Technical Lead (Lead Java Developer)

Fixed Term Contract

Salary from £100-110k + (DOE) - plus employee benefits

Initial duration 12-18 months (possible extension)

I am looking to speak with Technical Leads to work for my Central Government client. As a Technical Lead you will set direction for your service and your team in line with overarching strategy, and a clear focus on delivering quality, assured and secure services.

You will act as a hands-on engineer and expected to lead other engineers.

Essential Skills

• Significant demonstrable experience in one or both of:
  • modern software engineering for digital products (ideally Java, microservice architectures, Hexagonal software architecture, Mongo and Kafka);
  • OR designing and implementing modern cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and automation (ideally AWS, Terraform, GitLab CI, Jenkins);
• Significant demonstrable experience of leading engineering teams providing technical leadership and guidance and coaching and mentoring to support team member development opportunities.
• Significant demonstrable experience of engineering best practice in version control, secure design practices, assurance.
• Significant demonstrable experience of collaboration & sharing of knowledge and good practice with the wider software engineering community.
• Significant demonstrable experience of working and leading in a complex, multi-disciplinary environment, delivering products within specific timescales and engaging with multiple stakeholders.

Applicants: MUST HAVE ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE.

If you have the above requirements, please apply or reach out directly to me

InterQuest Group is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy. InterQuest Group is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, religion/belief, race, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, sex or sexual orientation. Please make us aware if you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.