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£45,000 - £65,-Month FTC Newcastle (Hybrid - 3 Days Onsite) Permanent Opportunity Following Initial Contract SC Eligibility Required A leading technology consultancy is expanding its engineering capability and is seeking experienced Senior Java Engineers to help deliver complex enterprise platforms and large-scale digital transformation programmes. This is an opportunity to take ownership of technical delivery, influence engineering standards and mentor other developers while remaining hands-on with modern Java engineering. Following the initial 12-month FTC , there is a strong expectation that successful candidates will move into a permanent position. Key Responsibilities Designing and developing large-scale Java solutions. Building and maintaining Spring Boot Microservices. Working with AWS-hosted cloud-native architectures. Leading technical workstreams and supporting solution delivery. Conducting code reviews and promoting engineering best practice. Mentoring and supporting less experienced engineers. Collaborating with architects, DevOps engineers and senior stakeholders. Supporting delivery through the full software lifecycle. Essential Skills 5+ years commercial Java development experience. Java (JDK 11+). Spring Boot. Microservices architecture. AWS. REST APIs. CI/CD pipelines. Agile/Scrum delivery. Experience reviewing code and supporting other engineers. Desirable Skills Docker Kubernetes Kafka Oracle WebLogic TDD JUnit / Mockito Enterprise Integration Platforms Technical leadership experience Security Clearance Requirement Applicants must be eligible for UK SC Clearance. This means you must typically: Be a British Citizen, hold Settled Status, or Indefinite Leave to Remain. Have lived continuously in the UK for the last 5 years. Have no periods of 30 days or longer spent outside the UK during that time. Package £45,000 - £65,000 12-Month FTC Strong route into permanent employment Hybrid working model Newcastle based Exposure to enterprise-scale digital transformation Technical leadership opportunities Leading consultancy environment Apply Now If you're a Java Engineer or Senior Java Engineer looking for your next challenge and meet the SC eligibility requirements, we'd love to hear from you. Submit your CV today for immediate consideration.

£35,000 - £45,-Month FTC Newcastle (Hybrid - 3 Days Onsite) Permanent Opportunity Following Initial Contract SC Eligibility Required We're looking for a talented Java Engineer to join a leading technology consultancy delivering large-scale digital transformation programmes for high-profile clients. This is an excellent opportunity to work on modern cloud-native applications, enterprise integrations and microservices architectures using the latest Java technologies within collaborative Agile engineering teams. The position is offered as a 12-month fixed-term contract , with a strong intention to move successful candidates into a permanent position following the initial term. What You'll Be Doing Developing Java-based enterprise applications and microservices. Building secure, scalable solutions using Java (JDK 11+) and Spring Boot. Working on AWS-hosted cloud solutions. Developing and consuming REST APIs. Contributing to modern Microservices architectures. Working closely with engineering, DevOps, testing and architecture teams. Participating in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups and retrospectives. Following engineering best practices including CI/CD, TDD and automated testing. Essential Skills Commercial Java development experience. Java (JDK 11+). Spring Boot. REST APIs. Microservices. AWS. Agile/Scrum. CI/CD exposure. Desirable Skills Docker Kubernetes Kafka JUnit / Mockito TDD Oracle WebLogic Enterprise-scale systems Security Clearance Requirement Applicants must be eligible for UK SC Clearance. This means you must typically: Be a British Citizen, hold Settled Status, or Indefinite Leave to Remain. Have lived continuously in the UK for the last 5 years. Have no periods of 30 days or longer spent outside the UK during that time. Package £35,000 - £45,000 12-Month FTC Strong route into permanent employment Hybrid working Newcastle based Leading consultancy environment Long-term career development If you're interested in hearing more, please apply with your latest CV!

