<p><strong>Head of SOC (Interim) | Capital Markets | Central London (On-site)</strong></p><p> </p><p>Robert Half International (an S&P 500 global staffing provider) is supporting a global consulting firm in sourcing an experienced <strong>Head of SOC (Interim)</strong> to join a <strong>leading capital markets client</strong> during a key period of transition. The role focuses on maintaining and enhancing the client's existing Security Operations Centre, managing the external SOC provider, and ensuring continuity of operations while a permanent structure is established.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Assignment Details</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Initial Duration:</strong> <strong>3-6 months </strong>(with potential extension) <strong>to start ASAP by w/c 24 November</strong></li><li><strong>Location:</strong> On-site minimum 3 days per week in Central London will be requried.</li><li><strong>Day Rate:</strong> <strong>£525-£575 PAYE plus 12.07% holiday pay</strong> PAYE with employer's NI & Tax deducted at source, unlike umbrella companies and no umbrella company admin fees)</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Role Overview</strong></p><p>You'll be operating within a compact, high-performing <strong>capital markets environment</strong>, taking full ownership of the SOC function and acting as the internal escalation point for all incident response and forensic activity. Reporting to the Deputy CISO, this role is ideal for a <strong>hands-on SOC leader</strong> who can balance strategic oversight with day-to-day technical execution. You'll manage the external SOC supplier, maintain visibility across tooling and detections, and drive continual improvements in incident management, monitoring, and response.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Key Skills & Experience</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Proven experience leading or managing a SOC function within capital markets, FinTech, or smaller financial services environments.</strong></li><li>Strong technical experience with <strong>CrowdStrike</strong> and <strong>Elastic SIEM</strong>.</li><li>Skilled across the <strong>Microsoft 365 Security Stack</strong> (Defender, Sentinel, Entra).</li><li><strong>Hands-on </strong>capability in <strong>incident response, threat hunting, and digital forensics</strong>.</li><li>Demonstrated experience managing <strong>outsourced SOC providers</strong> and maintaining performance SLAs.</li><li>Strong communication and stakeholder management with senior technology and security leadership.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>All candidates must complete standard screening (Right to Work, DBS, credit/sanctions, employment verification).</strong></p><p> </p><p>This is an exciting opportunity for a technically strong, pragmatic SOC leader to play a critical role in maintaining and stabilising cyber operations for one of London's most respected capital markets organisations.</p><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/Tmljb2xhcy5HZW9yZ2lvdS41NjA4Ni4xMDkyM0ByaGkuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
<br><p><strong>DBT Cloud Data Engineer (Snowflake, Azure)</strong> | Insurance | London (Hybrid)</p><p>Robert Half International (an S&P 500 global staffing provider) is supporting a global consulting firm in sourcing an experienced <strong>DBT Data Engineer</strong> to join a major <strong>insurance client engagement</strong>. The role focuses on scaling a <strong>Snowflake Data Warehouse</strong> and expanding its <strong>DBT Cloud</strong> modelling capabilities to support new analytics and regulatory data use cases across the business.</p><p><strong>Assignment Details</strong></p><ul><li>Initial Duration: 6 months (likely extension given scope)</li><li>Location: Hybrid - minimum of 2 days per week in London</li><li>Day Rate: £450 p/day via PAYE (plus 12.07% holiday pay - PAYE with employer's NI & Tax deducted at source, unlike umbrella companies and no umbrella company admin fees)</li></ul><p>You'll be part of a growing data engineering function focused on <strong>DBT model development</strong>, <strong>Snowflake optimisation</strong>, and <strong>data governance</strong> across multiple data domains. This role suits a technically strong engineer with proven <strong>DBT Cloud</strong> experience who can take ownership of data pipelines and drive best practices in transformation, testing, and automation.</p><p><strong>Key Skills & Experience</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Deep DBT Cloud expertise, including models, macros, tests, documentation, and CI/CD integration.</strong></li><li><strong>Hands-on experience developing and optimising in Snowflake Cloud Data Warehouse (schemas, warehouses, security, time travel, performance tuning).</strong></li><li>Familiarity with <strong>Snowflake cost monitoring, governance, replication</strong>, and environment management.</li><li>Strong understanding of <strong>data modelling</strong> (star/snowflake schemas, SCDs, lineage).</li><li>Proven <strong>Azure</strong> experience (Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks) for orchestration and integration.</li><li>Proficient in <strong>SQL</strong> for complex analytical transformations and optimisations.</li><li>Comfortable working in agile teams and using <strong>Azure DevOps</strong> for CI/CD workflows.</li><li>Prior experience in <strong>financial services or insurance</strong> environments would be desirable</li></ul><p><strong>All candidates must complete standard screening (Right to Work, DBS, credit/sanctions, employment verification).</strong></p><p>This is an exciting opportunity for a DBT-focused Data Engineer to join a high-performing consulting team and help build, scale, and optimise modern Snowflake data solutions within a leading insurance organisation.</p><br><br><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/Tmljb2xhcy5HZW9yZ2lvdS45MTg2MS4xMDkyM0ByaGkuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
