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Lead QA Engineer

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Role:  Lead QA Engineer

Location: Nottingham

Working Arrangement:  1 or 2 days a week in the office

Salary: Up to £60k

Are you passionate about building high-quality software and preventing issues before they reach users? We’re looking for a Lead QA Engineer who takes pride in improving development processes, shaping testing strategy, and driving excellence across the release lifecycle.

In this role, you’ll work closely with product and engineering teams to define test cases, ensure clarity in bug reporting, and embed strong QA practices across the business. You’ll play a key role in release management, collaborating with engineering leadership to deliver reliable, high-performing software.

You’ll also lead on automated testing, contribute to continuous improvement of QA metrics and processes, and support the team in delivering robust, scalable solutions.

This is a flexible hybrid role, combining remote and office working in a way that suits you.

What you’ll bring

You’re someone who cares deeply about quality and enjoys solving complex problems. You combine technical expertise with a detail-focused mindset and strong communication skills.

  • Strong experience with TypeScript, browser developer tools, and modern testing frameworks (e.g. Cypress, Playwright, Selenium)
  • Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, API testing, and performance testing tools
  • Confidence working with Git-based workflows
  • Experience leading or mentoring QA engineers
  • A proactive approach to improving processes and preventing defects

It’s a bonus if you also have

  • Experience with SQL and AWS (e.g. CloudWatch)
  • Familiarity with Agile/Scrum environments and Atlassian tools
  • Exposure to modern frontend frameworks such as Vue.js

Why this role?

You’ll have the opportunity to shape QA standards, influence engineering practices, and make a real impact on product quality. Your work will directly improve user experience and help deliver reliable software at scale.

We welcome diverse applicants and are dedicated to treating all applicants with dignity and respect, regardless of background.

Ref:  3562559

IT Manager 

Written by Zelda Perry on .

Role:  IT Manager 

Location:  Staffordshire 

Working Arrangement:  On-Site

Salary:  Up to £60k depending on experience

Are you an IT professional with hands-on experience in manufacturing environments and ERP systems? We’re looking for a proactive IT manager who thrives on solving complex challenges and driving efficiency through technology. In this role, you’ll oversee technology operations and infrastructure across multiple sites, ensuring systems are secure, reliable, and aligned with the company’s growth ambitions.

You will be at the heart of our operations, managing and optimising ERP systems, maintaining critical IT infrastructure, and leading technology projects that directly impact day-to-day efficiency. Your insights and expertise will help shape IT strategies, implement upgrades, and introduce innovations that streamline manufacturing processes. You’ll also mentor and train colleagues, ensuring everyone can leverage technology to its fullest.

The ideal candidate is someone with extensive experience in ERP systems and a strong understanding of IT infrastructure in a manufacturing context. You’re confident in troubleshooting, implementing IT solutions, and making recommendations that improve productivity and reduce costs. You enjoy staying ahead of technological trends and translating them into practical solutions that drive growth.

If you’re looking for a role where your IT skills are valued, your experience with manufacturing systems makes a difference, and your work has a visible impact every day, this is your opportunity to step in and lead the way.

We welcome diverse applicants and are dedicated to treating all applicants with dignity and respect, regardless of background.

Ref:  3537649

Head of Sales

Written by Rebel Recruiters on .

Role: Head of Sales

Location: Primarily remote with quarterly in person meetings

Salary: Up to £70,000 plus OTE

This is a role for someone who wants to build something that lasts.

You’ll join a growing B2B SaaS business focused on helping leaders make better decisions over time. The platform is built for long term impact, not short-term wins. Insight comes before action. Trust matters. Delivery has to match what is sold.

They are now looking for a Head of Sales to design and lead a commercial function that scales properly. This is not about chasing numbers at any cost. It is about building a disciplined, credible sales operation that increases revenue and strengthens customer relationships.

