Technical Development Manager (12 Months Fixed Term)

As Technical Development Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the technical direction of our core banking platform, ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality, secure, and scalable solutions across multiple products and projects. Combining strategic oversight with hands-on technical leadership, you will be responsible for defining and driving technology strategies, technical roadmaps, architecture standards, and secure software development initiatives that support both current business needs and future growth.

Leading a team of core banking developers, you will foster a high-performance culture through effective leadership, mentoring, and technical guidance. You will empower teams to succeed by establishing clear technical standards, encouraging best practice, and creating an environment that supports innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Working closely with stakeholders across Engineering, Product, Cyber Security, Architecture, and Platform teams, you will develop and maintain technical roadmaps that align with organisational goals and provide a clear vision for the evolution of our technology landscape. You will identify opportunities to modernise existing capabilities, optimise technical platforms, and leverage emerging technologies to improve efficiency, scalability, and resilience.

A key aspect of the role is providing technical expertise across software architecture, design, and development methodologies, ensuring teams have the direction and governance needed to deliver exceptional outcomes. You will also champion the ongoing enhancement of development processes, embedding security throughout the software development lifecycle and helping the organisation stay ahead of emerging threats, industry trends, and technological advancements.

We are looking for an experienced technology engineering leader with a strong background in core banking technologies and a passion for building high-performing teams. Combining strategic thinking with deep technical expertise , you are comfortable defining technical direction for core banking platforms. You will , drive innovation , and translate business objectives into effective technology strategies that deliver long-term value.

Ideally educated to degree level in an IT-related discipline, you will bring a strong technical experience and understanding of modern development environments and platforms, including technologies such as IBMi. You will also have experience working in Agile environments , and a commitment to embedding best practice across development teams.

You will be experienced in leading, mentoring, and motivating technical professionals, enabling teams to achieve ambitious goals while maintaining high standards of quality and delivery. You will have a proven track record of managing change, delivering complex initiatives, and working collaboratively with a range of support functions and stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes. E xperience gained in financial services or another regulated industry would be advantageous.

Pulled from the full job description

• Annual leave
• Gym membership
• Employee assistance programme
• Company pension
• Paid volunteer time
• On-site gym
• Private medical insurance, What do you get in return? As well as receiving a competitive annual salary based on above-market pay scales, our reward package includes:

Financial

• Corporate bonus scheme (on target 10%, up to a maximum 15%)

• Pension scheme (up to 9% employer contribution)

• Annual performance related pay reviews

• Colleague mortgage scheme

• Electric car salary sacrifice scheme

• Life assurance (4x salary) and income protection

• Access to our financial advisers

• Access to a range of high street and online discounts

Work/Life Balance

• A 35-hour weekly contract - We are happy to talk flexible working and welcome discussions

• 30 days' annual leave + bank holidays

• The option to buy and sell up to 5 days' holiday

• Hybrid working (typically 3 days' home based)

• Above statutory family leave entitlement - 3 months full pay, 3 months half pay, regardless of gender or route to parenthood

Health and Wellbeing

• Private medical insurance

• Access to a health cash plan through a Medicash scheme

• Access to an employee assistance programme

• Free onsite gym at our Cobalt head office and access to discounted gym's

• Two paid volunteering days' each year

• Cycle to work scheme

The Newcastle Building Society Group comprises of Newcastle Building Society, Manchester Building Society, Newcastle Financial Advisers and Newcastle Strategic Solutions. Our purpose, connecting our communities with a better financial future inspires and directs our activities. The Group provides traditional financial services, helping people own their own home, plan and manage their finances and operate a 32-branch network across the North-East, North-West, Cumbria and Yorkshire. Our Strategic Solutions subsidiary owns the UK's leading savings management platform and provides managed technology services to new challenger banks and other established providers. As an inclusive employer and member owned mutual, we aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We believe everyone should feel valued, respected, and celebrated for who they are, we want colleagues to feel this is a place they belong. A place to be you.