Tech Lead

London, United Kingdom Posted on 13/08/2025

Scrumconnect Consulting is a multi-award-winning digital consultancy, recognised for delivering impactful technology solutions across UK government departments. Our work has improved the lives of over 40 million UK citizens. With a commitment to user-centred design, agile delivery, and innovation, we partner with clients to create digital services that truly make a difference.

We are looking for a hands-on technical leader to guide our engineering team in building high-quality, scalable, and distributed software solutions. As the Team Lead - Software Engineering, you will combine technical expertise with leadership skills, driving engineering best practices, mentoring developers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful projects.

Software Development & Maintenance

Build and maintain applications using Java 17/21, Spring Boot, AWS, and NoSQL databases.

Design and implement scalable, distributed systems with strong performance, security, and maintainability standards.

Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and technical excellence.

Conduct code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and enforce best coding practices.

Performance & Quality

Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks to ensure high system reliability.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives and ensure robust testing and quality assurance practices.

Agile Delivery

Work in Agile environments (Scrum/Kanban), contributing to sprint planning, backlog refinement, and technical discussions.

Collaborate with Product Managers, UX Designers, and DevOps Engineers to deliver features on time and to specification.

DevOps & CI/CD

Promote best practices in CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and DevOps methodologies.

Work closely with cloud infrastructure teams to ensure smooth deployments and monitoring.

Proven track record as a Technical Lead, Senior Developer, or Engineering Manager in complex software delivery environments.

Strong hands-on experience with:

Deep understanding of distributed system architecture, performance tuning, and secure coding practices.

Solid knowledge of Agile development processes and tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence).

Excellent leadership, mentoring, and communication skills.

Experience in public sector or large-scale enterprise environments.

Exposure to containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices architectures.

Knowledge of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI.

Work on mission-critical projects that improve public services.

Lead a team in a collaborative, innovation-driven culture.

Competitive salary and benefits package.