Engineering Manager (DevOps/SRE/QA)

WeDo; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 95,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

WeDo is seeking a Platform/DevOps Leader to orchestrate a growing, cross-functional delivery effort in a remote-first environment with occasional UK office visits. You will align Product, Tech and QA, manage capacity and budgets, and drive the roadmap for a greenfield SaaS platform.

Lead a Platform/DevOps team of six and collaborate with architects and a Lead Platform Engineer, shaping delivery strategy, risk controls and stakeholder communications across two merged business units.

Qualifications

• Experience leading platform/DevOps teams and coordinating cross-functional delivery.
• Strong governance, budgeting and capacity planning skills.
• Proven ability to align Product and Tech with stakeholders across multiple units.

Responsibilities

• Lead platform delivery planning, roadmaps and governance across two merged units.
• Mentor architects and engineers, manage budget controls and capacity.
• Coordinate Product<>Tech alignment and drive stakeholder communications.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Program planning

Capacity management

Budget controls

Team growth

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Azure

Kubernetes

Terraform

C#/.NET

Job description

Remote/Hybrid: Remote (very occasional office visit (once every 2 months) - need to be UK based)

Industry: Access Management Solutions

What does the client do?

Access Management Systems/SaaS/Smart Storage

Size/shape of team?

Conglomerate Global business. You will be working with two business units who have merged. Platform/Devops team of 6. You will manage the team whilst corrdinating heavily with the wider business - Product/Software/QA.

The Stack?

Multi-cloud, predom. Azure, C#/.Net application layer. Terraform/K8s/AI. This is not a hands-on position and is very much choreographing delivery.

The Role?

There is a Platform Greenfield project which will be at the forefront of your focus. An MVP pencilled for Q4 2027. This will be a full SaaS based solution. There are several Architects and a Lead Platform Engineer incoming. Although you will support ongoing platform discussions, you will be very much focussing on project planning, capacity management, Product<>Tech alignment, team growth, budget controls etc.

The Stuff not on the JD?

There is a lot of complexity with the ongoing product base - IoT, Security, Connectivity etc. Although this wont directly fall within your immediate remit, navigating discussions with a relatively ad-hoc Product/Programme team will be a necessity. There is a lot of transformation and excellent stakeholder management skills are required.

Process?

2 stages. Chat with Head of R&D and then wider team. Can turn around in two weeks...

Remote. Very occasional visit to office in Northampton.

Up to £105k max.