57 jobs found in Newbury

Senior Networking & Security Specialist / Technical Lead 📍 Location: Newbury - Hybrid, 1-2 days per week onsite ⏳ Contract: 6 months rolling 🔐 Security Clearance: Active or eligible for UK SC Clearance 💷 Rate: £500-£600 per day, inside IR35 We are looking for an experienced Senior Networking & Security Specialist / Technical Lead to join a high-level technical delivery team, leading the design and hands-on implementation of complex, multi-vendor network and security solutions across enterprise environments. This is a hands-on role combining technical leadership, solution design, implementation and stakeholder engagement. 🔧 Key Responsibilities Lead the design and implementation of complex network and security solutions across greenfield and brownfield environments Produce high-quality HLDs, LLDs, implementation plans and operational runbooks Perform design validation, PoC testing and pre/post-implementation verification Configure, deploy and optimise network and...

Job title: Senior Network Security Architect Rate: £650 per day Inside IR35 Location: Remote (some travel to Newbury required) Contract: 6 months rolling Active SC clearance is required We're looking for an experienced Senior Network & Security Specialist who can be the technical lead to join a high-profile enterprise environment, working across networking, security, data centre fabrics and load balancing. Responsibilities: Lead the design and hands-on implementation of complex network and security solutions Create professional HLDs, LLDs, implementation plans and operational runbooks Work across Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet and F5 technologies Design and troubleshoot Cisco ACI environments, including spine/leaf, multi-site and multi-pod Engineer advanced BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, EIGRP, VXLAN, VLAN, STP, VPC/LACP and QoS solutions Design and implement NGFW, VPN, security policy and HA architectures Deliver F5 L4/L7 load balancing, SSL offload and GSLB Lead PoCs, design...

Cost Engineer Location: Berkshire Duration: 26 Weeks Start: ASAP (subject to clearance) IR35: Inside IR35 Overview We are seeking an experienced Cost Engineer to join a major programme based in Berkshire. Working within the Project Controls team, you will be responsible for cost planning, cost control, forecasting, change management, risk management and financial reporting, helping ensure projects are delivered within approved budgets and contractual requirements. Key Responsibilities Develop and maintain project baseline budgets, cost breakdown structures (CBS) and control account plans. Monitor actual costs, commitments, accruals and forecasts. Produce Estimates at Completion (EACs), variance analysis and financial performance reports. Deliver Earned Value Management (EVM) reporting and performance measurement. Manage cost risk, contingency allowances and change control processes. Support project reviews, governance reporting and stakeholder decision-making. Ensure...

Data Integration & Application Support Technician Temporary Contract: 3 months Location: Bracknell (Onsite) Hourly Rate: £24 via an Umbrella (Inside IR35) We are seeking a Data Integration & Application Support Technician for a hands-on technical role within our team. This position involves developing and supporting a proprietary business application used by real customers. You will work onsite in our Bracknell office, handling real customer datasets, validating results within the live application, and influencing how data is displayed to end users. If you have a passion for practical data work and enjoy seeing the immediate impact of your efforts, this role is ideal for you. Day-to-day of the role: Prepare and clean customer data using Excel, employing formulas, lookups, and other features to ready data for import. Import data into our Access-based database, ensuring data integrity throughout the process by running queries and checks. Test imported data within our...

Production Planner Location: Burghfield | Full-time on-site Contract: Until 31 December 2027 IR35 Status: Inside IR35 Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance Required We are currently recruiting for experienced Production Planners to join a highly regulated engineering and manufacturing environment based in Burghfield. This is an exciting opportunity for professionals with a background in production planning, manufacturing, materials, or precision engineering to support operational delivery by managing production schedules, coordinating manufacturing requirements, and driving effective planning processes. The successful candidates will play a key role in ensuring production demands are accurately planned, resources are aligned, and delivery targets are achieved while maintaining high standards of safety, quality, and operational excellence. Key Responsibilities * Maintain and support the Master Production Schedule and supplementary schedules, ensuring forecast dates remain...

