Head of Software Engineering - Public Sector

The Department for International Trade (DIT) and Inspire People are partnering together to bring you an amazing opportunity to join a team at the heart of the global economy and make a difference! The Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) team at DIT have a newly created opportunity for a Head of Engineering to lead and build the Software Development functions, defining the strategy and, prioritising workloads and future growth for delivering products central to promoting UK trade globally. £67,700 to £83,800 inclusive of allowance depending on location and experience, plus excellent benefits. Flexible, hybrid working from London or Cardiff.

The Head of Engineering at DIT is responsible for software development, web operations and testing professions. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you help define how DIT do what they do, and make sure that systems are built to be changed rapidly.

The Head of Engineering will have a background in software development, who can:

? Be responsible for a large team of Software Developers, Web Operations Engineers and Testers, setting up line management frameworks where appropriate
? Work with each profession to ensure DIT build and operate maintainable and sustainable digital products
? Stay up to date with and lead the creation of standards, principles and guidance on best practices and techniques to best enable our teams to consistently deliver at pace
? Handle allocation of staff to teams, ensuring a good balance of personalities, skills and seniority, enabling the teams to deliver great services quickly
? Mentor members of your professions, helping ensure they're building things to our standards, and identifying opportunities for collaboration
? Advocate user-centric, agile approaches which focus on rapid, effective delivery of high quality digital services
? Transform government into a modern, agile development centre by embedding practices like test driven development, continuous deployment, and devOps.

Essential Skills and Experience:

What are we looking for from you? Well, you should have demonstrable skills and experience of:

* Leadership: A visible and effective leader for engineering professions. Defines and publishes a strategy for engineering professions. Mentors and guides leading members of engineering professions to establish a good standard of work, making improvements where necessary
* Building capability: Proactively participates in recruitment efforts and external engagement to attract and retain high calibre candidates
* Professional standards: Defines technical standards, principles and guidance to maintain the quality of engineering outputs. Advocates and provides support for cross-government standards related to engineering professions
* Performance management: Takes full responsibility for the health, morale & practice of the engineering professions. Collaborates with peers & other leaders to improve cross-profession interactions.

In return, you can expect a planned, transparent progression with learning and development tailored to your role, an environment with flexible working options and a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity, plus the following benefits:

* £67,700 to £83,800 inclusive of allowance depending on location and experience
* Flexible, hybrid working from London or Cardiff
* Annual leave starting at 26 days per annum plus statutory bank holidays rising to 33 days with service
* An excellent Civil Service pension scheme.

If you are an experienced leader with a background in software development, looking to enhance your career and make a difference across a function that will make a real difference to the UK economy, then apply today or contact Andrew Medhurst at Inspire People in complete confidence for further information.

Application Process:

Appointments will be made to candidates in merit order based on location preferences.

The Department for International Trade embraces and values diversity in all forms. We welcome and pride ourselves on the positive impact diversity has on the work we do, and we promote equality of opportunity throughout the organisation. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours and Technical Skills through relevant assessments and presentations.

Inspire People will longlisting applications based on experience and essential criteria listed in the Job Description.
If successful during the first interview, candidates may be invited to attend a second interview.

Technical Skills:
* Availability and Capacity Management
* Development Process Optimisation
* DDaT Standards Outside your Discipline
* Information Security
* Modern Standards Approach
* Programming and Build (Software Engineering)
* Prototyping
* Service Support
* Systems Design
* Systems Integration
* User Focus

Behaviours:
? Leadership
? Communicating and influencing
? Developing self and others
? Seeing the big picture