20 of 20 Technical Leadership Jobs in the North East

Role Overview- SC Cleared or Eligible only Salary- 70k -80k per annum We are seeking an accomplished Lead Data Engineer (SFIA Level 5) to provide technical leadership, direction, and strategy across complex data engineering initiatives. This role involves leading teams to deliver resilient, scalable, and standards-driven data solutions, while engaging with senior stakeholders to translate requirements … standards, embedding best practices, and ensuring delivery aligns with strategic principles. The role also carries line management responsibilities, helping to build capability within the engineering community. Key Responsibilities Provide technical leadership and set the direction for engineering teams and communities, ensuring delivery adheres to data standards and strategic principles. Engage with senior stakeholders to define requirements for complex … Standardise code, product, and service quality across engineering teams by implementing best practices and governance. Design and promote reusable metadata libraries and cross-business standards in collaboration with other technical disciplines. Partner with Lead Data Engineers, Data Architects, and Technologists to design and develop innovative solutions. Continually improve data engineering, automation, and scaling capabilities. Provide leadership and mentoring More ❯

Role Overview- SC Cleared or Eligible only Salary- 70k -80k per annum We are seeking an accomplished Lead Data Engineer (SFIA Level 5) to provide technical leadership, direction, and strategy across complex data engineering initiatives. This role involves leading teams to deliver resilient, scalable, and standards-driven data solutions, while engaging with senior stakeholders to translate requirements … standards, embedding best practices, and ensuring delivery aligns with strategic principles. The role also carries line management responsibilities, helping to build capability within the engineering community. Key Responsibilities Provide technical leadership and set the direction for engineering teams and communities, ensuring delivery adheres to data standards and strategic principles. Engage with senior stakeholders to define requirements for complex … Standardise code, product, and service quality across engineering teams by implementing best practices and governance. Design and promote reusable metadata libraries and cross-business standards in collaboration with other technical disciplines. Partner with Lead Data Engineers, Data Architects, and Technologists to design and develop innovative solutions. Continually improve data engineering, automation, and scaling capabilities. Provide leadership and mentoring More ❯

ServiceNow Technical Architect – Manager Location: London (£90,000 – £95,000)/Manchester or Edinburgh (£85,000 – £90,000) Level: Manager Our client is recognised globally as the top ServiceNow partner, delivering complex, innovative solutions that drive enterprise transformation. The ServiceNow Business Group combines deep technical expertise with AI and automation capabilities to help clients reimagine operations and achieve … measurable outcomes. The Role As a Manager-level Technical Architect, you will lead teams of ServiceNow developers and architects on large-scale programmes, providing technical leadership, architecture oversight, and trusted client advisory. You will influence solution strategy, ensure adherence to best practices, and enable high-quality delivery across multiple modules and client environments. Key Responsibilities Provide technical … service offerings, and client outcomes. Stay current with emerging ServiceNow technologies, modules, AI/GenAI features, and best practices. What You’ll Bring Strong experience in ServiceNow development and technical architecture. 5+ years leading ServiceNow delivery teams in a technical or managerial capacity. Minimum 5+ ServiceNow CIS certifications. Experience with 3+ modules outside ITSM. Advanced scripting and integration More ❯

Lead Software Engineer/Developer (C# .Net) Newcastle onsite to £150k Well funded Fintech scale-up is seeking a skilled backend focussed Software Engineer with strong technical leadership skills. As a Lead Software Engineer you'll design and implement the logic behind core applications, build APIs, and microservices that handle data processing, business rules and third-party integrations … server environments. You'll work closely with internal teams and customers to gather detailed requirements through meetings and workshops and help shape the product vision and roadmap by offering technical insight and feasibility guidance, remaining hands-on with architecture and design. You will be a technical leader, instilling best practices, conducting code reviews, mentoring and collaboratively problem solving … City and the local countryside, many employees walk or cycle in (onsite showers available!). About you: You have achieved a minimum 2.1 BSc in Computer Science or similar technical discipline from a top tier/Russel Group university, backed by A's at A-level You have strong technical leadership skills You have expertise with modern More ❯

