Technical Lead

PA Consulting; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

25 days annual leave

Company pension scheme

Community and charity initiatives

Annual performance-based bonus

Share-ownership programmes

Tax-efficient benefits

Job summary

PA Consulting is seeking a Software Engineering Team Lead to work in a hybrid environment in the City of Westminster. You will manage a software engineering team while delivering innovative solutions, driving product design, and collaborating with various stakeholders across sectors.

The ideal candidate will have experience in leading teams and shaping the software delivery lifecycle, with a focus on agile methodologies. Benefits include private healthcare, generous leave, a company pension scheme, and performance-based bonuses.

Qualifications

• Experience managing and leading a software engineering team.
• Soft-skills to interact with clients, demonstrating technology credibility.
• Ability in shaping the end-to-end software delivery lifecycle.
• Experience with CI/CD and release management strategies.
• System performance enhancement skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver innovative software solutions with the Digital & Data team.
• Manage and technically lead a software engineering team.
• Lead product design and continuous improvement of software projects.
• Collaborate with stakeholders on various projects.
• Mentor engineers and foster continuous improvement.

Skills

Managing software engineering teams

Client interaction

End-to-end software delivery lifecycle

Infrastructure-as-code

System performance enhancement

Modern engineering standards

Analytical thinking and problem-solving

Collaboration with stakeholders

Technical expertise for bids

Tools

Vue

Angular

React

.NET

ASP.NET

Spring Boot

Job description

Job Description

Hybrid working - our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week; actual time and location will vary by role or assignment, up to 5 days per week on a client site.

Our focus is on combining strategic thinking, customer‑centric design and agile engineering to accelerate innovation.

• Work with the Digital & Data team to deliver innovative software solutions alongside product, design and multidisciplinary teams.
• Manage and technically lead a software engineering team.
• Lead product design, architecture and continuous improvement of software projects.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across seven sectors on a broad variety of projects and tech stacks.
• Provide mentorship to engineers and foster continuous improvement.
• Lead technical teams through complex challenges, guiding clients toward successful digital transformations.
• Work within Agile best practices and cross‑functional coordination.
• Act as a subject‑matter expert during bidding and client proposals.

Technologies you will work with:

• Frameworks: Vue, Angular, React, Node, Next, Spring, Spring Boot, .NET, ASP.NET
• Application of AI throughout the SDLC (e.g., using MCP to combine tools).

Qualifications

• Experience managing and leading a software engineering team.
• Soft‑skills to interact with clients, demonstrating credibility in technology and delivery.
• Capability in shaping end‑to‑end software delivery lifecycle, driving improvements across development, testing, deployment, and operation.
• Implementation of infrastructure‑as‑code, CI/CD, and release management strategies.
• System performance enhancement using load testing, caching and optimisation of database queries and application logic.
• Expertise in modern engineering standards such as TDD, contract testing and secure coding, and architectural patterns like event‑driven architecture and platform migration.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem‑solving to create long‑term solutions.
• Collaborative experience with multiple stakeholders in fast‑paced environments.
• Experience providing technical expertise to shape bids and client proposals, and presenting approaches to prospective clients.

Benefits

• Health and lifestyle perks with private healthcare.
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half‑day on Christmas Eve) with optional purchase of additional days.
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Opportunities to involvement in community and charity initiatives.
• Annual performance‑based bonus.
• Share‑ownership programmes.
• Tax‑efficient benefits such as cycle‑to‑work and give‑as‑you‑earn.

Eligibility: Applicants for UK roles must meet residency requirements (British citizen or at least 5 years continuous residency in the UK) for security clearance purposes.