Tech Lead

Version 1; Birmingham; Hybride; GBP 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Profit sharing

Career progression & mentorship

Flexible/remote working

Pension & private healthcare

Life assurance

Educational assistance (AWS, Microsoft

Awards & recognition program

Diversity & inclusion initiatives

Résumé du poste

Version 1 is seeking an experienced Tech Lead to join our Digital Data & Cloud Practice in the UK. You will drive design, development, and integration of cloud-based software, providing technical leadership and shaping solutions across public and private sectors.

The role involves hands-on coding, architecture, and mentoring within an agile framework. You will collaborate with PMs, BAs, Testing, Product teams and customers, ensuring robust, secure, scalable outcomes while championing best

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of modern architectural patterns including microservices.
• Hands-on coding experience with Angular and .NET/C#.
• Experience delivering REST-based APIs and cloud-native applications.
• Proficient with DevOps and CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, Ansible, Packer).
• Experience with container platforms (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
• Exposure to Azure services and cloud-native design.

Responsabilités

• Design, develop, test, and maintain cloud-based software applications.
• Provide technical leadership to coordinate scalable, secure solutions and promote best practices.
• Work within agile project delivery methodologies.
• Own the design, estimation, shaping, and user story creation for software solutions.
• Document architectures, configurations, releases, and handovers.
• Collaborate with Version 1 and customer stakeholders across the lifecycle.
• Translate complex designs into clear, actionable plans for stakeholders.
• Mentor and develop junior team members and foster knowledge transfer.
• Promote a positive team environment and effective collaboration.

Connaissances

Microservices

Message-driven architecture

Angular

.NET / C#

REST APIs

DevOps / CI-CD

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Azure (Functions, Cosmos DB, Blob, VMs

Outils

Jenkins

Ansible

Packer

Description du poste

Company Description

Version 1 has celebrated 30 years in business and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver technology and transformation solutions that drive customer success. Our deep expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape. We foster strong partnerships with global technology leaders including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

Company Description

Version 1 has celebrated 30 years in business and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver technology and transformation solutions that drive customer success. Our deep expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape. We foster strong partnerships with global technology leaders including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

We're an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of what we do:

• UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner
• 3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business
• 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK
• Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW
• Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW

We're a core values driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it's deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we'll invest in you!.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Tech Lead to join our Digital Data & Cloud Practice. Our Digital Practice is expanding rapidly and there will be an opportunity for you to achieve medium and long-term career goals. There will be a fantastic opportunity to work on some challenging and interesting, large scale transformational and migration projects within both public and private sector.

• Designing, developing, testing, and maintaining cloud-based software applications.
• Technical leadership within a team to coordinate and deliver scalable, secure solutions in line with good industry software engineering practices (code quality, CI/CD, security etc).
• Working within a project management/agile delivery methodology
• Experience in technical ownership for a product or software solution, covering design, estimation, shaping and user story/requirement creation
• Documentation of solutions (e.g., architecture, configuration, release, support-handover
• Collaborate and liaise with other Version 1 and customer stakeholders/ end users in the software development lifecycle – PMs, BAs, Testing, Product etc
• Able to communicate technical designs simply and clearly in conversation, documentation, and presentations to stakeholders of various technical abilities.
• Provide effective knowledge transfer to team members and customers.
• Manage, coach and develop junior members of your team and the wider community
• Fostering a positive working environment and facilitating team collaboration and communication.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of coding best practices and modern architectural patterns, including microservices and message-driven architectures
• Hands‑on developing / coding experience using the following technologies:
• Frontend (Angular)
• Backend (.Net, C#)
• NFR / Non‑Functional requirement understanding and experience developing applications with this in mind
• Strong experience with Test‑Driven Development (TDD) approach, writing unit and integration tests to ensure high‑quality code, and maintaining a robust testing suite for continuous integration and delivery.
• Experience developing REST‑based APIs
• Strong experience with DevOps and CI/CD tools (such as Jenkins, Ansible, Packer, Docker)
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes or OpenShift for containerisation and orchestration of applications.
• Experience in developing and deploying solutions on Microsoft Azure, with expertise in Azure services such as Azure Functions, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Blob Storage, and Azure Virtual Machines (VMs). Strong understanding of cloud‑native architectures, serverless computing, and scalable application design. Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204) or Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) preferred.

Additional Information

Why Version 1?

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits
• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme
• Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people's individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance
• Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme
• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies
• Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat
• Reward schemes including Version 1's Annual Excellence Awards & 'Call-Out' platform.
• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.

And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.

Version 1 is an equal opportunities employer.

We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels valued and able to thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences, and we value the different perspectives people bring including those shaped by disability and neurodiversity.

We want every candidate to have a positive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, please contact your recruiter at Version 1. We will consider all requests carefully, respectfully and confidentially.

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