IT Technical Lead

Vermillion Analytics
Dublin, City Of Dublin, Ireland
5 days ago
£436 – £567 pd

Salary

£436 – £567 pd

Seniority
Lead
Posted
14 Apr 2026 (5 days ago)

IT Technical Lead

Dublin · Hybrid (3 days in office) · Up to £650/day

Rate

Up to €650/pd

Location

Dublin, Ireland

Working model

Hybrid · 3 days in

The Comapany is undertaking one of its most significant technology transformations — and we're looking for a hands-on Technical Lead to sit at the heart of it. This is a high-impact, highly visible contract role where you'll shape how we retire legacy infrastructure and build something genuinely modern in its place.

The role

As part of the initiative, you'll lead the technical delivery across multiple IT workstreams — covering both the modernisation of legacy systems and the integration of new cloud-native architecture. The first pilot market is Iberia (Spain and Portugal), with a remit that spans the full EMEA business.

You'll set the technical direction, lead a team of developers, own the architecture decisions, and act as the critical bridge between engineering and business stakeholders. This is a genuinely senior hands-on role — not just oversight, but active leadership in code, design, and delivery.

What you'll be doing

Leading the remediation, modernisation, and enhancement of legacy S3 systems across the EMEA estate

Owning the AWS serverless architecture — Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, Aurora PostgreSQL, SQS — and driving a shift to microservices for transaction processing

Managing and mentoring a multi-team development function — code reviews, technical direction, guardrails, and hands-on guidance in Node.js and Java Spring Boot

Designing full-stack integration architecture: RESTful APIs, dual database strategies (DocumentDB + PostgreSQL), and integration with RDM/MDM and data lakes

Establishing CI/CD pipelines, coding standards, and best practices to raise the bar on quality and deployment confidence

Collaborating closely with product owners, architects, and business stakeholders to prioritise work and communicate progress clearly

What we need from you

Insurance or financial services background — essential. You'll need to hit the ground running on policy lifecycle (new business, endorsements, renewals, cancellations) and regulatory compliance

5+ years hands-on AWS serverless experience: Lambda, API Gateway, DocumentDB, Aurora PostgreSQL, SQS

Proven track record leading engineering teams through complex legacy migrations — not just planning them, but delivering them

Hands-on development capability in Node.js and Java Spring Boot — you'll lead by example

Strong grasp of software modernisation strategies: refactoring, re-platforming, API-driven integration

Excellent communicator — as comfortable talking architecture with engineers as explaining delivery status to senior business stakeholders

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Ready to lead a transformation?

If you're a technical leader who thrives on solving real engineering problems at scale — and you have the insurance domain knowledge to back it up — we'd love to hear from you. Get in touch with your CV and a brief note on your most relevant legacy modernisation experience

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