83 platform engineer jobs found in London

Senior Data Engineer/Data Platform Engineer (Databricks) Contract | Outside IR35 Remote (UK) £550-£650 per day (DOE) 6 months We're partnering with a forward-thinking Data & AI consultancy that is helping to scale a Databricks Lakehouse platform. They are looking for a Senior Data Engineer/Data Platform Engineer who can operate across both Data Engineering & Platform Engineering. This is an end-to-end hands-on role. What You'll Be Doing: Designing and building end-to-end data pipelines using Databricks (PySpark/SQL/Delta Lake) Developing and managing robust, scalable Lakehouse architectures Implementing Delta Live Tables (DLT) for reliable, testable, production-grade pipelines Optimising performance using: Working with Unity Catalog to implement Centralised governance Leveraging Databricks Workflows/Jobs for orchestration Building CI/CD pipelines for data & platform deployments (Terraform, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps etc.) Enabling Real Time and...

AI Platform Engineer - Remote - Outside IR35 - Python/Typescript or similar - AWS - Terraform or CDK - CI/CD. We have an urgent need for a Platform Engineer on a 9 month contract. With this role it's essential that you have a strong software engineering background and understand best practices .You will have strong experience in cloud infrastructure and a passion for AI-powered automation click apply for full job details

Platform Engineer | Trading Firm Central London | 3 days on site Outside IR35 | Up to £650 per day A trading firm in central London has rolled out a business wide data platform and now needs a senior Platform Engineer to take full control of the platform layer. Kubernetes is the heart of this environment and they need someone who can run it with confidence, precision and zero drama. What they need you to bring Serious Kubernetes depth covering cluster design, workload orchestration, autoscaling strategies, multi cluster operations, network policy, resource tuning and deep debugging across pods, nodes and the control plane Deep Linux fluency with the ability to harden, tune and own production environments from top to bottom Strong SQL engineering skills covering schema design, performance tuning and high throughput optimisation Solid C# background with clean, maintainable service patterns Ability to design, build and refine CI/CD...

Join a cutting-edge financial services organisation building the future of banking data infrastructure from the ground up. Salary:  £650 - 750 per day Lead Data Platform Engineer - Urgent Contract Role - (Snowflake + Core Banking) Outside IR35 | £650-750/day | 2-3 days on-site in London | Initial 3 months | ASAP start We're supporting a financial services organisation standing up an entirely new banking data function, building a modern core banking platform using Snowflake. This is a hands on technical leadership role responsible for architecting, designing, and building the full end to end data platform: ingestion, medallion layers, data warehouse stores, and downstream reporting. You'll be working across high volume financial data, streaming pipelines, and a modern cloud native stack. You'll own the delivery of scalable data foundations, medallion structured financial models, and operational reporting capabilities consumed across the...

Platform Engineer | Trading Firm Central London | 3 days on site Outside IR35 | Up to £650 per day A trading firm in central London has rolled out a business wide data platform and now needs a senior Platform Engineer to take full control of the platform layer. Kubernetes is the heart of this environment and they need someone who can run it with confidence, precision and zero drama. What they need you to bring Serious Kubernetes depth covering cluster design, workload orchestration, autoscaling strategies, multi cluster operations, network policy, resource tuning and deep debugging across pods, nodes and the control plane Deep Linux fluency with the ability to harden, tune and own production environments from top to bottom Strong SQL engineering skills covering schema design, performance tuning and high throughput optimisation Solid C# background with clean, maintainable service patterns Ability to design, build and refine CI/CD...

This is a fantastic opportunity to work as an AI Platform Engineer for a major pharmaceutical company, outside IR35, on a remote basis. The key skills required for this AI Platform Engineer role are: AI tools AWS Terraform Python If you do have the relevant experience for this AI Platform Engineer role, please do apply.

Lead Data Platform Engineer - Urgent Contract Role - (Snowflake + Core Banking) Outside IR35 | £650-750/day | 2-3 days on-site in London | Initial 3 months | ASAP start We're supporting a financial services organisation standing up an entirely new banking data function, building a modern core banking platform using Snowflake. This is a hands on technical leadership role responsible for architecting, designing, and building the full end to end data platform: ingestion, medallion layers, data warehouse stores, and downstream reporting. You'll be working across high volume financial data, streaming pipelines, and a modern cloud native stack. You'll own the delivery of scalable data foundations, medallion structured financial models, and operational reporting capabilities consumed across the business. You must be able to operate autonomously and bring deep experience in Snowflake and modern banking data architectures. You also must be available within the next 2 weeks and...

