Lead Developer (£54,857 - £80,400)
| Posting date: | 11 December 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £54,857 to £54,857 per year |
| Additional salary information: | plus an additional allowance up to £25,543 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 January 2025 |
| Location: | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 382500/3 |
Summary
You will work within a multi-disciplinary team using Agile delivery methodologies where you will be responsible for the development and delivery of well-designed and executed software, as a programmer who is able to adapt to multiple technologies, manage more junior colleagues and produce clean well tested code, contributing to delivering solutions that meet user needs.
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Responsibilities will include:
- Act as Technical Lead for high-value initiatives driving development and test standards and continuous improvement through Scrum.
- Use industry best practice and knowledge to make agency policy decisions relating to technical tool selection based on analysis of requirements.
- Create a culture that proactively manages the risks of technical debt by ensuring continual software improvement.
- Lead technical teams in relation to problem solving and technical optioneering, driving and supporting teams to make technical recommendations based on sound analysis and knowledge.
- Work closely with Delivery Leads and Lead Developer management to ensure appropriately skilled technical expertise is in place across Digital Services, owning a resource requirement pipeline against skillset is managed.
For further information please see the attached Role Profile.
Additional Information
This role can be based in Bristol, Swansea, Nottingham, Newcastle, Oldham, Leeds or Birmingham, your presence at one of these locations will form part of the working arrangements agreed with you. We operate a hybrid working model giving you greater flexibility about where and when you work. Our expectation is that you will spend a minimum 60% of your time at your base location. Visits to other DVSA sites or work locations count towards this.
Please note, this role will require regular attendance at our Swansea office, where the majority of the team are based.
Government Digital and Data Profession Pay Framework
This role is part of the Government Digital and Data profession and utilises an enhanced Capability–Based Pay Framework which provides access to a Digital and Data allowance.
The base pay is £54,857. In addition to this, the role includes a Digital and Data allowance of up to £25,543.
The value of allowance awarded will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated through the selection process.
Here are more details on the pay framework.
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