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Product Manager – SC CLEARED - OUTSIDE IR35 – HIRING ASAP Start date: ASAP Duration: 12 Months Location: 1-2 days per week in London & Corsham office Rate: £550 - £600 per day OUTSIDE IR35 SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREDResponsibilities: Product Manager services for Defence Digital. MOD will prioritise the items in the backlog but will not supervise, direct or control how the work is delivered. Specifically: Service RoadmapA living roadmap showing quarterly and long-term plans for feature development, integrations and enhancements.Aligned to strategic needs.Prioritised based on feedback, maturity assessment and operational needs.Feature Demand & Prioritisation FrameworkA transparent mechanism for managing requests.Regularly reviewed, with stakeholder engagement.Roadmap linked to value and service maturity categories.Risk & Compliance Tracking as requiredLive view of risks (security, delivery, adoption), mitigations and assurance activities.Connection to the Governance and Assurance pillars.Stakeholder Engagement & Communication as requiredRegular updates to governance bodies.Comms for app teams and service users: onboarding guides, policy changes, etc.Community engagement: show-and-tells, changelogs, Q&A sessionsMust Have SkillsRoadmapping & prioritisation.Understanding of the MOD technical environment & complianceIndependent product leadership.SkillsStrategic Roadmapping & PrioritisationAbility to create and continuously evolve a clear, outcome-driven roadmap that:Aligns with strategic goals ○ Covers short-term (quarterly) and long-term planningPrioritises work based on value, feedback, and service maturityDemand Management & Backlog ControlA structured, transparent approach to handling requests:Managing and prioritising the backlogApplying a consistent framework for decision-makingEngaging stakeholders in regular review cyclesAutonomous Product LeadershipCapability to operate independently without direct supervision:Defining how work is deliveredMaking decisions and setting directionTranslating client priorities into executionNice to havesExperience of the Defence Digital technical estate.Stakeholder engagement & comms.Product maturity & value measurement

.Net Developer – Contract Position - HIRING ASAP Start date: ASAP Duration: 3-month contract (View to extend) Location/Office Time: 1 day per week in the Dublin office, 4 days working from home Rate: €400 - €600 per day (Flexible) Summary This is an experienced, full-stack, cloud-based application development role. This is an opportunity to work with a compact development team focused on providing cloud-based systems that deliver value to end customers. This particular team provides support to the business through software procurement and development services. Their strategy is cloud-native, distributed application deployment in Azure. The teams’ philosophy is to seize every opportunity to deploy automation and productivity tools in order to: maximize human performance; increase agility; reduce friction in the production process; provide scalability; and enable around-the-clock availability and capacity. The teams’ primary development framework is C#, .NET Core with Angular and Blazor for UI development. Their primary IDE’s are Visual Studio and VS Code with Azure DevOps being used for continuous integration and delivery. Key Skills3rd level qualification, preferably in a technical disciplineExperience working with .NET 8 for Azure appsAble to work well in teams and with stakeholdersAn excellent communicatorHold a Microsoft professional certification in C# or Azure or similarFluent in English, any other language an assetIdeally experience working within a multicultural environmentYour work experience will help demonstrate your experience in key technologies, including:C# 8 and above.NET 8Experience of any of the following would be an advantage:Microservices architectureDevOps methodologiesAzure Active Directory security and authenticationResponsibilitiesWork with the ATG team of developers to migrate all applications to .NET 8. Tasks might include:Assessing existing code for any potential issues with the proposed migrationChanging the code accordinglyThorough testing, both automated and manual, to ensure continuation of expected functionalityAutomated build and release

Java Software Engineer – HIRING ASAP Start date: ASAP Duration: 8-month contract Location: 4 days in Dunton, Essex office, 1-day remote working – Per Week Rate: £550 - £590 per day inside IR35 Summary We have a fantastic opportunity with Ford Motor Company to hire a Software Engineer to work on innovative and new tech within the wider world of Automotive. ResponsibilitiesThis role is responsible for:Designing, developing, testing and maintaining software applications and products to meet customer needs.They are involved in the entire software development lifecycle including designing software architecture, writing code, testing for quality Key Skills  Extensive experience or deep exposure to the following technologies:JavaSpring BootJunitGCP (Google Cloud Platform)GitHubJetbrains products (e.g., IntelliJ IDEA)Fossa (or similar opensource licence compliance tools)SonarQube (or similar code quality analysis tools)Checkmarx (or similar static application security testing tools)Cycode (or similar software supply chain security platforms)

Software Architect – Contract Position - HIRING ASAP Start date: ASAP Duration: 6-month contract Location/Office Time: 1-2 days per week in the Dublin office, 3-4 days working from homeRate: €600 - €800 per day (Flexible) Key SkillsArchitect who understands Front End, Back End (Django) and Databases (SQL Server) wellGood project coordination / management capabilityGood communicationGit / Repo / Branch management expResponsibilitiesThe client wants to achieve the following by the new digital undertaking system:Consistent, automated application of sponsorship rules across all units and personnelReal-time visibility into both individual obligations and organisation-wide financial liabilitiesA complete audit trail of every approval action for governance and complianceData centralization start point for future data warehouse building