Platform Engineer (Defence / MOD) Contract Outside IR35 - £475-500pd Farnborough (Hybrid) 3 days a week on site 3 months intial contract - likely extension We are seeking experienced Platform Engineers to support secure defence and MOD programmes. These outside IR35 contracts are ideal for engineers who thrive on building and operating resilient platforms in highly regulated, security-cleared environments, including hybrid and air-gapped systems. You will work within platform and DevOps teams dedicated to automation, reliability, and operational excellence, contributing to the design, delivery, and improvement of critical platform services. You will have the opportunity to influence standards, tooling, and best practices across the organisation, while helping shape the architecture and operational approach for MOD applications and secure platforms. Key Responsibilities Develop and enhance platform services across hybrid environments Improve and standardise...

Azure Engineer / Architect 6 month contract London - Hybrid £500 - £650 DOE - Outside IR35 We have multiple opportunities available for Azure Engineers / Architects to join a UK based consultancy who are delivering large digital transformation initiatives across multi-cloud environments. This is a 6 month engagement with potential for further extension. Azure API Platform Engineer Senior platform engineer to lead a multi-cloud API ecosystem, designing secure, scalable microservices and modernising legacy integrations. Also responsible for standardising architecture, improving observability, and driving best practices across teams. Must have: Strong experience with API gateway technologies Deep understanding of Kubernetes in Azure environments Integration between cloud native and legacy systems Azure Cloud Platform & SRE Engineer / Architect Senior engineer to evolve Azure cloud foundations, ensuring secure,...

Cyber Security Contractor | Outside IR35 Contract Rate: £575/day Hybrid: 3 days per week onsite (Liverpool Street) Industry: Financial Services / Highly regulated environment Duration: Initial 3 months Job Summary: Our financial services client is seeking a highly skilled Cyber Security Engineer to deliver hands-on security improvement projects, including passing Cyber Essentials Plus certification with flying colours. They need deep technical expertise in Netskope, CrowdStrike, CyberArk, Microsoft Purview, and Mimecast. The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience in regulated industries and a track record of delivering practical security solutions with minimal supervision. Key Requirements: Support the organisation's Cyber Essentials Plus recertification process and related compliance work Implement and optimise Netskope Layer 7 security policies, identifying and resolving configuration gaps Enhance Microsoft Purview...

🚀 Building a Senior AI Engineering Team (LLM + Distributed Systems) Global Investment Bank | Capital Markets Platform 📍 London (1–2 days onsite) 💰 £700–£1,200/day (Outside IR35) Contract to permanent available 📅 12-month contracts The Mandate We are building a production-grade AI platform inside a global investment bank. This is not a research team or a chatbot project. This is engineering-heavy , focused on integrating LLM systems into large-scale, distributed environments used by trading and quant teams. We are hiring across multiple levels: Lead Engineer (Agentic / RAG focus) Architect (end-to-end platform design- Agentic / RAG focus) Senior Engineers (x3) Agentic / RAG focus Potential Director-level hire to oversee the function What This Role Requires (Read Before Applying) You must have: Experience building distributed systems at scale Strong background in backend or data engineering Proven experience working on...

New Role: Staff Data Engineer (Azure) £400 - £500 per day Outside IR35 6 Month Contract Hybrid (UK-based) – 2 days/week in London Immediate Start 1-2 Stage Interview Process Must haves: 6+ years’ Data Engineering experience Strong SQL (complex queries, optimisation, indexing) Azure (ADF + cloud data platform experience) ETL / ELT and dimensional modelling Experience migrating legacy data into modern cloud environments FiveTran experience End-to-end pipeline ownership Git / DevOps This is a hands-on role focused on data migration, pipeline rebuilds, and improving gold-layer datasets , working closely with stakeholders to ensure data quality and consistency. UK ONLY – Must have recent Data Engineering experience.

Shopify Lead Engineer Up to £400 per day | Outside IR35 Fully Remote | UK A scaling consumer E-commerce business is seeking a Shopify Lead Engineer to own the Shopify architecture on a complex, multi-brand replatforming programme. Two established consumer brands are migrating from Magento to Shopify Plus within a hybrid headless architecture. You will be the domain expert: designing the multi-brand, multi-market setup, guiding checkout extensibility decisions. This is hands-on, delivery-critical work with real architectural ownership from day one. Key Responsibilities as a Shopify Lead Engineer: Design and validate the multi-brand, multi-market Shopify Plus architecture Define the hybrid headless approach with Contentful, including rendering strategy and caching Guide checkout extensibility decisions covering Shopify Functions, split orders and fulfilment logic Act as the primary Shopify SME with external agencies and vendors Support handover documentation so...

Databricks Architect/Engineer (Salesforce) Contract Role Up to £650/day (Outside IR35) Initial 8 weeks (likely extensions) We're looking for a Databricks Architect/Engineer to lead the design and delivery of a Single Source of Truth data platform. This role will focus on building a GOLD data product , centred around a sophisticated customer matching engine , enabling high-quality, unified customer insights across systems. Key Responsibilities Architect and build scalable data solutions using Databricks Design and implement star schema data models for analytics and reporting Develop a customer matching engine to unify and deduplicate customer records Integrate and model data from Salesforce as the core data source Deliver a high-quality GOLD layer data product for downstream consumption Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and governance across the platform Collaborate with stakeholders to align data models with business needs...

