Software Engineer Team Lead - Development in Cheltenham

Agile Engineering Lead - AI, Cloud & National Security Package - £110,000 – £120,000 + dv bonus + excellent package Location - Cheltenham - Hybrid Our exciting client is seeking an Engineering Lead to build and lead small, high-performing Agile teams (4–8 engineers) delivering secure, scalable solutions within the UK National Security (NatSec) domain. This is a hands-on leadership role combining architecture, software engineering, and team leadership, with a focus on Software, AI, data platforms, and cloud-native systems. Lead and mentor Agile engineering teams, driving high-quality, rapid delivery (DevSecOps) Lead the implementation of the "underpinning tech" for AI, including data pipelines. Define technical roadmaps and support cloud transformation (AWS/Azure) Strong leadership experience in software engineering teams. Proficiency in Python, Go, or Java (+ TypeScript/Node.js desirable) Expertise in AWS or Azure, Terraform, and Kubernetes (EKS/AKS) Strong grounding in SQL (Postgres) and NoSQL (MongoDB/DynamoDB) Desirable (AI & Data) Vector DBs: Milvus, Weaviate, Pinecone Data orchestration: AI frameworks: