Software Development Director, Up to 120k
Full job description
Jam IT Consultancy LTD
Salary: £108,000 – £144,000 per year
The Software Development Director is a leadership role accountable for the successful development and delivery of cloud native software and services.
Major areas of responsibility with a brief description of the expected activities
Team Leadership, strategy and planning
To lead a team of software developers and IT specialists
Responsible for development and recruitment of software developers across various agile teams to facilitate personal, team and company growth.
To drive strategic direction of products and services, incorporating new technologies and methodologies and maintenance or replacement of legacy technologies.
Provide executive updates of key strategic directives and key programs of work
Responsible for architecture which supports changing requirements, availability and scalability
To oversee alignment of technology and components across various technical teams, to guarantee consistency and quality across all development teams
Build quality in; ensure software development is testable and uses practices like Test Driven Development to reduce manual testing
To review project progress and team/individual performance. Building a strong high performance culture within the teams, promoting personal and team growth.
Software Development
Keep up to date with latest technology and development processes.
Promote cloud native designs and architecture to allow service deployment in any cloud.
Ensure software is well designed and documented
Use CI/CD to facilitate fast deployment of well tested software.
Work with Q/A and Security teams to ensure best practices for quality and security are adopted consistently.
Create, implement and maintain a continuous improvement plan for software development and IT infrastructure.
Implement mechanisms to monitor progress of all software development programs..
Required skills OF Software Development Director
Architecture
Continuous Improvement
Leadership
Software Development
Head of Software Development
Degree Educated.
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