Skill Profile

• PySpark - Advanced (P3)
• AWS - Advanced (P3)
• SAS - Foundational (P1)

Key Responsibilities Technical Delivery

• Design, develop, and maintain complex PySpark solutions for ETL/ELT and data mart workloads.
• Convert and refactor Legacy SAS code into optimized PySpark solutions using automated tooling and manual refactoring techniques.
• Build scalable, maintainable, and production-ready data pipelines.
• Modernize Legacy data workflows into cloud-native architectures.
• Ensure data accuracy, quality, integrity, and reliability across transformation processes.

Cloud & Data Engineering (AWS-Focused)

• Develop and deploy data pipelines using AWS services such as EMR, Glue, S3, and Athena.
• Optimize Spark workloads for performance, scalability, partitioning strategy, and cost efficiency.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and Git-based version control for automated deployment.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality cloud data solutions.

Core Technical Skills PySpark & Data Engineering

• 5+ years of hands-on PySpark experience (Advanced level).

• Strong ability to write production-grade, maintainable data engineering code.

• Solid understanding of:

  • ETL/ELT design patterns
  • Data modelling concepts
  • Fact and dimension modelling
  • Data marts
  • Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCDs)

Spark Performance & Optimization

• Expertise in Spark execution planning, partitioning strategies, and performance tuning.
• Experience troubleshooting distributed data pipelines at scale.

Python & Engineering Quality

• Strong Python programming skills with emphasis on clean, modular, and maintainable code.

• Experience applying engineering best practices including:

  • Parameterization
  • Configuration management
  • Structured logging
  • Exception handling
  • Modular design principles

SAS & Legacy Analytics (Foundational)

• Working knowledge of Base SAS, Macros, and DI Studio.
• Ability to interpret and analyze Legacy SAS code for migration to PySpark.

Data Engineering & Testing

• Understanding of end-to-end data flows, orchestration frameworks, pipelines, and change data capture (CDC).
• Experience creating ETL test cases, unit tests, and data comparison/validation frameworks.

Engineering Practices

• Proficient in Git workflows, branching strategies, pull requests, and code reviews.
• Ability to document technical decisions, architecture, and data flows.
• Experience with CI/CD tooling for data engineering pipelines.

AWS & Platform Expertise (Advanced)

Strong hands-on experience with:

• Amazon S3
• EMR and AWS Glue
• Glue Workflows
• Amazon Athena
• IAM
• Solid understanding of distributed computing and big data processing in AWS environments.
• Experience deploying and operating large-scale data pipelines in the cloud.

Desirable Experience

• Experience within banking, financial services, or other regulated industries.
• Background in SAS modernization or cloud migration programs.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Experience working in Agile or Scrum delivery environments.

Contract Length: 6 months

Location: Brierley Hill

Hybrid (2-3 days per month onsite)

Our client is looking for a Data Warehouse Test Analyst who will play a key role in validating data from multiple ERP and operational systems, testing ELT pipelines, and ensuring business rules and transformations are applied correctly.

What you’ll do:

Validate data ingested from ERP, customer service and operational platforms.
Design and run data quality, reconciliation and source to target tests.
Test ELT pipelines built in Fabric Notebooks using PySpark/Python.
Validate incremental loads, full refreshes, error handling and pipeline performance.
Identify, document and track defects through to resolution.
Support regression testing and UAT with business users.
Translate business and technical specifications into clear test cases.
Contribute to data quality rules, standards and testing templates.
Provide documentation to support audit and compliance activities.
Essential skills & experience:

Strong T‑SQL for data validation and analysis.
Experience with PySpark or Python for data testing.
Background in testing data warehouses, data lakes or analytics platforms.
Solid understanding of ETL/ELT concepts and SCDs.
Experience validating data from ERP systems (e.g., finance, supply chain, manufacturing).
Exposure to Azure data tools (Synapse, Data Factory, Fabric, Databricks).
Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse (Desirable)
Strong understanding of data quality dimensions.

If this role sounds of interest, please apply and send an up to date CV for consideration

Power BI Analyst – Social Care & Education
Fixed-Term Contract (2–3 months) | Inside IR35 | £500 PD UMR
Location: Suffolk, Hybrid Working
The Role
We are looking for an experienced Power BI Analyst to support the design and delivery of a key Inclusion and Needs Insight Tool across Social Care and Education.
This is a hands-on role where you will work closely with analysts, service leads and data owners to model data, develop high-quality Power BI dashboards, and produce trusted insights that support strategic and operational decision-making.
You will be expected to contribute from day one and take ownership of the analytical delivery within a short, outcome-focused project.
Key Responsibilities

Develop and maintain Power BI semantic models and dashboards
Build and optimise DAX measures and KPIs
Work with Social Care and Education teams to understand requirements and translate them into clear, actionable reporting
Source, validate and profile data from multiple systems
Resolve data quality and definition issues
Apply best practice for performance, usability and accessibility
Support testing, documentation and handover to internal teamsEssential Skills & Experience

Strong hands-on experience as a Power BI Analyst / Developer
Advanced Power BI (Desktop & Service) and DAX skills
Solid data modelling experience (star schema, dimensions, measures)
Strong SQL and experience working with relational data
Proven experience delivering dashboards in real-world service environments
Comfortable working with ambiguous requirements and multiple stakeholdersDesirable

