Technology Lead - Liferay DXP / Java

Location: Leeds

Hybrid - 2 days per week in office

Employment Type: Full‐time | Permanent

About the Role

We are looking for a highly skilled Technology Lead with deep expertise in Liferay DXP, enterprise application architecture, and end‐to‐end software delivery. In this role, you will collaborate closely with key business stakeholders, guide technical teams, and shape enterprise-grade solutions that are secure, scalable, and high‐performing.

You will drive architectural decisions, support requirement discovery, ensure engineering excellence, and act as the primary technical liaison between onshore and offshore teams. If you thrive in a collaborative, agile environment and enjoy solving complex technical challenges, this is the role for you.

Key Responsibilities

Liferay & Portal Development

• Develop high‐quality applications and pipelines for secure, reliable Liferay DXP / Portal operations.
• Serve as SME for application development and coding best practices.
• Perform Liferay Portal administration: Organizations, Sites, User Groups, Roles.
• Implement configurable portal experiences per user and organization.
• Configure and manage organizations/sites, user imports, and staff movements.

Integration & Architecture

• Integrate backend data/services through API Gateway.
• Apply routing and load balancing concepts across end‐to‐end architecture.
• Configure ElasticSearch, indexing, schedulers, and performance optimisation.
• Design and deliver advanced content management for authenticated/guest users.
• Implement web content management and content audience targeting.

Project Delivery & Leadership

• Engage in client communication and manage onshore–offshore coordination.
• Understand business requirements and provide clarifications to development teams.
• Own analysis, design, development, and unit testing deliverables.
• Uphold high standards of code quality, performance, and security.
• Support agile delivery frameworks and work independently with minimal supervision.

Required Skills & Experience

• 3+ years of Liferay DXP 7.3+ development
• 3+ years of Kaleo Workflow
• 5+ years of Java development
• 5+ years of RESTful Web Services
• 5+ years of JDBC & basic Hibernate
• 5+ years of Spring (annotations, concepts)
• Strong front‐end skills: HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, jQuery
• Oracle DB experience: Stored Procedures, Functions, Triggers, Cursors
• Entra / Azure AD / LDAP / SAML integration experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years overall IT experience
• 5+ years hands‐on engineering experience in agile SDLC environments
• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Proven ability to work independently and deliver results in complex environments
• Excellent communication skills – technical and business-facing

Ready to Apply?

If you're passionate about delivering enterprise-grade portal solutions and want to work in a culture that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence — we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now and become a key part of our technology leadership team!