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With over three decades of experience in the tech sector, we continually adapt to the ever-changing needs of our clients. We&rsquo;ve worked with over two-thirds of the world&rsquo;s leading companies, placing thousands of tech experts, from software engineers and data scientists to CIOs and CDOs.

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We&rsquo;re Harvey Nash, and we build amazing technology and digital teams.&nbsp;There are very few recruitment companies that offer the in-depth knowledge, network and enviable track record that comes from being totally dedicated to working in technology for over three decades. Our relationships with individuals and organisations span years and it is this intimacy with the technology sector that enables us to be so effective.

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From senior appointments through to recruitment and project solutions we are experts in&nbsp;technology talent.&nbsp;
There are very few recruitment companies that offer the in-depth knowledge, network and enviable track record that comes from being totally dedicated to working in technology for over three decades. Our relationships with individuals and organisations span years and it is this connectivity with the technology sector that makes us so effective.

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Why choose Harvey Nash as your independent Direct Sourcing Curation Partner?

From global enterprises to SMEs, we work with amazing clients all over the world to find you the best IT jobs in the market today. Here’s an example of some of the companies we’re working with at the moment.

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"At Lancaster University you will join an IT team whose technical excellence and ability to deliver is unparalleled. Our community of people are determined to deliver outstanding customer experiences, rooted in the latest technology, as we transform our University through our ambitious digital strategy. This is a very exciting time to join us, as we deliver a new five-year Digital Strategy, with the core aim being, Digital at Lancaster to be recognised as a global leader in Higher Education. IT Services play a pivotal role in this transformation. Our digital strategy will allow us to use data as a strategic asset, make use of emerging AI technology, drive new levels of security and sustainability, transform global experiences, and deliver sector-leading personalised user experiences. We’re ready to build our team with innovative and ambitious people, who can join our fun, friendly and inclusive teams. If you are looking for a role that allows you to grow and develop your excellent technical skills to change the world through education, research and sustainable action, then come and join us."

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"I’m excited to welcome new team members with a wide range of skills, experiences and backgrounds who will be able to lead, support and guide the next phase of our transformational development.With such a wide-ranging programme we have lots of opportunities available. We are a collaborative and engaging team, always learning new things that can improve the products and services that we deliver. You’ll bring capability and enthusiasm to support our ambitious vision, with a desire to make a real difference at all levels of skills and experience. We’re really excited to encourage people to join us to develop a sustainable and diverse team while supporting your professional and personal development.I look forward to receiving your application."

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We are delighted to provide bespoke talent solutions across the breadth of public sector. From academic institutions to local authorities we understand the unique challenges and intricacies to deliver and retain exceptional technology talent. Here&rsquo;s some examples of the organisations we&rsquo;re providing our public sector recruitment to:

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We understand that people are the core of technology, not just 'services or solutions'. For over 30 years, we have been finding the best technology talent for our clients, using every possible method. Today, our expertise goes beyond recruitment, as we offer a wide range of solutions to help you solve any talent problem. Whether you need executive search, contracting, outsourcing, or innovative partnerships, our expert recruiters will advise and implement the best solution for your business.&nbsp;Have a vacancy you need support with - simply click on the button and get started or explore our recruitment solutions below.

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From global enterprises to SMEs, we work with amazing clients all over the world to find you the best IT jobs in the market today. Here&rsquo;s an example of some of the companies we&rsquo;re working with at the moment.

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"At the University of Leeds you will be joining an incredible community of people determined to make a difference, whether that be through providing inspiring student education, supporting University operations or contributing towards innovative research. It is a very exciting time to join us, our ambition is to become a global leader in the use of digital technologies, data and digital approaches to support student education, global lifelong learning, research and innovation.IT Services plays a critical part in that ambition and we’re delivering two significant and far-reaching programmes that will modernise our technology and improve our cyber security capability. In our annual review you can see just some of the significant progress we’ve already made – now we’re ready to grow our team further and we’re looking for talented individuals to join our fun, friendly and inclusive team."

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Consultant

Hi, I'm Lewis and I'm a Consultant within the Technology and Business Transformation team at Harvey Nash.&nbsp;
I am based in the Edinburgh office and specialise in the Cloud and Cyber contracts market across Scotland. I am an expert in the contract market and cover a wide range of roles.
Example roles I recruit for include:
<ul>
<li>Cloud Engineer/ Architect</li>
<li>Cyber Security Engineer/Architect</li>
<li>Security Risk Advisors</li>
<li>SOC Analysts</li>
</ul>
My recruitment journey started in Yorkshire in 2018, before my move to Edinburgh in 2019, where I have continued to develop my knowledge within the Cloud and Cyber contract market, often attending local events to get connect with local experts.&nbsp;
Outside of work, I love all things football, I play in a couple of amateur football leagues on the weekends, as well as watch it at any given chance. I'm very sociable and will take any chance for a long weekend abroad to explore a new city.
The best piece of advice I've ever been given is, "Life is short, enjoy every moment!"

