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Client Technical Lead/IT Cloud Technical Consultant who has demonstrable technical skills and certifications in Microsoft Cloud Technologies with the ability to resolve complex issues is required for a rapidly growing IT Cloud Services Company based in Central London. SALARY: £55,000 – £65,000 per annum (DOE) Benefits LOCATION: Hybrid working and from the Central London … office (WC1V) JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent – Flexible working JOB OVERVIEW We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Client Technical Lead/IT Cloud Technical Consultant who has demonstrable technical skills and certifications in Microsoft Cloud Technologies with the ability to resolve complex issues. Working as the Client Technical Lead/IT Cloud Technical … you will be the clients’ go-to person when they need to discuss high-level IT. You’ll have a thorough understanding of your client’s business needs and technical setup, enabling you to provide your clients with the answers they need. As the Client Technical Lead/IT Cloud Technical Consultant you will have the technical More ❯

paced, high-impact environment. As the Snowflake CoE Lead, you will be instrumental in shaping the organisation's Snowflake strategy, architecture, and delivery model. You'll bring your deep technical expertise, leadership experience, and direct engagement with Snowflake to build a best-in-class data platform offering. Key Responsibilities: Lead the design, setup, and growth of a Snowflake … direction. Mentor and lead a team of engineers and analysts, fostering high standards of engineering excellence. Define best practices, frameworks, and reusable assets for Snowflake development and operations. Provide technical leadership in delivery planning and ongoing engagements. Ideal Candidate Profile: 4+ years of hands-on engineering/architecting experience with Snowflake , including architecture, data modelling, and performance optimisation. … Proven experience in setting up a Snowflake centre of excellence or equivalent technical leadership in a Snowflake-focused practice. Strong knowledge of Snowflake's platform, product roadmap , and data pipeline orchestration. Prior experience working directly with Snowflake (e.g., strategic partnerships, co-delivery models, early adopter programs). Demonstrated technical leadership experience, managing teams or guiding complex More ❯

paced, high-impact environment. As the Snowflake CoE Lead, you will be instrumental in shaping the organisation's Snowflake strategy, architecture, and delivery model. You'll bring your deep technical expertise, leadership experience, and direct engagement with Snowflake to build a best-in-class data platform offering. Key Responsibilities: Lead the design, setup, and growth of a Snowflake … direction. Mentor and lead a team of engineers and analysts, fostering high standards of engineering excellence. Define best practices, frameworks, and reusable assets for Snowflake development and operations. Provide technical leadership in delivery planning and ongoing engagements. Ideal Candidate Profile: 4+ years of hands-on engineering/architecting experience with Snowflake , including architecture, data modelling, and performance optimisation. … Proven experience in setting up a Snowflake centre of excellence or equivalent technical leadership in a Snowflake-focused practice. Strong knowledge of Snowflake's platform, product roadmap , and data pipeline orchestration. Prior experience working directly with Snowflake (e.g., strategic partnerships, co-delivery models, early adopter programs). Demonstrated technical leadership experience, managing teams or guiding complex More ❯

Technical Lead/Lead Developer - Active SC Clearance 3-6 Months Hybrid Working £650-£700 We’re seeking a Technical Java Lead to join a high-impact programme within a public sector organisation. This contract role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of strategic thinking and hands-on leadership, with proven experience delivering digital … services for UK government departments. As the Java Lead, you’ll be responsible for shaping the technical strategy, building and leading a development team, and ensuring delivery of secure, scalable, and user-focused solutions. You'll be a key decision-maker in both technical and delivery discussions, supporting long-term transformation goals. Key Responsibilities: Define and drive the … technical strategy in collaboration with senior leadership, aligning delivery with broader organisational and programme goals. Lead and manage development teams, ensuring high performance, continuous improvement, and adherence to engineering best practices. Oversee the end-to-end technical delivery of complex digital services, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, and user-centred. Provide technical leadership and architectural More ❯

Technical Lead/Lead Developer - Active SC Clearance 3-6 Months Hybrid Working £650-£700 We’re seeking a Technical Java Lead to join a high-impact programme within a public sector organisation. This contract role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of strategic thinking and hands-on leadership, with proven experience delivering digital … services for UK government departments. As the Java Lead, you’ll be responsible for shaping the technical strategy, building and leading a development team, and ensuring delivery of secure, scalable, and user-focused solutions. You'll be a key decision-maker in both technical and delivery discussions, supporting long-term transformation goals. Key Responsibilities: Define and drive the … technical strategy in collaboration with senior leadership, aligning delivery with broader organisational and programme goals. Lead and manage development teams, ensuring high performance, continuous improvement, and adherence to engineering best practices. Oversee the end-to-end technical delivery of complex digital services, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, and user-centred. Provide technical leadership and architectural More ❯

