26 jobs found in Stoke-on-Trent

Systems Operations Engineer – Crewe (Hybrid) The tech stack includes: Linux, Ubuntu, Apache, PHP, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Postfix, Git, AWS (ECS, EC2, Lambda, VPC, Route53, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, CloudFormation), Python, and Bash. Experience with configuration management tools such as Puppet, Ansible, Terraform, or Ninja is also desirable. We are looking for a Systems Operations Engineer to join a tech-driven client in Crewe. In this role, you will play a key part in supporting and maintaining their Linux environment, working closely with IT Infrastructure and Software Development teams to ensure systems whether internal platforms or customer-facing services  are scalable, secure, and efficient. You will be responsible for supporting and maintaining the group’s Linux estate, as well as providing support for their AWS infrastructure. This includes automating infrastructure tasks such as environment builds, scaling, monitoring, and patching. In addition, you will ensure compliance with...

Cyber Security Architect (AI Focused) - Majority remote. UK-based candidates only. Contract: Initial 6 months (likely to extend) Location: UK-based / Remote We’re looking for an experienced Cyber Security Architect with a strong AI security background to support a major programme. This role is predominantly hands-on architecture (60–70%), with the remainder focused on security consulting and assurance across complex technology and AI-enabled initiatives. Skills & Experience Proven experience as a Cyber Security Architect  Strong, practical experience securing AI-enabled solutions  Knowledge of Zero Trust, NIST, ISO 27001, OWASP

Job Title: Data Engineer (AEOI) Rate: £386 per day inside ir35 Duration: 6 months Location: Telford/hybrid (2 days per week on site) SC security clearance is required for this role Job Description: My client is supporting a major expansion within the AEOI (Automatic Exchange of Information) programme and are looking for a Developer to join a growing delivery team to support ongoing project work on a government account. The role will work across multiple regulatory data exchange initiatives, including: Pillar R7 / ETR Exchange NTJ Exchange CRS Outbound ExchangeDue to increasing demand across the AEOI programme, additional teams are being established and existing teams expanded to support ongoing and upcoming deliveries. You will be responsible for developing and supporting solutions primarily using Talend and Oracle RDS, working within established Talend frameworks, design patterns, and best practices. The role will involve building, enhancing, and maintaining data...

Contract Java / J2EE Developer Clearance Required: Active SC Clearance or eligible to obtain SC Duration: 12 months Location: Telford - hybrid working (2 days per week on site) Rate: £400 - £460 per day insideIR35 Urgently hiring for an experienced Java / J2EE Developer to join a delivery-focused engineering team. The successful candidate will bring strong technical expertise across Java, PL/SQL, Spring Boot, and WebLogic, contributing to the development, stability, and continuous improvement of critical services within a secure environment. Responsibilities: * Design, develop, and maintain robust applications using Java and PL/SQL. * Build, enhance, and support application components and services using Spring Boot. * Ensure all development aligns with established engineering standards, best practices, and security requirements. * Deploy, support, and maintain applications running on WebLogic. * Collaborate closely with team members to integrate new features and...

SOFTWARE ENGINEERS – CONTRACTS 12 MONTHS – HYBRID TELFORD Shropshire Hybrid working typically, 2 days on site, 3 days from home but this can fluctuate depending on business needs. Software Engineer Full Lifecycle design, development & integration of equipment at the system and sub-system levels. Within this role you will be exposed to several different vehicles and systems. There will be a mixture of new development, maintaining legacy applications and specifying requirements for externally developed equipment. AT THE COAL FACE / TASKS/ RESPONSIBILITIES Design and implement software solutions. Support the overall system design process to ensure optimal allocation of functionality between different physical parts of the system. Validation of software and systems, which may include producing test tools, the generation of test schedules, test and integration plans and technical reports. Provide support to task planning and estimating. Schedule own work to meet target...

Senior Service Delivery Manager - £650 per day - Inside IR35 - Hybrid working from Manchester or Derby - 6 Months initial contract. Our client, a globally establish engineering organisation, is looking for an experienced Senior Service Delivery Manager to lead the strategic and operational delivery of IT services across their organisation. This is a senior leadership role with accountability for service performance, resilience, governance, and continuous improvement. You'll ensure IT services consistently meet business needs, enable digital transformation, and deliver an excellent user experience. Working closely with senior stakeholders and external partners, you'll shape service strategy, drive operational excellence, and embed a high-performance, customer-centric service culture. Key responsibilities - Own and lead the IT service delivery strategy, ensuring alignment with business and digital transformation goals Establish and maintain strong service governance...

Senior Java Developer UK Government Client | Digital Transformation Programme Manchester or Leeds (Hybrid) Day Rate: Up to £700.00 per day (Inside IR35) 12-month contract 3 roles available Security Clearance: BPSS but candidates must be eligible for SC Clearance We’re looking for an experienced Senior Java Developer to help deliver one of the UK Government’s most ambitious digital services. This is a high-impact role, working on a flagship programme that will improve public services and positively affect millions of users. You’ll join an Agile, multidisciplinary team of developers, designers and analysts. This is a collaborative, delivery-focused environment where problem-solving and outcomes matter far more than titles or hierarchy. What you’ll be doing * Designing, building and improving modern digital services and platforms * Working within large-scale microservice architectures * Pair programming and collaborating closely across disciplines * Building APIs...

