13 platform engineer jobs found in Edinburgh

Job title: Platform Engineer | AWS Connect Job type: Outside IR35 Contract Contract Length: 6 Months (Likely Extension) Rate: £325 - £350 per day Role Location: Remote, Occasional onsite visits - Telford/Glasgow The company: IT Consultancy on Government Project Role And Responsibilities Design and implement enhancements to Amazon Connect and telephony systems. Manage vendor relationships (e.g., BT, Vodafone) for infrastructure-level issues. Ensure compliance with security and operational standards. Provide strategic input into platform upgrades, integrations, and roadmap planning. Develop and maintain architectural documentation and SOPs. Job Requirements Deep expertise in Amazon Connect, AWS architecture, and enterprise telephony. Strong understanding of voice network infrastructure and SIP routing. Experience with high-availability and disaster recovery planning. Ability to lead technical teams and coordinate with external vendors....

Backend Engineer (Contract) | Java / Rust (Primary) | React (Secondary) | Ruby or Python (Exposure) | Fully Remote (UK/EU-based) | £550-650/day | Outside IR35 | 12-month contract The Opportunity We’re supporting a fast-scaling, globally distributed tech business that is evolving its backend architecture and investing heavily in performance, scalability, and long-term platform direction. They’re looking for a Senior Backend Contractor with strong Java and/or Rust experience to help shape and build the next generation of backend services. Rust is particularly relevant to where the platform is heading, though Java remains important. On the frontend, the team works with React, and there is existing exposure to Ruby and Python, where a working, mid-level understanding is beneficial rather than core. This is a high-impact, long-term contract within an experienced engineering team, ideal for a contractor who enjoys working close to product and infrastructure while...

Digital Transformation and Software Development consultancy requires a Kotlin Multiplatform Engineer (KMP) for a fully remote OUTSIDE IR35 6 month contract starting on Monday 19th Jan 2026 to work with their world-renowned Sports Betting & Gambling client . You will have availability to have a one stage remote interview this week and start on Monday 19th Jan 2026. Contract Details: Start Date: Monday 19th January 2026. Duration: 6 months. Day Rate: £440 per day. Determination: OUTSIDE IR35. Base: Fully Remote. Project Scope: You will be working on a large-scale Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) trading/betting application built with Compose Multiplatform (CMP), supporting iOS, Android, Desktop, and Web platforms. The project features a sophisticated architecture with clean separation of concerns across domain, data, UI, and feature layers, utilising Koin for dependency injection, Ktor for networking, and WebSocket connections for...

Backend Engineer, Contract | Python (Django), Java and Rust | Fully Remote / EU-Based | Rate £550-650pd, Outside IR35 | 12-months Contract Length Opportunity: We're supporting a fast-moving client at huge global scale, that is in need of a Senior Backend Contractor with deep experience across Python, Django and some Java and Rust. This is a high-impact freelance role within a tech-driven established team - building scalable systems in a modern backend environment and implementing AI work. What You'll Be Doing as a Backend Engineer, Contract | Python (Django), Java and Rust | Fully Remote / EU-Based | Rate £550-650pd, Outside IR35 | 12-months Contract Length Designing and building robust backend services across Python and Django Collaborating with product and platform teams to scale critical infrastructure Contributing to performance optimisation, secure coding, and clean architecture decisions Bringing in best practices across multiple programming...

Backend Engineer, Contract | Python (Django), Java and Rust | Fully Remote / EU-Based | Rate £550-650pd, Outside IR35 | 12-months Contract Length Opportunity: We're supporting a fast-moving client at huge global scale, that is in need of a Senior Backend Contractor with deep experience across Python, Django and some Java and Rust. This is a high-impact freelance role within a tech-driven established team - building scalable systems in a modern backend environment and implementing AI work. What You'll Be Doing as a Backend Engineer, Contract | Python (Django), Java and Rust | Fully Remote / EU-Based | Rate £550-650pd, Outside IR35 | 12-months Contract Length Designing and building robust backend services across Python and Django Collaborating with product and platform teams to scale critical infrastructure Contributing to performance optimisation, secure coding, and clean architecture decisions Bringing in best practices across multiple programming...

Job Title: Network Engineer (Active SC Clearance Required) Job Type: Contract Location: Remote (very limited travel to data centers required) Day Rate: £270/day (OUTSIDE IR35) Contract Length: 6 months Network Engineer - Role & Responsibilities Configure routers and switches in line with the design documents Onboarding devices onto network management platform Racking and staking relevant devices in Data Centres when needed Work closely with the project managers to agree and deliver project implementation plan. Good knowledge of Cisco LAN and Wireless LAN technologies, including switching and IP addressing best practice. Network Engineer - Required Experience Cisco Certifications (CCNP/CCNA level minimum) Cisco Routing & Switching (ASR's, ISR's, Nexus 9k etc.) Racking & Stacking in a data center environment LAN & Wireless LAN Excellent communication & interpersonal skills Interviews: January 2026 Start Date:...

