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Scrum Master – Contract

July 17, 2026/in Remote Working, Scotland Contract /by Chris Oddy

Contract Scrum Master – Medical Devices – Glasgow Area (Hybrid) – Up to £75ph Inside IR35 – 12 Months

Are you a Scrum Master who adapts to the team in front of you, rather than reaching for the textbook?

Our client is a global medical device business whose software directly impacts patient outcomes. Their Scotland based development team has recently gone through significant growth – roughly doubling in size, within a wider delivery ecosystem that has grown even further and they need a dedicated, full-time Scrum Master to help this bigger team gel, structure itself, and deliver.

What makes this role different

The hiring managers were clear: they don’t want someone who arrives and announces “you’re doing it wrong.” They want someone who says “show me what you do, and let me work out how I can help.” You’ll be a supporting player who lifts the whole team – not a project leader, and not a technical lead. Project leadership is already in place. This is about process, flow, and helping the team create value.

What you’ll be doing

Facilitating all Scrum ceremonies across multiple newly formed teams, keeping them productive and timeboxed
Coaching the team in self-management, cross-functionality, and conflict resolution as they settle into their new structure
Using Agile metrics (velocity, burn-down) to improve predictability and quality
Removing impediments, often working with external stakeholders to clear the path
Ensuring delivery stays compliant within a regulated medical device environment

What they’re looking for

3+ years as a full-time Scrum Master or Agile Lead in a software engineering environment
Proven experience stabilising a recently scaled or growing team – this is the situation you’re walking into
A coaching-led, adaptive approach: best practice shaped to the team, not imposed on it
Regulated industry background (medical devices, ISO 13485, IEC 62304 – or similar compliance-driven sectors) is a plus
Embedded software environment experience is a bonus, not a requirement

The details

Initial 12 month contract
Up to £75 per hour, Inside IR35
Hybrid working, office in the Glasgow area
Interviews moving quickly – this is the client’s top priority hire

If you’re the Scrum Master who brings the team with you rather than setting off a grenade, apply now or message me directly.

VP / Director of Sensing Science

June 2, 2026/in Greater London, Remote Working Permanent /by Chris Oddy

Location: Dagenham, Essex (2–3 days onsite)
Salary: £80,000 – £90,000 + benefits
Type: Permanent

An innovative technology company developing next-generation odour intelligence and sensing systems is looking for a VP / Director of Sensing Science to lead and shape its sensing and scientific R&D capability.

This is a rare opportunity to join a rapidly growing, venture-backed business that combines advanced sensor technology, AI/ML, data science and chemical sensing to build products capable of detecting and interpreting biological and environmental signals in ways not previously possible.

The company has recently completed an oversubscribed seed funding round and already has commercial products in the market, alongside an expanding pipeline across pest control, agriculture, animal health and future public health applications.

What the business does

The company develops intelligent sensing platforms that analyse volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and odours using combinations of:

Gas and chemical sensors
Sensor fusion
Embedded systems and IoT hardware
Machine learning and AI classification
Data science and large-scale data platforms

Their technology is already being used commercially and the business is now scaling both its R&D capability and product development pipeline.

Projects range from smart pest monitoring systems through to animal health diagnostics and emerging human health applications.

The Role

This role will sit at the centre of the company’s scientific and sensing strategy.

You will lead the sensing science and R&D direction of the business, bringing greater scientific rigour, technical leadership and coordination across sensing, experimentation, hardware integration and data science.

You’ll work closely with engineering, firmware, software and data science teams to guide how sensors are selected, tested, integrated and optimised within real-world products.

This is a highly technical leadership role rather than a pure management position.

The company is specifically looking for someone with deep sensor expertise who can bridge the gap between:

Sensor technologies
Experimental design
Product development
Data interpretation
Machine learning outputs
Hardware integration

You’ll help shape how sensing technologies are deployed across a broad range of applications and products.

