James Adams

About the Company

Hello, we are James Adams. Your technology, change, and digital recruitment partner covering the UK & Europe.

We are passionate about people and put our customer's experience at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that each individual we work with is different. Which is why we look to provide a bespoke service tailored to your needs.

We are experts in recruiting for technology, change and digital talent across the UK & Europe. We cover the following specialisms on a permanent or interim/contract basis.

- Cloud and Infrastructure
- Info Sec
- Data Analytics, Science and Insight
- Software & Web Development
- Delivery & Change
- Product & User Experience
- Leadership and Management

Whether you’re a candidate looking for a new challenge or an employer looking to add to their team, we’re here to talk.

Listed Jobs

Company Name

James Adams

Job Title

Senior Technical Project Manager

Job Description

**Job title** Senior Technical Project Manager **Role Summary** Lead cloud‑and‑infrastructure projects for a leading iGaming company, coordinating DevOps teams, engineers, and stakeholders to deliver scalable, reliable and secure solutions that align with business goals. **Expactations** - Manage end‑to‑end delivery of multiple cloud projects in a fast‑paced environment. - Act as the primary liaison between technical and non‑technical teams, ensuring transparent communication and alignment with architectural strategies. - Mitigate risks, resolve blockers, and maintain accurate project documentation and reporting. **Key Responsibilities** - Plan, execute and monitor cloud and infrastructure initiatives, including design, deployment and post‑implementation review. - Allocate resources, estimate timelines, and manage budgets for technical tasks. - Facilitate inter‑departmental coordination to ensure stakeholder requirements are met. - Drive implementation of DevOps best practices: CI/CD pipelines, containerisation, and automated testing. - Oversee security, compliance and scalability considerations across all projects. - Produce detailed technical and project documentation for reference and audit. - Use project management tools to track progress and generate status reports. **Required Skills** - 5+ years technical project management experience focused on cloud and web applications. - Deep knowledge of AWS, Azure, or GCP, and modern infrastructure tooling. - Proven experience with DevOps principles, CI/CD, Docker and Kubernetes. - Strong organisational, communication and leadership abilities. - Proficiency in Jira, Trello, Asana and Agile/Scrum practices. - Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and deliver on tight deadlines. **Required Education & Certifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field (preferred). - Project management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2 or Scrum Master (preferred).

Hammersmith, United kingdom

Hybrid

Senior

04-12-2025

Company Name

James Adams

Job Title

IT Business Analyst

Job Description

**Job Title:** IT Business Analyst **Role Summary:** Identify and implement technology solutions that streamline business processes, with a focus on AI‑powered tools and workflow automation. Liaise with IT, business stakeholders, suppliers, and clients to translate business needs into practical, deployable solutions. **Expectations:** - Deliver clear, actionable technology recommendations that improve efficiency and effectiveness. - Drive adoption of AI assistants, improve prompt engineering, and support ongoing tool optimisation. - Manage stakeholder expectations, risks, and project timelines. **Key Responsibilities:** - Analyse business processes to identify automation and digitisation opportunities. - Translate requirements into solution concepts and configure workflows, document automation, and portals. - Act as the primary liaison between internal teams, suppliers, and clients to ensure successful delivery. - Develop and optimise AI playbooks and prompts for tools such as Microsoft Copilot. - Provide hands‑on training, support, and feedback collection to promote tool adoption. - Monitor usage, gather insights, and recommend enhancements. - Assist in broader AI tool rollout across the organization. - Evaluate new supplier solutions and assess fit within a professional services context. - Maintain clear communication, documentation, and adherence to organisational policies. **Required Skills:** - Experience with workflow platforms, document automation, or portal solutions. - Strong analytical and problem‑solving ability. - Effective written and verbal communication; stakeholder engagement. - Proven ability to translate business challenges into technical solutions. - Knowledge of AI assistants, prompt engineering, or automation tools. - Familiarity with HighQ, SharePoint, or Document Drafter is a plus. - Independent and collaborative work style; strong prioritisation and organisational skills. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Analysis, or related field. - Relevant certifications (e.g., CBAP, PMI-PBA, Microsoft Power Platform) preferred but not mandatory.

Birmingham, United kingdom

Hybrid

04-12-2025

Company Name

James Adams

Job Title

Senior Security Analyst

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Security Analyst Role Summary: Lead enterprise security operations for a large, complex FTSE 250 environment. Drive incident response, vulnerability management, threat hunting, and SIEM/XDR optimization to maintain a resilient security posture. Expectations: - Act as senior technical lead for escalated security incidents. - Coordinate security tool tuning with third‑party SOC to reduce false positives. - Provide technical assurance for architecture and solution designs. - Validate penetration test and vulnerability reports, guiding remediation. - Deliver technical leadership during major cyber incidents. - Enhance cloud security visibility and controls. Key Responsibilities: 1. Resolve complex, escalated security incidents and serve as subject matter expert. 2. Maintain, optimize, and configure core toolsets (Splunk, XM Cyber, XDR). 3. Create incident and tool performance reports for senior leadership. 4. Collaborate with third‑party SOC to tune alerts and minimize noise. 5. Evaluate and validate pen‑test/vulnerability findings, advising remediation teams. 6. Provide technical guidance during major cyber incidents. 7. Strengthen visibility and controls across cloud security environments. Required Skills: - Deep knowledge of security operations, SIEM/log ingestion, XDR, and vulnerability management. - Proven experience in incident investigation and security system optimization. - Threat hunting proficiency and proactive security policy enforcement. - Strong collaboration and communication across technical and business stakeholders. Required Education & Certifications: - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field (or equivalent experience). - Relevant certifications: CISSP, CISM, CEH, or equivalent are preferred.

Northampton, United kingdom

Hybrid

Senior

04-12-2025

Company Name

James Adams

Job Title

Cloud Delivery Manager

Job Description

**Job Title** Cloud Delivery Manager **Role Summary** Lead end‑to‑end cloud transformation projects across public and private sectors. Own multiple programmes from initiation to go‑live, ensuring scope, risk, budget and stakeholder expectations are managed with precision. **Expectations** - Deliver Azure or hybrid‑cloud migrations, optimisation and well‑architected reviews. - Manage 2–3 projects daily (up to 7–8 peak). - Maintain structured Waterfall governance with Agile elements where beneficial. - Achieve full operational readiness before release. **Key Responsibilities** - Own project lifecycle: initiation, planning, execution, hand‑over. - Manage scope, risks, issues, milestones, budgets, stakeholder communication. - Coordinate internal engineering (Infrastructure, Applications, Security). - Lead customer meetings, status updates, governance reviews, presentations. - Produce RAID logs, delivery plans, readiness checkpoints, documentation. - Ensure testing, transition and operational support complete pre‑deployment. - Build client and internal team relationships. - Support continuous improvement of cloud delivery processes and standards. **Required Skills** - Proven delivery of public/private cloud infrastructure projects. - Strong Waterfall project management with Agile practices. - Excellent organisational, multi‑tasking and prioritisation. - Clear communication for technical and non‑technical audiences. - Client‑facing delivery experience. - Familiarity with Microsoft Azure (preferred) or AWS. **Required Education & Certifications** - PRINCE2 Practitioner or PMP (required). - Agile certification (desired). - Azure/AWS cloud certification (advantageous). - Eligible for SC Clearance.

Birmingham, United kingdom

Hybrid

19-12-2025