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Role Description The VP Engineering is a senior leadership role created to drive a step-change in how LRQA engineers its software. It sets the software engineering and architecture direction for Digital Transformation, establishes the standards, tooling and modern practices the function builds to, and leads the adoption of AI-assisted engineering and automation to raise productivity and shorten time to release. It is the senior engineering voice alongside the Chief Digital Officer and across the executive, accountable for engineering strategy, technical standards and architecture direction, and for building the capability and ways of working that lift the whole function. Key Responsibilities - Driving the software engineering step-change - AI-assisted engineering - Lead the adoption of AI in engineering: set the direction for AI-assisted development and embed it in how the teams design, build and test. - Put in place the foundations that make it work at scale: the engineering standards, golden paths, repository structure, documentation-as-code and reusable scaffolding that let both engineers and AI tooling move quickly and safely. - Automation and modern practice - Drive automation across the software lifecycle, from build and test to release, so delivery is faster, more consistent and less manual. - Set the engineering practices that support faster, more reliable software flow (Continuous Delivery, CI/CD, automated testing and release readiness) as the standard the teams build to, working with Infrastructure/DevOps and others. - Productivity and time to release - Define the engineering performance and productivity framework and the target ambition (DORA, cycle time, time to release), and drive sustained improvement working through the Head of Development and the other leaders. - Make this a genuine step-change in throughput and quality, not an incremental tidy-up. - Engineering and architecture direction - Set the software engineering strategy and multi-year technical roadmap, aligned to the digital and business strategy. - Sequence re-platforming and capability change against portfolio priorities, including readiness for the next phase of scale-up. - Set the software engineering standards, tooling and technology-stack direction the function builds to. - Make build-versus-buy and platform decisions at portfolio level. - Set the software engineering architecture direction across Digital Transformation and hold cross-estate coherence. - Set the design standards systems must meet for security, reliability, performance, cost and operability. - Act as the escalation and decision point for the most significant technical and design choices across the estate. - Set the direction for integration delivery across the estate, including the shared data and integration layer and its event-driven patterns. - Leadership - Lead, develop and set direction for the Head of Development, the Cyber Development Lead and the Enterprise Architect. - Set the priorities and trade-offs that span the teams, and clear the senior blockers above them. - Own software engineering organisation design and the operating model as the function scales. - Act as the senior software engineering voice alongside the CDO and across the executive. - Provide technical advice and assurance on major investment, build-versus-buy and platform decisions, and make engineering’s direction, value and constraints understood at leadership level. Key Outcomes - A genuine step-change in engineering productivity and time to release, measured through DORA and cycle-time metrics and visibly improving. - AI-assisted engineering adopted across the teams, on sound foundations (standards, golden paths, scaffolding) that make it work at scale. - Automation embedded across the software lifecycle, reducing manual effort and variability. - A clear engineering strategy, technical roadmap and architecture direction, in use across the function. - Engineering standards, tooling and stack direction set and applied consistently across the estate. - Significant designs and major technical decisions agreed cleanly and consistently across the estate. - An engineering operating model and team structure that scales with the business. Qualifications - Software Engineering leadership at scale: led engineering functions and driven a step-change in how they build, not only run delivery. - AI-assisted engineering: real experience introducing AI and automation into how software is engineered, with the foundations to make it stick. - Modern engineering and productivity: deep grounding in Continuous Delivery, DevOps and cloud, and in engineering productivity measurement (DORA, cycle time or equivalent). - Architecture direction: a strong architecture background, setting direction and running a Technical