Technical Lead

We are seeking a highly skilled Technical Lead to join a major digital transformation programme within a large-scale public sector environment. This role will focus on leading engineering teams delivering high-profile, citizen-facing systems and shared digital capabilities used nationwide.

As a hands-on technical leader, you will set direction for your team, ensure alignment with wider strategy, and drive the delivery of secure, reliable, and modern digital services. You will also play a key role in transforming legacy systems into scalable, microservice-based solutions., * Lead, mentor, and support a team of engineers.

• Set technical direction and influence wider strategy.
• Ensure delivery of secure, high-quality, and assured services.
• Champion best practice across engineering and architecture.
• Contribute to the evolution of technical stacks and ways of working.
• Collaborate with other teams to align with organisational goals., * Opportunity to contribute to one of the UK’s most impactful digital programmes.
• Work at scale on services that directly benefit millions of people.
• Shape technical strategy and lead talented engineering teams.
• Long-term contract with competitive day rate.

• Proven experience as a Technical Lead or Senior Engineer.
• Strong background in modern software engineering, ideally with Java.
• Knowledge of microservices, Hexagonal architecture, MongoDB, and Kafka.
• Experience with large-scale, complex digital products.
• Focus on quality, security, and technical standards.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.