31 jobs in Acorn Group

We’re looking for a Frontend Developer who enjoys turning ideas into well-crafted, responsive web experiences. You’ll be part of a cross‑functional squad that designs, builds and ships products that genuinely make a difference for our customers.

Location: Liverpool City Centre HQ / Hybrid (3 days in office)

Salary: £45,000–£55,000 depending on experience

• Build and maintain responsive web applications using React, Next.js and TypeScript.
• Work closely with designers and backend engineers to deliver high‑quality, user‑focused features.
• Contribute to shared component libraries and help improve our design system.
• Use Sentry and PostHog to monitor and improve frontend performance and user experience.
• Write clean, maintainable and testable code.
• Take part in code reviews and learn from more experienced team members.
• Share ideas, ask questions and contribute to how we build and deliver software.

Frontend: React, Next.js, TypeScript. Infrastructure: Nginx, Docker, Azure. Monitoring and Analytics: Sentry, PostHog. Tooling: Git, CI/CD pipelines, Agile methodologies.

• CI/CD pipelines for fast, reliable deployments.
• Code reviews and pairing to share knowledge and improve quality.
• Monitoring with Sentry and PostHog to understand and improve user experience.
• Regular retrospectives and a culture of continuous learning.

• Experience building applications with React, Next.js or similar frameworks.
• Understanding of modern frontend practices, including responsive design and testing.
• Some experience with TypeScript or a strong desire to learn it.
• A collaborative mindset and an interest in product design and usability.
• Curiosity, initiative and a willingness to take feedback and keep learning.
• A desire to grow into a more senior role over time.

• 35 days’ holiday (including bank holidays) with additional buy/sell options.
• 24/7 mental health support and free counselling available.
• Career development through learning programs and leadership opportunities.
• Flexible benefits, including early access to salary via our internal platform.
• Hybrid working options to support work‑life balance and individual needs.
• Recognition awards, social events and more.

Equal Opportunity Statement Acorn is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds.

Acorn Group is seeking a Frontend Developer based in Liverpool City Centre, offering a hybrid work model (3 days in office). This position focuses on building responsive web applications using React, Next.js, and TypeScript. Candidates should have a collaborative mindset and a drive for personal development.

The role includes working closely with designers, contributing to component libraries, and participating in code reviews.

The salary range for this position is £45,000–£55,000, with a variety of benefits including 35 days of holiday and mental health support.

Overview

Job Title: Cloud Infrastructure Architect
Salary: £65,000 - £75,000 Depending on experience
Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9.00am – 5.30pm
Location: Liverpool City Centre on a Hybrid working basis

Acorn Insurance are looking for a passionate Cloud Infrastructure Architect who will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimising secure, scalable, and highly available cloud platforms. This role provides technical leadership across cloud strategy, architecture governance, infrastructure modernisation, and operational excellence. The architect partners closely with engineering, security, operations, and business teams to ensure the cloud environment supports organisational goals and meets enterprise standards.

• Develop end-to-end cloud architectures that support enterprise workloads, including compute, storage, networking, identity, and automation.
• Develop a close working relationship with Head of Platform Engineering (HoPE) to ensure robust design and delivery across our cloud platforms
• Create reference architectures, design patterns, and technical standards for cloud environments.
• Design hybrid and multi-cloud strategies leveraging platforms such as Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• Evaluate new cloud services, tools, and technologies to guide technical direction.
• Lead the design and implementation of core cloud infrastructure components: virtual networks, identity and access, monitoring, encryption, resilience, and backup strategies.
• Define infrastructure-as-code (IaC) patterns using tools such as Terraform, Bicep, or ARM.
• Support migration of workloads from on-premise to cloud platforms following best-practice frameworks
• Ensure cloud designs adhere to security standards, regulatory requirements, and architectural governance.
• Implement Zero Trust principles, network segmentation, encryption, key management, and secure access control models.
• Partner with Security Operations and SOC teams to ensure monitoring, logging, and incident response capabilities are embedded
• Develop automation and service optimisation strategies to improve performance, cost efficiency, and availability.
• Conduct capacity planning, resilience engineering, disaster recovery design, and performance tuning.
• Act as a subject-matter expert and trusted advisor for cloud strategy and infrastructure initiatives.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to capability uplift across cloud, DevOps, and infrastructure teams.
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to executives, project managers, and non-technical stakeholders.

• A strong hands-on technical background with 3+ years across several disciplines; networking, infrastructure, cloud platform and system administration
• Extensive experience designing and supporting cloud infrastructure on Azure, AWS, or GCP
• Strong understanding of networking (VNETs/VPCs, routing, DNS, load balancing, firewalls).
• Deep knowledge of infrastructure-as-code and automation tooling.
• Experience with container platforms (AKS, EKS, GKE, Kubernetes) and serverless architectures.
• Strong background in identity and access management (Azure AD, IAM, RBAC).
• Proven experience building scalable, resilient, and secure cloud architectures.
• Solid understanding of cloud cost optimisation and FinOps principles

At Acorn Insurance , we’re proud of our Liverpool roots — and even prouder of how far we’ve come. As part of the Acorn Group , we bring over 40 years of specialist insurance expertise to the table. From humble beginnings, we’ve grown into a national leader, now employing 1,700+ people across the UK and reached a milestone £750 million in total value of insurance policies written in 2024.