Role: Data Engineer (Python, PySpark, SQL) Day rate: £475pd-£520pd (Inside IR35) Contract: 6 months initial We are currently recruiting for a Data Engineer to be part of a team on a Business Data Service Project, which is a Data Warehouse Replacement & Report simplification project. You will be responsible for ensuring all data products and solutions created in the business insights ecosystem are fit for purpose, resilient, robust and reliable. You will play a pivotal role that builds, tests and deploys Data Warehouse solutions. This will cover the lifecycle for the planning, ingestion, transformation, consolidation and aggregation of data from source to target in the Data Warehouse environment. Skills and experience required: Strong experience developing ETL/ELT pipelines using PySpark and Python Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric lakehouse or similar cloud data platforms (Azure Synapse Analytics, Databricks) Proficiency in working with Jupyter/Fabric Notebooks...

BI / Datawarehouse Lead / Manager – Home / Prestigious Client Prestigious in their sector, my client has an excellent market image and continues to make a significant impact. They are heavily involved in an ambitious business / systems transformation, and we have an excellent opportunity for an established Datawarehouse Lead to join their team. The successful candidate will play a lead role in the technical development and management of their global Data Warehouse and supporting team. The successful candidate will have a proven background and experience of full cycle development of a corporate, Microsoft based Data Warehouse. Desired skills: Design, Build, Test, Azure, Fabric Lakehouse, Spark, PySpark We are looking to recruit a high-calibre resource, so the client is happy to consider candidates from both a contract and permanent background. Please forward your most recent CV to be considered for telephone screening. SQL / BI / ETL / DATAWAREHOUSE / AZURE / FABRIC / SPARK...

Location: Birmingham Contract: Initial 6 Months Working Pattern: Hybrid Hays are recruiting two experienced Data Analysts to join the Regulation & Enforcement Directorate of a local council. This is an exciting opportunity to support the department on its data transformation journey and help drive informed decision-making. About the Roles We have two distinct positions within the directorate: Role 1 - Regulation & Enforcement Team Work with large datasets to create interactive dashboards that provide insight into HR KPIs. Support the council's processes for Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, ensuring accurate and timely data reporting. Role 2 - Neighbourhood Partnership Team Streamline data-sharing processes across internal and external stakeholders. Develop solutions to improve efficiency and accessibility of information across multiple services. Key Skills & Experience Strong experience working with large datasets in Excel. Ability to create dashboards...

Delivery Manager (SC + NPPV3 Cleared) Birmingham (Hybrid) 6 Month Contract £500/day (Outside IR35) Delivery Manager needed with both active SC Clearance and NPPV3 Security Clearance. 6 Month Contract based in Birmingham (Hybrid). Paying up to £500/day (Outside IR35). Start ASAP in Feb/March 2026. Hybrid Working - 3 days/week remote (WFH), and 2 days/week working on-site in the Birmingham office, plus occasional travel to the London office. A chance to work with a leading global IT transformation business specialising in delivering large-scale Government / Public Sector projects. Key experience + tasks will include: Technical Delivery Manager ideally with experience of delivering AWS Cloud environments ( I.e EC2, RDS, ELB, EBS, EFS, S3, VPC, Glacier, IAM, CloudWatch, KMS.) Delivery of IT Digital or Technology projects using both Agile methodologies on Government projects. Delivery of Software or Infrastructure projects on time and within budget. Lead teams including...

Java Developer Birmingham (Hybrid) 6 Month Contract £(Apply online only)/day (Outside IR35) Java Developer needed with both active SC Clearance and NPPV3 Security Clearance. 6 Month Contract based in Birmingham (Hybrid). Paying up to £(Apply online only)/day (Outside IR35). Start ASAP in Feb/March 2026. Hybrid Working - 3 days/week remote (WFH), and 2 days/week working on-site in the Birmingham office. Occasional travel to the Croydon office, typically once every 1-2 months. A chance to work with a leading global IT transformation business specialising in delivering large-scale Government / Public Sector projects. Key experience + tasks will include: Java Developer needed to work on developing solutions for a large-scale Government / Public Sector programme. Government / Public Sector / (url removed) sector experience strongly preferred. Strong hands-on Java development expertise including: Java 17+, Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, Spring Integration, Spring Batch,...

Job Title: M365 Backup Design Architect Location: Sheffield/Hybrid (3 days per week on site) Rate: £558 per day inside ir35 Contract: 11 months+ I am looking for a M365 Backup Design Architect, you will be responsible for the overall architecture and strategy for Rubrik M365 backup implementation across HSBC's enterprise tenant. Key Responsibilities: Define end-to-end backup architecture for Microsoft 365 workloads (Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams). Design high-availability and recovery strategies. Ensure compliance with HSBC security and regulatory standards. Capacity planning for 350k users and petabyte-scale data. Integrate Rubrik with existing HSBC infrastructure and identity management. Provide technical leadership and governance throughout the project lifecycle. Required Skills: 8-10+ years in Microsoft 365, with proven delivery of Tenant backups enterprise scale. Deep expertise in Rubrik Enterprise Backup solutions (or other tenant backup software). Strong...

