Technical Lead

TEC Partners Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 83,000 - 138,000; Part time

Job summary

TEC Partners Limited is recruiting a Contract Technical Lead to steer a major digital transformation programme within the public sector. The role focuses on leading engineering teams delivering citizen-facing systems and shared digital capabilities used nationwide.

As a hands-on technical leader, you will set direction for your team, ensure alignment with broader strategy, and drive secure, reliable, modern services while transforming legacy systems into scalable microservice architectures.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Technical Lead or Senior Engineer.
• Strong background in modern software engineering, ideally with Java.
• Knowledge of microservices, Hexagonal architecture, MongoDB, and Kafka.
• Experience with large-scale, complex digital products.
• Focus on quality, security, and technical standards.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and support a team of engineers.
• Set technical direction and influence wider strategy.
• Ensure delivery of secure, high-quality, and assured services.
• Champion best practice across engineering and architecture.
• Contribute to the evolution of technical stacks and ways of working.
• Collaborate with other teams to align with organisational goals.

Skills

Java

Microservices

Hexagonal architecture

MongoDB

Kafka

Leadership

Communication

Security

Tools

JVM

Job description

Contract Technical Lead

Rate: Up to £750 per day (Umbrella Rate, Depending on Experience)
Contract: 12 months
Location: Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle – Hybrid (3 Days Onsite per Week)
Clearance: BPSS required (must be eligible for SC)

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Technical Lead to join a major digital transformation programme within a large-scale public sector environment. This role will focus on leading engineering teams delivering high-profile, citizen-facing systems and shared digital capabilities used nationwide.

As a hands‑on technical leader, you will set direction for your team, ensure alignment with wider strategy, and drive the delivery of secure, reliable, and modern digital services. You will also play a key role in transforming legacy systems into scalable, microservice‑based solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and support a team of engineers.
• Set technical direction and influence wider strategy.
• Ensure delivery of secure, high-quality, and assured services.
• Champion best practice across engineering and architecture.
• Contribute to the evolution of technical stacks and ways of working.
• Collaborate with other teams to align with organisational goals.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Technical Lead or Senior Engineer.
• Strong background in modern software engineering, ideally with Java.
• Knowledge of microservices, Hexagonal architecture, MongoDB, and Kafka.
• Experience with large‑scale, complex digital products.
• Focus on quality, security, and technical standards.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Why Apply?

• Opportunity to contribute to one of the UK’s most impactful digital programmes.
• Work at scale on services that directly benefit millions of people.
• Shape technical strategy and lead talented engineering teams.
• Long‑term contract with competitive day rate.