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Jun 25, 2026
Duration not stated
Platform Engineer - AI Trainer - Freelance - 8-20hrs/week - Remote at 10x Team, London, £84 - £150 an hour
Contract Spy Remote (London, UK)
Updated: 21 June 2026 Freelance 8–20 hrs/week Remote (EU/UK) Are you an experienced platform engineer who instinctsively spots gaps in technical reasoning and understands the complex realities of platform engineering? Do you have 8 to 20 hours per week available alongside your main job or consulting projects? Join us in shaping how AI understands and applies platform engineering expertise at scale. About the Role 10x.team connects expert freelancers with leading AI labs building next-generation models. We are looking for knowledgeable platform engineers based in the EU or UK to enhance the accuracy, depth, and real-world relevance of AI-powered engineering systems. What You Will Do Review and refine AI-generated outputs related to platform engineering, system architecture, deployment workflows, and practical aspects of infrastructure management Evaluate AI responses for technical accuracy, practicality, and compliance with...
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Jun 25, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Platform Engineer - Contract - Outside IR35 at Mindera, London, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
We’re looking for an EPOS & SCO Platform Engineer to build, configure, and support the in-store point of sale and self-checkout platforms across the estate. You’ll own the full lifecycle of Travel Money Kiosks, EPOS and Hospitality infrastructure, including till hardware, self-checkout units, peripherals, and backend systems—ensuring services are secure, compliant, resilient, and consistently deployed at scale. You’ll automate provisioning, configuration, updates, and monitoring so stores benefit from reliable transaction processing, seamless customer journeys, and minimal downtime. Success means stable retail operations, predictable performance, and confidence from store colleagues, product owners, and operations teams. This is a hybrid role where 3 days per week are expected on site in Bracknell. Requirements Role Responsibilities: Design, build, and maintain EPOS and SCO infrastructure (Tills, Self-Checkouts, peripherals, controllers) across...
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Jun 24, 2026
up to 6 Months
Contract Snr Platform Engineer at GlobalLogic UK&I, Manchester, 5 Months, £neg per day
£neg per day
Contract Spy Manchester, UK
We are GlobalLogic, a Hitachi Group Company and a leader in digital engineering. We help brands across the globe design and build innovative products, platforms, and digital experiences for the modern world. By integrating experience design, complex engineering, and data expertise - we help our clients imagine what's possible and accelerate their transition into tomorrow's digital businesses. At GlobalLogic, we have a strong track record of successfully delivering ground-breaking Cloud, Data & Digital Transformation programmes and we have an international reach working with a wide variety of projects and customers. Our approach enables companies to build the exceptional and be fit for purpose in the 21st century. We are seeking to hire an experienced Contract Platform Engineer into our Platform Engineering Practice, Manchester region. This is a 4-5 month assignment (inside IR35), to start ASAP. This role is mainly remote with occasional workshops in our Manchester region...
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Jun 22, 2026
Duration not stated
Azure Platform Engineer at Connells Limited, Milton Keynes, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Milton Keynes, UK
We are seeking an Azure Platform Engineer to join our Group Technology team in Milton Keynes on a 6-month contract basis. You will play a key role in delivering the Connells Group Data Platform, including design, capacity, management and configuration management responsibilities. As an Azure Platform Engineer, you will be working in a team of technical specialists on a day-to-day basis, liaising with 3rd party providers developing your core skills and expertise whilst maturing the overall processes and procedures in relation to the service. The role also supports the business objectives and strategy through the delivery of secure, supportable and scalable cloud data platforms. We offer a hybrid working arrangement with one day per week in our Milton Keynes office. Key Responsibilities: Have expertise around the Data Platform capability Maintain the Data Platform for all Connells users, managing critical downtime and risk of disruption. To undertake root cause analysis and...
Contract Spy
Jun 19, 2026
Duration not stated
Snowflake Platform Engineer - 6 months Temp Contract at Schroders, London, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, England, United Kingdom
Job Description Who we’re looking for We are looking for an experienced Snowflake Platform Engineer to join our Data Platform team. In this role you will be responsible for the day-to-day operation, security, and evolution of our Snowflake data platform. You will ensure the platform remains secure, performant, and available to data consumers across the business, while partnering closely with data engineering, analytics, and security teams. This is a hands-on technical role that requires deep Snowflake expertise combined with a strong appreciation for governance, access control, and cloud infrastructure. You will act as the subject-matter expert for all things Snowflake and be a key point of contact for platform-related queries, incidents, and strategic decisions. Enterprise Data Engineering sits within Global Technology. Our recent focus has been helping Schroders embed ESG data throughout our investment processes as part of the Global Sustainability initiative. While that...
