37 jobs found in Didcot

Azure & Cloud Migration Contractors Modernisation, M365 & Cost Optimisation | UK Outside IR35 · UK hybrid/remote · Contracts from a few weeks to several months Our client TheGuvnr is a new UK marketplace platform — launching this summer — that helps small and medium-sized businesses hire industry-leading contractors under structured delivery engagements. They're recruiting a founding cohort of cloud and Azure specialists ahead of a pipeline of engagements with UK SMEs modernising off legacy systems and getting more from the cloud. We'd like to hear from cloud specialists who can deliver real, well-run migrations and modernisation for small and medium-sized business clients: Cloud Migration — moving on-premise and legacy systems to Azure, lift-and-shift and re-platforming, data-centre and server exit Azure Setup & Architecture — landing zones, tenant and network design, well-architected reviews Microsoft 365 & Modern Workplace — M365 deployment, Teams,...

Security Architect - Defence / Secure Infrastructure + Long term contract + Outside IR35 + DV Cleared + Hampshire based + Rate on application We are seeking an experienced Security Architect to support the design, assurance and accreditation of highly secure infrastructure and network environments within a classified defence programme. Working within a multi-disciplinary engineering team, you will define security architectures, conduct threat modelling and risk assessments, and ensure compliance with stringent security and accreditation requirements across complex IT and networked systems. Key Skills & Experience Proven Security Architecture experience within Defence, MOD, National Security or other highly regulated environments. Strong understanding of secure infrastructure, network and platform architectures. Experience with: Network segmentation and zoning Firewalls, IDS/IPS and boundary security controls PKI, encryption and key management Identity &...

Security Architect - Defence/Secure Infrastructure + Long term contract + Outside IR35 + DV Cleared + Hampshire based + Rate on application We are seeking an experienced Security Architect to support the design, assurance and accreditation of highly secure infrastructure and network environments within a classified defence programme. Working within a multi-disciplinary engineering team, you will define security architectures, conduct threat modelling and risk assessments, and ensure compliance with stringent security and accreditation requirements across complex IT and networked systems. Key Skills & Experience Proven Security Architecture experience within Defence, MOD, National Security or other highly regulated environments. Strong understanding of secure infrastructure, network and platform architectures. Experience with: Network segmentation and zoning Firewalls, IDS/IPS and boundary security controls PKI, encryption and key management Identity &...

MOD DV Cleared Senior Security Architect Location: Basingstoke, Hampshire (Full-Time Onsite) Contract: 12-Month Rolling Contract Rate: £700-£750 per day (Outside IR35) Clearance: Active UK MOD DV Clearance Required The Opportunity We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Security Architect to join a high-profile government programme delivering secure, resilient, and mission-critical capabilities within a highly regulated defence environment. This role offers the opportunity to shape security strategy and architecture across complex enterprise platforms, ensuring security is Embedded throughout the full solution life cycle. Working closely with technical, delivery, and stakeholder teams, you will be responsible for developing security architectures, producing high-level designs, driving assurance activities, and providing expert guidance on secure-by-design principles. This position is ideally suited to an architect with experience operating within MOD, Defence,...

MOD DV Cleared Network Security Architect Location: Basingstoke, Hampshire (Full-time onsite) Contract: 12-Month Rolling Contract Rate: £700-£800 per day (Outside IR35) Clearance: Active UK MOD DV Clearance Required The Opportunity We are seeking an experienced MOD DV Cleared Network Security Architect to support a high-profile government programme delivering secure and resilient enterprise capabilities within a highly regulated environment. This is an excellent opportunity for an architect with a strong background across both network and infrastructure security domains , capable of translating security requirements into robust technical designs. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in developing security architectures, producing High-Level Designs (HLDs), conducting control mapping activities, and ensuring solutions align with MOD and government security standards. Due to the nature of the programme, this role requires full-time onsite presence in...

