40 information technology jobs found in Preston

Technical Project Manager – AD Trust & Microsoft 365 Migration 📍 Preston / North West – Hybrid, 2–3 days per week in the office 💰 £400–£550 per day | Outside IR35 📅 12-month contract | ASAP start We’re looking for an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead the delivery of a major Active Directory Trust implementation and Microsoft 365 tenant migration programme. You’ll act as the central point of coordination between technical teams, business stakeholders, suppliers and delivery partners, ensuring projects are delivered to agreed timelines, governance standards and business outcomes. Key responsibilities: Lead end-to-end delivery of the AD Trust and M365 migration programme Manage integrated project plans, schedules, resources, milestones and dependencies Coordinate migrations across Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive and Microsoft Teams Oversee Active Directory Trust, identity and authentication workstreams Manage...

Join a high-impact team transforming data infrastructure with cutting-edge Databricks technology in Liverpool. Salary: £500 - 550 per day Senior Data Engineer Contract Role Outside IR35 | £500-550/day | Liverpool (3 days on-site) | Hybrid | Initial 6 Months We have a new Senior Data Engineer contract opportunity with client of ours based in Liverpool with 3 days required per week on-site. You'll join a high-impact team focused on rebuilding and optimising data pipelines into a Databricks Lakehouse environment, enabling clean, scalable, and high-quality data delivery for analytics and reporting. This is outside IR35, and offers an initial 6-month contract with an immediate start and strong potential for extension. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and optimise data pipelines using ELT/ETL best practices Migrate and transform data into a Databricks Lakehouse architecture Ensure data quality, reliability, and scalability for analytics and...

Senior Data Engineer Contract Role Outside IR35 | £500-550/day | Liverpool (3 days on-site) | Hybrid | Initial 6 Months We have a new Senior Data Engineer contract opportunity with client of ours based in Liverpool with 3 days required per week on-site. You’ll join a high-impact team focused on rebuilding and optimising data pipelines into a Databricks Lakehouse environment, enabling clean, scalable, and high-quality data delivery for analytics and reporting. This is outside IR35, and offers an initial 6-month contract with an immediate start and strong potential for extension. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and optimise data pipelines using ELT/ETL best practices. Migrate and transform data into a Databricks Lakehouse architecture. Ensure data quality, reliability, and scalability for analytics and reporting. Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver robust solutions aligned with business needs. Support production environments and...

Senior Data Engineer Contract Role Outside IR35 | £500-550/day | Liverpool (3 days on-site) | Hybrid | Initial 6 months We have a new Senior Data Engineer contract opportunity with client of ours based in Liverpool with 3 days required per week on-site. You'll join a high-impact team focused on rebuilding and optimising data pipelines into a Databricks Lakehouse environment, enabling clean, scalable, and high-quality data delivery for analytics and reporting. This is outside IR35, and offers an initial 6-month contract with an immediate start and strong potential for extension. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and optimise data pipelines using ELT/ETL best practices. Migrate and transform data into a Databricks Lakehouse architecture. Ensure data quality, reliability, and scalability for analytics and reporting. Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver robust solutions aligned with business needs. Support production environments and troubleshoot performance issues....

Azure Data Warehouse Developer (SharePoint/Copilot) Outside IR35 | 6-Month Contract | Hybrid (3 days per week in Manchester) We're looking for an experienced Azure Data Warehouse Developer to join a growing data team delivering modern cloud-based data solutions. You'll play a key role in designing, developing and optimising Azure data platforms that enable high-quality reporting, analytics and automation across the business. Working closely with technical and business stakeholders, you'll help deliver scalable data solutions while supporting wider Microsoft 365 initiatives, including SharePoint and Copilot. The Role Design, develop and enhance Azure-based data warehouse solutions using modern cloud technologies. Build, maintain and optimise ETL/ELT pipelines using Azure Data Factory . Develop scalable data models, including dimensional and star schema designs. Optimise SQL queries and warehouse performance while maintaining high standards of data quality and...

