Technical Lead

Platform Architecture & Technical Leadership • Define technical architecture, standards, principles and roadmap • Lead core platform capabilities including authentication, SSO, role management, administration, workflows, notifications and shared components . • Provide technical governance across delivery squads and establish architecture review processes. Application Modernisation & Migration • Lead technical assessment of existing applications and services. • Develop migration strategies, architecture patterns and implementation plans. • Guide application modernisation and backend service redesign. • Ensure integration between platform services, migrated applications and external systems. • Manage migration, cutover, data integrity and operational risks. Software Engineering & Delivery • Lead solution design, technical planning and development execution. • Review solution designs, code, APIs and technical deliverables. • Drive DevSecOps, CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring, observability and IaC . • Troubleshoot complex technical and integration issues and improve platform reliability. Cloud, Data & Integration • Design secure, scalable, resilient and cost-effective cloud-native solutions . • Define API, integration, event-driven architecture and data exchange patterns. • Oversee infrastructure, environments, deployment pipelines and monitoring. • Support data/AI teams for analytics, AI services, automation and reporting. • Ensure cybersecurity, governance and data management compliance. Stakeholder & Team Leadership • Translate user needs into technical solutions with product managers and service designers. • Communicate technical options, trade-offs and delivery implications to stakeholders. • Mentor engineers and strengthen technical capabilities across squads. • Coordinate with vendors, consultants and implementation partners. • Support resource planning, technical staffing and delivery governance. Requirements Experience • Software engineering, solution architecture or platform development. • Experience leading enterprise-scale digital platforms or mission-critical systems. • Experience in application modernisation, migration and integration programmes. • Strong experience delivering cloud-native solutions in Agile environments . • Public sector/enterprise platform experience is advantageous. Technical Skills • Enterprise architecture and distributed systems. • Hands-on Azure experience. • API-driven architectures and microservices. • Authentication, identity management, RBAC and SSO . • DevSecOps, CI/CD, monitoring, logging and observability. • Data integration, analytics, workflow engines and AI-enabled applications are advantageous