Experience within Social Care, Education or Public Sector analytics
Familiarity with inclusion, SEND or needs-based datasets
Experience working with sensitive or regulated dataWhy Choose Ackerman Pierce?
Ackerman Pierce calls upon over 15 years’ worth of experience in recruiting directly into the Social Work Sector. We can offer a unique experience within recruitment where you have your own personal consultant, a DBS and Compliance service with a quick and easy registration process. We pride ourselves on a guaranteed weekly payment process.
To discuss this vacancy further or any other opportunities, please contact Elise Revett or email in your updated CV to us at Ackerman Pierce

Lead PySpark Engineer (Cloud Migration)

Role Type: 5-Month Contract

Location: Remote (UK-Based)

Experience Level: Lead / Senior (5+ years PySpark)

Role Overview

We are seeking a Lead PySpark Engineer to drive a large-scale data modernisation project, transitioning legacy data workflows into a high-performance AWS cloud environment. This is a hands-on technical role focused on converting legacy SAS code into production-ready PySpark pipelines within a complex financial services landscape.

Key Responsibilities

• Code Conversion: Lead the end-to-end migration of SAS code (Base SAS, Macros, DI Studio) to PySpark using automated tools (SAS2PY) and manual refactoring.
• Pipeline Engineering: Design, build, and troubleshoot complex ETL/ELT workflows and data marts on AWS.
• Performance Tuning: Optimise Spark workloads for execution efficiency, partitioning, and cost-effectiveness.
• Quality Assurance: Implement clean coding principles, modular design, and robust unit/comparative testing to ensure data accuracy throughout the migration.
• Engineering Excellence: Maintain Git-based workflows, CI/CD integration, and comprehensive technical documentation.

Technical Requirements

• PySpark (P3): 5+ years of hands-on experience writing scalable, production-grade PySpark/Spark SQL.
• AWS Data Stack (P3): Strong proficiency in EMR, Glue, S3, Athena, and Glue Workflows.
• SAS Knowledge (P1): Solid foundation in SAS to enable the understanding and debugging of legacy logic for conversion.
• Data Modeling: Expertise in ETL/ELT, dimensions, facts, SCDs, and data mart architecture.
• Engineering Quality: Experience with parameterisation, exception handling, and modular Python design.

Additional Details

• Industry: Financial Services experience is highly desirable.
• Working Pattern: Fully remote with internal team collaboration days.
• Benefits: 33 days holiday entitlement (pro-rata).

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

Company Introduction

Boundaryless is a boutique consulting firm, providing clients with deep expertise in advanced analytics & data forensics, agentic automation, and Artificial Intelligence solutions. We operate around the world, with offices in 7 countries: United Kingdom, France, The Netherlands, Switzerland, India, Sri Lanka, and the USA.

Boundaryless is an equal opportunity employer. While we apply high standards to the experts we hire and the work we deliver, we also strive for diversity. Our team is a living example of this, with 13 nationalities and 50% female employees.

Due to the growing demand from financial services organizations for automation services supporting data transformation and agentic process automation, open positions for Business Analysts who understand operational and regulatory reporting processes in (investment) banking.

Capital Markets knowledge and Finance experience are key components for this role.

Role Description

• The Technical Data Analyst will support a data transformation and controls program for a top-tier banking client
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications.
• Responsible for analyzing, validating, and reconciling large-scale datasets used for operational and regulatory reporting.
• Work across IT teams to define data requirements, quality rules, and controls for critical data elements. Facilitating the UK issue remediation process by hosting and facilitating conference calls amongst SMEs required to drive items to closure
• Tracking, adjudication, and reporting of Data Quality issues
• You will work with team members on topics including data profiling, lineage validation, source-to-target mapping, and root-cause analysis for data issues.
• Produce clear documentation and evidence to support UAT sign-off, audit reviews, and control attestations.
• Ensure traceability from data requirement transformation logic quality checks reporting outputs audit evidence.

Location

• The role supports one of our top-tier banking clients in London (Canary Wharf) and requires a minimum of three days on-site presence.
• This is a permanent position based in the UK. We will only consider applicants who are eligible to work in the UK. For this role do NOT offer visa sponsorship.

Experience Requirements & Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in data analytics, data quality, reporting controls, or data transformation programs (preferably in financial services).
• Proficiency in SQL (advanced querying, performance tuning, reconciliation logic).
• Strong proficiency in Python for data analysis and automation (pandas, data validation frameworks, scripting).
• Experience supporting or validating ETL/ELT pipelines and data quality frameworks (rules, thresholds, exception handling).
• Working knowledge of Autosys & Apache Airflow (monitoring schedules, reruns, failure triage).
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Git, Harness, UrbanCode Deploy (UCD), Red Hat OpenShift).
• Familiarity with AWS S3 for large-scale data storage and dataset movement patterns.
• Experience supporting Tableau dashboards (data validation, extract refresh checks, reconciliation to source).