Lead Software Engineer/Developer (C# .Net) Newcastle onsite to £150k Well funded Fintech scale-up is seeking a skilled backend focussed Software Engineer with strong technical leadership skills. As a Lead Software Engineer you'll design and implement the logic behind core applications, build APIs, and microservices that handle data processing, business rules and third-party integrations … server environments. You'll work closely with internal teams and customers to gather detailed requirements through meetings and workshops and help shape the product vision and roadmap by offering technical insight and feasibility guidance, remaining hands-on with architecture and design. You will be a technical leader, instilling best practices, conducting code reviews, mentoring and collaboratively problem solving … City and the local countryside, many employees walk or cycle in (onsite showers available!). About you: You have achieved a minimum 2.1 BSc in Computer Science or similar technical discipline from a top tier/Russel Group university, backed by A's at A-level You have strong technical leadership skills You have expertise with modern More ❯

central service portfolio, common standards, policies, tools and practices. The Role This is a key role based in our Newcastle office , that will provide Azure cloud and Infrastructure DevOps leadership as we continue to transform our services through a cloud first approach, following proven industry and Microsoft best practices to ensure infrastructure systems and services perform at an optimal … role will support development and maturing of our Infrastructure DevOps practice. Including the building, implementation, security and operation of automation systems and services. This role will provide Infrastructure DevOps leadership driving adoption, management, security and optimisation working across multiple regions as part of a matrix-managed, multi-sourced organisation and translate business requirements into technical infrastructure solutions leveraging … strong business acumen. Key Responsibilities Define and own the Azure cloud and Infrastructure DevOps roadmap in conjunction with architecture, global and regional IT Provide Azure and Infrastructure DevOps expertise, leadership, direction and assistance to IT leadership, project delivery, regional technical leads and engineering teams Define, build and lead implementation and adoption of Azure cloud and Infrastructure DevOps More ❯

Lead – Java (Digital Consultancy) – Manchester – Hybrid – up to £110K We're partnering with a rapidly growing UK digital consultancy with 500+ employees and offices across the UK. They combine technical excellence with a supportive culture that genuinely puts people first, delivering innovative solutions across finance, e-commerce, gaming, and more. This role is for a tech lead ready to … guide teams, shape system architecture, and deliver complex, mission-critical solutions for household-name clients. What You'll Be Doing Technical Leadership: • Confidently discuss technical designs with clients, aligning solutions with business goals. • Lead the design, implementation, and documentation of software solutions while ensuring coding standards and codebase health. Hands-On Development: • Contribute to coding on projects … as needed, troubleshoot complex issues, and evaluate emerging technologies for relevance to current and future projects. Team Leadership & Development: • Foster a collaborative, psychologically safe team culture. • Provide mentorship, coaching, and performance management, while promoting continuous learning and improvement. About You • Experienced in Scrum/Kanban methodologies. • Proven track record as a technical and team leader, balancing hands-on More ❯

Lead – Java (Digital Consultancy) – London – Hybrid – up to £110K We're partnering with a rapidly growing UK digital consultancy with 500+ employees and offices across the UK. They combine technical excellence with a supportive culture that genuinely puts people first, delivering innovative solutions across finance, e-commerce, gaming, and more. This role is for a tech lead ready to … guide teams, shape system architecture, and deliver complex, mission-critical solutions for household-name clients. What You'll Be Doing Technical Leadership: • Confidently discuss technical designs with clients, aligning solutions with business goals. • Lead the design, implementation, and documentation of software solutions while ensuring coding standards and codebase health. Hands-On Development: • Contribute to coding on projects … as needed, troubleshoot complex issues, and evaluate emerging technologies for relevance to current and future projects. Team Leadership & Development: • Foster a collaborative, psychologically safe team culture. • Provide mentorship, coaching, and performance management, while promoting continuous learning and improvement. About You • Experienced in Scrum/Kanban methodologies. • Proven track record as a technical and team leader, balancing hands-on More ❯

