Pontoon Solutions

Company Name: Pontoon Solutions
Job Title: Data Business Analyst (Backup & Retention)
Job Description: £650 UMB
6 month contract
Hybrid - 2 days onsite either in: Manchester, Leeds, Cmyru, Yorkshire, Halifax or Edinburgh.

We're recruiting on behalf of a leading UK bank for a Data Governance Business Analyst to support a major data retention and backup transformation programme. This role is key in shaping the bank's long-term retention (LTR) strategy, ensuring compliance with regulatory mandates (GDPR, FCA, PRA) while modernising legacy backup systems.

Project: Implement a new strategic backup solution across the bank to replace existing legacy infrastructure in preparation for data centre migration. The Customer Journey Managers (CJMs) will need to analyse data structure, linage, and dependencies within these systems.

Core Responsibilities
1. Data Analysis & Governance
• Data Mapping – Identify, document, and classify data sources across legacy and new systems.
• Data Lineage Analysis – Track data movement from source to storage to ensure proper governance.
• Data Dictionary Development – Standardise naming conventions, attributes, and metadata across systems.
• Data Cleansing & Transformation – Identify inconsistencies in data structures and propose remediation strategies.

2. Requirement Gathering & Process Documentation
• Stakeholder Workshops – Engage with business units, regulatory teams, and IT to define retention requirements.
• Gap Analysis – Compare current backup retention policies with regulatory obligations and target system capabilities.
• Process Modelling – Document how data flows through the bank’s systems and how long it must be retained.
• Retention & Disposal Policies – Work with legal and compliance teams to define policies for secure long-term storage and timely data disposal.

3. Technology & Systems Involvement
• New Platform (Dell Data Protection Suite)
• Define how data will be migrated and structured within the new backup environment.
• Work with engineers to ensure compliance with security, encryption, and access control policies.
• Help establish automation workflows for retention, archival, and disposal.
• Legacy Backup Systems
• Analyse existing backup infrastructure and data storage mechanisms.
• Determine how legacy data will be transitioned without compliance risks.
• Identify dependencies between applications and legacy data stores to avoid business disruption.
• Cloud & Hybrid Storage Considerations
• Work with Cloud Ops & IT Security teams to define secure data transfer strategies.
• Align long-term retention policies with multi-cloud and on-prem storage environments.
• Ensure auditability and access logging for retained data.

4. Regulatory & Compliance Alignment
• Cross-Business Data Retention Standards – Ensure data meets different retention rules across banking functions (e.g., financial transactions, customer records, internal documentation).
• Risk & Compliance Coordination – Align retention strategies with GDPR, FCA, PRA, and internal data governance frameworks.
• Data Expiry & Secure Disposal – Establish automated policies for secure deletion of data past its retention period.

Ideal Candidate Profile – Key Skills & Experience
1. Business Analysis & Data Governance
Strong experience in data analysis, data governance, and regulatory compliance.
Ability to map and document data lineage and understand how data moves across systems.
Experience working in a data-heavy environment with structured/unstructured data.
Process modelling experience – capable of defining workflows and documenting retention policies.

2. Technical Knowledge
Familiarity with backup & recovery solutions, preferably Dell Data Protection Suite.
Understanding of legacy backup solutions and challenges in migrating data to modern platforms.
Experience with structured (SQL, relational DBs) and unstructured (file systems, cloud storage) data management.
Awareness of cloud backup strategies and hybrid storage models.

3. Stakeholder & Compliance Experience
Experience collaborating with regulatory, risk, and compliance teams.
Strong stakeholder engagement skills – ability to communicate technical findings to business users.
Understanding of data retention policies and information security best practices.

4. Problem-Solving in an Ambiguous Environment
Ability to define clarity in complex, poorly documented data environments.
Self-sufficient and proactive – capable of identifying issues and working towards solutions.
Flexible in approach – comfortable navigating a changing organisational structure.

Pontoon Solutions is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone’s chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive.

Manchester, United Kingdom

Hybrid

10-03-2025

Company Name: Pontoon Solutions
Job Title: Business Data Analyst
Job Description: £650 UMB
6 month contract
Hybrid - 2 days onsite either in: Manchester, Leeds, Cmyru, Yorkshire, Halifax or Edinburgh.

