Contract Engineering Manager

Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd; London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent recruitment agency is seeking a Contract Engineering Manager to lead the migration of the STIBO STEP PIM system to a SaaS architecture. Candidates should have over 10 years in software engineering, strong experience in enterprise migrations, and exceptional stakeholder management skills. The role offers a hybrid work model in London with a competitive rate of £600–£650/day for a 6-month contract.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering, 5+ in leadership roles.
• Proven experience with STIBO STEP and enterprise SaaS migrations.
• Strong technical depth across Java, microservices, and cloud-native tooling.

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead the end-to-end migration of STIBO STEP to SaaS.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors.
• Drive adoption of Elite DORA metrics and engineering best practices.

Skills

Software engineering

Technical leadership

Stakeholder management

Microservices architecture

Cloud-native tooling

Java

Tools

STIBO STEP

Terraform

Kafka

Spring Boot

Job description

Overview

Contract Engineering Manager – Location: Hybrid (2–3 Days/Week Onsite – London); Duration: 6 Months; IR35 Status: Outside IR35; Rate: £600–£650/day.

Opus is partnering with a well-known UK retailer seeking a Contract Engineering Manager to lead the technical migration of their STIBO STEP PIM system from on-premise to a modern SaaS architecture. This is a high-impact role requiring deep technical leadership, stakeholder management, and hands-on experience with enterprise-scale migrations.

Tech Environment

• STIBO STEP (PIM)
• Java 17+ (Java 21 preferred)
• Micronaut / Spring Boot
• JUnit / Mockito
• Kafka / MongoDB
• GraphQL Federation / REST APIs
• Gradle
• Terraform / OpenTelemetry / Dynatrace

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and lead the end-to-end migration of STIBO STEP to SaaS
• Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to align on integration, customisation, and roadmap
• Champion microservices and event-driven architecture
• Translate technical complexity into business-friendly insights for senior stakeholders
• Manage engineering teams through full product lifecycle, ensuring delivery excellence and operational stability
• Drive adoption of Elite DORA metrics and engineering best practices

Must-Haves

• 10+ years in software engineering, 5+ in leadership roles
• Proven experience with STIBO STEP and enterprise SaaS migrations
• Strong technical depth across Java, microservices, and cloud-native tooling
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills

Interested? Apply now or send your latest CV to [e-mail] ASAP! If you haven’t heard back within 48 hours, please assume your application was not successful this time.