Software Development Manager

Valia Recruitment Solutions Limited ,
York, North Yorkshire
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Salary: Up to £60,000 per annum (dep on exp) + Benefits

Overview

Software Development Manager – North Yorkshire Project Delivery (Agile / Waterfall), Software Development Life Cycle / Structured Change Management. Project Management. Salary to c£60k Benefits including Flexitime working Role based on the outskirts of York.Commutable from Harrogate, Knaresborough, Leeds, Wakefield, Goole, Pontefract, Wetherby, Castleford and Ripon. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and talented Development Manager to lead and manage the planning, implementation and maintenance of my client’s web applications and IT system software. This is an exciting time to join this established and successful company, with many IT transformation and development projects in the pipeline. In the role you’ll be responsible for end to end delivery and support of my client’s software products and services across the business through the management of their team of engineers. We are looking for someone with a strong background in software development management , with a minimum of 5 years’ commercial development experience and a m inimum 2-3 years’ experience leading and managing technical development teams (of 8 to 15 people). · Technical and software development skills. · Software Development Lifecycle and structured change management. · Business and Enterprise architecture best practices. · Flexible; dealing with all areas and different types of work and problems. · Ability to understand and interpret emerging software development technologies and integrate them into the business environment. · Knowledge of development within different project delivery methodologies such as Agile and Waterfall. · Excellent project management skills. · Demonstrable experience of hiring and managing a team of highly skilled software engineers. · Have a strong understanding of system design and software architecture. Must be able to engage in meaningful conversations with engineers, architects and the Head of IT in terms of how to design systems. · Strong people management skills, able to get the best out of colleagues you manage. · Knowledge of development in IBM midrange systems (desirable). · Knowledge of key regulatory requirements in the financial services sector (desirable). Qualifications · Degree in computer science or related field. · Other software development qualifications (desirable). The Development Manager role will include, but not be limited to, the following duties and responsibilities : · Providing specialist advice on all software development management issues. · Identifying problems, evaluating trends and anticipating requirements. · Undertaking project management: development cycle, coding practice and deadlines, production / implementation management. · Co-ordinating the development teams and allocating resources in line with business strategy and objectives. · Securing all services/data against all perceived disasters. · Minimise waste in the development process by driving an automation agenda where suitable. · Identifying risks and implement mitigating controls. · Management and overseeing of the maintenance of the current websites file structures and related technologies. · Support in maintaining appropriate disaster recovery plans for all services and data. · First point of contact with third party technical teams. · Monitoring productivity of individuals and the development teams as a whole. · Managing the development cycle, coding practice and deadlines. · Review and report on velocity of the development teams and action improvements where required. · Working with all Departments to improve IT systems and Web applications/services. · Maintaining own technical knowledge. · Recruiting, training and motivating competent software engineers. · Prioritising and assisting in technical queries. · Line manage all the engineers in the team, overseeing and evaluating their work. This is a crucial role within the business and due to their remote location it is ESSENTIAL that applicants have a Full UK Drivers Licence AND their own transport. For more information on this role please contact ROB OWEN at VALIA Recruitment Solutions. We are looking to move quickly on this role so suitable applicants will be contacted within a couple of hours. This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89612324

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