AI Technical Consultant – Contract

Rate: £700 per day
Contract Length: 3–6 months
Location: Flexible / Hybrid (depending on candidate)

An exciting AI startup is looking for an experienced AI Technical Consultant to join them on a critical project phase. This is a hands-on contract role suited to someone who can operate at both a technical and advisory level, helping shape, deliver, and optimise AI-driven solutions.

You’ll work closely with founders, engineers, and stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable AI solutions, provide technical guidance, and support delivery across the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

Act as a technical advisor on AI architecture, model selection, and implementation

Work closely with engineering and product teams to deliver AI solutions end-to-end

Provide hands-on input across model development, deployment, and optimisation

Support stakeholders with technical decision-making and best practice

Ensure solutions are scalable, ethical, and aligned with business objectives

Required Experience:

Proven experience as an AI Consultant, AI Engineer, or similar technical role

Strong understanding of machine learning, AI frameworks, and deployment practices

Experience working with startups or fast-paced environments

Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Prior contract experience is highly desirable

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a high-growth AI startup, influence key technical decisions, and deliver real impact in a short timeframe.

If you’re interested email me at (url removed)

Machine Learning Developer (Document AI & NLP)

Duration:6-month contract (FTC/Subcon) role

Hybrid 3 days onsite

Location:Sheffield

The Role

You will design and build Python-based ML and OCR components, taking ownership of the full lifecycle-from initial requirement gathering with stakeholders to deployment and production support.

Core Responsibilities

Model Development: Build and iterate on models for content extraction and classification.
End-to-End Delivery: Support the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), including testing, deployment, and API resilience.
Collaboration: Work closely with Product Managers and technical teams to translate business needs into scalable AI solutions.
Innovation: Continuously test and improve existing features using traditional ML and Generative AI.

Technical Requirements

Mandatory Skills:

Azure Machine Learning: Proven experience within the Azure ecosystem.
Document AI: Strong background in Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) using both traditional and Generative AI (specifically open-source models).
Python Expert: Deep proficiency in Python for production-level Machine Learning and NLP.Frameworks & Tools:

ML/DL: TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Hugging Face.
Processing: OpenCV, Spacy, Regex, and OCR technologies.
DevOps/Security: Experience delivering secure, resilient code and managing APIs.Nice to Have:

Knowledge of PostgreSQL for data management.
Experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure CLI, and Azure DevOps.
Experience in high-cadence production environments.

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

Machine Learning Developer (Contract)

Based - Warwick

Rate: £500-£600 per day

I am working with Siemens Energy to find an experienced Machine Learning Developer to join their team in Warwick. This is a high-impact role for someone passionate about building and deploying production-ready ML solutions in a cutting-edge energy environment.

About the Role

Siemens Energy is driving the energy transition through innovative technologies and sustainable solutions. They are looking for a skilled ML developer to design, implement, and deploy end-to-end machine learning solutions that directly impact operational and product systems.

As the successful candidate, you will:

• Develop, train, and optimize ML models for real-world applications.
• Prepare, transform, and validate complex datasets to ensure model reliability.
• Apply best practices in model evaluation, mitigating data leakage, and managing the bias/variance trade-off.
• Deploy and monitor models using MLOps approaches (Docker, CI/CD, cloud platforms like AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to integrate ML solutions seamlessly into production.
• Work with modern ML frameworks and libraries such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, HuggingFace, and LLMs/SLMs.
• Write modular, production-grade Python code and maintain proper version control with Git.

Required Experience & Skills

• 5+ years of experience designing and implementing production-ready ML solutions.
• Strong expertise in ML algorithms, model development, training, validation, and optimization.
• Proven experience deploying and maintaining production ML models.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and MLOps practices.
• Demonstrated ability to work with complex real-world datasets and perform feature engineering.
• Familiarity with modern ML frameworks and libraries, including PyTorch, TensorFlow, HuggingFace, and LLMs/SLMs.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work cross-functionally with engineering and product teams.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with Siemens Energy on impactful projects in a collaborative, forward-looking environment.

