36 engineering jobs found in Sheffield

API Developer (Golang/Python) – Financial Services * Inside IR35 * Sheffield (1–2 days/month onsite) A leading financial services organisation is seeking an experienced API Developer to join their team on a contract basis. This is a great opportunity to work on modern, scalable systems within a highly regulated and fast-paced environment. This role would suit a developer who enjoys working on backend systems but is comfortable contributing to full-stack solutions when needed. If you’re looking to make an impact within a major financial organisation, this could be a strong fit. Role Overview You’ll be responsible for designing, building, and integrating high-performance APIs, with a strong focus on Golang (preferred) or Python. You’ll also collaborate with front-end teams, contributing to web-facing components using technologies such as React or Node.js. Key Responsibilities * Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs * Ensure seamless integration across internal...

DevSecOps Consultant * Sheffield (3 days per week onsite) * Inside IR35 We're partnering with a leading financial services client to appoint a DevSecOps Consultant to drive secure engineering practices across large-scale, cloud-based platforms. This role is ideal for someone who has come from a hands-on DevSecOps Engineering background and has since transitioned into architecture/design and advisory, while still retaining strong technical depth. Key Responsibilities: * Define and implement secure architecture patterns across engineering platforms (CI/CD, build systems, runtime environments) * Conduct security assessments, threat modelling, and gap analysis across platforms and pipelines * Develop and embed DevSecOps best practices, including secure pipeline design and automated controls * Establish and enforce security baselines using policy-as-code * Build and deliver security roadmaps, prioritising risk and regulatory requirements * Partner with engineering and...

Senior Quantity Surveyor - Oldham Location: Oldham Rate: £575-£600 per day (Inside IR35) Contract: 3-6 Month Contract Start Date: ASAP Working Pattern: Hybrid - 2-3 days working from home We are currently recruiting for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join a major infrastructure programme delivering drainage works on the SDS North West Framework. This is an excellent opportunity to join a high-performing commercial team on a long-term framework with an immediate start available. The successful candidate will play a key role in commercial management, contract administration, cost control, and performance reporting, ensuring projects are delivered in line with contractual and financial requirements. Key Responsibilities Pre-Contract Responsibilities Support tender activity and supplier engagement processes Work closely with Procurement teams to define work packages and contract terms Assist with tender evaluations and contract award recommendations Valuation...

Role: Commissioning Engineer Location: East Midlands Reason for vacancy: AMP 8 work IR35: Inside Projects: WwTW, large project Start date: ASAP Skills: Electrical commissioning, WwTW, CSCS/ECS, Tier 1 experience Length: 12 months initial, strong likelihood to extend

Role: Mechanical Supervisor Location: East Midlands Reason for vacancy: AMP 8 work IR35: Inside Start date: ASAP Length: 12 months initial No of vacancies: 1 Skills: Mechanical supervisor experience Tier 1 contractor experience STW experience SSSTS/SMSTS CSCS card First aid at work Manual handling / confined spaces / lifting operations

Mechanical Fitter / Tram Maintainer - Rolling Stock (Contract Role) Location: Nottingham Tram Depot, Wilkinson Street, Nottingham Duration: Ongoing Contract Start Date: ASAP Shift Pattern: Days Only - 4 on 4 off - 07:00 / 19:00 About the Opportunity: Rullion is working with a prestigious Rolling Stock and Light Rail client to recruit Mechanical Fitters on a contract position at their Nottingham Tram Depot. This is a fantastic opportunity for skilled professionals with an NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering to contribute to the reliability and maintenance of a modern light rail fleet. Pay Rates (Inside IR35): PAYE: £20.61/hour + accrued holiday Umbrella: £26.27/hour (first 12 weeks) £27.56/hour (after 12 weeks) Role Overview: As a member of the depot's autonomous maintenance team, you will provide mechanical expertise to support our client's maintenance and service commitments for their tram fleet. Key Responsibilities: Carry out servicing,...

Are you a Senior Project Engineer with extensive experience across OLE or third rail infrastructure? Do you have a strong background managing engineering assurance, construction compliance and technical delivery on major rail projects? Contract Length: 8 Months Rate: £550-£600/day Umbrella (Inside IR35) Location: Manchester - 3 days onsite per week This is an excellent opportunity to join a client organisation on a high-profile national programme, supporting the safe and compliant delivery of critical OLE infrastructure works across the rail network. If you have a proven track record delivering engineering assurance on major rail projects and are confident overseeing design, construction, testing and commissioning activities within a safety-critical environment, this role is for you. As the Senior Project Engineer, you will lead and manage the application of engineering standards across design and construction activities, ensuring all projects comply with legislation,...

