Join us and be a member of the team that tests the development tools used to create every PlayStation® game. This is a great opportunity to continue a career in Software Testing, working on industry leading development tools and being mentored by experts in their field. 

What you’ll be doing 

• Developing tests for new applications, new features and regressions. 
• Developing test strategies with application teams. 
• Automating tests as part of our continuous integration systems. 
• Investigating issues and creating reproducible test cases. 
• Conducting manual, exploratory testing. 
• Reporting test results clearly (including performance and coverage). 
• Developing tooling to help reduce test time and ease test execution. 
• Make suggestions and recommendations for improvements to help shape the finished product. 
• Collaborate with global, cross-functional teams in a multicultural environment to develop organisation-wide test strategies and infrastructure. 
• Mentoring peers, sharing best practices, and influencing quality engineering approaches. 

What we are looking for 

• 5+ years experience in developing tests for software applications. 
• Experience of automating tests. 
• A good understanding of software testing techniques. 
• Good C# programming skills. 
• Understanding of C++. 
• Experience in triaging bugs and creating reproducible tests. 
• Experience with software build tools, issue tracking and source control systems. 

Nice to have 

• Experience of Microsoft Windows applications. 
• Experience of Microsoft Visual Studio. 
• Experience of using Selenium/Appium. 
• Experience using Powershell and Python. 
• Experience of testing development tools. 
• Experience of testing on Linux & Mac. 

We anticipate that suitable candidates will demonstrate the following personal attributes 

• Proactive work ethic, with a passion for software quality and a positive customer experience. 
• The ability to gain the respect of, and work successfully with others, regardless of reporting line. 
• Influencing and persuasion skills. 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. 
• Is thorough, patient, and works calmly under pressure. 

Fractile is building silicon, systems and software which will redefine the frontier of AI: running the world’s most advanced models at radically higher speed and lower cost. We have an exceptional team across hardware and software capable of bringing about this change, and we are growing fast to meet demand and deliver our product at scale.

We are seeking an experienced PCB Layout Engineer to deliver complex, high-speed and high-power PCB designs while also owning PCB library creation, validation, and ongoing management. This role plays a critical part in ensuring electrical performance, manufacturability, and long-term design quality across multiple products. The ideal candidate combines deep layout expertise with a strong understanding of component footprints, land patterns, and library governance best practices.

Key Responsibilities

PCB Layout & Design Execution

• Create PCB layouts for complex, multi-layer boards supporting high-speed digital and high-power circuits
• Own component placement, routing, and constraint implementation from concept through manufacturing release
• Collaborate closely with hardware designers to resolve layout-driven electrical and mechanical tradeoffs

High-Speed Signal Integrity

• Route high-speed interfaces such as DDR, PCIe, Ethernet, USB, and SerDes-based links
• Apply controlled impedance routing, differential pair tuning, length matching, and return-path management
• Implement SI-aware stack-ups and routing strategies to minimise crosstalk and signal loss

High-Power & Power Integrity

• Layout high-current power paths, including VRMs, DC-DC converters, and power planes
• Optimise copper distribution, plane structures, and via arrays for current handling and low impedance
• Support thermal performance through copper pours, stitching vias, and heatsink interface planning

PCB Library Creation & Management

• Create, validate, and maintain schematic symbols, PCB footprints, and 3D models
• Ensure land patterns meet IPC standards and supplier recommendations
• Own library quality, version control, naming conventions, and release processes
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain to ensure component accuracy and lifecycle readiness
• Drive continuous improvement of library standards and documentation

Collaboration & Reviews

• Participate in schematic reviews, layout design reviews, and SI/PI discussions
• Work with SI/PI engineers to implement simulation-driven layout constraints
• Support DFM/DFA reviews and interface directly with PCB fabricators and assemblers

Manufacturing & Debug Support

• Generate manufacturing deliverables (Gerbers, ODB++, IPC drawings, pick-and-place data)
• Support board bring-up and debug by implementing layout ECOs
• Resolve layout- and footprint-related manufacturing or assembly issues

Qualifications & Experience

• Diploma, Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• 7+ years of professional PCB layout experience
• Proven experience with high-speed digital and high-power PCB designs
• Hands-on experience creating and maintaining PCB libraries for production hardware

Technical Skills

PCB layout tools such as Siemens Xpedition, Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro, or equivalent

• Library creation and management workflows
• High-speed routing (DDR, PCIe, Ethernet, USB, SerDes)
• High-current and power integrity layout techniques
• Multi-layer PCB stack-ups (10+ layers preferred)

Skills & Competencies

• Exceptional attention to detail and design discipline
• Strong ownership mindset for design quality and library integrity
• Effective communicator across hardware, mechanical, and manufacturing teams
• Comfortable managing multiple designs and revisions in parallel

Preferred Experience (Nice to Have)

• Experience with SI/PI simulation-informed layouts
• Familiarity with EMI/EMC-aware layout practices
• Experience with HDI, fine-pitch BGAs, and advanced PCB technologies
• Experience with AI accelerator or HPC hardware

   How we work

• Ownership and execution: you will have full agency to drive your work forward
• Rapid iteration: we all work directly with top leadership to move from idea to hardware on ambitious timelines
• Full-stack engagement: hardware, software, silicon, and modelling teams all work closely together to create a product with generational impact
• Optimistic and pragmatic: we possess the will to win, and to do the hard work to get us there
• Team player mentality: the mission is bigger than any of us, and we have the curiosity and technical focus to see the best idea shipped, no matter who’s it is

About us

• Founded in 2022, team of 70+ which is expanding rapidly
• Modern, open offices in London and Bristol
• Collaborative, problem-solving culture built on deep curiosity, entrepreneurial initiative and technical fluency

Export control and security clearance

Certain roles may involve working on technologies subject to export restrictions. Applicants may be required to undergo additional eligibility checks to ensure compliance with applicable law.

Fractile is building silicon, systems and software which will redefine the frontier of AI: running the world’s most advanced models at radically higher speed and lower cost. We have an exceptional team across hardware and software capable of bringing about this change, and we are growing fast to meet demand and deliver our product at scale.

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced RTL Design Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will play a key part in the design and implementation of digital systems, contributing to every stage of the project lifecycle. Your work will involve developing and optimising Register Transfer Level (RTL) designs for high-performance and power-efficient systems

RTL Development and Implementation:

• Develop and maintain RTL specifications for digital designs, ensuring clarity and accuracy.
• Implement complex design modules with a focus on performance, power, and area efficiency.
• Take ownership of design tasks, including planning, execution, and delivery of work packages.
• Define design tasks for the project, including partitioning, interface specifications, and module definitions.
• Collaborate with verification engineers to ensure functional correctness through simulation and formal verification.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Work closely with physical design engineers, and verification teams to ensure seamless integration of the design.