Geospatial Data Engineer - Contract
Remote UK
£420 per day
12 Months - the entirety of 2026 into 2027
Deemed Outside IR35 (pending QDOS assessment)
This Contract Geospatial Data role is a fantastic opportunity to work on cutting edge data problems at a leading environmental risk consultancy. The position has arisen due to the success and growth of Bright Purple’s impressive established client. They are a leading player in their field with a powerful and highly regarded platform built using the latest technologies.
You will be working in a team of software and data engineers supporting data workflow & orchestration, within an AWS environment and must have experience of RASTER data sets.
In this role, you will be:

• Developing ETL pipelines - Raster, Vector, Tabular data
• Configuring CI/CD pipelines
• Managing data storage within an AWS environment
• Improving data automation, workflow and efficiency
• Developing Python based ML pipelines

Key skills for this role include:

• Good knowledge of Python programming
• Experience in cloud computing (ideally AWS)
• Strong experience across industries in both Geospatial and non-Geospatial domains
• Experience with Machine Learning (sci-kit learn, tensorflow, metaflow, MLOps)

Preferred Experience:

• Experience with frameworks like Metaflow, Prefect, etc.
• Experience with geospatial libraries i.e. Raster, Geo-pandas, Vector databases

Bright Purple is an equal opportunities employer: we are proud to work with clients who share our values of diversity and inclusion in our industry.

Solving real problems with PL/SQL precision and designing ETL processes that unlock the true value of enterprise date. Work on complex data challenges, modern tooling, and create meaningful technical impact. Oracle Software Engineer Circa £38k + Up to 15% bonus Twice a month in the Southampton area based office The Role You’ll join a cross-functional product team that thrives on pace, collaboration, and innovation. Every day, you’ll help shape the data foundations that keep our products and services running seamlessly for thousands of users. You’ll design and develop clean, efficient, and fully tested PL/SQL code, contributing your expertise to build reliable features that teams rely on. Working with our established data structures, you’ll turn complex requirements into robust, performant database solutions. As a key participant in our sprint cycle, you’ll embrace agile ways of working, bringing transparency, adaptability, and continuous improvement to everything you do. This role would suit Someone with commercial PL/SQL experience using ANSI syntax and a strong approach to unit testing. Experience with ETL processes, to handle data with confidence, turning it into reports and transformations that power the business. Experience with tools and frameworks like Bitbucket, JSON, REST, Confluence, Jira, TOAD, and Scrum And with skills in Python, Azure DevOps, APIs, or other databases, Current tech stack includes: Oracle, PL/SQL, ETL, Toad, Git, Jira, BitBucket, Agile, UT PL/SQL (Unit testing framework), Azure DevOps, API first, MongoDB, PostGres, Python This Oracle Software Engineer role is paying circa £38k with benefits including, 15% Bonus, 25 days holiday, enhanced pension, onsite gym, Car Scheme, healthcare scheme and more. Apply now or contact Chris Lynes at Spectrum IT for more information. Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy

We have a current opportunity for a Foundry AI Engineer on a contract basis. The position will be based in Egham. For further information about this position ple

AI Engineer - Contract Role

I am working with a university that is looking for an AI Engineer with experience in AI Foundry to support the implementation of a number of new use cases.

This is a remote contract for approximately three months.

The role is outside IR35, with a start date planned for early to mid‑March.

Job Description

Title: AI Engineer
Contract: 3 months
Location: Remote
IR35 Status: Outside IR35
Start: Early to mid‑March

Overview
The university is delivering a series of AI initiatives and requires an AI Engineer with hands‑on experience in AI Foundry to support the design, build, and deployment of AI use cases across the organisation.

Responsibilities
* Work with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into AI use cases.
* Build, deploy, and optimise AI models within AI Foundry.
* Develop pipelines, workflows, and integrations needed to operationalise AI solutions.
* Work closely with data teams, product teams, and technical leads to ensure successful delivery.
* Troubleshoot issues and ensure models perform effectively in a production environment.
* Provide documentation, knowledge transfer, and support the internal team throughout delivery.

