177 jobs found in Sandbach

IT Manager Northwich, Cheshire - fully on-site 4 months + further extension £300 per day inside IR35Our client based in Northwich, Cheshire is looking for an experienced IT Manager to join a growing education focused IT team supporting four schools. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands on IT professional who can combine leadership, technical expertise and stakeholder engagement in a busy multi site environment. Working closely with the IT Director, you will oversee the delivery of IT services across all school locations, ensuring systems remain secure, reliable and effective for both staff and students. You will also lead a team of three IT Technicians, providing guidance, support and technical leadership. The successful candidate will be comfortable travelling regularly between sites and building strong relationships with a range of stakeholders across the schools. Key Responsibilities: Manage and support day to day IT operations across four schools. Lead, mentor and...

Engineering Lead - Digital Tools & Partnerships Up to £500 p/d (Inside IR35) Hybrid Working 6 months initially My client is a leading consultancy seeking an experienced Engineering Lead to support the Digital Tools & Partnerships workstream within a large-scale enterprise transformation programme. You'll be responsible for providing technical leadership across multiple engineering teams, driving engineering standards, overseeing complex integrations, and ensuring the successful delivery of scalable cloud-native solutions. Job Responsibilities: Provide engineering leadership and technical oversight across multiple delivery teams. Define, implement, and enforce engineering standards, development processes, and architecture best practices. Act as the senior technical escalation point for complex engineering challenges and critical production issues. Support the design and delivery of enterprise integrations involving Sage and other business-critical systems. Guide...

Engineering Lead - Risk & Controls Up to £515 p/d (Inside IR35) Hybrid Working 6 months initially My client is a leading consultancy seeking an experienced Engineering Lead to support the Risk & Controls workstream within a large-scale enterprise transformation programme. You'll be responsible for providing technical leadership across multiple engineering teams, driving engineering standards, supporting BB Application enhancements, and ensuring technology solutions align with regulatory, risk, compliance, and governance requirements. Job Responsibilities: Provide engineering leadership and technical oversight across multiple delivery teams within the Risk & Controls workstream. Support the enhancement, modernisation, and ongoing development of BB Applications. Define, implement, and enforce engineering standards, development processes, risk controls, and architecture best practices. Ensure engineering teams adhere to coding standards, deployment practices, security...

HRIS Manager (SuccessFactors) - 6-Month FTC / Temporary Assignment Manchester (Hybrid - 3 days office / 2 days home) Full-time | 37.5 hours per week £40,000-£45,000 per annum/ £20.33 - £23.00 per hour About the Role We are seeking an experienced HRIS Manager to take ownership of our global SAP SuccessFactors platform on a 6-month temporary assignment. Reporting directly to the HR Services Director, this role is focused on the technical management, optimisation and continuous improvement of our HR systems landscape. This is not a general HR Operations or HR Business Partnering position; we are looking for a dedicated HRIS professional with strong hands-on experience configuring, maintaining and enhancing enterprise HR systems. You will act as the global system owner for SuccessFactors, ensuring the platform supports business objectives through effective configuration, testing, reporting, integration management and user support. Key Responsibilities Own and manage the...

Senior QA Officer – Contract Role (Highly Competitive Rate DOE) Location: Cheshire Sector: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Contract: Full‑time, on‑site Our Client is seeking an experienced Senior QA Officer to join our Quality team on a contract basis, offering a highly attractive day rate for the right candidate. This role is ideal for a quality professional who thrives in a fast‑paced GMP environment and has proven experience managing project‑based work. This position plays a key role in supporting ongoing validation activities across the site. You will be responsible for ensuring that all data generated from validation work is accurately collated, assessed, and entered into the Pharmaceutical Quality Management System (QMS). Working closely with the QA Section Leader and wider Quality team, you will help maintain compliance, support continuous improvement, and ensure the smooth running of departmental operations. Key Responsibilities * Support ongoing validation projects,...

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Interim IT Operations Manager to join a fast-growing, private equity-backed organisation undergoing significant expansion and technology investment. This is a hands-on leadership role combining IT operations, supplier management, technology strategy and business partnering within a modern Microsoft environment. Client Details Michael Page is proud to be partnered with an ambitious, growth-focused business that has recently secured significant investment and is entering an exciting phase of expansion. With approximately 200 employees across multiple UK sites, the organisation has a dynamic, entrepreneurial culture where technology is viewed as a key enabler of future growth. The business operates a largely outsourced IT model, partnering with a specialist managed service provider for infrastructure and service desk support. As a result, they are seeking an experienced Interim IT Manager who can act as the internal technology...

Network Team Lead Location: Bolton/Manchester 2-3 Days Per Week Contract Length : Three Months Rate: £450 - £500 per day Inside IR35 I am working with a fast-growing IT consultancy who are quickly developing a strong reputation by helping organisations accelerate their digital transformations through expert delivery across cloud, AI, software engineering and enterprise technology. They combine strategic consultancy with hands on technical expertise and partner with clients to solve complex challenges and deliver scalable solutions. They are now looking for a Network Team Lead to join them on a Three-month contract. Role Overview The Network Team Lead is a hands-on technical leadership role responsible for maintaining, supporting, and delivering network services across the organisation. The role leads a small team of engineers while actively contributing across BAU support, project delivery, and operational improvement. The position focuses on ensuring stable, secure, and...

