Lead Azure Databricks Engineer - £80-90k plus 15% cash flex which can be used to buy additional benefits or taken as cash each month plus bonus - London hybrid

Fantastic Opportunity to join a well know Global Consulting firm’s Insights and Data Practice.

Our client is seeking an exceptional Lead Azure Databricks Engineer to architect, build, and optimise enterprise-scale cloud data platforms. This hands-on leadership role is central to shaping their Azure and Databricks strategy, enabling advanced analytics, regulatory compliance, and robust engineering across the organisation. The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise, strong delivery ownership, and proven experience operating within the highly regulated Lloyd’s of London market.

Hybrid working:

The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

Your Role:

• Design, develop, and optimise large-scale cloud data platforms using Azure Data Factory, Data Lake, Key Vault, Azure Functions, Databricks, Delta Lake, PySpark, and Unity Catalog.
• Collaborate with underwriting, actuarial, Delegated Authority, bordereaux, exposure management, reinsurance, finance, and Solvency II teams to meet Lloyd’s market and regulatory requirements.
• Translate business needs into scalable cloud data architectures by partnering with architects, SMEs, product owners, and senior leaders.
• Own and resolve complex technical challenges while championing CI/CD automation, cloud-native best practices, data lifecycle management, and high engineering standards.
• Oversee end-to-end data engineering delivery, ensuring pipeline reliability, observability, performance, resilience, and continuous improvement.

Your Skills:

• Expert-level hands-on experience with Azure Data Services and Databricks in enterprise, highly regulated environments.
• Deep understanding of Delta Lake, Medallion architecture, Lakehouse patterns, distributed compute, data modelling, and performance optimisation.
• Strong programming skills in Python, PySpark, and Spark SQL, with experience implementing CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, branching/merging, automation).
• Solid knowledge of data governance, lineage, access controls, secure cloud engineering, and FinOps principles.
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and deliver results in fast-paced, high-expectation environments.

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We are seeking an Analytics‑focused Data Engineer to design and build trusted, analytics‑ready datasets on a modern AWS and Databricks data platform. This role is critical to enabling business intelligence, reporting, and advanced analytics by transforming raw data into well‑modeled, high‑quality, and performant analytics layers.

You will work closely with analytics, BI, finance, and product teams to ensure data is easy to consume, well understood, and reliable for decision‑making at scale.

Key Responsibilities

Analytics‑Ready Data Modeling

Design and implement analytics‑optimized data models (fact/dimension, star/snowflake schemas).

Build and maintain curated analytics layers (gold tables) in Databricks using Delta Lake.

Translate business requirements into clear, reusable datasets for dashboards and reports.

Support semantic consistency across metrics, dimensions, and KPIs.

Data Pipelines & Transformations

Develop and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines using Databricks (Spark SQL, PySpark).

Transform raw and intermediate data into clean, documented, and performant analytics datasets.

Implement incremental processing, partitioning, and optimization techniques for BI workloads.

Ensure pipelines are resilient, observable, and production‑ready.

AWS Analytics Platform

Leverage AWS services such as S3, Glue, Redshift, Lambda, and IAM to support analytics use cases.

Integrate Databricks with AWS storage and security services.

Monitor pipeline execution, performance, and cost for analytics workloads.

Data Quality, Metrics & Trust

Implement data quality checks, reconciliation logic, and anomaly detection for analytics data.

Validate accuracy of business metrics used in executive dashboards and reports.

Support data lineage, documentation, and metric definitions.

Partner with stakeholders to ensure a single source of truth for analytics.

BI & Analytics Enablement

Support downstream tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar BI tools.

Optimize datasets for dashboard performance and concurrency.

Collaborate with analysts to improve query patterns and data usage.

Enable self‑service analytics through well‑designed datasets and documentation.

Required Qualifications

5-8+ years of experience in data engineering or analytics engineering roles.

Strong experience with Databricks for analytics workloads.

Advanced proficiency in SQL (complex transformations, window functions, performance tuning).

Solid experience with AWS‑based analytics architectures.

Strong experience with data modeling for analytics.

Proficiency in Python or PySpark.

Experience supporting BI, reporting, and analytics teams.

Nice to Have

Experience with Analytics Engineering / ELT patterns.

Familiarity with dbt or similar transformation frameworks.

Experience supporting finance or executive reporting.

Knowledge of data governance, metric catalogs, or data discovery tools.

Experience with streaming data for near‑real‑time analytics.

Exposure to regulated or enterprise analytics environments.

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Principal Software Engineer - Data Visualisation / Dashboard Development Edinburgh, UK | Fully Remote (UK-based)

Engineering | Cyber Security

£95,000 & Benefits

Ever wanted your dashboards to actually defend the internet?

This role does exactly that.

