246 Defence jobs in the United Kingdom

Our client in Manchester is seeking to recruit an experienced Solicitor to join this top tier Criminal Defence department. The firm is a highly respected law firm that specialise in motoring criminal defence law in the UK. Recognised as industry leaders with offices nationally, employing a wealth of experience, providing expert legal representation and guidance to clients. This law firm does not deal with legal aid and only deals with private paying clients.

Working for this specialist Criminal Defence team you will enjoy traditional business hours (no silly call outs in the early hours), very good salary (market leading), quarterly bonus and exceptional benefits. The firm also offers free parking and an onsite gym.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive legal advice to clients regarding their rights, potential defences, and the legal implications of their situation.


• Conduct thorough case analysis and investigation to build a robust defence.


• Represent clients in court proceedings, including bail hearings, pre-trial conferences, plea negotiations, trials, and sentencing hearings. As your role is office based you will not be required to attend any court hearings and will instruct outside counsel to attend court.


• Conduct legal research and analysis to stay up to date with relevant statutes, case laws, and precedents that may impact your clients' cases.


• Liaising with Barristers on cases and collaborate on legal strategy.


• Flexibility to support issues that may occur out of hours on a rotational basis. This would be telephone only (one evening 5-8pm or weekend day/evening 10am-7pm).

• Collaborate with other professionals, such as forensic experts, psychologists, or investigators, to strengthen any defence strategy.


• Uphold the ethical standards of the legal profession, maintain client confidentiality, act in the best interests of clients, and adhere to the professional rules and codes of conduct.

Person Requirements

• You will be a calm and considerate team player, technically minded, fearless and professional, innovative, a real people person with the intellectual desire and skill to analyse and apply the law to deliver solutions. You will probably have already been told by your colleagues that you are commercially aware with an abundance of common sense and highly empathetic approach to client care that makes you stand out from the crowd.


• Efficiency is important as you will need to be organised and able to work quickly whilst under pressure and juggling multiple deadlines / priorities;


• Have a professional attitude, high integrity and ability to be empathetic, approachable and non-judgemental of our clients and the allegations they face often including drink driving and drug driving;


• Enthusiastic, resilient and have a can-do attitude and helpful to all team members;


• Have an inquisitive mind, use your own initiative to find answers or solve problems and


• Willing to listen, learn, embrace training and improvement of your knowledge in this niche area.


• Ability to be adaptable to changing circumstances, keeping up with legal developments and adjusting your strategy to best serve the interest of the client.

Skills and competencies

• At least 3 year’s experience in motoring law and defending motoring offences in a client facing role with experience of running your own caseload, both guilty and not guilty pleas.


• Confident communicator, both over the telephone and in writing (with excellent grammar, spelling and attention to detail);


• Strong negotiation skills to represent clients effectively.


• At least 1 year’s experience using Proclaim (or a similar case management system);


• Strong written and IT skills including Outlook, Word and Excel.


• High level of accuracy and attention to detail with excellent standards of spelling and grammar.


• Excellent analytical skills to research, understand and disseminate information.

Criminal Defence Solicitor, NQ, Derbyshire, Competitive salary £DOE

An excellent opportunity for a newly qualified Solicitor to begin their career in criminal defence within a highly regarded and growing department.



THE ROLE:

Within this role you will have the opportunity to gain broad exposure to a wide range of criminal matters, from initial police station attendances through to representation at the Magistrates’ Court, providing invaluable experience and professional development. You will be working closely with senior Fee Earners and Advocates and you will manage your own caseload under supervision, ensuring clients receive clear, practical and effective advice at every stage of their case.



THE CANDIDATE:

The ideal candidate is a newly qualified Solicitor who is eager to progress a career within criminal defence. You will be tenacious, well-organised and motivated, with the confidence to handle responsibility and the drive to progress within the firm. You will also play an active role in supporting the continued growth and success of the department through excellent client care and proactive case management. Police station accreditation would be advantageous but is not essential.



THE FIRM:

This is a modern, client-focused firm known for providing clear, practical advice and a transparent, professional service. It promotes a supportive and collaborative culture, with quality and client care at the heart of its work.



THE PACKAGE:

The position offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience, together with a pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance. Exceptional performance is recognised and rewarded and the successful candidate will enjoy working within a supportive, collaborative and professional environment.







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Are you a highly ambitious, strategic leader within the defence sector, looking for a unique opportunity to shape and grow a new business area from the ground up?