Lewis Wright

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Legal Specialist/Solicitor - Inside IR35 - Public Sector - Edinburgh/Glasgow Market Rates Duration - 3 months Harvey Nash's Public Sector Client are looking to bring in a contract Legal Specialist, you will use your advanced legal knowledge, including of various environmental regimes, strategic objectives to provide specialised legal advice and support to staff on specific areas of the law as it relates to and impacts on the business. Other Responsibilities<ul><li>Provide legal advice on complex matters to support in its input to Government on the development of new corporate legislation or policy relating to specific areas of law, or proposed changes to existing corporate legislation or policy.</li><li>Provide specialised legal advice on implementation of new corporate legislation.</li><li>Provide specialist legal advice in various area of civil and corporate law.</li></ul>Skills &amp; Experience Required<ul><li>Scottish Qualified Solicitor with current practicing certificate</li><li>LLB Degree and Diploma in legal Practice or equivalent</li><li>Specialist knowledge and skills in the interpretation and application of legislation.</li><li>Negotiation, influencing and persuasion skills</li><li>Creativity in developing innovative, problem solving solutions</li><li>Written communication - ability to demonstrate excellent and concise communication in complex and sensitive written documents. The type of documents will depend on the specific work allocated to the post holder but could include reports to the procurator fiscal, statutory enforcement notices, environmental authorisations, regulatory position statements, regulatory guidance, policy instructions and draft legislation</li><li>Oral communication - ability to explain legal requirements to non-legal staff.</li><li>Advocacy skills</li></ul>

Legal Specialist

AI Engineer - Public Sector - Outside IR35 - Edinburgh (Hybrid)
Day Rate - Market Rates
Duration - 12 months
 
Harvey Nash's Public Sector Client are looking to bring in a contract AI Engineer, this role will design and optimise AI prompts for extracting data from forms, fine-tune models for accuracy, automate end-to-end workflows, and manage production deployments.
&nbsp;
Key Responsibilities
Prompt Design &amp; Optimisation:
<ul>
<li>Develop and refine AI prompts to accurately extract data fields from structured and semi-structured forms.</li>
<li>Test and iterate prompts for different document types and languages to maximize accuracy and reliability.</li>
<li>Ensure prompt development is reusable and scalable across different use case scenarios</li>
<li>Work closely with developers, data scientists, and business analysts to align solutions with business needs.</li>
<li>Fine-tune AI models to improve performance across diverse document types and languages.</li>
</ul>
Workflow Automation
<ul>
<li>Develop automated pipelines for document ingestion, data extraction, and validation.</li>
<li>Integrate AI solutions with OCR tools and enterprise systems for seamless processing.</li>
</ul>
Deployment &amp; Support
<ul>
<li>Manage deployment of AI solutions into production environments.</li>
<li>Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and provide ongoing support.</li>
</ul>
AI Model Integration:
<ul>
<li>Collaborate with data scientists and developers to integrate prompt-based solutions into existing AI/ML pipelines.</li>
<li>Ensure compatibility with OCR tools and document processing systems.</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Required Skills &amp; Qualifications
<ul>
<li>Strong understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs) and prompt engineering principles.</li>
<li>Experience with document AI, OCR technologies, and data extraction workflows.</li>
<li>Proficiency in Python or similar languages for automation and integration tasks.</li>
<li>Familiarity with APIs and cloud-based AI services (e.g., Azure OpenAI, AWS, Google AI).</li>
<li>Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.</li>
<li>Background in NLP, machine learning, or data science.</li>
<li>Experience with form processing systems in finance, healthcare, or enterprise environments.</li>
<li>Knowledge of data privacy regulations and secure handling of sensitive information.</li>
<li>Demonstrated success in delivery across both distributed and hybrid on-premises and cloud technology estates.</li>
<li>Experience in managing both agile and waterfall projects.</li>
<li>Excellent interpersonal skills, influencing and communication skills.</li>
<li>Ability to apply a broad understanding of IT infrastructure and interdependencies to create effective, risk-minimising migration plans</li>
<li>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

AI Engineer

AI Architect - Public Sector - Outside IR35 - Edinburgh (Hybrid)
Day Rate - Market Rates
Duration - 12 months
 
