16 automation engineer jobs found

Senior Automation Tools Engineer (Contract) Inside IR35 - £550-£570 per day Cambridge Hybrid 2-3 days per week We’re seeking an experienced Senior Automation Tools Engineer to join a high-impact Automation Tools team on a contract basis. This is an opportunity to play a key role in building and scaling automation frameworks that drive reliability, performance, and efficiency across a complex hybrid infrastructure. You’ll work closely with Engineering, DevOps, IT, and Operations teams to streamline deployment and configuration processes, enabling robust system management across large-scale environments. What you’ll be doing: Design, build, and maintain automation frameworks across a hybrid estate and compute clusters Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using tools like Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, and GitLab Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines to accelerate and improve deployment processes Troubleshoot infrastructure challenges and implement automated fixes to...

Job Title: Data Engineer (Talend & Unix Specialist) Location: Telford (Hybrid - occasional onsite workshops, ~2 days/month in Telford) Rate: Up to £450/day inside IR35 Security Clearance: Active SC Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Data Engineer to design, build, and support robust data integration and ETL solutions within a secure government environment. The role focuses on delivering scalable, performant data pipelines and ensuring high service reliability across critical data platforms. Key Responsibilities Design and implement secure, scalable data integration and ETL solutions using Talend and Unix Build and maintain data pipelines (ingestion, transformation, curation) with monitoring, alerting, and SLA adherence Collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements aligned to non-functional requirements (performance, cost, security) Support incident resolution and ensure service continuity Contribute to Agile delivery ceremonies and cross-functional team...

Azure Network Engineer £450 Per Day, Inside IR35 Cardiff Hybrid 3-Month Contract Your new company A large organisation based in Wales Your new role The organisation operates across both Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure. However, this temporary role is specifically focused on Azure networking delivery, automation and knowledge transfer. The engineer will work with existing engineers and architects to deploy secure, repeatable Azure networking resources using Terraform, replacing manual portal configuration with version-controlled Infrastructure as Code wherever appropriate. Strong hands-on Microsoft Azure networking experience. Terraform experience for Azure resource deployment, including module design and state-aware change management. Azure Front Door, WAF, custom domains and certificate integration. Azure DNS, Private DNS and private endpoint name resolution. Virtual networks, subnets, route tables, NSGs and private connectivity patterns. Git, pull request...

Job Title: Data Engineer (Talend & Unix Specialist) Location: Telford (Hybrid - occasional onsite workshops, ~2 days/month in Telford) Rate: Up to £450/day inside IR35 Security Clearance: Active SC Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Data Engineer to design, build, and support robust data integration and ETL solutions within a secure government environment. The role focuses on delivering scalable, performant data pipelines and ensuring high service reliability across critical data platforms. Key Responsibilities Design and implement secure, scalable data integration and ETL solutions using Talend and Unix Build and maintain data pipelines (ingestion, transformation, curation) with monitoring, alerting, and SLA adherence Collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements aligned to non-functional requirements (performance, cost, security) Support incident resolution and ensure service continuity Contribute to Agile delivery ceremonies and cross-functional team...

Role Title: Bicep SME Duration: 6 month contract Location: Remote Rate: up to £560 p/d Umbrella inside IR35 Role purpose / summary Our client is looking for a Lead Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Developer specializing in Bicep to architect and automate our client's Azure environment. You will bridge the gap between platform engineering, application teams and our client's architects by building modular, secure, and scalable deployment frameworks. Key Responsibilities Architect Modular Libraries: Design and maintain complex Bicep modules and private registries to standardize deployments across the organization. End-to-End Automation: Integrate Bicep templates into robust Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines. Security & Governance: Implement Azure Policy and ""Guardrails as Code"" to ensure compliance and cost management. State Management: Transition legacy ARM templates or manual builds into clean, Bicep code. Required Expertise Advanced Bicep: Mastery of loops,...