Documentation and Standards Compliance:

• Document RTL design methodologies, module interfaces, and functional requirements.
• Ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and maintainability guidelines.

Qualifications and Skills:

Education: Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

Experience:

• 6+ years of experience in digital design, RTL development, or related roles.
• Proven expertise in developing RTL designs for high-performance systems.
• Familiarity with advanced digital design concepts, such as pipelining, clock-domain crossing, and power gating.
• Experience with high-speed or low-power design methodologies.

Soft Skills:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration abilities in cross-functional teams.
• A detail-oriented approach with a focus on quality and efficiency.

How we work

• Ownership and execution: you will have full agency to drive your work forward
• Rapid iteration: we all work directly with top leadership to move from idea to hardware on ambitious timelines
• Full-stack engagement: hardware, software, silicon, and modelling teams all work closely together to create a product with generational impact
• Optimistic and pragmatic: we possess the will to win, and to do the hard work to get us there
• Team player mentality: the mission is bigger than any of us, and we have the curiosity and technical focus to see the best idea shipped, no matter who’s it is

About us

• Founded in 2022, team of 70+ which is expanding rapidly
• Modern, open offices in London and Bristol
• Collaborative, problem-solving culture built on deep curiosity, entrepreneurial initiative and technical fluency

Export control and security clearance

Certain roles may involve working on technologies subject to export restrictions. Applicants may be required to undergo additional eligibility checks to ensure compliance with applicable law.

Fractile is building silicon, systems and software which will redefine the frontier of AI: running the world’s most advanced models at radically higher speed and lower cost. We have an exceptional team across hardware and software capable of bringing about this change, and we are growing fast to meet demand and deliver our product at scale.

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced RTL Design Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will play a key part in the design and implementation of digital systems, contributing to every stage of the project lifecycle. Your work will involve developing and optimising Register Transfer Level (RTL) designs for high-performance and power-efficient systems

RTL Development and Implementation:

• Develop and maintain RTL specifications for digital designs, ensuring clarity and accuracy.
• Implement complex design modules with a focus on performance, power, and area efficiency.
• Take ownership of design tasks, including planning, execution, and delivery of work packages.
• Define design tasks for the project, including partitioning, interface specifications, and module definitions.
• Collaborate with verification engineers to ensure functional correctness through simulation and formal verification.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Work closely with physical design engineers, and verification teams to ensure seamless integration of the design.

Documentation and Standards Compliance:

• Document RTL design methodologies, module interfaces, and functional requirements.
• Ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and maintainability guidelines.

Qualifications and Skills:

Education: Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

Experience:

• 6+ years of experience in digital design, RTL development, or related roles.
• Proven expertise in developing RTL designs for high-performance systems.
• Familiarity with advanced digital design concepts, such as pipelining, clock-domain crossing, and power gating.
• Experience with high-speed or low-power design methodologies.

Soft Skills:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration abilities in cross-functional teams.
• A detail-oriented approach with a focus on quality and efficiency.

How we work

• Ownership and execution: you will have full agency to drive your work forward
• Rapid iteration: we all work directly with top leadership to move from idea to hardware on ambitious timelines
• Full-stack engagement: hardware, software, silicon, and modelling teams all work closely together to create a product with generational impact
• Optimistic and pragmatic: we possess the will to win, and to do the hard work to get us there
• Team player mentality: the mission is bigger than any of us, and we have the curiosity and technical focus to see the best idea shipped, no matter who’s it is

About us

• Founded in 2022, team of 70+ which is expanding rapidly
• Modern, open offices in London and Bristol
• Collaborative, problem-solving culture built on deep curiosity, entrepreneurial initiative and technical fluency

Export control and security clearance

Certain roles may involve working on technologies subject to export restrictions. Applicants may be required to undergo additional eligibility checks to ensure compliance with applicable law.

About Graphcore

At Graphcore, we’re building the future of AI compute.We’re a team of semiconductor, software and AI experts, with deep experience in creating the complete AI compute stack - from silicon and software to infrastructure at datacenter scale.As part of the SoftBank Group, backed by significant long-term investment, we are delivering key technology into the fast-growing SoftBank AI ecosystem.To meet the vast and exciting AI opportunity, Graphcore is expanding its teams around the world.We are bringing together the brightest minds to solve the toughest problems, in a place where everyone has the opportunity to make an impact on the company, our products and the future of artificial intelligence.

Job Summary 

As the Hardware System Test Engineering Manager, you will lead the Hardware System Test Team responsible for developing manufacturing test solutions for High Performance Modules (HPM), Server Blades, and Multi-node racks as part of the production assembly process. You will drive the creation of robust test executive software that sequences tests and integrates test content from multiple internal and external sources. You will guide the development of manufacturing test content and test fixtures informed by a deep understanding of silicon, board, and system design. Working cross-functionally with hardware, firmware, and software teams, you will ensure the right tools and functionality exist to efficiently validate product quality at scale. 

The Team 

The Product Test and Diagnosis team is responsible for identifying and diagnosing hardware defects introduced during the manufacturing process. The team defines, develops, and executes an end-to-end test strategy spanning silicon, board-level assemblies, server blades, and rack-scale systems. Testing is performed across the full product lifecycle, including manufacturing, and deployed field environments. 

Product Test and Diagnosis is part of the Manufacturing Operations organisation, which also comprises Manufacturing Technology, Supply Chain, and Quality teams. The group operates as a global team, with engineers based in the UK (Bristol and Cambridge), Taiwan, India, and the United States. 

Responsibilities and Duties 

• Lead and grow a multidisciplinary team of hardware and software test engineers delivering manufacturing test solutions for complex compute systems. 

• Define the manufacturing test strategy and roadmap for High Performance Modules, Server Blades, and Multi-node racks. 

• Own delivery of test executive software used in both manufacturing and lab environments to orchestrate test sequencing, logging, results aggregation, and integration of test content from diverse sources. 

• Partner with internal software, firmware, and platform teams to ensure required hooks, diagnostics, telemetry, and APIs exist to enable effective manufacturing test. 

• Establish best practices for test coverage, traceability, release management, and configuration control of test software and content. 

• Implement metrics and dashboards for manufacturing test (yield, escapes, false fails, coverage, cycle time) and lead continuous improvement initiatives. 

• Drive root-cause analysis of manufacturing failures and field returns, coordinating corrective actions across design, validation, and manufacturing engineering. 

• Own the delivery of manufacturing test fixtures for High Performance Modules and Server Blades, including defining requirements, managing external subcontractors, and ensuring fixtures meet quality, cost, schedule, and production readiness needs. 

• Ensure test solutions are scalable, maintainable, and production-ready, including documentation, training, and support processes for factory deployment. 

• Support supplier/contract manufacturing engagements as needed, including test station readiness, deployment qualification, and ongoing production support. 

