Technical Lead

Job description

Position Description:

CGI is helping to modernise critical UK government services, delivering platforms that directly support public safety, regulatory compliance, and industry confidence. As a Technical Lead within one of our key Government accounts, you will play a pivotal role in stabilising and evolving a nationally significant digital platform, shaping its readiness for live service in 2026. Working at the heart of a complex recovery programme, you will drive measurable improvements in quality, performance, and delivery outcomes while collaborating closely with clients and delivery teams. At CGI, you are empowered to take ownership, apply creativity to complex challenges, and grow within a supportive, collaborative environment where your work makes a real difference.
CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.
Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This is a hybrid position but being based near to Bristol would be an advantage.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

In this role, you will take technical ownership of a key government platform supporting key imports and exports the UK and Northern Ireland. You will lead the technical recovery of a complex system, addressing performance and quality challenges while ensuring the platform is robust, scalable, and ready for go-live. Working closely with the client, delivery leadership, and a multidisciplinary team of around 15 engineers, you will guide technical decision-making and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
You will balance hands-on technical leadership with strategic oversight, supporting engineers, influencing architectural direction, and ensuring delivery aligns with CGI’s high standards. This is a client-facing role where your ability to communicate clearly, lead with confidence, and support others will be critical to programme success.
Key responsibilities
• Lead & Own technical recovery activities, improving system performance, stability, and quality
• Guide & Support engineers through hands-on leadership, mentoring, and code review
• Design & Deliver scalable solutions using modern JavaScript and cloud-native technologies
• Collaborate & Influence stakeholders, ensuring transparency and shared ownership of outcomes
• Optimise & Improve CI/CD pipelines, testing strategies, and infrastructure as code
• Ensure & Uphold engineering best practices, security standards, and delivery governance

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

To succeed, you will bring strong technical leadership experience within modern web and cloud environments, along with the confidence to operate in a client-facing delivery role. You will be comfortable taking ownership of complex technical challenges, supporting teams through change, and delivering high-quality outcomes in a regulated environment.
Essential qualifications/experience
• Strong experience leading delivery using TypeScript
• Experience working as a tech lead in agile, multidisciplinary delivery teams

Desirable qualifications
• Solid experience with PostgreSQL and data-driven applications
• Hands-on use of AWS, Docker, and infrastructure as code (Terraform)
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
• Experience of React and Next.js in production environments
• Experience with NestJS and tf-scaffold
• Performance testing with k6
• Automated testing using Playwright and React Testing Library
• UI development and documentation using Storybook

Skills:

·  JavaScript
·  Leadership
·  Postgre SQL
·  Terraform

What you can expect from us:

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