Lead Engineer

Talan

London, England, United Kingdom Hybrid permanent

Posted: February 24, 2026

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Job Description

Role Overview

We are looking for a senior hands-on software engineer within Risk technology, playing a key role in designing, building, and delivering robust, enterprise-grade platforms. This position combines deep technical contribution with engineering leadership, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, and production-ready.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute directly to the architecture, development, testing, and deployment of Risk systems and data platforms.
• Take ownership of the SDLC, delivering clean, secure, and maintainable code aligned to engineering standards.
• Promote engineering excellence through structured code reviews, performance optimisation, refactoring, and best practice adoption.
• Drive automation across build, testing, deployment, and environment management processes to improve reliability and efficiency.
• Provide technical leadership across architecture, tooling, and development standards, mentoring engineers and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Design and enhance CI/CD pipelines to enable secure, stable, and repeatable releases, embedding automated quality controls and environment governance.
• Partner on scalable and resilient system design, evaluating emerging technologies to enhance platform capability and developer productivity.
• Champion the use of AI, ML, and intelligent automation to improve code quality, testing effectiveness, and release efficiency.
• Implement comprehensive automated testing strategies (unit, integration, regression, functional) integrated within CI/CD frameworks, collaborating with QA teams to accelerate defect resolution.
• Work closely with Product, Project Management, Architecture, Technology Risk, and Production Support teams to align delivery priorities, manage dependencies, and ensure adherence to governance and compliance standards.

Skills & Experience

Technical Capabilities

• Strong in C#, Java, and .NET technologies
• Deep knowledge of web technologies including ASP.NET, MVC, Razor, JavaScript,
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using PowerShell, Python, Groovy, or Shell scripting.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD and source control tools such as Jenkins, TeamCity, Git, and Nexus.
• Experience with distributed messaging and communication technologies including WCF, gRPC, SignalR, and RabbitMQ.
• Demonstrated experience implementing automated testing within continuous integration pipelines.

Professional Experience

• Experienced within investment banking environments.
• Proven track record delivering across the full SDLC.
• Experience within Risk technology environments preferred.
• Stakeholder engagement across Architecture, Governance, Risk, and Production Support teams.
• Analytical, solution-oriented, and delivery-focused, with strong communication skills and the ability to operate effectively in complex, fast-paced environments.

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