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Role: Finance & Procurement Business Analyst 
Location: London (Hybrid)
Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance Required 
Type: Contract (Inside IR35)

About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Finance & Procurement Business Analyst to support a major digital transformation programme within an international defence and innovation organisation.
This role will focus on the analysis, optimisation, and implementation of finance and procurement processes using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (D365 F&O) and the Microsoft Power Platform. You will work closely with business stakeholders, functional consultants, and technical teams to deliver ERP solutions that improve operational efficiency and support organisational objectives.

Key ResponsibilitiesAnalyse and document current finance and procurement business processes.Facilitate stakeholder workshops and requirements gathering sessions.Translate business requirements into functional specifications and user stories.Support Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations implementation and enhancement activities.Assist with system configuration, testing, data migration, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).Collaborate with project managers, developers, and solution architects to ensure successful delivery.Support Agile/Scrum ceremonies and project delivery activities.Create process documentation, user guides, and training materials.Drive user adoption through change management and stakeholder engagement.Support the use of AI-enabled tools for requirements capture, process improvement, and business analysis activities. Essential Skills & ExperienceProven experience as a Business Analyst within Finance, Procurement, or ERP transformation programmes.Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (F&O).Experience with the Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI).Strong background in requirements gathering, process mapping, and business process improvement.Experience supporting ERP implementations from initiation through to go-live.Knowledge of finance and procurement business processes.Experience with UAT planning and execution.Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.Experience working within Agile/Scrum environments.Active SC Clearance or ability to maintain clearance.Eligible to obtain NATO Secret Clearance. Desirable SkillsMicrosoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Finance Functional Consultant Associate.PRINCE2, Agile, Scrum Master, or PMP certification.Experience working within Government, Defence, NATO, or highly regulated environments.Understanding of AI, automation, and agentic workflow solutions.Experience with large-scale ERP transformation programmes.
Interested?
If you are an SC-cleared Business Analyst with strong Dynamics 365 F&O experience and a background in finance and procurement transformation, we'd love to hear from you. Read less

Role: Finance Solution Architect 
Location: South Coast (Hybrid – 1 day per week onsite)
Type: Contract (Outside IR35)
Duration: 6 months

Role Overview: 
We are looking for an experienced Finance Solution Architect to support a major Workday transformation programme. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled architect with strong finance domain expertise and proven experience delivering solutions within Workday environments.
The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping the future-state finance architecture, ensuring business requirements are translated into scalable, efficient, and best-practice solutions.

Key ResponsibilitiesLead the design and delivery of finance solution architecture within a Workday environment.Partner with Finance, Technology, and Business stakeholders to define future-state processes and capabilities.Translate business requirements into robust, scalable solution designs.Provide expert guidance on Workday Financial Management, reporting, integrations, and data architecture.Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture standards and business objectives.Support implementation partners and internal delivery teams throughout the project lifecycle.Identify risks, dependencies, and optimisation opportunities across finance systems and processes.Drive best practices across finance transformation and ERP architecture.Skills & Experience RequiredProven experience as a Solution Architect within finance transformation programmes.Strong experience delivering one or more Workday implementations, ideally including Workday Financial Management.Deep understanding of finance processes, operating models, and finance systems.Experience designing integrations and managing data flows across enterprise applications.Strong knowledge of cloud-based ERP platforms and enterprise architecture principles.Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.Ability to engage effectively with senior business and technical stakeholders.Desirable ExperienceWorkday Financial Management certification or extensive practical experience. 9 Experience within large-scale transformation programmes.Exposure to retail or customer-focused organisations.Understanding of reporting, analytics, and finance data architecture.
Apply Now If you are an experienced Finance Solution Architect with strong Workday expertise and are available for your next contract opportunity, we would love to hear from you. Read less

Hardware Engineer
 
Location: Guildford (3 days onsite – Monday to Wednesday)
 
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Hardware Engineer to join a team developing wireless-connected products for the IoT market.
Working across the full product lifecycle, you will take ownership of hardware design from concept through to production, designing and delivering commercially deployed products that operate at scale. The role covers schematic design, PCB development, hardware verification, manufacturing support and regulatory compliance for cellular-enabled and connected devices.
This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer with a strong background in commercial product development who enjoys taking products from idea through to volume manufacture.
 
