Lead Developer

Location: Birmingham - Hybrid (2 days per week minimum office attendance)Contract: PermanentHours: Full-time

The General Dental Council (GDC) is the statutory body responsible for regulating dental professionals in the UK.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Developer to join our IT Development Team, to lead a team of developers - guiding the development, customisation, and integration of D365 solutions that support our business objectives.

The role:

• Lead a team of developers - guiding the development, customisation, and integration of D365 solutions that support our business objectives.
• Lead on the full development lifecycle - from requirements gathering and technical design, through to development, testing, and deployment, ensuring high-quality code, efficient collaboration, and timely delivery.
• Be responsible for the team's design, coding, testing and documentation of large, complex or mission critical applications in a cloud first environment, using Dynamics and Power Apps in MS Azure.
• Supporting upgrades and maintenance of the PowerApps platform.
• Identify and manage problems, incidents, risks and issues.
• Build automated tests to support our continuous deployment environments.

About you:

You will need to have:

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 modules such as CRM.
• Proficient in C#, .NET, Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate), and JavaScript.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Git, or similar CI/CD tools.
• Proven experience in leading or mentoring other developers in a team environment together.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Solid understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies.

Benefits:

The GDC is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, that provides an environment that reflects our values and culture and allows employees to flourish.

To support this we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, including flexible working arrangements from day one and employee networks that aid growth and development.

Some of our benefits include:

• 27 days holiday (plus statutory) - rising to 30 days after 2 years' service
• Flexitime scheme
• Employer pension contributions up to 10%
• Buy/Sell annual leave
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave from 1 years' service.
• Life assurance, income protection plan and enhanced sick leave policy
• Staff discounts including eye care contributions and discounted gym membership.

We encourage and support the recruitment, retention, and career development of people from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds.

How to Apply:

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Please also include salary expectations within your application.

Closing date: Please note that we reserve the right to bring this recruitment campaign to an end without notice, and we encourage all interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.

The GDC is committed to equality and diversity. We encourage and support the recruitment, retention, and career development of people from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds.