Location: Cheadle, United Kingdom Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services. 2027 Software Engineering Graduate   Start Date: 06 September 2027 Salary: £34,000 per annum Employee type: Permanent Location: Cheadle Working Schedule: 37 hours per week (8 hours Monday - Thursday, 5 hours on a Friday)   Are you passionate about engineering? Do you have an inquisitive mind? Do you want to be part of a Graduate Programme that will develop and challenge you?  If so, then look no further…   What is the Engineering Development Programme? This is a 3-year programme with the option to...

Location: Cheadle, United Kingdom Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services. 2027 Software Engineering Apprentice - Level 6 Digital and Technology Solutions Apprenticeship   Start Date: 6 September 2027 Salary: £24,000 per annum Employee type: Permanent Location: Cheadle Working Schedule: Monday – Friday, 37 hours a week (8 hours Monday – Thursday, 5 hours Friday)   Turn your curiosity into a career. If you're passionate about engineering, eager to learn, and looking for a degree apprenticeship that combines academic study with exciting on-the-job experience, we'd love to hear...

Role: Cyber Security Engineer. Location: Manchester - Hybrid 2 days in office. Salary: 40k - 50k plus benefits. JOB PURPOSE : Our client is seeking a hands-on Cyber Security Engineer to help deliver the Cyber Security Roadmap and improve the security posture of our technology estate. This role will focus on implementing, configuring, maintaining and continuously improving security tooling and controls across OFG, with a particular emphasis on Microsoft 365, endpoint security, identity, productivity tools and wider infrastructure security. You will play a key role in strengthening cyber security across the business by: Delivering technical cyber security projects from the Cyber Security Roadmap, ensuring new controls and capabilities are implemented effectively and handed over into BAU operation. Configuring, maintaining and improving OFG's security tools, including Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Intune, Entra ID, Microsoft 365 security and compliance...

Job Title: Cyber Security Specialist Location: Bristol, Manchester, Edinburgh or Leeds (2 days per week onsite) Remuneration: 600 per day (Inside IR35 via Umbrella) Contract Details: Initial 6-month contract with strong likelihood of extension Overview Our client is seeking a skilled Cyber Security Specialist to join their dynamic Data & Machine Learning team. This exciting role involves supporting a variety of innovative AI initiatives within one of the UK's leading financial services organisations. The team is currently engaged in multiple platforms, ensuring that AI use cases are secure, compliant, and production-ready. This position sits at the crucial intersection of Cyber Security, Cloud, and Artificial Intelligence, collaborating closely with engineering, data, and product teams to uphold security best practises and regulatory compliance. Responsibilities: Collaborate with teams developing AI and Machine Learning solutions across the organisation....

Position: 3rd Line Engineer - MSP Exp Needed Location: Manchester ( Hybrid ) Salary: 50k About the role: We are looking for an experienced 3rd Line Engineer to join our technical support team, providing senior-level technical support across a managed client environment. You will act as a key technical escalation point for complex incidents, recurring problems and engineering-level changes. You will take ownership of advanced technical investigations through to resolution, drive Root Cause Analysis and Problem Management, and work closely with internal teams, customers and third-party vendors to deliver permanent solutions. A strong networking background is essential for this role . The successful candidate will have hands-on experience troubleshooting and supporting enterprise networks, including routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs, VLANs, DNS, DHCP and associated network technologies. You will also contribute to service improvement, automation, technical...

Location: Cheadle, United Kingdom Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services. Under Water Systems (UWS) Our purpose is to be the leading provider of underwater sensors and decision superiority, helping navies across the world keep our friends, families and all of us safe. We cover four sectors: Mine Counter Measures, Anti-Submarine warfare, Services and Future Capabilities. Primary Purpose of the Role Perform the development and implementation of solution architectures supporting the Project Design Authority (PDA). To design systems to meet the project needs, optimising the design through...

Shepherds Friendly is a modern mutual society, offering a variety of adult and children's financial products and services such as ISAs, savings plans, life insurance and income protection. Located in south Manchester in the heart of Cheadle village, the Society has been providing financial security to members for almost 200 years. Guided by our values of working together, doing the right thing, and making a difference, we are committed to delivering a service which helps our members plan their finances and secure their family's future. In a world of financial complexity, we believe in the power of simplicity. We are currently recruiting for a 1st Line IT Support Engineer within the IT & Cyber Security Department to join our team of talented individuals. Role Purpose: The 1st Line IT Support Engineer is responsible for providing first line technical support to colleagues across the Society, ensuring timely resolution of queries and incidents. The role supports the...

