We are looking for an exceptional individual to lead the Online Apps team in Warwickshire.
 

About the Organisation

Warwickshire County Council is a top performing two tier authority with a reputation for innovation and efficiency. If you can match our ambition to drive Warwickshire County Council forward, we would like to hear from you.
 

About the Team and the Role

We are recruiting for an experienced Software Delivery Team Manager to work closely with the Online Applications team and its customers. 

Building and leading an agile delivery team, you will help support and deliver high-quality, customer-focused, technical solutions that exceed our customer's expectations.

Although a strong understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC) and a background in software delivery is very beneficial, this is a non-technical/people focused role.  We are looking for someone who will create, influence, and support an environment of innovation, self-learning, and continual improvement.  Someone who wants to drive forward the team through both a personal development and customer delivery. 

Key Requirements

• Responsible for management of the team who develop, test, integrate and support applications using tools such as MS Dynamics, Power Platform, .NET and/or Ruby on Rails.
• Leadership of the development team with a focus on team morale and delivery whilst building ownership and engagement
• Working with the team and its customers to build development pipelines and delivery/release schedules.
• Work to develop best practices and development standards. Ensuring that they are adhered to, measure team progress and work on improvements.
• Line management of the team including 1-2-1s, performance management and personal development
• Desired experience: Software Development Team management experience

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification below;

Team Lead Online Applications Development

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make 

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels?valued, included, safe, supported,?and?welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!? 

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure.  Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.  

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund'   

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.  

Click here to view the benefits at Warwickshire County Council. 

Additional Information 

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.  

We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible. We don't want to keep you waiting so we will be starting the initial shortlist and assessment process while the job advert is running. Please check your emails or applicant account via our jobs portal for any updates on your application 

To discuss the role please contact Gabriela Parvulescu by emailing gabrielaparvulescu@warwickshire.gov.uk

Closing date: 31st March 2025 
 

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements. 

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See?more