Banking/FS experience is must. Required Skills & Experience * Strong hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenShift (deployment, scaling, troubleshooting) * Proficiency in Ansible for configuration management and automation * Solid understanding of Kubernetes architecture and container orchestration * Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps) * Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix systems administration * Familiarity with Docker/containerization technologies * Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) * Good scripting skills (Bash, Python, or similar) * Understanding of networking, security, and monitoring tools

Senior ITSM Engineer Must have an Active DV Clearance 4 Day weeks are available Senior ITSM Engineer Opportunity An opportunity exists for an experienced Senior ITSM Engineer to join a specialist ITSM Tooling team delivering enterprise service management solutions within secure Defence environments. The Senior ITSM Engineer will support the development, implementation and optimisation of ITSM tooling across multiple programmes and customer environments. The Senior ITSM Engineer will work as part of an Agile delivery team producing build documentation, configuration standards and implementation plans for complex ITSM platforms. This role suits a technically strong Senior ITSM Engineer who enjoys working with both traditional and modern service management tooling while delivering secure and resilient solutions. Senior ITSM Engineer Responsibilities Design, configure and deploy ITSM tooling solutions across secure environments. Produce build documentation, implementation plans...

Workplace Integration Engineer 6 months - initially Location: Basingtoke DV clearance required £650 inside IR35 - Umbrella only Description: Possessing excellent scripting skills in Powershell and Python, this role will be responsible for taking product configuration design, and packaging it - enabling the re-deployment of one or more software packages in an automated and verifiable way. The successful candidate will work as part of a multi skilled agile team, where teamwork is paramount. The role will be challenging and varied, where cross training is expected and challenges shared. The successful candidate will have the responsibility of owning the delivery of a work package from design, through prototyping, ensuring the work package meets functional and non-functional requirements. The skills necessary to troubleshoot and problem solve. The candidate will script repeatable unit tests to exercise functionality, which will account for desired and undesired outcomes. The...

Role Title / Position: Software Development Engineer Type : Contract Duration:12 months Location : London (EC2A 2FA), UK Hybrid / Onsite : 5 days required onsite. Job Description: Must Haves : * Strong backend experience (Java) * Infrastructure as Code experience (AWS CDK preferred) * Deep AWS knowledge * Understands how AWS deploys and manages infrastructure * Experience operating production systems * Availability * Metrics * Alarms * Incident awareness * Strong understanding of distributed systems * Comfortable making independent production changes * Familiar with: * DNS * TLS * Load balancing (conceptual understanding is required) What You'll Do • Design, build, and deploy backend services and infrastructure that power Prime Video's network edge • Work on Operational Efficiency and maintaining availability and security • Participate in on-call rotations and operational excellence practices Basic...

AMS is a global workforce solutions partner committed to creating inclusive, dynamic, and future-ready workplaces. We help organisations adapt, grow, and thrive in an ever-evolving world by building, shaping, and optimising diverse talent strategies. Our Contingent Workforce Solutions (CWS) is one of our service offerings. Acting as an extension of their recruitment teams, we connect them with skilled interim and temporary professionals, fostering workplaces where everyone can contribute and succeed. Our client, a major UK retail bank, provides every day banking services to over 17 million retail customers. The banks expertise and services span across Business Services, Corporate banking, Wealth Management, Group Functions, Retail and Investment Banking. On behalf of this organisation, AMS are looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) for a 6 month contract based in London (2 days per week) with remote working available (hybrid). Purpose of the role: Join us...

Job Title: Software Engineer Manchester, UK Hybrid (once/week) 6month contract with Potential Extension Day rate - 56GBP/Hour Inside IR35 Software Engineer We are looking for a mid-level Software Engineer who builds with a "Full-Ownership" mindset. In this role, you aren't just writing code; you're managing the entire lifecycle of global-scale services. What You'll Do Build & Refactor: Write reusable code using standard design patterns. We value test automation as much as production code. Own the Stack: Manage services end-to-end, monitoring health metrics and automating deployments via CI/CD. Design & Advise: Evaluate architectural trade-offs (cost/performance) and guide product teams on system scalability. Solve & Improve: Lead incident response (RCA) and identify structural improvements to boost system performance.The Requirements 5 Years of broad software engineering experience. Proficient in building applications with a focus on data security and integrity....

