Our client, a prestigious company in the defence sector, is currently seeking a Systems IVV Consultant for a contract role. This opportunity targets proficient professionals who can play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality systems engineering solutions and managing complex projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Represent the Systems discipline as a senior member, owning the assigned work packages and tasking to deliver obligations and commitments to agreed processes, plans, quality, schedule, and budget.
• Support the Systems Lead and Engineering Project Lead (EPL) in executing project engineering obligations within agreed plans, budget, and schedule.
• Develop technical solutions to large and complex engineering problems using Systems Engineering practices, principles, and processes to meet customer requirements.
• Quantify and implement technical and management processes to achieve desired solutions, delivering Systems Engineering IVV artefacts across the development lifecycle.
• Provide technical direction and influence across numerous project work packages, ensuring optimal approaches, architecture, design, and implementation choices.
• Collaborate closely with system, hardware, firmware, and software architects to ensure consistency, modularity, reuse, and technical excellence.
• Plan, coordinate, and present conclusive design reviews to senior management and customers, ensuring clarity and quality for successful events.
• Lead, manage, and report on Systems aspects of project work packages, balancing requirements, solutions, schedules, and costs.
• Manage customers and external suppliers to define and achieve expectations and objectives.
• Ensure and review technical/task proposals, providing accurate estimates for effort, costs, and risks for bids and proposals leading to contract awards.
• Work closely with other discipline leads, project management, and engineering project leads to create cost-effective and high-margin proposals.
• Review and sign off significant technical documents, supporting the technical review chair as needed.
• Manage information security as specified in the Security manual to comply with Government regulations.

Job Requirements:

• Experience in Systems Engineering, particularly within IVV (Integration, Verification, and Validation)
• Strong technical leadership and project management skills
• Proficiency in developing technical solutions for complex engineering problems
• Capability to influence various project work packages
• Excellent collaboration skills with system, hardware, firmware, and software architects
• Ability to plan and present thorough design reviews
• Understanding of managing customers and external supplier relationships
• Knowledge of creating, reviewing, and approving technical and task proposals
• Adherence to information security regulations and standards

If you have the relevant skills and experience in Systems Engineering IVV and are looking for a challenging contract role within the defence sector, we encourage you to apply now.

Powering Research Innovation for Sustainable Manufacturing (PRISM) is a cross-border project supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). The PRISM Project is focused on supporting SMEs to accelerate the development of low carbon products & processes which decarbonise their respective manufacturing processes, thus improving economic and environmental performance. The PRISM project brings together six research organisations, 24 enterprises and six associate partners to establish three manufacturing clusters. These clusters will focus on sustainable polymer & composite manufacturing processes, concrete production and food manufacturing innovation. The Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (AMIC) will lead the PRISM Polymer & Composite cluster and we are seeking a highly motivated Engineer to work in AMIC's Sustainable Polymer and Composite team. We are seeking engineers who want to innovate and apply their knowledge to the challenges of industry and society to support the delivery of industrially focused polymer processing projects within AMIC's advanced manufacturing activities. You will apply your specialist knowledge and experience of methods, processes and process validation to generate innovative research outputs which have a direct economic and technical benefit to companies and sectors. You will work collaboratively with the sustainable polymer and composite team, the wider AMIC team, industry partners, technology providers, national technology centres and academia to deliver key projects focused on advanced polymer processing. The successful candidate must have:Honours degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline, science, or a related discipline with significant relevant industrial experience OR minimum HND in a related engineering discipline with extensive recent and relevant industrial experience.Demonstrated practical experience in at least one polymer processing technique (extrusion, injection moulding, rotational moulding, compression moulding, or similar).Strong materials knowledge covering polymer types, properties, processing behaviour, and failure mechanisms.Evidence of hands-on workshop capability including equipment operation, process parameter control, and practical problem-solving.Knowledge and practical application of safety systems, risk management, and COSHH requirements relevant to polymer processing workshop environments.Ability to interpret technical drawings, process specifications, and material datasheets.Evidence of systematic approach to troubleshooting process issues and implementing practical solutions.Ability to work independently and as part of a team to deliver practical outcomes within project timescales.Excellent practical communication skills with ability to produce clear technical records and explain processing activities to industrial partners.Willingness to develop expertise across multiple polymer processing techniques through on-the-job learning and training. To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information on our website. This post is available for 3 years. Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

Warrington (3 days onsite)

12 months contract

£63 to £81 per hour Umbrella, inside IR35

Must be eligible for Security Clearance

The Opportunity

A leading engineering organisation is looking to add an experienced Principal Electrical, Control & Instrumentation (EC&I) Engineer to its Warrington team on a long-term contract.

This is a senior position offering the chance to take technical ownership across multiple projects, providing leadership and direction to deliver innovative, safe, and compliant engineering solutions.