What you’ll be responsible for

  • Owning the full sales function and commercial strategy
  • Defining how the business targets, qualifies, and converts customers
  • Making customer expansion a core growth driver
  • Protecting pricing, margins, and deal quality
  • Building and coaching a small team of Business Development Managers
  • Creating clear, repeatable sales processes and enablement
  • Maintaining accurate CRM data, forecasting, and pipeline visibility
  • Working closely with Product, Delivery, Marketing, and Leadership

What success looks like

  • A predictable and healthy pipeline
  • Strong growth from existing customers
  • Increasing average contract value
  • Consistent conversion rates and renewals
  • A clear, trusted sales operating system in place

How the team works

  • Evidence first, action second
  • Clear ownership and follow-through
  • High trust with real accountability
  • Focus on systems that scale, not individual heroics

What we’re looking for

  • Experience leading a B2B or SaaS sales function
  • A strong background in consultative selling
  • Proven ability to build repeatable sales processes
  • Confidence working with senior leaders and CEOs
  • Comfort operating in a growing and evolving business
  • High integrity and sound judgement

Experience in education-related markets, public sector environments, or growth stage businesses would be beneficial but not essential.

If you care about doing sales properly and want to build something credible and sustainable, this role is worth a conversation.

We welcome diverse applicants and are committed to treating all candidates with dignity and respect.

Ref:  3533401

Lead Data Engineer – Azure/Databricks

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Role:  Lead Data Engineer – Azure/Databricks

Location:  Sheffield

Working Model:  Hybrid – 2 days per week in person

Salary:  Up to £85k depending on experience

Own the data platform. Shape the future architecture.

This role is for a hands-on data engineering leader who wants to build something properly, not babysit legacy pipelines.

You’ll take full ownership of the data engineering domain, leading the design and building of a modern, highly scalable data platform that handles complex, high-frequency industrial data. You’ll work closely with data scientists, software engineers, and senior leadership, with the trust and mandate to make meaningful architectural decisions.

If you enjoy balancing strong engineering principles with real-world business needs, and you like mentoring others while staying deeply technical, this role is built for you.

What you’ll be working on

  • Architecting and rebuilding the data transformation layer in Databricks
  • Designing robust data flows that support both real-time operational views and deep historical analysis
  • Moving pipelines from ad-hoc scripts to software-engineering standards (CI/CD, testing, modular design)
  • Defining clear data models, schemas, and standards across a complex data estate
  • Establishing a stable, high-performance serving layer for analytics, visualisation, and data science workloads
  • Working closely with data scientists to remove bottlenecks and enable better modelling and experimentation
  • Pair-programming, mentoring, and raising the engineering bar for a small, capable team

You won’t just be delivering features; you’ll be setting direction.

The tech you’ll work with

  • Core: Azure, Databricks, Python, SQL, dbt, MQTT
  • Storage & Serving: Delta Lake, Postgres, TimescaleDB
  • Modelling & ML: MLflow
  • Visualisation: Grafana

What makes you a great fit

You’re someone who can zoom out to architecture and zoom in to code, comfortably.

  • Proven experience building and owning data platforms on Azure
  • Deep, hands-on knowledge of Databricks (lakehouse architecture, cluster management, performance and cost optimisation)
  • Strong opinions on data modelling, schema design, and standardisation
  • You treat data pipelines as software: version control, CI/CD, automated testing
  • Comfortable challenging architectural decisions, and explaining why
  • Able to translate technical trade-offs into business impact for non-technical stakeholders
  • A mentor by nature: you raise the team through pairing, guidance, and example

Industry experience

  • Experience with industrial, sensor-driven, or time-series data is highly desirable
  • Alternatively, background in high-volume or highly variable data environments (missing data, duplicates, schema drift, spiky load) will transfer well

Why you’ll want this role

  • Real autonomy: You’re trusted to make architectural calls, that’s why you’re being hired
  • Visible impact: Your work directly unlocks better analytics and machine learning outcomes
  • Modern problems: You’ll work on advanced data patterns and architectures, not cosmetic refactors
  • Still technical: This is a leadership role without stepping away from code

What you’ll get

  • 5 weeks paid holiday plus bank holidays
  • Tax-efficient stock options
  • Company pension scheme
  • Salary sacrifice EV scheme
  • Training and professional development support
  • Regular all-hands sessions with real transparency
  • Hybrid working (2 days in person)
  • Quarterly employee recognition awards
  • Access to discounts via BrightHR

We welcome diverse applicants and are dedicated to treating all applicants with dignity and respect, regardless of background.

