Technical Lead

Anson McCade; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Anson McCade in Manchester is seeking a Senior Technical Delivery Lead to steer complex enterprise applications from concept to delivery.

You will guide engineering teams, collaborate with clients to translate business needs into robust architectures, and champion Agile practices while mentoring junior staff.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in engineering principles and scalable systems.
• Experience with event-driven patterns and platform migrations.
• Proficient in SDLC governance, IaC, CI/CD, and release management.
• Skilled in DevOps/SRE collaboration and observability.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery across complex enterprise-grade applications.
• Collaborate with clients to align business objectives with technical solutions.
• Provide hands-on guidance including debugging and architecture decisions.
• Drive Agile practices (Scrum/Kanban) in delivery teams.
• Mentor engineers and lead recruitment and training.
• Shape proposals and contribute to new project acquisitions.

Skills

Engineering principles

Scalable design

Security best practices

Event-driven architecture

Platform migration

TDD

Contract testing

CI/CD

IaC

SDLC

Observability

Load testing

Communication

Collaboration

Growth mindset

Job description

• Employment Type: Full-Time / Professional
• Core Focus: Driving innovative technical solutions, guiding engineering teams through complex challenges, and leading digital transformations for clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Delivery & Leadership:


• Collaborate with clients to bridge business objectives with technical capabilities.


• Lead technical teams in delivering complex, enterprise-grade applications.


• Provide hands-on technical guidance, including debugging, troubleshooting, and architectural decision-making.


• Drive solutions using Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban).


• Mentor and develop junior and mid-level engineers in coding, architecture, and problem-solving through pair programming and code reviews.


• Lead internal recruitment efforts, design/deliver training, and participate in communities of practice.


• Shape solutions and provide insights to support new project acquisition.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Engineering & Architecture:


• Solid foundation in engineering principles, scalable system design, and security best practices.


• Expertise in modern architectural patterns (e.g., event-driven architecture, platform migration) and engineering standards (e.g., TDD, contract testing, secure coding).


• Operations & Lifecycle Management:


• Expertise in shaping the end-to-end software delivery lifecycle (SDLC), including infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, and release management.


• Experience collaborating with DevOps and SRE teams using monitoring and observability tools.


• Demonstrated ability to optimize system performance via load testing, caching strategies, and database/application logic tuning.


• Soft Skills & Mindset:


• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with a strong focus on relationship-building.


• Growth mindset with a commitment to staying current on emerging technologies and industry trends.