B2B/Freelance/LTD Contract Role: Palantir Foundry Data Engineer Project Length: Initial 6 months (with strong intent to extend to 12 months) Work Location: 100% remote Start Date: ASAP Project Language: English Location: Open to contractors based in the EU/UK Outside IR35 if UK based We are seeking an experienced Palantir Foundry to support a large organisation with a long-standing, production-grade Palantir Foundry environment. Foundry acts as a central data hub across multiple brands and data domains, with several initiatives focused on automation, predictive intelligence, and agentic AI. This role is highly hands-on and suited to someone with deep, real-world Foundry production experience who can design clean data pipelines, build ML models, and deploy AI-driven automation at scale. Responsibilities: Design, build, and maintain production-grade data pipelines within Palantir Foundry Unify, model, and manage large historical datasets...

Urgent requirement for an immediate start. The Senior Data Engineer - SQL - GCP (BigQuery) - dbt - Financial & Asset Management Data - Investment/Financial Services/Reinsurance Experience will be working for an established technology consultancy delivering data platforms for financial services and reinsurance clients. Senior Data Engineer - SQL - GCP (BigQuery) - dbt - Financial & Asset Management Data - Investment/Financial Services/Reinsurance Experience Key Skills: Financial & Asset Management Data: Must have experience working with financial instruments, valuations, or portfolio data within asset management, investment, insurance, or reinsurance environments. Domain Knowledge: Strong understanding of financial data models, portfolio structures, reconciliation processes, and business-critical reporting. SQL: Advanced SQL skills with experience designing and querying analytical data warehouse schemas. Data Modelling & Transformation: Hands-on experience...

AI Automation Engineer - 12 Month Contract (OUTSIDE IR35) - UK Wide (Remote) This programme is building one of the largest NVIDIA based AI factory platforms in the UK and needs senior automation architects to ensure the entire environment can be deployed, configured and scaled in a repeatable way across dozens of data centre sites. You will be responsible for designing how GPU clusters, Servers, storage and networks are brought online automatically rather than built by hand. Key Responsibilities: Design the automation framework for building AI data centre platforms Automate server, GPU, OS and firmware provisioning Build repeatable deployment pipelines for GPU clusters Integrate automation with NVIDIA platforms, storage and networking Develop infrastructure as code for data centre and AI platforms Support rack and stack and site bring up through automation Work with architects and engineers to ensure consistent deployments...

Job Title: Data Analyst - Contract (Outside IR35) Location: Remote (occasional UK travel) Rate: £500 per day Contract: 12 Months (Outside IR35) Eligibility: UK Residents only (data sensitivity) The Company A leading logistics organisation is embarking on a major data and analytics transformation, moving away from traditional, reactive BI reporting towards a modern, AI-driven and insight-led analytics capability. This role requires an experienced Data Analyst who has previously helped transform data environments and can enable forward-looking insight, forecasting, and proactive decision-making. Roles & Responsibilities Support the shift from traditional BI to a modern, AI-ready analytics platform Design and deliver Power BI dashboards focused on trends, forecasting, and operational insight rather than historic reporting Work with stakeholders across operations, finance, and technology to understand data challenges and define analytics...

Urgent requirement for an immediate start. The Senior Data Engineer - SQL - GCP (BigQuery) - dbt - Financial & Asset Management Data - Investment/Financial Services/Reinsurance Experience will be working for an established technology consultancy delivering data platforms for financial services and reinsurance clients. Senior Data Engineer - SQL - GCP (BigQuery) - dbt - Financial & Asset Management Data - Investment/Financial Services/Reinsurance Experience Key Skills: Financial & Asset Management Data: Must have experience working with financial instruments, valuations, or portfolio data within asset management, investment, insurance, or reinsurance environments. Domain Knowledge: Strong understanding of financial data models, portfolio structures, reconciliation processes, and business-critical reporting. SQL: Advanced SQL skills with experience designing and querying analytical data warehouse schemas. Data Modelling & Transformation: Hands-on experience...

Full Stack Developer (React, Next.js, Golang, GCP) | Backend Leaning | Consultancy | £450/Day Outside IR35 | Fully Remote A Full Stack React, Golang Developer is needed for an exciting long-term contract engagement with a high-growth digital consultancy who partner closely with some of the UK’s most innovative product-led organisations. This is a fully remote contract offering exceptional autonomy, client exposure, and the chance to deliver meaningful product enhancements within the fraud/AML domain. 🚀 This Full Stack Developer role is perfect for someone who is strong across React, Next.JS, Golang, Microservices and GCP , and who thrives in modern product-focused, problem-solving environments - not ticket factories. The consultancy has built their brand on deep relationships and a tight-knit contractor network. Culturally, they bring in people who represent them well with clients: collaborative, proactive, and fully bought into delivering outcomes (not just...

Initial 3-6-month contract - Interim Data Product Manager - £600 outside IR35 Home-based with a small amount of travel. Incredible opportunity with a global market leading brand. My client is looking for a strong Data Product Manager to hit the ground running and work closely with the data delivery team. You will own the vision, roadmap, and execution of data-powered products that drive business growth. You'll collaborate with the data delivery team, data engineers, analysts and stakeholders to build scalable solutions What You'll Do Define and communicate the product vision for data-driven features and platforms. Translate complex data challenges into clear product requirements and user stories. Work closely with data engineering, analytics, and AI/ML teams to design robust and reliable data pipelines. Prioritise the roadmap using customer insights, business impact, and technical feasibility. Drive alignment across cross-functional...