Head of Engineering

SS&C Technologies; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services technology company in the United Kingdom is looking for a Head of Engineering to lead its technology engineering teams. This role involves driving technology excellence, managing large-scale transformations, and building robust teams to enhance operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate will have experience in financial services platforms and a strong track record in stakeholder engagement.

Benefits

Hybrid Work Model

Professional Development Reimbursement

Competitive holiday scheme

Comprehensive benefits package

Diversity & Inclusion programs

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in technology delivery and leadership roles.
• Experience managing large-scale technology transformation programmes.
• Strong expertise in agile and waterfall management methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering function and manage high-performing teams.
• Establish governance frameworks and manage technology initiatives.
• Engage with senior stakeholders and vendors, driving technology excellence.

Skills

Technology delivery

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Waterfall methodologies

Team building

Commercial acumen

Cloud migration

Cybersecurity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Job Description

As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has 27,000+ employees in 35 countries. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.

GetToKnowUs:

SS&C is leading the way. We continue to look for today's and tomorrow’s brightest talent, those who embody a spirit to improve not only their lives, but those around them. From college students to seasoned and experienced professionals, we encourage you to apply. SS&C prides itself on hiring diverse, honest, dynamic individuals who value collaboration, accountability, and innovation, to name a few.

Head Of Engineering

Locations: London, Essex, Lichfield, Stirling, Bristol | Hybrid 6 days a month

The Opportunity

We are seeking an exceptional Head of Engineering to lead our technology engineering teams across one of our core platforms. This senior leadership position will be accountable for driving technology excellence and building high-performing engineering teams. You will play a pivotal role in modernising our technology estate, ensuring platform stability and resilience, and delivering strategic initiatives that align with our ambitious growth plans.

This role requires a seasoned technology leader, ideally with proven experience in wealth management or financial services platforms, strong stakeholder management capabilities, and a track record of delivering complex change programmes at scale.

Help us shape the future direction of our technology capabilities and platform evolution!

What You Will Get To Do:

• Lead and line manage the engineering function
• Build, develop, and inspire high-performing engineering teams, including onshore and offshore delivery capabilities
• Establish and maintain robust governance frameworks, delivery assurance processes, and risk and controls management across all technology initiatives
• Partner with key technology vendors and third-party suppliers, managing outsourcing relationships, contract negotiations, and service level agreements
• Engage and influence senior stakeholders, including C-suite, board members, external customers, and strategic partners
• Champion appropriate agile and waterfall methodologies, implementing best practices in change management and continuous improvement
• Drive DevOps transformation and modern CI/CD practices to enhance deployment frequency and system reliability
• If required, represent the technology function at board and executive forums, providing strategic insights and delivery updates

What You Will Bring:

• Demonstrable experience in technology delivery, including leadership roles with increasing levels of responsibility
• Experience managing large-scale technology transformation programmes
• Strong expertise in both agile and waterfall programme and portfolio management methodologies
• Demonstrable success in building and scaling engineering teams, including onshore and offshore delivery models
• Proven ability to manage outsourcing relationships and third-party technology partnerships
• Expert-level stakeholder management skills with experience engaging C-suite executives, board members, and external customers
• Strong commercial acumen, including contract negotiation, budget ownership, and P&L management
• Experience leading major technology initiatives such as cloud migrations (AWS, Azure), platform upgrades, and infrastructure modernisation
• Solid understanding of cybersecurity, resilience, risk management, and regulatory compliance frameworks
• Track record of delivering measurable business outcomes through technology, including platform growth, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction improvements
• Strong technical foundation with understanding of modern technology stacks, architectures, and engineering practices
• Exceptional communication and influencing skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for diverse audiences

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Proven track record leading technology teams in wealth management platforms, financial services, or fintech environments (financial services experience highly desirable but not mandatory)
• Understanding of investment platform operations, including support, change management, incident management, and service operations
• Experience designing and implementing PMO functions, governance frameworks, and delivery assurance processes

Education & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent professional experience) preferred
• Additional certifications in agile delivery (SAFe, Scrum Master, etc.) are highly valued

Why You Will Love It Here!

• Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model
• Your Future: Professional Development Reimbursement, including access to SS&C University
• Work/Life Balance: Competitive holiday scheme
• Your Wellbeing: Competitive benefits designed to support the well-being of our staff
• Diversity & Inclusion: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity
• Training: Hands-On, Team-Customised throughout your career

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds to enable us to bring diverse perspectives to our thinking and conversation. It's important to us that we strive to have a workforce that is diverse in the widest sense.

Thank you for your interest in SS&C! If applicable, to further explore this opportunity, please apply directly with us through our Careers page on our corporate website: www.ssctech.com/careers

Unless explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies, Inc. or any of its affiliated companies, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.

SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.