Michelle Sutherland

Payments Solution Architect | Open Banking | 12 Month ContractLocation: Knutsford (2–3 days onsite, non-consecutive)Rate: £480/day (Inside IR35)Duration: 12 Month contractClearance: Must be eligible for BPSSWe’re seeking a Payments Solution Architect to design and deliver secure, scalable, and compliant Open Banking and payments solutions. This is a hands-on architecture role, ideal for someone passionate about shaping the future of digital payments, open APIs, and seamless customer journeys across cards, current accounts, and lending products. You’ll be responsible for defining technical blueprints, integrating complex systems, and ensuring a smooth flow from customer onboarding to payment execution — all within a highly innovative financial services environment.What You’ll DoLead the design and integration of Open Banking and payments platforms, ensuring they’re secure, compliant, and scalable.Translate business needs into robust technical designs covering data models, APIs, and distributed systems.Define customer journeys and onboarding flows that enhance user experience while meeting regulatory and security requirements.Collaborate with engineering and business teams to deliver end-to-end payment and servicing architectures.Ensure alignment with PCI, ISO 20022, and Open Banking standards.Stay ahead of emerging fintech trends to future-proof the payments architecture.What You’ll Bring Proven experience in Open Banking and Payments architecture — covering authorization, tokenization, and transaction processing.Strong integration background, working across systems, gateways, APIs, and third-party services.Hands-on design skills in:Customer journeys & onboarding experiencesServicing flows across banking ecosystemsLogical & physical data modeling across cards, current accounts, and lending productsDeep technical understanding of Java, Spring Boot, microservices, and cloud (AWS, GCP, or Azure).Strong OOAD, UML, and modern architectural pattern experience.Excellent communication skills — able to bridge the gap between business and technology.If you’re an architect who thrives in the fast-evolving world of Open Banking and digital payments — and you want to make an impact on the next generation of payment technology — we’d love to hear from you.

Senior Blockchain Software EngineerLocation: Galway |  Hybrid 1 week per month onsiteRate: Up to €400 per day Duration: 12 Months initial contract Shape the future of finance through innovation. We’re a forward-thinking technology innovation team focused on exploring and building next-generation digital solutions using emerging technologies such as blockchain, AI, and cloud-native systems. Our mission is to catalyze innovation, challenge conventional approaches, and create visionary products that redefine how people interact with technology and financial systems. We’re now seeking a Senior Blockchain Software Engineer to help turn bold ideas into working, scalable solutions.What You’ll DoDesign, build, and test prototypes and production-grade blockchain solutions.Collaborate with architects and innovation leaders to bring new ideas to life — from concept to pilot to scale.Work hands-on with smart contracts, microservices, and distributed systems.Partner with business and product teams to translate complex problems into elegant, technical solutions.Champion modern engineering practices — CI/CD, event-driven systems, and cloud-native deployment.What You Bring5 years of professional software development experience.Strong proficiency in Node.js or Java (bonus points for Go or Rust).Experience with React or Angular.Skilled in microservice architecture and RESTful API development.Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and AWS or other cloud platforms.Familiarity with Kafka, Oracle, or NoSQL databases.An interest or background in cryptography and blockchain fundamentals.

Data Warehouse Consultant – HIRING ASAPStart date: ASAP Duration: 6-Month Contract Location: 2 days in Dublin office, 3 days working from home.Rate: €450 - €480 per day ResponsibilitiesIdentify data requirements and data sources and engage with data owners and stakeholders to ensure data access and ingest.Design, develop, implement, and manage business intelligence reporting and Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) processes and environments.Design of data models and warehousing to best meet the requirements of DAFM Business Divisions and to maximise capabilities of available tools.Liaise with the business owners to monitor and report on project progression.Write and provide documentation including functional & technical specification and user guides or any supporting documentation required by the business owner.Provide training including presentations and facilitate/organise workshops as required.Maintenance and support of analytical products throughout their life cycle.Key SkillsExperience with real-time analytics and business intelligence platforms including the following software and database systems; Microsoft Power BI, Oracle, Cloudera & Hadoop.Oracle is a must-have.Using scripting languages to develop new insights from the available data. Including the following programming languages; SQL/ PL-SQL.Experience in designing, developing, documenting, managing, and implementing business intelligence technical solutions covering Data modelling and Data architecture design (both logical and physical).Experience in Data Warehouse design methodologies e.g. star and snowflake schemas, or equivalent.Implementation, ETL, data integration and data migration design and implementation and Data warehouse performance optimisation.Experience in data management best practices including demonstrated experience with data profiling, sourcing, and cleansing routines utilising typical data quality functions including standardisation, transformation, rationalisation, linking and matching.Experience in providing data that is accurate, congruent, and reliable, and ensure the information is easily available to users for direct consumption or integration with other systems.Experience supporting mission-critical enterprise BI Systems.Experience in delivering end to end BI systems.Experience of working within a Public Service Body to develop insights for data driven policy development.

