132 jobs found in Watford

Job Description - QA Specialist III (QA Systems) Location: Slough Rate: £17.68 per hour Contract Duration: 5 months Working Pattern: 37.5 hours/week, Monday-Friday Hybrid: Yes - 3 days onsite, 2 days WFH Role Purpose & Scope The QA Specialist III will operate within the QA Systems team and is responsible for supporting the implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of global quality systems. This includes document management, system clean‑up activities, deviation/investigation/change control support, cross‑functional communication, on‑site training coordination, and preparation for quality initiatives. The role also contributes to maintaining global standards and documentation procedures while fostering a high‑performance quality culture across the site. Key Responsibilities Support the setup, implementation, and optimisation of new Document Management Systems (DMS) and global quality records systems. Conduct data clean‑up, preparation activities,...

Backend Engineer - x4 Contractor Opportunities Available Location: London (hybrid – 1 day per month onsite) Day Rate: £400-£450 per day (Outside IR35) Duration: 6 month contract Industry: EdTech About the Client Our client is an innovative education technology company transforming how international students enrol at UK universities. Their flagship platform automates the entire offer-to-arrival process, covering CAS, visa applications, documentation, accommodation, and communication - empowering universities, agents, and students with seamless, self-service workflows. Widely adopted in higher education, the system streamlines compliance, enhances conversion, and improves the overall student experience. How you’ll spend your day * Build and Maintain Integrations: Design, implement, and maintain integrations that enable customers to connect their internal systems with the CAS Shield platform. * API Development: Develop and optimise APIs and tools to ensure seamless...

Software Test Engineer Luton 12-Month Contract Paying up to £74p/h (InsideIR35) Please note - due to the nature of the work, you will need to hold or be eligible to obtain a high level of UKSV Security clearance - please only apply if suitable Key Responsibilities: Create test cases, test procedures and automated test scripts for embedded systems. Perform integration, system, and regression testing on mission-critical software. Collaborate with developers and systems engineers to identify defects and drive resolution. Analyse test results, produce detailed reports, and provide recommendations for improvements. Ensure compliance with company standards and internal processes. Required Skillset & Experience ISTQB Foundation level knowledge Strong background in testing complex real-time embedded systems. Proficiency in test automation frameworks and scripting languages (e.g., Python, C++, or similar). Solid understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and Agile...

Finance SOP Lead (SAP) 12 Months outside IR35 / £600 per day / Luton - Hybrid We are seeking an experienced Finance SOP Lead within the Hana transformation Programme. The Finance SOP Lead will play a critical role in leading the design and delivery of finance-specific Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that align with the global template and meet regulatory, quality, and operational standards. The Finance SOP Lead will work closely with global process owners, finance subject matter experts, and the wider SOP and change teams to develop and deliver global finance SOPs that will be implemented across Global markets. This includes responsibility for both global SOP templates and localisation for pioneer and future deployment markets. the Finance SOP Lead will have: Proven experience leading finance process documentation or SOP delivery in a global transformation programme. Strong knowledge of finance processes (e.g., Record to Report, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, etc.) and...

I am wokring with a consutlancy feedng into the public sector who are looking for a SC cleared Senior AWS DevOps engineer to join a 10 week contract. Inside IR35 Location - remote available  Technical Skills - AWS, Docker/Containerisation, Python, Terraform and AI technologies.   Knowledge of the above technologies in Cyber Security domain and have worked alongside a multi-disciplinary team

London – Bishopsgate (Hybrid – 2 days onsite) 📄 B2B Contract | ⏳ 6 Months+ 💰 Rate: Market Rates - Inside IR35 Our client, a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions is urgently seeking an experienced Mainframe Data Architect with strong data migration expertise to lead a critical modernization initiative focused on migrating data from legacy mainframe systems to modern cloud-based platforms. This role is pivotal in ensuring a seamless, low-risk transition with robust Change Data Capture (CDC), accurate data transformation, and zero-disruption cutover execution. You will work at the intersection of architecture, engineering, and governance to design scalable data migration strategies and ensure enterprise-grade reliability. Key Responsibilities * Design and implement Change Data Capture (CDC) pipelines using IBM CDC tools (or equivalents), including subscription management, bookmark handling, and replay strategies * Lead complex data transformations...

Supply Chain Quality Assurance Manager Location: London (Hybrid – 2 days onsite per week) Contract: 12‑month Interim Reports to: Head of Quality About the Role: We are seeking a highly motivated Quality Assurance Manager - Supply Chain to lead the ongoing development and continuous improvement of the Supplier Relationship Management programme. In this key role, you will design and implement supplier documentation systems with a strong emphasis on Food Safety & Quality. Working at the heart of the Head Office Quality team, you’ll play an essential part in establishing frameworks, conducting audits, elevating supplier standards, and supporting cross‑functional teams to ensure alignment with best practice and business goals. This is an excellent opportunity to influence quality performance across a global supply chain, partner with senior stakeholders, and contribute to long‑term sustainability and compliance objectives. What You’ll Be Doing: * Supplier Relationship...