URGENT SENIOR QUANTITY SURVEYOR NEED-DIDCOT-HIGHWAYS-1 YEAR CONTRACT! Due to the award of a major Highways and Road over Rail Bridge scheme in Didcot valued at over £60m, our client, a world renowned Main Contractor are looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their Commercial Team on a freelance basis. Based from site (this is 5 days per week) daily duties will include Procurement, Sub Contractor Account Management, Payments, Cost Reporting and Variations. To be considered for this role, you will have a minimum of an HNC in Quantity Surveying and have working experience of NEC Option 4 along with major Highways and Structure experience gained within the Main Contracting environment. In return, a top day rate is on offer which is Inside IR35 and comes with an immediate start and long term contract for the right individual. This is an urgent and great opening with a top client and really personable team so if interested, please send a copy of your CV to Dave Rowe by email or...

£400 Day Rate (Inside IR35) Initial 2-Month Contract (Extension Potential) Fully Remote Starting September 2026 Your new company A large public sector organisation is seeking an experienced Motion Graphics Developer to support the delivery of a high-profile digital content project. Working within a specialist programme team, you will be responsible for developing a complex animated digital asset designed to simplify and visualise a multi-stage operational process. Your new role This is a hands-on production role requiring strong expertise across animation, motion graphics and digital content development. You'll be responsible for the end-to-end creation of a substantial animated product, including storyboarding, asset creation, animation, editing and final delivery. Working from an established script and technical requirements, you'll transform complex workflow and process information into a polished visual solution using industry-standard tooling.A key element of the engagement...

Job Title: Junior Finance Business Partner - SC Location: Reading/Hybrid – (2 Days per Week on site) Daily Rate: £38.60/hr (Umbrella) Duration: 9 Months IR35 Status: Inside IR35 Security Clearance: SC Essential: Business and Finance Qualifications - Evidence of business & finance qualifications to be provided as part of onboarding Key Accountabilities: Complying with appropriate procedures, processes, and systems to ensure the quality and consistency of data. Supporting the preparation, monitoring and control of forecasts and budgets for specified areas, including change control Support system interrogation and financial performance measurement of actual expenditure Provide input to cost reports, including trend analysis and early warnings as necessary Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security, and quality and be a great team player. Key Responsibilities: Carry out variance analysis and cost monitoring against a range of...

Senior Linux Systems Administrator Rate: £Competitive (Inside IR35) Location: Reading area (100% on-site | Driver essential) Duration: 6-month contract (High chance of extension) Work Pattern: 9-day fortnight (Alternate Fridays off) Clearance: Active UK DV Clearance required The Role Looking for a high-rate contract with a genuine work-life balance? We need a Senior Linux Systems Administrator to take ownership of a massive, 100% on-premise Big Data platform supporting UK Critical National Infrastructure. You'll join a solid team in Reading, keeping mission-critical systems patched, secure, and running smoothly. What you'll be doing day-to-day: System Health: Manage enterprise Linux (RHEL/Rocky Linux) and VMware vSphere environments. Automation: Use Ansible and Bash to automate server builds and routine tasks. Maintenance & Patching: Handle monthly OS/app updates, certificate renewals, and proactive disk/system checks. Troubleshooting: Dig into complex network, OS, and...

Location: Reading – hybrid, up to 3 days per week onsite Contract: Until 31 March 2027 IR35: Inside IR35 Rate: £77.20 per hour Umbrella Security Clearance: SC Clearance essential Interview: 1-stage Teams interview The Opportunity We are looking for an experienced Commercial Transformation Change Manager to join a major transformation programme and lead culture and change activity across the Supply Chain Management function. This is a high-impact role focused on shaping the cultural and employee engagement agenda as part of a wider transformation. You will work closely with the People Workstream Lead, Programme Lead and other workstream leads to develop and deliver a clear vision for culture, behaviours, leadership and employee engagement. You will play a key role in helping the organisation understand its current culture, define the desired future state and implement practical initiatives that embed sustainable behavioural and cultural change. What You'll Be Doing *...

