19 data lead jobs found in Bedford

Contract Lead Data Analyst Working for an industry leading, high-growth marketplace scale-up, the Lead Data Analyst will work with department heads and C-Level, owning data collection, visualisation and insight generation, influencing key decision making across the business. Candidates must be available to start within 1 week c. £500 p/d (outside IR35) 4-6 months London / hybrid (2 days in office) The Lead Data Analyst will be responsible for: Data strategy and leadership Working with teams and senior leaders across the business to drive business growth Partnering with product, marketing and commercial teams to generate and operationalise insights Data collection, management and visualisation Using AI to scale impact The Lead Data Analyst will have: A proven track record as an experienced, commercial Senior Analyst at a consumer focused (b2c) business - marketplace would be ideal, but not essential Ability to work confidently with...

Data Architect/Tech Lead, hands-on data engineering background (to £600pd outside IR35), Remote First If you're a Data Architect that is as equally comfortable designing target states at scale as you are deep-diving into data pipelines, while having a consultative approach then this could be the start of a long-term engagement. Working within a small team, you will initially be working on a discovery exercise to uncover issues relating to data architecture, pipelines and platforms. The maturity assessment will cover capability, governance, existing platforms and modernisation requirements, with the outcomes being a series of deliverables that will help the end client to become "AI Ready" and scalable for future needs. Following this exercise, you'll be part of the team that's responsible to guiding the Enterprise customer towards their goals. To be successful within this role, you'll have been working as a lead/senior Data Architect within a complex organisation having...

Lead Data Architect (Data Engineering/AI/MDM) - to £600pd If you're a Data Architect that is as equally comfortable designing target states at scale as you are deep-diving into data pipelines, while having a consultative approach then this could be the start of a long-term engagement. Working within a small team, you will initially be working on a discovery exercise to uncover issues relating to data architecture, pipelines and platforms. The maturity assessment will cover capability, governance, existing platforms and modernisation requirements, with the outcomes being a series of deliverables that will help the end client to become "AI Ready" and scalable for future needs. Following this exercise, you'll be part of the team that's responsible to guiding the Enterprise customer towards their goals. To be successful within this role, you'll have been working as a lead/senior Data Architect within a complex organisation having probably started your career within Data...

Finance Change Lead (Oracle Fusion) – Contract – Hybrid / Midlands – Outside IR35 VIQU have partnered with a leading enterprise organisation undergoing a large-scale Oracle Fusion Finance transformation. As part of this programme, we are seeking a Finance Change Lead to sit at the centre of the programme, ensuring finance teams are fully prepared, confident and ready to operate effectively from day one. The successful Finance Change Lead will own the end-to-end adoption lifecycle, leading change management, communications and training to embed new systems, operating models and global policies. Key Responsibilities Lead business adoption and change activity across global finance functions Deliver business impact assessments and transition plans Own user role mapping and support segregation of duties and data security Create and deliver clear, engaging change and communications plans Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across the business Identify...

About the job I'm pleased to be recruiting for a PeopleHR Implementation Consultant to support a global IT services organisation based in London. This 3-6-month contract role focuses on completing the final stages of a PeopleHR (Access) implementation, ensuring the system is fully configured, go-live ready, and aligned to best-practice HR processes. The successful consultant will act as the PeopleHR subject matter expert, working closely with HR, systems, and IT teams to configure workflows, optimise integrations, and support a smooth transition to go-live. Key Responsibilities Act as the lead PeopleHR specialist, supporting the final stages of implementation through to go-live readiness. Review and refine PeopleHR system configuration, including workflows, approvals, and automation. Configure and support core HR processes such as onboarding, probation reviews, and employee lifecycle milestones. Support and optimise the ATS to PeopleHR integration, ensuring accurate data...

La Fosse are partnered with a market leading, high profile financial services company who urgently require a Lead Data & AI Engineer contractor (Agentic AI, PySpark) to join a dynmaic, fast placed, greenfield project team who are leveraging cutting edge AI technology to build a new ineractive data-driven platform. To be suitable, candidates must have substantial experience as a Data & AI Engineer (or similar) with the following technical experience: ETL pipeline engineering with PySpark SQL Expertise, knowkeged of Databricks Agentic AI development, working effectively with LLMs Test-Driven Development (TDD) Senior level engineerm, led engineering projects or spearheaded small sized delviery teams Initial term: 3 months (high potential for extension) 1-2 stage remote interview process Hybrid working model: 3 days per week in the City of London This is an urgent requirement and requires a contractor available to start with 1-2 weeks' notice. If you are...

