Michelle Sutherland


​Michelle Sutherland is part of the delivery team here at Trust in SODA, where she specialises in connecting top-tier tech contractors with high-growth opportunities across Europe.

With more than eight years of recruitment experience spanning various tech sectors, including Data, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Resilience, and Software Engineering, Michelle has excelled in providing seamless talent solutions in markets across Africa, the USA, and Europe, with a primary focus on retained and permanent workforce solutions.

'I am excited to be part of SODA, a company that invests as much in its teams as it does in its clients – a commitment that truly sets them apart.'

 

JOBS FROM MICHELLE

Madrid, Spain
Java Developer - Business Rules/Drools
Java Engineers Location: Madrid (Hybrid – 3 days onsite, 2 remote)Duration: 12 months (extendable)Rate: €400 per dayLanguage: English & Spanish requiredAbout the Role We’re building a brand-new Java engineering team in Madrid to support the core technology team based in Switzerland. You’ll be joining a high-performing, collaborative group that’s modernizing workflows and automation for a leading financial organization. You’ll play a key role in designing and implementing workflow and business rule solutions that drive automation across the enterprise.What You’ll Bring5 years of Java development experienceStrong background with Flowable or Business Rules/DroolsExperience working within financial services or regulated environmentsA passion for innovation and clean code while maintaining compliance in a structured domainWhy Join?Help build a new engineering capability from the ground up in MadridWork closely with international teams across Spain and SwitzerlandJoin a diverse, entrepreneurial, and collaborative cultureHybrid flexibility with a central Madrid office (approx. 40 people total)
Michelle Sutherland Michelle Sutherland
Galway City, County Galway, Ireland
Senior Software Engineer in Test
Senior Software Engineer in Test Duration: Initial 12 MonthsLocation: Galway, Hybrid, 1 week p/m onsiteRate: Up to €390/dayAre you passionate about building high-quality, automated testing solutions that drive world-class digital experiences? Join a leading financial services organisation in Galway and help shape the future of their Institutional and Retirement platforms — where innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence meet. As a Senior Software Engineer in Test, you’ll work at the intersection of backend, cloud, and front-end systems, helping teams deliver faster, safer, and smarter. You’ll be hands-on with modern testing frameworks like Cypress and Playwright (TypeScript) and Karate and Selenium (Java). While the organisation is migrating toward a full TypeScript stack, both skill sets are valuable — but if you’re stronger in TypeScript, even better!What You’ll DoLead QA automation efforts across multiple systems and services.Design, build, and execute functional and regression test suites that keep quality at the forefront.Collaborate with engineers, product owners, and analysts to define acceptance criteria and improve release readiness.Contribute to development of minor features in UI or Mid-Tier components.Champion Agile, CI/CD, and automation-first delivery practices.What You Bring5 years in software quality engineering or test automation.Experience with frameworks like Cypress, Playwright, Karate, Selenium, Cucumber, RestAssured, or TestNG.Proficiency in TypeScript or Java (TypeScript preferred).Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, Jenkins, AWS, and modern delivery pipelines.A collaborative mindset, attention to detail, and passion for clean, efficient automation.
Michelle Sutherland Michelle Sutherland
Prague, Czech Republic
Global Data Migration Lead
Global Data Migration Lead – 12 Months in Prague (Remote in Europe) | Up to €600 per day | Enterprise-Scale Transformation  Ready to lead one of the most ambitious global ERP transformations on the planet — and do it all from Prague, Europe’s cultural and architectural gem?We’re searching for an Adopt Enablement Global Data Migration Lead — a technical visionary and hands-on strategist who can own and drive global data migration design, execution, and governance across multiple regions, systems, and stakeholders. The role will also require some office time with travel expenses covered. This is not your average data role — it’s a career-defining opportunity to lead at scale, shaping how data powers transformation across a worldwide enterprise. What You’ll Be DoingOwn the end-to-end global data migration strategy — from architecture and tool design to validation, cleansing, and governance.Define and execute the global migration framework, ensuring consistency across all deployments and data objects.Oversee LDC release execution teams, ensuring precision and efficiency.Align global and local data readiness, profiling, and reconciliation activities.Partner with global business and technology leaders to deliver clean, compliant, high-quality data. What You Bring10 years of ERP implementation and data migration leadership across multi-country, multi-system environments.Deep experience with SAP BODS, data migration tooling, and technical architecture.Strong international team leadership and stakeholder management skills.Fluent in English (bonus points for additional languages).A mix of strategic oversight and hands-on execution — you can design the playbook and get in the trenches.Knowledge of GxP and CSV environments. If you’re a data migration leader who thrives in complexity, inspires teams across continents, and wants to make a tangible global impact — this is your moment.
Michelle Sutherland Michelle Sutherland
Reading, Berkshire, South East, England
Site Reliability Engineers
Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) – OpenShift SpecialistsLocation: Wokingham (Reading) | Hybrid (60% remote / 40% onsite)Duration: Until 30/01/2026 – with potential extensionRates:Up to £390/day – SRE (x2)Up to £480/day – Senior SRE (x1)Up to £560/day – Principal SRE (x1)Clearance: Active SC Clearance requiredEngagement: Inside IR35We’re seeking OpenShift-focused Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) at multiple levels to support a major programme in the Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) sector. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a high-impact platform ensuring scalability, reliability, and security for essential systems. You’ll be part of a cross-functional engineering team, working with cutting-edge cloud-native technologies to automate, monitor, and optimize complex OpenShift environments.Key ResponsibilitiesCollaborate within Agile teams to drive automation, deployment, and infrastructure management.Ensure high availability, performance, and compliance of platforms and business-critical applications.Implement and manage observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Tempo).Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Helm or Kustomize.Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Tekton and ArgoCD.Support and troubleshoot OpenShift Operators (ServiceMesh, ODF, ACS, ACM, AMQ).Conduct security reviews and apply controls aligned with national infrastructure standards.Mentor team members and promote SRE best practices across teams.Work closely with vendors and internal IT teams to resolve incidents and improve platform reliability.What You’ll BringHands-on OpenShift and Kubernetes expertise (essential).Strong experience with Red Hat Linux environments.Scripting and automation skills (Bash, Python).Proficiency in Helm, Kustomize, and IaC practices.Proven experience with CI/CD pipelines and GitOps tooling.Solid understanding of security and compliance in regulated environments.Experience with VMware vSphere and hybrid infrastructure setups.Excellent communication skills and experience working with distributed teams.
Michelle Sutherland Michelle Sutherland
Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland
Data Analyst & Modeller
Contract Opportunity: Data Analyst & Modeller (Teradata Platform)Location: Glasgow (Hybrid, 2–3 days onsite)Duration: Initial 3 month contractRate: £430/day (Inside IR35)Clearance: Must be eligible for BPSSWe’re looking for a Data Analyst & Modeller to join a large-scale data transformation programme, working on one of the most complex Teradata environments in the UK. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on solving intricate data challenges, uncovering insights through SQL, and building robust data models that drive smarter business decisions. You’ll play a key role in discovery and analysis activities, tracing data lineage, evaluating processes, and shaping the foundation for scalable, high-quality data models. What You’ll DoConduct deep-dive discovery analysis across existing data processes and structures.Perform data lineage and usage analysis to support accurate mapping and future-state design.Use Teradata SQL and BTEQ scripts to interrogate datasets, uncover trends, and validate assumptions.Partner with business and technical stakeholders to translate data needs into actionable designs.Document findings, lineage flows, and key insights with precision and clarity.Develop and refine data models that align with business goals and technical standards.Identify and remediate data quality issues, inconsistencies, and performance gaps.What You’ll BringProven hands-on experience with Teradata SQL and BTEQ.Strong knowledge of data lineage, mapping, and process evaluation.Analytical mindset with the ability to synthesize complex data relationships.Solid understanding of data architecture principles.Background in large-scale data environments and cross-functional collaboration.Excellent documentation and stakeholder communication skills.Bonus Points ForExperience within financial services, consulting, or regulated industries.Familiarity with data governance frameworks or metadata management tools.Knowledge of other platforms like Snowflake, Oracle, or BigQuery.
Michelle Sutherland Michelle Sutherland
Galway, County Galway, Ireland
Agile Coach/Scrum Master
Agile Coach/Scrum Master – HIRING ASAP Start date: ASAP Duration: 11 Months Location: 1 week in Galway office, 3 weeks working from homeRate: €550 - €590 per day ResponsibilitiesAs a Scrum Master/Delivery Lead you will need to blend deep scrum expertise with a passion for constant improvement and Delivery Excellence.In partnership with the Squad Leader and Chapter Leaders you will maintain a backlog, help to remove impediments, and lead agile events with a view to leading the team to quality deliverables.You will have responsibility for release management coordination and participate in scaling ceremonies and activities as you manage inter-dependencies across squads and product areas.You will examine and drive team performance through metrics and find opportunities for the squad to realise their full potential.This role often requires coordinating the efforts of multiple systems teams to deliver a seamlessly integrated solution to our customers.Working collaboratively with Workplace Investing product partners and chapter leaders to enable delivery of the squad's mission through well-executed sprints.Key SkillsPrevious dedicated Scrum Master experience on Software development teams is essential.Accelerating overall squad performance, efficiency, and delivery by engaging within and across squads to find opportunities to improve maturity and metrics.Maintaining and updating squad performance metrics (e.g., burn-down charts) and artifacts to ensure accurate and clear feedback to the squad members and transparency to other partners.Manage and remediate team blockers, dependencies, and risks.Manage release plans of deliverables against milestones, capacity and delivering Business value, managing expectations with proper escalation, informing key stakeholders using appropriate