Salary: £77,405 - 77,405 per year Requirements: Extensive experience with the Microsoft tech stack and ideally Azure cloud environments Strong grounding in modern engineering practices—API-first, microservices, DevOps, CI/CD and resilient architectures Proven ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on technical understanding Strong leadership skills, with experience supporting multidisciplinary and partner teams to perform at their best A passion for agile delivery, continuous improvement and embedding robust quality throughout development Experience aligning development and testing activities with organisational goals and technology strategy Solid architecture understanding and confidence overseeing solution design Experience assuring output quality from internal and augmented development/testing teams Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills Experience defining meaningful KPIs and reporting on team performance Experience managing external vendors and ensuring alignment with internal standards Responsibilities: Lead, innovate and shape our digital future Architect modern Azure-based platforms Lead talented development and testing teams Champion engineering practices that raise quality, improve performance, and accelerate delivery Align development and testing activities with our organisational goals and technology strategy Technologies: API Architect Azure CI/CD Cloud DevOps microservices Support Security More: We are a leading organization committed to providing safe, sustainable, and affordable homes for thousands of families. Located in Bradford, we offer a hybrid working environment with the option of working 2-3 days in the office. We value innovation and are investing heavily in technology to transform our services. As a Head of IT Development, you will have the opportunity to lead our digital transformation efforts and shape a technology landscape committed to social purpose. We offer generous benefits including 28 days holiday plus bank holidays, health and wellbeing programs, financial perks, career development opportunities, and family-friendly policies. last updated 4 week of 2026