Uniting Ambition

About the Company

Uniting Ambition deliver niche technology talent to high growth businesses.

Proven successful by over 500 clients, our partnership approach takes ownership of hard to find talent, building high performing IT teams or finding individual hires that solve your biggest technology challenges.

By maintaining a specialist focus, our consultants build an in-depth knowledge of their markets. This means our clients benefit from niche expertise across three main functions:

- Technology Change & Transformation
- Web & Software Development
- Cloud Architecture & Infrastructure

Our brands — Uniting Ambition and Uniting Cloud — deliver the very best DevOps, Java, Python, Information Architecture, Information Security, .NET, Oracle Fusion, Data and BI professionals to start-ups, SMEs and Enterprises in the UK.

We’ve been recognised as one of the UK’s fastest growing businesses by the Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track Top 100 in both 2012 & 2013.

More information is available at www.unitingambition.com

Or you can connect with us on:
www.facebook.com/UnitingAmbition
www.twitter.com/UnitingAmbition
Tel: 01782 719200

To donate to one of our chosen Charities please visit, www.justgiving.com/teams/UnitingAmbition123

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Listed Jobs

Company Name

Uniting Ambition

Job Title

Software Engineering Manager

Job Description

**Job Title** Software Engineering Manager **Role Summary** Lead a team of 8–15 software engineers within a large, complex organization. Serve primarily as a mentor, coach, and technical guide rather than a traditional manager. Foster a collaborative environment, improve engineering processes, and align the team’s delivery with company objectives. **Expectations** - Demonstrated experience leading software engineering teams. - Ability to translate technical expertise into actionable guidance for team members. - Commitment to continuous improvement of development practices and learning paths. - Strong communication with stakeholders across the organization. **Key Responsibilities** - Coach and develop engineers, facilitating code reviews, pair programming, and career growth plans. - Own technical direction: architecture reviews, coding standards, and quality metrics. - Coordinate with product, QA, and operations to ensure timely, high‑quality releases. - Manage team capacity, sprint planning, and delivery commitments. - Champion process improvements within established frameworks (Agile/Scrum). - Participate in hiring, interviewing, and onboarding of new engineers. - Represent the engineering team in cross‑functional meetings. **Required Skills** - Proven leadership and mentorship of software developers. - Hands‑on software engineering background (at least 5 years in development). - Experience with modern programming languages, frameworks, and cloud platforms. - Solid understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and related tools. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills. - Strong problem‑solving, decision‑making, and conflict‑resolution abilities. **Required Education & Certifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience). - Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Scrum Master) are a plus but not mandatory.

Crewe, United kingdom

On site

18-12-2025

Company Name

Uniting Ambition

Job Title

Software Tech Lead

Job Description

Job Title: Software Tech Lead Role Summary: Lead technical strategy for a large‑scale AWS cloud re‑platform program, driving the design, development, and deployment of a multi‑tenant solution built on the .NET stack with C#, JavaScript, and modern microservices architecture. Serve as the technical authority across cross‑functional teams internationally, embedding best practices and ensuring high quality delivery. Expactations: • Recognised technical leader with influence over platform vision and direction. • Champion and mentor engineering excellence without line‑management duties. • Foster continuous improvement, upskilling, and technical culture across the organization. Key Responsibilities: - Define and enforce architecture, coding standards, and DevOps practices for AWS cloud platform. - Guide and mentor senior engineers, establishing a culture of craftsmanship, TDD, and rigorous testing. - Collaborate with engineering managers to scale team capabilities and deliver on objectives. - Advocate for adoption of cutting‑edge technologies and modern development techniques. - Drive urgency and clarity across all platform teams, ensuring alignment with business goals. Required Skills: - Extensive experience with AWS services and cloud architecture. - Proficiency in .NET (C#), JavaScript, and building large‑scale microservices. - Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, SOLID principles, BDD, and TDD. - Expertise in multi‑tenant application design and testing strategies. - Proven leadership and mentorship in technical teams. - Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem‑solving skills. Required Education & Certifications: - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (preferred). - Relevant AWS certification (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect) highly desirable.

