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Lead Technical Architect Pay up to £99,836, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work-life balance. Do you want to lead on the modernisation of systems that deliver billions of pounds in payments every week to citizens who rely on our support? As a Lead Technical Architect in DWP Payments, you'll operate at one of the highest levels of architectural leadership within DWP Digital. Payments is one of the most critical service areas in government, responsible for ensuring accurate, reliable and timely payments to millions of people. We are one of the biggest payers in the UK, across benefits and pensions and we're modernising our payments estate. We are moving away from legacy systems and designing future-proofed, event-driven, API-led architectures that are resilient, scalable and secure. You'll guide the technical strategy for major transformation initiatives, shaping how our next-generation payments platform will work. You'll provide expert architectural leadership across cloud, on-premise and hybrid environments, and work with multidisciplinary teams to design and govern high-risk, high-impact solutions. You'll collaborate closely with delivery teams and senior stakeholders, offering clear options and recommendations that influence technology decisions at scale. This is an exciting time to join us. The scale is huge, the challenge is real, and the opportunities for impact are significant. You'll help transform the backbone of one of the UK's largest public services. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? • You know how to design microservice and API-led architectures, and you understand the tools, techniques and best practices behind them., • You have hands-on experience with event-based architectures, including pub/sub models, data streaming and modern integration patterns., • You can design architectures that span cloud, on-prem and hybrid environments, and understand networking, security, middleware, databases and integration., • You use architecture principles, standards and patterns to guide design, making sure solutions align with strategy., • You've shaped or supported delivery across agile, waterfall and hybrid environments, from initial concept all the way to go-live., • You can take complex business needs and turn them into clear, traceable technical solutions that stakeholders can understand. As a Lead Technical Architect, you'll have a strategic role shaping how our Payments team designs, builds and operates the platforms that deliver billions in payments safely and reliably. We're taking on a major modernisation - moving from complex legacy systems to modern cloud-based, event-driven architecture. You'll help lead that change, ensuring our new platforms are robust, secure, flexible and future-ready. You'll work across multiple teams and programmes, guiding architectural direction, setting standards and ensuring solutions meet both technical and business needs. You'll inspire, mentor and support the architecture community, helping others grow and ensuring consistent and high-quality design across the organisation. Leadership in this role means influence: setting strategy, supporting communities, guiding decisions and creating clarity in complex environments. You'll solve some of the biggest and most important challenges in government technology: modernising legacy payment systems, improving resilience, handling huge volumes of data, and ensuring that millions of people get the right payment at the right time. Your impact will be felt in the reliability and security of services that people depend on every day. This is a role for someone who thrives on complexity, embraces large-scale transformation and wants to leave a lasting legacy in public service. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield, whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to We offer pay up to £99,836. That's £75,026 salary plus a Government Digital and Data Allowance of up to £24,810 subject to our assessment of your capability at interview Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £21,735 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: • Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies, • Time off volunteering and charitable giving, • Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP', • Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more, • Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference, • Sports and social activities, • DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards, • Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024, • Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a two-stage interview online. Click APPLYfor more information and to start your application. JBRP1_UKTJ

Backup and Recovery Engineer Pay up to £52,442 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for an outstanding Backup and Recovery Engineer to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital, to assist in the design of Infrastructure services in collaboration with Architecture and Engineering principles. