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Aug 26, 2026
6 Months or more
Lead Java Developer/Solution Architect - SC Cleared at gravity9, Remote/London, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Remote (London, UK)
Lead Java Developer/Solution Architect (6-month contract) Job description   gravity9 is recruiting Java engineers and architects for a portfolio of engagements across UK central government. These are large-scale, data-intensive modernisation programmes: replacing legacy systems that carry statutory weight, decomposing monoliths that serve millions of users, and building secure data platforms where access control and auditability are first-class architectural concerns rather than late additions. We are hiring across two overlapping profiles — Senior Java Developer and Application / Migration Architect — and expect most people to move between programmes as engagements start and complete. Several of these are hands-on architect roles: you will own design decisions and also write production code   The kind of work The following are representative of current and upcoming engagements. Individual roles will draw on some of this, not all of it...
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Aug 24, 2026
6 Months or more
Automation Architecture Lead at Network Rail, London, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
What You 'll Be Doing Lead the design and governance of end-to-end Intelligent Automation and Agentic AI solutions. Define scalable, secure and reusable architecture patterns aligned to enterprise architecture principles and technology strategy. Develop architecture standards, reference architectures and integration frameworks for industry-wide adoption. Design low-code and pro-code automation solutions using modern Microsoft and cloud-native technologies. Create reusable architecture capability products, implementation blueprints and technical design standards. Review and assure solution designs, providing architectural governance and technical leadership across delivery teams and partners. Assess emerging technologies and lead proof-of-concepts to support the adoption of innovative automation and AI capabilities. Drive architecture consistency, technical quality and long-term sustainability across the automation portfolio. Coach and mentor architects...
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Aug 21, 2026
Duration not stated
Lead Product Manager at WPP Enterprise Solutions, London, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
Lead Product Manager - Contract Who We Are WPP Enterprise Solutions designs, builds, and operates the growth systems that competitive businesses rely on. In a world where Al is reshaping how companies drive growth, we lead clients in business transformation and marketing modernization, connecting strategy directly to execution. Our 12,000 experts in engineering and platforms, commerce, consulting, content transformation, CRM, and CX work within a unified global operating unit across 40+ markets. WPP Enterprise Solutions works alongside best-in-class partners including Adobe, AWS, Braze, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, and Shopify, as well as innovators in AI, to deliver growth solutions tailored to the needs of our clients’ businesses. VML, part of WPP, supports WPP Enterprise Solutions by helping brands activate transformation through creativity and experience. Lead Product Manager needed to own the product strategy, discovery, delivery and adoption of on...
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Aug 21, 2026
6 Months or more
Automation Architecture Lead at Network Rail, London, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
What You 'll Be Doing Lead the design and governance of end-to-end Intelligent Automation and Agentic AI solutions. Define scalable, secure and reusable architecture patterns aligned to enterprise architecture principles and technology strategy. Develop architecture standards, reference architectures and integration frameworks for industry-wide adoption. Design low-code and pro-code automation solutions using modern Microsoft and cloud-native technologies. Create reusable architecture capability products, implementation blueprints and technical design standards. Review and assure solution designs, providing architectural governance and technical leadership across delivery teams and partners. Assess emerging technologies and lead proof-of-concepts to support the adoption of innovative automation and AI capabilities. Drive architecture consistency, technical quality and long-term sustainability across the automation portfolio. Coach and mentor architects...
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Aug 20, 2026
Hourly/Freelance
Interim Website & Intranet Officer at YMCA, London/Remote, Part-Time, £Contractor Rate
Contract Spy Hybrid (London, UK)
Interim Website & Intranet Officer Open Date 2026-08-20 Expiry Date 2026-09-03 Contract Type Contractor Weekly Hours 20 Hours The Website and Intranet Officer is responsible for maintaining and developing YMCA St Paul's Group's website and intranet to ensure they are accurate, engaging, accessible and effective. The role works with teams across the organisation to create and manage content, improve user experience, support internal communications and use data to drive continuous improvement across digital channels. The postholder will lead the day-to-day management and continuous improvement of the website and intranet, working closely with external suppliers who provide technical development and specialist support. The intranet is well established, with activity typically focused on content updates, user support and continuous improvement. The postholder will act as the organisation's website and intranet subject matter...
