About the role

  • Tech Lead providing hands-on technical leadership for Capital Markets team at Phoenix Group. Guiding solution design and delivering scalable trading technology solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Provide hands-on technical leadership for a stream-aligned Capital Markets engineering team.
  • Guide solution design, ensure technical quality, and foster a collaborative, agile culture.
  • Work closely with Engineering Managers, Scrum Masters, and Product Owners.
  • Deliver scalable solutions that integrate with OMS platforms and support trading workflows.
  • Lead technical design and implementation across trading workflows and OMS integrations.
  • Set coding standards, design patterns, and engineering best practices.
  • Drive adoption of CI/CD, test automation, and cloud-native development.
  • Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and compliant with regulatory requirements.
  • Mentor engineers and lead technical workshops and code reviews.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to align delivery with business priorities.
  • Partner with architecture teams to ensure enterprise alignment.
  • Contribute to engineering strategy and continuous improvement across the portfolio.

Requirements

  • Proven technical leadership in financial services environments.
  • Demonstrable experience in asset management, wealth management or investment banking.
  • Deep understanding of capital markets workflows and OMS integration.
  • Proficiency in Python, SQL, Snowflake, and AWS.
  • Experience designing scalable, data-intensive applications.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Agile delivery experience and familiarity with DevOps practices.
  • Exposure to Team Topologies and scaled agile frameworks.
  • Experience across multiple asset classes (equities, fixed income, derivatives).
  • Cloud and agile certifications.
  • Background in multi-team delivery environments.

Benefits

  • Up to £90,000 plus discretionary bonus
  • private medical cover
  • 38 days annual leave
  • excellent pension
  • 12x salary life assurance
  • career breaks
  • income protection
  • 3x volunteering days
  • and much more

Job title

CM Technical Lead

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

£90,000 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

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