49 jobs found in Watford

Contract | Outside IR35 | 6 months Initially | Hybrid - 3 Days Onsite Per Week | Competitive Day Rate We are recruiting an experienced Solution Architect to lead the design of a new end-to-end customer ordering, order management and fulfilment architecture for an established technology business. The organisation currently operates a fragmented landscape of systems supporting its online shop, product catalogue, order processing, inventory management and warehouse fulfilment. This is an opportunity to take ownership of a significant architecture transformation, challenging existing processes and defining how the future technology landscape should operate. Working directly with senior engineering leadership and the CTO, you will have considerable influence over technology selection, architecture decisions and the overall solution approach. The Assignment Assess the existing application landscape, business processes, integrations and technical dependencies....

MORELA AI & Engineering Recruitment Data Engineer (RAG & Retrieval) 2-year contract | Central London | Active SC | Outside IR35 Morela is supporting a specialist technology consultancy on a 2-year Data Engineer contract in Central London, delivering on a UK government programme. Outside IR35, rate TBC. We need a genuinely strong all-round data engineer first and foremost, with recent hands-on RAG experience on top. Active SC is essential - eligibility will not be considered. About the Client A specialist technology consultancy embedding engineers into SC-cleared government delivery teams. They focus on long-term programme work and give their engineers real ownership of what they build. The Role You will own the data platform behind the programme, from ingestion and modelling through to the retrieval layer that powers its AI capability. The core of the job is solid data engineering - reliable pipelines, clean models and well-governed data. On top of that you will...

Principal Forward Deployed Engineer Contract | Outside IR35 | London, Hybrid | DV Cleared This is a contract role, 6 months with a view to extend, Outside IR35, with the day rate to be confirmed. It is hybrid, with 2 to 3 days a week on site in London plus travel to customer sites, requires active DV clearance, and starts ASAP. About the Client Morela is proud to be supporting a fast-growing, venture-backed UK AI company building sovereign AI for defence, government and other highly regulated sectors. Their core product is an AI operating system built for secure, air-gapped environments. The client’s identity will be shared on introduction. The Role You will own the technical relationship with the client’s defence and government customers, taking a GCP-native product and getting it deployed, integrated, tested and accredited in whatever environment the customer runs, from Kubernetes and OpenShift to bare metal and air-gapped networks. From the first workshop...

Senior Python Developer – London - £650-700pd Outside IR35 / Hybrid Work Ada Meher is currently partnered with a client searching for multiple Senior Python Engineers in London to join them working on two key roadmap initiative. One project is working on a greenfield security platform within their Data Team, and the other is focused on API builds/upgrades in their Engineering Team. Regardless of the project the stack is focused on Python, Pandas/FastAPI, SQL (Postgres / MySQL & Cloud SQL) as well as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Terraform infrastructure. We’d encourage you to apply if you meet the other requirements, but use AWS instead of GCP. The initial term of the contract will be 3-6 months with a very healthy opportunity for further extension as the business continues to grow. Ideally candidates should be available to travel into Central London 1-2 days a week. To Be Considered: Expert in Python Development Strong coding standards (eg...

Senior Python Developer – London - £650-700pd Outside IR35 / Hybrid Work Ada Meher is currently partnered with a client searching for multiple Senior Python Engineers in London to join them working on two key roadmap initiative. One project is working on a greenfield security platform within their Data Team, and the other is focused on API builds/upgrades in their Engineering Team. Regardless of the project the stack is focused on Python, Pandas/FastAPI, SQL (Postgres / MySQL & Cloud SQL) as well as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Terraform infrastructure. We’d encourage you to apply if you meet the other requirements, but use AWS instead of GCP. The initial term of the contract will be 3-6 months with a very healthy opportunity for further extension as the business continues to grow. Ideally candidates should be available to travel into Central London 1-2 days a week. To Be Considered: Expert in Python Development Strong coding...

Quantum Specialist. Private Equity. £800-900/ Day Outside IR35. Central London 3 Days a week in the office Hybrid. 12 Month rolling contract. My client is a top tier Private Equity house that is looking for Quantum TMS Specialist. This is a 12 month rolling contract paying £800/900/ Day outside IR35. In Summary: They need someone that has extensive experience working for a trading firm. Ideally a buy side firm and even more ideally someone that has worked in PE houses Experience with Quantum is essential A big part of role is vendor management and so extensive experience in this space is a must Strong experience planning multiple projects in tandem, Senior stakeholder management, PMO reporting etc is a must have If you are interested and to learn more, please send a CV for immediate consideration.

Global Solution Architect | IFS Cloud | International ERP Transformation. We're looking for an experienced Global Solution Architect to lead the end-to-end design and governance of a multi-country IFS Cloud rollout. You'll be the architectural authority across Finance, Supply Chain, Service Management, Asset Management, and integrations, ensuring a scalable global template while driving successful delivery through testing, cutover and go live. 6 month initial contact with view to extend Outside IR35 Hybrid working £900 per day What you'll bring: **Strong IFS Cloud architecture expertise with at least one full implementation through go-live and hypercare **Deep ERP Finance architecture experience, including statutory localisation and legacy ERP migrations **Proven success delivering multi-country, multi-wave global template rollouts **Ability to challenge programme plans, manage complex dependencies, and protect solution integrity under pressure This is a...

