Technical Lead - Contract

Contract Technical Lead

Rate: Up to 750 per day (Umbrella Rate, Depending on Experience)
Contract: 12 months
Location: Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle - Hybrid (3 Days Onsite per Week)
Clearance: BPSS required (must be eligible for SC)

About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled Technical Lead to join a major digital transformation programme within a large-scale public sector environment. This role will focus on leading engineering teams delivering high-profile, citizen-facing systems and shared digital capabilities used nationwide.

As a hands-on technical leader, you will set direction for your team, ensure alignment with wider strategy, and drive the delivery of secure, reliable, and modern digital services. You will also play a key role in transforming legacy systems into scalable, microservice-based solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and support a team of engineers.
• Set technical direction and influence wider strategy.
• Ensure delivery of secure, high-quality, and assured services.
• Champion best practice across engineering and architecture.
• Contribute to the evolution of technical stacks and ways of working.
• Collaborate with other teams to align with organisational goals.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Technical Lead or Senior Engineer.
• Strong background in modern software engineering, ideally with Java.
• Knowledge of microservices, Hexagonal architecture, MongoDB, and Kafka.
• Experience with large-scale, complex digital products.
• Focus on quality, security, and technical standards.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Why Apply?

• Opportunity to contribute to one of the UK's most impactful digital programmes.
• Work at scale on services that directly benefit millions of people.
• Shape technical strategy and lead talented engineering teams.
• Long-term contract with competitive day rate.

Next Steps
If you're interested in this opportunity, please apply with your CV. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted to discuss the role and next steps in the process.