Development Lead

Ronald James; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Ronald James in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a Lead Developer to help validate the design and advance it to a full production release for our training platform and supporting services.

You will work closely with the Product Owner and Technical Leads to lead development, delivery and establish best practices across multiple teams in a fast‑moving .NET environment.

Qualifications

• Experience developing applications in C# with .Net Core.
• Experience designing microservice-based solutions including a communication gateway, auth service, and message queue.
• Experience deploying containerized microservices to cloud-based Kubernetes platforms and on-premise or dedicated servers.
• Experience with automated CI/CD build and deploy pipelines, ideally Azure DevOps.
• Experience with Terraform or equivalent for automated infrastructure deployment.
• Knowledge of security and operational performance controls.
• Desirable: messaging/communication tech (Secure RESTful, SignalR, RabbitMQ, MassTransit).
• Desirable: frontend JS frameworks (Angular, Vue, React).
• Desirable: NoSQL databases (MongoDB).
• Desirable: cloud services, especially Azure.
• Desirable: Linux VMs running Docker containers.

Responsibilities

• Validate design and advance it to production release.
• Deploy solution to cloud (Azure AKS) or on-premise servers.
• Lead development and delivery of the training platform with Product Owner and Tech Leads.
• Establish best practices for software development and delivery across teams.
• Maintain relationships with project leads and management.
• Build and maintain a motivated platform delivery team.
• Prioritize critical tasks for product/service delivery.
• Promote continuous improvement within the team.
• Coach and mentor teams in Agile tools and techniques.

Skills

C#

.NET Core

Microservices

Azure

Kubernetes

Docker

React

Angular

Vue

JavaScript

SignalR

RabbitMQ

MassTransit

MongoDB

NoSQL

ASP.NET

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

RabbitMQ

MassTransit

SignalR

MongoDB

Job description

Salary: £38,000 - 78,000 per year

Requirements

• Experience developing applications and solutions in C# with .Net Core.
• Experience designing and building a microservice-based solution, including a communication gateway, authentication service, and message queue.
• Experience deploying containerized microservice solutions to a cloud-based Kubernetes platform using established cloud services and on-premise or dedicated servers.
• Experience with automated CI/CD build and deploy pipelines, ideally using Azure DevOps.
• Experience with automated infrastructure deployment using Terraform or equivalent.
• Knowledge of infrastructure controls and measures, particularly concerning security and operational performance.
• Desired but not essential: experience with communications and messaging, including Secure RESTful services, SignalR, and message queues such as RabbitMQ and MassTransit.
• Desired but not essential: proficiency with front-end JavaScript frameworks such as Angular, Vue, or React.
• Desired but not essential: experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB.
• Desired but not essential: familiarity with cloud services, particularly Azure.
• Desired but not essential: experience with Linux VMs running Docker containers or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Help validate the design and advance it to a full production release.
• Deploy the solution to a cloud environment such as Azure AKS or equivalent, as well as dedicated on-premise servers.
• Work closely with the Product Owner and Technical Leads to lead the development and delivery of our training platform and supporting services.
• Establish best practices for software development and delivery across teams.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with project and technical leads and management.
• Build and maintain a platform delivery team, ensuring members are motivated, collaborating, and working well.
• Ensure the team focuses on the most critical tasks for product and service delivery.
• Encourage and facilitate continuous improvement within the delivery team.
• Coach and mentor team members in applying Agile tools and techniques.

Technologies

• Angular
• Azure
• C#
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevOps
• Docker
• JavaScript
• Kubernetes
• Linux
• MongoDB
• NoSQL
• Product Owner
• RabbitMQ
• React
• Security
• SignalR
• Terraform
• Vue
• ASP.NET

More

We are looking for a Lead Developer to help validate the design and advance it to a full production release. We work closely with the Product Owner and Technical Leads to lead the development and delivery of our training platform and supporting services. This is a permanent role based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, with a salary of 50,000 to 75,000. The role is in the .NET sector and was posted on 05/29/2024.