Ensuring timely provision of agreed deliverables throughout the SDLC by understanding both business and technical requirements.
Working alongside Technical Leads and Architects to determine the most suitable technical solution.
Scheduling and planning development resource according to business needs.
Clear and regular tracking and reporting of progress.
Mitigating risk and resolving blockers throughout the work.
Collaborating with other teams within the business as required.
Leading by example.
Understanding and enforcing governance of best practises.
Recognising team members’ strengths and mentoring them to encourage and support continuous improvement.
Chairing team meetings, team 1-2-1 sessions and feeding in to team appraisals.
Assisting in the administration responsibilities of the team as reasonably directed by your line manager

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Forward thinking and ability to challenge the norm.
Ability to work proactively in a reactive environment.
Passion for software development and creating efficient processes and best practises.
Self motivated with a strong drive to succeed.
Capable of handling large workloads with rapid context switching.
Strong appreciation of the importance of knowledge sharing and mentoring.
Commercial experience leading a development team.
Commercial experience with n-tier architecture and relational databases
Using source control across multiple developers and work streams.

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

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Remote

Development Team Leader