Heat Recruitment
About the Company
Welcome to Heat. We’re a specialist recruitment agency that’s different by design.
Specialising in the Digital & Technology, Financial Services, Insurance, Legal, Sales and Public Sector divisions, our mission is to improve people’s lives through work, and our vision is to put people at the heart of everything we do and become trusted partners to everyone we engage with.
With offices in both Bristol and Manchester, we operate nationwide, with specialist consultants in regions all across the UK, recruiting for Contractor, Permanent and Retained Assignments.
Get in touch today to find out how Heat can help you.
Heat are proud members of the BGI group.
Listed Jobs
- Company Name
- Heat Recruitment
- Job Title
- Business Analyst
- Job Description
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Job Title: Business Analyst
Location: Remote – Travel to London a few times per month
Salary: Up to £55k depending on experience
Our InsurTech client is seeking a Business Analyst to join their growing and dynamic team. You will be akey contributor to the success of product delivery, playing a central role in bridging the gap between business needs and technical execution. You’ll collaborate with both internal teams and external clients to ensure seamless implementation, effective adoption, and ongoing optimisation of our solutions. You’ll be responsible for capturing and analysing business requirements, translating them into well-defined, user-focused stories and specifications that development teams can easily implement.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Proven experience as a Business Analyst, ideally within software or InsurTech environments
Ability to convert business needs into clear, actionable technical requirements
Experience with Agile methodologies, including creating Epics and User Stories
Confident in stakeholder management and client-facing interactions
Comfortable collaborating across Development, QA, Support, and Product teams
Understanding of software development lifecycles and technical documentation best practices
Insurance industry experience is a plus but not essential
Working knowledge of SQL for data analysis is a plus
Experience using Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar tools for backlog and sprint management is a plus
Familiarity with tools like Miro for process mapping and workshop facilitation is a plus
Key Responsibilities
Requirements Gathering & Stakeholder Collaboration : Engage with internal teams and external clients to capture and document business and technical requirements. Ensure alignment of requirements with strategic product goals and client needs.
Documentation & User Stories: Create clear, detailed user stories, workflows, and acceptance criteria from the user’s perspective. Maintain comprehensive documentation throughout the project lifecycle.
Sprint Support & Progress Monitoring: Support sprint planning by ensuring stories are complete and ready for development. Track sprint progress and communicate updates to stakeholders.
Issue Triage & Prioritisation: Manage and prioritise issues raised by clients and internal teams. Clearly communicate decisions and timelines to relevant stakeholders.
Product Standards & Methodology: Help uphold product and delivery standards, ensuring consistency in documentation, estimations, and workflows
Client Implementation & Support: Lead and support client onboarding through workshops, documentation, and training.
Learning & Industry Insight: Stay current on industry developments, regulatory updates, and emerging technologies
London, United Kingdom
On site
13-04-2025
- Company Name
- Heat Recruitment
- Job Title
- Cyber Security Architect
- Job Description
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Role: Senior Cyber Security Architectural Lead
Sector: Defence
Contract length: 12 months
Location: Reading – Full time onsite (non-negotiable due to security)
IR35: Inside IR35
Hourly rate: Up to £90 per hour via Umbrella
Clearance: Active DV Clearance (non-negotiable)
Minimum Requirement
Active DV Clearance (no sponsorship available)
Experience of working in highly secure environment (primarily office based)
Experience of applying security concepts relating to complex enterprise solutions
Experience of cloud architecture
Previous experience of Security Assurance and Security Architecture
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or equivalent
Proven ability to work across multiple teams simultaneously
An understanding of how to deliver successfully in a regulated environment
Summary Of Role
Support the development of Cyber Capability
Provide technical security input to information system designs
Maintain awareness of industry developments for Cyber Security Capability and make recommendations for adoption where appropriate
Review and contribute to high- and low-level solution designs, achieving compliance with overall security architecture, achievement of security requirements and overall efficacy of the security features and tools.
Identify, manage, and mitigate security vulnerabilities in the delivery of your project(s) to minimise the risks, including use of IT Health Check and Vulnerability Assessments as required.
Advise managers and produce recommendations for the implementation of security controls
Assess the performance and effectiveness of security elements as directed and advise of potential solutions where corrective action and improvements are needed.
Please note, candidates without DV Clearance will NOT be considered due to the highly sensitive nature of the role.
Reading, United Kingdom
On site
15-04-2025
- Company Name
- Heat Recruitment
- Job Title
- Client Services Specialist (Remote)
- Job Description
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Client services specialist – Group Risk
Remote Working Offered
Monday – Friday (9-5pm)
The Client
Our client is a Health & Protection Broker who have a fantastic opportunity to join their close knit team.
The Opportunity
This is an interesting and varied role and will require confident people to speak with clients and insurers over the telephone. As the first point of contact, you will need to use your initiative when handling queries and ensure that you are providing an excellent customer experience. As well as this, you will gather all relevant data for each client/customer’ renewal scheme. To enable you to co-ordinate the administration of schemes, you will need to carry out other duties including: Invoicing, claims, underwriting and accounts.
You will get all the training and development needed to be successful in your role and you’ll be rewarded with all the great benefits of working with the UK’s largest independent insurance broker.
What’s Needed To Be Considered?
You don’t need to have come from the insurance sector, but previous office based administration/client service experience is a must. We will consider candidates with a minimum of 1 years’ + experience.
You will possess strong communication skills with the confidence to speak with people over the phone. You will also have good attention to detail and a good understanding MS office, word and excel.
What’s Next
Apply today to be considered for this opportunity. If suitable, one of our specialist consultants will be in contact to discuss the opportunity with you in detail prior to submitting your CV to the client. In this discussion we will aim to identify your specific skills and motivations, and where appropriate recommend other relevant opportunities to you that match your requirements.
Additionally, refer a friend or colleague to us and receive £200 in vouchers if we assist them in securing a new career.
Job Synonyms
Administration, customer service, client service, renewals, Admin
United Kingdom
Remote
16-04-2025
- Company Name
- Heat Recruitment
- Job Title
- Jira Administrator
- Job Description
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Role: Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Contracting Authority: DWP
Contract Length: 12 months
Location: Hybrid – London/Manchester/Leeds/Newcastle – 2/3 days per week
IR35: Inside IR35
Pay Rate to Candidate: Negotiable
Clearance: Active SC Clearance – no sponsorship available
Looking for an experienced Jira/Confluence administrator to lead, design and perform the migration, in addition to providing ongoing business-driven enhancement and administration of Jira and Confluence.
Minimum Requirement
Active SC Clearance – no sponsorship available
Expert knowledge of Jira/Confluence
Atlassian plugin experience and certifications
General infrastructure experience
Beneficial to have worked in an agile environment and created/managed infrastructure solutions in AWS
Responsibilities
Safely migrating Jira and Confluence projects/spaces and users to a new installation
Co-designing effective Jira workflows/schemes with delivery leaders
Designing and running an administration function fit for regular requests for new users, new spaces, customised Jira workflows/schemes for projects etc
Reviewing and improving security groups and roles to improve ease of management
Ensuring effective communication between stakeholders for the design and transition to the single installation
Performing upgrades with communication to affected end users
Optimising and improving Jira/Confluence performance
London, United Kingdom
Hybrid
15-04-2025