Lead Developer
Location: Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Oldham, Swansea
Salary: Up to £80,400 per annum
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 5th October 2025
This will be a key role in the design, build, support, implementation, bug fixing and improvement of existing and new digital services across the organisation.
You will work within a multi-disciplinary team using Agile delivery methodologies where you will be responsible for the development and delivery of well-designed and executed software, as a programmer who is able to adapt to multiple technologies, manage more junior colleagues and produce clean well tested code, contributing to delivering solutions that meet user needs.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
You will:
1. Act as Technical Lead for high-value initiatives driving development and test standards and continuous improvement through Scrum.
2. Use industry best practice and knowledge to make agency policy decisions relating to technical tool selection based on analysis of requirements.
3. Create a culture that proactively manages the risks of technical debt by ensuring continual software improvement.
4. Lead technical teams in relation to problem solving and technical optioneering, driving and...