Ref:  3528260

Fractional CTO

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Role:  Fractional CTO – Industrial Automation

Location:  Nottingham, East Midlands

Working Arrangement:  1–2 Days/Week – Hybrid

Salary:  £350 – £600 per day

Shape the technical leadership of a high-growth engineering venture.

We’re working with a cutting-edge UK company developing complex, high-value industrial hardware. Their product bridges mechanical, software, and robotic disciplines – so they’re seeking a Fractional CTO to help guide their multidisciplinary R&D and engineering teams as the business scales.

This is a leadership/facilitation role – not a technical deep dive.

The ideal person will be able to empower the senior technical team, ensure cohesion across engineering and product streams, and help shape the roadmap. Experience leading robotics or mechatronic R&D teams, especially in capital equipment, would be a major plus, although an engineering leader from deep-tech, industrial machinery or automotive backgrounds may be considered (both mechnical and software engineering must have come under your remit in previous roles).

Key requirements:

  • Experience leading software/mechanical/robotics engineering teams
  • Background in complex R&D programmes for capital-intensive products
  • Strong communicator and facilitator of high-performing technical teams
  • Available to be onsite in the UK East Midlands c.50% of the time

This is an ideal opportunity for a technical leader who prefers working through influence, context, and structure – rather than architecture reviews or deep technical intervention.  Your role will be to guide the team and ensure projects are delivered using a combination of your people, stakeholder management and technical expertise.  You’ll play a key supporting role to the founder, essentially sitting between him and the technical teams, freeing him up to take the business forwards whilst you take ownership over the delivery of both commercial customer solutions and R&D projects.

On offer is a day rate of between £350 – £600 per day – though the remuneration will be flexible depending on the exact nature of the engagement.

Please apply or get in touch to discuss further.

We welcome diverse applicants and are dedicated to treating all applicants with dignity and respect, regardless of background.

Ref:  3372124

Fractional VP of Sales

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Role:  Fractional VP of Sales – Robotics / Automation

Location:  Remote – UK or EU

Salary:  £400 – £900 per day plus agreed bonuses/uplifts

Build a high-performing commercial function for a next-generation industrial tech business.
This fast-growing scale-up is bringing advanced automation systems to global markets, with a product offering that sits at the intersection of innovation and capital intensity. Average deal sizes exceed £500k, and they’re now looking for a commercially astute leader to shape their sales strategy and function from the ground up.

You’ll be leading a team including a US Business Development Director, a marketer and a technical solutions team that support the sales process, so a background in driving multi-stage, highly-technical sales processes involving high CapEx products and services is essential.

You’ll bring:

  • Experience selling high-value industrial, automation or Robotics solutions
  • A strong track record of building partnerships, channels, and strategic alliances
  • A ‘closer’ mindset to get deals over the line
  • Experience working alongside technical solutions engineers or pre-sales teams
  • Comfort working across global markets and within scale-up/early commercial teams

The commitment:

  • Fractional role (1–2 days/week)
  • Remote, with flexibility to engage with a UK-based team
  • Initial 6–12 month focus on go-to-market execution, team design, and partner strategy

If you’re a hands-on sales strategist who enjoys bringing structure to technical scale-ups, this is a chance to define the commercial foundations of an ambitious business with world-class engineering at its core.

On offer is a daily rate of between £400 – £900 per day plus agreed bonuses/uplifts.  However, your specific financial package will be flexible depending on what you bring to the table, so if you fit the bill above get in touch.

We welcome diverse applicants and are dedicated to treating all applicants with dignity and respect, regardless of background.

Ref:  3373121

Non-Executive Director

Written by Rebel Recruiters on .

Role:  Non-Executive Director (Engineering/Capital Equipment)

Location: Nottingham, East Midlands

Working Arrangement:   2–3 Days/Month – Onsite

Salary:  £800 – £1500 per day

A rare opportunity to influence the trajectory of a high-growth, disruptive capital equipment engineering scale-up.

We’re working with a venture-backed advanced engineering business poised for international expansion. They’ve developed unique IP in the high-value capital equipment space and are now seeking a Non-Executive Director with experience scaling disruptive, mechanical engineering-led businesses and helping to drive international growth.

Your background:

You’ve steered disruptive mechanical engineering start-ups /scale-ups through funding rounds, established operational KPIs, guided exec teams through corporate development, and supported growth into international markets (specifically the USA).

