Lead Developer

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Job Reference liverpoolcitycouncil/TP/694/2328

Apply for this job Number of Positions: 1 Contract Type: Permanent Full Time Salary: £53,051 - £58,543 Working Hours: 35 Location: Cunard Building, Water Street, Liverpool Closing Date: 26/10/2026 Job Category: IT and Digital Region / Division: Liverpool Business Unit: Strategy & Change

Job Introduction

Job title: Lead Developer

A bit about us:

Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do. 

Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!

The role:

We’re looking for an experienced Lead Developer who wants to shape digital services that make a real difference to people’s lives.

At Liverpool City Council, you’ll take a leading role in building and improving the high-volume digital services that residents rely on every day. With Umbraco’s content management system at the heart of the role, you’ll help set our technical direction, influence how services are designed and built, and lead the development of secure, accessible and user-focused solutions.

You’ll bring strong Umbraco experience, supported by knowledge of .NET and C#, and the confidence to provide technical leadership across a broad and evolving digital estate. Alongside Umbraco and .NET, you'll gain exposure to a broader technology estate including Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Jadu Case Management and integrations with a range of corporate and third-party systems.

This is an opportunity to combine hands-on technical expertise with genuine influence. You’ll provide technical assurance, support and mentor developers, improve standards and help modernise how the council delivers digital services for Liverpool.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead digital service development - Provide technical leadership for the design, development and delivery of digital services, with Umbraco at the heart of our web technology
• Mentor and develop others - Support and coach developers, helping build skills, confidence and development best practice across the team
• Set technical direction and standards - Shape technical approaches and standards, ensuring solutions are secure, accessible, scalable and maintainable
• Lead delivery end-to-end - Take technical ownership from solution design through to development, testing, release and ongoing support
• Provide technical assurance - Review designs and code, ensuring solutions meet agreed requirements, standards and best practice
• Modernise our digital estate - Improve existing services, reduce technical debt and support the modernisation of legacy applications
• Collaborate across platforms, services and suppliers - Work with stakeholders, project teams and suppliers to deliver joined-up solutions and maximise value
• Drive continuous improvement - Champion new ideas, technologies and ways of working that improve services, development standards and team capability

 Why join us

• Your work will directly improve services used by residents across Liverpool
• You’ll take a leading role in shaping how we use and develop Umbraco
• You’ll combine hands-on development with genuine influence over technical direction and