AI Architect / Tech Lead Remote-based (UK) Outside IR35 We are seeking an experienced AI Architect / Tech Lead to join an enterprise client within the energy sector. This is an outside IR35 contract, largely remote-based, offering the opportunity to design and build practical AI solutions while remaining hands-on with software engineering. The ideal candidate will combine strong software development fundamentals with expertise in cloud architecture, generative AI and agentic AI, taking solutions from design through to production. Key Responsibilities Design and develop AI solutions using LLMs, RAG, vector databases and agent orchestration frameworks. Build and deploy agentic AI solutions using tools such as LangGraph and protocols such as MCP. Develop scalable architectures across Azure and AWS, leveraging microservices, APIs and event-driven systems. Establish production-ready AI solutions, covering security, evaluation, observability, performance, scalability and cost...

AI Architect/Tech Lead Remote-based (UK) Outside IR35 We are seeking an experienced AI Architect/Tech Lead to join an enterprise client within the energy sector. This is an outside IR35 contract, largely remote-based, offering the opportunity to design and build practical AI solutions while remaining hands-on with software engineering. The ideal candidate will combine strong software development fundamentals with expertise in cloud architecture, generative AI and agentic AI, taking solutions from design through to production. Key Responsibilities Design and develop AI solutions using LLMs, RAG, vector databases and agent orchestration frameworks. Build and deploy agentic AI solutions using tools such as LangGraph and protocols such as MCP. Develop scalable architectures across Azure and AWS, leveraging microservices, APIs and event-driven systems. Establish production-ready AI solutions, covering security, evaluation, observability, performance,...

Senior Project Manager (AEM / AEP) £700–£800 per day | Outside IR35 | Hybrid (London) 6 months   A global CRM business trusted by millions of customers needs a senior Adobe Project Manager for a high-profile enterprise marketing transformation. You’ll work directly with the client and their systems integration partners, and you’ll own delivery from start to finish. The process is two interview stages, and interviews can start straight away.   What you’ll be doing Owning end-to-end delivery of Adobe Experience Cloud implementations across AEM, AEP, Campaign and Commerce Running scope, plans, budgets, risk and governance at programme level Bringing Product, Marketing and Engineering together around one delivery plan Managing third-party suppliers and SI partners so they deliver to agreed outcomes Running Agile delivery (Scrum and/or Kanban) across globally distributed teams  ...

Role: Senior Applied AI Engineer (Defence Contractor) Rate: £700-£900 per day, dependent on experience Location: Oxford / London Engagement: Contract, outside IR35: initial 6-month term with strong likelihood of extension Start: Immdediate start. Hybrid, with regular time on site in Oxford or London Security clearance: You must be eligible for UK security clearance (BPSS and SC. We require applicants to hold UK passport and 5 years of continuous UK residency. We can sponsor clearance for the right candidate, but given the contract nature of this role we strongly prefer candidates who already hold an active, transferable SC; DV is an advantage. If you are not eligible, we will not be able to progress your application. A note from the Founders Oxford Dynamics is at an inflection point. We build frontier AI for environments where the cost of a wrong decision is high: defence and national security, critical infrastructure, and commercial organisations making...

Project Manager - Case Management Project - Central Government - Active Sc Clearance Required - Outside IR35 - Initially until March 27 - £500-£600 a day We are looking to engage experienced Project Managers with hands-on experience delivering case management transformation within a regulatory environment. Candidates must also have Senior comms and strategy planning experience. The engagement will build on existing and emerging capabilities, including: RelativityOne and eDiscovery capabilities eConfidentiality tooling AI-enabled evidence review Structured document drafting Workflow automation Data science and analytical pipelines The team will assess the current case delivery model and identify the most significant opportunities for redesign across people, process, data, technology and governance.

Senior C# Developer - Investment Banking £750/day | Outside IR35 | 12-month rolling contract | Largely Remote If you're a strong C# engineer with genuine Event Sourcing experience and interested in a long term banking project, get in touch I'm working with a leading investment bank looking for a strong Senior C# Developer to join a long-term project building and enhancing a large-scale Structured Notes platform. This is a hands-on engineering role with approximately 80% Back End C#/20% Front End, working on complex, distributed systems. The role: You'll be working across a modern .NET platform, designing and developing scalable Back End services while contributing to the Angular Front End where required. The environment involves large-scale distributed systems, asynchronous processing, Multithreading and event-driven architecture. Core technical requirements: Excellent C#/.NET development experience Strong .NET 8 knowledge Previous commercial Event...