Cyber Security Engineer | £500 - £550 We're working with a rapidly expanding global professional services powerhouse on this exciting opportunity. This is a high-impact contract for a hands-on security specialist to drive critical infrastructure projects and lead global roll-outs across a sophisticated enterprise environment. You will be at the forefront of their cyber resilience strategy, taking full ownership of major deployments including Netskope and CyberArk while ensuring the business maintains elite-level compliance standards. If you are a proactive engineer who thrives on technical delivery and infrastructure hardening, this 3-month initial engagement (with high extension potential) is for you. The Role Lead the end-to-end global roll-out of Netskope across an international office network to enhance SASE and cloud security. Take full technical ownership of CyberArk implementation, including configuration, policy definition, and ongoing administration. Drive...

The IT Project Manager will oversee and deliver key technology tracks and initiatives within the business services industry, ensuring successful implementation and coordination of IT operations and vendor management. This temporary role requires a strong focus on project execution and stakeholder engagement. Client Details The employer is a mid-sized organisation operating within the business services industry. They are committed to delivering high-quality solutions and services, with a focus on technology-driven improvements. The company fosters a professional and results-oriented environment. Description The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the successful planning, execution, and closure of medium-to-large IT projects. This fully qualified delivery professional manages all aspects of the project lifecycle - including schedule, budget, risk, issues, and stakeholder engagement - working within a programme structure or as a standalone project lead. The Senior...

The IT Project Manager will oversee and deliver key technology tracks and initiatives within the business services industry, ensuring successful implementation and coordination of IT operations and vendor management. This temporary role requires a strong focus on project execution and stakeholder engagement. Client Details The employer is a mid-sized organisation operating within the business services industry. They are committed to delivering high-quality solutions and services, with a focus on technology-driven improvements. The company fosters a professional and results-oriented environment. Description The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the successful planning, execution, and closure of medium-to-large IT projects. This fully qualified delivery professional manages all aspects of the project lifecycle - including schedule, budget, risk, issues, and stakeholder engagement - working within a programme structure or as a standalone project lead. The Senior...

Job Title: M365 Migration Engineer (ShareGate) Location: Remote (may need some flex in working hours to accommodate some US East Coast overlap) Contract: 3-4 months Start: 2-3 weeks IR35: Outside IR35 Rate: £580-650 a day The Opportunity We're supporting a tenant-to-tenant M365 migration following a recent acquisition, and need an experienced M365 Migration Engineer to lead the data migration piece. This is a fresh project, not a recovery job, working alongside the seller's IT team to migrate data cleanly and efficiently into the new tenant. It's a focused engagement with clear deliverables, ideal for someone who has done this before and can hit the ground running with ShareGate-led migrations. The Role You'll take ownership of the migration activity, ensuring data is moved accurately, securely and with minimal disruption. Key responsibilities include: Delivering tenant-to-tenant migrations using ShareGate Migrating data across SharePoint...

Senior Full Stack Developer - Outside IR35 - Contract - Current SC Essential We are looking for a senior full-stack developer to join our team, working collaboratively in a fast-paced environment with some ambiguity. This is a senior dev role with a focus on supporting more junior members of the team and sharing that with the existing tech lead. The product is a note-taking and summarisation tool for use in local government, for which the remaining technical work mainly comprises infrastructure, evals, technical improvements, and UCD-driven product features. Must have: Experience mentoring junior developers Previously given responsibility for a chunk of delivery Comfortable working in Python and Typescript + React Full-stack developer Nice to have: previous experience with AWS, Terraform, any UK government projects Slightly nice to have but lower priority: LLM/AI experience and Next.JS £600 per day outside IR35 Start date: 13/04/2026 End date:...

IT Technical Project Manager - Mergers & Acquisitions £600 - £650 per day (outside IR35) 6-month initial contract London - hybrid working We are supporting a high-growth organisation undergoing rapid expansion through acquisitions and building a specialist M&A IT capability. They are seeking an experienced IT Technical Project Manager to lead complex integration programmes across the full acquisition life cycle. This role sits within a dedicated, strategically independent M&A IT team and offers the opportunity to work on multiple concurrent integrations in a fast-paced, transformation-led environment. With up to 10 acquisitions planned annually, you will play a critical role in ensuring seamless technical integration and value realisation. A key focus of this role will be tenant-to-tenant migrations (particularly within Microsoft 365/Azure environments), making prior experience in this area essential. Responsibilities Lead end-to-end delivery of M&A...

Senior Software Developer / Data Engineer - (Contract Outside IR35) In brief We’re looking for well-rounded software developers with experience in data engineering, with a proven ability to tackle complex data challenges, make an excellent impression on clients, and have a high impact on the output of your entire team. We provide a supportive environment with a strong focus on individual career progression, where you will have both the mentorship and project opportunities you need to develop your technical skills. You’ll work in a team alongside other talented developers and data engineers, supported by a Technical Lead. Projects span a range of sizes and multiple sectors and technologies. The role Experience and qualifications You have 4+ years’ experience and a breadth & depth of technical knowledge & expertise, particularly in data engineering, and can solve technical challenges across front-end, back-end, and infrastructure. You have...

