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Client Accountant | Up to £40,000 | Blackburn (Office Based) | Permanent \n ALF Recruit are working with a well-established accountancy practice in Blackburn, to recruit a Client Accountant on a permanent basis. \n This is a role for someone who enjoys variety and genuinely likes working across a broad portfolio of clients rather than sitting on one set of accounts all year round. You'll be managing your own client base, taking ownership of the accounts process from start to finish, and building relationships that go beyond just "getting the numbers done." \n What you'll get \n\n • Up to £40,000, dependent on experience\n, • Permanent, office-based role in Blackburn\n, • Exposure to a varied portfolio of clients across different sectors from fledgling businesses to medium sized enterprises.\n, • The chance to build genuine, long-term client relationships rather than transactional work\n, • A supportive, established practice environment\n\n What you'll be doing \n\n • Managing a portfolio of clients, taking ownership of their accounts and compliance work\n, • Preparing statutory and management accounts for a range of businesses\n, • Preparing and reviewing VAT returns, and supporting with tax compliance where required\n, • Liaising directly with clients to discuss their figures, queries and ongoing needs\n, • Supporting junior team members and reviewing work where appropriate\n, • Picking up ad hoc advisory or project work as it arises within the practice\n\n What we're looking for \n\n • Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or AAT), or qualified by experience\n, • Proven experience within a practice environment, ideally with client-facing responsibility\n, • Strong technical accounts preparation skills across a variety of client types\n, • Confident communicator, comfortable building relationships directly with clients\n, • Well organised, able to manage a varied portfolio and competing deadlines\n, • Experience with cloud accounting software would be advantageous\n\n If you're a practice-trained accountant looking for a varied client portfolio and a genuine long-term home, this is well worth a conversation.

Director of MIS and Data Systems \n £78,000 gross per annum \n Full time - 37 hrs \n Are you looking for a new challenge and an opportunity to become an integral part of a brilliant education business making a real impact on the lives and opportunities of young people? This could be the role for you. \n As one of the largest colleges with a University Centre in England, you will manage a corporate services function with a diverse portfolio including providing leadership to the Management Information Systems, Business Intelligence, Admissions, Exams and Computer Services teams. \n The Role \n As the Director of MIS and Data Systems you will be responsible for all aspects of Management Information Systems (MIS), including maintaining the student record database, provision of reporting suites, the Individual Learner Record (ILR), Admissions, Exams, Reception and administration. \n You will also have overall responsibility for the provision and development of all aspects of Information Technology (IT) across College, this incorporates, hardware, software, networks and all related systems. \n What we are looking for \n You should be educated to degree level or have relevant industry experience. You will need to have significant experience of Further Education funding and rules, and Individual Learner Record (ILR), as well as having experience of complex management information systems and corporate reporting. You will also have effective communication, supervisory and interpersonal skills to lead and work as part of a team. \n If you are looking for a challenging and dynamic role which gives you the opportunity to make a positive impact on education in the North-West, then we would love to hear from you. \n What makes Blackburn College an Employer of choice? \n You'll have access to a wide range of benefits and support, including, but not limited to: \n\n • Employee Assistance Programme with a 24/7/365 helpline for advice and support \n, • Regular Staff Physical Activity Sessions and reduced-price gym membership\n, • Cycle to Work Scheme\n, • Discounted Bus Travel with the Transdev Commuter Club\n, • Family-friendly policies\n, • Free eye tests and contribution to VDU-use-only glasses\n, • Several food outlets with a variety of menu choices\n, • A full range of discounted professional Hair & Beauty services provided by the Academy Salon\n, • Professional bakery offering a variety of fresh breads, cakes, and ready meals\n\n Blackburn College values diversity and is committed to create a diverse workforce. Blackburn College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments are subject to a variety of pre-employment checks, including satisfactory references, medical clearance, and an enhanced DBS check. \n Assessment Centre: Tuesday 6 October 2026

