1 to 25 of 45 Contract Performance Optimisation Jobs in the UK

Azure Data Engineer

Hiring Organisation
ISR RECRUITMENT LIMITED
Location
Nationwide, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
/Delta Live Tables/Databricks SQL. Experience integrating data from APIs and external data sources. Strong understanding of data modelling, data quality and performance optimisation techniques. Experience working within Agile software delivery environments. Geospatial Experience Candidates should have experience working with geospatial datasets and technologies, including: Shapefiles … Collaborate with stakeholders, product owners and technical teams to understand data requirements and translate them into scalable engineering solutions. Design, develop and maintain high-performance data pipelines using Azure Databricks, PySpark, Spark SQL and Python. Contribute to the design and implementation of Lakehouse architecture using Delta Lake and Databricks ...

Performance Application Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Arden White Limited
Location
Northampton, Northamptonshire, East Midlands, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Overview We are supporting a leading Formula One organisation in the search for a Performance Engineer to join their Customer Engineering division on a long-term contract basis. This is a high-impact opportunity to work at the cutting edge of hybrid power unit performance, collaborating directly with … customer teams to deliver measurable gains in performance, reliability, and driveability. You will play a key role in shaping how power unit systems are developed, tested, and optimised in one of the most technically advanced environments in motorsport. Role Purpose As a Performance Engineer, you will be responsible ...

Data Engineer

Hiring Organisation
EMBL-EBI
Location
Saffron Walden, Essex, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
£60,000
storage and retrieval. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to analyse requirements, propose new data pipeline architectures, and implement solutions to improve performance and scalability. The tasks for this post include the following: Analyse existing data pipelines and identify areas for improvement, optimisation, and scalability. Work … closely with Bioinformaticians and annotators to integrate data pipelines with existing systems and applications. Monitor data pipeline performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement solutions to ensure reliability and efficiency. Stay current with industry trends and best practices in data engineering and recommend new technologies or tools to enhance data infrastructure. ...

Power BI Developer

Hiring Organisation
Orbit Group
Location
CV3, Binley Woods, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£28277 - £35345/annum group incentive bonus, 27 days holid
actionable insights to users across operational, tactical and executive levels. Build robust data models in Power BI: define tables, relationships, hierarchies, measures using DAX, performance optimisation, data refresh strategy. Ensure data accuracy, consistency and integrity - reconcile Power BI outputs with source systems, data warehouses, and business rules. Implement … based security (row-level security, workspace permissions) in the Power BI service. Apply visual design best practices, including layout, interactivity, filter/slicer design, performance considerations, drill-throughs, mobile-ready views. Work with the Data Engineering team to ensure data pipelines, data marts and warehouses deliver appropriate and performant ...

Knowledge Graph Architect

Hiring Organisation
Thebes IT Solutions Ltd
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP Annual
semantic ontology and taxonomy experience particularly using tools (Protege and Graphview) Hands-on Neo4j or equivalent graph database capability including Cypher query design and optimisation Experience building ETL/ELT pipelines that feed structured data into graph platforms Understanding of how knowledge graphs integrate with RAG and LLM architectures … alongside knowledge graph platforms Knowledge of graph governance, schema versioning and operational monitoring at scale Scope and Boundary: The Context: Thebes Group is an optimisation company specialising in AI-enabled transformation. We help organisations improve workflow, reporting, information management, and operational decision-making by combining process optimisation, knowledge ...

OS Software Developer

Hiring Organisation
Guidant Global
Location
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, South West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£500 - £600 per day
role is ideal for someone who thrives in collaborative engineering environments, enjoys solving complex problems, and is passionate about building scalable, secure, and high-performance applications. Key Responsibilities Develop high-quality software for client projects, working individually or as part of a development team Collaborate with technical leads … experience with Git and open-source platforms (GitHub/GitLab) Ability to build and deploy scalable applications or libraries Strong debugging, problem-solving, and performance optimisation skills Understanding of open-source licensing (MIT, GPL, Apache) Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure Ability to create clear ...

LLM / GenAI Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Location
Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£600 - £650 per day
that drive real business value. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and deploy LLM-powered applications and GenAI solutions Develop and optimise prompt engineering strategies for performance and accuracy Implement RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines using structured and unstructured data Fine-tune and customise foundation models and LLMs where required. Integrate … vector search Experience working with LLM APIs and frameworks (e.g., OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, Hugging Face) Strong understanding of prompt engineering techniques and optimisation strategies Experience working with vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Weaviate, FAISS, Chroma) Practical experience with model evaluation, tuning, and performance optimisation Experience integrating ...

Senior Data Platform Engineer (Fixed Term Contract)

Hiring Organisation
Microlise
Location
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£55,000
Supporting modern Lakehouse architecture, ingestion, processing and data serving layers Embedding security, governance and compliance controls across the platform Driving platform observability, monitoring, and performance optimisation Owning aspects of cost management (FinOps) and platform efficiency Collaborating with Data Engineers, Analytics & AI teams to deliver trusted data products What ...