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Hands on experience in Implementation, Migration, Operations and Support of Backup applications. Demonstrable use of Rubrik backup solutions across multi-cloud (AWS, Azure, OCI GCP) and on-premises infrastructure and experience of Integration of Rubrik with external platforms (e.g. ServiceNow, Splunk, vSphere, Azure AD) using REST APIs and automation tools (Ansible) Proven ability of managing Cloud compute, storage, and configurations, ensuring solutions are repeatable, scalable, resilient, and highly available Experience and knowledge of service management frameworks (ITIL - Incident, Problem, Change and SLAs). Demonstrable experience of producing and rapidly delivering minimum viable solutions, results focused with ability to prioritize the most impactful work. Working experience of regulatory frameworks such as GDPR, DORA and their organizational impact. Support audit and regulatory compliance efforts related to data protection. You and your role A day as a Backup and Recovery Engineer is all about keeping the organisation's data safe and recoverable, whether it lives in the cloud or on-prem. You'll spend your time making sure backup systems are running smoothly, spotting issues before they become problems and jumping in to fix things fast when they do. You'll work closely with Architects, SREs, Delivery Managers and Product Managers, so there's plenty of collaboration as you help shape and run the backup services everyone relies on. Some days you'll be involved in designing or improving how we back things up across public cloud and traditional infrastructure. Other days are more hands on, checking alerts, dealing with backup failures, looking into suspicious activity or helping colleagues understand how the systems work. When major incidents happen, you take the lead in getting everything back to a healthy state, working with security teams if there's anything unusual going on, like potential ransomware or unauthorised access. You'll move between Linux and Windows environments depending on what needs doing. Overall, it's a mix of problem solving, teamwork, technical know-how and keeping the department's data safe and recoverable every single day. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle, whichever is more convenient for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £ 52,442 Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97% , worth over £12,000 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexitime. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024 Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards Process: We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process are just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.c272c101-f45c-4783-b4a0-50ad222b87c0

Senior Data Scientist Pay up to £75,493, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work-life balance. Are you ready to use data science to influence and inspire improvements at huge scale? As a Senior Data Scientist, you'll join the Data Science Team within DWP's Working Age Services (WAS) - the area responsible for the digital services behind Universal Credit and other key benefits. You'll work with some of the largest datasets in the UK, helping to transform how citizens manage their accounts online, how legacy benefits move to a multi-benefit platform and how our colleagues deliver services more efficiently. This is a leadership role where your expertise will help shape product development, guide technical direction and ensure that data science is used in the right way, at the right time, for maximum public value. You'll champion best practice, influence strategic decisions and bring clarity to complex environments where data and requirements are often imperfect. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? • You have deep experience building data transformation products, using code to turn raw data into something accurate, useful and repeatable., • You write clean, efficient and well-documented code that follows a specification and can be maintained by others., • You're confident using R or Python, SQL and PySpark to process, analyse and transform data at scale. You and your role As our Senior Data Scientist, you'll play a central role in shaping how Working Age Services uses data to improve digital products used by millions of citizens. You'll work closely with product teams, engineers, analysts and designers to make sure every feature - from small improvements to major redesigns - is backed by robust insight. You'll help set direction for data science within your portfolio, including supporting colleagues you don't directly line manage, and ensuring the best use of skills across teams. That means advising when Data Science is the right approach - and when it isn't. You'll bring clarity to messy problem spaces, especially where data quality or requirements aren't as clear as they need to be. Your work could include anything from helping discover new features, designing experiments and success measures, evaluating changes, improving data reliability, or developing models that support service improvements. You'll use your leadership to influence decisions, prioritise workloads, and keep teams focused on high-value opportunities. This is a role we think is perfect for someone who thrives in imperfect real-world data environments, enjoys cutting through complexity, and knows how to communicate the value of Data Science to a wide range of digital and non-technical stakeholders. You'll help build a culture where data professionals of all types are understood, valued and used effectively. Your impact will be felt across DWP and across society: improving services for claimants, supporting colleagues, and helping shape the future of digital welfare services in the UK. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield, whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to ££57,946 to £68,205 plus a Digital Allowance of up to £7,288 per annum subject to our assessment of your capability at interview Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: • Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies, • Time off volunteering and charitable giving, • Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP', • Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more, • Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference, • Sports and social activities, • DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards, • Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024, • Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a single stage interview online. Please note, a degree or higher in STEM ( Science, Technology, engineering, or mathematics) is essential for this role, and evidence of qualification will be requested. Click APPLYfor more information and to start your application. JBRP1_UKTJ