Requirements
* Proven experience as an AI Engineer or similar role.
* Hands‑on experience working with AI Foundry.
* Strong understanding of machine learning, model development, and deployment workflows.
* Experience with data pipelines, ML Ops, or cloud‑based AI tooling.
* Ability to work autonomously in a fast‑paced project environment.
* Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with both technical and non‑technical teams.

ase apply.

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Remote- UK 6-month contract with Potential Extension Day rate - £427.68 - £565 per day Inside IR35 Data Scientist (NLP & LLM Specialist) Are you an expert in Natural Language Processing who thrives on building scalable, real-world AI solutions? We are seeking a hands-on Data Scientist to join a premier global credit ratings and financial information firm. You will be a key player in launching a brand-new, from-scratch analytics platform designed for elite institutional clients including corporate banks and asset managers. The Opportunity In this role, you will go beyond conventional boundaries to design, build, and deploy quantitative models that power advanced insights. You will collaborate with a cross-domain team of economists, political scientists, and developers to transform proprietary risk data into actionable strategic assets. Your Impact Model Innovation: Design and optimize risk models for analytics and generative AI applications using proprietary NLP data generation processes. Pipeline Development: Develop and maintain robust ML and data pipelines for experimentation and deployment. Insight Extraction: Prototype and test new approaches for extracting insights from structured and unstructured data. Technical Translation: Explain ML/NLP model outputs and methodologies to non-technical stakeholders to drive strategic decisions. Your Experience Experience Level: 5-7+ years (More experience is welcomed). Core Technicals: High expertise in Python and Machine Learning (ML). NLP Expertise: 3-5 years of experience in Natural Language Processing. AI Knowledge: Familiarity with LangChain and LlamaIndex. The role involves using Large Language Models (LLMs) to build data models rather than building LLMs from scratch. Deployment: Must understand the deployment process and CI/CD practices to troubleshoot, though a dedicated engineering team handles the heavy lifting. Industry Knowledge: Experience with Risk Modeling or financial services is preferred.This is an urgent vacancy where the hiring manager is shortlisting for an interview immediately. Please apply with a copy of your CV or send it khushboo. pandey @ randstad. Co. uk Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

Your new company Working for a globally renowned consultancy (end client is a public sector organisation). Your new role We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Data Scientist to join our expanding AI delivery team. In this role, you will work hands-on as an AI engineer, data scientist, and developer, contributing to the design and delivery of strategic AI initiatives. You’ll help build intelligent solutions, automate processes, and apply modern AI technologies to real business challenges within a public sector environment. What you’ll need to succeed Must have lived in the UK for a minimum of 5 years (essential for security clearance checks). Experience with key AI platforms and tools, including: Microsoft Copilot / Copilot Studio Experience configuring or building AI-driven workflows, copilots, or automation solutions. Familiarity with prompt design, data integration, and governance within the Microsoft ecosystem is beneficial. AWS Bedrock Hands-on experience using Bedrock to access and apply foundation models for tasks such as text generation, summarisation, classification, or search. Understanding how to integrate Bedrock models into wider AWS services is advantageous. IBM ICA (Intelligent Content Analysis) - Desirable Useful experience with document understanding, processing unstructured data, and rule‑based or AI‑assisted content analysis. What you’ll get in return Flexible working options available. What you need to do now If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C’s, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)

Job Title: Data Engineer (AEOI) Rate: £386 per day inside ir35 Duration: 6 months Location: Telford/hybrid (2 days per week on site) SC security clearance is required for this role Job Description: My client is supporting a major expansion within the AEOI (Automatic Exchange of Information) programme and are looking for a Developer to join a growing delivery team to support ongoing project work on a government account. The role will work across multiple regulatory data exchange initiatives, including: Pillar R7 / ETR Exchange NTJ Exchange CRS Outbound ExchangeDue to increasing demand across the AEOI programme, additional teams are being established and existing teams expanded to support ongoing and upcoming deliveries. You will be responsible for developing and supporting solutions primarily using Talend and Oracle RDS, working within established Talend frameworks, design patterns, and best practices. The role will involve building, enhancing, and maintaining data integration and exchange processes in line with regulatory and operational requirements. Expereince required: Data ETL product experience - Talend preferred Pentaho/Informatica experience will be transferable. Oracle RDS Nice to have: SQL AWS GenAI

Role: AI Developer

Location: London - up to 3 days per week on-site

Duration: 3 Months

Day rate: 540 - 585 Umbrella Only

Minimum of 5 years UK residency required

Role Description:

We’re looking for an experience AI developer with the skills below. They’ll be building out our client’s AI needs and wants using a Microsoft Azure and Copilot stack.

