Salary: £70,000 - 90,000 per year Requirements: Extensive experience across the Microsoft technology stack, ideally within Azure cloud environments Strong knowledge of modern engineering practices including microservices, APIs, DevOps, CI/CD and resilient architectures Proven experience designing and delivering complex digital solutions at scale Strong people leadership skills, with the ability to coach, mentor and empower high-performing teams A passion for agile delivery, continuous improvement and embedding quality throughout the SDLC Solid architectural understanding, with the ability to assure designs without hands-on coding Experience assuring quality across internal and augmented development and testing teams Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at senior level Experience defining meaningful KPIs and reporting on development and testing performance Confidence managing third-party vendors and ensuring alignment with internal standards and strategy Responsibilities: Defining and owning the software development strategy, aligning engineering outcomes to business goals Leading multi-disciplinary software development and testing teams, including external partners Architecting modern, secure and scalable Azure-based platforms using API-first and event-driven principles Driving modern engineering practices including CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, progressive delivery and automated testing Transforming testing capability through automation, continuous testing and quality-by-design approaches Overseeing the modernisation of legacy platforms with clean, decoupled integrations Developing people and capability through coaching, mentoring and clear standards Translating complex technical concepts into clear business value for senior stakeholders Evaluating emerging technologies and introducing innovations that improve customer and colleague experience Technologies: API Azure CI/CD Cloud DevOps Support microservices More: We are a purpose-driven organization located in Bradford, focused on a major transformation journey utilizing technology to improve service delivery and support for our clients. With a strong social mission, we aim to provide safe, sustainable, and affordable homes while fostering an inclusive and modern workplace. We are investing heavily in technology to refresh our platforms and ways of working, encouraging innovation and valuing ideas that positively impact both customers and colleagues. Our benefits include 28 days of annual leave (increasing annually), maternity/paternity/adoption leave, medical leave, an employee assistance program, a pension scheme, and life assurance. last updated 9 week of 2026