Our Higher Education client is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect that can manage diverse stakeholders in different business areas with their own business applications that run their part of Estate and Facilities Management. In this case, the areas cover Sports bookings, Real Estate Management, Student Accommodation, Parking and so on. All business applications have been under review and part of this has been driven by Digital Strategy 2030 which is a full review of their IT estate, but also some applications are Cloud only now and are will no longer support on-prem and requiring them to migrate to Cloud. They therefore need to look at the whole estate in this area and determine what to do with all of these systems. Discovery has been done and decisions pretty much made on the future state systems, and they will be trying to move as much to Cloud as possible. This role, therefore, is to engage with all stakeholders and design a solution architecture of the future...

Data Architect - Data, BI, Datawarehouse - 6 months, hybrid/Manchester, t o£700 p/d outside IR35 A Data Architect is required to work on some large, high profile, BI, Data, Datawarehouse projects. You will have extensive Solutions, Data Architecture experience with a strong technical background and have worked extensively on large, complex Data, BI, Datawarehouse solutions, projects within large enterprise environments. You will have good knowledge of Data Platforms, data integrations, data migrations, SQL Server and data technologies (data lakes/Data bricks/Power BI/Terradata/Snowflake/Fabric/Redshift etc) and AWS cloud. You will have excellent stakeholder management, communication skills. The role will involve liaising with the business, stakeholders, assessing the current platforms, technologies, developing the strategy, solutions, dealing with the high-level, low-level designs, working closely with the data teams. The role will require 2 days a week on site. As a Solutions...

Senior Platform Engineer is required by this globally recognised business to help deliver a B2B platform from the ground up. In this greenfield role, you will lead the creation of a brand-new cloud platform and local development ecosystem. This foundation will empower external and internal developers to build scalable, media-focused applications seamlessly. You will have complete technical ownership over a modern, event-driven infrastructure using Kafka, AWS, and Kubernetes. Build, deploy, and maintain an automated cloud platform on AWS from the ground up. Design local development environments and self-service capabilities that allow developers to code and test efficiently. Implement high-throughput, decoupled microservices built completely around an event-driven architecture with Apache Kafka. Manage container orchestration across multiple environments using Kubernetes (EKS). Establish continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines utilizing GitHub...

3rd / 4th Line Infrastructure Engineer Location: Central Manchester (2–3 days on-site) Contract: Initial 6-month contract (high likelihood of extension) Rate: Up to £450 per day (Outside IR35) Start Date: Within the next 4 weeks Overview Are you looking for stability, variety, and the opportunity to make a genuine impact within a newly formed infrastructure team? This role offers exactly that. We're looking for an experienced 3rd / 4th Line Infrastructure Engineer to join a small, highly capable team of three engineers who work collaboratively, share responsibilities, and take pride in maintaining a robust, secure, and reliable infrastructure environment. This is a hands-on role where you'll split your time between resolving complex operational issues and supporting the ongoing development of a modern, cloud-first infrastructure. If you enjoy working across a broad technical estate and thrive in a collaborative environment, this could be the perfect...

Contract Mobile Developer (iOS/Flutter)- Likely outside IR35 Contract: 6 months (initial) Rate: Around £400 per day Location: Manchester, 2-3 days per week onsite I'm working with an exciting Manchester-based IoT technology business that's looking to bring in an experienced Mobile Developer to help evolve and enhance its mobile applications. This is a hands-on contract role within a growing engineering team where you'll have the opportunity to work on products that interact with connected devices used in the real world. What you'll be doing Developing and enhancing native iOS applications (Swift) Supporting Android development where required Contributing to cross-platform development using Flutter Building clean, maintainable and scalable mobile applications Working closely with firmware, Back End and product teams Helping shape technical decisions and improve development practices What we're looking for Strong commercial experience developing...