Im recruiting on behalf of a high-growth cyber security technology company that protects some of the worlds most critical online services from large-scale DDoS and application attacks. Their software sits right at the heart of customer networks- and when it works (which it must), entire businesses stay online. Theyre now expanding their world-class engineering team and are looking for a Principal-level expert to lead the charge on network and security analytics.

The Opportunity This is not a keep-the-lights-on role. Youll own and lead the design and development of sophisticated, high-performance dashboards used to visualise real-time network and security data. Youll set technical direction, mentor engineers, and build analytics that help customers instantly understand and stop complex cyber attacks. Youll be trusted to work from first principles , influence architecture, and make decisions that genuinely matter. What Youll Be Doing Leading a small, highly skilled team focused on network & security analytics

Designing and building advanced Grafana dashboards running in Kubernetes

Turning complex data into clear, insightful visualisations

Developing and reviewing complex queries (Grafana, Splunk, Python)

Mentoring engineers and shaping technical best practice

Balancing hands-on development with technical leadership and ownership

What Were Looking For Essential Strong experience building dashboards and analytics in Python and ideally Grafana

Proven background leading engineers in an agile environment

Solid understanding of Linux and AWS

Excellent communication skills you can explain complex ideas simply

A strong technical degree (Computer Science, Maths, Statistics, Engineering, or similar)

Nice to Have Knowledge of networking protocols and how the internet actually works

Experience with Splunk & SPL

SQL or similar data manipulation skills

Exposure to network security products

HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Data Science or Machine Learning experience

Location & Flexibility Edinburgh-based engineers : hybrid working (typically 2 days in office)

Fully remote options available for the right candidate

Cutting-edge tech, complex data, and meaningful problems

A culture that values ownership, curiosity, and smart engineering

If youre a senior/principal engineer who loves data, networks, and building things that actually matter this ones worth a conversation.

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

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Role/Job title: Starburst Developer
Work Location: London (2 days in a week MUFG Client Office)
The RoleStarburst DeveloperYour responsibilities: Design and maintain data pipelines using Starburst and related technologies.
Optimize query performance and resolve data processing bottlenecks.
Manage databases to ensure high availability, reliability and security.
Integrate Starburst with various data sources including cloud services and APIs.
Monitor data pipelines and troubleshoot issues proactively.
Collaborate with business users and stakeholders on data requirements.
Maintain comprehensive and up-to-date documentation for data processes.
Stay current with data engineering advancements and propose innovative solutions.
Implement best practices for data quality assurance and testing.Your ProfileEssential skills/knowledge/experience: (Up to 10, Avoid repetition) Minimum 8+ Years of Strong hands-on experience with Starburst Enterprise or Denodo Tool
Advanced SQL skills, including query optimization and performance tuning.
Experience with cloud data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks)
Proficiency in any Scripting language (e.g. Python/Scala)
Proficiency in data analytics and data engineeringDesirable skills/knowledge/experience: (As applicable) Handson experience Starburst or Denodo data virtualization
Data Integration background
Database development experience in any database (Oracle, SQL Server)
Banking domain preferred.

Senior AWS Data Architect (Contract)

• Length: 3 months (extendable)
• Day Rate: £450-£500 per day
• IR35 Status: Inside IR35
• Start: ASAP
• Location: London, Hybrid (2 days onsite)

Overview

We are looking for an experienced Senior AWS Data Architect to join on an initial 3-month contract, with a strong likelihood of extension. The role focuses on taking full ownership of diagnosing, stabilising, and optimising existing AWS data pipelines and improving overall architectural performance, cost efficiency, and reliability.
This position requires a hands?on expert with deep AWS data engineering knowledge and the ability to simplify, optimise, and modernise complex data pipelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve performance, reliability, and consistency issues in existing AWS data pipelines.
• Optimise and refactor pipelines using AWS Glue, Amazon Athena, AWS Lambda, and Apache Iceberg.
• Simplify existing data architecture to improve maintainability and reduce operational overhead.
• Assess and advise on converting Iceberg datasets into optimised Parquet formats.
• Implement solutions to improve pipeline stability and reduce AWS operational costs.
• Document existing architecture, identify technical debt, and create remediation strategies.
• Work closely with data engineering teams to drive adoption of best practices and modern design patterns.

Required Technical Skills

• 5+ years of hands?on experience with AWS data services, including:
  • AWS Glue (ETL jobs, crawlers, Data Catalog)
  • Amazon Athena (query tuning, partitioning strategies)
  • AWS Lambda (event?driven workloads)
  • Apache Iceberg (schema evolution, table formats, time travel)
• Deep understanding of Parquet, Iceberg, ORC and performance trade?offs.
• Proven track record of diagnosing and resolving complex pipeline performance issues.
• Strong SQL skills and experience with query optimisation.
• Experience with AWS cost optimisation for large?scale data workloads.
• Understanding of data consistency models and distributed system behaviours.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect or AWS Certified Data Analytics.
• Knowledge of IaC (Terraform or CloudFormation).
• Experience with Apache Spark and distributed compute environments.
• Familiarity with data quality monitoring and governance frameworks.

