23 technical author jobs found

Technical Author - SC Cleared  6-month contract Christchurch – Dorset (3 days a week onsite, 2 remote)   Certain Advantage are working with a leading consultancy who support some of the worlds largest Engineering, defence, nuclear and government projects. We're hiring for a Technical Author who can offer demonstrable experience in Data Module authoring to an S1000D 4.1 standard, and experience using industry proprietary software tools through an EAGLE LSAR and EAGLE Publishing System to construct a comprehensive CSDB.  Role Overview: You'll be working as part of a small technical documentation team on a wide-area military communications system. The role requires the production, amendment, and management of technical documentation outputs to support the development, operation, and maintenance of the system.  Responsibilities Request, gather and assess the required source logistic information from equipment suppliers to inform the required technical publications. Undertake...

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit a Technical Author subcontractor on an initial 12 month contract.  The role will be predominately working remotely from home.   Rate: £43.00 per hour Overtime Rate: Hours worked over the standard 37 hours per week, will be paid at ‘time and a quarter’ Location: Stevenage Hybrid / Remote working: The role will be 2 or 4 days per month in the office and the rest remote.  (some flexibility on this may be needed). Duration: 12 Months with very likely extension. Contracts are often ongoing and long-term thereafter.  IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) Interview process: 2 Stage interview process. Initial Virtual or onsite – 2hrs. Author Test & meet the team - onsite for successful candidates.   Technical Author Job Description: To write technical documentation in Standard Generalised Mark-up Language (SGML), Extensible Mark-up Language (XML) and traditional formats for the Company's products in accordance with...

Technical Author 6-month contract Christchurch – Dorset (3 days a week onsite, 2 remote)   Certain Advantage are hiring for a Technical Author. We’re working with a global engineering and professional-services company that provides technology, infrastructure, defence, and mission-support solutions for governments and industries worldwide.   Role Overview: The role will be working as part of a small technical documentation team on a wide-area military communications system. The role requires the production, amendment, and management of technical documentation outputs to support the development, operation, and maintenance of the system.  Responsibilities Request, gather and assess the required source logistic information from equipment suppliers to inform the required technical publications. Undertake Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA) on electronic computing and communication systems including an array of radios and masts. Author Data modules from the MTA and other publications...

Role: Manufacturing Engineer Location: Cheltenham Duration: 12 months Inside IR35 : Umbrella About our client: Our client is a leading aerospace engineering company specializing in jet engines, avionics, and integrated systems for both military and commercial aircraft. They operate major UK facilities, including maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) site Provide Justification For Request Surge in NPI programs - need ME to supportKey Activities Formboards, Build Routings, Shop SupportEssential Responsibilities Improve Formbards to comply with drawings and build process, Author and modify build routings for power productsQualifications / Requirements Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Electrical, or related engineering field (or equivalent experience) Experience in a manufacturing or shop-floor support role, ideally in aerospace or other regulated industry. Ability to interpret engineering drawings, wiring diagrams, and specifications. Experience...

Astute's Power Team is partnering with a leading organisation within the Nuclear sector, to recruit an EC&I Engineer for its Berkshire site. The EC&I Engineer role comes with a 12-month minimum contract (Outside IR35) and the opportunity to work on a technically complex and strategically important project. If you're an EC&I Engineer and are looking to work for an organisation that puts integrity and people at the forefront of everything it does, then submit your CV to apply today. Responsibilities and duties of the EC&I Engineer role Reporting to the Engineering Manager you will: EC&I Delivery Produce CE&I design concepts including SLDs, BCDs, cable schedules and layout drawings Develop designs that conform to relevant British and European standards and client requirements Produce and maintain LTQR / Technical Files in accordance with Quality Management Systems Ensure designs address operability, maintainability and safety considerations Deliver...

