Technical Lead - Platform

JR United Kingdom; West Midlands Combined Authority; Remote; GBP 69,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading B2B SaaS organisation in the West Midlands is seeking a Technical Lead to guide their talented team in developing a scalable digital platform. The position demands strong leadership skills, a solid background in AWS, and experience with event-driven architectures, along with a commitment to fostering continuous improvement and agile practices.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading software development teams.
• Strong background in delivering digital solutions.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and AWS infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a cross-functional technical team.
• Guide the team in designing robust technical architecture.
• Support agile working practices and participate in weekend support.

Skills

Leadership

AWS Infrastructure

CI/CD Practices

Microservice Architecture

Problem Solving

Agile Methodologies

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Posted:

31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

Job Description:

Location: Remote (Must be UK-based)

Type: Permanent

Salary: Up to 82,000 + benefits

Are you a competent technical leader looking to impact the future of digital platforms? We are working with an established B2B SaaS organisation seeking a talented Technical Team Lead to join their growing team.

As the Team Lead, you will play a pivotal role in developing and maintaining the core platform underpinning a suite of modern digital products. You’ll lead a skilled team of DevOps and QA engineers, collaborating closely with BAs, Product Owners, and Architects to deliver high-quality, scalable, event-driven systems using the latest AWS serverless technologies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a cross-functional technical team, ensuring best practices in code quality, style, and test coverage.
• Guide the team in designing and maintaining robust technical architecture.
• Align your team’s work with broader organisational technical strategies.
• Support agile working practices and continuous improvement.
• Participate in a weekend support rota for high-priority incidents.

You’ll bring:

• Proven experience leading software development teams.
• Strong background in delivering digital solutions and maintaining AWS infrastructure (using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Serverless or CloudFormation).
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions).
• Expertise in event-based microservice architectures.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritise, delegate, and manage workloads effectively.