Location: Blackburn \n Salary: £40,000 \n Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent \n Reporting to: Managing Partner \n Department: Finance (Stand-Alone Role) \n \n Company Overview \n Our client- Solicitors firm is a respected and growing law firm serving clients across Lancashire. We provide high-quality legal services across Family Law, Immigration, Conveyancing, Litigation, and Private Client. As the firm continues to expand, we are seeking a highly competent and trustworthy Legal Accounts Manager to take full ownership of the firm’s financial operations and ensure compliance with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Accounts Rules. \n \n Role Summary \n This is a stand-alone finance role responsible for managing all aspects of the firm’s accounting function. The Legal Accounts Manager will oversee office and client account transactions, ensure full SRA compliance, manage payroll, produce financial reports, and support partners with commercial decision-making. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in legal finance, excellent attention to detail, and the confidence to run the accounts function independently. \n Key Responsibilities \n SRA Compliance & Client Account Management \n\n • Maintain strict compliance with SRA Accounts Rules.\n, • Manage all client account transactions, including receipts, payments, transfers, and reconciliations.\n, • Monitor client ledgers to ensure no breaches occur.\n, • Handle residual balances and ensure timely resolution.\n, • Prepare monthly and ad-hoc compliance reports for partners.\n\n Office Accounts & Financial Control \n\n • Manage the office account, including supplier payments, disbursements, and expense control.\n, • Process invoices, credit notes, and ensure accurate coding.\n, • Oversee billing, WIP management, and credit control.\n, • Prepare monthly bank reconciliations for all accounts.\n, • Manage VAT returns and liaise with HMRC.\n\n Payroll & Staff Expenses \n\n • Process monthly payroll (or liaise with external payroll provider).\n, • Manage pension contributions and statutory payments.\n, • Oversee staff expense claims and mileage logs.\n\n Financial Reporting & Support to Partners \n\n • Produce monthly management accounts, cashflow forecasts, and profitability reports.\n, • Provide financial insight to support strategic decisions.\n, • Assist with budgeting and year-end preparation for external accountants.\n, • Monitor financial performance across departments and fee earners.\n\n Systems & Process Management \n\n • Maintain and optimise the firm’s legal accounts software (e.g., LEAP, Proclaim, Quill, or similar).\n, • Ensure accurate data entry and ledger integrity.\n, • Improve financial processes and internal controls.\n\n Essential Criteria \n\n • Proven experience as a Legal Cashier, Legal Accounts Manager, or similar role within a law firm.\n, • Strong working knowledge of SRA Accounts Rules.\n, • Experience managing both client and office accounts.\n, • Confident handling payroll, VAT, reconciliations, and financial reporting.\n, • High level of accuracy, integrity, and confidentiality.\n, • Ability to work independently in a stand-alone role.\n, • Strong IT skills, including legal accounts software and Excel.\n\n Desirable Criteria \n\n • Experience in a small/medium law firm environment.\n, • Familiarity with LEAP, Proclaim, Quill, or similar systems.\n, • AAT qualification or equivalent (not essential if experience is strong).\n, • Experience supporting partners with financial analysis and decision-making.\n\n What This Role Offers \n\n • £ good salary\n, • Autonomy and full ownership of the finance function\n, • Opportunity to shape processes and influence firm-wide financial performance\n, • A stable, respected local firm with long-term career potential\n\n

Head of Finance (step to FD in 2-3 years) | Blackburn | £75,000 - £80,000 + raft of benefits including progression to FD downstream. \n The Opportunity \n Ambitious growing, owner-led SME with an exceptional leadership team have a career-defining opportunity for an ambitious Financial Controller to join as Head of Finance (with a view to transitioning into your first FD role in the next couple of years or so). \n This is a tremendous SME – they are profitable and expanding. You’re joining a forward -thinking MD (who also came up through the qualified accounting lane). It’s chance to work with an exceptional mentor who can provide you that valuable balance of coaching and freedom as you progress into the FD role. \n There’s tons to get stuck into including leading a project to implement an ERP / overhaul their existing tech stack. It’s a business with high potential and you will have chance to be involved in a host of value-add projects alongside the BAU financial management / reporting etc. \n You’ll head the small finance team and deliver slick month end, a board pack, MI, budgeting, forecasting etc. \n It would suit someone who can lead projects and it needs to be a modern finance professional who will enjoy significant involvement (alongside the MD) in implementing a new ERP system / sophisticated software. \n Roles that offer a clear unobstructed route to FD within a profitable growth SME are game changing for your CV. This is just that. \n You need to be a career focused, commercially astute, proactive FC with great communication skills. You need to be someone who will enjoy getting out into the business and working with colleagues across the SLT to ensure that there is a true link between finance and the wider business. \n You’ll be someone who can use the numbers to bring insights that ultimately drive growth and profitability. You also need to relish being involved in the tech overhaul. \n If this is you it would be great to speak. \n Required: \n\n • CIMA / ACCA / ACA\n, • Excellent core accounting skills from industry or practice.\n, • Experience at FC / Head of Finance level and ambition to become FD.\n, • A naturally proactive approach to leading improvement projects.\n, • An engaging communication style and ability to partner with colleagues across the whole group.\n, • A team player who will enjoy being part of a growth journey.\n\n Apply now \n If you would like to be considered for the Head of Finance role in Blackburn, please click 'apply now' or contact our team direct.