Microsoft Technology AI Architect - 3 months contract - onsite London Based Position Overview We are looking for a Microsoft Technology AI Architect to design and implement an enterprise‑grade AI Solution Development & Governance Framework that enables over 100 AI and data use cases. You’ll embed with a single UK financial services client, shaping a scalable, secure, and auditable approach across Copilot Studio (Power Platform) and Azure AI Foundry (with scope to extend to non‑Microsoft AI where appropriate). The role balances innovation with proportional governance and clear SDLC practices to support future ISO/IEC 42001 accreditation and alignment to ISO/IEC 27001 . Salary & Benefits The budgeted day rate for this role is up to £735 per day - experience dependent Outside of IR35 Responsibilities Define the AI Solution Development Strategy & Governance Framework , aligning AI adoption to business outcomes, risk appetite, and...

SC Cleared Data Warehouse Engineer - Outside IR35 - Remote Role Overview We are seeking a skilled Data Warehouse Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable data warehouse solutions within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem. The role focuses on developing robust data models, optimizing analytical queries, and supporting enterprise reporting through Azure SQL, OLAP technologies, and DAX-powered semantic models. You will collaborate with data engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders to ensure reliable, high-performance data pipelines and analytics platforms. Key Responsibilities Data Warehouse Development Design and develop enterprise data warehouse solutions using Azure SQL Database/Azure SQL Managed Instance/Azure Synapse Analytics. Build and maintain star and snowflake schemas for analytical workloads. Develop ETL/ELT pipelines for ingesting and transforming data from multiple source systems. Implement data partitioning, indexing, and performance...

SC Cleared Data Warehouse Engineer - Outside IR35 - Remote Role Overview We are seeking a skilled Data Warehouse Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable data warehouse solutions within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem. The role focuses on developing robust data models, optimizing analytical queries, and supporting enterprise reporting through Azure SQL, OLAP technologies, and DAX-powered semantic models. You will collaborate with data engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders to ensure reliable, high-performance data pipelines and analytics platforms. Key Responsibilities Data Warehouse Development Design and develop enterprise data warehouse solutions using Azure SQL Database / Azure SQL Managed Instance / Azure Synapse Analytics. Build and maintain star and snowflake schemas for analytical workloads. Develop ETL/ELT pipelines for ingesting and transforming data from multiple source systems. Implement data partitioning,...

AI Engineers | Outside IR35 | London Cititec are working with a global financial markets organisation on a large scale data and platform transformation. They are looking for a Senior AI Engineer to help accelerate the migration of a complex data estate from Oracle to a Microsoft centric architecture across Azure, Cosmos DB, Microsoft Fabric and Azure Data Factory. The role will focus on applying AI and GenAI to improve developer productivity and engineering throughput, particularly across data migration, code generation and developer tooling. This includes deploying AI agents and AI assisted development tools within the Azure ecosystem. This is a high impact role operating across a large engineering environment, helping scale modern engineering practices and AI enabled development across a significant developer base.

Mindera are looking for an Infra Engineer to own (build, configure, deploy, support) our clients in-store video surveillance platform and associated services across the estate. You will own and manage the full lifecycle of their CCTV estate, including cameras (both analogue and IP), NVRs/VMS, storage, networks, and integrations in a hybrid environment; ensuring systems are secure, compliant, resilient, and consistently deployed at scale. This is a hybrid position where you will be required on site 3 days per week. Requirements Use your experience, relationship management and experience to define and own the product vision and measurable outcomes for CCTV governance, security hardening and modernisation Design, build, and maintain CCTV infrastructure (cameras, NVRs, VMS, storage, networks) across on-prem environments and supporting cloud services Standardise and automate camera provisioning, configuration, firmware upgrades, and VMS deployments across the estate...

AI / LLM Engineer (Copilot, Azure AI) Leeds (Hybrid – 3 days onsite) | Contract | Outside IR35 | Competitive Day R ate We’re looking for a hands-on AI / LLM Engineer to design and deliver enterprise-grade Generative AI and Copilot solutions within a modern cloud environment. This role sits at the intersection of AI engineering, architecture, and platform delivery, with a strong focus on building scalable, secure, and production-ready AI systems. What You’ll Be Doing Design, build and deploy Copilot solutions, AI agents and LLM-powered applications Develop end-to-end LLM workflows (prompt orchestration, automation, integrations) Implement and optimise RAG pipelines, embeddings and vector search strategies Integrate AI solutions with enterprise systems, APIs and data platforms Build scalable and reusable components (prompt libraries, connectors, templates) Apply secure-by-design and responsible AI practices (guardrails, monitoring, auditability)...