Technical Lead Developer
TPR grade & pay group: Grade 6 & Digital
Directorate: Digital, Data & Technology
Starting salary: £79,482.00 Per Annum (Including a 10% Market Premia)
Contract type: Fixed term Contract: 12 Months
Location: Brighton: Hybrid (6 days per month in the office)
The Role And Responsibilities
* Define and deliver the technical strategy for important transformation initiatives, making tech decisions across 1 or more teams to ensure technology choices, software architecture and tools align with TPR strategy and UK government service standards.
* Deliver proof of concepts to show how the right patterns can deliver scalable, extensible, resilient solutions.
* Develop, mentor, coach, guide and improve the technical capabilities of one or more Development teams.
* Collaborate with stakeholders to design and deliver accessible, cloud-hosted websites using modern technologies and industry-standard design patterns.
* Work across multiple teams to lead the development of mission‑critical applications, applying event‑driven architectures and Domain Driven Design principles to create robust, scalable, and maintainable cloud‑first solutions.
Essential Skills
* Excellent working knowledge of modern architecture patterns and when/how to apply them.
* Significant experience using Microsoft development technologies specifically .Net, C#.
* Experience of developing internal and external APIs.
* Broad knowledge of modern architecture patterns and knowing when/how to apply them, including Domain Driven Design, Microservices, Event based messaging systems and CQRS Experience of TDD/BDD, ideally using ReqnRoll and Playwright for Web UI tests.
* Experience of applying Agile values and principles with Scrum, Kanban or XP frameworks.
* Experience improving development methodologies, processes and standards.
Desirable Skills
* Experience of Sitecore/Umbraco or similar Content Management Systems
* Working knowledge of Azure including Functions, Logic Apps, App Services
* Experience of Azure Dev Ops, including creating CI/CD pipelines
* Experience with NServiceBus and/or Azure Service Bus
Reward And Benefits
We offer 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a hybrid working model, 35 hour working week (full‑time), flexible working patterns, and flexitime. We also provide competitive parental leave, as well as a Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%. Our dedicated benefits portal (Edenred) offers retail, gym, tech, and restaurant discounts, and a cycle to work scheme.
TPR Offers
* Genuine opportunities for learning and development.
* A values‑led, inclusive environment.
* Hybrid working and flexible shift patterns.
* A vibrant workplace with employee networks (Disability, Family, LGBT+, Minority Ethnic, Women’s).
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Equality, diversity and inclusion is very important to us and we strive to make sure everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.
TPR is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment, employment, retention, and development of people with disabilities.
We encourage applicants from all backgrounds and with different identities and experiences to apply for roles with TPR.
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