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Software Engineering Team Lead – Deep Tech Control Systems We are partnering with a deep-tech organisation developing advanced software infrastructure for next-generation quantum computing systems. They are seeking a Software Engineering Team Lead to lead the development of a modular control platform that orchestrates highly complex hardware systems with nanosecond-level timing precision. A You will lead a team working at the intersection of high-level Python-based experiment design and low-level, time-critical hardware execution layers. What You’ll Do Lead with Technical Credibility You will manage and mentor a high-performing engineering team while remaining hands-on in technical decision-making. This is a leadership role with strong architectural responsibility. Drive Core Platform Development You will oversee the development of software that enables users to define experiments in Python and compile them into efficient, low-level instructions executed on specialised hardware systems. Shape Engineering Practices You will have autonomy in defining and improving team processes. The focus is on enabling fast, effective engineering delivery with minimal unnecessary overhead. Cross-Functional Collaboration Work closely with hardware engineers, FPGA specialists, and scientific teams to ensure seamless integration between software and physical systems. Why This Role? This is an opportunity to work in a fast-growing deep-tech environment where your work directly contributes to breakthroughs in quantum computing and advanced control systems. The organisation fosters a highly collaborative, technically ambitious culture spanning software engineering, physics, and hardware development. Benefits include:Hybrid working model (3 days onsite, 2 days remote)30 days annual leave plus public holidaysCompetitive salary with strong employer pension contributionEquity participation schemeRelocation support and full visa sponsorship for international candidates and familiesAbout the Environment The organisation operates at the forefront of quantum-enabled technology, building the control infrastructure required for scalable quantum computing. It is an international team of engineers, scientists, and software specialists working across multiple locations in Europe and the US. They place strong emphasis on diversity of thought and inclusive collaboration, supported by active internal initiatives focused on culture and team development. What We’re Looking For7+ years software engineering experienceAt least 2 years in a team lead or strong technical leadership roleStrong Python development skills and solid software engineering fundamentalsExposure to hardware and the integration of software with physical systems is a plus.Practical understanding of software design principles (e.g. SOLID, design patterns)Experience mentoring engineers and developing team capabilityComfort working with complex systems and architectural trade-offsExposure to compiler concepts (ASTs, IRs) is advantageousInterest in scientific computing or complex technical domains (e.g. NumPy, SciPy, Qiskit) is a plus

Senior Data Engineer – Contract Position – HIRING ASAP Location: London Bridge – In office 4 days per week Start Date: ASAP Duration: 3-4 months with extension Daily Rate: £400 - £450 per day Summary We require a high-agency Data Engineer who will sit directly alongside our clients Head of Data and Lead Data Scientist. You will actively shape their overarching data strategy, translate business objectives into high-value projects, and co-author Technical Design Documents (TDDs). Once the strategy is defined, you will personally execute at speed, writing production-grade Python, Dagster pipelines, and Terraform infrastructure to ship features end-to-end. Requirements4+ years commercial experience in Python distributed data engineering & systems backend development.Hands-on production expertise with Dagster or Airflow in a Medallion or data lakehouse environment.Production-grade Terraform experience managing AWS resources (EKS, Aurora PostgreSQL, IAM IRSA, VPCs).Security-first engineering mindset (familiarity with enterprise audit constraints such as SOC2 or ISO27001).Bonus SkillsExperience with multi agent frameworks/libraries such as Google ADK or Langchain etc.Experience building RAG pipelines, managing pgvector embeddings, or deploying LLM inference pipelines.Infrastructure technologies - EKS and terraformResponsibilities Data Strategy & Architecture Leadership (Co-Ownership)Partner with the Head of Data and Lead Data Scientist/Engineer to define overarching data lakehouse strategy, schema evolution, and vector retrieval architectures.Translate top-down Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) into structured and detailed TDDs that satisfy Fortune 500 enterprise security and compliance standards.Establish data governance, lineage tracking, and multi-tenant isolation patterns for agentic workflows.Define JIRA Epics and user stories derived from approved TDDs to guide downstream implementation.Medallion Data Pipelines & Orchestration (Python & Dagster, AWS)Architect, code, and deploy idempotent, backfill-safe data pipelines using Python and DagsterAbility to utilise and work against AWS cloud environmentEnforce data lineage, schema evolution, and optimal Parquet/Delta partitioning across S3 storage layers.

