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About the Role

The Technical Lead (TL) of an Integration Product Team provides technical leadership and guidance to the development team, making architectural decisions within established guardrails. They ensure the scalability, reliability, security, and maintainability of integration platforms and services, with a strong focus on C#/.NET and Microsoft Azure. The TL works in close partnership with the Architecture team and Engineering Manager (PM) to lead a high-performing team capable of delivering at pace. They help stakeholders understand technical complexity, enabling accurate estimation and effective capacity planning. They are a senior engineer who mentors others, collaborates across distributed teams, and works closely with Engineering leadership.

Responsibilities

Co-lead a cross-functional, cross-platform Product Team (squad) to become high-performing
Work closely with the Engineering Manager (EM) and Integration Architect to make decisions on ways of working, delivery, and prioritisation
Own the technical roadmap for integration services, aligned with wider Architecture and Engineering strategy
Partner with the team to estimate effort and complexity for roadmap delivery
Provide hands-on technical leadership in C#/.NET and Azure-based integration solutions
Design and implement robust integration patterns (e.g., APIs, messaging, event-driven architectures)
Mentor engineers and support their technical growth and understanding of integration concepts
Remove technical blockers impacting delivery (e.g., environment access, service dependencies, pipeline issues)
Proactively identify and manage technical debt within integration platforms
Design scalable, resilient cloud-native solutions using Azure services (e.g., Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus, API Management, Container Applications)
Ensure high reliability and security through monitoring, alerting, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery strategies
Promote maintainable codebases through best practices (coding standards, reviews, modular design, documentation)

Requirements

Strong servant leadership mindset, prioritising team success and outcomes
Deep understanding of agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and experience building high-performing teams
Advocate for cross-functional collaboration across Product, Engineering, and Architecture
Strong ability to communicate complex technical concepts and trade-offs clearly
Proven ability to deliver results in complex, fast-paced environments
Ability to simplify complexity and maximise business value through pragmatic decisions
Builds a positive, inclusive team culture with strong engagement
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including effective asynchronous communication (e.g., Slack, documentation)
Strong hands-on experience with C# and .NET (Core/6+) for building integration services and APIs
Proven experience with Microsoft Azure, including services such as: Azure Functions, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Service Bus / Event Grid, Azure API Management, Azure DevOps / CI-CD pipelines, Container Applications
Experience designing and delivering integration solutions and distributed systems (REST APIs, event-driven, microservices)
Strong understanding of cloud-native architecture, scalability, and performance optimisation
Experience implementing secure integration patterns, including authentication (OAuth2, OpenID Connect), encryption, and API security
Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools (e.g., Application Insights, logging frameworks)
Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code (e.g., ARM, Bicep, Terraform desirable)
Experience working with agile tools such as Jira and Confluence
Good understanding of SDLC methodologies (Agile, DevOps, SRE, etc.)
Experience in retail or omnichannel environments (desirable)

Skills

C#/.NET
Microsoft Azure
Agile methodologies
Scrum
Kanban
API design
Messaging patterns
Event-driven architectures
Cloud-native architecture
Scalability
Performance optimisation
Security patterns
OAuth2
OpenID Connect
Encryption
API security
Observability
Monitoring tools
Application Insights
DevOps
CI/CD
Infrastructure as code
ARM
Bicep
Terraform
Jira
Confluence
SDLC methodologies
Retail environments
Omnichannel environments

Location

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior engineer

Benefits

40% staff discount plus friends & family discounts
Access to reward platform for external discount and offers
Private pension scheme
Profit related bonus scheme
Option to join Healthcare Private Medical Scheme
Virtual GP access for you and your children
Life assurance policy
Buy more holiday scheme
Extra paid day off on your birthday
Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental leave
Interest-free season ticket loans
Cycle2Work scheme

About the Company

Feel-good fashion brand making style accessible and fun for over 55 years.
Operates via website, mobile app and over 300 stores in the UK.
Values: play to win, customer obsessed, we are one and it starts with me.
Delivers That New Look Feeling for customers and employees.
Cares about employees and the planet, believing fashion should be a force for positive change.
Celebrates inclusion and diversity.
Proud of inclusive culture and talented team members.
Prioritises development, offering training for progression.
Flexible employer with various work patterns.

Equal Opportunity

We celebrate inclusion and diversity in everything we do.
We’re proud of our inclusive culture and our talented team members who embrace our shared purpose, behaviours and values.