Senior Project Engineer (E&P) Location: Manchester Hybrid Working: 3 days per week onsite Contract Length: 8 Months Rate: £550 - £600 per day Umbrella IR35 Status: Inside IR35 We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Project Engineer (E&P) to support the successful delivery of major rail infrastructure projects within a high-profile national programme. This is an excellent opportunity for an established engineering professional with strong Overhead Line Equipment (OLE/OCS) and/or Third Rail experience to work on complex multidisciplinary rail projects in a safety-critical environment. Key Responsibilities * Manage the application of engineering standards across design, construction, testing, and commissioning activities * Ensure projects comply with relevant legislation, rail standards, and engineering assurance requirements * Provide technical leadership and guidance to Project Engineers and wider project teams * Review contractor competence, engineering...

SC Cleared DevOps Engineer Initial 6-Month Contract Hybrid Working - Blackpool £600 - £700 p/day, Inside IR35 We're recruiting for an SC Cleared DevOps Engineer to support a large-scale cloud and platform engineering programme within a secure enterprise environment. This role will focus on container platforms, cloud security and CI/CD delivery across modern infrastructure environments. Key responsibilities: Deploying, managing and optimising Kubernetes environments, including AKS Supporting CI/CD pipeline development and automation initiatives Implementing and maintaining cloud security tooling, including Wiz Working closely with infrastructure and development teams to improve deployment processes Monitoring platform performance, reliability and security compliance Supporting troubleshooting, incident resolution and continuous improvement activities Required experience: Active SC Clearance Strong hands-on DevOps engineering experience within an enterprise environment Proven...

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...

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit 2x Systems Design Engineer subcontractors on an initial 12 month contract.   Rate: £80.00 per hour Overtime Rate: Hours worked over the standard 37 hours per week, will be paid at ‘time and a quarter’ Location: The role can be based either from the companies Stevenage, Bolton or Bristol sites Hybrid / Remote working: circa 4 days onsite (more remote working may be possible) Duration: 12 Months with very likely extension. Contracts are often ongoing and long-term thereafter IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) Interview process: One stage video interview   Systems Design Engineer Job Description: Seekers department develop RF Seekers for use in Missile products.  Responsibilities: Working as part of team developing system architecture and design utilising MBSE. Deriving and managing requirements Communicating with various stakeholders with the Seeker team and the external customer and suppliers Developing Physical...

Technical Administrator 12 month contract Based in Bolton Offering up to £24.19ph Inside IR35 Do you have an understanding of asset management principles and systems? Do you have experience carrying out costing activities? Do you want to work with an industry-leading company? If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you! As the Technical Administrator, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry. You will be involved in: Providing technical administration support to the Environmental Stress Screening (ESS) and Mechanical Team Updating and controlling company equipment records, including archiving and transfer activities Carrying out costing activities alongside ESS engineers Supporting the ESS & Mechanical team by...

Electrical Test Operator 12 month contract Based in Bolton Offering £28.35ph Inside IR35 Do you hold a completed apprenticeship to NVQ level 3? Do you have experience in Electrical testing? Do you want to work with an industry-leading company? If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you! As the Electrical Test Operator, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry. You will be involved in: Carrying out test tasks within the operational business Certify the product in line with Product Certification procedures Maintain product certification and approval via regular audits Carry out setting-up procedures for testing Carry out tests on electronic equipment in accordance with test instructions Carry out simple fault-finding...

Production Test Engineer 12-month contract Based in Bolton Offering £37ph Inside IR35 Are you an experienced Test Engineer? Do you have experience testing down to component level? Do you want to work with an industry-leading company? If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you! As the Production Test Engineer, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry. You will be involved in: Providing test engineering support to operators on the shopfloor Testing and diagnosing complex electrical/electronic systems, sub-assemblies, and circuit cards down to component level Generating test specifications, operator instructions, and technical reports - based on higher-level requirements and information Identify remedial and corrective...