What You’ll Be Doing

Leading the company’s sensing science and R&D function
Managing and mentoring multidisciplinary scientific teams
Defining experimental design and testing methodologies
Guiding sensor selection for new product applications
Evaluating sensor performance, limitations and deployment suitability
Working closely with hardware and engineering teams on sensor integration
Collaborating with data scientists to interpret sensor outputs and improve ML models
Helping turn early-stage concepts into scalable commercial products
Supporting the development of the company’s growing sensing and AI platform
Influencing future hiring and technical direction within the business

The role will also involve working with external partners and customers on “discovery” projects, where the company develops bespoke sensing solutions for new commercial applications.

Examples of projects include:

Pest detection and monitoring
Agricultural sensing
Companion animal diagnostics
Environmental monitoring
Public health and disease detection
Odour and VOC analysis

What They’re Looking For

The ideal candidate will combine strong scientific credibility with practical product development experience.

You do not need to be an expert in every area, but you must have deep expertise in sensing technologies and understand how sensor data is used in real-world systems.

Likely background areas:

Sensor technologies
Gas sensing
Chemical sensing
VOC sensing
Embedded sensing systems
Sensor fusion
Analytical chemistry
Chemical ecology
Machine learning for sensor systems
Scientific R&D leadership

Experience they are particularly interested in:

Managing scientific or technical R&D teams
Working with multidisciplinary engineering teams
Productising sensing technologies
Translating research into commercial products
Working with data science / ML teams
Designing experiments and interpreting scientific data

Sensor technologies of interest include:

Metal oxide gas sensors
MEMS sensors
Electrochemical sensors
PID sensors
FBAR sensors

The company understands this is an extremely niche hire, so they are open to candidates from academia, research organisations or commercial environments — provided you can combine scientific depth with practical, hands-on product thinking.

Curiosity, adaptability and the ability to learn quickly are considered just as important as ticking every technical box.

Working Arrangement

Based in Dagenham, Essex
2–3 days per week onsite
Some travel to Scotland to work with the data science team
Hybrid flexibility available

Why Join?

Opportunity to shape a genuinely unique sensing technology platform
Work on cutting-edge AI and sensor-driven products
Join a business already generating commercial revenue
Significant influence over technical direction and future growth
Diverse applications across multiple industries
Fast-growing, well-funded technology environment
Chance to work on technology with major long-term public health potential

Contract DevOps Engineer – Embedded

April 2, 2026/in Remote Working, Scotland Contract /by Chris Oddy

12 month contract | Glasgow – 3 days onsite | Up to £80ph – Inside IR35

We’re recruiting for a senior DevOps Engineer to support a growing engineering team working on embedded software and connected hardware systems.

This is a hands-on role focused on CI/CD, build and release pipelines, tooling, and test infrastructure for embedded products. You’ll work closely with Software, QA and Hardware teams to improve and maintain a robust delivery environment.

This opportunity would suit someone with experience in embedded systems, electronics-led environments, hardware-connected software, or HIL / hardware-based test setups.

The Role

You’ll be responsible for supporting and improving the DevOps and tooling environment that underpins embedded software delivery.

Key responsibilities

Own and improve the CI/CD environment for embedded software delivery
Maintain and enhance GitHub Actions pipelines for build, test, release and deployment
Support build, packaging, artifact management and release processes
Help evolve tooling following a migration from Jenkins to GitHub
Support deployment and testing across hardware rigs / Raspberry Pi-based environments
Work closely with QA and engineering teams on test automation and build reliability
Improve code quality, pipeline stability and release traceability
Contribute to future improvements across cloud, virtualised or scalable infrastructure

What We’re Looking For

Strong background in DevOps, Build & Release Engineering, or CI/CD
Experience supporting embedded software, firmware, or electronics-based products
Strong hands-on experience with GitHub Actions
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
Good experience with build tooling, release tooling and artifact management
Strong scripting / automation capability
Experience working closely with Software Engineers and QA teams
Understanding of Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) or physical device-based test environments would be highly beneficial
Exposure to AWS / cloud infrastructure would be advantageous

Tech Environment

GitHub / GitHub Actions
Embedded software / electronic devices
Raspberry Pi test infrastructure
Jenkins to GitHub migration
Build, release and quality tooling
Potential AWS / virtualised environments

This is a great opportunity to join a team where the DevOps capability is already established, but now needs a strong engineer to help support, improve and scale it as the wider engineering function grows.