We are partnered with a well-established and leading provider of full life-cycle engineering services, who are experts in transforming infrastructures across various markets, driving new technology and innovation to meet modern day challenges and adapt at scale.

A very exciting and unique opportunity has become available for an experienced Delivery Director to spearhead the development of their advisory and analytics capabilities within the Defence sector, building a future-focused portfolio.

This is a crucial and high-impact role. This isn't just about managing projects; it's about driving business development with expert delivery to help shape and grow a new business area from the ground up.

Already having a large footprint in the defence sector, primarily focused on equipment and maintenance, this role offers the chance to leverage their existing presence, whilst building a new, high-growth advisory business that addresses critical gaps in the market, such as the use of data science and AI to solve logistical challenges, with this being a key area of investment and growth.

Candidate Profile

• Defence Market Expertise: A strong, pre-existing understanding of the Defence market and experience delivering into this sector.
• Asset Management and Digital Advisory: Experience in asset management, digital advisory, data science, and operational technology (OT)
• Proven Business Acumen: A track record of both business development and project delivery . You must be able to generate new opportunities, develop solutions, and close deals.
• Entrepreneurial Mindset: We're looking for an individual who is proactive , creative , and willing to take ownership of the business growth. You should be able to identify and pursue opportunities, whether they are small tactical projects or larger strategic frameworks.
• Relationship-Driven: You will be engaging with senior stakeholders and partners. Building strong, collaborative relationships is key to success.
• Location : While they operate across the UK, you should be willing and able to travel to main offices in London, Manchester, and Birmingham, with a requirement to be in London at least a couple of times a month.

Does this sound like you? Please apply with an updated CV so we can be in contact ASAP to discuss this with you in more detail.

Are you a highly ambitious, strategic leader within the defence sector, looking for a unique opportunity to shape and grow a new business area from the ground up?

We are partnered with a well-established and leading provider of full life-cycle engineering services, who are experts in transforming infrastructures across various markets, driving new technology and innovation to meet modern day challenges and adapt at scale.

A very exciting and unique opportunity has become available for an experienced Delivery Director to spearhead the development of their advisory and analytics capabilities within the Defence sector, building a future-focused portfolio.

This is a crucial and high-impact role. This isn't just about managing projects; it's about driving business development with expert delivery to help shape and grow a new business area from the ground up.

Already having a large footprint in the defence sector, primarily focused on equipment and maintenance, this role offers the chance to leverage their existing presence, whilst building a new, high-growth advisory business that addresses critical gaps in the market, such as the use of data science and AI to solve logistical challenges, with this being a key area of investment and growth.

Candidate Profile

• Defence Market Expertise: A strong, pre-existing understanding of the Defence market and experience delivering into this sector.
• Asset Management and Digital Advisory: Experience in asset management, digital advisory, data science, and operational technology (OT)
• Proven Business Acumen: A track record of both business development and project delivery . You must be able to generate new opportunities, develop solutions, and close deals.
• Entrepreneurial Mindset: We're looking for an individual who is proactive , creative , and willing to take ownership of the business growth. You should be able to identify and pursue opportunities, whether they are small tactical projects or larger strategic frameworks.
• Relationship-Driven: You will be engaging with senior stakeholders and partners. Building strong, collaborative relationships is key to success.
• Location : While they operate across the UK, you should be willing and able to travel to main offices in London, Manchester, and Birmingham, with a requirement to be in London at least a couple of times a month.

Does this sound like you? Please apply with an updated CV so we can be in contact ASAP to discuss this with you in more detail.

Join Kainos and Shape the Future

At Kainos, we’re problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators - driven by a shared mission to create real impact. Whether we’re transforming digital services for millions, delivering cutting-edge Workday solutions, or pushing the boundaries of technology, we do it together.

We believe in a people-first culture , where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions truly make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of a diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration.

Ready to make your mark? Join us and be part of something bigger.

As a Product Consultant in Kainos you will be responsible for your teams backlog maturity, taking ownership of features from inception through to delivery. You will drive MVP thinking and communicating the value of it with those in your team, the wider project team and relevant stakeholders.

You will be a leader in your team, comfortable running agile ceremonies, encouraging engagement and discussion. You will plan and run workshops, engaging with a variety of stakeholders to facilitate consensus in areas of uncertainty. You will actively participate within the Product capability, supporting the delivery of initiatives. You will also manage, coach and develop a small number of staff, with a focus on managing employee performance.

