Lead Software Developer: Strong back-end focus.

12-month Fixed Term Contract ( with a view to go permanent)

Hybrid: one visit per week onsite in Manchester.

SC Clearance: SC Clearance preferred, however, SC Eligibility accepted.

Experience within UK public sector and or central government department(s)

Role Overview

We are seeking a Lead Software Developer to play a key role within a large, cross‑functional delivery squad. This is a hands‑on leadership role that combines technical excellence with strong collaboration and alignment across engineering, QA, DevOps and product disciplines.

The role is primarily backend‑focused, leveraging Java and microservices architecture, with some awareness of frontend templating to support full‑stack delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of scalable backend services
• Ac...