Location: Milton Keynes (Hybrid)

About the Role

We’re looking for a Commercial Automation Engineer to design, build, and scale automation and data solutions that eliminate manual work across the Commercial function. You’ll modernise Legacy Excel tools, deliver Power Platform solutions, build SQL-based data structures, and support continuous process improvement. This is a hands-on role with full ownership from discovery through to delivery and adoption.

Key Responsibilities

• Process Discovery & Improvement: Map current processes, identify pain points, and design system-supported improvements.
• Power Platform Development: Build and deploy Power Automate flows and Power Apps to replace manual activities and improve data capture/control.
• Automation & Scripting: Develop Python and/or VBA scripts for data transformation, scheduled jobs, integrations, and Legacy tool support.
• Data & Database Engineering: Design SQL schemas, manage data integrity, validate existing tools, and migrate Excel/VBA workbooks to scalable solutions.
• Operations, Troubleshooting & Documentation: Monitor automations, resolve failures, produce clear documentation, and maintain strong technical governance.
• Stakeholder Support & Training: Deliver training sessions, support adoption, gather feedback, and iterate to enhance commercial tools and workflows.

Person Specification

Role Requirements

• Strong experience in process improvement, automation, or data engineering within Commercial, Finance, or Operations
• Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions and influence priorities
• Curious, proactive mindset with a drive to challenge, improve, and refine processes

Technical Competencies

• Power Automate expertise; hands-on Power Apps
• SQL schema design, stored procedures, optimisation, data migration
• Programming experience (Python, VBA; Java advantageous)
• Experience migrating Excel tools to database-driven solutions
• SAP SD/CO/AfO experience beneficial

Apply Now

If you’re passionate about automation, data-driven solutions, and making meaningful improvements to business processes, apply now!

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Senior Oracle PL/SQL Developer, OLTP, Technically challenging hands-on coding role in a large and complex environment. Slough, Berkshire (office based in Slough during probation then 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home). Salary most likely to be in the range of £60000 - 80000 + benefits.

Successful software technology company based in Slough are looking for a Senior Oracle developer to join their team. To be considered you will have excellent PL/SQL development skills with strong knowledge of OLTP, table designs, SQL queries and more. In addition you must also have worked in a large and complex environment. Ideally you will have worked in a software product company.Other skills are likely to include HTML, XML, SOAP and/or web.

Using your PL/SQL skills you will be developing robust and scaleable code The role will suit a candidate who enjoys hands-on and challenging Oracle PL/SQL transactional development. The environment is complex so you will have good problem solving skills twinned with your PL/SQL coding skills.

Roles and responsibilities include -

* Producing high quality software with limited supervision.
* Helping with designs, structure and problem resolution with regards to the software.
* Produce test schedules and test plans for all software produced.
* Work with customers and colleagues regarding the release of software.
* Advising on future enhancements to the software.

To be considered you will have the following -

* Strong PL/SQL.
* Additional knowledge of OLTP (mandatory), HTML, SOAP, Web, XML.
* A passion to develop software and remain hands-on.
* A strong and stable career history.
* Proven experience of working in a large and complex environment.
* Degree level or equivalent education

This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled Senior Oracle developer who enjoys hands-on coding in a complex and large transactional environment. Working within a skilled team of Oracle developers you will be developing software for household names clients. In addition to a good work environment you will receive a salary likely to be in the range of £60000 - 80000 + benefits.

Interviews to be held soon. If you are interested please send your CV for a full brief. The office is in Slough, Berkshire.

Senior Software Engineer - (.Net) At a glance Software Engineer role on a mission-critical payments platform * Focus on back-end C# / .Net * Flexible Hybrid with Belfast city centre office * Salary up to £50k plus comprehensive benefits package About the Company Our client is a global Fintech technology business operating at significant scale, powering commerce for organisations across international markets. Their platforms process high volumes of data daily and are built for resilience, security, and performance. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a key hands-on role in the design and development of complex backend systems. You will contribute to architectural decisions, support best practice adoption, and take ownership of delivering high-quality features aligned to a long-term product roadmap. This is a strong step-up opportunity for engineers ready to operate with greater ownership and influence. Key Responsibilities Analyse, design, and develop scalable, high-performance backend systems * Contribute to architectural discussions and technical design decisions * Deliver clean, testable, and maintainable code aligned to engineering standards * Support unit testing, validation strategies, and quality improvements * Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver features on time What You’ll Need 3+ years’ commercial software development experience * Experience building server-side systems in a .NET environment using C# * Experience designing and implementing scalable web services * Solid experience with relational databases such as SQL Server * Experience working within Agile delivery environments * Must be based within commuting distance of Belfast Why Apply? Competitive salary up to £50k plus benefits * Flexible Hybrid with access to a modern Belfast city centre office * 36 days annual leave inc. bank holidays * Private medical and dental cover * High-trust engineering culture with real ownership * Clear progression pathway For more information on this opportunity, connect with Neill Ferguson on LinkedIn or submit your CV via the link below. Skills: c# .net sql fintech backend hybrid belfast Benefits: Work From Home