Design Authority or similar forum across a complex, integrated estate. - Standards and foundations: a track record of establishing engineering standards, golden paths and reusable foundations that lift a whole function. - Strategy to execution: setting strategy and standards and landing them through other leaders and their teams, including re-platforming and culture change. - Organisation design: experience of engineering organisation design, operating models and developing leaders. - Influence: credibility and influence at executive level, and effective management of vendors and partners. Leadership Profile - Operates at a strategic level, setting direction and raising the capability of the whole function. - Focused on outcomes, with clear ownership of engineering direction and value. - A decisive technical leader, comfortable making decisions without complete information. - Builds and develops strong technical-leadership teams. - Able to simplify complex problems and align different stakeholders. - Credible across strategy, architecture and at executive level. Pre-Employment Checks If you are successful in securing a role with us, we will carry out preemployment checks in accordance with what is permitted under local law. These checks may include, where legally allowed: right to work, identification, verification of employment history, education, and criminal record checks. We will engage our third-party background screening provider, Cfirst to conduct these checks on our behalf. Cfirst performs all processing in full compliance with applicable data protection laws and adheres to strict legal, regulatory, and ethical obligations in handling personal data. Any personal information collected for the purpose of these checks will be used solely for evaluating your suitability for employment and will be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfil these purposes and meet legal requirements. Your data will be stored securely and managed in accordance with all relevant privacy legislation. If you have any questions or concerns about the preemployment checks please contact us at Onboarding@lrqa.com If you have any questions or concerns on how your data will be handled, please contact us as dataprotection@lrqa.com At LRQA, we believe that as a leading Global Leading Assurance and Risk Management Service provider, our talented people are our risk management advantage. We believe the best outcomes come from diverse perspectives, shared ambition and working together with integrity. That's how we build a workplace where everyone can contribute, grow and thrive. Guided by Vision and powered by Expertise, we're united by a shared purpose. If you're driven to make a difference, you'll belong here.

• Own end-to-end delivery of one or more products or workstreams within the programme, to agreed scope, time, cost, and quality. • Plan and run the squads’ delivery, including sprint planning, backlog flow, release planning and delivery commitments, working with Product and the development teams. • Translate programme priorities and product goals into clear delivery plans, with milestones, dependencies and measurable outcomes. • Drive momentum and accountability across multi-disciplinary squads (Product, Business Analysis, developers, QA and specialist roles), keeping them aligned and removing impediments. • Run the delivery cadence and team ceremonies (planning, stand-ups, reviews and retrospectives) and ensure they remain effective. • Manage cross-squad and cross-product dependencies, keeping a clear view of the critical path and delivery constraints. • Own the delivery-level RAID position, surfacing risks, issues and dependencies early and managing them transparently. • Anticipate issues and remove blockers to maintain delivery momentum. • Manage change to scope and plan pragmatically, protecting outcomes and value. • Provide clear, decision-oriented delivery updates focused on value, risk and confidence, not activity. • Feed the programme’s governance, contributing to programme reporting, steering packs and milestone reviews with clear, traceable status. • Support budget and forecast management for the products or workstreams, tracking spend against plan and raising financial pressures early with the Programme Lead, who typically owns the budget. • Maintain a clear view of squad capacity and capability, highlighting constraints and supporting prioritisation and trade-off decisions. • Keep delivery aligned to business value and measurable outcomes, tracking when benefits are expected to be realised and highlighting slippage. • Promote an outcome-focused delivery culture across the squads, measuring progress by value achieved. • Build trusted relationships across business, technology, and delivery teams, providing a clear link between strategy, delivery, and operations.