Nice-to-Have

• Ideally, you have experience with tools including PySpark, Spark SQL, Hive, Impala, HDFS, Parquet, and Oracle databases.
• Experience in regulated or enterprise data environments (investment banking, risk, finance, compliance).
• Exposure to data governance concepts: critical data elements (CDEs), lineage, data quality dimensions, audit frameworks.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery models
• Knowledge of monitoring/alerting tools for data pipelines and batch operations.
• Familiarity with regulatory reporting domains or control frameworks (data controls, attestations, audit readiness).
• Familiarity with Visio, as well as DCRM tools to manage, document and monitor data quality issues

Main tasks and responsibilities

• Conduct discovery sessions to understand reporting objectives, key datasets, and edge cases.
• Perform data profiling and produce findings on completeness, accuracy, consistency, and timeliness.
• Design and execute reconciliation checks (source vs target, pre vs post transformation, report vs underlying data).
• Support creation of data requirements artifacts (data dictionaries, source-to-target mapping support, business rules, quality rules).
• Define and maintain data quality checks, exception logs, and analysis on recurring defects.
• Lead/Support UAT activities for reporting and controls; validate outcomes and document evidence.
• Produce audit-ready documentation: test packs, control evidence, runbooks, and explainable results.
• Partner with engineers to troubleshoot data issues and ensure analytical intent is preserved in implementation.
• Track and communicate risks, dependencies, and changes impacting reporting and control outcomes.

Your application

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As the UKs trusted partner to the Ministry of Defence, our client is seeking an Embedded Ada Software Engineer to join their growing Software team in Bristol. You will work on cutting-edge technology at the forefront of European missile system design, delivering secure, reliable, and mission-critical solutions. The System Software department develops Command and Control (C2) software for land and maritime platforms and is expanding the Sea Viper and Sea Ceptor C2 teams to support the next generation of advanced naval air defence systems.
Key Responsibilities:You will contribute across the full software engineering lifecycle, collaborating with Systems Engineering on requirements evolution through to supporting software qualification activities and release delivery.
What were looking for:Essential Experience & Skills

• Proven commercial experience developing software in Ada
• Strong background in safety critical software development within regulated industries such as defence, aerospace, rail, nuclear, or medical
• Experience working in high integrity, safety critical environments, demonstrating rigorous standards in coding quality, development processes, verification, and technical documentation

Desirable Experience

• Exposure to formal design methods and tools, including DOORS, Dimensions, Rhapsody, UML, SysML, or MASCoT
• Experience developing applications on Linux platforms, including networked and distributed systems

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenshipRestrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by our clients Security Team.
More about the role:For more than 70 years, our client has been in a strong partnership with the UK military. They have accomplished numerous milestones in defence engineering and have provided essential defence capabilities to meet the requirements of the armed forces across land, sea, and air.
This role is based at our state-of-the-art site in Bristol, which plays a crucial role in missile operations. The location offers excellent transportation links, outstanding learning and development opportunities, as well as a variety of social, charitable, and sporting activities.

Embedded Software Engineer (ADA) 12 month contract Based in Bristol Offering £68ph Inside IR35 Do you have experience in ADA? Do you have experience across the entire software engineering lifecycle? Do you want to work with an industry-leading company? If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you! As the Embedded Software Engineer (ADA), 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: Working across the entire software engineering lifecycle Discussing requirement changes with the systems team Involved with the qualification and software releases Your skillset may include: Experience with ADA Background in Safety Critical Software Coding, process, and documentation Formal design methods and tools - Doors, Dimensions, Rhapsody, UML, SysML, Masoct, etc… Experience developing Linux and networking applications If this all sounds like something you will be interested in then simply apply and we can discuss the opportunity further! Embedded Software Engineer (ADA) 12 month contract Based in Bristol Offering £68ph Inside IR35 Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited (“ARM”). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change

World Class Defence Organisation based in Bristol is currently looking to recruit 2x Embedded ADA Software Engineer subcontractors on an initial 12 month contract. The role will likely be required to be onsite, but it can be worked on a 4-day week basis.

Essential - ADA, Background in safety critical software.
Desirable - Linux, Doors, Dimensions, UML, Mascot etc.

Contract Duration: 12 Months initially and then ongoing.
Hourly Rate: £68.00ph (Umbrella).
Overtime rate: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at time and a quarter

Embedded ADA Software Engineer Job Description:

We work on technology that is at the forefront of European missile system design, delivering safe, secure, and reliable products to our customers.
The System software department covers all aspects of command and control software (C2) for both land and maritime missile systems.
We are expanding the Sea Viper and Sea Ceptor missile C2 team for the development of the next generation of advanced maritime air defence systems.
Responsibilities:
We work across the entire software engineering lifecycle, from discussing requirement change with the Systems team, all the way to being involved with qualification and software releases.

Skillset/experience required:
Essentials:
Experienced in Ada
Solid background in Safety critical SW from Def, aero, rail, nuclear or medical sectors.
The development is Safety critical, so a high standard of coding, process & documentation is required.

Good to have:
Formal design methods and tools: Doors, Dimensions, Rhapsody/UML/SysML/Mascot
Experience in developing Linux and networking applications.

As the UKs trusted partner to the Ministry of Defence, our client is seeking an Embedded Ada Software Engineer to join their growing Software team in Bristol. You will work on cutting-edge technology at the forefront of European missile system design, delivering secure, reliable, and mission-critical solutions. The System Software department develops Command and Control (C2) software for land and maritime platforms and is expanding the Sea Viper and Sea Ceptor C2 teams to support the next generation of advanced naval air defence systems.