DV Cleared Agile Project Manager + Long term contract + Outside IR35 + £650 to £725 per day + DV Cleared role + Full time onsite in Hampshire Key Skills: + DV Clearance + Infrastructure & Network Project Management + Full time onsite We're looking for a DV Cleared Agile Project Manager to join a major programme delivering secure infrastructure and network capabilities within a highly classified environment. This is a hands-on, flexible delivery role suited to someone who can wear multiple hats - part Agile PM, part Scrum Master, with the occasional light-touch PMO responsibility. The focus is on getting things done rather than sticking rigidly to job titles. Essential skills: Active DV Clearance Strong Agile Project Management experience Scrum Master / Agile delivery experience Infrastructure and/or network project delivery Experience within highly secure, complex environments Strong stakeholder management and communication skills Comfortable managing...

DV Cleared Agile Project Manager + Long term contract + Outside IR35 + £650 to £725 per day + DV Cleared role + Full time onsite in Hampshire Key Skills: + DV Clearance + Infrastructure & Network Project Management + Full time onsite We're looking for a DV Cleared Agile Project Manager to join a major programme delivering secure infrastructure and network capabilities within a highly classified environment. This is a hands-on, flexible delivery role suited to someone who can wear multiple hats - part Agile PM, part Scrum Master, with the occasional light-touch PMO responsibility. The focus is on getting things done rather than sticking rigidly to job titles. Essential skills: Active DV Clearance Strong Agile Project Management experience Scrum Master/Agile delivery experience Infrastructure and/or network project delivery Experience within highly secure, complex environments Strong stakeholder management and communication skills Comfortable managing...

MOD DV Cleared Network Security Architect Location: Basingstoke, Hampshire (Full-time onsite) Contract: 12-Month Rolling Contract Rate: £600-£700 per day (Outside IR35) Clearance: Active UK MOD DV Clearance Required The Opportunity We are seeking an experienced MOD DV Cleared Network Security Architect to support a high-profile government programme delivering secure and resilient enterprise capabilities within a highly regulated environment. This is an excellent opportunity for an architect with a strong background across both network and infrastructure security domains , capable of translating security requirements into robust technical designs. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in developing security architectures, producing High-Level Designs (HLDs), conducting control mapping activities, and ensuring solutions align with MOD and government security standards. Due to the nature of the programme, this role requires full-time onsite presence in...

DV Cleared Security Architect £650-£700 per day | Outside IR35 Basingstoke | 5 Days On Site Active DV Clearance Required We're supporting a major Defence programme and are looking to engage an experienced DV Cleared Security Architect to join a high-assurance environment delivering critical capabilities. This is an opportunity to work on complex, security-sensitive systems within a programme operating at the forefront of UK Defence. Key Requirements: Active UK DV Clearance Sole UK National (UKEO requirements apply) Proven Security Architecture experience within MOD or wider Defence environments Strong understanding of Secure by Design principles and risk-based security approaches Experience producing and maintaining security architecture artefacts and documentation Ability to engage confidently with technical teams, programme stakeholders and senior leadership Familiarity with secure systems engineering, accreditation processes and operating within highly...

DV Cleared Security Architect £650-£700 per day | Outside IR35 Basingstoke | 5 Days On Site Active DV Clearance Required We're supporting a major Defence programme and are looking to engage an experienced DV Cleared Security Architect to join a high-assurance environment delivering critical capabilities. This is an opportunity to work on complex, security-sensitive systems within a programme operating at the forefront of UK Defence. Key Requirements Active UK DV Clearance Sole UK National (UKEO requirements apply) Proven Security Architecture experience within MOD or wider Defence environments Strong understanding of Secure by Design principles and risk-based security approaches Experience producing and maintaining security architecture artefacts and documentation Ability to engage confidently with technical teams, programme stakeholders and senior leadership Familiarity with secure systems engineering, accreditation processes and operating within highly...

