39 engineering jobs found in Watford

Software Engineering Manager Certain Advantage is hiring for a Software Engineering Manager based in the Farnborough area. This role is on a contract basis and is site-based. The Company We’re working with a Manufacturing business that operates in the Aerospace sector. They design, manufacture and deliver industry-leading commercial aircraft, and a separate Space and Defence division. Does this sound like your next career move? If you’re ambitious to grow, this may be your next role? The Role: This role is for a Software Engineering Manager—someone ambitious and ready to make an impact. You’ll be results-oriented and driven to succeed. You’ll be working in a small, experienced, and collaborative team, and be responsible for: Lead the day-to-day activities of the software team Plan, design, develop, verify, and integrate the software for the high-altitude, long-endurance Zephyr aircraft. Acting as the technical authority for software, ensuring compliance with safety, performance,...

Endpoint Engineer (Contract) Location: Hemel Hempstead (Onsite) Rate: £600-£700 per day (Inside IR35) Clearance: MOD DV required Role Overview Lead the day-to-day technical operations of the Windows/Endpoint team, providing subject matter expertise across endpoint security and infrastructure. The role combines hands-on engineering, team leadership, and strategic input to support operational delivery within a secure, enterprise environment. Key Responsibilities Lead and mentor a team of engineers, developing SME capability and aligning skills with digital strategy Support project delivery: solution design, estimation, implementation, and technical validation Manage and respond to incidents in line with SLAs, including escalation where required Collaborate with architects and designers to recommend and validate technical solutions Contribute to pre-sales activities and cost/effort estimation Maintain accurate documentation (operational procedures, user guides, project...

Job Title: Lead Enterprise Architect Location: UK (Hybrid, once per week onsite - London) Contract: Initial 6 Month Contract Rate: Circa £700 Per Day (IR35 Status TBC) I am working with one of our longstanding clients who have a fantastic reputation as a leading technology and services provider. Currently, they are looking for an experienced Lead Enterprise Architect to play a crucial role in the design and implementation of a business critical and high priority project that will transform and modernise their primary revenue source. What you'll do Full ownership of the enterprise architecture strategy for a large-scale transformation of customer, billing and revenue platforms Lead the move away from legacy systems into a modern, cloud-first environment that improves performance, scalability, and customer experience Define the target architecture and set a clear, deliverable roadmap from current state to future state across multiple platforms Drive architecture across core...

Junior Data Engineer - Public Sector Contract: Initial 7 months (extension possible) Rate: £310 per day, Inside IR35 Location: Remote with travel to Waterloo (2-3 days per month) Security Clearance: SC‑eligible (5 years UK residency required) I am working with a key consultancy delivering a major UK public sector programme and are looking for a Junior Data Engineer / Scientist to join a mixed delivery team building and operating secure, reliable data platforms that support critical public services.This role is designed for someone early in their data career who wants to develop strong engineering fundamentals in a real production environment. The role - a junior, generalist data engineering position. This is an engineering‑led role, not a specialist or senior position. The team is ideally looking for a generalist in their first few years within data engineering or data science, who is building breadth across data platforms, pipelines and operations. You'll focus on:...

Project Support Officer – 6mths – hybrid London – c£350pday) A Project Support Officer (Construction - NEC) is required by our client based in London on a hybrid basis, approx 2 days per week on site in London. You will provide administrative, coordination, and documentation support to project managers, particularly in the administration of NEC3 or NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contracts (ECC). Ensuring that contractual obligations are met, records are accurate, and communication flows smoothly between stakeholders, contractors, and clients. Key Responsibilities NEC Contract Administration: Supporting the NEC Project Manager by maintaining accurate contract records, including early warning registers, compensation event logs, RAID Logs and change control records. Documentation Management: Ensuring project files, reports, and spreadsheets are up to date and in line with project standards. Meeting Coordination: Scheduling, attending, and taking minutes for project...