Senior Business Analyst – Contract – 6 months – Security Cleared Our customer has a number of large-scale transformation project running over the next 12-24 months and require a team of Business Analysts to support them on these journeys. The Business Analyst must have experience in eliciting, analysing and managing complex business requirements, working on large-scale transformation projects, using data and insight to influence decision-making and drive change. Senior Business Analyst’s Essential Skills & Experience: Security Cleared Business Analyst Happy to attend site 40% of their time (average 2 days per week) Ideally having worked with in Financial Services Proven background working as a Business Analyst on initiatives or programmes, with accountability for gathering, analysing, and managing business requirements. Experience leading workshops and stakeholder discussions to capture requirements and confirm proposed solutions. Proven ability to elicit, analyse, and...

Lead Data Engineer - Pyspark / AWS / Python / SAS - Financial Sector As a Lead PySpark Engineer, you will design, develop, and fix complex data processing solutions using PySpark on AWS. You will work hands-on with code, modernising legacy data workflows and supporting large-scale SAS-to-PySpark migrations. The role requires strong engineering discipline, deep data understanding, and the ability to deliver production-ready data pipelines in a financial services environment. Essential Skills PySpark & Data Engineering Minimum 5+ years of hands-on PySpark experience. SAS to Pyspark migration experience Proven ability to write production-ready PySpark code. Strong understanding of data and data warehousing concepts, including: ETL/ELT, Data models, Dimensions and facts, Data marts, SCDsSpark Performance & Optimisation Strong knowledge of Spark execution concepts, including partitioning, optimisation, and performance tuning. Experience troubleshooting and improving...

ServiceNow Platform Architect + SC Cleared role + £600 to £650 per day - Inside IR35 + Fully remote - occasional travel to London Key Skills: + SC Cleared + ServiceNow Architect Platform Architect: * Define and manage the architecture of the platform (at Official and Secret on MOD platforms) for the private beta and initial public beta requirements, ensuring compliance with Defence standards, governance and leading practices. * Design advanced highly available platform architecture to meet data protection and business continuity requirements. * Design and run POCs for common services for complex process automation. * Design and assure platform developer services together with the team and other stakeholders. * Manage platform and governance products technical debt * Define architectural patterns and reusable components in line with ACOE strategy and integrate them into the ACOE reuse mechanisms. * Provide technical leadership to other team members and the wider ACOE....

IT Change Manager - Leading Global Bank (6‑Month Contract) My client, a leading global bank is looking for an experienced IT Change Manager to oversee the governance and delivery of technology change across a highly regulated financial environment. Key Responsibilities Manage end‑to‑end IT Change Management processes, including standard and emergency changes. Chair CAB meetings and ensure change risk, impact, and readiness assessments are completed. Ensure full compliance with regulatory and audit requirements (e.g., PRA/FCA, SOX, PCI‑DSS, DORA). Track change performance metrics and drive continuous process improvement. Collaborate closely with IT, Risk, Audit, and DevOps teams.Skills & Experience Strong experience in IT Change or IT Service Management roles. Strong ITIL background; ITIL certification preferred. Experience in regulated environments (banking/FS ideal). Familiarity with ServiceNow and enterprise‑scale infrastructure/applications. Strong stakeholder management...

We are seeking an experienced 2nd Line Tech Bar Engineer to provide high-quality, customer-facing technical support across onsite and remote environments. This role acts as an escalation point from 1st line support, resolving more complex technical issues while delivering an excellent end-user experience in secure, fast-paced environments. You will work closely with wider IT, infrastructure, and security teams to ensure incidents and requests are resolved efficiently and in line with agreed service levels and security standards. Key Responsibilities * Provide 2nd line technical support to end users via Tech Bar (onsite) and remote channels * Act as an escalation point for incidents and service requests unresolved at 1st line * Troubleshoot and resolve issues across macOS, Windows, iOS, and Android devices * Support Microsoft 365 services including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive * Configure and support end-user...

Location: London (3 days onsite per week) Contract Length: 9 months (until 31/12/2026) Day Rate: £568.75 per day (Inside IR35, PAYE via Umbrella) About the Role We are seeking an Data Migration Technical Project Manager to join a transformation programme with Uk Savings Institution. This role will be governing supplier‑delivered data and application migration activities across a complex technical landscape. You'll take ownership of ensuring quality, consistency, readiness, and risk management across all migration workstreams, while providing challenge, structure, and clarity in an environment with multiple suppliers and dependencies. Key Responsibilities Govern supplier‑delivered data and application migration activities, ensuring completeness, quality, and alignment to programme timelines. Identify missing systems, undocumented data flows, and other unknowns, translating these into work packages for delivery. Lead discovery and analysis to define un‑scoped migration work....