Harvey Nash's Public Sector Client are looking to bring in a contract AI Architect, you will be responsible for the development and ongoing maintenance of the enterprise-wide AI technology approach alongside the delivery of the AI strategic roadmap.
&nbsp;
Key Responsibilities
<ul>
<li>Define the enterprise-wide approach to AI delivery, ensuring alignment with organisational strategy, architecture principles, compliance requirements - driving innovation and informing strategic decisions.</li>
<li>Evaluate and integrate diverse AI technologies and platforms (cloud, on-premises, hybrid, open-source, and vendor solutions) to meet different business needs.</li>
<li>Collaborate with enterprise, data, principle and solution architects to ensure AI capabilities are seamlessly embedded within the broader technology ecosystem.</li>
<li>Architect, design, and implement scalable AI solutions using Azure AI Services, including:</li>
<ul>
<li>Azure AI Document Intelligence</li>
<li>Azure AI Speech (speech-to-text, text-to-speech, speaker recognition)</li>
<li>Azure AI Translator</li>
<li>Azure AI Search</li>
</ul>
<li>Lead technical PoCs in areas such as:</li>
<ul>
<li>Multilingual speech transcription and translation</li>
<li>Intelligent document parsing and metadata extraction</li>
<li>Cognitive search across structured and unstructured documents</li>
</ul>
</ul>
Technical Requirements
Essential:
<ul>
<li>Demonstrable experience of shaping AI capabilities to ensure they are designed, implemented, and integrated in alignment with business objectives, technology strategy, and architecture principles</li>
<li>Proven track record designing AI/ML solutions with Azure Cognitive Services</li>
<li>Strong hands-on experience in:</li>
<ul>
<li>Python (data workflows, Azure SDKs)</li>
<li>C#/.NET (integration with enterprise systems)</li>
<li>React (frontend POC/demo apps)</li>
</ul>
<li>Deep understanding of:</li>
<ul>
<li>RESTful API design &amp; consumption</li>
<li>Azure AI service orchestration &amp; pipelines</li>
<li>Cognitive Search (keyword, semantic &amp; hybrid modes)</li>
<li>OCR, key-value pair extraction, and document layout analysis</li>
</ul>
<li>Experience building or deploying:</li>
<ul>
<li>Speech transcription pipelines</li>
<li>Document intelligence models</li>
<li>Multilingual translation solutions</li>
</ul>
</ul>
Desirable:
<ul>
<li>Familiarity with:</li>
<ul>
<li>Azure OpenAI Service</li>
<li>Azure Content Safety and governance policies</li>
<li>Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines</li>
</ul>
<li>Knowledge of court or legal systems (highly advantageous but not essential)</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Please note that you must be eligible for BPSS clearance.
&nbsp;

AI Architect

Quantitative Analyst - Inside IR35 - Perth (Hybrid) - Private Sector 
Day Rate - up to &pound;800
Duration - 6 months
Harvey Nash's Client are looking to bring in a contract Quantitative Analyst, this role takes responsibility to support, drive and represent EM Trading in the Systematic Trading Project that is underway with a core focus on the Strategy workflow and related dependencies. This strategic role will work closely with the Project leadership, in particular the Systematic Trading Project SME.
Please note that you must be onsite 2 days per week. Responsibilities * Work closely with the Systematic Trading Project SME from Trading to provide value across the project from the lens of a Quantitative Analyst responsible for parts of the Strategy workflow in collaboration with Trading Teams * Gain insight to our platform design and provide material input and impact to the technical implementation both for the core platform and the strategy workflow * Provide dedicated support to the project as a whole including non-technical members in workstreams tackling dependencies, including prototyping examples to make theories or complicated logic become tangible examples for project stakeholders * Provide a Quantitative Analyst skillset as a link between project stakeholders and the platform developers, with particular focus time with the Trading SME * Gain direct knowledge and exposure to Commodities Trading (particularly Energy) with a wide scope from asset to proprietary, signal generation to automated execution and all related dependencies Skills &amp; Experience Required * Programming: High proficiency in core languages such as Python and SQL (including data workflow from source to action, including schema design, persistence infrastructure etc.), as well as nice to haves including C#, .NET, C++ or otherwise * Development: Familiar with ITIL processes, Agile/DevOps practices, cloud operations, and tools like Visual Studio and Azure DevOps * Quantitative: Expertise in some of the following, statistical analysis, time-series analysis, signal processing, portfolio theory, optimisation, machine learning/AI * Systematic strategies: Exposure and some understanding of Systematic Trading and Strategies for signal generation, automated trading and the full strategy workflow * Trading/Finance: Expertise with full trade lifecycle, trade systems, trading tick data * Commodities: Nice to have, some understanding of systematic asset optimisation, market making and proprietary strategies

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