Lead Developer

Overview

In this role you will shape digital services that residents rely on by leading technical delivery and setting standards. You will drive Umbraco-centric development within a broad Microsoft-enabled ecosystem, balancing hands-on coding with strategic direction. You’ll mentor developers, improve legacy systems, and ensure secure, accessible services that scale with the city’s needs. This position offers influence over technical architecture and cross-team collaboration to modernise how the council serves residents. You join a mission-driven environment focused on community Impact and digital transformation.

Pay / Benefits

• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising to 32 after 5 years)
• Flexibility-first Agile working
• Local Government Pension Scheme (AVC option)
• Progression and learning opportunities
• Health and Wellbeing support (Employee Assistance Programme)
• Cycle to Work and Travel Pass

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for design, development and delivery of digital services with Umbraco at the core
• Mentor and develop team members to raise capabilities and best practices
• Set technical direction and standards ensuring security, accessibility, scalability and maintainability
• Own end-to-end delivery from design through testing, release and support
• Provide technical assurance by reviewing designs and code against requirements and standards
• Modernise existing services, reduce technical debt and modernise legacy apps
• Collaborate with stakeholders, project teams and suppliers to deliver integrated solutions
• Drive continuous improvement by adopting new ideas and ways of working

Key requirements

• Strong Umbraco experience
• Knowledge of .NET and C#
• Technical leadership across a broad digital estate
• Exposure to Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Jadu Case Management and integrations
• Ability to provide technical assurance and governance

• Mentoring and coaching
• Collaborative and stakeholder-facing communication
• Problem-solving and initiative
• Umbraco CMS
• .NET
• C#

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