Candidate Profile  
 

Essential: 

• Experience developing manufacturing test solutions for high-performance servers, accelerators (GPU-class), or comparable large scale compute hardware. 

• Demonstrated people leadership experience managing a mixed hardware/software engineering team (hiring, coaching, performance management, and team development). 

• Deep technical understanding across silicon, board, and system design sufficient to define effective manufacturing test coverage and guide debug/root-cause analysis. 

• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, with experience driving requirements and delivery with internal software/firmware/platform teams to enable testability. 

• Hands-on experience using Linux, OpenBMC, and vendor specific test tools, diagnostics, and system-level utilities to test hardware in lab and manufacturing environments. 

• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or similar. 

Desirable: 

• Familiarity with rack-scale/multi-node systems, high-speed interconnects, and production qualification of complex assemblies. 

• Experience improving manufacturing KPIs (yield, test time, false fail reduction) through data-driven process and test optimization. 

• Knowledge of open-source tools commonly used for manufacturing test 

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working, a generous annual leave policy, private medical insurance and health cash plan, a dental plan, pension (matched up to 5%), life assurance and income protection. We have a generous parental leave policy and an employee assistance programme (which includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support). We offer a range of healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office and have our own barista bar! We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.

Applicants for this position must hold the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately at this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or support for visa applications

About us

Graphcore is one of the world’s leading innovators in Artificial Intelligence compute.

It is developing hardware, software and systems infrastructure that will unlock the next generation of AI breakthroughs and power the widespread adoption of AI solutions across every industry.

As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most transformative technologies. Together, they share a bold vision: to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and ensure its benefits are accessible to everyone.

Graphcore’s teams are drawn from diverse backgrounds and bring a broad range of skills and perspectives. A melting pot of AI research specialists, silicon designers, software engineers and systems architects, Graphcore enjoys a culture of continuous learning and constant innovation.

Job Summary

As an Electronics Laboratory Technician, you will support the day-to-day operation of Graphcore’s Bristol laboratories, helping to ensure that facilities, equipment, tools and processes are ready to support engineering activity. Working as part of the Laboratory team, you will help maintain a safe, organised and reliable electronics lab environment, supporting cross-functional teams with equipment setup, preventative maintenance, asset control, ESD checks and technical documentation.

The Team

The Laboratory team supports the installation, maintenance, repair and modification of electronic systems, cables and equipment within Graphcore’s laboratories. The team works closely with engineering groups to help set up test benches, troubleshoot routine lab issues and ensure that equipment is safe, available and operating reliably. The team also maintains technical documentation, manages tools, assets and test equipment, and contributes to efficient, high-quality laboratory operations.

Responsibilities and Duties

· Support the installation, setup and calibration of electronic test equipment, including oscilloscopes, logic analysers, power supplies and related laboratory equipment.
· Carry out preventative maintenance activities to help keep laboratory equipment available, safe and reliable.
· Maintain a clean, organised and safe laboratory environment in line with health and safety requirements.
· Check and maintain ESD countermeasures, escalating issues where corrective action is required.
· Support asset management activities, including tracking tools, equipment and laboratory assets.
· Manage goods in/out processes for laboratory equipment, components and related materials.
· Support engineering teams with test bench setup, equipment configuration and technical readiness for hardware bring-up, validation and characterisation activities.
· Help create and maintain standard operating procedures, work instructions and technical guidance for laboratory users.
· Provide practical support to laboratory users, including guidance on safe equipment use and routine lab processes.
· Support engineering teams with board, cable and wire modifications, following agreed procedures and quality expectations.
· Maintain accurate records for equipment, maintenance activity, assets and laboratory processes.
· Identify routine laboratory issues and work with colleagues to resolve or escalate them promptly.

Candidate Profile

Essential:

· Experience working in an electronics laboratory or similar technical environment.
· Strong practical understanding of electronic test equipment, including setup, calibration and basic troubleshooting.
· Awareness of ESD controls and safe working practices in an electronics lab environment.
· Ability to follow technical procedures accurately and maintain clear records.
· Practical experience supporting equipment maintenance, lab organisation or asset tracking.
· Good attention to detail, with a focus on quality, safety and reliability.
· Clear communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with engineering and operations teams.
· A proactive and organised approach to managing tasks and supporting laboratory users.

Desirable

· Experience supporting hardware bring-up, validation or characterisation activities.
· Experience with soldering, rework, cable assembly or board-level modifications.
· Familiarity with calibration processes, asset management systems or goods in/out processes.
· Relevant technical qualification in electronics, electrical engineering or a related discipline.
· Experience working in a semiconductor, electronics, computing hardware or high-technology R&D environment.
· Familiarity with laboratory quality processes, equipment documentation or standard operating procedures.

About us 

Graphcore is one of the world’s leading innovators in Artificial Intelligence compute. It is developing hardware, software and systems infrastructure that will unlock the next generation of AI breakthroughs and power the widespread adoption of AI solutions across every industry. 

As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most transformative technologies. Together, they share a bold vision: to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and ensure its benefits are accessible to everyone. 

Graphcore’s teams are drawn from diverse backgrounds and bring a broad range of skills and perspectives. A melting pot of AI research specialists, silicon designers, software engineers and systems architects, Graphcore brings together deep expertise to solve complex problems and deliver meaningful progress in AI compute. 

Job Summary 

Reporting to the Head of Data & Analytics, the Lead Analytics Engineer is a senior individual contributor responsible for owning the analytics engineering layer within Graphcore’s data platform. This role focuses on building and evolving curated data models, trusted metrics and well-documented semantic structures that enable reliable self-service analytics across the business. A key part of the role is partnering closely with stakeholders across business and technical functions to understand how teams operate, build trusted relationships, and translate real decision-making needs into clear, usable and governed datasets that support reporting, planning and operational insight. 

The Team 

The Data & Analytics team enables better decision-making across Graphcore by building trusted data foundations, scalable platforms and high-quality data products. The team works across a broad range of business and technical domains, partnering with colleagues throughout the company to improve access to reliable information, strengthen operational insightand support efficient, data-informed ways of working. Within this team, the Lead Analytics Engineer owns a key part of the analytics workflow, acting as a bridge between business stakeholders and data engineers to shape data models that reflect how the business works and can be adopted with confidence. 

Responsibilities and Duties 

• Own the dbt transformation layer, building, maintaining and evolving data models that support reliable self-service analytics across Graphcore. 

• Build strong working relationships with stakeholders across business and technical functions to understand priorities, processes, definitions and decision-making needs. 

• Work closely with stakeholders to discover, clarify and challenge requirements, turning ambiguous questions into well-structured analytical datasets and trusted metrics. 

• Translate business processes and raw datasets into intuitive, flexible and governed analytical models that support reporting, planning and operational decision-making. 