If you have experience in DevOps for embedded systems, hardware-linked software environments, electronics products, or HIL testing infrastructure, we are keen to hear from you.

Electronics Engineer – Contract

January 21, 2026/in Remote Working, Scotland Contract /by Chris Oddy

Contract Electronics Engineer – Product Test & Development

Rate: Up to £70 per hour (Outside IR35)
Location: East Glasgow – Hybrid (3 days onsite)
Contract: 6 months initially (likely to extend)

A medical electronics company is looking to hire a Contract Electronics Engineer to join an established engineering team. This role covers the full electronics product lifecycle, with a strong emphasis on electronics testing, characterisation and verification, rather than brand new electronics design.

You’ll work in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment alongside electronics engineers, mechanical engineers, embedded software engineers and scientists, helping to understand and improve complex medical systems.

The role

Work across the full electronics product lifecycle, from design review through to test and verification
Lead and execute electronics testing, characterisation and system level investigations
Develop and run test plans to assess performance, limits and system interactions
Review schematics and PCB designs and contribute to design discussions
Collaborate daily with mechanical, software and scientific teams
Support systems involving fluidic control mechanisms and optics

This role suits an Electronics Engineer who enjoys hands on hardware work and understanding how systems behave in the real world.

Skills required

Strong experience as an Electronics Engineer, covering both design and test
Solid electronics fundamentals with the confidence to challenge designs
Hands on experience with electronics testing and characterisation
Able to communicate clearly with non-electronics specialists
Curious, practical mindset and interest in electronics

Years of experience are flexible. The focus is on capability, attitude and the ability to contribute quickly.

Tools & environment

Schematic and PCB design using Altium
On site lab and test facilities
Close collaboration with other electronics engineers and wider engineering teams

If you’re an electronics engineer who enjoys testing, problem solving and working on real products, this is a great contract opportunity.

Data Engineer

January 8, 2026/in North West, Remote Working Permanent /by Chris Oddy

Role: Data Engineer

Salary: Up to £60,000

Location: 4 days remote, 1 day per week in the Burnley office

About the company

KO2’s client designs and delivers remote sensor technology for automotive applications. The business works with large volumes of data collected from multiple sources and uses cloud-based platforms to turn that data into meaningful insights for internal teams and customers.

The role

KO2 are looking for a Data Engineer to join a growing technical team. This role will focus on building, maintaining and improving data pipelines that bring together data from a range of internal systems, external APIs and cloud environments. You will work closely with colleagues who consume the data, ensuring it is reliable, well structured and fit for purpose.

This is a hands on role with a mix of data engineering, cloud infrastructure and light DevOps responsibilities. You will have the opportunity to help tidy up and standardise existing solutions, migrate or replace legacy components, and implement best practices across the data platform.

Key responsibilities

Designing, building and maintaining data pipelines in AWS
Combining and transforming data from multiple sources into usable datasets
Writing and maintaining production-quality Python code
Working with databases and data storage solutions
Improving existing pipelines through standardisation and best practices
Supporting CI/CD and infrastructure work, including CloudFormation and related tools
Taking ownership of solutions and validating that outputs make sense from a data and business perspective

Required experience

Strong Python programming experience is essential
Hands-on cloud experience is essential, ideally AWS
Experience working with databases and data-driven systems
Background in data engineering, analytics engineering or a closely related role
Ability to understand data logic and question results, not just move data from A to B

Desirable experience

AWS services for data engineering
CI/CD and DevOps tooling
Infrastructure as code, such as CloudFormation
Experience with Azure or GCP is acceptable if you can demonstrate the ability to transfer skills to AWS

The ideal candidate

You will have a solid foundation in data engineering and cloud technologies and be keen to continue developing your skills. You may not tick every box, but you will be curious, proactive and comfortable learning new tools where needed. Attitude, problem-solving ability and long-term fit are as important as existing technical skills

Location and working pattern

This role is remote-first, with four days per week working from home and one day per week in the Burnley office. The in-office day is typically Tuesday and is an important part of team collaboration. Candidates should be within a reasonable commuting distance to make weekly attendance sustainable.

Salary

Up to £60,000 depending on experience, with flexibility for candidates who meet the majority of requirements.

Apply today with an up to date CV for immediate consideration.