DV Cleared Security Architect £650-£700 per day | Outside IR35 Basingstoke | 5 Days On Site Active DV Clearance Required We're supporting a major Defence programme and are looking to engage an experienced DV Cleared Security Architect to join a high-assurance environment delivering critical capabilities. This is an opportunity to work on complex, security-sensitive systems within a programme operating at the forefront of UK Defence. Key Requirements: Active UK DV Clearance Sole UK National (UKEO requirements apply) Proven Security Architecture experience within MOD or wider Defence environments Strong understanding of Secure by Design principles and risk-based security approaches Experience producing and maintaining security architecture artefacts and documentation Ability to engage confidently with technical teams, programme stakeholders and senior leadership Familiarity with secure systems engineering, accreditation processes and operating within highly regulated...

MOD DV Cleared Senior Security Architect Location: Basingstoke, Hampshire (Full-Time Onsite) Contract: 12-Month Rolling Contract Rate: £700-£750 per day (Outside IR35) Clearance: Active UK MOD DV Clearance Required The Opportunity We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Security Architect to join a high-profile government programme delivering secure, resilient, and mission-critical capabilities within a highly regulated defence environment. This role offers the opportunity to shape security strategy and architecture across complex enterprise platforms, ensuring security is embedded throughout the full solution lifecycle. Working closely with technical, delivery, and stakeholder teams, you will be responsible for developing security architectures, producing high-level designs, driving assurance activities, and providing expert guidance on secure-by-design principles. This position is ideally suited to an architect with experience operating within MOD, Defence,...

MOD DV Cleared Network Security Architect Location: Basingstoke, Hampshire (Full-time onsite) Contract: 12-Month Rolling Contract Rate: £700-£800 per day (Outside IR35) Clearance: Active UK MOD DV Clearance Required The Opportunity We are seeking an experienced MOD DV Cleared Network Security Architect to support a high-profile government programme delivering secure and resilient enterprise capabilities within a highly regulated environment. This is an excellent opportunity for an architect with a strong background across both network and infrastructure security domains, capable of translating security requirements into robust technical designs. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in developing security architectures, producing High-Level Designs (HLDs), conducting control mapping activities, and ensuring solutions align with MOD and government security standards. Due to the nature of the programme, this role requires full-time onsite presence in Basingstoke...

MOD DV Cleared Network Security Architect Location: Basingstoke, Hampshire (Full-time onsite) Contract: 12-Month Rolling Contract Rate: £600-£700 per day (Outside IR35) Clearance: Active UK MOD DV Clearance Required The Opportunity We are seeking an experienced MOD DV Cleared Network Security Architect to support a high-profile government programme delivering secure and resilient enterprise capabilities within a highly regulated environment. This is an excellent opportunity for an architect with a strong background across both network and infrastructure security domains, capable of translating security requirements into robust technical designs. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in developing security architectures, producing High-Level Designs (HLDs), conducting control mapping activities, and ensuring solutions align with MOD and government security standards. Due to the nature of the programme, this role requires full-time onsite presence in Basingstoke...

Contract: OMS/PMS PM/BA – Buy-Side Derivatives / TOM / Vendor Selection I’m looking for an experienced Investment Systems BA/PM for a major platform OMS/PMS PM/BA – Buy-Side Derivatives / TOM / Vendor Selection replacement programme with a large UK institutional investor / asset owner. This is a derivatives-heavy role, supporting the replacement of an existing investment management system and helping the client move through RFI/RFP, vendor selection and implementation planning. The role will sit across Front Office, Operations, Risk, Performance and senior investment stakeholders, so the successful contractor needs to be credible with the business at product level, not just someone who has managed a systems project. Key areas of focus will include: OMS / IMS / PMS replacement or implementation Derivatives workflows and product coverage Overlays, FX forwards, FX options, equity futures and total return swaps Collateral, margining, valuations, exposures and Greeks...

