25 Specialist Professional Positions jobs in the United Kingdom

Our client, a respected educational institution, is seeking a highly knowledgeable Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Physics to contribute to curriculum development and student support in Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK . This role involves leveraging your in-depth understanding of physics principles to create engaging educational content, develop assessment materials, and provide expert guidance to educators and students. You will play a key part in ensuring the quality and relevance of our physics program.

The successful candidate will be responsible for reviewing and updating existing physics curriculum to align with current scientific understanding and educational best practices. You will develop new learning modules, practical exercises, and laboratory experiment designs. Creating clear and concise explanations of complex physics concepts, problem sets, and examination questions will be a core part of your work. You may also be involved in delivering guest lectures or workshops, and providing consultancy on teaching methodologies in physics.

We are looking for an individual with a strong academic background in Physics, typically holding a Master's or PhD degree. Significant experience in teaching or lecturing physics at the secondary or tertiary level is essential. You should possess exceptional communication skills, with the ability to explain intricate scientific concepts in an accessible manner to diverse audiences. A keen eye for detail, strong analytical skills, and a passion for education are crucial. Familiarity with educational technology and curriculum design principles would be a significant advantage. While the role is primarily based on-site, occasional remote collaboration might be required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and refine physics curriculum content.
• Create engaging learning materials, including explanations, examples, and problems.
• Design practical exercises and laboratory experiments.
• Develop assessment tools, quizzes, and examinations.
• Review and provide feedback on student work and teacher methodologies.
• Ensure accuracy and relevance of scientific information.
• Collaborate with educators on pedagogical approaches.
• Potentially deliver guest lectures or workshops.

Qualifications:

• Master's or PhD in Physics or a closely related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in teaching or lecturing physics.
• Expertise in core physics concepts and applications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to simplify complex scientific information.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities.
• Experience with curriculum development is highly desirable.
• Understanding of educational standards and assessment methods.

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Static Equipment Subject Matter Expert
Simply put at KBR, we do work that matter.
Every day, our people work together to deliver solutions that are helping solve the great challenges and opportunities of our time, including climate change, national security, energy transition and security, cybersecurity, space exploration, and more.
The KBR team of teams delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.
We deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in over 29 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results. At KBR, We Deliver.
KBR's global business comprises two main segments. This role sits within STS in the Integrated Solutions business unit.
Integrated Solutions is the engineering and project delivery group providing services which include front-end and detailed engineering, procurement, construction services, and program management primarily in the hydrocarbons and energy transition industries.
The energy sector is at a pivotal point in history. With traditional energy such as oil and gas needing to become more sustainable and the world looking to alternative energy sources, our engineers are at the forefront of this energy transition for some of the most prominent clients in the industry.
KBR is delivering innovative design and construction projects at the forefront of both energy transition and conventional energy markets. We work on some of the biggest and most complex energy industry projects around the world and our teams are some of the best and brightest in the industry.
The Opportunity
We invite a subject matter expert in tank and pressure vessel engineering to consider future opportunities within our dynamic team at KBR. This highly respected role involves extensive interaction with clients, project managers, suppliers, senior leadership, and our global network of mechanical engineers across KBR's international offices.
The successful candidate will provide technical leadership in the engineering of LNG storage tanks, atmospheric storage tanks, and pressure vessels. Relevant experience is typically gained through working for a consulting engineering firm or an end-user organisation.
What We Are Looking For:
+ A degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline. Chartered engineer status is preferred.
+ Proven track record as a subject matter expert on energy transition and petrochemical projects, covering concept development, front-end engineering design, and detailed design.
+ Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
+ Comprehensive knowledge of static equipment design standards relevant to energy transition or oil and gas sectors.
+ Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to collaborate effectively in multidisciplinary teams.
+ Full eligibility to work in the United Kingdom without restrictions or visa sponsorship.
KBR Company Information
When you become part of the KBR team, your opportunities are endless. Through collaboration with our customers, we're defining tomorrow's challenges, then providing the solutions and services to overcome those challenges, always maintaining our commitment to total safety and reliability.
At KBR, we partner with government and industry clients to provide purposeful and comprehensive solutions with an emphasis on efficiency and safety. With a full portfolio of services, proprietary technologies and expertise, our employees are ready to handle projects and missions throughout their entire lifecycle, from planning and design to sustainability and maintenance. Whether at the bottom of the ocean or in outer space, our clients trust us to deliver the impossible on a daily basis.
Working at KBR means being rewarded for your contributions. In addition to competitive benefits and professional development, our people are empowered to use all their potential, creating meaningful change for themselves and our clients. We attract the best minds in the world because our expertise thrives on creativity, resourcefulness and collaboration. That is how we supply our clients with cutting-edge solutions and services.
As the needs of the world change, we're ready to respond and guide the way forward with strategic, sustainable, and technological advancements grounded in more than a century of practical application and execution.
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Job Tittle: Dynatrace Subject Matter Expert - Data Resilience
Contract: 6 Months
Location: London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham (2 days a week onsite)
Daily Rate: Circa 900/Day
Working Pattern: Full Time

About Our Client:
Join a global leader in financial technology that empowers businesses to make, take, and manage payments seamlessly. With innovative solutions across omni-commerce in 146 countries and 135 currencies, our client is at the forefront of creating exceptional commerce experiences. They are dedicated to enhancing efficiency, security, and success for their customers.

