21 of 21 Contract Technical Leadership Jobs in the North of England

Senior Java Developer

Hiring Organisation
Indotronix Avani UK Ltd
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Overview: We are looking for highly experienced Senior Java Developers/Senior Software Engineers who can hit the ground running and take a strong technical leadership role within an Agile engineering environment. Required Skills and Experience : Core technical requirements are: Strong, recent Java development experience Excellent Spring … Hands-on MongoDB experience Experience designing and developing robust, scalable and production-ready applications Strong automated testing and integration experience Experience with software architecture, technical design and system integration Strong understanding of application resilience, availability and operational stability Senior-level expectations: This is not simply a Senior Java Developer ...

Zscaler Cyber Engineer

Hiring Organisation
VIQU IT
Location
Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£450 - £500/day inside IR35
looking for a Zscaler Engineer to join the Cyber team on a contract basis to to provide technical leadership for the migration of web proxy services from a legacy Trend solution to Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA ) , ensuring effective coordination of engineering teams, data-driven technical planning … travel to site - mainly remote Duration: 6 months Day rate £(Apply online only) a day - Inside IR35 Key Skills & Experience Required Deep technical expertise in: Zscaler ZIA and ZPA (CASB desirable) Identity integration (Entra ID, SSO, SCIM, Conditional Access) Azure IaaS and networking (VPN Gateway, routing, connectivity design) Strong ...

Private Cloud Principal Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Hays Technology
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£700/day 700 p/d
Overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Principal Engineer to join a large-scale enterprise cloud engineering function. This role will provide technical leadership across critical platform engineering initiatives, focusing on private cloud technologies, Kubernetes, container platforms, event streaming and microservices enablement.Working closely with Product Owners … delivery of secure, resilient and scalable cloud services. This is an excellent opportunity for a senior engineering professional who thrives on solving complex technical challenges and influencing technical direction across enterprise environments. Key Responsibilities Provide technical leadership across cloud and platform engineering initiatives Define and drive ...

Senior Architect - Private Cloud

Hiring Organisation
Templeton and Partners
Location
Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP Annual
10+ years of experience Skills: Kubernetes, Kafka, VMware, Virtualization Responsibilities: Define and drive Private Cloud architecture aligned with Client Cloud Strategy Provide hands on technical leadership across virtualization containers Kubernetes, Kafka and microservices platforms Review architecture designs and ensure solutions are secure scalable resilient and cost effective Establish … including cluster design multitenancy ingress service mesh secrets management observability upgrade strategies and workload onboarding Establish GitOps CICD automation and configuration management standards Provide technical leadership for Kafka and EventDriven Architecture adoption Define Kafka governance partitioning strategies resiliency patterns schema management monitoring and capacity planning Guide engineering teams ...

Servicenow Architect

Hiring Organisation
Teksystems
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
support a critical ServiceNow transformation programme. This is an urgent requirement for a highly capable individual who can quickly integrate into the team, provide technical leadership, and deliver hands-on engineering and design expertise across the ServiceNow platform. The successful candidate will be a Senior technical specialist … comfortable operating in both architecture and engineering capacities, with the ability to define solutions and execute against them. Responsibilities Lead the architecture and technical design of ServiceNow solutions, ensuring they are robust, scalable, and aligned with organisational objectives. Produce, own, and maintain detailed Low-Level Designs (LLDs) and associated ...

ServiceNow ITOM Architect

Hiring Organisation
CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler
Location
Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£625 - £675/day
Duration: 3 months, rolling Clearance: SC Cleared - Sole UK Nationals About the Role We are seeking an experienced ServiceNow ITOM Architect to provide architectural leadership across the design and delivery of ServiceNow IT Operations Management capabilities within a complex enterprise environment. The successful candidate will bring strong hands … ITOM expertise, with a particular focus on Discovery, Service Mapping, CMDB, Event Management, and Cloud Discovery . You will work closely with customer stakeholders, technical teams, and delivery functions to design scalable solutions aligned with ServiceNow best practice and business requirements. Key Responsibilities Lead architecture and solution design activities ...

Technical Architect - Windows/Linux

Hiring Organisation
Layer7
Location
City, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 680 Daily
Technical Architect (Windows/Linux Infrastructure & Server Deployment) Location: Hybrid/Newcastle-Upon-Tyne 1 day per week Clearance: Active SC Clearance Required Rate/Salary: £680 pd Outside IR35 Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Technical Architect to lead the design, deployment, and governance of complex … physical and virtual server platforms within highly regulated environments, working across multiple suppliers and stakeholders to ensure secure, robust, and scalable solutions. Key Responsibilities Technical Architecture & Design Design and implement enterprise-scale Windows and Linux server infrastructures. Develop architecture designs and technical solutions aligned with programme and business ...