Technical Lead/Lead Developer - Active SC Clearance 3-6 Months Hybrid Working £650-£700 We’re seeking a Technical Java Lead to join a high-impact programme within a public sector organisation. This contract role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of strategic thinking and hands-on leadership, with proven experience delivering digital … services for UK government departments. As the Java Lead, you’ll be responsible for shaping the technical strategy, building and leading a development team, and ensuring delivery of secure, scalable, and user-focused solutions. You'll be a key decision-maker in both technical and delivery discussions, supporting long-term transformation goals. Key Responsibilities: Define and drive the … technical strategy in collaboration with senior leadership, aligning delivery with broader organisational and programme goals. Lead and manage development teams, ensuring high performance, continuous improvement, and adherence to engineering best practices. Oversee the end-to-end technical delivery of complex digital services, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, and user-centred. Provide technical leadership and architectural More ❯

range of services. We help our members and other stakeholders to better understand the fine wine market and identify profit opportunities. Summary Purpose We're looking for a Senior Technical Lead/Technical Manager with a strong backend focus and hands-on full-stack capability (React/TypeScript + Java/Spring Boot) to drive the delivery of … scalable, high-quality web applications. In this role, you'll blend deep technical expertise with strong leadership, guiding both architectural direction and team delivery. You'll remain actively engaged in the engineering process spending approximately 10–20% of your time coding, 10–20% on code reviews and mentoring, and 10–15% on architecture and design. The remaining … will be dedicated to team leadership and cross-functional collaboration, including planning, stakeholder communication, and fostering a high-performance engineering culture. This is a full-time, mostly office based in London, reporting directly to the Head of Technology. You will oversee an in-house team comprising 2 Technical Leads and 6 Engineers, while also managing coordination and delivery More ❯

platform and a series of strategic AI initiatives, working closely with internal technology teams, business stakeholders, and external professional services partners. This is a high-impact role requiring strong technical acumen, stakeholder management, and a proven track record of delivering complex integration projects. Key responsibilities: Manage and deliver a high-impact, multi-jurisdictional, complex, integration layer implementation project and … party workstreams in a fast-paced and virtual environment, from discovery through to delivery and successful transition and adoption in line with the agreed delivery framework. Collaborate with executive leadership and technical stakeholders to define project goals, success metrics, and roadmaps for AI innovation and implementation. Drive strategic planning and execution of AI initiatives, including risk management, resource … skills and experience, from both in-house and vender-supplied near-shore teams. Estimate and forecast the time and cost to deliver outcomes, informing project, programme, and departmental budgets. Technical Leadership: Lead the technical design and implementation of the MuleSoft Anypoint Platform as the enterprise integration layer. Define and enforce integration architecture standards, API governance, and best More ❯

reach your ambitions. Head of CortAIx Lab UK Location: Reading (Hybrid Working) We are seeking an AI Expert with proven experience of innovating AI solutions. This person will drive technical leadership for AI in the Thales UK cortAIx Labs - our innovation hub for AI algorithms & enabling capabilities. About the role: In this pivotal role, you will maintain a … based technologies, engage with our customers to ensure AI is used appropriately for their problems and collaborate with the UK, European and International research ecosystems. You will provide specific leadership for AI R&D and innovation for reinforcement learning. With our ambition to develop and expand the team, will we expect you to identify new talent and partnering opportunities … across its international network. This role will engage with the AI community in France, Canada, Singapore to ensure the continued contribution of UK AI R&D to the Group technical strategy. What you will do: Strategic Leadership: Be the face of AI R&D and innovation for Thales UK Bring personal vision and ideas to the cortAIx Lab More ❯

organization forward. Collaborating with product managers, marketers, and other engineers, you will create scalable systems that meet user needs and support our growth. You'll be responsible for driving technical excellence, making key architectural decisions, and ensuring best practices across all projects. Leveraging your extensive experience, you will mentor junior engineers, provide technical leadership, and solve complex … month. Key Responsibilities Lead Software Development Projects: Guide the design, development, and implementation of software solutions, ensuring they are robust, scalable, and aligned with The Open University objectives. Provide technical leadership and mentorship, and may include line management, to junior team members (SLEN, PROG, TEST - Levels 4, 5, 5). Architect and Design Systems: Develop and refine system … architectures and software designs that meet requirements and technical specifications. Ensure that all designs are maintainable, secure, and optimized for performance (DESN, SWDN, ARCH - Levels 4, 4, 4). Drive Technical Excellence: Champion best practices in software development, including coding standards, testing, and version control, to ensure the delivery of high-quality software products (PROG, TEST, PORT - Levels More ❯