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Jun 19, 2026
Duration not stated
Contract Azure Platform Engineer at Connells Group, Milton Keynes, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
We are seeking an Azure Platform Engineer to join our Group Technology team in Milton Keynes on a 6-month contract basis. You will play a key role in delivering the Connells Group Data Platform, including design, capacity, management and configuration management responsibilities. As an Azure Platform Engineer, you will be working in a team of technical specialists on a day-to-day basis, liaising with 3rd party providers developing your core skills and expertise whilst maturing the overall processes and procedures in relation to the service. The role also supports the business objectives and strategy through the delivery of secure, supportable and scalable cloud data platforms. We offer a hybrid working arrangement with 1 day per week in our Milton Keynes . Key Responsibilities: Have expertise around the Data Platform capability Maintain the Data Platform for all Connells users, managing critical downtime and risk of disruption To undertake root cause analysis and...
Contract Spy
Jun 19, 2026
6 Months or more
Contract Snr Platform Engineer at GlobalLogic UK&I, London, 6 Months, £neg per day
£neg per day
Contract Spy London, UK
We are GlobalLogic, a Hitachi Group Company and a leader in digital engineering. We help brands across the globe design and build innovative products, platforms, and digital experiences for the modern world. By integrating experience design, complex engineering, and data expertise - we help our clients imagine what's possible and accelerate their transition into tomorrow's digital businesses. At GlobalLogic, we have a strong track record of successfully delivering ground-breaking Cloud, Data & Digital Transformation programmes and we have an international reach working with a wide variety of projects and customers. Our approach enables companies to build the exceptional and be fit for purpose in the 21st century. We are seeking to hire an experienced Contract Platform Engineer into our Platform Engineering Practice. This is a 6 month assignment (inside IR35), to start ASAP About the role: You will be hands on in projects to provide technical guidance and validation...
Contract Spy
Jun 18, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Platform Engineer - Contract - Outside IR35 at Mindera, London, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
We’re looking for an EPOS & SCO Platform Engineer to build, configure, and support the in-store point of sale and self-checkout platforms across the estate. You’ll own the full lifecycle of Travel Money Kiosks, EPOS and Hospitality infrastructure, including till hardware, self-checkout units, peripherals, and backend systems—ensuring services are secure, compliant, resilient, and consistently deployed at scale. You’ll automate provisioning, configuration, updates, and monitoring so stores benefit from reliable transaction processing, seamless customer journeys, and minimal downtime. Success means stable retail operations, predictable performance, and confidence from store colleagues, product owners, and operations teams. This is a hybrid role where 3 days per week are expected on site in Bracknell. Requirements Role Responsibilities: Design, build, and maintain EPOS and SCO infrastructure (Tills, Self-Checkouts, peripherals, controllers) across...
Contract Spy
Jun 18, 2026
Duration not stated
Platform Engineer - AI Trainer - Freelance - 8-20hrs/week - Remote at 10x Team, London, £84 - £150 an hour
Contract Spy Remote (London, UK)
Updated: 11 June 2026 Freelance 8–20 hrs/week Remote (EU/UK) Are you an experienced platform engineer who instinctsively spots gaps in technical reasoning and understands the complex realities of platform engineering? Do you have 8 to 20 hours per week available alongside your main job or consulting projects? Join us in shaping how AI understands and applies platform engineering expertise at scale. About the Role 10x.team connects expert freelancers with leading AI labs building next-generation models. We are looking for knowledgeable platform engineers based in the EU or UK to enhance the accuracy, depth, and real-world relevance of AI-powered engineering systems. What You Will Do Review and refine AI-generated outputs related to platform engineering, system architecture, deployment workflows, and practical aspects of infrastructure management Evaluate AI responses for technical accuracy, practicality, and compliance with...
Contract Spy
Jun 17, 2026
6 Months or more
AI Platform Engineer at GlobalLogic, London, 12 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
About the job   We are seeking to hire an experienced Contract Technical Lead / Lead AI Platform Engineer (Contract) into our Engineering Practice. This is a 12 month assignment (inside IR35), to start 2-4 weeks.   This is a hands on, high impact role at the intersection of AI governance, distributed systems, observability, and platform engineering to lead technical delivery for an AI centralised platform - Control Tower.   We’re looking for a Technical Lead to drive the end to end build of this platform, shape its architecture, and partner with deep technical SMEs across the business to ensure AI systems operate with the highest levels of performance, security, and responsible oversight.   What We’re Looking For You’ll bring a blend of strong engineering foundations, platform ownership experience, and an enthusiasm for safe and scalable AI. Specifically: Strong engineering foundations, with experience...