Cloud Security Architect – Contract Position - HIRING ASAP Start date: ASAP Duration: 6-month contract Location/Office Time: 1-2 days per week in the Dublin office, 3-4 days working from homeRate: €600 - €750 per day (Flexible) Summary A hands‑on Cloud Product Security Architect, to serve as a lead security engineer safeguarding the banking products (web, mobile, thick client, etc.), platforms, and business applications. This role will be responsible for proactively reducing technical security risk through deep engagement with product teams, rigorous architecture and application reviews, and the design and validation of embedded security controls across cloud and distributed environments. Key SkillsAt least 6-8 years of experience focused on Product and Cloud security, preferably within financial services sectorExperience with SAST, and SCA tools like Snyk, CodeQL, Veracode, Checkmarx, SonarQube, etc.Experience in cloud security architecture (AWS or Azure) and management, as well as knowledge of security best practicesAWS or Azure Cloud Security certification will be a plusExperience in collaborating with engineering teams and senior technical stakeholdersResponsibilitiesConduct hands-on security assessments in line with secure by design principles at the application, platform, and system levels using threat modelling, and architecture reviews to identify design flaws, cloud misconfigurations, insecure dependencies, and API abuse scenarios.Design and recommend concrete security controls that are embedded directly into system and application architectures, including secure identity and access design, cryptographic protections, network isolation, runtime enforcement, and secure defaults across cloud and distributed environments.Operate effectively within agile engineering environments, embedding security into iterative delivery through DevSecOps and Shift-Left principles including but not limited to ensuring the execution and delivery of automated security testing and compliance checks like SAST, SCA, DAST, and secure CI/CD pipelines.Lead the implementation and management of CSPM tools to continuously monitor, assess, and remediate misconfigurations and vulnerabilities in cloud environments

Software Architect – Contract Position - HIRING ASAP Start date: ASAP Duration: 6-month contract Location/Office Time: 1-2 days per week in the Dublin office, 3-4 days working from homeRate: €600 - €700 per day (Flexible) Key SkillsArchitect who understands Front End, Back End (Django) and Databases (SQL Server) wellGood project coordination / management capabilityGood communicationGit / Repo / Branch management expResponsibilitiesThe client wants to achieve the following by the new digital undertaking system:Consistent, automated application of sponsorship rules across all units and personnelReal-time visibility into both individual obligations and organisation-wide financial liabilitiesA complete audit trail of every approval action for governance and complianceData centralization start point for future data warehouse building

Senior Site Reliability Engineer | Spain (Hybrid)An opportunity to join a high growth, late stage technology company operating at significant scale. The business supports thousands of customers globally and is investing heavily in reliability, platform maturity and engineering quality as it continues to grow.This is a true senior SRE role for someone who has been through scaling systems and teams, and is ready to lead reliability initiatives that span services, squads and stakeholders.The roleYou will operate at the intersection of software engineering, cloud infrastructure and reliability engineering. This role goes beyond execution and delivery. You will be expected to design, plan and lead initiatives, shaping how reliability, observability and incident management are implemented across the organisation.You will partner closely with engineering teams, influence architectural decisions early, and help define how reliability is measured and improved as the platform scales.Your soft skillsWe are looking for engineers who have:• Led initiatives across multiple teams or domains rather than working solely within one squad• Designed and evolved systems with clear reasoning around trade offs, failure modes and long term impact• Strong communication skills and confidence presenting technical decisions in larger group settings• Experience in scale ups or mid sized tech environments where structure is still evolving and ownership is highTechnical backgroundYou bring strong depth across:• Cloud infrastructure, ideally AWS, with solid networking and service level understanding• Containers and orchestration such as Kubernetes, ECS or similar• Infrastructure as Code using tools like Terraform, Pulumi or CloudFormation• Observability and monitoring including metrics, logging and alerting using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, DataDog or CloudWatch• CI CD and automation practices with a focus on reliability and safetyYou also have a strong software engineering background, with experience building and operating systems in languages such as Python, Node.js, Ruby or similar, not just scripting.Reliability mindsetYou are comfortable with:• Defining and using SLOs and SLIs to make reliability measurable• Using error budgets to guide engineering priorities• Leading or participating in incident response and post incident improvement• Improving production readiness, on call quality and reducing recurring failure patternsWhy this role stands out• High impact senior role with real ownership and influence• Opportunity to shape reliability practices in a growing engineering organisation• Strong engineering culture with an emphasis on autonomy and trust• Competitive salary, equity and a flexible hybrid working modelIf you are a senior engineer who enjoys designing systems, leading initiatives and improving reliability at scale, this role offers the scope and autonomy to make a real impact.

Technical Business Analyst – Big Data & Regulatory Reporting - HybridWe've had a new role just go live with one of our multinational clients in the managed services space. We’re seeking an experienced Technical Business Analyst with strong big‑data, ETL, and banking regulatory knowledge. You’ll play a key role in analysing complex datasets, improving data workflows, and supporting high‑impact regulatory reporting initiatives.What You’ll DoAnalyse and model data across big‑data environments.Develop and optimise workflows using KNIME and advanced SQL.Support regulatory reporting with clear documentation and analysis.Review and remediate complex EUC structures.Work closely with technical and non‑technical teams to deliver data solutions.What You Bring5–8 years in a data‑centric role within banking/financial services.Strong experience in big data, ETL concepts, data analysis, and modelling.Hands‑on KNIME and SQL expertise.Solid understanding of regulatory reporting requirements.Excellent communication and documentation skills.Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.Nice to HaveLinux/Bash or Python scripting experience.Knowledge of data governance in regulated environments.Familiarity with PowerBI/Tableau.Experience with Jira, Confluence, or ServiceNow.Understanding of data warehousing concepts.Interest in AI/ML applications in data workflows.If you enjoy working with complex data, solving regulatory challenges, and building robust analytical solutions, this could be the right next step for you. Send across your CV or contact Adam Whitehurst at Trust in Soda for more info!