We're Hiring: Senior Software Engineer (Java / AWS) We are looking for a product-minded engineer to build scalable, high-volume transactional systems. If you love solving complex backend challenges and care about the user experience, we want to hear from you. The Tech Stack: Java & Spring Boot AWS (Cloud-native microservices) What You'll Do: Design, build, and optimize high-throughput backend services. Partner closely with Product Managers to shape features from concept to launch. Ensure high availability, performance, and scalability across our platform. What We're Looking For: Strong expertise in Java and Spring Boot. Solid experience architecture and deploying services on AWS. Background in high-scale e-commerce, travel, or transactional environments. A strong product mindset-you care about business metrics and end-user impact. 📍 Location: [Insert Location / Remote / Hybrid] 💼 Apply Here: [Insert Link] or DM me directly! #Java #SpringBoot #AWS #BackendJobs...

Strategic Development Manager 6 Month Initial Contract Manchester Based twice per week in the office Market Rate Inside IR35 Ready to shape the future of Manchester's transport network? You will drive the strategic vision and delivery of a major transit expansion project, ensuring alignment with national guidance and commitments while engaging stakeholders and shaping key route decisions. This role is central to transforming connectivity, enhancing accessibility, and fostering sustainable growth in the region. Job Requirements Proven experience in transport infrastructure development, preferably in rail, transit, or major transport projects. Strong expertise in strategic planning, including the development of Strategic Outline Cases and business cases. Experience managing multi-disciplinary project teams and coordinating with stakeholders such as local authorities, transport operators, and regulatory bodies. Ability to analyse and assess route options, considering cost,...

Software Developer Intern | £21,000 - £25,000 Kick-start your software development career with a hands-on internship where you'll work alongside experienced developers, contribute to real projects, and develop your technical skills in a supportive Agile environment. What you'll do: * Develop and enhance software features under guidance from senior developers. * Assist with debugging, testing, and maintaining applications. * Learn and apply coding best practices, version control (Git), and Agile ways of working. * Participate in code reviews, team meetings, and knowledge-sharing sessions. * Contribute to technical documentation and continuous improvement initiatives. What we're looking for: * A passion for software development and technology. * Basic understanding of programming principles and object-oriented development. * Familiarity with Git, testing concepts, or modern web technologies is beneficial. * Strong problem-solving skills and attention to...

Hays are now looking for a Full Stack Developer for one of our local retail clients: Flexible Rate - Inside IR35 3 days a week onsite Location is Bury We're supporting a leading global footwear retailer as they build Marketplace and Conversion Optimisation squads to deliver improvements across their digital commerce platforms. We're looking for hands-on engineers who combine strong full stack technical expertise with product thinking, software craftsmanship and a passion for building customer-facing solutions. What you'll be doing Design, build and deploy scalable cloud-native applications across marketplace and ecommerce platforms Develop customer-facing features that improve conversion, customer experience and commercial outcomes Take features from discovery through to production Lead technical delivery through hands-on engineering and coding Build and maintain REST APIs, microservices and modern web applications Drive code quality, software craftsmanship and engineering best...

Java Developer Telford / Hybrid - 2 days per week onsite 6 months Up to £450 per day inside ir35 BPSS / SC eligible Are you an experienced Java Developer looking to work on large-scale, business-critical enterprise applications? We're looking for a talented developer to join a collaborative team supporting and enhancing a suite of internal applications within a complex enterprise environment. You'll play a key role in maintaining live services, supporting batch processing, and delivering high-quality enhancements while ensuring system stability and performance. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys balancing production support with ongoing development and continuous improvement. What you'll be doing Developing, maintaining and enhancing enterprise Java applications. Supporting live production services and resolving technical issues. Working with Oracle databases, writing and optimising SQL queries. Deploying and supporting applications running on...

Job Title: Solution Architect (BPSS Clearance required) Rate: £700 per day Clearance Required: BPSS Duration: 6 months Location: Telford with 2 days/week in office IR35 Status: Capgemini Mandated PAYE only Solution Architect is required for CESA Futures programme, within Tax Admin. We have an opportunity for a Solution Architect to work on an exciting large-scale application modernisation / cloud migration programme addressing a large number of the client's key business services. The programme will drive adoption of mainstream technology stacks, combined with modern delivery and service capabilities, which will involve public cloud migrations for the services, significantly reducing the current tech debt. Your Role As a solution architect, you will have responsibility for the ownership of the solution design through the delivery phases, be responsible for working through the technical challenges and decisions in partnership with the project and engagement management...

