Job ID:
94817
Published date:
25/08/2026
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Job ID:
94751
Published date:
12/08/2026
Summary
Data Protection Lead
Duration: 6 Months
Location: Remote working (with attendance at the clients London office twice monthly; preferred)
Rate: £650 per day
IR35 Status: Inside
Start: ASAP...
Role Overview:
We require 5 Data Protection Leads for our Government client to support their delivery teams whilst balancing robust data protection and compliance. As the Data Protection Lead you will provide expert privacy and data protection leadership and work closely with their product, technical, legal, security and policy teams to ensure that privacy is embedded into the design and operation of services from the outset.
You will act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, enabling innovative delivery whilst ensuring compliance with UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and related legislation.
As the Data Protection Lead you will possess expert knowledge in the following:
Have expert knowledge of data protection law, with demonstrable experience of applying privacy‑by‑design and proportionate compliance in complex digital services.
Possess Data Protection & Privacy qualifications - holding a relevant privacy qualification such as IAPP (CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT) or BCS (ISEB) or possess relevant experience.
Experienced at delivering at pace, meeting challenging and changing operational and legal deadlines.
Able to build effective working relationships in a flexible and fast-changing environment
Possess a good understanding of new and emerging technologies together with the opportunities they provide to improve the delivery of public services within the UK including AI
Risk management experience, skilled in balancing risks against operational, technical and commercial requirements.
You will also possess experience of working on transformation of digital type projects on a large scale (ideally within the Government sector)
Possess privacy/data privacy technology experience and have worked alongside developers/software engineers
Skilled in embedding privacy by design in those areas.
Strong stakeholder management skills
You will also possess a good working knowledge of GDPR
Proficient in Microsoft 365
Responsibilities include:
As the Lead Data Engineer you will:
- Lead the delivery of privacy-by-design across the client's products, services and programmes.
- Provide expert advice on UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, PECR and wider privacy obligations.
- Lead and assure complex Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) for new products, technologies and business change initiatives.
- Advise on complex areas of data protection, including identity assurance, biometric processing, artificial intelligence, analytics, data sharing and transparency.
- Support the development of privacy notices, data sharing agreements, governance artefacts and risk assessments.
- Identify, assess and manage data protection risks, ensuring that appropriate mitigations and governance arrangements are in place.
- Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across delivery, policy, legal, security and operational teams.
- Also prepare high-quality briefings, recommendations and governance papers for senior leaders and programme boards.
If this role is of interest, please email your CV to: joanne.stanley@certes.co.uk
Job ID:
94718
Published date:
11/08/2026
Summary
Senior PMO Manager
Duration: 6 Months
Location: Hybrid - Remote working and two days per week on the client site (choice of locations)
Rate: £550 per day
IR35 Status: Inside
Start: ASAP...
Role Overview:
We require a PMO Manager (SC Clearance preferred) for our public sector client who are currently forming a PMO team which will be responsible for driving project governance, strategic planning and operational efficiency within a specific business directorate. The teams core mandate includes leading the development of business cases, drafting detailed statements of work and overseeing the PMO function to ensure projects are monitored effectively, reported and aligned with strategic goals. The team also focuses on continuous improvement, resource planning and quality assurance whilst cultivating strong stakeholder relationships to support delivery priorities across the portfolio.
Essential Skills & Experience required:
SC Clearance - highly desirable
Proven track record of success in project and program management, with experience in various industries.
Possess previous experience of setting up a PMO office
Business case generation/creation experience
Skilled in communication, leadership, and problem-solving.
A deep understanding of project management tools and methodologies (e.g., Confluence, Jira, Agile, Scrum, Waterfall).
Ability to use metrics to quantify impact and demonstrate achievements (e.g., increased project success rate, reduced project cycle time, delivered cost savings).
Experience in leading project teams, nurturing a collaborative team environment, and mentoring junior staff in project management methodologies.
Excellent stakeholder management/engagement skills
Able to work independently
Confident and effective communication skills, and able to provide regular reports and governance support
Responsibilities include:
Lead the development and writing of comprehensive business cases to justify project needs, outlining costs, benefits, and risks.
