What does Naimuri do?

Naimuri builds data intelligence solutions — software, cloud infrastructure and data science products — for government and law enforcement clients in the UK. Their work focuses on helping public-sector organisations extract actionable insight from complex data, with a particular emphasis on defence and policing.

Where is Naimuri based?

Their main office is at Capstan House, 33–35 Broadway, Salford, M50 2UW. The company is registered in England and Wales, with a registered office at Cody Technology Park in Farnborough. They also hire into Portsmouth and London.

Naimuri was acquired by QinetiQ in 2020. QinetiQ is a defence, security and critical national infrastructure company. Naimuri continues to operate under its own name and brand following the acquisition.

When was Naimuri founded?

Naimuri was founded in 2015 as an SME in the north of England. Chris Sampson is named as a founder and Principal Engineer. The company marked ten years of operation in its most recent homepage messaging.

Yes. Open roles listed on their site include software engineers in Manchester and Portsmouth, a data engineer, a senior data scientist, technical leads and a business change manager. Applications can be sent to applications@naimuri.com.

Defence AI / Data Engineering · ~80 employees, Leeds office ~15

Naimuri

Data intelligence and AI for defence and law enforcement

naimuri.com ↗Founded 2015

Naimuri is a Manchester-based data intelligence consultancy working with government and law enforcement clients across the UK. Founded in 2015, they build bespoke software, cloud infrastructure and data science solutions aimed at making the UK safer. They were acquired by QinetiQ in 2020 but continue to operate under their own name and identity.

What they do

Naimuri builds data intelligence solutions for government and law enforcement. Their work spans the full stack: software engineering, secure cloud infrastructure, data science, and AI and machine learning. The common thread is helping public-sector clients extract operational value from complex, sensitive data.

Their capability model is organised around five areas. Analysis, Change and Design covers requirements gathering and design through what they call Accelerated Discovery — short, focused sprints of one, four or six weeks that produce documented requirements, prototypes and business case inputs. Cloud Assurance handles security, containerisation, serverless technologies and infrastructure testing, with a stated emphasis on being secure by design. Data Science covers the full lifecycle from problem identification through data collection, processing, modelling and deployment, with particular expertise in AI and ML, predictive analytics, and graph databases and visualisation. Software Engineering is described as the origin of the business — cloud-native, full-stack Agile development, UX and UI rapid prototyping, test automation and application management. Platforms rounds things out as an infrastructure centre of excellence focused on secure, compliant and cost-optimised solutions.

The company holds Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001 certifications, which matter in the sectors they serve. Their Manchester office is at Capstan House, Salford. The registered office is at Cody Technology Park in Farnborough — the same site as QinetiQ's headquarters.

They employ over 180 specialists across software development, cloud infrastructure, business change and design, and data science and analytics. Open roles at the time of writing include software engineers in Portsmouth and Manchester, data engineers, senior data scientists, technical leads and a business change manager.

Blog content gives a sense of the work: posts cover sovereign defence, maritime technology, Police.AI, the NPCC Innovation and Digital Summit, and re-engineering AI architecture for accuracy and lower overhead. Naimuri is an official sponsor of the NPCC Innovation and Digital Summit 2026 and has signed the Armed Forces Covenant through the North West Reserve and Defence Support Community.

How they got here

Naimuri was founded in 2015 as an SME, growing quickly enough within England's northern technology scene to attract the attention of QinetiQ, the defence and security group. QinetiQ acquired the company in 2020. The Naimuri brand was retained post-acquisition.

The name itself comes from Japanese: nai meaning 'not' and muri meaning 'overburden'. The philosophy of avoiding unnecessary burden is described as shaping the company's approach to technology, processes, people and culture.

Chris Sampson is named in a blog post as a Principal Engineer and Founder. The company's stated ten-year milestone — referenced on the homepage — places them firmly in their second decade of operation. Their academic network is cited as a factor in their technical capability, though specific university partnerships are not named in the available material.

The Salford office gives them a base in Greater Manchester's technology corridor. Hiring is active across Manchester, Portsmouth and London, suggesting a distributed delivery model suited to the security-cleared, often site-specific nature of their client work.

What they offer

Accelerated Discovery — a time-boxed requirements and design sprint (one, four or six weeks) that produces documented requirements, prototypes and business case outputs.
Cloud Assurance — cloud security, containerisation, serverless and infrastructure testing services built around a secure-by-design approach.
Data Science and AI/ML — end-to-end data science covering modelling, predictive analytics, graph databases and visualisation for intelligence use cases.
Software Engineering — cloud-native, full-stack Agile development including UX/UI prototyping, test automation and application support.
Platforms — secure, compliant infrastructure management with cost-optimisation as a stated priority.

Tech stack

From their careers and engineering pages

AI/ML
Cloud Engineering
Data Science
Graph Databases
Agile
UX/UI
Containerisation
Serverless

FAQs

What does Naimuri do?: Naimuri builds data intelligence solutions — software, cloud infrastructure and data science products — for government and law enforcement clients in the UK. Their work focuses on helping public-sector organisations extract actionable insight from complex data, with a particular emphasis on defence and policing.
Where is Naimuri based?: Their main office is at Capstan House, 33–35 Broadway, Salford, M50 2UW. The company is registered in England and Wales, with a registered office at Cody Technology Park in Farnborough. They also hire into Portsmouth and London.
Who owns Naimuri?: Naimuri was acquired by QinetiQ in 2020. QinetiQ is a defence, security and critical national infrastructure company. Naimuri continues to operate under its own name and brand following the acquisition.
When was Naimuri founded?: Naimuri was founded in 2015 as an SME in the north of England. Chris Sampson is named as a founder and Principal Engineer. The company marked ten years of operation in its most recent homepage messaging.
How big is Naimuri?: Naimuri employs over 180 specialists across software development, cloud infrastructure, business change and design, and data science and analytics, according to their capability overview page.
Is Naimuri hiring?: Yes. Open roles listed on their site include software engineers in Manchester and Portsmouth, a data engineer, a senior data scientist, technical leads and a business change manager. Applications can be sent to applications@naimuri.com.