You will have proven experience within Low volume, high-value manufacturing, ideally within industrial automation, aerospace/automotive or robotics.

You bring both strategic perspective and practical insight, ideally gained in environments involving complex hardware, robotics, automation, or advanced manufacturing systems.

You’ll be well travelled and able to draw on wide-ranging experience within sales, operations and corporate strategy.  Whilst you don’t need to be an engineering expert, you will need to understand the challenges a high-value capital equipment scale-up faces when it comes to building operational capability, reducing founder dependency and developing sales strategy (through partnerships, for example).

This role offers:

  • Board-level influence in a genuinely groundbreaking business with a founder who already has a strategy but needs a sounding board/mentor
  • 2–3 days per month commitment (onsite in the East Midlands) – with potential to increase days if there’s a need
  • A chance to have impact in a business with incredibly high-potential and highly committed and engaged team

If you fit the bill above and are looking for an NED or NxC position helping an ambitious, technical founder move from R&D to commercialisation, please apply or contact us directly

We welcome diverse applicants and are dedicated to treating all applicants with dignity and respect, regardless of background.

Solutions Delivery Manager

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Title: Solutions Delivery Manager

Location:  Leicester

Working Policy: 3 Days per week in office

Salary: Up to £75k plus benefits (including industry-specific ones)

Are you an outcomes-obsessed, solutions-mad Delivery Manager with great business acumen, who knows how to wrangle any team you’re put in front of?

Are you just as happy talking to external stakeholders as you are with a flock of BAs or gaggle of Software Engineers?

Then look no further, this is your next role!

Working in a medium-sized company, that’s all about automobiles, you’ll be a senior member of the tech department: using your technical background daily, actively contributing towards a positive culture, heading up a team of BAs and, occasionally, software Engineers, and working closely and collaboratively with various teams within the business to drive forward delivery, business objectives, and technology solutions.

You’ll do some high-level solutions design, be heavily involved in 3rd party integrations, be a point of escalation for any blockers, and will be customer-facing: being an advocate for the client to internal and external customers.

This is a brilliant role that’ll bring together all your technical, delivery, and business experience to bear in an energetic, interesting, and modern department, where all your work will be much needed and visible to the company- you’ll not be a tiny cog in a huge machine. You’ll actively contribute to the company’s technical strategy in a variety of ways, from software integrations to delivery management.

As you can imagine, a physical presence in the business is needed in this position, to enable you to build really strong relationships with the people around you, so a minimum of 3 days per week in the office is a requirement.

If this role sounds like you, apply now or drop me a line to find out more!

We welcome diverse applicants and are dedicated to treating all applicants with dignity and respect, regardless of background.

Ref:  3268348

Geotechnical Engineering Manager

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Role: Geotechnical Engineering Manager

Location: Derbyshire

Working Arrangement:  4 days a week in the office, 1 day on site

Salary: Up to £60k (negotiable on experience), plus company car

Sticks and stones won’t break him, project management and rocks will make me! Hopefully, that brought a smile to your face, and you are tempted to read on for more details on the role.

This is a great opportunity for a Geotechnical engineer to make a move into a management role, or you may already be a manager who is looking for your next opportunity to join a rapidly growing organisation. As a manager, you will be responsible for a small team of three and will be able to guide and develop them through their career.

This role offers the opportunity to be involved in a broad variety of tasks, so you will be able to multitask and prioritise your workload according to the business’s demands. Communication skills are key as you will be dealing with stakeholders, site technicians, and customers.

What am I looking for:

  • You will have experience in managing project performance and have a track record of increasing value through change as well as mitigating risk.
  • Experience in managing a team as well as workloads of the team.
  • You will be able to review the geotechnical results in order to ensure that the performance specification, as well as frequencies, are achieved on all projects.
  • It is essential that you have experience with geotechnical projects
  • Experience of attending client meetings

If you have a CSCS card, however, if this has expired, it’s not a biggie as they are able to put you through the accreditation process for this. You will be required to travel to the site once a week, in your lovely company car; the rest of the time, you will be required to be on-site in order to guide and develop the team.

If you want more information on this role, please get in touch.

