Data Scientist

Posted October 6, 2026
Negotiable
Bristol
Permanent

This role will require you to be DV Security Cleared.

Sanderson are working with a consulting client who are looking to grow their Data capability. The client is seeking candidates who have experience of Data Architecture and can define Data Strategy.

Skills and Responsibilities:

Be engaged at the forefront of technological advancements in GenAI and expected to keep up to date with latest trends
Build and/or deploy LLMs and ML models in the Cloud, or on HPCs
Lead the day-to-day technical engagements on a project, helping to manage a small team
Be the go-to technical expert for all things related to Machine Learning and Large Language Models
Robust programming skills
An understanding of one or more of the following:
- Agentic AI systems and Architecture
- Graph RAG
- Traditional RAG
- Vision Language Models / Computer Vision
- Audio Processing
Experience with Docker, Linux/Unix CLI, Git, and testing.
Experience with one of a major cloud platform

If you’re interested in the above, apply or reach out to [email protected]

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

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Security Architect - SC Cleared

Posted
£80000 - £85000 per annum + + Bonus & Benefits
London
Permanent

Security Architect – SC Cleared (Remote)

Remote (UK) | £85,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

The Role

A growing cyber security consultancy is looking for an experienced Security Architect to join its expanding team. This role offers the opportunity to work on complex and high-profile defence-related programmes, helping organisations design, build, and deliver secure systems from concept through to production.

This is a remote-first position, with occasional travel to customer sites across the South of the UK

As a Security Architect, you will act as a technical lead across major programmes, working closely with solution architects, engineers and stakeholders to ensure security is embedded throughout the design and delivery lifecycle. You will provide expert guidance on secure-by-design principles, security architecture, information exchange, and operational delivery within complex environments.

Key responsibilities include:

Leading security architecture activities across complex client engagements.
Applying secure-by-design principles throughout solution development and delivery.
Supporting the transition of concepts, research initiatives and MVPs into production-ready solutions.
Providing technical leadership on large-scale programmes and bids.
Engaging with customers and stakeholders to understand business and security requirements.
Working alongside Solution Architects and engineering teams to deliver secure outcomes.
Contributing to security strategy, governance and architecture best practices.
Supporting defence and national security-focused projects.

Essential Experience

5-10+ years’ experience in Security Architecture or related cyber security roles.
Strong understanding of security architecture frameworks and principles.
Experience applying Secure by Design (SbD) methodologies.
Background working within defence, government or highly regulated environments.
Experience supporting programmes from design through to operational delivery.
Strong stakeholder management and customer-facing consultancy skills.
Ability to work across multidisciplinary teams and provide technical leadership.
Eligibility to hold or maintain SC Clearance. Active SC clearance is highly desirable.

Desirable Experience

Consultancy or professional services experience.
Experience working on prime-led defence programmes.
Exposure to defence research, innovation, or product development environments.
Knowledge of information exchange and secure system integration.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

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User Researcher (GDS/UCD)

Posted
£445 - £447.50 per day
London
Contract

User Researcher (GDS/UCD)

£447.50 per day | Inside IR35 | 6-Month Contract | Remote with Quarterly Travel to Leeds | BPSS Eligible

We are looking for an experienced User Researcher to join a multidisciplinary team delivering user-centred digital services. This role is ideal for someone with strong GDS and User-Centred Design (UCD) experience who can independently plan and deliver research activities that drive better service outcomes.