Immunocore (NASDAQ: IMCR) is a pioneering, commercial-stage T cell receptor biotechnology company whose purpose is to develop and commercialize a new generation of transformative medicines which address unmet patient needs in oncology, infectious diseases and autoimmune disease. Our leaders in R&D are internationally recognised as some of the biotech industry's most successful drug developers. We are creating not just an environment where great minds can interact but an innovation powerhouse answering the big questions. Focused on delivering first-in-class biological therapies to patients, we have developed a highly innovative soluble TCR platform. Our ImmTAX molecules underpin a new generation of precision engineered drugs that harness the immune system to treat a broad spectrum of diseases with high unmet medical need, including oncology, infectious diseases and autoimmune diseases. At Immunocore, we recognize that our employees are our greatest asset. We value the unique contributions each person brings to our team. By embracing Science, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Diversity, and Entrepreneurship (STRIDE), we create an environment where collaboration thrives, ideas flourish, and transformative changes happen. STRIDE represents more than just letters; it embodies our shared identity and drives our mission. We are dedicated to developing breakthrough therapies that transform patients' lives, advancing medicine, and supporting one another in these pursuits. Immunocore is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As such, we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Main Purpose of Job: To assist in the management of all facilities management services and projects (When required) on site in a cost effective, professional, efficient and safe manner. The primary purpose of this role is to leverage advanced professional knowledge and acumen in the field of Facilities management to introduce and share industry best practice to meet Immunocore's facilities management and business objectives. The Facility Manager (FM) shares responsibility for ensuring the continuous, safe, compliant and efficient operation of Immunocore's FM infrastructure. This role supports all aspects of the FM hard and soft service operations, key stakeholders and executes facility-related projects. The FM assists with day-to-day functions within the team to provide a high-quality environment for scientific research and corporate operations. The Facility Manager will be called upon to manage the Facilities Team in the absence of Director, Facilities. Leadership qualities are essential, demonstrated through proactive team participation providing guidance and coaching to less experienced colleagues, fostering a climate of empowerment and autonomy whilst operating from a base of trust and empowerment. Key Responsibilities: • Management: Support the attainment of the Facilities Management departments primary goals through:, • Manage and deliver identified services in accordance with performance criteria, targets and service level agreements to ensure Ommunocore end user satisfaction levels are met or exceeded, • Identify and achieve opportunities for innovation and change that improve cost effectiveness, cost reduction and/or enhance the departments service management and delivery, • Prepare accurate and meaningful management reports that monitor service level performance and spend., • To support the Facilities Director and to deputise, when and as appropriate, taking on the responsibilities associated with the role, • Strategic & Operational Planning: Contribute to the development of the FM strategy by:, • recommending operational improvements, technology enhancements, and long-term capacity planning., • translation of departmental strategy into actionable operational plans and oversee delivery against those plans. Leadership & Team Development: Establish and maintain excellent working relationships, internally and externally with supplier partner representatives. Provide coaching, mentoring, and technical guidance to junior facilities team members, supporting their professional development and competency growth including providing constructive feedback, identifying skills gaps, and creating development plans. • Cross Functional Collaboration & Influence: Act as a primary liaison between Facilities and scientific/operational teams to ensure alignment of facility operations with business needs including leading and facilitate cross-functional meetings to ensure effective communication of facility issues, project plans, and operational changes., • Project Execution: Lead and manage facility improvement projects, office/lab renovations, and equipment installations from inception through to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time and within budget and to carry out RCA and lessons learned where appropriate. Compliance & Safety: Ensure: Compliance with legislative and Immunocore EH & S procedures and ensure all necessary processes and procedures are in place and adhered to for managed area • Development and maintenance of an Account Quality Business Operating system in line with Immunocore FM Business Process requirements, • Oversee risk assessments, method statements, and statutory compliance processes to ensure alignment with regulatory and Immunocore standards., • Vendor Management: