Interim Technical Lead - Azure / TypeScript / Node.js
Posted 1 week ago by Oliver James
£600 Per day
Inside
Undetermined
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Interim Technical Lead focuses on overseeing a critical cloud-native platform for a global financial services organization during a significant transformation. The position requires hands-on involvement with TypeScript and Node.js, as well as leadership in technical architecture and scalability. The candidate will work with a specialized technology team and influence the platform's evolution across international markets. This engagement offers genuine ownership and the opportunity to impact long-term architectural decisions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Join a specialist technology team responsible for a strategic platform already live in multiple regions.
- Take ownership during a key transition phase, as responsibility moves from the business side into IT.
- Hands-on with code (TypeScript / Node.js), embedding yourself in how the platform and domain operate.
- Progress into technical leadership and architecture, influencing scalability, performance, and future market rollout.
- Work with globally distributed engineers, with Product Managers and BAs based onsite.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as a Senior Engineer or Technical Lead on complex platforms.
- Strong hands-on capability with TypeScript / Node.js.
- Solid Azure experience in production environments.
- Comfortable owning systems, making decisions, and leading technically without heavy oversight.
- Background in financial services or other regulated/data-heavy environments is useful but not essential.
Salary (Rate): £600.00/daily
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Interim Technical Lead - Azure / TypeScript / Node.js
Manchester - Inside IR35
We're supporting a global financial services organisation on a long-term transformation within its Digital technology estate and are looking for an experienced Contract Technical Lead to take ownership of a critical, cloud-native platform being scaled internationally. This is a hands-on, high-impact engagement where you'll step into an existing but advanced platform, stabilise and optimise it, and help shape how it evolves across new markets.
- Join a specialist technology team responsible for a strategic platform already live in multiple regions
- Take ownership during a key transition phase, as responsibility moves from the business side into IT
- Hands-on with code (TypeScript / Node.js), embedding yourself in how the platform and domain operate
- Progress into technical leadership and architecture, influencing scalability, performance and future market rollout
- Work with globally distributed engineers, with Product Managers and BAs based onsite
Tech environment
- TypeScript / Node.js
- Microsoft Azure (APIs, cloud-native services, containers / functions)
- Databricks (data modelling, optimisation, analytics)
- CI/CD and DevOps best practices
What they're looking for
- Proven experience as a Senior Engineer or Technical Lead on complex platforms
- Strong hands-on capability with TypeScript / Node.js
- Solid Azure experience in production environments
- Comfortable owning systems, making decisions and leading technically without heavy oversight
- Background in financial services or other regulated / data-heavy environments is useful but not essential
About the Engagement
- Genuine platform ownership, not firefighting
- Interesting domain with real-world complexity
- Long-term programme with scope to influence architecture and delivery
If this sounds like something that is of interest or you would like some more information then please apply directly!