19 head of finance jobs found

Data Engineering Lead Certain Advantage are hiring for a Data Engineering Lead based in London. This role is on an initial contract till the end of the year and is required to be onsite 3 days a week. The successful candidate will lead the data acquisition function by defining ingestion strategy and building Azure-based data pipelines. You will translate end-user requirements into scalable engineering solutions, act as the domain’s primary Data Manager for data governance, lineage, quality, and master data management, and lead a team of data engineers in delivering reliable, compliant, and high-value data solutions to Trading, Risk, Finance, and Operations. Your responsibilities: Own ingestion strategy and define scalable batch/streaming data patterns Design and deliver Azure-based data pipelines and platform solutions Standardize connectors, schemas, controls, CI/CD, IaC, and automated testing Lead onboarding of enterprise and market data sources with SLAs and...

Senior Software Engineer in Test  Certain Advantage are recruiting on behalf of our globally renowned brand for a Senior Software Engineer in Test. This is a temporary contract inside IR35 initially until March 2027 working a couple of days onsite per month in Manchester for meet ups. We’re seeking Engineers who can offer demonstrable experience in developing and testing bespoke cloud-native applications; programming with Java, Python (or another OO language) utilising quality tools like SonarQube, with proven experience of automated software testing. If you embrace quality-first coding and want to work on real projects alongside experienced engineers with iterative and agile processes, please apply! Key Responsibilities Define and implement testing for cloud systems (platform and APIs) in an agile manner Implement testing frameworks; utilising automation tools where possible. Support the investigate and resolution of issues. Work closely with the SRE team to develop...

Network Solution Architect Certain Advantage are recruiting on behalf of our client in London for a Solution Architect offering in-depth knowledge of Automation & Connectivity solutions, specifically the following; Ansible integration for infrastructure networks, including playbook creation and integrations Workflow integration for infrastructure networks pipeline creation for infrastructure network including CI testing (virtual and physical)You’ll be responsible for delivering high‑quality solution designs that are fit for purpose, aligned with enterprise architecture standards, and optimized for total cost of ownership across the solution lifecycle. This is a contract position starting May initially until 31st December. Key Responsibilities Act as the single point of contact for all solution architecture aspects of IT projects. Design and integrate Business Process, Data, Application, Infrastructure, and Information Security aspects into end‑to‑end solutions. Ensure...

Software Architect Certain Advantage is hiring for a Software Architect based in the Newcastle area. This role is on a contract basis and is hybrid-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 Architect —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: Translate business goals and high-level requirements into robust software architectures. Design scalable, flexible, and maintainable architectures for complex geospatial systems using the latest modern cloud-based technologies and tools Identify technical risks early and define...

MS Dynamics 365 Developer Certain Advantage is hiring for an MS Dynamics 365 Developer based in the Farnborough area. This role is on a contract basis and is hybrid-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 an MS Dynamics 365 Developer—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: Design and develop customisations, plugins, workflows, and integrations within the D365 environment. Customise and extend D365 modules using X++, C#, JavaScript, Power Automate, and Power Apps. Develop and maintain integrations between D365 and other enterprise...

Software Engineer Certain Advantage is hiring for a Software Engineer based in the Guildford or Newcastle area. This role is on a contract basis and is hybrid-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 Engineer —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: High-quality, readable, scalable and easily maintained code, using Java. Contribution to quality assurance by writing unit and automated tests. Design and code reviews Sprint planning, reviews, and daily stand-ups in a true Agile environmentThe Individual We’re looking for...

Senior Data Engineer – (Tick data, Time-Series; kdb+ / Q ) 3-6 months initially. London 3 days onsite   Are you a Data Engineer with a background in systematic trading who has worked with granular tick market data? Have you built pipelines to allow tick data to be ingested into a time series tech stack utilising kdb+ and Q? If so keep reading!   Certain Advantage are recruiting on behalf of our London based trading client for a Data Engineer to focus on building a scalable data platform for algorithmic trading.   You’ll Identify and implement solutions for Quants and Traders, providing data that will be used to improve strategies performance and produce clients TCA, pre- and post- trade analytics.   Your Project Work: Identify and implement solutions to provide data that will be used to improve strategies performance and produce clients TCA, pre- and post- trade analytics. Work with business Stakeholders to build new and maintain existing real-time and historical data services and...