Oracle 11g DBA | £500 - £600 We're working with a leading high-assurance consultancy delivering mission-critical infrastructure for the public sector on this exciting opportunity. We are hunting for a heavyweight Oracle 11g DBA to take the reins of a high-availability production estate. This is a high-impact, Outside IR35 contract where you will ensure the operational stability and performance of business-critical systems in a fast-paced, 24/7 environment using RMAN, Data Guard, and Linux-based platforms. The Role Provide 24x7 production support for mission-critical Oracle 11g database environments. Lead the diagnosis and resolution of complex performance issues and major incidents. Manage robust backup and recovery strategies using RMAN and ensure disaster recovery readiness via Data Guard. Implement critical database changes and security patches through rigorous ITIL-aligned change management processes. Optimize long-term stability through proactive...

AI Specialist | £500 - £550 We're working with a premier digital transformation consultancy on this exciting opportunity. This is a high-impact, 6-month contract for a technical leader ready to shape the future of enterprise AI. You will be at the forefront of deploying cutting-edge Azure AI solutions, leveraging the full power of Microsoft’s AI ecosystem to drive innovation at scale. The Role Lead the end-to-end setup and implementation of AI Foundry solutions within a complex enterprise environment. Architect and deliver sophisticated AI-driven capabilities using Azure AI Studio and Azure OpenAI Service. Design and optimize Copilot Studio architecture, ensuring seamless integration via connectors and custom plugin models. Orchestrate secure, scalable deployments using robust Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) pipelines. Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to align AI initiatives with high-level business strategy and compliance standards....

Senior Time-Series Engineer (Python or .NET) - Contract £550/day Hybrid (Watford) 4 Months Outside IR35 We're supporting a technology-led organisation building high-throughput, event-driven systems operating at scale. They are looking for 2 Senior Engineers (1 Python, 1 .NET/C#) to work on a time-series focused platform powering Real Time data ingestion, storage, and analytics. This is not a standard Back End role. If you haven't actually worked hands-on with time-series data in production, this won't be the right fit. What You'll Be Doing Building API-driven Back End services handling high transactional workloads Designing and optimising time-series data pipelines (ingestion storage query) Working with event-driven architectures using Azure Service Bus Modelling time-series datasets for performance and scalability Implementing retention policies, partitioning strategies, and downsampling Optimising query performance across large-scale datasets Deploying...

Data Process Optimisation Specialist (Business Analysis | Data | Process Improvement) Contract | Outside IR35 | SC Cleared We are looking for an experienced Data Process Optimisation Specialist to work at the intersection of business analysis, data, and process improvement . The role uses data and insight to make informed decisions about how business processes operate, identifying inefficiencies and driving measurable improvements within a secure environment. Key Details Rate: £520 per day IR35 Status: Outside IR35 Security Clearance: Active SC clearance (essential) Additional Clearance: NPPV3 (desirable) Location: London (on-site 3 days per week ) Contract Length: 3-month initial contract with strong likelihood of extension Start: ASAP Role Overview This role blends business analysis , data analysis , and process optimisation . You will work closely with stakeholders to understand how business processes function, use data to assess...

Lead DevOps Engineer - Active SC, Intersystems Up to £500 per day (Outside IR35) London/Hybrid 6 months My Client is an instantly recognisable Consultancy, who require a Senior/Lead DevOps Engineer that holds Active SC (Security) Clearance, and has worked with Intersystems, to work closely with a key end client. Key Requirements: Proven experience as a Lead DevOps/Application Support Engineer with Active Security Clearance (SC) Experience leading team of Application Support Engineers Proven experience in application management in Azure environments Strong Knowledge of ITIL Experience of development within Healthcare (InterSystems Health Share and Health Connect) Excellent understanding of EMPI, PD, Integration engine and IRIS Nice to have: ITIL Certification Development with Azure, Microsoft .Net, Terraform and Ansible Experience of Azure DevOps/Jira If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us...

Lead DevOps Engineer - Active SC, Intersystems Up to £500 per day (Outside IR35) London / Hybrid 6 months My Client is an instantly recognisable Consultancy, who require a Senior / Lead DevOps Engineer that holds Active SC (Security) Clearance, and has worked with Intersystems, to work closely with a key end client. Key Requirements: Proven experience as a Lead DevOps / Application Support Engineer with Active Security Clearance (SC) Experience leading team of Application Support Engineers Proven experience in application management in Azure environments Strong Knowledge of ITIL Experience of development within Healthcare (InterSystems Health Share and Health Connect) Excellent understanding of EMPI, PD, Integration engine and IRIS Nice to have: ITIL Certification Development with Azure, Microsoft .Net, Terraform and Ansible Experience of Azure DevOps / Jira If you 're interested in this role, click...