Technical Lead (Python)
We are seeking an experienced Technical Lead to join a major transformation programme delivering enterprise-scale data and technology solutions. This is a rare opportunity to secure a long-term contract engagement (2+ years) on a high-profile programme, providing technical leadership across engineering, cloud, integration, and data platform initiatives.
The successful Technical Lead will combine strong hands-on technical expertise with leadership capability, helping to shape architecture decisions, guide engineering teams, and drive delivery of complex data-driven solutions.
Key Responsibilities- Provide technical leadership across multiple engineering and data workstreams.
- Lead solution design, architecture reviews, and engineering best practices.
- Manage and mentor technical teams, providing line management and technical coaching.
- Translate business requirements into scalable, secure, and maintainable technical solutions.
- Drive delivery of cloud-native platforms, integrations, APIs, and data services.
- Work closely with Product, Architecture, Data Engineering, and DevOps teams.
- Support engineering standards covering CI/CD, testing, observability, security, and operational readiness.
- Lead technical decision-making and resolve complex engineering challenges.
- Proven experience as a Technical Lead, Engineering Lead, Lead Developer, Solution Lead, or Principal Engineer.
- Previous line management experience, including mentoring, coaching, and developing technical teams.
- Strong background delivering data-focused projects and data transformation initiatives.
- Experience designing and implementing modern data platform architectures, including a strong understanding of Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold layers).
- Experience leading technical design and engineering delivery across complex enterprise environments.
- Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence technical direction across teams.
- Experience working within Agile delivery environments.
Experience with some or all of the following:
- Python
- FastAPI
- AWS (Lambda, ECS, RDS, DynamoDB, API Gateway, S3, IAM, CloudWatch)
- Event-driven architecture
- Data integration and data engineering
- CI/CD and DevOps
- Infrastructure as Code
- Docker and containerisation
- Observability, monitoring, logging, and alerting
- Up to £750 per day
- Inside IR35
- 2+ year programme of work
- High-profile strategic transformation initiative
- Hybrid working model with fortnightly office visits to West London
- Opportunity to shape enterprise-scale data and technology solutions
Technical Lead, Engineering Lead, Lead Developer, Principal Engineer, Data Platform, Data Engineering, Medallion Architecture, AWS, Python, FastAPI, Data Transformation, Cloud Architecture, Integration Architecture, Event-Driven Architecture, CI/CD, DevOps, West London, Contract, Inside IR35.