Technical Lead - Secure Data & Integration Platform

CBSbutler Ltd.; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 156,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12-month contract

Hybrid working (Reading)

Inside IR35

Job summary

CBSbutler Ltd. is seeking a Technical Lead to provide technical leadership across a Secure Digital Platform programme supporting UK Defence and Aerospace initiatives.

The role focuses on secure, resilient digital platforms, cloud and data engineering within a highly secure environment. Candidates should have active SC clearance and a track record leading multidisciplinary teams, with 3 onsite days per week in Reading.

Qualifications

• Current Active SC Clearance required.
• Sole UK National due to programme security.
• Proven experience delivering technical leadership within MOD, Defence Digital, UK Aerospace, or other highly regulated Defence environments.
• Ability to work 3 days per week onsite in Reading.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across cloud, infrastructure, cyber security and enterprise platforms.
• Lead and mentor multidisciplinary engineering teams including Systems Engineers, Data Engineers, Data Analysts and DevSecOps Engineers.
• Define engineering standards, technical governance and best practices.
• Oversee architecture decisions and ensure alignment with enterprise strategy.
• Drive adoption of DevSecOps, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure as Code and automation.
• Lead Azure, Kubernetes and OpenShift platform strategy and technical delivery.
• Oversee cloud, hybrid and on-premise infrastructure environments.
• Ensure security, resilience, scalability and compliance across all technology platforms.
• Manage technical risks, dependencies and major incident escalations.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and support future technology roadmaps.
• Work closely with business stakeholders to align technical delivery with programme objectives.

Skills

Technical leadership

Azure

Kubernetes

OpenShift

DevSecOps

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform

Ansible

PowerShell

Python

CI/CD

Data engineering

Stakeholder management

Security controls

Education

Enterprise Architecture certification

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

PowerShell

Python

Job description

CBSbutler Ltd. is seeking a Technical Lead to provide technical leadership across a Secure Digital Platform programme supporting UK Defence and Aerospace initiatives.

The role focuses on secure, resilient digital platforms, cloud and data engineering within a highly secure environment. Candidates should have active SC clearance and a track record leading multidisciplinary teams, with 3 onsite days per week in Reading.