Lead Front End Developer - Defence

Introduction

Introduction 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.

• Many training opportunities from classroom to e-learning, mentoring and coaching programs and the chance to gain industry recognized 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 programs, 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 Program, 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.

As a Lead Front End Developer working within IBM’s Public Sector team, you will play a key role in delivering innovative digital services that support large‑scale government transformation. You will lead the development of high‑quality front-end solutions, set engineering standards, shape technical architecture, and guide the team through complex challenges across major public sector programmes. As part of the senior technical leadership group, you will also contribute to stakeholder engagement and strategic planning at the account level.

• Lead the front-end development of complex, user‑focused web applications using modern JavaScript frameworks such as React, Next.js, or Vue.js.
• Define scalable, maintainable technical architectures, patterns, and best practices for front-end delivery across public sector projects.
• Serve as technical lead — setting direction, ensuring code quality, and aligning delivery with government and client objectives.
• Mentor and support junior and mid-level developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and engineering excellence.
• Work closely with designers, backend engineers, Dev Ops teams, QA, and other partners to deliver robust, end‑to‑end digital services.
• Translate public sector business requirements into clear technical designs and, ultimately, intuitive user experiences.
• Design and lead the implementation of development workflows, CI/CD pipelines, testing strategies, and release processes.
• Communicate technical decisions, constraints, and trade-offs effectively to IBM stakeholders and public sector clients.

Preferred Education Bachelor s Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Deep practical experience with modern JavaScript and its libraries and frameworks like React, Next.js, Vue.js or similar.
• Strong understanding of design systems, component libraries, and working closely with UX/UI teams.
• Proven…