You’ll be responsible for shaping design strategies, guiding a team of engineers, and ensuring that all project outputs meet the highest technical and safety standards.

Role Responsibilities

• Develop and verify technical solutions, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards
• Lead investigations and drive design improvements across projects
• Collaborate with internal teams, customers, and suppliers to manage specifications and delivery
• Support project execution and mentor junior engineers
• Promote engineering excellence, health and safety, and cultural change across the business

Essential experience of the Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineer:

• Working collaboratively in multi-discipline teams across varied project types
• Communicating effectively with internal and external stakeholders
• Delivering systems input and providing post-installation or third-line technical support
• Liaising with customers and suppliers on-site for testing, installation, and commissioning
• Background in EC&I, Physics, or Radiometric, with experience in control systems and analogue/digital electronics

Qualifications for the Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineer:

• Engineering degree (or equivalent) in electronics, control and instrumentation, or a related discipline
• Chartered Engineer status or actively working towards it

Apply Now

If you’re an experienced Principal EC&I Engineer looking for your next long-term contract and the chance to lead on technically challenging work, I’d love to hear from you.

Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Engineer

Location: Remote (Home site is Cambridge)
Contract Length: 9 months
IR35: Inside IR35
Rate: £65p/h Umbrella

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Engineer to support defence-based programmes, delivering reliability, maintainability and supportability analysis in line with UK Defence Standards and customer requirements.

This is a technically focused role suited to engineers who enjoy working at the interface of design, support, and lifecycle performance — influencing product decisions through structured analysis and evidence-based recommendations.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver ILS activities in accordance with Defence Standard 00-600 and customer specifications.
• Conduct Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) analysis in line with Defence Standard 00-40.
• Identify high-cost or high-risk supportability drivers within product designs and recommend practical engineering improvements.
• Assess and improve product reliability performance through structured analysis and modelling.
• Evaluate maintainability characteristics to ensure compliance with customer operational expectations.
• Populate and maintain the Logistic Support Analysis Record (LSAR).
• Contribute to ILS plans for tender and proposal submissions.
• Deliver work packages to agreed cost, schedule and quality requirements.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Engineering Degree (or equivalent experience).
• Practical experience in ILS, Reliability and Maintainability engineering within a defence or regulated environment.
• Working knowledge of defence standards, support concepts and military operating environments.
• Experience using tools such as Windchill (RELEX), OmegaPS, OPUS10, SIMLOX or equivalent ILS/R&M software.
• Familiarity with MSV military shelter systems (desirable).
• Understanding of Quality Management Systems and configuration control principles.
• Awareness of Health, Safety and Environmental legislative requirements.

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a leading global provider of environmental solutions a to recruit a Technical Plant Engineer on a 6 month contract for its energy facility in Cornwall.

The Technical Plant Engineer role comes with a daily rate up to £850.

Key skills required for the Technical Plant Engineer role

• Degree or higher qualification in engineering or management discipline
• Expertise with industrial boilers and pressure parts welding.
• Experience in power generation, or heavy process/engineering industries.
• Understanding and experience of environmental legislation and management systems.
• Project management experience
• Ideally a Chartered engineer or working towards Chartered status.

Location, day rate and timeframe of the Technical Plant Engineer role

• St Austell, Cornwall
• 6 month contract
• Daily rate up to £850.

Astute People are acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government’s Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.

12 months

£84.55 per hour (inside IR35)

Hybrid working

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a Principal Digital Electronics Engineer to help deliver advanced electronic solutions across some of the most complex and high-profile defence and security programmes in the UK.

This is a technical leadership role where you will shape digital hardware architectures, influence system-level design decisions, and mentor engineers across the full product lifecycle - from concept through to production and in-service support.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead the architecture, design and development of complex digital electronic systems
• Define and review FPGA, SoC, and high-speed digital designs
• Oversee requirements capture, design documentation, and verification strategies
• Provide technical authority and governance across multiple projects
• Support system integration, validation, and qualification activities
• Collaborate with systems, software, firmware, mechanical and safety teams
• Engage with customers and suppliers at a technical level
• Mentor and develop senior and junior engineers
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes and standards

Your Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Extensive experience in digital electronics design
• Strong background in FPGA/ASIC development (VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog)
• Experience with high-speed interfaces (e.g., PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, SERDES)
• Proven ability to lead technical teams or large work packages
• Experience with requirements management and verification methodologies
• Understanding of signal integrity, timing analysis, and hardware debugging
• Degree (or equivalent experience) in Electronic Engineering or related discipline

Desirable:

• Experience in safety-critical or regulated industries
• Knowledge of secure or resilient system design
• Familiarity with DOORS, MATLAB, or similar tools
• Chartered Engineer status (or working towards)

CFD Engineer - 6-Month Contract

Are you a talented CFD Engineer looking to make an impact on cutting-edge aerospace technology?

