Adam Brinkley


Adam heads up our UK&I perm team, covering the following skillsets: DevOps, Software Engineering, Data, Infrastructure, Security, Architecture, Product, Design, Sales & Marketing.

“Working at SODA has been an absolute breath of fresh air. Unlike previous roles, you aren’t micromanaged into the ground. Instead, you're motivated to work hard through great incentives, supportive colleagues, and the chance to work with great clients every day!”

Adam has been working in Recruitment since 2017 and more broadly within sales since 2011.

 

JOBS FROM ADAM

Carlisle, Cumbria, North West, England
Security Operations Lead
Security Operations Lead We've had a new urgent role just go live with one of our long term clients in the financial services sector. This role is for a hands-on SecOps lead who wants to shape how a fast-moving organisation detects, responds to, and recovers from security incidents. You’ll sit at the heart of the security monitoring and response function, supporting a digital transformation that touches thousands of users across the UK.What you’ll be doingOwning and improving the SIEM setup, tuning signals and extending coverageWorking with Microsoft Defender, Intune, 365 and cloud-based toolingCollaborating with security, risk and engineering teams to improve controlsHelping shape a modern security roadmap fit for a cloud-first futureWhat you’ll bringSolid experience leading and improving cyber incident responseExpertise in Microsoft Defender, Intune, and enterprise-level security toolsExperience with SIEM tuning and threat detection in environments with 500 usersNice to haveAZ500, CISSP or CISM certificationExperience with Splunk, Rapid7, or similar toolsExposure to regulated environmentsFamiliarity with endpoint compliance and cloud security (Azure or AWS)This is a remote first role with monthly trips to the office. It will start out as a fixed term contract but has a good chance of becoming permanent upon completion. If you’re the kind of person who doesn’t just spot security risks — you fix them, explain them clearly, and help others get smarter in the process, then this is the role for you. Send across your CV or contact Adam Whitehurst at Trust in Soda for more info.
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Greater London, South East, England
Senior SRE
💼 Senior SRE👔 Consultancy 📍 London, Manchester, Glasgow 💵 £60–70k 🚀 Want to work for one of the UK’s top consultancies on high-profile digital transformation projects?🎓 Keen to get rapidly accredited in AWS, Azure, and Agile — for free — while applying those skills commercially? I’m partnered with one of the World’s Leading Tech Consultancies, working with major names across both the Private and Public Sector. They’ve just secured several exciting new projects and are now looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join their team and drive scaling and optimisation efforts.🛠️ Tech Stack & SkillsIdeal candidates will have strong experience with:Containerisation (OpenShift)Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP)Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)DevOps Methodology (DevX, Agile)Client-Facing Skills (Consulting, Pre-Sales)🎁 What’s In It For You?💸 £4k Annual Bonus🎓 Free Certification Scheme (AWS, Azure, Agile)💰 Up to 10% Combined Pension🏥 Private Medical Insurance🧩 Flexi Benefits (Life Assurance, GIP, Dental etc.)🚀 Uncapped Progression (Promotion based on merit)🚗 Travel Expenses Covered🏠 Remote First Working (only onsite at client request)If you're passionate about DevOps and excited to work on cutting-edge projects in a client-facing role — apply now and take your career to the next level!   Call Settings Override To From Record Yes No Always use these settings
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Greater London, South East, England
Service Designer
💼 Service Designer (SC Cleared)👔 Consultancy📍 London💵 £45-55K  Do you want to work for one of the country's top consultancies on some brand new high profile digital transformations?  Do you want to get rapidly accredited (Google, Microsoft, Nielson Norman, Agile) for free whilst also using these skills commercially too?  I am partnered with one of the World’s Top Tech Consultancies who are currently working with many of the biggest names in the Private and Public Sector.  They have just won a couple of exciting new projects and are looking for a Service Designer to join their team and assist with the continued scaling and optimisation of these.   Their ideal candidate would have good knowledge and experience within:Service Design Process (artefacts, outputs)User-Centricity (journeys, personas)Service Architecture (blueprints, concepts)Government Digital Service (GDS)Agile/Scrum Environment In return they would be offeringFree Certification Scheme (plus company time to study and sit exams)Uncapped Progressions (just hit the criteria and you will continually climb the ranks)Travel expenses to client siteUp to 10% combined pensionPrivate MedicalFlexi Benefits (Life Assurance, GIP, Dental etc.)Hybrid Working (wfh 3 days p/w)Plus more!If you’re passionate about Service Design and keen to work on some really exciting projects in a client-facing capacity then please apply right away!
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Greater London, South East, England
Principal Data Engineer
💼 Principal Data Engineer👔 FinTech📍 London (Remote First)💵£120-140k Do you want to work for one of the fastest growing FinTech's in the B2B Banking space? Do you want to want to own the Snowflake rollout for a business that runs on Data-Driven Decision making? My client are a hugely successful FinTech, who's data driving approach to lending is making big waves in the B2B banking sector.They now have an imminent requirement for a Principal Data Engineer to spearhead an exciting new project for them, ideally with good knowledge of: Data Warehousing (Snowflake)Data Pipelines (DBT, Kafka)Programming (Python)Relational Databases (SQL, PostgreSQL, LookML)Data Visualisation (Looker)DevOps (Docker, K8s, Terraform) In return they would be offering: Remote First Working (onsite once per quarter)Annual BonusPrivate MedicalQuarterly Pay ReviewsFlexible working25 days’ holiday ( bday off   option to buy or sell an additional five days of annual leave   unlimited unpaid leave)A one-month, fully paid sabbatical after four yearsHalf a day towards L&D every fortnightTwo company retreats a yearPlus more! If you’re passionate about Snowflake and are keen to work for one of the fastest growing FinTech businesses in the UK then please apply right away!
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Remote work, England
Senior Network Engineer
💼 Senior Network Engineer👔 Tech Startup📍 Remote UK💵 £85-95k Do you want to work for a rapidly scaling tech startup who are at the forefront of AI based Cloud Infrastructure? Do you want to work in a dynamic technical role utilising the latest technology within AI Cloud & Compute?My client are a highly successful tech startup who's cutting edge Cloud & Compute products are making big waves within the AI space. They now have an imminent requirement for a Senior Network Engineer to help with the ongoing suppot and optimisation of their platform, whilst also managing a number of vender relationships. Their ideal candidate would have good knowledge of:Juniper (SRX firewall, PTX core routers)Routing & Switching (BGP/MPLS/VXLAN)Linux (Cumulus / NVIDIA)CNIs (Calico, Cilium)Automation (Python, Ansible)Vendor management (transit providers, negotiation skills, multi-region)Kubernetes (preferred)In return they would be offering a competitive salary along with a number of top benefits: o Fully Remote workingo Equityo 30d AL ( public)o £400 WHF allowanceo 5% pensiono Private Medicalo 12 L&D days p/a budgeto Flexi-TimeIf you’re passionate about high throughput, low latency networking and are keen to work for an exciting new GenAI project in a business critical capacity then please apply right away!
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