Lead Software Developer (SPM)

Scottish Government Recruitment; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Social Security Scotland’s Digital, Delivery & Change Engineering team seeks a Lead Software Developer to steer development on selected projects and set technical directions. You will mentor team members, promote best practices, and help define how the team works within an Agile environment.

You will influence technology choices, coach developers, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement. This role is embedded in a complex public-sector landscape with a focus on reliable, secure

Qualifications

• Lead software developer who guides how the team works.
• Identify appropriate technology and decide when software should be written.
• Provide technical leadership, coaching and mentoring your team.
• Promote knowledge sharing and adoption of good practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead development on one or a small number of related project teams.
• Coach and mentor team members to improve technical skills.
• Promote knowledge sharing and adoption of good practice across teams.

Job description

The role sits within the Digital, Delivery & Change (DD&C) Engineering team, which builds and maintains technical services for Social Security Scotland. This includes an enterprise case management system and a range of supporting technical services, used by Clients to submit benefit applications and our internal teams to manage benefit payments.

Our technical staff are largely deployed in Agile teams focusing on new benefits development, live service support and continuous improvement. We believe in supporting our team members' growth and development through their work – the successful candidate will have access to formal training courses and team learning projects to enhance their technical and non-technical skills.

We also aim to develop a positive and inclusive culture within Social Security Scotland by embedding a working environment where we all treat each other with dignity, fairness and respect, and recognise each other’s contributions.

A lead software developer (SPM) leads development on one or a small number of related project teams.

At this role level, you will:

• guide the ways in which the team works
• be involved in identifying appropriate technology and approaches, deciding when software should be written
• contribute to the developer community
• provide technical leadership, coaching and mentoring your team
• promote knowledge sharing and adoption of good practice