3rd Line Support Engineer - Contract
Bristol
6-month initial contract
Inside IR35 - £400–£450 per day
Onsite 5 days per week - working an agreed 8-hour day within the 8am–5pm service window

Security Clearance : It is an essential requirement for candidates to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC Level) prior to appointment.

Overview;

We are seeking an experienced 3rd Line Support Engineer to provide advanced technical support across a range of enterprise applications within a secure client environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining operational stability, supporting critical business applications, and delivering technical changes including patching, upgrades, and minor enhancements.
This is a highly customer-facing onsite role requiring strong troubleshooting skills, excellent stakeholder communication, and experience working within structured IT service management environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide Level 3 technical support for business-critical applications
• Investigate, diagnose, and resolve complex technical incidents
• Support and maintain Microsoft Active Directory and SharePoint environments
• Apply application patches, upgrades, and software installations
• Implement minor application changes and enhancements
• Support a variety of web-based applications
• Work within ITIL-aligned service management processes
• Manage incidents, changes, and problem records effectively
• Collaborate with internal technical teams and client stakeholders
• Ensure service levels and operational standards are maintained

Workplace Project Manager – Real Estate/Campus upgrades, London & Nr. Feltham & London, Outside IR35, Initially 6 months

Contract role Outside IR35 paying £550 - £600 per day for a workplace project manager to manage campus wide commercial and internal capital works.

If you have a background in project management of areas like capital works, internal works, office upgrades, office fit outs, workplace design, space planning, facilities management projects, maintenance, sustainable assets, M&E, moves adds changes, re-fits, fit-outs, workplace strategy, please apply.

You will oversee delivery and make sure projects are completed on time, and to budget. Coordination of designers and contractors required.

Projects involve re-fitting a building and changing it’s purpose for hot desking, hybrid and flexible working, upgrading floors of the buildings, wayfinding, LED lighting, new employee focused areas and other workplace or capital projects  site work minor works.

This would be hybrid working - 2 days London / 2 days Nr. Feltham / 1 day home. An outside IR35 contract until end of December 2026. Extensions likely into 2027 with further workplace relocation, refurbishment and employee experience projects.

Senior Software Engineer – Geospatial Data (Contract)

Location: Farnborough (3 days per week onsite)
Contract Length: Initial 3-month contract
Outside IR35 - £ negotiable
Security Clearance: All candidates must be eligible for security clearance prior to appointment.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer with strong geospatial data experience to join a high-performing engineering team delivering advanced data-driven and navigation-focused solutions within a complex operational environment.

This role is suited to a hands-on software engineer with experience designing and developing scalable applications and services that work with geospatial datasets, spatial databases, and mapping technologies. Experience within the maritime domain and optimisation-based problem solving would be highly beneficial.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable software applications and services
• Work with large-scale geospatial and spatial datasets within distributed systems and processing pipelines
• Develop and optimise solutions using technologies such as PostGIS, ArcGIS, and related geospatial tooling
• Build and maintain APIs, backend services, and data processing components
• Support integration and handling of electronic navigation chart (ENC) data and other geospatial sources
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering and domain teams to deliver robust, scalable solutions
• Contribute to software architecture, technical design, code quality, and engineering best practices
• Support optimisation, routing, and data-driven problem solving where required

Required Experience

• Strong commercial experience as a Software Engineer / Senior Software Engineer
• Experience working with geospatial data, spatial databases, or mapping platforms
• Strong backend development experience using languages such as Python, Java, C++, or similar
• Experience developing scalable systems, APIs, and data services
• Knowledge of geospatial technologies such as PostGIS, ArcGIS, GDAL, GeoServer, or similar
• Experience working with cloud platforms and modern software engineering practices
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills

Desirable Experience

• Maritime, navigation, or defence domain experience
• Experience working with Electronic Navigation Charts (ENC) or GIS standards
• Experience with optimisation, routing, or pathfinding problems
• Familiarity with containerisation and CI/CD tooling
• Previous experience working in secure or highly regulated environments

Data Engineer (Databricks / Microsoft Fabric) - Goldthorpe

Permanent - £55k-£65k 

Hybrid (3 days office / 2 WFH)
Early Friday finish (1:30pm)

Our client is building a modern hybrid data platform across Databricks and Microsoft Fabric, replacing legacy data workflows with a scalable, cloud-first architecture. The focus is on delivering reliable, well-modelled data products that support analytics, reporting, and operational decision-making across the business.

