14 of 14 Contract Technical Debt Jobs in the UK

Application Solution Architect

Hiring Organisation
ARM
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
applications into modular, service-oriented, or microservices-based architectures. Define migration approaches that balance business continuity, risk, cost, and delivery timelines. Identify and reduce technical debt through strategic architecture decisions. Solution Architecture Own end-to-end solution architecture for application transformation programmes. Produce solution designs, architecture artefacts, reference … architectures, and technical standards. Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, resilient, maintainable, and aligned with business objectives. Provide architectural oversight throughout the delivery lifecycle. Modern Technology Adoption Lead migration from traditional Microsoft technology stacks to modern architectures and development approaches. Drive adoption of: Microservices architecture API-first design Event-driven ...

Application Developer

Hiring Organisation
Bright Purple Resourcing
Location
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
£450-£475.00 per day
responsible for maintaining, enhancing, and modernising a suite of front-office applications used by investment professionals. The focus is on delivering incremental improvements, reducing technical debt, and supporting ongoing business change initiatives. Key Responsibilities Developing and enhancing enterprise applications built on C#/.NET WinForms Designing and maintaining … database objects including procedures, packages, functions, and scheduled jobs Supporting the ongoing evolution of business-critical systems and processes Investigating and resolving complex technical issues within existing applications Working closely with business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver effective solutions Participating in technical design, peer reviews, testing ...

Build Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Teksystems
Location
Central London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Collaborate with engineers to design a flexible and scalable Bazel-based build system for our platforms, ensuring a solid foundation for future expansion. Providing Technical Expertise and Training Conduct in-house training sessions on Bazel and BuildBuddy for build engineers to accelerate knowledge acquisition and facilitate a smoother migration. … Improving Developer Experience Evaluate and optimize workflows, tooling, and IDE integrations to minimize friction and enhance productivity for developers using Bazel. Identifying and Mitigating Technical Challenges Proactively discover and address feasibility obstacles, technical debt, and potential design flaws to ensure a maintainable and efficient build system. Collaborating ...

Contract Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Morson Edge
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£300 - 350 per day + None
months Morson Edge are looking for a Mid-Weight Go Engineer to help refactor and modernise a scalable SaaS platform, reducing technical debt and the amount of BAU engineering work. This is a hands-on role focused on improving architecture, maintainability, scalability, and long-term product direction. What … Refactor and improve existing Go services Reduce operational overhead and technical debt Improve scalability, reliability, and maintainability Support backend services powering web and mobile learning platforms What We're Looking For Strong commercial Go/Golang experience Experience improving and refactoring existing systems Good understanding of scalable backend ...

SC Cleared Node.js Developer

Hiring Organisation
Sanderson Recruitment
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
Up to £560 per day + Inside IR-35
needs into scalable, secure systems while contributing to modern, cloud-based platforms. What you'll be doing: Translating business and user requirements into effective technical designs Building APIs and backend services using Node.js (REST, OpenAPI) Developing user-focused services, putting accessibility and usability first Writing clean, reusable, and maintainable … code Working with shared/common government tech stacks (Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis) Investigating and resolving technical issues across the stack Applying secure development practices, including OWASP principles and vulnerability management Collaborating with stakeholders and communicating technical concepts clearly Tech stack includes: Node.js, HAPI (web framework) API development (REST ...

InterPro/Pfam Software Project Leader

Hiring Organisation
EMBL-EBI
Location
Saffron Walden, Essex, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
£75,000
comprises of several software developers and engineers. We are seeking to hire an InterPro/Pfam Software Project leader to lead a cultural and technical shift towards AI-first development, leveraging AI coding assistants and generative tools to accelerate delivery, improve code quality, and reduce technical debt ...

Protein Function Development Team Leader

Hiring Organisation
EMBL-EBI
Location
Saffron Walden, Essex, South East, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
their migration to modern technologies and infrastructures. A critical aspect of this role is strategic foresight: anticipating future demands from biological research, evaluating emerging technical advances, and balancing innovation with the continued delivery of core priorities. This includes driving the integration of AI-based tools and approaches to enhance … UniProt's services, annotation processes, and user experience. A key strategic priority for this hire is to lead a cultural and technical shift towards AI-first development, leveraging AI coding assistants and generative tools to accelerate delivery, improve code quality, and reduce technical debt across both platforms. ...