IT Transformation – Capability & Workforce Planning LeadHybrid | Reading or Glasgow (50% office-based)Initial 6-month contract£700–£850 per day (Inside IR35) I’m currently recruiting for an experienced IT Transformation – Capability & Workforce Planning Lead to join a major transformation programme. This is a senior role focused on shaping the future capability, structure and ways of working across a large IT organisation of around 950 people. You’ll play a key role in defining the skills, roles and workforce strategy needed to support the organisation’s future IT vision.Key areas of focus include: • Designing and implementing enterprise-wide IT job families aligned to SFIA • Creating career pathways and role frameworks across IT • Leading capability assessments to identify current and future skills gaps • Developing strategic workforce plans and capability improvement initiatives • Supporting operating model and organisation design changes • Working closely with senior IT leaders, HR and Learning & Development teams • Driving engagement and adoption of new ways of workingWe’re looking for someone with:Strong experience in IT transformation, workforce planning or capability developmentProven experience assessing organisational capability and translating insights into actionExperience working with senior stakeholders and influencing at leadership levelKnowledge of skills frameworks, career architecture and operating modelsStrong analytical, communication and stakeholder management skillsThis is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of technology, people and organisational change, helping shape a modern, high-performing IT function.If you’re interested in hearing more, please get in touch for a confidential conversation.

Hiring | Payroll Team Lead | Contract •          Duration: Initial 6-month contract •          Location: 2 days in office, 3-4 days remote •          Rate: £240 per day inside IR35 Main purpose of the job The Payroll Team Leader is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the  payroll function, ensuring accurate and timely payment of employee salaries and compliance with relevant legislation and Internal policies. This role supervises payroll staff, manages workload distribution, oversees escalated issues, and works closely with HR and Finance. Duties and responsibilitiesLead, support, and supervise the payroll team to ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll for all employees.Managing the Team development, identifying and planning training requirements.Responsible for processing payroll runs, ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory, and standards. Maintaining an awareness of current and future HMRC developments; keeping up to date with changes that directly affect employees, related enhancements and changes within the payroll software, and other internal and external policy decisions that impact upon an individual’s pay and reward.To collaborate with colleagues to ensure all transactions throughout the employee lifecycle are processed accurately in the system and within published service standards and/or process deadlines.To ensure the timely and satisfactory resolution of payroll queries within the SLA to a high standard.Monitor and review payroll controls. Identifying opportunities to improve payroll processes, systems, and team efficiency.Lead on Testing and development for system updates, patches and legislative changes.Responsible for training of Payroll Advisors in all technical aspects of the system, including complex technical processes and investigative analysis to ensure accuracy of all payments.Responsible for creation of SOPs, updating and presenting changes to the Team.Deputise for the Payroll Manager at meetings as requested and provide cover for other colleagues in busy periods or when staff are on annual or sick leave.Responsible for the processing and reconciliation of the payroll, submission of statutory reports and pay over of any liabilities due to external bodies.Support the Payroll manager on any compliance and governance requirements.Prepare reports and analysis related to payroll metrics, audit requirements, and management information.Support internal and external audits by providing relevant documentation and explanations.Ensure accurate and timely submission of statutory filings and payments (e.g., HMRC).Maintaining regular 121’s with direct reports, coaching, training, and developing the team to be the best they can be.Work as an initiative-taking team member to ensure that the work for the team is completed accurately and within the relevant timescales for the monthly payroll run as determined by the Payroll Manager.Responsible for developing effective, positive relationships with customers, departmental contacts, and Professional Services colleagues, to create a dependable working relationship and positively assist in meeting their business needs, consulting with employees, pensioners, external bodies and internal departments.Be responsible for 100% GDPR compliance within Payroll, reporting and potential breaches immediately to Payroll Manager for review.Carry out regular audits on payroll data and process to ensure compliance against HR and Payroll policy and process providing outcomes and recommendations to the Payroll Manager GeneralFully participate and contribute to the wider PS Hub team, and departmental, policy, project and working groups.Be responsible for maintaining and updating your own continuous professional development.To follow and actively promote the HR Work Ethic Principles.To actively follow policies including Equal Opportunities policies and be expected to give consideration within their role as to how they can actively advance equality of opportunity and good relations between people who share a relevant protected characteristic and people who do not share it.To maintain an awareness and observation of Fire and Health & Safety Regulations.To carry out any other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job as requested by the line manager or Head of Department/Division.This job description reflects the present requirements of the post, and as duties and responsibilities change/develop, the job description will be reviewed and be subject to amendment in consultation with the post holder.Follow and actively promote the Ways of Working.Takes responsibility to carry out duties in a way that embodies 's environmental and social sustainability values, actively supporting 's Sustainability Strategy, policies and objectives within the remit of their role.Carry out any other duties within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job as requested by the line manager.This job description may be reviewed and be subject to amendment in consultation with the post holder.