About This Opportunity:
Are you ready to leverage your Dynatrace expertise to enhance the technical resilience of a leading UK

My Banking client is seeking to recruit a Dynatrace Subject Matter Expert on an initial 6 month contract to be based in either London, Manchester, Birmingham or Edinburgh (2x days per week onsite).

The Data Resilience team are working to deliver an initiative that will maximise the capability of the Dynatrace platform and ensure full End-to-End Monitoring coverage exists across the Group's business-critical applications. We are seeking a skilled Dynatrace Admin/Consultant to play a key role in the enablement of observability across complex, hybrid cloud environments.

The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Dynatrace implementation (SaaS and On-Premises), monitoring configuration, and AI-driven insights to support performance, reliability, and business alignment.

You will:

* Collaborate with Application Stewards and Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) to confirm the list of critical assets in scope for monitoring verification and enhancement.
* Collaborate with EMAS to analyse Dynatrace coverage of critical assets.
* Work together with all parties to identify opportunities for enhancement to monitoring configuration and capabilities across critical applications.
* Participate in the review of roles and responsibilities between teams for observability and make recommendations for improvement of the standards with an emphasis on Operational Resilience.
* Play a key part in providing an automatically maintained end to end business flow for each important business process within the Dynatrace toolset.
* Collaborate with Application Stewards and Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) to ensure altering configuration is optimal and fit for purpose.
* Participate in workshops with third party software suppliers to review observability standards.

What You'll Need:

* The ability to demonstrate your extensive experience in designing and configuring the following within Dynatrace:
o Application performance monitoring
o Anomaly detection profiles
o Alerting rules and alert profiles
o Synthetic monitoring
o Log monitoring
o Real User Monitoring (RUM) to capture and analyse end-user experience across web and mobile applications.
o Utilisation of Dynatrace Query Language (DQL) and Grail for advanced data exploration and analytics.
o Integration of Dynatrace with external systems via APIs in complex environments.

* Ideally, you will have leveraged Davis AI to:
o Automatically detect anomalies and performance degradations.
o Correlate events across the full stack for root cause analysis.
o Provide predictive insights and proactive recommendations.

Job Tittle: Dynatrace Subject Matter Expert - Data Resilience
Contract: 6 Months
Location: London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham (2 days a week onsite)
Daily Rate: Circa 900/Day
Working Pattern: Full Time

About Our Client:
Join a global leader in financial technology that empowers businesses to make, take, and manage payments seamlessly. With innovative solutions across omni-commerce in 146 countries and 135 currencies, our client is at the forefront of creating exceptional commerce experiences. They are dedicated to enhancing efficiency, security, and success for their customers.

About This Opportunity:
Are you ready to leverage your Dynatrace expertise to enhance the technical resilience of a leading UK

Job Tittle: Dynatrace Subject Matter Expert - Data Resilience
Contract: 6 Months
Location: London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham (2 days a week onsite)
Daily Rate: Circa 900/Day
Working Pattern: Full Time

About Our Client:
Join a global leader in financial technology that empowers businesses to make, take, and manage payments seamlessly. With innovative solutions across omni-commerce in 146 countries and 135 currencies, our client is at the forefront of creating exceptional commerce experiences. They are dedicated to enhancing efficiency, security, and success for their customers.

About This Opportunity:
Are you ready to leverage your Dynatrace expertise to enhance the technical resilience of a leading UK

My Banking client is seeking to recruit a Dynatrace Subject Matter Expert on an initial 6 month contract to be based in either London, Manchester, Birmingham or Edinburgh (2x days per week onsite).

The Data Resilience team are working to deliver an initiative that will maximise the capability of the Dynatrace platform and ensure full End-to-End Monitoring coverage exists across the Group's business-critical applications. We are seeking a skilled Dynatrace Admin/Consultant to play a key role in the enablement of observability across complex, hybrid cloud environments.

The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Dynatrace implementation (SaaS and On-Premises), monitoring configuration, and AI-driven insights to support performance, reliability, and business alignment.