We're recruiting on behalf of a leading UK bank for a Data Governance Business Analyst to support a major data retention and backup transformation programme. This role is key in shaping the bank's long-term retention (LTR) strategy, ensuring compliance with regulatory mandates (GDPR, FCA, PRA) while modernising legacy backup systems.

Project: Implement a new strategic backup solution across the bank to replace existing legacy infrastructure in preparation for data centre migration. The Customer Journey Managers (CJMs) will need to analyse data structure, linage, and dependencies within these systems.

Core Responsibilities
1. Data Analysis & Governance
• Data Mapping – Identify, document, and classify data sources across legacy and new systems.
• Data Lineage Analysis – Track data movement from source to storage to ensure proper governance.
• Data Dictionary Development – Standardise naming conventions, attributes, and metadata across systems.
• Data Cleansing & Transformation – Identify inconsistencies in data structures and propose remediation strategies.

2. Requirement Gathering & Process Documentation
• Stakeholder Workshops – Engage with business units, regulatory teams, and IT to define retention requirements.
• Gap Analysis – Compare current backup retention policies with regulatory obligations and target system capabilities.
• Process Modelling – Document how data flows through the bank’s systems and how long it must be retained.
• Retention & Disposal Policies – Work with legal and compliance teams to define policies for secure long-term storage and timely data disposal.

3. Technology & Systems Involvement
• New Platform (Dell Data Protection Suite)
• Define how data will be migrated and structured within the new backup environment.
• Work with engineers to ensure compliance with security, encryption, and access control policies.
• Help establish automation workflows for retention, archival, and disposal.
• Legacy Backup Systems
• Analyse existing backup infrastructure and data storage mechanisms.
• Determine how legacy data will be transitioned without compliance risks.
• Identify dependencies between applications and legacy data stores to avoid business disruption.
• Cloud & Hybrid Storage Considerations
• Work with Cloud Ops & IT Security teams to define secure data transfer strategies.
• Align long-term retention policies with multi-cloud and on-prem storage environments.
• Ensure auditability and access logging for retained data.

4. Regulatory & Compliance Alignment
• Cross-Business Data Retention Standards – Ensure data meets different retention rules across banking functions (e.g., financial transactions, customer records, internal documentation).
• Risk & Compliance Coordination – Align retention strategies with GDPR, FCA, PRA, and internal data governance frameworks.
• Data Expiry & Secure Disposal – Establish automated policies for secure deletion of data past its retention period.

Ideal Candidate Profile – Key Skills & Experience
1. Business Analysis & Data Governance
Strong experience in data analysis, data governance, and regulatory compliance.
Ability to map and document data lineage and understand how data moves across systems.
Experience working in a data-heavy environment with structured/unstructured data.
Process modelling experience – capable of defining workflows and documenting retention policies.

2. Technical Knowledge
Familiarity with backup & recovery solutions, preferably Dell Data Protection Suite.
Understanding of legacy backup solutions and challenges in migrating data to modern platforms.
Experience with structured (SQL, relational DBs) and unstructured (file systems, cloud storage) data management.
Awareness of cloud backup strategies and hybrid storage models.

3. Stakeholder & Compliance Experience
Experience collaborating with regulatory, risk, and compliance teams.
Strong stakeholder engagement skills – ability to communicate technical findings to business users.
Understanding of data retention policies and information security best practices.

4. Problem-Solving in an Ambiguous Environment
Ability to define clarity in complex, poorly documented data environments.
Self-sufficient and proactive – capable of identifying issues and working towards solutions.
Flexible in approach – comfortable navigating a changing organisational structure.

Pontoon Solutions is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone’s chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive.

Wales, United Kingdom

Hybrid

11-03-2025

Company Name: Pontoon Solutions
Job Title: Senior Technical Project Manager
Job Description: Technical Project Manager
Duration: 6 Month Contract (Initially)
Location: Leeds, Manchester, Edinburgh or Halifax (2 days in office/3 home)
Rate: Very strong date rate (Umbrella)

We are happy to be recruiting for one of our high-profile Banking clients. They are currently looking for an experienced Technical Project Manager to join them for an initial 6-month contract with high possibility of long term extension.

