenure:</strong> 12 months</p></li><li><p><strong>Type:</strong> Contract</p></li></ul><p>A good entry point into a large IT function, with clear escalation paths and room to grow into second line. Apply with an up-to-date CV.</p>

<p>We are looking for a ServiceNow Administrator and Developer to own the configuration and development of an established ITSM platform covering Incident, Problem and Change. The role mixes day-to-day administration with genuine build work - custom workflows, business rules, UI policies and integrations with third-party systems.</p><h3>Key Responsibilities</h3><ul><li><p>Administer and configure the ServiceNow ITSM platform across Incident, Problem and Change modules</p></li><li><p>Develop custom workflows, business rules and UI policies</p></li><li><p>Support integrations between ServiceNow and third-party systems via REST and SOAP APIs</p></li><li><p>Manage platform upgrades and patch releases</p></li><li><p>Create and maintain reports and dashboards for IT operations</p></li><li><p>Provide administrative support and user training to the wider IT function</p></li></ul><h3>Essential Skills and Experience</h3><ul><li><p>Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience administering ServiceNow</p></li><li><p>Experience with JavaScript for client-side and server-side scripting within ServiceNow</p></li><li><p>Familiarity with ITIL processes - Incident, Problem and Change Management</p></li><li><p>Experience delivering REST and SOAP API integrations</p></li></ul><h3>Desirable</h3><ul><li><p>ServiceNow certification - CSA or equivalent</p></li><li><p>Experience running platform upgrades end to end</p></li><li><p>Polish language skills - the team works in English</p></li></ul><h3>Contract Details</h3><ul><li><p><strong>Location:</strong> Warsaw, Poland - hybrid, 2 days per week on-site</p></li><li><p><strong>Tenure:</strong> 12 months</p></li><li><p><strong>Type:</strong> Contract</p></li></ul><p>A platform with room to improve and a mandate to improve it. Apply with an up-to-date CV.</p>

<p>We are recruiting a QA Automation Engineer to support test automation for a retail point-of-sale and inventory management platform. The team is part way through moving its manual regression suites into automated pipelines, and you will be central to finishing that job.</p><p>This is a remote role open across EU time zones, working alongside developers to define acceptance criteria that are actually testable.</p><h3>Key Responsibilities</h3><ul><li><p>Design, build and maintain automated test scripts using Selenium and Java</p></li><li><p>Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or GitLab CI</p></li><li><p>Collaborate with developers to define testable acceptance criteria</p></li><li><p>Perform API testing using Postman and RestAssured</p></li><li><p>Maintain test data sets and environment configurations</p></li><li><p>Report and track defects through Jira</p></li></ul><h3>Essential Skills and Experience</h3><ul><li><p>Minimum 3 years of experience in test automation with Java-based frameworks</p></li><li><p>Hands-on experience with Selenium WebDriver and TestNG or JUnit</p></li><li><p>Experience with CI/CD tooling - Jenkins, GitLab CI or similar</p></li><li><p>SQL proficiency for backend data validation</p></li><li><p>Solid understanding of Agile and Scrum ways of working</p></li></ul><h3>Desirable</h3><ul><li><p>Experience with retail POS or inventory systems</p></li><li><p>Exposure to performance testing tools such as JMeter</p></li><li><p>Knowledge of Docker and containerised test environments</p></li></ul><h3>Contract Details</h3><ul><li><p><strong>Location:</strong> Remote, EU time zones - Milan, Italy as the nominal base</p></li><li><p><strong>Tenure:</strong> 6 months, extendable</p></li><li><p><strong>Type:</strong> Contract</p></li><li><p><strong>Languages:</strong> English, business level</p></li></ul><p>A clear automation mandate, an existing suite to build on, and the autonomy of a remote setup. Apply with an up-to-date CV.</p>