Senior Business Systems Analyst | Zurich | Hybrid (Permanent)Trust in SODA is partnering with an established financial-services firm in Zurich to hire a Senior Business Systems Analyst.This position sits between business and technology, with responsibility for supporting critical applications, understanding business requirements and delivering effective system and process improvements.You’ll work with stakeholders across technology, operations and corporate functions while coordinating with external vendors and service providers.Your responsibilities will include:Managing and improving business-critical applicationsGathering, analysing and documenting business requirementsTranslating requirements into practical technology solutionsInvestigating system issues and coordinating their resolutionManaging incidents, defects and stakeholder communicationsCoordinating testing, UAT, releases and application upgradesWorking with external technology providersSupporting users with system-related queries and guidanceMaintaining procedures, documentation and control recordsContributing to audit, resilience and risk-management activitiesWhat we’re looking for:Experience in business analysis, application management or production supportA background within financial services or another regulated environmentExperience supporting complex and integrated business applicationsKnowledge of testing, UAT, release and change processesFamiliarity with ITIL and software delivery lifecyclesExposure to SQL and relational database conceptsStrong analytical and problem-solving capabilitiesConfident stakeholder and vendor-management skillsThe ability to work independently and take ownershipFluent English; German would be advantageous but is not essentialThis is an opportunity to take on broad application responsibility, contribute to meaningful technology change and develop towards greater leadership responsibility.Applicants must already hold the right to work in Switzerland.Interested? Apply directly or contact:Jason Morley📞 +41 41 562 95 96✉️ jason.morley@trustinsoda.com

Hiring | Head of Payroll | Contract •             Duration: Initial 7-month contract •             Location: 2 days in office, 3-4 days remote •             Rate: £390 per day inside IR35   Main purpose of the job The Payroll Team Leader is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the payroll function, ensuring accurate and timely payment of employee salaries and compliance with relevant legislation and Internal policies. This role supervises payroll staff, manages workload distribution, oversees escalated issues, and works closely with HR and Finance.   Duties and responsibilitiesLead, support, and supervise the payroll team to ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll for all employees.Managing the Team development, identifying and planning training requirements.Responsible for processing payroll runs, ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory, and  standards. Maintaining an awareness of current and future HMRC developments; keeping up to date with changes that directly affect employees, related enhancements and changes within the payroll software, and other internal and external policy decisions that impact upon an individual’s pay and reward.To collaborate with colleagues to ensure all transactions throughout the employee lifecycle are processed accurately in the system and within published service standards and/or process deadlines.To ensure the timely and satisfactory resolution of payroll queries within the SLA to a high standard.Monitor and review payroll controls. Identifying opportunities to improve payroll processes, systems, and team efficiency.Lead on Testing and development for system updates, patches and legislative changes.Responsible for training of Payroll Advisors in all technical aspects of the system, including complex technical processes and investigative analysis to ensure accuracy of all payments.Responsible for creation of SOPs, updating and presenting changes to the Team.Deputise for the Payroll Manager at meetings as requested and provide cover for other colleagues in busy periods or when staff are on annual or sick leave.Responsible for the processing and reconciliation of the payroll, submission of statutory reports and pay over of any liabilities due to external bodies.Support the Payroll manager on any compliance and governance requirements.Prepare reports and analysis related to payroll metrics, audit requirements, and management information.Support internal and external audits by providing relevant documentation and explanations.Ensure accurate and timely submission of statutory filings and payments (e.g., HMRC).Maintaining regular 121’s with direct reports, coaching, training, and developing the team to be the best they can be.Work as an initiative-taking team member to ensure that the work for the team is completed accurately and within the relevant timescales for the monthly payroll run as determined by the Payroll Manager.Responsible for developing effective, positive relationships with customers, departmental contacts, and Professional Services colleagues, to create a dependable working relationship and positively assist in meeting their business needs, consulting with employees, pensioners, external bodies and internal departments.Be responsible for 100% GDPR compliance within Payroll, reporting and potential breaches immediately to Payroll Manager for review.Carry out regular audits on payroll data and process to ensure compliance against HR and Payroll policy and process providing outcomes and recommendations to the Payroll Manager  GeneralFully participate and contribute to the wider PS Hub team, and departmental, policy, project and working groups.Be responsible for maintaining and updating your own continuous professional development.To follow and actively promote the HR Work Ethic Principles.To actively follow policies including Equal Opportunities policies and be expected to