Job Purpose:
The purpose of the Project Manager is to coordinate dependencies between the Lab and stakeholders internally, this may include other labs, platforms, Group Executive Functions and 3rd parties, this may include coordinating complex and high-risk implementations. You will be part of a lab focussed on a programme of work related to backup and recovery, implementation of new products to enhance a cyber vault and data security/protection.

Key Skills & Experience Required:
Proven senior level hands on project management skills, ideally within a banking environment.
Technical experience such as NetBackup, storage, data protection or Dell products would give you a distinct advantage
Proven with the use of Agile/Jira/Confluence tools
A Banking/Financial services background

Responsibilities:
Develops the sequence for integration related tasks in collaboration with the PO and aligned to the Lab backlog.
Catalogues and manages dependencies between the lab and other teams.
Works with stakeholders outside of the lab to ensure interlock to enable the lab to deliver at pace.
Identifies blockers to delivery and where possible mitigates / resolves, escalating to product owner(s) / lab leadership where required.
Acts as interface between the supplier (3rd Party) and key business stakeholders.
Manages complex and high-risk implementations requiring integration between multiple parties (internal/external) to ensure safe delivery.
Coordinates the integration process and / or implementation events across shared infrastructure (e.g. Upgrading the Mainframe); leads on the SI process, coordinating parties to get the change over the line.
Provides expertise (not content) for governance activity owned by the Product Owner, e.g. PRIA, for change across multiple labs.

If you feel that this is a role that would suit you then please apply today enclosing your latest CV that reflects the above experience.

If you do not hear from us within 48 hours of your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone’s chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive.

Manchester, United Kingdom

Hybrid

12-03-2025

Company Name: Pontoon Solutions
Job Title: Product Manager
Job Description: Job Role: Product Manager
Industry: Utilities
Location: Hybrid role, primarily home-based with occasional travel to Bristol, Cardiff, and London.
Duration: 12 months initially (possible extension)
Pay Rate: £500 per day via Umbrella

Are you ready to lead product innovation in the dynamic field of IT & Digital within Electricity Distribution? Our client is seeking a passionate and proactive Product Manager to join their team. This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic thinker who thrives in an agile environment!

The role: As the Product Manager, you will report to the Head of Product Management and be at the forefront of shaping the product roadmap. You will:
Develop and maintain a high-level product roadmap that aligns with the organisation’s strategic vision.
Collaborate with Senior Leadership to prioritise initiatives that deliver maximum business value.
Balance Innovation with Sustainability to ensure strategic initiatives meet commercial objectives.
Regularly Assess the competitive landscape, customer feedback, and market trends to inform product strategy.
Lead the Prioritisation of the commercial product roadmap based on business goals and customer needs.
Act as the primary liaison between internal and external stakeholders, managing expectations and ensuring transparency.
Facilitate workshops, demos, and discussions to gather input and validate product concepts.
Collaborate closely with the Product Owner and development teams to balance customer-facing features with technical improvements.
Champion agile frameworks (Scrum and Kanban) within the team and promote Agile values across the organisation.
Drive a culture of continuous improvement and adaptability, mentoring team members along the way.

Skills and Experience:
Product lifecycle knowledge: Deep understanding of the product development lifecycle.
Analytical skills: Ability to synthesize data and insights into actionable strategies.
Customer-centric focus: Strong understanding of customer needs and delivering value.
Communication and influencing skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Technical acumen: Adequate understanding of technical processes and software development.
Problem-solving abilities: Creative and effective in addressing challenges.
Commercial awareness: Solid grasp of financial metrics and market trends.
Leadership skills: Ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive product development.
Experience with data: Desirable but not essential; ability to explain and provide reasons behind information is crucial.

If you’re enthusiastic about leading product strategy and driving innovation in a collaborative environment, we want to hear from you! Join our client on this exciting journey to transform the Electricity Distribution landscape.

Please note: Due to the high volume of applications, only successful candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 48 hours, unfortunately, your application has not been successful on this occasion. However, we may retain your details for any future suitable vacancies and contact you accordingly.

Adecco is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone’s chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

London, United Kingdom

Hybrid

18-03-2025

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