Technical Lead - C#, Restful Apis

CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 83,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler is seeking a hands-on Technical Lead Software Engineer for a 6 month contract in a hybrid Leeds setting. The role focuses on leading the redevelopment of Profiles Manager, shaping architecture and cloud strategy, and delivering secure, scalable services and APIs.

You will guide engineers and architects, apply best practices in CI/CD with GitHub Actions, and drive automated testing and observability, while mentoring teams and managing stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Strong C# / .NET software engineering experience.
• Technical leadership of distributed systems, microservices and REST APIs.
• Strong Microsoft Azure experience.
• GitHub Actions, CI/CD and Terraform.
• Architectural design decisions and technical direction.
• AI-assisted development including GitHub Copilot.
• Secure development, automated testing, observability and production support.
• Experience with technical risk, delivery, mentoring and stakeholder management.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Hands-on leadership to mentor engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead redevelopment of Profiles Manager and supporting services.
• Provide technical direction while remaining close to the code.
• Collaborate with engineers and architects to deliver secure, scalable APIs.

Skills

C# / .NET

Distributed systems

Azure

GitHub Actions

Terraform

CI/CD

Architectural design

AI-assisted dev

Secure development

Automated testing

Observability

Mentoring

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Leadership

Tools

Docker

Azure API Management

Job description

Technical Lead Software Engineer - .NET / Azure / Terraform

+ 6 month contract

+ £450 to £500 per day

+ Hybrid working from Leeds

Location: Hybrid - occasional client-site visits to Leeds/London

A leading public sector organisation is seeking a Tech Lead Software Engineer to lead the redevelopment of the (url removed) Profiles Manager and supporting services.

This is a hands‑on technical leadership role, requiring strong software engineering, architecture and cloud experience. You will provide technical direction while remaining close to the code, working with engineers and architects to deliver secure, scalable and maintainable services and APIs.

Key Skills & Experience

• Strong C# / .NET software engineering experience.
• Technical leadership of distributed systems, microservices and REST APIs.
• Strong Microsoft Azure experience.
• GitHub Actions, CI/CD and Terraform.
• Technical architecture and design decision-making.
• AI-assisted development, including GitHub Copilot and coding agents.
• Secure development, automated testing, observability and production support.
• Experience with technical risk, delivery, mentoring and stakeholder management.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Hands‑on approach with the ability to lead and mentor engineering teams.

Desirable

• Docker / containerisation.
• Azure API Management.
• Cloud‑native architecture.
• Contract, performance, resilience and security testing.
• Legacy modernisation within regulated environments.
• NHS digital standards and secure service delivery.

Keywords: C# | .NET | Azure | Terraform | GitHub Actions | CI/CD | REST APIs | Microservices | Distributed Systems | Docker | Azure API Management | GitHub Copilot | AI | DevOps | Cloud | Software Engineering | Technical Lead | Architecture | Automated Testing | Security | Observability