Development Lead

About The Role

Role: Development Lead

Location: Remote (SCC operate hybrid working, which comprises of a mix of office and home working)

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary Package: £72500 - £82500 depending on experience, plus large company benefits, a broad flexible benefits scheme, and 2 paid-for volunteering days a year

Hours: 9.00 am - 5.30 pm Monday - Friday

Interview Process: 2-stage process

Why SCC?

• An inclusive workplace
• Excellent package: solid basic and company benefits
• Hybrid working & core hours in line with role requirements
• Career development and life-long learning opportunities
• Opportunity to join Europe's largest privately-owned IT Company

Role purpose:

The Technical Delivery Lead is responsible for developing and maintaining cloud-based applications and services. Working closely, under Scrum methodology, with cross-functional teams including Architects, Product Owners, Testers and developers to deliver product increments in line with defined Sprint goals ensuring they meet both functional and non-functional requirements (such as scalability, reliability, and security). The role will involve leading the development team and being the conduit between architecture and developers. problem-solving and removing blockers to assisting the development team to run as efficiently as possible.

Key responsibilities:

• Create and implement cloud-based applications and services.
• Ensure the performance, scalability, and reliability of cloud solutions.
• Work with cross-functional teams, including domain architects and solution architects, to develop and refine cloud solutions.
• Implement and maintain security best practices for cloud applications.
• Stay updated with the latest cloud technologies and trends, such as serverless and microservices, to drive innovation.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation for cloud solutions.
• Identify and resolve issues related to cloud applications and services.
• Conduct thorough testing to ensure the quality and performance of cloud solutions.
• Continuously improve cloud solutions based on feedback and performance metrics.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Ensure that the team is working collaboratively and effectively and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Provide day to day technical leadership for the team ensuring that items are delivered at the agreed times and to the required specifications
• Ensure work is being delivered to a high-quality standard through a combination of code-reviews, mentoring and pair programming.
• In conjunction with the architects and other stakeholders create proof-of-concepts as required to influence decision making.

Skills and experience:

• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), preferably with related qualification such as AWS solutions architect or equivalent.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as

Python, TypeScript, or C#.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability

to develop innovative solutions.

• Strong leadership and communication skills in

globally disperse teams.

• Ability

to adapt to new technologies and methodologies.

• High attention to detail and commitment to

quality.

About Us

SCC is Europe's largest privately-owned IT business, based out of the new £7m HQ office in Birmingham and we help clients succeed through IT transformation and exceptional customer experiences. We are a business where innovation is greater as we combine unique ideas, people and disciplines. We are a global company that is passionate about IT and where we look to simplify the complex.

SCC is committed to providing equal opportunities and a proactive and inclusive approach to equality and diversity in employment. No applicant or employee will be treated less favourably than another on the grounds of a protected characteristic which are defined as sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender reassignment, trade union membership or non-membership, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race and religion or belief.

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