Senior Technical Programme Lead — Software & Architecture

Noux Talent; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Noux Talent is seeking a Senior Technical Programme Manager in Milton Keynes to lead large-scale software programmes across cross-functional teams including Engineering, Product and Architecture. You will balance technology leadership with customer outcomes, without needing to be hands-on in code.

The role focuses on governance, risk, budgets and executive reporting, while keeping customer impact at the centre of every decision.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large-scale, complex technical programmes within a software/SaaS/engineering-led environment.
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Technical knowledge across architecture, cloud, APIs, integrations, databases and platforms.
• Experience delivering across multiple technical teams and workstreams.
• Ability to understand technical issues and know when specialist input is needed.

Responsibilities

• Leading complex, cross-functional technology programmes from end to end.
• Coordinating multiple projects, technical teams, workstreams and dependencies.
• Working closely with Engineering, Product and Architecture teams.
• Understanding and challenging technical approaches, risks and trade-offs.
• Managing programme roadmaps, governance, budgets, risks and executive reporting.
• Working directly with senior customers, stakeholders and external delivery partners.
• Bringing structure and clarity to complex, changing or ambiguous situations.
• Supporting Project Managers and delivery teams across the programme.
• Ensuring customer, operational and business impact remain central to programme decisions.

Skills

Software development lifecycle

Cross-functional leadership

Programme governance

Risk management

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Cloud

APIs & integrations

Databases

Software architecture

Modern deployment practices

Communication

Technical depth

Job description

Noux Talent is seeking a Senior Technical Programme Manager in Milton Keynes to lead large-scale software programmes across cross-functional teams including Engineering, Product and Architecture. You will balance technology leadership with customer outcomes, without needing to be hands-on in code.

The role focuses on governance, risk, budgets and executive reporting, while keeping customer impact at the centre of every decision.