Technical Lead

Forward Role Recruitment

Lancashire

Hybrid

GBP 65,000 - 85,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working (1–2 days in North West

High-impact leadership opportunity

Career growth in tech leadership

Job summary

Forward Role Recruitment seeks a hands-on Technical Lead to balance software engineering, cloud infrastructure, and architecture. You will mentor engineers while staying close to the code, shaping technology strategy during a major digital transformation.

The role combines TypeScript/Node.js development with AWS/DevOps ownership, leading across critical platforms, CI/CD, automation, and platform reliability, while remaining technically active.

Qualifications

Strong AWS experience.
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure.
Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, and modern DevOps practices.
Ability to operate across software engineering and DevOps.
Experience mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership.
Experience with software architecture, APIs, integrations, and modern engineering practices.
Background as a Technical Lead or senior engineer stepping up.

Responsibilities

Building and improving internal applications using TypeScript and Node.js.
Owning AWS infrastructure and cloud environments.
Developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
Driving Infrastructure as Code and automation initiatives.
Improving reliability, performance, security, and observability.
Designing and maintaining integrations between business-critical systems.
Mentoring software engineers and helping raise engineering standards.
Working closely with stakeholders to deliver scalable technical solutions.
Remaining actively involved in coding, code reviews, and technical problem-solving.

Skills

AWS

CI/CD pipelines

Terraform

Infrastructure as Code

DevOps

Leadership

Mentoring

Software architecture

APIs

GraphQL

Next.js

PostgreSQL

Python

Observability

Monitoring

Team leadership

Job description

Are you a hands-on Technical Lead who enjoys balancing software engineering, cloud infrastructure, and architecture?

Do you enjoy mentoring engineers while still staying close to the code?

Would you like to play a key role in shaping the future of a business undergoing a significant technology transformation?

I'm currently partnered with a well-established and highly successful UK business that's investing heavily in its digital platforms, engineering capability, and technology strategy.

As part of that journey, they're looking to appoint a Technical Lead to become the most senior day-to-day technical individual within the business, providing leadership across software engineering, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and systems integration.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join at a pivotal time, taking ownership of a modern technology estate while helping shape the next phase of growth.

The role

They're looking for a genuine hands-on technical leader who can operate across architecture, engineering, cloud infrastructure, and delivery while continuing to contribute to codebases, technical decision-making, and platform improvements.

This role sits at the intersection of software engineering and cloud infrastructure, with your work split between hands-on TypeScript/Node.js development and AWS/DevOps ownership.

You'll lead technical decision-making across several business-critical platforms whilst also owning cloud environments, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, system integrations, and platform reliability.

The successful candidate will remain hands-on in both code and infrastructure, supporting a small engineering team while helping shape the technical direction of the organisation.

What you'll be doing

Building and improving internal applications using TypeScript and Node.js
Owning AWS infrastructure and cloud environments
Developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
Driving Infrastructure as Code and automation initiatives
Improving reliability, performance, security, and observability
Designing and maintaining integrations between business-critical systems
Mentoring software engineers and helping raise engineering standards
Working closely with stakeholders to deliver scalable technical solutions
Remaining actively involved in coding, code reviews, and technical problem-solving

What they're looking for

Strong AWS experience
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure
Experience with Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, and modern DevOps practices
Ability to operate across both software engineering and DevOps
Experience mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership
Experience with software architecture, APIs, integrations, and modern engineering practices
Background as a Technical Lead, Lead Engineer, Principal Engineer, Staff Engineer, Lead Developer, or a Senior Engineer looking to step up
Next.js, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, or Python experience
Experience with cloud observability and monitoring tooling
E-commerce, distribution, logistics, manufacturing, or B2B technology environments
Experience improving platform reliability, scalability, and engineering effectiveness

Why it's interesting

Opportunity to influence engineering, architecture, and platform strategy
Blend of software engineering, DevOps, cloud infrastructure, and leadership
High-visibility role with genuine impact on technical direction
Modern cloud-native environment with significant investment planned
Small team environment where your decisions will directly shape outcomes
Significant autonomy and ownership
Chance to improve engineering standards, tooling, automation, and platform reliability
Join during a period of transformation and growth

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