Technical Lead - Contract - Must have HE experience

IO Associates; Bradley Stoke; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

IO Associates is seeking a Technical Lead on a contract basis to drive a major Student Information System transformation in Higher Education. You will own the technical direction across the programme, overseeing architecture, integrations and data migration while leading developers, analysts and testers.

You will translate business needs into robust technical solutions and collaborate with university stakeholders and suppliers.

Qualifications

• Strong technical delivery experience within UK Higher Education.
• Experience with Student Information Systems such as SITS/eVision or Banner.
• Experience with major SIS implementations, upgrades or replacements.
• Good understanding of the end-to-end student lifecycle.
• Strong integration/API and data migration experience.
• Strong SQL/database knowledge.
• Experience leading technical teams and working with senior stakeholders.
• Azure/AWS experience beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical delivery of a Student Information System transformation.
• Own the architecture, integrations and data migration.
• Lead developers, analysts and testers across the programme.
• Turn business requirements into clear technical solutions.
• Work with and challenge third-party suppliers.
• Act as the technical lead for senior university stakeholders.

Skills

Technical leadership

Stakeholder management

Solution design

Team leadership

API integration

Data migration

SQL databases

Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS)

Tools

SITS/eVision/Banner

SQL

Azure/AWS

Job description

Technical Lead | Contract | Higher Education

I'm looking for an experienced Technical Lead to support a major Student Information System transformation within Higher Education.

This is a senior, hands-on technical leadership role, taking ownership of the technical direction across the programme and working across student systems, architecture, integrations and data migration.

You'll act as a key technical authority on the programme, working closely with internal teams, university stakeholders and third-party suppliers to ensure the solution is robust, scalable and successfully delivered.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead the technical delivery of a Student Information System transformation
• Own the architecture, integrations and data migration
• Lead developers, analysts and testers across the programme
• Turn business requirements into clear technical solutions
• Work with and challenge third-party suppliers
• Act as the technical lead for senior university stakeholders

What we're looking for:

• Strong technical delivery experience within UK Higher Education
• Experience with Student Record Systems - SITS/eVision, Banner or similar
• Experience with major SIS implementations, upgrades or replacements
• Good understanding of the end-to-end student lifecycle
• Strong integration/API and data migration experience
• Strong SQL/database knowledge
• Experience leading technical teams and working with senior stakeholders
• Azure/AWS experience beneficial

Location: UK / Hybrid - some occasional client site visits
Start: ASAP

If you've led technical delivery across Student Records / Student Information Systems within Higher Education and are looking for your next contract, I'd love to hear from you.

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