Software Technical Lead

CPS Group (UK) Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance bonus

Fully expensed London visits

Job summary

CPS Group (UK) Limited is recruiting experienced Software Technical Leads to join a growing team delivering secure, technically complex projects across the public sector. This role focuses on senior technical leadership, full-stack Java, and ownership of architectural decisions within an Agile environment.

The position offers primarily remote work with regional offices and biweekly London visits (fully expensed). Security clearance eligibility is required due to project nature.

Qualifications

• Senior Software Engineer or Technical Lead with strong Full Stack and Java experience.
• Proven ability to lead engineering teams and provide technical direction.
• Experience delivering secure, complex projects in public sector environments.
• Eligibility for security clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across software development projects.
• Support solution architecture, design and technology decisions
• Work with open-source technologies and libraries
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab
• Deploy applications across AWS, Azure and private clouds
• Engage with customers to gather requirements and deliver practical solutions
• Mentor and lead engineering teams to deliver solutions
• Own technical challenges and drive delivery to completion

Skills

AWS

Azure

Software architecture

Technical leadership

Agile

Customer-facing

Open-source

Tools

GitLab

Job description

Primarily Remote (Regional Offices plus B-weekly visit to London – fully expensed)

Security Clearance: Candidates must be eligible for security clearance due to the nature of the project.

CPS Group are supporting a leading IT Consultancy in the recruitment of multiple experienced Software Technical Leads to join a growing team delivering secure, technically complex projects across the public sector.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Software Engineer or Technical Lead with strong Full Stack and Java experience to take technical ownership across projects and provide direction to engineering teams.

As a Software Technical Lead, you’ll work as part of an Agile team, contributing across the full software development lifecycle while working closely with customers and technical stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing technical leadership and direction across software development projects
• Supporting solution architecture, technical design and technology decisions
• Working across a range of open-source technologies and libraries
• Developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitLab
• Deploying applications across AWS, Azure and private cloud environments
• Contributing across the full software lifecycle, from requirements and architecture through to implementation, delivery and ongoing support
• Working directly with customers to understand requirements and deliver practical technical solutions
• Leading, mentoring and supporting engineering teams
• Taking ownership of technical challenges and driving solutions through to delivery

Key Skills:

• Experience working with AWS/ Azure
• Strong understanding of software architecture and technical design
• Experience providing technical leadership or leading engineering teams
• Experience working within Agile environments
• Excellent customer-facing and stakeholder management skills
• Previous consultancy experience would be advantageous but isn't essential.
• Up to £85,000 p/annum
• Annual performance bonus
• Opportunity to join a long-term public sector transformation programme.
• Technical ownership across complex and challenging projects.
• Continuous training and development.