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Cyber Security Engineer required work with a Government Department. This is a 5 month contract, paying £700 per day, inside IR35, hybrid working (2 days per week on-site in London)

You will be required to have an active SC Clearance

You will join the Application Security Team. This is an AppSec team focused on building security automation into delivery pipelines and conducting security focused tests against digital services.

Key Responsibilities

Perform penetration testing and vulnerability assessments of web applications, APIs, and cloud infrastructure.Evaluate the automated security tooling into CI/CD pipelines (SAST, DAST, dependency checking, IaC etc), and make necessary recommendations.Collaborate with developers to remediate identified vulnerabilities and ensure secure code practices.Provide expert input on cloud security (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and DevSecOps tooling.Assist in maintaining security assurance across the SDLC in line with NCSC guidelines.

Essential Criteria

Penetration testing, ethical hacking, or vulnerability assessments.Security testing tools (e.g., Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, Nikto, Nmap, Metasploit, etc.).DevSecOps principles and tools (e.g., Veracode, SonarQube, GitHub Advanced Security, IaC scanning, etc.).Secure Cloud Infrastructure, specifically AWS and Azure.Scripting and automation using Python and Bash.Certifications: OSCP or CREST / TIGER Scheme.Strong communication skills and the ability to explain security issues to technical and non-technical stakeholders.Experience delivering assessments under the CHECK scheme (e.g., as a CHECK Team Member/Leader).Knowledge of UK public sector security and data protection standards (e.g., NCSC, Cyber Essentials Plus).Threat modelling and secure design practices.

Please apply should you meet the above criteria

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Accounts Administrator required to work with a government department. This is an initial 6 month contract, paying £130 per day, inside IR35, hybrid working (offices in Newcastle).

Summary

This is a high-volume, high-value transactional role, requiring the ability to manage a consistently busy workload.

The role is primarily focused on processing a large volume of transactions, with a strong emphasis on:

Invoice processingRaising purchase orders (POs)Goods receiptsThe work will involve repetitive daily tasks, requiring attention to detail and consistency.Governance and compliance are important, particularly in the goods receipts process, where approval checks are essential.

Key accountabilities and responsibilities

Work as part of a team to deal with post, manage shared mailboxes and respond to telephone enquiries received from internal and external customers, ensuring a satisfactory resolution within agreed timescales, delivering a 1st class service every time.Validate and create all new supplier/ customer records and action amendments.Process high volume financial transactions and data within deadlines and in accordance with financial controls, whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.Validate finance codes in line with the Homes England Chart of Accounts and process Purchase Orders and Sales Invoices, ensuring correct approvals and controls are in place.Process daily payment runs for multiple ledgers, balancing ledgers to ensure accuracy.Prepare, obtain approval, and process journals.Allocate all BACS/ cheque receipts received to customer or general ledger accounts within finance system.Ensure unallocated receipts / payments or credit /debit balances are reviewed and cleared in a timely manner.Input, and maintain tenancy detail data, including recurring billing information ensuring accurate records are held and maintained for all tenants/ customers.Undertake credit control for all debt due, ensuring close links are built and maintained with customers.Participate in activities and discussions to implement new processes or continually improve established procedures.Work as a team to achieve departmental Key Performance Indicators and targets.Build effective working relationships with other departments to maintain the highest level of service to our customers.

Experience Required

High transactional background - Large volumesExperience of approvals / governanceHighly organised and fast pacedWorking with minimal supervision

 Please apply should you meet the above criteria

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Splunk Security Architect required to work with a large government department. This is an initial 9 month contract, paying £800 per day, inside IR35, hybrid working (2 days per week in the London office)

An active SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks.

As a Splunk Security Architect your main responsibilities will be to:

Produce Architecture diagrams, high level and low-level design documents.Configuration of Splunk with use cases in line with CSOC standards.Configuration of Splunk as part of onboarding CNI and all other systems.Configuration of all infrastructure including AWS - EC2, S3 buckets, SQS queues etc.Attend technical workshops, represent the project at key meetings such as the ADF, TDAs etc.Represent the project across all technical discussions relating to Splunk, Onboarding, SOAR, Attack Analyzer etc.

Essential:

Splunk SOARSIEM Engineering and Architecture skills, specifically in Splunk SaaS.Full end to end experience of delivery lifecycle experience for improvements to Splunk SaaS.Experience of defining improvements within Cyber departments, particularly, SIEM improvements within Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) functions that result in an increase in SIEM Maturity Levels.Good communication, reporting, documentation and presentational skills.AWS Infrastructure skills for the configuration of EC2 servers, S3 buckets etc.

Desirable:

Public Sector experience.Experience with wider SIEM Solutions.Experience with multiple Cyber Security related technologies.

Please apply should you meet the above criteria.

