Solicitors Regulation Authority Hiring for Software Development Manager Job at Birmingham, England Full Time

Are you passionate about delivering quality digital services for customers? Are you looking for your next opportunity as a Software Development Manager?
The role
As our Software Development Manager, you will report into the Head of ICT Delivery and be accountable for leading the development team (in-house and partners) towards delivering a 3-year strategy.
The focus will be to implement processes, principles, and standards to our development, including entry and exit points to improve consistency and quality of delivery. This means that as the development manager you will be involved at various stages of project, elaboration and transition processes working closely with business Product Owners, Project Managers, blended Test Teams, and support functions.
The strategy itself focuses on enhancing our internal development capability focusing on technologies based on Azure and the Optimizely (previously EPiServer) DXP platform using frameworks like Vue.js, .net core and Tailwind to name a few.
Whilst the role is not a hands-on development role, the development manager will need to:

• have a technical understanding to resource projects
• be able to develop and support the wellbeing of the team
• remove impediments to development
• provide architectural/process oversight.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to influence and shape a maturing development function and can lead a team to deliver high quality products, within the context of a progressive strategy.
What we can offer you

• The opportunity to build a team to shape and influence how we run agile/iterative development promoting best practice techniques and implementing effective process.
• Showcase your technical capability to manage large- and small-scale projects.
• Develop strong working relationships at all levels to make sure that services are in line with our standards.
• Work collaboratively with other areas of our organisation to deliver key projects.

What we are looking for

• Development Project Management experience, using iterative methodologies/approaches.
• Understands application development process, principles and working with remote teams.
• Strong relationship management and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects/workstreams concurrently.
• Requires very good collaboration skills to ensure stakeholders and 3rd party delivery teams are working well together and delivering to the same outcomes.
• An experienced leader, able to motivate and engage both technical and business teams.

Useful information

• There is a role profile attached at the bottom of this advert which details the full skills and experience required.
• Our staff are currently working from home and all interviews are being conducted virtually via phone, video, and technical assessment. If your application is successful one of the team will be in touch to let you know what to expect.
• We have moved to a hybrid working model and there will be a blend of home working and an office presence of one or two days a week at The Cube in Birmingham.
• If you have any questions that aren’t answered in the advert, or on our website, please contact us via: [email protected]

To apply
Select the apply button at the bottom of the advert. Please upload two documents; a CV and cover letter. This gives you the best opportunity to convey your knowledge, skills, and experience and how they specifically relate to the requirements for this role.

To find out more about the recruitment and selection process and how to make the most of your application, please visit our jobs pages.

The SRA is the independent regulator of solicitors and law firms in England and Wales, protecting consumers and supporting the rule of law and the administration of justice. We do this by overseeing all education and training requirements necessary to practise as a solicitor, licensing individuals and firms to practise, setting the standards of the profession and regulating and enforcing compliance against these standards.
We offer an inclusive, supportive and friendly working environment and the chance to develop your career within a professional organisation. We are committed to the health and wellbeing of staff, helping everyone to strike a good balance between personal and professional life.

Additionally, we provide a generous flexible benefits package, including gym membership with a tax only cost, an excellent defined contribution pension scheme and an additional 3% of annual basic salary upon successful completion of probation.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £62,526.00-£75,000.00 per year