Digital Skills ltd

About the Company

Digital Skills is a digital agency and consultancy based in the UK

We work with Global Brands, Niche Technologies, Technical Disruptors, Consultancies and Government organisations.

Our mission is to deliver the most diverse pool of Digital Specialists, Leaders, Analysts, Marketeers and Technologists, proving market leading CX and Delivering excellent projects.

Why work with us?:

We take a fully Inclusive, ‘end-to-end’ approach to the process of delivering Digital Projects, Outcomes and Experiences. We have our eye on the future and the long-term by ensuring that we understand trends and analytics, we find untapped mould this in to deliverables that elevate our clients Digital capability.

Rather than short-term fixes, we provide long-term solutions for digital success.

From an individual contributor for a short term project to a specialist team for a long term strategy; Digital Skills has the networks, technical understanding and excellence in delivery that will get all Digital projects off to the right start; and keep it on track once underway.

Contact Digital Skills

To find out about our solutions, call us on 01628 762751 or email info@digitalskills.com.

Listed Jobs

Company Name

Digital Skills ltd

Job Title

Senior DevOps Engineer - SC Cleared

Job Description

Senior DevOps Engineer
Contract Type: 12-month
Location: Leeds (Hybrid - 40% office-based)
Rate: Up to £750 per day (Inside IR35)
We are seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join a highly collaborative team in a large public sector organisation. The successful candidate will act as a technical lead for a shared-services capability team within Working Age Services, bringing expert skills to develop, secure, and support cloud-based platforms and CI/CD processes.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead DevOps initiatives, emphasising Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD) over manual processes.
Design, implement, secure, and support Unix/Linux-based platforms (RHEL/CentOS preferred) and develop solutions using Bash, Python, or Go.
Develop and support cloud platforms on AWS, ensuring robust and efficient service delivery.
Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI & Jenkins experience preferred).
Design and execute best practices for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, Packer, CloudFormation, and Cloud-Init.
Essential Technical Skills:
Proven experience in DevOps, with a strong background in CI/CD processes.
Advanced skills in Unix/Linux platform management and automation using Scripting languages.
Strong background in cloud-based application platforms, particularly AWS.
Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for scalable and secure environments.
Demonstrated ability to work and lead effectively in a complex, multi-disciplinary environment.
Additional Technology Experience (Two or more of the following):
Data Persistence: MongoDB/Atlas
Messaging/Events Platforms: Kafka
Observability Tools: Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Zabbix, CloudWatch
Container Platforms: ECS/Fargate, Kubernetes, Rancher, Nomad
Secrets Management: Hashicorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager
Public Key Infrastructure: Hashicorp Vault, AWS Certificate Manager
Identity Management: Entra ID, Keycloak
Desktop Infrastructure: JAMF, ESET, Okta/Entra
Security Standards: TLS & PKI, Cloud Security, CIS Benchmarks, NCSC Cloud Security Principles, DAST/SAST
Cloud Networking: TCP/IP, DNS, VPC Peering, Service Mesh (Linkerd, Istio, Consul Connect, Lattice)
This is an excellent opportunity for a DevOps professional with a passion for developing secure, scalable platforms in a fast-paced public sector environment. If you bring hands-on experience with cloud and DevOps practices and are ready for a dynamic role, we encourage you to apply.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Remote

04-11-2024

Company Name

Digital Skills ltd

Job Title

Senior Software Engineer (JAVA)

