Engineering Lead

Spencer Rose; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 101,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Spencer Rose is urgently seeking an experienced Engineering Lead to drive end-to-end delivery for a Banking client. The role is a 6-month contract with a hybrid setup, requiring 2 days per week in the Bristol office. Start ASAP with onboarding windows and a negotiable day rate Inside IR35.

The candidate will lead multi-disciplinary, global teams including Java, GCP Data, and DevOps engineers. The successful candidate will define engineering strategy, standards and governance, mentor senior

Qualifications

• 10+ years leading large engineering teams.
• 8+ years hands-on experience with modern data stack and software engineering.
• Experience in Agile/SAFe environments and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple engineering squads delivering banking solutions.
• Define engineering strategy, standards, and best practices.
• Drive engineering excellence, productivity, and technological innovation.
• Establish development standards, code quality metrics, and governance.
• Mentor Technical Leads, Architects, and Senior Engineers.
• Own end-to-end technology delivery across programs and releases.
• Ensure commitments are met within scope, timeline, quality and budget.
• Manage cross-functional dependencies across engineering, testing, DevOps, architecture, and business teams.
• Support release planning, capacity planning, and sprint governance.

Skills

Engineering Leadership

GCP

Spark

SQL

Python

Java

Stakeholder Management

Agile/SAFe

Job description

Spencer Rose are urgently seeking an experienced Engineering Lead to work for our Banking client for a minimum 6 month contract (extensions highly likely), to start ASAP. Hybrid, 2 days a week in Bristol.

Start: ASAP (allowing up to 2 weeks for vetting and onboarding) Day Rate: Negotiable - Inside IR35 Hybrid: 2 days a week in the Bristol office Duration: 6 months initially

• 10+ years leading large engineering teams and 8+ years hands-on tech stack experience
• Hands-on experience with GCP, Spark, SQL, Python and Java (Java is a nice to have but not essential)
• Strong stakeholder management and leadership skills.
• Experience working in Agile/SAFe environments.

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Lead to drive end-to-end engineering delivery across strategic Banking initiatives. The ideal candidate will be responsible for leading multi-disciplinary and global engineering teams (Java Engineers, GCP Data Engineers and DevOps Engineers), providing technical direction, driving engineering excellence, ensuring delivery quality, and managing stakeholder relationships across business, architecture, operations, and delivery functions.

The role requires strong hands-on knowledge of modern engineering practices, cloud-native platforms, microservices architecture, DevOps, security, and large-scale transformation programs within the banking domain. Engineering Leads are expected to foster a culture of innovation, automation, quality, continuous improvement, and operational excellence while ensuring successful delivery of business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead multiple engineering squads delivering complex banking solutions.
• Define engineering strategy, standards, and best practices.
• Drive engineering excellence, productivity improvements, and technical innovation.
• Establish development standards, code quality metrics, and governance controls.
• Mentor Technical Leads, Architects, and Senior Engineers.
• Own end-to-end technology delivery across programs and releases.
• Ensure commitments are delivered within agreed scope, timeline, quality, and budget.
• Manage dependencies across engineering, testing, DevOps, architecture, and business teams.
• Support release planning, capacity planning, and sprint governance.