Manager of IT Engineering

TJX UK; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading off-price retail company in Liverpool seeks an Engineering Manager to drive governance and quality in software development. This role involves leading a skilled team, ensuring compliance with security standards, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in engineering leadership, software development, and agile methodologies. The company offers competitive salaries and a commitment to employee growth and inclusion.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Associate discounts

401(k) match

Extensive medical and dental coverage

Qualifications

• Proven experience in engineering leadership roles within enterprise environments.
• 3 years of direct people management experience.
• 7 years of professional software development experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive engineering governance and ensure quality and compliance.
• Lead a team of 5-12 software engineers.
• Facilitate audits of code quality and adherence to governance frameworks.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Software development lifecycle

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud-native development

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

OpenTelemetry

Job description

Responsibilities

• Drive engineering governance across the organization, ensuring consistency, quality, and compliance in software development practices.
• Coach, lead and develop a team of 5-12 skilled and engaged software engineers at various levels of seniority.
• Establish and enforce engineering governance policies, including coding standards, documentation practices, and review processes.
• Ensure alignment with security, compliance, and architectural guidelines across all engineering teams.
• Facilitate regular audits and assessments of code quality, repository hygiene, and adherence to governance frameworks.
• Define and drive the roadmap for reusable code assets aligned with enterprise architecture and business needs.
• Collaborate with product, architecture, and platform teams to identify opportunities for efficiency, reuse, and standardization.
• Act as a liaison between engineering teams and enterprise architecture to ensure strategic alignment.
• Communicate progress, risks, and opportunities to senior leadership and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Adhere to Sarbanes‑Oxley compliance and all TJX Company standards as applicable.

Technologies

• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Git
• JWT
• OpenTelemetry
• Security
• Web
• DevOps

Qualifications

• Proven experience in engineering leadership roles, ideally within large‑scale enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle, architecture principles, and modern engineering practices.
• Experience with Git‑based repositories, CI/CD pipelines, and governance tooling.
• Familiarity with .NET8 Libraries, Authentication protocols (e.g. Microsoft Identity Web, OIDC/JWT, Graph), Telemetry (OpenTelemetry, OTLP, App Insights) and secure coding standards (OAuth2/OIDC).
• Familiarity with inner‑source models and enterprise reuse strategies.
• Experience implementing engineering governance frameworks.
• Knowledge of cloud‑native development, platform engineering, and identity management systems.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and team‑building skills.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent.
• 3 years of direct people management experience.
• 7 years of professional software development experience.
• Experience in Agile software development and continuous improvement concepts.
• Comfort providing performance analysis in both technical and non‑technical evaluations.

Benefits

At TJX Companies, we are proud to offer a vibrant team environment that embraces diversity and focuses on collaboration and personal development. We provide abundant opportunities for growth whether you are in our global home offices, distribution centers, or retail locations.

As a Fortune 100 company and a leader in the off‑price retail sector, we prioritize our employees’ career advancement with benefits including a competitive salary, associate discounts, 401(k) match, extensive medical and dental coverage, and various incentive programs. We are located in Framingham, MA and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all.