You’ll work closely with designers, product managers, business analysts and delivery teams to ensure user needs remain at the heart of decision-making throughout the delivery lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Plan, conduct and analyse user research across various stages of service delivery
Apply a range of qualitative and quantitative research methods to generate actionable insights
Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary Agile teams
Present findings and recommendations to stakeholders in a clear and engaging manner
Create research outputs including reports, presentations, journey maps and insight summaries
Support services through discovery, alpha, beta and live phases
Champion user-centred design principles and evidence-based decision making

Essential Skills & Experience

Experience delivering user research within Agile environments
Strong knowledge of GDS standards and service delivery approaches
Proven experience applying User-Centred Design methodologies
Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
Ability to translate research findings into practical recommendations
Experience facilitating workshops and research playback sessions
Strong report writing and presentation skills
Comfortable managing multiple research activities and priorities

Desirable Experience

Public sector digital transformation experience
Experience working within multidisciplinary product teams
Understanding of accessibility and inclusive design principles
Familiarity with service assessments and digital service standards

Clearance Requirements

Must be eligible for BPSS clearance
Right to work in the UK

Contract Details

£447.50 per day
Inside IR35
6-month contract
Remote working
Approximately 1 day onsite in Leeds every 3 months

This is an excellent opportunity for a User Researcher who is passionate about improving services through evidence-led insights and wants to help shape meaningful digital experiences for users.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

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SC Cleared User Researcher

Posted
£440 - £450 per day
London
Contract

Senior User Researcher (SC Cleared)

£450 per day | Outside IR35 | Remote with occasional travel | Active SC Clearance Required

We’re looking for an experienced User Researcher with strong GDS and User-Centred Design (UCD) expertise to join a high-performing delivery team. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on ownership, works proactively with minimal direction, and can confidently shape and drive user research activities across complex programmes.

You’ll be joining a collaborative environment where pragmatism is valued. We need someone who understands when a rapid evidence-based approach is appropriate and when a deeper research engagement is required.

Responsibilities

Plan, design and deliver user research activities throughout the delivery lifecycle
Generate actionable insights that influence service design and decision-making
Work closely with multidisciplinary teams including designers, business analysts, product managers and delivery managers
Facilitate workshops, playback sessions and stakeholder engagements
Translate research findings into clear recommendations and presentations for a variety of audiences
Champion user-centred design principles and best practice across teams
Build strong relationships with stakeholders and foster engagement across the wider delivery community

Essential Skills & Experience

Active SC Clearance
Strong experience as a User Researcher within Agile delivery environments
Excellent knowledge of GDS standards and assessment processes
Proven experience applying User-Centred Design methodologies
Ability to work autonomously and take ownership of research activities
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
Experience producing high-quality reports, presentations and research outputs
Comfortable balancing pace, pragmatism and research rigour
Experience planning and conducting a range of qualitative and quantitative research methods
Strong facilitation and workshop skills
High levels of energy, initiative and collaboration

Desirable

Experience working on large-scale public sector transformation programmes
Experience supporting digital services through discovery, alpha, beta and live phases
Familiarity with accessibility and inclusive design principles

Contract Details

£450 per day
Outside IR35
Remote-first engagement
Typically 1-2 days per month onsite, with occasional workshops or stakeholder sessions as required
Active SC Clearance required

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior-level User Researcher who enjoys taking ownership, influencing delivery teams through evidence-led insights, and helping shape services that genuinely meet user needs.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

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Product Manager - SC Cleared - Outside IR35

Posted
£450 - £500 per day + outside IR35
Hybrid on site 2 days per week
Contract

We are looking for a Lead Product Manager to join a high-profile Government client across a really interesting programme dealing with the governance and product delivery across policing environments.

This is a role until March 2027, with eh below requirements:

Product Manager
Active SC
Outside IR35
Hybrid 2 days

The client is looking for an asap start, there will be high demand to deliver on time for release in March 2027.

All successful candidates will go through a 2 stage interview process, with the aim to onboard by end of October.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

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Cloud DevOps Engineer

Posted October 5, 2026
£550 - £600 per day + Outside IR-35
London/Hybrid (2 days per week on site)
Contract

DevOps / Cloud Engineer (AWS) | Active SC Clearance Required

Rate: £550-600 per day (Outside IR35)

Location: Hybrid, London (2 days per week onsite)

Duration: Initial 3 month contract with likely extension

Start Date: ASAP

Clearance: Active SC Clearance (Mandatory)

The Opportunity

We are supporting a major government programme seeking an experienced DevOps / Cloud Engineer to join a high-performing cloud engineering team. This role will focus on the design, automation and support of secure cloud infrastructure, enabling the delivery of modern digital services at scale.

