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# Technical Lead

- **Company:** Royal London
- **Location:** Nether Alderley, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** PHP (Programming Language), Oracle (Applications), PL-SQL, SQL Databases
- **Published:** October 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.co.uk/job/gbf8cba3ee3fc45534fb13bfbf06eee2f3/eaa

## About the Role

You'll bring strong technical leadership experience and a collaborative mindset, along with:

 * Deep technical knowledge of PHP and/or Oracle/SQL and PL/SQL or equivalent transferable technologies and the confidence to act as a subject matter expert.
 * Proven experience leading technical or development teams to deliver complex solutions.
 * Experience managing third-party suppliers and external partners
 * The ability to influence, communicate clearly and build effective working relationships at all levels.

## Description

We're looking for a Technical Lead to join our Group Technology and Change function at Royal London.
This is a great opportunity to play a key role in shaping and delivering the technical direction of a specialist platform that supports multiple areas of the business.
Reporting to the Principal Engineer, you'll work closely with internal stakeholders, specialist team members and third-party suppliers to ensure that Technical platforms under your ownership are resilient, secure and fit for the future.
About the role

 * Leading the technical roadmap for a complex platform, ensuring ongoing availability, performance, currency and commercial effectiveness
 * Acting as the technical authority for your specialist area, guiding the team on tools, methods and best practice to deliver change effectively
 * Planning and overseeing technical upgrades and maintenance in partnership with third-party vendors
 * Identifying opportunities to leverage new or emerging platform capabilities to add value for the business and customers
 * Building strong, trusted relationships with key stakeholders and internal customers across the organisation
 * Contributing to medium term planning and portfolio shaping activities across Royal London
 * Supporting the build out of delivery capability through people, process, and tools.