Azure Data Engineer | Outside IR35 | £400 - £450 | 6 months | Hybrid Liverpool You’ll be designing, developing, and managing data pipelines across Azure, primarily using Azure Data Factory to integrate multiple data sources and deliver streamlined workflows into Azure SQL. A strong grasp of Python will be essential as you’ll be transforming, cleansing, and validating complex datasets to ensure they’re accurate, efficient, and ready for analytics and product teams to leverage. This position plays a key role in supporting ongoing modernisation efforts by strengthening the way data is collected, processed, and made available across the business. Responsibilities Build, maintain, and improve scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Azure Data Factory Model, manage, and optimise datasets within Azure SQL Use Python and Pandas for data preparation, transformation, and quality checks Work closely with engineering, product, and analytics teams to understand data requirements and deliver robust solutions Maintain high standards around data integrity, reliability, and performance Contribute to modernising data tools, workflows, and overall data infrastructureWhat We’re Looking For Strong hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory and cloud-based data orchestration Solid Azure SQL knowledge, including schema design and performance tuning Proficiency in Python, with practical experience using Pandas for data manipulation Comfortable delivering in environments where onboarding is minimal and pace is high Background working with product-led or digitally focused teams is beneficial Able to start immediatelyIf this is a role that suits your skillset, can work onsite 2 days per week and immediately available then please apply for the job advert directly or reach out to myself at (url removed). Azure Data Engineer | Outside IR35 | £400 - £450 | 6 months | Hybrid Liverpool

I’m working with a world-class, product-led technology company in Edinburgh to help them find a Data Engineer to join their growing team (hybrid working, typically 1-2 days in the office). This is an opportunity to join a business operating at serious scale, building data systems that power products used by millions of customers. You’ll be joining a high-performing data engineering team where data is central to how the organisation makes decisions. The team is responsible for building and maintaining both batch and streaming pipelines that support analytics, machine learning and key business reporting. It’s a fully hands-on role in a modern, cloud-first environment, working on scalable, production-grade data solutions. As a Data Engineer, you’ll design, develop and maintain reliable data pipelines and infrastructure, with a strong focus on data quality, performance and clean engineering standards. You’ll collaborate closely with analysts, data scientists and fellow engineers to deliver high-quality, consumable datasets while contributing to best practices across the wider platform. You’ll be working heavily with Python, SQL and Spark, using tools such as Databricks, Airflow, dbt and Kafka within AWS. Experience with modern data stacks is important, along with a solid understanding of data warehousing concepts, ETL/ELT processing, dimensional modelling and both batch and real-time ingestion patterns. Given the scale they operate at, reliability and performance are critical. Experience building robust pipelines, working with orchestration and monitoring tools, and contributing to well-tested, scalable data solutions will be highly valuable. The organisation has grown significantly over the past few years and continues to scale, meaning there is genuine scope for progression as the data function continues to expand. Their office is based in central Edinburgh and offers a great environment for collaboration when onsite. In return, they’re offering a competitive salary and an excellent overall benefits package which includes a bonus and unlimited holidays. Hybrid working is standard (ideally 1-2 days in the office). If you’re keen to join a fast-growing, data-driven organisation where you can work on systems operating at real scale, please apply or get in touch with Matthew MacAlpine at Cathcart Technology for a chat. Cathcart Technology is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy

We’re looking for a .NET Software Developer to join an established engineering team working across modern .NET applications. Software Developer Core Tech: .NET | ASP.NET MVC | SQL Server | Azure Location: Derby/Hybrid (1–2 days in the office every other week) Salary: c£55,000 + Benefits You’ll be working across a range of business-critical applications, contributing to ongoing development, maintenance, and improvement. Day to day, you’ll be involved in everything from feature builds through to investigating issues and refining how the team works. Key responsibilities include * Designing and building new functionality within ASP.NET MVC applications * Developing well-structured backend code using C# and .NET 8 * Working with Entity Framework Core to manage data access and performance * Writing and optimising SQL Server queries * Experience working in Microsoft Azure environments * Debugging and resolving issues across the application stack * Reviewing code and contributing to shared development standards * Working closely with QA, Product, and other developers throughout delivery What We’re Looking For * Solid commercial experience with ASP.NET MVC and C# * Practical experience using Entity Framework Core and LINQ * Confidence working with SQL Server in a production environment * Azure Cloud experience * Basic front-end capability using JavaScript, jQuery, and CSS * Experience using Git for version control * Awareness of unit testing and an ability to write and maintain simple test Useful, But Not Essential * Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, ideally using Azure DevOps * Knowledge of clean code practices, SOLID principles, or modern architectural patterns What’s On Offer * Salary to c£55,000 * Hybrid working arrangement and a stable, well-established development environment * Supportive team culture with room to grow technically If you’re looking for a role that offers variety, stability, and the chance to improve real-world systems, get in touch to learn more or apply now

