113 jobs found in Poole

Job Title: Full-Stack Developer Location: Bournemouth (x 5 days in office) Salary/Rate: £410 a day (Inside IR35) Start Date: April 2026 Job Type: Contract - 6 months Job Overview: We are seeking an experienced Senior Java / Python Full Stack Developer to design, develop, and maintain scalable enterprise applications at our client who is a leading global investment bank. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering high-quality solutions using Java, Python, Spring Boot, AWS, and modern frontend technologies. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to build robust, high-performance applications while ensuring code quality, scalability, and security across the development lifecycle. Key Responsibilities - Develop high-quality software design and architecture using AWS, SQL, Spring Boot, Java, Spring MVC, JavaScript, Python and MySQL. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features. - Some hands on knowledge on React...

Hays are now looking for a DevOps Engineer for one of our local clients: Flexible Rate - Inside IR35 2 Days a week in Salisbury, the rest is WFH 6 Month Contract Must be currently SC Cleared OverviewWe are looking for a Cloud DevOps Engineer to support and enhance our clients containerised environments, cloud infrastructure and CI/CD tooling. You will work closely with vendors, own Kubernetes operations, and maintain Azure DevOps pipelines and associated Azure services. What You'll Be Doing Collaborating with vendors on container image development, optimisation and maintenance Managing, supporting and improving Kubernetes environments Building and maintaining Azure DevOps IaC pipelines Supporting and operating cloud infrastructure across Azure services, including related tooling Implementing and maintaining Helm charts, deployment manifests and Git‑based workflows Ensuring secure and efficient use of registries (ACR/ECR), secrets, storage and ingress Supporting messaging and...

Project Manager (Defence) - Contract Romsey, Woking or Gloucester (Hybrid - 2 days onsite) £695 per day (Inside IR35) 6-month contract Active SC Clearance required Overview Join a high-impact Defence programme delivering innovative solutions to complex challenges. This role provides project management resilience across multiple projects, supporting delivery from concept through to deployment. Key Responsibilities Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables with stakeholders Develop and manage detailed project plans, schedules, and milestones Lead cross-functional teams and manage resources effectively Oversee budgets, costs, and financial performance Identify and mitigate risks and issues Monitor progress and ensure delivery to time, cost, and quality targets Manage stakeholder communication and expectations Maintain accurate documentation and reporting Ensure quality standards and successful project closureKey Requirements Active UK SC clearance (essential) Strong...

Lead Software Engineer Rate: £600 a day IR 35 Determination: Outside IR35 Location: Southampton Working Pattern: 20% onsite Clearance: SC Clearance required Overview: Technical Leadership, Operational and People Management, Technical direction of complex projects A global defence technology consultancy are looking for an experienced Lead Software Engineer to provide hands‑on leadership across a high‑priority software delivery programme. This is a senior contractor role requiring a self‑starter who can quickly understand a complex problem domain, translate requirements into actionable deliverables, and drive engineering teams to successful outcomes. You will act as the technical and delivery focal point for multiple workstreams, ensuring work is sequenced, risks are managed, progress is unblocked, and the programme maintains momentum. This role blends technical leadership, delivery ownership, and stakeholder management, and is ideal for someone with a background in leading...

Senior Software Engineer Rate: £450 a day IR 35 Determination: Outside IR35 Location: Southampton Working Pattern: 20% onsite Clearance: SC Clearance required Stack overview: Python (including pytest), git, Docker and AWS with prior experience building full stack Flask You will join a global defence technology consultancy and take ownership of specific software work packages, including low level planning, delivery, and reporting, with ability to work independently and autonomously. You will have strong understanding of microservice software architecture, and design, implement, document and test software modules and components. What you'll bring Strong technical ability with proven experience delivering software components and modules. Ability to work confidently, strategically and autonomously Ability to balance hands-on coding with document writing and planning session participation Your skills and experience: Proficiency in Python (including pytest), git, Docker and...

A well-established defence organisation are urgently seeking experienced Project Controllers to support the delivery of several complex aerospace projects in Yeovil. Role: Project Controller Duration: 12 Months Pay: Up to £26 p/hr (Inside IR35 via Umbrella) Location: Yeovil (3 / 4 days onsite)As a Project Controller, you will play a critical role in maintaining project performance, ensuring data integrity, and supporting the Programme Manager to deliver projects on time and within budget. Key Responsibilities: Develop, integrate, and maintain the project master schedule and SAP WBS in line with contractual scope, baselines, and company procedures. Review, analyse, and track project performance cost, schedule, metrics and highlight variances with clear, data‑driven insights. Conduct critical path analysis, scenario modelling, and impact assessments. Prepare and present monthly Cost & Performance Reports (CPR). Maintain schedule baselines, process approved changes, and manage...