Freelance AS/400 (IBM i) Administrator – Outside IR35 Contract: Freelance | Outside IR35 Duration: 12-month retained contract Commitment: 2-3 days per month Location: Remote with occasional travel to the client's Manchester office We're looking for an experienced IBM i / AS400 Administrator to provide ongoing support and maintenance for a business-critical IBM i environment on a retained basis. Responsibilities Administer and maintain IBM i (AS400) systems. Manage system security, backups, PTFs and OS upgrades. Monitor performance and system health. Support job scheduling, storage and disaster recovery. Troubleshoot IBM i infrastructure and applications. Maintain documentation and liaise with third-party vendors when required. Essential Skills Strong IBM i / AS400 / iSeries administration experience. IBM i 7.x, CL scripting and security management. BRMS, backup and recovery. TCP/IP networking, FTP/SFTP and DB2 for i. Experience with...

Innovation Project Manager (Contract) Location: Hybrid (2 days per week in Manchester - occasional UK office travel) Contract: Initially 3-6 months Day Rate: Outside IR35 We are partnering with a leading international law firm undergoing significant digital transformation to appoint an experienced Innovation Project Manager on a contract basis. This role sits at the heart of the firm's innovation agenda, leading the delivery of cutting-edge technology initiatives from concept and proof of value through to pilot, production, and business-as-usual adoption. You will work across Innovation, Technology, Legal, Security, Procurement, and Business teams to ensure innovative ideas translate into measurable business outcomes. Ideally we are looking to speak to candidates who have worked in the Legal Sector in similar enviroments. Key Responsibilities Deliver innovation and technology projects across the full life cycle, from ideation and PoC through to implementation...

Systems Engineer Manchester Outside IR35 Our client is seeking a Systems Engineer who is recognised as a technical thought leader across enterprise infrastructure. You'll provide strategic and hands-on leadership across Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune, virtualisation, storage and cloud technologies, influencing technical direction while remaining actively involved in the engineering and delivery of complex infrastructure solutions. Key Skills and Experience of the Systems Engineer: Must have expert knowledge of Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Entra ID, and Intune. Must have strong experience with VMware and/or Hyper-V, SAN, and NAS technologies. Proven experience as a technical leader within a large digital transformation project. Cloud infrastructure experience in Azure, GCP, and/or AWS. Experience with backup, disaster recovery, patch management, and high-availability design. Solid networking fundamentals,...

Systems Engineer | Manchester | Outside IR35 Our client is seeking a Systems Engineer who is recognised as a technical thought leader across enterprise infrastructure. You'll provide strategic and hands-on leadership across Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune, virtualisation, storage and cloud technologies, influencing technical direction while remaining actively involved in the engineering and delivery of complex infrastructure solutions. Key Skills and Experience of the Systems Engineer: Must have expert knowledge of Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Entra ID, and Intune. Must have strong experience with VMware and/or Hyper-V, SAN, and NAS technologies. Proven experience as a technical leader within a large digital transformation project. Cloud infrastructure experience in Azure, GCP, and/or AWS. Experience with backup, disaster recovery, patch management, and high-availability design. Solid networking fundamentals,...

SAP Security Control Specialist - Outside IR35 - Hybrid (Manchester) £450 - £550 per day (Outside IR35) Initial 6-month contract Hybrid - Manchester city centre, 2 days per week on-site Role Overview An experienced SAP Security Control Specialist is required for an initial 6-month engagement, joining a major UK retail organisation as it reshapes its Digital, Technology and Data function. Sitting within the Enterprise Platforms team, this role is responsible for designing, implementing and continuously improving security controls across a complex SAP landscape spanning Finance, Retail, Commercial and Supply Chain. You'll work closely with engineers, architects, product teams and security specialists to embed security-by-design principles and strengthen access governance across a critical technology estate. Key Responsibilities Design, implement and maintain security controls across SAP platforms to support secure and compliant operations. Manage and improve...