reporting.Managing, coordinating logistics for, and participating in agile events (e.g., backlog prioritisation, sprint planning, daily meetings, retrospectives and as appropriate, scrum of scrums)Supporting adoption, and consistent use of enabling tools (e.g., Jira, Jira Align, Confluence, MS Teams, Miro)Organising and presenting ideas and information logically and concisely to a variety of audiences, including both technical and non-technical individualsWorking closely with the squad leader and development chapter leader to plan and execute on the highest priority work as per the product roadmap.Handling multiple, competing priorities simultaneouslyCoaching and mentoring complex squads, regardless of size.Participating in a community of practice and providing scrum knowledge to members of your product area and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement within the product area.Experience working with or in agile teams with good understanding of agile practices which lead to timely delivery of quality products,Experience working with software development teams,Experience of managing project deliverables, managing delivery dates and progressAdvanced Jira experience and knowledge of agile practicesBachelor’s degree/undergraduate degree/equivalent required,Certified Scrum Master (CSM) required,You possess excellent communication and people-interaction skills, can rapidly build trust, and positively influence others at all levels of the organisation,You demonstrate a continuous improvement approach,You are an effective facilitator and can brainstorm with the team to generate solutions that address challenges and roadblocks to accelerating value delivery.You are intellectually curious and passionate about learning new skills, and model a culture of continuous learning, mentoring, and coaching.
Michelle Sutherland Michelle Sutherland
Sindlesham, Berkshire, South East, England
OpenShift Architect
OpenShift Architect Duration: Until May 2026 Rate: £525/day (Inside IR35) Clearance: Must be SC eligible (Active SC highly desirable)Location: Wokingham (Hybrid – 2 days onsite per week) About the Role We’re looking for a seasoned OpenShift Architect to lead the design, build, and evolution of enterprise-scale OpenShift environments. This is a hands-on architecture role where you’ll shape the future of containerized workloads, drive automation, and enable continuous innovation across a complex hybrid infrastructure. If you thrive in high-performance environments, enjoy solving architectural challenges, and want to make a real impact on mission-critical systems — this is the opportunity for you. What You’ll DoArchitect and Design: Define scalable, secure, and resilient OpenShift architectures — from cluster topology to networking and storage.Migrate and Modernize: Lead seamless migrations of enterprise workloads to OpenShift with minimal downtime.Integrate and Automate: Connect OpenShift with VMware (vSphere, NSX), Pure Storage, and CI/CD toolchains to deliver a cohesive DevOps ecosystem.Secure the Platform: Enforce RBAC, network policies, and compliance standards across environments.Lead and Enable: Guide engineering and operations teams on best practices, optimization, and platform evolution.Continuously Improve: Enhance platform reliability, performance, and automation through continuous iteration.What You’ll BringDeep OpenShift & Kubernetes expertise – architecture, deployment, and scaling in complex environments.Containerization mastery – strong hands-on with Docker and container lifecycle management.VMware know-how – vSphere, vCenter, and NSX integration experience.Networking & Storage fluency – ingress, load balancing, DNS, persistent volumes, and dynamic provisioning.Automation & DevOps mindset – proficiency in Ansible, Terraform, Python, or Bash with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, ArgoCD).Multi-cloud exposure – AWS, Azure, or other IaaS platforms.Solid Linux foundations – expert-level administration and troubleshooting.
Michelle Sutherland Michelle Sutherland
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
BeyondTrust PAM Engineer
BeyondTrust PAM EngineerLocation: Dublin, Remote with some office time Rate: €900 - €1000 per dayDuration: Initial 6 months contract Are you passionate about securing the enterprise of the future? We’re looking for a BeyondTrust PAM Engineer to take ownership of designing, implementing, and optimizing cutting-edge endpoint and privileged access security solutions. If you thrive on solving complex security challenges and enjoy working with world-class technology, this is your chance to make a real impact.What You’ll Do As our BeyondTrust PAM Engineer, you’ll be at the forefront of our endpoint protection and identity security strategy. You’ll:Design and deploy BeyondTrust EPM/PMUL across Windows, macOS, and Linux environments.Implement least privilege and application control policies to strengthen endpoint defenses.Integrate BeyondTrust PAM with key enterprise systems — including SIEM, IAM, and vulnerability management platforms.Automate onboarding of assets and privileged accounts using APIs and custom scripts.Maintain and optimize PAM infrastructure, policies, and agent performance.Collaborate with security, compliance, and operations teams to align PAM initiatives with Zero Trust principles.What You Bring3–5 years’ experience in endpoint security engineering or PAM.Proven hands-on expertise with BeyondTrust tools — design, deployment, and policy creation.Strong grasp of Windows, macOS, and Linux endpoint management.Experience with Active Directory, Intune, SCCM, or Jamf.Knowledge of Zero Trust and least privilege principles.Scripting skills in PowerShell, Python, or similar languages.Bonus PointsBeyondTrust certifications (Password Safe, Privileged Remote Access, etc.)Integration experience with Splunk, Sentinel, or QRadar.Familiarity with compliance frameworks like SOX, PCI-DSS, or ISO 27001.
Michelle Sutherland Michelle Sutherland