STEM Learning is dedicated to improving lives through STEM education by helping young people develop the skills and knowledge they need to thrive. Its digital products and platforms support teachers, educators, students, employers and educational organisations across the UK. Its work includes subject-specific professional development, high-quality learning resources and the STEM Ambassadors programme.
The Development Manager will lead STEM Learning's in-house development function while managing relationships with key third-party suppliers. You will take responsibility for the technical direction and architecture of a varied digital estate spanning Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Power Platform, front-end web applications, hosting and the cloud services that underpin them. This hands-on leadership role ensures STEM Learning's digital products and infrastructure remain reliable, secure, cost-effective and ready to evolve.
Responsibilities:
- Lead, coach and develop the in-house development team.
- Set the technical direction and own architecture across Dynamics 365, Power Platform, front-end applications and AWS-hosted services.
- Oversee the design, development and support of solutions and integrations for new and existing digital products.
- Balance low-code solutions with bespoke development so platforms remain consistent, secure and maintainable.
- Champion code review, testing, secure development and effective CI/CD pipelines.
- Improve the developer experience, remove technical blockers and address technical debt.
- Act as an escalation point for technical and integration queries from internal teams and suppliers.
- Oversee web hosting and AWS environments for performance, resilience, scalability and cost efficiency.
- Manage environments, access and licensing across Dynamics 365, Power Platform and AWS.
- Maintain systems, integration and architecture documentation.
- Support compliance with Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO standards.
- Manage supplier performance and contribute to incident reviews.
Requirements:
- Experience building, leading and developing software or digital development teams, with a hands-on approach.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 (Customer Engagement or Dataverse) and Power Apps, Power Automate and Power BI.
- Front-end web development and hosting experience, ideally TypeScript, JavaScript, React or Next.js.
- Working knowledge of AWS and cloud or serverless platforms.
- Experience of modern APIs and authentication such as OAuth and OIDC.
- Competency in TypeScript, JavaScript, C#, PHP, Python or another modern language.
- Ability to write complex queries against SQL Server, PostgreSQL or MySQL.
- Experience managing third-party suppliers and strong communication skills.
Salary: £65,000 - £70,000 per year, dependent on experience. Full-time (37 hours per week), based at the National STEM Learning Centre in York with hybrid working (normally two days on-site per week). Benefits include 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, an extra day off on your birthday, pension scheme, up to 3 paid volunteering leave days and an employee assistance programme.
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online via the STEM Learning Breezy portal. Provide your up-to-date CV and a covering letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) explaining your interest in the role and why you would be the ideal candidate. WRK digital is working in exclusive partnership with STEM Learning and is managing all applications and shortlisting. There is no set closing date and applications are reviewed as they are received, so apply as soon as possible.
https://stem-learning-ltd.breezy.hr/p/530e64d9e7ce01-development-manager/apply