Job Title-Databricks Data Engineer

Client-Global Consulting Firm

Day Rate-£400-£450 (Outside IR35)

Duration-6 months (extendable)

Location-Manchester or Leeds (Mostly remote with occassional travel to the client site)

• 5-7 years in data engineering, with at least 4 years building production workloads on Databricks.
• Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional is mandatory.
• A cloud certification (AWS, Azure or GCP) is an added advantage.
• Strong hands-on experience on Databricks and Apache Spark, including reading query plans and the Spark UI.
• Strong hands-on experience on Python, SQL, PySpark and Pandas.
• Solid grasp of ETL/ELT, data warehousing, dimensional modelling and lakehouse design.
• Production experience with both batch and streaming pipelines on large, distributed datasets.
• CDC patterns, SCD Type 2, deduplication and handling late or out-of-order data.
• Strong Delta Lake knowledge, with the ability to design and build reliable, optimised data pipelines that scale efficiently and keep storage and compute costs under control.
• Structured Streaming with Auto Loader and Kafka, watermarks and checkpoint recovery.
• Lakeflow Declarative Pipelines (DLT), Databricks Workflows and Databricks SQL.
• Unity Catalog: grants, row filters, column masks and lineage.
• Performance tuning: partitioning, liquid clustering, caching, broadcast joins, Photon and serverless compute.
• Working experience with a broad range of Databricks native connectors, including Lakeflow Connect managed ingestion (e.g. Salesforce, SQL Server, Workday, ServiceNow), Lakehouse Federation, JDBC/ODBC sources, cloud object storage, Kafka and other streaming sources, and Partner Connect integrations.
• Current knowledge across the breadth of the Databricks product and platform, not only data engineering features.

Job Title-Data Engineer/Analyst

Client-Global Consulting Firm

Day Rate-£350 (Outside IR35)

Duration-3-6 months (extendable)

Location-Preston (Hybrid, 2-3 days in the office)

Our client (a distribution network operator utility company) is replacing its existing GIS applications with the ESRI ArcGIS suite and transitioning to the ESRI Utility Network model. As part of this programme, the Data Migration / Integration workstream requires an additional FME resource to provide dedicated focus on integrating the ArcGIS system with the client's wider estate of systems, ensuring the effective exchange and ongoing maintenance of GIS data.

Assist Data Work Stream Lead in the Design of the ArcGIS Interfaces

·       Work with our ESRI Consultants to understand the ArcGIS mechanisms for reading from and writing to ArcGIS for interfacing with other SPENW systems

·       Work with subject matter experts of SPENW systems ArcGIS will interface with

·       Document the data payload each interface

·       Document the FME flows required for each interface

Develop and Test the FME workbenches

·       Develop the Readers, Transformers and Writers according to the designs for each

·       Work with the subject matter experts of SPENW systems to test the interfaces and achieve sign-off

Develop any data analysing methods with ArcGIS Desktop Pro

·       As appropriate use ArcGIS Desktop Pro to analyse / read / publish data with ArcGIS

·       Work with our ESRI Consultants for the most effective and efficient data methods

Assist the Data Team in migrating data to ArcGIS

·       As required, from time to time the Data Team may call for additional assistance in migrating data from existing GIS sources to the ArcGIS system

·       Assist in the development of appropriate ETL mechanisms, usually utilising FME, for the migration of data into ArcGIS system

·       Assist in the testing of ETL mechanisms for Data Migration

Assist the Data Team in building the ArcGIS Utility Network Model

·       As required, from time to time, the Data Team may call for additional assistance in configuring the ESRI Utility Network model

·       Utilise ArcGIS Desktop Pro as necessary to interrogate and configure the UN model

Job Title-Head of Testing

Client-Global Consulting Firm

Day Rate-£500-£550 (Outside IR35)

Duration-3-6 months (extendable)

Location-Reading (Hybrid, 2 days per week in the office)

Own and Lead the end to end test strategy for Programme

Engage directly with C suite and Executive Directors

Serve as a trusted advisor to Programme and Executive Leadership on Test Strategy, readiness and go live risk

Provide oversight across complex, multi workstream testing landscapes, including vendor led and internal delivery streams

Establish and embed robust test governance

Work closely with the existing test lead and testing team, providing active coaching, mentorship and constructing challenge

Operate with urgency and focus, able to rapidly come up to speed in a fast moving, complex programme environment

Strong track record of executive and board level engagement, including presenting risk, status, and recommendations

Job Title-Data Engineer/Analyst

Client-Global Consulting Firm

Day Rate-£300 (Outside IR35)

Duration-3-6 months (extendable)

Location-Preston (Hybrid, 2-3 days in the office)

Our client (a distribution network operator utility company) is replacing its existing GIS applications with the ESRI ArcGIS suite and transitioning to the ESRI Utility Network model. As part of this programme, the Data Migration / Integration workstream requires an additional FME resource to provide dedicated focus on integrating the ArcGIS system with the client's wider estate of systems, ensuring the effective exchange and ongoing maintenance of GIS data.