Belcan are looking for an experienced engineer to join our client on a 6-month contract, contributing to the design and optimisation of cooling systems for next-generation aircraft electrical power generators and motors, at their site in Pitstone, near Tring.

About the Role

As a CFD Engineer, you will play a crucial role in shaping the thermal performance of both new and existing aerospace machine products. You’ll take ownership of thermo-fluid modelling, cooling system design, thermal analysis, and component selection-supporting multiple projects across the engineering organisation.

This is your opportunity to work within a specialised simulation team, collaborating closely with engineering experts and project leaders to deliver high-quality technical output that drives innovation forward.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Creating detailed thermal models and analyses to predict the performance of new electrical machine designs.

• Producing high-quality engineering reports to support programme milestones.

• Supporting RFIs, proposals, and new business opportunities with thermal/fluids expertise.

• Providing technical guidance and insight to cross-functional engineering teams.

• Ensuring project deliverables, design reviews, and milestones are completed on schedule.

• Responding to operational queries within agreed timelines.

• Accurate and robust thermal modelling using appropriate simulation tools.

• Timely delivery of design reviews and project milestones.

• Clear and effective communication of engineering findings.

• Strong collaboration across multiple engineering teams.

What You’ll Bring

Essential:

• A degree in an Engineering discipline.
• Proficiency in Ansys Thermal/Fluids tools such as Ansys Workbench, Fluent, SpaceClaim/Discovery, and MotorCAD.
• Solid understanding of thermo-fluid dynamics principles, including the ability to apply 1D hand calculations.

Desirable:

• Experience with thermo-fluid simulations for rotating electrical machines.
• Work package leadership experience and a proactive, energetic approach.

Belcan, a Cognizant company, is a global force in technical services and engineering consultancy. Our legacy is built on delivering high-quality outputs and our unwavering commitment to developing the next generation of technical consultants and specialist engineers. Our expertise is vast, spanning across various engineering industries including aerospace, defence, marine, nuclear, automotive, and cyber security.

This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan

Electronics Engineering Project Manager - 2 Days on site in Stevenage Per Week

Managing detailed design of electronics product (printers, small thermostats) engineering development. Defence, Aerospace, Marine electronics.

Overview of department:
We are Electronics Engineering. We are growing, dedicated and we work as a team to deliver our projects.

Responsibilities:
Your role as a Senior Engineering Project Manager (SEPM) is to deliver our most complex and priority projects to time, cost and quality; to drive the design, development and delivery of our highly complex electronic sub-systems, from concept through into full production. This is a fantastic opportunity to be a senior member of the project management team; someone who will contribute to our delivery strategy.

Skillset/experience required:
Someone with drive, passion and commitment who has:
• Experience of Project Management best practice: Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Compliance Management, Configuration Management and Earned Value Management.
• Experience of delivering significant project/programmes on time and to cost.
• Experience of project management across the various phases; from project conception and initiation through manufacture and qualification to customer delivery.
• A background in engineering development, ideally of complex systems or electronic units.
• Individuals with excellent communication skills; able to influence others to their way of thinking;
• Organised with an eye for detail and a sense of pride in what they deliver.

Contract | Onsite | Gaydon

Contract Details

• £37 per hour - Inside IR35
• 6-month or 12-month contract available
• Immediate start required
• Onsite role - Gaydon

Role Overview

We’re looking for a Manufacturing Simulation Engineer to lead the development of Discrete Event Simulation (DES) models for manufacturing systems.
You’ll analyse production flow, identify bottlenecks, optimise throughput, and support major vehicle or system programmes from concept through to delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, develop, and deliver Discrete Event Simulation models that represent full manufacturing process flow from concept to launch.
• Analyse production performance, throughput, cycle time, buffer sizes, and system availability.
• Identify bottlenecks and provide recommendations to improve system efficiency.
• Optimise manufacturing systems using DES ‘what-if’ scenarios and operational variants.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering, production, and scheduling teams to ensure system readiness.
• Produce clear documentation, dashboards, and reports to support decision-making.
• Mentor junior engineers and support ongoing improvement of simulation tools and techniques.

Key Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on experience with Discrete Event Simulation tools (e.g., Lanner Witness or Siemens Plant Simulation).
• Proven background in modelling production flows and solving complex system performance issues.
• Experience delivering DES models to programme KPIs and production targets.
• Understanding of lean manufacturing tools and techniques.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present complex ideas clearly.
• Comfortable working in fast-paced manufacturing environments.