AWS Data Engineer - Migration We're seeking a strong & hands-on AWS Data Engineering contractor, ASAP start, for an urgent replacement contract Rate: Up to £500-525 per day, Outside IR35 Working Patterns: Remote-first, London (up to 1 day p/w on-site). Contract: 3-6 months (likley extension) Sector: Financial Services About: We're supporting a major cloud transformation programme focused on migrating a large-scale legacy ETL estate consiting of several thousand batch jobs from Ab Initio to a modern, serverless AWS data platform. This is a hands-on Senior Data Engineer role where you'll play a key part in defining migration patterns and delivering production-ready AWS Glue solutions. Person Requirments: Strong AWS Data Engineer - ideally AWS Certified. Idelaly, you'll bring proven experience delivering Ab Initio AWS Glue (PySpark) migration programmes Strong hands-on AWS Data Engineering expertise, particularly AWS Glue , S3 , Athena and serverless data platforms. Advanced Python , PySpark and SQL skills. Strong understanding of converting Ab Initio transformations/reformat logic into scalable PySpark solutions. Experience building and optimising large-scale ETL/data pipeline solutions in AWS. Excellent Spark performance tuning capabilities, including troubleshooting data skew, partitioning, memory and load-related issues. Strong data warehousing and data modelling knowledge Strong comminication skills. Nice to Have Experience with Claude Code or AI-assisted code conversion tools. Amazon MWAA (Airflow) experience. AWS Certifications. Experience working on large-scale legacy modernisation programmes. Please apply now - this hiring process should be expected to finish by next week. Adam Akhtar

Workday Financials Reporting Consultant Contract Day Rate Negotiable Hybrid/Remote We're currently working with a leading organisation undergoing significant investment in its Workday Financials platform and are looking to engage an experienced Workday Financials Reporting Consultant on a contract basis. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in enhancing reporting capabilities, supporting business stakeholders, and driving better financial decision-making through Workday reporting solutions. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain Workday Financials reports and dashboards. Gather reporting requirements from finance and business stakeholders. Develop a range of reports including Advanced, Matrix, Composite and Dashboard Reporting. Translate complex business requirements into scalable reporting solutions. Support data validation, testing, and report optimisation activities. Partner with finance teams to improve reporting processes and data visibility. Provide expertise around Workday reporting best practices and functionality. Support ongoing Workday Financials projects, enhancements, and system improvements. Essential Experience Strong experience with Workday Financials Reporting. Hands-on experience creating Advanced, Matrix, Composite and Dashboard reports. Excellent stakeholder management and requirements gathering skills. Strong understanding of financial processes and reporting requirements. Experience working within enterprise-scale Workday environments. Ability to work independently and deliver high-quality reporting solutions. Desirable Experience Workday Financials certification. Experience supporting Workday Financials implementations or optimisation projects. Exposure to Prism Analytics and calculated fields. Previous experience within large corporate or consulting environments. Contract Details Role: Workday Financials Reporting Consultant Contract Length: Initial 6 months (extension likely) Location: Hybrid / Remote Start Date: ASAP Rate: Negotiable depending on experience If you're an experienced Workday Financials Reporting Consultant looking for your next contract assignment, please get in touch to discuss the opportunity in more detail. We are also working on several other Workday opportunities across Financials, HCM, Reporting and Analytics.

Senior Business Analyst (Contract) £500 per day Outside IR35 UK, RemoteProject Length: 6 months + The succesful contractor will join a fast-growing AI SaaS business delivering large-scale enterprise transformation programmes across Europe. You'll own requirements, backlog quality, acceptance criteria and stakeholder engagement, ensuring successful delivery of complex data and AI-driven platform deployments. Essential Requirements 10+ years' Business Analysis experience across enterprise software projects. Proven delivery of requirements end-to-end across multiple concurrent enterprise programmes. Strong user story, acceptance criteria and backlog management experience. Experience working with distributed engineering teams in Agile environments. Strong stakeholder management, including challenging and shaping requirements. Data literate, with strong Excel and SQL skills. UK right to work and willingness to travel across Europe when required. Desirable Requirements Experience delivering product focused, modern tech stack Background in public sector procurement, tendering, MedTech or Pharma environments. Experience defining CRM, ERP or enterprise system integrations. Scale-up or high-growth SaaS experience. Additional European language skills (French, German, Italian, Polish or Nordic languages). Project Overview Lead discovery workshops with enterprise customers to define and validate business requirements. Translate business needs into detailed user stories, acceptance criteria and functional specifications. Own backlog refinement and ensure a continuous pipeline of sprint-ready work. Define UAT processes and acceptance standards for new platform capabilities. Support the delivery of complex modern SaaS implementations across multiple European markets. Drive measurable customer outcomes and continuous product improvement. Please apply now and reach out to Adam Akhtar at Opus for futher information.

