1 to 25 of 109 Contract Technical Leadership Jobs in the UK excluding London

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 ...

Technical Architect (UKVI & Proviso) Contract: 6 months Day Rate: £591.50 per day (Inside IR35) Location: Milton Keynes Working Pattern: Hybrid, 3 days per week onsite Overview We are seeking an experienced Technical Architect to support a major government organisation in the delivery and ongoing management of critical national … development teams and senior stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery, design and evolution of key technology solutions. The successful candidate will act as the technical authority across the environment, providing architecture leadership, governance, design oversight and stakeholder engagement for a business-critical product. This is an excellent opportunity ...

Lead Data Engineer Hands-on technical leadership building data systems that actually work We're looking for a Lead Data Engineer to join an enterprise data engineering capability and play a critical role in designing, building, and improving real-world data systems . This is not a line … management role . Instead, it's a senior, hands-on technical leadership position for someone with deep data engineering experience who leads through delivery, judgement, and technical credibility rather than hierarchy. You'll work in a complex environment spanning legacy platforms, modern cloud services, and evolving data ...

Technical Lead 6-Month Contract | (Outside IR35) £500 day rate/Hybrid (Edinburgh/Glasgow) Parity Network is recruiting on behalf of a public sector organisation seeking an experienced Technical Lead for an initial 6-month contract . This is a hybrid role, with team collaboration taking place … Edinburgh or Glasgow as required. About the Role As an experienced Technical Lead/Senior Software Engineer you will join an agile development team working within the Housing Management Registers domain. This is a hands-on technical leadership role requiring strong commercial experience with Java, Spring Boot ...

Technical Lead 6-Month Contract | (Outside IR35) £500 day rate/Hybrid (Edinburgh/Glasgow) Parity Network is recruiting on behalf of a public sector organisation seeking an experienced Technical Lead for an initial 6-month contract . This is a hybrid role, with team collaboration taking place … Edinburgh or Glasgow as required. About the Role As an experienced Technical Lead/Senior Software Engineer you will join an agile development team working within the Housing Management Registers domain. This is a hands-on technical leadership role requiring strong commercial experience with Java, Spring Boot ...

fixed, mobile, enterprise, cloud and data centre services. Working alongside architecture, engineering, operations and technology partners, you'll own the strategic network architecture, establish technical standards and produce the architectural blueprints that will underpin a major transformation programme. Purpose Design the future-state architecture for a large-scale … platform capable of supporting the next generation of telecommunications services. Lead the architectural direction of the programme, producing the HLD designs, migration strategy and technical governance required to successfully transform a national carrier network. Technology Stack * Core Network * SRv6 * Segment Routing * IPv4/IPv6 * MPLS * Carrier IP Transport ...

Technical Lead (CommerceTools/Azure/MACH) Start: ASAP Duration: 6 month (rollling) Location: Hybrid - ad hoc travel to Hampshire Rate: negotiable, outside IR35 We are seeking an experienced Technical Lead to provide hands-on technical leadership for a modern composable commerce platform built on Commercetools … MACH architecture and Microsoft Azure. The role combines technical leadership, production support and engineering delivery. You will lead incident resolution, drive continuous improvement, review technical solutions, mentor engineers and contribute directly to code where required. Responsibilities - Lead technical delivery across production support, incidents, defects and platform ...

Technical Lead (Embedded Software C/C++) | Contract Location: Bristol Rate: Up to £70 per hour Contract Length: 12 Months (with a strong likelihood of extension) Start Date: ASAP/Flexible We're currently supporting a major engineering and technology programme within the defence sector and are looking … speak with experienced Technical Leads to join a highly skilled team working on complex, next-generation systems. This is an opportunity to provide technical leadership on advanced embedded software projects, guiding development activities while remaining close to the technology and engineering challenges. The Role As a Technical ...

Technical Lead Duration: 6months (possible extensions) Location: remote with occasional trip to Edinburgh or Glasgow) Day rate: £500 p/d outside ir35 We are seeking an experienced Technical Lead to provide hands-on technical leadership within a high-performing, agile development team. The Role Lead … technical delivery across a portfolio of digital housing management services. Provide hands-on technical direction across tactical delivery and longer-term architecture. Design, assess and implement scalable, secure and sustainable technical solutions. Work closely with Product, Service Design, Operations and Architecture teams. Represent the development team ...

