Senior Technical Lead – Digital Delivery & QA (Flexible)

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency; Uxbridge; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service pension 29%+ of salary (

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Job summary

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency is seeking a senior leader to head the Digital Delivery Software Development and Quality Assurance capability. You will provide technical direction to a team of software developers and QA engineers, guiding delivery of digital services and managing performance and recruitment.

You will partner with Delivery Leads to ensure the right technical expertise is in place, drive standards, manage technical debt, and empower teams to deliver valuable public services

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Act as Technical Lead for high-value initiatives driving development and test standards and continuous improvement through Scrum.
• Use industry best practice and knowledge to make agency policy decisions relating to technical tool selection based on analysis of requirements.
• Create a culture that proactively manages the risks of technical debt by ensuring continual software improvement.
• Lead technical teams in relation to problem solving and technical optioneering, driving and supporting teams to make technical recommendations based on sound analysis and knowledge.
• Work closely with Delivery Leads and Lead Developer management to ensure appropriately skilled technical expertise is in place across Digital Services, owning a resource requirement pipeline against skillset is managed.

Job description

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency is seeking a senior leader to head the Digital Delivery Software Development and Quality Assurance capability. You will provide technical direction to a team of software developers and QA engineers, guiding delivery of digital services and managing performance and recruitment.

You will partner with Delivery Leads to ensure the right technical expertise is in place, drive standards, manage technical debt, and empower teams to deliver valuable public services