Head of Digital Development for STEM Platforms

WRK Digital; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid on-site/off-site policy

Up to 15% pension contributions

30 days annual leave

Birthday off

Annual/Ad hoc bonus schemes

Medicash health programme

Cycle-to-work scheme

Electric car scheme

Discounted gym membership

Volunteer days

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

STEM Learning in York is seeking a Development Manager to lead an in-house development function and shape a diverse digital estate. You will manage senior full‑stack and Dynamics development expertise, collaborating with IT Leads, stakeholders and external technology partners.

The role emphasizes sustainable, innovative leadership and delivering secure, scalable platforms within a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• Experience building, leading and developing software or digital development teams.
• Hands-on approach and ability to step into technical work when required.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365, including Customer Engagement or Dataverse, configuration, customisation, data management and integration.
• Experience of Power Apps, Power Automate and Power BI, governance, environments and licensing.
• Working knowledge of AWS and cloud or serverless platforms, potentially including S3, CloudFront, Amplify or container services.
• Experience of modern APIs and authentication technologies such as OAuth and OIDC.
• Experience with Postman or Insomnia, GitHub, CI/CD tooling and release pipelines.
• Ability to write complex queries against SQL Server, PostgreSQL or MySQL.
• Experience managing third‑party suppliers and balancing internal and outsourced delivery.
• Strong communication skills, including explaining technical subjects to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience working with Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO security standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the in-house development team, creating the skills, capacity and environment needed to deliver high-quality work.
• Set the technical direction and own architecture across Dynamics 365, Power Platform, front-end applications and AWS-hosted services.
• Oversee the design, development and support of solutions and integrations for new and existing digital products.
• Balance low-code solutions with bespoke development so platforms remain consistent, secure and maintainable.
• Champion code review, testing, secure development and effective CI/CD pipelines.
• Improve the developer experience, remove technical blockers and address technical debt with Technical Delivery.
• Act as an escalation point for technical and integration queries from internal teams and suppliers.
• Oversee web hosting and AWS environments for performance, resilience, scalability and cost efficiency.
• Manage environments, access and licensing across Dynamics 365, Power Platform and AWS.
• Maintain systems, integration and architecture documentation, including records of key technical decisions.
• Support compliance with Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO alongside infrastructure and security colleagues.
• Manage supplier performance and contribute to incident reviews that prevent recurrence.

Skills

Team leadership

Hands-on coding

Dynamics 365

Power Platform

AWS

APIs & OAuth

CI/CD pipelines

SQL querying

Vendor management

Communication

Security standards

Tools

Postman

Insomnia

GitHub

CI/CD tooling

Job description

STEM Learning in York is seeking a Development Manager to lead an in-house development function and shape a diverse digital estate. You will manage senior full‑stack and Dynamics development expertise, collaborating with IT Leads, stakeholders and external technology partners.

The role emphasizes sustainable, innovative leadership and delivering secure, scalable platforms within a hybrid working model.