247 engineering jobs found in Bristol

Interim Head of Engineering Contract | Swindon (Hybrid -3 days onsite per week) | Outside IR35 | 6 month Contract + (with perm conversion potential) THE OPPORTUNITY This is a genuine transformation role — not a caretaker position at a leading Financial services firm A new CTO has been appointed with a sharp brief: restructure the engineering function, retire a significant legacy estate, and build a modern, AI-enabled engineering capability that directly supports business growth. The Head of Engineering role sits at the heart of that ambition. You will inherit a team of around 45 engineers and reshape how it operates — introducing squad-based delivery, embedding quality into engineering, and leading the function towards genuinely modern practice. WHAT YOU'LL ACTUALLY BE DOING Taking ownership of an engineering function of ~45 people and restructuring it into mission-aligned squads with clear backlogs, accountabilities, and outcomes — including legacy...

Contract: EUC Service Resilience & Engineering Lead Start Date: July 2026 Duration: 6 months Location: Hybrid - 2 days a week on site in London Rate: Negotiable - Deemed outside IR35 Overview We are seeking an experienced technology leader to drive service resilience, operational excellence, and problem management across a large-scale End User Computing (EUC) environment. This role will lead a specialist engineering capability focused on proactive issue detection, root cause analysis, service improvement, and operational stability. Working closely with engineering, operations, service management, and transformation teams, you will ensure that technology services remain resilient throughout periods of significant business and technical change. Key Responsibilities Lead the identification and management of recurring service issues across a complex EUC estate. Drive proactive problem detection through monitoring, telemetry, analytics, and operational...

Contract: EUC Service Resilience & Engineering Lead Start Date: July 2026 Duration: 6 months Location: Hybrid - 2 days a week on site in London Rate: Negotiable - Deemed outside IR35 Overview We are seeking an experienced technology leader to drive service resilience, operational excellence, and problem management across a large-scale End User Computing (EUC) environment. This role will lead a specialist engineering capability focused on proactive issue detection, root cause analysis, service improvement, and operational stability. Working closely with engineering, operations, service management, and transformation teams, you will ensure that technology services remain resilient throughout periods of significant business and technical change. Key Responsibilities Lead the identification and management of recurring service issues across a complex EUC estate. Drive proactive problem detection through monitoring, telemetry, analytics, and operational...

Contract Project Manager - Aerospace Bristol/REMOTE 12 months contract £450-£550 per day OUTSIDE IR35 A Project Manager - Aerospace is needed to work with an award-winning engineering software organisation at the forefront of safety-critical and embedded systems technology. Their solutions support mission-critical applications across aerospace sectors. You will be working within a software engineering and safety-critical environment, you will help improve project delivery, governance, and reporting. The role focuses on embedding best-practice project controls, strengthening risk and change management, and driving greater delivery confidence across the team. Skills: Strong Project Management experience. Experience managing big stakeholders Experience managing software delivery in a safety critical environment. Experience working with/in large aerospace organisations. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a highly skilled technical environment, to...

Contract Project Manager Location: Bristol (Hybrid - 4 days onsite) Rate: £430 - £475 per day Duration: Initial 6-month contract IR35 Status: Outside IR35 Start Date: ASAP We're supporting an innovative engineering and software organisation based in Bristol that is looking to bring in an experienced Contract Project Manager to strengthen project delivery capability across a portfolio of complex software projects. This role will operate within a safety-critical development environment, working alongside existing project management resources to improve governance, delivery confidence, planning and reporting standards. The successful contractor will be responsible for introducing practical project management disciplines, enhancing visibility across project delivery activities and helping establish more consistent ways of working across the business. Key Responsibilities Improve project planning, tracking and reporting processes Establish and embed...

Full job description Contract Project Manager Location:  Bristol (Hybrid - 4 days onsite) Rate:  £430 - £475 per day Duration:  Initial 6-month contract IR35 Status:  Outside IR35 Start Date:  ASAP We're supporting an innovative engineering and software organisation based in Bristol that is looking to bring in an experienced Contract Project Manager to strengthen project delivery capability across a portfolio of complex software projects. This role will operate within a safety-critical development environment, working alongside existing project management resources to improve governance, delivery confidence, planning and reporting standards. The successful contractor will be responsible for introducing practical project management disciplines, enhancing visibility across project delivery activities and helping establish more consistent ways of working across the business. Key Responsibilities Improve project...

