Engineering Manager: Lead, Deliver & Mentor

Civica; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days leave and volunteer days

Pension match

Income protection

Life insurance

Critical illness cover

Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

Dental insurance

Affinity groups

Bounty bonus

Job summary

Civica, a software company delivering public sector solutions, is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team of software engineers in the UK. You will be a hands-on player-coach, owning delivery and team happiness, while contributing technically and setting best practices.

You will recruit, mentor, and coach engineers, drive CI/CD pipelines, agile processes, and collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to build secure, scalable software across public sector domains.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience managing software teams.
• Strong cloud and security knowledge.
• Experience with agile development and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, support and manage a team of software engineers.
• Help the team deliver high-quality products and address issues.
• Lead by example and improve engineering practices across the team.

Skills

People leadership

Hands-on engineering

Cloud platforms

CI/CD & automation

Agile development

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Observability tools

Logging & profiling

Job description

Civica, a software company delivering public sector solutions, is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team of software engineers in the UK. You will be a hands-on player-coach, owning delivery and team happiness, while contributing technically and setting best practices.

You will recruit, mentor, and coach engineers, drive CI/CD pipelines, agile processes, and collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to build secure, scalable software across public sector domains.