give consideration within their role as to how they can actively advance equality of opportunity and good relations between people who share a relevant protected characteristic and people who do not share it.To maintain an awareness and observation of Fire and Health & Safety Regulations.To carry out any other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job as requested by the line manager or Head of Department/Division.This job description reflects the present requirements of the post, and as duties and responsibilities change/develop, the job description will be reviewed and be subject to amendment in consultation with the post holder.Follow and actively promote the Ways of Working.Takes responsibility to carry out duties in a way that embodies 's environmental and social sustainability values, actively supporting 's Sustainability Strategy, policies and objectives within the remit of their role.Carry out any other duties within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job as requested by the line manager.Hiring | Head of Payroll | Contract •             Duration: Initial 7-month contract •             Location: 2 days in office, 3-4 days remote •             Rate: £390 per day inside IR35   Main purpose of the job The Payroll Team Leader is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the payroll function, ensuring accurate and timely payment of employee salaries and compliance with relevant legislation and Internal policies. This role supervises payroll staff, manages workload distribution, oversees escalated issues, and works closely with HR and Finance.   Duties and responsibilitiesLead, support, and supervise the payroll team to ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll for all employees.Managing the Team development, identifying and planning training requirements.Responsible for processing payroll runs, ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory, and  standards. Maintaining an awareness of current and future HMRC developments; keeping up to date with changes that directly affect employees, related enhancements and changes within the payroll software, and other internal and external policy decisions that impact upon an individual’s pay and reward.To collaborate with colleagues to ensure all transactions throughout the employee lifecycle are processed accurately in the system and within published service standards and/or process deadlines.To ensure the timely and satisfactory resolution of payroll queries within the SLA to a high standard.Monitor and review payroll controls. Identifying opportunities to improve payroll processes, systems, and team efficiency.Lead on Testing and development for system updates, patches and legislative changes.Responsible for training of Payroll Advisors in all technical aspects of the system, including complex technical processes and investigative analysis to ensure accuracy of all payments.Responsible for creation of SOPs, updating and presenting changes to the Team.Deputise for the Payroll Manager at meetings as requested and provide cover for other colleagues in busy periods or when staff are on annual or sick leave.Responsible for the processing and reconciliation of the payroll, submission of statutory reports and pay over of any liabilities due to external bodies.Support the Payroll manager on any compliance and governance requirements.Prepare reports and analysis related to payroll metrics, audit requirements, and management information.Support internal and external audits by providing relevant documentation and explanations.Ensure accurate and timely submission of statutory filings and payments (e.g., HMRC).Maintaining regular 121’s with direct reports, coaching, training, and developing the team to be the best they can be.Work as an initiative-taking team member to ensure that the work for the team is completed accurately and within the relevant timescales for the monthly payroll run as determined by the Payroll Manager.Responsible for developing effective, positive relationships with customers, departmental contacts, and Professional Services colleagues, to create a dependable working relationship and positively assist in meeting their business needs, consulting with employees, pensioners, external bodies and internal departments.Be responsible for 100% GDPR compliance within Payroll, reporting and potential breaches immediately to Payroll Manager for review.Carry out regular audits on payroll data and process to ensure compliance against HR and Payroll policy and process providing outcomes and recommendations to the Payroll Manager  GeneralFully participate and contribute to the wider PS Hub team, and departmental, policy, project and working groups.Be responsible for maintaining and updating your own continuous professional development.To follow and actively promote the HR Work Ethic Principles.To actively follow policies including Equal Opportunities policies and be expected to give consideration within their role as to how they can actively advance equality of opportunity and good relations between people who share a relevant protected characteristic and people who do not share it.To maintain an awareness and observation of Fire and Health & Safety Regulations.To carry out any other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job as requested by the line manager or Head of Department/Division.This job description reflects the present requirements of the post, and as duties and responsibilities change/develop, the job description will be reviewed and be subject to amendment in consultation with the post holder.Follow and actively promote the Ways of Working.Takes responsibility to carry out duties in a way that embodies 's environmental and social sustainability values, actively supporting 's Sustainability Strategy, policies and objectives within the remit of their role.Carry out any other duties within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job as requested by the line manager.