DV Cleared DevOps / Software Engineer - Contract £550-£600 per day | Outside IR35 Condensed week available - work 3 long days, paid for 5 Active MOD DV Clearance required We are looking for an experienced DV Cleared DevOps / Software Engineer to join a high-impact technical environment. This role suits someone who thrives in modern DevOps ecosystems, enjoys building secure, scalable platforms, and wants the flexibility of a condensed working week. You will work across the full software delivery lifecycle, helping to design, build, automate, and maintain robust cloud-native and containerised platforms. Key Responsibilities Design, build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable software delivery Deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters and application platforms Collaborate with engineers to develop, test, and release software efficiently Implement automation and infrastructure as code Ensure systems remain secure, resilient, and scalable Deliver software fixes, upgrades, and...

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit 5x Embedded Software V&V Engineer subcontractors on an initial 6 month contract.  Skills in C, C++ or ADA are beneficial.  A defence or aerospace industry background would also be great.   Rate: £70.00 per hour Location: Stevenage or Bristol, depending on your preference. Hybrid / Remote working: Full time on site (occasional work from home day) (The company are happy with a 4 day week) Contract: 37 Hours per week Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at ‘time and a quarter’ Duration: 6 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) Interview process: 1 stage video interview   Embedded Software V&V Engineer Job Description:   The department create the complex, highly reliable real-time software that powers missile systems and their components, ensuring that they provide the performance and functionality our users require when they...

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit 5x Embedded Software V&V Engineer subcontractors on an initial 6 month contract.  Skills in C, C++ or ADA are beneficial.  A defence or aerospace industry background would also be great.   Rate: £70.00 per hour Location: Stevenage or Bristol, depending on your preference. Hybrid / Remote working: Full time on site (occasional work from home day) (The company are happy with a 4 day week) Contract: 37 Hours per week Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at ‘time and a quarter’ Duration: 6 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) Interview process: 1 stage video interview   Embedded Software V&V Engineer Job Description:   The department create the complex, highly reliable real-time software that powers missile systems and their components, ensuring that they provide the performance and functionality our users require when they...

Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Event Management Consultant to join the Hosting and Tooling Team, supporting both operational (RUN) and project-based activities. You will work closely with Consultants, Engineers, Analysts, and client stakeholders to design, implement, and optimise enterprise event management and monitoring solutions. This role requires deep technical expertise across enterprise tooling platforms, strong analytical capability, and hands-on experience delivering scalable monitoring and automation solutions in complex environments. Key Responsibilities As an Event Management Consultant, you will: Engage directly with client teams, providing technical guidance, consultation, and operational support Design and implement event management policies for internal services and client distribution systems Perform high-level functional system analysis to support client operational and technical requirements Maintain and enhance operational tooling in alignment...

Java Developer Location: Ipswich Duration: 3 months + About this opportunity: Our client, a leading organisation managing the UK's largest Public Wifi network, is hiring two talented Software Engineers for an initial three-month contract. This is a fantastic chance to contribute to a high-profile project, supporting the development and operation of innovative WiFi solutions. You'll work within an agile team, collaborating closely with network specialists to build, upgrade, and maintain critical applications supporting secure, seamless connectivity across the UK. What you'll be doing: * Developing, maintaining, and upgrading Java applications to ensure security and performance compliance * Building pipelines and automating tests to streamline deployment processes * Designing and developing new applications and microservices * Upgrading PCI-compliant applications supporting credit card and ApplePay transactions * Implementing DevOps practices for service availability, monitoring,...