Development Manager

Are you an experienced Head of Development, Development Manager or Tech Lead ready to take your career to the next level? Would you like to lead a talented development team and shape digital platforms that make a meaningful difference to STEM education?

STEM Learning is dedicated to improving lives through STEM education by helping young people develop the skills and knowledge they need to thrive. Its digital products and platforms support teachers, educators, students, employers and educational organisations across the UK. Its work includes subject-specific professional development, high-quality learning resources and the STEM Ambassadors programme.

The Development Manager will lead STEM Learning's in-house development function while managing relationships with key third-party suppliers. You will take responsibility for the technical direction and architecture of a varied digital estate spanning Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Power Platform, front‑end web applications, hosting and the cloud services that underpin them.

This hands‑on leadership role is responsible for ensuring STEM Learning's digital products and infrastructure remain reliable, secure, cost‑effective and ready to evolve. It is an excellent next step for an experienced Senior Developer or Development Lead moving into broader management.

• Lead, coach and develop the in-house development team, creating the skills, capacity and environment needed to deliver high-quality work.
• Set the technical direction and own architecture across Dynamics 365, Power Platform, front‑end applications and AWS‑hosted services.
• Oversee the design, development and support of solutions and integrations for new and existing digital products.
• Balance low‑code solutions with bespoke development so platforms remain consistent, secure and maintainable.
• Champion code review, testing, secure development and effective CI/CD pipelines.
• Improve the developer experience, remove technical blockers and address technical debt with Technical Delivery.
• Act as an escalation point for technical and integration queries from internal teams and suppliers.
• Oversee web hosting and AWS environments for performance, resilience, scalability and cost efficiency.
• Manage environments, access and licensing across Dynamics 365, Power Platform and AWS.
• Maintain systems, integration and architecture documentation, including records of key technical decisions.
• Support compliance with Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO alongside infrastructure and security colleagues.
• Manage supplier performance and contribute to incident reviews that prevent recurrence.

We are looking for someone who combines credible technical expertise with supportive, people‑focused leadership. You will ideally bring:

• Experience building, leading and developing software or digital development teams.
• A hands‑on approach and the ability to step into technical work when required.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365, including Customer Engagement or Dataverse, configuration, customisation, data management and integration.
• Experience of Power Apps, Power Automate and Power BI, including governance, environments and licensing.
• Front‑end web development and hosting experience, ideally with Type Script, JavaScript, React or Next.js.
• Working knowledge of AWS and cloud or serverless platforms, potentially including S3, Cloud Front, Amplify or container services.
• Experience of modern APIs and authentication technologies such as OAuth and OIDC.
• Competency in Type Script,…