Key Responsibilities
Lead hardware design activities from concept through production.Produce schematics and support PCB layout, placement reviews and critical design analysis.Develop hardware platforms using embedded processors, cellular modules and low-power MCUs.Perform verification, validation and debugging of hardware designs.Create and maintain technical design, test and manufacturing documentation.Support regulatory and compliance activities, including RED and safety requirements.Collaborate with manufacturing partners to ensure successful product introduction and ongoing production.Review manufacturing quality reports and support issue resolution.Provide technical support and consultancy on hardware-related matters. 
Essential Experience
Power Design
DC-DC convertersLinear regulatorsPower over Ethernet (PoE)Low-noise power design for RF applicationsGSM transient load managementDigital & Embedded Interfaces
Experience with several of the following:
I2CSPIRS232RS485DDR memory systemsNOR/NAND FlashEthernet (10/100/GbE)USB 3.0PCIeSFPRF & Wireless Technologies
Cellular modemsBluetoothZigbeeWi-FiRF front-end designLow Noise Amplifiers (LNA)Power Amplifiers (PA)RF filtersHardware Development
Schematic capturePCB design and layoutHigh-speed PCB designHigh-frequency PCB designDesign verification and validationDesign for Manufacture (DFM)Regulatory compliance and certificationTest & Validation
Hands-on experience using:
OscilloscopesSpectrum analysersNetwork analysersRadio/RF test equipment 
Ideal Background
We're particularly interested in engineers who have developed products intended for high-volume manufacture and commercial deployment.
Examples include:
Consumer electronicsMobile devices and handsetsWearable technologyConnected devicesIoT hardwareCommunications productsWireless-enabled productsSmart devices 
What We're Looking For
Proven experience delivering products into volume production.Exposure to commercially driven product development environments.Experience balancing performance, manufacturability and cost.Strong understanding of real-world manufacturing constraints.Track record of taking products from concept to market.Experience supporting products deployed at scale. Read less

Role: Lean Six Sigma Consultant
Type: Contract (Inside IR35)
Duration: 6 months
Location: Stratford, London, UK (Hybrid)

About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Lean Six Sigma Business Transformation Consultant to join a high-profile Primary Market Oversight transformation programme within a leading Financial Services organisation.
This role will play a key part in reviewing and enhancing business processes, operating models, governance frameworks, and data management capabilities to support the effectiveness and competitiveness of the UK market.
You will work closely with business stakeholders to assess current-state operations, identify improvement opportunities, and design future-state processes that deliver greater efficiency, stronger controls, enhanced data quality, and regulatory compliance.
This is an excellent opportunity for a strong Lean Six Sigma practitioner who thrives in complex, regulated environments and has a proven track record of driving sustainable business transformation.

Key Responsibilities
Lead assessments of current-state business processes across multiple functions.Identify process inefficiencies, operational risks, bottlenecks, control gaps, and data quality challenges.Facilitate workshops, interviews, and stakeholder engagement sessions to gather requirements and validate findings.Apply Lean Six Sigma methodologies to drive process optimisation and operational excellence.Design future-state processes that improve efficiency, governance, scalability, and regulatory compliance.Develop Target Operating Model (TOM) recommendations, including process ownership, governance structures, and control frameworks.Identify and prioritise quick wins, medium-term improvements, and strategic transformation initiatives.Assess automation opportunities and recommend process digitisation solutions.Enhance data governance, reporting, and information management capabilities.Produce high-quality process maps, gap analyses, recommendations, and executive-level presentations.Develop practical implementation roadmaps and change plans to support successful delivery.Work collaboratively with senior stakeholders to build consensus and drive adoption of new ways of working.
Required Experience

Essential
Proven experience delivering Lean Six Sigma-led transformation programmes.Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.Strong background in process improvement, process re-engineering, and operational excellence.Experience designing and implementing Target Operating Models (TOMs).Expertise in current-state and future-state process mapping.Strong stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills.Experience identifying governance, risk, and control improvements.Ability to translate complex business challenges into practical recommendations and solutions.Excellent communication and presentation skills.Experience working within complex and highly regulated environments.
Highly Desirable
Financial Services experience.Capital Markets or Market Oversight experience.Regulatory change or compliance transformation experience.Data governance and data quality improvement experience.Business transformation consulting background.
Key Skills
Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt / Black Belt)Process ImprovementBusiness TransformationOperational ExcellenceTarget Operating Model (TOM)Process Mapping & AnalysisStakeholder ManagementWorkshop FacilitationGovernance, Risk & ControlsData GovernanceRegulatory ComplianceContinuous ImprovementBusiness Process Re-engineeringChange ManagementFinancial Services
Apply Now
If you are a result driven Lean Six Sigma professional with a passion for business transformation and process excellence, we'd love to hear from you. Read less

Business Architect | Financial Services | £500 | Inside IR35 | 6 Months Initial | Hybrid Remote
 
We’re recruiting for an experienced Business Architect for a 6-Month contract role with likelihood of extension. This position will play a vital part in supporting one of our key clients ongoing financial services and regulatory projects. This position is determined as Inside IR35 paying circa £500 per day and is offered on a hybrid remote basis requiring 1-2 days per week of onsite work in Stratford.
 
