Lead Developer - SC or DV Cleared (Azure /.NET / Microservices)
2 days ago
London
Location: London / Manchester / Bristol / Glasgow (Hybrid) Clearance: Active SC Clearance (essential) Rate: £550-6500 per day (Inside IR35) We’re supporting a major government programme building out scalable, cloud‑native platforms to support critical national services. This role sits within a growing engineering function focused on modernising legacy systems, delivering microservices architectures, and embedding DevOps‑first delivery practices. We are looking for a hands‑on Lead Developer who can set technical direction, lead teams, and deliver complex solutions in highly regulated environments. As a Lead Developer, you will: • Lead and mentor engineering teams across full‑stack development, • Architect and deliver cloud‑native, microservices‑based solutions, • Drive best practices across DevOps, CI/CD, and Agile delivery, • Work closely with architects and stakeholders to define technical roadmaps, • Oversee integration with government platforms (e.g. payments, notifications, identity services), • Contribute hands‑on to development where required, • Strong experience with C# / .NET (Core, 6, 7, 8+), • Deep knowledge of REST APIs, Web APIs, and distributed systems, • Experience building event‑driven microservices architectures, • Strong understanding of design patterns, SOLID principles, and clean architecture, • Proven experience with Microsoft Azure (App Services, Functions, Service Bus, AKS, etc.), • Exposure to AWS environments (desirable), • Strong DevOps capability:, • CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps), • Infrastructure as Code (Bicep / Terraform), • Containerisation Docker, Kubernetes, • Experience designing:, • Microservices & event‑driven systems (CQRS, Event Sourcing), • API integrations (REST, GraphQL), • Experience integrating with third‑party and enterprise platforms (e.g. CRM, payment systems), • Experience with Angular or React, • Strong understanding of modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks, • Strong experience with:, • TDD / BDD (SpecFlow, Gherkin), • Unit & integration testing frameworks, • Commitment to engineering best practice and code quality, • Proven experience leading Agile teams, • Ability to mentor engineers and provide technical guidance, • Experience working alongside Solution Architects and Product teams, • .NET Core / .NET 8+, • Azure (Functions, Service Bus, AKS, Key Vault, etc.), • Microservices & event‑driven architecture, • Docker / Kubernetes, • Azure DevOps (CI/CD), • GraphQL / REST APIs, • A strong technical leader who remains hands‑on, • Someone comfortable working in complex, fast‑moving government environments, • Experience delivering at scale across multiple systems and teams, • A pragmatic approach to engineering and problem‑solving #J-18808-Ljbffr