Role Description The Senior .NET Developer is responsible for delivering robust back-end capability for field service operations, enabling auditors to accept work, access job/task information, perform inspections, and generate inspection reports through secure, reliable APIs. This role owns the design and implementation of scalable .NET services that align with LRQA engineering standards, support product delivery goals, and ensure operational resilience in production. - Design, build, and maintain high-quality .NET 8+ API services to support audit and inspection workflows. - Translate business requirements for field operations into clear technical solutions and backend delivery plans. - Implement and evolve API endpoints using vertical-slice architecture and Minimal API patterns. - Deliver secure authentication and authorisation controls using JWT bearer authentication and OpenFGA-based access patterns. - Build and optimise integrations with PostgreSQL, blob storage, and supporting platform services. - Enforce validation, error handling, paging, versioning, and observability standards across all backend features. - Collaborate with product, QA, architecture, and operations teams to deliver reliable production outcomes. - Contribute to CI/CD quality gates, static analysis, and warning-free builds with strong code review practices. - Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership on backend implementation quality, testing, and maintainability. - Support incident triage, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement of API performance and reliability. Qualifications - Strong commercial experience with C# 12 and .NET 8-10 (ASP.NET Core Minimal APIs) in production environments. - Proven expertise designing and delivering RESTful APIs, including versioning, validation, paging, and structured error handling. - Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL and Entity Framework Core (including migrations, configuration, and performance tuning). - Experience implementing secure authentication and authorisation patterns (JWT bearer, role/permission models, ReBAC/OpenFGA concepts). - Solid understanding of cloud-native backend patterns, including Azure services and blob/object storage integration. - Practical experience with observability and operational telemetry (OpenTelemetry, tracing, metrics, and health checks). - Strong testing capability across unit and integration layers using xUnit, FluentAssertions, Moq, Testcontainers, and API test harnesses. - Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and quality tooling (static analysis, warning-as-error builds, code quality gates). - Comfortable working with containerised local/dev workflows (Docker, docker-compose). - Experience with event driven architecture would be advantageous. Requirements - Demonstrable track record delivering backend services for complex business domains with high reliability requirements. - Strong stakeholder communication, able to explain technical decisions and trade-offs to technical and non-technical audiences. - Ability to work effectively in cross-functional agile teams and maintain delivery focus under changing priorities. - Excellent problem-solving and ownership mindset, with a focus on measurable outcomes and continuous improvement. - Experience mentoring other engineers through pairing, code reviews, and technical guidance. - Strong quality mindset with consistent attention to secure coding, maintainability, and operational excellence. - Proven ability to contribute to architecture discussions and influence backend engineering standards. Pre-Employment Checks If you are successful in securing a role with us, we will carry out pre-employment checks in accordance with what is permitted under local law. These checks may include, where legally allowed: right to work, identification, verification of employment history, education, and criminal record checks. We will engage our third-party background screening provider, Cfirst to conduct these checks on our behalf. Cfirst performs all processing in full compliance with applicable data protection laws and adheres to strict legal, regulatory, and ethical obligations in handling personal data. Any personal information collected for the purpose of these checks will be used solely for evaluating your suitability for employment and will be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfil these purposes and meet legal requirements. Your data will be stored securely and managed in accordance with all relevant privacy legislation. If you have any questions or concerns about the pre-employment checks please contact us at Onboarding@lrqa.com. If you have any questions or concerns on how your data will be handled, please contact us as dataprotection@lrqa.com. Diversity and Inclusion at LRQA We are on a mission to be the place where we all want to work and we are passionate about embracing different perspectives because we understand the value this brings to our business, our clients and each other. We are all about creating a safer and more sustainable future and our inclusive culture is right at the heart of our business. Together our employees make our communities better and we want you to be part of our diverse team!

• Influence safety, quality and environmental performance across a wide range of significant, complex national infrastructure and capital projects • Deliver management system audits • Cultivate positive relationships with clients and work collaboratively to add value • Ensure clear communication and auditing expertise to keep projects progressing

Role Description This role is a vital part of the Power Platform Support team at LRQA and is offered as a 12‑month fixed‑term contract, reporting directly to the Power Platform Lead. The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong understanding of the Power Platform’s capabilities, a genuine enthusiasm for its potential, and a commitment to high‑quality development standards, governance, and collaborative ways of working. - Experience delivering solutions within an Agile environment. - Support for existing applications within an established ITIL framework. - Adhere to formal Change Management processes to ensure platform stability, reliability, and compliance. - Support and promote Microsoft Power Platform Centre of Excellence (CoE) standards and governance. - Act as a key escalation point for citizen development initiatives and enterprise‑level applications. - Collaborate with the wider IT team to identify delivery risks, operational issues, and technical constraints. - Provide second‑line support for business‑critical applications. - Investigate and diagnose technical issues, identifying root causes and implementing fixes. - Work closely with software vendors and third‑party suppliers to resolve platform‑related incidents. Qualifications - Technical background with at least 3 years’ experience working with Microsoft 365 and Power Platform. - Proven track record in developing significant Power Platform (Power Apps and Power Automate) or SharePoint solutions. - Practical experience of designing and working with databases or data repositories (Dataverse, SQL, SharePoint lists, etc.). - Experience working with Dynamics 365, PowerShell, JavaScript, and JSON is desirable. - Experience of working in an Agile environment and with a multi-disciplined team. - Effective communication skills to engage with stakeholders. - Solid grasp of ITIL around Release, Deployment, and Change Management. - Self-motivated with the ability to implement innovative solutions. - Result driven, analytical, and innovative individual. Requirements - Work as a Power Platform SME ensuring that development work exemplifies good practice. - Work on complex or critical Power Platform solutions including citizen designed Canvas apps and enterprise level Dynamics Model Driven applications. - Support, monitor, and maintain existing applications. - Triaging incidents and acting on service requests for applications held by IT Operations. - Deliver incident, change, and problem management support. - Provide input and support to programmes or projects that have Power Platform requirements. - Be an agent for change, embracing new technologies. Benefits - 12-month fixed-term contract. - Opportunity to work in a collaborative environment. - Engagement with evolving Power Platform features.

