Technical Lead

London, United Kingdom Posted on 21/10/2025

Scrumconnect Consulting is a multi-award-winning digital consultancy, recognised for delivering impactful technology solutions across UK government departments. Our work has improved the lives of over40 million UK citizens. With a commitment touser-centred design,agile delivery, andinnovation, we partner with clients to create digital services that truly make a difference.

We are looking for ahands-on technical leaderto guide our engineering team in building high-quality, scalable, and distributed software solutions. As theTeam Lead - Software Engineering, you will combine technical expertise with leadership skills, driving engineering best practices, mentoring developers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful projects.

Software Development & Maintenance

Build and maintain applications usingJava 17/21,Spring Boot,AWS, andNoSQLdatabases.

Design and implement scalable, distributed systems with strong performance, security, and maintainability standards.

Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and technical excellence.

Conduct code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and enforce best coding practices.

Performance & Quality

Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks to ensure high system reliability.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives and ensure robust testing and quality assurance practices.

Agile Delivery

Work in Agile environments (Scrum/Kanban), contributing to sprint planning, backlog refinement, and technical discussions.

Collaborate with Product Managers, UX Designers, and DevOps Engineers to deliver features on time and to specification.

DevOps & CI/CD

Promote best practices inCI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and DevOps methodologies.

Work closely with cloud infrastructure teams to ensure smooth deployments and monitoring.

Proven track record as aTechnical Lead,Senior Developer, orEngineering Managerin complex software delivery environments.

Strong hands-on experience with:

Deep understanding of distributed system architecture, performance tuning, and secure coding practices.

Solid knowledge of Agile development processes and tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence).

Excellent leadership, mentoring, and communication skills.

Experience in public sector or large-scale enterprise environments.

Exposure to containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices architectures.

Knowledge of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI.

Work onmission-critical projectsthat improve public services.

Lead a team in a collaborative, innovation-driven culture.

Competitive salary and benefits package.

Flexible/hybrid working arrangements.

We are proud to be aDisability Confident Employerand committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, abilities, and experiences. We believe that diverse perspectives strengthen our teams, foster innovation, and help us deliver better outcomes for the communities we serve