Director of Software Development

Director of Software Development – Head of Software Development – C#, .Net, Full Stack, React

The role;

Director of Software development – To lead and manage the Software Development team and to support the development of the system strategy for the team to meet the company’s goals and objectives, and to improve the quality of the service it delivers internally and externally. To plan and monitor the successful implementation of this strategy.

As the Director of Software Development, you will take responsibility for ensuring that work is correctly specified, designed and tested and will assist in the review of projects, suggest and implement enhanced technology to support the business’s technical strategy, and manage a team of developers.

You will need solid experience in c#, .net, .net core. SQL, react, cloud, azure, web development, and will have transitioned from writing code to successfully developing and managing a team of full-stack developers.

To support the development of the system strategy for the team to meet the company’s goals and objectives, and to improve the quality of the service it delivers internally and externally. To plan and monitor the successful implementation of this strategy.

• A strong background as a .NET Software Development Manager
• Prior experience as a hands‑on .NET Developer – able to mentor more junior members of the team in their code / best practice
• Good working knowledge of Azure Cloud platforms and Azure Dev Ops
• Strong experience in both waterfall & Agile development methodologies
• Able to plan and manage own workload as well as team members workload to meet tight deadlines
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, organisational awareness, risk & regulatory compliance, change management, communication and collaborative working skills
• Extensive management experience of internal development teams, external development teams and remote based development teams

Reporting to the Director of Business Transformation you will be required to work in the office in Manchester city centre at least 1 day a week and the rest from home.

The working hours are 37.5 hours a week and you will be rewarded with an excellent remuneration and benefits package.

If you are an experienced Head of Software Development/Director of Software Development Manager and are looking for a new challenge within a growing organisation then please apply today.

Ascent People is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy. Applicants from all ages and backgrounds will be considered.

Nadine Bramley

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