Assist Data Work Stream Lead in the Design of the ArcGIS Interfaces

·       Work with our ESRI Consultants to understand the ArcGIS mechanisms for reading from and writing to ArcGIS for interfacing with other SPENW systems

·       Work with subject matter experts of SPENW systems ArcGIS will interface with

·       Document the data payload each interface

·       Document the FME flows required for each interface

Develop and Test the FME workbenches

·       Develop the Readers, Transformers and Writers according to the designs for each

·       Work with the subject matter experts of SPENW systems to test the interfaces and achieve sign-off

Develop any data analysing methods with ArcGIS Desktop Pro

·       As appropriate use ArcGIS Desktop Pro to analyse / read / publish data with ArcGIS

·       Work with our ESRI Consultants for the most effective and efficient data methods

Assist the Data Team in migrating data to ArcGIS

·       As required, from time to time the Data Team may call for additional assistance in migrating data from existing GIS sources to the ArcGIS system

·       Assist in the development of appropriate ETL mechanisms, usually utilising FME, for the migration of data into ArcGIS system

·       Assist in the testing of ETL mechanisms for Data Migration

Assist the Data Team in building the ArcGIS Utility Network Model

·       As required, from time to time, the Data Team may call for additional assistance in configuring the ESRI Utility Network model

·       Utilise ArcGIS Desktop Pro as necessary to interrogate and configure the UN model

Job Title-AI Specialist (AI Foundry)

Client-Global Consulting Firm

Day Rate-£500-£550 (Outside IR35)

Duration-6 months (extendable)

Location-Leeds (Hybrid, 3 days per week)

• Translate complex concepts into clear guidance for executives and governance forums.
• Contribute to AI strategy, roadmap and horizon‑scanning, informing investment and risk posture.
• Provide insight to support business cases, investment decisions, risk assessments, and prioritisation discussions at AI governance forums.
• Lead enterprise‑wide assurance for high‑risk AI systems, conducting deep reviews, assessing model and agent behaviour under stress conditions, identifying systemic risks, and recommending design‑level mitigations to ensure solutions remain robust, ethical and compliant.
• Serve as the subject matter expert on AI technologies, including large language models (LLMs) and agentic AI, providing insights and recommendations to support business cases and investment decisions.
• Lead exploration and proof‑of‑concepts for multi‑agent, tool‑using and semi‑autonomous workflows.
• Define enterprise AI patterns for orchestration, prompt governance, vector search, memory and agent frameworks.
• Act as a key influencer and advisor to senior management and governance forums, providing expert guidance on AI-related decisions and strategies.
• Advise on model selection, prompting strategies, data approaches and trade‑offs for safe, high‑performing solutions.
• Shape and govern agentic AI patterns (memory, planning, tool use, autonomy constraints, escalation).
• Guide RAG implementations, vector databases, embedding pipelines and content governance models.
• Ensure strong data foundations (quality, lineage, metadata, privacy, access controls) for AI workloads.
• Drive cross‑functional technical AI enablement by developing advanced tooling, accelerators and evaluation frameworks, enabling teams to experiment safely, adopt best‑practice AI patterns, and scale AI delivery with higher consistency and lower technical debt.
• Define standards, guardrails, and reusable frameworks for Copilot/LLM/agentic solutions.

Job Title-AI Product Developer (AI Foundry)

Client-Global Consulting Firm

Day Rate-£350-£400 (Outside IR35)

Duration-6 months (extendable)

Location-Leeds (Hybrid, 3 days per week)

• Design, develop and maintain Copilot solutions, intelligent agents, plugins, connectors and LLM workflows (e.g., Copilot Studio).
• Build scalable components (prompt orchestration, retrieval layers, automation flows, model interfaces, validation pipelines).
• Integrate with enterprise systems/APIs/data platforms, ensuring security, resilience and architecture alignment.
• Conduct rapid prototyping to validate feasibility, model behaviour, UX and performance.
• Implement secure‑by‑design and responsible AI practices (guardrails, controls, monitoring, auditability).
• Develop/optimise RAG components, embeddings, vector queries and metadata strategies for accuracy/reliability.
• Implement observability: logging, telemetry and LLM monitoring for quality and incident triage.
• Create reusable assets (prompt libraries, agent templates, connectors, test harnesses) and documentation.
• Translate design artefacts into build‑ready specifications and aligned solution designs.
• Co‑define test strategies and model performance thresholds with the AI Test Lead.
• Mentor colleagues and enable pro‑/low‑/no‑code teams to adopt AI safely.
• Ensure responsible AI principles (e.g., transparency, explainability, ISO42001) are incorporated into all development.
• Maintain a library of development artefacts, patterns and re‑usable assets to support repeatability and uplift maturity across the AI Foundry.