This is a hands-on Data Engineering role within an established in-house data team (20+ engineers, analytics engineers, and graduates). You’ll work across ingestion, transformation, and data modelling helping shape how data is delivered and consumed across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable data pipelines using Azure Data Factory and Databricks
• Develop and maintain data workflows within a hybrid Databricks / Microsoft Fabric environment
• Ingest and integrate data from multiple operational systems into a centralised data platform
• Build system-to-system integrations (batch and near real-time where applicable)
• Design and implement data models to support Power BI and analytics workloads
• Contribute to data platform migration and modernisation initiatives
• Support CI/CD processes for data pipelines using Azure DevOps tooling
• Collaborate closely with analytics engineers, BI developers, and business stakeholders
• Use modern development tools (including AI-assisted coding tools where appropriate)
• Ensure data quality, performance, and reliability across the platform

Skills & Experience Required

• Strong experience with Azure Data Factory (ADF) and SQL
• Hands-on experience with Databricks and/or Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouse preferred)
• Strong Power BI experience (data modelling and/or semantic layer exposure ideal)
• Experience building data integrations across multiple source systems
• Solid understanding of data modelling concepts (star schema, dimensional modelling, etc.)
• Experience working in Azure cloud data environments
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices using Azure DevOps / Visual Studio / Git
• Experience on data platform migration or modernisation programmes
• Comfortable working across ingestion, transformation, and reporting layers

Data Migration Consultant (Oracle Fusion) London (Hybrid/Flexible), Outside IR35, £550-600 per day, initial 6-month contract.

Do you have demonstrable hands on data migration experience into Oracle Fusion, complemented by a strong working knowledge of Oracle ERP requirements?

A global hospitality company are moving to Oracle ERP and need further data migration consultants to support the data migration of the US businesses.  

You will need to have the following and be able to demonstrate:

• Proven Data Migration experience into Oracle Fusion, with a strong knowledge of Oracle requirements
• Experience of all data objects ideal, but preference recent experience working with Suppliers, AR/AP invoices and General Ledger
• Working knowledge of SQL and the ability to write your own code essential – experience working with Snowflake, dbt and Github strongly preferred
• Experience working with US data and requirements strongly preferred

If you can demonstrate the above knowledge from recent assignments and are soon available for an outside IR35 contract, please apply. There would be some requirement on a hybrid basis to be in the London office.

System Security Consultant

Location: Farnborough (4 days on-site)
Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Salary: Up to £65,000
Security Clearance : It is an essential requirement for candidates to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC Level) prior to appointment.

As a System Security Consultant, you will play a key role in ensuring that systems and information are secure, compliant, and fit for purpose. This is an operational role focused on maintaining and improving the ongoing security posture of internal infrastructure.

You’ll work closely with IT and engineering teams while supporting the implementation of security policies and ensuring continuous assurance.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage cyber risk across internal systems
• Ensure the security of internal infrastructure and services
• Develop and maintain security policies and documentation
• Ensure system design and implementation meet security requirements
• Produce evidence to meet MOD regulatory standards
• Collaborate with engineering teams (Software, DevSecOps, Infrastructure, Support)
• Report on compliance and cyber risks to senior stakeholders
• Provide security consultancy to project teams and support operational improvements

What we are looking for;

You’ll be someone who takes ownership, thinks critically, and thrives in a collaborative environment tackling complex challenges.

• Experience conducting risk assessments using methodologies such as NIST or ISO 27005
• Ability to define and implement risk mitigation strategies (technical, physical, procedural)
• Experience producing security documentation (e.g. risk assessments, security design, policies, test plans)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage change securely and effectively
• Experience with technologies such as Azure, M365, Intune, JAMF, Windows, macOS, Kubernetes
• Understanding of Agile, DevSecOps, and CI/CD in secure environments
• Awareness of working within secure or safety-critical environments

Why Apply?

