Principal Engineer: Lead Complex Tech Delivery (Hybrid)

Yorkshire Building Society; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

Bonus up to 15%

Pension contributions

Private medical insurance

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Job summary

Yorkshire Building Society is seeking a Principal Engineer to provide technical leadership across complex delivery initiatives, translating business needs into scalable, high-quality solutions. This hybrid role combines home working with time in our Leeds/ Bradford offices.

You will lead design and delivery of complex technical solutions, own technical direction, assess options, and collaborate with stakeholders and third-party partners.

Qualifications

• Strong experience designing and delivering complex technical solutions across enterprise environments.
• Translate business requirements into scalable, well-architected solutions.
• Lead technical delivery across the full lifecycle, from design through to live service.
• Strong analytical skills, including solution evaluation and gap analysis.
• Experience working with suppliers and third-party partners in delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of complex technical solutions, translating business requirements into clear deliverables
• Own technical direction across projects, including solution design, build, testing and release planning
• Assess solution options and perform gap analysis to ensure alignment between current and future state systems
• Collaborate with stakeholders and 3rd party partners, acting as a key technical contact and subject matter expert
• Maintain awareness of technology trends, ensuring platforms remain supported, resilient and aligned to future needs
• Support live service stability by coordinating defect resolution and acting as an escalation point for risks and issues

Skills

API design

Java Spring Boot

Microservices

Technical leadership

Stakeholder management

Cloud platforms

Tools

OpenShift

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Yorkshire Building Society is seeking a Principal Engineer to provide technical leadership across complex delivery initiatives, translating business needs into scalable, high-quality solutions. This hybrid role combines home working with time in our Leeds/ Bradford offices.

You will lead design and delivery of complex technical solutions, own technical direction, assess options, and collaborate with stakeholders and third-party partners.