rollout across Europe. You'll design, develop, and maintain legacy systems using Guidewire and other technologies, delivering high-quality solutions within a cross-functional team. This role requires strong technical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on supporting Guidewire Policy, Billing, Digital, and related apps. You'll also mentor support teams and collaborate with Business Owners, Analysts, Testers … and the Tech Lead to deliver on strategic goals. CHALLENGED NOW AND-EXPERT NEXT. Responsibilities Lead Technical Strategy & Architecture Provide end-to-end technical leadership on the Guidewire platform, aligning architecture with enterprise IT strategy. Advocate for scalable, maintainable solutions that minimise custom development and maximise reuse of core capabilities. Stakeholder Influence & Governance Serve as a trusted … technical advisor to business and IT, guiding decisions to maintain platform integrity and align with strategy. Promote configuration over customisation to reduce technical debt and speed up delivery. Advanced Solution Design & Development Design and build high-performance Guidewire components (PolicyCentre, BillingCentre, ClaimCentre) for longevity and extensibility. Lead by example with hands-on development of key modules and integrations. More ❯

rollout across Europe. You'll design, develop, and maintain legacy systems using Guidewire and other technologies, delivering high-quality solutions within a cross-functional team. This role requires strong technical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on supporting Guidewire Policy, Billing, Digital, and related apps. You'll also mentor support teams and collaborate with Business Owners, Analysts, Testers … and the Tech Lead to deliver on strategic goals. CHALLENGED NOW AND-EXPERT NEXT. Responsibilities Lead Technical Strategy & Architecture Provide end-to-end technical leadership on the Guidewire platform, aligning architecture with enterprise IT strategy. Advocate for scalable, maintainable solutions that minimise custom development and maximise reuse of core capabilities. Stakeholder Influence & Governance Serve as a trusted … technical advisor to business and IT, guiding decisions to maintain platform integrity and align with strategy. Promote configuration over customisation to reduce technical debt and speed up delivery. Advanced Solution Design & Development Design and build high-performance Guidewire components (PolicyCentre, BillingCentre, ClaimCentre) for longevity and extensibility. Lead by example with hands-on development of key modules and integrations. More ❯

React. Cloud & DevOps Expertise : Proficiency in cloud platforms like AWS and Azure, along with tools such as Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code technologies like Terraform. Technical Leadership : Ability to lead engineering teams, set technical direction, and mentor junior developers while promoting best practices and continuous improvement. Collaboration & Communication : Skilled in working with cross … package built around your work-life balance which includes: An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100) Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me More ❯

and Linux ecosystems. You wont just support operationsyoull shape them. This role is designed to leverage your expertise across the full 24x7 function, influencing adjacent teams and helping grow technical capability across the board. If you thrive in high-stakes environments and want to lead from the front, this is your moment. The successful candidate must be a sole … operational efficiency using PowerCLI, Terraform, and Ansible Ensure platform stability and security across vSphere, NSX, SRM, Azure, Active Directory, and Linux distributions Collaborate across the 24x7 operation to uplift technical standards and share best practices Support hybrid environments with a focus on uptime, scalability, and compliance What Youll Bring: 10+ years of hands-on experience across VMware, Microsoft, and … Linux ecosystems Proven ability to lead technical troubleshooting and platform optimisation Strong scripting and automation skills (PowerShell, Bash, Python) Experience in secure environments and eligibility for UK government DV clearance A proactive mindset with a passion for mentoring and growing technical teams Required Skills & Technologies VMware vSphere, NSX-T/V, SRM vSAN, VCF, Tanzu Aria Suite (vRealize More ❯

the region and a collaborative engineering culture, the company is currently scaling a proprietary platform used by global clients to ensure compliance with varied regional regulations. With a growing technical team and a product experiencing rapid international adoption, the business offers a dynamic environment where engineers can influence architecture, scalability, and strategic direction. The Newcastle office is centrally located … and serves as a hub for cross-functional collaboration across engineering, product, and leadership teams. Candidate profile Reporting to a Software Engineering Manager, the Lead Backend Engineer will serve as the technical authority for backend development—setting architectural direction, shaping engineering practices, and driving continuous improvement across tools and delivery processes.While remaining hands-on for high-impact work … your primary influence will come through technical leadership: empowering teams to build scalable, secure, and high-performing services.With deep expertise in backend technologies such as Java, Spring Boot, and event-driven systems like Kafka, you'll help ensure architectural consistency and elevate engineering standards across multiple teams.This role is central to aligning technical strategy with business objectives More ❯