Who This Role Suits

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys:

• Turning complex manufacturing systems into accurate digital simulations
• Solving efficiency and throughput challenges
• Working closely with engineering and production teams
• Leading simulation workstreams and driving system improvements

HD1 Hybrid (Office ideally Tuesdays)
30/03/2026 30/06/2026
£23.37 per hour

We are seeking an experienced Principal Engineer with strong Section 38 Highways adoption experience to join a busy Highways & Transportation team.

This role focuses on the negotiation, technical audit and approval of highway adoption schemes under Section 38 of the Highways Act, working closely with developers, consultants and internal teams to ensure designs meet adoptable standards.

The Role

You will:

• Technically audit Section 38 highway design submissions
• Review drainage, utilities and full highway layouts
• Provide structured feedback and manage iterative resubmissions
• Negotiate amendments with consultants and developers
• Manage live schemes from handover (retirement cover)
• Ensure compliance with legislative, regulatory and council standards
• Support procurement, financial and resource management where required
• Contribute to delivery during periods of changing priorities and resource pressure

You must be confident challenging non-compliant designs and capable of managing complex, ongoing schemes from day one.

What Were Looking For

Essential:

• Direct experience with Section 38 Agreements
• Strong highways design knowledge (adoptable standards)
• Civil Engineering degree (or equivalent experience)
• Experience within local authority or public sector highways
• Strong technical report writing skills
• Confident negotiator with consultants
• Experience managing staff performance and workloads
• Knowledge of CDM and Health & Safety legislation
• IT competence (MS Office, GIS, AutoCAD understanding)

Desirable:

• Planning process experience
• Experience working within politically sensitive environments
• Experience managing operational response (e.g. adverse weather)

The Person

You will be:

• Technically strong and decisive
• Honest and accountable
• Comfortable working in a fast-changing environment
• Capable of prioritising workload under pressure
• Able to motivate and support junior staff
• Flexible in approach to hybrid and occasional operational demands

Working Pattern

Hybrid ideally office-based Tuesdays (flexible for the right candidate).

Manager returning 16th March submissions to be reviewed that week.

Role/Job Title: OutSystems ODC SME / OutSystems ODC Migration SpecialistWork Location: Birmingham (2 to 3 days)Your Responsibilities1. OutSystems ODC Expertise Act as the primary SME for OutSystems ODC architecture, capabilities, and best practices.
Design scalable ODC applications following cloud native and low-code best practices.
Provide strategic guidance on OutSystems cloud services, governance, CI/CD pipelines, and performance optimization.2. Migration from OutSystems 11 to ODC Lead and execute migration assessments, including gap analysis, architecture review, and effort estimation.
Define and implement end-to-end migration plans from OutSystems 11 to ODC.
Re-architect or refactor components (data models, integrations, UI modules, logic flows) where required for ODC compliance.
Resolve compatibility issues, technical constraints, and performance challenges during migration.3. Architecture & Technical Leadership Work with enterprise architects to design future state ODC-based solutions.
Develop reusable components, libraries, templates, and accelerators for ODC adoption.
Ensure solution compliance with security, performance, scalability, and maintainability requirements.4. Stakeholder & Development Collaboration Collaborate with business and product teams to translate requirements into technical designs.
Provide technical leadership to developers, perform code reviews, and enforce development standards.
Organize technical workshops, training, and knowledge-sharing sessions on ODC.5. DevOps, Integration & Cloud Implement cloud-native DevOps practices including automated builds, deployments, and monitoring.
Manage ODC configurations, security setup, environment provisioning, and lifecycle management.
Integrate ODC applications with enterprise systems (REST, SOAP, databases, identity providers, etc.).Your ProfileEssential skills/knowledge/experience: 6+ years of experience in OutSystems development, with at least 2+ years on ODC (or exposure to early adoption programs).
Proven experience in migrating applications from OutSystems 11 to ODC.
Strong knowledge of OutSystems architecture, BPT, integrations, data modeling, and performance tuning.
Experience designing enterprise-grade applications using low-code platforms.
Knowledge of Azure/AWS cloud fundamentals is a plus.

Desirable skills/knowledge/experience:

OutSystems ODC Certification

OutSystems Associate or Professional Developer Certification

OutSystems Architecture Specialist

Cloud certifications (Azure/AWS)

Performance Information Technical Lead – Power BI / Microsoft Fabric

Client: EDF
Location: Bristol (Hybrid – on-site days TBC)
Contract: Until 31/12/2026
Rate: £500–£579 per day (Inside IR35)
Security Clearance: BPSS required

Overview

EDF is seeking a Performance Information Technical Lead to own the governance, architecture, and operational model of its Power BI and Microsoft Fabric estate within the HPC programme.

This is a senior technical leadership role responsible for transitioning a growing, business-led reporting environment into a secure, enterprise-governed analytics platform aligned to Information Design Authority (IDA), security, and regulatory standards.

