502 jobs found in Reading

Digital Business Analyst – Digital Product Location: Reading (Hybrid, 1 to 2 days/week on-site) Day Rate: Competitive Day Rate (Inside IR35) Duration: Initial 6 Months   Primark is growing fast with almost 500 stores, 65,000 colleagues, and ambitious expansion across Europe and the US. With the launch of our first eCommerce offering, the rollout of Click & Collect, and our new mobile app, we’re transforming how customers experience our brand. We’re now looking for a Digital Business Analyst to join our Digital Product team and help shape a best‑in‑class, future‑ready digital experience across web and app. This role sits at the intersection of customer experience, digital platforms, and fulfilment operations , supporting the evolution of our end‑to‑end digital ecosystem.   What You’ll Do Lead discovery activities: workshops, stakeholder interviews, journey/process mapping Translate business...

IT Procurement Lead Duration: 18 Month contract Contract Type: Inside IR35 Day Rate Location: Reading (Hybrid working – 2 days per week)   We’re looking for an experienced IT Procurement Lead who can hit the ground running on a high‑profile enterprise‑scale programme. This role sits at the heart of a major readiness initiative, leading complex supplier negotiations and driving critical commercial outcomes across technology categories. You’ll work hybrid from our Reading office (2 to 3 days per week) with occasional visits to central London and Dublin.   What You’ll Be Doing Leading IT procurement activity across software, cloud, infrastructure, networks, cyber, and IT services. Driving supplier negotiations end‑to‑end: commercial, contractual, and legal. Building go to market strategies and securing best in class commercial outcomes. Partnering with senior stakeholders across Technology,...

Cyber Security Operations Manager Duration: 6 Month contract Contract Type: Inside IR35 Day Rate Location: Reading (Hybrid working – 2-3 days per week)   We’re looking for a Cyber Security Operations Manager to join us on an initial 6 month contract, who will be responsible for overseeing day to day Security Operations Centre (SOC) capabilities, including detection, threat and vulnerability management, and incident response. The role provides senior operational oversight, acts as a key point of contact for outsourced detection and response services, and ensures security operations processes are effective, mature, and continuously improving.   You’ll work hybrid from our Reading office (2 to 3 days per week).   Key Responsibilities   Security Operations & Incident Management • Manage the execution of Security Operations Centre (SOC) capabilities, ensuring the efficient and effective...

Solution Architect – Financial Consolidation & Reporting Duration: Initial 6 Months Location: Reading (Hybrid) Contract Type: Inside IR35 Day Rate   We’re looking for an experienced Solution Architect to play a key role in our finance transformation programme, shaping the future of Primark’s Group consolidation, reporting, analytics, and period‑end close landscape.   If you’re immediately available, comfortable operating in complex finance environments, and experienced with IBM Cognos Controller , Planning Analytics , and close‑governance tooling, this is a high‑impact opportunity.   What You’ll Do Own end‑to‑end solution architecture for Group consolidation, reporting, and close Translate finance, audit, and compliance requirements into governed solution designs Define as‑is, target, and transition architectures across Oracle ERP, PA, Cognos Controller, and downstream...

Solution Architect – Application Modernisation Duration: Initial 6 Months Location: Reading (Hybrid) Contract Type: Inside IR35 Day Rate   We’re looking for an experienced Solution Architect to join a major application modernisation programme, providing architectural leadership across a diverse portfolio of business applications. You’ll guide modernisation, migration, and rationalisation activity using recognised 6R frameworks , ensuring solutions are scalable, supportable, and aligned to enterprise standards.   What You’ll Do Own and govern solution architecture for a defined portfolio of applications Apply application modernisation patterns (6Rs) to validate and refine treatment approaches Define as‑is, target, and transition architectures , including integrations, dependencies, hosting, and platform considerations Shape approaches for SaaS, COTS, and subscription‑based applications (tenancy,...

HR Business Analyst Location: Reading or Dublin (Hybrid) Duration: Initial 6 Months Day Rate: Competitive (Inside IR35 if UK based)   No agency support required.   About the Role This role sits at the heart of a major global HR transformation programme. You’ll work closely with HR, Technology, and market teams to shape processes, define requirements, and support the rollout of new HR capabilities, including the implementation of a new Learning platform. It’s a great fit for someone who combines strong analytical discipline with hands‑on HR transformation experience and the confidence to lead their own workstream.   Key Responsibilities Lead end‑to‑end process and requirements definition for a defined HR workstream, ensuring clarity, alignment, and traceability. Partner with HR subject‑matter experts to capture, challenge, and refine business needs. Produce high‑quality process maps, user stories,...

