Software Engineering Lead Governance & Standards
South Wales | £70,000 + Benefits
An excellent opportunity for an experienced Software Engineer / Technical Lead looking to move away from hands-on development and into a broader software engineering lead / governance position.
The role will take responsibility for establishing and governing software engineering standards across internally developed applications, integrations, automation solutions and service platforms.
Key Responsibilities for the Software Engineering Lead
Establish and maintain software engineering standards, practices and governance across the organisation.
Act as the technical authority for internally developed applications, integrations, automation solutions and service platforms.
Analyse existing technical services and identify opportunities for improvement.
Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, supportable and operationally ready before entering production.
Provide technical leadership, design assurance and engineering oversight throughout the software development lifecycle.
Review technical designs against non-functional requirements including availability, performance, security and supportability.
Manage one internal developer and oversee external software development partners, ensuring work meets agreed technical standards and requirements.
Promote engineering best practice, mentoring and the development of software engineering capability.
Contribute to the design and continual improvement of strategically important internal platforms and services.
Drive the adoption of CI/CD, automation and modern engineering practices.
Identify and reduce technical debt, engineering rework and production defects.
Evaluate emerging technologies, development tools and engineering approaches, making recommendations to the CTO.
About You
We're looking for you, if you have a strong software development background and are now ready to move towards governance, technical leadership and continuous improvement.
To be successful in your application for the Software Engineering Lead position, you'll ideally have experience with:
Python, C#/.NET and JavaScript
REST API development
GitHub Enterprise and GitHub Actions
Azure App Services and Azure Functions
Designing and delivering software platforms, integrations or services into operational/production environments
Designing for scalability, resilience, maintainability and operational supportability
CI/CD and automated deployment
Engineering standards and technical design reviews
Architecture assurance and production readiness
Software development lifecycles and technical governance
This role would suit you, a Software Engineering Lead, Senior Software Engineer, Technical Lead, Development Lead, Software Architect or Engineering Manager who wants to step away from day-to-day coding and use their technical experience to govern, improve and lead software engineering across a business.
This position for the Software Engineering Lead will go quickly so please send your CV to us today.
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