Oracle eBusiness Suite Functional Consultant – Inventory & Order Management Location: Reading (Hybrid, 3 days onsite) Contract: 6 Month Initial contract (Inside IR35) Rate: £600 per day  Clearance: BPSS required A large-scale business transformation programme is seeking an experienced Oracle eBusiness Suite Release 12 Functional Consultant to focus on Inventory Management and Order Management modules. You’ll play a key role in enhancing inventory and cost management capabilities as part of a wider Oracle EBS implementation. Key Responsibilities:Configure and implement Oracle EBS R12 Inventory and Order Management modules.Work across the full project lifecycle – from requirements analysis and design through build, test, and go-live.Develop and manage interfaces between Oracle EBS and third-party systems or bespoke applications.Collaborate closely with functional and technical teams across Project Accounting, Procure-to-Pay, Accounts Receivable, and Core Finance modules.Contribute to process improvement initiatives within a large-scale transformation environment.Skills & Experience:Proven hands-on experience with Oracle EBS R12 Inventory and Order Management.Strong understanding of end-to-end business process flows and cross-module integration.Demonstrable experience in configuration, testing, and deployment of Oracle EBS solutions.Experience delivering within large, multi-stream Oracle transformation projects.Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.If you’re an Oracle EBS expert ready to contribute to a major transformation initiative, apply now to join a collaborative and high-performing programme team.

Delivery Manager – Integrated Marketing OperationsLocation: Remote (must be able to work US EST hours)Duration: 8 months (initial) – possibility of extensionA global biopharmaceutical organization is seeking a skilled Delivery Manager to join its Integrated Marketing Operations (IMO) team. This role will be responsible for planning, managing, and delivering a variety of creative and production projects across both digital and print channels. The successful candidate will bring strong creative agency account or project management experience, with the ability to manage complex workflows, multiple stakeholders, and fast-paced project timelines.What You’ll DoManage end-to-end delivery of up to 120 digital and print assets, ensuring quality, timeliness, and consistency across campaigns.Serve as the primary point of contact for internal brand and marketing teams, managing requests and communications.Plan project schedules, coordinate internal resources, and track progress through to completion.Work closely with design, creative, and production teams to ensure alignment with brand standards.Drive efficiency and continuous improvement across Integrated Marketing Operations.Deliverables Include Digital Assets: Videos | PowerPoint Decks & Templates | Reference Guides | Email Campaigns & Templates | Word Documents | Teams Backgrounds | Social Media Assets | Interactive PDFs | Playbooks | and more Print Assets: Posters | Stickers | Signage | Postcards | Flyers | and other printed collateralWhy Join?Join a globally recognized organization where your work directly supports impactful creative and marketing initiatives across a range of high-profile brands. You’ll collaborate with talented professionals in a dynamic and innovative marketing operations environment.

Senior Engineer  📍 Galway (Hybrid – 1 week/month onsite) 📅 12-month contract 💶 Up to €475/dayAs a Senior Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure applications and automation tooling. You will integrate security scanning, testing, and monitoring into CI/CD pipelines, enabling developers to release high-quality applications with confidence. You will work in a highly collaborative, agile environment, helping to establish best practices for secure development while contributing to the growth of a new squad. Key ResponsibilitiesDesign, develop, test, deploy, and maintain enterprise-grade applications and security tools.Build scalable applications on Kubernetes or similar platforms.Integrate security scanning and testing tools into developer workflows and CI/CD pipelines.Implement automation for testing and deployment, improving release velocity and system reliability.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish engineering best practices and ensure platform security.Required Experience & Skills5 years designing and developing enterprise-standard applications using Python, Go.Proficiency with frameworks such as Spring, Apache Commons, Angular.Experience with build and pipeline tools: Maven, Git, Jenkins, AWS CFT/CDK.Hands-on experience with Kubernetes or similar container orchestration platforms.Experience in cloud environments, AWS certification preferred.Familiarity with application security concepts: Pen Testing, SCA, SAST, DAST, WAF is a plus.Strong experience with unit and functional testing tools: JUnit, PyUnit, Mockito, Cucumber, Karate, Cypress, or similar.Hands-on expertise in automation and CI/CD pipeline implementation.This is a high-impact role with autonomy to influence architecture, tooling, and processes from day one. You will be part of a team that shapes the security culture for enterprise applications, directly impacting millions of users.