A flexible opportunity that works around you whether you're looking for Full or Part-Time. Imagine working for yourself, close to home, at your pace, around your lifestyle and commitments. Our network of over 1200 local Advisors enjoy these benefits, alongside great earnings. Hillarys, established over 50 years ago, remains the UK's leading provider of window furnishings solutions with an annual turnover of £250m. We're still enjoying strong growth and looking for more Advisors to join our team. As an Installer you will visit customers in their homes to measure and install a fantastic range of products, including shutters. Our team of Design Consultants will process the order and take payment so you can focus on offering great customer service. If this is unlike anything you've done before that's ok – most of our self-employed Advisors started from the same position and have gone on to run successful Hillarys businesses for many years with our support. Some of our installers have experience in construction or trades such as joiners, carpenters, and window or kitchen fitters. Your strong desire to learn and our award winning training will help you succeed. We make it easy to find out more so why not join us on a virtual Discovery Session and learn everything you need to know about being a Hillarys Advisor. You can ask a current Advisor and one of our Area Managers any relevant questions – all from the comfort of your armchair with zero commitment! Work for yourself, not by yourself : the benefits of your own local business, within a model that removes the worries: We're experts in advertising so you won't worry about finding customers Have the confidence that over 70% of customers go on to purchase from their Hillarys Advisor You can focus on outstanding Service, ensuring your customers buy, and come back time and again Flexible hours to suit your lifestyle: manage your own diary and the time you want to commit There's a reason that so many Hillarys Advisors are successful. We're just as committed as you to the partnership – that starts with a comprehensive package: Training-for-life, local business support, a plan that's built around you, and all the things you'll need to ensure a professional approach and finish from day one: All the professional and practical Training you'll ever need as you start and develop your business. Comprehensive Sales Toolkit including complete Product samples, Tablet and software Full Installation Toolkit, including all measuring equipment, and tools (including power tools) A professional image – Hillarys branded clothing, and personalised business cards & leaflets This is wrapped into a one-off with investment packages available from £1995 and we've even got flexible ways to pay to help spread the investment. This is unquestionably the most simple and effective way to access the UK's best opportunity. On top of the points above, you'll need to hold a valid UK driving licence to get to customers locally. To find out more complete the application form online, join one of our 45-minute Discovery sessions and learn about how good a fit Hillarys could be for you? TPBN1_UKTJ

Be your own boss this autumn. Earn £300 - £500+ per week Ready to earn a reliable income on your own terms? Join 30,000+ couriers delivering for some of the UKs biggest brands. We offer consistent, year-round work the same rounds, the same familiar faces with the freedom to fit deliveries around your life. Apply now to start earning £300 - £500+ per week with a schedule that works for you. Why deliver with Evri? Earn £300 - £500+ per week once youre up to speed £250 bonus, after you have delivered your first 1,250 parcels Up to £150 in qualifying new starter payments while learning your round Consistent, regular local rounds on agreed delivery days, giving you financial stability Flexibility to plan your delivery day around your schedule Paid per parcel so when you have more time and want to earn more, you can deliver more Fast onboarding and local training at your own pace. You could be delivering within days. Faster access to money youve already earned, no waiting for a monthly payment A delivery round you can rely on Autumn is a busy time for home deliveries, making it a great season to build a regular delivery round. While your delivery days are agreed in advance, you have the flexibility to organise your day, plan your route and complete your deliveries in the way that suits you best. A typical delivery day takes around 46 hours , giving you flexibility around the rest of your day. What youll do Collect parcels from your local delivery unit at an agreed time Deliver parcels safely and efficiently to customers in your local area Provide a reliable and friendly service Use our route optimisation software to plan an efficient delivery round What youll need A suitable medium or large car or van A valid driving licence Appropriate vehicle insurance A smartphone A reliable and committed approach Ready to get started? Apply today and complete our simple online application. Youll upload your documents, complete onboarding and book your local training. You could be out delivering and earning within days. *This is a self-employed opportunity. Advertised hourly earnings are an opportunity to earn based on parcel rates, volumes and efficiency. Bonus payments are subject to eligibility criteria, bonus payment incentives being live at the time of application and other local terms. TPBN1_UKTJ

Senior DevOps & Systems Engineer - 1 or 2 days a week expected at Head Office in Blackburn - Salary: £60k-£65k Summary of Position The Senior DevOps & Systems Engineer will be responsible for the administration, reliability, security and continuous improvement of the TW Group infrastructure estate across both Linux and Microsoft environments. This is a hands-on senior role for an experienced infrastructure engineer who is comfortable taking ownership of technical problems, investigating unfamiliar systems and delivering practical solutions with minimal supervision. The successful candidate will work closely with the Software Development Team, IT Operations and selected third-party technology partners to support business-critical infrastructure, development environments, databases, container platforms and deployment pipelines. The role will be expected to take ownership of day-to-day infrastructure operations while also improving automation, monitoring, resilience, documentation and disaster recovery capability across the wider