SCRUM Master (SFIA 5) Pay rate: £575-£600 inside IR35 Employment type: Contract Location: Telford - Ideally 2 x per week (will be negotiable but not much) Clearance Level: SC Eligible Overview: We're looking for an experienced SFIA Level 5 Scrum Master with a background in software development and testing. This role requires a delivery-focused Scrum Master who understands the end-to-end delivery life cycle and can apply agile pragmatically to ensure work is delivered successfully. Ideally we are looking for somebody that has delivered across heavy development projects matching the HMRC Environment (Java preferred, AWS, Kubernetes etc) This is not a purely facilitative role; the successful candidate will bring a technical lens to delivery, enabling them to identify risks early, challenge constructively, and adapt ways of working to keep delivery on track. Key Responsibilities Act as Scrum Master across multiple engineering delivery teams, facilitating all Scrum...

Solution Architect Rate: up to £699 per day - Umbrella only Clearance Required: BPSS Duration: 6 months Location: Telford with 2 days/week in office We have an opportunity for a Solution Architect to work on an exciting large scale application modernisation / cloud migration programme addressing a large number of the client's key business services. The programme will drive adoption of mainstream technology stacks, combined with modern delivery and service capabilities, which will involve public cloud migrations for the services significantly reducing the current tech debt. You should thrive on variety and enjoy working across the full lifecycle of a project. Our solution architects generally operate as technical leads within a project or programme team from the onset of solution design and development through to final delivery and implementation into Live Service. As part of the overall end to end delivery, our solution architects often support the development of commercial...

SAP Security Consultant Telford / Hybrid - 3 days onsite Up to £390 per day inside ir35 6 months Clearance Required: SC eligible We are looking for an experienced SAP Security Consultant to join a well-established delivery team supporting a large-scale enterprise SAP environment. This is an exciting opportunity to work across a range of projects, enhancements and live service activities, delivering secure and compliant SAP solutions within a complex business landscape. You'll play a key role in designing, implementing and supporting SAP Security across multiple SAP platforms, working closely with functional consultants, technical teams and business stakeholders to ensure security requirements are met throughout the project lifecycle. What You'll Be Doing Designing and implementing SAP Security solutions for projects and system enhancements. Creating and maintaining SAP users, roles and authorisations. Producing security role specifications and supporting end-to-end solution...

SAP Test Analyst Rate:£350 - £414 Clearance Required: SC eligible Duration: 6 months Location: Location Worthing or Telford - At least 1 site visit per week. Job Description: Due to the nature of the work and clearance required, this role is only open to UK residents. The role will involve the analysis, preparation and execution of the System Test phase of one or more release-based projects. Reporting to a Test Lead, activities include reviewing customer requirements/functional specifications/APIs, test analysis to identify test cases and create test scripts/exploratory charters and/or automated test scripts (using TOSCA), test data preparation and running/recording tests. This role requires an excellent understanding of test techniques and Risk Based Testing (RBT) in order to verify outcomes against the expected results, and record results for use in audit trails, using quality processes and procedures. Traceability of tests to user requirements, risks and functional...

Software Developer Telford/ hybrid - 2 days per week onsite £400 per day inside ir35 6 month contract We're looking for an experienced Software Developer to join a major UK Government programme, supporting a business-critical application within a complex enterprise environment. You'll be responsible for developing and maintaining software, delivering enhancements, resolving production issues, and supporting the stability of a key live service while working closely with engineering and delivery teams. Key Skills: Strong software development background VB6 / Visual Studio 6.0 VBA & ActiveX Components XML & SOAP Toolkits Team Foundation Server (TFS) Experience supporting enterprise or production-critical applications Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skillsDesirable: GovRules Client GovRules IDE GovRules Native LanguageThis is an excellent opportunity to join a long-running Government programme, working within a collaborative team on software that supports...

SAP Security Consultant Max Supplier Rate: £380 - £420 Clearance Required: SC eligible mandatory Duration: 6 months Location: Worthing or Telford base. Hybrid working 40% Office based IR35 Status: Inside Job Description: As a SAP Security Consultant, you will be involved in delivering project, enhancement and Live Service support work relating to the SAP Security implementation. This is a challenging and multi-faceted role that requires hands-on knowledge of the SAP Security solutions as well as excellent stakeholder management and work management skills. Working within the SAP Customer Competency Centre you will have the opportunity to work within the SAP Security team and - Develop and deliver SAP security related changes including end to end solution designs for new and existing projects (impacts, Security artefacts (Role Specs, align with Functional solution), build and test management, etc) as well as supporting technical implementations (Upgrades / SU25 for example...

SCRUM Master (SFIA 5) Pay rate: £575-£600 inside IR35 Employment type: Contract Location: Telford - Ideally 2 x per week (will be negotiable but not much) Clearance Level: SC Eligible Overview: We're looking for an experienced SFIA Level 5 Scrum Master with a background in software development and testing. This role requires a delivery-focused Scrum Master who understands the end-to-end delivery life cycle and can apply agile pragmatically to ensure work is delivered successfully. Ideally we are looking for somebody that has delivered across heavy development projects matching the HMRC Environment (Java, AWS, Kubernetes etc) This is not a purely facilitative role; the successful candidate will bring a technical lens to delivery, enabling them to identify risks early, challenge constructively, and adapt ways of working to keep delivery on track. Key Responsibilities Act as Scrum Master across multiple engineering delivery teams, facilitating all Scrum ceremonies Drive...