The Role We are partnering with a global tech and media giant to hire a Senior Data Engineer. You will build and scale the massive data pipelines that track how millions of users interact with the platform across smart TVs, gaming consoles, and major social media apps. What You'll Do Architect, build, and maintain complex, high-volume data pipelines. Act as a technical leader to set engineering standards and best practices. Partner with Product Managers and Data Scientists to turn business requests into reliable data models. Mentor junior engineers and optimize cloud infrastructure for cost and performance.What You Need Heavy, hands-on coding experience with Scala, SQL, and dbt. Deep expertise in GCP (Google Cloud Platform) and cloud-based data architecture. Proven ability to build systems that can process massive amounts of data efficiently. Strong communication skills to lead projects and align with cross-functional teams.Logistics Location: 100% Remote within the UK. Hours:...

Job Title: Senior Full Stack Developer (React & C#.NET) Contract Length: 12 Months Location: London - 3 Days a week Daily Rate: Circa £650/Day (Inside IR35) About the Role Join our dynamic team as a Senior Full Stack Developer, where your expertise in React JS and C# .NET Core will shine! We are looking for a tech-savvy professional with a passion for building scalable applications within the financial sector. This is an exciting opportunity to work with cloud-native architectures and cutting-edge technologies. If you thrive in a collaborative environment and are eager to make an impact, we want to hear from you! Technical Skills Front-end: Strong proficiency in React.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, Redux/RTK, and modern UI patterns, develop framework is essential Back-end: Expertise in C# .NET Core, REST APIs, and microservices-based development is essential Python (pyspark): Experience with data pipelines and analytics is a plus. Power BI: Familiarity with developing...

Job Title: Senior DevSecOps Engineer Location: London Contract Length: 12 months Working Pattern: Hybrid, Via Umbrella Company Join Our Team! Are you ready to take your career to the next level in a dynamic, fast-paced environment? Our client, a leading financial institution, is seeking a passionate and experienced Senior DevSecOps Engineer to lead the charge in defining and implementing cutting-edge CI/CD and DevSecOps strategies! What You'll Do: As a key player in our client's engineering team, you will: Define & Own: Craft and manage the enterprise CI/CD and DevSecOps strategy to align with security, risk, and governance standards. Architect Solutions: Develop CI/CD approaches that cater to multiple teams and technologies while ensuring quality, security, and scalability. Enhance Cloud Applications: Provide your expertise in building cloud and cloud-ready applications, and support containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes. Integrate Security & Compliance:...

A Council in London is seeking a Contract Senior Cybersecurity Engineer for 6 months. With the strategic deployment of an outsourced Security Operations Centre (SOC) that leverages Splunk and CrowdStrike, the Senior Cyber Security Engineer role is a key addition to our team to maximise the timeline and investment. The ideal candidate will be a technical expert in CrowdStrike for endpoint protection and Splunk for security telemetry, capable of turning raw data into actionable intelligence. Key Responsibilities Endpoint Strategy: Lead the deployment, policy configuration, and maintenance of the CrowdStrike Falcon SIEM Mastery: Work with our SOC partner to architect and optimize Splunk dashboards, alerts, and data models to identify sophisticated threats. Incident Response: Serve as a technical escalation point for high-priority security incidents, utilizing EDR and SIEM tools for rapid containment. Automation: Develop "SOAR" workflows (Security Orchestration, Automation, and...

IDAM Back-end Java Developer - SC Cleared Rate: £500 - £535 a day IR35: Inside IR35 Location: Remote within the UK Duration: Initially 6 months Clearance: Active SC Clearance required You will join a global IT consultancy who are delivering digital transformation to public sector body. They are looking for a back-end Java Developer with proven IDAM (Identity and Access Management) experience. You will be part of a continuous improvement squad delivering enhancements and new features alongside BAU work (i.e. incidents and support maintenance activities). In addition, you will be involved in helping our client transform their IDAM service, re-platforming to Azure Kubernetes Service. You will have a solid understanding of modern deployment pipelines and DevOps principles. The role will require providing out of hours support (i.e. Monday to Saturday once per month). As a Senior Software Engineer with a focus on back-end development, you will play a key role in designing,...

