17 technical lead jobs found

SC/DV Cleared Technical Lead London (Hybrid) | Outside IR35 Contract | SC or DV Clearance Required We're supporting a major public sector transformation programme and are looking for an experienced Technical Lead to provide technical leadership across complex delivery teams. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys leading engineers, shaping technical solutions and working closely with architects and delivery teams to ensure secure, high-quality outcomes. While you'll have a strong technical background, the focus is on leadership, technical oversight and successful delivery. Location: London 2-3 days/week Rate : Up to £650/day Outside IR35 Contract Length : 12 months initial Clearance Required: Active SC (minimum) Responsibilities: Provide technical leadership and engineering oversight Work closely with architects, product managers and delivery teams Review technical designs and implementation approaches Mentor and support engineers across the team Drive...

Data Engineering Tech Lead Location: London (1 day per month onsite) Duration: Initial 6-Month Contract Pay Rate: £650 - £680 (Outside IR35) The Opportunity We're supporting a growing loyalty and rewards organisation that is continuing to expand its data capability following significant business growth. They are seeking a hands-on Data Engineering Tech Lead to provide technical leadership across their data platform, working closely with the Head of Data to drive architectural decisions, engineering standards and platform evolution. This is a technical leadership role rather than a people management position, with a strong focus on remaining hands-on with engineering and delivery. Key Responsibilities Lead technical design and architecture across the data platform. Provide guidance on engineering best practices and technical standards. Conduct code reviews and support quality assurance activities. Work closely with the Head of Data on technical...

Data Engineering Tech Lead Location: London (1 day per month onsite) Duration: Initial 6-Month Contract Pay Rate: £650 - £680 (Outside IR35) The Opportunity We 're supporting a growing loyalty and rewards organisation that is continuing to expand its data capability following significant business growth. They are seeking a hands-on Data Engineering Tech Lead to provide technical leadership across their data platform, working closely with the Head of Data to drive architectural decisions, engineering standards and platform evolution. This is a technical leadership role rather than a people management position, with a strong focus on remaining hands-on with engineering and delivery. Key Responsibilities Lead technical design and architecture across the data platform. Provide guidance on engineering best practices and technical standards. Conduct code reviews and support quality assurance...

Tecknuovo is a deliberately different digital consultancy, delivering secure, modern technology solutions while upskilling client teams to ensure zero long-term dependency. We are seeking an experienced Solutions ( Infrastructure) Architect to support a large-scale project within a highly regulated environment. This role will provide architecture leadership across cloud platforms, infrastructure services, security, and platform engineering, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, resilient, and aligned to best practice. You would bring strong infrastructure and cloud architecture experience, working closely with engineering teams, suppliers, and senior stakeholders to shape, govern, and deliver strategic technical solutions. Key Responsibilities: Lead solution architecture and ensure Secure by Design principles are Embedded throughout delivery. Define and govern infrastructure, platform, and cloud architecture across the programme. Provide technical...

PMO Lead - Cloud/Azure Hybrid working (2-3 days per week on-site) Day rate - Outside IR35 We are seeking a PMO Lead to support a cloud workstream as part of a larger separation programme of work. The role will focus on establishing strong programme governance, providing oversight across the workstream, and ensuring consistent delivery standards across the programme. Key skills and requirements, Strong experience working as a Senior PMO Lead within large enterprise programmes or transformation environments. Previous experience supporting a 'route to cloud' project Infrastructure and Apps (technical migration) Experience joining a project which is in mobilisation and delivery phase Closely work with suppliers to ensure successful delivery Experience supporting large separation, transformation, or change programmes, ideally with multiple workstreams. Proven experience establishing and managing programme governance, reporting frameworks, and delivery controls. Strong...

Lead Databricks Data Engineer £500 - £600 per day Outside IR35 London, hybrid working This freelance opportunity offers the chance to shape the future-state data platform for a large, complex financial services organisation. The focus is on moving from slow, batch-based analytics towards a more modern, streaming-led architecture, with clear ownership over data vision, use cases, and delivery direction. The Company They are a well-established organisation operating at scale within the UK financial services and pensions landscape. Managing significant volumes of legacy and live data, they work with both onshore and offshore delivery partners. The business is at a pivotal point in modernising how data is accessed, governed, and used to drive insight. Clear communication and pragmatic decision-making are highly valued. The Role and Deliverables Define a clear end-to-end data vision, covering current state, target architecture, and practical...