IT estate. Key Responsibilities - Administration, maintenance and improvement of Linux and Microsoft server environments. - Provisioning and configuration of new virtual machines, servers, services and supporting infrastructure. - Deployment and configuration of applications and infrastructure components. - Monitoring the health, performance, availability and security of production and internal systems. - Investigating and resolving infrastructure incidents, performance issues and system failures. - Designing and implementing appropriate monitoring, alerting and logging for new and existing systems. - Managing and improving configuration automation using Ansible. - Supporting and administering containerised environments using Docker, CRI-O and Kubernetes. - Managing Kubernetes clusters, workloads, services and associated infrastructure. - Administration and operational support of MySQL, Galera Cluster and Microsoft SQL Server environments. - 1 Building, maintaining and improving CI/CD pipelines. - Supporting software deployment and release processes in collaboration with the Development Team. - Maintaining system patching, upgrades, security configuration and vulnerability remediation. - Managing backup, recovery and disaster recovery processes. - Improving infrastructure resilience and reducing key-person dependencies through documentation and cross-training. - Reviewing existing infrastructure and recommending improvements where systems can be made more reliable, secure, maintainable or efficient. - Supporting infrastructure-related security incidents and remediation activities. - Maintaining clear technical documentation covering systems, infrastructure, recovery procedures and operational processes. - Working with third-party infrastructure and technology partners where specialist support is required. - Supporting the broader IT function where infrastructure, systems or operational responsibilities overlap. Experience - 5+ years of professional experience in DevOps, Systems Administration, Infrastructure Engineering, Platform Engineering or a similar role. - Significant hands-on experience operating production-grade infrastructure. - Strong Linux administration experience. - Practical experience across both Linux and Microsoft server estates. - Proven experience managing infrastructure supporting business-critical applications. - Experience taking ownership of complex technical problems with limited supervision. - Proven ability to investigate unfamiliar systems and determine appropriate solutions. - Experience improving infrastructure reliability, automation, security or operational efficiency. - Previous experience operating in a senior or highly autonomous engineering role Skills and Experience - Core Linux & Systems Administration - Strong professional experience administering Linux server environments in production. - Strong understanding of Linux system administration, including: users and permissions system services package management networking storage and filesystems scheduled tasks logging performance management troubleshooting. - Experience provisioning and configuring servers and virtual machines from initial deployment through to production readiness. - Strong understanding of production infrastructure reliability, availability and operational support. - Experience with system patching, upgrades and lifecycle management. - Experience diagnosing complex infrastructure issues independently. Monitoring, Reliability & Security - Strong experience with system, application and security monitoring. - Experience designing and implementing monitoring and alerting for new infrastructure and applications. - Ability to identify meaningful service health indicators and create appropriate alerts. - Strong understanding of: infrastructure security access control patch management vulnerability remediation system hardening logging auditing certificate management - Experience responding to production incidents and security-related infrastructure issues. - Strong understanding of backup, recovery and disaster recovery principles. - Experience documenting and testing disaster recovery procedures. Automation & Configuration Management - Strong working knowledge of Ansible. Experience using automation to manage: server configuration 3. - Application deployment package installation security configuration environment setup recurring operational tasks - Ability to design reusable, maintainable and well-documented automation. - Strong understanding of infrastructure automation and configuration management principles. - Experience with Infrastructure as Code concepts. Containers & Kubernetes - Strong experience with Docker and containerised workloads. - Experience with CRI-O, containerd or comparable container runtimes. - Practical experience administering Kubernetes clusters in production or business-critical environments. - Strong understanding of: deployments pods services ingress persistent storage secrets configuration resource allocation cluster networking availability monitoring troubleshooting - Ability to independently deploy, troubleshoot and maintain applications within Kubernetes. - Experience supporting highly available containerised environments Database Administration MySQL / Galera - Strong experience administering MySQL environments. - Experience managing Galera Cluster or comparable highly available MySQL architectures. - Good understanding of: replication backup and restore performance - monitoring database troubleshooting permissions and access upgrades clustering high availability failover disaster recovery - Ability to investigate and resolve database performance and availability issues Microsoft SQL Server - Experience administering Microsoft SQL Server / MSSQL environments. - Good understanding of: database backup and recovery - permissions maintenance - monitoring performance - troubleshooting availability resilience Microsoft Systems Administration - Strong experience administering Microsoft Windows Server environments. - Experience installing, configuring and maintaining Windows-based servers and applications. - Experience with system monitoring, patching, security and operational support. - Strong understanding of Windows Server permissions, services and network configuration. - Ability to troubleshoot Windows infrastructure and application issues independently. - Experience supporting business-critical Microsoft workloads. CI/CD & Development Operations - Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines. - Experience designing, maintaining and troubleshooting automated deployment pipelines. - Understanding of build, test and production deployment processes. - Strong working knowledge of Git and modern source control workflows. - Experience supporting software developers with infrastructure and deployment requirements. - Ability to improve deployment reliability through automation and standardisation. - Experience supporting multiple development, staging and production environments Infrastructure & Networking - Strong understanding of: TCP/IP DNS HTTP / HTTPS firewalls VPNs load balancing reverse proxies TLS / SSL certificates - Experience administering web servers such as Nginx and Apache. - Understanding of highly available, multi-server environments. - Ability to troubleshoot infrastructure issues across operating system, networking, database and application layers. - Experience working alongside external infrastructure or managed service providers Working Style & Soft Skills - Strong problem-solving and diagnostic capability. - Comfortable being given an outcome or problem rather than a predefined technical solution. - Able to independently investigate, evaluate options and implement appropriate solutions. - Strong ownership mentality and willingness to take responsibility for systems through their full lifecycle. - Proactive approach to identifying operational risks before they become incidents. - Calm and methodical approach to production incidents and high-pressure situations. - Strong attention to detail. Good communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. - Ability to explain infrastructure risks and recommendations in practical business terms. Nice-to-Have - Previous experience supporting SAP environments. - Experience working with infrastructure hosting or supporting SAP application and database workloads. - Experience with Terraform or similar Infrastructure as Code tooling. - Experience with cloud infrastructure. Experience with centralised logging and observability platforms. - Experience with vulnerability management and security tooling. - Experience administering Redis or similar caching technologies. - Experience with highly available ecommerce or customer-facing infrastructure. - Experience supporting infrastructure across multiple physical locations or datacentres. - Experience working in organisations subject to formal audit, governance or listed-company control requirements. - Familiarity with broader Microsoft infrastructure and enterprise systems Is this role for you?? Click apply! TPBN1_UKTJ

Electrical Design Engineers (project Delivery) Senior & Principal Help shape the UK's energy transition. Due to continued growth and an expanding portfolio of renewable energy, power infrastructure and decarbonisation projects, Vital Energi's Electrical Project Delivery team is looking for Senior and Principal Electrical Design Engineers to join our teams in London, Blackburn or Glasgow. We are currently looking for: Senior Electrical Design Engineers Principal Electrical Design Engineers The Company Vital Energi is one of the UK's leading providers of renewable energy and low-carbon infrastructure, delivering innovative engineering solutions that are helping transform the nation's energy landscape. For over 30 years, we have been at the forefront of delivering complex, large-scale energy projects that support the UK's transition to Net Zero. Our teams design, build and operate critical infrastructure that powers hospitals, universities, local authorities, industrial facilities, commercial developments, towns and cities across the country. Unlike traditional engineering consultancies, our engineers are involved in the full project lifecycle, from concept and feasibility through detailed design, construction, commissioning and long-term operation. This provides a unique opportunity to see designs become reality and create infrastructure that delivers measurable environmental and societal benefits. Our project portfolio extends far beyond conventional building services design and includes: Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) Solar PV and Renewable Energy Generation Power Generation and Energy Centres District Heating and Cooling Networks LV, MV and HV Electrical Infrastructure Substations, Transformers and Switchgear Private Wire and Utility Distribution Networks Industrial Decarbonisation Projects Grid Connections and Network Reinforcement EV Charging Infrastructure Heat Electrification and Net Zero Programmes Major Public Sector Infrastructure Developments We are delivering some of the UK's most ambitious low-carbon energy projects, helping clients reduce emissions, improve energy resilience and accelerate their journey towards a sustainable future. With significant investment, a strong project pipeline and continued expansion into emerging energy technologies and industrial power generation, there has never been a better time to join Vital Energi. About the Role As an Electrical Design Engineer at Vital Energi, you will play a key role in the delivery of innovative energy infrastructure projects that support the UK's transition to Net Zero. Working within a multidisciplinary engineering team, you will be involved throughout the full project lifecycle, from concept development and detailed design through construction support, commissioning and handover. This provides a unique opportunity to see your designs progress from initial concept through to fully operational assets. You will produce electrical designs, calculations, specifications and technical documentation while collaborating with internal teams, clients and stakeholders to deliver safe, compliant and efficient engineering solutions. You will have the opportunity to take ownership of technical deliverables, contribute to design reviews, support client engagement and help develop innovative solutions to complex engineering challenges. At Vital Energi, you'll be supported by experienced engineers and technical specialists, with structured development, mentorship and clear progression opportunities through Senior, Principal, Associate Director and Director-level positions, while helping to develop apprentice and graduate engineers. This is more than a design role. It is an opportunity to influence how future energy infrastructure is developed, delivered and operated, while building a career at the forefront of the UK's energy transition. Key Responsibilities Develop electrical designs, calculations, specifications and technical documentation for a range of renewable energy, power infrastructure and decarbonisation projects. Produce high-quality engineering deliverables, ensuring compliance with client requirements, industry standards and applicable legislation. Undertake electrical system studies, equipment selection and technical assessments to support safe, efficient and reliable project delivery. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, clients, contractors and suppliers throughout the project lifecycle to deliver practical engineering solutions. Contribute to design reviews, risk assessments and engineering assurance activities, including HAZOP and other technical review processes. Support the delivery of projects from concept and detailed design through to construction, commissioning and handover. Drive engineering excellence by identifying innovative solutions, sharing technical knowledge and contributing to continuous improvement across the business. Skills & Experience Demonstrable experience producing electrical designs within renewable energy, power generation, power infrastructure, utilities, industrial, building services or related sectors. Experience designing LV and/or MV electrical distribution systems, including cable calculations, equipment sizing and technical specifications. Knowledge of electrical infrastructure including substations, transformers, switchgear, protection systems, MCCs and power distribution networks. Experience producing electrical calculations, single-line diagrams, schematics, layouts and technical specifications. Understanding of BS7671 Wiring Regulations and relevant industry standards. Experience using Amtech (Trimble ProDesign), AutoCAD, ETAP or other electrical design and modelling software would be advantageous. Knowledge of renewable energy systems, battery energy storage systems (BESS), solar PV, power generation or grid connection projects would be advantageous. Experience working on DNO, IDNO, ICP or utility infrastructure projects would be advantageous. The company is opposed to all forms of discrimination and will select for employment, training and promotion on the basis of suitability for the job and/ or merit. It is company policy that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment than another on the grounds of sex, race, colour, age, ethnic or national origins, political affiliations, religious beliefs, marital status, physical disability or is disadvantaged by unjustifiable conditions or requirements. Applicants must have the unrestricted and ongoing right to work in the UK for the duration of employment , without the need for sponsorship. Due to the nature of this role, we are unable to support visa sponsorship or employ individuals with time-limited permission or conditions attached to their right to work in the UK. Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Vital Energi Utilities Ltd is not accepting unsolicited CVs from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. CVs submitted to any Vital Energi Utilities Ltd employee by a third party agency and/or search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement, will become the sole property of Vital Energi Utilities Ltd. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you TPBN1_UKTJ

Director of MIS and Data Systems £78,000 gross per annum Full time - 37 hrs Are you looking for a new challenge and an opportunity to become an integral part of a brilliant education business making a real impact on the lives and opportunities of young people? This could be the role for you. As one of the largest colleges with a University Centre in England, you will manage a corporate services function with a diverse portfolio including providing leadership to the Management Information Systems, Business Intelligence, Admissions, Exams and Computer Services teams. The Role As the Director of MIS and Data Systems you will be responsible for all aspects of Management Information Systems (MIS), including maintaining the student record database, provision of reporting suites, the Individual Learner Record (ILR), Admissions, Exams, Reception and administration. You will also have overall responsibility for the provision and development of all aspects of Information Technology (IT) across College, this incorporates, hardware, software, networks and all related systems. What we are looking for You should be educated to degree level or have relevant industry experience. You will need to have significant experience of Further Education funding and rules, and Individual Learner Record (ILR), as well as having experience of complex management information systems and corporate reporting. You will also have effective communication, supervisory and interpersonal skills to lead and work as part of a team. If you are looking for a challenging and dynamic role which gives you the opportunity to make a positive impact on education in the North-West, then we would love to hear from you. What makes Blackburn College an Employer of choice? You'll have access to a wide range of benefits and support, including, but not limited to: Employee Assistance Programme with a 24/7/365 helpline for advice and support Regular Staff Physical Activity Sessions and reduced-price gym membership Cycle to Work Scheme Discounted Bus Travel with the Transdev Commuter Club Family-friendly policies Free eye tests and contribution to VDU-use-only glasses Several food outlets with a variety of menu choices A full range of discounted professional Hair & Beauty services provided by the Academy Salon Professional bakery offering a variety of fresh breads, cakes, and ready meals Blackburn College values diversity and is committed to create a diverse workforce. Blackburn College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments are subject to a variety of pre-employment checks, including satisfactory references, medical clearance, and an enhanced DBS check. Assessment Centre: Tuesday 6 October 2026