Project Manager Hampshire based with other offices in Gloucestershire and Woking, Requires 2 days p/week on site - 6 months initial contract (Inside IR35) – SC Required We are looking for a Project Manager to provide support to the Defence business unit, delivering activities across multiple concurrent projects. Areas of Responsibility * Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables with stakeholders * Develop and manage project plans, schedules, and milestones * Allocate and manage resources effectively * Control budgets, track costs, and ensure financial compliance * Lead and motivate cross-functional teams * Identify, assess, and mitigate risks and issues * Monitor progress and implement corrective actions as needed * Manage stakeholder communication and expectations * Maintain project documentation and reporting * Ensure quality standards are met across all deliverables * Support effective project closure, including lessons learned...

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit a Embedded Software Engineer subcontractor on an initial 12 month contract.     Rate: £65.00 per hour Location: Portsmouth Hybrid / Remote working: 2 days per week remote working Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)                                                                                                                                           Embedded Software Engineer Job Description: The role of Embedded Software Engineer is required due to increased demand for the work of our Advanced Developments Group (ADG). The ADG are a small team of highly innovative, enthusiastic engineers providing cutting edge technology solutions to our key customers. Responsibilities: Use your skills and knowledge to prototype innovative wireless solutions You will be primarily developing using C/C++ on embedded platforms Development of embedded...

Software Engineer (Java) SC Clearance Required Certain Advantage are hiring for a Software Engineer based in Portsmouth. This role is on an initial 12-month contract and is required to be onsite 3 days a week.   Your responsibilities: Contribute across the full software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, and deployment. Design software solutions using UML/SysML and contribute to technical architecture within a microservices environment. Develop high-quality Java applications using Spring Boot, Spring Framework and related technologies. Implement and maintain RESTful web services over HTTPS within distributed systems. Write and maintain automated tests, ensuring quality and reliability are built into the solution from the outset. Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, estimation, reviews and retrospectives. Collaborate closely with team members and wider stakeholders to design, implement and test new product features. Contribute...

ERP Consultant- Manufacturing Full Time, Contract (6-9 months) Rate: Negotiable Location: Somerset Role Purpose The consultant will lead the pre-implementation phase of an Infor LN upgrade program, covering business process analysis, data readiness, group integration assessment, and implementation partner selection. The role operates independently of any implementation vendor. Key Responsibilities * Lead As-Is business process assessment across all functions * Facilitate Fit-to-Standard understanding of latest Infor LN functionality * Evaluate deployment options (cloud, on-premise, multi-entity) * Define group data integration objectives with German and Czech subsidiaries * Establish master data harmonisation principles and data governance direction * Prepare RFP documentation and evaluation criteria * Manage partner presentation and evaluation process * Advise Steering Committee on partner and deployment selection * Prepare structured handover...

Data Platform Consultant (SC Cleared) Corsham (Wiltshire) 6 Month Contract £450/day (Outside IR35) Data Platform Consultant needed with active SC Security Clearance and strong Power BI, Tableau + AWS Cloud experience. 6 Month Rolling Contract based in Corsham (Wiltshire). Start ASAP in March/April 2026. Hybrid Working - 3 days/week remote (WFH) + 2 days/week working from the office in Corsham (Wiltshire). A chance to work with a leading global IT + Digital transformation business specialising in large-scale Government projects: Project Objective: design, build + implementation of a cloud based Data Analytics platform to provide data workflow, data visualisation + dashboard solutions. Key Skills: Tableau, Power BI + Apache Superset dashboard + data visualisation tools. AWS Cloud Infrastructure environments including: AWS Glue, S3 Buckets, Athena + Serverless data pipelines. Python and R-style workflow development environments. SQL querying + data transformation...

Role Title: Event Management Consultant Location: Hybrid - 2-3 days per week onsite in Corsham Duration: 6 months Rate £300 per day inside ir35 Active SC clearance required Description We are currently seeking an experienced Event Management Consultant to join a dynamic Hosting and Tooling Team supporting enterprise-level operational tooling and monitoring environments. This role will involve a combination of BAU and project delivery, working alongside Engineers, Analysts, and Consultants to deliver high-quality tooling solutions for secure client environments. Role Responsibilities As an Event Management Consultant, you will: Work directly with client teams, providing technical guidance and operational support. Design and implement event management policies for internal services and client distribution solutions. Provide high-level functional system analysis to support client requirements. Maintain and support operational tooling platforms in line with service...

Senior Project Manager + Long term contracts + Outside IR35 + Wiltshire based roles - hybriod working + £600 to £650 per day Key Skills: + Track record in Technical Project Management + Strong recent experience with MOD/Government Infrastructure Projects + Excellent PM skills + DV Cleared DV Cleared Project Manager Hybrid working out of Corsham Technical background: Large scale Infrastructure projects, datacentres, etc… Clarify and document business requirements in order to ensure project plans are comprehensive, realistic and in line with project objectives. Develop projections for capital and/ expense resource planning in order to advise management on budgetary issues. Assess business prospects in line with policies and procedures in order to ensure they are accurately documented and represented in project plans. Communicate project plans and progress across the business in order to ensure all stakeholders are briefed and up to date. Summarise salient planning...

