Technical Lead - £650 / Outside IR35 / Working from Home

CTDI; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technical agency in the United Kingdom seeks a Technical Lead to guide a team in developing and implementing a new REST API for a major transport project. You will manage a mixed team of developers and work closely with a systems architect. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in PHP 7 with Codeigniter 3 and Agile methodologies, along with strong communication skills for liaising with third-party teams. This role offers £650 per day and options for hybrid or remote working.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in PHP 7 with Codeigniter 3 and Symfony framework.
• Proven experience leading a team of developers, managing sprints.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of a new greenfield REST API.
• Scope and define tasks and sprints as part of the project.
• Coordinate with technical teams and project managers.

Skills

PHP 7 with Codeigniter 3

Leading a mixed team of developers

Agile methodologies

Fluent in English

Good communication skills

Tools

Jira

GIT

MySQL

Job description

Technical Lead - £650 / Outside IR35 / Working from Home

Technical Lead (work stream leader)

£650 per day (12 Months+ / Option of working from Remote / Outside IR35)

Location

London, Bristol or Cornwall.

Option of working from remote.

Leading in the design and implementation of a new greenfield REST API and adaptation and integration of an existing REST API, leading a team of API engineers and developers. Working with the systems architect and team to scope and define tasks and sprints as part of a wider innovative industry project. Reporting to the team project manager and Product Owner. You will be working in a small team in a smaller, long established, non-corporate and friendly agency outside of IR35 delivering a major project for a large transport industry client.

Must Haves

• Experience in PHP 7 with Codeigniter 3 and Symphony framework
• Experience of leading a mixed team of developers
• Experienced in Agile methodologies and also Jira
• Fluent in English
• Good communication skills to lead communications with third party technical teams

Desirable / Nice to have

• Experience with SOAP API services
• Knowledge of MySQL
• Experience of GIT
• Used to Agile working methodologies
• Rail industry Experience (just for the acronyms!)