Senior Authorised Person (SAP) – 66kV (Siemens 8VM1) Location: Taiwan (Offshore) Duration: 5–7 Months (Project Dependent) Rotation: 4 weeks on / 4 weeks off Day Rate: £750 per day The Role We are seeking an experienced 66kV Senior Authorised Person (SAP) for a major offshore wind project in Taiwan. This role is focused on the construction and commissioning phases, specifically supporting high-voltage operations within the turbine transition pieces and towers. As a technical lead on-site, you will be responsible for managing safety-from-the-system during the termination, testing, and energization of the Siemens 8VM1 Blue GIS switchgear. Key Responsibilities Switchgear Operations: Perform switching, isolation, and earthing duties specifically on Siemens 8VM1 (66kV) vacuum-insulated switchgear. Safety Management: Act as the primary authority for issuing and cancelling safety documents, including Permits to Work (PTW), Sanctions for Test (SFT), and Limitation of Access (LOA)....

Salesforce Technical Lead (SC Cleared) 6 Months Mostly Remote - 2 days a month in London £(Apply online only) per day (Inside IR35) My client, a government body are looking for a number of Salesforce Technical Leads to join their fast-paced team on an initial 6 month contract. ***Please note - Due to the nature of the organisation and the work involved, the selected candidate MUST have ACTIVE SC Clearance and be a Sole British National*** As a Technical Lead, you will operate as a senior technical authority within the Salesforce practice, partnering with Solution Architects, Functional Leads, and client stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions aligned to business outcomes. This role will lead technical workstreams across complex programmes, providing architectural oversight, engineering leadership, and technical assurance while mentoring delivery teams. Responsibilities on the role- Serve as a trusted advisor to key stakeholders within our...

Storage DPS SME +Hybrid in Sheffield +Inside IR35 +£400 - £425 a day We are seeking an experienced Storage DPS Subject Matter Expert (SME) to provide deep technical expertise across enterprise data protection and storage platforms. This role focuses on the design, implementation, and operation of resilient backup, restore, and disaster recovery (DR) services supporting containerised, virtualised, and bare-metal environments. Key Responsibilities Act as the technical authority for enterprise data protection services, including NetBackup/Commvault and Data Domain. Design and operate backup policies, schedules, retention models, and air-gap strategies. Integrate data protection services with OpenShift platforms (including Velero and CSI snapshots) and enterprise databases to ensure application-consistent backups. Optimise backup and recovery performance, including deduplication, encryption, and replication to DR sites. Execute restores, support DR exercises, and lead regular...

Job Title: Technical Architect Max rate: £550p/d via Umbrella Clearance required: BPSS + SC Location: Remote Worker Job Description: Technically Lead the architectural modernisation of a large-scale, established data platform (DWX) within public sector client. This role requires experience of brownfield environments, strong hands-on technical capability, and the ability to reshape existing architectures to align with business and Data & Analytic (D&A) standards while maintaining uninterrupted service delivery. You will be responsible for re-architecting data flows, modernising infrastructure, managing large-scale schema evolution, enabling cross-cloud connectivity, and providing senior guidance to technical teams and stakeholders. Skills & Experience Required Essential Proven experience as a senior technical architect in complex brownfield environments. Strong data platform architecture experience: ingestion patterns, schema evolution, ETL/ELT, microservices...

Secure Web Gateway SME (Forcepoint Specialist) Day Rate: £550 (Umbrella) Location: London — 2 days per week on-site (mandatory) Duration: Contract We are seeking an experienced Secure Web Gateway SME with strong, hands‑on Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway expertise to join a leading financial services organisation on a long-term contract. This role requires someone who can hit the ground running, bringing deep technical knowledge of Forcepoint on‑premise Secure Web Gateway technologies. This position sits within a high‑performing Security Engineering function and will play a key role in shaping and operating secure web gateway solutions across the organisation’s EMEA footprint. Key Responsibilities Act as the technical authority for on‑premise Secure Web Gateway technologies, primarily Forcepoint. Lead design, implementation, upgrades and lifecycle management of proxy platforms. Produce high‑level and low‑level designs, build documentation, runbooks and DR material. Support an...

