The technical development lead will guide the continuous development of Vits 's technology in a collaborative, effective and Agile manner leading a multidisciplinary technology team. High-quality software will be delivered using best-of-breed frameworks, such as Laravel, and components to support the requirements of a growing business.

Key areas of responsibility

collaborating openly and autonomously within a non-siloed, organic business structure

leading, coaching and growing a technology team of developers, UI and UX designers to deliver effective software within an Agile environment

working with product owners and project managers to establish formal requirements, produce technical specifications and deliver software to an agreed plan

identifying appropriate software architecture, approaches, frameworks and components to implement the business requirements

safe-guarding the stability, effectiveness and continuity of software development

maintaining and managing technical debt, security and compliance of in-house software

overseeing Vits 's hardware resources, in collaboration with the IT support partner

experience of implementing software systems which leverage third-party APIs

expertise in the traditional PHP stack (PHP/MySQL/HTML/CSS/JavaScript) in modern frameworks such as Laravel or Symphony

implementing and working within service-oriented architectures and associated principles and standards, eg SOLID

good understanding of test approaches (eg unit versus integration)

a pragmatist who can achieve a balance between the creative approach of a developer and the needs of the business

careful, organised and diligent - even meticulous - with a good dose of common sense

demanding of high standards, and at ease with demanding people

effective - but also efficient - in both the physical and digital realms

modestly confident, good-humoured and trustworthy

at home in the worlds of art, architecture, craft and design

informal but 100% professional, while respecting traditional courtesy and good manners