<p>Robert Half has partnered with a global publishing firm and they are looking to add a Python Developer to their IT team in London.</p><p>This individual will be very commercially focused, working closely with both internal and external stake holders within the business. You will join the IT team of 3 Python Developer in London reporting into the development manager. This role is a hybrid between the traditional Python Developer role and a data engineer.</p><p>This is a great opportunity for someone to continue developing technically and learn lots in the job. They have large investment into the technology function and work on the latest technology.</p><p>Location: London (3 days a week onsite)</p><p>Salary: £45,000 - £55,000</p><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/RXJpay5Pc21hbi4yMDQ3OS4xMDkyM0ByaGkuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
<p>Robert Half has partnered with a market-leading pensions organisation to recruit an Operations Analyst (Pensions). This is a full-time, fully remote opportunity.</p><p>This role will focus on customer and internal operations, primarily focused on the pension finding process. You'll be ensuring that our customers receive an excellent service when interacting with the organisation, this will include making sure they are kept updated throughout the pension finding process.</p><p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul data-path-to-node="6"><li>Manage the end-to-end service finding process, ensuring a seamless and efficient experience for all customers.</li><li><p data-path-to-node="6,1,0">Communicate regularly with customers to keep them fully informed of progress regarding their search/request.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="6,2,0">Conduct thorough, independent research to identify and verify the details of relevant third parties and associated schemes.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="6,3,0">Conduct outbound calls and correspondence to external providers and employers to gather necessary information.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="6,4,0">Ensure all customer and process information is accurately recorded, maintained, and communicated.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="6,5,0">Provide constructive feedback on current processes and contribute actively to the ongoing improvement of operational efficiency.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="6,6,0">Be willing to take on various roles and responsibilities as needed across the operations team, demonstrating adaptability and teamwork.</p></li></ul><br><br>Experience:<br><br><ul data-path-to-node="13"><li>Recent University Graduate (within the last 1-2 years) with a strong academic background</li></ul><ul data-path-to-node="13"><li>Experience managing a heavy workload or high volume of tasks.</li><li><p data-path-to-node="13,1,0">Experience in a customer service or administrative support role.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="13,2,0">Experience using a CRM such as Salesforce or Hubspot.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="13,3,0">Experience within the pension/finance industry.</p></li></ul><ul data-path-to-node="11"><li><p data-path-to-node="11,0,0">Proven ability to work independently, managing tasks and responsibilities with minimal supervision.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="11,2,0">Demonstrable experience in quickly learning and adapting to new processes and systems.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="11,5,0">Passionate about providing high-quality customer service.</p></li></ul><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/YW5kcmUuZ2FyZGVuZXJtY2ZhcmxhbmUuMTcyNTQuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p>Robert Half is supporting a global consulting partner in sourcing an experienced <strong>AWS Python Solution Architect</strong> to join a major financial services engagement. The role focuses on designing and implementing secure, scalable <strong>AWS-native solutions</strong> using <strong>Python, Terraform, and containerised architecture</strong>, enabling new data and AI capabilities while ensuring compliance and resilience across critical workloads.