• Design clear, maintainable SQL models with a well-structured approach to naming, layering, reuse and long-term sustainability. 

• Partner with stakeholders to define, document and maintain trusted metric and KPI logic, ensuring consistency as requirements evolve. 

• Implement robust testing, validation and documentation practices in dbt to improve data quality, trust and discoverability. 

• Work closely with Data Engineering to align on source data structures, manage upstream schema changes and support reliable downstream consumption. 

• Establish and maintain CI/CD practices for analytics engineering, including automated checks, review workflows and safe release processes. 

• Optimise model performance and warehouse efficiency through pragmatic design choices, including incremental approaches, efficient joins and platform-aware tuning. 

• Support self-service analytics by creating datasets that are easy to understand and consume, with clear documentation and guidance for common use cases. 

• Contribute to the effective use of visualisation and reporting tools by modelling data for dashboard performance, usability and consistency. 

• Apply appropriate governance and access control principles to analytical datasets, working with colleagues to support secure and appropriate self-service access. 

• Help shape analytics engineering standards and day-to-day practices within the wider Data & Analytics function through collaboration, review and continuous improvement. 

Candidate Profile 

Essential 

• Demonstrable experience building production-quality dbt models that enable reliable self-service analytics. 

• Strong SQL skills and experience designing maintainable transformation layers within a modern data platform. 

• Proven ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders and work closely with business users to understand requirements, processes and data needs. 

• Proven ability to translate business requirements and raw datasets into flexible, intuitive data models that stakeholders can use confidently. 

• Strong grasp of analytics engineering best practices, including model layering, documentation, testing and semantic consistency. 

• Experience defining and maintaining trusted metrics, KPIs and curated datasets for business use. 

• Strong understanding of data quality, change management and the practices needed to maintain trust in analytical outputs. 

• Experience applying CI/CD practices to analytics workflows, including automated testing, deployment discipline and review processes. 

• Experience working with relational databases and analytical warehouse technologies. 

• Strong communication skills, including the ability to influence decisions, challenge assumptions constructively and work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. 

• A practical, delivery-focused approach to problem solving. 

Desirable 

• Experience with data warehouse technologies such as Redshift, PostgreSQL or ClickHouse. 

• Experience supporting self-service visualisation and reporting tools such as Superset, Metabase or similar platforms. 

• Familiarity with semantic or metrics-layer tooling. 

• Python experience, including building lightweight data applications or utilities. 

• Experience improving dataset discoverability, documentation and adoption across an organisation. 

• Familiarity with data governance practices, including access control and sensitive data handling. 

• Experience working in a Git and pull-request based development workflow. 

• Experience working in a fast-moving product, technology or engineering-led environment. 

About us 

Graphcore is one of the world’s leading innovators in Artificial Intelligence compute. It is developing hardware, software and systems infrastructure that will unlock the next generation of AI breakthroughs and power the widespread adoption of AI solutions across every industry. 

As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most transformative technologies. Together, they share a bold vision: to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and ensure its benefits are accessible to everyone. 

Graphcore’s teams are drawn from diverse backgrounds and bring a broad range of skills and perspectives. A melting pot of AI research specialists, silicon designers, software engineers and systems architects, Graphcore brings together deep expertise to solve complex problems and deliver meaningful progress in AI compute. 

Job Summary 

Reporting to the Head of Data & Analytics, the Lead Data Engineer is a senior individual contributor responsible for leading a key area of Graphcore’s data platform and engineering practices. This role combines hands-on technical delivery with technical leadership across data pipelines, platform capabilities and data products that support analytics, reportingand operational decision-making. Working closely with stakeholders across technical and business functions, the Lead Data Engineer helps shape the direction of the data platform, drives improvements to reliability, scalability and governance, and enables teams across Graphcore to make better use of trusted data. 

The Team 

The Data & Analytics team enables better decision-making across Graphcore by building trusted data foundations, scalable platforms and high-quality data products. The team works across a broad range of business and technical domains, partnering with colleagues throughout the company to improve access to reliable information, strengthen operational insightand support efficient, data-informed ways of working. Within this team, the Lead Data Engineer plays a key role in evolving the platform, setting engineering standards and delivering robust solutions that scale with business needs. 

Responsibilities and Duties 

• Lead the design, build and evolution of robust data pipelines and platform services that support analytics, reporting and operational use cases across Graphcore. 

• Own the data engineering stack, planning and delivering improvements to reliability, scalability, maintainability, performance and security. 

• Build and operate Python-based batch and streaming workflows, with clear approaches to orchestration, testing, deployment, monitoring and incident resolution. 

• Design and implement data solutions on AWS using services such as S3, Lambda, Aurora PostgreSQL, Athena, Glue and Redshift, ensuring they are secure, resilient and cost-conscious. 

• Define and apply engineering standards for data quality, observability, documentation, release processes and operational support. 

• Partner with analysts, engineers and business stakeholders to translate requirements into trusted datasets, well-structured data models and reusable data products. 

• Drive improvements to platform resilience through approaches such as idempotent processing, retry and recovery mechanisms, buffering strategies and backfill or replay capabilities. 

• Lead technical decision-making in your area by reviewing designs and code, sharing expertise and helping to raise the quality bar for data engineering across the team. 

• Build and maintain CI/CD workflows and development practices that enable safe, repeatable and efficient delivery of data infrastructure and workflows. 

• Ensure appropriate data protection and access controls are in place, including least-privilege access, secure secrets handling and suitable database permissions. 

• Contribute to the development of internal tools and lightweight applications that improve access to data and support self-serve workflows. 

• Work across teams to identify opportunities for platform and process improvements, helping shape the direction of data engineering within the wider Data & Analytics function. 

Candidate Profile 

Essential 

• Strong experience designing, building and operating production-grade data pipelines and data platforms in Python. 

• Strong hands-on experience with modern data orchestration, testing, deployment and monitoring practices in a production environment. 

• Experience building solutions on AWS data services, including storage, processing and query technologies. 

• Strong understanding of data modelling, data quality, schema design and performance optimisation across relational and analytical systems. 

• Experience designing reliable data systems that recover gracefully from failure and operate effectively in real-world production conditions. 

• Experience working with batch and streaming data pipelines, including operational support, troubleshooting and continuous improvement. 

• Strong knowledge of security and access control principles for data platforms, including IAM, database permissions and secure handling of credentials and secrets. 

• Experience providing technical leadership as a senior individual contributor through design reviews, code reviews, standards-setting and mentoring of others. 

• Ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, turning business needs into practical, scalable data solutions. 

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical decisions clearly and influence outcomes across teams. 

Desirable 

• Experience with Prefect or a similar workflow orchestration platform. 

• Experience with streaming or data collection technologies. 

• Experience with PostgreSQL, Redshift, ClickHouse or similar database and warehouse technologies. 

