10 of 10 Technical Leadership Jobs in Colchester

Principal Software Engineer (Software Team Lead)

Hiring Organisation
Touchstone Advisory Limited
Location
Colchester, Essex, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
rare opportunity to take ownership of a core product within a successful, fast-growing advisory business that prises innovation, autonomy, and impact. As the technical leader of our software function, you will shape the product, the engineering culture, and the long-term tech strategy. About the role: You will … both the hands-on technical lead and the architect of our future technology direction, guiding our software team while setting the foundations for a scalable product and engineering organisation. Working closely with our valuation specialists and product team, you will design solutions that fundamentally transform how valuation advisory services ...

3 x Network Engineer & Senior Network Engineers

Hiring Organisation
Hamilton Barnes
Location
Colchester, Essex, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
applicant and why would they apply?: This is a rare opportunity to join a public-sector organisation with genuine technical depth, running and evolving its own data centre and enterprise network estate. Rather than being siloed or boxed into BAU, you'll work across network design, deployment, support … engineers who enjoy ownership, responsibility, and seeing the direct impact of their work. There are multiple hires at different levels, including senior roles with technical leadership and light people management, making this suitable for engineers looking to step up without becoming detached from the tech. Hybrid working ...

Technical Architect

Hiring Organisation
Inara
Location
Colchester, Essex, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Contract Technical Architect – AWS/Azure/Python/Terraform Remote (UK-Based) Inside IR35 | £650 per day (approx.) Start ASAP | Leading Cloud-Native Programme We're looking for a hands-on Technical Architect to join a major cloud-native transformation programme. This is a role for someone … move confidently between high-level architectural thinking and deep technical delivery, shaping solutions and helping teams make them real. If you enjoy solving complex technical problems, setting engineering direction, and guiding teams through modern cloud-native patterns, this is a great opportunity. As Technical Architect, you will ...

VP of Quality Engineering

Hiring Organisation
Primis
Location
Colchester, Essex, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
established function of ~40 engineers. The focus is on maturing and scaling test capability, not rapid headcount growth. This is a hands-on, deeply technical leadership role, requiring comfort operating from board-level strategy through to detailed technical discussions. Key Responsibilities Test Engineering Strategy & Ownership … Engineering Certification & Compliance Testing Embed consistent, high standards for testability and quality across teams. Evolve the function into a scalable, future-proof capability. Organisation & Leadership Lead a ~40-person Test Engineering organisation. Manage ~6 senior leaders (manager-of-managers). Shape leadership across Automation, Manual Testing, Performance ...

Senior Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Immersum
Location
Colchester, Essex, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Title: Forward Deployed Engineer – AI & Customer-Facing Technical Leader Location: Remote Travel: Customer visits 4–5 days/month; occasional team gatherings Salary: Senior: €130–150k base + growth trajectory Principal: €160–200k base + package discussion Tech: Python, JavaScript, Azure, AWS, AI, LLM's, RAG Industry: AI Consultancy … Role We're looking for talented engineers to join our customer-facing AI practice, from Senior Forward Deployed Engineers through to Principal-level AI technical leaders. You'll work directly with clients to uncover problems, build prototypes, and guide full AI-enabled solution lifecycles. This is a role ...

Engineering Manager

Hiring Organisation
Orbis Group
Location
Colchester, Essex, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Engineering, you will lead and scale the engineering organization responsible for delivering the company's core risk platform. You'll define technical direction across architecture, data infrastructure, analytics systems, and compute pipelines, while integrating emerging intelligence-driven capabilities such as automated risk scoring, alerting, reporting, and anomaly detection. … work cross-functionally with Product, Analytics, and Customer Success, operating as a technical and strategic leader shaping the next phase of platform evolution. Key Responsibilities Engineering Leadership & Execution Lead engineering teams across backend, frontend, SRE, data platforms, and risk analytics. Drive execution of the engineering roadmap, delivering secure ...

Digital Technology Delivery / Technical Architect

Hiring Organisation
4Recruitment Services
Location
Colchester, Halstead, Essex, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract
Contract Rate
£48245/annum
Digital Technology Delivery/Technical Architect Colchester Essex | 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract Salary: £48,245 per annum About the Role We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Technology Delivery/Technical Architect to lead the design and delivery of modern IT solutions across the organisation. This … plan, implement, and support new systems and networks for the newly formed organisation. You will manage and work closely with a team of three technical engineers responsible for maintaining the Client’s cloud-based and physical infrastructure. Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Azure is essential. Key Responsibilities Ensure availability ...

Backend Engineer (Golang) - Grow into a Senior Role

Hiring Organisation
KYP
Location
Colchester, Essex, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
closely with frontend, data, and product teams to ship impactful features Improve system performance, reliability, and observability Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and technical decision-making Learn and apply best practices in cloud-native development (Azure, Kubernetes, Docker) Gradually take on mentorship and technical leadership … engineer role with hands-on mentorship and real opportunities for personal and professional growth. Real ownership and influence over system design Direct access to leadership - your ideas matter Work on meaningful, real-world problems in regulated industries Modern tech stack with strong engineering standards If you're a backend ...

Principal Gameplay Programmer

Hiring Organisation
Level Up
Location
Colchester, Essex, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Gameplay Programmer **This role is completely remote and offering a B2B contract** Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Principal Gameplay Programmer to provide technical leadership and hands-on development for a AAA first-person extraction shooter in Unreal Engine 5. This role is responsible for defining gameplay … architecture, guiding technical direction across combat and systems, and ensuring scalable, high-performance gameplay code that supports long-term live development. You will work closely with Design, Animation, AI, Network, and Production to shape moment-to-moment gameplay while mentoring senior and mid-level engineers. Key Responsibilities Gameplay Architecture ...

Senior Magento Developer (Backend)

Hiring Organisation
INDEZ
Location
Colchester, Essex, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
highly specialised ecommerce architect with a PhD in High-Performance Computing. You will have the chance to work with high-level technical leadership, adopting the latest technology for growing and scaling ambitious clients. We are a fully remote company with a results-oriented culture that believes in empowered ...