Linux Administrator - DV Clearance - 12 Months - Inside IR35 - Reading (Onsite) | My client a leading technology company is looking for a Linux Administrator to join a high-profile programme. This role will focus on supporting and maintaining Linux infrastructure, managing VMware environments, automating administration tasks, and ensuring platform stability, performance and security. Key Skills & Experience: Strong Linux administration experience (RHEL, Rocky Linux or similar) VMware vSphere / ESXi administration Ansible automation Bash / Shell scripting Infrastructure troubleshooting and performance monitoring Security hardening and patch management Networking, storage and permissions management Experience with Docker or Podman beneficial Familiarity with Git and CI/CD practicesDue to the nature of the project and the programme's onboarding timescales, candidates must hold active DV clearance If the role aligns with your experience please apply with your updated CV

Job Title: Commercial Transformation Change Manager - SC Location: Reading/Hybrid - Max 3 Days per Week on site Daily Rate: £77.20/hr (Umbrella) Duration: Until 31/3/27 initially IR35 Status: Inside IR35 Security Clearance: SC The SCM Transformation Culture & Change Lead is role within the transformation team responsible for championing and implementing culture change initiatives within the supply chain function. The successful candidate will work closely with the People workstream lead and the Programme Lead along with the other workstream leads to develop the overall cultural and employee engagement vision for the supply chain function Key Responsibilities: Culture Assessment and Development: Provide input into the People workstream overall strategy within the broader transformation program. Collaborate with executive leadership to align on the supply chain team people and cultural change objectives. Conduct assessments to understand the current organisational culture...

Project Accountant Location: Oxford - Hybrid, 3 days onsite minimum requirement Contract: 12 months, strong likelihood of extension - Mon - Fri / 08:30 - 17:00 / 37.5 hrs per week. Rate: £44.28 Inside IR35 Umbrella Security clearance level required: DBS required, current SC preferred Key points Ideally fully qualified CIMA - but would entertain part qualified with experience. Hybrid working - but there will need to be flexibility - no set days - they will need to be in the office for month end which is per calendar month, therefore key days of the week move. We are looking for a self starter - current accountant is moving within the organisation so handover support available, but need a get up and go attitude. Ability to business partner and work closely with commercial department in particular. Needs to challenge the business regarding cost to complete data. Close relationship with MOD and connection with SSRO reporting - therefore current SC will be preferable. The...

Platform Engineer Contract Role | Inside IR35 Client: IBM - End client Banking Work Pattern: Hybrid (client site attendance required as needed, Swindon) Rate: £500 per day (Inside IR35) Overview IBM is seeking an experienced Platform Engineer to support the development, automation, and optimisation of modern cloud-based data platforms. The successful contractor will play a key role in designing and maintaining scalable infrastructure, enabling efficient software delivery through DevOps practices, and supporting data engineering teams with robust platform capabilities. This role requires a strong technical background across cloud technologies, infrastructure as code, automation, CI/CD pipelines, data platform tooling, and software engineering best practices. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain cloud-based platform infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles. Develop and manage automated CI/CD pipelines to support rapid, secure, and reliable...

TXP are currently recruiting for multiple IT/EPOS Engineers across the UK The successful engineers will work on an initial 2-month project to include but are not limited to: EPOS Installation Back Office IT/Server Installations PED InstallationsWhat are we looking for? Experienced IT/EPOS/ATM engineers with experience of installation and fault finding of IT and EPOS equipment Able to pass and obtain DBS criminal history check Engineer must have full UK manual driving licence with no more than 6 points Must be able to stay away from home, role will require UK wide coverageWorking Hours Start Date: 10th September End Date: 30th October Monday to Friday morning (night shifts)What's on offer? You will be paid up to £155.34 per day via an Umbrella company £15 meal allowance applicable when staying away from home Van, fuel card & travel expenses Any overtime (more than 9 hours a day inclusive of travel) is paid at £17.26 per hour, overtime is very likelyIR35 Status This role...