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Aug 20, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Full Stack Data Quality Engineer at Tokio Marine, London St Botolph, £Contract Rate (Outside IR35)
Contract Spy London, UK
Senior Full Stack Data Quality Engineer Assignment type: Outside IR35   The supplier will be engaged to provide specialist hands-on data quality engineering services to the Finance & Data Reporting Product Team across TMHCC’s modern data platform testing, data quality engineering, and test automation.   The engagement is focused on delivering agreed testing and automation outcomes across defined operational assurance priorities and initiative delivery outcomes. The supplier will validate data across the full data lifecycle, including ingestion, transformation, data lake, data warehouse, reporting and BI, APIs, metadata, lineage, and reconciliation.   Assignment Tasks / Deliverables   Full Stack Data Quality Engineering: Design and execute data quality testing across ingestion, transformation, warehouse, reporting/BI, APIs, metadata, lineage, and reconciliation layers. Validate Snowflake data lake and data...
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Aug 19, 2026
up to 6 Months
Project Manager at North Highland, London/Remote, 3-6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, England, United Kingdom
MAKE STRATEGY A REALITY | ACCELERATE YOUR GROWTH | CHOOSE YOUR PATH As the world's leading change and transformation consultancy, we're helping businesses move from strategy to reality by taking a pragmatic and practical approach to build solutions that last. We're seeking a Project Managers to help us take vision to value and create lasting impact for our central government client. Please note, this is an initial 3-6 month PAYE umbrella contract that will require onsite working in London 1-2 days per week. Summary As a Project Manager, you will play a pivotal role in establishing and managing a complex courts reform delivery programme. You will provide the essential programme structure, governance, and coordination needed to drive delivery of reform recommendations across a multi-agency environment. Your work will directly contribute to transforming how the criminal justice system operates by facilitating collaboration between the various agencies. You Will...
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Aug 19, 2026
6 Months or more
Digital Agile Delivery Lead at Network Rail, London, 12 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
Job Purpose Lead day-to-day operational delivery of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Incubator Accelerator delivery pod to align multi-disciplinary specialists and enable the timely development of high-quality AI and automation solutions within agreed architectural and governance frameworks.   As a  Product-Orientated Delivery (POD) Lead , your main responsibilities will be: •    Provide direction to the POD to deliver AI and automation outcomes aligned with organisational priorities, timelines, and quality standards, and enable effective decision-making to ensure timely execution of agreed initiatives. •    Define approved requirements into prioritised and sequenced delivery plans to enable structured execution by the POD. •    Maintain oversight and resolve delivery risks, issues and constraints, intervening decisively to protect outcomes and escalating material risks where required. ...
Contract Spy
Aug 18, 2026
6 Months or more
Change Management Lead at Bounteous, London, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
About This Role Bounteous is a global AI Services firm where agentic engineering and human experience converge to deliver transformative business outcomes for the enterprise. We help organizations design, build, and scale AI-driven products, platforms, and processes. With more than 5,000 team members worldwide, Bounteous delivers AI that sticks, powering adoption and outcomes that move organizations from experimentation to true transformation. Bounteous is backed by New Mountain Capital, a New York-based growth-oriented investment firm that emphasizes business building.   Job Description – Change Management Lead 6 Months contract Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Change Management Lead to drive the people, process and organisational change agenda across complex business and technology transformation programmes within the telecommunications sector. The role will be responsible for developing and executing an...
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Aug 17, 2026
Duration not stated
Project Manger (Hospitality & POS) at Test Yantra Software Solutions Private Limited, London, £350-£400 per day
£350 - £400 per day
Contract Spy London, UK
Key Responsibilities: · Opportunity Identification & Mobilization o Partner with business and operational leaders to identify transformation opportunities across hospitality, operations, and technology. o Assess viability, alignment to business goals, and strategic impact of new ideas. o Facilitate discovery workshops and early business case development. · Project Planning & Commercial Approval o Rapidly develop initial project charters, timelines, and high-level delivery roadmaps. o Lead cost-benefit analysis and support commercial approvals in alignment with transformation governance. o Ensure risk, impact, and stakeholder assessments are in place for early decisions. · Team Mobilization & Delivery Kick-off o Build and align cross-functional teams to kick off approved initiatives. o Establish delivery governance, cadence, reporting structures, and KPIs. o Lead early-stage execution (typically 6–12...