You will work closely with software engineers, architects and security teams to build resilient platforms, improve deployment processes and drive cloud adoption through infrastructure automation and DevOps best practices.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure
Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
Build and improve CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Jenkins
Deploy and support containerised applications using Docker and Kubernetes
Implement monitoring, logging and alerting solutions
Automate operational tasks using Python and Bash scripting
Support platform reliability, performance and availability
Ensure cloud environments meet security and compliance requirements
Contribute to DevSecOps and Platform Engineering initiatives
Provide technical guidance to development and delivery teams

Essential Skills

Active SC Clearance
Strong commercial experience with AWS
Experience setting infrastructure for/implementing Databricks or similar
Terraform
Docker
Kubernetes (EKS preferred)
GitHub Actions
Jenkins
Linux administration
Bash scripting
Python automation
IAM and cloud security best practices
CI/CD pipeline design and implementation
Monitoring and observability tooling
Agile delivery experience

Desirable Skills

Government or wider public sector experience
GDS-aligned delivery experience
Helm
Prometheus
Grafana
ELK / Elastic Stack
Azure or Azure DevOps exposure
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) experience
Contract Details
£600 per day Outside IR35
Initial 6-month engagement
Strong likelihood of extension
One day per week onsite in London
Four days remote
Immediate interviews available

Candidate Profile

We are looking for a senior DevOps or Cloud Engineer who can take ownership of cloud infrastructure and deployment tooling from day one. You should be comfortable working independently, engaging with technical stakeholders and driving automation across infrastructure, security and operational processes.

Applicants must hold active SC Clearance and have proven experience operating within highly regulated or security-conscious environments.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

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Data Engineer

Posted
Up to £600 per day
South West
Contract

Data Engineer

£600 per day

Outside IR35

6 Month Contract – Fully Remote

We’re supporting a leading financial services organisation undergoing a large-scale enterprise data transformation and are looking for an experienced Data Engineer to join the team.

You’ll play a key role in building and enhancing a modern cloud data platform, developing scalable data pipelines and delivering data transformation solutions that support business-critical reporting and analytics

Skills & Experience

Strong experience with Snowflake.
Strong Data Engineering experience with advanced SQL and data modelling skills
Proven ability to build data ingestion and processing pipelines using Python.
Excellent DBT experience
Experience working within large-scale enterprise environments.
Strong understanding of data warehousing and ELT principles.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
Strong understanding of data quality, testing and engineering best practices

Desirable

Experience delivering enterprise data transformation programmes.
Financial services experience is beneficial but not essential.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

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Cloud Architect (AWS)

Posted
£700 - £800 per day
Bristol 1 day per week.
Contract

Infrastructure/Cloud Architect (AWS)
Hybrid – 1 day per week on site in Bristol.
£700-£850 per day (umbrella engagement)

Our client, a leading organisation based in Bristol, is looking to hire a Cloud Architect with an Infrastructure Architect background.

The primary purpose of the role is to own and develop the technical architecture for our client’s infrastructure.

Responsible for leading, developing and optimising infrastructure platforms to support our client’s digital strategy. The successful candidate will focus on ensuring the technical architecture supports security, scalability, reliability and cost effectiveness across platforms.

The role holder will have technical authority for infrastructure architecture topics and will collaborate with the wider digital technology, engineering and architecture teams.

