Technical Lead - Development - #1780991

Technical Lead - Scotland (hybrid) - 12months contract

One of our public sector clients is seeking an experienced Technical Lead to guide and support the enhancement of products within their development team . This role will involve leading a dynamic development team while ensuring the continuous improvement of technical processes and delivering high-quality solutions in line with architectural roadmaps.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Leading the Development Team: Oversee both tactical and strategic tasks, ensuring solutions align with engineering principles.
• Collaboration: Work closely with Product Management, Service Design, and Agile Delivery teams to prioritize backlogs, improve services, and maintain a continuous delivery culture.
• Technical Leadership: Champion architectural best practices, define and assess technical options, and ensure developed software meets non-functional requirements like security, accessibility, and performance.
• Mentoring: Coach team members, fostering a collaborative, high-performing environment.
• Disaster Recovery Assurance: Support the disaster recovery assurance process for digital services, ensuring sustainable recovery objectives.
  
  

Required Experience

• Significant expertise with AWS (CDK, Lambda, S3, API Gateway, CloudFormation, Aurora/Postgres).
• Proficiency in Typescript, React, and modern UI frameworks.
• Extensive experience leading cross-functional teams, implementing solutions using agile methodologies, and mentoring developers.
• Knowledge of cloud monitoring, event-driven architectures, and testing frameworks (e.g., Cypress).
• Strong HTML / CSS skills
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  
  

This is a hybrid role based in Edinburgh or Glasgow at least a few times per month.

Offering a day rate of around £500 per day (outside ir35)

Contract duration: 12 months with possible extensions

Please apply today to be considered

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

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