Manufacturing Engineer 12 Month Contract Based in Bolton Offering £35ph Inside IR35 Are you an experienced Manufacturing Engineer? Do you hold an Apprenticeship and NVQ/SVQ Level 3? Are you experienced with SAP? Are you looking to work with an industry-leading company? If your answers are yes to these, then this could be the role for! As the Manufacturing Engineer, you will be working alongside a market-leading defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry. You will be involved in: Compilation and update of Manufacturing Instructions. Design, Commissioning, and proving of associated tooling. Support the industrial validation process through the use of FMEA's, FAI's etc. Resolution of technical problems that may arise during the manufacturing process. Route card changes as a result or rework...

On behalf of our client, we are seeking to recruit several Mechanical Fitter to join on an initial 12-month contract. As a Mechanical Fitter you will be responsible for carrying out manufacturing and test tasks within the mechanical department, in accordance with product certification procedures, defined workmanship standards, allocated budgets and timescales to meet project objectives. Role: Mechanical Fitter Pay: £28.35 Per hour via Umbrella rate Contract: Monday to Friday, 37 Hours a week,12-month contract Location: Filton IR35 Status: Inside Security Clearance: BPSS Start however will required to gain SC Clearance Responsibilities Certify the product in line with the product certification procedure. Maintain product certification and approval via regular audits. Possess a versatile skill base with the capability to apply these skills across a range of tasks. Be fully conversant with all equipment, tools and measuring instruments associated with the manufacturing...

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit a number of Mechanical Systems Engineer / Architects on an initial 6 month contract.  The department can have the role based from either the Stevenage, Bristol or Bolton sites.   This role would suit a candidate who comes from a strong background of working as a Mechanical Design Engineer, Mechanical Systems Engineer, Mechanical Architect or has experience of Mechanical Systems Architecture.  A defence / aerospace background is ideal but not essential. DOORS experience would be great.    Rate: £60.00 per hour Overtime Rate: Hours worked over the standard 37 hours per week, will be paid at ‘time and a quarter’ Location: Stevenage, Bolton or Bristol depending on your preference Hybrid / Remote working: 3-4 days onsite needed. Will be 5 days onsite to begin with due to training needs Duration: 6 Months with very likely extension. Contracts are often ongoing and long-term thereafter.  IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)...

World Class Defence Organisation based in Bolton is currently looking to recruit a Manufacturing Project Manager / Bid Lead subcontractor on an initial 12 month contract.  The role will be a hybrid role of working from home and onsite (2 days per week). This role would suit a candidate who has bid manager / bid proposals experience along with a project manager experience.  A defence / aerospace / manufacturing background would be great.  Job Title: Manufacturing Project Manager / Bid Lead Rate: £33 per hour Location: Bolton   Hybrid / Remote working: 2 days per week onsite Contract: 37 Hours per week Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at ‘time and a quarter’ Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) Manufacturing Project Manager / Bid Lead Job Description: Generation of Manufacturing Bids for Industrial Transfer packages of work, ensuring they are competitive, compliant and are...

World Class Defence Organisation based in Bolton is currently looking to recruit 2x Test Equipment Design Support Engineer subcontractors on an initial 6 month contract.     This role would suit a candidate who comes from a strong Electronics Engineer OR Production Support Engineer OR Test Systems Designer OR Electronics Design Engineer background.   Rate: £65.00 per hour Overtime Rate: Hours worked over the standard 37 hours per week, will be paid at ‘time and a quarter’ Location: Bolton Hybrid / Remote working: 4-5 days a week onsite (possible for remote work occasionally).  The department are happy for a Compressed week to be worked, for 4 days per week (Monday to Thursday) Duration: 6 Months with very likely extension. Contracts are often ongoing and long-term thereafter.  IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)   Test Equipment Design Support Engineer Job Description:   We have a phenomenal opportunity for experienced Electronic Design Engineers to play a leading role in the...

World Class Defence Organisation based in Bolton is currently looking to recruit a Test Equipment Obsolescence Manager subcontractor on an initial 6 month contract.  The role will be a hybrid position of 2 days in office, rest of the week remote.   Rate: £60 per hour Overtime Rate: Hours worked over the standard 37 hours per week, will be paid at ‘time and a quarter’ Location: Bolton Hybrid / Remote working: Hybrid, 2 days per week onsite and the rest remote from home. Duration: 6 Months with very likely extension. Contracts are often ongoing and long-term thereafter.  IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)   Test Equipment Obsolescence Manager Job Description:   We have a phenomenal opportunity for experienced Engineers to play a leading role in the support of production activities at our state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. Working within Production Design Support (PDS) is a highly rewarding role working close to the manufacturing environment helping to shape the design of...