You will:

* Collaborate with Application Stewards and Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) to confirm the list of critical assets in scope for monitoring verification and enhancement.
* Collaborate with EMAS to analyse Dynatrace coverage of critical assets.
* Work together with all parties to identify opportunities for enhancement to monitoring configuration and capabilities across critical applications.
* Participate in the review of roles and responsibilities between teams for observability and make recommendations for improvement of the standards with an emphasis on Operational Resilience.
* Play a key part in providing an automatically maintained end to end business flow for each important business process within the Dynatrace toolset.
* Collaborate with Application Stewards and Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) to ensure altering configuration is optimal and fit for purpose.
* Participate in workshops with third party software suppliers to review observability standards.

What You'll Need:

* The ability to demonstrate your extensive experience in designing and configuring the following within Dynatrace:
o Application performance monitoring
o Anomaly detection profiles
o Alerting rules and alert profiles
o Synthetic monitoring
o Log monitoring
o Real User Monitoring (RUM) to capture and analyse end-user experience across web and mobile applications.
o Utilisation of Dynatrace Query Language (DQL) and Grail for advanced data exploration and analytics.
o Integration of Dynatrace with external systems via APIs in complex environments.

* Ideally, you will have leveraged Davis AI to:
o Automatically detect anomalies and performance degradations.
o Correlate events across the full stack for root cause analysis.
o Provide predictive insights and proactive recommendations.

Our client is seeking a highly knowledgeable and dedicated Online Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Advanced Mathematics to contribute to their innovative e-learning platform. This is a fully remote position, allowing you to contribute your expertise from anywhere. You will be responsible for developing and reviewing high-quality educational content, including lesson plans, assessments, and learning materials, for university-level mathematics courses. The ideal candidate possesses a deep understanding of advanced mathematical concepts, excellent communication skills, and a passion for online education. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy, clarity, and pedagogical effectiveness of our curriculum.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop engaging and accurate online course content, including lecture notes, problem sets, and explanations of complex mathematical theories.
• Create and review assessments, quizzes, and examinations to evaluate student comprehension.
• Provide clear and concise explanations for advanced mathematical topics such as calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, abstract algebra, and real analysis.
• Collaborate with instructional designers to translate complex concepts into accessible learning modules.
• Ensure all content adheres to academic standards and learning objectives.
• Participate in content review sessions and provide constructive feedback.
• Stay updated with current trends and advancements in mathematics education and online learning.
• Respond to student inquiries regarding course content if required by the platform.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the online learning experience.
• Adhere strictly to project deadlines and content development guidelines.

Qualifications:

• Master's or Ph.D. in Mathematics or a closely related field.
• Proven experience in teaching or tutoring advanced mathematics at the university level.
• Exceptional understanding of calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, and other advanced mathematical subjects.
• Experience in developing educational content or curriculum design.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts clearly.
• Proficiency in using online learning platforms and digital tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively in a remote setting.

This contract role offers flexibility in working hours and the opportunity to shape the future of online mathematical education from the comfort of your home.

Job Description: Subject Matter Expert and Learning Designer: IB Computer Science

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Learning Designer to develop and enhance an IB Computer Science course curriculum for the International Baccalaureate® (IB) Diploma Programme (DP). This role will combine deep expertise in computer science with extensive experience in IB DP Computer Science to create engaging, rigorous, and student-centered learning experiences that align with IB standards and philosophies.

Key Responsibilities

1. Subject Matter Expertise:

• Design, develop, and refine computer science course content, ensuring alignment with IB frameworks, including the DP Computer Science syllabi.
• Provide subject matter expertise in computer science topics, algorithms, data structures, computational thinking, and emerging technologies.
• Create inquiry-based, student-centered learning materials that reflect familiarity with the DP’s emphasis on academic rigor, critical thinking, and holistic development.

2. Learning Design and Development:

• Develop AI processes to develop unit plans and lesson materials that foster inquiry-based learning, encouraging students to explore computational concepts through real-world problems, such as developing software solutions in DP.
• Design assessment generation prompts and outputs that align with DP Computer Science assessment components, including internal assessments (e.g., Solution development) and external exams (e.g., Papers 1–2 and Option topics).
• Use clear instructions, varied instructional strategies (e.g., visual aids, interactive coding platforms), and culturally relevant examples to engage students from diverse backgrounds.

3. Collaboration and Feedback:

• Collaborate with other instructional designers, the client’s educators, and stakeholders to ensure the course is relevant and impactful.
• Revise content based on feedback from the team.
• Work as a productive team member of a part of the global, cross-functional team.

Qualifications Required:

• Knowledge of computer science concepts, including programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, C++), algorithms, data structures, databases, and software development methodologies.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and concisely for educational purposes.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Education, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3–5 years of experience teaching or designing curricula for IB DP Computer Science or related subjects. Proven track record of successful student outcomes in IB assessments.

Preferred :

IB Educator Network (IBEN) membership or certification (e.g., workshop leader, examiner, or consultant). Experience with integrating IB’s interdisciplinary units or service-learning components into computer science curricula.