Mainframe Automation Consultant Location: Remote Contract Length: Three - Six Months IR35 Status Outside IR35 Rate: Circa £600 Per Day The Role I am working with a longstanding client who require an experienced Mainframe Automation Consultant to support a major automation migration programme. The role is focused on converting existing OPS/MVS Rules and EXECs into BMC AMI Ops Automation and the successful candidate will bring deep mainframe automation expertise, strong REXX development skills and a proven track record delivering automation conversion projects. This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly specialised programme where your expertise in REXX, Mainframe Automation and AMI Ops Automation will be central to the success of the project. Key Responsibilities Convert OPS/MVS Rules and EXECs into BMC AMI Ops Automation Review and optimise existing automation processes Develop and maintain REXX-based automation solutions Support the migration of critical...

Contract Full Stack / Backend Engineer III - Trust & Safety Platforms Duration: 6-Month Contract (with potential for extension) Location: 100% Remote (UK-based) Inside/Outside IR35: Insert IR35 The Opportunity We are looking for a Senior Full Stack / Backend Engineer (Level III) to join the Trust & Safety / Policy Platform team for one of the world's leading, household-name audio streaming platforms. If you are a backend-heavy engineer who enjoys the autonomy of building robust APIs and crafting the internal web tools that power them, this contract is for you. What You'll Do Engineers at Scale: Build and scale the core APIs and services that expose complex policy logic across detection, enforcement, and compliance surfaces. Data & ML Pipelines: Model data for strict auditability, versioning, and efficient querying, feeding structured datasets directly into downstream machine learning models. Empower Internal Teams: Design and implement intuitive,...

AI & Automation Contractors — Founding Operators for TheGuvnr | Implementation, Process Automation & Copilot | UK Typically £500–600/day · Outside IR35 · UK hybrid/remote · Contracts from a few weeks to several months Our client TheGuvnr is a new UK marketplace platform — launching this summer — that helps small and medium-sized businesses hire industry-leading contractors under structured delivery engagements. They're recruiting a founding cohort of AI and automation specialists ahead of a pipeline of engagements with UK SMEs that want practical AI which delivers a return — not science projects that stall after the pilot. We'd like to hear from specialists who can deliver real, usable outcomes for small and medium-sized business clients: Workflow & admin automation — Power Automate, RPA; automating invoicing, data entry, scheduling and email handling Custom app & tool development — bespoke internal tools, dashboards, client portals and lightweight apps, built...

Amazon DocumentDB Specialist- Contract- Outside ir35 3 Months duration £700 per day outside IR35 Fully work from Home Role Overview:- This role is responsible for building and operationalising the Amazon DocumentDB platform, combining DBA and SRE responsibilities with a strong Infrastructure as Code focus (CDK in TypeScript). The expectation is that the individual will establish standards, automate deployments, and set up the platform for long-term ownership within the DBA team. Core Responsibilities:- • Design and build the Amazon DocumentDB platform from the ground up — cluster architecture (Multi-AZ), parameter groups, configuration standards, and network model (private subnets, security groups) • Establish baseline templates for repeatable deployments • Implement automated backups, snapshot management, and scaling policies • Develop reusable CDK constructs in TypeScript covering DocumentDB clusters and instances, networking and security controls, and...

IT Business Analyst – Mergers & Acquisitions London – Hybrid Working (4 days office-based) Initial 6-month contract Up to £700 per day (outside IR35) We are supporting a rapidly growing organisation with an active acquisition strategy who are looking for an experienced IT Business Analyst to join their dedicated M&A team. Working alongside the Programme Manager and Project Manager, you will play a key role in supporting acquisition integrations by gathering requirements, analysing business processes, documenting systems and data dependencies, and helping ensure integration activity is clearly defined and successfully delivered. This is an excellent opportunity for a Business Analyst with experience in M&A, transformation, or complex business change environments who enjoys working across both business and technology workstreams. Responsibilities: Gather, analyse and document business requirements across acquired businesses and internal...