Alderley edge, United kingdom

Hybrid

Senior

18-12-2025

Company Name

Uniting Ambition

Job Title

Software Engineer

Job Description

**Job Title** Software Engineer (JavaScript / TypeScript / React) **Role Summary** Design, develop, and maintain high‑performance JavaScript/TypeScript applications and associated microservices. Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver scalable, low‑latency solutions for both internal systems and customer‑facing products while adhering to modern development practices and continuous learning. **Expectations** - Deliver clean, maintainable code on time. - Apply SOLID principles, TDD, and BDD to ensure quality. - Participate in agile ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning. - Continuously improve skills through internal training and bootcamps. **Key Responsibilities** - Build and refactor front‑end components using React (or equivalent). - Develop and maintain backend microservices and RESTful APIs. - Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines with Docker and Kubernetes. - Write unit tests, integration tests, and BDD scenarios (Gherkin/SpecFlow). - Manage source control and automation via GitHub/GitHub Actions. - Document designs and procedures in Confluence. - Collaborate with product owners, designers, and other engineers. - Participate in code reviews and enforce coding standards. **Required Skills** - Strong proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, and React (or similar framework). - Experience with cloud platforms: AWS, GCP, or Azure. - Hands‑on with microservices architecture and API development. - Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines. - Unit testing, TDD, BDD, and familiarity with testing frameworks (Jest, Mocha, etc.). - Proficient with Git, GitHub Actions, and version control best practices. - Knowledge of SQL and web APIs. - Solid understanding of SOLID principles, agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban). - Effective communication with stakeholders across levels. **Required Education & Certifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent professional experience). - Optional certifications: AWS/Azure/GCP Cloud Practitioner, Scrum Master, or relevant tech certifications are advantageous.

Manchester, United kingdom

Hybrid

20-01-2026

Company Name

Uniting Ambition

Job Title

Test Data Specialist

Job Description

**Job title:** Test Data Specialist **Role Summary:** Design, generate, and deliver synthetic and anonymised test data sets that are GDPR‑ and PII‑compliant and mirror production environments. Ensure timely availability of ingest‑ready data across Salesforce, UMAX, and Flui platforms to support SIT, UAT, and non‑functional testing without dependency on live data. **Expectations:** * Deliver accurate, production‑like data sets on schedule for each testing phase. * Maintain high data volume and complexity, reflecting edge cases and real‑world distributions. * Adapt datasets swiftly to schema changes, defect resolution, or iterative test cycles. **Key Responsibilities:** 1. **Test Data Design & Creation** – model and produce synthetic/anonymised datasets that meet GDPR, PII, and ingestion requirements. 2. **Timely Data Provisioning** – supply data according to agreed SIT/UAT/NFT schedules and regenerate as needed. 3. **Cross‑System Data Linking & Integrity** – maintain consistent synthetic identifiers across Salesforce, UMAX, and Flui; ensure referential integrity (customers, supply points, meters, contracts, market flows). 4. **Format & Ingestion Readiness** – deliver data in required formats (APIs, files, staging tables) and validate against ingestion rules and mandatory fields. **Required Skills:** * Proven experience generating synthetic/anonymised test data for complex enterprise systems. * Strong grasp of GDPR, PII constraints, relational data modelling, and referential integrity. * Ability to produce high‑volume, realistic data sets under tight deadlines. * Proficiency in SQL and scripting (Python, etc.) for automated data generation preferred. * Excellent communication, delivery focus, and collaboration across testing teams. **Required Education & Certifications:** * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent professional experience). * Certifications in data management or privacy (e.g., CIPP/US, CISA) are a plus.

Manchester city centre, United kingdom

On site

02-02-2026