Senior Tech Lead - Cloud & SDLC Architect (Hybrid)

DWP Digital; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 83,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Hybrid working model

Civil service pension with employer 28

Generous holidays 26–31 days

Career development

Job summary

DWP Digital is seeking a Senior Tech Lead to shape engineering standards and strategy across multiple delivery teams, guiding engineers through complex challenges across cloud, on-premises, and third-party platforms.

You will combine hands-on technical leadership with mentoring, helping to turn ideas into robust, scalable services. This hybrid role offers flexible hours, generous holidays, and a competitive civil service pension.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in the full life cycle of cloud-based platforms and applications (AWS).
• Strong experience with version control and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI or Jenkins).
• Significant experience in infrastructure-as-code and cloud configurations.
• Experience collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams and ensuring data security & compliance.

Responsibilities

• Set engineering standards across multiple delivery teams.
• Influence technology strategy and shape future digital services.
• Mentor engineers and review designs across cloud, on-premises and third-party platforms.
• Turn ideas into robust, scalable services through SDLC optimisation.

Skills

Cloud platforms

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as code

Engineering leadership

Security & compliance

Tools

AWS

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Job description

DWP Digital is seeking a Senior Tech Lead to shape engineering standards and strategy across multiple delivery teams, guiding engineers through complex challenges across cloud, on-premises, and third-party platforms.

You will combine hands-on technical leadership with mentoring, helping to turn ideas into robust, scalable services. This hybrid role offers flexible hours, generous holidays, and a competitive civil service pension.