Technical Lead

Anson Mccade; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Flexible working

Annual leave 25 days

Pension

Private healthcare

Wellbeing benefits

Career progression

Job summary

Anson Mccade is seeking a Technical Lead for Digital & Technology Consulting to join a London-based hybrid team, driving delivery of enterprise-scale cloud solutions and mentoring high-performing engineers.

You will work with AWS/Azure/GCP, modern data platforms like Snowflake and Databricks, and promote AI-enabled software engineering practices while partnering with clients to translate requirements into scalable designs.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership as Technical Lead or senior engineer with delivery responsibility.
• Strong fundamentals in software engineering and system design.
• Experience delivering enterprise apps on AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Knowledge of modern data technologies and data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical delivery of complex, enterprise-scale cloud solutions.
• Act as the technical authority across architecture, engineering, solution design and delivery.
• Provide hands‑on leadership while mentoring engineering teams and promoting best practices.
• Translate business requirements into scalable, high-quality technical solutions.
• Drive continuous improvement across the full software delivery lifecycle.
• Champion modern engineering practices, including AI-enabled development and automation.
• Support delivery of data-intensive platforms and enterprise technology solutions.

Skills

Software engineering

System design

Cloud platforms

Data technologies

DevOps

Agile

AI tools in development

Leadership

Tools

Python

SQL

Java

.NET/JavaScript

Job description

Technical Lead Digital & Technology Consulting

A leading global innovation and transformation consultancy is expanding its technology practice and is looking to hire experienced Technical Leads to join its London-based team.

This is an exciting opportunity for engineering leaders who enjoy solving complex technical challenges, mentoring high-performing teams, and delivering enterprise-scale digital solutions. They're particularly interested in candidates with strong engineering fundamentals who also have experience working with modern data platforms and AI-enabled software engineering practices.

What you'll be doing as a Technical Lead

• Leading the technical delivery of complex, enterprise-scale cloud solutions
• Acting as the technical authority across architecture, engineering, solution design and delivery
• Providing hands‑on technical leadership while mentoring engineering teams and promoting engineering best practices
• Working closely with clients to translate business requirements into scalable, high-quality technical solutions
• Driving continuous improvement across the full software delivery lifecycle
• Championing modern engineering practices, including AI-assisted software development, automation and productivity improvements
• Supporting the delivery of data-intensive platforms and enterprise technology solutions

What they're looking for:

• Proven experience as a Technical Lead, Lead Engineer or Senior Software Engineer with leadership responsibilities
• Strong software engineering and system design background
• Experience delivering enterprise applications using AWS, Azure or GCP
• Strong engineering experience with technologies such as Python, SQL, Java, .NET or JavaScript
• Experience working with modern enterprise data technologies such as Snowflake and/or Databricks
• Good understanding of enterprise data platforms, data architecture, on-premise lakehouse architectures and enterprise systems
• Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code and modern testing practices
• Agile delivery experience (Scrum/Kanban)
• Experience adopting AI tools within software engineering environments to improve delivery, quality and developer productivity
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and client-facing skills

Ideal background

They're particularly keen to speak with candidates from private sector organisations with strong engineering cultures, including fintech and similar technology-driven businesses.

Please note this is not a pure data engineering role. Successful candidates will combine strong software engineering leadership with exposure to enterprise data platforms and modern engineering practices.

What's on offer

• Competitive salary and performance-related bonus
• Flexible working alongside a collaborative engineering culture
• 25 days annual leave, with the option to buy additional leave
• Excellent pension, private healthcare and wellbeing benefits
• Clear career progression and opportunities to work on high-impact digital transformation programmes

Location

This is a London-based hybrid role, requiring travel to the client site three days per week. Applicants should be based in London or able to commit to this requirement.