Key Requirements
 
Proven Business Architect experience delivering change within complex organisations.Strong Financial Services or highly regulated industry transformation background.Excellent stakeholder management skills across senior business and technology teams.Experience designing Target Operating Models for large-scale transformation programmes.Strong workshop facilitation skills driving consensus and business outcomes.Demonstrable experience completing Architecture Impact Assessments and governance activities.Knowledge of business architecture frameworks and enterprise modelling tools.Professional certifications preferred, including BCS, CBA or equivalent qualifications.
If this Financial Services Transformation Business Architect role sounds like a good fit and you’d like to know more, please apply with your most up‑to‑date CV and I’ll be in touch.
 
Business Architect | Financial Services | £500 | Inside IR35 | 6 Months Initial | Hybrid Remote Read less

D365 Functional Consultant (Integration Focus) - OUTSIDE IR35 - Hybrid working London & WFH

We're supporting a growing business undertaking a key CRM and business systems transformation programme. This Outside IR35 contract will focus on optimising Mercury CRM and Microsoft Dynamics 365, redesigning approval workflows, improving automation and reporting, and delivering a critical Mercury-to-Tempest finance integration project.
The successful consultant will bring hands-on experience of CRM configuration, workflow automation, systems integration, data migration and business process improvement. You'll work closely with operational, finance and technology stakeholders to deliver meaningful change, improve internal capability and reduce reliance on external CRM support.

EssentialMicrosoft Dynamics 365 CE administration or functional consulting experienceCRM workflow and approval process redesignCRM-to-finance system integration project deliveryData migration, validation and reconciliation experienceProcess mapping and business analysis skillsPower Automate and Power Apps experienceUAT, go-live and cutover supportStakeholder engagement across operations, finance and sales teamsHighly DesirableMercury CRM experienceRecruitment technology sector experienceTempest experienceSourceWhale experienceReporting and dashboard developmentKnowledge of recruitment compliance workflowsIf you're interested in this role please send your cv to [email protected] Read less

Contract Data Architect - Retail 
Opus have partnered with a leading Tech Consultancy to support them in their need for a seasoned Data Architect with recent domain knowledge gained within the retail sector. You'll be supporting on a major programme of work focused on the end-to-end implementation of Blue Yonder, a supply chain management system / solution.  
Pay Rate: £575 per day, Outside IR35
On-site Presence: 2 days per week in London Offices 
Project Length: 6 months (program scope likely to yield extension after this) 
Start Date: ASAP

Contractor Specification: 
Proven (6 years') contracting experience as a Data Architect / Senior Data ArchitectMinimum of 2 (ideally recent) years' of retail project / programme experience Strong retail supply chain related experience Deep understanding of WMS (warehouse management systems)Strong implementation expertise with a broad, modern tech stack Excellent stakeholder management with proven experience collaborating with developers, engineers and platform engineers to refine LLDs as part of the delivery lifecycle Ability to influence suppliers and engineers to make implementation suggestions and recommendations Nice to have:
 Experience with Blue Yonder, ideally, you'll have been instrumental working on the end-to-end implementation.  
Please apply now to register your interest. 
Thanks,
Adam Akhtar | Opus Recruitment Solutions Read less

Contract Solution Architect - Order Management System (OMS) Transformation

Opus have exclusively partnered with one of our leading digital tech consultancies, who're currently supporting a global client with their urgent need to backfill a Solution Architect (on contract), due to recent departure from the business. 

Contract Details: 

Duration: ~5 months (until the end of 2026)
Pay Rate: Up to £450 per day, Inside IR35.  
Working Patterns: 1 day p/w in Milton Keynes office, 4 days working remotely 
Start Date: Immediate start 
Interview Structure: Up to 2 stages, initial screening with Head of Data over Teams, this week, with a possible final stage with end-client. 

Project Details: 

We require an experienced Solution Architect to support on a major enterprise transformation programme which is centred around the migration of a complex Order Management System (OMS). 

For this role, you'll need to have a strong track record in the delivery of solution architecture for large scale transformation with technical stakeholder management skills and the ability to design and implement end-to-end solutions. 

