Lead Developer

Join a team at the heart of the global economy! The Department for Business and Trade ("DBT") and Inspire People are partnering together to bring you an exciting opportunity for Lead Developers to provide technical leadership to the developers in one project team, or a small number of related project teams You will work together with other Lead Developers and the Head of Software Engineering to help shape policies, standards and drive forward the profession. Salary between £55,400 to £74,600 plus excellent Civil Service benefits including 27% pension contribution. Salary is dependent on location and technical skills as assessed at interview. Flexible, hybrid working from London, Cardiff, Darlington, Belfast, Birmingham, Salford and Edinburgh.

Youll be an expert in various technical areas, or a specialist with very deep knowledge in a particular technical area, who can guide other developers. Youll deliver user-centred features and services rapidly within an agile environment and champion code quality through developer ownership and emerging technologies. Youll provide technical leadership, coaching and mentoring for your team, communicate with your stakeholders and work closely with colleagues in other disciplines and teams to ensure work is efficiently delivered.

Main responsibilities

Deliver high quality user-centred features and services within an agile environment
Champion community of practice within DDaT to prioritise code ownership and quality
Transform DDaT into a modern, agile development centre by embedding practices like Test Driven Development (TDD), Pair Programming, Prototyping/MVP, Continuous Integration and Deployment of small, frequent code changes
Mentor, coach and support colleagues to deliver to our standards that reinforce industry standard best practices
Work with your peers to improve our tools, technologies, guidance and standards. Work with the developer community to define and document technical standards.
Support sharing of methods and technologies across teams, government, and the industry by helping to organise events
Support developer hiring, shape our in-house team, to make it more diverse and inclusive
Line manage developers to deliver great results, learn and grow, and progress their careers

Skills and experience

It is essential that you have:
Experience coaching or mentoring team members and nurturing professional development
Good communication and stakeholder management skills, translating technical information to non-technical audiences
Broad experience in different coding languages or a specialist in a particular technical area such as Python, Django, Node.js
Experience working with APIs, databases, and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure

In return, you can expect a planned, transparent progression with learning and development tailored to your role, an environment with flexible working options and a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity, plus the following benefits:

Salary of £55,400 to £74,600 depending on skills as assessed at interview
Flexible, hybrid working from London, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham, Salford
Training and development tailored to your role with study days and certifications expensed
Annual leave starting at 26 days per annum plus statutory bank holidays rising to 30 days with service
An excellent Civil Service pension scheme starting at 27% employer contribution

Additional information
Apply before 12pm July 1st 2024
This role requires SC clearance, a condition of which is to have been present in the UK for 3 out of the past 5 years
DBT does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship
If you are an experienced Senior or Lead Developer looking to enhance your career and make a difference across a function that will make a real difference to the UK economy, then apply today or contact Steve Wall at Inspire People.
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