Global IT Software Engineer Senior Manager - Chapter Lead

The Boston Consulting Group GmbH; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a seasoned technical leader to drive innovation and IT transformation. In this pivotal role, you will oversee the delivery of complex technical projects, collaborate with diverse teams, and leverage emerging technologies to solve business challenges. Your expertise in agile methodologies and strong communication skills will be essential in guiding teams and influencing stakeholders. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment that values creativity and collaboration. If you're ready to take on this challenge and lead transformative initiatives, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

Flexible Working Hours

Health Insurance

Retirement Plan

Professional Development Opportunities

Team Building Activities

Remote Work Options

Wellness Programs

Paid Time Off

Employee Discounts

Company Events

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in IT Transformation initiatives.
• Hands-on technology development and implementation experience.
• Strong technical competence with ability to learn new tools.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the end-to-end delivery of technical projects.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to manage and deliver program plans.
• Guide and coach a team of engineers and technical specialists.

Skills

IT Transformation

Agile Methodologies

Analytical Thinking

Technical Leadership

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer or Information Sciences

Tools

.Net Framework

JavaScript (Angular & React)

Oracle

MS SQL Server

MongoDB

DynamoDB

REST APIs

Azure

AWS

DevSecOps

Job description

Who We Are

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.

To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

What You'll Do

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Roadmap Development: Partnerwith the Product owners and tech owners, and program teams to define technology roadmaps and set clear priorities for your portfolio.
• Technical Delivery:Oversee the end-to-end delivery of technical projects, ensuring that all phases of the product and program lifecycle are executed efficiently.
• Program Execution:Collaborate closely with stakeholders, architects, and development teams to manage and deliver program plans effectively.
• Problem Solving:Work with key stakeholders to understand business challenges and propose innovative technology solutions, including experimenting with new and emerging technologies.
• Agile Practices:Apply Agile methodologies—such as work estimation, TDD, and BDD—to streamline development processes.
• Architecture & Standards: Supervise technical architecture, tooling, platforms, and systems in coordination with Enterprise Architecture to maintain compliance with established standards.
• Data & Integrations:Understand the data and integration landscape and collaborate with expert teams to support enterprise-level integration, reporting, and analytics.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:Work with enterprise teams on UX design, security best practices, cloud strategies, and platform engineering.
• Team Leadership: Guide and coach, a team of engineers, technical specialists, and architects, encouraging the adoption of innovative technologies and practices.
• Technical Analysis:Lead technical analysis and estimation efforts for custom-built applications.
• Best Practices:Drive the adoption of release management and automation best practices.
• Incident Management:Ensure thorough root cause analysis and prompt remediation during any incidents or outages.
• Vendor Coordination:Work with external vendors to supplement team capacity and expertise when necessary.

YOU’RE GOOD AT
You bring solid development and program leadership experience to drive technical governance, innovation, integrations, and cloud strategies using emerging technologies like Gen AI. You thrive in environments that demand independent problem-solving, analytical thinking, and clear communication. In this role, you will:

• Demonstrate thought leadership in technology innovation and transformation.
• Communicate complex technical concepts in a clear and relatable manner to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate effectively with business and technology leaders, influencing decisions through your insights.
• Exhibit initiative, self-motivation, and a collaborative spirit while working both independently and as part of a team.
• Dive into technical details when needed, balancing hands-on problem solving with an end-to-end perspective.
• Build strong relationships and maintain a respectful, team-focused approach.
• Adapt to a fast-paced, multicultural, and service-oriented work environment.
• Uphold organisational values and guidelines while flexibly interpreting them to drive business improvements.
• Take ownership and be accountable for your work and the team’s performance.
• Be detail-oriented, well-organised, and decisive when setting priorities.
• Stay curious and committed to continuously upskilling as technology evolves.
• Be available for occasional international calls outside regular business hours as required.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer or information sciences or a similar field
• 10+ years of relevant experience in delivering IT Transformation initiatives, preferably in large international organisations
• Hands-ontechnologydevelopment andimplementation experience
• Experience in agile development environments with all aspects of SDLCwith globally distributed teams
• Abilityto lead/performsoftwaredevelopment, as well as make architectural recommendations pertinent tobusiness needs and relateddependencies
• Good understanding of security best practices from a developmentand deploymentperspective
• Strong technical competence, with the ability to rapidly learn new tools and technologies
• Flexibilityand entrepreneurial spiritto adapt easily to changing requirements and priorities
• Experience leading and developing solutions across a varied technology stack, including:
  - Object-Oriented design, SOLID principles, and modern design patterns
  - Developmentexperience in Microsoft .Net Framework and experience inFront-end JavaScript frameworks like Angular & React
  - Traditional Relational Database technologies like Oracle, MS SQL Server and - No SQL Databases like MongoDB or DynamoDB
  - SOA & Microservices architecture implementation using REST APIs, queue-based messaging patterns, exposure toMulesoft/Kong is a plus
  - On-premise/cloud-basedinfrastructures, SDLC pipelines, and deployments/configurations and definition/evangelism of best practices/standards
  - Software delivery, including CI/CD and relatedDevSecOpspractices, working withcloud-basedplatforms such as Azure or AWS(preferred)
  - Experience working on AI/Gen AIimplementations and underlyingarchitecture, and models
  - Application testing,automationand performance testing tools
  - Working knowledge of Agile Scrum

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.
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