Lead Developer

An exciting opportunity for a lead developer to join the Student Acquisitions (TSAP) Product Team at the University of Birmingham as a Lead Developer As a lead member of this team, you will be responsible for the design, implementation, and support of services running on the Microsoft Dynamics platform.

Main duties

Lead Developer

• Lead enhancement of the product according to the product backlog through the design, development, and testing of the product.
• Develop tactical and strategically significant digital solutions utilising multiple technologies.
• Lead the use of source control systems to automate and enhance delivery processes.
• Lead the use of Agile Scrum techniques to develop the product.
• Grow and share knowledge of specific technical areas as required for the product.
• Lead the ongoing technical support and advice for the product.
• Lead on the collection of feedback from end users and other stakeholders.
• Lead on the identification of accessibility requirements and implement solutions to the required standard.
• Lead and mentor other technical members of the team including apprentices by providing technical leadership and vision in the team’s software development approach.
• Champion the development and exploitation of Power Portals in the organisation
• Initiate and manage investigation and development of new features in the product and identify and promote their benefits to the organisation
• Collaborate with technical leads from other teams to share best practice, experience and knowledge

Product team member

• Participate as a lead member of the team.
• Actively participate in and promote Scrum events.
• Collaborate with team colleagues to craft solutions together, with an ability to communicate technical needs to non-technical colleagues.
• Work within (and be part of evolving) the Team Charter to ensure technical and documentation standards are met.
• Keep abreast of technological practices and trends to continuously improve ways of working.
• Assist the team in identifying potential solutions to user problems through Agile development practices.
• Lead the development of systems on the Dynamics platform ensuring consistency with specified requirements.
• Establish policy and strategy for the selection of system architecture components, and co-ordinates design activities.
• Ensure that appropriate standards (corporate, industry, national and international) are adhered to.

Person specification

• Meaningful and relevant experience of software development on the Dynamics platform
• Extensive knowledge of Power Portals and Dynamics and familiarity with JavaScript, Liquid Templating Language, HTML and CSS
• Experience of leading on the design and implementation of technical solutions
• Experience of working within or leading an agile or product team
• Experience with Continuous Deployment/Continuous Integration (CI/CD) processes
• Experience using source control. Azure Dev Ops and Git knowledge advantageous
• Knowledge in writing and applying automated tests
• Knowledge of process automation an advantage
• Experience of working with end users
• Experience of user experience and user interface design advantageous
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent analysis and troubleshooting skills
• A continuous improvement mentality

Informal enquires to Natalie Gibbons, email: n.gibbons@bham.ac.uk

To download the full job description and details of this position and submit an electronic application online please click on the Apply Online button above or visit our careers website; https://edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_6001/requisitions quoting 100908.

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