Job Title: Project Architect Location: Stockport Salary: 40,000 - 45,000 We're recruiting on behalf of an established and award-winning architectural practice, working across residential, education, healthcare, commercial and mixed-use projects, with a particular focus on residential-led schemes for housing associations, local authorities and private developers. This is a well-regarded, design-led practice known for long-term client relationships and repeat commissions rather than one-off jobs. They're now looking for a Project Architect to join the team and take ownership of detailed design and delivery across a varied, residential-leaning project portfolio. What you'll be doing: Leading the detailed design stage and coordinating design information across the project team Delivering projects using Revit (experience with BIM Level 2 is a plus), with working knowledge of NBS Ensuring designs comply with Building Regulations, the Building Safety Act and other relevant...

Originally named, Great British Nuclear, Great British Energy - Nuclear is an arm's length body of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, dedicated to supporting the development and deployment of new nuclear technologies in Great Britain. We play a crucial role in advancing nuclear new build, ensuring the UK's energy security and achieving net-zero carbon emissions. Great British Energy - Nuclear focuses on fostering innovation, facilitating investment, and coordinating efforts across the nuclear industry to build a resilient and sustainable energy future. We are looking for an experienced Cyber Security and Information Assurance Lead with strong knowledge of Operational Technology (OT) to lead the development and execution of cyber security strategies for our SMR programme. This role is pivotal in securing industrial control systems (ICS), SCADA platforms, and other safety-critical OT environments across the nuclear lifecycle. You'll ensure compliance with relevant...

Astutes Power Team are recruiting for a Senior OT Engineer (Senior Operational Technology Engineer) to support a fleet of Biomass and Energy from Waste Power Stations across the United Kingdom. Working within the Engineering Team, you'll provide specialist support across DCS and Operational Technology (OT) systems, helping to manage cyber risks, maintain secure and reliable plant operations, and ensure effective change, patch and incident management. If you have the relevant experience (please see below) and are looking for a rewarding role in the Power sector, then please apply. Responsibilities and duties: As the Senior DCS Cybersecurity Engineer, you will be responsible for: Own and maintain OT cybersecurity risk information, including risk registers, threat assessments and plant asset overviews, ensuring key risks are identified, assessed and appropriately managed. Carry out and document cybersecurity risk assessments, define mitigation actions and track progress,...

Use your gas industry expertise to make a real difference to public safety, industry standards and the reputation of Gas Safe Register. We are looking for an experienced gas professional to join the Gas Safe Register team as a Technical Support Officer. This is a home-working role and an excellent opportunity to move into a trusted technical advisory position where your knowledge, judgement and communication skills will help support registered businesses, stakeholders and members of the public. In this role, you will provide clear, accurate and practical technical information on gas safety, associated building industries and ACS-related matters. You will play an important part in helping people understand their responsibilities, supporting compliance with relevant legislation and promoting safe standards across the gas industry. Job title: Gas Technical support Officer Job Description: About Gas Safe Register Gas Safe Register is the official gas...

Senior Network Engineer (Fortinet) Up to 470 per day (Umbrella) with Potential Flexibility for the Right Candidate Initial 6-Month Contract (Extension Highly Likely) Liverpool (Hybrid) Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer to join their infrastructure team on an initial 6-month contract, with great potential for extensions. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on supporting, maintaining, troubleshooting and enhancing a complex enterprise network environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the stability, security and performance of critical network infrastructure while supporting both operational and project-based activities. Location & Working Arrangements Liverpool based Hybrid working model with a minimum of 3 days per week onsite Monday to Friday Free onsite parking Occasional out-of-hours work to support planned changes, maintenance activities and major incidents Key...

Job Title: Senior Network Engineer Location: Rosehill,Liverpool Contract Type: Temporary Contract Length: 6 months Daily Rate: 470 Start Date: November 2026 End Date: April 2027 Working Pattern: Full Time Our client, Merseyside Police are seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Network Engineer to join their team in Rosehill Liverpool. This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled professional to provide hands-on support, administration, troubleshooting, and implementation across an enterprise network environment. Key Responsibilities: Provide BAU support, maintenance, and proactive monitoring of network infrastructure. Troubleshoot and resolve incidents, service degradations, and outages, including root cause analysis and implementation of permanent fixes. Implement approved network changes, infrastructure upgrades, firewall administration, and security controls. Collaborate with infrastructure, server, and security teams, supporting the delivery of...

Purpose of the role: Lead developers are experts on the practical and technical aspects required for a project's completion, but they typically handle the management or business side of technology projects. They are technology professional who guides development teams. They lead the development team with all software development tasks especially on giving technical guidance. They will be expected to work well in a team environment with no supervision. Job title: Senior Software Engineer Job Description: *CANDIDATES MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR SC CLEARANCE* What you'll be doing: Building and configuring applications in a Microsoft Dynamics / Power Platform stack Documenting and refactoring complex programs/scripts. Ensuring team adherence to project quality standards Applying agreed standards and tools to achieve well-engineered outcomes. Communicating client specifications to development teams Assisting with application troubleshooting and...