Contract Spy
Jun 15, 2026
6 Months or more
Data Platform Engineer at Connells Limited, Milton Keynes, 6 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Milton Keynes, UK
We are seeking a Data Platform Engineer to join our Group Technology team in Milton Keynes on a 6-month contract basis. You will play a key role in delivering the Connells Group Data Platform, including design, capacity, management and configuration management responsibilities. As a Data Platform Engineer, you will be working in a team of technical specialists on a day-to-day basis, liaising with 3rd party providers developing your core skills and expertise whilst maturing the overall processes and procedures in relation to the service. The role also supports the business objectives and strategy through the delivery of secure, supportable and scalable cloud data platforms. We offer a hybrid working arrangement with one day per week in our Milton Keynes office. Key Responsibilities: Have expertise around the Data Platform capability Maintain the Data Platform for all Connells users, managing critical downtime and risk of disruption. To undertake root cause analysis...
Contract Spy
Jun 12, 2026
6 Months or more
Lead AI Platform Engineer at GlobalLogic, Remote, 12 Months, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Remote
Contract Lead AI Platform Engineer Published on 11 June 2026 We are seeking to hire an experienced Contract Technical Platform Lead / Lead AI Platform Engineer – Contract. This is a 12 month assignment (inside IR35), to start 2-4 weeks. This is a hands-on, high impact role at the intersection of AI governance, distributed systems, observability, and platform engineering to lead technical delivery for an AI centralised platform – Control Tower. We’re looking for a Technical Lead to drive the endtoend build of this platform, shape its architecture, and partner with deep technical SMEs across the business to ensure AI systems operate with the highest levels of performance, security, and responsible oversight. Requirements What you’ll do:   Lead the architecture, design, and engineering of the AI Control Tower platform. Build the core framework that enables AI observability, guardrails, performance monitoring, and lifecycle...
Contract Spy
Jun 11, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Platform Engineer at Mindera, Bracknell, £Competitive Day Rate (Outside IR35)
Contract Spy Bracknell, UK
We’re looking for an EPOS & SCO Platform Engineer to build, configure, and support the in-store point of sale and self-checkout platforms across the estate. You’ll own the full lifecycle of Travel Money Kiosks, EPOS and Hospitality infrastructure, including till hardware, self-checkout units, peripherals, and backend systems—ensuring services are secure, compliant, resilient, and consistently deployed at scale. You’ll automate provisioning, configuration, updates, and monitoring so stores benefit from reliable transaction processing, seamless customer journeys, and minimal downtime. Success means stable retail operations, predictable performance, and confidence from store colleagues, product owners, and operations teams. This is a hybrid role where 3 days per week are expected on site in Bracknell. Requirements Role Responsibilities: Design, build, and maintain EPOS and SCO infrastructure (Tills, Self-Checkouts, peripherals,...
Contract Spy
Jun 10, 2026
6 Months or more
Platform Engineer - Observability at Era4, United Kingdom, 6 Months initial, £Competitive Day Rate
Contract Spy UK
Era4 develops, owns and operates AI infrastructure across the UK, powered by renewable energy. Converting legacy industrial and energy sites into modern data-centre facilities, Era4 is combining brownfield regeneration opportunities with cleaner, efficient, scalable compute capacity for healthcare, research, finance, enterprise, and public-sector organisations   Initial 6 month contract. June start date. Competitive day rate.   Role Summary: The Identity & Platform Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing and operating the core platform services that provide: Kubernetes platform services Sovereign identity management Federation and authentication services Privileged access management Secrets management Customer identity integration Platform security and governance   The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering a Zero Trust, sovereign cloud platform built around: FreeIPA, Teleport,...
Contract Spy
Jun 11, 2026
Duration not stated
Kubernetes Platform Security Engineer at G-Research, London, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
We tackle the most complex problems in quantitative finance, by bringing scientific clarity to financial complexity.   From our London HQ, we unite world-class researchers and engineers in an environment that values deep exploration and methodical execution - because the best ideas take time to evolve. Together we're building a world-class platform to amplify our teams' most powerful ideas.   As part of our engineering team, you'll shape the platforms and tools that drive high-impact research - designing systems that scale, accelerate discovery and support innovation across the firm.   Take the next step in your career.   The role We are seeking an experienced Kubernetes Security Engineer on a 12-month contract to strengthen the security of our Kubernetes platforms.   This is a specialist role focused on Kubernetes networking, identity and runtime security. You will design, implement and operationalise advanced...
