Technical Lead

Aspire Personnel Ltd; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 89,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global IT services firm is seeking a Technical Lead in Belfast to oversee technical teams, drive innovative solutions, and engage with clients for digital transformation. Ideal candidates will have strong technical expertise in .NET, Java, or Python, cloud architecture experience, and exceptional communication skills. The role offers flexible working and a competitive salary up to £105K with a 10% bonus.

Benefits

Health and lifestyle perks

25 days annual leave plus additional days

Generous company pension scheme

Engagement in community initiatives

Annual performance-based bonus

Share ownership

Tax efficient benefits

Qualifications

• Tech Lead or Engineering Lead experience managing small teams of engineers.
• Strong recent experience with hands-on coding.
• Proven ability to re-architect legacy systems to cloud-native.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients to tailor solutions.
• Lead technical teams and mentor engineers.
• Participate in recruitment and training efforts.

Skills

Leading teams

Hands-on coding in .NET, Java, or Python

Cloud architecture and infrastructure

Strong communication skills

Client-facing engagements

Tools

AWS

Azure

Terraform

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

Are you passionate about solving complex problems through technology and leading teams that deliver exceptional solutions? Do you thrive on challenges, love building high-performing teams, and have the technical expertise to back it all up? If so, we'd love for you to get in touch.

As Technical Lead, you'll be working for one of the most successful global IT services. You'll be the driving force behind innovative solutions, steering technical teams through complex challenges and guiding clients towards successful digital transformations.

What you'll be doing:

• Collaborate with clients to develop solutions that address their unique challenges, bridging the gap between business objectives and technical capabilities
• Lead technical teams in the delivery of complex solutions, providing mentorship to engineers and fostering an environment of continuous improvement
• Be ready to roll up your sleeves when needed. Whether debugging, troubleshooting, or guiding architecture decisions, you'll lead from the front
• Drive our internal growth by leading recruitment efforts, designing and delivering training, and actively participating in our communities of practices
• Leverage your technical expertise to shape solutions and contribute insights to help win new projects

The brief in short:

• Tech Lead / Engineering Lead experience - leading pods of around 3-6 engineers
• Strong, recent hands-on coding in .NET, Java, or Python (not just oversight)
• Deep experience in cloud architecture and infrastructure, (AWS or Azure, Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD)
• Proven ability to re-architect or modernise platforms - ideally moving from legacy to cloud-native
• Built distributed systems on AWS or Azure
• Strong communicator - articulate, credible, and comfortable in client-facing or pre-sales conversations
• Can translate complex technical topics into clear business language
• Experience working in consulting or structured delivery environments
• UK-based and eligible for security clearance
• Engages well with clients and brings both technical depth and commercial awareness.

Additional information:

Flexible working - The client is guided by their client work and needs; however, you have autonomy to manage your time and diary to suit your work/life balance.

Our clients are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of their people. Check out some of the extensive benefits:

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
• Generous company pension scheme
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives
• Annual performance-based bonus
• share ownership
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)

There are also openings in the following areas - London, Manchester and Bristol.

Salary - Up to 105K + 10% Bonus