Senior Technical Lead - Digital Services & QA

Government Recruitment Service

Newcastle upon Tyne

On-site

GBP 60,000 - 82,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service Pension 28.97%
25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
Flexible working options
Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

The Government Recruitment Service seeks a Lead Developer to head the Digital Delivery Software Development and QA capability for the DVSA, within the Department for Transport Careers. You will provide technical leadership to software developers and QA engineers, driving value for digital services and mentoring the principal developer in recruitment, development and performance management.

Beneficial terms include a Civil Service pension contribution of 28.97%, 25 days annual leave (rising with

Qualifications

  • Experience leading software development and QA teams.
  • Strong technical leadership and people management skills.
  • Ability to recruit, develop and assess team members.

Responsibilities

  • Act as Technical Lead for high-value initiatives driving development and test standards and continuous improvement through Scrum.
  • Use industry best practice to guide tool selection based on requirements analysis.
  • Create a culture that manages technical debt and continual software improvement.
  • Lead technical teams in problem solving and optioneering with sound analysis.
  • Collaborate with Delivery Leads to ensure skilled expertise and resource planning.

Skills

Technical leadership
Team leadership
Recruitment
Performance management
Software development
Quality assurance
Scrum
SDLC

Tools

Scrum
DevOps

Job description

The Government Recruitment Service seeks a Lead Developer to head the Digital Delivery Software Development and QA capability for the DVSA, within the Department for Transport Careers. You will provide technical leadership to software developers and QA engineers, driving value for digital services and mentoring the principal developer in recruitment, development and performance management.

Beneficial terms include a Civil Service pension contribution of 28.97%, 25 days annual leave (rising with

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