Cloud Security Engineer

£500/day overall assignment rate to umbrella

6 month contract

Remote working

Working with a leading financial services client who are looking for a Cloud Security Engineer to work on a data centre to AWS migration.

The role will have a focus on building and maintaining security tooling within a hybrid-cloud environment.

Cloud Security Engineer, key skills:

• Proven experience in a cloud security engineering role
• Security best practises, standards and frameworks
• Scripting and programming languages – Python and Powershell
• Excellent technical knowledge of AWS and Azure
• SIEM platform experience
• Technical knowledge with security and network tooling – firewalls, IDS/IPS, EDR and cloud infrastructure
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive recruitment process. We actively seek talented individuals from all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.

Cloud Security Engineer, SIEM, AWS, Azure

Senior AWS Architect
Datacentre – Cloud Migration
Outside of IR35
Financial services
Remote

Our client, a leading financial services organisation is looking to hire an experience Architect for an on premise to AWS cloud migration.

This is an end-to-end datacentre migration to cloud migration. It will include the design and planning of all systems and applications, in particular client services and the successful migration to an AWS Cloud solution.

Acting as the go between for tech leads, stakeholders, SREs, dept heads etc.

Working on proof of concept with the foresight to make technical recommendations and alterations along the project life-cycle.

Technical designs and outcomes must ensure, post migration, that a robust and secure system is in place.

Previous experience in a similar role is essential. It is also essential that candidates have done such a role within a financial services organisation.

Services can be provided on a remote basis.

The assignment has been deemed outside of IR35.

Infrastructure Security Analyst, SCCM, Vulnerability, Patch management, Qualys/Nessus

Our client, a leading private sector business based in Bristol, is looking to hire contractor with a background in infrastructure and related security.

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring security and integrity for our clients IT infrastructure, taking responsibility for patching and vulnerability remediation for both physical and virtual environments. This will include proactive identification, assessment, and mitigation of security vulnerabilities across Windows servers, legacy applications and cloud environments.

Hybrid working – 3/2-day split.
Engagement is via umbrella company only.

General responsibilities:

• Deploy patches to Windows servers to address vulnerabilities, ensuring compliance with security policies.
• Manage patching windows and downtime coordination with various business units to minimize disruption during updates.
• Monitor patch management systems to ensure all systems are up to date and protected from security threats.
• Server hardening to Windows systems, both physical and virtual.
• Maintain accurate documentation of remediation activities
• Assist in incident response by applying emergency patches and remediations
• Contribute to disaster recovery and business continuity plans

Skills and experience required: –

• Windows server including patching processes
• Server/security hardening.
• Vulnerability management tools e.g. Nessus, Qualys, for conducting vulnerability assessments
• Hands-on experience in patch management systems – SCCM, WSUS, or Azure Update Management – for deploying patches in both on-premises and cloud
• Proficiency in cloud security
• Experience with security frameworks and best practices for ensuring compliance in patching and vulnerability management.

Oracle Finance Platform Lead

Bristol – Hybrid Working 3 days per week onsite

Up to £80,000 + benefits

Fantastic new permanent opportunity for an experienced Oracle Finance Platform Lead for this market leading company based in Bristol.

As the Finance Platform Lead you will provide technical leadership, guidance, and expertise in the development, implementation, and optimisation of their Finance Platforms (predominantly Oracle EBS). This role ensures that the platform aligns with business objectives, is efficient, well run, and is equipped with the latest features and functionalities to support the Finance, Operational and Central teams.

You will own the Finance (Oracle EBS) Platform vision, strategy and roadmap ensuring communication and buy-in from the wider business. You will have a real passion for their users, understanding the importance of using insights about how our users engage with our platforms and products to drive continuous improvement and innovation.

Leading a team of c8 Finance Analysts, you will be passionate about people and about creating a supportive and high-performing environment to help develop and motivate a team towards a shared purpose and outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and grow a high performing team with the skills to deliver digital-enabled value through their current and future Finance platforms (primarily Oracle EBS). Empower a team to make decisions, creating phycological safety for them to develop, test and learn at speed.
• Work closely with the business to set Finance platform strategy, priorities, manage dependencies and maintain alignment with business outcomes.
• Establish and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver large scale changes and continuous improvement (small change) through the entire development lifecycle, measuring the impact on both user experience and business outcomes.
• Accountable for in-life platform performance, defining and reporting on the success.
• Provide expertise and team leadership in managing end-user support; creating robust business processes and system documentation; diagnosing and fixing system issues; managing UAT; and ensuring Audit compliance of the platform.
• Set and align team priorities with our overall Digital, IT and Business Strategy and OKRs.
• Build partnerships with their Platform Partners (i.e. Oracle) ensuring a two-way learning process, driving optimal value from those relationships.
• Keep up to date with emerging finance technologies and market trends, feeding these back into the team and business.

Skills Required:

• Proven experience within a similar Finance Platform Lead position.
• Significant experience and results in building and coaching high-performing, collaborative and fulfilled teams.
• Experience with Oracle Systems, Modules, including Finance, P2P, and Workflow.
• Proficient in providing support and analysis for Oracle EBS R12; preferably familiar with using a call logging system.
• Technical understanding of Oracle Databases and development tools.
• Familiar with UAT processes
• Previous successful delivery and measurement of innovation and continuous improvements across Platforms / Products.
• Track record of managing complex technology projects from design to build, test, implementation and measurement.
• Has built strong relationships with third-party SaaS supplier creating and driving a collaborative, high performance results.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills with the ability to quickly gain the confidence of the business and team members.
• Ability to understand and use data to drive decisions and prove or dis-prove hypothesis.
• Understanding of complex business problems to apply technology and the “art of the possible” to solving these problems for the business and their customers.
• Proven ability to respond to and prioritise changing demands effectively.
• Strong business instinct and judgement, with a desire to challenge the status quo.