Business Intelligence / Data Engineer

Hiring Organisation
INTEC SELECT LIMITED
Location
Swindon, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£530 per day
initiatives. AI Initiatives: Collaborate with wider teams on AI-related initiatives and roadmap delivery. Data Governance: Apply best practices around data quality, governance and performance optimisation. Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with technical and business teams to deliver high-quality data solutions and support organisational objectives. Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities ...

DNS Architect - SC Cleared

Hiring Organisation
Hays Technology
Location
Wokingham, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£563 - £581/day Up to £581 inside IR35
CLEARED (ACTIVE) My client is seeking an experienced and highly skilled DNS Architect to design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance Domain Name System (DNS) solutions. This role is critical in ensuring the reliability and efficiency of network naming services across enterprise and cloud environments. The ideal … cloud platforms Manage and optimise DNS platforms (BIND, Microsoft DNS, Infoblox, AWS Route 53, Azure DNS) Lead DNS strategy including scalability, high availability, and performance optimisation Oversee DNS migrations, upgrades, and transformations Implement and maintain DNS security (DNSSEC, DDoS protection, threat mitigation) Monitor performance, availability, and ensure ...

Business Intelligence Engineer (AWS / AI Exposure)

Hiring Organisation
Sanderson Government and Defence
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£450 - £500 per day
support and new capability development Collaborate with cross-functional teams on AI initiatives and roadmap delivery Apply best practices for data quality, governance, and performance optimisation Core Technical Skills Strong hands-on experience with: AWS data stack (Glue, S3, Lambda, Redshift, Athena) Advanced SQL Python for data processing ...

BI Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Circle Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£500 - £530 per day
support and new capability development * Collaborate with wider teams on AI-related initiatives and roadmap delivery * Apply best practices around data quality, governance and performance optimisation * AWS Data Engineering stack (e.g. Glue, S3, Lambda, Redshift, Athena) * SQL (advanced level) * Python (for data processing and pipeline development) * Infrastructure/ ...

Full Stack Developer

Hiring Organisation
Robert Half
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
Salary negotiable
design and development across the platform. Design, develop, and maintain both front-end user interfaces and back-end services, APIs, and databases. Monitor platform performance and operational metrics, identifying, investigating, and resolving issues as they arise. Collaborate closely with business stakeholders to understand opportunities to improve user and seller … backend development. Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline. Strong understanding of database design, data modelling, and optimisation, particularly using SQL. Hands-on experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services. Experience monitoring production systems, triaging issues, and distinguishing between critical incidents ...

Sybase DBA

Hiring Organisation
Adecco
Location
Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
Salary negotiable
configure, and maintain Sybase ASE and Replication Server environments Perform upgrades, patching, migrations, and platform transitions (RHEL7/8 RHEL9) Monitor and optimise database performance, resolving bottlenecks, deadlocks, and query issues Manage backup, recovery, and high-availability/DR solutions Provide L2/L3 production support and assist development … documentation and compliance standards Participate in on-call support rotation Required Skills: 5+ years' Sybase DBA experience (ASE & Replication Server) Strong SQL tuning and performance optimisation expertise Experience supporting 24/7 production environments Solid Unix/Linux and scripting skills Strong troubleshooting, communication, and stakeholder management skills ...

Power BI Developer

Hiring Organisation
VIQU IT Recruitment
Location
Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£325 per day
Power BI Developer to help stabilise, optimise, and deliver reporting across a complex platform environment. The successful Power BI Developer will work to address performance issues and data models on existing reports, as well as refining current Power BI outputs, implementing a scalable Fabric/data lake approach … delivering in-app reporting within Model-Driven Apps (Dataverse). Key Responsibilities Optimise and refactor existing Power BI reports to resolve performance and data model issues Build and enhance reporting solutions using Microsoft Fabric and data lake/lakehouse architectures Deliver Power BI dashboards using scalable semantic models Develop ...

Solution Architect BMC HELIX/ITSM

Hiring Organisation
Gazelle Global Consulting Ltd
Location
Luton, Bedfordshire, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Experience integrating Helix with cloud, infrastructure, monitoring and third-party platforms Expertise in automation, orchestration and AI-driven service management capabilities Platform upgrades, migrations, performance optimisation and troubleshooting Strong stakeholder engagement and technical leadership skills Desirable: BMC certifications Azure, AWS or hybrid cloud experience Python, PowerShell, REST ...

Data Engineer - DEFRA

Hiring Organisation
SR2
Location
Nationwide, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£440 - £460/day Outside IR35
patterns and architectures. Experience building and supporting automated data pipelines. Familiarity with CI/CD practices and modern software engineering principles. Strong troubleshooting and performance optimisation skills. Details Outside IR35 £450 a day Remote based 6 month contract Strong likelihood of extension Please apply with a copy ...