Draft and manage detailed statements of work (SOWs) that clearly define project scope, requirements, deliverables, timelines, and budgets.
Oversee the Program Management Office (PMO) function, ensuring effective project governance, monitoring, and reporting of overall progress against strategic plans.
Develop and structure processes to continually improve the productiveness of the PMO, demonstrate value, and better support the organisation and its clients.
Build and maintain good, effective relationships with all stakeholders.
Support quality assurance of projects and products.
Help manage resource planning and reallocation of resources to meet delivery priorities across the portfolio.
If this role is of interest, please email your CV to: joanne.stanley@certes.co.uk
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Job ID:
94652
Published date:
07/08/2026
Summary
Lead Product Manager
Duration: 6 Months
Rate: £750 per day
Location: Hybrid - Predominantly remote and onsite at the clients office only when required.
IR35 Status: Inside
Start: ASAP...
Role Overview:
A Lead Product Manager is required for our public sector client to work on a specific project which sits within their engineering area. As the Lead Product Manager you will possess previous experience of working with a variety of large scale digital products as this is essential for this role. You will have the ability to lead other Product Managers within a team and influence them to achieve best practice. You will be confident to take an ambiguous concept and turn it into a tangible delivery, having experience across the end-to-end process as opposed to one stage as you will need to possess knowledge and experience of the full life cycle.
Essential Skills & Experience required:
As the Lead Product Manager you will possess the following
Previous experience of working with the public sector/government sector
Agile
Extensive experience of working with a variety of large-scale digital products as experience of digital products is essential for this role.
Leadership experience - leading teams, colleagues or specific pieces of work.
Experience in having worked on a range of different products.
Product managing high-volume digital products in a fast-paced, agile environment, working with multidisciplinary teams from discovery through to delivery and continuous, data-led improvement of live services
Owning and evolving a product’s roadmap and priorities, ensuring a balance between new delivery and reliable, effective live service operation
Developing and improving a product’s operational maturity as well as ensuring a consistent approach to user and technical operational support
Comfortable leading and directing stakeholder engagement, able to align on needs, priorities and delivery decisions
Contributing to the development of product and commercial strategies, helping to secure funding and ongoing support
Previous experience of working in or with public sector organisations, including cross-organisational departments.
Responsibilities include:
As the Lead Product Manager you will be responsible for the following:
Own and be responsible for developing and articulating a clear vision, proposition and roadmap for your product area, aligned to the wider product strategy
Manage the prioritisation for your product, balancing live service needs with continual improvement
To lead matrix teams in assessing new information about the needs of potential users of the platform, and making decisions about which to meet
Coordinate product development with other products, disciplines and teams across the business
Maintain knowledge of the changing digital and technology landscapes, and the opportunities they provide to improve the delivery of services to the public.
Skilled in coaching and mentoring other product managers in your areas and support with development and implementation of the wider product strategy
If this role is of interest, please email your CV to: joanne.stanley@certes.co.uk
Job ID:
94586
Published date:
03/08/2026
Summary
Cloud Data Platform Specialist
Duration: 6 Months
Location: Hybrid (predominantly remote working with just the occasional travel to the client site in South Wales as required)
Rate: £500 - £600 per day
IR35 Status: Inside
Start: ASAP
We require a Cloud Data Platform Specialist for our public sector client who are migrating from on prem to Azure Cloud.
You will need to possess the following skills and experience:
Microsoft Databricks
Fabric
Azure data factory
Azure data lake
Azure SQL
Power BI
Please be advised for this role we are looking for the candidate to possess platform administration capabilities re the above skills (Not data science specialist); hence this role will be from an operations perspective.
Also required is experience of integration platforms, ideally Salesforce MuleSoft.
Also experience of working within a controlled environment using Azure DevOps and infrastructure as code, ideally terraform is required.