Principal EICA Engineer – Water Sector Manchester - Hybrid (2–3 days in office) Competitive rate - can be outside of scope of IR35 The role is working for a leading consultancy, delivering on their water treatment and utilities frameworks. This is a senior, hands-on engineering role with real influence - leading projects, shaping design, and setting technical direction across complex water sector schemes. The Role The Principal EICA Engineer will take ownership of EICA delivery across a portfolio of projects. From concept through commissioning, they will balance technical excellence with commercial reality. What You’ll Be Doing Producing cost-effective, compliant EICA design documentation Delivering outline and detailed electrical, instrumentation & control designs Leading site surveys, FATs, and producing clear technical reports Providing EC&I technical authority: preparation, checking, approval of documentation Managing sub-contractor designs to ensure...

Role Title: Infrastructure Designer Duration: contract to run until 31/08/2026 Location: Hybrid, 1 day per month in Mancheste. Possibility for travel to the Coventry/Birmingham during the project for only 1 day per month Rate: up to £414.92 p/d Umbrella inside IR35 Role purpose / summary Produce infrastructure design documentation based on a solution architecture to be implemented by a 3rd party supplier. To coordinate accurate estimates for inclusion in end to end project costs and business cases and to assist with the estimates for the end to end IT costs of the Client. Leadership within projects of technical resources and SMEs. Input to infrastructure solution frameworks and patterns displaying awareness of external markets and suppliers, so that the best value for money and service is delivered. Ensure that clear root cause is established for incidents impacting the deliverables of the Infrastructure CoE and that these issues are addressed. Work with 3rd party supplier...

Interim Deputy Head of Operations (Mandarin‑Speaking) Start date: By 14 February Day rate: £462 per day (equivalent to £120k per annum) Location: London My client is a well‑established Chinese corporate bank with a significant London presence and an ambitious growth agenda. As Interim Deputy Head of Operations, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring operational continuity, regulatory compliance, and disciplined execution across all core banking processes. This interim appointment offers a high‑impact leadership opportunity for an experienced Operations executive with fluent Mandarin and a strong background across corporate and residential banking. The successful candidate will provide immediate stability and senior oversight during a critical period, supporting the COO and senior management team in maintaining and strengthening the Bank's operational platform in the UK. The Role This is a senior, visible, and hands‑on position requiring deep technical authority, strong...

Westlakes Recruit are currently recruiting for a Senior Stress Engineer. Candidates can be based in Derby and will be engaged on a contract basis. Job Description Your Missions: Technical Delivery You will lead project teams and technical work in client facing roles, delivering high-quality stress analysis and structural integrity assessments: Act as a technical lead for stress and structural integrity, providing expert advice, troubleshooting, and technical oversight. Serve as an Independent Technical Approver to ensure the highest engineering standards. Use Finite Element Analysis and traditional hand calculations to justify strength, fatigue, defect tolerance, and structural performance to international codes and standards (including pressure vessel and defect-tolerance codes). Collaborate closely with safety case authors, design engineers, and multidisciplinary delivery teams. Mentor junior engineers, offering technical guidance and helping shape our next generation of...

Westlakes Recruit are currently recruiting for a Senior Stress Engineer. Candidates can be based in Derby and will be engaged on a contract basis. Job Description Your Missions: Technical Delivery You will lead project teams and technical work in client facing roles, delivering high-quality stress analysis and structural integrity assessments: Act as a technical lead for stress and structural integrity, providing expert advice, troubleshooting, and technical oversight. Serve as an Independent Technical Approver to ensure the highest engineering standards. Use Finite Element Analysis and traditional hand calculations to justify strength, fatigue, defect tolerance, and structural performance to international codes and standards (including pressure vessel and defect-tolerance codes). Collaborate closely with safety case authors, design engineers, and multidisciplinary delivery teams. Mentor junior engineers, offering technical guidance and helping shape our next generation of...