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,...

C++ Engineer Certain Advantage are hiring for a C++ Engineer based in London. This role is on an initial contract till the end of the year and is hybrid. The company We’re working with an organisation that operates globally, helping power homes, transport, and industries with the energy they depend on every day. The role: Implement solutions using the provided exchange SDKs in different languages such as C++, Rust, Python, Typescript Write software that communicates with exchanges through their APIs, receiving market data and sending orders over the network in different protocols, such as FIX, Websocket or HTTP requests Optimize exchange communication through kernel bypass, optimizing TLS or the connection handling to an exchange Implement trading algorithms based on requirements provided by traders and quants Acquire and develop the necessary trading knowledge to successfully translate the requirements into actual software implementation Continuously improve the...

IT Programme Manager Certain Advantage is hiring for an IT Programme Manager based in the Warwickshire area. This role is on a contract basis and is site-based. The Company We’re working with a Manufacturing business that blends British craftsmanship with cutting-edge innovation to create luxury vehicles that redefine performance and style. 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 an IT Programme manager —someone ambitious and ready to make an impact. You’ll be results-oriented and driven to succeed. You’ll be leading a small, experienced, and collaborative team, and be responsible for: Delivery of an enterprise IT system that delivers all artefacts required for Regulation 154 Compliance Requirements development (customer, functional & software) Customer Testing Production Deployment & In-Service Support Management of the software development plan with computer programmersThe...

Position: Infrastructure Architect – Large-Scale Solutions (On-Prem & Cloud) Location: Basildon, UK (5 days a week from office) long term contract position Job Summary The Infrastructure Project Manager is responsible for delivering complex and strategic IT Infrastructure projects within a global environment. Reporting to the Programme Director and/or Programme Manager, this role scopes, plans, and delivers projects and initiatives to meet specified business needs, controlling resources from multiple areas (including third parties) to achieve agreed cost, time, and quality objectives. The Infrastructure Project Manager is accountable for the progress and successful delivery of project efforts, ensuring adherence to governance, methodology, and best practices. Key Responsibilities Lead and manage complex IT Infrastructure projects from initiation to implementation, including project set-up, kick-off, requirements analysis, solution design, build, test, production...

Role: Senior Business Analyst (Cyber Resilience & Operational Transformation) Sector: Utilities / Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) Location: UK (Hybrid) Purpose of the Role Lead the business analysis, requirement elicitation, and governance frameworks for critical cyber resilience and operational transformation initiatives. This position bridges corporate technology and site-based industrial systems to translate complex cyber security, data protection, and business continuity expectations into executable, delivery-ready technical specifications. Key Responsibilities Cyber Security & Regulatory Alignment: Drive Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) aligned activities, executing control mapping, evidence collation, gap analysis, and compilation of robust regulatory Evidence Packs (EP) to satisfy NIS compliance. Resilience & Disaster Recovery (DR): Elicit and define comprehensive end-to-end Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) requirements, focusing on...

PMO Analyst / PMO Lead - £425 - £525 per day (Umbrella - Inside IR35) West Midlands - West of Birmingham 3 days onsite per week. Investigo are partnering with a large and complex business who are based to the West of Birmingham.  They are seeking an experienced PMO Analyst / PMO Lead , to support a large and complex technology and change programme.  You'll be working in a multi-site, multi-division organisation structure which adds to the complexity of programme delivery.The appointed contractor will be an experienced PMO professional, who has supported large and complex IT and change programmes.  You'll bring great all-round PMO skills, across risks. issues, RAIDs, Interdependencies as well as finances and reporting.  Excellent stakeholder engagement skills will be crucial due to the high profile and time bound nature of this programme. This role does require 3 days per week onsite so please be confident you can make this work before applying

Job Title: Software and Systems Test Coordination Engineer Location: Gaydon, Warwickshire Rate: £33.88ph via an Umbrella Company (Inside IR35) or £25.26ph on a PAYE basis Employment Type: Contract (Currently financed until March 2027) Hours: Standard 40 Hours Per Week Reference: J(phone number removed) Position Description: Duties: This role (Software and systems test coordination engineer) is responsible for overseeing the overall testing status of the EVA25 programs. While the role demands a high level of technical understanding, it is not hands-on testing role. The successful candidate will ensure consistent adherence to established processes, effective utilisation of issue management tools and clear and transparent reporting to senior stakeholders. Key aspects of this role involves the ability to drive and prioritise actions and process changes based on clear KPIs around testing management with stakeholders across the company. Strong skills in developing metrics,...