Web Developer Placement Programme - No Experience Required Our training courses will help you kick-start a new career as a web developer. We are recruiting for companies who are looking to employ our Coding Traineeship graduates to keep up with their growth. The best part is you will not need any previous experience as full training will be provided. You will also have the reassurance of a job guarantee within 20 miles of your location upon completion. Whether you are working full time, part-time or unemployed, this package has the flexibility to be completed at a pace that suits you. The traineeship is completed in 4 easy steps, you can be placed into your first role in as little as 3-6 months: Step 1 - Introduction to Development - Complete a selection of professional and industry recognised coding courses covering HTML5, CSS3, Javascript and Python. The training is delivered via multimedia rich video tutorials, presentations and quizzes, through a portal that you study from home. These courses will give you the basic understanding of the front end programming languages. Step 2 - Full-Stack Development - You will be studying a wide range of, mostly back-end programming languages and skills that will qualify you as a fully-fledged developer. Step 2 is heavily focused on the practical element of learning. With our courses, you will practice the skills as you learn them, through our inbuilt mini-project labs. Step 3 - Two real-world projects - Once you have completed your training you will be assigned 2 real-world projects by your tutor. The projects are the most important part of the Traineeship as it will showcase to employers your practical applications of the coding languages you learnt earlier in the Traineeship. The projects take on real-world scenarios for you to solve and will simulate similar projects that you will encounter when working as a future Developer. Step 4 - Portfolio Website - Now that you have completed the projects its time to showcase them on your own portfolio website. You will be creating a simplistic yet stylish website where you will be able to showcase to potential employers a snapshot of your level of ability as a Full-Stack developer. This will include the coding languages you are proficient in, links to the two real-world projects you completed, Github work you accumulated during your studies and any other relevant information. Your Web Developer Role Once you have completed all of the mandatory training, which includes the online courses, practical projects and building your own portfolio, we will place you into a Web Development/Software Development role, where you will be guaranteed a great starting salary. We have partnered with a number of large organisations strategically located throughout the UK, providing a nationwide reach of jobs for our candidates. At a one off cost of £1499, or 13 interest free monthly instalments of £130, this represents a great opportunity to start a rewarding career in IT and have a real career ladder to start climbing. If you are not offered a role at the end of the training we will refund 100% of your course fees. Read through the information? Passionate about starting a career in coding? Apply now and one of our friendly advisors will be in touch. ‘Please note that this is a training course and fees apply

Senior DevOps & Systems Engineer - 1 or 2 days a week expected at Head Office in Blackburn - Salary: £60k-£65k Summary of Position The Senior DevOps & Systems Engineer will be responsible for the administration, reliability, security and continuous improvement of the TW Group infrastructure estate across both Linux and Microsoft environments. This is a hands-on senior role for an experienced infrastructure engineer who is comfortable taking ownership of technical problems, investigating unfamiliar systems and delivering practical solutions with minimal supervision. The successful candidate will work closely with the Software Development Team, IT Operations and selected third-party technology partners to support business-critical infrastructure, development environments, databases, container platforms and deployment pipelines. The role will be expected to take ownership of day-to-day infrastructure operations while also improving automation, monitoring, resilience, documentation and disaster recovery capability across the wider IT estate. Key Responsibilities - Administration, maintenance and improvement of Linux and Microsoft server environments. - Provisioning and configuration of new virtual machines, servers, services and supporting infrastructure. - Deployment and configuration of applications and infrastructure components. - Monitoring the health, performance, availability and security of production and internal systems. - Investigating and resolving infrastructure incidents, performance issues and system failures. - Designing and implementing appropriate monitoring, alerting and logging for new and existing systems. - Managing and improving configuration automation using Ansible. - Supporting and administering containerised environments using Docker, CRI-O and Kubernetes. - Managing Kubernetes clusters, workloads, services and associated infrastructure. - Administration and operational support of MySQL, Galera Cluster and Microsoft SQL Server environments. - 1 Building, maintaining and improving CI/CD pipelines. - Supporting software deployment and release processes in collaboration with the Development Team. - Maintaining system patching, upgrades, security configuration and vulnerability remediation. - Managing backup, recovery and disaster recovery processes. - Improving infrastructure resilience and reducing key-person dependencies through documentation and cross-training. - Reviewing existing infrastructure and recommending improvements where systems can be made more reliable, secure, maintainable or efficient. - Supporting infrastructure-related security incidents and remediation activities. - Maintaining clear technical documentation covering systems, infrastructure, recovery procedures and operational processes. - Working with third-party infrastructure and technology partners where specialist support is required. - Supporting the broader IT function where infrastructure, systems or operational responsibilities overlap. Experience - 5+ years of professional experience in DevOps, Systems Administration, Infrastructure Engineering, Platform Engineering or a similar role. - Significant hands-on experience operating production-grade infrastructure. - Strong Linux administration experience. - Practical experience across both Linux and Microsoft server estates. - Proven experience managing infrastructure supporting business-critical applications. - Experience taking ownership of complex technical problems with limited supervision. - Proven ability to investigate unfamiliar systems and determine appropriate solutions. - Experience improving infrastructure reliability, automation, security or operational