Vallum Associates

About the Company

Vallum Associates offer best in class talent acquisition on a contingency, retained, or project basis. Through our dedicated sector consultants, our specialised brands have the knowledge and connections to provide tailored hiring and project services across industries :

* Banking & Financial
* Energy, Utilities & Commodities
* Engineering & Renewable
* Insurance Services

Our specialised industry and sector specific consultants are able to offer a personalised experience to fit your needs. Our unique associate consultative approach compliments our own consultant's in-depth industry knowledge, allowing us to draw upon industry-wide connections to offer non- traditional approaches to delivering transformation and complete business growth globally.

Listed Jobs

Company Name

Vallum Associates

Job Title

IT Infrastructure Scrum Master Financial Services

Job Description

**Job Title:** IT Infrastructure Scrum Master – Financial Services **Role Summary:** Facilitate Agile delivery of infrastructure and platform initiatives within a banking environment. Guide cross‑functional technology teams through Scrum ceremonies, remove impediments, and ensure timely, high‑quality delivery of cloud, data‑center, network, and enterprise tooling projects. **Expectations:** - Apply Scrum and Agile best practices to complex infrastructure programs. - Maintain seamless collaboration among development, operations, security, and business stakeholders. - Drive continuous improvement and uphold compliance with financial‑services regulations. **Key Responsibilities:** - Conduct daily stand‑ups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and backlog grooming. - Identify, track, and eliminate blockers affecting team velocity. - Coach teams and stakeholders on Scrum principles and Agile mindset. - Monitor sprint progress, manage burn‑down charts, and report status to senior leadership. - Coordinate with product owners to prioritize work aligned with business objectives. - Foster transparent communication and stakeholder engagement throughout the project lifecycle. **Required Skills:** - Proven Scrum Master experience on infrastructure programs (cloud, data centre, network, platform, enterprise tooling). - Deep understanding of Agile/Scrum frameworks applied to infrastructure delivery. - Strong facilitation, conflict‑resolution, and impediment‑removal capabilities. - Excellent verbal and written communication; adept at stakeholder management. - Ability to navigate complex, regulated financial‑services environments. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience). - Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or equivalent Agile certification (e.g., PSM, SAFe Scrum Master). - Preferred: Certifications in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) or ITIL/ITSM.

England, United kingdom

On site

17-12-2025

Company Name

Vallum Associates

Job Title

Environments Manager

Job Description

Job title: Environments Manager Role Summary: Lead the end‑to‑end provisioning, maintenance, and governance of development, test, staging, and production environments across a multi‑project transformation programme, ensuring stability, security, cost efficiency, and alignment with delivery milestones. Expactations: Ensure all programme environments are provisioned, stable, and secure; implement a unified environment strategy that reduces duplication and costs; identify and mitigate environment‑related risks early; deliver compliant test data and automation support; maintain accurate documentation and receive positive stakeholder feedback. Key Responsibilities: - Develop and implement a programme‑wide environment strategy to optimise usage and reduce cost. - Provision, configure, and maintain all technical environments (dev, test, staging, prod). - Oversee lifecycle management, resourcing, updates, and performance optimisation. - Align environment readiness with release plans, coordinating with Release, Change, and Transition Managers. - Facilitate smooth handover to BAU teams post‑deployment. - Identify, communicate, and mitigate risks, dependencies, and security issues. - Collaborate with test teams on data requirements, refresh, masking, and compliance. - Automate environment and test data processes where feasible. - Serve as the single contact point for environment management, ensuring proactive communication with stakeholders. - Maintain up‑to‑date documentation and governance artefacts. Required Skills: - Strong knowledge of environment provisioning, lifecycle management, and performance monitoring. - Experience with hybrid cloud/on‑premises environments and multi‑project coordination. - Proficient in environment governance, access control, and security compliance (audit‐ready). - Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. - Problem‑solving abilities with a focus on prevention and continuous improvement. - Familiarity with test data management, masking, and automation tools. Required Education & Certifications: - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience). - Certifications in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), DevOps, or environment management are highly desirable.

