Lead Developer

Harvey Nash; Salford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Lead Developer for the Digital Products and Applications team at the University of Salford. This role involves guiding the development team, managing product development, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in DevOps and proven leadership experience in software development.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Additional annual leave

Health and wellbeing support

Travel discounts

Qualifications

• Experience leading a high-performing software development team.
• Proven track record transitioning to DevOps culture.

Responsibilities

• Guide the development team through product development stages.
• Ensure compliance with InfoSec standards and promote Agile methodologies.
• Support testing, deployment, and integration of software changes.

Skills

DevOps

Continuous Integration

Automation

Leadership

.NET

Azure

Job description

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Lead Developer – Digital Products and Applications

Harvey Nash are delighted to have partnered with The University of Salford.Join the Digital Products and Applications team within Digital IT (DIT) at the University of Salford. As a Lead Developer, you will guide the Development team through all stages of product development, from concept to production release and beyond. Collaborate with colleagues, third-party suppliers, and strategic partners to design, develop, and test functionalities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to Digital IT strategic planning and build strong stakeholder relationships.
• Plan and allocate development resources for projects, promoting Agile and DevOps methodologies.
• Ensure compliance with InfoSec standards and drive continuous improvement and automation.
• Lead, motivate, and manage the development team to deliver high-quality services.
• Support testing, deployment, and integration of software changes/releases, resolving support calls and producing high-quality system designs and specifications.

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Experience in transitioning to a DevOps culture, with skills in continuous integration, delivery, infrastructure as code, and collaboration.
• Proven track record of continuous improvement and increased use of automation.
• Experience in leading, managing, and coaching a high-performing software development team.
• Experience with .NET & Azure

University Behaviours:

• Co-creating: Collaborate to generate the best ideas and solutions.
• Achieving: Take accountability to make things happen.
• Evolving: Focus on improvement and innovation.

There is a varied benefits package available through ‘MySalford’ where you can tailor your benefits to suit your own lifestyle – everything from additional annual leave, savings on High Street shopping, travel discounts as well as health and wellbeing support. To maintain work/life balance you can connect to work from wherever you are, whether it’s our Peel Park Campus, MediaCityUK or your living room at home, the tools are there for you to do your best work from your chosen location.

Flexibility on working from home is supported where possible, however the role will be based on the University of Salford campus circa 2 days per week. If you are a Lead Developer who would like to be part of exciting transformational change, within a dynamic and collaborative environment; then I would like to hear from you.