Job Description
Technical Lead – Scotland (hybrid) – 12months contract
One of our public sector clients is seeking an experienced Technical Lead to guide and support the enhancement of products within their development team . This role will involve leading a dynamic development team while ensuring the continuous improvement of technical processes and delivering high-quality solutions in line with architectural roadmaps.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the Development Team: Oversee both tactical and strategic tasks, ensuring solutions align with engineering principles.
- Collaboration: Work closely with Product Management, Service Design, and Agile Delivery teams to prioritize backlogs, improve services, and maintain a continuous delivery culture.
- Technical Leadership: Champion architectural best practices, define and assess technical options, and ensure developed software meets non-functional requirements like security, accessibility, and performance.
- Mentoring: Coach team members, fostering a collaborative, high-performing environment.
- Disaster Recovery Assurance: Support the disaster recovery assurance process for digital services, ensuring sustainable recovery objectives.
Required experience:
- Significant expertise with AWS (CDK, Lambda, S3, API Gateway, CloudFormation, Aurora/Postgres).
- Proficiency in Typescript, React, and modern UI frameworks.
- Extensive experience leading cross-functional teams, implementing solutions using agile methodologies, and mentoring developers.
- Knowledge of cloud monitoring, event-driven architectures, and testing frameworks (e.g., Cypress).
- Strong HTML / CSS skills
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders
This is a hybrid role based in Edinburgh or Glasgow at least a few times per month.
Offering a day rate of around £500 per day (outside ir35)
Contract duration: 12 months with possible extensions
Please apply today to be considered
McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
