Technical Lead (Data & Solutions Architect)

Role Summary

The Tech Lead plays a key role in leading the design and delivery of scalable, secure, and high-performing technology solutions. This is a hands-on leadership role combining strong software engineering and solution design skills with a solid understanding of data and modern data platforms.

Working across the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), the Tech Lead works closely with business, product, architecture, and engineering teams to translate requirements into practical technical solutions, guide implementation, and ensure high-quality delivery within Agile environments.

What You'll Do

Lead technical design and delivery across applications, integrations, and data-driven solutions

Translate business requirements into scalable, maintainable technical solutions

Provide hands-on technical leadership, including design and code reviews, troubleshooting, and implementation guidance

Define and apply engineering standards, architectural patterns, and development best practices

Collaborate with business, product, architecture, engineering, and infrastructure teams throughout the delivery lifecycle

Design and build solutions across cloud, on-premise, and hybrid environments

Guide application and integration design using APIs, microservices, messaging, and event-driven approaches

Apply strong data fundamentals including data modelling, ETL/ELT, data pipelines, and data integration

Ensure solutions meet security, performance, scalability, availability, and reliability requirements

Identify technical risks, dependencies, and constraints and drive practical resolution

Support Agile delivery through estimation, backlog refinement, solution clarification, and technical decision-making

Work with stakeholders to balance delivery priorities, technical quality, and long-term maintainability

What We're Looking For

Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field

10+ years of experience in software engineering or technology delivery, including technical leadership responsibilities

Strong hands-on software development background with experience leading engineering teams

Strong knowledge of modern application architecture, distributed systems, APIs, and microservices

Good understanding of data architecture, data modelling, ETL/ELT, data pipelines, and data integration

Experience with cloud platforms and modern engineering practices

Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases and strong SQL fundamentals

Strong understanding of security, scalability, availability, performance, and other non-functional requirements

Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, source control, automated testing, and code quality practices

Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to make pragmatic technical decisions

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical audiences

Additional Skills & Experience

Experience with modern data platforms or technologies such as Kafka, Spark, Databricks, Snowflake, or equivalent is an advantage

Experience within Financial Services, Banking, Insurance, Telecommunications, E-commerce, or Enterprise Technology environments

Knowledge of containerization, orchestration, and cloud-native technologies

Exposure to data governance, data quality, lineage, and security principles

Experience leading or mentoring software engineers and data engineers

Why Join CAPCO

Work on engaging projects with some of the largest banks/insurance in the world, on projects that will transform the financial services industry

Work in a collaborative, flat, and entrepreneurial consulting culture

Access continuous learning, training, and industry certifications

Be part of a team shaping the future of digital financial service

We offer

A work culture focused on innovation and creating lasting value for our clients and employees

Ongoing learning opportunities to help you acquire new skills or deepen existing expertise in our financial services offerings

A flat, non-hierarchical structure that will enable you to work with senior partners and directly with clients

An agile, diverse, entrepreneurial, inclusive, meritocratic culture