• Competitive salary up to £65,000
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Private medical insurance and life assurance
• Generous pension (10% employer / 5% employee)
• Bonus scheme
• Ongoing professional development and training support
• On-site facilities including parking, gym, café, and breakout spaces

Security Architect

Location: Farnborough (3 - 4 days on site)
Type: Permanent, Full Time
Salary: Up to £85,000
Security Clearance : It is an essential requirement for candidates to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC Level) prior to appointment.

As a Security Architect, you will play a key role in the secure delivery of both internal and MOD projects. You’ll support agile technical teams in building Kubernetes environments for proof of concepts, internal infrastructure, and live customer services.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop cyber security architectures for complex systems
• Provide strategic direction across security projects
• Identify and manage security risks
• Produce evidence to meet MOD regulatory requirements
• Design solutions to mitigate vulnerabilities and threats
• Assess the security implications of emerging technologies in government environments
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Software Engineering, DevSecOps, Infrastructure, Agile, and Cyber Security

What we are looking for;

• Designing secure government systems deployed in cloud environments
• Conducting threat assessments using recognised methodologies (e.g. STRIDE)
• Working within DevSecOps and Kubernetes environments
• Producing high-quality technical documentation and reports
• Supporting secure-by-design development approaches
• Hands-on security engineering in Azure and Microsoft 365
• Knowledge of MOD policies (JSP 440, 453/604, 892)
• Understanding Agile and CI/CD principles in secure environments

Why Apply?

• Competitive salary up to £85,000
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Private medical insurance and life assurance
• Generous pension (10% employer / 5% employee)
• Bonus scheme
• Ongoing professional development and training support
• On-site facilities including parking, gym, café, restaurant, and breakout spaces

Lead Analytics Consultant
Permanent | Remote (UK) | Occasional London Travel
£75,000 - £105,000 + Bonus + Benefits

Are you an experienced analytics consultant ready to lead the delivery of advanced analytics and business intelligence solutions for major UK organisations?

This role blends hands-on technical expertise with consulting leadership. You’ll work closely with clients to turn complex business challenges into scalable, cloud-based data solutions, while leading teams and ensuring high-quality project delivery.

Responsibilities include;

• Act as a trusted advisor to clients on data engineering and advanced analytics best practices
• Lead end-to-end analytics engagements, from discovery and requirements through to delivery
• Design and implement scalable, cloud-based data platforms and BI solutions
• Build intuitive dashboards and reporting solutions (Power BI or similar)
• Develop and oversee data models, transformations, and ETL/ELT pipelines
• Architect robust, scalable data solutions aligned to business needs
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure outcomes deliver real business value
• Mentor and support team members, contributing to successful project execution

Skills and Experience;

• Proven experience delivering cloud-based analytics and data engineering solutions
• Strong background in a client-facing consulting environment (consultancy or SI preferred)
• Demonstrated experience leading teams or managing analytics project delivery
• Advanced skills in Python and SQL
• Hands-on experience with data integration tools (e.g. Azure Data Factory)
• Familiarity with modern data platforms (e.g. Microsoft Fabric, Databricks)
• Strong data visualisation experience (Power BI, Tableau, QlikView, etc.)
• Deep understanding of data modelling, warehousing, and ETL/ELT processes
• Exposure to Big Data, Data Science, AI, or Machine Learning is a plus
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills

Additional;

• Must hold or be eligible for UK Security Clearance
• Remote-first working with occasional London travel
• Competitive salary, bonus, and benefits package
• Ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities

Business Development Manager – Defence / Aerospace (UK / Europe)

Salary: Up to £150k + 20% Yearly Bonus
Location: Fully Remote

Right to work in the UK and eligible for SC clearance

We’re working with a pioneering advanced manufacturing business redefining how lightweight composite structures are designed, manufactured, and scaled across aerospace and automotive industries.

With cutting-edge proprietary technology, global customers, and significant recent investment, the business is entering a major growth phase across the UK, Europe, and the US.

This is a high-impact opportunity for a commercially driven Business Development professional to play a key role in scaling adoption across the aerospace and defence ecosystem.