evolving the team's development methodology, including Agile practices, CI/CD workflows, documentation, coding standards, and code review procedures. Ensures the software lifecycle is efficient, transparent, and adaptable. Technical Leadership & Mentorship - providing technical direction to the rest of the team, reviewing work, and fostering engineering excellence. Actively supports the growth of individuals through mentoring, knowledge sharing … and leadership by example. Security and Compliance - ensuring that software systems meet appropriate cybersecurity standards and regulatory requirements. This includes secure coding practices, dependency management, access controls, and auditing where required. DevOps and Tooling Strategy - integrating development with operational considerations, including automation, monitoring, observability, and incident response. Guides selection and configuration of tools supporting the build-test-release cycle. … Technology Strategy and Stack Selection - evaluating and selecting appropriate technologies, platforms, and frameworks. Aligns choices with organizational strategy, future scalability, and team capability, and manages technical debt proactively. Cross-Functional Collaboration - working closely with product management, hardware teams, UX designers, operations, and other business stakeholders to ensure that software development supports and enables broader organisational objectives. Support of Live More ❯

Are you ready to lead the technical vision of a product that's transforming care? We're looking for an experienced Tech Lead to take ownership of CarePilot IQ-our innovative, data-driven platform that empowers care providers to deliver better outcomes. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll guide a talented cross-functional team … define the technical roadmap, and ensure we build scalable, secure, and high-quality software. If you're passionate about technical excellence, clean architecture, and building technology that makes a real difference to people's lives, we want to hear from you. What You'll Do Own the technical leadership and architecture of CarePilot IQ, setting the … vision and ensuring scalability, performance, and security. Work closely with the Product Director to shape the roadmap, balancing technical excellence with commercial impact. Lead, mentor, and inspire a multi-disciplinary development team (developers, QAs, design, data engineering, and data science). Champion clean code, scalable design patterns, and best practices across the full SDLC. Write and review high-quality More ❯

Job Title: Technical Consultant - Change Impact Location: Basingstoke (Hybrid - 2 to 3 days per week on-site) Salary: £65,000 basic + £6,000 car allowance + 10% bonus + 10% DV allowance Security Clearance: SC required to start, with willingness to undergo DV clearance About the Role A leading global IT consultancy is seeking a Change Impact Technical Consultant to join its expanding Defence and National Security division. This is a highly customer-facing role that demands strong technical leadership and a deep understanding of both business and technical requirements. You will be responsible for designing and delivering secure, scalable network solutions, producing high-quality design documentation, guiding the technical delivery, and ensuring … compliance through internal governance processes. Key Responsibilities Interpret complex business and technical requirements to create robust and secure network solutions. Lead the development of design documentation, ensuring all outputs meet internal quality and governance standards. Provide hands-on technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle, from concept to operational handover. Collaborate closely with programme teams and cross-functional More ❯

client is embarking on an ambitious new project to development their own channel integrations platform. You will be working closely with the Product Manager and CTO in a key leadership role, driving technical excellence, shaping the future of the software platform, and empowering a talented team to achieve greatness. What You'll Be Doing Technical Leadership … Drive Architectural decisions. Hands -on Development : Contribute to the development of core feature and integrations. Team Collaboration : Work with the Product Manager and engineers to translate business requirements to technical solutions. Mentorship & Coaching : Guide and support junior developers Integration Development : Build and maintain integrations with ecommerce platforms, ERP's and Warehouse Management Systems. We're looking for a passionate … and experienced Developer who can provide technical leadership and work with internal stakeholders. You'll need to have: Proven experience as a Senior or Lead Developer A strong track record of delivering technically complex projects in collaboration with Product Owners and stakeholders. Solid experience in JavaScript development (Node.js, React/NextJS). Expertise in cloud computing (Google Cloud More ❯

