Mobile Technology Consultant

Job Description

Business Unit: Chief Operating Office Salary Range: £68,000 - £85,000 per annum DOE + red-hot benefitsLocation: Remote Contract Type: permanentYour next adventure starts hereOur TeamOurMobileChapter is responsible for the creation and maintenance of a wide range of mobileapplications & services, bothcustomerfacing experiences and internal staff tooling. These cover the full range of customer types within the bank, including retailcustomers & business clients. Our systems are designed to be accessed viaa number ofplatforms: smartphone, tablet & desktop. What youll be doing…• Using yourextensive in-depth knowledge in your field of expertise, gained over several years invariouspositions within mobileteams • An in depth understanding of the latest tools within your specialist platform e.g. native iOS or native Android • Impartingyour skillsandknowledge to colleagues, stakeholders, and team members to drive the mobile channel forward • Contributingto the Mobile strategy ensuring it aligns with the overall digitalchannelsstrategy. • Creating&controllingbest practice processes for mobile development, rolling them outand embedding themwithin the dev teamtoensure high quality code • Advisingon the latest mobile developer tools and technology to best fit the business needs • Overseeingthetechnical developmentof the mobile team, advising and devisingtrainingplans as needed, and implementing schemes to assist the developers improve their contributions • Facilitating innovationwithin themobile teamto help develop aforward-thinkingculture • Helping toimprove, optimise & modernise our tech stack, leveraging your previous experience to avoid potential pitfalls & promote positive patterns! • Undertakingrecruitment for the mobile team ensuring that the developers recruited are both technically proficientand a good fit culturally for the teamWe need you to have…• Asignificant and successful proven track record as aTeam Lead - leading teams of 5+developing commercial apps • A proven and successful track recordin aSenior Developer role with SME (Subject Matter Expert) experience programmingcommercial apps • SME development experience ofapps using latesttechnology in your given field is helpful • An in depth understanding of the latest cross-platform tooling. e.g. Flutter, React Native • Experience ofleading, supporting,training,andmentoring mid-level and junior engineers • Extensive platform knowledge ofplatformspecificdesign patternsandhow they differbetween mobile platforms • An in-depth understanding ofthe nuances and differences between different testingapproaches.e.g.TDD BDDand be familiar with automated testing • In depth experience of communicating with microservice REST APIs or GraphQL, and a deep understanding of networking/HTTP protocols • Experience using version control tooling & repositories within larger scale operations,and design of a merging strategye.g.git, Azure DevOps, GitHub, Jenkins or Bitbucket • A good understanding of agile work tracking/ticketing software e.g. Jira, Azure BoardsWed love it if you had, but not essential….• Modern client-side database technologies e.g. Realm • Experience using testing toolse.g. Browsertack, Firebase or AppCenter • Knowledge of commercial scale cloudplatformtools • Experience with Microsoft Power Platform toolsRed Hot Rewards• Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if Part-Time) plus the option to buy more • Up to five extra paid well-being days per year • 20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt • Market-leading pension and free private medical cover • Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness • Ability to work anywhere in the UK (where the role allows)And theres no waiting around, youll enjoy these benefits from day one.Feeling insatiably curious about this role Apply as soon as you can. If were lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early and would hate you to miss out.Were all about helping you Live a Life More Virgin, so happy to talk flexible working with you.Say hello to Virgin MoneyWere making great strides towards achieving our ambition of becoming the UKs best digital bank. As a full-service digital bank with a heritage stretching back over 180 years, we`re a workforce to be reckoned with. Were putting the full power of our experiencebehind disruptive ideas that reinvent the role a bank plays in peoples lives. We strive to create positive experiences for our millions of customers and our purpose, Making You Happier About Money, underpins everything we do. We believe in doing bankingdifferently, innovating and working together to make a real difference. Join us and Live a Life More Virgin that empowers you with choice and flexibility in how you work.Be yourself at Virgin MoneyOur purpose is to make people happier about money, this means seeing and feeling the world as our customers do by creating a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of our customers and communities. Were committed to creating an inclusive culture wherecolleagues feel safe and inspired to contribute, speak up and be heard.Now the legal bitLiving A Life More Virgin allows our colleagues to be based anywhere in the UK (if the role allows it), but well need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK.If youre successful in securing a role with us, there are some checks you need to complete before starting. These include credit and criminal record checks and three years worth of satisfactory references. If the role is part of the Senior Manager Regimeand Certification Regime, it requires enhanced pre-employment checks - well ask for six years of regulatory references, and once in the role, youll be subject to periodic employment checks.