Job Brief: Senior Software Engineer in Test – Data  Duration: Initial 12 Months Location: 1 week in Galway office, 3 weeks working from home Rate: €350 - €400 per day A leading global financial technology organisation is expanding its data engineering and quality automation team and is looking for a Senior Software Engineer in Test – Data. This role sits within a newly formed group developing performance measurement and analytics software as part of a strategic data platform initiative. You’ll join a collaborative environment that encourages innovation, automation, and technical excellence. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in ETL testing, test automation, and complex SQL-based data validation, with a passion for building scalable test frameworks and ensuring data accuracy at scale. As a Senior Software Engineer in Test – Data, you’ll play a key role in designing, developing, and implementing automated testing solutions for large-scale data systems. You’ll focus on validating ETL processes, data transformations, and reconciliation between source and target systems to maintain data integrity. This role suits a hands-on engineer who thrives on automation, has a solid understanding of backend data systems, and enjoys working closely with developers to enhance product quality across the data lifecycle. Responsibilities:Design and implement automated test frameworks for data pipelines and ETL processes.Perform source-to-target data reconciliation and transformation validation to ensure accuracy and completeness.Develop and maintain complex SQL queries and database views for data validation and performance testing.Automate test cases using Java, Python, or another object-oriented programming language.Contribute to BDD frameworks (e.g. Cucumber) to define clear, maintainable, and readable test scenarios.Collaborate with data engineers, developers, and analysts to embed quality early in the development cycle.Participate in Agile ceremonies and CI/CD processes, integrating quality gates into deployment pipelines.Build tools and utilities to support data quality, test automation, and continuous improvement efforts.  Qualifications:Proven experience in ETL testing, including data reconciliation and transformation logic validation.Strong SQL expertise with Oracle and Snowflake databases for large-scale data validation.Proficiency in Java, Python, or another object-oriented programming language.Experience designing or working with test automation frameworks (Cucumber, BDD, or similar).Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, version control, and DevOps practices.Familiarity with ICEDQ or similar data testing platforms is an advantage.Exposure to big data technologies such as Apache Spark or AWS EMR is desirable.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to data quality and performance.Excellent communication and collaboration skills within cross-functional teams.

Senior Software Engineer Location: Galway (Hybrid, 1 week p/m onsite)Rate: €500 per day Duration: Initial 12 Months  About the RoleA leading global financial technology organisation is expanding its Institutional Technology function and hiring the final few members of a new team focused on building a next-generation performance measurement and analytics platform. This is a highly strategic initiative supporting a major Wealth Management Technology area. You’ll join a collaborative engineering environment that encourages learning, innovation, and technical excellence. The team values hands-on developers with strong problem-solving skills, a data-driven mindset, and a willingness to learn emerging technologies. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design and build scalable ETL data pipelines, distributed data processing systems, and performance measurement capabilities for large-scale datasets. You’ll work closely with other engineering teams across data sourcing, APIs, and producer engines to deliver high-performing, cloud-native data solutions. This position is ideal for an engineer with a strong background in object-oriented programming and data engineering who enjoys working on high-volume, performance-intensive systems.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign, build, and optimize scalable ETL data flows across Snowflake and Oracle environments.Develop and enhance big data processing frameworks using Spark (Java/Scala) running on AWS EMR.Apply infrastructure-as-code practices using Terraform to deploy and manage AWS infrastructure.Perform performance measurement, analysis, and tuning for distributed data systems handling terabytes of data.Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile/Scrum environment to deliver robust data engineering solutions.Contribute to DevOps pipelines using tools like Jenkins, Maven, GitHub, Docker, and EKS.Participate in design discussions, code reviews, and continuous improvement efforts.Skills & Experience Required5 years of software engineering experience with strong object-oriented programming skills (Java preferred, but open to Python, etc.).Strong experience with Snowflake and Oracle, focusing on ETL and dataflow design.Proven knowledge/experience with Spark (Java/Scala) and AWS EMR for large-scale data processing.Experience with Terraform for infrastructure automation (strongly preferred).Solid understanding of data modelling, performance tuning, and distributed system design.Exposure to AWS Cloud, Docker, and Kubernetes (EKS) environments.Strong communication and collaboration skills; comfortable working across multiple teams.Financial services experience is a plus but not required.Why Join Us?Opportunity to be part of a newly formed, high-impact team within a global financial technology leader.Exposure to modern cloud and big data technologies (AWS, Spark, Terraform, Snowflake).Supportive environment focused on learning, innovation, and continuous growth.