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# Software Support Lead

- **Company:** Matched Group
- **Location:** Warrington, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, C Sharp (Programming Language), DevOps, Github, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Azure, MongoDB, Windows PowerShell, Azure Powershell, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Vba Programming Language, Bicep, Terraform, Azure Resource Manager
- **Published:** May 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/software-support-lead/56896700

## About the Role

* Experience in a similar role i.e. software support, product support, DevOps
 * Strong knowledge of systems with excellent problem-solving skills
 * Experience of leading or mentoring team members in a support or technical operations environment
 * Proven ability to triage, prioritise, and manage support workflows across multiple products
 * Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar)
 * Comfortable with automation and scripting - strong PowerShell, with working knowledge of Bash and Azure CLI
 * Understanding of infrastructure-as-code tools (ARM templates, Terraform, Bicep, or similar)
 * Secure configuration of infrastructure, including secrets and credential management
 * Basic SQL Server / Azure SQL administration
 * Backup, recovery, and business continuity experience, including understanding of RPO/RTO
 * Code literacy - ability to read and understand C#, VB, JavaScript, and other common application languages at a working level
 * Excellent communication skills, comfortable liaising with engineering teams, customers, and reseller partners

## Description

A well respected and award winning Software Vendor are looking for a Software Support Lead to take ownership of how they deliver support across product portfolio. This is a hands-on leadership role that combines technical depth, operational judgement and people leadership, offering the opportunity to shape how support and internal systems evolve as the business continues to scale.

You'll sit at the intersection of customer support and development, playing a critical role. You will also contribute to the stability and security of systems that underpin all products. As they continue to adopt AI this role will also help explore and build AI-enabled tools that enhance the quality and responsiveness of product support.

Software Support Lead - Responsibilities

 * Lead and mentor a support team member, setting standards for quality and responsiveness
 * Work with our customer support and engineering teams to identify issues, ensure customer-facing teams have the right information, and ensure support tickets are triaged and prioritised appropriately
 * Identify gaps or improvements in escalation processes
 * Design, maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines alongside DevOps teams
 * Perform basic administration of SQL Server and Azure SQL, with awareness of MongoDB and Postgres
 * Explore and help build AI-powered agentic tools to improve support triage, response quality, and efficiency


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