Software Engineering Manager

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Science and Technology Facilities Council
Salary: £53,818-£59,199 per annum (dependent on skills and experience).

Hours: Full time or Part time (minimum 25 hours per week)

Contract Type: Open Ended.

Location: Hybrid, remote or on-site at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell, Oxfordshire

Come and do the kind of software development that got you into technology in the first place. Work with world-leading scientists and engineers, and contribute to projects that improve daily life in the UK and far beyond.

Put simply, come and discover the impact you can make when you're equipped, encouraged and inspired to perform to your very best!

The ISIS Neutron and Muon Source within the Science and Technology Facilities Council is a world-leading centre for research in the physical and life sciences. Our suite of instruments give unique insights into the properties of materials on the atomic scale. We support a national and international community of more than 3000 scientists to research into subjects ranging from clean energy and the environment, pharmaceuticals and health care, through to nanotechnology and materials engineering, catalysis and polymers, and on to fundamental studies of materials.

Software is a vital part of all science at ISIS. The ISIS computing division is a growing area and plays an important role in supporting the ISIS facility. It provides all of the software needs for our scientists. The User Programme Software group provides the web sites and services for our experimental user programmes, including proposal management, scheduling and safety assessment for experiments and other critical services.
About the role
We are looking for a Software Engineering Manager to join our group. You will lead by example and set the tone for our engineering culture. You will line manage a small team of software engineers at various stages in their career and will get to know the best ways to help individuals and teams succeed. You will be involved in the software development lifecycle putting on the relevant hats to unblock and ensure the team's success including, for example, deploying to and running our production environment. We use a customer-centric approach to provide solutions that enable the scientists and engineers we work with to provide an effective User Programme across multiple facilities. We collaborate and align our work with other teams across the division and in other facilities to make sure we develop and implement technologies effectively.

The role is UK based, either at our campus in Oxfordshire, home-based or a hybrid. Starting employment will be conditional on your right to work. Sponsorship may be available if appropriate. Applications will be reviewed as received until the closing date.
About You
You will have a degree, or equivalent, as well as experience in software development and experience/high potential for managing people effectively. You will show an initiative-taking approach to problem solving with excellent written and oral skills for effective communication. This role requires someone with good presentation skills who can explain broad technical concepts to both specialist and non-specialist audiences and who has a strong customer focus throughout. You will advocate for good practice in all our software development including maintenance.
Person Specification
The below criteria will be assessed at Shortlisting (S) and Interview (I):

• A Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant subject area (S)
• Experience of line management including coaching and developing staff and managing performance (S&I)
• Experience of developing high quality software with a good broad understanding of agile methodologies in software development. (S&I)
• Highly organised with strong problem-solving abilities. (S&I)
• High emotional intelligence to manage software engineers at different stages of their career including actively supporting their professional/career development. (I)
• Good interpersonal skills, particularly in presenting complex and technical information appropriate to the audience. (I)

We ask some of the biggest questions in the universe, to answer some of the biggest challenges in the world. Together, our scientists, technologists, engineers and business support team explore the unknown across every field you could think of. And they turn what they find into work that changes the world around us.

What could you achieve with the world-leading facilities and experts of one of Europe's largest research organisations by your side? Join us and discover what's possible.

About The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)

As one of Europe's largest research organisations, we ask the biggest questions in the universe to find answers that change the world around us. We seek understanding. We're proud of the impact we make. And we're committed to helping build a globally competitive, knowledge-based UK economy. Being part of all this means contributing to work that pushes boundaries and creates possibilities. You'll work with, and learn from, true experts. Whatever your role, you'll be free to question, and encouraged to share ideas. And, in a positive and supportive culture, you'll discover just what a difference you can make when you're equipped and inspired to excel.

We're a place where curious minds thrive. Not bound by profit, we explore ideas that others don't, ask questions that others won't, and discover answers that others are not equipped to find. And, alongside Mars landings and black holes, we also explore diverse, international projects in everything from science and engineering to computing and technology. Whether it's at the cutting edge or behind the scenes, our work is intellectually challenging. It's very often ground-breaking. And it's endlessly, irresistibly fascinating.

For more information about STFC please visit https://stfc.ukri.org/

You can also visit our careers site https://www.stfccareers.co.uk/

About UK Research Innovation (UKRI)

UKRI is an organisation that brings together the seven disciplinary research councils, Research England and Innovate UK. Together, we build an independent organisation with a strong voice and vision ensuring the UK maintains its world-leading position in research and innovation.

Supporting some of the world's most exciting and challenging research projects, we develop and operate some of the most remarkable scientific facilities in the world. We are pushing the frontiers of human knowledge through fundamental research and delivering benefits for UK society and the economy through world-class research, skills and business-led innovation.

More information can be found at www.ukri.org.

Choosing to come to work at UKRI means that you will have access to a whole host of benefits from a defined benefit pension scheme, excellent holiday entitlement, access to employee shopping/travel discounts and salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme. For more details, visit benefits of working for UKRI.

The role holder will be required to have the appropriate level of security screening/vetting required for the role. UKRI reserves the right to run or re-run security clearance as required during the course of employment.

How we support EDI in the workforce

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Disability Confident Employer

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

How to apply

Online applications only preferred for this role. Please submit a CV and covering letter which clearly outlines how you fulfil the criteria specified along with your motivation for UKRI and the role. Ensure that the job reference number is included in the filename description of each document uploaded. Note that failure to address the above criteria or submit an application without a covering letter may result in the application not being considered. Assessment will only be based upon the content of your submitted covering letter and CV and not the 'experience' section of the application.

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