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Senior Backend Engineer (Java) One of the world’s leading ecommerce travel platforms are hiring for a Senior Backend Engineer. Role Overview We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to design, build, and evolve scalable, reliable, and high-performance backend services. This role is suited for engineers who can quickly understand complex distributed systems, make sound technical decisions, lead implementation of large initiatives, and consistently deliver production-ready software with minimal supervision. In addition to hands-on development, you will help drive technical excellence through architecture, code quality, and mentoring. Able to become productive within the first few weeks. Comfortable working in large, existing codebases. Strong engineering fundamentals and pragmatic decision making. Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills. Clear written and verbal communication. Advanced Claude and Codex usage. Reliable delivery with minimal...

Our client are a leading technology organisation working across financial services and energy trading is looking for experienced Senior Java Engineers to join its engineering teams. This is a hands-on software engineering opportunity, working on complex, bespoke solutions for financial markets clients. You’ll be involved across both greenfield and brownfield development, working closely with experienced engineering teams to solve challenging technical and business problems. The role sits within a Settlements / Post-Trade environment, with additional exposure to digital assets and blockchain technology. Outside R35 contract which is extendable to 12 months! Up to £700 Day rate as well! • Develop and enhance server-side Java/JVM applications, with Java as the primary back-end technology. • Build robust services using Spring and Spring Boot. • Work across greenfield and brownfield projects within financial services, trading and post-trade environments. •...

A specialist consultancy is seeking an experienced BI Developer to support the delivery of a high-profile healthcare transformation programme within the NHS. You'll be responsible for developing reporting and analytics solutions that enable operational and clinical teams to make informed, data-driven decisions. Client Details Our client is an established consulting organisation delivering complex technology, data and transformation programmes across the public sector. They are currently supporting a large NHS programme and require additional BI expertise to strengthen their reporting and analytics capabilities. Description Design, develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports. Create management information and reporting solutions for operational and clinical stakeholders. Develop and optimise data models to support reporting requirements. Work with stakeholders to gather and translate business requirements into technical solutions....

Technical Architect | Gov Project | 3-6 Month Contract | £635 p.d (Outside IR35) | Remote, UK Role : Technical Architect Client : Consultancy / Public Sector Rate : £635 p/d (Outside of IR35) Start date : 19th October 2026 Duration : 3-6 months Location : Remote first, potentially with some ad hoc travel for in-person meetings Please note : To be considered for this role, your current / most recent contract must be a public sector engagement. ............ We're partnered with a leading digital consultancy that works with government clients to transform and modernise digital public services, thus ensuring they're holistic, futureproofed, and can ultimately meet the needs of those who use them. The consultancy is currently looking to recruit an experienced contract Technical Architect to play a crucial role on one of their public sector engagements. Requirements : Worked as Technical Architect on a high impact gov / public sector...

Data Consultant – London - £450 p/d (Outside IR35) – 6-month contract We are working with a well-known professional services organisation seeking an experienced Data Consultant to support the delivery of enterprise-grade data products. The role sits at the intersection of business, data architecture and engineering, with a focus on translating complex business requirements into clearly defined, high-quality and reusable data assets. You will work closely with business stakeholders, data architects, engineers and governance teams to ensure data products meet business needs and are delivered to a high standard. The successful candidate will be confident working independently, facilitating discussions, challenging requirements where needed and helping to drive delivery through UAT, validation and production release. Key Requirements 10+ years’ experience across data platforms, data products or analytics solutions Strong experience with source-to-target...

Data Analyst / Power BI Developer | Outside IR35 Contract 6 Months | £350 - 375pd | Hybrid, Loughborough Harvey Nash are working with an established Financial Services company within the Leicestershire area, who are looking to bring on an experienced Data Analyst on an initial 6 month contract basis. Experience within the Financial Services space is highly beneficial - Mortgages in particular. At minimum, experience in highly regulated environments is required. Knowledge of SQL Server / ability to write SQL, Stored Procedures Analyst skills - working directly with end users to capture and refine requirements then translate those into deliverable reports and extracts Ideally knowledge of Finastra Essence, MSO, (potentially others TBC) Power BI Expertise Contract Details: Data Analyst / Power BI Developer 6 Month Contract Hybrid - 3 days per week in Loughborough - non-negotiable £350 - 375 per day Outside IR35 If you're interested and available to...

Interim Head of Technical Delivery / Operations 6-month contract | Outside IR35 | Remote Digital Creative Agency/ Consultancy We’re working with a fast-growing creative and technology agency looking for an experienced Interim Head of Operations to transform how work is delivered across the business. This is a technical hands-on operational transformation role within a multidisciplinary agency spanning branding, product, UI/UX, design, film, development, digital marketing, strategy and MarTech integrations. The business works across a broad mix of fast-moving client projects, so the challenge is less about managing one or two large programmes and much more about creating the structure, visibility and discipline needed to keep a high volume of work moving effectively through the studio. The mandate You’ll take ownership of how work moves through the agency from incoming demand and resource planning through to delivery, reporting and continuous...