Contract Spy
Aug 13, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Full Stack Data Quality Engineer at Tokio Marine, London St Botolph, £Contract Rate (Outside IR35)
Contract Spy London, UK
Senior Full Stack Data Quality Engineer Assignment type: Outside IR35   The supplier will be engaged to provide specialist hands-on data quality engineering services to the Finance & Data Reporting Product Team across TMHCC’s modern data platform testing, data quality engineering, and test automation.   The engagement is focused on delivering agreed testing and automation outcomes across defined operational assurance priorities and initiative delivery outcomes. The supplier will validate data across the full data lifecycle, including ingestion, transformation, data lake, data warehouse, reporting and BI, APIs, metadata, lineage, and reconciliation.   Assignment Tasks / Deliverables   Full Stack Data Quality Engineering: Design and execute data quality testing across ingestion, transformation, warehouse, reporting/BI, APIs, metadata, lineage, and reconciliation layers. Validate Snowflake data lake and data...
Contract Spy
Aug 11, 2026
6 Months or more
Change Management Lead at Bounteous, London, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
About This Role Bounteous is a global AI Services firm where agentic engineering and human experience converge to deliver transformative business outcomes for the enterprise. We help organizations design, build, and scale AI-driven products, platforms, and processes. With more than 5,000 team members worldwide, Bounteous delivers AI that sticks, powering adoption and outcomes that move organizations from experimentation to true transformation. Bounteous is backed by New Mountain Capital, a New York-based growth-oriented investment firm that emphasizes business building.   Job Description – Change Management Lead 6 Months contract Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Change Management Lead to drive the people, process and organisational change agenda across complex business and technology transformation programmes within the telecommunications sector. The role will be responsible for developing and executing an...
Contract Spy
Aug 10, 2026
Duration not stated
Project Manger (Hospitality & POS) at Test Yantra Software Solutions Private Limited, London, £350-£400 per day
£350 - £400 per day
Contract Spy London, UK
Key Responsibilities: · Opportunity Identification & Mobilization o Partner with business and operational leaders to identify transformation opportunities across hospitality, operations, and technology. o Assess viability, alignment to business goals, and strategic impact of new ideas. o Facilitate discovery workshops and early business case development. · Project Planning & Commercial Approval o Rapidly develop initial project charters, timelines, and high-level delivery roadmaps. o Lead cost-benefit analysis and support commercial approvals in alignment with transformation governance. o Ensure risk, impact, and stakeholder assessments are in place for early decisions. · Team Mobilization & Delivery Kick-off o Build and align cross-functional teams to kick off approved initiatives. o Establish delivery governance, cadence, reporting structures, and KPIs. o Lead early-stage execution (typically 6–12...
Contract Spy
Aug 26, 2026
Duration not stated
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Consultant-Developer at Centry Services, London/Herts, £Negotiable Rate
Contract Spy Remote (London, UK)
Location London & Kings Langley | 3 days in office and 2 days hybrid; travel to group sites around cutovers Purpose Build and configure Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central across a multi-entity UK group, working to an architecture set by a hands-on lead solution architect. Carry configuration, data loads, interfaces and testing through phased go-lives, provide hypercare at each cutover, and hand the platform to the permanent support team before contract end. Context Centry Services Group comprises four trading businesses in moving, relocation and related services, plus an overseas shared service centre running finance processing on the legacy estate. The largest business runs a heavily customised on-premises NAV 2009 R2 system across finance and operations; one entity 's financials are already live on Business Central SaaS in its own tenant, with an Azure Data Factory and Power BI estate around it. The programme consolidates the group onto one BC...
Contract Spy
Aug 26, 2026
up to 6 Months
Power BI/Power Platform Solution Architect at Bounteous, London Bridge/Remote, 3 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Hybrid (London Bridge, London, UK)
Role: Power-BI/PowerPlatform Architect Duration: 3 Months Location: London, UK (London, Hybrid with 1-2 days a week in London Bridge office)   Domain: Nice to have - Speciality Insurance/ Lloyds of London Market Experience   Job Description Role Summary Experienced Power BI / Power Platform Solution Architect to design, develop, and deliver modern analytics and reporting solutions using Microsoft Power Products, with a strong focus on Power BI, Power Query, Power Pivot, and data modelling. The candidate will play a key role in migrating existing BI solutions from legacy or alternative BI platforms to Power BI, ensuring solutions are scalable, performant, secure, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards. The role requires strong hands-on technical capability, experience with Snowflake-based data platforms, and the ability to engage confidently with business stakeholders, data teams, architects, and senior technology stakeholders....
