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Mar 06, 2026
Duration not stated
Systems Engineer Bids at Matchtech, Brighton, £Contract Rate
Outside Spy Brighton, Sussex, UK
Systems Engineer (Bids) Location: 4 days onsite per week in Brighton Duration: Initial 6 months Rate: Flexible - Outside IR35 We are seeking a Systems Engineer contractor with strong experience supporting defence bids and proposals. This role is focused on the Front End bid phase of programmes and is not a traditional delivery Systems Engineering position. You will work within a technically led organisation, supporting the development of competitive, compliant defence bids by coordinating technical inputs and shaping system-level responses to formal RFPs. The Role As a bid-focused Systems Engineer, you will: Support the end-to-end defence bid lifecycle, from RFP release through to submission Analyse customer requirements and develop system-level technical responses Coordinate and consolidate inputs from engineering SMEs across the business Ensure bid responses are technically coherent, compliant, and traceable Support bid gate reviews, technical governance,...
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Mar 04, 2026
Duration not stated
Control Systems Engineer at Gerrell & Hard, Peterborough, £Contract Rate
Outside Spy Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK
Control Systems Engineer 12-24 month contract (outside IR35) We are looking for a Control Systems Engineer with proven experience in diesel/internal combustion engines to join our team, based on site in Peterborough five days per week. Key Responsibilities: Design, develop, calibrate, and integrate engine control systems Contribute to FMEAs and system-level risk assessments Plan, develop, and execute click apply for full job details
Outside Spy
Mar 03, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Hardware Engineer - Analogue (Contractor) at General Dynamics Mission Systems - United Kingdom, Hastings, £Contract Rate
Outside Spy Hastings, UK
Company Description General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of more than 13,000 top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defence and scientific arenas. In the UK, we are leading the way in avionics and communication systems. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. Job Description This role is for a Senior Hardware Analogue Engineer who is looking to apply their subject matter expertise in a new and challenging environment, working across the full development life-cycle. While primarily working on defence products and contracts, candidates with domain experience in adjacent areas are encouraged to apply for this role. Working within a team environment the candidate will be able...
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Mar 02, 2026
Duration not stated
Systems Engineer (Bids) at Matchtech, East Sussex, £Contract Rate
Outside Spy East Sussex, UK
Systems Engineer (Bids) Location: 4 days onsite per week in Brighton Duration: Initial 6 months Rate: Flexible - Outside IR35 We are seeking a Systems Engineer contractor with strong experience supporting defence bids and proposals. This role is focused on the front-end bid phase of programmes and is not a traditional delivery Systems Engineering position. You will work within a technically led organisation, supporting the development of competitive, compliant defence bids by coordinating technical inputs and shaping system-level responses to formal RFPs. The Role As a bid-focused Systems Engineer, you will: Support the end-to-end defence bid lifecycle, from RFP release through to submission Analyse customer requirements and develop system-level technical responses Coordinate and consolidate inputs from engineering SMEs across the business Ensure bid responses are technically coherent, compliant, and traceable Support bid gate reviews, technical...
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Mar 02, 2026
Duration not stated
Systems Engineer (Bids) at Defence, Brighton, £Contract Rate
Outside Spy Brighton, Brighton and Hove, UK
Systems Engineer (Bids) Location: 4 days onsite per week in Brighton Duration: Initial 6 months Rate: Flexible - Outside IR35 We are seeking a Systems Engineer contractor with strong experience supporting defence bids and proposals. This role is focused on the front-end bid phase of programmes and is not a traditional delivery Systems Engineering position. You will work within a technically led organisation, supporting the development of competitive, compliant defence bids by coordinating technical inputs and shaping system-level responses to formal RFPs. The Role As a bid-focused Systems Engineer, you will: Support the end-to-end defence bid lifecycle, from RFP release through to submission Analyse customer requirements and develop system-level technical responses Coordinate and consolidate inputs from engineering SMEs across the business Ensure bid responses are technically coherent, compliant, and traceable Support bid gate reviews, technical...