You will act as the technical authority for the tenant, defining governance frameworks, lifecycle processes, and platform standards while optimising licensing, capacity, and operational resilience.

Key Responsibilities

Governance Framework

• Design and implement the enterprise Power BI governance model, including:

• Workspace strategy and segmentation

• RBAC and security group model

• Dev/Test/Prod lifecycle and deployment pipelines

• Certification and endorsement standards

• Naming, metadata, and documentation standards

• Data source approval and security controls

• Tenant-level governance settings

Align governance with IDA, security, data protection, and audit requirementsProduce clear, accessible governance documentation for business stakeholders

Platform Administration & Technical Oversight

• Act as technical authority for the Power BI / Fabric tenant

• Define and oversee:

• Workspace provisioning and ownership model

• Capacity management and optimisation

• Monitoring, audit logging, and usage analytics

• Gateway architecture and connectivity controls

• Service principals and credential management

Standardise use of enterprise tooling (e.g. DAX Studio, Tabular Editor, ALM Toolkit)Rationalise and optimise the existing estate to improve resilience, performance, and cost efficiency

Operating Model & Lifecycle Management

• Define RACI across business owners, data owners, developers, Enterprise IT, and Information Management
• Establish lifecycle processes for onboarding, change control, certification, and decommissioning
• Define support tiers and service boundaries for analytics artefacts

Commercial & Licensing Optimisation

• Review and optimise Pro, PPU, and Fabric capacity licensing models
• Align platform capacity with organisational demand
• Deliver transparent reporting on usage and cost drivers
• Support financially sustainable scaling of analytics capability

Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with Enterprise IT on platform configuration and access controls
• Engage business stakeholders to embed governance standards and clarify responsibilities
• Present recommendations to architecture and IDA governance forums
• Act as a trusted advisor on enterprise analytics platform strategy

Essential Technical Experience

• Extensive tenant-level administration of Power BI

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Fabric architecture

• Experience managing Premium and/or Fabric capacities

• Advanced DAX and enterprise semantic modelling (star schema)

• Performance tuning and optimisation of semantic models

• Advanced Power Query diagnostics and optimisation

• SQL optimisation for analytics workloads

• Working knowledge of Python in analytics contexts (e.g. Fabric notebooks, Databricks)

• Strong understanding of:

• Entra ID / Azure AD security groups

• RBAC models

• Deployment pipelines

• Power BI REST APIs and automation

• Data gateway architecture

• Audit logging and monitoring

Proven experience designing enterprise analytics governance frameworks

Governance & Platform Maturity

• Experience implementing or maturing analytics governance in a federated environment
• Experience operating within structured architecture governance (e.g. IDA)
• Track record of improving ownership, accountability, and lifecycle management for data platforms

Commercial & Strategic

• Experience optimising licensing and capacity models
• Ability to align technical controls with commercial efficiency
• Experience producing platform roadmaps or business cases

Qualifications

Essential:

• Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate (or equivalent advanced Power BI certification)
• Degree (or equivalent experience) in Data, Engineering, Computer Science, or similar

Desirable:

• PL-300 (Power BI Data Analyst)
• Azure Administrator and/or Security certifications
• Experience in regulated or safety-critical environments
• Experience delivering enterprise-scale analytics transformation

Personal Profile

• Self-starter with strong personal accountability
• Structured, methodical, and pragmatic
• Comfortable operating in complex, federated organisations
• Strong communicator able to produce policy and technical guidance
• Confident influencing senior stakeholders and technical teams

Morela is proud to be supporting our client in one of the most innovative and high-impact areas of data and technology.

We re currently seeking an Data Consultant (Palantir) to join a fast-growing consultancy delivering enterprise-scale Palantir Foundry and Gotham solutions. In this contract role, you ll work on complex, data-driven projects, helping clients turn raw data into actionable insights while ensuring compliance and governance standards are met.

Location: London / UK (Hybrid/Flexible)
Contract: 6 12 months

Key Skills & Experience:

• Hands-on experience with Palantir Foundry or Gotham
• Strong background in data consultancy, data engineering, or analytics
• Technical skills: SQL, Python, ETL, BI tools, and data modelling
• Comfortable with client-facing delivery, translating complex data into actionable solutions
• SC Cleared (essential)

This is a unique opportunity to work on high-profile projects across both public and private sectors, make an immediate impact, and further develop your Palantir expertise.

