Engineering Lead

Royal London; Alderley Edge; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Employer pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Royal London in Alderley Edge is seeking a hands-on Technical Lead to shape the future of our Protection applications. You will lead developers and testers to design, build and run high-quality technology solutions that support our customers and colleagues.

This role combines technical mastery in .NET and other technologies with people leadership, coaching teams and delivering scalable, resilient solutions in a hybrid work model (50% home, 50% office).

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading technical teams
• Hands-on technical leadership
• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Experience with .NET or Java development
• Knowledge of ITIL is a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead developers and testers to design, build and run high-quality technology solutions
• Provide problem management and incident resolution capability for the platform
• Coach teams and guide engineering decisions
• Manage performance against deliverables and quality benchmarks
• Support recruitment of permanent and flexible resources

Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for a hands-on Technical Lead to join Royal London and help shape the future of our Protection applications. You will lead developers and testers to design, build and run high-quality technology solutions that support our customers and colleagues.

This role is ideal for someone with proven experience in both technical and people leadership, combining hands‑on expertise in .NET and other technologies with the ability to guide engineering decisions, coach teams and deliver scalable, resilient solutions.

About the role

Job description

• Contract type: Permanent
• Location:Alderley Park
• Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based
• Closing date: 5th August 2026

Job Summary

We are looking for a hands-on Technical Lead to join Royal London and help shape the future of our Protection applications. You will lead developers and testers to design, build and run high-quality technology solutions that support our customers and colleagues.

This role is ideal for someone with proven experience in both technical and people leadership, combining hands‑on expertise in .NET and other technologies with the ability to guide engineering decisions, coach teams and deliver scalable, resilient solutions.

About the role

• You will lead a team of development and quality engineers to deliver high quality solutions
• You will provide problem management and incident resolution capability (production support) for the platform they are responsible for.
• Build trusting relationships with key stakeholders and internal customers and 3rd party vendor(s).
• Provides expertise to their team on the methods and tools needed to deliver change through the platform.
• Ensure required technical upgrades and maintenance are scheduled, working closely with relevant 3rd party vendor(s).
• You will manage the team’s performance against key deliverables and measures quality against agreed internal benchmarks.
• Inputs to financial planning and portfolio shaping activities across the Group. Will lead with recruitment of permanent and flexible resource.
• Promote operational resilience and security to guarantee that both our internal systems and those managed by third parties consistently meet required standards and intended purposes.

About you

• Will have sound, broad knowledge of IT.
• Be an expert in application development techniques and methods. In-depth knowledge of application design and development best practices in one or more development languages, preferably .net or java
• Ability to apply specialist knowledge to solve complex problems.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise and multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience of successfully leading technical teams, both work and line management
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• ITIL methodology knowledge preferred

About Royal London

We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long‑term savings and asset management products and services.

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.

We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance.

Inclusion, diversity and belonging

We’re an inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their background.