Engineering Manager - Contract - Outside IR35

Mindera; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology consulting company in Greater London is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the CCTV engineering team and ensure high-quality delivery execution. This role is hybrid, requiring 3 days a week on-site at Paddington or Heathrow. Responsibilities include managing operational stability, implementing governance, and coordinating with security operations. The ideal candidate has proven experience in leading engineering teams and handling operational risks. This position offers a competitive day rate.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading infrastructure or platform engineering teams.
• Strong delivery management and operational risk handling skills.
• Experience in security sensitive or regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the CCTV engineering team delivering governance, hardening and upgrades.
• Plan and sequence work across stores to minimize operational disruption.
• Implement delivery governance including change control and release coordination.

Skills

Leading infrastructure or platform engineering teams

Delivery management

Operational risk handling

Working in security sensitive environments

Balancing delivery pace with service stability

Job description

Mindera are currently looking for an Engineering Manager to join us on a contract basis. You will be responsible for delivery execution, team leadership and operational stability. The role ensures work is delivered safely, predictably and in a way that protects live store operations and security services. Alongside this you will also own delivery planning, risk management and engineering quality.

This is a hybrid position that comes with 3 days per week on client site at either Paddington or Heathrow area.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the CCTV engineering team delivering governance, hardening and upgrades
• Plan and sequence work across stores to minimise operational disruption
• Implement delivery governance including change control and release coordination
• Ensure secure working practices and compliance with security policies
• Coordinate closely with security operations and incident management teams
• Track delivery progress, risks, dependencies and capacity
• Ensure high quality documentation including runbooks and operational handover materials
• Support the development of sustainable engineering practices and ways of working

Required Skills and Experience

• Proven experience leading infrastructure or platform engineering teams
• Strong delivery management and operational risk handling skills
• Experience working in security sensitive or regulated environments
• Ability to balance delivery pace with service stability and risk control
• Comfortable working across distributed estates and legacy platforms

Competitive day rate