Key Responsibilities: You will contribute across the full software engineering lifecycle, collaborating with Systems Engineering on requirements evolution through to supporting software qualification activities and release delivery.

What were looking for: Essential Experience & Skills Proven commercial experience developing software in Ada

Strong background in safety critical software development within regulated industries such as defence, aerospace, rail, nuclear, or medical

Experience working in high integrity, safety critical environments, demonstrating rigorous standards in coding quality, development processes, verification, and technical documentation

Desirable Experience Exposure to formal design methods and tools, including DOORS, Dimensions, Rhapsody, UML, SysML, or MASCoT

Experience developing applications on Linux platforms, including networked and distributed systems

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by our clients Security Team.

More about the role: For more than 70 years, our client has been in a strong partnership with the UK military. They have accomplished numerous milestones in defence engineering and have provided essential defence capabilities to meet the requirements of the armed forces across land, sea, and air.

This role is based at our state-of-the-art site in Bristol, which plays a crucial role in missile operations. The location offers excellent transportation links, outstanding learning and development opportunities, as well as a variety of social, charitable, and sporting activities.

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Ada Developer for Maritime Missile Command & Control

Overview of department:
We work on technology that is at the forefront of European missile system design, delivering safe, secure, and reliable products to our customers.
The System software department covers all aspects of command and control software (C2) for both land and maritime missile systems.
We are expanding the Sea Viper and Sea Ceptor missile C2 team for the development of the next generation of advanced maritime air defence systems.

Responsibilities:
We work across the entire software engineering life cycle, from discussing requirement change with the Systems team, all the way to being involved with qualification and software releases.

Skillset/experience required:
Essentials:
Experienced in Ada
SC cleared
Solid background in Safety critical SW from Def, aero, rail, nuclear or medical sectors.
The development is Safety critical, so a high standard of coding, process & documentation is required.

Good to have:
Formal design methods and tools: Doors, Dimensions, UML/SysML/Mascot
Experience in developing Linux and networking applications.

Modis International Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers in the UK. Modis Europe Ltd provide a variety of international solutions that connect clients to the best talent in the world. For all positions based in Switzerland, Modis Europe Ltd works with its licensed Swiss partner Accurity GmbH to ensure that candidate applications are handled in accordance with Swiss law.

Both Modis International Ltd and Modis Europe Ltd are Equal Opportunities Employers.

By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Modis International Ltd and/or Modis Europe Ltd. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement which explains how we will use your information is available on the Modis website.

Location: Bristol (fully onsite) Duration: 12 month initial contract
Rate: 68ph UMB (Inside IR35)

Role details:

Our client, a key player in the Defence & Security sector, is currently seeking an SC Cleared, Embedded Ada Software Engineer to join their team on a contract basis in Bristol. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the development of cutting-edge command and control software for maritime missile systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Engaging with the Systems team to discuss requirement changes and updates
• Participating in the entire software engineering lifecycle
• Ensuring high standards in coding, process, and documentation for safety-critical software
• Involvement with qualification and software releases
• Supporting the development of advanced maritime air defence systems

Job Requirements:

• Proficiency in Ada programming
• Security Clearance (SC) required to start
• Strong background in safety-critical software, ideally within defence, aerospace, rail, nuclear or medical sectors
• Experience with high standards of coding and thorough documentation

Desirable Skills:

• Familiarity with formal design methods and tools such as Doors, Dimensions, Rhapsody, UML, SysML, and Mascot
• Experience in developing applications on Linux systems and networking applications

If you are an experienced Ada Software Engineer looking for a contractual role in a dynamic and innovative environment, we encourage you to apply now to join our client’s dedicated team in Bristol.

Lead Data Engineer - Pyspark / AWS / Python / SAS - Financial Sector

As a Lead PySpark Engineer, you will design, develop, and fix complex data processing solutions using PySpark on AWS. You will work hands-on with code, modernising legacy data workflows and supporting large-scale SAS-to-PySpark migrations. The role requires strong engineering discipline, deep data understanding, and the ability to deliver production-ready data pipelines in a financial services environment.

Essential Skills

PySpark & Data Engineering

• Minimum 5+ years of hands-on PySpark experience.
• SAS to Pyspark migration experience
• Proven ability to write production-ready PySpark code.
• Strong understanding of data and data warehousing concepts, including: ETL/ELT, Data models, Dimensions and facts, Data marts, SCDs

Spark Performance & Optimisation

• Strong knowledge of Spark execution concepts, including partitioning, optimisation, and performance tuning.
• Experience troubleshooting and improving distributed data processing pipelines.
• Python & Engineering Quality
• Strong Python coding skills with the ability to refactor, optimise, and stabilise existing codebases.
• Experience implementing parameterisation, configuration, logging, exception handling, and modular design.

SAS & Legacy Analytics

• Strong foundation in SAS (Base SAS, SAS Macros, SAS DI Studio).
• Experience understanding, debugging, and modernising legacy SAS code.

Data Engineering & Testing

• Ability to understand end-to-end data flows, integrations, orchestration, and CDC.
• Experience writing and executing data and ETL test cases.
• Ability to build unit tests, comparative testing, and validate data pipelines.