Job Title-AI Design Analyst (AI Foundry)

Client-Global Consulting Firm

Day Rate-£350-£400 (Outside IR35)

Duration-6 months (extendable)

Location-sLeeds (Hybrid, 3 days per week in the office)

• Assess and shape AI and Copilot Use Cases aligned to strategic business objectives, shaping them into well‑defined proposals with clear value hypotheses and measurable success criteria.
• Engage with business teams to conduct deep analysis of business problems, workflows, processes and decision points to determine where AI can improve outcomes, efficiency or customer experience.
• Design AI‑enabled workflows, prompt patterns, user interactions and human‑in‑the‑loop models that maximise safety, transparency and user trust.
• Assess solution feasibility by evaluating data readiness, technical constraints, ethical considerations, compliance requirements and operational impacts.
• Map end‑to‑end processes, decision points, data dependencies and required human oversight.
• Assess feasibility, data readiness, ethical considerations and AI‑specific risks.
• Design AI‑enabled workflows, prompts and user experiences for Copilot scenarios.
• Support experimentation, prototyping and MVP definition with delivery teams.
• Ensure responsible AI principles (e.g., transparency, explainability, ISO42001) are incorporated into all designs
• Support experimentation and prototyping by defining MVP scope, evaluation criteria, testing parameters and adoption-readiness indicators.
• Ensure responsible AI principles are embedded from design, including explainability, traceability, fairness, appropriate safeguards and risk‑informed checks.
• Maintain a library of design artefacts, patterns and re‑usable assets to support repeatability and uplift design maturity across the AI Foundry.

Job Title-AI Test Lead (AI Foundry)

Client-Global Consulting Firm

Day Rate-£350-£400 (Outside IR35)

Duration-6 months (extendable)

Location-Leeds (Hybrid, 3 days per week in the office)

• Design and manage the enterprise testing strategy for AI/Copilot, blending traditional QA with AI‑specific methods.
• Define test approaches for functional, performance, accuracy, reliability, ethical compliance and bias detection.
• Establish model‑evaluation techniques (prompt variability, edge‑case simulation, output consistency, scenario reasoning).
• Validate explainability, traceability and safety controls against policy and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and maintain specialised test datasets, including adversarial, low‑quality, domain‑specific and edge‑case inputs, to rigorously challenge model robustness and identify systemic weaknesses.
• Provide AI test engineering support to delivery squads, advising on model‑readiness criteria, testability risks, and quality implications of design decisions, ensuring solutions are verifiable throughout the lifecycle.
• Define and run post‑deployment validation, drift detection, incident triage and continuous model‑monitoring.
• Lead incident investigations for unexpected AI behaviours, conducting deep‑dive root‑cause analysis across data quality, model logic, prompt flows, integration layers and human‑in‑the‑loop steps; identify systemic failure points, recommend corrective actions, and drive end‑to‑end remediation to prevent recurrence.
• Maintain test documentation, evaluation logs, datasets and reproducible evidence for audit.
• Champion continuous improvement of AI assurance, evaluating new testing tooling (LLM‑monitoring, bias‑scanners, prompt‑diff tools, synthetic data generators) and maturing standards as organisational AI adoption scales.
• Ensure responsible AI principles (e.g., transparency, explainability, ISO42001) are incorporated into all development.

Job Title-Program Director

Client-Global Consulting Firm

Day Rate-£700-£800 (Outside IR35)

Duration-3-6 months (Extendable)

Location-UK (Hybrid, to be discussed)

Strong experience as a Program Director and/or Transformation Director

25 years experience category ideally having managed one or more 50-100 Million budget programmes.

Managing CFO/ CEO stakeholders

Provide executive program stays reporting

Review / Monitor benefits dashboard and reporting

Managing delivery assurance of a large transformation program

Manage financials of the program and report on budgets / financial performances

SAP/S4 experience / program director preferred

Job Title-Oracle Unifier Consultant

Client-Global Consulting Firm

Day Rate-£450-£550 (Outside IR35)

Duration-3-6 months (extendable)

Location-Coventry (Hybrid)

Strong hands on expertise in Oracle Unifier uDesigner (Forms, Work flows, Cost and Schedule managers, SOV, Custom Modules, BPs, shells etc)

Good understanding of Oracle unifier Architecture, Modular relationships and Configuration

We need someone who has functional and/or technical knowledge of this product