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Founding Data Engineer

Holborn, London (Hybrid: 2-3 days onsite per week)

£75,000-£80,000 + meaningful equity

A newly formed tech startup in London is hiring its first Founding Data Engineer to build greenfield data infrastructure and shape the foundation of a predictive analytics product used by mobile subscription apps.

This role offers genuine influence, autonomy, and the opportunity to build something from the ground up alongside experienced founders.

The role

You will:

• Build production-ready, pythonic data pipelines
• Create data models to organise raw behavioural data
• Support feature engineering for machine learning workflows
• Handle ETL processes and data ingestion across clients
• Identify and resolve data quality issues
• Work closely with senior technical leadership

What we’re looking for

• Outstanding Python skills
• 4+ years in data engineering
• Experience with data cleansing and ETL pipelines
• Strong event-level / behavioural data experience
• Able to work independently and make smart technical decisions

Nice to have:

• pandas / polars
• dbt
• Django or backend exposure
• DevOps or data science familiarity

Why join

• Founding-level ownership
• High-impact, high-autonomy role
• Greenfield build
• Real equity value and exit opportunity
• Fast-moving environment with strong technical peers

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CREDIT RISK STRATEGY MANAGER

LONDON- 3 TIMES A WEEK

UP TO £100,000

Join a leading fintech where you’ll be leading the Development of Credit Risk Strategies:

THE ROLE

• Lead the Development of Credit Risk Strategies: Design and implement robust credit risk models and frameworks to optimize our lending portfolio and minimize defaults.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Leverage advanced analytics, AI, and machine learning to assess borrower risk and develop actionable insights that drive business growth.
• Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams: Work closely with product, finance, data science, and compliance teams to create comprehensive credit policies that align with company objectives.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously refine our credit risk strategies and introduce new, innovative solutions.

REQUIREMENTS

• Credit risk strategy experience
• Experience with SQL or python

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply below or send CV

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Credit Strategy Manager

Up to £100,000

Hybrid

London

The Company

I am hiring a Credit Strategy Manager leading consumer finance FinTech’s based in London. Within this role you will be bringing your acquisitions and ECM strategy experience to focus on driving business growth through acquisitions and revenue from existing using tools like SQL and Python alongside your credit commercial background.

The Role

As a Credit Strategy Manager, you will be:

• Developing new insights to drive optimisation of credit risk strategies.
• Detecting new trends on customer data to help increase business revenue
• Developing credit risk strategies for Acquisitions and existing customers
• Working with senior leadership to implement/improve strategy.
• Using SQL and Python daily for strategy development

Your skills and experience

To be successful as a Credit Strategy Manager, you will need:

• Experience as a credit risk strategy manager/lead
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment
• Experience developing credit risk strategies for Acquisitions
• Ideally some experience developing ECM and Collections strategies
• Experience working on unsecured lending products, like credit cards and/or loans
• Experience working with SQL and Python
• STEM Degree from a top university

Benefits

Up to £100,000 + Benefits

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Senior DevOps Engineer

Salary: up to £65,000

Based: Leeds – hybrid

About the Role

My client is seeking a highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer to join their team within a leading banking organization. This role will play a key part in designing, implementing, and maintaining secure, scalable, and highly available cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure, supporting mission-critical banking platforms.

You will work closely with development, security, and operations teams to enable continuous delivery while ensuring compliance with enterprise and regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines on Microsoft Azure
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (ARM, Bicep, Terraform)
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar
• Ensure high availability, performance, monitoring, and disaster recovery for production systems
• Collaborate with development teams to support containerized and microservices-based applications
• Enforce security best practices, identity management, and compliance requirements in a banking environment
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and deployment issues
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to DevOps best practices across the organization

Required Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure (IaaS, PaaS, networking, security)
• Experience with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and Git-based version control
• Solid understanding of containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes / AKS)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM templates, Bicep)
• Strong scripting skills (PowerShell, Bash, or Python)
• Experience working in enterprise or regulated environments (banking, financial services, insurance)
• Knowledge of monitoring, logging, and alerting tools

Nice to Have

• Azure certifications (AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-400)
• Experience with security tooling, DevSecOps practices, and compliance frameworks
• Exposure to microservices architecture and API management
• Experience with Agile / DevOps operating models

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Software Developer
Guildford Hybrid (1.5 days onsite per week)
£65,000-£85,000 + benefits

A growing consulting firm in Guildford is hiring a Software Developer to build full-stack software products deployed directly into client environments. You’ll join a high-performing engineering and data science team solving complex problems across aviation, defence, and infrastructure – using modern cloud and optimisation technologies.