General Foreman - Water Location: Winchester area Rate: £400 per day, Inside IR35, depending on experience Duration: 12 months+ / ongoing Sector: Water The Role A leading infrastructure and engineering contractor is looking for an experienced General Foreman to join its construction team on a key water project near Winchester. This is a long-term opportunity supporting the day-to-day delivery of civil engineering and construction activities on site. Due to the nature of the project, candidates must have previous experience working as a General Foreman or Site Supervisor within the UK water sector. Experience with either a Tier 1 or Tier 2 contractor will be considered, provided you have worked on projects associated with UK Water Authorities. Key Responsibilities General management of construction and civil engineering activities Daily allocation of plant, labour and materials Coordination of site activities and subcontractors Managing the site workforce to ensure safe...

We are looking to strengthen our Construction team with a General Foreman Site based at Morestead Road- on either a freelance or permanent basis. You will report directly to the Regional construction Manager and your role will support the Site Manager to coordinate the safe management of a section of work on major projects or control all site activities on a smaller project ensuring HSQE, programme and budget requirements are set. Key responsibilities will include: In conjunction with the Site Manager, co-ordinate and control initial site set-up, actively installing framework systems and procedures Rigorously apply and enforce methods and controls to ensure the most effective and continuous use of the frameworks resources. In conjunction with the Site Manager, appraise the security risk to all property under your control and install security levels commensurate to the relative values. Actively support the Site Manager to maintain and enforce safety standards as required by...

Financial Analyst Location: Oxford – Hybrid (minimum 3 days onsite) Contract: 6 months Initially Rate: £27.67 per hour PAYE / £37.01 per hour Umbrella IR35: Inside IR35 Security Clearance: DBS required; current SC clearance preferred We are currently recruiting for an experienced Financial Analyst to join a leading organisation within the aerospace and defence sector on an initial 6-month contract. This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional with strong hands-on experience across financial reporting, reconciliations, payroll, invoicing and month-end activities to support a busy finance function working across defence-related projects. The Role As a Financial Analyst, you will provide financial reporting support across key projects, while also contributing to future bid campaigns and the wider finance function. You will be responsible for a varied workload, working to tight deadlines and ensuring financial information is accurate, well controlled and delivered...

Senior Quantity Surveyor Location: Oxford (Hybrid) Rate: £550 - £600 per day Contract: Freelance IR35: Inside IR35 We are currently recruiting for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to work on a major civils project based in Oxford. This is a freelance opportunity offering £550 - £600 per day, with hybrid working available. Key Responsibilities: Commercial management of a major civils project Cost management, forecasting and reporting Subcontract management and procurement Valuations and payment applications Change and variations management Contract administration Working with NEC contracts Supporting the wider commercial team Requirements: Proven experience as a Senior Quantity Surveyor Strong civils/construction background NEC contract experience Strong commercial and contractual knowledge Experience managing subcontractors and commercial packages Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills The Opportunity: £550 - £600 per day Inside IR35 Freelance...

On behalf of our client, we are seeking to recruit a Project Accountant on an initial 12-month contract. The successful candidate will be responsible for financial reporting across defence projects, supporting project financial control, forecasting and reporting, as well as assisting with future bid campaigns. Role: Project Accountant Pay: £44.28 per hour Via Umbrella Location: Oxford Contract: Monday - Friday 08:30 - 17:00 - 37.5 hours per week, 12 -month contract IR35 Status: Inside Security Clearance: BPSS, will require SC Clearnce, preference is on application Responsibilities Liaise with the Senior Management Team to validate the financial integrity of offers before sending to customer. Develop work breakdown structures to generate project plans, work packages and schedules for future contract proposals. Forecast: Assist in the preparation of operating plans and forecast updates to the annual budget. Also reporting deviations to budget. Ensure all finance data is...