Engineering Practices

• Proficiency in Git-based workflows, branching strategies, pull requests, and code reviews.
• Ability to document code, data flows, and technical decisions clearly.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines for data engineering workloads.

AWS & Platform Skills

• Strong understanding of core AWS services, including: S3, EMR / Glue, Workflows, Athena, IAM
• Experience building and operating data pipelines on AWS.
• Big data processing on cloud platforms.

Desirable Skills

• Experience in banking or financial services.
• Experience working on SAS modernisation or cloud migration programmes.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery environments.

I have three roles available all of which can be worked remotely so dont delay and apply today. I have interview slots ready to be filled

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

An opportunity has arisen with my client for a Embedded Ada Software Engineer to join them on an initial 12 -month contract. As the Embedded Ada Software Engineer you will work across the entire software engineering lifecycle, from discussing requirement change with the Systems team, all the way to being involved with qualification and software releases.

Role: Embedded Ada Software Engineer
Pay: 68 per hour via Umbrella Company
Location: Bristol
Contract: 12 Months
Hours: Monday - Friday, 37 hours per week
Security Clearance: Security Clearnce to start, UK Eyes only project

Responsibilites

• Develop and maintain safety-critical command and control (C2) software for advanced maritime and land-based missile systems, ensuring compliance with rigorous industry and defence standards.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineering teams to review, analyse, and implement evolving system requirements throughout the full software development lifecycle.
• Design, code, test, and verify Ada-based software solutions, maintaining high standards of quality, documentation, and traceability in a safety-critical environment.
• Support software qualification, validation, and release activities, including integration testing and compliance with safety and security regulations.
• Apply formal design methodologies and tools (e.g., DOORS, UML/SysML, Rhapsody, Dimensions) to ensure structured development, configuration control, and full requirements traceability.

Essential Experience

• Solid background in Safety critical SW from Def, aero, rail, nuclear or medical sectors.
• The development is Safety critical, so a high standard of coding, process & documentation is required.
• Formal design methods and tools: Doors, Dimensions, Rhapsody/UML/SysML/Mascot
• Experience in developing Linux and networking applications.

If you are interested in applying for this position and you meet the requirements, please send your updated CV to: Natalie Dalkin at Line Up Aviation
Line Up Aviation has carved its own place in the recruitment of Aviation and Aerospace personnel all over the world for more than 30 years. We work with some of the industry’s best-known companies who demand the highest standard of applicants.
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Embedded ADA Software Engineer (3168-1)

JOB LOCATION: BRISTOL

SECURITY CLEARANCE LEVEL: SC needed to start- UKEO

DURATION: 12+ Months

WORK PATTERN: Fully Onsite; Open to 4 Days Compressed Possible

PAY RATE: 65 - 68 Per Hour Umbrella Inside IR35

TARGET INDUSTRIES AND COMPANIES. Is Defence a must?

If not what industries can be considered

Ideally- Defence & Aerospace

Open to others with similar processes- Nuclear, Medical or Rail etc.

Essential Skillset & Tools

Essential- ADA, Background in safety critical software.

Desirable- Linux, Doors, Dimensions, Rhapsody, UML, Mascot etc.

Overview:

We work on technology that is at the forefront of European missile system design, delivering safe, secure, and reliable products to our customers.

The System software department covers all aspects of command and control software (C2) for both land and maritime missile systems.

We are expanding the Sea Viper and Sea Ceptor missile C2 team for the development of the next generation of advanced maritime air defence systems.

Responsibilities:

We work across the entire software engineering lifecycle, from discussing requirement change with the Systems team, all the way to being involved with qualification and software releases.

Skillset/Experience Required:

Essentials:

Experienced in ADA

SC cleared

Solid background in Safety critical SW from Def, aero, rail, nuclear or medical sectors.

The development is Safety critical, so a high standard of coding, process & documentation is required.

Good to Have:

Formal design methods and tools: Doors, Dimensions, Rhapsody/UML/SysML/Mascot

Experience in developing Linux and networking applications.

Embedded Software Engineer (ADA)

12 month contract

Based in Bristol

Offering £68ph Inside IR35

Do you have experience in ADA?

Do you have experience across the entire software engineering life cycle?

Do you want to work with an industry-leading company?

If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you!

As the Embedded Software Engineer (ADA), 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:

• Working across the entire software engineering life cycle
• Discussing requirement changes with the systems team
• Involved with the qualification and software releases

Your skill set may include:

• Experience with ADA
• Background in Safety Critical Software
• Coding, process, and documentation
• Formal design methods and tools - Doors, Dimensions, Rhapsody, UML, SysML, Masoct, etc
• Experience developing Linux and networking applications

If this all sounds like something you will be interested in then simply apply and we can discuss the opportunity further!

Embedded Software Engineer (ADA)

12 month contract

Based in Bristol

Offering £68ph Inside IR35

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited (“ARM”). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.

Location: Remote

Salary: £60-70k + Bonus + Benefits

Job Type: Permanent

Sponsorship: Not Available

Choosing to work here means choosing to make a difference. The organisation is changing how businesses and consumers use energy for the better helping to achieve a greener, more sustainable, and more affordable energy system for everyone. Through a range of innovative energy solutions, it is delivering the future of smart energy and working closely with private and public sector partners to play a critical role in transforming and decarbonising the UK economy by 2050.

