Software Engineering Team Lead

Technical Lead – Java, Cloud & Event-Driven Systems

Location: Nenagh, Co. Tipperary – 5 days per week)

Contract: 12 Months

Rate: €650 per day OR €125,000 salary

We are partnering with a global payments technology leader undergoing a major modernisation and AI-first transformation. This is a senior technical leadership role where you will drive a critical platform transformation — re-architecting legacy systems into cloud-native, microservices-based, event-driven platforms used at massive scale.

This is more than a coding role. You will lead change, shape engineering culture, embed modern tooling and AI-enabled practices, and set the technical direction for next-generation payment processing solutions.

What You Will Do

• Own a major modernisation workstream, driving transformation toward microservices and event-driven architectures.
• Architect, design, and deliver scalable, high-performance, cloud-native solutions using Java and modern engineering practices.
• Collaborate closely with product, architecture, operations, security, and compliance teams to translate business goals into robust technical designs.
• Leverage and evolve a modern technology stack including Java, AWS, Kafka, and Kubernetes.
• Champion engineering excellence, setting best practices around code quality, testing strategies, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps culture.
• Mentor and uplift engineers, building high-performing, modern engineering teams.
• Act as a technical change agent, evolving systems, tooling, and ways of working.
• Balance long-term modernisation strategy with short-term delivery priorities in a fast-paced enterprise environment.

What You Will Need

• Proven experience leading large-scale software engineering initiatives in complex, distributed systems.
• Expert-level Java engineering experience with modern frameworks and tooling.
• Strong hands-on experience designing and building cloud-native systems on AWS.
• Deep understanding of event-driven architectures and streaming platforms such as Kafka.
• Solid experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and modern SDLC approaches.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence architecture, engineering, and product stakeholders.

Nice to Have

• Experience within financial services, payments, or other highly regulated industries.
• Background in large-scale legacy modernisation programmes.
• Track record of introducing modern tooling, frameworks, or delivery practices that improved engineering outcomes.