Job Description

Senior Software Engineer (JAVA)
1 Year Contract
Location: Hybrid (2 days per week in Leeds)
£700 - £800 per day (Inside IR35)
SC Cleared or eligible for SC Clearance
We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to lead, innovate, and guide best practices in software craftsmanship within a high-impact team. The successful candidate will play a key role in designing and delivering high-quality software products, ensuring operational stability, resilience, and quality. This position offers the chance to contribute to citizen services and lead teams in alignment with robust Architecture and Engineering principles.
Key Responsibilities:
Design and implement reusable libraries and services, setting strategic direction for product lines and the Software Engineering Community.
Develop and drive medium- to long-term strategies for software products, ensuring best practices are followed across the department.
Provide technical leadership to multiple Software Engineering teams, mentoring team members and promoting their professional growth.
Lead discussions and knowledge-sharing sessions on best practices within the Software Engineering community.
Support the resolution of infrastructure issues and provide third-line support for developed products, including occasional out-of-hours support as needed.
Required Skills & Experience:
Java
SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra
Advanced knowledge in SQL and Kernel tuning, explain plans, partitioning, and meeting Recovery Point and Time Objectives.
Git
Development, build, and testing of interfaces between systems
Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring Batch
Continuous Delivery and Continuous Integration
Test Driven Development with JUnit and Jasmine, user testing, and automated test frameworks
Linux (RHEL) - including patching, securing, and use of Bash Scripting
Jira, Confluence, Slack
Microservices Architecture and API design (RESTful APIs, Swagger, OpenAPI)
Behaviour Driven Development (Cucumber)
Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes
High availability solutions including EDB failover manager
RPC transport mechanisms (HTTP, Shared Memory)
Strong familiarity with OWASP Top Ten standards, Denial of Service, SQL Injection, and Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled software engineer to lead, mentor, and develop best practices within a dynamic, high-impact environment. If you have a passion for quality and stability in software engineering and are ready to take on a senior leadership role, we encourage you to apply.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Remote

08-11-2024

Company Name

Digital Skills ltd

Job Title

Data Engineer

Job Description

Data Engineer
5-month Contract
Location: Hybrid - London, Newcastle or Coventry (3 days per week onsite)
Rate: Up to £358 per day (Inside IR35)
Job Summary
We are seeking a skilled Data Engineer to support the development and implementation of advanced data solutions for a high-profile public sector organization. This role requires hands-on experience with Azure technologies, data transformation, and integration. The successful candidate will play a key role in building and optimizing data pipelines, integrating varied data sources, and contributing to innovative data solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and implement robust data solutions using the Azure technology stack (Data Factory, Data Lakes, Notebooks, Synapse Warehouse).
Integrate and work with diverse data sources, including on-premises databases, Data Lakes, and ERP systems.
Perform complex data transformations using PySpark and SQL, employing optimization techniques to ensure efficiency.
Design and maintain scalable data models and implement warehousing concepts.
Document data pipelines, processes, and models for future reference.
Collaborate on API integration projects to enhance data connectivity and accessibility.
Apply basic machine learning techniques to support predictive and analytical capabilities.
Preferred Skills
Experience with Microsoft Fabric.
Essential Qualifications
Practical expertise in Azure-based data engineering.
Strong understanding of data modelling and warehousing principles.
Proficiency in PySpark, SQL, and API integration.
Demonstrated ability to work with varied data sources and complex data transformations.
Effective data documentation and collaboration skills.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Data Engineer looking to contribute to meaningful projects within a dynamic environment. If you bring hands-on Azure experience and a passion for innovation in data solutions, we encourage you to apply.

London, United Kingdom

Remote

15-11-2024

Company Name

Digital Skills ltd

Job Title

Senior Test Engineer (Python)

Job Description

Senior Test Engineer (Python)
Outside IR35
£400 - £450 per day
SC Cleared or eligible for SC Clearance
City of London - (1 day remote)
Digital Skills are pleased to be working with a leading specialist in Testing. We are supporting this client in sourcing some expert Senior Test Engineer with superb Python and Automation skills.
You will be working predominantly on site in Central London with 1 day a week remotely
Required Skills
Excellent Python skills
Automation skills in Selenium
Hands-on experience with Selenium-Python, Pytest, Pytest-BDD
Strong knowledge of REST API (RestAssured, Postman)
Version control in Git
Experience with CI/CD tools, especially Jenkins.
You will be Responsible for Test Automation; Developing (from Scratch) and maintaining automated test scripts using Python and Selenium. You will also be responsible for API Testing; Design and execute automated tests for REST APIs to ensure functionality, performance, and security.

This role touches on Test Strategy; helping to define, document, and implement test strategies and methodologies for both new and existing features as well as Bug Tracking.
You will be required to Identify, document, and track software defects using bug tracking tools (eg, JIRA).and work closely with stakeholders to understand requirements and provide timely feedback on test results.

This role works in an open-source environment, using Python, AWS and Selenium.

If this sounds like you, and you are able to come to London, please do apply.
You will be required to undertake a technical evaluation as part of the recruitment process

London, United Kingdom

On site

18-11-2024