Platform Design Architect

Edinburgh Hybrid

Circa £120k + bonus 

Our client are embarking on a transformative journey to evolve and enhance their platform as part of a major outsourcing and technology agreement. They are looking for a Platform Design Architect to lead the vision, strategy, and design for a newly developed strategic platform that will underpin their growth, support a new operating model, and provide cutting-edge capabilities to both their customers and colleagues.

About the Role:
As Platform Design Architect, you will be at the heart of this significant transformation, responsible for defining and shaping the platform vision, designing features and functions, and prioritising the delivery roadmap. You’ll collaborate with business stakeholders and technical teams to ensure the platform aligns with business priorities while providing thought leadership to guide the design of a new, future-focused platform.

This is a senior, influential role, offering the chance to make a substantial impact on a key strategic initiative. You’ll manage the risk and scope of the platform's design in conjunction with third-party partners and work closely with business and technical architects to deliver a platform that drives exceptional growth and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and communicate the platform vision, collaborating closely with business stakeholders.
• Prioritise the development of features in alignment with business objectives, balancing short-term goals with long-term strategy.
• Work with change management teams to embed features into the transformation roadmap.
• Collaborate with third-party partners to understand their roadmap and explore opportunities to leverage their functionality for our own needs.
• Lead the decommissioning of legacy platform technologies, driving the development of a modern, efficient solution.
• Champion the solution validation process to ensure the platform meets both technical and business requirements.
• Manage the platform’s design risks, ensuring all solutions are properly scoped and validated.
• Provide leadership and direction to functional owners, ensuring the delivery of high-quality platform features.
• Support due diligence for future acquisitions and integrations with the strategic platform.

About You:
You are an expert in wealth management platforms with substantial experience leading platform design and transformations. Comfortable navigating ambiguity, you are a strategic visionary who turns complex challenges into clear, actionable plans. Your deep understanding of platform releases, third-party integrations, risk management, and organisational change makes you an invaluable leader in this transformation process.

Your peers recognise you as someone who can translate business needs into commercially viable solutions and deliver them with precision. You are a collaborative leader with strong communication and stakeholder management skills, capable of influencing stakeholders at all levels.

Key Skills & Experience:

• Extensive experience in wealth management platforms, with a deep understanding of industry-specific regulations (FCA, PRA, etc.).
• Proven track record in leading platform design for large-scale transformations, particularly with third-party platform providers.
• Expertise in managing risk and ensuring complex technology implementations are executed seamlessly.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to manage high-pressure situations.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to distill complex information into actionable insights for different audiences.
• Collaborative approach with experience in driving solutions through influence and effective stakeholder management.
• High-level management skills, with a focus on team capability and delivery.

Are you a Cloud Engineer looking for a move that will help your career thrive?  Are you looking for continual training and a collaborative environment to enhance your skills?

You have the opportunity to join a global leader in their way who are leading the way on innovation.  Working from their multi skilled and cross functional Glasgow office you will be immersed in a fantastic working environment which is tailored around it's employees

Within your daily role you will setup and deploy software into an AWS cloud infrastructure, using Terraform and Ansible while benefitting from constant training both on the job and externally

You will benefit from support by your peers allowing you to explore areas such as Cloud Computing / Elastic scaling platforms and AI.  You will be backed to complete industry certifications by the business including AWS

Working as part of a global business with offices in Los Angeles, London, Singapore and India, you will have the opportunity to travel while enjoying a generous benefits package and regular social events.

Curious?  Contact me for more details on 0141 378 6672, [email protected] or message me on LinkedIn..... You don't need to have a CV ready, I want to hear from you!

PMO Analyst

Glasgow Hybrid

£40,000 - £45,000

We’re looking for a PMO Analyst  for a newly created role. You’ll play a key role in client onboarding, compliance, financial reporting, and tracking project deliverables. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive individual with strong organisational and communication skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Client Onboarding & Compliance: Manage consultant onboarding, background checks, certifications, and compliance documentation.
• Statement of Work (SoW) Creation: Draft SoWs, secure approvals, and raise Change Requests (CRs) when needed.
• Tracking & Reporting: Maintain SoW, invoicing, and resource trackers. Generate financial and resource reports.
• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with clients and internal teams to ensure smooth project execution.

Skills & Experience:

• Proven PMO experience, ideally in financial or consulting services.
• Strong analytical and Excel skills (including financial tracking).
• Knowledge of onboarding processes and compliance regulations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

If this sounds like it could be the right role for you, then please get in touch with Christina Hall at [email protected]

£35,000 – £40,000
Fully Remote (Scotland based, right to work in the UK required)

Our client is providing leading Research & Inventory solutions, empowering scientists worldwide to securely manage, retrieve, and share their research data. As a trusted partner for thousands of scientists globally it is a great opportunity to be part of a fast-growing start-up and be able to make a noticeable impact on the organisation.