Senior Cyber Security Engineer (Contract) Hybrid | 6-Month Contract | Start: ASAP Day Rate: 500p/d inside The Opportunity We're looking for a Senior Cyber Security Engineer to join a forward-thinking public sector environment at a critical point in its cyber maturity journey. With a newly implemented outsourced Security Operations Centre (SOC) powered by Splunk and CrowdStrike, this role is key to maximising both investment and capability. You'll act as the senior technical lead-optimising tooling, strengthening detection and response, and upskilling the internal team. This is a hands-on, high-impact role suited to someone who can hit the ground running and elevate an evolving security function. Key Responsibilities Endpoint Security Leadership: Own deployment, configuration, and optimisation of CrowdStrike Falcon SIEM Optimisation: Partner with the SOC to enhance Splunk dashboards, alerts, and data models Incident Response: Act as escalation point for high-priority...

The Solution Architect & AI Manager will bridge the gap between complex data architecture and cutting-edge AI implementation. You will be responsible for the strategic delivery of the AIPX framework within the Balance Sheet Management (BSM) domain, ensuring that AI-driven insights are built on a foundation of robust, scalable, and high-performance engineering. Key Responsibilities: Lead cross-functional engineering teams to design, build, and deliver data-intensive platforms and AI-powered solutions aligned to strategic business needs. Oversee end-to-end delivery across the data and AI lifecycle for Balance Sheet Management (BSM)-from data ingestion and modelling through to ML model development, deployment, and ongoing monitoring. Act as the AIPX Delivery Manager by leading the design and build of robust data pipelines and the creation of high-quality derived data products, ensuring alignment with AIPX architecture, performance standards, and business consumption needs....

The Solution Architect & AI Manager will bridge the gap between complex data architecture and cutting-edge AI implementation. You will be responsible for the strategic delivery of the AIPX framework within the Balance Sheet Management (BSM) domain, ensuring that AI-driven insights are built on a foundation of robust, scalable, and high-performance engineering. Key Responsibilities: Lead cross-functional engineering teams to design, build, and deliver data-intensive platforms and AI-powered solutions aligned to strategic business needs. Oversee end-to-end delivery across the data and AI lifecycle for Balance Sheet Management (BSM)-from data ingestion and modelling through to ML model development, deployment, and ongoing monitoring. Act as the AIPX Delivery Manager by leading the design and build of robust data pipelines and the creation of high-quality derived data products, ensuring alignment with AIPX architecture, performance standards, and business consumption needs....

Technical Delivery Manager (Data & AI) Location: London (Hybrid - 3 days/week mandatory) Contract: 6 Months (High chance of extension) Clearance: Active SC Clearance Required Benefits: 33 Days Holiday (Pro-rata) The Role We are looking for a Technical Delivery Manager / Engineering Lead to drive the design and build of a high-priority, AI-powered data platform. You will lead cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end solutions-from robust data ingestion pipelines to the deployment of advanced GenAI models. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring a deep understanding of modern data architecture, MLOps, and the orchestration of agentic workflows. Key Responsibilities Lead Delivery: Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of data-intensive platforms and AI solutions aligned with AIPX architecture. Technical Direction: Provide guidance across cloud engineering, data modeling, and ML model monitoring. Engineering Excellence: Enforce best practices in coding standards,...

Fractional CTO (2-3 days/week, remote/hybrid) Apply direct: (url removed) Summary: Provide strategic and hands-on technical leadership for a fintech / AI / data business. Own architecture, guide product development, and ensure scalable, secure systems. Key Responsibilities: * Define tech strategy & roadmap * Lead architecture (cloud, APIs, data/AI pipelines) * Ensure scalability, security, compliance * Build, mentor, and structure the engineering & product team * Manage and oversee partners, vendors, and suppliers * Oversee data strategy & infrastructure * Align tech with product and business goals Requirements: * Former CTO / VP Eng / technical founder * Experience building and scaling engineering teams * Experience working with partners, vendors, and suppliers * Background in fintech, AI/ML, or data platforms * Track record scaling from MVP to production * Strong cloud & modern architecture knowledge * Strategic +...

