164 jobs found in Pontypridd

Job Details - Based in South Wales - Hybrid Working - Paying up to £600 Per Day - Outside IR35 - 6-Month Contract To Start ASAP We're seeking an experienced Cloud Architect to support the design, adoption and evolution of a large-scale cloud environment. This role will focus on Azure architecture, cloud governance and modern deployment practices, helping shape cloud strategy and drive best practice across the organisation. Key Responsibilities: - Lead cloud architecture design and adoption initiatives using the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework. - Design and implement scalable, secure Azure cloud solutions. - Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform. - Support CI/CD pipelines and cloud deployment automation. - Work closely with engineering and delivery teams to ensure cloud best practices are embedded. - Contribute to cloud governance, security and operational standards. Essential Skills: - Strong Azure Cloud Architecture experience. - Microsoft...

Job Details - £450+ Per Day - Outside IR35 - 6-Month contract - Hybrid role based in South Wales - Active SC Clearance or NPPV3 clearance required. Skills - Extensive experience working with Azure. - Strong skills in Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake and Azure SQL. - Experience working with PowerBI and MS Fabric. - Knowledge of IaaS, ideally Terraform. Responsibilities - Working extensively in Microsoft Cloud Technologies. - Looking at the project from an operations perspective with platform administrator capabilities. - Operating in a controlled environment using Azure DevOps. - Leading platform integration project with experience ideally within MuleSoft. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist...

CNC Programmer/Setter - Turning Contract - Inside IR35 - Weekends Only, 12 hour shifts - 3 month rolling Yolk Recruitment is exclusively managing a new immediately available opportunity to join a long standing engineering group on a 3 month rolling contract as CNC Programmer/Setter. You'll need to be able to work independently, programming, setting and operating equipment including Mazak and Index turning centres, programming at the machine using fanuc controls. You'll machine aluminium and various steels to precise tolerances, with components varying in size and complexity, with typical batch sizes from (Apply online only). This is what you'll be doing: Programme, set and operate CNC lathes to manufacture high-precision components in line with engineering drawings and required tolerances. Inspect components to ensure they meet drawing tolerances, to the quality required The experience you'll need in this role: Proven experience programming, setting and operating CNC lathes,...

Technical Lead (Embedded Software C/C++) | Contract Location: Bristol Rate: Up to £70 per hour Contract Length: 12 Months (with a strong likelihood of extension) Start Date: ASAP / Flexible We're currently supporting a major engineering and technology programme within the defence sector and are looking to speak with experienced Technical Leads to join a highly skilled team working on complex, next-generation systems. This is an opportunity to provide technical leadership on advanced embedded software projects, guiding development activities while remaining close to the technology and engineering challenges. The Role As a Technical Lead, you'll be responsible for driving the technical direction of embedded software solutions, supporting engineering teams and ensuring software is delivered to the highest standards. You'll work closely with software, systems and hardware engineers throughout the full development lifecycle. Key Responsibilities Providing technical leadership to...

Embedded Software Engineer (C/C++) | Contract Location: Bristol Rate: Up to £70 per hour Contract Length: 12 Months (with a strong likelihood of extension) Start Date: ASAP / FlexibleWe're currently supporting a major engineering and technology programme within the defence sector and are looking to speak with experienced Embedded Software Engineers to join a highly skilled team working on complex, next-generation systems. This is an opportunity to work on technically challenging projects, developing software for advanced embedded platforms within a collaborative multidisciplinary environment. The Role As an Embedded Software Engineer, you'll be involved across the full software development lifecycle, helping to design, develop, integrate and test real-time embedded software solutions. Key Responsibilities Developing and maintaining embedded software in C and C++ Designing and implementing software for real-time systems Working with model-based development tools - IBM...

Overview I'm currently supporting a specialist engineering and technology organisation on the appointment of a Senior Project Manager to lead the implementation of Oracle Primavera OPC as part of a wider business transformation programme. This role will be responsible for driving the successful roll out of Primavera, coordinating internal stakeholders and third-party partners, and improving project planning, governance and reporting capabilities across the organisation. Key information Role: Senior Project Manager (Contract) Location: Bristol Rate: £500 - £550 per day (Outside IR35) Contract Length: Initial 4 months Start Date: ASAP Working Arrangements: Hybrid working with regular onsite attendance in Bristol. Candidates must be willing to work onsite as required throughout the engagement. Skills & experience needed Essentials Proven experience delivering Oracle Primavera P6 / Primavera OPC implementations Strong Project Management background Business...

Project Manager Contract - Paying up to £440 Per Day, Inside IR35, Based in Bristol, Hybrid Working, To Start ASAP Your new role We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead a range of business transformation and change initiatives within a large, complex organisation. You will be responsible for delivering projects from initiation through to completion, ensuring objectives are achieved on time, within scope, and to agreed quality standards. Key Responsibilities: Develop and maintain project plans, business cases, and delivery documentation Manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and mitigation activities Track progress against milestones and provide regular status reporting Coordinate project governance activities and support key decision-making forums Work closely with business change, analysis, and delivery teams to ensure successful project outcomes Develop stakeholder engagement and communication plans Ensure projects are delivered in line with agreed...