Essential skills and experience

• Design and develop Microsoft Azure AI solutions using services such as; AI Foundry, Open-AI services, and Microsoft Copilot Studio.
• Apply governance frameworks for AI/ML models.
• Python knowledge to automate processes
• Large datasets experience, including data preprocessing, feature engineering, and model evaluation.
• Agile development of AI solution from concept to deployment to continuous improvement.
• Create and maintain technical documentation
• Communicate complex concepts to all stakeholders.
• At least 3 years of experience in AI solution engineering.
• Large Language Models experience including prompt engineering and RAG implementations.
• Expert data analytics, MLOps practices and API development.
• Desirable knowledge in Docker and Kubernetes

Adword:

Job title: Backend Java Developer

Duration: 4 months contract with a possibility of extension

Location: London 2 day a week Hybrid

Job description:

Looking for a Backend Java developer with 6+ years of experience in building and implementing large-scale systems across various projects and teams

Technical Skills:

• Linux system experience

• Java Backend development experience

• AI experience is a must - we will be working on AI tooling as well

• HTTP/networking

• Google Cloud (preferred)/AWS Kubernetes

• Github (Administration/Operations) Gitlab would be advantageous (if they don’t have Github)

• Git expert

• Data experience - would be helpful

If you’re excited about application security, identity management, and creating robust, secure solutions for modern architectures, we want to hear from you!

Please apply with a copy of your CV and let’s start the conversation!

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Guidance & Control Software Engineer (Interception Systems)
Location: North London - Hybrid
Type: Contract - Outside IR35
Rate: Starting at 50 per hour DOE

About the Role

Our client develops advanced autonomous weapon and interception technologies designed for high-speed target engagement in contested environments.

The programme centres on a vision-guided one-way aerial system capable of autonomously detecting, tracking, and intercepting manoeuvring objects. The software architecture combines real-time perception with predictive guidance and control.

This role will be central to the development of the onboard flight and guidance stack, implementing estimation, tracking and control algorithms in performance-critical C++ code. The engineer will work closely with perception, simulation and hardware teams to ensure reliable terminal behaviour under real-world conditions.

The Guidance & Control Software Engineer position suits an engineer with experience in missile guidance, air defence, seekers, or high-dynamic autonomous vehicles rather than conventional UAV autopilot development.

Key Responsibilities

Guidance & Control

Develop predictive guidance and control algorithms for autonomous interception

Implement proportional navigation, pursuit guidance or equivalent terminal control laws

Design trajectory prediction and time-to-impact logic for manoeuvring targets

Integrate perception outputs into stable closed-loop control behaviour

Tune and validate behaviour across dynamic envelopes and degraded sensing conditions

Estimation & Tracking

Develop state estimation and tracking filters (e.g. Kalman based approaches)

Handle uncertain and intermittent measurement data

Fuse onboard sensors and vision-derived measurements

Prevent divergence and oscillatory behaviour in terminal phase

Software Implementation

Implement real-time flight software in modern C++

Optimise performance for embedded compute constraints

Support hardware-in-the-loop and simulation environments

Work with safety-critical and deterministic execution constraints

Integration & Testing

Collaborate with perception and simulation engineers

Analyse flight logs and engagement performance

Support ground and flight trials

Debug instability, tracking loss, and intercept miss distance issues

Behaviours

Analytical and physics-driven problem solving

Comfortable working with incomplete or ambiguous data

Collaborative across perception, hardware and systems teams

Pragmatic and delivery focused

Ownership mindset with strong accountability

Calm under test and trial pressure

Qualifications and Experience

Strong C++ experience in embedded or real-time systems

Background in guidance, navigation and control, tracking, or estimation

Experience with high dynamic autonomous or weapon systems

Understanding of control laws and dynamic stability

Experience working with real sensor data rather than purely simulated environments

