Head of Software Development - Brighton, United Kingdom - Access Computer Consulting plc

Access Computer Consulting plc

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Brighton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Head of Software Development - Brighton - £95k

We have partnered up with a rapidly growing IT Service provider based in Brighton.

This will be a key role in transforming the way the software is delivered in the business, providing leadership and line management to a team of 15 in house developers, ensuringappropriate processes, toolsets and governance are implemented.

You will be tasked ingraining new ways of working such as establishing and maintaining standards and metrics which are applied across the software development organisation in support of continuous improvement.

You will work with other members of the managementteam to embed Agile practices and facilitate predictable, rapid delivery of business benefit.

You will also be tasked with managing the implementation of appropriate process or technology improvements in support of the software delivery processes, includingbut not limited to source code management, CI/CD, project tracking, monitoring and alerting.

If you thrive in developing the people around you then this would be ideal for you. You would support career development objectives of team members and identify appropriate training or coaching options.

Essential Skills

Prior management experience within software development environment
Prior experience transforming a development function ideally within an Agile environment
Builds and maintains effective contacts with key business stakeholders
Leads and inspires a development team, maintaining open and honest communications
Experience building and growing capability within a team, including previous experience of handling employee reviews, consultations, and improvement plans
Technically adept development experience within a LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) would be ideal
Monitoring and reporting on progress to both technical and nontechnical audiences
Able to work in complex environments, dealing with ambiguity