ServiceNow Developer Newbury (Hybrid) 12 Month Fixed-Term Contract £90k-100k (DOE) + Benefits ServiceNow Developer needed with Telecoms domain experience including CMDB, ITOM, TSOM and TSM modules 12 Month Fixed-Term Contract based in Newbury (Hybrid). Start ASAP in March/April 2026. Hybrid Working - 3 days/week remote (WFH) + 2 days/week working from the office in Newbury (Berkshire). Working with a global IT Consultancy helping a Telecoms client modernize it's network operations, unify inventory systems + accelerate digital transformation with ServiceNow: Key skills, experience + tasks: ServiceNow Developer with deep hands-on experience on ServiceNow platform including: CMDB, ITOM, TSOM and TSM modules. Designing, developing + implementing scalable solutions on the ServiceNow platform. Strong hands-on ServiceNow development experience in scripting, integrations + platform architecture. Building / customizing ServiceNow applications including: Business Rules, Script...

Senior Machine Learning Engineer 6 month contract Based in Bristol Offering circa £75ph Outside IR35 Do you have experience designing, building, and optimising ML models? Do you have experience in Python and ML frameworks? Do you want to work with an industry-leading company? If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you! As the Senior Machine Learning Engineer, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry. Do you the nature of the work you will be invoved in, you will be required to go through MOD SC clearance. You will be involved in: Design, build, and optimise machine learning models, including NLP, computer vision, and predictive analytics Own the ML lifecycle from data preparation through training, evaluation, and...

Senior Software Engineer 6 month contract Based in Bristol Offering £60ph Outside IR35 Do you have experience in version control and configuration management (Git, AWS)? Do you have experience in Python(pytest)? Do you want to work with an industry-leading company? If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you! As the Senior Software Engineer, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry. Do you the nature of the work you will be involved in, you will be required to go through MOD SC clearance. You will be involved in: Take ownership of specific software work packages, including low-level planning, delivery, and reporting Design, implement, document, and test software modules and components Peer review code, application design,...

Lead Software Engineer 6 month contract Based in Bristol Offering £80ph Outside IR35 Do you have experience in AI/ML development or model-based engineering? Do you have experience in Python, C#, or .NET? Do you want to work with an industry-leading company? If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you! As the Lead Software Engineer, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry. Do you the nature of the work you will be involved in, you will be required to go through MOD SC clearance. You will be involved in: Own end-to-end technical delivery across the programme Make time-critical delivery decisions in the absence of programme leadership Break down high-level requirements into structured deliverables for engineering teams...

Location: Bristol (20% onsite) Duration: 6 month contract Rate: £78ph LTD (Outside IR35) Role details: Our client, a leader in the defence and security sector, is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to join their team on a contract basis. This role involves developing and deploying advanced machine learning models essential for secure, high-integrity systems and services across critical defence, government, and public sector programmes. Key Responsibilities: Design, build, and optimise machine learning models, including NLP, computer vision, and predictive analytics Own the ML lifecycle from data preparation through to training, evaluation, and deployment Implement and maintain MLOps workflows for continuous integration and delivery of ML models Collaborate with Data Engineers and DevOps teams to ensure production readiness and scalability Contribute to architecture decisions for ML pipelines and data flows Apply secure coding and configuration practices in line with...

Location: Bristol or Southampton (20% onsite) Duration: 6 month contract Rate: £61.90ph LTD (Outside IR35) Role details: Our client, a prominent player in the Defence & Security sector, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with expertise in Python, Docker, and Cyber Security for a 6-month contract based in Bristol or Southampton. The role involves a hybrid working model with approximately 20% onsite presence. Key Responsibilities: Take ownership of specific software work packages, including low-level planning, delivery, and reporting, with the ability to work independently and autonomously. Possess a strong understanding of microservice software architecture. Design, implement, document, and test software modules and components. Peer review code, application design, and test results to ensure compliance with standards and governance. Troubleshoot complex issues and provide technical guidance to engineers. Mentor and support junior developers, sharing knowledge and best...

Location: Bristol (20% onsite) Duration: 6 month contract Rate: £81.75ph LTD (Outside IR35) Role details: Our client, a prominent entity in the Defence & Security sector, is currently seeking an experienced Lead Software Engineer to provide hands-on leadership across a high-priority software delivery programme. Based in Bristol, this contract role requires a self-starter who can swiftly comprehend complex problem domains, translate requirements into actionable deliverables, and drive engineering teams to successful outcomes. Key Responsibilities: Delivery & Execution Own end-to-end technical delivery across the programme. Make time-critical delivery decisions in the absence of programme leadership. Break down high-level requirements into structured deliverables for engineering teams. Sequence work, set priorities, and maintain delivery plans. Act as escalation point for blockers, risks, and technical issues. Drive tangible progress across multiple engineering and...