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Lead Software Developer

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Posting date: 03 December 2025
Salary: £55,000 to £65,000 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 02 January 2026
Location: Leicester, Leicestershire
Remote working: Fully remote
Company: TESTQ TECHNOLOGIES LTD
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: TQ2425_2134_469

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Summary

Reference: TQ2425_2134_469
Vacancy: 1
Job title: Lead Software Developer
Location: Leicester
Clearance: BPSS cleared or eligible
Experience Required: 8-12 years

Job Purpose:
TESTQ Technologies is an IT services and solutions company whose offerings spans over variety of industry sectors with strong technical, domain and process expertise helping clients grow their businesses and decrease operational costs on continuous basis in an ever-changing business environment.
The Lead Software Developer should be able to provide technical leadership across development streams, ensuring robust architecture, best-practice engineering, and mentoring of delivery teams.

Job Description (Main Duties and Responsibilities):
Define, enforce, and guide technical standards and best practices across solution delivery.
Lead teams in developing scalable, secure, high-performance enterprise solutions.
Oversee integration with platforms such as SharePoint and Dynamics 365 using OAuth2/OIDC.
Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and modern engineering methodologies.
Provide architectural oversight and ensure alignment with enterprise design principles.

Key Skills, Qualifications and Experience Needed [The candidate must demonstrate these in all stages of assessment]
Extensive experience delivering enterprise-grade software solutions.
Strong leadership and mentoring capability with stakeholder engagement experience.
Deep knowledge of Azure API Management, Azure Key Vault, and secure deployment models.
Strong understanding of compliance frameworks, service standards, and governance.

Other Key skills:
Good analytical and Problem-solving skills
Good communication skills
A thorough approach and Self starter
Focus on quality and delivery
Working together in teams.
Leadership and effective decision making.
Flexible Attitude
Excellent customer service

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or above in the UK or Equivalent.
Salary: GBP 55000 to 65000 per annum
Published Date: 03 Dec 2025
Closing Date: 02 Jan 2025
Evaluation: CV Review, Technical Test, Personal and Technical Interview and References
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent [Part time and Fixed Term option is available]

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