Contract Spy
Jun 23, 2026
Duration not stated
Lead Android Engineer – Mobile Platform (Kotlin / Android SDK) (Lead I - Software Engineering) at UST, Leeds, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy Leeds, UK
Role description Lead Android Engineer – Mobile Platform (Kotlin / Android SDK) Leeds (Hybrid – 2–3 days onsite) Start: ASAP Employment Type: Fixed Term Employment/ Contract Inside IR35 About the Role We are looking for a Lead Android Engineer to drive technical design and delivery across our mobile platform. This is a hands-on technical leadership role, where you will take ownership of Android architecture, lead proof-of-concept (POC) initiatives, and build high-performance, secure, and scalable mobile applications. You will work closely with engineering teams, product stakeholders, and architects to define best practices and deliver robust mobile solutions that support business-critical use cases. What You’ll Be Doing Lead Android technical design and architecture, ensuring scalable and maintainable solutions Drive POC development and innovation initiatives, validating new approaches and technologies...
Contract Spy
Jun 11, 2026
Duration not stated
QA Engineer/Test Lead - MVP Trading Platform at Wagglyn, London Area, £Contractor Rate
Contract Spy London Area, United Kingdom
Role Summary Wagglyn is looking for an experienced QA Engineer / Test Lead to work with the existing engineering team on the testing and release readiness of its MVP trading platform. This is a hands-on contract role for someone who has tested complex financial or real-time systems before. It is not a generic web QA role and not a manual-testing-only role.   Scope The contractor will help define and execute the QA process across the front end, backend services, market data, execution flows, deployment environments and operational readiness. The role involves working with engineering, product and stakeholders to make sure releases are testable, repeatable and safe to promote through UAT and production-like environments. QA here is about proving the system behaves safely when data is live, services reconnect, orders are sent, risk state changes and deployments happen.   Profile ·      Hands-on QA...
Contract Spy
Jun 23, 2026
6 Months or more
Kubernetes Platform Tech Lead with Strong Go Lang at eappstechnologies, Sheffield, 6 Months, £Negotiable Rate
Contract Spy Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK
Kubernetes Platform Tech Lead with Strong Go Lang The Kubernetes Platform Tech Lead + Go Lang expert will work within an agile team of Engineers and Operations personnel building a highly resilient, scalable, performant and developer friendly GKE Kubernetes Platform in an automated and efficient manner. The Platform Engineer will work alongside the Application DevOps teams and cross-functional IT teams. The Lead will be required to use their initiative to innovate to achieve maximum performance and be prepared to investigate and use new products/services offered by GCP and the Cloud Native community. What you'll do Build and manage the HSBC GKE Kubernetes Platform to easily let application teams deploy to Kubernetes. Mentor and guide support engineers, represent the platform technically through talks, blog posts and discussions Engineer solutions on HSBC GKE Kubernetes Platform using Coding, Automation and Infrastructure as Code methods (eg Python, Tekton, Flux,...
Contract Spy
Jun 24, 2026
Duration not stated
Contract - Senior Full Stack Developer at Deloitte, London, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
Basic information Location London Business Line Technology & Transformation Job Type Contract Date published 18-May-2026 Req # 22635 Job description Job Title: Senior Full Stack Developer (contract) Location: London Hybrid. Travel to the London office 3 days a week Duration: 11 months Contract Start Date: ASAP *note client onboarding takes 6 weeks from offer Day Rate: Competitive (Inside IR35) Deloitte Working with the Deloitte Associate (Contractor) Programme means we can offer you the opportunity to work on a variation of industry and client related projects. Our aim is to retain the best talent and so when your project end date nears our team of Talent Community Advisors will be working with you to look at alternative projects within the firm that suit your experience should you wish to continue with Deloitte....
Contract Spy
Jun 23, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Security Engineer (Contract) at Orbital, London, £Contract Rate
Contract Spy London, UK
We’re on a mission to make real estate transactions smarter, faster, and friction-free. Real estate is the world’s largest asset class , yet the legal processes and tools behind it remain slow, manual, and underinvested. Lawyers must review dense documents line by line and piece together information across silos, all while clients demand faster, more transparent due diligence. That's where we come in. Orbital Copilot is the AI assistant built exclusively for commercial real estate law. Developed with former practicing real estate lawyers, it accelerates complex due diligence by up to 70% while delivering legal-grade precision. We’ve just raised a $60m Series B to accelerate our UK/US expansion. We're trusted by leading firms like Goodwin and BCLP to remove the busywork so legal teams can focus on what they do best: applying sharp legal judgment, delivering standout client service, and getting deals over the line faster....
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