What’s the role?

Step into a role where strategy meets engineering excellence. As a Lead AI Engineer, you will be the driving force behind turning bold business opportunities into production-ready AI solutions. You will shape intelligent agents, craft next-generation conversational experiences using modern AI tooling, and architect a semantic layer that ensures models deliver accurate, trusted insights every time. If you’re ready to take ownership of an organisation’s AI future and build the systems that make it real this role offers a genuine platform to do so.

Key Responsibilities:

AI Solution Development & Agent Building

Design, build, and deploy low-code and pro-code AI agents to automate business workflows (e.g. HR queries, IT support, operational data retrieval)

Develop custom Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions to enable large language models to reason over proprietary documents and data

Integrate AI agents with enterprise systems (e.g. CRM, collaboration tools, operational platforms) via APIs and automation connectors

Semantic Modelling & AI Workspace Curation

Own the creation and maintenance of AI semantic workspaces, translating complex database schemas into business-friendly models

Define and govern standard metrics, dimensions, and synonyms to ensure AI systems ‘speak the language of the business’

Continuously monitor AI answer quality, using human feedback to refine semantic models and improve accuracy over time

Business Engagement & Prototyping

Partner with business stakeholders across finance, operations, and commercial teams to translate high-level use cases into technical requirements

Rapidly prototype AI solutions to demonstrate value and accelerate adoption

Act as a technical evangelist, enabling non-technical users to interact effectively with AI tools and insights

AI Operations (LLMOps) & Governance

Implement monitoring frameworks to track cost, latency, and quality of AI outputs

Ensure AI solutions comply with organisational data governance and security standards, including preventing data leakage via LLMs

Manage the full lifecycle of AI models and agents from development through production and retirement

What We’re Looking For?

Strong hands-on experience with modern cloud data and AI platforms, including AI agent tooling, analytics platforms, and semantic layers

Strong stakeholder engagement experience with the skill-set of being able to translate complex requirements to the board and senior team members

Proven ability to design analytics-ready data models and metrics layers

Practical experience with large language models LLM’s, prompt engineering, and RAG architectures

Proficiency in Python (data manipulation, API interaction) and SQL data modelling

Experience working with REST APIs and integrating multiple business systems

Ability to clearly explain complex AI concepts to non-technical stakeholders and translate feedback into production-quality solutions

What’s in it for you?

25 personal holiday days per year (plus 8 public holidays), increasing to 30 days after 5 years of service (with buy/sell options)

Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave

24/7 free and confidential employee assistance service

Health benefits plan offering cashback on everyday healthcare (optical, dental, physio), discounted gym memberships, and free 24/7 online GP access

Life insurance (4 annual salary)

Pension matching scheme (up to 5% of salary)

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Company Introduction

Boundaryless is a boutique consulting firm, providing clients with deep expertise in advanced analytics & data forensics, agentic automation, and Artificial Intelligence solutions. We operate around the world, with offices in 7 countries: United Kingdom, France, The Netherlands, Switzerland, India, Sri Lanka, and the USA.

Boundaryless is an equal opportunity employer. While we apply high standards to the experts we hire and the work we deliver, we also strive for diversity. Our team is a living example of this, with 13 nationalities and 50% female employees.

Due to the growing demand from financial services organizations for automation services supporting data transformation and agentic process automation, open positions for Business Analysts who understand operational and regulatory reporting processes in (investment) banking.

Capital Markets knowledge and Finance experience are key components for this role.

Role Description

• The Technical Data Analyst will support a data transformation and controls program for a top-tier banking client
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications.
• Responsible for analyzing, validating, and reconciling large-scale datasets used for operational and regulatory reporting.
• Work across IT teams to define data requirements, quality rules, and controls for critical data elements. Facilitating the UK issue remediation process by hosting and facilitating conference calls amongst SMEs required to drive items to closure
• Tracking, adjudication, and reporting of Data Quality issues
• You will work with team members on topics including data profiling, lineage validation, source-to-target mapping, and root-cause analysis for data issues.
• Produce clear documentation and evidence to support UAT sign-off, audit reviews, and control attestations.
• Ensure traceability from data requirement transformation logic quality checks reporting outputs audit evidence.

Location

• The role supports one of our top-tier banking clients in London (Canary Wharf) and requires a minimum of three days on-site presence.
• This is a permanent position based in the UK. We will only consider applicants who are eligible to work in the UK. For this role do NOT offer visa sponsorship.

Experience Requirements & Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in data analytics, data quality, reporting controls, or data transformation programs (preferably in financial services).
• Proficiency in SQL (advanced querying, performance tuning, reconciliation logic).
• Strong proficiency in Python for data analysis and automation (pandas, data validation frameworks, scripting).
• Experience supporting or validating ETL/ELT pipelines and data quality frameworks (rules, thresholds, exception handling).
• Working knowledge of Autosys & Apache Airflow (monitoring schedules, reruns, failure triage).
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Git, Harness, UrbanCode Deploy (UCD), Red Hat OpenShift).
• Familiarity with AWS S3 for large-scale data storage and dataset movement patterns.
• Experience supporting Tableau dashboards (data validation, extract refresh checks, reconciliation to source).