client is embarking on an ambitious new project to development their own channel integrations platform. You will be working closely with the Product Manager and CTO in a key leadership role, driving technical excellence, shaping the future of the software platform, and empowering a talented team to achieve greatness. What You'll Be Doing Technical Leadership … Drive Architectural decisions. Hands -on Development : Contribute to the development of core feature and integrations. Team Collaboration : Work with the Product Manager and engineers to translate business requirements to technical solutions. Mentorship & Coaching : Guide and support junior developers Integration Development : Build and maintain integrations with ecommerce platforms, ERP's and Warehouse Management Systems. We're looking for a passionate … and experienced Software Developer who can provide technical leadership and work with internal stakeholders. You'll need to have: Proven experience as a Senior or Lead Software Developer A strong track record of delivering technically complex projects in collaboration with Product Owners and stakeholders. Solid experience in JavaScript development (Node.js, React/NextJS). Expertise in cloud computing More ❯

client is embarking on an ambitious new project to development their own channel integrations platform. You will be working closely with the Product Manager and CTO in a key leadership role, driving technical excellence, shaping the future of the software platform, and empowering a talented team to achieve greatness. What You'll Be Doing Technical Leadership … Drive Architectural decisions. Hands -on Development : Contribute to the development of core feature and integrations. Team Collaboration : Work with the Product Manager and engineers to translate business requirements to technical solutions. Mentorship & Coaching : Guide and support junior developers Integration Development : Build and maintain integrations with ecommerce platforms, ERP's and Warehouse Management Systems. We're looking for a passionate … and experienced Software Developer who can provide technical leadership and work with internal stakeholders. You'll need to have: Proven experience as a Senior or Lead Software Developer A strong track record of delivering technically complex projects in collaboration with Product Owners and stakeholders. Solid experience in JavaScript development (Node.js, React/NextJS). Expertise in cloud computing More ❯

We are seeking a Senior Communications Systems Engineering Lead to join leading space-based communication technologies company, to provide technical leadership, team management, and strategic direction across key space programmes. Responsibilities: Provide communications systems engineering expertise for bid planning and proposals Allocate projects appropriately Mentor and coach engineering teams through formal and informal training Own and evolve the … communications systems engineering process Lead project technical reviews and provide high-level systems engineering oversight Deliver technical leadership on projects Experience: Proven team leadership experience Lengthy commercial experience in systems engineering within satellite or telecoms sectors Strong commercial experience as Lead Systems Engineer or Architect in telecommunications projects Strong technical understanding of RF telecom systems More ❯

from our wide-ranging dataset to support executive and operational decision making that will underpin sustained growth of BFS business units domestically and internationally. You will have an active leadership role in determining and developing the shape of your teams solution delivery against business requirements, as well as helping to inform and input into the wider technical architecture … to. Your responsibilities as our Senior Databricks Data Engineer will include: Understand the business/product strategy and supporting goals with the purpose of ensuring data interpretation aligns Provide technical leadership on how to break down initiatives into appropriately sized features, epics and stories that balance value and risk. Take a leadership role on setting standards, driving … the latest industry trends and technologies in data engineering and recommend improvements to existing systems or processes as appropriate Ensure adherence to BFS Governance processes Provide line management and technical leadership to a small team of Data Engineers Work closely with the Data Architect to collaborate on Design of our data architecture and interpret into a build plan More ❯

a pivotal role in driving test engineering and process improvements, optimizing designs, and supporting production operations, directing a team of engineers and technicians. This role requires a combination of leadership, technical expertise, and hands-on experience in test and process engineering within a high-reliability electronics manufacturing environment. Key Position Accountabilities: Provides technical leadership to address … Participates in the development of new products and supports the timely fabrication and testing of designs. Leads the creation of new processes and procedures, contributing to teams of varied technical disciplines, and ensuring efficient process documentation (SOPs, travelers, etc.). Collaborate with design teams to develop innovative approaches that optimize product design trade-offs, including cost, performance, and time … to market. Provides leadership and oversight to day-to-day Process Engineering support across the company (Engineering, Product Development, Test Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Product Assurance), focusing on improving processes and resolving production issues. Lead failure analysis investigations of in-house and customer-returned products. Collaborate with other engineering teams to make data-driven recommendations that improve product quality More ❯