Senior Architect Private Cloud (Sheffield)

Hiring Organisation
Square One Resources
Location
Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 600 Daily
platform at significant scale in Sheffield. Job Responsibilities/Objectives Define and drive Private Cloud architecture aligned with Client Cloud Strategy Provide hands on technical leadership across virtualization containers Kubernetes, Kafka and microservices platforms Review architecture designs and ensure solutions are secure scalable resilient and cost effective Establish … reusable patterns and platform guardrails Lead the design and evolution of private cloud platform components including compute storage networking orchestration and platform services Provide technical leadership for Kafka and EventDriven Architecture adoption Establish GitOps CICD automation and configuration management standards Experience we're looking for Proven experience ...

Application Packager 3rd Line

Hiring Organisation
Experis
Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£350 - £385/day
implement, support and continuously improve workplace solutions while ensuring a secure, stable and seamless end user experience. Provide expert-level 3rd line support and technical leadership across Microsodt Intune, Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows OS, Apple Business Manager, ios device management, policy deployment and PowerShell automation Build relationships with … enterprise and highly regulated environments The contractor will join our Workplace Technology team. The successful candidate will provide expert-level 3rd Line support and technical leadership across Microsoft's modern workplace technologies, including Microsoft Intune, Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), Windows OS, Apple Business Manager, iOS device management, policy ...

Application Packager x 4

Hiring Organisation
Hays Technology
Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£300 - £350/day Up to £350 per day Inside IR35
implement, support and continuously improve workplace solutions while ensuring a secure, stable and seamless end user experience. Providing expert-level 3rd line support and technical leadership across Microsoft Intune, Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows OS, Apple Business Manager, ios device management, policy deployment and PowerShell automation. These are exciting … landscape for end user experience. You will join our Workplace Technology team. The successful candidates will provide expert-level 3rd Line support and technical leadership across Microsoft's modern workplace technologies, including Microsoft Intune, Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), Windows OS, Apple Business Manager, iOS device management, policy deployment ...

OpenStack Solution Architect

Hiring Organisation
Henderson Scott
Location
North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
excellent opportunity to play a key role in building an enterprise-scale OpenStack environment from the ground up. You'll combine architecture leadership with hands-on engineering expertise, working closely with technical teams to deliver a highly available, secure-by-design, self-service cloud platform. Responsibilities Design … architect a production-ready OpenStack environment from scratch. Define the target architecture and technical roadmap. Challenge existing technical approaches and introduce industry best practice. Work alongside engineering teams through design, build, deployment and support. Deliver a highly available, resilient and scalable private cloud platform. Embed Secure by Design ...

Technical Cyber Security Specialist - OT/SCADA

Hiring Organisation
Layer7
Location
Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 700 Daily
Technical Cyber Security Specialist (OT/SCADA) Location - Hybrid with 1 day onsite in Leeds per week Rate - £700 pd Outside of IR35 Clearance - Valid SC Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Technical Cyber Security Specialist with strong expertise across Operational Technology (OT), SCADA environments, and Cyber … design, deployment, hardening, and support of cyber security solutions across complex OT estates, working within a multi-supplier delivery environment and engaging with technical, security, and programme stakeholders. Technical Experience Strong background in both IT and Operational Technology (OT) infrastructure engineering . Proven experience working with SCADA ...

Solution Architect / Design Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Vallum Associates
Location
South Yorkshire, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£550 - £600/day
Solution Architect will play a key role in delivering and operating enterprise Identity & Access Management (IAM) capabilities. Provides technical leadership across the IDAM 2.0 workstream, defining the target architecture and ensuring successful delivery of secure, scalable and supportable identity services. The position works closely with IAM architects, business … report to the program and be part of a dynamic and highly skilled team. You will also provides end-to-end solution architecture and technical design for the IDAM 2.0 programme, translating business, security and regulatory requirements into secure, scalable and supportable identity solutions. Acts as the technical ...

Senior Web Developer

Hiring Organisation
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Location
Ashton-Under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
£45,000
being recruited through the Council's IT service. The successful candidate will work closely with and be managed by the iStandUK team, providing technical leadership and development expertise to support the delivery of its national programme of standards and digital transformation projects. About the Role We are seeking … experienced and innovative Senior Web Developer to lead the technical development of iStandUK's digital platforms, products and services. This is a dynamic and varied role where you will work across a range of projects, contributing throughout the full software development lifecycle, from discovery and design through to development ...