If this role is of interest please email your CV to: joanne.stanley@certes.co.uk
Job ID:
94553
Published date:
03/08/2026
Summary
Azure Cloud Architect
Duration: 6 Months
Rate: £700 - £800 per day (Negotiable)
Location: Hybrid (predominantly remote working with just the occasional travel to the client site in South Wales as required)
IR35 Status: Inside
Start: ASAP
An Azure Cloud Architect is required for our public sector Client who are migrating from on prem to Azure Cloud. You will require experience of the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework.
Also to possess experience of Infrastructure as Code - ideally Terraform together with experience of DevOps in deployment of artifacts within the Cloud is required.
The clients cloud platform is almost exclusively Azure so that is the priority, however any AWS experience would not go amiss.
If this role is interest please email your CV to: joanne.stanley@certes.co.uk
Job ID:
93714
Published date:
31/07/2026
Summary
SOC Duty Manager - DV Cleared
Location: Milton Keynes (full time onsite)
Duration: 12 Months +
Rate: £700 - £800 per day (Inside IR35)
Start: ASAP
Overview:
We are seeking an experienced SOC Duty Manager to join a high-profile operational command function supporting a critical security environment.
As the SOC Duty Manager you will act as the on-shift operational commander, responsible for maintaining the single operational picture across multiple technology and security domains, leading integrated incident response activities, and making critical real-time operational decisions.
The successful candidate will possess exceptional situational awareness, strong leadership capabilities, and the ability to coordinate multiple teams during high-pressure operational events.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as the primary operational decision-maker during live incidents and service-impacting events.
- Lead integrated incident response activities across multiple operational teams.
- Maintain overall command and control of incidents from identification through to resolution.
- Ensure a single, accurate operational picture is maintained at all times.
Incident Management & Escalation
- Assess operational events and determine appropriate response actions.
- Declare and manage Major Incidents where required.
- Act as the primary escalation point for operational teams during live incidents.
- Coordinate escalations to senior stakeholders and leadership teams as appropriate.
Coordinate activities across Security Operations, Network Operations, Infrastructure, Physical Security, and supporting operational teams.
- Ensure effective communication and collaboration between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Drive timely decision-making and resource allocation during critical events.
Oversee operational handovers and shift continuity.
- Ensure high-quality documentation, reporting, and event timelines are maintained.
- Support post-incident reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Promote operational best practices and adherence to established procedures.
Skills & Experience:
Essential
DV Level Security Clearance *essential*
- Proven experience leading operational teams within a 24/7 mission-critical environment.
- Strong incident command and crisis management experience.
- Ability to coordinate multiple teams and stakeholders during complex operational events.
- Experience operating within high-pressure, real-time environments.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
- Strong situational awareness and structured decision-making capabilities.
- Ability to rapidly assess operational risks and make informed decisions.
Desirable
- Experience within Security Operations Centres (SOC), Network Operations Centres (NOC), Command Centres, Defence, Government, or Critical National Infrastructure environments.
- Experience managing Major Incidents and operational escalations.
- Knowledge of cyber security, infrastructure, network operations, and physical security disciplines.
- ITIL, Incident Management, Operational Leadership, or related certifications.
If this role is of interest please email your CV to: joanne.stanley@certes.co.uk
Job ID:
94520
Published date:
27/07/2026
Summary
Business Partner (Commercial & Procurement)
Duration: 6 Months
Location: London & remote (hybrid)
Rate: £790 per day
IR35 Status: Inside
Start: ASAP
Role Overview:
A Business Partner is required for our Government Client to work in their Digital Centre department which joins up digital and commercial experts to deliver projects. You will act as a key relationship holder driving forward a priority programme with cross-government impacts. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team of commercial, technology and delivery experts from various home organisations working as one team and as such will be a specialist in all things technical commercial, lead by example for their role model of digital commercial centre. As the Business Partner you will possess strong commercial and procurement strategy experience together with demonstrable knowledge in the technical commercial landscape.
Essential Skills & Experience required:
CIPS commercial qualifications - *essential*
Strong commercial acumen is essential, particularly experience in commercial strategy and procurement. The role requires a focus on digital technologies from a commercial standpoint.
