Talent Acquisition Intern - Remote Europe

CreateFuture

This is not a live vacancy. We are building a talent pipeline ahead of anticipated demand and are keen to connect with strong Senior and Lead Cloud Platform Engineers for future opportunities. ROLE OVERVIEW We are seeking an experienced Cloud Platform Engineer to join our platform engineering team. This is a hands-on role focused on designing, building, operating, and continuously improving cloud-native platforms that enable development teams to deliver reliable, scalable, and secure applications. The successful candidate will combine deep expertise in Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, automation, and DevOps practices with a strong operational mindset. They will be responsible for maintaining the health and evolution of containerised workloads, enhancing developer experience, and driving improvements across infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and platform services. At the Lead level, this role also combines that hands-on expertise with team leadership, stakeholder engagement, and delivery planning. The right candidate can operate credibly at an engineering level while also communicating clearly with business and technical stakeholders, translating platform priorities into a coherent roadmap and ensuring the team has the clarity and support needed to deliver effectively. This role requires a proactive engineer who can work independently, collaborate effectively across teams, and contribute to the ongoing maturity of modern cloud platforms. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES * Own and support the operational health, reliability, scalability, and performance of Kubernetes-based platforms and containerised workloads * Manage and evolve Kubernetes environments, including workload deployment, configuration management, cluster operations, and platform upgrades * Drive and maintain GitOps practices to ensure consistent, automated, and auditable infrastructure and application deployments * Build, maintain, and improve infrastructure-as-code solutions to support scalable, repeatable, and secure cloud environments * Develop and enhance CI/CD pipelines to streamline software delivery, improve deployment reliability, and reduce operational overhead * Manage and optimise cloud-native and managed platform services, including capacity planning, performance tuning, cost optimisation, patching, and lifecycle management * Partner with software engineering teams to support application deployment, troubleshooting, observability, and platform adoption * Monitor platform health and respond to incidents, conducting root cause analysis and implementing preventative improvements * Identify technical debt and contribute to platform roadmaps focused on operational excellence, security, automation, and developer productivity * Champion best practices in cloud architecture, security, reliability, automation, and platform engineering * Participate in on-call support and incident management activities as required, including for the EKS platform ADDITIONAL KEY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE LEAD * Own the platform engineering roadmap, working with business and technical stakeholders to prioritise initiatives, surface risks, and align delivery against wider programme goals * Lead and mentor a team of platform engineers, providing technical guidance, supporting growth, and maintaining quality and consistency across the team's output * Act as the primary technical point of contact for platform-related matters across engineering, product, and operations teams * Translate platform priorities into clear, actionable plans, ensuring the team understands objectives, dependencies, and delivery timelines * Contribute to resourcing, planning, and prioritisation discussions, balancing technical debt, reliability, and new feature delivery * Provide regular updates on roadmap progress, risks, and dependencies to relevant stakeholders and leadership SKILLS & EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL * Strong experience operating Kubernetes in production environments, including cluster administration, workload management, networking, security, and performance optimisation * Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, with a strong understanding of managed cloud services * Hands-on experience with GitOps methodologies and related tooling * Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform * Strong understanding of CI/CD principles and experience building and maintaining automated delivery pipelines * Experience working with container technologies and cloud-native architectures * Knowledge of observability, monitoring, logging, and incident management practices * Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across infrastructure, platform, and application layers * Experience supporting software development teams in deploying and operating distributed applications * Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams * Betting and gaming domain knowledge required ADDITIONAL ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR THE LEAD * Demonstrated experience leading or mentoring engineers, with the ability to balance technical leadership with people development * Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate business priorities into technical roadmaps and vice versa * Excellent communication skills, comfortable operating across both technical and non-technical audiences DESIRABLE * Experience with Amazon EKS or other managed Kubernetes platforms * Familiarity with Flux, Argo CD, Helm, and Kustomize * Experience supporting managed data and messaging platforms such as RDS, Kafka, or equivalent services * Knowledge of application runtimes and services built using Java, Kotlin, Python, or similar technologies * Experience implementing cloud security controls, governance, and compliance requirements * Exposure to site reliability engineering (SRE) practices and platform engineering frameworks WHAT WE’LL OFFER YOU: We trust people to do their best work. That means flexibility over rigid rules, impact over activity, and real investment in your growth both professionally and personally. You’ll be part of a supportive, and friendly culture, surrounded by smart, curious people who care deeply about what they do. We offer flexible working, including hybrid and remote options. Our office hubs are located in Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, London and Bulgaria, with occasional travel to client sites or CreateFuture offices when needed. We trust you to manage your time balancing collaboration with client time and focused work. What matters is the impact you have, not how busy you look. OUR HIRING PROCESS We try to keep our hiring process clear, fair and respectful of your time. We aim to get back to everyone who applies and we will be upfront about where you are in the process. It usually looks like this: * Call with our Talent Acquisition Team  * Role specific capability interview  Depending on the role, we might also ask you to do a short presentation, a practical or technical task or have a values focused conversation. We will explain what is involved before anything happens. INCLUSION AT CREATEFUTURE  We believe diverse teams build better workplaces and better products. We want CreateFuture to be a place where people feel able to be themselves and do their best work. If you need any adjustments or support during the application process, just. We will do what we can to help. We look forward to your application!