IT Manager – London – 4 month contract – On-Site Our customer is seeking an IT Manager to support a company restructuring process. The role will focus on managing the IT systems for a newly set up business unit with no people management responsibilities and will require the creation and management of new EUC infrastructure as well as Data and Endpoint Migrations. In terms of the environment, you will need to be experienced with G Suite/Google Workspace and Mac devices. The IT Manager is required to be onsite 5 days a week in Central London. Primary day to day responsibilities will for the IT Manager will include: Previous experience handling IT Hardware and Software life cycles Mac OS MDM – SimpleMDM, JAMF or similar BAU Support of G Suite/Google Workspace and Mac Google Workspace: Configuration and Support Data Migration/EUC Migrations, Or Tenant-to-Tenant Migrations Managing IT and Servers DNS The Key experience will require: Supported, maintained, and enhanced enterprise...

AWS Solution Designer – GenAI (Contract) We’re working with a leading enterprise organisation seeking an AWS Solution Designer with strong Generative AI experience to lead the end-to-end design and delivery of GenAI solutions within complex environments. This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role combining technical leadership with stakeholder engagement, ideal for someone who has designed and implemented LLM and RAG-based solutions on AWS. Key Responsibilities * Design and deliver end-to-end GenAI solutions on AWS * Lead LLM model creation, fine-tuning, benchmarking and evaluation * Design and implement RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) architectures * Define and run LLM evaluation frameworks covering accuracy, safety and robustness * Own delivery of AI and data initiatives, ensuring governance, quality and timelines * Work closely with senior stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable AI solutions Essential Skills & Experience *...

Contract Full Stack Developer (Python, Dash/Streamlit, Azure) We are recruiting for an experienced Contract Full Stack Developer with strong Python expertise to join a delivery-focused engineering team working on high-impact digital applications. This role suits a hands-on developer who can build, deploy and maintain Python-based web applications used across operational, analytics and customer-facing platforms. Key Responsibilities * Build and maintain Python web applications using Dash and/or Streamlit * Develop scalable backend services using modern Python practices * Deploy and support applications in Azure and hybrid cloud environments * Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub and GitHub Actions * Containerise applications using Docker * Work closely with engineering, operations and data teams to deliver production-ready solutions * Participate in code reviews and technical assessments Essential Skills * Strong commercial experience as a...

React Developer £550 - £625 - Inside IR35 London Hybrid 1/2 days per week 6 months initially, with high likelyhood of extension  We’re recruiting an experienced Contract Frontend UI Software Engineer to support a client in building, extending, and maintaining a modern web platform. This role will suit someone who is comfortable stepping into an existing environment, delivering high-quality UI functionality, and working autonomously within a cross-functional delivery team. Key responsibilities Collaborate with a cross-functional team of engineers, QA, and product managers Design, develop, and maintain frontend functionality and services Deliver new features and enhancements across a modern web platform Work with technologies including React, TypeScript, Webpack, REST APIs, JSON, Docker, and Ansible Prototype solutions, analyse requirements, and contribute to technical design Produce clean, maintainable, and well-tested code aligned with best practices Participate in code and...

Adecco / Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. Job Title: Senior Software Engineer Contract: 12-Month Contract to be extended Location: Windsor Or London - Hybrid (Once a month in office) Rate: £650 - £700 inside umbrella Are you a talented software engineer with a passion for AI and cloud technologies? Do you thrive in collaborative environments where innovation is at the forefront? Our client is on the lookout for a Senior Software Engineer to join their dynamic team and help shape the future of contact centre solutions using AWS AI services! What You'll Do: As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role...

SAP Business One Consultant - Outside IR35 | Remote We are seeking an experienced SAP Business One Consultant to lead and own the end-to-end implementation of SAP Business One for a growing organisation. The customer is planning to migrate SAP Business One and associated data from their current third-party host into their own Microsoft Azure environment, bringing the solution fully in-house. The SAP Business One Consultant requires a hands-on, technical consultant who is comfortable taking full ownership of the implementation, working closely with stakeholders, and ensuring the solution is delivered to meet business needs. SAP Business One Consultant’s Responsibilities Own and deliver the full SAP Business One implementation lifecycle, from design through to go-live and post-implementation support Act as the technical lead for SAP Business One, including configuration, customisation, and integration Work closely with business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate...

Lead PySpark Engineer (Cloud Migration) Role Type: 5-Month Contract Location: Remote (UK-Based) Experience Level: Lead / Senior (5+ years PySpark) Role Overview We are seeking a Lead PySpark Engineer to drive a large-scale data modernisation project, transitioning legacy data workflows into a high-performance AWS cloud environment. This is a hands-on technical role focused on converting legacy SAS code into production-ready PySpark pipelines within a complex financial services landscape. Key Responsibilities Code Conversion: Lead the end-to-end migration of SAS code (Base SAS, Macros, DI Studio) to PySpark using automated tools (SAS2PY) and manual refactoring. Pipeline Engineering: Design, build, and troubleshoot complex ETL/ELT workflows and data marts on AWS. Performance Tuning: Optimise Spark workloads for execution efficiency, partitioning, and cost-effectiveness. Quality Assurance: Implement clean coding principles, modular design, and robust unit/comparative testing...