IAM Platform Delivery & Operations Lead (Contract)Location: Dublin, IrelandWorking Model: Hybrid (currently 1 week in 4 onsite, with an expectation of moving to full-time onsite in the future)Contract: Initial 6-month with extensionRate: Up to €390 per day We're looking for an experienced IAM Platform Delivery & Operations Lead to join a large Enterprise Cybersecurity team supporting critical IAM platforms. This is a delivery-focused role where you'll coordinate platform delivery, manage releases, prioritise work across multiple engineering teams, and help drive improvements in platform resilience, automation, and operational excellence.Key ResponsibilitiesOwn and prioritise the platform backlog.Coordinate releases across multiple IAM engineering teams.Lead Agile ceremonies and maintain delivery momentum.Manage production releases and change processes.Track risks, dependencies, and delivery progress.Support platform improvements focused on automation, resilience, security, and operational efficiency.Coordinate work across a small team of cloud and platform engineers (no direct people management).About YouYou'll have experience delivering cloud platform or infrastructure projects within a large, complex enterprise environment and be comfortable working with globally distributed teams.You'll also bring:Cloud platform experience (Azure preferred, AWS considered)Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/OpenTofu preferred)Release management and Agile delivery experienceCI/CD knowledge and tools such as JenkinsExperience with Virtual Machines and Kubernetes (AKS preferred)Jira, Confluence and ServiceNow experienceExcellent stakeholder management and delivery coordination skillsThis is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in modernising enterprise IAM platforms through automation, standardisation, and cloud engineering best practices.

Senior Quality Engineer based in Ireland – HIRING ASAP Start date: ASAP Duration: 11 Months Location: 1 week per month in the Galway office, 3 weeks remote working Rate: €400 per daySummary: As a Senior Quality Engineer, you will be immersed in every aspect of product development. Your independent voice will ensure that quality is engineered into the product. You will produce fully automated tests for each story within each sprint. You will successfully solve technical issues and seamlessly collaborate with the Product Manager, analysts, developers, business specialists, and vendors to ensure quality at every step. Your contributions will result in a fully test automated product which will have a direct positive impact on the user experience. Must Have Skills:Experience in Agile methodologies.Confidence to champion quality engineering.Expertise in Java is key.API testing experience is a must.Experience in test automation using established frameworks like Karate, Rest Assured.Experience with Cucumber/Gherkin.Experience with Maven and Git.Experience with GitHub co-pilot.Communication skills that prioritize collaboration.Leverage experience of Agile to provide ideas that improve sprint deliveries.Experience with requirement analysis, defect tracking, coordinating with team members in different locations, and test reporting and signoff.Strong analytical and technical skills to address sophisticated issues.Ability to perform root cause analysis on defects.High level of dedication, initiative, vision, and passion.Strong technically and looking for a challenge.Experience with Jenkins CI/CD, job creation and maintenance.Ability to adapt to new environments and learn in-house developed tools and practices.Jira and Xray a plus.Responsibilities:You’ll be a member of an API development squad on the wider SPS (Stock Plan Services) Global Record Keeping team. This will mean working closely with other squads, both front end and application level, in parallel to ensure a streamlined approach to development and testing.The goal of the Global Record Keeping Modernization initiative is to create a modernized solution to advance the SPS vision and be the leading global stock plan provider, delivering solutions that help every employer and employee maximize the value of their equity programs and drive participant engagement and plan sponsor retention.We are looking for someone highly technical who is seeking challenges and growth within their role.