Digital Technology Lead
Job description
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At The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW), you'll be part of an organisation shaping the future of business, finance, and the accountancy profession on a global scale. Our ambitious 2030 Strategy places members, innovation, sustainability, and trust at the centre of everything we do, creating a forward-looking environment where your work has real impact. We invest in our people through a strong benefits package, continuous development, and a supportive, inclusive culture that empowers you to grow and thrive. If you're looking for a role with purpose, influence, and opportunity, ICAEW is a place where your future can take shape.
We're looking for a Digital Technology Lead to join our team in London on a permanent basis. This role offers a salary of £65,000 - £85,000 and a hybrid working pattern of 2 days per week in the office.
Role Profile
To provide hands-on technical leadership across ICAEW's digital delivery squads, ensuring that software solutions are well-designed, scalable, secure, and aligned with enterprise architecture. The Digital Technology Lead acts as a senior engineer and solution designer, guiding implementation, mentoring developers, and working closely with Product, UX, and Architecture to ensure technology delivers business value. The role bridges high-level design and day-to-day delivery, helping squads strike the right balance between innovation, technical quality, and delivery velocity.
What you will be doing;
* Lead the design of software solutions within digital squads, translating business requirements into scalable, secure, and maintainable architecture
* Guide and support one or more digital squads through technical direction, engineering quality, and decision-making
* Champion clean code, modular design, automated testing, CI/CD, and DevSecOps practices
* Coach junior and mid-level engineers, providing feedback, guidance, and development opportunities
* Work closely with Product Owners and UX Designers to ensure technical feasibility and alignment to user experience goals
What we're looking for;
* Proven experience in software engineering roles, with a previous position as a Senior Developer, Tech Lead, or Architect
* Strong experience designing and delivering modern web, cloud, or enterprise applications in complex environments
* Experience working in Agile teams and leading through influence rather than hierarchy
* Ability to design end-to-end solutions, balancing architecture, delivery speed, and usability
* Hands-on full-stack experience (e.g. .NET Core, React, Node.js, Azure)
Additional Information
We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should we receive enough suitable applications. We therefore encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
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⭐ Highlight your technical leadership experience at the top of your CV as ICAEW specifically seeks someone who can guide digital squads through influence
📊 Quantify your full-stack achievements: 'Led 3 digital squads using .NET Core and React, delivering 8 applications with 99.9% uptime'
🌐 Emphasise your Azure cloud experience as this is explicitly mentioned in their tech stack requirements
🎯 Showcase your DevSecOps and CI/CD implementation experience with specific metrics on deployment frequency improvements
🤝 Demonstrate your mentoring abilities with concrete examples of coaching junior developers in Agile environments
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- •Led technical architecture for 5 enterprise applications using .NET Core and React, serving 50,000+ users with 99.8% uptime
- •Implemented DevSecOps practices across 3 Agile squads, reducing deployment time from 4 hours to 15 minutes through automated CI/CD pipelines
- •Mentored 8 junior developers in Azure cloud architecture, achieving 90% internal promotion rate within 18 months
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Dear Hiring Manager,
ICAEW's ambitious 2030 Strategy focusing on innovation and digital transformation aligns perfectly with my passion for leading technical teams through complex enterprise solutions. With proven experience in .NET Core, React, and Azure cloud architectures, I am excited to contribute to your digital delivery squads as Digital Technology Lead.
My background in leading cross-functional Agile teams while implementing DevSecOps practices and mentoring developers has prepared me to bridge the gap between high-level architecture and day-to-day delivery that this role demands.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How would you design a scalable architecture for a member portal handling 180,000+ ICAEW members?
- ›Describe your approach to implementing DevSecOps practices in a .NET Core and React application stack
- ›How do you balance technical debt against delivery velocity when leading multiple digital squads?
- ›Walk me through how you would set up CI/CD pipelines for enterprise applications on Azure
- ›How would you ensure security compliance when designing solutions for a professional body like ICAEW?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to influence a technical decision without having direct authority over the team
- ›Describe a situation where you mentored a junior developer who was struggling with complex technical concepts
- ›Give an example of when you had to balance innovation with delivery deadlines in an Agile environment
- ›Tell me about a time you had to translate complex technical requirements for non-technical stakeholders
- ›Describe a situation where you had to make a difficult architectural decision that impacted multiple teams
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Tell me about a time you had to influence a technical decision without having direct authority over the team
Describe a situation where you mentored a junior developer who was struggling with complex technical concepts