Role Description We are seeking a qualified Social Auditor (APSCA) to join our growing team in Germany. In this role, you will conduct social compliance audits across a variety of sectors, ensuring adherence to LRQA standards and client-specific requirements. You will play a key role in delivering high-quality audit services, supporting ethical supply chains, and contributing to sustainable business practices. Key Responsibilities - Conduct social compliance audits in line with LRQA methodologies and client standards. - Perform worker interviews, management discussions, and site observations. - Carry out document reviews, including contracts, policies, and HR records. - Execute wage and working hours testing to assess compliance. - Produce accurate, high-quality audit reports within agreed timelines. - Manage audits independently while collaborating with international teams. - Maintain strong client relationships and uphold LRQA’s professional standards. Qualifications - APSCA (CSCA or ASCA) qualification preferred although not essential (although you must have taken 1 or 2 of the 3 APSCA exams as we can support with remaining qualifications/exams). - Fluent German (essential) and strong command of English. - Proven experience in social auditing or related compliance roles. - High level of integrity, attention to detail, and professionalism. - Ability to work independently and manage multiple assignments. - Willingness to travel across Germany, Austria and Switzerland when required. Pre-Employment Checks If you are successful in securing a role with us, we will carry out pre-employment checks in accordance with what is allowed under local law. These checks will include, (as permitted)- right to work, identification, verification of employment history, education, and criminal records. We may involve the third-party supplier to run the background checks as needed and your data will be retained for a period as needed for the purpose of employing you. Your data will be stored in accordance with all relevant privacy legislation. Diversity & Inclusion At LRQA, we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered. We believe that diverse perspectives strengthen our business, enhance client outcomes, and contribute to a better future for our communities. Join us and be part of a team shaping a safer and more sustainable world.