Job Title: Contract Data Analyst

Location: Hybrid, Occasional visits to North London Office

Contract Duration: 3 months

Company Overview: A medical equipment services organisation in the UK & Ireland, committed to delivering innovative solutions and exceptional service to our clients. We seek a skilled Data Analyst to join our team on a contract basis to support our ERP implementation project, migrating to Microsoft Dynamics 365.

Job Description:

Role Overview: The Data Analyst will help model and prepare data for migration to new systems. This will include the modelling of master data. The role will involve taking the lead with data cleansing.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data modelling, data cleansing, and de-duplicating data. This role will involve carrying out data migration as part of our ERP and Finance systems projects.

The business operates a medical equipment and consumables operation that includes sales, training, installation, and field service.

The company is growing rapidly and is currently in the (Apply online only) people range.

The project scope is to replace the current Field Service solution with D365 Field Service and implement D365 Business Central for Finance and Operations. Further project phases are under consideration for Commercial, Sales and Training.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform data modelling to structure and organise data effectively.

• Cleanse and de-duplicate data to ensure accuracy and consistency.

• Execute data migration tasks for ERP and Finance systems.

• Mapping data sets to master data + cleansing/enriching/transformation

• Build and optimise SQL queries for data extraction and manipulation.

• Utilize Excel and Access to manipulate and analyse data.

• Understand and work with relational databases.

• Use tools to automate data cleansing processes.

Skills and Experience:

• 3+ years of proven experience as a data analyst or in a similar role.
• Ability to extract data from SQL Databases
• Proficiency in SQL for building and optimising queries.
• Advanced skills in Excel and Access for data manipulation.
• Strong understanding of relational databases.
• Experience with data migration in ERP and Finance systems.
• Familiarity with tools for automating data cleansing.
• Apply a structured approach to data modelling and quality
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with specific ERP systems (e.g. Dynamic 365, Oracle & SAP).
• Knowledge of data governance and best practices.
• Certification in data management or related fields.

(TypeScript, JavaScript, Node)

Location: Remote, until the Staffordshire HQ has been opened.

We’re working with a fast-growing UK SaaS technology company that builds data-driven digital products used by commercial teams to better understand and engage with their customers. They are now looking for an experienced Technical Lead Full Stack Developer to play a key role in shaping and delivering their next generation of customer-facing platforms.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you’ll be involved from early design through to production delivery, working with a modern cloud-based stack and deploying to live environments on a daily basis.

The Role

• Lead technical delivery across a high-performing development squad (10+)
• Contribute to solution design, system architecture and domain modelling
• Build proof-of-concepts and spike complex or uncertain areas of work
• Break down requirements into deliverable epics and user stories alongside product and initiative managers
• Develop and deliver production-ready code across the full stack
• Ensure high standards of quality, maintainability, performance and security
• Support and improve live systems once deployed
• Influence technical direction, tooling and best practice across the wider engineering function

Tech Environment

You’ll work with a modern stack including:

• Node.js microservices
• JavaScript & TypeScript
• Vue.js
• Redis, SQL Server & Snowflake
• AWS cloud infrastructure
• CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices

About You

• Strong full stack development experience (ideally 10+ years)
• 5+ years of JavaScript and TypeScript experience
• Solid background in system design and scalable architectures
• Experience building large, production SaaS platforms
• A clean-code mindset (SOLID principles, design patterns, testable code)
• Experience working in mature CI/CD and continuous deployment environments
• A commercial mindset when designing and delivering software
• Excellent collaboration skills and confidence working with stakeholders
• Interest in using AI to accelerate and improve software development
• A passion for performance, security and engineering best practice
• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent real-world experience

What’s On Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Hybrid/Remote Working
• Opportunity to join a scaling UK SaaS business
• Strong engineering culture with a focus on quality and continuous improvement
• Supportive, collaborative working environment
• Community and charity initiatives, including volunteer days

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

Swindon - 3 days on-site per week

6 months

Inside IR35

The Role

Our client is seeking an Environment Engineer to support integrated test environments for a large-scale financial services programme with the end client.