Coordinate with external contractors and service providers, ensuring high-quality workmanship and adherence to company safety protocols. Monitor and manage delivery against service and cost KPI's., • Operational Efficiency: Track, analyse and trend facility operating data, including costs, to identify operational efficiency opportunities including process improvements to enhance building sustainability, energy efficiency, operational reliability and support site ESOS requirements., • Emergency Response: Serve as a key point of contact for facility-related emergencies, participating in an on-call rotation if required and support development of business continuity plan, • Additional Tasks: In addition to the above-mentioned tasks, other activities and responsibilities may be individually defined Supervisory Responsibility (If applicable): • Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Facilities Management; engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Civil), or a related FM field., • Professional certifications (e.g., IWFM, CFM, FMP, or PMP) are a plus Experience & knowledge - Essential • Proven experience in facility management, preferably within a life sciences, laboratory, or highly regulated environment., • Technical knowledge of building management systems (BMS) and mechanical/electrical/plumbing (MEP) infrastructure., • Demonstrated experience of managing third partner suppliers delivering a range of soft services, including cleaning, vending, etc; and Hard Services., • Good working knowledge of Microsoft applications such as Excel, Word, and Outlook., • Demonstrated experience in managing small to medium-scale capital projects., • Maintenance of accurate records and documentation for compliance and audit purposes. Experience & knowledge - Desirable • Experience working in a GxP (Good Practice) environment., • At least 5 years plus managerial experience of FM, • Operational experience of implementing and managing EH&S and Quality Systems., • Self-motivated and able to motivate a team. Other: • Openness and Honesty: Readily offering information pertaining to work in hand whether positive or negative., • Taking Responsibility: Being prepared to accept full responsibility for tasks entrusted to them; seeing tasks through to completion and dealing with the consequences of failure or success., • Flexibility: Being flexible to new ideas and approaches; changes of plans, objectives and/or priorities. Handling disjointed tasks effectively., • Team Spirit: Being able to work productively with others to achieve tasks. Showing consideration for the needs and feelings of others, • Communication: Ensuring information and work is passed on correctly and in a timely way to those who depend on it., • Diagnostic Information Gathering: Identifying the information required to clarify a situation, asking questions when required to troubleshoot complex facility issues., • Results Orientated: Focusing on desired results, seeking help and support to overcome obstacles in a timely manner to minimize operational downtime., • Analytical Thinking: Tackling day-to-day problems using a logical and systematic approach, identifying discrepancies and inconsistencies in system performance., • Managing Self Performance: Works to specific and measurable goals, seeking support and advice when dealing with unfamiliar or new issues.

Senior IT Service Manager - Live Service Pay of £44,447, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. Are you an experience ITSM? Can you help us make sure vital digital services perform reliably for millions of users? We are looking for an experienced ITSM to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. You and your role As a Senior IT Service Manager in DWP Digital, you will help ensure our major products and services deliver strong performance, great user experience and value for money. Working within Digital Channels, you'll lead Live Service activity for key services such as Outbound Notifications, Bulk Print and the Enterprise Document Repository. You'll use service insight, performance data and supplier input to keep services stable and high quality, collaborating closely with Digital teams, business partners and external suppliers. SLAs and OLAs underpin your work, helping drive performance and continual improvement. Focusing on end-to-end service performance, you'll resolve complex issues quickly, prevent recurrence and provide clear advice on service design and user impact. Your day to day responsibilities include service reporting, incident and problem management, and ensuring services meet agreed targets. You'll join a supportive IT Service Management community with opportunities for ongoing development. Please note: This role includes participation in a 24/7 Major Incident rota. Full training is provided. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Strong experience in IT Service Management, with a solid understanding of recognised frameworks such as ITIL. Proven ability to apply in-depthknowledge of Digital Products and Services, including independently supporting and maintaining them, and presenting clear management information with well reasoned Demonstrable experience in forecasting and managing budgets effectively, ensuring accuratefinancial control across services. Experience leading and delivering continuous service improvement initiatives for large, complex products and services. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of £44,447. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth £12,876 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 30 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024 Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards Process: We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application. TPBN1_UKTJ