Interim Lead Software Engineer - Digital Public Services
Location: Leeds / Manchester / Newcastle (60% onsite)
Duration: 12-Month Contract
Day Rate: Up to £750/day (Umbrella, Inside IR35)
We're looking for an experienced Interim Technical Lead to help modernise and scale a high-profile, national digital service used by millions.
This is a hands-on leadership role within a major transformation programme - moving from monolithic systems to modern microservices, standardising engineering practices, and strengthening cloud and DevOps capability.
Responsibilities:
1. Lead and mentor engineering teams
2. Set technical direction aligned to strategy
3. Deliver secure, high-quality, scalable services
4. Build APIs and server-side applications
5. Champion CI/CD, automation, and best practice
6. Support and evolve high-traffic platforms
Required Experience:
Either:
7. Java, microservices, APIs, automated testing, MongoDB, Kafka
Or:
8. AWS, Terraform, GitLab CI/Jenkins, DevOps, Infrastructure as Code
Plus:
9. Strong technical leadership in complex environments
10. Secure design, version control & engineering standards
11. Linux/Unix systems and scalable architectures
If you're a delivery-focused Technical Lead who thrives in complex, high-impact environments - apply now.
Please note - due to the sensitive nature of this role, applicants will be required to hold, or have the ability to achieve and maintain, active UK Security Clearance.