7 site engineer jobs found in Colchester

Advanced Digital Systems & Storage Engineer (Band 5) Location: Hertfordshire (On-site) Sector: NHS Contract: Temporary (ASAP – April 2026) Hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm (37.5 hours per week) We’re supporting a large and highly regarded NHS Trust in Hertfordshire to recruit an Advanced Digital Systems & Storage Engineer to join their Digital Infrastructure team on a temporary basis. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in supporting critical healthcare systems within a complex, high-availability environment—where your work will directly contribute to frontline patient care. The Role As a senior technical specialist within the Digital team, you’ll provide 2nd and 3rd line support across a broad range of infrastructure services, ensuring systems remain secure, resilient, and fully operational. You’ll act as a key escalation point, working closely with internal IT teams and external suppliers to resolve issues, maintain performance, and support...

I am recruiting for an Infrastructure Engineer to be based on site in Stevenage. The role falls inside IR35 so you will be required to work through an umbrella company. You will have experience of both 2nd and 3rd Line Support. You will ensure that the IT systems provide a continuous service to all departments and associated stakeholder business. You must be able to support in closing tickets that are logged via the Service Desk. SCCM and packaging experience is required. Extensive experience managing server infrastructure in a complex, high-availability environment. Experience working with virtualisation technologies such as VMware or Hyper-V. Excellent technical knowledge of server operating systems (Windows Server, Linux) and virtualisation platforms. Strong understanding of networking principles, including TCP/IP, DNS, and DHCP, as they relate to server management. You will also be required to participate in the 24/7 IT on-call scheme in support of critical IT...

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit an Electrical Systems Engineer / Architect subcontractor on an initial 12 month contract. Your base site can either be from the companies Bristol, Stevenage or Bolton office.  This role will be a hybrid position – 3 days per week onsite and 2 days remote.      Hourly Rate: £60 - £85 (Umbrella).      Contract Duration: 6 Months initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter.   Missile Electronic Architect Job Description:   Electrical Architects/Engineers are involved in all aspects of missile development, from the early concept studies to series production and in-service support. It’s an excellent opportunity for someone wanting to build on their engineering experience. Responsibilities: You will be responsible for the electrical architecture and requirements for missiles and/or their associated launcher systems with duties including: Specifying/determining system electrical requirements interface definitions...

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit 5x Embedded Software V&V Engineer subcontractors on an initial 6 month contract.  Skills in C, C++ or ADA are beneficial.  A defence or aerospace industry background would also be great.   Rate: £70.00 per hour Location: Stevenage or Bristol, depending on your preference. Hybrid / Remote working: Full time on site (occasional work from home day) (The company are happy with a 4 day week) Contract: 37 Hours per week Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at ‘time and a quarter’ Duration: 6 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) Interview process: 1 stage video interview   Embedded Software V&V Engineer Job Description:   The department create the complex, highly reliable real-time software that powers missile systems and their components, ensuring that they provide the performance and functionality our users require when they...

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit a remote PERL Software Engineer subcontractor on an initial 6 month contract. Job Title:  PERL Software Engineer Rate: £77 - £84 per hour Location: Stevenage Hybrid / Remote working: This role is a remote based role – with just 1 visit to the Stevenage site per month. Contract: 37 Hours per week Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at ‘time and a quarter’ Duration: 6 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) PERL Software Engineer Job Description: The Software department are looking for a software developer with experience in the PERL programming language. We require someone who can create and update text-based templates used in Technical Publications authoring and publishing tasks. Knowledge of the Technical Publications publishing process would be an advantage but not a requirement. Assistance in updating and in some cases,...

Job Title: Contract Applications Developer – C++ / Qt Location: Colchester Rate: £55 - £60 per hour (indicative, outside IR35) Contract Length: 3–6 months Working Arrangements: Primarily on-site, with some flexibility depending on project phase Overview An established technology company based in Colchester is looking for an experienced Applications Developer to support a range of embedded, GUI-driven software projects. Working within a multidisciplinary engineering team, you will focus on delivering high-quality application features, user interfaces, and on-screen display tools using C++ and Qt, closely integrated with embedded hardware systems. This role is assessed as outside IR35, making it suitable for contractors operating via a Personal Service Company (PSC). Key Responsibilities Develop and enhance GUI and application-level features using C++ and Qt for embedded platforms Build on-screen display tools and front-end components for hardware-integrated applications...

Solution Architect/ Lead Engineer – GCP Data Platforms & DevEx Lead Location: London - Hybrid  Day rate: up to £700 per day inside IR35 We’re seeking a hands-on Senior Lead Engineer to design and deliver high-volume financial data pipelines on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This is a pivotal role bridging complex data architecture and high-velocity engineering, ensuring our platforms remain secure, observable, and robust. What You’ll Do Lead technical architecture and hands-on engineering across batch data pipelines (BigQuery, Dataproc, Cloud Storage) Own Developer Experience (DevEx): automate environments, refine CI/CD pipelines, and reduce friction for engineering teams Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) for secure, scalable cloud environments Integrate database change management tools like Liquibase into automated pipelines Apply DevSecOps best practices across the lifecycle: static analysis, dependency...