The Opportunity: Our client is looking for a seasoned Lead Software Engineer to provide end-to-end technical leadership across high-value mission-critical digital services within the public sector. This is a senior level position where you will be involved in hands-on development as well as team management to steer multi-disciplinary development teams for large-scale digital transformation programmes. Skills and Experience: Extensive experience leading Full Stack Engineering teams with advanced capabilities in .NET, Java, or Python, along with exposure to modern JavaScript frameworks. Proven track record mentoring engineers and elevating delivery quality through structured coaching. Strong client-facing acumen with the ability to advise on strategic technology direction. Delivery leadership within Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban, TDD, etc.) Hands-on experience architecting scalable secure cloud solutions on AWS and/or Azure A consulting or software house background is also highly desirable Role and Responsibilities: The Lead Software Engineer to provide end-to-end technical leadership across high-value, mission-critical digital services within the public sector. This is a senior strategically influential role where you will take full accountability for complex solution architectures, steer multi-disciplinary delivery teams, and set the engineering agenda for large-scale digital transformation programmes Operating in a technology-agnostic environment you will leverage a b