Desirable experience includes negotiating and working with major cloud providers. The environment is fast‑paced and often ambiguous, requiring someone who is proactive, a self‑starter and comfortable working to tight deadlines.
Excellent stakeholder management at all levels, with the ability to translate complex technical requirements for non‑technical audiences and vice versa.
Must possess a solid understanding of procurement regulations and commercial policy is required.
This role involves working on a high priority first of its kind programme;this is a senior role and as the Business Partner you will possess previous experience of working on large procurement/large scale projects and be able to evidence/demonstrate what you have achieved commercially.
Candidates who possess a mixture of public and private sector experience would be preferred and you need to have previous experience of managing the end to end procurement and the procurement lifecycle.
Experience in higher leadership management is also required and you will be part of a team size of approximately 25.
Duties include:
Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders across the allocated departmental area, in effect acting as an account manager for their allocated client areas and their primary point of contact for their Digital Commercial Centre of Excellence.
Work with teams in your assigned areas to engage early and gather their input and requirements to shape the long-term commercial programme deliverables within the Digital Commercial Centre of Excellence.
Ensure stakeholders understand the scope of Digital Commercial Centre of Excellence and how it interfaces with existing Commercial and Technology functions.
Gain consensus and feedback from allocated stakeholders feeding in to the programme and sharing updates and challenges back with stakeholders across the commercial and technical scope of the programme.
Ensure commercial tasks associated with the Digital Commercial Centre of Excellence programmes are completed in line with agreed milestones and achieve the outcomes required.
Possess a sufficient understanding of procurement regulations and commercial policy in order to recognise where current policy impedes fast-paced acquisition and thus adapt to better fit their digital commercial centre of excellence.
If this role is of interest, please email your CV to: joanne.stanley@certes.co.uk
Job ID:
94354
Published date:
08/07/2026
Summary
AI Engineer
Duration: 6 Months
Rate: £800 per day
Location: London & remote (hybrid)
IR35 Status: Inside
Start: ASAP
Role Overview:
An AI Engineer is required for our Government client to develop AI products, tools, workflows and technical components for use across Government for their government digital and data/Cyber profession.
To work with users to understand needs, gather feedback and improve solutions.
Contribute across the software and AI stack, including frontend, backend, databases, APIs, data pipelines, model integration, LLM workflows and deployment support.
Support end-to-end delivery, from understanding the problem and building prototypes through to testing, documentation, deployment and iteration.
Apply user feedback to improve products and ensure solutions are useful, accessible and aligned to operational needs.
Identify and raise quality, usability, data, security, accessibility or operational risks early.
As the AI Engineer you will possess knowledge of integrating and using applied AI systems with a demonstrated ability to build them effectively
Possess substantial experience of software engineering practices and be able to take it from concept to implementation and go through the whole lifecycle.
You will contribute on two to three immediate pieces of work/projects.
Essential Skills & Experience required:
As the AI Engineer you will possess the following:
Experience of building, testing and deploying software, data products or technical components in a real-world environment.
Experience working across parts of the software or AI stack, such as frontend, backend, databases, APIs, data pipelines, model integration or cloud deployment.
Experience supporting the development of solutions such as LLM workflows, predictive models, automation tools, scheduling tools, data pipelines or user-facing applications.
Experience across the stack (e.g Python, Wagtail, Typescript etc)
Experience of Product thinking and UX design skills
Experience in natural language prompt engineering to build internal and shareable agentic tools.
Ability to work and adapt in complex or ambiguous organisational contexts with strong collaboration skills, including the ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams.
End-to-end delivery, understanding the problem and building prototypes through to testing, documentation, deployment and iteration
Desirable would be any of the following:
Experience with LLM observability and evaluation tools like Langfuse
Cloud and infrastructure experience – (Terraform, AWS, Github etc)
Entrepreneurial or startup experience
If this role is of interest please email your CV to joanne.stanley@certes.co.uk
Job ID:
94321
Published date:
07/07/2026
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