Lead Software Engineer -Up to 665 per day ( Outside IR35)
Posted Today by Anson McCade
£665 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Lead Software Engineer role focuses on designing and developing cloud-native, serverless solutions within Microsoft Azure for a leading UK digital transformation consultancy. The position requires collaboration within an Agile delivery team to create secure and scalable enterprise platforms. Candidates should possess strong hands-on experience with Azure technologies and proficiency in Node.js, TypeScript, and JavaScript. The role is hybrid, requiring occasional travel to client offices in Nottingham.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain cloud-native applications using Azure Functions, Azure Storage, and Azure Service Bus.
- Build event-driven architectures and contribute to serverless solutions in a secure enterprise environment.
- Develop high-quality, maintainable code using Node.js, TypeScript, and JavaScript.
- Contribute to front-end development using HTML and JavaScript as required.
- Collaborate with architects, product owners, and DevOps engineers to deliver enterprise-grade solutions.
- Participate in code reviews and adhere to established architectural patterns.
- Support testing activities and ensure best practice security and cloud governance standards are met.
- Travel to client offices in Nottingham up to two days per month.
Key Skills:
- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, particularly Azure Functions, Azure Storage, and Azure Service Bus.
- Proficiency in Node.js, TypeScript, and JavaScript.
- Experience building event-driven and serverless applications.
- Understanding of RESTful APIs and integration patterns.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
- Knowledge of secure coding and cloud security principles.
- Experience using Git-based version control systems.
- Experience contributing to enterprise-level software delivery.
Salary (Rate): £665 daily
City: Nottingham
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Contract Lead Software Engineer – Cloud / Serverless - Up to 665 P/D (Outside IR35) - Hybrid – Nottingham (max 2 days per month onsite) 6 Months Initial Contract Active SC
We are currently supporting a leading UK digital transformation consultancy on the search for an experienced Lead Software Engineer to join a high-performing delivery team on an enterprise-scale programme. This role will focus on the design and development of cloud-native, serverless solutions within Microsoft Azure, contributing to secure, scalable and resilient enterprise platforms.
The Role:
- You will be responsible for designing, developing and maintaining cloud-native applications using Azure Functions, Azure Storage (Blob, Table, Queue) and Azure Service Bus.
- The work will involve building event-driven architectures and contributing to modern, serverless solutions within a secure enterprise environment.
- You will develop high-quality, maintainable code using Node.js, TypeScript and JavaScript, and where required, contribute to front-end development using HTML and JavaScript.
- Working within a collaborative, Agile delivery team, you will partner with architects, product owners and DevOps engineers to deliver enterprise-grade solutions.
- You’ll contribute to code reviews, adhere to established architectural patterns, support testing activities, and ensure best practice security and cloud governance standards are met.
- There is a requirement to travel to client offices in Nottingham up to two days per month.
Essential Experience:
- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, particularly:
- Azure Functions
- Azure Storage (Blob, Table, Queue)
- Azure Service Bus
- Proficiency in Node.js, TypeScript and JavaScript
- Experience building event-driven and serverless applications
- Understanding of RESTful APIs and integration patterns
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Knowledge of secure coding and cloud security principles
- Experience using Git-based version control systems
- Experience contributing to enterprise-level software delivery
Desirable Experience:
- Microsoft Dataverse
- Microsoft Power Platform
- Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, ARM, Terraform)
- Azure monitoring tools (Application Insights, Azure Monitor)
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
- Experience delivering solutions for external clients
This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established digital consultancy delivering meaningful transformation programmes, working with modern Azure technologies in a collaborative and technically strong environment. If this sounds like you, please apply with your latest CV to be considered.