Senior Embedded Software Engineer – Safety-Critical Systems – Outside IR35 – Hybrid We're looking for a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to support the development of high-integrity software for mission-critical systems within a complex engineering environment. This role is focused on the design, development, integration, and verification of embedded software operating within regulated and safety-critical systems. You'll work closely with systems, electronics, and test engineers across the full development lifecycle, helping deliver robust, reliable software for operational applications. The position offers significant technical ownership and would suit engineers who enjoy working at the intersection of software, hardware, and systems engineering. Skills & Experience: Essential: - Strong Embedded C and/or C++ development experience - Experience developing software for RTOS-based systems - ARM-based embedded systems experience - Full software...

Integration Developer (Backend + DevOps Focus) Location: Bristol – once a month Pay: £550–£600 per day (Outside IR35) Duration: Initial 6-month contract (with strong extension potential) The Rol eWe’re supporting a leading UK financial services organisation on a new platform build and they’re looking for an Integration Developer with a strong DevOps background .This is a developer-first role with a significant DevOps leaning, ideal for someone who enjoys building backend services and owning how code is deployed, automated and operated at scale .You’ll play a key role in designing and building deployment pipelines (Harness) while contributing to backend engineering and platform integration work . Key Responsibiliti esDevelop high-quality backend code in line with engineering standar dsBuild and optimise CI/CD pipelines (Harness focus) for fast, secure delive ryImplement robust DevOps practices across the SD LCCollaborate on delivering new platform...

Integration Developer (Backend + DevOps Focus) Location: Bristol - once a month Pay: £550-£600 per day (Outside IR35) Duration: Initial 6-month contract (with strong extension potential) The Role We're supporting a leading UK financial services organisation on a new platform build and they're looking for an Integration Developer with a strong DevOps background. This is a developer-first role with a significant DevOps leaning, ideal for someone who enjoys building Back End services and owning how code is deployed, automated and operated at scale. You'll play a key role in designing and building deployment pipelines (Harness) while contributing to Back End engineering and platform integration work. Key Responsibilities Develop high-quality Back End code in line with engineering standards Build and optimise CI/CD pipelines (Harness focus) for fast, secure delivery Implement robust DevOps practices across the SDLC Collaborate on delivering new platform features...

Software Engineer – Avionics / Mission Systems (C++ / Ada) - 119393 Location: Bristol (preferred) with regular travel to Yeovil for testing and meetings Duration: 6 months IR35 Status: Outside IR35 Rate: Competitive (dependent on experience) Clearance: BPSS - SC Overview We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to support the development of mission-critical avionics and aerospace software systems . This role offers the opportunity to work on complex aerospace programmes within a collaborative Agile/Kanban environment, contributing across the full software development lifecycle from requirements analysis and design through to implementation, integration, testing, and verification. Idealling wanting candidates with strong C++ or ADA and someone with mission planning system experience Key Responsibilities Analyse and interpret software requirements to define technical solutions Develop software designs using UML and object-oriented design...

Software Engineer - Avionics/Mission Systems (C++/Ada) - 119393 Location: Bristol (preferred) with regular travel to Yeovil for testing and meetings Duration: 6 months IR35 Status: Outside IR35 Rate: Competitive (dependent on experience) Clearance: BPSS - SC Overview We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to support the development of mission-critical avionics and aerospace software systems . This role offers the opportunity to work on complex aerospace programmes within a collaborative Agile/Kanban environment, contributing across the full software development life cycle from requirements analysis and design through to implementation, integration, testing, and verification. Idealling wanting candidates with strong C++ or ADA and someone with mission planning system experience Key Responsibilities Analyse and interpret software requirements to define technical solutions Develop software designs using UML and object-oriented design...

Senior Solution Architect - Internal Data Marketplace/Data Mesh DURATION: 6 months initial contract (potential extension) LOCATION: Bristol, UK WORKING HOURS: Full time ONSITE REQUIREMENTS: 2 days per week onsite ENGAGEMENT TYPE: Contract - Outside IR35 DAY RATE/HOURLY RATE: Up to £700 per day (DoE) LEGAL RIGHT TO WORK: Candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK. Sponsorship is not available for this role. ATRIUM GLOBAL SUMMARY Atrium Global is supporting a client within the technology and digital services sector seeking a highly experienced Senior Solution Architect to lead the architecture of a strategic Internal Data Marketplace platform. This role requires an architect who can operate with a high degree of autonomy, take ownership of architectural direction, influence multiple delivery teams, and rapidly produce detailed architecture artefacts that drive engineering delivery. JOB OVERVIEW We are looking for a hands-on Solution Architect with a proven track...

