IT Development Manager

Baltic Recruitment are delighted to be supporting our prestigious client with their search of an IT Development Manager.

Overall Purpose:

• To manage and direct the existing development team, ensuring they create applications that are robust and fit for purpose within the expected time frames.
• Ensure the team is working in line with company policies, procedures and ISO27001 standards.
• In this position you should be able to provide direction regarding best practices and have the knowledge to make decisions on languages and application tools.
• This role requires someone that can work with internal customers and senior management, understanding and delivering any new business requirements, whilst managing expectations in relation to resource / cost / benefits to business.

Key Duties:

• Work closely with customers to ensure expectations are managed and delivered.
• Ensure frequent and effective communication channels are in place and maintained.
• Actively ensure the IT service delivered is of a high standard.
• Work closely with the IT Infrastructure manager and Senior manager to meet business requirements and ensure objectives are aligned.
• Provide clear and constant feedback to the Senior IT Manager of potential issues.
• Assess staff skill level against Skill matrix items, identify areas for improvement, plan and execute training requirements.
• Review individual staff performance in accordance with company fact file criteria, ensuring staff receive feedback and objectives on a regular basis.
• Provide relevant information to internal customers in a timely manner.
• Support wider management in achieving strategic objectives.
• Ensure company policies and procedures are adhered to and updated in accordance with business and customer requirements.
• Respond to operational reliability and system performance priorities in line with service level agreements.
• Deliver projects in line with quality, cost and delivery objectives.
• React to evolving work priorities and targets, in line with the needs of the business.
• Achievement of daily workload in accurate and timely manner.

Key Skills, Experience & Qualifications Required:

• Computer Science / Maths / Statistics or other related degree qualification.
• Evidence of experience in line with the knowledge required for this role.
• Have a broad understanding of the various development languages and applications that can be used.
• Hands on experience developing in one or more programming languages.
• Experience working with MYSQL (or similar DB), data querying and troubleshooting.
• Skilled / experience in GITHUB deployment and pipeline creation.
• Skilled hands-on developer in one or more languages.
• Good organisational, presentational, planning and administration skills.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and negotiation skills.
• Experience / qualifications in ITIL / Prince2 or equivalent project change management methodology.
• Thrives in a responsive environment with demanding customer goals and expectations.
• Experience managing projects / people.

The Package:

• £45,000 - £50,000 per annum depending on experience.
• Monday - Friday, day shift position: 07.55 - 16.35 Monday to Thursday& 07.55 - 13.35 Friday.
• Company pension scheme.
• 25 Days holiday.
• Additional benefits.