• Experience with CI/CD tooling and Infrastructure as Code approaches. 

• Experience building lightweight internal tools or data applications using Python frameworks such as Streamlit or Flask. 

• Familiarity with dbt and working models that combine data engineering and analytics engineering. 

• Understanding of operational best practices for cloud-based data platforms, including cost optimisation and observability. 

• Experience working in a fast-moving product, technology or engineering-led environment. 

About us 

Graphcore is one of the world’s leading innovators in Artificial Intelligence compute. It is developing hardware, software and systems infrastructure that will unlock the next generation of AI breakthroughs and power the widespread adoption of AI solutions across every industry. 

As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most transformative technologies. Together, they share a bold vision: to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and ensure its benefits are accessible to everyone. 

Graphcore’s teams are drawn from diverse backgrounds and bring a broad range of skills and perspectives. We bring together specialists across AI research, silicon design, software engineering and systems to solve complex problems and deliver meaningful impact. 

Job Summary 

Reporting into the Data & Transformation function, the Project Manager is responsible for delivering cross-functional transformation programmes that improve how Graphcoreoperates day to day. The role owns end-to-end delivery of initiatives that shape business processes, ways of working and change around enterprise platforms and operational activities, partnering closely with teams across IT, Finance, People, Operations and external partners to ensure outcomes are delivered in a structured, effective and sustainable way. 

The Team 

The Data & Transformation team delivers programmes that improve business processes, tooling and ways of working across Graphcore. The team focuses on shaping and landing transformation around systems and operational processes, rather than owning the systems themselves. It works across multiple functions to deliver change successfully, balancing operational needs, governance, user adoption and long-term sustainability. The team partners closely with subject matter experts, Business Analysts, technical teams and external vendors to turn business requirements into well-executed delivery. 

Responsibilities and Duties 

• Own end-to-end delivery of cross-functional projects, including scope, plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, assumptions, issues and decisions. 

• Establish and run effective project governance, including delivery cadences, status reporting, change control, clear ownership and decision tracking. 

• Coordinate delivery from initiation through go-live and stabilisation, covering planning, execution, testing, user acceptance, cutover and hypercare. 

• Partner with Business Analysts and subject matter experts to translate agreed requirements and process designs into executable delivery plans. 

• Drive alignment across internal teams and third-party partners, resolving blockers, managing dependencies and maintaining momentum against agreed outcomes. 

• Define delivery milestones, acceptance criteria and readiness checkpoints to support high-quality implementation and controlled release. 

• Ensure change is landed effectively through communication planning, training coordination, operational readiness and adoption tracking. 

• Support post-go-live follow-through, including defect triage, prioritisation, lessons learned and continuous improvement activity. 

• Ensure changes are landed in a supportable way, with clear ownership, operating processes, documentation and service expectations agreed with the relevant teams where appropriate. 

• Work with stakeholders to ensure delivery plans appropriately consider access controls, security, auditability and policy or compliance requirements. 

• Manage vendor and partner deliverables where required, ensuring expectations, responsibilities, timelines and dependencies are clearly understood. 

• Produce clear project artefacts and updates that enable informed decision-making and transparent communication across stakeholders. 

Candidate Profile 

Essential 

• Proven experience delivering cross-functional business systems and operational change initiatives, including implementations, migrations, integrations or significant process change. 

• Strong project management fundamentals, including planning, dependency management, risk and issue management, governance and stakeholder communication. 

• Experience coordinating delivery across technical and non-technical teams through testing, go-live and stabilisation. 

• Ability to work effectively in a delivery model that includes Business Analysts or equivalent partners responsible for detailed requirements and process analysis. 

• Strong written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear and effective plans, status updates, RAID logs and decision records. 

• Experience using modern delivery tools such as Jira and Confluence, or comparable platforms. 

• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and keep delivery on track in a fast-moving environment. 

• Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills, with the confidence to work across multiple functions and with external partners. 

Desirable 

• Experience delivering change across enterprise domains such as Finance, People systems, IT service management, procurement, workplace systems or identity and access management. 

• Experience planning and coordinating data migration, cutover activity and operational transition for enterprise systems. 

• Familiarity with security and access control concepts, including role-based access, least privilege and joiner, mover, leaver processes. 

• Experience working in environments with policy, audit or regulatory considerations. 

• Experience working on multi-vendor delivery programmes, organisational integration initiatives or large-scale business change. 

• Interest in, or experience with, AI-enabled workflow improvements and business system integrations. 

About Graphcore 

How often do you get the chance to build a technology that transforms the future of humanity? 

Graphcore products have set the standard in made-for-AI compute hardware and software, gaining global attention and industry acclaim. Now we are developing the next generation of artificial intelligence compute with systems that will allow AI researchers to develop more advanced models, help scientists unlock exciting new discoveries, and power companies around the world as they put AI at the heart of their business. 

Graphcore recently joined SoftBank Group – bringing large and ongoing investment from one of the world’s leading backers of innovative AI companies. 

Job Summary  
We are looking for a Senior Network Engineer to join our Cloud Platform Team and help develop and deploy clouds and services. Working closely with our colleagues in Software Platform, Datacentre Operations and Product Development teams, you will deploy services onour fleet of cutting-edge AI systems. As part of our Software Platform organisation, you will be involved in the cloud integration, validation, performance benchmarking, optimisation, and development of our high-performance AI solutions.  These include in-house AI systems alongside off-the-shelf high-performance servers, switches and storage solutions.  This is a hand-on technical role requiring a solid background in the use of cloud infrastructure, deployment using Infrastructure-as-Code, observability, high-performance networkingand storage systems.  You may have been working in an IT organisation, a datacentre, a cloud provider or as a developer of orchestration or cloud services.   

The Software Platform team at Graphcore 

We build Graphcore products into large-scale AI solutions for our customers and the Cloud Platform Team is responsible for providing such systems to both internal users via private clouds and customers via our own public clouds.  Often the internal systems will be using and developing pre-release hardware and software, so it’s vital you are comfortable with unproven components. 

Responsibilities and Duties 
 

• Develop and operate high-performance ethernet infrastructure on our private clouds and support internal users in their use. You will turn end-user and product requirements into deployed services. 

• Help to build automation to collect and analyse metrics and other data from the network infrastructure to support clear identification and reporting of any issues.  Work with users to provide information of any product-related issues to Engineering and QA departments. 

• Work with our Datacentre Operations Engineers to maintain, tune and operate the fleet of AI systems at peak performance in our private clouds. 
• Work with external vendors of off-the-shelf switches, servers and storage solutions to integrate 3rd party products into our Cloud Reference Design, with a focus on network performance, automation and resilience. 

