Head of Software Development

Apply Recruitment; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Operations Director for Technical IT Recruitment. This pivotal role involves leading a team of Software Engineers and QAs, focusing on delivering high-quality solutions and driving transformational change within a large public sector business. You will enjoy the opportunity to work on industry-leading platform development while engaging with the latest technologies. If you are a management-focused leader with a passion for innovation and efficiency, this role offers a chance to make a significant impact in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and managing Software Engineers and QA teams.
• Strong background in C# .Net and Azure technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Software Engineers and drive high-quality solutions.
• Manage budget and resources for ongoing innovation projects.

Skills

C# .Net

Azure

REST APIs

Test Automation

Stakeholder Engagement

System Design

Agile Management

Budget Management

Job description

This range is provided by Apply Recruitment. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

Direct message the job poster from Apply Recruitment

Operations Director - Technical IT Recruitment - Permanent & Contract

Head of Software Development required for a large public sector business, based in Birmingham offering hybrid working, paying up to a £110000 Package, based on performance.

*Please note; this will be £80000 Base Salary + up to 40% Bonus + Benefits. You will want to be on site with your team up to 3 days a week

This is a UK focused role, within a very successful Global business, heading up a team of 10 Software Engineers and QAs

You will have the opportunity to work on industry leading platform development and transformational change, on a global scale. Hopefully giving you real enjoyment in role as well as exposure to some of the latest technologies, approaches and methodologies.

This role will suit someone looking for a management focused leader, and no expectation to write code, focused on driving high quality solutions and efficient delivery. This will be across current systems, and well as on-going innovation and global transformation projects

Tech stack and suitable experience will be similar to the following:

• Comfortable leading and managing Software Engineers, and hopefully QA
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, system design and documentation
• A background in C# .Net, Azure, Rest APIs and Test Automation
• Comfortable leading Agile teams
• Budget and resource management

Ideally some of the following would be a real bonus

• Experience of global, enterprise systems
• Energy or Utilities industry expereince (Not essential!)

To find out more, please click Apply and we will be in touch with more information.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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