Nice-to-Have

• Ideally, you have experience with tools including PySpark, Spark SQL, Hive, Impala, HDFS, Parquet, and Oracle databases.
• Experience in regulated or enterprise data environments (investment banking, risk, finance, compliance).
• Exposure to data governance concepts: critical data elements (CDEs), lineage, data quality dimensions, audit frameworks.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery models
• Knowledge of monitoring/alerting tools for data pipelines and batch operations.
• Familiarity with regulatory reporting domains or control frameworks (data controls, attestations, audit readiness).
• Familiarity with Visio, as well as DCRM tools to manage, document and monitor data quality issues

Main tasks and responsibilities

• Conduct discovery sessions to understand reporting objectives, key datasets, and edge cases.
• Perform data profiling and produce findings on completeness, accuracy, consistency, and timeliness.
• Design and execute reconciliation checks (source vs target, pre vs post transformation, report vs underlying data).
• Support creation of data requirements artifacts (data dictionaries, source-to-target mapping support, business rules, quality rules).
• Define and maintain data quality checks, exception logs, and analysis on recurring defects.
• Lead/Support UAT activities for reporting and controls; validate outcomes and document evidence.
• Produce audit-ready documentation: test packs, control evidence, runbooks, and explainable results.
• Partner with engineers to troubleshoot data issues and ensure analytical intent is preserved in implementation.
• Track and communicate risks, dependencies, and changes impacting reporting and control outcomes.

Your application

If you feel you fit this profile, please apply via

Please send your CV as well as an overview of automation projects you have delivered.

Lead PySpark Engineer (Cloud Migration)

Role Type: 5-Month Contract

Location: Remote (UK-Based)

Experience Level: Lead / Senior (5+ years PySpark)

Role Overview

We are seeking a Lead PySpark Engineer to drive a large-scale data modernisation project, transitioning legacy data workflows into a high-performance AWS cloud environment. This is a hands-on technical role focused on converting legacy SAS code into production-ready PySpark pipelines within a complex financial services landscape.

Key Responsibilities

• Code Conversion: Lead the end-to-end migration of SAS code (Base SAS, Macros, DI Studio) to PySpark using automated tools (SAS2PY) and manual refactoring.
• Pipeline Engineering: Design, build, and troubleshoot complex ETL/ELT workflows and data marts on AWS.
• Performance Tuning: Optimise Spark workloads for execution efficiency, partitioning, and cost-effectiveness.
• Quality Assurance: Implement clean coding principles, modular design, and robust unit/comparative testing to ensure data accuracy throughout the migration.
• Engineering Excellence: Maintain Git-based workflows, CI/CD integration, and comprehensive technical documentation.

Technical Requirements

• PySpark (P3): 5+ years of hands-on experience writing scalable, production-grade PySpark/Spark SQL.
• AWS Data Stack (P3): Strong proficiency in EMR, Glue, S3, Athena, and Glue Workflows.
• SAS Knowledge (P1): Solid foundation in SAS to enable the understanding and debugging of legacy logic for conversion.
• Data Modeling: Expertise in ETL/ELT, dimensions, facts, SCDs, and data mart architecture.
• Engineering Quality: Experience with parameterisation, exception handling, and modular Python design.

Additional Details

• Industry: Financial Services experience is highly desirable.
• Working Pattern: Fully remote with internal team collaboration days.
• Benefits: 33 days holiday entitlement (pro-rata).

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

Location: Remote

Salary: 60-70k + Bonus + Benefits

Job Type: Permanent

Sponsorship: Not Available

Choosing to work here means choosing to make a difference. The organisation is changing how businesses and consumers use energy for the better helping to achieve a greener, more sustainable, and more affordable energy system for everyone. Through a range of innovative energy solutions, it is delivering the future of smart energy and working closely with private and public sector partners to play a critical role in transforming and decarbonising the UK economy by 2050.

What’s the role?

Step into a role where strategy meets engineering excellence. As a Lead AI Engineer, you will be the driving force behind turning bold business opportunities into production-ready AI solutions. You will shape intelligent agents, craft next-generation conversational experiences using modern AI tooling, and architect a semantic layer that ensures models deliver accurate, trusted insights every time. If you’re ready to take ownership of an organisation’s AI future and build the systems that make it real this role offers a genuine platform to do so.

Key Responsibilities:

AI Solution Development & Agent Building

• Design, build, and deploy low-code and pro-code AI agents to automate business workflows (e.g. HR queries, IT support, operational data retrieval)
• Develop custom Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions to enable large language models to reason over proprietary documents and data
• Integrate AI agents with enterprise systems (e.g. CRM, collaboration tools, operational platforms) via APIs and automation connectors

Semantic Modelling & AI Workspace Curation

• Own the creation and maintenance of AI semantic workspaces, translating complex database schemas into business-friendly models
• Define and govern standard metrics, dimensions, and synonyms to ensure AI systems “speak the language of the business”
• Continuously monitor AI answer quality, using human feedback to refine semantic models and improve accuracy over time

Business Engagement & Prototyping

• Partner with business stakeholders across finance, operations, and commercial teams to translate high-level use cases into technical requirements
• Rapidly prototype AI solutions to demonstrate value and accelerate adoption
• Act as a technical evangelist, enabling non-technical users to interact effectively with AI tools and insights

AI Operations (LLMOps) & Governance

• Implement monitoring frameworks to track cost, latency, and quality of AI outputs
• Ensure AI solutions comply with organisational data governance and security standards, including preventing data leakage via LLMs
• Manage the full lifecycle of AI models and agents from development through production and retirement

What We’re Looking For?