CreateFuture

Please note: This is not a live vacancy. We are hiring ahead of demand and building a talent pipeline for upcoming client engagements. By applying, you're expressing interest in future opportunities, and we'll be in touch as soon as a matching role becomes available. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DATA ENGINEER ABOUT THE ROLE AND TEAM Hands-on delivery engineers working under the Architect to execute data migrations. Responsible for building and fixing data pipelines, resolving technical debt, and getting platforms to a stable, production-ready state. WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING * Design, build, and optimise data pipelines on the AWS stack * Identify and resolve existing technical debt in migrations * Work collaboratively with client engineering teams to transfer knowledge * Contribute to stabilising platforms and hitting delivery milestones * Support the Architect in defining and implementing the target state WE'D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU IF YOU HAVE * Experience with the AWS data stack: S3, Glue, Redshift, Lake Formation * Familiarity with Lakehouse patterns and architecture * Strong proficiency in Python and SQL * Experience in regulated or high-volume data environments * Betting and/or gaming domain knowledge required WHAT WE’LL OFFER YOU: We trust people to do their best work. That means flexibility over rigid rules, impact over activity, and real investment in your growth both professionally and personally. You’ll be part of a supportive, and friendly culture, surrounded by smart, curious people who care deeply about what they do. We offer flexible working, including hybrid and remote options. Our office hubs are located in Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, London and Bulgaria, with occasional travel to client sites or CreateFuture offices when needed. We trust you to manage your time balancing collaboration with client time and focused work. What matters is the impact you have, not how busy you look. OUR HIRING PROCESS We try to keep our hiring process clear, fair and respectful of your time. We aim to get back to everyone who applies and we will be upfront about where you are in the process. It usually looks like this: * Call with our Talent Acquisition Team  * Role specific capability interview  Depending on the role, we might also ask you to do a short presentation, a practical or technical task or have a values focused conversation. We will explain what is involved before anything happens. INCLUSION AT CREATEFUTURE  We believe diverse teams build better workplaces and better products. We want CreateFuture to be a place where people feel able to be themselves and do their best work. If you need any adjustments or support during the application process, just. We will do what we can to help. We look forward to your application!