Skills and Experience (all required) 

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a relevant subject. 
• Significant hands-on experience with 1 or more vendor’s high-end (100Gb/s+) ethernet switch solutions. 
• Experience managing on-premises or private-cloud environments.  
• Solid software engineering or IT experience with a proven track record of delivering technical output as an individual contributor. 
• Experience working in an AGILE and SCRUM framework, including understanding of priorities, risks, issues, impacts and constraints.  
• Strong proven Linux scripting ability (bash, python, awk, sed). 
• Strong proven Linux system administration (Ubuntu, RHEL and variants). 
• Experience with a version control system (preferably Git) and using it to manage system configuration or automation. 
• Experience with Continuous Integration or testing pipelines using GitLab, GitHub or similar. 
• A solid hands-on understanding of the technologies underpinning cloud services (APIs, virtualisation of CPUs, IO, systems) and how they relate to high-performance networking. 
• Experience with IAC automation tools (Terraform/OpenTofu, Ansible). 
• Experience with container deployment and management tools (e.g. docker). 
• Experience with solutions for monitoring and observability. e.g. Grafana, Prometheus, OpenSearch/ElasticSearch, Loki.  
• Good communication and presentation skills, and experience dealing with end-users of IT services. 
• An ability to work independently on critical infrastructure with minimal oversight, and with a focus on end-user availability.  

Desirable but not required: 

• Experience with Openstack cloud platforms. 
• Experience with High Performance Computing (HPC) environments using SLURM or similar batch workload solutions. 
• Experience with hardware offloading on RDMA-capable NICs and how that integrates with virtual networking on Open V-switch, KVM/QEMU. 
• Experience with managing production Kubernetes clusters and workloads with an automation tool such as ArgoCD. 

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working, a generous annual leave policy, private medical insurance and health cash plan, a dental plan, pension (matched up to 5%), life assurance and income protection. We have a generous parental leave policy and an employee assistance programme (which includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support). We offer a range of healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office and have our own barista bar! We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.

Sponsorship

Applicants for this position must hold the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately at this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or support for visa applications.

About Graphcore 

How often do you get the chance to build a technology that transforms the future of humanity? 

Graphcore products have set the standard in made-for-AI compute hardware and software, gaining global attention and industry acclaim. Now we are developing the next generation of artificial intelligence compute with systems that will allow AI researchers to develop more advanced models, help scientists unlock exciting new discoveries, and power companies around the world as they put AI at the heart of their business. 

Graphcore recently joined SoftBank Group – bringing large and ongoing investment from one of the world’s leading backers of innovative AI companies. 

Job Summary

We are looking for a Senior Engineer to join our Cloud Platform Team and help develop and deploy clouds and services. Working closely with our colleagues in Software Platform, Datacentre Operations and Product Development teams, you will deploy services on our fleet of cutting-edge AI systems. As part of our Software Platform organisation, you will be involved in the cloud integration, validation, performance benchmarking, optimisation, and development of our high-performance AI solutions.  These include in-house AI systems alongside off-the-shelf high-performance servers, switches and storage solutions.  This is a hand-on technical role requiring a solid background in the use of cloud infrastructure, deployment using Infrastructure-as-Code, observability, high-performance networking and storage systems.  You may have been working in an IT organisation, a datacentre, a cloud provider or as a developer of orchestration or cloud services.   

The Software Platform team at Graphcore 

We build Graphcore products into large-scale AI solutions for our customers and the Cloud Platform Team is responsible for providing such systems to both internal users via private clouds and customers via our own public clouds.  Often the internal systems will be using and developing pre-release hardware and software, so it’s vital you are comfortable with unproven components. 

Responsibilities and Duties

• Develop and operate end-user services on our private clouds and support internal users in their use. You will turn end-user and product requirements into deployed services. 
• Help to build automation to collect and analyse metrics and other data from the cloud services to support clear identification and reporting of any issues.  Work with users to provide information of any product-related issues to Engineering and QA departments. 
• Work with our Datacentre Operations Engineers to maintain and operate the fleet of AI systems at peak performance in our private clouds. 
• Configure and test new Graphcore AI hardware and systems using Continuous Deployment and Infrastructure-as-code in internal and external datacentres. 
• Work with external vendors of off-the-shelf switches, servers and storage solutions to integrate 3rd party products into our Cloud Reference Design. 

Skills and Experience (all required) 

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a relevant subject. 
• Solid software engineering or IT experience with a proven track record of delivering technical output as an individual contributor. 
• Experience managing on-premises or private-cloud environments.  
• Experience working in an AGILE and SCRUM framework, including understanding of priorities, risks, issues, impacts and constraints.  
• Strong proven Linux scripting ability (bash, python, awk, sed). 
• Strong proven Linux system administration (Ubuntu, RHEL and variants). 
• Experience with a version control system (preferably Git) and using it to manage system configuration or automation. 
• Experience with Continuous Integration or testing pipelines using GitLab, GitHub or similar. 
• A solid hands-on understanding of the technologies underpinning cloud services (APIs, virtualisation of CPUs, IO, systems), virtual networks, block storage, resource management and monitoring. 
• Experience with IAC automation tools (Terraform/OpenTofu, Ansible, Packer). 
• Experience with container deployment and management tools (e.g. docker). 
• Experience with solutions for monitoring and observability. e.g. Grafana, Prometheus, OpenSearch/ElasticSearch, Loki.  
• Good communication and presentation skills, and experience dealing with end-users of IT services. 
• An ability to work independently on critical infrastructure with minimal oversight, and with a focus on end-user availability.  

 Desirable but not required: 

• Experience with Openstack cloud platforms. 
• Experience with High Performance Computing (HPC) environments using SLURM or similar batch workload solutions. 
• Experience with managing production Kubernetes clusters and workloads.  
• Programming experience with Python3 utilising classes and inheritance. 

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working, a generous annual leave policy, private medical insurance and health cash plan, a dental plan, pension (matched up to 5%), life assurance and income protection. We have a generous parental leave policy and an employee assistance programme (which includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support). We offer a range of healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office and have our own barista bar! We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.

Sponsorship

Applicants for this position must hold the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately at this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or support for visa applications.

Job Title: Project Manager

Are you motivated by delivering change that shapes how a modern law firm works?

We’re one of the UK’s most forward-thinking law firms, built on a foundation of innovation, collaboration, and ambition. Join us, and let’s shape the future together.

* We are in a period of exclusive direct sourcing for this role and are not currently accepting applications from recruitment agencies.

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The role in 60 seconds

• Role: Project Manager
• Team: Business Change
• Location: Hybrid working from Bristol, Exeter or Plymouth  
• Working Pattern: Full time
• Why this role matters: The Project Manager turns firm strategy into real, lasting change - helping us work smarter, adopt new ways of working successfully, and deliver an outstanding experience for both clients and colleagues.