• Strong hands-on experience with modern cloud data and AI platforms, including AI agent tooling, analytics platforms, and semantic layers
• Strong stakeholder engagement experience with the skill-set of being able to translate complex requirements to the board and senior team members
• Proven ability to design analytics-ready data models and metrics layers
• Practical experience with large language models LLM’s, prompt engineering, and RAG architectures
• Proficiency in Python (data manipulation, API interaction) and SQL data modelling
• Experience working with REST APIs and integrating multiple business systems
• Ability to clearly explain complex AI concepts to non-technical stakeholders and translate feedback into production-quality solutions

What’s in it for you?

• 25 personal holiday days per year (plus 8 public holidays), increasing to 30 days after 5 years of service (with buy/sell options)
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• 24/7 free and confidential employee assistance service
• Health benefits plan offering cashback on everyday healthcare (optical, dental, physio), discounted gym memberships, and free 24/7 online GP access
• Life insurance (4 annual salary)
• Pension matching scheme (up to 5% of salary)

Role: Data Warehouse Architect

Contract: 6 week initial engagement

Location: Hybrid working - likely to be some travel to London required

Rate: 700pd- 750pd (outside IR35)

We are currently recruiting for a Data Warehouse Architect who can come in and provide a DWH assessment, you will be responsibile for assessing the DWH landscape and provide driection, deliverables and outcomes. This is due to be a 6-week engagement with the chance of it becoming a longer term piece of work.

Core Responsibilities

• Own logical and physical data warehouse architecture from ingestion to consumption
• Define target state architecture and roadmaps for enterprise data platforms
• Design modern data warehouse patterns using medallion architecture. Bronze silver gold
• Define canonical data models conformed dimensions and domain boundaries
• Set Master Data Management strategy including golden records matching and governance
• Define integration patterns for batch streaming and API based data movement
• Establish non functional requirements covering performance security scalability and cost

Microsoft Fabric and Platform Architecture

• Architect solutions on Microsoft Fabric at platform and solution level
• Define appropriate use of Lakehouse Warehouse OneLake and semantic models
• Set standards for data pipelines notebooks and orchestration patterns
• Define medallion layer responsibilities and data contracts between layers
• Govern Power BI semantic models Direct Lake usage and enterprise BI patterns
• Define security architecture using Entra ID RLS FLS and workspace separation

MDM and Data Governance

• Define enterprise MDM architecture and operating model
• Set standards for data domains ownership stewardship and controls
• Define data quality frameworks reference data management and issue management
• Ensure MDM integration into analytical and operational use cases

Business Intelligence and Analytics Enablement

• Define enterprise BI and semantic layer architecture
• Set standards for KPI metric definition and reuse across the organisation
• Enable advanced analytics and data science consumption from curated layers
• Ensure consistency usability and performance of analytical models

Key Data Warehouse Building Blocks

• Source system classification and data contracts
• Ingestion and landing architecture
• Standardisation validation and data quality layers
• Master and reference data integration
• Analytical and dimensional modelling approaches
• Semantic layer and BI consumption patterns
• Metadata lineage observability and monitoring

Architecture Leadership

• Act as architectural authority and design reviewer
• Produce architecture artefacts principles and standards
• Translate business strategy into scalable data architectures
• Work with engineers product owners and business leaders to govern delivery

The role will require travel to London and will be hybrid working, please consider this when applying for the role.

Due to the time-frames required for the engagement, you must be available to start a new role as soon as required.

If you are interested in the role and would like to apply, please click on the link to be considered.

Contract Data Modeller (Finance & HR)
Watford (Hybrid - 2-3 days onsite)
550- 600 per day - Outside IR35
3-month contract

A global organisation based in Watford is looking for an experienced Contract Data Modeller to deliver foundational Finance and HR data models.

This is a pure data modelling role - focused on structure, consistency, and correctness of enterprise data (no reporting or analytics delivery).

Key Responsibilities

• Design and own global canonical data models for Finance and HR
• Integrate data from multiple source systems (ERP, HRIS, payroll, planning tools)
• Define conformed dimensions, facts, hierarchies, and reference data
• Resolve data inconsistencies across regions and legacy systems
• Work closely with Finance and HR stakeholders to validate definitions
• Produce clear, long-term data model documentation

Required Experience

• Strong background as a Data Modeller in enterprise environments
• Deep Finance data modelling experience (GL, cost centres, entities, actuals, budgets, forecasts)
• Solid HR data modelling exposure (employee, organisation, payroll, rewards)
• Experience with global, multi-source data landscapes
• Strong stakeholder communication skills

Hybrid working (2-3 days onsite), plenty of parking, competitive rate, and outside IR35.

If this interests you, please apply immediately and call Andy Weir at Cathcart Technology.

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