Systems Development Manager - Stevenage, United Kingdom - Morgan Philips Specialist Recruitment

Morgan Philips Specialist Recruitment
Morgan Philips Specialist Recruitment
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Stevenage, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Job Title:
System Development Manager Stevenage and some home working***Stevenage at least three days per week and NO SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE


Key purpose of job:


  • Will provide the framework and work with the development outsourcer (Zensar) to produce software development processes and standards and ensure that they are followed.
  • Will provide the framework and work with the software testing outsourcer (Sopra Steria) to produce software testing processes and standards and ensure that they are followed.
  • To maintain a regular communication between the business change manager, business analysts and Zensar in order to understand their requirements and ensure that the highlevel design remains fit for purpose.
  • Constantly review the systems development service being delivered to Group Services working with Zensar to implement any proposed changes.
  • Constantly review the testing service being delivered to Group Services working with Sopra Steria to implement any proposed changes.

Budgetary responsibilities (amount per annum? Sole or shared responsibility?):
£3,250,000 shared responsibility.

Typical problem areas / issues faced in job:

  • Alignment of service requests to technology and strategy.
  • Resource scheduling conflicts.
  • Project timelines/slippage.
  • IT service challenges.
  • Contract management (commercial and operation).
  • Maintaining skilled resources in the team.

Asset managed:

  • 3rd party development companies such as outsourced partner Zensar.
  • Developers' and testers' software licenses.
  • Developers' and testers' IT hardware.
  • Development team (30 subcontractors)
  • Testing team (1 direct employee, 4 subcontractors).

Qualifications & experience (relevant to job):

  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Good people management skills.
  • Superb scheduling skills.
  • Experience of supporting and developing systems in an enterprise environment.
  • Software development lifecycle experience and best practices.
  • Experience in supplier/relationship management, and dispute resolution.

Would be beneficial:


  • Degree or equivalent, professional qualification advantageous.
  • 5 years' relevant experience.
  • Extensive knowledge of IT systems.
  • System integration experience.
  • Business Intelligence software.
  • Information security.
  • Agile development methodology and techniques.
  • Prince 2 project management methodology.
  • Good financial and budgeting experience.
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Morgan Philips Group is a global talent solutions business that disrupts conventional thinking in executive search, recruitment and talent consulting.

We operate in over 18 markets in Europe, North & South America, Asia, and the Middle East & Africa.

Weunderstand that the future is digital and social, so we embrace the latest technology, including video ads and CVs, as well as social recruiting.

Our innovative services are tailored to the new world of work yet we do not lose sight of the fact that employeesbe they existing and potential are ultimately human beings.


We are committed to ensuring that all job applicants are treated equally, without discrimination because of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion orbelief, disability or age.

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