Job description:
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 youll 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 were looking forYou 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 requirementsDue to the sensitive nature of the projects, the successful candidate must be able to obtain hig