Technical Lead - Implementations

Position Overview

Core-Asset Consulting is delighted to be partnering with a leading fintech firm to recruit a Technical Lead. This is an exceptional opportunity to play a key role in delivering complex platform implementations for high-profile financial services clients. This is a hybrid role, working from the London office.

• Experience in client-facing technical roles.
• Experience delivering SaaS platforms, working between core engineering teams and client implementations.
• A deep understanding of enterprise architecture, user experience principles, middleware technologies and challenges relating to scale and performance.
• Strong knowledge of integration technologies, including security models, data integration approaches and hands‑on API experience.
• Proficiency with platform configuration tools, including JSON, HTML and Python.
• Experience troubleshooting across all layers of the technology stack in an AWS‑based environment.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage senior technical stakeholders in both external and internal settings.
• Collaborative and hands‑on approach to delivery with a strong focus on meeting client deadlines.
• Confidence working with top‑tier financial services institutions.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with global, multi‑time‑zone teams.

• Drive the delivery of all technical aspects of platform implementations, including solution architecture, configuration and integration with client ecosystems.
• Lead technical work streams on client engagements, running workshops, preparing estimates, and managing client releases.
• Collaborate with global product and engineering teams on feature development, configuration patterns, implementation methodology and integration best practice.
• Manage technical sprints, including oversight of technical stories, allocation of work and proactive escalation of risks and issues.
• Provide senior oversight of client‑facing production support, including first‑line triage, escalation management and communication during high‑priority incidents.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for technical escalations and coordinate internal responses to ensure timely resolution.
• Document configuration requirements and produce technical configuration stories.
• Configure the platform using front‑end configuration tools, JSON, HTML and Python.
• Test configuration changes using tools such as Postman and troubleshoot defects across test and production environments.
• Deliver executive reporting on technical service provision for each client.
• Represent the technical function at client governance forums.
• Collaborate with peers across global offices to maintain and enhance implementation and service management documentation and processes.

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.

To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

Job reference: 16319