Familiarity with modelling or simulation environments desirable

Knowledge of vision-based navigation or target tracking beneficial

Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Control Systems, Robotics, Physics, Mathematics or similar

Eligibility to work on defence related programmes in the UK (SC Cleared / 5 years residency in the UK)

Job Description: Full Stack Engineer (Angular+Python+AI)

Location: London (Hybrid) Contract: 6 Months Client: Big Tech

The Mission

Join a high-velocity AI Accelerator team acting as an internal startup. We run 12-week sprints to build, prototype, and launch AI products that automate global business workflows.

Role Split

• 30% Innovation: Build new AI-driven tools from scratch in rapid sprints.
• 70% Evolution: Maintain, scale, and add high-impact features to existing AI products.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Ownership: Write production-ready code and lead advanced testing (performance, security, stress).
• System Design: Research emerging tech and design scalable architectures that balance speed with long-term health.
• End-to-End Delivery: Own the full lifecycle-from initial research and scoping to production deployment and monitoring.
• Collaboration: Act as the technical point of contact for partners and mentor team members.

What We’re Looking For

• Core Stack: Expert-level Python (Backend) + Angular or React (Frontend).
• AI Knowledge: Practical experience with AI workflows, LLMs, or automation.
• Systems Mastery: Proven ability to build and debug large-scale, high-performance systems.
• Leadership: Strong skills in Agile methodologies, conflict resolution, and technical decision-making

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

400 per day - inside IR35

Are you an expert in Natural Language Processing who thrives on building scalable, real-world AI solutions? We are seeking a hands-on Data Scientist to join a premier global credit ratings and financial information firm. You will be a key player in launching a brand-new, from-scratch analytics platform designed for elite institutional clients including corporate banks and asset managers.

The Opportunity

In this role, you will go beyond conventional boundaries to design, build, and deploy quantitative models that power advanced insights. You will collaborate with a cross-domain team of economists, political scientists, and developers to transform proprietary risk data into actionable strategic assets.

Your Impact

• Model Innovation: Design and optimize risk models for analytics and generative AI applications using proprietary NLP data generation processes.
• Pipeline Development: Develop and maintain robust ML and data pipelines for experimentation and deployment.
• Insight Extraction: Prototype and test new approaches for extracting insights from structured and unstructured data.
• Technical Translation: Explain ML/NLP model outputs and methodologies to non-technical stakeholders to drive strategic decisions.

Your Experience

• Experience Level: 5-7+ years (More experience is welcomed).
• Core Technicals: High expertise in Python and Machine Learning (ML).
• NLP Expertise: 3-5 years of experience in Natural Language Processing.
• AI Knowledge: Familiarity with LangChain and LlamaIndex. The role involves using Large Language Models (LLMs) to build data models rather than building LLMs from scratch.
• Deployment: Must understand the deployment process and CI/CD practices to troubleshoot, though a dedicated engineering team handles the heavy lifting.

Data Scientist (NLP & LLM Specialist)Remote- UK6-month contract with Potential ExtensionDay rate - 427.68 - 565 per day Inside IR35

Data Scientist (NLP & LLM Specialist)

Are you an expert in Natural Language Processing who thrives on building scalable, real-world AI solutions? We are seeking a hands-on Data Scientist to join a premier global credit ratings and financial information firm. You will be a key player in launching a brand-new, from-scratch analytics platform designed for elite institutional clients including corporate banks and asset managers.

The Opportunity

In this role, you will go beyond conventional boundaries to design, build, and deploy quantitative models that power advanced insights. You will collaborate with a cross-domain team of economists, political scientists, and developers to transform proprietary risk data into actionable strategic assets.

Your Impact

• Model Innovation: Design and optimize risk models for analytics and generative AI applications using proprietary NLP data generation processes.
• Pipeline Development: Develop and maintain robust ML and data pipelines for experimentation and deployment.
• Insight Extraction: Prototype and test new approaches for extracting insights from structured and unstructured data.
• Technical Translation: Explain ML/NLP model outputs and methodologies to non-technical stakeholders to drive strategic decisions.