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Feb 26, 2026
Duration not stated
Control Systems Engineer at Gerrell & Hard, Peterborough, £Contract Rate
Outside Spy Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK
Control Systems Engineer 12-24 month contract (outside IR35) We are looking for a Control Systems Engineer with proven experience in diesel/internal combustion engines to join our team, based on site in Peterborough five days per week. Key Responsibilities: Design, develop, calibrate, and integrate engine control systems Contribute to FMEAs and system-level risk assessments Plan, develop, and execute click apply for full job details
Outside Spy
Mar 06, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Software Engineer at Switch Tech Talent, United Kingdom, £475-£500 per day
£475 - £500 per day
Outside Spy Remote (United Kingdom)
💻 Role: Senior Full Stack Engineer (Backend leaning/Node/AWS) 🌍 Location: Remote First - MUST be UK based (London HQ once a quarter) 💰 Rate: £475-£500 per day ⚖️ Status: Outside IR35 (6 months rolling) 🛠 Key Skills: TypeScript, Node.js, React, AWS (Serverless) We're partnered with Ecommerce company seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer Engineer who is heavily backend leaning to join the team ASAP. The non negotiables for them are TypeScript, Node.JS, AWS (Serverless). Senior Full Stack Engineer Responsibilities: Perform hands-on software development, including writing code and unit tests, doing proof of concepts, conducting code reviews, and testing in ongoing sprints. Mentoring other engineers, helping to support their professional development. Designing and implementing innovative solutions to challenging web development problems. Participate in system design and specifications, development, testing, debugging, documentation, and support. Providing...
Outside Spy
Mar 05, 2026
Duration not stated
Engineering Manager at Mindera, London, £Contract Rate
Outside Spy London, England, United Kingdom
We are seeking a passionate Software Engineering Manager who will provide technical expertise and operate with excellence. Being creative, curious, and confident, you will be an integral part of our empowered, self-managing, multi-disciplinary engineering teams - designing, building, releasing, and maintaining products. You will play a key role in driving our ambition to create a best-in-class software engineering team, environment, and culture. This is an initial 6 month contract (outside IR35) that requires you to work on client site 3 days a week in London, Paddington. Requirements Your key accountabilities will include: Team Management: Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing software engineering team. Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team. Facilitate communication and collaboration among team members. Ensure budgets, people and resource allocation, and workload, balance across projects. Agile...
Outside Spy
Mar 05, 2026
Duration not stated
Azure DevOps Engineer - SC Cleared at Run-Time Group Ltd, Milton Keynes, £450-£500 per day
£450 - £500 per day
Outside Spy Milton Keynes, UK
Role: Azure DevOps Engineer OUTSIDE IR35 Valid SC Clearance required Travel: 2 days a week on-site in Milton Keynes OUTSIDE IR35 We are seeking a skilled Azure DevOps Engineer with strong experience in Microsoft Azure , Power Platform , and Power BI to design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and data solutions. The ideal candidate will bridge development, operations, and business intelligence teams to deliver scalable, secure, and automated solutions across the Microsoft ecosystem. Requirements: 3+ years of experience with Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipeline implementation. Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure services (App Services, Azure Functions, Storage, Key Vault, etc.). Strong experience with Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, environment management). Experience deploying and managing Power BI solutions, including data modeling and workspace governance. Key Responsibilities: Design and maintain CI/CD...
Outside Spy
Mar 05, 2026
Duration not stated
Communications Engineer at Hays, Cardiff, £Contract Rate
Outside Spy Cardiff, UK
Communications Engineer Cardiff On-site 12 Months Contract Outside IR35 Your new company A large organisation based in Wales. Your new role The Communication Engineer provides advanced technical expertise in the design, integration, operation, and support of telemetry -based communication technologies. Responsibilities Have a good working knowledge of both legacy dial-up and current IP-based communication technologies. Be responsible for providing a level of technical support to the communications technologies in your area, both at an operational asset and data centre perspective. Be responsible for ensuring that the implementation of all new and existing technologies meets the design requirements. To be responsible for the underlying comms technologies and data centre infrastructure that underpin the monitoring and control of operational assets via Regional Telemetry. Provide high-level technical expertise and specialist knowledge for all comms...
Outside Spy
Mar 05, 2026
up to 6 Months
Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - Azure migration - Outside of IR35 at Cloud Consulting, Taunton/Remote, 3 to 6 Months, £425-£450 per day
£425 - £450 per day
Outside Spy Remote (Taunton/Remote, UK)
Cloud Consulting have an urgent requirement for an experienced Site Reliability Engineer to improve the reliability posture of a large-scale, predominantly on-premises platform with some Azure integration. The role is a hybrid one - 2 or 3 days on-site in Taunton, and 2 or 3 days remote, and is outside of IR35. The role requires SC Clearance. The core system is a.NET Framework 4.8 application hosted primarily on Windows Server/IIS with SQL Server Back End components. Our current Azure Well-Architected Reliability maturity is low, and this role is accountable for driving measurable improvement through both technical uplift and operational process maturity. This is not a tooling role. It is a systems-level practical reliability engineering position focused on reducing operational risk across application, database, infrastructure, and process layers. You will collaborate closely with development, database, architecture, QA, and DevOps teams to identify, prioritise,...