SAP Support Lead £450-£550/day Inside IR35 Panoramic Associates are supporting a Public Sector organisation in their search for an experienced SAP Manager to take ownership of day to day SAP service within the organisation on an initial 3-6 month contract with likely extensions to run for the 12 month period. It's a legacy SAP environment. The immediate priority over the next 12 months is to keep the platform stable and well supported/managed while providing confident technical oversight and calm, effective expectation management across the different stakeholders. You'll oversee incident/problem management, vendor performance, stakeholder engagement, and the internal support team, bringing the right blend of hands-on SAP support knowledge and service leadership. You'll be working with senior stakeholders, a small internal support team, and a third-party support partner. Key focus BAU SAP support leadership stability, service quality, and clear stakeholder communication...

Job title: Project Manager Duration: 6 months initial term Pay: £750 per day PAYE Location: 2 days per week in our Stratford, London office In September 2026, we move to 50% in office across the month About the organisation Our client is an independent regulatory body in the UK responsible for ensuring the financial markets work well for the consumers and the economy, promoting market integrity and effective competition. About the team The Change Directorate is at the forefront of this organisation's ambition to transform themselves into a data-led regulator, and this work enables them to effectively regulate some of the UK's most complex financial markets. Within the Change Directorate sits the Enforcement & Market Oversight (EMO), Sustainable Finance & International (ESFI) Change Department. They are responsible for the delivery of change to help shape and deliver divisional strategies to meet prioritised policy, regulatory and operational outcomes. They...

Data Engineer Lead - Tier 1 Bank - London - 6 months Role - Data Engineer Lead Rate - £700 per day (Inside IR35) Duration - 6 months with very likely extension Location - Hybrid / Liverpool Street - 3 days per week in an office in Liverpool Street (London) Role The Data Engineer Lead is responsible for designing, building, and supporting modern data platform, with a particular focus on Databricks, cloud-based data engineering, and leading the migration of legacy Oracle systems into scalable, cloud-native environments. The role supports the organisation's data strategy especially on Finance and Regulatory domain by ensuring high-quality, reliable pipelines and data models that enable analytics, regulatory reporting, and data-driven decision-making. The post holder plays a key leadership role within the Data Engineering function, shaping architectural direction, ensuring engineering excellence, and partnering with Technology, Architecture, and Business teams across the...

Housing Asset Data Analyst The Opportunity: We are seeking an analytical, technically minded Housing Asset Data Analyst to join our team for at least 8 weeks. In this critical role, you will be responsible for managing housing stock data and leading the implementation, testing, and ongoing development of core housing IT systems and software. Key duties of the Housing Asset Data Analyst: * Support the delivery of an effective, compliant, and efficient repair and maintenance service through robust asset data management. * Manage and maintain the organisation's asset management database, ensuring all stock condition and safety data are accurate and regularly refreshed. * Lead on the creation of software specifications and provide comprehensive project support during the replacement or upgrade of housing IT infrastructure. * Line-manage an administrator, overseeing day-to-day data input and team development. * Develop and coordinate processes for the annual stock...

Do you have significant experience delivering large-scale railway programmes, managing scope, budget, risk, and stakeholder engagement? If so TXM Recruit are partnered with a major railway client to recruit a Programme Manager to join them based in East Midlands on a 6-month contract basis paying up to £600 per day (outside IR35). About the Role We are seeking an exceptional Programme Manager to lead the delivery of complex, multi?disciplinary engineering programmes that are critical to our strategic objectives. This role requires a proven leader who can operate confidently across technical, commercial, and operational domains while driving performance, governance, and value for money. Key Responsibilities Programme Leadership — Own the end?to?end delivery of engineering programmes, ensuring scope, schedule, cost, risk, and quality targets are consistently achieved. Stakeholder Management — Build strong relationships with internal and external partners, Project Managers,...