Senior Technical Lead | Bristol (hybrid)
📍 Central Bristol (Hybrid)
💰 £70,000–£80,000
🤝 Partnering with a high-growth digital consultancy
SR2 are partnering with an ambitious Bristol-based software consultancy to hire a Senior Technical Lead to lead complex client projects and elevate technical excellence across the organisation.
This is a high-impact leadership role where you’ll shape architecture, guide delivery, mentor other technical leads, and influence technical standards company-wide.
You’ll balance hands-on engineering with strategic technical leadership - owning delivery while developing people and driving innovation.
What you’ll be doing:
- Taking full technical ownership of complex bespoke software projects
- Designing and evolving scalable, maintainable software architectures
- Selecting appropriate technologies, frameworks and patterns
- Overseeing DevOps, CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure best practices
- Acting as an escalation point for complex technical challenges
- Mentoring and developing engineers and existing tech leads
- Interpreting and delivering on non-functional requirements (performance, security, availability)
- Navigating complex stakeholder environments and constructively challenging requirements
- Contributing to technical pre-sales, solution design and discovery
- Driving innovation, including adoption of emerging technologies such as AI
What they’re looking for:
- Strong background in software engineering and solution architecture
- Proven experience leading complex technical projects
- Strong DevOps and engineering best practice mindset
- Experience mentoring and developing engineers
- Confident client-facing communicator
- Commercial awareness and comfort contributing to pre-sales
- Passion for innovation and evolving technical standards
- Security clearance desirable
Why this role stands out:
- High-trust culture with strong technical autonomy
- Real influence on technical direction and company standards
- Visible leadership across multiple projects
- Hybrid flexibility and competitive package
- Investment in professional growth
We and our client are committed to building diverse and inclusive teams and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. If this opportunity excites you, even if you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply.
If you're a technically credible consultant who enjoys leading engineers, shaping solutions, and unlocking innovation - this is a standout opportunity. If you're looking to work in a collaborative culture and tackle meaningful software problems, then get in touch at imogen@sr2rec.co.uk.