Software Engineering Technical Lead - Defence Professional

At IBM CIC, we provide technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients in the UK. A career in IBM CIC means you’ll have the opportunity to work with leading professionals across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. You will get the chance to deliver effective solutions, driving meaningful business change for our clients, using some of the latest technology platforms.

Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success here. You’ll be encouraged and supported to constantly reinvent yourself, focusing on skills in demand in an ever‑changing market. You’ll be working with diverse teams, coming up with creative solutions which impact a wide network of clients, who may be at their site or one of our CIC or IBM locations.

Our culture of evolution centres on long‑term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

We offer
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• Many training opportunities from classroom to e‑learning, mentoring and coaching programs and the chance to gain industry recognised certifications
• Regular and frequent promotion opportunities to ensure you can drive and develop your career with us
• Feedback and checkpoints throughout the year
• Diversity & Inclusion as an essential and authentic component of our culture through our policies and process as well as our Employee Champion teams and support networks
• A culture where your ideas for growth and innovation are always welcome
• Internal recognition programs for peer‑to‑peer appreciation as well as from manager to employees
• Tools and policies to support your work‑life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programmes, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme
• More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), private medical, dental & optical cover, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Programme, life assurance and a group personal pension plan of an additional 5% of your base salary paid by us monthly to save for your future

In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centres (Delivery Centres), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world.

Your role and responsibilities

We are looking for an experienced Technical Lead specialising in Java and web technologies to lead the design and development of robust, scalable, and secure enterprise applications. This role is ideal for a professional who can drive innovation and excellence in our organisation’s software development initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and maintainable enterprise application architectures using Java and web technologies.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to understand business and technical requirements, translating them into effective application designs.
• Guide the development team in best practices for software architecture, ensuring adherence to industry standards and emerging trends.
• Stay current with Java and web technologies, driving innovation and continuous improvement in our application development practices.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior architects and developers, fostering a culture of excellence and knowledge sharing.

Required education

None

Preferred education

Bachelor’s Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Proven experience in designing and implementing large‑scale enterprise applications using Java and web technologies.
• Strong understanding of software architecture principles and patterns, and experience with microservices, event‑driven architectures, and cloud‑native development.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and the ability to analyse complex systems, identifying areas for optimisation and improvement.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Experience with…