platform—designed to be more scalable, secure, and feature-rich. To lead this transformation, we’re hiring a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) who will take full ownership of their technical direction and platform delivery. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of a high-growth digital business from the ground up. As CTO, you’ll define and … execute the technical strategy, lead the architecture and development of our next-generation platform, and build a high-performing engineering team around you. You’ll work closely with their leadership team to align technology with business goals, ensuring our platform is robust, scalable, and ready to support future growth. You’ll also take full ownership of technical hiring decisions and team structure. Skills Proven experience in a senior technical leadership role (CTO, Head of Engineering, or similar). Demonstrated success in building and scaling engineering teams from scratch. Deep experience with PHP (Laravel preferred), MySQL, and modern front-end frameworks (Vue.js or React). Strong understanding of infrastructure (NGINX, Apache, AWS), background workers, cron More ❯

to support strategic growth. Your new role As their Solution Architect, reporting to the Enterprise Architect, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering end-to-end technical solutions across a range of programmes across various domains. You'll work closely with stakeholders, delivery teams, and other architects within the team to ensure solutions are aligned with … business goals, scalable, and secure. Key Duties: Designing and documenting high-level solution architectures across cloud, data, and application domains. Leading technical discussions and influencing decision-making across IT and business teams. Ensuring architectural best practice including governance and alignment with enterprise standards. Supporting project delivery through technical leadership and oversight. What you'll need to succeed More ❯

transformation programme. This is a hybrid role and you will be required to work on site in Durham approximately 2 days a week. The Role This position will provide technical leadership and product ownership for the my client's new ServiceNow platform. You'll ensure that ServiceNow aligns with business goals, delivers maximum value, and supports continuous improvement … and platform enhancements-driving innovation and ensuring the tooling supports a modern, efficient service management model. Key Responsibilities Act as Product Owner for the organisation's ServiceNow platform, overseeing technical configuration and development. Lead the onboarding of suppliers and services into the platform as part of a multi-supplier (SIAM) ecosystem. Chair tooling and governance forums to prioritise enhancements … administering, or implementing ServiceNow in an enterprise or multi-supplier environment. Solid understanding of ITIL processes, Agile delivery, and service integration principles (SIAM). Ability to bridge business and technical teams, influencing suppliers and stakeholders. Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Qualifications (desirable) ServiceNow Certified System Administrator (CSA) ITIL Foundation ServiceNow Implementation Specialist certifications More ❯

team. If you're passionate about creating innovative web and mobile applications while ensuring high performance and scalability, this is your opportunity to make an impact! Your Role: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of developers, guiding them through collaboration, innovation and facilitation to ensure best practices and high-quality code. Design, develop, and maintain both … to existing systems. Continuously improve our teams' development processes, tools, and techniques to enhance productivity and product quality. Work closely with clients and internal teams to understand requirements, provide technical guidance, and deliver solutions that exceed expectations. Your skills and experience Design, develop, and maintain both front-end and back-end components of web and mobile applications using JavaScript More ❯

Lead Software Engineer/Developer (C# .Net) Newcastle onsite to £150k Well funded Fintech scale-up is seeking a skilled backend focussed Software Engineer with strong technical leadership skills. As a Lead Software Engineer you'll design and implement the logic behind core applications, build APIs, and microservices that handle data processing, business rules and third-party integrations More ❯

Lead Software Engineer/Developer (C# .Net) Newcastle onsite to £150k Well funded Fintech scale-up is seeking a skilled backend focussed Software Engineer with strong technical leadership skills. As a Lead Software Engineer you'll design and implement the logic behind core applications, build APIs, and microservices that handle data processing, business rules and third-party integrations More ❯

only exists at Amazon. From installing automated packaging systems to overseeing the general maintenance of a site to repairing key distribution equipment, our team handles most aspects of Amazons technical side. This includes keeping buildings legally compliant, so everyone is safe, and our sites are operating at maximum efficiency. There are lots of opportunities for progression, both within the … Basic Qualifications A full Engineering indentured Apprenticeship and/or qualified to a minimum of NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a relevant Engineering subject Relevant experience in a technical leadership role Relevant experience working in both electrical and mechanical disciplines Relevant experience in automation or material handling equipment environments Advanced proficiency in verbal and written English Preferred … Understanding of PLC based controls systems and statutory compliance requirements Experience using computerised maintenance management systems to plan proactive maintenance and record reactive tasks A degree preferably in a technical discipline or operations More ❯