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# Technical Lead

- **Company:** WRK DIGITAL LTD
- **Location:** UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £45,000.0 - £60,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Audit Trail, Microsoft Azure, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Mobile Application Software, Node.Js, Release Management, Software Engineering, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Software Coding
- **Published:** July 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/technical-lead/wrk-digital-ltd-job107769123

## About the Role

* Experience in a Technical Lead, Lead Engineer, Platform Engineer or DevOps role

 * Strong cloud experience, ideally within Azure

 * Experience supporting and operating production systems

 * Hands-on experience with automation, CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code

 * Software development experience, ideally with JavaScript / Node.js

 * Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills

 * Comfortable working autonomously and taking ownership

Desirable

 * Experience in a startup, scale-up or small technology team

 * Mobile application experience

 * Experience introducing DevOps and engineering best practices

 * Exposure to AI-enabled products or services

 * Experience working in social impact, education or healthcare environments

## Description

They're looking for a hands-on Technical Lead who can take ownership of their technology platform, improve reliability and security, and help establish the foundations for future growth. You'll be their first in-house technology specialist, acting as the bridge between business needs, product development and technical delivery.

This is not a role for someone who wants to sit in meetings all day. They are looking for someone who enjoys solving problems, improving systems, writing code, automating processes and taking ownership of technology outcomes.

What You'll Be Doing

Service Reliability & Operations

 * Own technical operations and platform stability

 * Act as the first point of contact for production incidents and outages

 * Improve monitoring, alerting and incident management processes

 * Reduce operational risk through better documentation and processes

 * Work with external technology partners where specialist support is required

Platform & DevOps

 * Improve deployment processes and release management

 * Introduce Infrastructure as Code and modern DevOps practices

 * Build CI/CD pipelines and automation capabilities

 * Strengthen security, governance and auditability

 * Drive improvements in resilience, scalability and performance

Software Development

 * Contribute directly to platform development

 * Support and maintain existing Node.js services

 * Work alongside product stakeholders to deliver enhancements

 * Help establish Agile delivery practices and technical standards

 * Continuously improve engineering ways of working

Technology Leadership

 * Provide technical guidance across the organisation


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