Public sector software platform serving 5,000+ government bodies globally
Civica operates a portfolio of software products across local and central government, education, health, and care sectors, spanning over 100 million citizens across 5,000+ public bodies worldwide. The tech stack reveals a modernization arc: migrating legacy SQL Server Integration Services to Azure, adopting Playwright for test automation to replace Selenium, and consolidating cloud infrastructure (Azure + AWS + Kubernetes + OpenShift). The 5x hiring surge in engineering roles relative to support, combined with active projects around design-system standardization, accessibility compliance, and professional-services delivery, suggests a shift from maintenance-heavy operations toward product velocity and platform consolidation.
Notable leadership hires: Sales Director, Head of Engineering, Head of Presales, Services Director, Account Director
Civica is a UK-based public-sector software company serving government, education, health, and care organizations across six continents. Founded in 2001, the company operates a multi-product portfolio accessed by over 5,000 public bodies to deliver critical citizen-facing services. The organization scales across global hubs in the UK, Australia, North America, and Asia, with particular expansion momentum in professional services delivery (Australia/New Zealand operations). Current operational priorities include legacy system modernization (SQL Server to Azure migration), accessibility and compliance standardization, and consolidation of redundant legacy products into unified platforms.
Civica runs React, Go, Python, and SQL on Azure and AWS infrastructure, with Kubernetes and OpenShift for orchestration. Monitoring uses Datadog, Grafana, and Prometheus. They are actively migrating off SQL Server Integration Services toward Azure-native tooling.
Current projects include adopting the Firefly design system, migrating SSIS packages to Azure, implementing Playwright test automation, building accessibility compliance frameworks, and scaling professional services delivery in APAC regions.
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