Head of Asset Management - Lifecycle Delivery

Hiring Organisation
JAM Recruitment Ltd
Location
Warrington, Cheshire, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£100 - £115 per hour
Asset Management - Lifecycle Delivery to lead the organisation's approach to lifecycle management, engineering assurance, reliability, maintainability and asset integrity. This is a senior technical leadership role, acting as the technical authority for lifecycle asset management and ensuring assets deliver maximum value throughout their lifecycle while balancing … Embed whole-life cost and value principles into asset management. Develop and standardise asset criticality and lifecycle planning methodologies. Define and oversee the engineering technical authority framework . Ensure compliance with engineering standards and escalate technical risks. Lead reliability, integrity and risk-based maintenance programmes . Identify systemic ...

DevOps Architect/ SME- Terraform

Hiring Organisation
Randstad Technologies Recruitment
Location
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 80 - 90 Hourly
experienced DevOps Architect to lead the design, build, and assurance of robust DevOps tooling platforms within highly secure, offline (air-gapped) environments. In this technical leadership role, you will deliver and sustain integrated DevOps capabilities supporting a UK Government secure account. Operating within a high-assurance environment …/Customer security standards and accreditation requirements. Drive Best Practices: Establish and promote DevOps standards including automation, repeatability, auditability, and strict configuration control. Deliver Technical Assurance: Conduct design reviews, compliance checks, and security assessments. Produce Documentation: Create and maintain formal design and operational documentation (HLDs, LLDs, Security Architecture, SOPs ...

Business Analysis and Onboarding specialist

Hiring Organisation
Randstad Digital
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
£400 - £467 per day
risks. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the bridge between business and technology. Interface comfortably with a wide variety of stakeholders, ranging from senior non-technical leadership to highly technical engineers working 'deep in the weeds.' Required Skills & Experience Hybrid Analyst Skillset: Strong core Business Analyst (BA) fundamentals … Data Organization: Demonstrated ability to organize, process, and reconcile massive amounts of data across multiple, complex systems. Exceptional Communication: The ability to translate complex technical realities into clear business impacts, and vice versa. Attention to Detail: Exceptional organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail when working with extensive datasets. ...

Senior Architect Private Cloud

Hiring Organisation
Randstad Technologies Recruitment
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£500 - £550/day Inside IR35 via Umbrella
seeking a Senior Private Cloud Architect to define, design, and drive the evolution of our enterprise private cloud infrastructure. You will provide hands-on technical leadership across container platforms, event streaming architectures, and virtualization environments, ensuring our platforms are secure, resilient, scalable, and developer-friendly. Key Responsibilities Architectural … Standards: Define the private cloud roadmap aligned with broader enterprise goals. Establish reference architectures, engineering standards, reusable design patterns, and platform guardrails. Kubernetes Platform Leadership: Own the end-to-end Kubernetes ecosystem, including cluster topology, multi-tenancy, ingress, service mesh, secrets management, observability, and seamless workload onboarding. Event-Driven ...

ServiceNow ITOM Architect - MUST HAVE SC CLEARANCE - Preston and remote - 3 months+

Hiring Organisation
Octopus Computer Associates
Location
Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP Annual
Architect to support the design and delivery of ServiceNow IT Operations Management capabilities within a complex enterprise environment. The successful candidate will provide architectural leadership, solution design expertise, and guidance across key ITOM modules while ensuring alignment to ServiceNow best practice and client requirements. Key Responsibilities Lead architecture … solution design activities for ServiceNow ITOM implementations. Define technical architecture for Discovery, Service Mapping, Event Management, Cloud Discovery and CMDB. Provide governance and assurance across ServiceNow delivery teams. Design scalable and maintainable integrations between ServiceNow and third-party tooling. Support estimation, planning and solution approvals. Work with customer stakeholders ...

Solutions Architect

Hiring Organisation
Computer Futures
Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£600 - £650/day
Architect required to support a major business transformation programme, owning solution design across platforms, integrations, security, and governance. The role will work closely with technical and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, compliant solutions. *This is a primarily remote position, with infrequent onsite attendance expected for workshops held … design. Produce and maintain architecture artefacts and documentation. Define integrations, APIs, and system interfaces. Ensure alignment with architecture, security, and governance standards. Provide technical leadership across Engineering, Security, and Delivery teams. Support planning, design reviews, and governance forums. Skills Needed Solution Architecture Enterprise & Integration Architecture API Design Security ...

Principal Control Systems Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Highfield Professional Solutions Ltd
Location
Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£60 - £70/hour Umbrella PAYE
rather than software implementation. Key Experience Control Systems/Automation Engineering background Functional control and functional safety experience Control system design, drawings, graphics and technical documentation Experience within nuclear, power, process, defence or another highly regulated industry Siemens experience advantageous Principal Engineers should have experience providing technical leadership ...