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Head of Development

Head of Development (BBBH1257) Leeds, England

Salary: GBP50000 - GBP70000 per annum

Job Description: Head of Development

Location: Leeds City Centre

Salary: Up to £70,000 per annum

 

An innovative software house is on the lookout for a Head of Development to proactively lead and develop a team of developers and testers.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a business that has gone from strength to strength and shows no signs of stopping! They use a range of technologies and a number of content management systems therefore any experience of this would be a bonus.

The ideal person, will have been a Web Developer in the past with extensive client facing experience as you’ll work with a range of stakeholders. Building relationships quickly with client/internal teams based on respect of knowledge, openness and trust.

 

Key responsibilities:

  • Maintain and lead on current best practice relating to software development and 3rd party solutions
  • Coach and validate on the visualization/architecture and build of solutions end to end from design through to deployment
  • Ensure all members of the development team are personally developed to their potential and have a clear view of their progression
  • Authoring and presenting technical specification and solution architectures
  • Create and validate development time estimates ensuring that all elements are considered and risks/assumptions highlighted
  • Act as a point of escalation on all development related issues and problems
  • Enforce standards with the aim of improving quality of delivered applications
  • Ability to take the technical Lead on key projects where required
  • Act as a figure head and active thought leader both with us and the community

 

Technical skills:

  • Operating Systems: Windows 2008/ 2012 r2 Server
  • Languages: C#. Net, VB.NET, 
  • Scripting Languages: JavaScript, JQuery, HTML, XML
  • Web Technologies: Net 2.0/3.5 and above, Ajax 3.0, MVC 3.0 and above, WCF web services, web api. IIS 7 and above, Entity Framework
  • Database: SQL Server 2008/ 2012
  • Reporting Tools: Knowledge of SSRS 2008/ 2012
  • Tools\Utilities: Microsoft Visual Studio2010/2012/2013, Team Foundation Server

 

To find out more about the role, please apply with your CV today!!

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