This role sits within Environment Engineering and focuses on environment stability, configuration, and operational support. You’ll work closely with QA, infrastructure, and DevOps teams to provision environments, maintain compliance, and resolve incidents quickly and effectively.

If you enjoy hands-on technical support, automation, and keeping complex environments running smoothly, this is a strong long-term contract opportunity.

Key Responsibilities

• Provision, configure, and maintain integrated test environments
• Ensure environment stability, reliability, and availability
• Provide L1/L2 support across Wintel-based platforms and applications
• Work closely with QA teams to support testing activities and resolve environment issues
• Collaborate with infrastructure and DevOps teams to manage capacity and performance
• Troubleshoot incidents and perform root cause analysis
• Ensure environments meet security, compliance, and operational standards
• Support batch processing and certificate management activities
• Contribute to automation and continuous improvement initiatives

Must Have Skills & Experience

You should have solid hands-on experience in L1/L2 environment or infrastructure support, including:

Configuration & Environment Support

• Wintel (Windows-based environments)
• Windows Server
• .NET applications
• PowerShell scripting
• SQL Server
• DevOps tooling and practices

Digital Lab / Testing Support

• L1/L2 support experience in Digital Lab environments
• Eggplant (test automation or environment support exposure)

Certificate Management & Automation

• Certificate lifecycle management
• Automation experience within Wintel environments
• Tools such as AppViewX and Ansible
• .NET-based automation or scripting

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Financial services or banking domain experience
• Experience supporting large, integrated test environments
• Exposure to batch scheduling or batch operations
• Strong documentation and knowledge-sharing mindset

All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!

Implementation Consultant (MRP, ERP, Capacity Planning, Manufacturing) Market-Leading UK ERP Author

An Implementation Consultant (MRP, ERP, Capacity Planning, Manufacturing) is required, a UK-owned ERP software author with a substantial manufacturing client base and strong recurring revenue model. With around 100 staff, including almost 50 developers, the business offers long-term stability, career progression and a genuinely supportive team environment.

This is a fully remote role with travel to customer sites for project delivery. Salary 50,000 - 60,000 + Company Car.

To be successful in this Implementation Consultant (MRP, ERP, Capacity Planning, Manufacturing) role, you will have:

• Proven experience implementing or using MRP / ERP software within a manufacturing environment
• Strong understanding of Capacity Planning and Production Planning processes
• Experience contributing to ERP improvement projects delivering measurable operational benefit
• Excellent organisational skills, able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills across all levels of a manufacturing business

You will join a collaborative, UK-run ERP software business with a genuine family feel. The company is small enough for your voice to be heard, yet established enough to provide long-term career stability. Full training will be provided, including exposure to report writing and SQL queries where required.

As an Implementation Consultant (MRP, ERP, Capacity Planning, Manufacturing), your day-to-day responsibilities will include delivering one-to-one consultancy to manufacturing clients (Made to Order, Engineered to Order, Make to Stock and Process Manufacturing), implementing Materials & Capacity Planning modules within MRP / ERP software, supporting upgrade projects, delivering end-user training, advising on best practice production planning processes, conducting toolkit configuration and report writing, and managing project milestones to ensure successful ERP delivery.

The MRP / ERP software is a powerful SQL Server-based solution built on the .NET platform, with strong capability across Manufacturing, Field Service, MRP, Finance, Distribution, OCR, Mobile and BI. As an Implementation Consultant (MRP, ERP, Capacity Planning, Manufacturing), you will play a key role in helping customers maximise the value of their MRP / ERP software investment and optimise production planning performance.

What’s on offer:

• 50,000 - 60,000 basic salary
• Company Car

A Civica CX Reporting Specialist is required for our client for an initial 3-month contract. Ideally hybrid/some on site presence, however fully remote can be considered.

Our client is looking for a Civica CX SME. Please only apply if you have extensive Civica CX experience.

Summary of requirements:

The role will support the end-to-end requirements gathering, development and delivery of reports from Civica CX. The contractor will liaise with business stakeholders to gather and document reporting requirements, creating clear business and technical specifications including acceptance criteria. The contractor will utilise their knowledge of the out of the box Civica CX reports to advise on the suitability of reports based on stakeholder requirements. The contractor will amend existing out of the box reports and create bespoke reports to meet business needs. The contractor will use their technical skills to extract, transform and model data from CXWarehouse/CXBI to meet reporting needs.

Essential experience/knowledge/skills:

• Extensive knowledge of Civica CX including CXWarehouse, CXBI, out of the box SSRS reports.
• Detailed knowledge of social housing statutory and regulatory data requirements.
• Experience and skills in gathering, translating, and documenting business and technical reporting requirements within a housing management context.
• Strong SQL skills with the ability to extract, transform and model data from Civica CX to meet data and reporting business needs.
• Extensive experience of SSRS including amending Civica CX out of the box reports.