Outside Spy
Mar 05, 2026
Duration not stated
Communications Engineer at Hays Specialist Recruitment, Cardiff, £Contract Rate
Outside Spy Cardiff, Wales, UK
Communications Engineer Cardiff On-site 12 Months Contract Outside IR35 Your new company A large organisation based in Wales. Your new role The Communication Engineer provides advanced technical expertise in the design, integration, operation, and support of telemetry -based communication technologies. Responsibilities Have a good working knowledge of both Legacy Dial-up and current IP-based communication technologies. Be responsible for providing a level of technical support to the communications technologies in your area, both at an operational asset and data centre perspective. Be responsible for ensuring that the implementation of all new and existing technologies meets the design requirements. To be responsible for the underlying comms technologies and data centre infrastructure that underpin the monitoring and control of operational assets via Regional Telemetry. Provide high-level technical expertise and specialist knowledge for all comms...
Outside Spy
Mar 04, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Software Engineer at ATA Recruitment, Remote, £550-£650 per day
£550 - £650 per day
Outside Spy Remote
Salary: £550 - 650 per day Reference: FG5H5H Senior Java Software Engineer (Contractor) UK-Based Fully Remote Outside IR35 Contract to Dec 2026 We are supporting a global engineering and technology organisation in the search for a Senior Java Software Engineer (Contractor) to join their Performance Engineering & Research team. This is a fully remote opportunity (UK-based candidates only) working on robust, scalable software that supports sophisticated control algorithms and performance optimisation systems. The Role You will design, build and maintain efficient, high-performance Java applications, contributing across the full software development lifecycle including: Requirements analysis and system design Development and implementation Testing and deployment CI/CD and automation improvements Technical documentation Working under the guidance of the Principal Performance Engineer, you will collaborate with solution design,...
Outside Spy
Mar 04, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Software Engineer at ATA Recruitment, United Kingdom, £550 to £650 per Day
£550 - £650 per day
Outside Spy United Kingdom
Senior Java Software Engineer (Contractor) UK-Based | Fully Remote Outside IR35   Contract to Dec 2026 We are supporting a global engineering and technology organisation in the search for a Senior Java Software Engineer (Contractor) to join their Performance Engineering & Research team. This is a fully remote opportunity (UK-based candidates only) working on robust, scalable software that supports sophisticated control algorithms and performance optimisation systems. The Role You will design, build and maintain efficient, high-performance Java applications, contributing across the full software development lifecycle including: Requirements analysis and system design Development and implementation Testing and deployment CI/CD and automation improvements Technical documentation Working under the guidance of the Principal Performance Engineer, you will collaborate with solution design, integration, simulation and delivery teams globally. What...
Outside Spy
Mar 04, 2026
Duration not stated
Software Engineer at Copello, Portsmouth, £60 to £70 per Hour
£60 - £70 per day
Outside Spy Portsmouth, UK
We are building a team of Software Engineers for a consultancy supporting a company in Portsmouth. Candidates will need active Security Clearance and to be a Sole British National Roles will be offered outside IR35 on an initial 6-12 month contract. Anticipated that it will be a hybrid working pattern (minimum 3 days onsite) Rates negotiable, circa £60-£70 ph Outside IR35. The Tasks : • Development of Software Design and UML Model for assigned tasks (candidate tasks below). • Verification and Integration Testing of developed software • Support to Test Events and Demonstrations Candidate development tasks may include : • Development of requirements, algorithms  and implementation of autonomous  UAV functions (e.g flight plans, low level flight) • Integration Machine Learning models into existing UAV C2 system • Integration of a UAV model into existing synthetic environment • Bug fixes following verification and integration testing Experience/Skills...