The Role

You’ll be responsible for building and converting a high-value pipeline across the UK and European aerospace market, working closely with OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and key stakeholders across engineering and procurement.

Key responsibilities:

• Identify, qualify, and close new business opportunities across aerospace OEMs, Tier 1s, and MROs
• Build and manage a structured pipeline of complex, multi-stakeholder deals
• Develop relationships with engineering leads, programme managers, and procurement teams
• Lead commercial discussions from initial engagement through to contract close (NDAs, proposals, pricing)
• Represent the business at key industry events (e.g. Farnborough Airshow, Paris Air Show, JEC World)
• Collaborate with engineering teams to translate customer requirements into viable composite solutions
• Maintain strong CRM discipline, forecasting accuracy, and pipeline reporting
• Provide market intelligence across competitors, programmes, and emerging demand

What We’re Looking For

• 7+ years’ experience in business development or technical sales within aerospace, composites, or advanced manufacturing
• Proven track record of closing complex, long-cycle deals with OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers
• Strong technical understanding – able to engage confidently with engineers and technical stakeholders
• Experience navigating large organisations and multi-level decision-making environments
• A structured, process-driven approach to pipeline management
• Willingness to travel across the UK and Europe (approx. 30–40%)
• Strong communication skills – clear, concise, and commercially focused

Desirable:

• Experience with composite materials / CFRP manufacturing
• Understanding of aerospace standards (AS9100, NADCAP, etc.)
• Existing network within the European aerospace supply chain
• Familiarity with CRM tools (e.g. Pipedrive)

Benefits

• Annual bonus up to 20% (performance-based)
• Private healthcare
• Equity options – share in the company’s growth and success
• Pension scheme
• Car allowance (case-by-case)
• Career-defining opportunity at a key scaling stage
• Work at the forefront of next-generation composite manufacturing
• Collaborative, innovation-driven culture
• Opportunity to work with leading global aerospace and defence organisations

To apply or find out more information on the role please send your CV to rebecca@talentlocker.co.uk

Regulatory Compliance Engineer

Remote, (occasional travel, 1-2 days per month)

£50 – 60 p/hour

Initial 12 month fixed term contract

Talent Locker are pleased to be partnered with an innovative engineering consultancy, recruiting for a Regulatory Compliance Engineer. This is a fantastic opportunity to work closely with one of the UK’s key Defence customers, ensuring products meet strict regulatory, safety and legislative requirements across complex, electrical and electronic systems within the maritime environment.

This is a pure regulatory compliance role, focused on ensuring engineering products meet UK and international compliance standards. You will act as a key point of expertise for CE/UKCA marking and associated legislation, working across engineering teams, suppliers, and technical stakeholders to ensure full product conformity.

The role sits within a highly regulated Defence environment, supporting both new product development and in-service equipment.

Responsibilities

• Review supplier documentation including technical files, declarations of conformity, bills of materials, and compliance reports
• Ensure products meet CE / UKCA marking requirements and associated legislation
• Assess compliance against relevant directives including EMC, Low Voltage, RoHS, and REACH
• Liaise with engineers, programme managers, and suppliers to resolve compliance gaps
• Support peer review of technical requirements, compliance matrices, and contract documentation
• Provide expert guidance on regulatory compliance to engineering teams
• Contribute to continuous improvement of compliance processes and governance
• Attend occasional supplier or stakeholder meetings

Key experience required

• Strong experience in product regulatory compliance (CE / UKCA marking essential)
• Background in electrical, electronic, or electro-mechanical engineering
• Experience working with regulated products in industries such as Defence, Aerospace, Maritime, Rail, or similar
• Working knowledge of key regulations including EMC, Low Voltage Directive, RoHS, and REACH
• Experience reviewing technical documentation and supplier compliance evidence

Experience of working in a defence or maritime engineering environment would be advantageous but is not essential.

This position operates a flexible working model and is predominantly remote, with adhoc travel to client sites (likely 1-2 days per week).

Initial 12 month contract with strong potential for extension or permanent employment.

To find out more information or to apply, please send your CV to emma@talentlocker.co.uk