Project Engineer to support critical utility, energy, power & telecommunications network infrastructure across Scotland. The role will plan, coordinate & deliver technically complex projects responsible for technical planning, diagrams, documentation, implementation, installation, commissioning & successful handover of projects spanning IP networking, transmission infrastructure & operational telecom environments. The successful candidate will combine strong … technical networking expertise with excellent project delivery capability, enabling them to confidently engage with customers, undertake technical site surveys, coordinate field engineers & ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently & to the highest standards. Technical excellence, customer engagement & successful project delivery are fundamental to success in this role. Role ...

Optimizely Commerce Technical Consultant/Architect 3-Month Contract | West London (Hybrid/Remote) | Inside IR35 (Umbrella) | ASAP Start The Opportunity My client is seeking an experienced Optimizely Commerce Technical Consultant/Architect to support the ongoing development and enhancement of a global enterprise eCommerce platform. This … capabilities, platform enhancements, and integrations across multiple international markets. The successful candidate will combine strong architecture and design skills with the ability to provide technical leadership and hands-on guidance to engineering teams throughout the delivery lifecycle. Key Responsibilities Design, architect and implement solutions using Optimizely Commerce Connect. ...

About the Role We are seeking an experienced Technical Platform Engineering Lead to provide technical leadership across software engineering and platform initiatives. You'll play a key role in designing and delivering secure, scalable technology platforms while driving cloud adoption, DevSecOps practices, and engineering excellence. Key Responsibilities … technology platforms. Drive platform engineering, cloud adoption, and infrastructure automation. Champion DevSecOps, CI/CD, and secure-by-design principles. Translate business requirements into technical solutions and delivery plans. Lead and mentor engineering teams, fostering a collaborative, high-performing culture. Work closely with technical and business stakeholders ...

hybrid Inside IR35 rate: £500 per day Duration: Initial 6-months with possible extension We are seeking an experienced Salesforce Architect to define the technical direction of Salesforce products and ensure solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, aligned with business objectives, and fit for purpose. The role will play … across the organisation. The successful candidate will work closely with business stakeholders, product teams, engineers, and delivery partners to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions. They will provide architectural leadership throughout the delivery lifecycle, from discovery and design through to implementation and ongoing optimisation. Responsibilities Lead ...

undertaking a major pricing transformation programme focused on modernising core products, platforms and engineering tooling. They are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to provide technical leadership across a complex technology landscape, balancing the challenges of legacy systems with the adoption of modern cloud-native technologies. This role will … suit an engineering leader who is comfortable operating as a technology generalist, engaging with both technical teams and senior business stakeholders to shape engineering strategy, modernisation plans and delivery outcomes. Key Responsibilities Lead engineering activities across a significant pricing transformation initiative. Assess existing legacy systems, applications and codebases ...

join a major financial services transformation programme focused on modernising enterprise Identity & Access Management (IAM) capabilities. This is an opportunity to play a key technical leadership role in designing the next generation of identity services, helping shape secure, scalable and cloud-native solutions within a large, complex enterprise … environment. Working closely with architects, engineering teams, security specialists and business stakeholders, you'll define solution architecture, establish technical standards and guide delivery across a large-scale IAM transformation programme. What You'll Be Doing Define end-to-end solution architecture across business, application, data and infrastructure domains. Produce ...

help define requirements, shape designs, support analysis activities, and provide evidence for verification and validation throughout the engineering lifecycle. You'll act as a technical leader, influencing engineering decisions, developing modelling capability within the team, and ensuring robust systems engineering practices are applied across programmes. What … Support system design, analysis, verification and validation activities using modelling approaches. Understand and communicate how system models impact wider submarine platform design and performance. Technical Leadership Act as a subject matter expert for MBSE across engineering teams. Provide technical guidance and mentoring to engineers and stakeholders. Support ...

building, and operating an MLOps platform that enables AI and data science teams to deliver reliably in production. This is a senior, hands-on technical leadership role , not a people-management position. You'll lead through technical depth, judgement, and delivery , building the tooling, workflows, and operational … Kubernetes to create a platform that is usable, supportable, and trusted in live environments. What you'll be doing You'll act as a technical leader across platform engineering, DevOps, and MLOps, remaining deeply involved in implementation. You will: Provide technical leadership across platform, DevOps, and MLOps ...

