Java Team Lead

Job Description

Java Team Lead
Location: West Midlands (Hybrid working)
Type: Permanent

About the Role
TXP is growing its Java capability significantly, and we’re looking for an experienced Java Team Lead to help shape, scale, and lead our Java engineering community.

This is a senior leadership role, focused on the management, development, and technical oversight of our Java teams across the UK, offshore delivery centres, and trusted partners. As the team grows, this role is critical in maintaining engineering standards, developing people, supporting recruitment, and ensuring we continue to deliver high‑quality outcomes for our clients.

You’ll bring a strong developer background, but this is not a hands‑on delivery role. Instead, it’s an opportunity for someone ready to step back from day‑to‑day coding and focus on leadership, quality, and scale, while still remaining technically credible.
 
What You’ll Be Doing

Lead and manage the Java engineering capability across TXP, maintaining high standards of delivery and quality
Provide technical leadership and assurance, ensuring modern engineering practices and standards are consistently applied
Act as the escalation point for the Java team across delivery, technical, and people matters
Support the development and performance management of engineers, including mentoring senior developers
Drive recruitment and onboarding of new Java team members as the capability scales
Oversee and challenge solution designs, code quality, and engineering approaches (without being hands‑on in delivery)
Support pre‑sales and bid activities, working closely with technical and commercial stakeholders
Work with delivery leaders and partners to ensure teams are set up for success
Shape, promote, and enforce engineering standards across the full development lifecycle 
What We’re Looking For
You’ll be a technically strong leader who understands modern Java development deeply, even if you’re no longer coding every day.
 
Essential experience:

Strong background in Java development (Java 1.6 / 1.8 or later)
Experience leading or managing Java engineers in a delivery environment
Excellent understanding of REST APIs, Spring, Oracle PL/SQL, and microservices architecture
Experience with modern build and deployment tooling (e.g. Maven, Docker, Kubernetes)
Good working knowledge of Agile / Scrum delivery approaches
Experience reviewing, challenging, and assuring code and technical design
Confidence engaging in technical discussions with senior engineers and architects
Strong people leadership, mentoring, and stakeholder management skills 
Desirable experience:

Front‑end exposure (React or other JavaScript frameworks)
CI/CD, unit testing (JUnit, Mockito), and TDD practices
Cloud platforms such as Azure and/or AWS
Pre‑sales, bid support, or solution shaping experience
Experience working with offshore or partner teams 
Why Join TXP?

A genuinely senior leadership role with real influence as the Java capability scales
Opportunity to step away from daily delivery while staying close to technology
Work alongside experienced technical leaders shaping TXP’s future engineering direction
Hybrid working, supportive culture, and strong focus on professional growth
Be part of a consultancy that values quality, pragmatism, and people 
Benefits:
 •  25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays).
 •  An additional day of paid leave for your birthday (or Christmas eve).
 •  Salary sacrifice, matched employer contributed pension (4%).
 •  Life assurance (3x).
 •  Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
 •  Private medical insurance through our partner Aviva.
 •  Cycle to work scheme.
 •  Corporate eye-care vouchers.
 •  Access to an independent financial advisor.
 •  2 x social value days per year to give back to local communities.
 
 Grow with us:
 
 Work on exciting new projects.
 If you want to avoid getting stuck with the mundane, you’re in the right place. We work in many sectors with fantastic clients, so you’ll always be working on something exciting and challenging.
 
 Career growth – we’ve got you!
 We recognise that you might have a career path planned out and you might need some support to help you move forward. We’re here to support you and make the most out of your time with us, through challenging work, opportunities to grow and learning and development opportunities.
 
 Be part of the TXP growth journey.
 We are a high growth, fast paced environment. We currently have 200+ employees and work with clients across the UK. Joining TXP means you’ll be part of that.

Ready to Shape the Future?
If you’re a Java leader who enjoys building teams, setting standards, and enabling others to do their best work, we’d love to hear from you