At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team to design and develop bespoke software solutions for complex challenges.
- Company: Join a leading specialist technical consultancy with a collaborative Agile culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible hours, hybrid work, training budget, and career coaching.
- Other info: Enjoy a supportive environment with regular social events and self-directed career progression.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on government projects while advancing your technical skills.
- Qualifications: Strong Java and AWS experience, plus leadership and full-stack development skills.
The predicted salary is between 59850 - 73150 £ per year.
Are you an experienced Senior Software Engineer or Technical Lead who enjoys remaining hands-on while guiding teams and shaping technical solutions? A leading specialist technical consultancy is looking for a Software Technical Lead to join a live Central Government project. You will work within a collaborative Agile team, building bespoke software that solves complex operational challenges.
What you'll be doing:
- Leading and supporting a team of software engineers
- Designing, developing and testing bespoke software solutions
- Providing technical direction and communicating clearly with clients
- Producing solution architectures and technical designs
- Building full-stack applications using Java, JavaScript, React and TypeScript
- Designing and deploying cloud-based solutions, primarily using AWS
- Creating continuous integration pipelines using tools such as GitLab
- Working across the full software development lifecycle, from requirements and architecture through to delivery, support and maintenance
- Deploying software into public and private cloud environments
- Promoting high standards of software quality, security and engineering practice
What we're looking for:
- You will be a hands-on Senior Engineer or Technical Lead with:
- Strong commercial Java development experience
- Good experience designing and building solutions in AWS
- Full-stack development experience using JavaScript, React and TypeScript
- Previous experience leading engineers or providing technical direction
- An understanding of software architecture and technical design
- Experience working throughout the full software development lifecycle
- Strong communication and stakeholder-engagement skills
- The ability to understand customer challenges and translate them into practical technical solutions
- Consultancy experience would be helpful, but it is not essential.
Security requirements:
Due to the sensitive nature of the projects, the successful candidate must be able to obtain high-level UK security clearance. To be eligible, you must:
- Be a British citizen
- Have lived permanently in the UK for the last five years
What's on offer:
- Competitive salary of up to £85,000
- Flexible 37.5-hour working week
- Hybrid working, with the freedom to choose how often you work from an office
- Five days of external training
- Learning and development budget for courses, conferences and materials
- Access to a dedicated career coach
- Technical guilds for sharing knowledge and innovation
- Matched pension and healthcare package
- Regular social events
- Self-directed career progression within a supportive technical environment
The employer is committed to equal opportunities and creating an inclusive workplace. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process.
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