Head of Software Engineering: Lead Secure, Scalable

Ubisense; Cambridge; Remote; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ubisense, a leader in Industry 4.0, seeks a Head of Software Engineering in Cambridge to lead a high-performing engineering organization. The role covers strategy, architecture, delivery, tooling and day-to-day management, with a hands-on technical leadership style.

You will drive secure, reliable software delivery, modern DevOps practices, and an engineering culture focused on craftsmanship and continuous improvement. Significant interaction with CIO and cross-functional teams is expected.

Qualifications

• Track record of leading engineering at Head of Engineering level
• Experience with DevOps/CI/CD (Git, pipelines, artifact repositories)
• Experience with IaC (Terraform/Bicep)
• Containers/orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (Azure/AWS)
• Strong architectural and leadership capabilities

Responsibilities

• Define engineering operating model aligning architecture, delivery and platform engineering to product goals
• Translate business objectives into technical roadmaps and OKRs
• Own engineering delivery: intake, prioritisation, estimation, sprint planning and release readiness
• Set standards for patterns, APIs, data and cloud infrastructure; steward ADRs
• Define SDLC methodologies and own DevOps toolchain (CI/CD, IaC, secrets management, test automation)
• Lead quality and security practices across the stack
• Line-manage architects, developers and testers; develop talent and career ladders
• Collaborate with Product, Support and IT to ensure feasible roadmaps

Skills

Technical leadership

Delivery excellence

Communication

People leadership

Systems thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/Mathematics

Tools

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Artifact repositories

Terraform

Bicep

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure

AWS

Job description

Ubisense, a leader in Industry 4.0, seeks a Head of Software Engineering in Cambridge to lead a high-performing engineering organization. The role covers strategy, architecture, delivery, tooling and day-to-day management, with a hands-on technical leadership style.

You will drive secure, reliable software delivery, modern DevOps practices, and an engineering culture focused on craftsmanship and continuous improvement. Significant interaction with CIO and cross-functional teams is expected.