You'll Be Doing We seek a hands-on leader to guide the development of our new web application using Blazor, ASP.NET Core, and C#. You will primarily provide technical leadership to a small team of seasoned developers as they transition to web development. This role requires a highly technical leader comfortable managing projects without dedicated DevOps … UI/UX specialists, thriving in a high-ownership environment. Key Responsibilities: Architect, design, and implement full-stack functionality: Blazor UI, ASP.NET Core backend, database integration, and deployment. Provide technical direction and hands-on development across the platform lifecycle. Lead and ensure adherence to team standards for development controls and processes. Guide on API and web-dev best practices … practices with a pragmatic, delivery-focused mindset. Help maintain internal system documentation by writing and updating procedures as required throughout the SDLC. Who You Are: You are a skilled technical leader, passionate about building robust, scalable web applications. While strong technical leadership is paramount, you also possess the crucial soft skills to influence and be a key More ❯

transformation programme. The Role In a varied and highly-visible role, the Senior Software Developer will lead in architecting, building and enhancing complex MVC and ASP.NET solutions, whilst providing technical leadership and direction to other developers within the team. Taking a lead role in the development and support of MVC and .NET web applications, as well as C# … Console and API solutions, this Senior Software Developer role sits at the intersection of development leadership and hands-on technical coding and delivery. The Company The Senior Software Developer will be joining a well-established, acquisitive Managed Service Provider, with multiple sites across the UK. With ambition and a clear plan for continued growth, their commitment to quality … and development What do I need? Demonstrable expertise in the core skill set of C#, ASP.NET, MVC and SQL Server Proficiency in JavaScript and Web API Clear experience of technical leadership and providing coaching and mentoring to less-experienced Developers Knowledge of SSRS, SSIS, FetchXML or other reporting and ETL tools would be an advantage Any experience of More ❯

Lead Java Developer to join their expanding digital engineering function. This position requires deep expertise in Kotlin or modern Java , strong architectural understanding of microservices , and a passion for technical leadership and mentoring. Experience working within ecommerce, mobile, or customer-facing digital platforms is highly desirable. This role is a remote position. Youll have the opportunity to work … product teams, and contribute to a high-traffic platform used by millions of customers. Key Responsibilities: Design, build, and maintain scalable, high-performance services using Kotlin or Java Provide technical leadership and mentoring to other engineers in the team Contribute to solution architecture and strategic technical direction Build, integrate, and maintain REST APIs and backend services Champion More ❯

Senior Java Developer to join their expanding digital engineering function. This position requires deep expertise in Kotlin or modern Java , strong architectural understanding of microservices , and a passion for technical leadership and mentoring. Experience working within ecommerce, mobile, or customer-facing digital platforms is highly desirable. This role is a remote position. Youll have the opportunity to work … product teams, and contribute to a high-traffic platform used by millions of customers. Key Responsibilities: Design, build, and maintain scalable, high-performance services using Kotlin or Java Provide technical leadership and mentoring to other engineers in the team Contribute to solution architecture and strategic technical direction Build, integrate, and maintain REST APIs and backend services Champion More ❯

a Senior Lead Developer to help play a key role in out a brand-new technology function. This hybrid role offers a fantastic opportunity with a clear path towards technical leadership or architecture. Senior Lead Developer Bracknell - 3-4 days on site (hybrid) Up to £70,000 per annum The Role: As the Senior Lead you'll be … and platforms that will reshape the way the business operates. It's a hands-on development role, but also one with real influence-ideal for someone who enjoys mentoring, technical leadership, and working closely with the CTO on shaping long-term strategy. Key Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain scalable and secure applications using .NET (C#) and SQL Server. … Lead technical design sessions and provide architectural input on new initiatives. Help build and support infrastructure components as part of the application lifecycle (e.g. deployment pipelines, cloud infrastructure, monitoring tools). Ensure adherence to best practices in coding, security, testing, and documentation. Mentor and support developers, contributing to a culture of continuous development. Play a key role in defining More ❯

a medium-sized core team of 6-12, you'll also collaborate with a wider group of around 30, engaging with a broad stakeholder network. This role demands strong technical leadership, owning challenges, proactively solving problems, and working with the right stakeholders to drive solutions forward. What the role of the Network Systems Engineer entails: Some of the … main duties of the Network Systems Engineer will include: Provide oversight and technical ownership of design, leading design decisions and supporting the Engineering Manager in delivering in-service programmes Ensure technical leadership by controlling project scope, managing design changes, and engaging stakeholders and suppliers to identify risks early Lead programme-level design reviews, coordinate stakeholders, manage design … baselines and voids, and produce Certificates of Design while ensuring design governance Review and influence technical requirements and architectural design to ensure system integration, covering sub-systems and specialist domains for subcontractor design, development, and qualification Provide specialist knowledge and subject matter expertise in the integration, validation and verification of systems What experience you need to be the successful More ❯