Lead Software Developer - 12 month contract

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Lead Software Developer to join a high-profile public-sector organisation in Belfast. You will lead and develop a software development team while taking technical ownership of business-critical applications and software projects. The role You will:

• Lead, coach and manage a team of software developers using Agile processes.
• Provide expert technical leadership across the full software development lifecycle.
• Help assess, prioritise and allocate incoming software development requests.
• Work with stakeholders to gather, develop and evaluate business requirements.
• Translate requirements into technical specifications, user stories and development tasks.
• Plan and lead feature delivery through Agile sprints using Azure DevOps.
• Lead the analysis, design, development, testing, documentation and implementation of software solutions using Microsoft technologies.
• Apply modelling techniques including conceptual models, data-flow diagrams and object-oriented design principles.
• Create user acceptance and performance testing plans using Azure DevOps Test.
• Quality-assure code to ensure it is clean, secure, effective and compliant with development standards and version-control practices.
• Oversee system integration and integration testing.
• Create and manage build and release definitions using Azure DevOps Pipelines.
• Produce project assessments, capacity plans and regular progress reports.
• Provide technical advice, training and support for bespoke business-critical applications, corporate systems and third-party software.
• Diagnose and resolve software bugs and technical issues, prioritising business-critical systems.
• Provide technical assurance and project management for corporate and departmental software projects.
• Oversee database design, including tables and relationships, using entity-relationship models.
• Oversee the implementation of database solutions using Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio and SQL.
• Manage and support cloud services including Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Teams and SharePoint Online.
• Work closely with Infrastructure and Service Desk teams to ensure software is securely provisioned and supported.
• Manage third-party software support contracts in line with procurement guidelines.
• Assess new software products and produce reports and recommendations.
• Provide ICT consultancy and represent the organisation on relevant corporate and inter-organisational working groups.
• Build effective relationships with senior stakeholders, business teams, external public-sector organisations and other legislatures.
• Support the development and implementation of IT policies, standards, procedures and security measures.
• Contribute to the continued delivery of effective ICT services and undertake other reasonable duties when required.

• A Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computing, Computing Science, Software Engineering or another discipline relevant to Information Systems or Information Technology.
• At least one year’s experience leading and managing an application development team.
• At least two years’ experience in each of the following:
• Application development using Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 or later, C#/.NET or equivalent technologies, and ASP.NET.
• Agile software development using Azure DevOps.
• Database design using Microsoft SQL Server 2012 or later., * An HND or Foundation Degree in Computing or another discipline relevant to Information Systems or Information Technology.
• At least one year’s experience leading and managing an application development team.
• At least three years’ experience in each of the following:
• Application development using Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 or later, C#/.NET or equivalent technologies, and ASP.NET.
• Agile software development using Azure DevOps.
• Database design using Microsoft SQL Server 2012 or later.

Relevant qualifications must contain at least 50% computing-related content. Applicants must provide full details demonstrating how their course meets this requirement.

An Access NI Basic Check will be required prior to commencing agency placement.