efficiency. - Previous experience operating in a senior or highly autonomous engineering role Skills and Experience - Core Linux & Systems Administration - Strong professional experience administering Linux server environments in production. - Strong understanding of Linux system administration, including: users and permissions system services package management networking storage and filesystems scheduled tasks logging performance management troubleshooting. - Experience provisioning and configuring servers and virtual machines from initial deployment through to production readiness. - Strong understanding of production infrastructure reliability, availability and operational support. - Experience with system patching, upgrades and lifecycle management. - Experience diagnosing complex infrastructure issues independently. Monitoring, Reliability & Security - Strong experience with system, application and security monitoring. - Experience designing and implementing monitoring and alerting for new infrastructure and applications. - Ability to identify meaningful service health indicators and create appropriate alerts. - Strong understanding of: infrastructure security access control patch management vulnerability remediation system hardening logging auditing certificate management - Experience responding to production incidents and security-related infrastructure issues. - Strong understanding of backup, recovery and disaster recovery principles. - Experience documenting and testing disaster recovery procedures. Automation & Configuration Management - Strong working knowledge of Ansible. Experience using automation to manage: server configuration 3. - Application deployment package installation security configuration environment setup recurring operational tasks - Ability to design reusable, maintainable and well-documented automation. - Strong understanding of infrastructure automation and configuration management principles. - Experience with Infrastructure as Code concepts. Containers & Kubernetes - Strong experience with Docker and containerised workloads. - Experience with CRI-O, containerd or comparable container runtimes. - Practical experience administering Kubernetes clusters in production or business-critical environments. - Strong understanding of: deployments pods services ingress persistent storage secrets configuration resource allocation cluster networking availability monitoring troubleshooting - Ability to independently deploy, troubleshoot and maintain applications within Kubernetes. - Experience supporting highly available containerised environments Database Administration MySQL / Galera - Strong experience administering MySQL environments. - Experience managing Galera Cluster or comparable highly available MySQL architectures. - Good understanding of: replication backup and restore performance - monitoring database troubleshooting permissions and access upgrades clustering high availability failover disaster recovery - Ability to investigate and resolve database performance and availability issues Microsoft SQL Server - Experience administering Microsoft SQL Server / MSSQL environments. - Good understanding of: database backup and recovery - permissions maintenance - monitoring performance - troubleshooting availability resilience Microsoft Systems Administration - Strong experience administering Microsoft Windows Server environments. - Experience installing, configuring and maintaining Windows-based servers and applications. - Experience with system monitoring, patching, security and operational support. - Strong understanding of Windows Server permissions, services and network configuration. - Ability to troubleshoot Windows infrastructure and application issues independently. - Experience supporting business-critical Microsoft workloads. CI/CD & Development Operations - Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines. - Experience designing, maintaining and troubleshooting automated deployment pipelines. - Understanding of build, test and production deployment processes. - Strong working knowledge of Git and modern source control workflows. - Experience supporting software developers with infrastructure and deployment requirements. - Ability to improve deployment reliability through automation and standardisation. - Experience supporting multiple development, staging and production environments Infrastructure & Networking - Strong understanding of: TCP/IP DNS HTTP / HTTPS firewalls VPNs load balancing reverse proxies TLS / SSL certificates - Experience administering web servers such as Nginx and Apache. - Understanding of highly available, multi-server environments. - Ability to troubleshoot infrastructure issues across operating system, networking, database and application layers. - Experience working alongside external infrastructure or managed service providers Working Style & Soft Skills - Strong problem-solving and diagnostic capability. - Comfortable being given an outcome or problem rather than a predefined technical solution. - Able to independently investigate, evaluate options and implement appropriate solutions. - Strong ownership mentality and willingness to take responsibility for systems through their full lifecycle. - Proactive approach to identifying operational risks before they become incidents. - Calm and methodical approach to production incidents and high-pressure situations. - Strong attention to detail. Good communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. - Ability to explain infrastructure risks and recommendations in practical business terms. Nice-to-Have - Previous experience supporting SAP environments. - Experience working with infrastructure hosting or supporting SAP application and database workloads. - Experience with Terraform or similar Infrastructure as Code tooling. - Experience with cloud infrastructure. Experience with centralised logging and observability platforms. - Experience with vulnerability management and security tooling. - Experience administering Redis or similar caching technologies. - Experience with highly available ecommerce or customer-facing infrastructure. - Experience supporting infrastructure across multiple physical locations or datacentres. - Experience working in organisations subject to formal audit, governance or listed-company control requirements. - Familiarity with broader Microsoft infrastructure and enterprise systems Is this role for you?? Click apply

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