Mainframe Operations Engineer (Unisys/OpCon) 3 - 6-Month Contract | Inside IR35 | Hybrid - South Wales We're looking for an experienced Mainframe Operations Engineer with hands-on Unisys mainframe and OpCon experience to support and enhance critical business and payment systems within a highly regulated environment. You'll play a key role in maintaining the availability, stability and performance of business-critical platforms, leading major incident resolution, driving automation and supporting continuous operational improvement. Key Responsibilities * Lead the resolution of major incidents, coordinating technical recovery and stakeholder communications. * Provide 3rd-line support for complex operational issues, driving root cause analysis and permanent resolution. * Improve platform reliability through monitoring, automation, operational tooling and job scheduling. * Administer Windows-based systems and SQL Server environments, ensuring performance, resilience and...

Security Architect + DV Cleared position + Initial 7 month contract but should be long term + £500 to £555 per day Inside IR35 + Corsham or Erskine based An experienced Security Architect and Subject Matter Expert (SME) is required to support the design, build, and assurance of Backend Platform and endpoint protection and vulnerability management capabilities within secure, offline (air-gapped) environments. The Architect must apply the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and MoD security policies to the backend platform, while supporting the Security and Infrastructure teams in designing and implementing security controls across the infrastructure and end-user endpoints. The role will provide specialist expertise in the delivery of Security controls, AntiVirus and Vulnerability Management platforms in support of a UK Government secure account. The successful candidate will operate within high-assurance environments, ensuring compliance with MOD security policies and national cyber...

DevOps Architect +9 months + +DV cleared +Hybrid 2 days a week on site in Corsham +Inside IR35 +£650 - £700 a day We're looking for an experienced DevOps Architect to join a high-profile UK Government programme, designing and delivering secure DevOps platforms within highly secure, air-gapped environments. This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping the DevOps capability that underpins critical national infrastructure, working with modern tooling and providing technical leadership across architecture, automation and platform assurance. The Role You'll lead the design, implementation and ongoing assurance of secure DevOps tooling, ensuring solutions meet stringent security and accreditation standards while enabling efficient software delivery in disconnected environments. Key Responsibilities Architect and implement secure DevOps platforms using GitLab, Jira, Confluence and Ansible Design integrated CI/CD solutions for air-gapped environments Develop secure...

VMware Architect - DV Cleared Location: South West (100% On-site) Contract: Initial 12 Months+ Start: September 2026 Rate: £700 to £720 per day - Inside IR35 We are looking for an experienced VMWare Architect to join a secure programme delivering enterprise infrastructure solutions within a high-security environment. This role requires a hands-on architect with strong experience across VMware, networking, identity management, and secure infrastructure design. Key Responsibilities Design secure, scalable, and resilient infrastructure solutions. Produce High and Low Level Designs (HLDs/LLDs) and technical documentation. Provide technical leadership throughout project delivery. Architect VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and NSX-T environments. Design enterprise networking, firewall, routing, and switching solutions. Provide expertise across Active Directory, ADFS, Windows, and Linux platforms. Ensure solutions meet security, compliance, and operational standards. Essential Skills...

QA Test Infrastructure Engineer - Cheltenham - Security Clearance Required - £600 P/Day Outside IR35 We're looking for an experienced QA Test Infrastructure Engineer to join a growing team delivering secure, high-impact technology for Defence and National Security customers. This is an opportunity to work on complex technical challenges where quality, resilience and security are critical. Working alongside engineers, architects and DevSecOps specialists, you'll ensure infrastructure is thoroughly tested, validated and ready for deployment into highly secure production environments. What You'll Be Doing As a QA Test Infrastructure Engineer, you'll play a key role in assuring the quality of infrastructure and platforms throughout the delivery lifecycle. Your responsibilities will include: Creating infrastructure-focused test strategies and plans Designing and executing functional, integration, regression, resilience and security testing Validating Infrastructure as Code (IaC)...

Database Manager (Oracle DBA) Chippenham | 6-Month Contract | £41.71 per hour (Umbrella) | SC Clearance Required We're looking for a Database Manager to join a mission-critical programme based onsite in Chippenham. This is a hands-on role supporting the maintenance, configuration and performance of Oracle databases within a secure operational environment. You'll play a key role in ensuring the reliability and availability of critical systems, carrying out database administration, implementing approved changes, supporting configuration management activities and responding to system issues as they arise. Key Responsibilities Perform Oracle database maintenance and update activities. Implement database changes through established change management processes. Release new databases into live environments. Maintain database change control documentation. Carry out routine backup, archiving and housekeeping activities. Diagnose and resolve database and system failures. Support...

