Ideally educated to degree level in an IT-related discipline, you will bring a strong technical experience and understanding of modern development environments and platforms, including technologies such as IBMi. You will also have experience working in Agile environments, and a commitment to embedding best practice across development teams.

You will be experienced in leading, mentoring, and motivating technical professionals, enabling teams to achieve ambitious goals while maintaining high standards of quality and delivery. You will have a proven track record of managing change, delivering complex initiatives, and working collaboratively with a range of support functions and stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes.

Experience gained in financial services or another regulated industry would be advantageous.

About Us

The Newcastle Building Society Group comprises of Newcastle Building Society, Manchester Building Society, Newcastle Financial Advisers and Newcastle Strategic Solutions. Our purpose, connecting our communities with a better financial future inspires and directs our activities. The Group provides traditional financial services, helping people own their own home, plan and manage their finances and operate a 32-branch network across the North-East, North-West, Cumbria and Yorkshire.

Our Strategic Solutions subsidiary owns the UK’s leading savings management platform and provides managed technology services to new challenger banks and other established providers.

As an inclusive employer and member owned mutual, we aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We believe everyone should feel valued, respected, and celebrated for who they are, we want colleagues to feel this is a place they belong. A place to be you.

What do you get in return?

As well as receiving a competitive annual salary based on above-market pay scales, our reward package includes:

• Financial

  • Corporate bonus scheme (on target 10%, up to a maximum 15%)
  • Pension scheme (up to 9% employer contribution)
  • Annual performance related pay reviews
  • Colleague mortgage scheme
  • Electric car salary sacrifice scheme

• Life assurance (4x salary) and income protection

• Access to our financial advisers

• Access to a range of high street and online discounts

• Work/Life Balance

  • A 35-hour weekly contract - We are happy to talk flexible working and welcome discussions
  • 30 days’ annual leave + bank holidays
  • The option to buy and sell up to 5 days’ holiday
  • Hybrid working (typically 3 days’ home based)
  • Above statutory family leave entitlement - 3 months full pay, 3 months half pay, regardless of gender or route to parenthood

• Health and Wellbeing

  • Private medical insurance
  • Access to a health cash plan through a Medicash scheme
  • Access to an employee assistance programme
  • Free onsite gym at our Cobalt head office and access to discounted gym’s
  • Two paid volunteering days’ each year
  • Cycle to work scheme

Recognising there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to recruitment, we’re committed to ensuring every candidate has the opportunity to showcase their full potential throughout the recruitment process. We strive to make our processes as accessible as possible, if there are any ways in which we can provide support or make adjustments, we would love to discuss this with you, you can contact your Recruiter for this vacancy at dave.cowell@newcastle.co.uk

Company: Newcastle Strategic Solutions Limited

People are the focus of absolutely everything we do. We believe in people, we care deeply about their hopes, their dreams and their wellbeing. And that applies equally to our customers, our communities and our colleagues – which means you, if you choose to work here. It’s important to us that you know if you join us we will welcome you, respect you, encourage you and help you to achieve your goals.