Senior Data Engineer Location: Bristol Contract: Outside IR35 Rate: £68 per hour Security Clearance: DV Cleared Working Pattern: 5 Days On Site Nationality Requirement: Sole British Nationals Only THE ROLE We are recruiting on behalf of a highly secure engineering and technology programme seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to support the design, development and delivery of secure, scalable and hi click apply for full job details

Senior DevOps Engineer, SC Cleared (MOD/Defence) - Bristol/Corsham/Hybrid Outside IR35 £500 per day Contract role for a defence consultancy on a MOD project for a senior DevOps engineer. You'll be responsible for maintaining and supporting a critical application within a highly secure, air-gapped client environment across both Windows and Linux platforms click apply for full job details

Senior Data Engineer Location: Bristol Contract: Outside IR35 Rate: £68 per hour Security Clearance: DV Cleared Working Pattern: 5 Days On Site Nationality Requirement: Sole British Nationals Only THE ROLE We are recruiting on behalf of a highly secure engineering and technology programme seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to support the design, development and delivery of secure, scalable and hi click apply for full job details

Role : Scrum Master (JIRA ) Location : This is a customer facing role, expected to attend client site at Bath, 2-3 days per week Duration : 6 months IR35 Status : Outside IR35, circa £500pd Clearance required : SC Level We are looking for a seasoned Scrum Master to support Agile delivery and oversee the management of delivery workflows within a Client programme. This engagement is requiring the successful candidate to be present on-site 25% of the time . The individual must be capable of working within stringent governance and compliance frameworks. The appointed Scrum Master will take the lead on Scrum deliverables, facilitating the delivery of complex solutions in secure, regulated, and often constrained settings. Expertise with Atlassian JIRA is essential, as it will be used to manage delivery workflows throughout the project. Key Responsibilities Facilitate Scrum ceremonies (Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Reviews, Retrospectives) Act as servant leader...

Role : Scrum Master (JIRA ) Location : This is a customer facing role, expected to attend client site at Bath, 2-3 days per week Duration : 6 months IR35 Status : Outside IR35, circa £500pd Clearance required : SC Level We are looking for a seasoned Scrum Master to support Agile delivery and oversee the management of delivery workflows within a Client programme. This engagement is requiring the successful candidate to be present on-site 25% of the time . The individual must be capable of working within stringent governance and compliance frameworks. The appointed Scrum Master will take the lead on Scrum deliverables, facilitating the delivery of complex solutions in secure, regulated, and often constrained settings. Expertise with Atlassian JIRA is essential, as it will be used to manage delivery workflows throughout the project. Key Responsibilities * Facilitate Scrum ceremonies (Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Reviews, Retrospectives) * Act as servant leader to Agile teams,...

SC DevOps Engineer - 6 months Rolling - £500pd - £600pd Outside IR35 - Remote We're working with a Defence Consultancy who are looking for x2 SC DevOps engineers for a Kubernetes focused project. This role is remote with very occasional travel to Corsham. Skills: - AWS/Azure - Terraform - CI/CD - Kubernetes - Active SC or DV Clearance 1 Stage interview process. SC DevOps Engineer - 6 months Rolling - £500pd - £600pd Outside IR35 - Remote

Senior Databricks Engineer Hybrid Cardiff Outside IR35 £400 - £500 Opus is partnering with a new client to support a major data platform build , and we're looking for a Senior Data Engineer to play a key role in the next phase of delivery. This is a hands-on contract position focused on building out a modern cloud-based data environment using Azure, Databricks, and Lakehouse architecture principles.You'll be working within a growing data function, helping to design and deliver scalable, production-grade data solutions that underpin reporting and analytics across the business. This role will suit someone who enjoys taking ownership, working closely with stakeholders, and translating business requirements into robust data engineering solutions. What you'll be doing: Design, build and optimise data pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Python and SQL Work within a Lakehouse/Medallion architecture framework Develop and maintain data models and structures to support...

Leonardo Helicopters Principal Engineer - Avionic Systems Rate: £65 LTD IR35 status: outside IR35 Duration:12 months Location: Yeovil 3 days a week on site PURPOSE To carry out requirements definition, design, development, integration, test, certification (Military and Civil) and support of Avionic and Mission Systems click apply for full job details