Technology Project Manager – Oracle Retail Releases (Contract) Day Rate : Competitive Inside IR35 Location : Reading (Hybrid - 2 days per week) Duration : Initial 6 Months (with extension possible)   We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead the delivery of key workstreams within a large‑scale Oracle Retail Releases Programme. This role will oversee end‑to‑end delivery across a complex technology portfolio, working closely with Product Teams, Solution Architects, and our delivery partners to ensure successful, high‑quality outcomes.   The Role Oracle Retail sits at the heart of our IT systems landscape. You will manage the full lifecycle of a number of concurrent IT change projects within the Oracle Retail Releases portfolio, ensuring delivery against defined scope, timelines, budgets and quality standards.. You will be responsible for aligning various stakeholders and teams across the business, product teams,...

Programme Manager – Inventory Planning/Stock Optimisation Location: Reading (Hybrid, 2 – 3 days per week) Duration: Initial 6 months Contract Type: Inside IR35 Day Rate Travel: Occasional to Dublin and other locations   We’re looking for an experienced Programme Manager to lead a major transformation programme focused on inventory planning, forecasting, and stock optimisation with a strong preference for experience delivering enterprise‑scale planning solutions. This is a high‑impact role at the heart of our retail operations, shaping how we plan, move, and manage stock across a global footprint. If you thrive in complex environments, love driving clarity from ambiguity, and have a track record of delivering large‑scale retail technology programmes, this is your next challenge.   The Role You’ll take end‑to‑end ownership of a multi‑year programme to modernise and optimise our inventory planning...

Mindera are currently looking for a Senior Software Deployment Engineer who can lead the delivery, configuration, testing, and rollout of applications and retail device solutions across complex, large-scale environments. In this role you will help shape deployment strategy, drive automation, improve reliability, mentor engineers, and work closely with product, platform, and engineering teams to ensure smooth, secure, and high-quality releases that reaches thousands of customers. This is a hybrid role and you will be expected to be on site in Bracknell 3 days per week. Requirements Deployment & Configuration Leadership Lead end-to-end deployment processes across Dev, Test, UAT, Pre-Prod, and Production. Design scalable, repeatable deployment workflows and environment strategies. Drive automation across CI/CD pipelines using scripting, IaC, and tooling improvements. Ensure environment readiness, configuration integrity, and release...

Date: 15 Apr 2026 Location: Bracknell, GB Company: Honda Motor Europe Ltd At Honda we embrace inclusion in our various policies, so whilst our contracts state that the hours are as required to fulfil the role with a minimum of 35 hours per week, we offer flexibility for when you work. The regular office hours are 08:00 – 16:00 Monday to Thursday with a half hour lunch break & 08:00 – 13:00 on a Friday. However, we offer flexibility of when you work with our daily flex-time start of between 07:00 and 11:00 providing that there is no business requirement. Whilst there is no contractual right to work from home, the flexibility we offer is that you can request to work from home 2 days per week, again providing there is no business requirement to attend the office.   Role: The person in role decides on and designs the technical solution/architecture (modules, components, layers, interfaces, classes, tables) of IT Systems in...

Mindera are currently looking for a Senior Software Deployment Engineer who can lead the delivery, configuration, testing, and rollout of applications and retail device solutions across complex, large-scale environments. In this role you will help shape deployment strategy, drive automation, improve reliability, mentor engineers, and work closely with product, platform, and engineering teams to ensure smooth, secure, and high-quality releases that reaches thousands of customers. This is a hybrid role and you will be expected to be on site in Bracknell 3 days per week. Requirements Deployment & Configuration Leadership Lead end-to-end deployment processes across Dev, Test, UAT, Pre-Prod, and Production. Design scalable, repeatable deployment workflows and environment strategies. Drive automation across CI/CD pipelines using scripting, IaC, and tooling improvements. Ensure environment readiness, configuration integrity, and release...

Date: 15 Apr 2026 Location: Bracknell, GB Company: Honda Motor Europe Ltd At Honda we embrace inclusion in our various policies, so whilst our contracts state that the hours are as required to fulfil the role with a minimum of 35 hours per week, we offer flexibility for when you work. The regular office hours are 08:00 – 16:00 Monday to Thursday with a half hour lunch break & 08:00 – 13:00 on a Friday. However, we offer flexibility of when you work with our daily flex-time start of between 07:00 and 11:00 providing that there is no business requirement. Whilst there is no contractual right to work from home, the flexibility we offer is that you can request to work from home 2 days per week, again providing there is no business requirement to attend the office.   Role: The person in role decides on and designs the technical solution/architecture (modules, components, layers, interfaces, classes, tables) of IT Systems in...

Mindera are currently looking for a Senior Software Deployment Engineer who can lead the delivery, configuration, testing, and rollout of applications and retail device solutions across complex, large-scale environments. In this role you will help shape deployment strategy, drive automation, improve reliability, mentor engineers, and work closely with product, platform, and engineering teams to ensure smooth, secure, and high-quality releases that reaches thousands of customers. This is a hybrid role and you will be expected to be on site in Bracknell 3 days per week. Requirements Deployment & Configuration Leadership Lead end-to-end deployment processes across Dev, Test, UAT, Pre-Prod, and Production. Design scalable, repeatable deployment workflows and environment strategies. Drive automation across CI/CD pipelines using scripting, IaC, and tooling improvements. Ensure environment readiness, configuration integrity, and release...