United kingdom

Remote

05-01-2026

Company Name

Vallum Associates

Job Title

DevOps Engineer

Job Description

Job title: DevOps Engineer Role Summary: Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins/Tekton with Groovy, Python, and Kubernetes on GCP. Lead secure supply‑chain practices, artifact integrity, and performance tuning for build and deployment workflows. Expectations: - Minimum 5 years of software or DevOps engineering experience. - Proven expertise in Jenkins shared libraries, Groovy scripting, and Python automation. - Hands‑on knowledge of Kubernetes, GCP, Helm, Terraform, and container image metadata. - Strong background in supply‑chain security (SLSA, CycloneDX SBOM, digests). - Experience with SonarQube, Sonatype IQ, SAST scanning, and packaging (Maven/NPM/Python). - Ability to mentor teammates and troubleshoot pipeline incidents. Key Responsibilities: - Develop and maintain Groovy pipeline steps (build, test, package, scan, deploy). - Extend Python tooling for SLSA provenance, SBOM generation, hash/digest accuracy, and security scan aggregation. - Optimize pipeline performance through caching, parallelization, and dependency pruning. - Refactor legacy scripts (remove global state, consolidate hashing, standardize templates). - Document ci‑config.yaml standards and usage patterns. - Mentor engineers on secure pipeline development and supply‑chain practices. - Troubleshoot and prevent pipeline incidents. Required Skills: - Jenkins & Groovy shared library development. - Advanced Python scripting (JSON/YAML processing, automation). - Maven, NPM, and Python packaging expertise. - Helm, Terraform, Kubernetes, and GCP proficiency. - Supply‑chain security tools: SLSA, CycloneDX SBOM, digests. - SonarQube, Sonatype IQ, container, and SAST scanning. - Performance tuning (caching, parallelization, dependency pruning). Required Education & Certifications: - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience). - Relevant certifications (e.g., Kubernetes Administrator, GCP Certified Associate, DevOps Foundation) preferred but not mandatory.

Sheffield, United kingdom

Hybrid

07-01-2026

Company Name

Vallum Associates

Job Title

Network Engineer

Job Description

**Job Title:** Network Engineer **Role Summary:** Implement and manage network infrastructure, focusing on security, optimization, and troubleshooting using advanced protocols and technologies. **Expectations:** - Minimum 4–5 live network project implementations. - Proven experience with network refresh/upgrade projects. - Proficiency in creating high-level design (HLD) and low-level design (LLD) documents. **Key Responsibilities:** - Design and implement network architecture per customer requirements. - Troubleshoot Cisco environments (Nexus switches, routers, and switches); isolate and resolve network issues. - Model, analyze, and plan network structures. - Install hardware and configure network components. - Manage firewall and security technologies (SSL/TLS, IPSEC) and authentication systems (SAML, LDAP, Active Directory). - Oversee wireless technologies (WLCs, APs) and load-balancing systems (BIGIP F5). - Ensure compliance with cybersecurity protocols and applications. **Required Skills:** - Expertise in Firewalls (Cisco ASA, Checkpoint, Palo Alto, VMware NSX). - Strong knowledge of IPSEC, GRE, HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, and Proxy/SSL protocols. - Hands-on Cisco environment troubleshooting (Nexus switches, routers, CAT OS). - Proficiency in Microsoft Visio and cybersecurity principles. - Familiarity with LAN/WAN networks, wireless deployments, and load-balancing configurations. - Authentication system integration (SAML, SSO, LDAP, MS Active Directory). **Required Education & Certifications:** - Not specified. --- This profile extracts core technical requirements, responsibilities, and expectations directly from the job description, prioritizing ATS compatibility and global neutrality.

England, United kingdom

On site

08-01-2026