DV Cleared Site Reliability Engineer - Cheltenham - Outside IR35 Halian's leading Government client is looking for a DV Cleared Site Reliability Engineer to work a long term contract in Cheltenham, this role is majority onsite (4 days a week) and Outside IR35 - Great Day rates available! Skills & Experience Required: Ansible, Chef or similar Terraform Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift Jenkins or similar InfluxDB, Prometheus or Grafana. MQ messaging (RabbitMQ or similar AMQP solution) Relational databases and SQL Linux and shell scripting Working knowledge of network security protocols Cloud hosting services (AWS EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda) If interested, please send an updated CV via the link

IT Support Specialist | London | Contract | £300–£340 per day (Outside IR35) We’re looking for an IT Support Specialist to provide white-glove, onsite support at a leading consultancy’s London office. You’ll be the local point of contact for consultants and office teams, resolving issues quickly and making sure they can work without disruption. You’ll ideally have provided internal IT support within a major consultancy or similarly demanding professional services environment . You’ll be used to supporting busy, senior stakeholders, communicating clearly and taking ownership of issues in a high-expectation workplace. The role covers endpoint, network connectivity and AV issues, alongside incident and service request management. You’ll resolve what you can onsite and coordinate with specialist engineering teams when needed. Experience with ServiceNow is preferred, and hardware asset management experience would be useful. The contract is based in London ,...

Job Title: Data Architect Location: 5 days a week on-site in either London or Reading Day Rate: £500/day (OUTSIDE IR35) Contract Length: 3 Months (extendable) Data Architect - Role & Responsibilities Assess the current data landscape and architecture across Customer, Finance and Network domains, including the existing GCP/BigQuery Data Lakehouse. Conduct stakeholder workshops and interviews to understand business drivers, data flows, pain points and architectural requirements. Map data sources, integrations, ETL/ELT pipelines and data flows, identifying duplication, silos, quality issues and scalability gaps. Design the target-state data architecture, including data models, technology stack, governance framework and data ontology for future AI/analytics use cases. Produce architecture documentation, data inventories, maturity assessments and technology roadmaps, presenting findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders. Data Architect -...

Palantir Engineer Contract: 4 months Location: Remote, with sporadic on-site travel in London IR35: Outside IR35 Extension: Possible Role Overview We are looking for an experienced Palantir Engineer to join on an initial 4-month contract, with the possibility of extension. Key Requirements Strong experience with Palantir Foundry Proven Foundry Data Engineering experience Strong understanding of data pipelines, transformations and Foundry workflows Comfortable working independently in a remote environment Ability to attend occasional on-site meetings in London Contract Details 4-month initial contract Outside IR35 Remote working Sporadic travel to London required Potential for extension

IT Support Specialist – Contract Location: London – Onsite Day Rate: £300–£345 per day IR35: Outside IR35 Contract: Initial contract covering a period of leave Start: Mid-October preferred We are currently recruiting for an IT Support Specialist to join a leading global consultancy on an onsite contract basis in London. This is a solo onsite support position , so you will be responsible for providing day-to-day IT support to users while working closely with wider network, AV and endpoint engineering teams. The Role You will act as the onsite point of contact for IT service delivery, ensuring users receive a high level of technical support and customer service Responsibilities will include: Providing onsite 1st/2nd line IT support to users Troubleshooting end-user hardware, software and connectivity issues Supporting network connectivity and basic network troubleshooting Providing onsite support for AV systems and meeting room...

Solution Architect Initial 6 month contract position, with scope to extend. Hybrid working model with 2/3 days onsite at following locations: Newcastle, Sunderland, Middlesborough, Castleford and Shiremoor. Outside IR35 day rate - Around £650 per day, can be negotiable based on experience. Requirement: 6-12 months minimum Northeast England, must be able to be on site 2-3 days a week minimum Must be available to start ASAP Must be confident, great communicator and worked on large scale programmes. Experience Experience leading solution design for Oracle Fusion implementations or major ERP replacements, ideally across finance and procurement. Able to define the end-to-end architecture, including integrations, security, reporting and alignment with existing enterprise systems. Strong at turning business requirements into practical designs and guiding delivery teams through design decisions. Experience in utilities, regulated environments or asset intensive...

User Researcher 3-6 month Contract Public Sector Project £485 p/d Outside of IR35 UK, Remote first with occasional travel Start: 18th October We’re hiring a User Researcher for a leading tech consultancy, to work on a public sector project for 3-6 months initially. To be considered for the role you will need full right to work in the UK and previous User Research experience within government (including your most recent engagement). Essential experience: Has worked within multi-functional agile teams within government previously, collaborating closely with Product Managers & Interaction Designers. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. Comfortable planning, conducting and synthsysing results from a wide range of user research methods, both to discover and evaluate. Has worked with a wide of stakeholders, Gathering and analysing feedback — survey data, support ticket data, ad-hoc feedback from stakeholder discussions, structured feedback...