Job Title: Software Developer (.NET / SQL) - Junior / Mid-Level

Location: Hull, UK (Hybrid / Office)

Salary: 26,660 - 32,000 per annum

Job type: Full-time, Permanent

Reality Solutions is a leading regional IT Solutions Provider and Sage Accredited Business Partner based in Hull. We are looking for a Software Developer with experience in VB.NET and/or C#.NET to join our development team. You will work on internal and client-facing business systems, contributing to both ongoing product development and new feature delivery.

About the role

This role suits a developer with solid foundations in .NET and SQL who is comfortable working across backend logic, database interaction, and supporting user-facing applications. You will be involved in maintaining existing systems while also helping modernise parts of the platform over time.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain applications using VB.NET and C#.NET
• Design, write, and optimise SQL Server queries and stored procedures
• Implement new features and improve existing functionality
• Debug, test, and resolve software defects
• Work with internal stakeholders to understand business requirements
• Maintain and improve legacy systems while contributing to modernisation efforts
• Integrate with third-party systems and APIs
• Contribute to documentation and handover processes
• Follow version control and release procedures

About you

We are looking for a practical problem solver who can work through real business scenarios. You should be comfortable working with legacy code and improving it safely, and a clear communicator with non-technical stakeholders. We value attention to detail, ownership of delivered work, and a willingness to learn and expand into newer technologies.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Commercial experience with .NET development (VB.NET and/or C#.NET)
• Strong working knowledge of SQL Server and relational database concepts
• Experience writing queries, joins, views, and stored procedures
• Understanding of application debugging and troubleshooting
• Familiarity with Git-based version control workflows
• Ability to work independently on defined tasks
• Good understanding of software structure and maintainability

Desirable Skills:

• Experience with ASP.NET / .NET Core / Web APIs
• Exposure to ERP or business management systems (Sage 200)
• Experience integrating with REST APIs
• Familiarity with Power Platform / Power Apps
• Mobile development exposure (e.g., Flutter / Dart)
• Cloud exposure (Azure or AWS)
• DevOps or CI/CD pipeline familiarity

What we offer

• Varied work across multiple business systems
• Opportunity to modernise legacy applications
• Exposure to full development lifecycle
• Supportive team environment with room to grow
• Healthy balanced work-life environment

Please click the APPLY button to send your CV and covering letter for this role.

Candidates with the relevant experience and job titles of; .NET Developer, C# Developer, VB.NET Developer, SQL Developer, Junior Developer, Mid-Level Developer, Software Engineer, Database Developer, and Backend Developer may be suitable for this role.

Job Title: GCP FinOps Engineer

Location: Newport, UK (Hybrid)

Contract Duration: 6 Months

IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced GCP FinOps Engineer to optimise cloud spend, performance, and operational efficiency across large-scale data analytics and containerised workloads. You will work closely with engineering, data, and product teams to embed cost-efficient architectures, enforce financial governance, and implement best practices across Google Cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Optimise large-scale data analytics workloads via partitioning, clustering, query rewrites, storage format improvements, and lifecycle policies.
• Tune containerised microservices by recalibrating CPU/memory requests, improving autoscaling efficiency, and restructuring workload placement on cost-efficient compute.
• Redesign workflow orchestration pipelines for parallel execution, higher concurrency, and offloading heavy tasks to lower-cost execution environments.
• Analyse distributed data-processing pipelines to right-size worker types, adjust scaling thresholds, and adopt low-cost compute for batch workloads.
• Reduce log-processing and storage overhead through log-level standardisation, routing rules, exclusion filters, and retention optimisation.
• Implement storage-tiering strategies based on access patterns and enforce lifecycle rules to minimise cold data retention costs.
• Improve relational database performance through index tuning, connection optimisation, and instance right-sizing.
• Enhance horizontally scalable database performance via autoscaling policies, index improvements, and mitigation of read/write hotspots.
• Build dashboards, budgets, alerts, and guardrails to drive ongoing cost governance and financial accountability.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to embed cost-efficient architecture patterns and operational best practices.

Key Skills / Knowledge

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Google Cloud.
• Strong understanding of GCP data services, including indexing, slots, pruning, partitioning, and clustering.
• Expert-level Kubernetes & GKE resource tuning.
• Hands-on experience with Dataflow pipelines and worker optimisation.
• Strong Airflow/Composer knowledge (DAG design, scheduling, PodOperator).
• Deep understanding of Cloud Logging, routing, sinks, and exclusion filters.
• Experience with Cloud Spanner autoscaling, indexing, and schema optimisation.
• Cloud SQL performance tuning and indexing.
• Ability to analyse billing data, resource consumption, and quantify cost savings.
• Experience using GCP Cost Explorer, Recommender API, and Billing Export.
• Build dashboards, alerts, and budget guardrails for cost governance.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to collaborate across engineering, data, and product teams.
• Structured problem-solving mindset; ownership-driven, proactive, and independent.

