Lead Full Stack Tech Lead (SC Cleared)

Montash; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech consulting firm is seeking a Lead Full Stack Tech Lead to provide technical leadership across agile delivery teams. The role requires active security clearance and offers a 12-month remote contract. Responsibilities include setting engineering standards, mentoring engineers, and ensuring architectural alignment. Essential skills include strong Java experience with Spring, microservice architectures, and frontend experience in React. The candidate should possess good communication and leadership skills within agile teams.

Qualifications

• Senior experience in Java with Spring Boot.
• Strong experience with microservice architectures.
• Proven Java and Spring best practices.
• Frontend experience with React.

Responsibilities

• Own engineering standards including code quality, testing, and PR reviews.
• Shape and decompose work into testable delivery-ready stories.
• Mentor engineers and model strong engineering behaviours.

Skills

Java with Spring Boot

Microservice architectures

React

AWS (SNS, SQS, S3, Aurora, PostgreSQL, OpenSearch)

Leadership skills

Job description

Job Title: Lead Full Stack Tech Lead (SC Cleared)

Location: Remote, UK Based

Duration: 12-month contract (With scope to extend)

Clearance: Active Security Clearance is required

We are looking for an experienced Full Stack Tech Lead to provide hands-on technical leadership across agile delivery teams.

You will set engineering standards, ensure architectural alignment, and enable efficient, high-quality delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Own engineering standards including code quality, testing, estimates, and PR reviews
• Shape and decompose work into clear, testable, delivery-ready stories
• Embed agreed architectural patterns across services
• Document technical decisions and collaborate with architects on design approvals
• Mentor engineers and model strong engineering behaviours
• Identify delivery waste and escalate blockers early
• Ensure cross-team consistency and alignment
• Act as a bridge between technical and non-technical stakeholders

Essential Skills and Experience

• Senior experience in one core stack:
• Java with Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, Spring Security
• Strong experience with microservice architectures
• Proven Java and Spring best practices
• Frontend experience with React and Micro Front Ends
• AWS experience including SNS, SQS, S3, Aurora or PostgreSQL, OpenSearch
• Strong communication and leadership skills within agile teams