SAP Technical Delivery Manager - V06012

Hiring Organisation
FBI &TMT
Location
Preston, Lancashire, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Role Purpose The SAP Technical Delivery Consultant is responsible for delivering high-quality, cost-effective SAP changes aligned to Working Group roadmaps, while ensuring the effective run and maintenance of services. The role drives DevOps ways of working, maximises team throughput, and ensures continuous improvement across delivery, tooling … Performance & Optimisation Maximise resource utilisation to increase throughput and business value Track and improve key delivery metrics (e.g. lead time, cycle time, sprint velocity, technical debt, unplanned work) Conduct Lean analysis (e.g. Value Stream Mapping) to remove inefficiencies and improve flow Foster accountability and high performance within ...

IAM Architect - Permanent - Hybrid in the North East

Hiring Organisation
Hamilton Barnes
Location
North, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 80,000 - 90,000 Annual
Identity Architect to join on a permanent, Full time basis across offices in Sunderland, London, Derby, or Thurmaston. The role is a strategic and technical leadership position responsible for embedding Security by Design principles across the organisation, assuring secure solution design throughout the project life cycle, and establishing governance … with enterprise security standards prior to go-live Define and maintain non-functional security requirements (NFRs) across the organisation, identifying and tracking security-related technical debt for new systems that fall short of required controls Drive the implementation and governance of IAM frameworks including MFA, PIM, Conditional Access ...

Head of Software Engineering

Hiring Organisation
Adria Solutions
Location
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
while improving delivery performance Improve engineering processes, standards, testing, and release practices Drive accountability, collaboration, and team cohesion Support modernisation initiatives and reduction of technical debt Provide regular delivery and progress reporting to senior leadership Skills & Experience Required Strong experience leading software engineering teams Proven background improving delivery … engineering performance Experience managing technical backlogs and software delivery processes Strong stakeholder management and communication skills Ability to drive change within complex or legacy environments Desirable Experience Experience with Microsoft and legacy technology environments CI/CD, automated testing, and modern development practices Multi-site or geographically distributed team ...

Infrastructure Engineer – Secure Browser – Azure Virtual Desktop – Expedia Group

Hiring Organisation
Atrium Workforce Solutions Ltd
Location
Wallington, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£400 - £439 per day
improve compliance, and reduce manual effort Identify opportunities to automate repetitive operational workflows and improve service reliability Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that reduce technical debt, improve performance, and enhance the end-user experience Explore practical uses of AI-driven operations and automation where they can improve efficiency … strong sense of accountability for end-to-end outcomes Strong analytical and problem-solving ability Ability to work across teams and communicate effectively with technical and business stakeholders Continuous learner who stays current on modern workspace, browser security, automation, and cloud technologies Collaborative team player who builds trust ...

Senior ServiceNow Developer

Hiring Organisation
Apsley Recruitment Ltd
Location
United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
From £425 to £450 per day
/Portals, workflows, flows, catalog, integrations, ITOM etc.) Build reusable, scalable components using out-of-the-box functionality Minimise customisation and avoid introducing technical debt Develop and maintain integrations (REST/SOAP APIs, external systems) Work closely with architects to align on design standards and guardrails Troubleshoot ...

Senior ServiceNow Developer

Hiring Organisation
Apsley Recruitment Limited
Location
London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
GBP 400 - 450 Daily
/Portals, workflows, flows, catalog, integrations, ITOM etc.) Build reusable, scalable components using out-of-the-box functionality Minimise customisation and avoid introducing technical debt Develop and maintain integrations (REST/SOAP APIs, external systems) Work closely with architects to align on design standards and guardrails Troubleshoot ...

SAP OTC consultant

Hiring Organisation
Hirexa Solutions UK
Location
Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
Salary negotiable
collaboration with the project team. Note: We are prioritizing candidates who demonstrate a "Standard SAP" mindset to improve long-term system stability and reduce technical debt. ...