We’re growing fast, with new opportunities emerging every week. That growth is largely due to the values we share:

Acorn Group is seeking a Credit Hire Handler to manage Third Party Credit Hire and Property Damages claims. The role involves validating motor claims and negotiating to minimize indemnity spend while offering hybrid working options. Ideal candidates will be self-starters with a strong understanding of RTA obligations and credit hire law.

Our company values growth and offers 35 days of holiday, mental health support, and flexible benefits.

We are excited to share a new career opportunity within our Pricing Implementation team.

The Pricing Implementation Team plays a critical role in translating strategic pricing decisions into operational reality. The team ensures that rate changes, structures and new products are implemented accurately, consistently and on schedule.

Job Title: Radar Developer

Location: Liverpool City Centre, hybrid working available

Salary: £Competitive, depending on experience

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm

• Implementation of pricing structures and models.
• Aid in the direction on approach of pricing builds and implementation.
• Building, updating and reviewing XML outputs within the rating models.
• Conduct thorough testing before deploying new or updated pricing structures.
• Identify conflicts within the pricing structures that would prevent them being implemented smoothly.
• Maintaining awareness of practical implications of pricing changes.
• Identify improvements to pricing structures.
• Conduct peer reviews of team members builds and change to maintain a high level of accuracy.
• Keep up to date documentation and audit trails of deployed pricing changes into the live system.
• Maintain implementation schedules based on agreed prioritisation criteria.
• Working closely with team members to refine and improve the system.

• Experienced user of Radar and Radar Live.
• Experience of working in the insurance industry.
• Ability to understand complex rating structures.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• Experience of managing and prioritising multiple priorities.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, able to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to analyse problems and challenges, and develop structured solutions.
• Desire to offer new solutions in a proactive manner.

• Competitive Salary & Benefits: We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Professional Growth: We are committed to your professional development and offer opportunities for career advancement and continuous learning.
• Collaborative Environment: Work in a supportive and inclusive environment where your ideas and contributions are valued.
• Exciting Projects: Be part of innovative and impactful projects that make a difference in our industry and community.
• 35 days’ holiday (including bank holidays) with additional buy/sell options.
• 24/7 mental health support & free counselling available.
• Grow with us: Through career fairs, leadership programs, and learning on the go.
• Flexible benefits, including early access to salary via our internal platform.
• Hybrid working options to support work-life balance and individual needs.
• Recognition awards, social events & more.

• If your application is successful, we will commence relevant employment checks prior to you commencing employment with us. These will include a standard criminal record check and an insolvency register check.
• Visa Requirements: We can only consider applicants who have at least one year remaining on their Graduate or Post-Study Work visa. At the moment, we’re not able to offer visa sponsorship.
• We’re committed to creating an inclusive, supportive workplace where everyone can flourish. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process—or once you’re part of the team—just let us know. We’ll work with you to make sure you can do your best work.

Overview

Acorn Insurance are looking to recruit a brand-new role as a Cyber Security Operations Manager. The Cyber Security Operations Manager will lead the operational security function responsible for protecting the organisation’s information assets, technology services, and users. This role oversees all security operation functions, incident response, threat detection, vulnerability management, and continuous improvement of the organisation’s security posture. Working closely with Infrastructure, Cloud, Architecture, Governance, Compliance and Risk teams, the manager ensures that security operations are proactive, resilient, and aligned with business needs.

Job Title: Cyber Security Operations Manager

Salary: Up to £75,000 Depending on experience

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Location: Liverpool City Centre on a Hybrid working basis

• Lead and manage the daily operations of the internal Security Operations team and primary relationship with any outsourced SOC solution ensuring 24/7 monitoring and response coverage.
• Oversee cyber defence capabilities including SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, threat intelligence, and identity protection.
• Develop and maintain operational procedures, playbooks, and response frameworks.
• Direct the full incident response lifecycle: detection, triage, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident review.
• Coordinate major incident management with IT Infrastructure, Cloud, and Business teams.
• Ensure lessons learned are captured and drive meaningful improvement.
• Oversee the vulnerability management programme, ensuring timely identification, prioritisation, and remediation of risks.
• Partner with asset owners to ensure patches, configuration hardening, and remediation actions are completed.
• Support risk assessment processes and provide input to security governance and compliance teams.
• Ensure the design, tuning, and optimisation of detection rules, alerts, and correlation logic across security platforms.
• Drive automation initiatives using SOAR to improve response speed and reduce operational workload.
• Maintain robust coverage across cloud, on‑premise, network, and endpoint environments.
• Lead, mentor, and develop cyber engineers and analysts.
• Build capability through training, certifications, and knowledge-sharing programmes.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and high performance.
• Work with technology, business, and leadership teams to communicate risks, incidents, and security posture.
• Provide reporting on KPIs, threat trends, operational performance, and compliance metrics.
• Support audits, regulatory assessments, and customer assurance activities.

• Proven experience managing a SOC or security operations function within a complex enterprise environment.
• Strong understanding of SIEM, SOAR, EDR, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and cloud-native security tooling.
• Deep knowledge of cyber security frameworks such as NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, ISO 27001, or CIS Controls.
• Demonstrated expertise in incident response and threat management.
• Experience working in hybrid cloud environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Any security certification would be an advantage.

At Acorn Insurance , we’re proud of our Liverpool roots — and even prouder of how far we’ve come. As part of the Acorn Group , we bring over 40 years of specialist insurance expertise to the table. From humble beginnings, we’ve grown into a national leader, now employing 1,700+ people across the UK and reached a milestone £750 million in total value of insurance policies written in 2024.

We’re growing fast, with new opportunities emerging every week. That growth is largely due to the values we share: