Technical Director
Nearform
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Ireland
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Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Define and communicate a clear technical vision, ensuring best practices in architecture, software development, and emerging technologies. Act as the final authority in critical design and delivery decisions.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to CIOs, CTOs, and senior stakeholders. Lead discovery workshops, translate business objectives into technical strategies, and develop tailored solution proposals.
- Oversee technical execution, ensuring quality, scalability, and maintainability. Monitor project health, identify risks, and ensure successful outcomes through proactive leadership.
- Work with resourcing teams to ensure the right talent is staffed on projects. Foster a culture of excellence, mentorship, and innovation across teams.
- Manage project burn-down, optimize resource allocation, and identify revenue growth opportunities while maintaining financial accountability.
- Stay ahead of industry trends, contribute to open-source projects, and engage in public speaking, blog writing, and mentorship. Champion Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and sustainability initiatives within Nearform.
Requirements
- 15+ years of technical leadership experience, ideally within consulting, SaaS, or large-scale digital transformation projects.
- Deep expertise in software architecture, cloud platforms, and modern development practices.
- A strong track record of guiding technical decisions on complex, high-impact projects.
- Experience leading pre-sales, discovery, and solution design discussions.
- Strong ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- A consultative mindset, able to align business needs with technical strategies.
- Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills to influence at all levels.
- Hands-on experience with AI, databases, distributed systems, and modern software engineering best practices.
- Experience leading and mentoring senior software development teams
- A passion for continuous learning, innovation, and professional excellence.
Benefits
- Annual Company Bonus - We all help Nearform to hit company goals so we all receive a share of the profits on an annual basis in line with company performance.
- Work Remotely and Flexibly - We have a genuine dedication to work/life balance. Our flexible working culture allows you to work around what matters - school run, no problem!
- Paid Time Off Package - We offer an annual leave of 24 days plus public holidays. We also offer sick leave, marriage leave and many more.
- Remote Working Allowance - Every 2 years, you will have a budget of up to €1250 to help you set up a comfortable and productive workspace in addition to your essential equipment provided by Nearform when you join.
- Training and Development Allowance - We understand the importance of continuously learning so we offer an allowance of up to €1000 you can use to upskill yourself.
- Healthcare - It’s important to always take care of your health, so we offer additional private healthcare here at Nearform. If you wish to learn more about the plan offered feel free to reach out to our team.
- Pension & Insurances - We offer a pension match of up to 5% and Income Protection and Death in Service for peace of mind.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
software architecturecloud platformsAIdatabasesdistributed systemsmodern software engineering best practicestechnical visionsolution designproject managementresource allocation
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationstakeholder managementnegotiationmentorshipconsultative mindsetinnovationcontinuous learningproactive leadershipcultural excellence