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Senior Procurement Manager required to work with a Rail organisation. This is a 6 month contract, paying £625 per day, inside IR35, Hybrid working (3 days per week onsite at the London offices)

Main Responsibilities

Develop, and continually enhance, project specific procurement strategies that complement the National Programme Strategy and maintain security of supply and value for money and HSQE performance for a range of contracts.Perform the full range of procurement and contracting activities including pre-qualification, tender management, negotiation and preparation of contracts.Provide procurement advice on an asset wide basis relating to specific portfolio issues.Support pre-contract procurement of main contractors and where appropriate actively influence the procurement of sub-contracting activity by the main contractors.Exercise compliance with Network Rail policies, procedures and governance and legal (including EU Directives) and regulatory requirements.Manage a range of preferred suppliers developing positive supplier relationships aligned to business objectives.Identify cost reduction and efficiency opportunities and contribute to the achievement of efficiency targets for a specific portfolio.Manage the process for the measuring of supplier performance so that effective feedback takes place to facilitate continuous improvement.Exercise delegated authority to procure in accordance with established policies and governance

Essential Experience Required

Knowledge of ETCSWorked in the Rail industrySound commercial aptitude and sound knowledge of relevant Supplier Market.Varied and successful procurement and contracts background with experience of negotiation and developing and implementing procurement and contract strategies.Ability to communicate strategies and concepts simply and effectively and to persuade and influence stakeholders.Knowledge of EU Procurement Directives.Awareness of contract requirements safety and contract requirements environment

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Senior Procurement Manager required to work with a central government department. This is a 6 month contract, paying £625 per day, inside IR35, hybrid working (2-3 days per week onsite in London)

Main Responsibilities and Experience required:

Experience of running/leading open procurements in a regulated environment with a strong understanding of the benefits delivered through best practice.Strong working knowledge of public sector procurement principles and legislation including both PCR2015 and full understanding of Procurement Act 23 (PA23).Experience of producing or advising on business cases (OBC, FBC) to be able to advise stakeholders in the business accordingly.Strong commercial acumen and ability to show evidence-based decision making.Excellent people engagement skills across all levels of internal and external stakeholders.A collaborative approach to drive decisions and deliver on timely outcomes.Ability to apply judgement to make quick and effective decisions.Customer and delivery focus to meet deadlines in a fast paced and ever-changing environment.Ability to manage multiple demands and conflicting priorities.Strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly in delivering commercial advice to senior leaders.Proficient with Microsoft Office suite of products including Outlook, Word, Teams and ExcelGood understanding and practical knowledge of risk management and appropriate risk mitigation techniques when managing procurements.Working knowledge of sourcing systems.

Please apply should you meet the above criteria

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Senior Technical Architect required to work with a large government department. This is a 6 month contract, paying £745 per day, inside IR35, hybrid working (2 days per week onsite in London)

Active SC Clearance required.

The team are building a service that aims to create a single, consistent identity record for individuals, replacing the current fragmented approach. By providing a centralised, authoritative source of truth, the service will enable accurate matching and deduplication of person data across systems, improve data quality, reducing manual input, and support a seamless user journey.

Key Responsibilities

Work with the Principal Technical Architects to define, maintain and own the technical strategy and roadmap for services of various sizes and complexity, defining how they integrate with other services and teams, and how they evolve over timeCollaborate and find agreement with senior stakeholders, providing both technical and non-technical direction and challengeGuide technical teams, influence technical choices and seek out opportunities for digital transformationUndertake structured evaluations of technical concepts, translating this into technical designs that describe a solutionLook for opportunities to collaborate and reuse common components, communicating with both technical and non-technical peopleAssure other services and system quality, ensuring the technical work fits into the broader strategy for the agency

Tech Stack

Programming languages such as TypeScript/Node, Kotlin/Java.AWS using infrastructure as code such as Terraform.Container orchestration tools such as Kubernetes.Public GitHub repositories for our workModern development practices such as domain-driven design, test-driven development, continuous integration and continuous deliveryMac laptopsTools such as Prometheus, Grafana, AppInsights, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, and more

Skills & Experience Required

Must have API development/management experienceExperience in a technical/solution architecture role and can act as a recognised technical expert to guide, critique and support teams in the delivery of outcomesPractical working knowledge of modern cloud-first architectures, and how to build applications to take advantage of the opportunities they offerExperience of devising software architecture for multitier web solutions which typically include frontend and/or backend microservices, event-driven processing, API provision/consumption, databases, and pub/sub patterns.Able to identify and mitigate security risks when designing and operating in a public cloud environmentExperience of architecting digital services that align to a wider technical strategy that meets business needsTechnical leadership of teams in the successful delivery of complex outcomes.

Please apply should you meet the above criteria

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Finance Business Partner required to work with a government department. This is a 12 month contract, paying £250 per day, inside IR35, hybrid working (1-3 days onsite in Reading)

You must hold active SC Clearance.

As a member of the Finance Business Partnering team, you will be responsible for supporting the business through financial information.

