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:

• Lead and mentor engineering teams
• Set technical direction aligned to strategy
• Deliver secure, high-quality, scalable services
• Build APIs and server-side applications
• Champion CI/CD, automation, and best practice
• Support and evolve high-traffic platforms

Required Experience:

Either:

• Java, microservices, APIs, automated testing, MongoDB, Kafka

Or:

• AWS, Terraform, GitLab CI/Jenkins, DevOps, Infrastructure as Code

Plus:

• Strong technical leadership in complex environments
• Secure design, version control & engineering standards
• 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.