We welcome diverse applicants and are dedicated to treating all applicants with dignity and respect, regardless of background.

Ref:  3209396

IT Development Manager

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Role: IT Development Manager C# .Net SQL

Location: Mansfield

Working Arrangement:  For the first few months, 5 days per week in the office, and at least 2 days in the office thereafter.

Salary: Around £45k

If you’re a C# .Net Developer with managerial experience, especially if you’ve managed offshore teams before, then this role could be right up your street.

I am working with a well-established company in Mansfield who are looking for someone to join them to be a hands-on developer and manage a small team, consisting of an in-house developer and a small off-shore team of Indian developers.

Working in a lively office, you’ll be surrounded by down-to-earth people who love what they do and have a good laugh doing it!

You’ll have a number of projects to get stuck into, including building a new ERP system: getting involved in a hands-on capacity, and overseeing the teams and their progress.

You’ll be in an Agile environment, using C#, ASP.Net, and SQL Server mainly, with desktop development forming the main part of your workload, but they are introducing some web development into the fold, so experience using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript would be useful.

They are open to new tech being introduced, and in your capacity as a leader there, you’re free to bring in anything you feel will aid the team in their endeavours, such as Azure for example.

For the first few months, whilst you get settled in and learn the ropes, you’ll be going into the office 5 days per week, and that can drop down to 2 days per week thereafter. If you want to go in full time though, nobody will stop you!

If this sounds like what you’ve been looking for, then apply today or drop me a line to find out more!

We welcome diverse applicants and are dedicated to treating all applicants with dignity and respect, regardless of background.

Ref:  2969376

Head of Customer Support

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Role: Head of Customer Support

Location: Derbyshire

Working Arrangement:  Hybrid after probation

Salary: Up to £75K

Are customers at the forefront of your mind in a role? Managing a team that offers excellence to your bag? If so, please read on.

You will take responsibility for leading and managing all the customer support functions with the group; this currently consists of a 20-plus team. Developing and implementing strategies will be at the core of what you do, ensuring that the team are continuously improving processes to enhance the customers’ experience. You will be able to look at reasons why certain tickets arise and put processes in place to ensure that tickets are reduced by implementing procedures for customers. Not only this you will be the escalation point for any issues that may arise.

You will be a forward-thinking individual identifying issues before they even occur and creating this mindset within the teams. You will be overseeing and ensuring that all SLA’s and KPI’s are monitored and measured to ensure that the team’s performance is on target. Experience in managing a team is essential. Collaboration will be your middle name as you will be liaising with cross functional teams in order to address any customer issues and prioritise any feature requests.

Experience required:

  • Prior experience in a leadership role overseeing customer support or service functions
  • A solid understanding of customer support best practices
  • Ability to analyse data and identify trends and insights
  • Experience working with CRM systems
  • A great track record of driving customer satisfaction, retention and loyalty

If this sounds like the role for you, please get in touch.

We welcome diverse applicants and are dedicated to treating all applicants with dignity and respect, regardless of background.

Ref:  3026290

Chief Technical Officer

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Role:  Chief Technical Officer (CTO)

Location:  Lincolnshire

Working Arrangements: Twice per week in the office

Salary: Up to £90K plus benefits

Are you looking for a meaningful, rewarding application for all your knowledge, skills, and experience of people leadership and technical prowess?

Would you like to work in a genuinely entrepreneurial and supportive environment where all the work you do will be meaningful and drive the company forward?

Then look no further, your next role awaits!

Working with a lovely, charitable company based in Lincolnshire, I am looking for a talented and experienced CTO to join them.

In this role, you’ll be driving their technical strategy: showing them how they can grow from a technical perspective, implementing development practices and standards, mentoring a small team, and representing tech to the wider organisation.

Their people and culture are the most important things to them, priding themselves on having a super working environment that allows people to flourish, grow, and contribute.

It’s important that you are an ambitious person who relishes a challenge, that you want to push yourself and others around you on to great things, and are the kind of person who can lead with an air of gravitas that garners respect from people around you and work collaboratively and diplomatically with others- no big egos will do well here!