Your Experience

• Experience Level: 5-7+ years (More experience is welcomed).
• Core Technicals: High expertise in Python and Machine Learning (ML).
• NLP Expertise: 3-5 years of experience in Natural Language Processing.
• AI Knowledge: Familiarity with LangChain and LlamaIndex. The role involves using Large Language Models (LLMs) to build data models rather than building LLMs from scratch.
• Deployment: Must understand the deployment process and CI/CD practices to troubleshoot, though a dedicated engineering team handles the heavy lifting.
• Industry Knowledge: Experience with Risk Modeling or financial services is preferred.

This is an urgent vacancy where the hiring manager is shortlisting for an interview immediately. Please apply with a copy of your CV or send it khushboo. Co. uk

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

3 months
Remote
Inside IR35 - Umbrella only

Overview
The client requires strong Python Developers with deep, hands-on AWS experience.
This is an application-focused role - DevOps/operations-heavy profiles are not suitable for this engagement.

Most Important

• Strong Python Developer (5+ years hands-on development experience)
• Strong AWS experience (hands-on, application-focused)

Essential Technical Requirements
Python Development

• 5+ years of hands-on development experience (not scripting/automation roles)
• Strong knowledge of boto3 API
• Experience building RESTful applications
• Strong understanding of testing frameworks, unit testing, and regression testing methodologies

AWS Expertise

• Deep understanding of AWS networking and IAM
• Strong knowledge of IAM concepts (roles, users, resource policies, SCPs)
• Experience hosting applications within AWS
• Recent hands-on experience developing AWS Lambda (serverless)
• Infrastructure as Code using CloudFormation (preferred) or Terraform
• Strong understanding of AWS security best practices

Additional Technical Skills

• Flask API development
• Python-based API development within AWS environments

It’s essential that you bring strong, hands?on Python development and AWS application experience. If this aligns with your background, we’d love to hear from you!

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Join Our Team as a Senior Data Engineer!

Are you a passionate Data Engineer with a flair for innovation? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where your skills can shape the future of data architecture? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you! Our client, a leader in the Utilities sector, is seeking a Senior Data Engineer for a temporary role of 3 months.

Role: Senior Data Engineer

Duration: 3 Months (extension options)

Location: Warwick (Hybrid - 1 day on site)

Rate: 500- 550 per day (umbrella)

Role Overview: As a Senior Data Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the Interconnectors Data Platform (ICDP), a cloud-based data warehouse essential for commercial, financial modeling, and operational decision-making. With the platform evolving towards a modernized Medallion Architecture and Azure-native ingestion patterns, your expertise will drive architectural direction and technical leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

Data Architecture & Platform Engineering:

• Lead the design and implementation of scalable data architectures using Bronze/Silver/Gold layered models.
• Shape the platform’s architectural roadmap, ensuring alignment with cutting-edge engineering practices.
• Develop secure and observable ingestion and transformation pipelines.

Pipeline Development & Operations:

• Spearhead the migration from legacy ETL tools to modern Azure-based pipelines, using Azure Functions, Azure Data Factory (ADF), and event-driven frameworks.
• Build and maintain high-performance SQL transformations, curated layers, and reusable data models.
• Embed CI/CD, testing, version control, and observability into workflows.

Data Quality & Governance:

• Ensure robust data validation, reconciliation, profiling, and auditability across platform layers.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to guarantee analytical and operational needs are met.

Leadership:

• Mentor fellow data engineers, fostering technical growth within the ICDP team.
• Collaborate with Product teams, IT&D, and external partners to achieve high-quality outcomes.
• Serve as a technical authority on engineering approaches, patterns, and standards.

Required Skills & Experience:

Essential Technical Skills:

• Python: Strong hands-on experience in building production-grade data pipelines and orchestration.
• Advanced SQL: Expert-level skills in analytical SQL, query optimization, and data modeling.
• Azure Cloud: Familiarity with Azure Functions, Azure Data Factory, Azure Storage, and cloud security fundamentals.
• Data Warehousing: In-depth understanding of data architecture principles and scalable enterprise data design.
• Version Control: Proficient in Git, CI/CD, automated testing, and modern engineering practices.
• Pipeline Design: Experience with API ingestion, SFTP ingestion, and resilient pipeline design.

Soft Skills:

• Exceptional problem-solving and architectural thinking abilities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.
• Capability to lead and provide clarity in complex technical environments.

Desirable Experience:

• Involvement in data-platform re-architecture programs.
• Exposure to Medallion/Lakehouse patterns or Databricks-style ecosystems.
• Experience in regulated or high-assurance data environments.

Why Join Us? This is your chance to be part of a transformative journey in the Utilities industry! Not only will you be enhancing your skills, but you will also contribute to a vital platform that impacts decision-making at every level.

If you’re ready to take on this exciting challenge and make a significant impact, we want to hear from you! Apply now and become a key player in our client’s innovative team!

Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV to be considered.

Please be advised if you haven’t heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly.

We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Are you in your penultimate year of study and looking to work in a fast paced, global, market leading company for your industrial placement?

Here at Innovative Technology we have an excellent opportunity for a Data Science Intern to join our talented team in our global head office in Oldham, Greater Manchester for 12 months starting in Summer 2026.

The Role Overview:

As a Data Science Intern, you ll work closely with our experienced team of Data Scientists to support the research and development of both traditional and cutting-edge machine learning algorithms for use with current and future product ranges.

Here at ITL, we offer

• Hands-on experience with real-world projects
• Mentorship and training from experienced professionals
• Opportunities to network and grow within the field of data science
• A supportive and collaborative work environment
• Potential for a full-time offer upon successful completion of the internship

This position is suited to a student in their penultimate year of University who has an eagerness to learn and to make the most of an opportunity to experience working with professionals in their chosen field.

Your Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the data science team to design, implement, and optimize Machine Learning models
• Analyze large datasets to uncover trends, patterns, and insights that drive business decisions
• Develop and test algorithms for machine learning, statistical analysis, or data visualization
• Assist in cleaning, transforming, and preparing data for analysis
• Create dashboards and reports to communicate findings effectively to stakeholders
• Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in data science and AI technologies

Qualifications:

An undergraduate working towards a degree in either Data Science, Mathematics, Computer Science or a similar related subject.

Skills and Experience:

• A solid understanding of machine learning techniques and algorithms.
• Experience of programming in Python, or similar associated tools.
• An excellent communicator who s analytically minded with a practical approach to solving problems.

Your Package and Perks

• A competitive salary
• Flexible working hours
• 32 days holiday, (including public Holidays) plus the opportunity to earn up to an extra 13 days holiday each year
• Educational Sponsorship
• Enhanced Pension Contribution
• Healthcare Insurance (including dental)
• Wellbeing support
• Life Insurance
• Income Protection Insurance
• Free secure parking
• Onsite electric car charging points
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Informal dress code
• Paid breaks, with free premium hot drinks

We re Innovative

Trading for over 30 years here at Innovative Technology, where we have offices on five continents and employ around 400 people, with over 170 based from our state-of-the-art R&D hub and global head office in Oldham, Manchester.

From self-service checkouts to arcade machines, we provide our retail, banking, kiosk, vending, gaming and amusement customers with products and services that help them securely accept automated payments, with our industry-leading technology keeping us at the forefront of our sector. We also provide facial analysis technology for age estimation and control access for some of the world s leading companies.

By being true to our values of Innovation, Collaboration, Respect and Drive we ve seen significant growth and won numerous domestic and international awards, whilst offering outstanding career opportunities and great benefits. You ll find us on the edge of the Pennines and less than half an hour from central Manchester, with modern offices, free parking and excellent transport links.

We are a disability-confident employer, as such we will shortlist all candidates meeting our minimum criteria (as specified in the job description) who state they have a disability within their application.

What s next?

If you want to develop as a Data Scientist throughout your Industrial Placement Year and you are looking to join our award-winning team on the latest cutting-edge technology, we want to hear from you.