Outside IR35 Contract Competitive day rate

Duration: 3-6 months

IR35 Status: Outside IR35

Location: Fully Remote Working

We are partnering with an ambitious start-up venture building a next-generation AI-powered decision intelligence platform for cybersecurity leaders. They are seeking an experienced contract AI Systems Architect to lead the architecture and delivery of a structured, guard railed AI engine designed for enterprise use. This is a high-impact contract role suited to someone who thrives at the intersection of product logic and advanced AI systems design. The successful contract AI architect will oversee the build of the core intelligence system, working directly with the founders.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & System Design

• Define the end-to-end AI pipelines
• Design structured JSON schemas for inputs and outputs
• Architect a robust RAG framework (vector database, chunking strategy etc)
• Design domain and geography-aware retrieval logic

AI Orchestration & Guardrails

• Develop modular, section-based prompt orchestration
• Enforce structured JSON outputs
• Implement hallucination controls and citation enforcement
• Introduce prompt version control
• Build section confidence scoring and validation logic

Retrieval & Evidence Framework

• Define ingestion structures for curated regulatory and incident sources
• Oversee embedding and chunking strategy
• Implement evidence weighting tiers
• Ensure citation traceability and validation

Technical Leadership

• Act as technical lead across the offshore development team
• Define sprint scope and architectural standards
• Review pull requests and technical decisions
• Ensure delivery aligns with product logic
• Maintain pragmatic scope control

Key Experience

• Proven experience building production-grade LLM systems
• Hands-on RAG implementation
• Experience with OpenAI and Anthropic APIs
• Strong vector database experience
• Backend architecture expertise (Node.js or Python)
• Experience designing structured JSON pipelines
• Experience working with offshore development teams
• B2B SaaS background would be highly desirable

This is a unique position that allows a contractor the opportunity to architect a structured AI intelligence system from first principles in a high-autonomy environment. If you’re a UK-based contract AI systems architect with deep RAG experience and strong product logic instincts, please apply to the role immediately.

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

System Engineer

Location: East London (Hybrid office/home)
Rate: £450 £500 per day (Inside IR35)
Duration: Initial 3 4 month contract (backlog clearance) with strong potential for extension or permanent conversion
Client Environment: Major London Rail customers (TfL, Network Rail station systems)

Overview

We are seeking a mid-to-senior Cybersecurity & Network Assurance Engineer to join a high-performing networks team supporting critical rail infrastructure in London.

This role will focus on cybersecurity governance, assurance, and technical documentation, ensuring networked systems meet customer, regulatory, and industry standards. You will play a key role in clearing an immediate backlog of assurance deliverables while providing technical oversight to junior engineers and supporting SIEM integration activities.

This is a hybrid East London role with no trackside/site access required.

Key Responsibilities

Cybersecurity Governance & Assurance

• Produce and maintain:

• Cyber Security Management Plans (CSMP)
• Risk assessments and threat models
• Assurance and compliance documentation
• Control framework mappings

• Align artefacts to client standards (TfL / Network Rail) and industry frameworks
• Support continual improvement of cyber assurance processes

Standards & Compliance

• Map controls and documentation to:

• ISO/IEC 27001
• IEC 62443 (OT security)
• Customer-specific rail standards

• Ensure deliverables meet governance and audit requirements

Network Security & Architecture Assurance

• Provide design assurance for:

• Secure communications
• Firewalls (e.g., Cisco, Juniper)
• Switching and routed network environments

• Assess effectiveness of implemented security controls in networked systems

SIEM Integration Support

• Produce documentation for SIEM onboarding:

• Data source identification
• Logging requirements
• Use-case and control alignment

• Support assurance activities for SIEM integration (e.g., Microsoft Sentinel environments)

Stakeholder & Team Engagement

• Act as a technical interface to client stakeholders
• Translate technical risk and assurance findings for non-technical audiences
• Provide guidance and quality oversight to junior engineers/graduate staff

Essential Experience

• Cybersecurity governance & assurance in enterprise or critical infrastructure environments
• Proven delivery of:

• Risk assessments
• Threat modelling
• Cyber security management documentation
• Control framework mapping

• Strong knowledge of ISO/IEC 27001 and IEC 62443
• Solid understanding of network architecture and secure communications
• Experience assessing firewalls, switching, and routed networks from a security perspective
• Familiarity with SIEM concepts and onboarding processes (e.g., Microsoft Sentinel)
• Ability to produce clear, client-aligned technical documentation
• Experience working with stakeholders and presenting assurance outcomes

Desirable Experience

• Experience in rail, transport, or OT environments
• Hands-on network configuration (Cisco, Juniper)
• Experience with network management and policy enforcement tools
• Knowledge of Windows Server architectures
• Prior contract/consulting experience
• Experience aligning to customer templates or London-specific standards

Qualifications & Certifications

• HND, degree, or equivalent experience in IT, networking, or cybersecurity
• Cisco CCNA/CCNP (or equivalent experience)
• Security certifications such as CISSP, CompTIA CySA+, or similar (desirable)
• ITIL Foundation (desirable)

Clearance

• Must be eligible for BPSS clearance

Key Behaviours

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to operate at mid-to-senior level with minimal supervision
• Comfortable guiding junior team members
• Able to work in a governance, assurance, and documentation-heavy role
• Collaborative approach in a multi-stakeholder environment

Rate: 80 - 105 per hour

IR35 status: Inside IR35

Duration: Initially 6 months

Location: South West (Bristol) - Hybrid circa two days a week in the office

Clearance: Active SC Clearance is required.

