About this role
Salary: £70,000 - 75,000 per year
Requirements
- Background in software or application development, with experience managing or leading developers.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform, particularly Power Apps, Power Automate and Dataverse.
- Experience building integrations and connecting systems using APIs and Azure services.
- Familiarity with technologies such as C#/.NET, JavaScript/TypeScript, SQL or PowerShell.
- Good understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, source control and modern software delivery practices.
- Experience working with business applications, including adapting or extending SaaS solutions.
- Ability to understand business requirements, recommend appropriate technical approaches and explain decisions to non-technical stakeholders.
- Pragmatic, collaborative approach and interest in improving how teams develop and deliver software.
Responsibilities
- Lead new applications, integrations and automation projects from initial design through delivery.
- Contribute to complex development work, including building functionality, reviewing code and resolving technical challenges.
- Support and develop team members through mentoring, knowledge sharing and technical guidance.
- Establish structured development processes and improve how solutions are tested, documented and released.
- Manage the development pipeline, prioritising projects and supporting realistic, high-quality delivery.
- Identify opportunities to simplify systems, reduce manual processes and make better use of existing technology.
- Assess tools and technologies, including AI, and identify where they could provide practical business value.
- Work with stakeholders and external specialists to turn business challenges into effective technical solutions.
- Provide technical direction, make solution design decisions and improve technical standards and maintainability.
- Work with IT leadership to understand business priorities, plan development activity and identify opportunities to modernise systems.
Technologies
- AI
- Azure
- C#
- CI/CD
- Cloud
- DevOps
- Support
- JavaScript
- Microsoft Power Platform
- PowerShell
- SQL
- TypeScript
- ASP.NET
- Copilot
More
We are an established organisation with a strong reputation, a rich heritage and a forward-looking approach to innovation. We are undertaking a digital transformation and investing in cloud adoption, automation, application modernisation and new digital capabilities. Our collaborative team works with the wider business to create solutions that improve how the organisation operates. The Software Development Manager will lead a small team and help shape our application development, automation and integration capabilities, with scope to influence technical decisions and explore emerging technologies.
Our Microsoft-focused environment includes Power Platform, Azure services, APIs and business applications, alongside bespoke development and SaaS extensions. The role offers variety, technical challenge, autonomy and the opportunity to make a visible impact. Salary is up to £75,000, with a comprehensive benefits package, bonus and hybrid working, with two to three days onsite in Edinburgh or Glasgow.
last updated 46 week of 2026