- Company Name
- VolkerWessels UK
- Job Title
- ICT Lead Developer
- Job Description
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Job Title: ICT Lead Developer
Role Summary
Lead development of enterprise and client‑facing software solutions within a large applications team. Close collaboration with stakeholders, architects, and cross‑functional teams to define technical directions, set coding standards, and drive delivery of robust, scalable products.
Expectations
- Conduct architectural design and technology selection for new initiatives and major enhancements.
- Mentor and coach developers, on‑board new team members, and promote best coding practices.
- Ensure code quality, performance, and security through reviews and automated testing.
- Lead sprint planning, backlog refinement, and delivery cadence while maintaining alignment to business priorities.
Key Responsibilities
- Own end‑to‑end development lifecycle for mission‑critical applications: requirements intake, design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
- Partner with Product Owners to translate business requirements into technical specifications and acceptance criteria.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code and monitoring for continuous delivery.
- Implement and enforce coding standards, code review processes, and technical debt reduction plans.
- Resolve complex technical issues, provide root‑cause analysis, and propose preventive measures.
- Forge collaborations with DevOps, QA, and security teams to ensure compliance and operational excellence.
- Keep abreast of emerging technologies and evaluate their relevance to existing stack.
Required Skills
- 7+ years of software development experience in object‑oriented languages (e.g., Java, C#, .NET).
- Strong grasp of modern architecture patterns (microservices, event‑driven, server‑less).
- Proven experience with relational (SQL) and NoSQL databases, data modelling and query optimisation.
- Proficiency in containerisation (Docker), orchestration (K8s), and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Expertise in CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
- Experience with automated testing (unit, integration, UI).
- Solid understanding of DevSecOps principles and secure coding practices.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem‑solving skills.
Required Education & Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent professional experience).
- Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate, AWS Certified Developer – Associate, or similar are desirable.
Hoddesdon, United kingdom
On site
Senior
15-01-2026