DV Network Architect (Contract) - Basingstoke, Hampshire (On-site) Location: Basingstoke, Hampshire - 100% on-site Clearance: Active DV Clearance is vital (non-negotiable) Duration: 18+ months | Start: ASAP IR35: Outside IR35 | Rate: £600/day Overview We're seeking an experienced Network Architect to support a high-profile, highly secure programme delivering mission-critical network capabilities. This is a hands-on architecture role requiring strong technical depth across data centre and WAN networking , delivered in a controlled environment. Key Responsibilities Design and evolve secure network architectures across enterprise-scale environments Produce HLD/LLD , implementation plans, and supporting technical documentation Lead architecture decisions across data centre, campus, and WAN domains Provide technical assurance and governance throughout delivery Partner with engineering/security teams to drive successful deployment...

Role: AI Solution Architect Location: London 2x Per Week / Remote Daily Rate: £600-£700 Per Day (Outside IR35) My client, a global leading Data & AI consultancy, is looking for an AI Solutions Architect for an initial 6-month contract based in Central London. The role is signed off Outside IR35. You'll act as the technical authority across AI Engineering, designing and delivering enterprise-scale AI solutions that are secure, scalable, and production-ready. What you will be doing: Design, build, and deploy production-ready LLM and Generative AI solutions for enterprise use cases. Lead the architecture and implementation of scalable, secure, and high-performing AI platforms and applications. Drive AI engineering best practices using Microsoft Azure, MLOps, and modern AI technologies. Collaborate with stakeholders, lead technical teams, and translate business requirements into innovative AI solutions. What you will bring: Strong Data...

Senior .NET Developer - Hybrid - Up to £700/day Outside IR35 | C# | Azure | Event Driven Systems | Kafka | CosmosDB We have a unique opportunity for a Lead .NET Developer to join a payments company. As the Senior .NET/Full Stack Developer , you’ll play a key role in shaping and scaling a high-throughput payments platform as the business enters its next phase of growth. This includes launching new products, enabling new partner integrations, and expanding a platform that already powers multiple live financial services products used globally. You’ll be building on top of a modern, cloud-native platform built with .NET and Azure , designed around API-first architecture and event-driven microservices . The platform supports complex payment flows, partner integrations, and high-volume transaction processing. This is a hands-on technical role where you’ll help drive engineering best practices, contribute to architectural decisions, and mentor developers while...

Join a prestigious university leading a transformational corporate services programme that will shape the future of shared services delivery. Salary: £600 - 650 per day + outside IR35 A well-known university are seeking an experienced Transition Lead to support a major Corporate Programme within a complex university environment, involving the transition of corporate services into a future-state shared services/outsourced operating model. This is a cross-tower transition lead role covering IT, Finance, and HR & Payroll services, supporting the programme through mobilisation, transition and handover. The role requires significant transition leadership experience within complex transformation, outsourcing, managed service, or shared services environments. The successful candidate must have strong practical experience in at least two of the following three service areas: IT, Finance, HR & Payroll. Key Responsibilities Lead and coordinate...

Join a prestigious university leading a transformational corporate services programme that will shape the future of shared services delivery. Salary: £600 - 650 per day + outside IR35 A well-known university are seeking an experienced Transition Lead to support a major Corporate Programme within a complex university environment, involving the transition of corporate services into a future-state shared services/outsourced operating model. This is a cross-tower transition lead role covering IT, Finance, and HR & Payroll services, supporting the programme through mobilisation, transition and handover. The role requires significant transition leadership experience within complex transformation, outsourcing, managed service, or shared services environments. The successful candidate must have strong practical experience in at least two of the following three service areas: IT, Finance, HR & Payroll. Key Responsibilities Lead and coordinate transition readiness...

Location: London, 4 days a week on site Outside IR35 contract - 600-650 a day We are looking for an SC, preferably DV cleared self-motivated and experienced Security Architect to lead in bringing enhanced and new services into what is key government asset. Working within a specialist services company you will drive and/or create the necessary artefacts to help the client organisation deliver rapid change. You will have excellent interpersonal skills and a pragmatic approach to getting change through delivered successfully through the internal Security Governance group. Key Responsibilities: The ideal candidate will have come from a strong technical background, and have an understanding of attack vectors for high threat environments, across both proprietary and open-source technology stacks. You will advise and enable technical teams to make security decisions and provide advice and guidance, ensuring the effective use of common tools and patterns. You will have a proactive...

Join an award-winning SaaS platform helping the world 's biggest brands understand, engage and measure audiences across gaming, Roblox and the creator economy. Working with leading global brands and agencies,this start up is at the forefront of one of the fastest-growing sectors in digital marketing. £550- £750 per day (Outside IR35) 6-9 Month Contract London | Hybrid - 3 Days Onsite Join an award-winning SaaS platform helping the world 's biggest brands understand, engage and measure audiences across gaming, Roblox and the creator economy. Working with leading global brands and agencies,this start up is at the forefront of one of the fastest-growing sectors in digital marketing. This is a people-first Engineering Manager role with no expectation to be hands-on day-to-day. You 'll lead, coach and develop a talented engineering team while partnering with Product and the CTO to deliver an ambitious product roadmap in a fast-paced, collaborative...

Location: London, 4 days a week on site Outside IR35 contract - 600-650 a day We are looking for an SC, preferably DV cleared self-motivated and experienced Security Architect to lead in bringing enhanced and new services into what is key government asset. Working within a specialist services company you will drive and/or create the necessary artefacts to help the client organisation deliver rapid change. You will have excellent interpersonal skills and a pragmatic approach to getting change through delivered successfully through the internal Security Governance group. Key Responsibilities: The ideal candidate will have come from a strong technical background, and have an understanding of attack vectors for high threat environments, across both proprietary and open-source technology stacks. You will advise and enable technical teams to make security decisions and provide advice and guidance, ensuring the effective use of common tools and patterns. You will have a...

Enterprise Architect - AI Transformation & Centre of Excellence Contract, Outside IR35, London Hybrid, Initial 6 months (likely to extend), ASAP start We're supporting a leading consultancy on an AI transformation programme for a major end client, standing up a new AI Centre of Excellence. We're looking for an experienced Enterprise Architect to lead the architectural and operating model thinking behind the build. This isn't a technical AI build role. It's a strategic, cross-business position for someone who can operate holistically across a large organisation, understand where AI genuinely creates value, and translate that into an operating model and architecture the business can actually run. What you'll be doing Leading enterprise and business architecture input into the design of a new AI Centre of Excellence Working across the business to identify where AI can create genuine commercial or operational value, not just where it's technically possible Shaping...

Senior Data Governance Manager | Outside IR35 | £650 per day | 1 day in London per week The Role We are seeking a Senior Data Governance Manager to lead the design of a lawful, proportionate, and secure data-sharing framework for the BOLD Mental Health Programme. You will join a multidisciplinary "Rainbow Team" tasked with delivering Phase 1 of the Health-Justice Data Gateway Foundations Blueprint. This is a design-only, pre-delivery phase focused on creating the legal, information-governance, and operational blueprints necessary to enable sustainable data-sharing across the Criminal Justice System (CJS) and the NHS. Fragmentation between existing systems currently limits continuity of care and early intervention for individuals traversing custody, probation, and health services. In this role, you will act as the Information Governance (IG) anchor, mapping out complex compliance models, assessing risks, and aligning stakeholders across the MoJ, DHSC, and NHS England to...

Senior Software Engineer - Kotlin £550-£650 per day | Outside IR35 Hybrid | London (3 days onsite) A leading UK financial services organisation is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to play a central role in a large-scale platform transformation programme. The business is rebuilding a critical part of its digital infrastructure to support a broad range of transaction methods and channels across both in-person and digital environments. This is hands-on Back End engineering at scale, with real ownership and direct exposure to architecture decisions from day one. Key Responsibilities as a Senior Software Engineer: Design and build Kotlin Back End services for a new payments platform Own the architecture and design of key components, taking high-level requirements and turning them into structured, deliverable backlogs Write clean, well-tested, production-ready code that the team can rely on Work closely with Product and Engineering to break down complex...