Senior Technical Delivery Lead — Digital Services

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service pension 28.97%

25 days annual leave

Flexible working options

Job summary

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency seeks a leader to head the Digital Delivery Software Development and Quality Assurance capability. You will provide technical direction, mentor a team of developers and QA engineers, and shape the strategy for development and testing across DVSA digital services.

You will recruit, develop, and performance manage team members, drive policy decisions on tooling, and champion continual software improvement while balancing delivery goals and public service

Responsibilities

• Act as Technical Lead for high-value initiatives driving development and test standards and continuous improvement through Scrum.
• Use industry best practice to make policy decisions on technical tool selection based on requirements.
• Create a culture that proactively manages technical debt and drives continual software improvement.
• Lead technical teams in problem solving and optioneering, making recommendations based on analysis and knowledge.
• Work with Delivery Leads and Lead Developer management to ensure skilled technical expertise across Digital Services.

Job description

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency seeks a leader to head the Digital Delivery Software Development and Quality Assurance capability. You will provide technical direction, mentor a team of developers and QA engineers, and shape the strategy for development and testing across DVSA digital services.

You will recruit, develop, and performance manage team members, drive policy decisions on tooling, and champion continual software improvement while balancing delivery goals and public service