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What you’ll do

Embedded in our Business Change Team, working closely with colleagues in the PMO, IT, legal practices, and support functions you'll:

• Lead end‑to‑end delivery of multiple projects, owning scope, timescales, budget, quality and outcomes.
• Develop and maintain project plans, business cases, benefits, KPIs, risks and dependencies.
• Deliver projects using Agile, Waterfall or hybrid methodologies, adapting approach to context and stakeholders.
• Work collaboratively with Partners, legal teams, business services, IT and third‑party suppliers.
• Apply effective governance, resource planning and financial control, managing cross‑project dependencies.
• Embed change management, adoption, training and benefits realisation into project delivery.

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What we’re looking for

• Proven project management experience delivering complex change, operational improvement or technology projects in medium to large organisations.
• Background in professional services or regulated environments; law firm experience is advantageous but not essential.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with confidence engaging at all levels.
• Demonstrable change management capability, including impact assessment, communications and adoption.
• Sound project management discipline, ideally supported by relevant qualifications (e.g. PRINCE2, Agile, APM, PMP or similar).
• Organised, adaptable and commercially aware, with flexibility to work across offices and embrace hybrid working.
• And you’ll share our passion for innovation, collaboration, and achieving great things together.

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Join a seriously ambitious firm

At Foot Anstey, we’re committed to making a difference for our people, our clients, and society. Here’s what makes us stand out:

• An ambitious growth strategy that opens up opportunities for our people to make their mark.
• A client base that spans household names, thriving startups, and ambitious enterprises.
• A culture built on our values of being refreshingly human, entrepreneurial, inclusive and collaborative.
• A strong focus on being a responsible business with a commitment to sustainability and giving back to our communities.
• Comprehensive professional development and training – whatever your role and level we have training that will support you to achieve your goals.

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Progressive benefits tailored to you

We believe our people are our greatest asset. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your professional growth and personal wellbeing, including:

• Competitive salary and performance-linked bonus.
• Enhanced parental leave policies.
• Private healthcare and wellbeing initiatives (e.g., mental health support, gym memberships).
• An open, flexible working environment.
• Find out more about our benefits and work environment here

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Ready to apply?

• Hit the "Apply Now" button.
  • Send us your CV and a quick note on why this role is perfect for you.
  • Our team will review your application and be in touch, whatever the outcome.
• Invited for interview?
  • With a straightforward process typically involving two interviews, our talent acquisition team will guide you through every step, ensuring you feel confident and prepared to show us what you can do.
  • We’re here to support your individual needs. If you require any adaptations or adjustments, we’re more than happy to accommodate these. Before your interview, we’ll contact you to discuss the themes we’ll cover and answer any questions you might have.
  • If you’d like to visit our offices prior to your interview or would like help testing your kit for your virtual interview, just let us know.

Let’s make your next career move the start of something extraordinary.

Registered Paediatric Intensive Care Nurse (PICU)- Bristol

Pulse are looking for registered highly motivated and talented Band 5 & 6 Paediatric Intensive Care Nurses to join our Tier 1 agency to work in Bristol.

At Pulse, we understand that being a Paediatric Intensive Care Nurse can be challenging. We want to take the hassle out of everything that can feel like a chore, such as booking shifts, completing timesheets, and feeling there’s a lack of stability. We’re here to help PICU Nurses like you, navigate difficult situations and provide support through tough times, so you can focus on the job you love doing.  

Get the freedom to work how you want, when you want with our flexible shifts available from Monday through to Sunday. With Pulse you can plan ahead with our block bookings, available to book up to 3 months in advance.

By working with Pulse, you are opened to many opportunities across the private sector and the NHS that allow you to be in control your work life to suit your lifestyle and commitments.

PAYE £23.00- £42.68

What you will be doing as a Registered Paediatric Intensive Care Nurse

• Actively communicate with the patient’s family and loved ones. Communicating assertively with family members to reassure them and provide information about what is happening with the patients is essential.
• PICU nurses have the primary responsibility of assessing, treating, and monitoring young patients under 18 years old who are presenting acute, serious ailments.
• PICU nurses must record patient information concisely and accurately because every symptom matters. Paediatric intensive care nurses also answer questions and provide education for caregivers about managing their child’s health condition.

To be considered for this role you will need to have:

• Valid NMC registration
• At least 6 months recent UK NHS experience within the Paediatric Sector
• Ability to provide a clinical reference as well as covering the last three years of employment.
• Able to provide an enhanced DBS or documents to apply for one.
• Right to work within the UK – proof will be required.

Key benefits of choosing Pulse Nursing

• Rewarding – highly competitive pay rates, as well as bonuses of up to £500 for recommending your friends*
• Flexible – Work that fits around your life, not the other way around.
• Easy – quick and convenient online recruitment process.
• Dynamic – we don’t just offer NHS roles. Choose from private and community settings too.
• Supportive – specialist revalidation support and access to a clinical support team.
• Unbeatable choice – Choose from over 60,000 shifts per month.

*T&C’s apply

What are the next steps?

If this role sounds like the perfect fit for you, please call on 03335773410 option 1,1,3,3.

If you are interested in registering with us, would like to know more about this position or simply discuss any other opportunities we have, we would love to hear from you. You can register your interest on our website here: https://www.pulsejobs.com/candidate/register/

About Pulse Nursing

Pulse Nursing is an established, award winning, supplier of healthcare professionals to NHS trusts and private hospitals across the UK, providing the highest quality Nurses and ODP’s.

Pulse takes pride in offering a service of putting people first, always by your side and driven by excellence. We are an established top tier framework agency due to the excellent relationships we have built with our Nurses and NHS trusts over the past 30 years.

Feedback from our Paediatric Nurses.

“The level of professionalism and support I received from them was remarkable. I appreciate the way they communicate and get involved in the work. Pulse is #1 for me.”

Pulse Nursing is proud to be an equitable, diverse, and inclusive employer. Please note that our job adverts are correct at the time of publication, but some details and job responsibilities are subject to change.

An exciting Solutions Architect role with a competitive salary plus bonus and career progression opportunities for a permanent role based in Marylebone, London office.

We are offering a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Solutions Architect at a market leading, dynamic and renowned property, technology and innovative, technology-based car parking company. Our client is a market leading, renowned UK business, established over 50 years ago. The company operates over 3500 sites across the UK and Ireland providing specialist services to a wide range of blue-chip clients.

The role

We are seeking technical polyglots who enjoy both technical architectural design, hands-on coding and peer reviews, though also like the idea of the equally important social/client-facing aspect of the role.

The role is responsible for defining the development architecture across a blend of in-house bespoke solutions and 3rd party products and helping to shape the longer-term strategic development architecture for the organisation. It will also involve understanding key business processes and consider approaches to delivering the required capabilities, including identifying and assessing new technologies. You will be involved in designing, developing, and deploying AI-powered automation solutions that can transform operational processes at scale.