Lead AI-Enabled DevOps Engineer Technical leadership at the intersection of software, platforms, and AI We're seeking a Lead AI-Enabled DevOps Engineer to join a growing engineering capability and play a central role in shaping how AI is embedded into real, production-grade software systems . … This is not a traditional people-management role . Instead, you'll lead through technical depth, architectural judgement, and delivery experience by setting direction, guiding teams, and making informed decisions as AI capabilities are integrated into modern software platforms. If you enjoy working where architecture, APIs, DevOps ...

heart of delivery to help build world-class solutions that move from design into live service safely and successfully. Our Data Architects act as technical leaders from the outset. They own end-to-end solution design through delivery and implementation into live operation. The successful candidate will often support … development of commercial proposals and provide technical solution governance throughout the lifecycle. ________________________________________ Key Responsibilities As a Data Architect, you will take ownership of the solution design and guide delivery teams through complex technical decisions ensuring solutions are robust, governable and deliverable into live service. Key responsibilities include: * Designing ...

heart of delivery to help build world-class solutions that move from design into live service safely and successfully. Our Data Architects act as technical leaders from the outset. They own end-to-end solution design through delivery and implementation into live operation. The successful candidate will often support … development of commercial proposals and provide technical solution governance throughout the lifecycle. Key ResponsibilitiesAs a Data Architect, you will take ownership of the solution design and guide delivery teams through complex technical decisions ensuring solutions are robust, governable and deliverable into live service.Key responsibilities include:* Designing data architectures ...

Control & Instrumentation Engineer to deliver key design elements on an exciting Front End Engineering Design (FEED) project in the nuclear sector. You'll combine technical leadership with hands-on design production, managing technical resources, driving project delivery, ensuring compliance and quality, and acting as the contact … discipline team and end client. Contract Details: Outside IR35 | Competitive rate | Hybrid working | Long-term contract | Nuclear FEED project This is a senior technical role. You'll execute hands-on design work, and interface with delivery teams, clients and stakeholders. You'll drive progress on complex technical challenges ...

partnering with our client to recruit an experienced Software Engineer with strong open-source expertise . You'll join a small, highly skilled technical team delivering bespoke, open-source-driven solutions across multiple platforms, including cloud environments and disconnected networks. This role is ideal for someone who thrives … 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 and product owners to interpret and deliver against technical requirements Engage directly with clients to gather requirements and propose innovative solutions Contribute ...

architecture teams responsible for documenting existing data feeds, assessing their transformation to AWS, and defining safe decommissioning strategies for legacy services. The role provides technical leadership, architectural control and delivery alignment across feed discovery, legacy estate analysis, target-state design and migration planning. It ensures that current services … decommissioning activity, including challenge of incomplete analysis, unsupported assumptions or plans that do not support safe delivery.* Building client confidence through clear communication, credible technical leadership and honest advice on risk, complexity, trade-offs and delivery implications.Expected OutcomesThe role is expected to produce clear, usable outputs that support ...

Technical Lead - Infrastructure & Security (6-Month Contract) Location: Edinburgh (Hybrid) Contract Length: 6 months Sector: Global Banking/Financial Services About the Role A leading global bank is seeking an experienced Technical Lead to join its Infrastructure & Security function on an initial 6-month contract, based in Edinburgh … with hybrid working arrangements. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can combine deep technical expertise with the ability to guide and coordinate a team through complex infrastructure and security initiatives. Key Responsibilities Provide technical leadership across infrastructure and security work streams, ensuring ...

responsible for the design, implementation, management, and operational support of cryptographic services and controls across a complex technology landscape. The role requires deep technical expertise in cryptography, strong stakeholder engagement skills, and the ability to drive secure outcomes within highly regulated environments. Key Responsibilities Cryptography & Security Engineering Design, deploy … Hardware Security Modules (HSMs). Manage enterprise PKI and Certificate Management platforms. Implement and maintain cryptographic controls aligned with security and regulatory requirements. Conduct technical reviews and security assessments of cryptographic implementations. Programme Delivery Support the delivery of cryptography-related projects and strategic initiatives. Participate in proof-of-concept ...