Role: Technical Lead Contract Length: 12 Months with possible extension Location: Hybrid/Edinburgh or Glasgow - Onsite collaboration when required depending on project/team requirements IR35: Outside Pay Rate to Intermediary: £534.25 per day Security Clearance: BPSS Spinwell is recruiting for a Technical Lead for an excellent opportunity within the public sector. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TECHNICAL LEAD An experienced software engineer with solid commercial AWS development experience is required to provide hands-on technical leadership to an agile development team within client’s Other Registers domain, and to act as a conduit between the development team and the Architecture Steering Group, helping define and refine best practices, standards, and architectural principles. SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE TECHNICAL LEAD Significant commercial experience with the following technology: AWS including: CDK Serverless (Lambda) S3 API Gateway Cloud Formation Aurora/Postgres Typescript Modern JavaScript UI frameworks, including React Strong HTML / CSS skills and an awareness of accessibility considerations Testing tools and frameworks e.g. Cypress Significant and demonstrable commercial experience in the following areas: Technically leading a high-performing, cross-functional development team. Designing, gaining consensus, and implementing technical solutions for software development projects Formal XP engineering practices Developing within Digital First or GDS quality standards Ability to engage with stakeholders, understanding context and requirements, from diverse areas of a business including Product Management, Service Design, and Operations Introduction of new or improved processes in development environments Developing solutions using human-centred, research-driven, inclusive design practices Designing and implementing solutions using service and event-based architectures Using testing tools for unit testing, including system test automation frameworks Cloud monitoring, telemetry, intelligence tools and processes, including Grafana Using written, verbal, and visual communication to explain complex topics concisely to both technical and non-technical audiences Incrementally replacing enterprise legacy systems Working in Agile delivery models Defining infrastructure as code Coaching and mentoring other developers and team members If you are a Technical Lead, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell! We welcome all applications regardless of background, in line with our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion. Applying to this or any other vacancy advertised by Spinwell Ltd constitutes an agreement for Spinwell Ltd to hold your details for 24 months for the purpose of assessing suitability for the advertised position and to make you aware of any other positions deemed suitable of which You will make you aware by means of either email, text or phone. In line with GDPR regulations you are able to request your details be removed from the company data at any time by emailing us About You Not Specified About Us