Senior Principal Engineer, Cloud-Native & DevOps Leader

Radiometer; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Abcam, a Danaher operating company, seeks a Senior Director of Digital Technology to lead engineering efforts from the Cambridge, UK site. You will oversee internal and partner development work, ensure standards and security, and drive rapid, reliable software delivery across critical biotech platforms.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, architectural governance, and cross-functional collaboration with global teams, while delivering scalable digital solutions in a life sciences environment.

Qualifications

• Must have leadership experience in large-scale software engineering programs.
• Strong background in cloud-native architectures and distributed systems.
• Proficient in API design and modern frameworks.
• Deep DevOps, CI/CD, and environment automation expertise.
• Excellent problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Provide authoritative technical leadership over internal and external development teams.
• Ensure adherence to engineering standards, coding practices, and security guidelines.
• Conduct technical reviews, code inspections, and QA checkpoints across key projects.
• Act as senior escalation point for critical technical issues and incidents.
• Lead root cause analysis and guide corrective and preventive actions.

Job description

Abcam, a Danaher operating company, seeks a Senior Director of Digital Technology to lead engineering efforts from the Cambridge, UK site. You will oversee internal and partner development work, ensure standards and security, and drive rapid, reliable software delivery across critical biotech platforms.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, architectural governance, and cross-functional collaboration with global teams, while delivering scalable digital solutions in a life sciences environment.