Key Accountabilities:

Complying with appropriate procedures, processes and systems to ensure the quality and consistency of data.Supporting the preparation, monitoring and control of forecasts and budgets for specified areas, including change controlSupport system interrogation and financial performance measurement of actual expenditureProvide input to cost reports, including trend analysis and early warnings as necessaryMaintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player.

Key Responsibilities:

Carry out variance analysis and cost monitoring against a range of financial measures and expense categories and provide input to narrative for impact and recovery statements.Building effective stakeholder engagement maintaining relationships with customer budget holders and wider stakeholders.Providing information and reports at appropriate level budget holder meetings.Providing information to financial data to provide clear information and evidence to support business activities and requirements.Provide cost information for of the financial case on business casesContinuously improve quality of service proactively identifying opportunities through engaging with the local teams, prioritising changes that will add the most value.Being open to challenge and new ideas, sharing of knowledge and experience, encouraging others through building a supportive team environment.Support the development of a Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) and other change requirementsAssist and support the preparation of cost studies utilising historical data. Providing data for benchmarking information to meet specific needs.

Essential Criteria:

SC ClearanceStakeholder Management and strong communication skillsStrong Excel skillsPrevious experience working as a Finance Business partner

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Excellent 12 month contract opportunity for a Lead Procurement Manager (SC Cleared) at this UK Government Department.

In this engagement, you will take a lead role across all activities within the Department's procurement lifecycle

Responsibilities will include developing procurement plans, engaging with the market, preparing procurement documentation, negotiating with suppliers, and governance activities.

To be considered for this opportunity, you will offer

Extensive Commercial and Procurement knowledge with good experience gained within the UK Public Sector.

Experience of running full IT procurements

Experience of drafting contracts

Negotiation and Stakeholder management skills

Good understanding of Legal requirements

Due to the nature of this assignment, active SC Clearance is an essential requirement to be considered for this role.

This will be a hybrid working pattern with 2/3 days per week required in the office.

Multiple choices of office locations including London, the north west and the north east.

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Splunk Security Architect required to work with a large government department. This is an initial 9 month contract, paying £800 per day, inside IR35, hybrid working (2 days per week in the London office)

An active SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks.

As a Splunk Security Architect your main responsibilities will be to:

Produce Architecture diagrams, high level and low-level design documents.Configuration of Splunk with use cases in line with CSOC standards.Configuration of Splunk as part of onboarding CNI and all other systems.Configuration of all infrastructure including AWS - EC2, S3 buckets, SQS queues etc.Attend technical workshops, represent the project at key meetings such as the ADF, TDAs etc.Represent the project across all technical discussions relating to Splunk, Onboarding, SOAR, Attack Analyzer etc.

Essential:

Splunk SOARSIEM Engineering and Architecture skills, specifically in Splunk SaaS.Full end to end experience of delivery lifecycle experience for improvements to Splunk SaaS.Experience of defining improvements within Cyber departments, particularly, SIEM improvements within Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) functions that result in an increase in SIEM Maturity Levels.Good communication, reporting, documentation and presentational skills.AWS Infrastructure skills for the configuration of EC2 servers, S3 buckets etc.

Desirable:

Public Sector experience.Experience with wider SIEM Solutions.Experience with multiple Cyber Security related technologies.

Please apply should you meet the above criteria.

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Cyber Security Engineer required work with a Government Department. This is a 5 month contract, paying £700 per day, inside IR35, hybrid working (2 days per week on-site in London)

You will be required to have an active SC Clearance

You will join the Application Security Team. This is an AppSec team focused on building security automation into delivery pipelines and conducting security focused tests against digital services.

Key Responsibilities

Perform penetration testing and vulnerability assessments of web applications, APIs, and cloud infrastructure.Evaluate the automated security tooling into CI/CD pipelines (SAST, DAST, dependency checking, IaC etc), and make necessary recommendations.Collaborate with developers to remediate identified vulnerabilities and ensure secure code practices.Provide expert input on cloud security (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and DevSecOps tooling.Assist in maintaining security assurance across the SDLC in line with NCSC guidelines.

Essential Criteria

Penetration testing, ethical hacking, or vulnerability assessments.Security testing tools (e.g., Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, Nikto, Nmap, Metasploit, etc.).DevSecOps principles and tools (e.g., Veracode, SonarQube, GitHub Advanced Security, IaC scanning, etc.).Secure Cloud Infrastructure, specifically AWS and Azure.Scripting and automation using Python and Bash.Certifications: OSCP or CREST / TIGER Scheme.Strong communication skills and the ability to explain security issues to technical and non-technical stakeholders.Experience delivering assessments under the CHECK scheme (e.g., as a CHECK Team Member/Leader).Knowledge of UK public sector security and data protection standards (e.g., NCSC, Cyber Essentials Plus).Threat modelling and secure design practices.

Please apply should you meet the above criteria

Attenti Consulting is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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