Minimum (Essential) Requirements:

• Experience in bespoke software delivery, operating as a part of an agile team working for an external customer (experience in a client-facing role in a consulting environment is a must-have).
• Defence sector experience.
• Active SC clereance.
• Experience of the software development lifecycle, involved from analysis through to acceptance, launch and live operations
• Excellent facilitator of workshops, able to lead stakeholder groups to achieve focused outcomes
• Accomplished at modelling As-is and To-be business processes, able to present these to stakeholders and the team to ensure understanding and to achieve buy-in
• Experience in stakeholder management, comfortable challenging decisions when appropriate and tailoring collaboration and communication styles where necessary
• Responsible for the breakdown of an area of work from inception through to delivery, managing the team's backlog ensuring quality and maturity
• Responsible for the elicitation of functional, technical and non-functional requirements, translating these into user stories so they are easily understood across the whole team.
• Ability to use prioritisation techniques to refine the backlog and manage dependencies
• Proven ability to manage scope to meet the required MVP, ensuring value is delivered
• Ability to work within commercial constraints for example cost restrictions and project deadlines
• Excellent user story writing skills, ensuring quality and consistency of stories across the project
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships both inside and outside of the delivery team, comfortable collaborating on the breakdown of an area into deliverable pieces of work
• Experience working in a client/supplier relationship, sensitive to their needs
• Experience contributing to sales activities (e.g. working on bids, writing sales proposals etc.)
• Experienced in Agile methodologies and able to mentor those in your team as well as coaching our clients
• We are passionate about developing people – a demonstrated ability in managing, coaching and developing junior members of your team and wider community
• Experience of explaining technical jargon to non-technical/commercial teams.

Desirable:

• Ability to participate in technical discussions with a broad understanding of technical terms
• Experience working closely with clients on site day-to-day
• Active participation in communities of interest, for example online groups, meetups and speaking at conferences

Embracing our differences

At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field.

Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out.

We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.

London / Hybrid with On-Site MoD Presence

Full-time | Security Clearance Required (SC or higher preferred)

About Defence Technologies

Defence Technologies is the classified execution platform of Defence Holdings PLC (LSE: ALRT), the UK's first listed, software-led defence company. Working in close collaboration with the UK Ministry of Defence, we are helping accelerate the design and deployment of sovereign AI and digital capabilities across critical mission areas.

We have been tasked by UK Defence to identify and deliver technology at a wartime pace, bringing together industry innovation, hyperscale infrastructure, and operational insight to strengthen national resilience and readiness.

The Role

As part of our growing collaboration with the Ministry of Defence, we are seeking a Senior Defence Liaison (Embedded with MoD) to represent Defence Technologies within the UK Ministry of Defence. This high-impact position sits between our engineering, commercial, and strategic teams, ensuring that every product we build directly reflects end-user needs and operational priorities.

The role will span technical engagement, commercial alignment, and procurement strategy, acting as a key conduit between Defence Technologies, MoD directorates, and frontline commands. You will help identify capability gaps, co-design solutions with MoD stakeholders, and guide projects from concept through to validated deployment — ensuring they are delivered with speed, precision, and impact.

Responsibilities

• Act as Defence Technologies' embedded representative within the MoD, maintaining active engagement with operational, commercial, and procurement leads.
• Translate strategic and tactical requirements into actionable technical objectives for our engineering teams.
• Shape and influence capability roadmaps across multiple domains.
• Facilitate collaboration between Defence Technologies, hyperscale technology partners, and MoD programme leads.
• Support procurement readiness, contracting, and delivery planning in line with MoD frameworks.
• Uphold the highest standards of discretion, national-interest alignment, and security compliance.

About You

You likely have experience across Defence Digital, capability development, or MoD acquisition, and you understand the complexity of turning operational needs into deployable systems. You speak both the language of the operator and the technologist, and are motivated by the opportunity to deliver real capability where it matters most.

Essential Requirements

• Current or recent Security Clearance (SC or higher).
• Proven track record within MoD, Defence Digital, or defence-industry programmes.
• Experience working across technical, commercial, and procurement functions.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Desirable

• Knowledge of AI, data analytics, or C4ISR systems.
• Background in joint operations, information warfare, or digital transformation.
• Experience bridging government and industry delivery environments.

Why Join Us

This is an opportunity to sit inside UK Defence and help accelerate the development of sovereign capability across multiple domains. You'll work directly with decision-makers shaping the UK's defence technology roadmap, helping deliver capability at the speed and scale modern defence demands.

We offer a highly competitive package and the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most significant sovereign technology programmes.

Apply via LinkedIn. Only candidates holding or eligible for UK security clearance will be considered.