Agile Development Lead

Title - Software Development Manager (Revenue Systems)
Salary - £70,150 - £79,350 (Inclusive of a Non-Consolidated Allowance)
Contract - Permanent
Location - Pier Walk, North Greenwich / Remote Working

Welcome to your opportunity of a lifetime

London’s population is set to hit the 10 million mark by 2030. Keeping them, and the millions more who visit the capital each year, moving however, will be key if the city is to remain a world-class destination. That’s why, at Transport for London, we're already using cutting edge technology, network connectivity and big data to ensure we meet the challenges of the future head on.

You’ll influence the lives of millions

Join us, and you could be responsible for leading the development of revenue systems in a fast-paced, agile environment. You’ll lead one or more teams of skilled software developers using latest Agile practices including, Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery to deliver software that’s used by millions of Londoners every day. We’ll rely on you to develop very high throughput back office applications deployed on the Microsoft stack and Azure.

You’ll have the opportunity to work with your peers to ensure that TfL is using the right technologies and you’ll be responsible for managing and mentoring between 5 and 10 other developers. You’ll also work with other development teams using Large Scale Scrum to produce coordinated and integrated high-quality working software.

In order to be successful, you’ll be an expert in either Full Stack / Back-office / Financial Systems Development with proven experience of working on large scale systems in a high throughput, agile environment.

You’ll get to use every bit of your expertise

Constantly looking for better ways to develop and deliver software, you’re highly focused, resilient and a real source of inspiration for others. You’re passionate about clean code and modern architecture design and have a production-first DevOps attitude. You have an excellent knowledge of Agile and the Microsoft Development toolset; C#, .NET, SQL Server and Windows. Experience developing high volume systems handling thousands of transactions per second are must haves. Experience of using Azure or AWS is desirable.

You’ll have experience leading, managing and recruiting Software Developers. And, if you can bring excellent communication skills and a flair for analysing complex systems and coming up with effective solutions to problems, you're definitely someone we'd like to talk to.

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 21st February 2022 @ 23:59

Benefits

In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the business area but mostly include:

• Final salary pension scheme
• Free travel for you on the TfL network
• A 75% discount on National Rail Season Ticket and interest free loan
• 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
• Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional)
• Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
• Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
• Discounted Eurostar travel

Inclusivity statement

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to have a workforce that is truly representative, at all levels, of the city we serve. We welcome applications from all people to ensure we have diversity in background, thought and experience. This will enable us to become a more innovative and efficient organisation and help us meet the needs of our customers.

Our goal is to make our recruitment practices as bias-free and inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria.

We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information pertaining to your protected characteristics such as your name, gender, faith, ethnicity, disability status, age, sexual orientation, from CVs and cover letters to make the shortlisting process fair. When applying for this role, please make sure your application clearly outlines your relevant skills, knowledge and experience, detailing in each previous job what you were responsible for, what you delivered and what your achievements are.

Additional Information

Please note that you must apply by using your CV and a covering letter. Please think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience outlined in the job description and ensure your CV reflects the requirements of the role.