SC Cleared Tech Lead - Python/Node/React
Posted Today by iO Associates
£650 Per day
Outside
Remote
England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Backend Tech Lead role is a 6-month contract position focused on providing technical leadership and guiding best practices in backend development for a technology consulting firm. The position requires active SC clearance and emphasizes collaboration with product and platform teams to enhance solution design and architecture. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in backend systems, particularly with Python, and will be responsible for designing secure APIs and services. This role is fully remote and classified as outside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide technical leadership to backend engineers
- Own backend architecture direction and coding standards
- Collaborate with product + platform teams to refine priorities and solution design
- Design and build secure APIs and services (Python preferred; Node.js advantageous)
- Help define processes that ensure performance, maintainability, and resilience
- Review technical plans and contribute to continuous improvement
- Exposure to AI-driven development is highly beneficial
Key Skills:
- Valid and active SC clearance (essential)
- Strong commercial experience with backend systems (Python as a core skill)
- Proven capability building highly-available systems at scale
- Leadership or mentorship within agile engineering teams
- Ability to communicate technical decisions clearly with stakeholders
- Understanding of modern cloud and automation tooling
- Any familiarity with AI technologies would be a plus
Salary (Rate): £650 daily
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Backend Tech Lead 6-Month Contract £600-£650/day Outside IR35 Remote (UK-based) Active SC Needed iO Associates are supporting a growing technology consulting firm who are seeking a Backend Tech Lead to guide technical delivery and drive best practices across their development.
- Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership to backend engineers
- Own backend architecture direction and coding standards
- Collaborate with product + platform teams to refine priorities and solution design
- Design and build secure APIs and services (Python preferred; Node.js advantageous)
- Help define processes that ensure performance, maintainability, and resilience
- Review technical plans and contribute to continuous improvement
- Exposure to AI-driven development is highly beneficial
Required Experience
- Valid and active SC clearance (essential)
- Strong commercial experience with backend systems (Python as a core skill)
- Proven capability building highly-available systems at scale
- Leadership or mentorship within agile engineering teams
- Ability to communicate technical decisions clearly with stakeholders
- Understanding of modern cloud and automation tooling
- Any familiarity with AI technologies would be a plus
If you're SC-cleared and keen to step into a role where you can influence technical direction from day one - drop me your CV and we'll arrange a chat.