You will join a global technology consultancy working with the MoD. As a technical Architect you should be comfortable working in a customer facing role. This role requires an understanding of the mission critical communications space and associated standards.

The role:

• Act as the technical authority for systems and services.
• Define and evolve architectures that balance customer needs, architecture principles, and secure-by-design standards.
• Contribute to divisional and line-of-business roadmaps, identifying opportunities for technology insertion and innovation.
• Lead technical reviews, trade-off studies, and risk assessments for major design decisions.

Your skills and experience:

• Knowledge of 3GPP technical standards
• Proven experience in system and service architecture in a domain (infrastructure, applications, data, networking, cloud)
• Knowledge of architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF, MODAF, NAF)
• Advanced understanding of secure system design principles and cyber security standards
• Experience shaping architectures within Agile or SAFe delivery environments

Desirable:

• Industry certifications (e.g. TOGAF, ArchiMate)
• Vendor certifications (e.g. AWS)
• Knowledge of TETRA / ESN and emergency services organisations
• Knowledge of mission critical communication software
• Experience contributing to technology roadmaps and enterprise strategy

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Must Have 3GPP Specifications and Amazon AWS Cloud Practitioner

Nice To Have

• ArchiMate
• AWS Solution Architect
• Certified TOGAS Enterprise Architect
• DevOps/DevSecOps
• ESN/TETRA
• Mission Critical Communications

Initial 3-month Contract Role
Hybrid working in London
550 - 600, Inside IR35

We’re partnering with a Global IT Services Provider supporting them with the search for a Sybase IQ DBA Lead to manage and improve SAP IQ environments for large-scale analytics and date warehousing.

Responsibilities:

• Lead SAP IQ database administration, including monitoring, performance tuning, and optimisation.
• Oversee near-line storage (NLS) solutions and integration with SAP HANA.
• Plan and run database upgrades, patching, migrations, and disaster recovery processes.
• Implement and enforce database best practices, standards, and governance.
• Collaborate with data engineering, analytics, and business teams to support high-volume data ingestion and reporting.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex database issues to ensure high availability and reliability.

Requirements:

• Extensive SAP IQ (Sybase IQ) DBA experience.
• Strong experience with analytics-focused databases optimized for large-scale data warehousing.
• Hands-on with performance tuning, monitoring, and troubleshooting for Sybase IQ
• NLS and SAP HANA integration experience is a plus.

ECS Recruitment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Our client is currently looking to recruit a Systems Implementations Specialist on an initial 4 month contract, working remotely.

Systems Implementation Specialist Revenues & Benefits (NEC EDM & Revs & Bens)
4 months - Home based
£400 per day inside IR35

We are seeking an experienced Systems Implementation Specialist to support a focused programme of project work within our Revenues and Benefits service.
This role will play a critical part in the implementation of new NEC modules, ensuring effective configuration, testing and deployment to support operational efficiency and service delivery.
The Role
You will lead on the implementation of new modules within the NEC Enterprise Document Management (EDM) system (formerly and the NEC Revenues & Benefits application, with particular responsibility for back-end system administration and configuration.
Modules to be implemented include:

• Data Integration Hub
• Email Connect
• Document Bundling

You will take ownership of the full implementation lifecycle from planning and scoping through to configuration, testing and go-live support.
Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and scoping of module implementation work
• Liaise closely with Revenues and Benefits business users to gather requirements
• Configure and administer back-end system parameters within NEC EDM and Revs & Bens
• Manage system integration considerations and data flows
• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans
• Coordinate and undertake system testing (unit, system and user acceptance testing)
• Troubleshoot and resolve configuration or integration issues
• Support documentation, knowledge transfer and handover to operational teams
• Ensure delivery to agreed timescales and project milestones

About You
To be successful in this role, you must demonstrate:

• Extensive knowledge of NEC Enterprise Document Management (EDM) (formerly
• Strong expertise in NEC Revenues & Benefits applications, particularly back-end administration
• Proven experience implementing NEC modules, including Data Integration Hub, Email Connect and Document Bundling
• Experience leading module implementations from planning through to go-live
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to translate business requirements into system configuration
• Experience managing and undertaking structured testing processes
• A methodical, organised and solution-focused approach

This is an excellent opportunity for a technically skilled NEC specialist to make a tangible impact within a busy Revenues and Benefits environment.

