Lead Developer (Tech Lead) - Healthcare Interoperability Alpha
Contract until 31 January 2027 | -500 Inside IR35 | Onsite 4/5 days per week, Central Leeds | Start 20 November 2026

Brio Partners is working with a national public health programme to appoint a hands-on Lead Developer (SFIA 5) for a high-profile Alpha. You will design and build working prototypes that integrate with national secure messaging services, proving how clinical documents can move electronically between hospitals and primary care. Your prototypes, integration spikes and architecture will form the technical case for Beta.

This role is based onsite in central Leeds 4 to 5 days per week, so you must be able to commute to Leeds city centre for the duration of the contract.

TECH STACK
- Languages: Python, Java, C# / .NET, TypeScript / Node.js (strong in at least one)
- Cloud: AWS (essential)
- Integration: REST APIs (HTTPS with mutual TLS), asynchronous and message-based patterns, mailbox-based secure messaging
- Standards: FHIR, HL7v2, SNOMED CT
- Engineering: Git, code review, CI/CD, automated testing, Architecture Decision Records
- Prototyping: (url removed) prototype kit, rapid throwaway and evolutionary prototypes

WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Lead integration spikes against a national secure messaging API in sandbox and test environments
- Prototype end-to-end document flows using FHIR, from hospital to primary care
- Produce candidate target architectures and record decisions in ADRs
- Set up modern engineering practices and work in the open
- Apply secure-by-design principles and contribute to DPIAs, threat models and clinical safety work
- Act as senior technical voice in a multidisciplinary team and mentor developers

ESSENTIAL
- Tech Lead or Lead Developer experience on public sector or regulated services
- Strong hands-on development in Python, Java, C# or TypeScript
- Significant systems integration experience (APIs, asynchronous messaging)
- Practical AWS, CI/CD and automated testing experience
- Rapid prototyping in Discovery or Alpha phases
- Delivery against the GDS Service Standard or equivalent
- Able to work onsite in central Leeds 4 to 5 days per week

DESIRABLE
- Integration with national healthcare messaging or data-sharing services
- FHIR, HL7v2 and SNOMED CT
- Primary care clinical systems or hospital integration engines
- Healthcare data security and clinical safety standards

Shortlisting is under way now. Apply with an up-to-date CV highlighting your integration and FHIR experience, and confirm you can work onsite in central Leeds 4 to 5 days per week. Email

Brio Partners is part of Brio Digital, specialising in public sector technology contractors.