Technical Lead: Software Architecture & Cloud (Hybrid)

VELOCITY MOBILE LTD.

Nottingham

Hybrid

GBP 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Pension & bonus
25 days annual leave
Private medical insurance
Enhanced parental leave
£5,000 external qualifications funding

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a senior technical leader to own and drive the technical strategy across multiple teams. You will align engineering efforts with business objectives, define best practices, and mentor engineers while maintaining high standards in Java-based system design and distributed architectures.

The role emphasises cloud expertise (AWS/Azure/GCP) and influential leadership across the organisation.

Qualifications

  • Deep expertise in Java and system design.
  • Experience with distributed architectures.
  • Track record of leading technical initiatives across multiple teams.
  • Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • Proven engineering leadership and ability to influence without authority.

Responsibilities

  • Own and drive the technical strategy for a significant business outcome or technology domain across multiple teams.
  • Lead and coordinate the efforts of multiple teams to align with business objectives and strategy.
  • Identify emerging patterns, define best practices, and establish reusable frameworks to boost engineering productivity.
  • Drive service quality standards and guide incident resolution within your domain.
  • Mentor and develop engineers, fostering continuous learning and deep expertise in Java.
  • Demonstrate leadership across multiple teams and initiatives.
  • Drive engineering standards across the organisation.

Skills

Java
System design
Distributed architectures
Cloud platforms
Engineering leadership
Mentoring
Influence without authority

Job description

Capital One is seeking a senior technical leader to own and drive the technical strategy across multiple teams. You will align engineering efforts with business objectives, define best practices, and mentor engineers while maintaining high standards in Java-based system design and distributed architectures.

The role emphasises cloud expertise (AWS/Azure/GCP) and influential leadership across the organisation.

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