This role offers variety, autonomy, and the opportunity to work on meaningful real-world systems alongside strong senior peers.

The role

You will:

• Build high-quality software products end-to-end
• Work across Java + modern frontend frameworks (Angular preferred)
• Contribute to cloud-based deployments (Terraform + Azure)
• Collaborate closely with data scientists and product specialists
• Operate independently within a supportive senior team

What we’re looking for

• Strong Java + Angular (or React/Vue)
• Full-stack experience across backend + frontend
• Cloud exposure (Terraform + Azure ideal, AWS fine)
• End-to-end software development lifecycle experience
• Ability to work independently and own technical decisions
• 5+ years professional experience

Nice to have:

• Defence or aviation exposure
• Mentoring experience
• Spring Boot, React, Vue

Important:
To be eligible for this role, you must be able to obtain UK Security Clearance. This typically requires British nationality and the absence of certain international ties. Sponsorship is not available.

Why join

• Fast-growing consulting environment (18 → 33 headcount)
• Projects that matter – real optimisation + intelligence systems
• Complex technical challenges, not repetitive delivery
• Diverse project rotation (1-9 months)
• Academic-minded culture within a commercial setting
• Strong engineering + data science team

Benefits

• Pension match 5%
• 5 days paid training per year
• 5 days charity work per year
• 25 days holiday (+ bank hols) + option to buy 5 more
• Up to 1 month per year work-from-abroad

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Senior DevOps Engineer

£60,000 + BENEFITS

LEEDS (Hybrid)

Looking to sharpen your skills in Azure, work with emerging AI tools, and build cloud infrastructure that scales across modern data platforms?

THE COMPANY:

I’m working with a central data function in financial services that’s building a high-performing platform team at the core of their data strategy. With a strong push towards modern cloud architecture, they’re expanding their infrastructure capabilities and are looking for a DevOps Engineer to help scale and support new tools and systems.

THE ROLE:

You’ll work across infrastructure build, automation, and deployment, while collaborating closely with data and platform teams to support scalable, cloud-native solutions. You’ll also get exposure to cloud-based AI tools as they’re integrated into the environment.

• Support infrastructure build and deployment pipelines
• Automate infrastructure using Terraform (IaC)
• Collaborate with Data & Platform teams to scale cloud infrastructure
• Help integrate AI tooling from Microsoft/Azure into the platform

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

A successful DevOps Engineer will have the following skills and experience:

• Experience/exposure with Azure
• Hands-on Terraform experience (IaC mindset is essential)
• Experience with CI/CD tools

THE BENEFITS:

You will receive a salary, dependent on experience. Salary is up to £60,000 On top of the salary there are some fantastic extra benefits.

HOW TO APPLY

Please register your interest by sending your CV to Molly Bird via the apply link on this page.

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Data Governance Manager

Salary: up to £55,000

Based: Birmingham – hybrid, 3x week in office

About the Role

This established banking organisation is looking for a hands-on Data Governance Manager to join our lean and collaborative data team. This role is vital in re-establishing and embedding governance processes, engaging with project managers and business teams, and supporting our data privacy obligations.

What You’ll Do

• Drive the delivery of data governance activities across business units
• Work closely with the Head of Data Governance on documentation and reporting
• Complete and manage data privacy assessments
• Gather and validate control documents and ensure SME approvals
• Support tool deployment and integration (including Ab Initio)

What You’ll Need

• 3+ years in a data governance or data quality role
• Experience working in regulated environments (e.g. banking, insurance)
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills
• Knowledge of data privacy frameworks (e.g. GDPR, DSARs, DPIAs)
• Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment

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Senior Data Governance Analyst

Salary: up to £40,000

Based: Birmingham – 3x week in office

Are you passionate about data governance and looking to grow your career in a dynamic and regulated financial services environment? We’re seeking a Data Governance Senior Analyst to support the operational side of data governance within a financial service. You’ll play a key role in content management, data quality reporting, and stakeholder engagement.

What You’ll Do

• Support data governance managers in project scoping and content gathering

• Upload data assets into our central governance hub

• Assist with tracking and reporting data quality metrics using Ab Initio

• Produce and manage monthly KPI reports

• Liaise with stakeholders across the business to ensure accurate data delivery

What You’ll Need

• A curious and proactive mindset with the willingness to learn governance tools

• Strong admin and reporting skills (Excel, PowerPoint required; SQL a bonus)

• Understanding of data management and privacy principles

• Previous experience in financial services or a regulated industry (preferred)

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