The Cyber Insights Summer School (CISS) is a classroom-based 10-week in person programme, taking place from late June to early September 2027 in Lancashire. Get a taste of what s to come next summer a career in cyber. Spend your next summer break boosting your cyber skills. Learning from world-class experts, you ll gain insights into how we use technology to help keep the UK safe. Every day, we work with other intelligence agencies, protecting the UK from threats including serious organised crime, terrorism, and cyber attacks. What we do is unique and next summer, you could have the chance to take part in it. During our 10-week programme, we ll welcome you into the world of cyber operations, and help you develop your existing knowledge and passion into new, impressive skills. You ll learn alongside others in your supportive cohort, through a blend of interactive lectures, workshops and practical exercises all supported by our in-house experts. We ll give you your own...

Help define the future architecture of digital services used by citizens, businesses and intermediaries across the UK . The Insolvency Service, in partnership with Inspire People, is looking for a Technical Architect with a software development background, preferably within .NET/C# environments, to join its Digital Services team and help define the technical direction of a portfolio of live digital services as the organisation modernises its technology estate. Permanent role, salary £57,367 - £74,319 (based on assessment at interview), 29% employer pension contribution plus full Civil Service benefits. Flexible, hybrid working (60% in office across a month) from 9 UK locations - Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Exeter, Ipswich, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle and Nottingham. Croydon and Stratford are available to existing Insolvency Service employees only. If you would like to find out more about the role, the team and what it's like to work at the Insolvency Service, we are...

Role: Cyber Security Engineer. Location: Manchester - Hybrid 2 days in office. Salary: £40k - £50k plus benefits. JOB PURPOSE : Our client is seeking a hands-on Cyber Security Engineer to help deliver the Cyber Security Roadmap and improve the security posture of our technology estate. This role will focus on implementing, configuring, maintaining and continuously improving security tooling and controls across OFG, with a particular emphasis on Microsoft 365, endpoint security, identity, productivity tools and wider infrastructure security. You will play a key role in strengthening cyber security across the business by: Delivering technical cyber security projects from the Cyber Security Roadmap, ensuring new controls and capabilities are implemented effectively and handed over into BAU operation. Configuring, maintaining and improving OFG's security tools, including Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Intune, Entra ID, Microsoft 365 security and...

Position: 3 Line Engineer - MSP Exp Needed Location: Manchester ( Hybrid ) Salary: £50k About the role: We are looking for an experienced 3rd Line Engineer to join our technical support team, providing senior-level technical support across a managed client environment. You will act as a key technical escalation point for complex incidents, recurring problems and engineering-level changes. You will take ownership of advanced technical investigations through to resolution, drive Root Cause Analysis and Problem Management, and work closely with internal teams, customers and third-party vendors to deliver permanent solutions. A strong networking background is essential for this role . The successful candidate will have hands-on experience troubleshooting and supporting enterprise networks, including routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs, VLANs, DNS, DHCP and associated network technologies. You will also contribute to service improvement, automation,...

Help define the future architecture of digital services used by citizens, businesses and intermediaries across the UK . The Insolvency Service, in partnership with Inspire People, is looking for a Technical Architect with a software development background, preferably within .NET/C# environments, to join its Digital Services team and help define the technical direction of a portfolio of live digital services as the organisation modernises its technology estate. Permanent role, salary £57,367 - £74,319 (based on assessment at interview), 29% employer pension contribution plus full Civil Service benefits. Flexible, hybrid working (60% in office across a month) from 9 UK locations - Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Exeter, Ipswich, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle and Nottingham. Croydon and Stratford are available to existing Insolvency Service employees only. If you would like to find out more about the role, the team and what it's like to work at the Insolvency Service, we are...

Position Summary As a SOC Shift Lead, you build on your solid experience as a SOC Analyst by supervising and guiding a team of SOC Analysts during your assigned shift. You ensure quality and consistency across all alerts and incidents handled by the team while serving as the primary point of escalation. In this role, you support team development, drive process improvements, and maintain clear, customer-centric communication with all stakeholders. You also lead quality assurance efforts and ensure that service-level agreements (SLAs) are met. Objectives & Key Results Key Responsibilities Shift Leadership and Team Coordination - You run shift operations, ensuring compliance with SLAs and maintaining high-quality incident handling. You set shift agendas, balance workloads, and promptly address any process or staffing issues. You also maintain effective, customer-centric communication with internal teams (including Security Optimisation and Engineering),...