Location: London, Marlow Business Function: Internal Technology Full time or Part time?: Full Time Vacancy Type: Day Rate Contract Would you like to kick start your career in a supportive, collaborative and innovative company? Do you enjoy working as part of an enthusiastic, passionate, and collaborative team?     Join our IT Team!  IT systems play a pivotal role in Softcat's success. As our business grows and evolves it is essential, we have a set of reliable, scalable yet flexible systems that are designed to ensure ease of doing business for our customers and employees. The Business Systems Team are responsible for the design, delivery, and management of these key business applications. Success. The Softcat Way.   Passion. Intelligence. Fun. Responsible; these are the core values which define Softcat. We are one of the UK's leading IT...

Karo Healthcare, a dynamic and growing personal-care retail company, is all about making smart choices for everyday healthcare. With a wide-ranging portfolio across seven categories including medical products, we own and sell over 80 brands in about 90 countries. Our portfolio includes such brands as E45, Pevaryl, Lamisil, Nutravita, Decubal and many others. Our core belief in empowering people to make intelligent health decisions drives our growth strategy, blending organic expansion and M&A. Join us at Karo Healthcare on our exciting journey. We 're currently looking for an Interim RGM Analytics Manager (Freelance/Contractor) for our office in Maidenhead.   What's in it for you? Take on a high-impact interim assignment with immediate business visibility Apply your expertise to solve concrete commercial challenges across international markets Work closely with senior stakeholders in a fast-paced, FMCG-like environment A hands-on freelance role...

Senior Software Engineer – Java (Contractor) Outside IR35 Rate: £400 - £500 per day Duration: 3 Months Plus Start Date: ASAP   As a  Senior Software Engineer (Java) – Contractor  at Pulselive, you’ll be focused on delivering robust, high-performance backend services and APIs that power digital experiences for millions of sports fans globally. This role is ideal for an experienced, hands-on engineer with strong Java and Spring expertise who thrives in a collaborative and fast-paced delivery environment. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to build, integrate, and optimize systems that handle real-time sports data, video, and live commentary. This position is project- and delivery-focused, with no line management or people-leadership responsibilities required.   Key Responsibilities: Design and develop scalable backend systems using Java and Spring...

Senior Software Engineer – Java (Contractor) Outside IR35 Rate: £400 - £500 per day Duration: 3 Months Plus Start Date: ASAP   As a Senior Software Engineer (Java) – Contractor at Pulselive, you’ll be focused on delivering robust, high-performance backend services and APIs that power digital experiences for millions of sports fans globally. This role is ideal for an experienced, hands-on engineer with strong Java and Spring expertise who thrives in a collaborative and fast-paced delivery environment. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to build, integrate, and optimize systems that handle real-time sports data, video, and live commentary. This position is project- and delivery-focused, with no line management or people-leadership responsibilities required.   Key Responsibilities: Design and develop scalable backend systems using Java and Spring Boot...

Senior Software Engineer – Java (Contractor) Outside IR35 Rate: £400 - £500 per day Duration: 3 Months Plus Start Date: ASAP   As a Senior Software Engineer (Java) – Contractor at Pulselive, you’ll be focused on delivering robust, high-performance backend services and APIs that power digital experiences for millions of sports fans globally. This role is ideal for an experienced, hands-on engineer with strong Java and Spring expertise who thrives in a collaborative and fast-paced delivery environment. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to build, integrate, and optimize systems that handle real-time sports data, video, and live commentary. This position is project- and delivery-focused, with no line management or people-leadership responsibilities required.   Key Responsibilities: Design and develop scalable backend systems using Java and Spring Boot...

Principal Engineer - Software Assurance £65.98 p/hr - Inside IR35 12 months Defence 1-2 days a month on site, Coventry, Barrow, Frimley or Weymouth   Our complex platforms are increasingly driven by Software, assuring the quality of this and the proper integration is critical to our success. Software assurance is the ongoing process to ensure that software products meet and comply with software engineering, quality and safety standards. It is a systems engineering activity that that supports the achievement of functional and multiple non-functional requirements and is applicable to the whole engineering lifecycle from concept design to in service support.   This is a growing role within our business and industry with significant potential for development and further growth. We expect the candidate to quickly develop an understanding of the development, use and control of software in our complex and unique application. Being actively...

Principal Engineer - Software Assurance £65.98 p/hr - Inside IR35 12 months Defence 1-2 days a month on site, Coventry, Barrow, Frimley or Weymouth   Our complex platforms are increasingly driven by Software, assuring the quality of this and the proper integration is critical to our success. Software assurance is the ongoing process to ensure that software products meet and comply with software engineering, quality and safety standards. It is a systems engineering activity that that supports the achievement of functional and multiple non-functional requirements and is applicable to the whole engineering lifecycle from concept design to in service support.   This is a growing role within our business and industry with significant potential for development and further growth. We expect the candidate to quickly develop an understanding of the development, use and control of software in our complex and unique application. Being actively...