Core Skills & Experience: 
Proven experience working as a Solution Architect to deliver complex (large-scale) transformation / migration programmes Strong integration Architecture experience (APIS, middleware, messaging and event-driven architectures). Experience designing and supporting complex data migration (including data quality, reconciliation, migration planning, operational readiness, hypercare etc.) Excellent stakeholder management and communication for complex programme environments, you'll come equipped with a broad understanding of application, data, infrastructure and security architecture Desierable Skills & Experience:

Experience with Order Management Systems (OMS) Involvement in OMS replacement or modernisation programmes of work 
Please apply now to register your interest. 
Thanks,
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Contract Solution Architect (payments & digital platforms)

Opus have exclusively partnered with one of our leading digital tech consultancies, who're currently supporting a global client with their urgent need to backfill a Solution Architect (on contract), due to recent departure from the business. 

Contract Details: Duration: ~5 months (until the end of 2026)
Pay Rate: Up to £450 per day, Inside IR35.  
Working Patterns: 1 day p/w in Milton Keynes office, 4 days working remotely 
Start Date: Immediate start 
Interview Structure: Up to 2 stages, initial screening with Head of Data over Teams, this week, with a possible final stage with end-client. 
Project Details: 
We require an experienced, Agile Solution Architect who's well-accustomed to handle Cloud Native workloads to support in the delivery across:
Enterprise Payments Platform Digital Validation & e-signature Core Skills & Experience: 
Engineering-focused background with Cloud Native skills (e.g. Azure, AWS)Experience working as a Solution Architect on enterprise digital platform transformation programmes. Proven cloud-native architecture experience (APIs, microservices)Skills in designing secure, cloud-native solutions on Azure and/or AWS Knowledge of API-first modern architecture practices and distributed systems, able to produce solution designs and documentation. Excellent communication & stakeholder management skills. 

Desirable Skills & Experience:
Payments project/programme experienceHands-on experience with digital identity, e-signature or customer onboarding solutions .NET Skills UML, ArchiMate or similar  
Please apply now to register your interest. Thanks,
Adam Akhtar Read less

Data Engineer

Bristol | Hybrid (3 Days Onsite) 

Salary Benefits – £60,000 to £71,000 10% bonus, 33 days holiday, pension, health

Career Progression Modern Tech Stack

Pyspark | ML | AI | Databricks | Kafka | AWS

Are you a Data Engineer with strong Python, SQL and PySpark skills who is looking for the opportunity to step up and accelerate your career?

We're partnering with a market-leading technology business that is investing heavily in its data platform and is at the forefront of innovation within the smart housing sector. Processing billions of sensor readings every month, they're looking for a talented Data Engineer to join their growing team and help build the next generation of scalable data solutions.

This opportunity is ideally suited to a mid-level Data Engineer who is ready to take on more responsibility, work on complex technical challenges, and gain exposure to cutting-edge technologies including Databricks, Kafka, Streaming, AI and Machine Learning.

The Opportunity
You'll be joining a collaborative team of engineers and data specialists working on large-scale, real-time data platforms. This is a business that embraces new technologies and encourages engineers to learn, innovate and have a genuine impact on technical direction.

You'll have the opportunity to:
Build and optimise large-scale data pipelinesWork with billions of data points generated from IoT devicesDevelop solutions using Python, SQL and PySparkGain exposure to Databricks, Kafka and streaming technologiesContribute to Machine Learning and AI initiativesWork alongside Data Scientists and Software EngineersInfluence architecture and engineering best practicesPlay a key role in exciting greenfield projectsWhat We're Looking For
Strong commercial experience as a Data EngineerAdvanced Python and SQL skillsStrong PySpark experienceExperience building and maintaining scalable data pipelinesUnderstanding of data modelling and database design principlesStrong analytical and problem-solving capabilitiesExcellent communication and stakeholder engagement skillsDegree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics or a related discipline would be advantageousDesirable Skills
Experience with any of the following would be beneficial but not essential:
DatabricksApache KafkaReal-time streaming technologiesAWS servicesClickHouseInfrastructure as CodeCI/CD practicesWhy Join?

This is more than just another Data Engineer role.

It's an opportunity to join a business that genuinely invests in technology, learning and innovation. If you're looking for a company where you can progress into a senior position, develop expertise in modern big data technologies, and work on exciting AI and Machine Learning projects, this could be the perfect next step.

If you're an ambitious Data Engineer with strong Python, SQL and PySpark skills and you're ready to take your career to the next level, we'd love to hear from you. Read less