Software Development Team Leader, Risk and Regulatory

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Forward thinking, with 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.
• Knowledge in at least one of the backend languages, or all of the following areas: .Net, MS SQL, Python, React, Typescript, Golang and GCP.
• Knowledge of version control and code repositories.
• Knowledge of Micro service and distributed system architectures.
• Degree educated in Computer Science of relevant discipline, or relevant professional experience.

What you will be doing

• Ensuring timely provision of agreed deliverables throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), by understanding both Business and technical requirements.
• Working alongside Technical Leads and Senior Developers to determine the most suitable technical solution.
• Scheduling and planning development resource according to the Business needs.
• Tracking and reporting of progress.
• Mitigating risk and resolving blockers throughout the work.
• Collaborating with other teams within the Business as required.
• Looking into bugs raised and communicating with other teams involved to resolve them, while understanding and enforcing governance of best practises.
• Acting as a point of escalation for the team both in and out of office hours.
• Recognising team members’ strengths and mentoring them to encourage and support continuous improvement.
• Chairing team meetings, 1-2-1 sessions and feeding into team appraisals.