Technical Lead at Hollard Insurance

Job Purpose

• The Technical Lead provides expert technical direction and hands-on leadership for the design, development, and modernisation of scalable software solutions within the Insure IT environment. The role is accountable for ensuring the delivery of secure, high-quality, and high-performance applications through strong technical leadership, adherence to engineering standards, and the adoption of modern cloud, DevOps, and CI/CD practices.

Key Performance Area’s

Technical leadership and solution design (technical)

• Provide hands-on technical leadership across solution design, development, and implementation
• Guide architectural decisions to ensure scalability, performance, security, and maintainability
• Modernise legacy systems, services, databases, and APIs in line with Insure IT architecture standards

Software delivery and execution (technical)

• Lead execution of software development initiatives to meet delivery timelines and quality standards
• Enforce coding standards, engineering best practices, and quality assurance measures
• Ensure solutions are optimised for reliability, performance, and secure coding principles

Devops, cloud, and engineering practices (technical)

• Drive adoption of Azure cloud services, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices
• Support automation, deployment efficiency, and operational stability across environments
• Promote continuous improvement in engineering tooling and practices

Team leadership and capability development (behavioural)

• Lead, mentor, and develop software engineers within the team
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance, and learning-oriented team culture
• Support onboarding, coaching, and capability uplift of junior and senior team members

Stakeholder collaboration and requirements translation (behavioural)

• Collaborate with product owners, business analysts, architects, and delivery teams
• Translate business and stakeholder requirements into clear technical solutions and specifications
• Provide progress reporting, technical input, and delivery insights to senior stakeholders

Production support and operational accountability (technical)

• Provide senior technical support for production incidents and escalations
• Ensure system stability, resilience, and effective root-cause analysis
• Maintain accountability for operational performance of delivered solutions

Required Knowledge and Experience    
Minimum experience

• 10+ years’ experience in software development, including full-stack .net development
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a technical leadership or lead developer role

Desirable experience

• Experience modernising legacy systems within complex enterprise environments
• Experience within insurance or financial services environments

Key Measurements of Outputs

• Quality, performance, and security of delivered software solutions
• Delivery of initiatives against agreed timelines and milestones
• Reduction of technical debt and successful modernisation outcomes
• Stability and reliability of production systems
• Team capability growth and stakeholder satisfaction

Behavioural Competencies

• Technical authority – demonstrates deep expertise and credibility to guide sound technical decisions
• Delivery driven leader – balances hands-on contribution with team leadership to achieve outcomes
• Collaborative influencer – partners effectively with business and technical stakeholders
• Coach and mentor – develops people through guidance, feedback, and continuous learning
• Continuous improver – actively seeks better ways of working, tools, and technologies

Technical Competencies

• Full-stack .net development and cloud-native architecture
• Azure cloud services and devops practices
• CI/CD pipeline design and automation
• Secure coding and performance optimisation
• Legacy system modernisation and integration design

Educational Requirements    
Minimum qualification

• Degree in computer science, information technology, or related field

Desirable qualification

• Microsoft azure, .net, or cloud-related certifications

Deadline:14th April,2026