Role: Senior Data Engineer

Contract Length: 4 months initially

Day Rate: £700 (inside)

Clearance: Active SC or Eligible for SC

Overview:

We are looking for an experienced Senior Data Engineer to support the rebuild of a high-impact dashboard product, transitioning from an MVP in Amazon QuickSight to a flexible, code-first solution. This is a pivotal role in a forward-thinking, cross-functional team that is piloting smarter, AI-native digital delivery using tools like GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, and agentic assistants.

Key Responsibilities:

• Rebuild and enhance data pipelines with a modern, automated, and scalable approach.
• Evaluate existing manual pipelines and propose improvements or replacements using cloud-native tooling.
• Contribute to the design and delivery of reliable, high-quality data models and analytics outputs.
• Champion modern delivery principles (lean, agile, cross-functional) and product-oriented thinking.
• Embed AI-native workflows and support experimentation with tools like GitHub Copilot and agentic assistants.

Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience in designing, building, and maintaining modern data pipelines using cloud-based technologies.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Python and SQL for data engineering.
• Experience with dbt and a strong grasp of data modelling approaches (e.g., star schema, dimensional modelling).
• Public Sector experience
• Familiarity with orchestration tools like Airflow (or similar).
• Solid experience with AWS services such as Glue, S3, and related infrastructure.
• Proficiency with Git, GitHub Actions, and CI/CD best practices.
• Comfortable working independently and owning end-to-end data solutions

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply with your CV and I will be in touch ASAP.

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🚀 Hiring: Software Engineering Manager - Onsite (Hybrid) | Santa Barbara, CA

I'm working with a client building next-generation space systems for high-resolution Earth observation-powering mission-critical insights into climate change, global risk, and environmental intelligence.

They're looking for a Software Engineering Manager to lead a small, high-impact team (3-4 engineers) developing embedded software for autonomous, fault-tolerant satellite systems. The role is 60% hands-on technical leadership, 40% people management-ideal for someone who wants to guide architecture and code quality while mentoring a talented team.

🛰️ What they're looking for:

• 5+ years in embedded, high-reliability software development
• 2+ years leading engineering teams (technical + people leadership)
• Strong expertise in modern C++ (C++17 or newer)
• Experience with real-time systems, low-level optimization, and concurrency

🛠️ Bonus experience:

• Production-level Rust
• Robotics, flight software, or autonomous systems
• ARM/SoC, RTOS, or bare-metal environments
• Python, CI/CD pipelines, Docker

🚀 Hiring: Software Engineering Manager - Onsite (Hybrid) | Santa Barbara, CA

.NET Systems Architect - EnergyTech Trading | Austin, TX (Hybrid)

My client is a fast-scaling, tech-driven energy trading firm building its US presence with startup agility and global support.

We're partnering with a cutting-edge EnergyTech trading firm that's redefining how energy is bought and sold. They're scaling their North American tech team and looking for a .NET Systems Architect to help build the next-generation trading platform-one that's event-driven, scalable, and built for speed.

In this role, you'll stay hands-on while guiding critical architectural decisions, collaborating directly with traders, developers, and business teams. You'll architect systems that enable high-performance trading operations and support expansion into new markets, including physical gas.

What You'll Do:

• Lead architectural design and contribute directly to the .NET codebase.
• Develop a scalable, modular, and maintainable software ecosystem for real-time trading.
• Collaborate with trading, analytics, and ops teams to shape systems aligned with business workflows.
• Guide DevOps and infrastructure planning in a cloud-first environment.
• Drive architectural best practices and mentor engineering teams.

What You Bring:

• 5+ years designing distributed systems in high-speed industries like trading, energy, or finance.
• Deep expertise with .NET and event-driven architecture.
• Strong systems thinking mindset and microservices experience.
• Ability to balance hands-on coding with long-term architecture planning.
• Based in (or open to relocating to) Austin, TX.

Why Join:

• Architect and scale greenfield systems from the ground up.
• Join a high-trust, low-bureaucracy culture with real ownership.
• Work alongside brilliant peers in a collaborative and transparent environment.
• Competitive salary, generous benefits, and flexible hybrid work.

.NET Systems Architect - EnergyTech Trading | Austin, TX (Hybrid)

UKG Solution Architect / 6 months initial / Fully Remote

One of our customers is currently in the middle of a global UKG rollout and is looking for a UKG Solution Architect / Technical Lead to support the programme.

In this role, you'll be responsible for designing and validating the UKG solution end to end - ensuring it's scalable, functionally and technically sound, integration-ready, and aligned with business requirements.
The ideal candidate will have a strong mix of strategic and technical capabilities, along with hands-on UKG Pro experience. You'll need to help align the solution across multiple countries, offer guidance, and be comfortable making changes yourself where required.

Freelance / Remote
Initial 3-6 month contract
Start: ASAP

UKG Solution Architect / 6 months initial / Fully Remote

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Lawrence Harvey are partnered with a Global business that are looking for a Payroll Test Analyst to join an ongoing project from mid August. The role will predominantly involve the testing of ADP Payroll and SuccessFactors Employee Central.

This is an initial 2 month contract that is paying £500 Outside IR35 and is fully remote.

Please note: as this is a short term project you will need to hit the ground running - therefore successful candidates must have recent Payroll Testing experience.

Experience:

• Develop and execute detailed test plans, test cases, and test scripts for payroll-related processes within ADP and SuccessFactors Employee Central.
• Perform end-to-end testing, including regression, integration, user acceptance (UAT), and parallel payroll testing.
• Collaborate with HR, Payroll, IT, and third-party vendors to gather requirements and understand system configurations.
• Validate data interfaces and integrations between SuccessFactors EC and ADP, including employee data, compensation, time management, and tax information.
• Analyse and troubleshoot test results, identify root causes, and work with technical teams to resolve defects.

If you are available at short notice, please apply with your latest CV.

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