<p>We are recruiting a Desktop Support Engineer to provide first and second line support across a busy London site. This is a dispatch and backfill position covering a broad end-user estate - Windows 10 and 11, Office 365, thin clients and VDI, plus the printers, peripherals and site network kit that go with it.</p><p>It suits someone who is comfortable owning a ticket from first contact to resolution, and who is happy to flex their hours when a project or an emergency calls for it.</p><h3>Key Responsibilities</h3><ul><li><p>Provide first and second line contact and problem resolution for customer issues</p></li><li><p>Install, upgrade, support and troubleshoot Windows 10 and 11, Microsoft Office 365, Cisco Jabber and other authorised desktop applications</p></li><li><p>Install, upgrade, support and troubleshoot printers and computer hardware</p></li><li><p>Perform preventative maintenance and remedial repairs on desktops, laptops, printers and authorised peripherals</p></li><li><p>Use diagnostic tools to troubleshoot network connectivity and workstation hardware and software problems</p></li><li><p>Maintain ticket updates for all reported incidents and provide timely communication on status and resolution</p></li><li><p>Manage procurement, deployment and ownership of in-scope hardware, including asset tagging and inventory</p></li><li><p>Provision and support remote site networks - LAN and WAN connections, monitoring, diagnostics, escalation and capacity planning</p></li><li><p>Work with vendors and third parties to remediate complex AV issues and coordinate warranty activity</p></li><li><p>Develop and document on-site technical support procedures in the operations manual</p></li><li><p>Coordinate with the Service Desk and other suppliers to resolve on-site requests, including security remediation</p></li><li><p>Schedule on-site visits with end users and site staff in response to incidents and service requests</p></li></ul><h3>Essential Skills and Experience</h3><ul><li><p>Minimum 3 to 5 years of relevant IT experience</p></li><li><p>Windows 10 and 11, Microsoft Active Directory and GPO usage, MS Office 365, PC hardware installation and troubleshooting</p></li><li><p>Thin clients, VDI and virtual client, Citrix client, enterprise anti-virus solutions and helpdesk ticketing systems</p></li><li><p>Understanding of ITSM tools with solid hands-on ServiceNow experience</p></li><li><p>Mobile device management across iOS and Android, enterprise encryption, and Windows PC and laptop management via Active Directory</p></li><li><p>Basic understanding of network devices - switches, routers, firewalls, wireless APs and controllers, servers and multiplexers</p></li><li><p>Basic knowledge of macOS to support Apple users</p></li><li><p>Proven analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills</p></li><li><p>Proven ability to multi-task, prioritise effectively and meet SLAs</p></li><li><p>Excellent communication, relationship-building and internal customer service skills</p></li></ul><h3>Contract Details</h3><ul><li><p><strong>Location:</strong> London, United Kingdom - fully on-site</p></li><li><p><strong>Tenure:</strong> 12 months</p></li><li><p><strong>Type:</strong> Contract, dispatch and backfill</p></li><li><p><strong>Languages:</strong> fluent English; local language skills welcome</p></li><li><p><strong>Hours:</strong> willingness to work off-hours and weekends when required for projects or emergency support</p></li></ul><p>You will be working in a fast-changing environment with a broad remit across IT, networks, servers, AV, smart devices and telecoms. If you are adaptable and enjoy variety, apply with an up-to-date CV.</p>

<p>We are looking for a <strong>Software Engineer</strong> to join our growing technology team in Manchester. You will be responsible for designing, developing and maintaining scalable software applications across our cloud-based technology platform.</p><p>The role is suitable for an engineer with experience across <strong>Python development, backend engineering, APIs, databases, cloud infrastructure and modern frontend technologies</strong>.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li><p>Develop scalable applications using <strong>Python, Django, Flask and FastAPI</strong>.</p></li><li><p>Build and maintain <strong>REST APIs</strong> and third-party integrations.</p></li><li><p>Develop frontend applications using <strong>React, JavaScript and TypeScript</strong>.</p></li><li><p>Design and optimise databases using <strong>PostgreSQL, MySQL and SQL</strong>.</p></li><li><p>Deploy and maintain applications within <strong>AWS</strong> cloud environments.</p></li><li><p>Work with <strong>Docker and Kubernetes</strong> for containerisation and orchestration.</p></li><li><p>Develop and maintain <strong>CI/CD pipelines</strong> using GitHub Actions and other DevOps tools.</p></li><li><p>Write unit, integration and automated tests.</p></li><li><p>Troubleshoot application performance and production issues.</p></li><li><p>Participate in <strong>Agile/Scrum</strong> ceremonies and sprint planning.</p></li><li><p>Collaborate with developers, QA engineers, product managers and other stakeholders.</p></li><li><p>Contribute to technical documentation and software development standards.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Essential Skills &amp; Experience</strong></p><ul><li><p>Professional experience with <strong>Python</strong>.</p></li><li><p>Experience with at least one Python framework such as <strong>Django, Flask or FastAPI</strong>.</p></li><li><p>Strong understanding of <strong>REST APIs</strong>.</p></li><li><p>Experience with <strong>SQL</strong> and relational databases.</p></li><li><p>Knowledge of <strong>PostgreSQL or MySQL</strong>.</p></li><li><p>Experience with <strong>Git and GitHub</strong>.</p></li><li><p>Understanding of <strong>AWS or another major cloud platform</strong>.</p></li><li><p>Experience with <strong>Docker</strong> and modern development workflows.</p></li><li><p>Understanding of software testing and <strong>CI/CD</strong>.</p></li><li><p>Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Desirable Skills</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>React</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>JavaScript / TypeScript</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Node.js</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Kubernetes</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Terraform</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Redis</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>MongoDB</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>GraphQL</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Azure</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Jenkins</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>GitHub Actions</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Pandas / NumPy</strong></p></li><li><p>Machine Learning or Data Science experience</p></li></ul><p><strong>Education</strong></p><p>A degree in <strong>Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mathematics, Engineering</strong> or a related discipline is desirable but equivalent commercial experience will also be considered.</p><p><strong>What We Offer</strong></p><ul><li><p>Competitive salary</p></li><li><p>Hybrid working</p></li><li><p>Professional development opportunities</p></li><li><p>Training and certification support</p></li><li><p>Company pension</p></li><li><p>Private healthcare</p></li><li><p>25 days annual leave plus bank holidays</p></li><li><p>Modern engineering environment</p></li><li><p>Opportunities to work with cloud, data and emerging technologies</p></li></ul><p><strong>Location:</strong> Manchester, UK<br> <strong>Working Pattern:</strong> Full Time / Hybrid</p><p><br></p>