Technical Lead - Digital Platform & Strategy

The Methodist Church in Britain; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Flexible working where the role allows

NHS Pension Scheme

Thrive learning and development

Occupational health & wellbeing

Tailored workplace adjustments

Job summary

NHS Blood and Transplant is seeking a Technical Lead to head the Product Centre development team, set digital standards, and drive strategic architectural decisions. The role includes on-call duties and occasional overnight travel, with a mix of home and centre-based work.

You will define development standards, manage internal/external resources, and lead research into new technologies. Masters-level experience and extensive .NET/cloud development are required.

Qualifications

• MSc in Computer Science or a related discipline, or significant industrial experience equivalent to Masters level
• Extensive training in software development tools, methodologies and database technologies (Oracle or SQL Server)

Responsibilities

• Lead the development team leads and act as the main escalation point for technical issues
• Set and drive the technical product strategy across the organisation, including long-term testing strategy
• Make technical and technology decisions for complex, high-risk, high-profile digital products and services
• Define and implement digital development standards and strategies
• Structure the Product Centre team with the right expertise, manage internal recruitment and use of external consultancies
• Direct, co-ordinate and motivate developers, setting the framework for world-class digital services
• Work with Delivery, Product and Service Managers to estimate and plan sprints and projects
• Design, develop, test, deploy, manage, maintain and support digital services, application software and database services across NHSBT
• Start and run a research and development programme on the latest technology and best practice
• Manage suppliers and deputise for the Head of Product Centre when required
• Take part in on-call rotas and cover operational emergencies
• Travel and spend time away from base, including irregular hours and overnight stays with prior notice

Skills

C#

.NET Framework

ASP.NET/MVC

.NET Core

Visual Studio

HTML

JavaScript

SQL Server

Oracle

Cloud (MS Azure)

SOA/Web services

Agile/Lean

SOLID design

Testing (Selenium/NUnit)

Education

MSc in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

MS Azure

Oracle

SQL Server

Job description

NHS Blood and Transplant is seeking a Technical Lead to head the Product Centre development team, set digital standards, and drive strategic architectural decisions. The role includes on-call duties and occasional overnight travel, with a mix of home and centre-based work.

You will define development standards, manage internal/external resources, and lead research into new technologies. Masters-level experience and extensive .NET/cloud development are required.