Cambridge Consultants

STRATEGIC MANDATE The Global People Director will be a key architect of Cambridge Consultants’ transformation to inspire and lead a new era of deep tech innovation. They will be the strategic bridge between Capgemini (our parent company) and CC. They will steer the cultural, talent, and organisational transformations to enable the company to: * Build an entrepreneurial, innovation‑driven culture where teams embrace calculated risk, experimentation, and rapid learning. * Shape an AI‑native organisation, equipping all employees with the mindset and fluency to leverage the latest AI tools. * Create a diverse leadership pipeline and talent engine that strengthens innovation, client partnership, and global reach. * Operationalise the cultural and behavioural expectations of our strategy through hiring, development, reward, leadership capabilities, and organisational design.   ABOUT THE ROLE You will act as a strategic partner to the executive team and senior leadership, linking the people agenda to our strategy. Driving transformational change in our People & Culture, to build a diverse talent engine tuned to innovation & partnership. At the core of this role is shaping an entrepreneurial culture where people run toward bold innovation challenges - and build a diverse, high-performing talent engine that enables it. You’ll lead the Global People function, set direction for HR Business Partnering, Talent, L&D, EDI, and People Operations, and ensure integrated delivery across the employee lifecycle. You’ll be a critical partner to the executive, offering courageous challenge and clear thinking to align decisions with company goals. Work pattern: Hybrid – role holder expected in office frequently & some international travel Reports to: CHRO, Capgemini Invent with dotted line to Cambridge Consultants CEO Direct Reports: 4 – HR Business Partnering, HR Ops, L&D, Recruitment   KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 1) Strategic Partnership & Organisational Leadership * Lead the Global People Team, managing the Heads of Functions to deliver the Global People Strategy * Partner with the executive team and senior leaders to translate business strategy into clear, outcome-based people plans that accelerate growth and innovation. * Shape the Executive Leadership Team as a cohesive team - improving decision quality, collaboration, and strategic alignment. * Lead org design and workforce planning (structure, capability, location strategy) for present and future needs in a global matrixed environment. 2) Culture, Engagement & Internal Communications * Champion a more entrepreneurial, experimentation-driven culture; reinforce psychological safety, ownership, and speed of learning. * Build and sustain high employee engagement; craft compelling narratives and communications that bring strategy to life. * Embed established feedback loops (listening strategy, pulse surveys) and turn insights into visible action. * Champion organisational simplification to improve pace, autonomy, and agility. 3) Talent Strategy & Leadership Development * Lead the development of a future skills blueprint, incl. deep tech, commercial partnering, and AI-native capabilities. * Build a diverse talent engine across succession and mobility; ensure equitable access to opportunities globally. * Lead performance and career development frameworks that enable growth, accountability, and retention. * Oversee design of leadership development pathways and manager capability uplift to scale consistent, inclusive leadership behaviours across regions. 4) EDI / Inclusive Futures * Own the EDI strategy (policy, governance, targets and reporting) aligned to local regulations and global best practice, to increase representation of diverse talent at senior and technical leadership levels with measurable targets. * Embed inclusive hiring and progression 5) Change & Transformation * Lead end-to-end change and transformation programs (org design, process reengineering) to become an AI-native, innovation-centric, client partnership organisation, whilst ensuring business continuity and employee experience. * Establish change methodologies, leader readiness, and change success metrics; coach leaders to role model change. * Continuous improvement of the Global People Team and strategy – building capabilities and optimising process 6) Employer Brand & Marketing Partnership * Strengthen our Employer Value Proposition (EVP) to position CC as the global destination for exceptional deep tech and innovation talent and ensure its authentically reflected in the employee experience. * Partner with Marketing to elevate employer branding 7) People Analytics & Decision Support * Leverage HR analytics to diagnose business health (engagement, attrition, performance, diversity), forecast workforce needs, and inform decisions. * Build a data-driven culture within HR; improving people systems and data capture  8) HR Solutions Delivery & Governance * Ensure integrated delivery across Talent Acquisition, HR Business Partnering, People Operations, L&D, Reward, and EDI. * Maintain high standards of compliance (employment law, data privacy), operational excellence, and scalable HR processes suitable for global growth.   REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS Experience * Substantial HR leadership experience with a proven track record operating at Director level (or equivalent) in a global, matrixed organisation. * Demonstrated success in strategic people leadership, culture building, and enterprise-level transformation. * Experience leading cultural transformation in a technology, innovation, or consulting environment. * Prior success in building AInative or data-driven organisations is strongly preferred. * Proven delivery across talent management, performance, engagement, org design, and EDI.   Skills & Capabilities * Strategic operator who links people plans to business outcomes * Change leadership: design and deliver change; coach leaders through ambiguity * Understand innovation culture, and high-performance technical teams * Influence & challenge: a critical partner driving alignment of senior leaders; courageous, commercially grounded, and solutions oriented. * EVP: partner with Marketing to position Cambridge Consultants as a destination for diverse, innovative talent * Inspirational people leader who unites and elevates a people function * Deep commitment to inclusion, equity, and belonging; credible on modern EDI practices and reporting. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By submitting an application to Cambridge Consultants, you confirm that the information provided in this application, together with any supporting documentation, is true, complete, and accurate to the best of your knowledge and belief. You understand that any false statement, misleading information, or material omission may render you liable to disqualification from the recruitment process, withdrawal of any offer of employment, or dismissal without notice if discovered following appointment. You acknowledge that the organisation reserves the right to verify the information supplied. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------