You will be assisting the head of business solutions and other architects on developing architecture strategy and target architecture model. You will be working closely with delivery team members to coach and promote best-practice solution development architecture as well as supporting business analysts and product owners in planning and story-mapping for new development. You will act as technical design authority (TDA) for delivery of technical stories and produce technical documentation artefacts to support the delivery process.


Main Responsibilities

Duties will include:

• The design and implementation of best-in-class software architecture
• Produce and communicate clear technical designs to guide and contextualise solution development across products, services, projects, and systems, including applications, technologies, processes, and information which meet the business strategic needs.
• Create and maintain the architecture models and related reference data in our enterprise repository as part of your normal project tasks.
• Provide solution architecture deliverables, including current and target state architecture, standard definitions, reference models, architecture designs and patterns
• Ensure that all work undertaken by you and your colleagues is of the highest quality and meets the agreed standards for software delivery.
• Support product managers in product decisions to maintain, refresh or retire services, or systems, including applications, technologies, processes, and information.
• Participate actively in all team ceremonies (daily stand-up, team retros, sprint reviews, story-mapping, backlog refinement) helping the entire delivery team be the best that they can.

Essential Skills:

• C# .NET Core, REST API Design and Development, API Management
• Document or No-SQL database solutions (particularly Elasticsearch)
• Messaging and microservices based architecture (Azure Service Bus, Azure Functions)
• Formal architecture documentation and diagramming techniques (BPMN, UML, Wireframing)
• Experience with AI tools and frameworks such as Claude code.
• Test and behaviour driven development strategies (TDD, BDD, Gopher)
• Agile Delivery Methodologies, SCRUM, SCRUMBAN
• Working in an agile environment using JIRA and Confluence
• Experience working in a data-centric organisation

Desirable Skills

• React front-end development
• React. Native cross-platform mobile application development
• Android development (Java/Kotlin/Dagger2)
• Image Processing, ANPR (automated number plate recognition) and OCR library implementations
• Exposure to process modelling, for example in BPMN  
• IoT relay control systems
• Networking security (firewalls and network traffic control)

Interested?
If you feel you have the skills and qualities to undertake this role, please click apply.
We are an equal opportunities employer.

We're looking for an enthusiastic Senior Delivery Manager to join our Bristol team. Delivery Managers are the backbone of project success here at Great State. We pride ourselves on delivering beautiful websites, apps, and technology solutions with inspired content and elegant user experience at the core. We work with clients such as Honda, The Royal Navy and Longleat to transform their digital offerings and capabilities. You’ll be responsible for the successful delivery of projects, from a quality, timing and commercial perspective, and work closely with the client, the Great State client relationship owner (Client Partner or Delivery Lead) and the wider internal teams. 

Reporting to one of our Delivery Leads, you will ensure that your projects are on track, utilising the most effective mix of skills and the most appropriate process and tools. As the day-to-day contact with our clients, the Delivery Manager needs to exercise tact and diplomacy, and understand the clients’ issues and needs – while at the same time protecting the interests of the business. 

With a natural interest in technological innovation, a highly skilled team of experts around you and a healthy training plan, you will succeed in keeping our client brands relevant in a connected world. In addition to an excellent salary, Great State offers a wide range of benefits and a fantastic team of people to work, learn and play with. 

Key responsibilities:

• Support the day-to-day delivery of digital projects, ensuring they run smoothly, stay on time, and meet quality standards
• Put the appropriate plans and measures in place to properly initiate your projects
• Plan and run clear, detailed internal and external project kick-offs, forming part of strong project initiation
• Collaborate with project teams and client stakeholders to plan and deliver against agreed roadmaps and project milestones
• Help define project scopes, schedules, budgets, and resource needs, escalating any risks early
• Create Statements of Work, estimates and project plans with guidance from senior delivery or client teams
• Identify and manage change using change control process
• Work with the resourcing team to make sure the right skills and capacity are in place for successful delivery
• Provide clear briefs for everyone working on your projects
• Support the translation of requirements into user stories which are clear and actionable to the team
• Lead key team ceremonies such as stand-ups, sprint planning, demos, and retrospectives, promoting an agile and collaborative environment
• Proactively track project progress against timelines and budgets (using a budget tracker and updating an overrun/burn report), ensuring updates and issues are flagged early, and overruns are mitigated and managed
• Identify and manage project risks, issues and dependencies, escalating when needed
• Create and maintain appropriate project governance for the size of project
• Ensure delivery outputs meet agreed quality standards and that delivery processes are followed and are ISO 9001 compliant
• Input to financial forecasting
• Work closely with delivery leads, project teams, and clients to keep communication clear, focused and productive
• Gain an understanding of your clients, their industry and the competitor landscape
• Build positive relationships with clients, internal teams, and partners to support smooth delivery
• Coordinate with third parties or vendors if required, under the guidance of a Delivery Lead
• Contribute to improving delivery processes by sharing ideas, identifying blockers, and suggesting ways of working better

Skills/experience:

• Experience managing digital projects with budgets of £100k+, including website builds and/or app development
• Proven track record in delivering to different project management methods
• Experience in client management
• Good understanding of commercial management of project budgets including estimating/planning resources, developing/managing budgets, and writing relevant project documentation
• Able to manage internal and client stakeholders to achieve optimal outcomes – agency experience is essential
• Strong all-round communication skills – written and verbal
• Ability to think calmly, clearly and objectively to resolve challenges
• Expertise in Microsoft Office 365 and solid experience of project management software and tools such as MS Project or
• Experience using AI tools would be nice to have
• SC cleared preferred but not essential, although need to be clearable

Behaviours:

• Charismatic and open personality
• Ability to work well under pressure with an objective focused and positive approach
• Curious, passion for digital and the application of technology
• A team player with the ability to coach and support to facilitate decision making
• Excellent communication skills across all mediums – presentation, written, verbal
• Good commercial acumen
• Problem-solving skills, analytical, fair and objective
• Strong client management skills
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Have a collaborative, supportive and team-based approach
• A commitment to quality, accuracy and driving improvements
• Calm and considered
• Resilient, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability

There will be travel required to the client's location occasionally and a requirement to work in the Bristol office for a minimum of two days a week. The remainder of the time can be remote. 

DIVERSITY STATEMENT 

Building diversity into our team isn’t just important to us as people, it is business critical.  

We design digital products and services for a diverse world, and so we want a diverse team who enable us to produce the best work for our clients.  

We don’t just celebrate differences; we want a team that is built upon them. A team that represents all sexual orientations, ethnicities, faiths, and gender expressions. Every person is welcome at Great State and we offer the appropriate support throughout anyone’s journey with us.  

Equally if you have a disability or a special need that requires accommodation or our attention, then we want you on our team, and we actively encourage you to apply. 

Build. Innovate. Inspire. Join Great State.