Fabric Data Engineer Hybrid Liverpool Inside IR35 £400 - £500 per day We're supporting a major data transformation programme and are looking for an experienced Microsoft Fabric Engineer to play a key role in the migration of an established reporting estate into a modern Microsoft Fabric environment. This is a hands-on position combining data engineering, reporting, stakeholder engagement, and knowledge transfer. You'll help design and build scalable data solutions while supporting analysts and business users in adopting new tools, standards, and best practices. Key Responsibilities Design and develop data ingestion pipelines within Microsoft Fabric Data engineering, data modelling, and semantic layer design Develop engaging and insightful Power BI reports and dashboards Support the migration of an existing reporting estate into a modern Fabric platform Optimise SQL and ETL processes to improve performance and reliability Work closely with stakeholders to understand reporting and data requirements Deliver training, coaching, and best-practice guidance to analysts and report developers If this Data Engineer role sounds like a good fit, you can work occasionally on site in Liverpool and you'd like to know more, please apply with your most up-to-date CV and I'll be in touch. Fabric Data Engineer Hybrid Liverpool Inside IR35 £400 - £500 per day

We are seeking an experienced D365 CE Contact Centre Functional & Technical Consultant to support the delivery and enhancement of a customer engagement and contact centre transformation programme. This role requires a blend of functional consulting expertise and technical understanding across the Microsoft Dynamics 365 ecosystem, customer service technologies, and contact centre solutions. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will play a key role in bridging business requirements with technical delivery, ensuring that customer service processes and contact centre capabilities are effectively implemented and optimised. Key Responsibilities Gather, analyse and document business and functional requirements for contact centre and customer service initiatives. Configure and enhance Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (CE) solutions. Work closely with technical teams to design and implement integrated customer service workflows. Support the deployment and optimisation of Contact Centre AI (CCAI) capabilities, including automation and intelligent routing. Collaborate with telephony and communications teams to integrate contact centre platforms with D365. Contribute to the design and delivery of IVR/IDR (Interactive Voice/Digital Response) solutions. Facilitate workshops with business stakeholders and provide expert guidance on best practice customer engagement processes. Support testing, user adoption and go-live activities. Produce high-quality functional and technical documentation. Essential Experience Strong experience delivering Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE / Customer Service solutions. Proven background as a Functional Consultant with solid technical understanding. Experience working with Contact Centre AI (CCAI) technologies and customer service automation. Knowledge of telephony integration within customer service or contact centre environments. Experience designing or supporting IVR/IDR solutions. Ability to translate business requirements into functional and technical specifications. Strong stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills. Experience working within Agile delivery environments. Other Details Inside IR35 Rate £600/£750 Mostly remote with some onsite travel If you're interested in this role please send your CV to

I'm currently working with a public sector consultancy looking for an SC Cleared AI Engineer to join. They're looking for someone with strong experience across: Python software engineering Generative AI / LLM application development Agentic AI workflows LangGraph RAG architectures Prompt engineering, embeddings and semantic/vector search Azure AI, ideally including Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Search AI evaluation and testing You must hold active SC Clearance to apply.

Purpose: Lead the discovery and pilot migration while actively contributing to architecture, engineering, and delivery activities. Key Responsibilities Perform hands-on assessment of Azure ML models, pipelines, dependencies, and operational processes. Review existing Global AI Platform capabilities and identify required enhancements. Define migration patterns, standards, and technical approach. Lead delivery of the pilot migration for two selected models. Coordinate activities across Azure ML, Databricks, and platform engineering resources. Produce recommendations, migration roadmap, and reusable assets. Key Experience Azure ML and enterprise MLOps platforms. ML platform migration experience. Strong engineering background with hands-on delivery experience. Details 6 month inital contract Hybrid 3 days a week in London Inside IR35

IT Support Engineer £200 - £230 Inside IR35 PAYE 3 Months Onsite Bristol We're recruiting for an experienced IT support engineer for a 3-Month contract role joining our Bristol based client to support an influx period focusing primarily on authentication, permissions and access management tasks. This position is determined as Inside IR35 PAYE paying £200 - £230 per day and requires onsite presence 5 days a week in Bristol as a non-negotiable. Key Requirements Proven experience in 1st - 2nd Line IT Support roles Strong authentication, permissions and access management skills Microsoft 365 administration and troubleshooting expertise Knowledge of Entra ID , Active Directory and user management Excellent customer service, documentation and ticket management skills ITSM Tools ( ServiceNow Beneficial) If this IT Support Engineer role sounds like a good fit and you'd like to know more, please apply with your most up-to-date CV and I'll be in touch. IT Support Engineer £200 - £230 Inside IR35 PAYE 3 Months Onsite Bristol