Hybrid Engineering Lead: Build Secure, Scalable Solutions

Ecclesiastical Insurance Group; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Group Pension - up to 12%

Generous bonus scheme 7.5–30%

28 days leave + bank holidays

Private healthcare

Income protection

Life assurance

Charity grants

Volunteer day per year

Study support

Access to virtual GP

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

Job summary

Benefact Group in Gloucester seeks an Engineering Lead to balance hands‑on software engineering with technical leadership and line management. You will drive high‑quality delivery, set technical direction, coach engineers and ensure platforms are secure, scalable and well governed.

You will collaborate with Product, Architecture, Quality Engineering and delivery leadership to align execution with strategy while contributing to complex engineering tasks. Hybrid working in the UK is offered.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering expertise across modern languages, frameworks and best practices.
• Proven track record delivering complex technical solutions with high quality.
• In‑depth knowledge of secure coding, architecture and governance, with compliance focus.
• Strong understanding of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines and automation.
• Effective technical leadership and communication, mentoring engineers and explaining complex concepts.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and hands-on engineering expertise, driving software design, development, code quality, debugging, debt reduction and delivery planning.
• Define and govern engineering strategy, architecture and best practices for scalable, secure and compliant solutions.
• Lead, coach and develop engineering teams, supporting recruitment, capability growth and performance management.
• Drive delivery excellence and operational maturity, overseeing prioritisation, CI/CD, DevOps, platform reliability and SaaS integrations.
• Manage stakeholders and third‑party partners, ensuring governance, security and lifecycle management.

Job description

Benefact Group in Gloucester seeks an Engineering Lead to balance hands‑on software engineering with technical leadership and line management. You will drive high‑quality delivery, set technical direction, coach engineers and ensure platforms are secure, scalable and well governed.

You will collaborate with Product, Architecture, Quality Engineering and delivery leadership to align execution with strategy while contributing to complex engineering tasks. Hybrid working in the UK is offered.