Contract Project Manager - Hybrid working in Manchester 2/3 days a week on site - outside IR35 paying £450 per day Exalto consulting are currently recruiting for a contract project manager, this is outside IR35 paying £450 per day, initially 3 months looking for someone willing to go to site 2/3 days a week in Manchester. Must have below experience: Platform deployment is planned, governed, and delivered through to go-live, with clear milestone visibility and a managed handover to business-as-usual. Improvement programme is delivered to agreed outcomes, formally closed, and transitioned into business-as-usual with lessons learned captured and embedded. Data roadmaps are actively maintained, regularly reviewed, and aligned to business priorities, with clear governance and stakeholder visibility sustained on an ongoing basis. Proposition development is managed through a structured, governed process with clear pipeline visibility, decision points, and timely...

Full Stack Software Engineer | Go | TypeScript | React | Terraform | Outside IR35 📍 Fully Remote (Must be UK based) 💼 6 Month Contract (Outside IR35) 💰 Up to £500 per day We're partnering with an established UK organisation embarking on a significant technology transformation and are looking for an experienced Contract Full Stack Software Engineer to help modernise and rebuild several business-critical applications. As a Full Stack Software Engineer , you will: • Develop and enhance backend services using Go (Golang) • Build and maintain modern front-end applications using React and TypeScript • Design, build and consume REST APIs and GraphQL services • Work with PostgreSQL databases and modern backend architectures • Deploy and maintain applications within a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environment • Support infrastructure and deployment pipelines using Terraform and Google Cloud Build • Investigate and resolve technical issues while...

🚨 QA Lead Contract | Outside IR35 | Mainly Remote (Manchester, 4 days per month) | 6 Months+ 🚨 You will need to be based in the North West for this role (or nearby of course, within reason). Want to lead a QA transformation rather than just maintain one? You'll join a product-focused tech company in the FinTech sector, where quality is becoming a core part of engineering. They're embedding QA throughout the SDLC, investing heavily in automation and giving someone the opportunity to shape how testing is done across the business. This isn't a contract where you'll inherit mature processes and simply keep the lights on. You'll mainly be hands-off (hands-on when needed), leading the QA function from a strategic point of view through a major transformation. You'll introduce new tooling, improve engineering practices, help move and train the team from predominantly manual testing to modern automation, and work with senior leadership to educate them on the...

Contract AI Engineer (Claude Code Specialist) Greater Manchester (2-3 days onsite per week) Outside IR35 3 - 6 months (with view to extend) Competitive Market Rate (dependent on experience) ASAP The Role We are seeking an experienced Contract AI Engineer (Claude Code Specialist) to lead the integration and optimisation of Anthropic's Claude Code ecosystem into our development workflows. You will build, fine-tune, and deploy agentic AI coding assistants to accelerate our software delivery. Key Responsibilities Requirements Local to or able to commute to Greater Manchester 2-3 days a week. Experience with automated testing and continuous integration tools. Strong programming skills (Python, TypeScript, or Go preferred). Deep understanding of LLM architectures, prompt engineering, and context management. Direct hands-on experience deploying and configuring Claude Code or similar agentic coding tools. Proven track record as an AI Engineer or...

Overview We are looking for an experienced Data Center Onsite Engineer to join a long-term contract engagement. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer with strong infrastructure and data centre experience who enjoys working in critical environments and providing hands-on technical support. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the stable and efficient operation of data centre infrastructure, maintaining high availability, and supporting operational excellence across power, cooling, networking, and hardware systems. Key Responsibilities Manage and maintain physical data centre infrastructure, including power, cooling, racks, and cabling. Monitor environmental and operational conditions to ensure maximum uptime. Configure and maintain monitoring, automation, and alerting solutions. Detect, investigate, and escalate operational incidents and events. Support identity and access management integrations and enforce...