Hardware & Embedded Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Zenovo
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
supporting an innovative technology business developing cutting-edge wearable products that combine hardware, embedded systems, AI, and data analytics to deliver real-time performance coaching. The business has grown from an early-stage concept into a globally recognised technology platform, leveraging large-scale real-world data and intelligent sensing … sensors, and product development. You'll work closely with product, AI, mobile, and data teams to develop wearable electronics that deliver accurate real-time performance feedback in demanding environments. This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys owning products from concept through to manufacture and wants ...

Senior Storage & Backup Infrastructure Engineer

Hiring Organisation
CBSbutler Holdings Limited
Location
Newport, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
Up to £550 per day + inside ir35
deep expertise in NetApp storage technologies, enterprise backup solutions, and complex data centre environments. You will play a key role in the design, implementation, optimisation and support of business-critical storage and backup platforms while working closely with technical teams, architects and stakeholders. Key Responsibilities Lead the design, implementation … environments. Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineers and project teams. Produce high-quality technical documentation, implementation plans and operational procedures. Support capacity planning, performance optimisation and storage lifecycle management. Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure issues across storage, backup and SAN environments. Provide 2nd/3rd line support ...

API Developer - Golang/Python

Hiring Organisation
Talent Smart Limited
Location
Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 550 - 575 Daily
impact within a major financial organisation, this could be a strong fit. Role Overview You'll be responsible for designing, building, and integrating high-performance APIs, with a strong focus on Golang (preferred) or Python . You'll also collaborate with Front End teams, contributing to web-facing components … seamless integration across internal and external systems Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Front End developers Contribute to architecture decisions and best practices Support performance optimisation and scalability initiatives Required Skills & Experience Strong experience with Golang (preferred) or Python Proven track record in API development (design, build, integration ...

Salesforce Marketing Cloud Developer

Hiring Organisation
Damia Group Ltd
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£600 - £700/day Inside IR35
within Audience Builder and Contact Builder Develop and maintain Content Builder assets including emails, landing pages and dynamic content blocks Implement tracking, reporting and performance analytics using Marketing Cloud Intelligence (Datorama) and built-in analytics tools; experience with Marketing Analytics platforms is highly desirable Work with Marketing Cloud Advanced … Salesforce CRM data sync management Understanding of email compliance, GDPR, suppression and consent management requirements Experience with Marketing Cloud reporting, campaign analytics and performance optimisation Desirable Experience with Marketing Cloud Advanced (Personalization/Interaction Studio); real-time personalisation, web and email recommendations, Einstein features Familiarity with Marketing Cloud ...

Application Support Manager

Hiring Organisation
Proactive Appointments
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£475 - £500 per day
continuous improvement of critical business applications, including core banking platforms. This role combines hands-on technical oversight with leadership responsibility, ensuring high availability, performance, and strategic development across application services. You will play a key role in managing both change delivery and BAU support, while driving operational excellence … application support, resolving incidents with a focus on root cause analysis Oversee delivery of projects and enhancements from design through to BAU transition Ensure performance optimisation, system monitoring, and platform stability Collaborate with infrastructure teams on platform performance, backup, and recovery Drive best practices across development, testing ...

Oracle Data & Analytics Consultant

Hiring Organisation
Frontier Resourcing Ltd
Location
United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
Market leading day rate
using ODI, including: data ingestion, cleansing, transformation, and pipeline orchestration. · Strong dimensional data modelling and Star Schema design experience. · Advanced Oracle SQL development and performance optimization skills. · Experience developing OAC Data Visualization (DV) dashboards, including geographic/map-based visualizations and interactive analytics. · Ability to translate high-level ...

Data Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Addition
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£550 per day
shape the success of complex migration and reconciliation initiatives. This role offers the chance to work within a cloud-first environment, improving data quality, performance, and scalability while supporting critical business outcomes. Role Overview: Location: Remote (Must be UK-based) - no third parties Active SC Clearance is essential Package … Doing: Design, build, and enhance data migration and transformation solutions within AWS. Review existing data engineering solutions and identify opportunities to improve performance, reliability, and scalability. Optimise data processing workflows to increase efficiency across migration and reconciliation activities. Develop robust logging, monitoring, and error-handling capabilities within Python-based ...

SENIOR HPC/COMPUTE ARCHITECT

Hiring Organisation
Crear Group
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP Annual
Rust library, from initial architecture through production stabilisation and intraday extension. Responsible for architecture, validation strategy, and technical metrics framework. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES - Define the performance optimisation architecture for the computation stack - C++ library and Rust library paths, with architecture diagrams, sequenced delivery plan, and explicit EOD and near … Real Time performance targets - Establish the test and validation strategy: benchmark definitions, regression test suites, acceptance criteria per milestone - Define the technical metrics framework: what constitutes an optimisation gain, how it is measured - Direct C++/Rust Compute Engineers Real Time and intra-day compute batch PoC execution ...