Engineering Manager

Jobtailor

Warwick

On-site

GBP 110,000 - 140,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an accomplished engineering leader to own and evolve the engineering practice across Response and Reform product areas. You will provide strong technical leadership for distributed teams, drive architectural direction, and ensure high-quality, production-ready delivery.

You will elevate test automation, CI/CD, observability, and DevOps maturity while managing risks and dependencies across internal and vendor teams.

Qualifications

Strong software engineering background with hands-on experience in distributed system architectures.
End-to-end engineering proficiency including CI/CD pipelines, DevOps tooling, automated testing, observability, and operational readiness.

Responsibilities

Own and evolve the engineering practice for Response and Reform product areas within Market Change Delivery.
Provide strong technical leadership across distributed, multi-vendor engineering teams.
Define and uphold engineering standards, development guardrails, reusable patterns, and engineering best practices.
Translate architectural direction into actionable engineering plans and ensure high‑quality, production‑ready delivery.
Drive improvements in test automation, CI/CD, observability, and DevOps maturity.
Ensure clear documentation and remediation planning for technical debt.
Proactively manage engineering risks, integration dependencies, and quality across internal and vendor teams.
Partner with Product Managers, Solution Architects, Delivery Managers, and UX to shape product delivery and technical roadmap.
Grow and empower engineering leads by providing frameworks, coaching, and technical direction that enables them to challenge and uplift their squads.

Skills

Distributed System Architectures

CI/CD Pipelines

DevOps Tooling

Real-Time Systems

Leadership & People Management

Mentoring

Excellent Communication

Problem-Solving

Team Culture

Navigating Ambiguity

Tools

Test Automation

CI/CD

DevOps

Documentation Tools

Engineering Best Practices

Job description

Own and evolve the engineering practice for Response and Reform product areas within Market Change Delivery
Provide strong technical leadership across distributed, multi-vendor engineering teams
Define and uphold engineering standards, development guardrails, reusable patterns, and engineering best practices
Translate architectural direction into actionable engineering plans and ensure high‑quality, production‑ready delivery
Drive improvements in test automation, CI/CD, observability, and DevOps maturity
Ensure clear documentation and remediation planning for technical debt
Proactively manage engineering risks, integration dependencies, and quality across internal and vendor teams
Partner with Product Managers, Solution Architects, Delivery Managers, and UX to shape product delivery and technical roadmap
Grow and empower engineering leads by providing frameworks, coaching, and technical direction that enables them to challenge and uplift their squads.

Requirements

Strong software engineering background with hands‑on experience in distributed system architectures
End‑to‑end engineering proficiency including CI/CD pipelines, DevOps tooling, automated testing, observability, and operational readiness
Deep expertise in one of the following technical areas: Real‑time or event-driven systems, Transactional systems, Responsive front‑end engineering and modern UI frameworks
Demonstrated ability to drive delivery, navigate ambiguity, and make pragmatic engineering decisions
Strong leadership and people management skills with experience mentoring engineering leads and multi‑vendor teams
Ability to rapidly understand business context, product domain, and complex problem statements, and translate them into engineering direction
Excellent communication skills with the ability to set expectations, challenge constructively, and strengthen team culture.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong technical leadership in engineering practices, with a focus on distributed system architectures, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps tooling. Capable of mentoring engineering leads and driving high-quality product delivery through effective communication and collaboration.

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