Seeking a Linux Engineer to work alongside the DevOps Lead. You’ll be the first point of contact for the helpdesk, handling everything from basic user requests to more complex technical issues. This role will involve working with both on-premises customer systems and cloud deployments.

If you have prior experience in a Linux support role and want to work in a fully remote position for a dynamic and mission-driven company in the scientific sector, we’d love to hear from you!

Essential technical skills

• Strong current Linux admin skills on Debian 12 / Ubuntu 20.04 / 22.04 / 24.04
• Demonstrable competence in Bash scripting & Ansible
• Core skills in setting up and running web applications: DNS, SSL, Apache web server, HTTP protocols.
• Experience with working in a helpdesk environment
• A strong security first mentality when performing any technical duties

Desirable technical skills and knowledge

• MariaDB admin and performance tuning.
• AWS core services EC2, Security Groups, EBS, S3, IAM, ALB, VPC/networking.  
• Familiarity with Version Control (specifically, Git / Github).
• Familiarity with Apache Tomcat

Apply or contact Alasdair Walker from Be-IT to learn more.

IT Business Change Manager
Location: Glasgow Hybrid - 3 Days a week in office
Salary: Up to £62,000 with 10% bonus

As the Business IT Change Manager, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the Executive Team to ensure the successful IT capability of existing systems and lead the development of new technology as the business grows. Get in touch to hear about a role where you’ll play a key role in ensuring the performance of IT systems, driving growth through successful project delivery, and collaborating with senior internal and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and deliver the Business IT Change Plan to align with future growth.
• Manage and maintain facility and capital systems, identifying opportunities and mitigating risks.
• Act as the lead contact for client onboarding, system configuration, and end-to-end testing.
• Collaborate with the Senior Leadership Team to deliver IT solutions that support business opportunities.
• Oversee IT infrastructure services, including networks, IT security, telecommunications, and desktop applications.
• Provide regular reporting on the Business IT Plan to the Senior Leadership Team.

Key Skills:
Essential Skills & Experience:

• Degree or equivalent experience in IT or FM/Engineering project management.
• Formal project management certification (e.g., PRINCE2, PMI, APM).
• Proven experience delivering end-to-end IT projects and managing change.
• Strong third-party vendor management skills, including procurement.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience in application delivery.
• Practitioner certification in Business Analysis (e.g., BCS).

For more information:
Message or contact Adam McGlashan: [email protected] | 0141 378 6673

 

Are you a Cloud Engineer looking for a move that will help your career thrive?  Are you looking for continual training and a collaborative environment to enhance your skills?

You have the opportunity to join a global leader in their way who are leading the way on innovation.  Working from their multi skilled and cross functional Glasgow office you will be immersed in a fantastic working environment which is tailored around it's employees

Within your daily role you will setup and deploy software into an AWS cloud infrastructure, using Terraform and Ansible while benefitting from constant training both on the job and externally

You will benefit from support by your peers allowing you to explore areas such as Cloud Computing / Elastic scaling platforms and AI.  You will be backed to complete industry certifications by the business including AWS

Working as part of a global business with offices in Los Angeles, London, Singapore and India, you will have the opportunity to travel while enjoying a generous benefits package and regular social events.

Curious?  Contact me for more details on 0141 378 6672, [email protected] or message me on LinkedIn..... You don't need to have a CV ready, I want to hear from you!

As an Embedded Software Engineer would you like to work on software used in the pharmaceutical, environmental analysis, petrochemical, and forensics industries? Would you like to join a business as the completely re-vamp their flagship product?

You'll build embedded software that will help detect and identify substances in food, medicine, and the environment. You'll be responsible for designing and developing embedded software applications relating to gas chromatography and Mass Spectroscopy.

You'll have experience in:

- Writing bare-metal and RTOS based embedded software in C or C++

- Using ARM based processors

- Controlling and monitoring hardware devices including digital I/Os, ADCs, DACs and stepper motors

- Using communications interfaces including I2C, SPI, CAN, USB and Ethernet.  

You'll work from their Livingston site 2 or 3 days per week, earning up to £60,000 plus a 10% bonus and much more. If this sounds like a role you'd be keen to hear more about, then get in touch via [email protected].

As a Software Application Developer would you like to work on software used in the pharmaceutical, environmental analysis, petrochemical, and forensics industries? Would you like to join a business as the completely re-vamp their flagship product?

You'll build software that will help detect and identify substances in food, medicine, and the environment. You'll be responsible for designing and developing software applications relating to gas chromatography and Mass Spectroscopy.

You'll have experience in:

- Developing software using tools such as C#, .NET framework, and WPF

- Working closely with stakeholders to identify requirements

- Working end to end on software projects; design to testing

- Testing and resolving defects

You'll work from their Livingston site 2 or 3 days per week, earning up to £60,000 plus a 10% bonus and much more. If this sounds like a role you'd be keen to hear more about, then get in touch with me via [email protected].