Senior Technology Manager

Just Eat Takeaway.com; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Just Eat Takeaway.com seeks a Senior Technical Manager (STM) in London to lead Build & Delivery teams. You will be responsible for enhancing software delivery pipelines and managing complex CI/CD processes while ensuring collaboration across various teams. Ideal candidates bring strong technical expertise, leadership skills, and a commitment to security and compliance.

Benefits

Dynamic work environment

Career growth opportunities

Supportive team culture

Qualifications

• Strong background in CI/CD, DevOps or Platform Engineering.
• Deep expertise in CI/CD tools and cloud platforms, preferably AWS.
• Proven experience leading technical teams and mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead Build & Delivery teams and define strategy.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines for reliable software releases.
• Drive automation and ensure security compliance in software delivery.

Skills

CI/CD

DevOps

Platform Engineering

Automation

Security Compliance

Tools

GitHub Actions

ArgoCD

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

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Whether it’s a Friday-night feast, a post-gym poke bowl, or grabbing some groceries, our tech platform connects tens of millions of customers with hundreds of thousands of restaurant, grocery and convenience partners across the globe.

About this role

We are seeking a Senior Technical Manager (STM) – Build & Delivery to lead our Build & Delivery teams, ensuring seamless, secure, and efficient software delivery pipelines. This role is crucial in driving innovation, improving developer experience, and optimizing CI/CD processes across the organization.

As an STM, you will oversee the design, implementation, and evolution of our build and deployment infrastructure, playing a key role in reshaping the next version of our zero touch deployment platform, working closely with engineering, security, and platform teams. You will lead two teams of talented engineers and drive scalability, reliability, and performance improvements in our software delivery process.

These are some of the key ingredients to the role:

Strategic Leadership & Execution

Define and execute the Build & Delivery strategy, aligning with business objectives.

Lead a team of software engineers, DevOps, and software delivery specialists, ensuring high-performance operations.

Own the developer workflow and CI/CD strategy, optimizing for speed, security, and compliance.

Build & Deployment Infrastructure

Manage CI/CD pipelines for fast and reliable software releases.

Drive automation to improve build, test, and deployment processes.

Ensure a secure, compliant, and scalable build environment that meets industry standards.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

Partner with engineering, security, compliance, and product teams to define best practices.

Work closely with security teams to enforce compliance and secure software supply chains.

What will you bring to the table?

Technical Expertise:

Strong background in CI/CD, DevOps, or Platform Engineering .

Strong Knowledge of continuous delivery (feature flags, canary deployments, blue/green deployments).

Deep expertise in CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, ArgoCD).

Hands-on experience with cloud platforms preferably AWS and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

Solid understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and best practices for software delivery.

Leadership & Management:

Proven experience leading technical teams , mentoring engineers, and driving high-impact projects.

Ability to navigate into complex organizational processes and structure.

Strong ability to define roadmaps, set priorities, and execute on vision.

Comfortable working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to drive alignment.

Security & Compliance:

Understanding of secure software supply chains , vulnerability management, and artifact signing.

Experience implementing security best practices in CI/CD pipelines (e.g., SAST, DAST, SBOM).

Bonus Skills:

Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Pulumi, or AWS CDK.

Familiarity with AI-driven tooling to enhance build & deployment efficiency.

At JET, this is on the menu:

Our teams forge connections internally and work with some of the best-known brands on the planet, giving us truly international impact in a dynamic environment.

Fun, fast-paced and supportive, the JET culture is about movement, growth and about celebrating every aspect of our JETers. Thanks to them we stay one step ahead of the competition.