9 of 9 Contract Technical Leadership Jobs in the North West

Principal Engineer Software Engineering

Hiring Organisation
Morson Edge
Location
Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£50.00 - 67.47 per hour + None
unit testing and preparation for system testing. At Principal Engineer level, you will also take responsibility for delivering packages of engineering work and providing technical leadership and mentorship to other engineers. Key Responsibilities Design safety-critical PLC and SCADA application software for the Dreadnought Platform Management System. Develop … teams and external customers to support successful delivery. Take responsibility for the delivery of allocated engineering work packages, reporting to the Engineering Manager. Provide technical leadership, guidance and mentorship to engineering colleagues. Communicate technical information clearly and work collaboratively with stakeholders at different levels. Identify engineering problems ...

Principal Mechanical Engineer - Platform Systems

Hiring Organisation
Morson Edge
Location
Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£50 - 68 per hour
Mechanical Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in the design and development of submarine hydraulic and actuation systems. This includes system-level design, technical leadership and the opportunity to steer design architecture across a major submarine programme. Core Duties Typical duties include (but are not limited … Provide technical leadership, owning design solutions and providing guidance to others. · Lead the technical assurance of the hydraulic systems, sub-systems and equipment for the next generation Royal Navy submarines. · Verify calculations are complete, checked by the appropriate SQEP and validate calculation meet technical intent. · Supporting ...

Systems Engineer (Requirements & Acceptance)

Hiring Organisation
Matchtech
Location
Barrow-in-furness, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 42 - 56 Hourly
successful candidate will work independently or as part of a small team and will engage with senior stakeholders to facilitate requirement definition, resolve technical queries, and coordinate proposed changes. This role requires strong technical leadership, stakeholder management, and experience working within structured engineering environments. Key Responsibilities Facilitate … maturation and refinement of system requirements in collaboration with senior stakeholders. Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to resolve findings, technical queries, and capture proposed requirement changes. Arrange and participate in requirement-focused workshops and working groups involving multiple stakeholders. Engage with senior technical leaders, including Chief Engineers ...

V06639 - Principal Engineer - Software Engineering

Hiring Organisation
Outsource
Location
Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£9,783
support testing activities at all levels. Manage software configuration and maintain appropriate configuration control. Collaborate with engineering teams and external stakeholders to deliver technical solutions. Provide technical leadership, guidance and mentoring to engineering colleagues. Take responsibility for the delivery of engineering work packages, ensuring quality and technical ...

Edge Architect

Hiring Organisation
CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler
Location
Merseyside, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£480 - £500/day
Inside IR35 | Predominantly Remote | 6-Month Rolling Contract We're looking for an experienced Senior or Principal Edge Architect to provide architecture leadership and design authority for a major enterprise Factory Edge programme. This is an opportunity to shape the architecture of a distributed edge computing platform supporting manufacturing … Merseyside Working arrangement: Predominantly remote Programme: Client Edge as a Service The role As Edge Architect, you'll own the target architecture and technical direction for an enterprise factory-edge hosting service, helping establish a standardised platform that can be deployed consistently across a geographically distributed manufacturing estate. ...

Senior Test Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Invitise
Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£600/day
expectation to spend around 3 days a week on site. The successful Senior Test Engineer will define the overall testing strategy and provide technical leadership across multiple test engineering teams. You'll own delivery of testing activities against quality, time and cost objectives, act as the escalation point … leading test engineering teams Planning and coordinating functional and non-functional testing Managing and prioritising defects with the business Communicating test results to technical and non-technical stakeholders The following would be beneficial: AWS Automation testing SQL and working with large data sets You'll need to hold ...

Senior Backend Engineer (Java)

Hiring Organisation
Randstad Technologies Recruitment
Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£450 - £500/day Inside IR35 via Umbrella
paced Agile environments, excels at navigating large existing codebases, and delivers production-ready software with minimal supervision. In this role, you will lead complex technical initiatives, influence system architecture, and leverage modern AI tooling (Claude and Codex) to accelerate delivery. You'll work cross-functionally with product managers, frontend … while elevating code quality and mentoring fellow engineers. Core Responsibilities Architecture & API Design: Build and maintain scalable, fault-tolerant backend microservices and REST APIs. Technical Leadership: Lead medium-to-large engineering initiatives, participate in design reviews, and establish engineering best practices. System Operations & Reliability: Troubleshoot complex production issues ...

Senior Oracle DBA - Blackpool/Hybrid £700Inside

Hiring Organisation
SmartSourcing Ltd
Location
Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 650 - 700 Annual
solutions. Drive improvements across data platform services and database environments. Act as a major incident manager and escalation point for critical service issues. Provide technical leadership and mentorship to senior engineering teams. Manage supplier relationships and ensure services align with best practice and contractual obligations. Contribute to risk … management activities and technical governance. Collaborate with senior stakeholders on technical strategy, design decisions, and implementation approaches. Essential Skills Experience Oracle Database Extensive Oracle RDBMS experience (11.2 - 23ai). Oracle RAC, ASM, AFD, HANFS and TAF. Dataguard setup, configuration and administration. RMAN backup and recovery. Oracle Enterprise Manager ...

Senior EC&I Design Engineer

Hiring Organisation
A5 Recruitment Ltd
Location
North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
House Warrington The CE&I Design Engineer will act as the Control Systems Lead and Intelligent Client for the MSSS SEP 3 Project, providing technical leadership and governance over the development and delivery of the control system solution by an appointed System Integrator. The role is responsible … control system design meets Sellafield requirements, nuclear safety requirements, operational needs, and applicable standards throughout the project lifecycle. The successful candidate will provide technical oversight through detailed design, implementation, testing, commissioning and handover. This role does not involve software development but focuses on specification, technical assurance, design review ...