Role Title / Position: Data Engineer III Type : Contract Duration:12 months Location: Bromley or Chester Job Description: Required qualifications : • Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence • Experience working on and delivering end to end projects independently • Experience building/operating highly available, distributed systems of data extraction, ingestion, and processing of large data sets • Experience with data modeling, warehousing and building ETL pipelines • Experience in at least one modern scripting or programming language, such as Python, Java, Scala, or NodeJS • Experience as a data engineer or related specialty (e.g., software engineer, business intelligence engineer, data scientist) with a track record of manipulating, processing, and extracting...

Your new company Working for a renowned financial services organisation Your new role We are seeking a Data Engineer to support the replacement of a legacy ETL tool with a modern Apache Spark based data platform. This is a hands‑on engineering role focused on building and supporting Spark jobs, with an emphasis on performance, reliability, and scalability. The role sits within a small Agile delivery team of four engineers (two onshore and two in Shenzhen), working closely with a Senior Data Engineer. You will be responsible for development work, sprint delivery, demos, documentation, and stakeholder engagement. This position suits a mid‑level engineer with strong Spark development experience rather than design, infrastructure, or management responsibilities. What you'll need to succeed Strong hands‑on experience with Apache Spark - Writing and tuning Spark jobs /PySpark development experience. Strong experience working in with containerised environments using Kubernetes....

Mac Support Engineer – 6-month contract – London – 4 days a week contract My Customer is looking for a proactive and hands-on Mac Support Engineer to join a growing IT function. This role will focus on supporting a predominantly macOS environment, ensuring end users receive a seamless and efficient IT experience across devices, collaboration tools, and core systems. You’ll play a key role in 1st/2nd line day-to-day support, onboarding, and device management, while also contributing to ongoing improvements as the business evolves its tooling and infrastructure. This Mac Support Engineer will work fully onsite in Central London for 4 days per week. Required Skills & Experience from the Mac Support Engineer: Proven experience supporting macOS environments in a corporate setting Familiarity with Jamf MDM for device investigation and management Exposure to Fleet Device Management (or willingness to learn as part of a migration) Experience supporting Zoom Rooms or AV/meeting...

Your new company Working for a renowned financial services organisation Your new role We are seeking a Data Engineer to support the replacement of a legacy ETL tool with a modern Apache Spark based data platform. This is a hands‑on engineering role focused on building and supporting Spark jobs, with an emphasis on performance, reliability, and scalability. The role is focused on building nonperformance Apache Spark jobs, with a strong emphasis on performance optimisation. It is primarily Java‑based, with Python strongly encouraged; experience across Java, Python, and Scala is ideal, with Java and Python being the preferred combination. The role sits within a small Agile delivery team of four engineers (two onshore and two in Shenzhen), working closely with a Senior Data Engineer. You will be responsible for development work, sprint delivery, demos, documentation, and stakeholder engagement. This position suits a mid‑level engineer with strong Spark development experience...

Forward Deployed Engineer - Contract Morela is supporting a fast-growing AI start-up in hiring multiple Forward Deployed Engineers to work directly with customers, embedding into their environments to design, build and deploy high-impact AI solutions. This is not a back-office engineering role. You will be on the front line, translating ambiguous business problems into working AI systems, often under real-world constraints and with limited runway for iteration. If you are more comfortable shipping solutions with clients than sitting behind internal tickets, this is for you. WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING Work directly with clients to understand their business challenges and translate them into scalable, working technical solutions Design and deploy AI and ML systems in production customer environments Rapidly prototype, iterate and refine solutions based on real user feedback in real time Integrate AI models into existing client infrastructure and workflows Act as a trusted technical...