Machine Learning Developer (Document AI & NLP) Duration:6-month contract (FTC/Subcon) role Hybrid 3 days onsite Location:Sheffield The Role You will design and build Python-based ML and OCR components, taking ownership of the full lifecycle-from initial requirement gathering with stakeholders to deployment and production support. Core Responsibilities Model Development: Build and iterate on models for content extraction and classification. End-to-End Delivery: Support the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), including testing, deployment, and API resilience. Collaboration: Work closely with Product Managers and technical teams to translate business needs into scalable AI solutions. Innovation: Continuously test and improve existing features using traditional ML and Generative AI. Technical Requirements Mandatory Skills: Azure Machine Learning: Proven experience within the Azure ecosystem. Document AI: Strong background in Intelligent Document Processing...

Virtualization Engineers x 2 + 9 month contract + Hybrid working in Sheffield + £480 to £500 per day Key Skills: + VMWare ESX Cluster + Scripting & Automation Virtualization Engineer will design, implement, and manage virtualization technologies and environments to optimize IT infrastructure and resource utilization. This role involves configuring and maintaining virtual machines, managing hypervisors, and ensuring the efficient operation of virtualized environments Key Responsibilities: * Design, deploy, and manage virtualization solutions, including virtual machines and hypervisors. * Monitor and optimize the performance of virtualized environments to ensure high availability and efficiency. * Implement and maintain virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, Nutanix, OpenShift). * Build/Rebuild new VMware ESX cluster environments using automation solutions to meet business requirements globally * Ability to quickly learn and Implement VMware technology...

Job Title: Senior Generative AI Architect (Agentic AI & GCP) Location: Sheffield, UK (Hybrid - 2 Days Onsite/Week) Contract Duration: 6-9 Months Role Type: FTE or Contractor The Opportunity We are seeking a high-level AI Tech Lead / Architect to drive a major digital transformation for a Tier-1 Global Financial Institution. This is not a standard chatbot project. You will be responsible for architecting "Agentic AI" solutions-designing autonomous multi-agent systems that can orchestrate complex workflows, communicate with one another, and integrate securely with enterprise banking systems. Key Responsibilities Agentic AI Architecture: Architect end-to-end GenAI solutions using Google Cloud Platform (GCP), specifically leveraging Vertex AI APIs and the Agent Development Kit (ADK). Multi-Agent Ecosystems: Design architectures that support Agent-to-Agent (A2A) communication, orchestration, and collaboration across diverse business functions. LLM Strategy & RAG:...

Oracle DBA - Sheffield - 6 Months - Inside IR35 My client a leading Telecoms Company is looking for an Oracle DBA Administrator to join their Enterprise Cloud Services Infrastructure team. The successful candidate will be responsible for incident management and change implementation across key technical areas, with a focus on Oracle Database and MySQL Server technologies.This is a hybrid role with flexibility to work from either Birmingham or Sheffield. You will play a critical role in delivering robust technical support to meet customer KPIs and SLAs, while actively contributing to continuous improvement initiatives using CI methodologies. Key Responsibilities: Provide expert-level support for Oracle DB and MySQL Server within a large-scale enterprise environment. Manage and resolve incidents, implement changes, and troubleshoot complex technical issues. Ensure high availability and performance across Client's database estate, which includes over 1000 databases hosted on 1500+...

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit a SAP Security Support Administrator Subcontractor on an initial 12 month contract. The role can be based from either the companies Stevenage or Bolton site, depending on your preference.  The role will be predominantly working from home.   Rate: £22.63ph (Umbrella) Overtime Rate: Hours worked over the standard 37 hours per week, will be paid at ‘time and a quarter’ Location: Stevenage or Bolton depending on your preference   Hybrid / Remote working: The role will be predominantly working from home… one day per week onsite.  Also, a condensed 4 day working week of Monday to Thursday is OK too. Duration: 12 Months with very likely extension. Contracts are often ongoing and long-term thereafter.  IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)   SAP Security Support Administrator Job Description: The SAP Security Support Administrator plays a key role in supporting documentation, refinement and execution of General IT Controls...

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...

We are seeking an experienced CMM Programmer, with knowledge of LK metrology Camio software or PC-DMIS for a 6-month role in Worcestershire. Able to assist in the workload of creating new programmes to align new machines. Support to validate the new programs prior to using them in a production environment. This typically involves checking the CMM programs have the correct nominal/tolerances programmed in and the correct features on the component are being probed, followed by a repeatability check. This role falls inside IR35 and would require the use of an Umbrella Company. No Nationality restrictions but requires to be a UK resident for at least 5 years and have Right to Work in UK. Clearance : BPSS (DBS Check, Right to work, ID verification, 3 year work history) & SCTasks include: Creation and management of CMM Programs to maintain efficiency and accuracy. Problem Solve CMM errors, issues and collisions. Provide training and guidance to all team members for relevant...