Technical Lead - .NET / React (Azure) - Public Sector - Outside IR35
Contract Duration: 12 months
Day Rate: Up to £475/day
Location: Mostly remote (occasional office visit)
Harvey Nash's Public Sector Client have a requirement for an experienced Technical Lead to support the development and evolution of a large-scale Azure-hosted platform built with .NET and React.
The system is a business-critical application with a legacy MVC foundation, alongside modern cloud components including Azure Functions, APIs, and modern React frontends. This role requires someone comfortable operating in a brownfield environment, balancing feature delivery with gradual architectural improvement and reduction of technical debt.
You will provide technical leadership to a team of 7 developers, while remaining hands-on with development (roughly 60/40 technical leadership vs coding).
Key Tech
* .NET 8
* ASP.NET MVC (legacy components)
* React + TypeScript
* Azure (App Services, Functions, Cosmos, Azure SQL)
* Azure Storage
* API Management (APIM)
* Key Vault
* Application Insights
* Azure DevOps CI/CD
Skills & Experience Required
* Strong experience with .NET and modern React development
* Experience leading teams of 5+ developers
* Comfortable working in large legacy systems
* Strong Azure cloud experience
* Ability to guide technical decisions, architecture, and engineering standards
Desirable Skills/Experience
* Experience modernising monolithic applications
* Public sector experience
* Experience reducing technical debt in long-lived systems
Please note that you must be eligible for BPSS Clearance to commence this post.
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