Software Technical Lead

PentenAmio; Tewkesbury; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance 4x salary

2:30pm finish on Fridays

9-day fortnight option

Private Health Scheme

EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Salary Sacrifice Pension 10%

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave

Free on-site parking

Casual dress code

Free fruit in the office

Job summary

PentenAmio is a leading provider of advanced digital security solutions operating in the UK and Australia. We are seeking a Software Technical Lead to provide hands-on technical leadership for the design and delivery of complex software solutions across secure, cloud-enabled environments.

You will lead the design and delivery of secure cloud-native and microservice-based solutions, work with cross-functional teams, and ensure architectures meet security and performance requirements while guiding

Qualifications

• Significant professional software engineering experience with hands-on leadership of complex software solutions.
• Experience designing secure, scalable, maintainable architectures for cloud-native systems.
• Proven ability to translate customer requirements into technical architectures and delivery plans.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on technical leadership across software delivery projects, owning direction and architecture.
• Lead design and delivery of secure cloud-native, distributed, microservice-based solutions.
• Support cross-domain architectures and ensure security requirements are met.
• Act as the technical authority for engineering challenges and escalation.
• Lead design/code reviews ensuring security, performance, and quality.
• Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to define requirements and build relationships.
• Support bids, proposals, planning, and risk identification.
• Define software engineering standards and testing approaches.

Skills

Technical leadership

Cloud architectures

Azure/AWS

Docker/Kubernetes

Security by design

Stakeholder management

Software design

Customer engagement

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Location: Tewkesbury (Hybrid - 3 days on-site p/w)
Salary: £60,000 - £85,000 DOE
Clearance Required: SC (DV desirable)

About PentenAmio

PentenAmio is a leading provider of advanced digital security solutions that power national security and resilience across the UK, Australia and our allies.

Focused on solving complex digital challenges that others avoid, we embrace the impossible to deliver transformative technologies that protect those who protect us.

Across the UK and Australia, PentenAmio combines a legacy of knowledge and proven delivery across secure mobility and AI-driven deception technologies.

Our work spans Government and Defence markets across civil and military applications, powering intelligent advantage on a global scale.

Typical Activities

Working in collaboration with customers, Software Engineering, Solutions & Architecture, Product and Programme teams, the Software Technical Lead will provide hands‑on technical leadership for the design and delivery of complex software solutions across secure, cloud‑enabled and cross‑domain environments.

You Will

• Provide hands‑on technical leadership across software delivery projects, owning technical direction and architecture
• Lead the design and delivery of secure cloud‑native, distributed and microservice‑based software solutions
• Support the development of cross-domain and multi-security-domain architectures, ensuring solutions meet customer assurance and information exchange requirements
• Act as the technical authority and escalation point for complex engineering challenges
• Lead technical design and code reviews, ensuring solutions meet security, performance, scalability, maintainability and quality requirements
• Work closely with customers and stakeholders to understand requirements, provide technical direction and build trusted relationships
• Collaborate with Project Managers, Product Managers and Engineering teams to support successful project delivery
• Support bids, technical proposals, project planning, estimation and the identification of technical risks and dependencies
• Define and promote software engineering standards, quality practices, testing approaches and automation
• Evaluate emerging technologies and contribute to new technical capabilities, engineering roadmaps and future customer offerings

What We\'re Looking For

• Proven experience providing technical leadership within software engineering teams delivering complex solutions
• Strong experience designing and delivering secure, scalable and maintainable software architectures
• Experience designing, delivering or operating solutions using Azure, AWS or other cloud platforms
• Experience with cloud-native applications, distributed systems and microservice architectures
• Strong understanding of containerisation and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience delivering software within secure, accredited or assured environments
• Strong understanding of secure software development and security‑by‑design principles
• Experience acting as a technical authority on customer‑facing software projects and making architectural decisions
• Ability to translate customer and business requirements into software architectures, technical requirements and delivery plans
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to customers, engineers and senior stakeholders

Desirable

• Knowledge or experience of Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) and assured data transfer between different security domains
• Experience integrating systems across multiple security classifications, deployment environments or organisational boundaries
• Experience providing technical leadership across multiple concurrent software projects
• Experience defining testing strategies and acceptance criteria within complex software environments
• Experience supporting technical bids, proposals and the development of new technology or solution offerings

Why Work at PentenAmio?

At PentenAmio, we value our employees and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Life Insurance - 4x salary
• 2:30pm finish on Fridays
• Option to work a 9-day fortnight
• Private Health Scheme
• EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Salary Sacrifice Company Pension, matched up to 10%
• 25 days holiday + Bank/Public Holidays
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave

Additional perks:

• Free on‑site parking
• Casual dress code
• Free fruit in the office

Qualifications & Eligibility

To be eligible for this position you must:

• Have significant professional software engineering experience, including experience providing technical leadership for complex software solutions;
• Be a British citizen; and
• Hold or be eligible for UK National Security Vetting (NSV) - SC level clearance. Existing or eligibility for DV clearance would be advantageous.

PentenAmio is committed to providing equality of opportunity for all. We aim to ensure our workplaces are free from discrimination and that our current and future colleagues are treated fairly and with dignity and respect. Please inform us of any reasonable adjustments that we may need to make.