Lead Engineer: Hands-on Delivery & Tech Leadership

UK Home Office; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil service pension

Reward scheme

25 days annual leave

8 public holidays + 1 privilege day

Flexi-time & flexible working

Job summary

The UK Home Office is seeking a Lead Engineer to balance hands-on software development with technical leadership in a multidisciplinary team. You will drive delivery and help shape engineering strategy, ensuring alignment with policy deadlines and HO standards.

You will mentor developers and DevOps staff, oversee delivery quality, and partner with senior staff to create roadmaps and capacity plans for critical portfolios.

Qualifications

• Experience leading delivery-focused engineering teams.
• Strong communication with senior stakeholders.
• Proven ability to translate complex designs for technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery and workload management for Developers and DevOps.
• Mentor colleagues to grow skills in line with strategy and goals.
• Ensure services meet engineering standards and quality expectations.

Skills

Java

Kotlin

Delivery leadership

Stakeholder management

Cloud management

FinOps

CI/CD

Roadmaps

System architecture

Mentoring

Tools

Jenkins

Docker

Job description

The UK Home Office is seeking a Lead Engineer to balance hands-on software development with technical leadership in a multidisciplinary team. You will drive delivery and help shape engineering strategy, ensuring alignment with policy deadlines and HO standards.

You will mentor developers and DevOps staff, oversee delivery quality, and partner with senior staff to create roadmaps and capacity plans for critical portfolios.