QA Lead : 6 Month Contract - Hybrid/Warwickshire We are seeking an experienced QA Lead to operate at programme level, ensuring that Software testing across all delivery teams is coordinated, traceable and sufficient to demonstrate readiness for live operation. You will play a key role in shaping the overall test strategy, closing gaps between internal and third party teams and QA delivery across multiple products. This is a highly visible role with full ownership of test strategy, governance, execution, and delivery assurance across large-scale programmes and releases. Type: 6 Month Contract Day Rate: Market Rates (Outside IR35) Location: Hybrid/ Warwickshire Start: ASAP Skills - Proven experience in Programme-level Test management and quality assurance activities across end to end software delivery. - Strong expertise in Software Testing, test strategy and test planning within complex delivery environments. - Solid understanding of modern applications, testing lifecycles and...

Interaction Designer 3-6 month contract Public Sector Project £485 p/d Outside of IR35 UK, Remote Start date: 18th October 2026 We’re hiring an Interaction Designer for a leading tech consultancy, to work on a public sector project for 3-6 months, initially. To be considered for the role you will need full right to work in the UK and previous Interaction Design experience within government. Essential experience: Has worked within multi-functional agile teams within government previously, collaborating closely with Product Managers, Delivery Managers, Developers and Business Analysts. Comfortable gathering and understanding requirements, as well as considering user research recommendations to create journey maps and prototypes using appropriate tools and methodologies. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Site Reliability Engineer – eDV Cleared - £500-£580 Outside IR35 Our client is urgently looking for an experienced Site Reliability Engineer to join their team on a contract basis, initially for 6 months with a view to extend. Please note, the role is OUTSIDE of IR35. You must hold live UKIC DV. The role is on-site 4 days per week in Gloucester. Site Reliability Engineer – Key Skills: Must hold a live UKIC DV Modern configuration management tools (such as Ansible, Chef or similar) Experience working with Terraform Docker containers & container orchestration tools (such as Kubernetes, OpenShift or Docker Swarm) Using and maintaining CI / CD tools (such as Jenkins or similar) Experience with monitoring tools such as InfluxDB, Prometheus or Grafana. Event-driven integration with MQ messaging (RabbitMQ or similar AMQP solution) Good understanding of relational databases and SQL Linux command line, administration and shell scripting Working knowledge of...

Palantir Engineer £650-750 p/d Outside IR35 | 3-6 months | London / Remote Ncounter is supporting a major healthcare transformation programme and is looking for experienced Palantir Engineers to help develop data-driven applications across a complex and highly regulated environment. The programme is focused on improving how operational and service data is structured, connected and used, giving teams better access to information and supporting more effective decision-making across healthcare services. This is a hands-on engineering role, working within an established delivery team across several concurrent workstreams. You will build applications within the Palantir ecosystem, translating complex healthcare and operational requirements into practical workflows, applications and data models. The role: Build and enhance applications using Palantir, with a particular focus on SEQ Develop workflows, forms and user-facing applications around real operational...

Location: Hampshire – Basingstoke / Farnborough, on site Working Pattern: On site, customer premises Type: Contract, outside IR35 Rate: Open to discussion Clearance: UK Sole National with active DV Clearance Company: Tektora, supporting a leading Defence and National Security IT provider Tektora are supporting a leading Defence and National Security IT provider who are looking to speak with DV Cleared Business Continuity Leads for a contract opportunity leading business continuity activity for the Authority's Joint Design Team. This role would suit someone with a business continuity and service continuity background who has worked across secure sites and data centres and is looking to develop further across Defence programme resilience. The Role You Will Be Involved In Leading business continuity activities for the Authority's Joint Design Team Producing and maintaining site business continuity plans Producing and maintaining data centre continuity...

User Researcher – Contract Position – HIRING ASAP Location: Hybrid working in Portsmouth office (2 days per fortnight) Start Date: ASAP Duration: 6-month contract Daily Rate: £400 - £420 per day outside IR35 Security Clearance: SC Clearance is required Key Skills Minimum 3–5 years of experience in a dedicated user research role, ideally within an Agile environment. Proven experience in both generative (discovery) and evaluative (testing) research methods. Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to advocate for the user to non-researchers. Experience facilitating workshops or collaborative analysis sessions with stakeholders Ability to source and secure research tools to enable expediting research analysis and synthesis Collaborative, personable and a good visual, literal and verbal communicator. Recruiting and engaging research participants Capturing, challenging, distilling and presenting user needs and ensuring they can be used to...