Software Development Manager

Location: Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements 

Compensation: £56,837 - £63,567 dependent upon experience + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent 

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Software Development Manager at our Babcock Technology Centre site.

The role

As a Software Development Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary where will have the opportunity to play a key role in supporting the Royal Navy’s applications to ensure timely software deliveries.  

Day-to-day, you’ll lead and manage our software development team and help us continue to grow our business and contribute to our goal.  

• Lead and manage one of the organisations Software Development teams focused on creating and maintaining software applications using Microsoft Technologies and Oracle backend systems.
• Oversee the end-to-end software development lifecycle, from initial planning, requirement analysis, estimation, and design to development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Collaborate and partner with cross-functional teams including project managers, architects, test, business analysts, infrastructure, and service team to deliver software solutions on time, within scope and budget.
• Manage the demands for bug fixing, system enhancements including continuous application development and changes resulting from technology refresh.
• Ensure adherence to best practices in software development, including Agile methodologies and ensure high-quality software solutions that meet business requirements.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Software Development Manager:

• Significant experience in software development, with a strong focus on Microsoft Technologies with SQL server and Oracle backend systems, and experience within a management role.
• Significant experience in .NET, C#, API development and integration, SQL server and Oracle Databases
• Significant experience with Azure DevOps, including setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines. 
• Experience in cloud environment, particularly Azure is a plus.
• Experience with Agile development methodology and leading Agile teams.
• Significant experience of software development to realise the desired requirements and design.

 Qualifications for the Software Development Manager:

• Education to A-Level standard. 
• Degree preferred.
• Professional training qualifications desirable.

Security Clearance

• The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

What we offer 

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme 
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Flexible working – we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met. 
• Autonomy to perform the role.

Babcock International 

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.