Tech-wise, they are using PHP, JavaScript, React, etc. it’s not necessary for you to have experience with this tech stack, specifically, rather you should have a well-rounded knowledge and appreciation of technology from a hands-on career in tech, and able to pick up a good understanding of new tech in order to talk shop with the devs. They need to get their product offering up to date before they can push on to improve it further, so a good technical grounding is imperative to be successful here.

If this sounds like your dream role, apply now, or drop me a line to find out more!

We welcome diverse applicants and are dedicated to treating all applicants with dignity and respect, regardless of background.

Ref:  3026133

Operations Technology Manager

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Role:  Operations Technology Manager

Location:  Nottingham

Working Model:  Hybrid working 2 days in the office

Salary:  Circa £75k + 10% Bonus

Lead. Secure. Innovate. Bridge the Gap.
I am recruiting for a respected software house that employs around 100 staff and has ambitious plans to grow by at least 20% this year. My client is looking for an Operations Technology Manager to play a crucial role in security, compliance, DevOps, and system reliability.

This is the perfect opportunity for someone who has ‘been there, done that’ in tech— particularly in DevOps and Azure—but is now looking for a leadership-focused role, bridging the gap between technical teams and business operations.
You will be directly reporting to the Managing Director, leading a small but high-performing team to ensure robust security, high system availability, and operational efficiency.
What You Will Be Doing:

  • Security & Compliance – Take charge of ISO management, security policies, and best practices to keep systems compliant and secure.
  • System Performance & Reliability – Ensure the resilience and efficiency of our Azure infrastructure, focusing on SQL performance and system uptime.
  • SQL & DevOps Oversight – Lead a DevOps team of five, alongside two security and compliance specialists and a SQL expert to maintain database health and integration efficiency.
  • Leadership & Process Improvement – Drive security, DevOps, and reliability strategies, ensuring alignment between technical teams and business goals.

What We Are Looking For:

  • Technical background, ideally in DevOps, but now focused on leadership and strategy.
  • Previous experience with Azure and modern DevOps practices.
  • Strong understanding of ISO management, security policies, and compliance.
  • A people person who can motivate and manage technical teams.
  • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and organisational skills.
  • Passionate about process improvement, efficiency, and business growth.

What’s in It for You?

  • Circa £75K salary
  • 10% financial bonus & 10% employer pension contribution
  • 35-hour working week
  • Hybrid working – two days a week in the Nottingham office
  • Regular team events and a collaborative, forward-thinking environment

Ready to step up and lead? Apply now and be the driving force behind my client’s tech evolution!

We welcome diverse applicants and are dedicated to treating all applicants with dignity and respect, regardless of background.

Ref:  3015199

Data Delivery Manager

Written by rebelrecruitersinfo on .

Role: Data Delivery Manager

Location: Ideally Midlands based

Working Arrangements:  Primarily remote with travel to client sites

Salary: Up to £75k depending on experience

Is working with data what you dream of? Do you have experience in leading high-value complex data projects? If so, read on this may be the role for you.

You will be joining a small but growing team in which you will have the ability to lead and manage multiple projects, dealing with a variety of stakeholders. Attention to detail and strong communication skills are a must for this role. Alongside this, you will understand the importance of managing risks and see the outcomes of a project, not just the outputs.

You will be able to take full responsibility for managing the projects, not only ensuring that they are delivered with the desired outcomes but also ensuring that they are on time and within budget. You will be the go-to person, building a relationship with the clients ensuring that you build rapport and trust to ensure a long-term relationship. A clear head and calm manner are essential!

Not only this, but you will also be able to express the project in a way that all stakeholders understand. You will be able to mitigate risks and highlight any potential risks with the migration. You will take full responsibility for managing the budget for the project. You will be able to manage multiple clients at once and ensure their needs are met.

As I mentioned, experience with data is key for this project, you will have had experience with data integration projects. Any experience with data integration platforms is a bonus, as well as working with data BI projects. An understanding of implementing projects in line with the Data Protection Act is an even bigger bonus!!

Whilst you will be primarily working remotely, there is an expectation that you will travel to clients’ sites, in order to build and develop the relationship. They are a great bunch of people to work for who are committed to the data field. On top of this, you will get private healthcare, and the option to purchase holidays and quarterly socials.

We welcome diverse applicants and are dedicated to treating all applicants with dignity and respect, regardless of background.

Ref:  2997376