Contract Spy
Aug 26, 2026
Duration not stated
ShareDo Architect at Morae, London/Remote, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Hybrid (London Area, United Kingdom)
CONTRACT   Morae Global seeks to find the best and the brightest people—those who understand what it takes to deliver top-quality solutions for our clients. We are seeking an experienced ShareDo Architect to join our Legal Technology and Delivery function and lead the design and implementation of enterprise case management and workflow automation solutions.   This is a hybrid contract position based in the London, UK area. Candidates must currently reside within commuting distance of London and be authorized to work in the United Kingdom. This role supports UK-based client engagements and requires delivery within the UK. This is a senior client-facing consulting role responsible for leading solution architecture, technical design, and implementation strategy across complex ShareDo engagements. The successful candidate will combine deep ShareDo expertise with strong stakeholder management and consulting capabilities, ensuring client solutions are...
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Aug 21, 2026
6 Months or more
SPIRE Technical Specialist at Aviva, London, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London Area, United Kingdom
Job Title: SPIRE Technical Specialist Location: London Duration: 6 months Inside IR35   This is a great role for someone with experience of structured finance, SPV structures (in particular SPIRE – the Single Platform Investment Repackaging Entity), derivatives, fixed income and investment operations who is looking to help deliver a high-profile strategic initiative. If you enjoy solving complex cross-functional challenges, engaging with senior stakeholders, and turning ambitious concepts into practical solutions, we'd love to hear from you.   A bit about the job   This is an exciting opportunity to join our Shareholder Investment team and play a leading role in the development of our SPIRE programme. SPIRE has the potential to unlock a range of strategic investment opportunities across our shareholder and annuity portfolios.   Working closely with colleagues across our in-house Asset Manager, Treasury,...
Contract Spy
Aug 20, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Data Modeller at EXL Service, London/Remote, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Hybrid (London, UK)
Job Description: EXL (NASDAQ: EXLS) is a global data and artificial intelligence ("AI") company that offers services and solutions to reinvent client business models, drive better outcomes and unlock growth with speed. EXL harnesses the power of data, AI, and deep industry knowledge to transform businesses, including the world’s leading corporations in industries including insurance, healthcare, banking and financial services, media and retail, among others. EXL was founded in 1999 with the core values of innovation, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect. We are headquartered in New York and have more than 60,000 employees spanning six continents. For more information, visit www.exlservice.com . Role: Lead Data Modeller BU/Segment: Banking / Analytics Location: London, United Kingdom (Hybrid working with 3 days a week in the office and travel to Halifax twice a month) Employment Type: Umbrella Contract (Inside IR35) to start ASAP. We are...
Contract Spy
Aug 17, 2026
Duration not stated
Active SC Technical Architect (AI Specific Projects) at Axiologik, London/Remote, £750 per day
£750 per day
Contract Spy Hybrid (London Area, United Kingdom)
Axiologik are looking to bring in a Contract SC Architect with experience of working on AI projects. This is a high value piece of work so if you love seeing the impact of your work come to life, read below and apply.   £750 DR Inside IR35 12 month contract - extensions likely Remote with sporadic travel to London (client offices) MUST HAVE ACTIVE SC CLEARANCE   The role will predominantly be to own the technical architecture for a new AI product, develop machine learning models supporting stakeholders and operationalise that capability. The architect will own the end-to-end design across model training, inference and integration into the existing estate and to set and hold the target architecture through build and delivery. This role will also act as the technical authority for both supplier and internal engineering teams.   Architecture Proven technical/solution architect on AI-focussed technology projects within...
Contract Spy
Aug 13, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Data Modeller at EXL Service, London/Remote, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Hybrid (London, UK)
Job Description: EXL (NASDAQ: EXLS) is a global data and artificial intelligence ("AI") company that offers services and solutions to reinvent client business models, drive better outcomes and unlock growth with speed. EXL harnesses the power of data, AI, and deep industry knowledge to transform businesses, including the world’s leading corporations in industries including insurance, healthcare, banking and financial services, media and retail, among others. EXL was founded in 1999 with the core values of innovation, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect. We are headquartered in New York and have more than 60,000 employees spanning six continents. For more information, visit www.exlservice.com . Role:  Lead Data Modeller BU/Segment:  Banking / Analytics Location:  London, United Kingdom (Hybrid working with 3 days a week in the office and travel to Halifax twice a month) Employment Type:  Umbrella Contract (Inside IR35) to...
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