Software Test Automation Engineer Remote £competitive outside IR35 rate Contract Test, Quality Assurance, ISTQB, Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Azure Devops, Postman Our client are seeking an experience Test Engineer/Test Automation professional to preside over business-wide test activities - test automation and API testing will be in amongst the main duties of the role. We are looking for a proactive Quality Assurance professional to drive higher software standards through shift-left testing and early requirement analysis. You will plan, design, carry out tests in alignment and conjunction with existing technical and business teams and be the champion of Quality and seamless UAT throughout the business. Key Tools * Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Postman, Azure DevOps Test Plans, Jira + Zephyr/Xray, TestRail, HP ALM. Test Automation * Knowledge of test automation frameworks (eg, Selenium, Cypress, Playwright). * Understanding of CI/CD integration for automated tests (Azure...

Broughton £19.54 per hour PAYE / £26.14 per hour Umbrella 9 – 12 Month, possibility of extension   Opportunity for a Quality Technician from a Process driven background   They role will be working alongside the production management team to coach and facilitate business improvement using the companies Operating System. Based on ‘Right first time’ Lean principles such as, Problem Solving, Kaizen (continuous improvement) and Quality Standards the Lean Operating System department of the Broughton site, is an exciting opportunity to influence and drive change in an established wing manufacturing facility.   Main activities: Implement and improve boards & routines with operational teams. Train/ coach by running awareness sessions with teams. Launch & participate in management go-look-see providing structured feedback. Measure and report maturity (KPIs, activities, self-assessment). Co-facilitate workshops. Participate in industrial assessments. Co-facilitate building / MES...

Change Agent Contract up to end of 2026 Based in Broughton Offering £26.14ph Inside IR35 Do you have an understanding of Lean/Six Sigma principles, methods, and tools? Do you have an understanding of change management basics? Do you want to work with an industry-leading company? As the Change Agent, 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: Implement and improve boards & routines with operational teams Train/ coach by running awareness sessions with teams Launch & participate in management go-look-see providing structured feedback Measure and report maturity (KPIs, activities, self-assessment) Co-facilitate workshops Participate in industrial assessments Co-facilitate building MES roadmap / Tactical Implementation...

Oracle PPM Specialist / 7 Months (Part Time) / SC Cleared / Inside IR35 / £550 per day / Hybrid / Milton Keynes A Public Sector client requires an Oracle PPM specialist to support the Systems Team on a part time basis (1-2 day per week).  Although there is a good level of knowledge in the team the volume and complexity of the plan deliverables requires the support of an experienced Oracle Cloud PPM specialist with a broad knowledge (see Skills and Knowledge section) to design / implement solutions and provide advice to the Systems Team. The Oracle PPM will work closely with the Finance System Team to provide the technical ‘know how’ to deliver solutions from items on plan, ensuring that those solutions work from a functional perspective and an ‘ease of use’ for the end user.  Extensive knowledge and experience of implementing Oracle Fusion Projects in a commercial environment. Extensive knowledge and experience of implementing capital projects within Oracle Fusion Fixed Assets....

Technical Developer Kenilworth, Warwickshire Are you a skilled qualifications or training product developer looking for a new challenge? Do you have a passion for creating high-quality educational products? If so, this could be the perfect role for you! About Us Lantra is a leading awarding body for land-based industries in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. We develop quality training courses and nationally recognised qualifications, delivered through a network of training Provider Partners. Working with a range of partners, we promote opportunities within the sector to an increasingly diverse audience. Each year, over 116,000 learners access our courses across the UK, addressing skills challenges and supporting businesses with innovative solutions. As we go through an exciting period of growth, we are now looking for a Technical Developer to join us for a 12 month fixed-term contract, on a full-time basis, working 37.5 hours per week. The Benefits - Salary of £38,000 per...