Technical Lead (Python, AWS, Terraform Experience)
Netcompany15 hours ago
Leeds, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead technical teams and define technical strategy and architecture across multiple services.
- Deliver hands-on software development across the full lifecycle, from analysis and design through implementation and quality assurance.
- Design and develop new features while supporting run-and-maintain activities for existing services.
- Drive best practices, code reviews, quality assurance, and process optimisation across multiple services.
- Lead projects from start to finish and translate customer requirements into technical designs.
- Mentor and coach developers while fostering a collaborative, high-performing team culture.
- Collaborate across Product, UCD, Delivery, and other multidisciplinary teams.
- Balance technical, user, and business needs and champion user-centred ways of working.
- Present technical information to non-technical audiences and manage technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Requirements
- Experience leading technical teams and defining technical strategy and architecture for multiple services.
- Full-stack or backend technical experience with Python and TypeScript or similar technologies.
- Cloud infrastructure experience with AWS or Azure and infrastructure as code using Terraform.
- Experience delivering UK Government digital services and understanding the GDS/NHS Service Standard and assessment process.
- Strong collaborative leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and project delivery skills.
- Experience driving quality assurance, code reviews, process optimisation, and full lifecycle delivery.
- Experience mentoring and coaching developers or engineers.
- Desirable: experience delivering digital services in multidisciplinary product teams.
- Desirable: knowledge of accessibility and inclusive design, including WCAG standards.
- Desirable: experience delivering services in complex organisations or programmes with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
- Willingness to travel to client sites anywhere in the UK and right to work in the UK are required.
Benefits
- Hybrid working model with flexible working options.
- 25 days' holiday.
- Private medical healthcare via Vitality.
- Pension contribution and life assurance.
- Professional certifications supported through learning and development.
- Retail discounts covering restaurants, supermarkets, travel, leisure, and health and wellbeing services.
- Access to Employee Resource Groups.
- Inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process, including a Disability Confident Interview Scheme and reasonable adjustments support.
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About Netcompany
Netcompany is a public IT services firm that designs, builds, and operates digital platforms for governments and large enterprises, especially in Northern Europe. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Copenhagen, it delivers systems such as self‑service portals, case management, CRM, and data/analytics, and is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen. Notable public‑sector and enterprise clients include agencies in Denmark and the UK and companies like Carlsberg and Ørsted.