Senior Engineering Leader: Architecture & Strategy

Ordnance Survey; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension scheme

28 days leave

OS Maps access

Learning & mentoring

Job summary

Ordnance Survey in Southampton is seeking a Principal Engineer to act as a senior technical authority within Business Systems, shaping standards, architecture and practices across platforms.

You will lead on complex engineering challenges, influence technology strategy at the senior level, and provide governance across integrations and systems. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary, pension, generous leave and development support.

Qualifications

• Extensive software engineering and system design experience.
• Experience leading large-scale engineering or architectural transformations.
• Strong ability to influence at senior levels and shape technical strategy.
• Ability to provide governance across complex environments and APIs.

Responsibilities

• Lead on our most complex and business-critical engineering challenges.
• Shape and influence technology strategy across the organisation.
• Define engineering standards, architecture and best practice at scale.
• Provide technical assurance across platforms, integrations and systems.
• Mentor engineers across multiple teams and drive engineering excellence.

Skills

Computer Coding

Computer Programming

Service Delivery

Software Development

Software Engineering

Technical Leadership

Technical Work

Waterfall Model

Job description

Ordnance Survey in Southampton is seeking a Principal Engineer to act as a senior technical authority within Business Systems, shaping standards, architecture and practices across platforms.

You will lead on complex engineering challenges, influence technology strategy at the senior level, and provide governance across integrations and systems. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary, pension, generous leave and development support.