Senior Developer - Front Office RAD/Trader Tools £700 p/day | Outside IR35 | Largely remote | 12-month contract We are hiring a hands-on Senior Developer for a prestigious investment banking client, delivering tactical fixes and enhancements directly for Front Office traders. This role suits someone who thrives in a RAD/tactival environment: quick to understand a problem, comfortable with changing priorities and able to deliver practical, reliable solutions at pace. The focus is on short development cycles, immediate business needs and improving existing trading tools, rather than a long-term strategic programme. Initial work will support Securities Lending, with opportunities to work across other trading desks. What we're looking for: Strong development experience in C#, Python and Excel Proven experience in Front Office RAD or tactical development A quick-thinking, pragmatic problem solver who can work independently Confidence working directly with traders to...

About the job Senior Java Developer London Contract £650 - £750 per day outside IR35 Hybrid - 2/3 days onsite in the City We're partnering with a specialist consultancy to build a greenfield asset tokenisation platform for a major global financial institution. This is a hands-on Java engineering role focused on building the platform from scratch, solving complex technical challenges and shaping the future of the firm's digital assets capability. You'll be joining at the start of the journey, with the opportunity to influence both the platform and the wider programme as it grows. What you'll be doing Build a greenfield asset tokenisation platform using Java. Develop new services and platform components in a Linux environment. Work closely with other engineers to shape the design and direction of the platform. Solve complex engineering problems in a fast-moving environment. Use modern AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Windsurf or Devin as part of...

Principal Forward Deployed Engineer Contract | Outside IR35 | London, Hybrid | DV Cleared This is a contract role, 6 months with a view to extend, Outside IR35, with the day rate to be confirmed. It is hybrid, with 2 to 3 days a week on site in London plus travel to customer sites, requires active DV clearance, and starts ASAP. About the Client Morela is proud to be supporting a fast-growing, venture-backed UK AI company building sovereign AI for defence, government and other highly regulated sectors. Their core product is an AI operating system built for secure, air-gapped environments. The client's identity will be shared on introduction. The Role You will own the technical relationship with the client's defence and government customers, taking a GCP-native product and getting it deployed, integrated, tested and accredited in whatever environment the customer runs, from Kubernetes and OpenShift to bare metal and air-gapped networks. From the first workshop with a security...

Cyber Security Policy & Standards Consultant £600 - 700 per day outside IR35 6 month contract London/remote You've reviewed and updated security standards before. You know how to assess existing content, challenge technical gaps and turn specialist input into clear, usable requirements. Joining a UK financial services organisation, you'll help translate cyber risk into requirements that support everyday decisions. Your work will shape how teams approach security, manage exceptions and build controls into new projects. What you'll deliver You'll work with an established standards suite, assessing where a targeted refresh is sufficient and where a deeper technical review is needed. Your work will include: Assessing existing standards and identifying gaps, outdated requirements and areas needing clarification. Prioritising revisions against renewal deadlines and the depth of review required. Working with technical owners to validate...

Data & AI Lead - Hybrid (London) - £600-£700d/r Outside IR35 We are seeking an experienced Microsoft Data & AI Lead to drive the design, delivery and growth of Data Governance, Security and AI solutions for a growing client portfolio. This is a strategic, client-facing role combining technical leadership, solution architecture and advisory expertise across the Microsoft ecosystem. Key Responsibilities Lead the design and implementation of Microsoft Purview , Microsoft 365 Copilot and Azure AI solutions. Deliver secure, compliant data and AI platforms across cloud and hybrid environments. Advise clients on data governance, information protection, compliance and AI strategy. Act as a trusted advisor, translating business requirements into scalable technology solutions. Provide technical leadership and mentoring across delivery teams. Support pre-sales activities, including solution design, proposals and client workshops. Shape and evolve the organisation's Data...

Senior .NET Integration Developer Outside IR35 Contract | Commodities & Shipping Technology | Hybrid Working We're recruiting for an experienced Senior .NET Integration Developer to join a major technology transformation programme within a global commodities organisation. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in the modernisation of a Voyage Management System platform and deliver a suite of critical integrations across trading, finance and operational systems. You'll be responsible for designing, developing and supporting enterprise-grade integrations, working closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Architects and delivery teams in a fast-paced Agile environment. Key Responsibilities Design and develop integrations between a Voyage Management platform and multiple enterprise applications. Build scalable services using C#, .NET, REST APIs, JSON and XML . Develop robust solutions with strong error handling,...

Senior Java Developer - Outside IR35 - Up to £700 per day Hybrid in Central London October Start Date 12-Month Initial Contract We have partnered with a leader in the financial services sector who is looking for experienced Senior Java Engineers to join their Settlements team . This is a hands-on engineering role focused on developing and enhancing software supporting complex post-trade and settlement workflows . you'll work as part of an experienced engineering team, contributing to both new and existing systems within a fast-moving financial markets environment. The Role Develop and maintain Server Side Java/JVM applications supporting settlement and post-trade processes. Build robust, scalable services using Spring and Spring Boot . Work across greenfield and brownfield development projects. Collaborate with engineers and business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver effective solutions. Contribute to technical design,...