Job Title: Azure Cosmos DB Developer
Location: London (Hybrid 1 day per week onsite mandatory)
Contract Type: Contract
Duration: 6 Months
Rate: £(Apply online only)/day (Inside IR35)
Industry: Financial Services

Azure Cosmos DB Developer Contract London (Hybrid)

We are seeking an experienced Azure Cosmos DB Developer to join a major global financial services organisation undergoing significant transformation across its application and data engineering landscape.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the modernisation of critical platforms within a highly regulated, enterprise-scale environment.

You will play a key role in delivering high-performance, cloud-native data solutions using Azure services, ensuring scalability, resilience, and operational excellence.

The Role

You will support the transformation of mission-critical systems, driving technical excellence in data engineering and cloud-native development. The role requires strong hands-on expertise in Azure Cosmos DB, Spark, and distributed computing concepts.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop cloud-native applications using Azure Cosmos DB (SQL API & Mongo API)
• Design and optimise NoSQL data models
• Implement partitioning and indexing strategies for performance optimisation
• Optimise RU consumption and query performance
• Work with Cosmos DB Change Data Feed (CDF) and Spark integrations
• Develop reusable libraries using C#/.NET or Node.js
• Build CI/CD pipelines using GitLab
• Implement automated testing frameworks
• Collaborate with architecture and DevOps teams in a microservices ecosystem
• Ensure compliance with security and governance standards

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on experience with Azure Cosmos DB
• Query optimisation and throughput management expertise
• Experience with Cosmos DB Change Data Feed (CDF)
• Strong PySpark and Spark distributed computing knowledge
• Experience integrating Spark with Cosmos CDF
• High proficiency with Cosmos DB SDKs (.NET, Java, Python, Node.js)
• Deep understanding of partitioning, indexing, and consistency models
• Experience with Azure services (Azure Functions, App Services, AKS, Logic Apps)
• CI/CD experience (GitLab preferred)
• Strong problem-solving and stakeholder engagement skills

Desirable

• Advanced proficiency in C#, ASP.NET, and .NET Core
• Strong object-oriented design principles

Why Apply?

• Work on enterprise-scale financial platforms
• Contribute to high-impact digital transformation initiatives
• Hybrid working model with flexibility
• Opportunity to shape secure, scalable systems within a regulated environment

If you are a Cosmos DB specialist looking for your next contract engagement within financial services, we would love to hear from you.

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Business Intelligence Manager to lead our BI function and drive data-led decision making across the organisation. This is a leadership role suited to someone who combines strong technical expertise with the ability to manage and inspire high-performing data teams.

You will be responsible for shaping the BI strategy, ensuring high-quality data governance, and delivering actionable insights that support business growth and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of BI developers and analysts
• Define and execute the Business Intelligence roadmap and data strategy
• Design and oversee scalable data models and reporting frameworks
• Deliver advanced dashboards and reports using Power BI
• Write and optimise complex SQL queries for analytics and reporting
• Ensure compliance with GDPR and best-practice data governance standards
• Oversee and support implementation of MDM (Master Data Management) tools
• Work closely with stakeholders across Finance, Operations, IT, and Commercial teams
• Collaborate on data integration initiatives, including exposure to SAP environments
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and consistency across systems

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in a Senior BI / BI Manager / Data Analytics leadership role
• Strong hands-on expertise in Power BI (data modelling, DAX, performance optimisation)
• Advanced SQL skills
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing technical teams
• Strong understanding of GDPR and data governance frameworks
• Experience with MDM tools and data management best practices
• Exposure to SAP data structures and integration
• Excellent data modelling skills (conceptual, logical, physical modelling)
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Systems Support Engineer

We re looking for a System Support Engineer with strong Microsoft skills who wants to transition into a C# Development position.

If you re solid with Active Directory, Office 365, and Windows environments and you have either programming, networking, or database experience this is your opportunity to grow into a mixed development and support role with structured training and real project exposure.

We need someone who already has:

• Strong experience with Active Directory (support, troubleshooting)
• Solid knowledge of Office 365 / Microsoft 365 administration
• Excellent understanding of Windows Server & Desktop environments
• Experience in at least one of the following:
  • Programming (C#, ASP WinForms)
  • Networking (TCP/IP, firewalls, routing, VLANs)
  • Database systems (SQL Server or similar)

You re analytical, proactive, and enjoy solving technical problems but you’re ready for more than day-to-day support.

This role starts within systems support while progressively transitioning you into a C#/.NET Development function.

You will:

• Support and enhance internal infrastructure systems
• Learn and develop in C# and .NET
• Contribute to internal application development projects
• Help design tools that improve automation and efficiency
• Deliver technical training and documentation
• Participate in structured development mentoring