A better way Through our people, drive and commitment we push boundaries to deliver innovative products and services.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, our selection process is thorough and may take up to two months to complete. We appreciate your patience as we give every candidate’s profile the attention it deserves.

This is a two-part interview process, starting with a brief telephone screening followed by a formal site-based interview.

Senior Python Developer
London Contract Energy / Trading Environment£400-£425 per day (Inside IR35)

We are supporting a leading organisation operating within the energy and commodities space who are looking to engage a Senior Python Developer to support the build-out of advanced data-driven applications and analytical tools.

This is a hands-on engineering role working at the intersection of data, analytics and front-office stakeholders. You will be responsible for building clean, modular Python applications, manipulating complex datasets, and delivering interactive dashboards used for commercial insight.

The Role

You will:

• Develop robust, production-grade Python applications
• Manipulate and analyse large datasets using pandas and numpy
• Build interactive dashboards using Plotly Dash
• Design modular, reusable and well-tested code
• Integrate with REST APIs and backend services
• Collaborate with commercial and technical stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable solutions
• This is a highly technical role suited to someone who enjoys building clean systems rather than quick scripts.

Required Experience

• Hands-on Python development experience
• Strong object-oriented programming skills
• Deep experience with pandas and numpy for data manipulation
• Experience with virtual environments, dependency management and packaging
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices including Git, unit testing (pytest), documentation and code quality tools
• Experience building data-driven applications in a commercial environment.

GIS Python Developer

12 Months

Outside IR35

GIS Python Developer required by a leading tech company for an initial 12 month contract. It’s fully remote, outside IR35, and will likely extend due to the amount of work they have in the pipeline.

The Role:

You will be part of a rapidly growing software team helping to deliver their leading analytics application that is being used to help drive critical decision making from gathering large amounts of intelligence on the human population and its use around the world; tech for good, you could say!

As a GIS Python Developer, you will be responsible for various tasks, mainly focusing on Python development to combine geospatial datasets to automate the creation of sizeable subnational index data sets. The main tools you will be using day to day are:

* Python

* Docker

* ETL pipelines

* GIS - PostGIS or ESRI knowledge (Ideally Raster Data Sets)

* AWS

You:

Our customer is looking for someone well versed with the above tools technologies, and they need someone who has a strong understanding of Geospatial Data and is willing to roll their sleeves up as this project is critical for them.

As a Senior member of the team, they expect you to pick up their tooling pretty quickly, work closely with other people in the group and help build upon an already industry-leading product.

Rate & Process:

Depending on the candidate’s preference, this urgent role based in Bath can offer a hybrid or fully remote working model.

It’s a two-stage interview process consisting of a call with the Head of Engineering and other team members.

We can organise interviews within a few days as this is an absolute priority across the business.

Cathcart Technology is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Data, AI, Automation, Machine Learning, Transformation, Global B2C organisation

London Hybrid

Immediate OIR35 Contract - longer term permanent opportunity

A market-leading global B2C organisation is seeking a Data & AI Automation Lead to own and scale its enterprise AI and intelligent automation agenda.

This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for defining AI strategy, building production-grade AI/ML and automation capabilities, and delivering measurable commercial value across customer experience and operations.

The Role

• Define and execute the enterprise AI & automation roadmap
• Identify high-value use cases (personalisation, dynamic pricing, forecasting, workforce optimisation)
• Own AI/ML platforms, MLOps and LLM architecture (Azure preferred)
• Lead end-to-end delivery from experimentation to scaled deployment
• Build and lead a multi-disciplinary AI team
• Embed responsible AI, governance and cost control

The Profile

• Proven track record delivering enterprise-scale AI/ML and intelligent automation
• Strong hands-on knowledge of cloud AI platforms, data engineering and LLM/RAG architectures
• Experience implementing MLOps, observability and model governance
• Commercially minded, able to link AI outcomes to revenue, efficiency and customer impact
• Background within consumer-led / B2C environments is essential

This is a rare opportunity to shape and scale AI capability within a complex, customer-centric international business.

If you’re ready to lead AI from strategy through to real-world impact, we’d love to speak with you.

Data & AI Automation Lead