Data Architect Microsoft Solutions Architecture / Data Architecture Existing DV clearance is essential. South West, Outside IR35. 3-days p/w onsite. We're supporting a specialist defence customer delivering a Microsoft-based transformation programme within a secure operational environment. This is a hands-on role focused on designing and implementing a proof of value using the existing Microsoft stack, introducing governance, improving project delivery processes and creating an end-to-end operating model. AI will come later, the immediate priority is building robust foundations. The customer is open to a mix of Microsoft architects and engineers who enjoy delivering practical solutions rather than producing documentation alone. Key technologies * Power BI * SharePoint * Jira * Microsoft 365 * Low-code solutions * You'll be responsible for * Designing and implementing the initial solution * Building Power BI dashboards and reporting * Configuring...

Most technical author roles are writing roles. This one is a systems design role where the output happens to be documentation. Salary & package £45,000–£52,000 dependent on experience. Fixed-term maternity cover, with a genuine route to a permanent role. Office-based, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire About NoMuda NoMuda has been building VisualFactory, a manufacturing execution system, for over 25 years. It runs on the shop floors of manufacturers including Volvo, Bombardier and ThyssenKrupp, controlling and recording complex assembly and production processes. The team is around 50 people across the UK and US, with most of the UK team based near Stratford-upon-Avon. Lean principles run through how the company builds and works: “muda” is Japanese for waste. The role This hire covers maternity leave, but the plan is for it to become permanent if you build the function well. You'll design and run a documentation workflow where generative AI produces first drafts and you...

Most technical author roles are writing roles. This one is a systems design role where the output happens to be documentation. Salary & package £45,000–£52,000 dependent on experience. Fixed-term maternity cover, with a genuine route to a permanent role. Office-based, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire About NoMuda NoMuda has been building VisualFactory, a manufacturing execution system, for over 25 years. It runs on the shop floors of manufacturers including Volvo, Bombardier and ThyssenKrupp, controlling and recording complex assembly and production processes. The team is around 50 people across the UK and US, with most of the UK team based near Stratford-upon-Avon. Lean principles run through how the company builds and works: “muda” is Japanese for waste. The role This hire covers maternity leave, but the plan is for it to become permanent if you build the function well. You'll design and run a documentation workflow where generative AI produces first drafts and you...

Java Developer (SFIA 4) Inside IR35, £430 P/D 3 monthly rolling contract Remote with very ad hoc travel for team meetings We are seeking a Java Developer operating at SFIA Level 4 with proven experience delivering within government environments. The successful candidate will combine strong technical capability with an understanding of government delivery practices and Agile software engineering. Mandatory Requirements SFIA 4 Java Developer Strong Java and Spring Boot development experience. Agile delivery experience. BPSS clearance or eligibility to obtain clearance

Job Title: Front End Developer (React) Location: Telford/Hybrid (2 days per week on site) Duration: 6 Months Rate: Up to £605 per day inside ir35 Clearance: BPSS Required An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Front End Developer (React) to join a major UK Public Sector digital transformation programme. You'll play a key role in delivering modern, user-centric applications that support critical public services, working within a collaborative Agile team alongside UI/UX specialists and back-end developers. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to high-profile digital services used across the public sector while working on modern front-end technologies. Key Responsibilities Develop and maintain responsive, high-quality web applications using React. Work closely with UI/UX designers to translate designs into intuitive user interfaces. Build reusable components and front-end libraries for future use. Write clean, maintainable and well-tested JavaScript...

Front End Developer | Government/Public Sector Rate: £540 per day (Inside IR35) Start Date: 01/07/2026 6 months contract Location: Telford (2 days per month onsite, remainder remote) The Role We're looking for an experienced Front End Developer to join a high-performing team working on modern, scalable web applications within the COTAX programme. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to impactful digital services using cutting-edge front-end technologies. Key Skills & Experience React Frameworks Strong experience with modern React frameworks, particularly Remix and/or React Router v7 Server-Side Rendering (SSR) Proven ability to build SSR-ready applications with a solid understanding of progressive enhancement and its importance Material-UI (MUI) Hands-on experience developing applications using the MUI React component library TypeScript Demonstrable experience building robust, scalable applications using TypeScript End-to-End Testing (E2E) Experience...

QA Tester (ITEC Data Exploitation) £386.94 per day Inside ir35 Telford/Hybrid (2 days per week on-site) 6 months Active SC clearance is required for the role I am looking for a hands-on QA Tester to join a high-impact Agile delivery team on a critical Data Exploitation programme. What you'll be doing: Driving functional, system and integration testing across data warehouses, data marts and ETL pipelines. Writing test approaches, building coverage matrices, automating where it counts, and keeping stakeholders in the loop with sharp, honest status reporting. What you'll bring: ISTQB Foundation Strong SQL/Oracle & data migration testing chops Postman, JIRA, Zephyr Scale, GIT AWS exposure ETL & integration testing experience Agile delivery background If you thrive on Risk Based Testing, love turning ambiguous requirements into airtight test scripts, and want to work on data that actually matters - this one's for you