</p><p><strong>Assignment Details</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Initial Duration:</strong> 6 months (likely extension given scope)</li><li><strong>Location:</strong> Hybrid - 2 days per week in London or Edinburgh</li><li><strong>Day Rate:</strong> <strong>£600 PAYE +12.07% holiday pay</strong> - PAYE with employer's NI & Tax deducted at source, unlike umbrella companies and no umbrella company admin fees</li><li><strong>Start Date:</strong> ASAP</li></ul><p><strong>Key Skills & Experience</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Strong banking background</strong></li><li>Deep <strong>AWS architecture</strong> expertise across VPC, ECS/EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, CloudWatch, IAM, and KMS</li><li>Strong <strong>Python development</strong> background (boto3, FastAPI, automation tooling, testing frameworks)</li><li>Hands-on <strong>Terraform</strong> experience at module level, including policy-as-code (OPA / Conftest)</li><li>Proven design and delivery using <strong>ECS Fargate or EKS</strong> with secure image scanning and runtime security</li><li>Experience building <strong>observability frameworks</strong> - metrics, logging, tracing, retention, and access control</li><li>Strong understanding of <strong>security and compliance</strong> requirements in financial services (FCA, DORA, PRA)</li><li>Familiarity with <strong>CI/CD pipelines</strong> (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or CodePipeline)</li><li>Desirable exposure to <strong>SageMaker</strong>, model lifecycle integration, and MLOps monitoring</li></ul><p><strong>Role Overview</strong></p><p>You'll be part of a growing platform engineering function building the next generation of secure AWS services. This position suits a technically strong architect who codes, comfortable working across architecture, engineering, and data science teams to deliver compliant, cloud-native patterns that scale. You'll design landing zones, reusable modules, and observability frameworks, all aligned to enterprise controls and best practice.</p><p><strong>All candidates must complete standard screening (Right to Work, DBS, credit/sanctions, employment verification).</strong></p><p>This is an exciting opportunity for a cloud-focused <strong>AWS Python Solution Architect</strong> to join a high-impact programme and help design, secure, and scale modern AWS platforms within a leading enterprise organisation.</p><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/Tmljb2xhcy5HZW9yZ2lvdS42NTYzMC4xMDkyM0ByaGkuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
<p>Robert Half are pleased to be partnering with a <strong>renewable energy</strong> organisation based in <strong>Oxford</strong> to recruit a <strong>part time</strong> (0.6) <strong>Technical Accountant</strong>. The Technical Accountant will receive a salary of up to <strong>£90,000</strong> (FTE, take home £54,000 based on 0.6) along with other attractive benefits including mostly remote working. You will need to be in the office once a week.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Primary responsibilities; </strong></p><p> </p><ul><li>Take ownership of and proactively manage the audit process across all jurisdictions</li><li>Lead the preparation of technical accounting memos to support internal documentation and external compliance needs</li><li>Review and interpret contracts to identify accounting implications and advise on structuring options from a compliance perspective</li><li>Monitor and interpret new and amended IFRS standards, as well as changes to laws and regulations, assessing their potential impact on each entity</li><li>Contribute to continuous improvement by reviewing and improving controls and internal documentation</li><li>Maintain a register of key accounting considerations, judgements and estimates which will be used to inform strategic decision making within the business</li><li>Manage relationships with tax advisors, accountants and other service providers</li><li>Provide training and technical updates to the finance team as needed</li><li>Perform ad hoc reporting and analysis to support Head of Finance Operations and CFO</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Key experience and attributes; </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li>Qualified Accountant (ACCA/ACA)</li><li>Proven experience drafting technical memos, including conducting research and presenting solutions</li><li>Thorough understanding of group audit processes and requirements, including consolidation (either in UK or US)</li><li>Ability to cope with ambiguity and to manage multiple workflows simultaneously</li><li>Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills</li><li>Proficient with Microsoft suite and specifically, Microsoft Excel</li><li>Effective communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to coordinate external advisors and articulate finance issues to non-finance personnel</li></ul><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/Sm9yZGFuLldlc3QuNDUyNzMuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<h3 data-start="198" data-end="272"><strong data-end="242" data-start="202">DBT Data Engineer (Snowflake, Azure)</strong> | Insurance | London (Hybrid)</h3><p data-start="274" data-end="474">Robert Half International (an S&P 500 global staffing provider) is supporting a global consulting firm in sourcing an experienced <strong data-start="404" data-end="425">DBT Data Engineer</strong> to join a major <strong data-end="473" data-start="442">insurance client engagement</strong>.</p><p data-end="665" data-start="476">The role focuses on scaling a <strong data-start="506" data-end="534">Snowflake Data Warehouse</strong> and expanding its <strong data-end="566" data-start="553">DBT Cloud</strong> modelling capabilities to support new analytics and regulatory data use cases across the business.