Job description

Join our dynamic business as a Software Development Manager

Opportunity to join one of our growing software engineering teams as a Software Development Manager. You will be working for our many diverse and dynamic businesses. Our solutions encompass all aspects of the business lifecycle from customer-facing channels, integration with our supply chain partners and our back-office processing with manual applications, automated processes, and modern micro-service API based architecture and hybrid cloud hosting.

Your purpose will be to lead and manage one of our software engineering teams to deliver new capabilities and improvements to the solution and outcomes to the business. You will lead the team to solve problems and overcome challenges, whether technical or process to positively benefit the wider business. You will manage the team to ensure change is delivered reliably, robustly and in accordance with best practices to the highest standards.

You will be responsible for the evolution of the team capabilities, process, tools and practices as well as transforming the solution estate with cloud technology and latest best practice engineering techniques.

Job Title: Software Development Manager

Location: Must be commutable (likely twice a week) to one of the following sites: Tunbridge Wells, Chesterfield, Portsmouth or Peterborough

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 depending on experience

Hours: 35 hour working week. Monday to Friday, Full-Time, Permanent.

Overview

You will lead and manage one of our software engineering teams, working on business and technology change projects, to achieve high standards, through building industry leading, robust and innovative software solutions, which are fit for purpose to meet business goals and strategy.

• Responsible for ensuring all aspects of the development lifecycle and practices are followed.
• Interact with senior business stakeholders, change representatives and architects to present key design considerations in a digestible format that support the business strategy.
• You will liaise with application developers, stakeholders, business analysts and project managers in order to agree functional and non-functional requirements, estimates and relative priority. Manage the workload through the engineering team to successful delivery. Communicate progress and produce regular reports to stakeholders.
• Monitoring the work of all team members including removing barriers, assisting, mentoring and coaching where applicable to progress and reach their potential as individuals and as a team.
• Be responsible for day-to-day line management and performance including 1-2-1s, managing holiday requests, setting objectives, performance appraisals and identifying training and development needs for the team. Manage hybrid/flexible working environment within the team where suitable.
• Create and maintain a professional and creative culture within the team, where individuals take ownership and are excellent at delivering quality, as well as sharing ideas to succeed.
• Manage technical debt with the appropriate balance of maintenance and technology transformation, considering the potential lifespan of the solution, business budget and overall business and technology strategy.
• Take part in the wider community of development managers and engineers, to continually improve the software engineering process.

Employee benefits

• Private Medical cover for employee
• 5% Employer pension contributions when contributing 5%
• 28 days holiday + bank holidays
• Company Sick Pay
• Life Assurance 4x annual salary