Outside Spy
Mar 04, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Software Engineer at ATA Recruitment, Multiple Locations, £550-£650 per day
£550 - £650 per day
Outside Spy United Kingdom
Senior Java Software Engineer (Contractor) UK-Based Fully Remote Outside IR35 Contract to Dec 2026 We are supporting a global engineering and technology organisation in the search for a Senior Java Software Engineer (Contractor) to join their Performance Engineering & Research team. This is a fully remote opportunity (UK-based candidates only) working on robust, scalable software that supports sophisticated control algorithms and performance optimisation systems. The Role You will design, build and maintain efficient, high-performance Java applications, contributing across the full software development lifecycle including: Requirements analysis and system design Development and implementation Testing and deployment CI/CD and automation improvements Technical documentation Working under the guidance of the Principal Performance Engineer, you will collaborate with solution design, integration, simulation and delivery teams globally. What We’re...
Outside Spy
Mar 04, 2026
6 Months or more
Senior Backend Engineer Node.js/TypeScript at SR2 - Socially Responsible Recruitment, London, 6 Months, £500-£525 per day
£500 - £525 per day
Outside Spy London, UK
Outside IR35 | £500-£525/day | 6 Months Remote - UK We're looking for experienced Backend Engineers to support the development and scaling of Back End platforms powering a range of digital products and internal systems. This is a hands-on contract role suited to senior engineers who enjoy technical ownership, improving system performance, and contributing to architectural decisions while remaining actively involved in delivery. The Role Develop Back End services using Node.js and TypeScript Build and enhance APIs and system integrations Improve scalability, reliability and overall platform performance Contribute to system design and technical decision-making Collaborate closely with engineering and product teams Provide technical guidance where required Technology Environment Node.js TypeScript/JavaScript APIs and microservices Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP or Azure) Distributed Back End systems Experience Required Strong commercial Back End engineering...
Outside Spy
Mar 04, 2026
6 Months or more
Generative AI Engineer/Applied AI Engineer at SR2 - Socially Responsible Recruitment, London, 6 Months, £575-£625 per day
£575 - £625 per day
Outside Spy London, UK
Generative AI Engineer/Applied AI Engineer Remote (UK) | Contract We're working with an AI technology company investing heavily in next-generation intelligent systems powered by Large Language Models and modern machine learning infrastructure. They're looking for an engineer to help design and deliver AI-driven applications that combine machine learning, Generative AI and scalable Back End systems. This role focuses less on model experimentation and more on building reliable AI-powered products used in live environments . The Role You'll work on the design and implementation of AI services powered by LLMs and advanced ML techniques, helping move AI capabilities from proof-of-concept into production. You'll collaborate with engineering and product teams to build systems that integrate language models, data platforms and cloud infrastructure. Responsibilities Develop applications powered by Large Language Models and Generative AI Design Retrieval-Augmented Generation...
Outside Spy
Mar 04, 2026
up to 6 Months
Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - Azure migration - Outside of IR35 at Cloud Consulting, Taunton/Remote, 3 to 6 Months, £425-£450 per day
£425 - £450 per day
Outside Spy Remote (Taunton/Remote, UK)
Cloud Consulting have an urgent requirement for an experienced Site Reliability Engineer to improve the reliability posture of a large-scale, predominantly on-premises platform with some Azure integration. The role is a hybrid one - 2 or 3 days on-site in Taunton, and 2 or 3 days remote, and is outside of IR35. The role requires SC Clearance. The core system is a.NET Framework 4.8 application hosted primarily on Windows Server/IIS with SQL Server Back End components. Our current Azure Well-Architected Reliability maturity is low, and this role is accountable for driving measurable improvement through both technical uplift and operational process maturity. This is not a tooling role. It is a systems-level practical reliability engineering position focused on reducing operational risk across application, database, infrastructure, and process layers. You will collaborate closely with development, database, architecture, QA, and DevOps teams to identify, prioritise,...
Outside Spy
Mar 03, 2026
Duration not stated
DevOps Engineer at Scaletek, Greater Bristol Area, £425-£450 per day
£425 - £450 per day
Outside Spy Greater Bristol Area, United Kingdom
Devops Engineer 6 month contract £425-£450 per day outside IR35 Bristol - Hybrid - 3 days per week onsite We are working with a fast-growing technology company building scalable, high-performance solutions for customers across the UK. They're continuing to expansion within their cloud-native infrastructure and are looking for a skilled DevOps Engineer to join the team. As the successful Devops Engineer you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining secure, scalable, and highly available cloud infrastructure on AWS. You will work closely with development, QA, and security teams to streamline CI/CD processes and improve system reliability and performance. This is a 6 month contract position sitting outside of IR35. The rate is up to £450 per day and is a hybrid position, 3 days per week from the Bristol office. The business are ideally looking for something to start asap, so if you're interested please apply to the advert.
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