</p><h3 data-end="698" data-start="672"><strong data-end="698" data-start="676">Assignment Details</strong></h3><ul><li>Initial Duration: 6-12 months (until March 2026, likely extension given scope)</li><li>Location: Hybrid - minimum of 2 days per week in London</li><li>Day Rate: £450 PAYE (plus 12.07% holiday pay - PAYE with employer's NI & Tax deducted at source, unlike umbrella companies and no umbrella company admin fees)</li></ul><h3 data-start="1003" data-end="1024"><strong data-end="1024" data-start="1007">Role Overview</strong></h3><p data-end="1393" data-start="1025">You'll be part of a growing data engineering function focused on <strong data-start="1090" data-end="1115">DBT model development</strong>, <strong data-start="1117" data-end="1143">Snowflake optimisation</strong>, and <strong data-start="1149" data-end="1168">data governance</strong> across multiple data domains.<br data-end="1201" data-start="1198" /> This role suits a technically strong engineer with proven <strong data-start="1259" data-end="1272">DBT Cloud</strong> experience who can take ownership of data pipelines and drive best practices in transformation, testing, and automation.</p><h3 data-start="1400" data-end="1431"><strong data-end="1431" data-start="1404">Key Skills & Experience</strong></h3><ul><li>Deep <strong data-start="1439" data-end="1452">DBT Cloud</strong> expertise, including models, macros, tests, documentation, and CI/CD integration.</li><li>Hands-on experience developing and optimising in <strong data-start="1588" data-end="1622">Snowflake Cloud Data Warehouse</strong> (schemas, warehouses, security, time travel, performance tuning).</li><li>Familiarity with <strong data-end="1764" data-start="1710">Snowflake cost monitoring, governance, replication</strong>, and environment management.</li><li>Strong understanding of <strong data-start="1822" data-end="1840">data modelling</strong> (star/snowflake schemas, SCDs, lineage).</li><li>Proven <strong data-start="1893" data-end="1902">Azure</strong> experience (Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks) for orchestration and integration.</li><li>Proficient in <strong data-start="2003" data-end="2010">SQL</strong> for complex analytical transformations and optimisations.</li><li>Comfortable working in agile teams and using <strong data-end="2134" data-start="2118">Azure DevOps</strong> for CI/CD workflows.</li></ul><h3 data-end="2182" data-start="2162"><strong data-end="2182" data-start="2166">Nice to Have</strong></h3><ul><li><strong data-end="2195" data-start="2185">Python</strong> or <strong data-start="2199" data-end="2210">PySpark</strong> for automation and data quality testing.</li><li>Knowledge of <strong data-end="2312" data-start="2269">data governance and security frameworks</strong> (RBAC, masking, encryption).</li><li>Prior experience in <strong data-end="2401" data-start="2366">financial services or insurance</strong> environments.</li></ul><p data-end="2536" data-start="2424">All candidates must complete standard screening (Right to Work, DBS, credit/sanctions, employment verification).</p><p data-start="2543" data-end="2761">This is an exciting opportunity for a <strong data-start="2581" data-end="2610">DBT-focused Data Engineer</strong> to join a high-performing consulting team and help build, scale, and optimise modern Snowflake data solutions within a leading insurance organisation.</p><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/Tmljb2xhcy5HZW9yZ2lvdS4wODQxOC4xMDkyM0ByaGkuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
<p>Robert Half Ltd are delighted to be partnering with a dynamic organisation based in Kidlington to recruit a Finance Business Partner. This position is ideal for an individual with strong communication skills and a proactive approach to business partnering.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Key responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Act as a trusted strategic partner, analysing and interpreting financial performance to support business objectives</li><li>Operate with transparency and objectivity, constructively challenging senior leaders to ensure sound financial decision making</li><li>Identify and track financial risks, opportunities, and improvement plans within business units</li><li>Work with the Senior Management Team (SMT) to link business strategy, operations, and financial outcomes</li><li>Lead the budget-setting and forecasting process, ensuring alignment with strategic and operational priorities</li><li>Evaluate cost drivers and savings proposals to ensure budgets are realistic, deliverable, and outcome focused</li><li>Collaborate with budget holders to ensure understanding, ownership, and action on financial performance</li><li>Identify and deliver sustainable savings and efficiencies, promoting smarter resource utilisation</li><li>Drive continuous improvement and strengthen financial governance and process effectiveness</li><li>Deliver financial insights that align decisions with long term organisational strategy</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>What they're looking for:</strong></p><ul><li>Qualified (ACA, CIMA, ACCA) or QBE</li><li>Excellent stakeholder management skills, able to build relationships, influence outcomes, and communicate effectively</li><li>Good IT skills including Excel</li></ul><p> </p><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/RWxsZW4uQ2h1bmcuNzQ5MzQuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