Role Description We are looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst to work on several major initiatives performing a critical role in working with stakeholders across the business to deliver strategic change; working to define, design and support the continued implementation of product improvements that will deliver business value. You will be an experienced technical BA with knowledge of agile ways of working. You’ll be focused on the maximisation of benefit and the elimination of waste as we deliver new or improved system functionality. You’ll strive to capture clear business requirements and stories supporting Product Owners and SME’s to clarify true business needs and evaluate them against potential business value. You will lead on the discovery and inception phase of our projects, supporting the wider business with maturity of solid business cases by defining the opportunities for change, clear modelling for target operating states and solid business benefit cases. Working under the BA Analysis Lead, you’ll be responsible for continuously improving our BA practice, with accountability for the delivery of quality analysis artefacts, driving standards, improvements to ways of working, adoption of Agile BA principles and learnings as a community. As part of your role, you’ll be empowered to drive initiative sharing across the product teams to greater align opportunities and help define future roadmaps and outcomes. The role forms part of the Digital Transformation team. This team will add value developing, supporting and improving all stages of the project lifecycle aligned with the Key Responsibilities below. Qualifications - Minimum of 5 years experience in a Senior BA role - Highly Effective Communicator, able to communicate complex ideas clearly - Proven ability to translate between business and technical perspectives - Strong Stakeholder Management skills, with experience of working with Senior & Executive Level Leaders - Hands-on experience working in agile product teams - Skilled at translating business needs into epics, features, user stories, and acceptance criteria Requirements - Work with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation to identify and shape business opportunities. - Preparation of supporting artefacts and collateral, including Requirements specifications, wire frames, use cases, process maps and business cases with help of sponsors. - Gathering, reviewing and analysis of industry/ organization data required for business analysis. - Contribute to the definition of innovative solutions. Assess different options, perform cost benefit analysis with sponsors to improve efficiency and reduce cost. - Active in the production of systems that deliver maximum business benefit. - Analysis of existing software application and create functional document. - Mentor less experienced members of the BA team. Share knowledge with others where appropriate. - Report process improvement, improving ways of working, and introducing new tools and techniques. - Prepare and present presentations/material/training to internal/external stakeholders. - Reports to Sr Project Manager/Business lead for project specific status. - Work with Practice lead to define BA Process artefacts, suggest process improvements, mentor junior business analyst. Introduce new tools and techniques. - Knowledge of Scrum, Kanban or other appropriate Agile methodology and demonstrate strong agile experience capturing accurate features and stories. - Assure the existence, quality, accuracy and integrity of all business analysis artefacts in templates/samples – including requirements documents, process models, gap analysis assessments. - Support Vendor and Commercial, Enterprise Architecture and product delivery teams in providing requirements and insight/information to develop Business Cases. Benefits - Eliminate or minimise employee's exposure to risks by reviewing, regularly, the health and safety risk register, applying appropriate controls, communicating results of risk assessment and ensuring health and safety is considered in the planning and execution of all LR activities. - Manage your own and your team's compliance with health and safety rules, instructions, systems and legal requirements, ensuring employees are suitably trained and adequate resources are available to work safely. - Monitor and review health and safety performance, observe safety behaviours in the workplace, taking appropriate corrective and preventive action as necessary and suggesting and implementing improvement activities. Pre-Employment Checks If you are successful in securing a role with us, we will carry out pre-employment checks in accordance with what is permitted under local law. These checks may include, where legally allowed: right to work, identification, verification of employment history, education, and criminal record checks. We will engage our third-party background screening provider, Cfirst to conduct these checks on our behalf. Cfirst performs all processing in full compliance with applicable data protection laws and adheres to strict legal, regulatory, and ethical obligations in handling personal data. Any personal information collected for the purpose of these checks will be used solely for evaluating your suitability for employment and will be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfil these purposes and meet legal requirements. Your data will be stored securely and managed in accordance with all relevant privacy legislation. If you have any questions or concerns about the pre-employment checks please contact us at Onboarding@lrqa.com. If you have any questions or concerns on how your data will be handled, please contact us as dataprotection@lrqa.com. Diversity and Inclusion at LRQA We are on a mission to be the place where we all want to work and we are passionate about embracing different perspectives because we understand the value this brings to our business, our clients and each other. We are all about creating a safer and more sustainable future and our inclusive culture is right at the heart of our business. Together our employees make our communities better and we want you to be part of our diverse team!

