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Lead Software Developer

Stealth IT ConsultingUnited Kingdom🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 6 Jul 2026

Why this role stands out

This Lead Software Developer role offers a fantastic opportunity to build a critical GOV.UK service, honing your skills in Node.js, AWS, and modern CI/CD practices within a supportive agile team. If you're a mid-senior developer with a user-first mindset and a passion for impactful public sector technology, you'll thrive here, with the flexibility of remote work and a competitive daily rate. Apply today to make a real difference!

Quick overview

SeniorityMid Senior
Employment typeTemporary/Casual
Work modeHybrid
LocationUnited Kingdom
GitCI/CD

Job description

Lead Software Developer

Location: Remote
Day Rate: £530/day inside IR35
Clearance: Active SC clearance
Sector: Public

A major public sector organisation is looking for a Lead Software Developer to assess, design and deliver the migration of existing services and applications onto a new strategic data platform. The focus is on migrating services securely and efficiently, with minimal disruption.

Key responsibilities:

  • Assess existing services, applications and supporting infrastructure to determine migration requirements and dependencies
  • Design and implement migration approaches that minimise service disruption and technical risk
  • Develop, test and deploy the application changes needed for compatibility with the new platform
  • Refactor Legacy components where required to improve maintainability, resilience, scalability and performance
  • Work with solution architects and platform engineers to align services with platform standards and best practice
  • Support data migration activities, keeping data integrity, security and compliance requirements intact
  • Create and maintain technical documentation covering architecture, deployment patterns, migration plans and operational procedures
  • Identify and resolve technical issues during migration and post-migration support
  • Give technical guidance and knowledge transfer to operational and support teams

Required technical competencies:

  • Strong experience developing and maintaining enterprise-grade applications and services
  • Understanding of application life cycle management and modern engineering practices
  • Experience deploying and supporting services in cloud environments
  • Experience migrating Legacy applications and services to modern cloud-based architectures
  • Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment, plus Git and modern branching strategies
  • Knowledge of data migration, data validation and reconciliation techniques
  • Awareness of government or enterprise security standards and compliance requirements

Personal attributes:

  • Strong problem-solving skills, able to diagnose complex technical issues and find pragmatic solutions
  • Collaborative, and effective across multidisciplinary teams
  • Strong communicator who can explain technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences
  • Resilient and adaptable in fast-paced environments with competing priorities
  • Customer- and user-focused, making technical decisions that support operational and business outcomes

Note: This role requires SC clearance. The additional vetting may take longer than a standard onboarding process.

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