Software Engineering Team Lead

It is an exciting time in Home Office Digital Data and Technology; we have a number of great new initiatives coming together which are laying the basis for our future operating model – reshaping and truly redefining how we manage our delivery and services to citizens.

So, what is a Software Engineering Team Leader at Home Office? Your role is split into two equal parts, 50% of your time will be focused on your team's delivery, the quality they produce and the overall growth of the engineers within those teams including taking on line management responsibilities. The other 50% of your time will be to produce and execute and that means having skin in the game.

You’ll lead and coach a multidisciplinary team to build, improve, and maintain critical digital services relied upon by the UK public and government.

What we’re offering:

We’re at the start of an interesting journey that involves growing our engineering community by about 500 people across the next few years and establishing and building our community culture to support this. You’d be part of a growing profession and enjoy the benefits of such, for instance a clearly defined developmental pathway along with community support and learning and development appertaining to your role.

If you like being at the heart of something big, implementing and shaping future services for users this role is for you. We’re shaping the future of Home Office Services in the building of new technical multidisciplinary teams.

To be considered for this role, you will need to successfully complete SC clearance before commencing the role. To meet the National Security Vetting requirements for this role you will need to have resided in the UK for a minimum of 5 years.

We encourage applications from people from the widest possible diversity of backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from women, people with disabilities and LGBT+ as they are currently under-represented in the Home Office at this grade level. Appointments will be made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition.

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. Where this is the case, employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in the office. Applicants can discuss any specific questions with the Vacancy Holder.

As an experienced Software Developer who wants to build on their leadership skills, or an experienced technical leader looking for a new challenge, you’ll be taking on a leadership role in a truly unique technical space that offers many challenges that we’re confident will provide an amazing experience to truly have an impact.

We offer training packages to ensure you get the best guidance and support to help you succeed.

You’ll play a part in recruiting your new team and leading the way it works, making decisions that affect your own and wider teams. You’ll enjoy engaging with others, collaborating, finding solutions to problems and take a ‘people first’ approach relishing the opportunity to develop others to reach their full potential through advising, guiding, mentoring and coaching to help grow their career.

Half of your time will be hands on technical with the remainder being focused on leadership, management and stakeholder engagement but ultimately, it’s up to you, you decide how your team works.

You’ll be focused on the delivery, but also ‘keep your hand in’ guiding and motivating team members to deliver, creating an environment that ensures team happiness and success. With complete autonomy you’ll decide how to manage and get the best out of your team, and with our new performance benefits you as a line manager will have the ability to reward excellent work through various ways.

Your key areas of impact:

• Building and leading an agile Software Engineering Team delivering with high performance and high quality.
  
• Taking a hands-on role with engineering delivery where necessary, blending your leadership and technical skills to achieve team objectives.
  
• Growing and developing team members as well as Supporting Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and encouraging formal professional qualifications.
  
• Working with your peers to improve our tools, technologies, guidance and standards.
  
• Progressing the Digital Data and Technology profession, understanding all roles and helping to build our engineering community.