For any further queries regarding the role, please contact Danny Palmer at danny.palmer@sandersonplc.com

2nd Line WAN Engineer

Birmingham – on site

4 on 4 off, 50% night shifts

Salary to £39,000 (inclusive of a £4,000 shift allowance)

Must be eligible for SC clearance

Sanderson Government and Defence are working with one of the most well known names in the defence industry to bring in a Second Line WAN Engineer to their shift based support team.

The role would suit someone with the following experience:

• Either extensive first line or some second line experience involving network support
• An understanding of WAN connectivity, and the willingness to learn Cisco SDWAN (current knowledge ideal)
• Ideally some experience in a shift based role including night shifts

Other requirements are as follows:

• Eligibility for high level government clearance
• Ability to commute to the site near to Birmingham Airport (likely would require your own transport unless you are very local to the site)
• Willingness to learn – this role will inevitably be a bit of a learning curve for someone from a broader IT background

FPGA Engineer

Derby (Onsite)

£450 – £750/day DOE (Inside IR35)

Initial 12 Month Contract

Role details:

We’re partnering with a leading consultancy who deliver innovative systems and engineering solutions to their clients. They have an established capability in nuclear control system design & verification and are looking to grow their FPGA team in Glasgow.

Requirements:

• A thorough understanding of FPGA concepts and hardware design.
• Proficiency in VHDL design toolsets and verification suites.
• Experience of developing complex FPGA architectures and design solutions.
• Requirements capture and development
• Conduct FPGA synthesis, place and route, and timing closure to meet performance targets.
• Developing supporting software to maximise the efficiency of the FPGA design lifecycle, e.g. test scripts.
• Troubleshoot and debug FPGA designs, identifying and resolving issues in a demanding environment.

Eligibility:

To be considered for the role, you must be eligible for SC Clearance (Sole UK National from birth + Residence in the UK for the past 5 years).

FPGA Engineer

Glasgow (Onsite)

£450 – £750/day DOE (Inside IR35)

Initial 12 Month Contract

Role details:

We’re partnering with a leading consultancy who deliver innovative systems and engineering solutions to their clients. They have an established capability in nuclear control system design & verification and are looking to grow their FPGA team in Glasgow.

Requirements:

• A thorough understanding of FPGA concepts and hardware design.
• Proficiency in VHDL design toolsets and verification suites.
• Experience of developing complex FPGA architectures and design solutions.
• Requirements capture and development
• Conduct FPGA synthesis, place and route, and timing closure to meet performance targets.
• Developing supporting software to maximise the efficiency of the FPGA design lifecycle, e.g. test scripts.
• Troubleshoot and debug FPGA designs, identifying and resolving issues in a demanding environment.

Eligibility:

To be considered for the role, you must be eligible for SC Clearance (Sole UK National from birth + Residence in the UK for the past 5 years).

Security Systems Architect (SC Cleared)

Salisbury (Onsite)

£650 – £750/day DOE
6 Month Contract

Role details:

We’re partnering with a global consultancy who experts in defence and security. They are looking for a Security Systems Architect to lead the design and integration of secure video surveillance solutions across complex, high-security environments. You’ll play a key role in architecting systems that combine Genetec’s Security Centre, encrypted CCTV transmission, and scalable storage solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Designing and implementing end-to-end security systems using Genetec Security Centre, including Omnicast and Synergis.
• Defining secure video transmission architecture with CCTV encryption, multicast networking, and bandwidth optimisation.
• Integrating CCTV data with SMB and Scality-based storage platforms to ensure high availability and data resilience.
• Applying Security by Design (SbD) principles to all system designs.
• Supporting root cause analysis and continuous improvement of security infrastructure.

Requirements:

• Expert-level knowledge of Genetec Security Management Systems.
• Strong background in network architecture for secure CCTV, including multicast and encryption protocols.
• Experience working with enterprise-grade storage solutions (SMB, Scality, S3-compatible).
• A deep understanding of SbD and secure system principles in regulated or sensitive environments.

Eligibility:

To be considered for the role, you must have active SC Clearance and Sole UK Nationality.

Reporting & Analytics Engineer (Power BI)

Bristol, Hybrid working (2 days a week onsite)

Salary: £43,000 – £47,000

Sanderson are partnered with an award-winning professional service, who are currently looking for a number of Reporting & Analytics Engineers to join their Information Management Team in central Bristol.

Reporting & Analytics Engineer Responsibilities Include:

• Leveraging data models to identify key business data, understand relationships, and align with desired outcomes.
• Collaborating closely with stakeholders to gather requirements and generate innovative ideas, ensuring BI solutions drive efficiency, enhance decision-making, and streamline operations.
• Providing expert support to resolve issues related to BI tools, services, and data.
• Actively overseeing BI processes to ensure seamless data refreshes, report generation, and operational flow.
• Troubleshooting and resolving errors in scheduled jobs, address data discrepancies, and escalate issues for deeper investigation and permanent fixes when needed.

Reporting & Analytics Engineer Skills and Experience Required:

• Expertise in Power BI, including dashboard creation and reporting.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and DAX.
• Experience with data warehousing, including data manipulation for reports and defining user stories.
• Experience with Azure DevOps for seamless project collaboration.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills to drive successful outcomes.

This role is available on a full-time, permanent basis, offering a starting salary of £43,000 – £47,000 and a flexible hybrid model.