General responsibilities: –

Mature infrastructure technical architecture, defining architectural standards and best practices for deployment and management
Develop and maintain reference architecture assets, including roadmaps, blueprints.
Lead architectural designs for secure and scalable infrastructure ensuring resilience and cost efficiency.
Collaborate with security, compliance, and engineering teams to ensure seamless integration with existing and future infrastructure platforms
Develop and mature robust technical governance for infrastructure and cloud.
Advise on infrastructure topics, migration strategies and platform solutions, cloud native and hybrid.
Support operational and engineering colleagues through identifying opportunities to simplify legacy systems, automate processes, and improve security and performance using cloud-native.
Ensure compliance with relevant frameworks, including ISO 27001, PCI DSS.
Support infrastructure capabilities internally through the mentoring of technical teams such as Digital Operations and Engineering, on design best practices, DevOps, and infrastructure-as-code approaches

Skills and experience required: –

In-depth infrastructure expertise across security, networking, databases and storage.
Experience with Windows (Unix OS desirable)
Relevant exposure to leading cloud providers, in particular AWS.
Virtualisation, containerisation, orchestration and serverless architectures
Evidence of successfully simplifying legacy infrastructure and migrating to hybrid and cloud-native platforms
Awareness and use of architectural frameworks

Please note, engagement is via umbrella company only; all tax and NI will be deducted at source.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

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Digital Solution Architect

Posted October 2, 2026
£600 - £650 per day
Once / Twice a week on site to either Gloucester or London
Contract

Digital Solution Architect – Financial Services

Rate: £600 – £650per day Inside IR35 (Total rate to umbrella)

Duration: 12 months initial

Location: Birmingham or London – 2 days per week on site

We’re looking for an experienced Solution Architect to join a complex enterprise environment.

This role would suit someone who enjoys working across multiple workstreams and technologies. You’ll be responsible for shaping solution designs, engaging with stakeholders across the business and ensuring technology solutions are aligned with both immediate delivery goals and longer term strategy.

You’ll need to be comfortable operating in a broad architecture role, partnering with business leaders, delivery teams, engineers and third party suppliers to drive successful outcomes.

What you’ll be doing:

Defining end to end solution architectures across a range of projects and programmes.
Working with business and technical stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into practical solutions.
Producing architecture documentation, design artefacts and technical roadmaps.
Supporting delivery teams throughout the project lifecycle.
Ensuring solutions align with architectural standards, security requirements and governance processes.
Reviewing existing systems and identifying opportunities for improvement and simplification.
Providing architectural guidance and assurance across multiple initiatives.

What we’re looking for:

Proven experience working as a Solution Architect within large and complex organisations.
Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
Experience delivering solutions across applications, integration and data environments.
The ability to balance business priorities with technical considerations.
Strong understanding of architecture frameworks, design principles and governance.
Experience supporting large scale change and transformation programmes.
A pragmatic approach with the confidence to challenge and influence where required.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

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Cutover Manager

Posted
£350 - £650 per day
Leeds
Contract

Cutover Manager

Rate; Up to £650 (inside IR35)
Location; Leeds 2/3x per week onsite
Duration; Contract up to the end of 2026

We are currently supporting a large, complex organisation undergoing a major ERP transformation programme and are seeking an experienced Cutover Manager to lead the planning and execution of a critical go-live.

This is a pivotal role, responsible for developing and managing the end-to-end cutover strategy, ensuring business and technical activities are fully aligned, dependencies are understood, risks are mitigated, and contingency plans are in place to support a successful transition.

Responsibilities

Develop and own the end-to-end cutover plan and strategy.
Coordinate activities across business, technical, and third-party workstreams.
Identify and manage key dependencies, risks, issues, and mitigations.
Define and maintain contingency and rollback plans.
Lead cutover rehearsals and go-live readiness assessments.
Facilitate go/no-go decision-making activities.
Ensure effective stakeholder communication throughout the cutover lifecycle.
Support hypercare planning and post go-live activities.

Skills & Experience

Proven experience as a Cutover Manager, Go-Live Manager, Transition Manager, or similar.
Strong experience delivering complex ERP transformations.
Experience with Oracle ERP / Oracle Fusion is highly desirable.
Candidates with SAP S/4HANA experience will also be considered.
Demonstrable experience producing clear, concise, and detailed cutover plans.
Strong understanding of dependencies, sequencing, risk management, and contingency planning.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
Ability to engage confidently with both technical and non-technical audiences.
Highly organised, proactive, and delivery-focused.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.