• Conduct on-site and remote audits across supplier facilities, warehouses, and retail environments • Assess compliance against client standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practice • Identify risks, non-conformances, and opportunities for improvement • Produce clear, accurate, and timely audit reports • Engage professionally with suppliers and stakeholders, providing insight and challenge where appropriate

Role Description LRQA is looking for a Lead Assessor for the Responsible Sourcing team for an excellent opportunity to work in a multinational organization that is growing consistently and rapidly. The Lead Assessor will be responsible for delivering responsible assessments and services against local law and various assessment standards. - Book travel in accordance with assigned schedule - Conduct an opening meeting with management outlining scope and client expectations - Interview management to understand facility practices - Conduct a facility walkthrough to observe facility practices - Review documentation that demonstrates practices - Interview workers (ideally in native language or with the use of a translator) in a sensitive but impartial way to verify and explore practices - Triangulate data across data sources to come to an informed conclusion on practices - Present results to facility management - Advise companies on ways to improve working conditions for workers - Write comprehensive reports in English for each assessment, in a timely and accurate manner - Provide clients, facility, vendor, and fellow staff necessary clarifications on the audit results or the report in a professional, timely, and accurate manner - Meet Key Performance Targets related to report turnaround time, report quality, and budget Qualifications - 4-year college degree in a major of Law, HR, Occupational Health and Safety or Environment / Advanced degree is preferred - Minimum three (3) years of experience in social compliance auditing - Minimum 100 social compliance audit days (verifiable) - APSCA registered required, CSCA Status - Must have valid driver’s license - Ability to travel 80% of the time - Strong business acumen - Excellent Customer Service and results oriented - Effective problem solving and negotiation skills - Excellent verbal and written English and French, Spanish a plus - Adaptable and flexible - Comfortable in various industries e.g. manufacturing, food & beverage - High degree of proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet-research / reporting / analysis tools - Maintains a global perspective and is culturally sensitive and aware - Highest level of personal and professional integrity and ethics - Comfortable with confrontation, with a diplomatic and easy demeanor - Ability to operate in a multi-cultural environment with persons of varying socio-economic status - Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information - RBA, BSCI, SLCP Certification a plus Diversity and Inclusion at LRQA We are on a mission to be the place where we all want to work and we are passionate about embracing different perspectives because we understand the value this brings to our business, our clients, and each other. We are all about creating a safer and more sustainable future and our inclusive culture is right at the heart of our business. Together our employees make our communities better and we want you to be part of our diverse team!

Role Description The Application Support Lead reports into the Application Support function and is responsible for the operational ownership, support, and technical stewardship of an important CRM, Audit and Invoicing System supporting EMEA Business operations. This is a hands-on technical leadership role requiring strong expertise in Delphi / Object Pascal, focused on ensuring the ongoing stability, performance, and resilience of a business-critical platform. The role holder will act as the technical owner and subject matter expert, maintaining high levels of service reliability while driving continuous improvements in maintainability, security, and long-term sustainability. The platform forms a key part of LRQA’s core technology landscape and operates within a well-established operational environment. The role will work closely with DevOps and platform teams to support the evolution of delivery and hosting practices, aligning with organisational standards and modern engineering approaches while ensuring uninterrupted service. The current technology stack is predominantly Delphi (approximately 75%), complemented by .NET technologies (including .NET Core and C# MVC). While strong Delphi expertise is essential, experience with — or an interest in developing skills in — modern .NET technologies will be highly valued. Close collaboration with IT Operations, Cloud, Infrastructure, and Business stakeholders will be critical to ensure the platform continues to deliver value, meets evolving business needs, and aligns with LRQA’s technology and security standards. Qualifications - Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex issues across application, database, and integration layers. - Self-motivated and proactive, able to work independently with minimal supervision while driving continuous improvement. - Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating technical concepts into clear business language. - Ability to operate effectively in complex and legacy environments. - Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage competing demands and deliver within deadlines. - Resilient and pragmatic approach to technology challenges. Requirements - 5+ years of hands-on experience with Delphi / Object Pascal. - Strong experience with SQL Server / Azure SQL. - Experience keeping versions up-to-date and ensuring applications remain within vendor support. - Demonstrable experience as both a developer and administrator of a Delphi-based codebase environment. - Proven experience supporting business-critical applications in production environments. - Experience maintaining VCL-based applications. - Experience delivering solutions using Agile methodologies, working alongside Product Owners and Business Analysts. - Experience managing application releases, user communications, and training for a commercial user base. Benefits - Opportunity to work with a leading global assurance provider. - Inclusive culture that values diverse perspectives. - Support for continuous learning and development. Company Description LRQA is a leading global assurance provider. The integrity and expertise we bring to our partnership with clients support their journey to a safer, more secure and more sustainable future.