Location: Edinburgh, Bristol or Luton.
Duration: 12 months
Rate: £102ph UMBRELLA
INSIDE IR35
Clearance: Must be eligible for SC

We are looking for a Firmware Engineer at Senior or Principal Level to join our team in Edinburgh as an experienced Firmware/FPGA Engineer, you will work with the support of experts in their field, using world-class facilities to deliver Firmware for complex digital systems that meet challenging future customer requirements. You will use or develop team leading experience to support the delivery of work from several engineers. Your expertise will also be key to enhance processes and ways of working across UK wide FPGA/Firmware delivery teams.

Key Skills :
• Creating innovative VHDL based FPGA designs
• Advanced verification techniques using either VHDL or SystemVerilog / UVM
• Current FPGA technologies from either Xilinx, Altera or Microsemi and their tools
• Model Driven Engineering tools including MATLAB and Simulink
• High Speed Interface Design & Integration, including PCIe, DDR3, Ethernet
• Analysing system level documents and deriving detailed Firmware requirements
• Adopting a methodical approach to the full firmware design lifecycle, ideally working to a structured firmware process such as RTCA DO-254 or similar
• Specifying complex timing and area constraints for efficient FPGA place and route
• De-bugging firmware designs and supporting system related verification and integration
• Effective and flexible communication

Role Title: Domain Architect

Location: Remote

Duration: 6 months contract

Rate: 600 per day inside ir35

eSC (enhanced SC) security clearance is required for this role.

Role Description:

I am looking for a Domain Architect for a client of mine who are a leading IT consultancy operating within government and defence, you will thrive on having Design Authority for the relevant Service Line aligned to your domain expertise and enjoy being the domain focal point for ensuring its technical integrity. Being part of an enthusiastic Business Technologist community will enable you to maintain awareness of the latest technologies and innovations within their portfolio and apply these to your technology domains.

Your role:

• Design Authority for the Service Line related to your domain expertise.
• Key stakeholder management for internal, as well as external parties.
• Expert strategy advisory within client facing Managed Services accounts along with new deals and transitions.
• Trusted advice to the Client by cultivating strong symbiotic Client relationships.
• Direction and guidance on technical aspects, ensuring adherence to Service Line strategy, standards and practices while aligning with client requirements.

Experience required:

• Proven Domain Architect within complex Managed Services environments.
• Experience as Service Line Design Authority across large accounts, bids, and transitions.
• Strong understanding of contracts, commercials, and delivery constraints.
• Skilled in stakeholder management and client relationships at senior levels.
• Track record of delivering operationally viable, technically robust solutions.

If you are interested in this role, please feel free to submit your CV

A leading global technology organisation is seeking a hands on Junior Architect to join a high performing engineering group building secure, scalable, cloud native platforms. You ll work on modern Azure and Java solutions that will underpin future AI driven capabilities, perfect for someone who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and shaping architecture within a large-scale environment.

You ll collaborate closely with senior architects and engineering teams to design, build, and evolve cloud-native services on Azure. This is a highly technical role where you ll influence architectural decisions while remaining actively involved in coding, reviewing, and improving Java-based microservices.

Key responsibilities include:

• Designing and delivering Azure-hosted Java microservices and platform components.
• Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub or Azure DevOps, ensuring high standards of quality, security, and observability.
• Performing complex Java development, code reviews, and mentoring developers on best practices.
• Modelling and optimising data flows, working closely with data engineering teams to ensure reliability and performance.
• Documenting architectures, supporting production readiness, and helping prevent incidents.
• Modernising legacy technologies and adapting to internal Java-based frameworks and toolsets.
• Contributing to the organisation s long-term AI readiness through data, service, and governance improvements.

What you’ll bring:

• 10+ years software engineering experience, including 4+ years in Azure/Java architecture or similar.
• Strong data engineering awareness: modelling, pipelines, performance tuning, SQL/NoSQL, and data governance familiarity.
• Deep Java expertise (Spring ecosystem) with the ability to design, develop, and review complex code.
• Solid experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with containers/Kubernetes (AKS), Git workflows, and DevSecOps practices.
• Flexibility to work with legacy stacks and internal frameworks.
• Experience with Cosmos DB or large-scale data migration projects is a bonus.
• Clear communication and collaboration skills within Agile teams.
• Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent experience.

You ll be joining a collaborative, international engineering environment with a clear roadmap toward AI enabled capabilities. This is a long term contract with strong potential for extension, offering full remote working with occasional travel (once a month or every other month) to London or Cardiff.

With interview slots planned for w/c 9 March 2026, early applications are encouraged. Send your CV for a confidential conversation today.