Engineering Manager: Lead Distributed Systems & DevOps

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.