Software Team Lead / Manager – C / Linux -Watford- £45k

Software Team Lead / Manager - C / Linux - (Supply Chain) - Watford - £45k + Bonus + BUPA + Life insurance + Pension + Holiday.

My client's focus is on operational-level applications, integrating with ERP and existing commercial systems.

Their supply chain products are leaders in their field. For other application areas, they act as systems integrator to deliver project solutions based on vendors' standard products.

Primary Purpose of the Software Team Lead / Manager is:

To ensure the timely delivery of work allocated to a team of Software Engineers, applying agreed methods and tools to the engineering process in order to attain the expected quality standards.

The Software Team Lead would take responsibility for all aspects of the output of the team, whether this is software, design material, or technical consulting services.

This role would report to the Engineering Manager, and liaises closely with Project Managers and Account Managers to ensure plans for software delivery are accurate and achievable.

Duties and Responsibilities of the Software Team Lead / Manager would be:

• Maintain a long term plan and short term (2-week) plans for the team, incorporating and meeting project milestones and customer deadlines and ensure progress is monitored daily.

• Optimise the use of resources, meet project milestones and customer deadlines.
• Work with team members to define detailed designs for engineering work, ensuring existing software, patterns, tools and methods are re-used wherever possible.

• Manage team members for business delivering enterprise level solutions to high-profile customers, in line with management guidelines.

• Assist Engineering Manager in resolving problems and liaise with Project/Account Managers involved.

• Ensure use of engineering processes and tools as agreed with Engineering Manager by team members.

• Mentor junior team members, providing on-the-job training in technical and business process practices.

• Assist with the appraisals, Review processes, leave requests for team members, taking into account project and team objectives.

Required attributes Software Team Lead / Manager would be:

• Commitment to delivering quality solutions, with the desire to develop the same values in the team.
• Willing to lead by example, with the drive and determination necessary to meet team objectives, and to expect the same of others.
• Comfortable working with multiple projects/customers simultaneously.
• Ability to work at both detail and abstract levels.
• Ability to solve problems creatively.
• Comfortable working directly with customers, taking into account company and project objectives.

Desired attributes of the Software Team Lead / Manager would be:

• Experience in the industry (ideally in developing enterprise level solutions),
• Strong C/Linux development skills.
• Recent team leadership experience.
• Experience with e-commerce/retail inventory management or order fulfilment systems.
• Experience of Agile (Scrum) techniques including: test-driven development, pair programming, daily stand-ups, automated testing, collective code ownership etc.

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