Lead Software Developer

The Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) is driven by its unparalleled access across government to build better insights, better outcomes for our clients.

This role offers a strong platform for career progression within the Agency and the wider civil service, providing opportunities to develop leadership, partner engagement and strategic relationship management skills across government.

The Agency’s unique access across the public sector exposes you to different risk and control environments, allowing you to gain insights, apply experience, contribute meaningfully, and continue developing professionally.

About the Role

The Data Analytics team deliver analytical support to audit and investigation teams, providing high-quality advanced analytics to uncover insight. The team also develop and manage self-serve web applications for internal and external customers, as well as leading on data literacy within the organisation.

This technical role involves developing and maintaining full-stack applications in Django, building agentic AI solutions, and managing Azure hosting infrastructure. Responsibilities include designing software architecture, integrating secure enterprise platforms, creating data models, writing technical documentation, and ensuring system reliability. The role requires expertise in Django, Python, Azure, PostgreSQL, and AI-enabled solutions while adhering to Government Digital Service (GDS) standards. Key deliverables include creating secure, user-centric, high-quality software, supporting team problem-solving, improving development processes, and championing best practices in AI and digital advancements.

Role Responsibilities:

• Developing database-driven, web-based applications and maintaining the full stack (frontend and backend)
• Managing and optimising the Azure hosting environment
• Leading the end-to-end technical design, development, and implementation of agentic AI solutions
• Understanding and interpreting customer requirements and designing appropriate solutions
• Conducting testing, fixing bugs and improving software reliability
• Creating data models, workflows, system diagrams, technical documentation and user guides
• Managing stakeholder relationships to promote best practices in AI, data, and digital, helping to grow software development and cloud hosting skills across the team
• Promoting knowledge of GDS best practice and system design and ensuring the team’s understanding of the requirements.

We are looking for someone who has strong proficiency in developing full-stack Django web applications and knowledge of software architecture design ; experience of maintaining cloud hosting infrastructure (ideally Azure) ; problem-solving and analytical thinking to discover root causes of issues and identify solutions ; communicates with stakeholders at all levels, translating customer requirements into technical solutions, managing expectations and discussing high risk and complex topics ; manages workload under time pressure and has curiosity to investigate new and emerging technologies.

• Competitive salaries and in-year rewards
• Flexible working
• A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Discount on big brands
• Volunteering days
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work Schemes
• Free eyesight tests
• Family-friendly HR policies
• 25 days’ annual leave increasing by one day per year of service to 30 days after 5 years’ service.